The Hunt

Good idea, poorly executed and marketed. 

Well it has been a while but I am back and raring to go! I have found some comfort in the escape of watching films during lock down, but I missed the experience of going to the cinema. I have my own little ritual to my cinema trips. I arrive early, treat myself to a coffee, and start basing my ideas on the trailer and posters I’ve seen.  

Normally you can get a pretty good idea about a movie based on the content before the release. So I first saw these posters:

So these were my assumptions and notes:

  • People are being hunted in the woods
  • Eerie images – thriller / horror film
  • Key words as violence and sick

Then I saw the trailer:

  • People wake up gagged in the woods
  • They are armed
  • They get hunted
  • Some get away and hunt the hunters
  • Explosions, blood and guts – thriller / horror genre

And then I watched it…..

First things first THIS IS NOT A HORROR FILM!!! This is a satirical political action film. This was my main problem with the film. I went in expecting one thing, and came out with something completely different. I’m going to be honest, I wanted to see some real horror and thriller moments and thats why I watched it but I was left unfulfilled.

Ok I admit there are blood and guts so i’m happy with that but the story was lacking. It is basically an US verses THEM mentality. Which is apparently what they were going for. Producer Jason Blum said “It was read as a satire, no different from The Joker or other movies that are violent. It was read as a movie that didn’t take sides…The audience is smart enough to know that what they’re seeing is a satire”.

So my issue is why not market it as a satire! I think it would have done better if it was marketed with the proper intention.

The one thing I did like was the wardrobe choices. Between the “Elite” and the “Deplorables”. You can see many stereotypes on both sides. Big shout out to David Tabbert, the costume designer. You saved this film for me.

Elite: Elites

  • Fox hunting gear
  • Suits
  • Waistcoats
  • Professional

 

Deplorables: Deplorables

  • Plaid shirts
  • Gun toting Redneck
  • Yoga pants
  • Ugg boots
  • Safari hunter
  • Caps

Overall I think it was an interesting idea, but its been marketed wrongly, and come out at the wrong time. As Crystal says in the film I think it “Depends on whether they’re smart pretending to be idiots or idiots pretending to be smart.” I think its a little of column A and a little from column B. There are always going to be conspiracies but having the link between ManorGate being very close to PizzaGate and the whole Epstein fiasco, I think it is very poorly timed.

2/5

 

 

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Director: Craig Zobel

Cast: Betty Gilin, Hilary Swank, Ike Barinholtz, Emma Roberts

Crew: Jason Blum (Producer), Damon Lindelof (Writer)

Genre: Debatable

Rating: 15

References

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/universal-sets-release-hunt-controversy-1278642

 

 

 

X-Men: Dark Phoenix

They gave up. That’s it.

I have to admit I am a fan of the original X-men films, I’m talking with Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen. Since the reboot they haven’t lived up to expectations, and unfortunately, I think they lost their way with this film as well. Even before the film was released the marketing has been completely off.

I watched the trailer and it appears that Jean Grey has gone bad…that is it. Throughout the film it is a lot more emotional, which I liked, but it seems that they just seem this movie as a means to an end.

We only met Jean in X-Men Apocalypse and now we suddenly reach the crescendo of her journey? In Apocalypse I felt we didn’t get to see the full potential of the character and felt Sophie Turner’s performance was a bit flat. Now we can see the full potential realised as well as Turner’s portrayal.

Emotion

I feel a bit bad for Simon Kinberg who has his directing debut on this film because taking a franchise as a first film is very difficult as you don’t want it to be so drastically different in style from the other films. I would like to see him director freely allowing him to discover his true style.

Right, so here we go SPOILER ALERT!

Time to stop reading if you don’t want to get it ruined.

If you have seen Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull, you will completely understand this betrayal.

Aliens, they used fucking Aliens!

This was a massive screw up. If you read the comics, you know that Phoenix is a cosmic force. But just because its cosmic doesn’t mean you have to bring aliens into it!!!!

This idea is sloppy writing and really grinds my gears! The story is lazy and the only saving grace was Turner really bringing in the emotion, but nothing could save this. Even the idea of killing off Raven / Mystique was well done but the emotional change of the other character was so sudden it really takes you out of the story.

