“Piece By Piece” REVIEW
“Journey To Bethlehem” REVIEW
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“Solo” Review
I’m a driver and I’m a flyer. (Han Solo)
Questions are answered in the latest origin story that delves into the life of one of the most loveable bad boys in the galaxy.
Solo: A Star Wars story features Alden Ehrenreich as Hans Solo and shows the audience just where this bad boy came from. The the film, questions get answered as one learns the most valuable piece of information, his name, which in turn makes sense seeing him in later episodes of Star Wars as to why he is always a loner, so to speak.
The story also allows the audience to see just how Solo meets Chewbacca as we finally learn just how old the furry wookie really is and Lando (Donald Glover) shows up as an aid to Solo as he brings the millennium falcon to the screen in what should be the first time.
There are a few new faces including Solo’s love interest, whom he has to leave behind when he escapes but then is reunited later, Val (Thandie Newton). That element did have a slight attraction, though the film was more action driven then anything else, but one definitely saw it coming as all love relationships are tricky in the Star Wars Universe. After all, just look at Hans and Leia in the original Star Wars.
All in all, the true Star Wars fans will not be disappointed, though there is nothing about the galaxy or force to be experienced. It’s a movie to show audiences just how Solo got to be Solo and Ron Howard who directed this one, did an exceptional job in creating a sub-story that only further enhances the true Star Wars Story.
Solo: A Star Wars Story came out in theaters May 25, 2018 and can be seen in a theater near you.
“Star” Review
The feel good movie of the season is Sony’s The Star, though it’s not a front-runner at the box office it is still bring a few faithful viewers to the theaters in time for the holiday season and has thus far brought in just over 28 million domestically at the box office.
Sony’s The Star is an animated tale about the first Christmas through the eyes of the animals that witnessed the miraculous occasion. The feature stars,Steven Yeun as Bo, the little donkey with big dreams of carrying a king one day. He escapes the confounds of a mill and finds Mary (Gina Rodriguez) who takes him in expectantly, though her husband Joseph (Zachary Levi) only sees him as trouble. Throughout the tale, the audience sees glimpses of the Biblical account with funny humor from the animals as they try to understand what is happening.
All in all, it’s a tale that will have kids watching it over and over as the animals are always a hit for the young ones, while the parents can also be entertained with beautiful music and a touching storyline from Nazareth all the way to Bethlehem.
Sony’s The Star came out in theaters November 17 2017 and is the perfect movie for the holiday season as it is still playing in a theater near you.
“Jungle Book” Remade
Disney has done it again, this time bringing Rudyard Kipling’s beloved tale to the big screen in an all new live action Jungle Book. The movie picks up with Mowgli, played by newcomer, Neel Sethi, being raised by a pack of Wolves. Everything is peaceful, until Shere Khan, voiced by Idris Elba, discovers the man cub and because of a deep run in that he had with an explorer and the “red flower”, Khan is determined to end young Mowgli’s life before he can end his.
Now it is up to Bagheera, the panther, voiced by Ben Kingsley, who has been watching out for Mowgli all his life as well as Baloo, a lazy, carefree bear, voiced by Bill Murray, who lives by the “Bear Necessities”, to join together and bring Mowgli back to the “man village”, but will they succeed and will Mowgli want to go back, after living with the wolves for so long.
At 105 minutes, its a movie that will keep you engaged with the scenery of the forest as well as beloved characters that show up along the way, including King Louie the Orangutan, voiced by Christopher Walken and Kaa the python, voiced by Scarlett Johansson. Overall, the director, Jon Favreau, did a good job of sticking to the original animated movie. With familiar songs like “Bear Necessities” and “Trust In Me” generations will be taken back to their childhood, while new generations equally will experience the magic of the Jungle Book.
Jungle book opened in theaters April 15, 2016 and earned over 32-million in revenues its opening day. It is currently playing in one near you. See it and relive your childhood again.