Green Lantern: Beware My Power Review

 

Green Lantern: Beware My Power is a animated direct-to-video comic book film based on the DC Comics' series Green Lantern. It's also the fifth film in what's been dubbed the Tomorrowverse. The movie is produced by DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation and distributed by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. Green Lantern: Beware My Power is written by John Semper and Ernie Altbacker and directed by Jess Wamester.

The story is a dying guardian from Oa has crashed landed on Earth and meets John Stewart. He gives John one of the most powerful weapons in the universe, a Green Lantern ring. Soon, John not only has to team up with the Justice League, but must also mater the power of his ring.

Initial Reaction

I've been looking forward to this film since it was announced at last year's DC FanDome. And I've also been enjoying the film's in this newly dubbed Tomorrowverse. No, they haven't been absolutely perfect, but they're still pretty good.

Cons

One of the biggest issues with the film was John's origin. And that's the fact that it isn't HIS story, it's Kyle Rayner's. So it felt really odd that I was watching John, but yet I was actually watching something that should've been Kyle's movie, simply for the fact that it's his origin. Then we have the story with Hal Jordan. Now, in this movie that took inspiration from a huge Green Lantern story arc, that really changed the status quo for not only Hal but the Green Lantern Corps. itself. For any of you Green Lantern fans you probably know which one I'm referring too. The problem I had with that was it was way too soon. Now I'm not saying they had to go the MCU route and give us 10 to 15 movies before the big event. They could've made two, maybe three more GL films, then use that story arc. But not only was it too soon, but it really does rely on you knowing a lot of the Green Lantern lore. And if you don't know much, then you're gonna be left confused.

Middle Ground

One gray area was the voice acting. Now everyone did really good, the slight issue was from Aldis Hodge as John Stewart. For some parts he's actually pretty good, other times he sounds a bit wooden. Now the movie does have this big mystery. And for a huge part of the runtime it's really good. Where it falls was near the end/who was responsible. It was a downer, mainly for who the character was.

Pros

I'm gonna keep this part short, but if you like the animation from Superman: Man of Tomorrow all the way to Batman: The Long Halloween - Part One and Two, then you'll like it here as well.

Now I don't have this, I just think it's a very low...meh. The animation is good. The voice acting and mystery was alright. The really downsides were the fact we didn't get John's origin and that storyline with Hal Jordan.

My final rating is Okay.

So, that's going to do it for me. Come back on Monday, Aug 1st for my Underrated Films review of Cats Don't Dance. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.

A Look Back at Harley Quinn - Season 2

 

Season three is right around the corner, so it's time to look back at season two.

Harley Quinn is an adult animated comic book web show based on the DC Comics' character of the same name. The show is produced by Ehsugadee Productions, Yes, Norman Productions, DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation and distributed by DC Universe. The show was developed by Patrick Schumacker, Justin Halpern, and Dean Lorey.

The story is after the events of season one, Gotham has seen some better days. Because of that earthquake, the biggest and baddest villains of divided the city into their own personal sections. Harley tries to reason with them by asking for more of share, only for that to completely backfire. Now she wants revenge.

• Negatives

My only real complaint was really the season finale. Because now and if you saw the trailer for season three, then you know what's gonna happen between Harley and Ivy. I get they probably wanted to add more drama for the upcoming season, but at the same time they could've gotten there, without Ivy having to break up with Kite Man, and run off with Harley. Because now it's seems kinda pointless for them to be a villainous couple, if all the writers are gonna do is have a conflict between them.

• Mix

I've got nothing to say. Just move on.

• Positives

Now even if everything joke didn't land perfectly, I still found myself laughing for a huge majority of the jokes that were made. My favorite being after a huge battle with Harley and her army, Jim is proud of his victory, despite it being a complete sh*tshow.

Once again the animation is done perfectly well. The animators did a fantastic job. Whether it be for a scene that's dramatic, comedic, violent, or all of those wrapped up in one. The animation is great.

Much like the first season, the cast is absolutely wonderful. They not only sound like they're having a great time with their characters, but they continue to wonderful chemistry with each other.

Harley Quinn - Season 2 is still pretty entertaining. Everything that worked in the first season, also works here as well. Although I don't really agree with the season finale, because when we get to season three it seemed pointless because we saw in that trailer, that things probably aren't gonna go well for Harley and Poison Ivy.

