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F1 is one of the highest energy films you will ever see, right up there with the Mission: Impossible series. It is a modern-day adaptation of an aging star who was once a promising young buckaroo. Then, for various reasons, they got sidelined. This movie describes their second and possibly last chance at redemption - one last shot at the big prize. Similarly themed films are On the Waterfront with Marlon Brando, Real Steel with Hugh Jackman, or perhaps The Pursuit of Happyness with Will Smith.

In F1, the movie focuses on our star Brad Pitt, playing the role of washed-up motor world driver Sonny Hayes. He's of a certain age because people in the movie keep telling you how old he is, even though he's Brad Pitt and seems to never really age. Pitt wears this role comfortably - He's a kidder with a devil-may-care attitude. He's got nothing to lose, and he shows that in every aspect of his life in this movie.

Enter Javier Bardem, who was terrific as his old friend Ruben, who is in charge of the racing team. He's heavily in debt and wants to take a chance that Sonny would join his team as a second driver to mentor the young and upcoming superstar Joshua Pearce, played by Damson Idris. That's the crux of the story.

The crux of the story is about how the young and old buckaroos deal with each other. In some ways, it's a bit Rocky-esque because Pitt doesn't back down, whereas the young kid feels invincible like all young kids do, until they learn they are not. Does Pitt have enough in the tank to drive this relationship to success, or will he drive it off the road into complete failure?

There are some side stories, too. The young kid's relationship with his Mom, explored only thinly. Pitt's relationship with a woman on the team. Pitt's backstory. And a nefarious team ownership that keeps appearing in rumors about a potential team action that could affect everyone.

Fortunately, those are only backstories, tho the bad guys show their faces eventually, which leaves you rooting for the good guys.

There are no major downsides to this film. Every week, they race the F1 circuit all over the world. You get a cool view of what that is like in several countries. Pretty cool. But the highlight is the racing! Fantastic scenes of fast cars, unbelievable scenes, heartpounding energy with an equally loud, supportive musical score. You will leave the theater breathless at the end as we get a Hollywood-esque finale of scenes with a climactic do-or-die race.

I highly recommend F1. I never watch this racing in real life, but I enjoyed spending a few hours in this high-energy, thundering movie. Enjoy.

I was surprised how good this movie is. There was a seamless integration between reality and CGI that seems so common nowadays but never ceases to amaze me.

The story centers around the long history of a viking community's battles against dragons. It's been around forever and the current culture makes it seem like it will last forever.

Enter Hiccup, the son of the chief, who has different ideas. We've seen this theme before where kids get pressured to step into what their parents imagine they should become. See Everything Everywhere All at Once, or The Three Idiots for examples.

But this one is different because of the dragons. Hiccup is not like his dad and it shows in many ways. Especially how his teenage peers interact with him. He's like the different kid who gets bullied by all the cool kids.

Then Hiccup has a special event happen that forever changes him - he meets a dragon up close and personal.

The movie does a beautiful job of developing their relationship. The numerous flying scenes are breathtaking!

The fighting scenes are visceral between the fire and the flying and the powerful orchestral movie score. Just WoW!

The ending is a little surprising but it enables the director to provide hope to the audience.

There are so many ties in this movie to modern times. People fighting each other forever and never really understanding each other. It takes a new generation who is tired of the death to stop it, courageously sometimes.

I hope certain cultures see this movie and draw inspiration from the powerful stories to think about how they can work things out insteading endlessly being at war. One can at least hope.

Enjoy this wonder flick - really loved it.

Loved seeing this spin-off from the fabulous John Wick series. The ballerina has a tragic event happen in her past that drives her into the present. She trains herself up to become a strong assassin, then takes her game on the road.

There were a few surprises in the film, esp when a blast from the past makes a reappearance. Anjelica Huston and the hotel staff return. It feels like a nice, comfortable jacket that you put on - it fits like a glove and makes you feel good.

My only concern is about the longevity of this spin-off. Without giving spoilers, the ending makes me wonder what else can be done with this series that hasn't already been done within the John Wick flicks.

Lots of great fights, lots of killing, lots of escapes, and some surprises. Let's see what comes next. The series has a lot of fans so if they can reinvent it a bit better, perhaps we can have this new spin-off stick. Enjoy.