It starts out that everyone wants to help and save Jean but as soon as she kills Raven, accidentally in a beautiful scene by the way, everyone changes to pure rage and hatred. You can understand it with Hank as he loves Raven, but Erik’s rage was too out of character. Jean goes to him for help and he tried to help but as soon as he learns of Raven’s death, she needs to die. Then as quick as he sees Charles, he changes he mind yet again! Magneto getting to the rage is absolutely on point but giving up so easily? No way!

Raven

Overall this film is below par. I found the story lacking and even though there were some good acting and big names, nothing was going to save it. It is almost like they gave up before they even released the film.

2/5

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Director:  Simon Kinberg

Cast: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Sophie Turner, Jessica Chastain

Crew: Hans Zimmer (Music), Mauro Fiore (Cinematography)

Genre: American Superhero

Rating: 12A

 

 

 

 

Happy Death Day 2 U

If I was stuck in a time loop watching this film – I wouldn’t care!

We have yet another sequel, but I am not mad as I loved the original film. But I always get nervous as films will always be compared to their counterparts. Luckily this film works perfectly.

The original Happy Death Day was set on Tree’s Birthday 18th September. Happy Death Day 2U is set the very next day, 19th September. This could be troublesome, but the sequel has remained with the same crew, same director, same cinematographer and same music director.

This lends itself to the smooth transition from one film to the next. This is definitely a film that you need to see the original before seeing the sequel as there are so many Easter eggs! Especially relating to Back To The Future, which was a big influence in this film.

So, of course you know the drill

 * SPOILER ALERT*

Some of my favourites are:

  • The woodchipper scene, which is called Biff’s Tree Cutting Service, a nod to Biff the bully from the Back To The Future trilogy.
  • There is also in the background of the skydiving scene “Like a Leaf” written on the plane, another homage to the joke Biff always messed up, “Make like a tree and leaf.”
  • Like a Leaf
  • 88 mph in the car
  • Poster on the wall[1]
  • BTTF Poster
  • Red Hawaiian shirt in the background
  • BTTF2

I live for these sort of references in films!

An extra one the Greek Mythology buffs:

  • Ryan’s Proton Converting Device. He named it Sissy, which sounds suspiciously like Sisyphus, who escaped death and was forced to roll a boulder up a hill, which constantly rolled back down, for eternity. [2]
  • Cissy

The story is as seamless as these references and of course with any slasher film, a higher death count. In the first film there are 14 deaths, 8 of these are Tree’s. In this film there are 20 deaths, but luckily for Tree she only dies 7 times, but of course they are hilarious.

My personal favourites, the skydive and the electrocution.

The comedy keeps rolling even with the costumes.

FML

Speaking of costumes, some eagle eyed viewers may have spotted a huge clue to the multiverse theory. Look closely at these two photos:

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The Gigs are he same band, but different locations….Butterfly Effect is in full effect people!

Happy Death Day                                         Happy Death Day 2 U

Clocks

Speaking of which DO NOT LEAVE IN THE CREDITS!!! Trust me it makes everything make sense and leads us to thinking there is going to be another film! I am buzzing!

If you liked the original you will love this film, I guarantee it!

My blog so my views I give it 5/5!

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Director:  Christopher Landon

Cast: Jessica Rothe, Isreal Broussard, Ruby Modine

Crew: Toby Oliver (Cinematography), Jason Blum (Producer), Bear McCreary (Music)

Genre: Science Fiction Comedy Slasher

Rating: 15

[1] https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2467009/happy-death-day-2u-has-a-bunch-of-clever-back-to-the-future-tributes

[2] https://www.greekmyths-greekmythology.com/the-myth-of-sisyphus/

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald 3D

Magical as expected but longwinded and confusing.

I was raised in the height of Pottermania and I am a proud Slytherin 😊

Me

I used to love the build up before a new book and later on with the movies, so I know the characters inside and out, just like a lot of my fellow Potterheads.