My final rating is Good.

So that's my review. Sorry if this wasn't in depth as I could've made it. But time wasn't really on my side, so I had to get something out quick. Anyhow, come back on Thursday, Jul 28th for my review of Green Lantern: Beware My Power. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.

The Gray Man Review

 

The Gray Man is a action thriller movie based on the 2009 novel of the same name. The film is produced by AGBO and Roth/Kirschenbaum Films and distributed by Netflix. The Gray Man is written by Joe Russo, Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely and directed by Joe and Anthony Russo.

The story is an agent named Court Gentry aka Sierra Six has accidentally discovered dark agency secrets. Now that he has this knowledge he's turned into a target and his being hunted down by the most dangerous former colleague of them all, Lloyd Hansen. Will Court survive or will these dark secrets remain secret?

Initial Reaction

The main reasons why I wanted to see this film, was because of the Russo brothers and Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely. The Russo's of course brought us some really good Marvel films such as Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Avengers: Infinity War and outside of that franchise they brought us Extraction and Cherry. Then we have Markus and McFeely who wrote films such as the Narnia movies and one of my personal favorites, Pain & Gain.

Cons

I've got nothing to say, so just move onto the middle ground part of this review.

Middle Ground

Now one gray area with the film is the Russo's directing. Now for a majority of the film, they shot it beautifully. The Russo's really prove once again they're great directors. But they incorporated drones. Now that's a fine thing to do. Michael Bay did it with his newest film, Ambulance, and that was a good movie. But the thing is the Russo's went overboard, and a lot of times there didn't need to be a drone shot. Then we have the characters. They're okay. Could've used a bit more depth, but they're serviceable.

Pros

Alright, now for the positives aspects of The Gray Man and that's the action.  The Russo's have directed a lot of great action scenes, and this movie is no expectation. It was fun, thrilling, and gets you excited. There was this awesome Tram chase scene in Italy that I just loved. Now even though the characters are just okay, it's the actors that really made the film work as well. Gosling did a fantastic job being stoic and brutal. And I imagine a lot of people are gonna get a kick out of Chris Evans playing a villain. I know I enjoyed everyone of his scenes. I heard a lot of people complain about the pacing, a lot of people using the word "breakneck". But for me I thought the pacing was good. It was a 2 hour movie, and yet the way it was paced didn't feel like it.

If you're looking for a good turnoff your brain action flick, then The Gray Man is for you. It's got amazing action scenes, good performances, and a pretty good pace to it. While the Russo's did direct this greatly, they could've toned it down with the drone shots. And yes the characters are just fine, but both those aspects I think will be forgiven in the grand scheme of things.

My final rating is Good.

Alright that's all for me. Come back on Monday, Jul 25th for my review of season two of Harley Quinn. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.

Looking Back at the Films of 2021 Part 5 - No Sudden Move, Pig, Snake Eyes, Old

 

Hey everybody! I'm back from my break. So, here we are again with this segment. Let's get to it.

Why Didn't I See No Sudden Move?

It's really simple, I was more focused on steps on the could help the comic book industry so I skipped out this movie. And by the time that was post was uploaded I then became more focused on The Tomorrow War. So because I was so busy with everything else, a No Sudden Move review just had to be cancelled.

What is No Sudden Move?

No Sudden Move is a period crime thriller movie. It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. No Sudden Move was written by Ed Solomon and directed by Steven Soderbergh. The story is it's 1954 Detroit and a group of small-time criminals have been hired to steal a document. Just when they thought the job is going well, things quickly turn sideways and everything goes horrible wrong. Now the criminals are trying to figure how everything got screwed up.

My Thoughts

The Good: The two things that are saving this movie from getting a lower rating from me are Soderbergh's directing and the performances. Steven clearly gave the movie a nice look to it. It's very well shot, and the cinematography is nice and captures the 1950s. And while the story isn't very good, every single actor and actress, still found a way to do a really good job.

The Bad: The movie's biggest issue is it's very much forgettable. I mean that. As I was writing this, I literally had a hard remembering anything that happened. I remember it started out pretty good, but as it kept going I was getting less invested in the plot, because there was nothing worth keeping your attention. I understand that they weren't going for a slugfest/gun fights at every turn, but they still could've done something eye catching. The other isse is the pacing. Again, it started out good, but as the movie kept going, it almost felt like it was getting slower. Even when everything was wrapping up, it still felt like it was going at a snail's pace.

