Chanandler-Bong

I personally really enjoyed this version of The Little Mermaid. I know everyone complained about the casting but I honestly thought she was the perfect Ariel. Eric was a more rounded character with more substance, and the animated animals weren't as bad as people made out. I have to say, one of the real stars of the movie was Melissa McCarthy as Ursula. She was phenomenal in the role. All the music was also really enjoyable and I enjoyed some of the additional songs they did.

I honestly thought it was a really good film that was close to the original but had enough unique parts to make it its own film.

I would absolutely watch this again.

This film had some great stuff in it, there's no doubt of that, but I felt it was overall weak. I can't imagine how hard it was for everyone in the film to come back without a lead, and most importantly, their friend. Chadwick's passing is unbelievably sad but it did leave a gap for Marcel to fill, and they could have done it so well. But they didn't.

Firstly, the good. All the emotional scenes were well-scripted and well-acted, and I have to commend Angela Bassett and Letita Wright for their fantastic acting. I never cry in the cinema but this film really had me going because it felt from the heart in some scenes, and I am sure it was.

I also enjoyed the costumes - wow were they beautiful. The only one I didn't like was the Midnight Angels (or whatever they were called). They didn't feel like they fit. Some of the fighting was great as per.

The rest of the film felt slow, boring almost. I've just come from the cinema and I am struggling to remember much of it.

The story was gaping with holes and so much was skipped over with little explanation. The beginning when T'Challa dies felt cold and rushed. That should have been the pivotal moment for the story, but it was brushed over. However, maybe it was too hard for the cast and crew to linger on.

The Talokan/Atlantis story was odd to me and felt so disconnected from Wakanda. I didn't enjoy that storyline. They could have made it so much better.

Anyway, it was enjoyable and I'll maybe watch it again. But I won't rush to do that.

This film doesn't deserve more than the few words I have to say about it.

The 2 stars are for Christian bale who was the only redeeming thing about this film, and it was a waste of Christian Bale and a good baddie.

What ruined this film? Well it might have been that they had to make everything a joke. For the majority of it, you can barely get through 10 seconds without there being a joke. It just means you lose the good jokes because you were fed up of hearing the bad ones every second.

The storyline could have been so good. It was a waste of the Thor and Jane Foster timeline, and like I said, a waste of Christian Bale and a good baddie storyline.

It just annoyed me because it could have been so good. No, instead we got screaming goats and Russell Cross putting on an accent.