As soon as the film starts with the faint notes of Hedwig’s theme, the Goosebumps began.

You can tell the heads of production have remained the same, David Yates stayed as director and J K Rowling wrote the screenplay, so I expected the film to be true to its origins. But my advice is to not see it in 3D, there is no need. I think I actually enjoyed it more in 2D than 3D.

We have the usual group back in the driving seat and I am glad to see them return.

But we also have new (ish)characters such as Nagini, Dumbledore and of course Grindelwald.

So now comes the WARNING if you haven’t seen it yet.

SPOILER ALERT!

The film starts just a few months after the previous film ends. 1927 Grindelwald in jail, he escapes, you know the jist. But the main things we learn are that:

  1. Credence isn’t dead – he survived the previous film
  2. Grindelwald and Dumbledore used to be friends (lovers??) They have a blood pact so cannot fight each other.
  3. Leta had a brother who she unintentionally killed
  4. Credence Barebone was born as Aurelias Dumbledore

Credence and Nagini

Of course, nobody really cares about anything of this expect. Who the hell the Aurelias Dumbledore?

Just like many fans I went straight to the books to construct the Dumbledore family tree…. Yes, I am that sad.

Family Tree

This looks perfectly fine until you add the dates.

1881 – Albus born

1883/1884 – Aberforth born

1885 – Ariana born

1891 – Ariana was attacked by muggles. Percival took revenge on the boys and ended up being imprisoned in Azkaban.

1899 – Ariana accidently killed her mother as she couldn’t control her powers. Albus looks after his siblings.

Aurelius is supposedly born in 1901. So, at best he could be a half brother if you believe that Percival was able to either escape or have relations in Azkaban.

Another issue in the timeline is Professor McGonagall being a teacher at Hogwarts in 1927, when she isn’t born until 1935?

I am a traditionalist and it annoys me that the story and timeline has been changed just so that they can make more money. It is a cinematic marvel as all the films are, but I find the story a bit lacking. It is all the build up to the next film and at 2h 15mins I am not surprised children couldn’t keep their attention throughout.

I did like the little Easter Eggs hinting back to other films such as:

  • The bucket being a portkey
  • The flash of green light – The Killing Curse (Avada Kedavra)
  • The Imperius Curse (Imperio)
  • Phoenix
  • Philosophers Stone
  • Polyjuice Potion – Twitching on the face

Over all the casting was fantastic and I am really looking forward to the next instalment of the franchise. But I can’t say I am sold on how this is going to work into the timelines.

4/5

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Director:  David Yates

Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Katherine Waterston, and Ezra Miller.

Crew: J K Rowling (Screenwriter)

Genre: Fantasy

Rating: 12A

Assassination Nation

A clever feminist take down of society – love, love, love!

This film came out of the blue for me. I hadn’t heard a lot about it until it appeared on the cinema listings. I don’t know why! The premise I love the idea of because in 2018 this is something that could happen. People hacking photos, especially from prominent people, like presidents… oops I meant mayor 😉

The best way I can describe this film is Mean Girls meets the Purge in Salem, Massachusetts during the Witch Hunts.  This is even suggested in the costume.

I love these little Easter eggs and think it is really clever.  Something else I like in this film is the use of the colour red, and the hues. Red is used in some many ways, it is used to show sexiness, empowerment, danger, and hatred. It comes full circle.

Cast

I don’t want to give too much away as I saw this film before it is released on the 23rd November.

This film gets your thinking about your own online footprint and these are so many fantastic quotes.

This may not be a perfect film, but it made me laugh, made me think and says a lot about society.

So, I don’t care it’s a 5/5 from me! I’m off to see it again!

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Favourite Quotes

“You may kill me but you’ll never kill us all”

“I’m not a bitch, I’m a feminist”

“I’m not the monster you think I am”

“The whole world is watching”

“I love this kind of scandal”

“Men who don’t eat pussy in this day of age, is straight up a sociopath”  – AMEN!

 

Director:  Sam Levinson

Cast: Odessa Young, Suki Waterhouse, Hari Nefi, Abra, and Bella Thorn.