The Okay: None.

Final Verdict: Bad.

Why Didn't I See Pig?

The reason why I didn't see Pig was because I read the synopsis and I thought it was stupid, so I decided to skip it. Then instead of the negative reviews I was expecting, I hear that it got some critical praise. So I guess I made the wrong decision.

What is Pig?

Pig is a drama film. The movie was produced by AI Film, Endeavor Content, Pulse Films, BlockBox Entertainment, Valparaiso Pictures, and Saturn Films and distributed by Neon. Pig was written by Michael Sarnoski and Vanessa Block and directed by Michael Sarnoski. The story is an Oregon truffle hunter named Robin "Rob" Feld is a former Portland-based chef living in a cabin deep into the Oregon forest with his prized pig. One day, a group of people break into his cabin and steal his pig. Now, Rob must return to Portland, and find out why someone stole his pig.

My Thoughts

The Good: One great thing about Pig is Nicolas Cage's performance. Now Cage has always managed to give us a great performance. And this is no different. There's this one scene where at a restaurant, where Nicolas' character tells the owner how nothing he has is real, and I'm not lying when I say THAT moment gave me chills. What was also quite phenomenal was Michael Sarnoski's directing. For a first time director, he filmed a gorgeous film. I especially love how beautiful his forest shots looked. They're shot in a such a great way, that I could look at them for a long time, and just dissect them, and tell you every great thing about them. The last thing I'll praise about Pig is how it focuses on character. If you were expecting an action flick, don't think like that. Because this film was truly a character driven story, and it does a fantastic job. We learn so much about our characters, and there were a lot of times were I felt an emotional connection within a scene.

The Bad: None.

The Okay: Now I want to say the first 20 minutes are pretty slow. But once you get pass those the movie goes by very quick.

Final Verdict: Great.

Why Didn't I See Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins?

Another simple reason...there wasn't a showing at my theater. And by the time there was it was weeks after the film initial came out.

What is Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins?

Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins (or simply just Snake Eyes) is an action film based on the G.I. Joe character Snake Eyes. It also serves as a reboot to the G.I. Joe film series. The movie was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Skydance Media, Entertainment, and Di Bonaventura Pictures and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins was written by Evan Spiliotopoulos and directed by Robert Schwentke. The story is a young boys father has been murder, and now the child swears vengeance. Twenty years later, the boy is fully grown and covers up his identity with the name Snake Eyes. Now that he has mastered his skills, he sets out to find the men who took his dad away from him.

My Thoughts

The Good: None.

The Bad: One major issue with Snake Eyes is our title character. This guy was Snake Eyes in name only. He acts nothing like the fan favorite character. He's a lair, a betrayer, and just a complete douche. Even by the end of the movie he's still all of those things, he just feels bad about it. In matter of fact, the one who is honorable, was Storm Shadow! How...how did they screw THAT up?! How did they somehow switch their personalities and not even realize it? Then we have the fact that "Snake Eyes" not only talks, but also doesn't wind up disfigured like he's known for. Another huge problem was the fact by the end, this didn't need to be a G.I. Joe movie. The only thing that connects this movie with the franchise was the Cobra logo, Scarlett, and Baroness. All of those could've been easily written out, and you still would've gotten the same film. So really the only reason this was a G.I. Joe flick, was because the studios knew they could get some nostalgia money out of this. Then we have the action. Not only was I not excited about any of it, but they also did way too much shaky cam. And maybe it's just me, but it also came off like they wanted to be more violent, but they realized they wanted 13 years olds with their folks to see this, that way they could get money, so they just added some slashing sound effects, and only showed two or three people getting stabbed.

The Okay: Now with the acting is very clear our cast is really trying. I give them credit for that. Cause they're really putting what they got with this very weak script, even if it means their performances just winded up being alright.

Final Verdict: Awful.

Why Didn't I See Old?

It's the same reason as Snake Eyes. There wasn't a showing. I didn't get to see the movie until a month later after a friend of mine, invited me to see it.

What is Old?

Old is a thriller movie that's based on the graphic novel Sandcastle. The film was produced by Perfect World Pictures and Blinding Eagle Pictures and distributed by Universal Pictures. Old was written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. The story is groups of families are having a relaxing vacation. Soon the group finds a beautiful looking secluded beach spot. At first, it's very peaceful, but they soon find out something horrifying. They're all aging rapidly. Now they must find a way out of this, or years of their lives will become a single day.

