baginman's reviews

It isn't without some overreacting, but there's a clear sense of suspense and a lot of twists and turns that keep you guessing and get you hooked for the following episode.

The sub plot about Richard's removed conjoined twin, Derrick, was a little out of nowhere, but Alexander Armstrong's performance was enjoyable, and I have a lot of faith in the writers, to develop the character further, later down the road.

Unusually for me, I actually had good expectations going in to this movie. I've always loved the classic musicals of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers and to see such a film as La La Land hit theatres in this day and age felt like some sort of revival of the long dead musical genre. But the big question is, is there anything under the surface? Is it just a fun musical with great songs, or is there more than just that?

Well, it's with deep pleasure that I can in fact say it isn't just a musical - if anything, it's a good story first, a great musical second.

Yes, I went in expecting a good musical, and to be honest, if all it was was that, I would have no complaints. But this movie took it another level. It had an extra layer that I wasn't expecting.

I enjoyed 2017's Beauty and the Beast remake a lot. It delivered, with great songs, and brilliant dance choreography, but let's be honest - if you take all that away, what would you have? It wouldn't be half the movie it was without the musical side of things.

Take La La Land, and you have a movie that would work fine even if you took the musical side of things away. The songs only make it even greater than it would have already have been.

The chemistry between the two leads feels genuine and believable. They don't feel like fictional characters. Instead, they feel like real human beings, with real aspirations and real dreams, hoping to prove their worth. As someone with big dreams of hitting it big, this undoubtedly hit to heart with me.

I've heard some backlash from some, people who want to get over critical due to the movie's massive success. Some say it's nothing but an excuse for Hollywood to glorify themselves with much narcissism. Those people completely misunderstood the whole point of this movie. This is a raw portrayal of Hollywood, and the challenge one has to achieve success.

The ending - I dare not spoil it! It is the very cherry on top of a delicious cake.

I tell you, if you have not watched La La Land, believe the hype! It's as good as they say it is!

Not only does Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens contain all your favourite characters and the events of the movie, but also has several bonus levels, following characters from parts of the story that we didn't see. You're able to not only explore the planets from the movie, but also other planets created especially for the game.

You can also collect and play over 200 characters, including director JJ Abrams and producer Kathleen Kennedy.

Battle your way through space battles, combat missions, and so much more. Like all the Lego games prior, you can't die, but it's so much fun! I can't recall a Lego game being as fun as this one.

If you love Lego and the movie, go buy this right now!

Wow,this movie did not disappoint!

I didn't think Disney could top Zootopia this year, but I think they just might have.

So, it starts on somewhat familiar territory. I've heard a few critics say that it starts like a lot of the Disney fairytale movies - A girl who wants more in her life, and her parents who are far too protective. So what?! I don't care. As long as they can keep retelling this formula in new and creative ways, I have no problem with it. And we've never seen it told in this setting before.

The animation is spectacular. I would go as far to say that Moana is the best looking movie of 2016.

The characters are really good. Moana is a strong and very likable lead and Maui is at least as likable as the genie from Aladdin. Dwayne Johnson was the perfect choice for Maui. In fact, he literally is an animated Dwayne Johnson!

Alan Tudyck, the John Ratzenburger of the present day Disney movies, plays Hei Hei, a comic relief that is used just enough, and never gets annoying, or distracts from the movie's central plot.

I also congratulate Disney for not relying on star power, with Dwayne Johnson as an exception. Whereas Frozen, and even Zootopia to a certain degree had a lot of famous names, most of the cast aren't particularly very well known. This is Auli'i Cravalho's first ever movie, and she managed to play the part perfectly.

I can't recommend this movie enough. I absolutely loved both Zootopia and Kubo and the two Strings, and didn't think there'd be a better animated movie this year, but I was wrong!

Inside Out is a masterpiece which revives Pixar back to the days of Ratatouille, Wall-E and Up.

It is original, funny, well written and appropriately emotional. I don't think I could recommend this enough. If you like the other Pete Docter movies, like Monsters Inc. and Up, then you'll love this.

Before watching this I wasn't sure if I was going to like it. I had only heard good things from critics and people alike, but the trailer didn't really interest me very much and I had this thought in the back of my head that I wasn't going to like it. I was so wrong. I loved this film so much.

If you haven't already, go see it!

Wow, this movie is boring. I think it's supposed to be a comedy, but I didn't really find it very funny. It's not one thing or another. It's not really terrible, but then it's not really good either. The scenes when they walk around Paris are better than most of the film, for at least you get to see some of the scenery, but that doesn't really make up for the bland, boring movie that this is. I think the concept is okay and they had a real opportunity to make a decent film, but somehow they just couldn't. I don't think it would have been quite so bad if it hadn't been so long. They could have easily have made a decent film by just cutting about an hour of the movie's runtime. It's not offensive or horrible in any way, however, and it wouldn't hurt to have it on in the background.