Movie Reviews

Monday, March 22, 2021

Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)


Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
Spyro Rating: 7,0 /10 as "this works" 
Director: Zack Snyder
Stars: Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Henry Cavill, Jason Momoa
Soundtrack "Hallelujah" by Allison Crowe on YouTube
More details on IMDB and Wikipedia 

 Art works only when is directed by a single person. This includes film making. However it was not possible for Justice League 2017 because Zack Snyder was unable to complete it for personal reasons. Joss Whedon inherited a half-done project and during 2017 we were delivered a mess of a movie.  Four years later, the original material was re-worked so we got this Snyder (only) Cut in 2021 which should be considered a different movie. 

Same as Justice League (2017), Snyder's Cut (2021) has Aliens invade earth and superheroes team-up to fight them. However this time we are able to understand things mostly thanks to the extended duration from 2 hours to 4 hours. Best part is having the main characters properly introduced.

Fair warning, for some b.s. reason this version is released in 4:3 aspect ratio. Despite the extended duration, Snyder's Cut will keep your focus for the most part. Exception is the last 30 minutes, they are not useful and exist just to confuse everyone. Reasoning is to have another failed attempt to set up a "Marvel-like" shared universe for DCEU. Sorry but this is simply not possible, you cannot "force" your audience to watch boring films just for continuity reasons.

Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) trailer

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

WandaVision (2021 Series)


WandaVision (2021)
Spyro Rating: 9,0 /10 as "I'm invested"
Director: Jac Schaeffer
Stars: Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Kathryn Hahn, Kat Dennings
More details on IMDB and Wikipedia 

WandaVision is Disney+ Marvel related series of nine episodes. Assuming you have watched the latest Avengers movies, just proceed to this brilliant mix of sci-fi, drama, superhero action and sitcom(!).

No spoilers, just raise your expectations to the following rollercoaster. Episodes 1,2 are B&W sitcom, Ep 3 is also a sitcom but in color, plot is revealed on Ep 4 and Eps 5,6,7,8,9 will be remembered for a long time.

I cannot praise enough WandaVision for daring to try something new and nailing it. This series started with two C list comic characters and evolved them to the very top. My heart broke when Ep 9 title was revealed as "The Series Finale".

WandaVision (2021) trailer