My Thoughts

The Good: One thing I really liked about Old is from my perspective, is after the movie was over, it really made me more thankful for my life. Cause I've got years and years with my friends and family, where as these people had those years, only to tragically have all of that taken away from them, and have their time on this world be for only one day. Which brings me to way this is actually a pretty good scary movie. Cause like I said they literally only have one day to live, when they had years. But not only was it scary cause they have no control, but it was also the fact we have no idea, what's gonna happen to these characters. Some have health issues, so that either means their mental state could go haywire and they could wind up hurting themselves or others, or they could just die from old age within an instant. So the terror doesn't come from the violence per say, but from that lack of control I mentioned earlier. 

The Bad: None.

The Okay: Now even though I gave the movie a lot of props, there are some minor issues. Such as the dialogue. There are a lot of times when it's fine, nothing too bad. But then you do have those moments were it comes off as odd. The other slight grip I had was with Shyamalan's directing. Now he still has a lot better shots than most, but there were times when it was just...odd. Like there was one scene where the characters were cutting out a tumor, but there was one point where the camera was way too close to the cast.

Final Verdict: Okay.

So, that's going to do it for me. Come back on Friday, Jul 23rd for my review of the newest Russo Bros. film, The Gray Man. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.

I'm Taking a Long Overdue Break

Hey guys. So yeah, as you can read on the very top. I'm going on break, and yes, I do believe it's long overdue. I've been working non-stop on this blog every since I did my review for Extraction. And I've really been feeling burnt out for quite a long time. So I really need some time to step back, get away from this blog, and relax for a while.

I'll be back on Monday, Jul 21st for part five of Looking Back at the Films of 2021. So you'll hear from me on that day.

Thor: Love and Thunder Review

 

Thor: Love and Thunder is a comic book movie based on the Marvel Comics' character Thor. The film is a sequel to 2017's Thor: Ragnarok and the 29th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise. The movie's produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Thor: Love and Thunder is written by Taika Waititi and Jennifer Kaytin Robinson and directed by Taika Waititi.

The story is after spending time with the Guardians of the Galaxy, Thor goes onto try to find a more peaceful life. He soon learns of Gorr the God Butcher, and he's plot to eliminate all gods. Now Thor along with his teammates must put an end to Gorr's carnage.

Initial Reaction

Now if any of read my previous post, then you would know that I was very worried about this movie. But I was still willing to give the movie a chance, and hopefully, hopefully be surprised.

Cons

Now having seen the film I can say this with 100% seriousness, and that's there is no point in making a Thor parody film, when this exist. I mean that. Thor doesn't in any shape or form act anything like a legit badass God of thunder. He is nothing but close to a moron. Yes, you could make the argument that he was like that during Thor: Ragnarok all the way to Avengers: Endgame. But at least with that I could with stand, but here not so much. Here he's literally a clown. So much of a clown I'm surprised Gorr even had a tough time fighting him. Then we have the humor...dear God the humor. I went and saw this with a nearly full theater and guess what? Nobody laughed. Nobody! I haven't been in a theater that dead silent in a long time. None of the jokes here work. They all came off as really bad and rejected SNL skits, or more accurately those parody films from the 2000's such as Date Movie or Epic Movie. One of the top 5 dumbest moments was a running gag in where Thor is talking to Mjölnir like an ex-girlfriend and talking to Stormbreaker like it's his current girlfriend....unlike this movie I'm not trying to be desperately funny. That's an actual thing that happens...do you now fully understand why I called Thor a parody of himself from the beginning? The biggest thing that pissed me off about Thor: Love and Thunder is all of those serious moments during the runtime, have no point to them. There's no point to either Jane having cancer or us worrying about Thor or the other gods possibly getting killed, because very early on the movie, we're well aware and knowledgeable enough to know that the moment that scene is the very next second or nanosecond we know that some stupid unfunny joke is gonna rear its ugly head. So if anything those more serious scenes might as well have been cut from the movie completely.

Middle Ground

Now let's talk about Gorr the God Butcher, overall he's a decent villain. There's a good motivation there, but we really needed more scenes of him. That way not would we be getting more Christian Bale, but those extra scenes would've also been a good way to flesh out his character more. Then we have the performances. I really gotta hand to the actors and actresses, they really were trying to do a good job giving the horrible material they had to work with. And that alone is worthy of some credit, even though it's clearly not the greatest performances of all time.

Pros

There's nothing positive to say about this film.

Guys, if Thor: Love and Thunder is this terrible then I don't want anything to do with a Thor 5. What we got from this film was Thor the YouTube parody, painful attempts at comedy, and the more serious scenes have no weight to them because by the end of the movie you're left feeling like they had no purpose in being there. Sure, Gorr and the performances were decent enough, but those two aspects aren't enough to save this movie.

My final rating is Awful!

So yeah, do yourselves a favor, and avoid this movie. Trust me, I'm saving you money. Anyhow, that's all for me. Come back on Monday, Jul 11th, for a special announcement. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.

Why I Gotta Bad Feeling About Thor: Love and Thunder

So after thinking about and seeing the trailers, I sadly got a bad feeling regrading Thor: Love and Thunder. Yes, I very much do believe you should judge a movie when it's released, but with all the stuff I've been seeing, and all of the stuff with the director. I'm sadly doubting this movie. Sure, it'll still make it's money back like all MCU films do, but making lots of money doesn't mean a film is actually good.

So enough of this intro, let's get to it. Here are my reasons why have I have sour feelings about the newest Thor movie.

The Movie Will Continue Thor's Downward Spiral as a Character

Now some of you are probably asking what do I mean by this? Well let me explain. When the first Thor movie came out back in 2011 the character was treated like well the God of Thunder. Yes he would still have some comedic moments, but at least it still felt like he was the same character that was in the first movie. Then came Thor: Ragnarok. In that movie while he still was pretty cool, the comedic scenes were definitely dialed up to eleven. Things seemed promising with Avengers: Infinity War, but then Avengers: Endgame happened and I'm still to this day baffled by the stupid "Fat Thor" sthick.

And from what we're seeing with the trailers, tv spots, and other marketing it seems like we're still going to get a Thor who doesn't even seem like the same guy from the 2011 film.

Taking Influence from Hated Material

Oh boy, this one is most likely gonna get me into trouble, but oh well.

Anyhow, taking influence from the God Butcher storyline is fine, from what I hear it's good, but the Lady Thor stuff on the other hand, yeah that's not good.

Now people's issue wasn't the fact that Jane's a woman, that's an idiotic thing that "wokes" were using to cover up the main issues. One of those being Thor isn't a mantle it's the guy's name, but the biggest issue came from the whole cancer aspect of the story. Basically Jason Aaron had to come up way to make Jane worthy, so he wrote that she had cancer, and that for some reason translated to her being worthy. He never truly justified it.

So if this didn't work for the comics and it received negative feedback from people who could actually be honest about a bad comic storyline, why would it be better on film? Sure, the writer or writers could rewrite some stuff here and there, but they're probably not because they actually believe that this story is loved when it isn't.

Phase Four Hasn't Been All That Great

After Phase Three came to a close with Spider-Man: Far From Home, naturally everyone (myself included) was curious of what's gonna happen next?

So when Marvel was teasing stuff about the multiverse everyone was expecting something like a big multiverse war, or some storyline regrading this concept. Instead we really didn't get that. Some stuff touched upon it, such as What If...?, Loki, Spider-Man: No Way Home, and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. And no other tv show or movie talked about it ever again. Sure, some of them didn't need to, but when you throw a big concept like that naturally people are gonna want more.

Whether you agree with Marvel Studios' whole Infinity Saga or not, at least we knew what was going on, but here what's the big storyline? Cause as of right now, it just feels like this more of a going through the motions phase, then actually setting something up. And as of recently a lot of people are starting to get very negative about the films.

I've also haven't had a lot of good stuff to say about the recent films as of late. Black Widow to me was trying to be the new Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Shang-Chi I believe is forgettable, while I had some issues with Eternals I thought overall it was okay. Really the only two films I've liked so far is the previously mentioned Spider-Man and Doctor Strange.

Taika Waititi Doesn't Care About the Source Material

Yep, even the director himself is an issue.

Now it's one thing to change some stuff from the comics here and there. 1998's Blade did it, 2000's X-Men did it, 2002's Spider-Man did it, and so on and so forth. But they thing is the filmmakers who worked on those movies still wanted to take those stories and ideas from the comics and put them on the big screen, because they cared about the source material. Taika on the other hand doesn't care...at all.

Some of you are probably thinking I'm just making this up just to make you guys have doubts about this movie, or I'm trying to Waititi look bad, but I'm not. The guy does it all by himself. He freely and openly admitted that he didn't do any research. And I've got the evidence to prove it. Right here. 👇

So it begs the question, why did Marvel Studios hire the guy? I could understand if he wanted to branch out and do something that wasn't a comedy like his films before Thor: Ragnarok, (those being  What We Do in the Shadows and Hunt for the Wilderpeople) but the thing is he just made Ragnarok an action-comedy. So it almost feels pointless to evening having him as part of the franchise. Because he's not doing research and he seems do do set in his comedic ways.

Despite my negativity, I'm still somewhat hopefully I'll be surprised, but with what I've seen, I'm having doubts.

So that's going to do it for me. Come back on Saturday, Jul 9th for my review of Thor: Love and Thunder. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.

Classic Film Night - An American Tail

 

Before you read this review, let me just say Happy 4th of July everybody! Hope your enjoying this great day with your friends and family.

An American Tail is an American-Irish animated adventure film. It was produced by Amblin Entertainment and Sullivan Bluth Studios and distributed by Universal Pictures. An American Tail was written by David Kirschner, Judy Freudberg, and Tony Geiss and directed by Don Bluth.

The story is after a tragic event in Russia, Fievel and his family decided to move to America and start a more hopeful life. But while they were traveling on a ship during a huge storm, Fievel goes overboard and is separated. Now in America, Fievel goes looking for his family, all while trying to avoid many dangerous threats along the way.

My Thoughts

Before I start praising the movie there is one mix bag I want to get out of the way, and that's the characters. Fievel is not only adorable, but you'll come to like him, and his sister [Tanya] isn't half bad too, especially since she's very optimistic in believing that Fievel isn't dead, but still out there somewhere. Fievel's parents are good too, not as developed, but still good characters. Everyone else is just alright. It's very clear that their main purpose was to get Fievel from point A to point B.

Now with that out of the way let's talk about the animation. It's very obvious that if you watch a Don Bluth film, whether the quality of the writing is good or bad, you'll get great animation. What was also really great about the animation is it's a great blend of traditional 2D animation (which is long overdue for a comeback when it comes to theaters), and rotoscoping.

What also made the movie spectacular was Phillip Glasser's performance. He was only eight years old when this film was made, and he did a fantastic job as Fievel. His voice work perfectly captured every emotion Fievel went through. Whether it'd be happy, fearful, doubtful, hopeful, sad, etc. he nailed despite his young age at that time.

Another pretty good aspect of An American Tail is the songs. Sure some brushed them off as copying Disney but I thought they were pretty good. I especially liked "Duo" for how catchy it was, and the song "Somewhere Out There" is beautifully sung by our two main child stars.

Now back when the movie was first released a lot of critics criticized the movie for not going in-depth regrading Fievel's family and the whole Jewish aspect of the film and what was the issue around the time placement of this movie. I think what they forgot about was the story was told primarily through Fievel's point of view. Which I don't think is a bad thing, I consider it a positive. Because it truly felt like they we saw the movie through a young kid's eyes. That's why Fievel nor the filmmakers themselves didn't go into detail about the anti-Jewish attacks during 1885 Russia. Because a little kid isn't going to understand why exactly that just happened. All they're going to know is it was an attack and when Mom and Dad say run, you run.

The final thing I'll say about the movie is it truly does hit you emotionally. Because when Fievel is separated from his family at first ya you know they're gonna get together, but then you're dumbfounded, and then at some point during the movie you're almost begging from then to be reunited. That's the sign of a great film. Sure you'll know the outcome, but it's the journey it takes you on that'll keep you interested while at the same time hit you right in the heart.

An American Tail is very much a movie you should watch. It's got beautiful animation, a great performance from the main child star, fun songs, a well executed perspective from Fievel, and his you emotionally. While not all of the characters are all that great, that's easy to forgive giving everything else.

My final rating is Great.

So, that's going to do it for me. Come back on Thursday, Jul 7th for a post regarding Thor: Love and Thunder. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.