Genre: Comedy Horror

Rating: 18

Slaughterhouse Rulez

More Parody than Horror/Comedy

The last British horror I saw was Ghost Stories and I loved it, I saw it as a great future for the British horror community, so I had high expectations for this film. Especially as it is a Simon Pegg and Nick Frost collaboration. Director Crispian Mills, who has worked with Pegg before in “A Fantastic Fear of Everything”, has described this film as a “distant cousin of the Cornettos”.

As you may recall the Cornetto Trilogy are a collection of comedy horror films consisting of “Shaun of the Dead”, “Hot Fuzz” and “The World’s End”.

Cornetto Posters

Cornetto

Pegg and Frost are executive producers as well as cast and even use this film as their premier for their production company Stolen Picture.

Although this film is classed as a horror, I see it more of a parodist comedy.

Parody

This film is set in a private school which can be described as a mix between Hogwarts and St Trinians. These parallels can be seen through the uniform and the houses.

At Slaughterhouse you have: Andromeda – the all girls house, Olympus – the Jocks, Xenophon – the Nerds and Sparta – who are basically the Hufflepuffs.

You can also see a clear Draco Malfoy, Snape and Neville Longbottom chracters, but I will let you figure them out for yourselves!

The parodies even continue into the Cornetto Trilogy – see what I mean?

I also liked the subtle hints, for instance the schools motto is “Per Caedes Ad Astra” which means “Through Bloodshed to the Stars” In Latin.

The use of fracking is a parody on the environment and it is something that is happening in the world but this is taking silliness to the extreme with the amount of fart jokes which can get tiresome after a while.

Symbolism

The filming itself is quite interesting. They use a lot of drone shots to show the size of the school and as it was filmed at Stowe School near Buckingham, which is 300 years old, it was very effective to show the grandeur of the Private School. This was also mixed in with POV shots, some from the creatures, some from the students as they spy.  The school itself symbolises the status of going to a private school against a public school. There has always been a lot of discussion about is it worth paying to go to Private school and mixing with the elite. But at the end of the day no matter what school faces the apocalypse we are all screwed!

Another symbol I liked the use of was the school tie.  For many different characters it represents something different.

 

Don doesn’t want to be at the school and feels very alone so the tie makes him feel alone and abandoned.

Woody graduated many years ago but still wears his school tie on his wrist as a reminder of his brother Teddy who died in the woods. It is a symbol of his past and of his rebellion from the elite.

Wootton bless him has failed the house test on the history of the school numerous times and is punished every time he fails. For him the tie symbolise and is literally a constraint.

Clegg is the head prefect and takes his role very seriously and wears his tie with pride, showing unity in the school and making life hell for the other students.

Willoughby sees the tie as a symbol of death as his roommate hung himself using the tie and he tried to do the same after pulling pranks using the noose as a symbol.

Conclusion

A lot of people have panned this film but I really enjoyed it, but I think I enjoyed it more as a parody than a comedy horror. So I think in the end it all comes down to personal taste, which in the end is what happens with any film. I found it funny and enjoyed picking out the parody nuggets but I didn’t find it scary at all. So if you want to be scared look elsewhere but if you want a lighthearted film with lots of fart jokes. This film is for you.

I give it a 3/5.

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Favourite Quotes:

“Super massive Frack Hole”

“Damn, why didn’t this happen under the maths block?”

“To the Skoda!”

“This Is Sparta”

“Tunnels my arse, this is a sewer!”

“I’m gonna die unfulfilled, I’m gonna die a virgin, I’m gonna die in Greek sandals”

 

Director: Crispian Mills

Cast: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Asa Butterfield, Michael Sheen and Finn Cole

Crew:  John De Borma (Cinematographer)

Genre:  Horror Comedy

Rating: 15

Director: Crispian Mills

Cast: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Asa Butterfield, Michael Sheen and Finn Cole

Crew:  John De Borma (Cinematographer)

Genre:  Horror Comedy

Rating: 15

 

Adrift

 

Beautiful Scenes, Beautiful Acting, Beautiful Film

I admit I am a big fan of “Man v Nature” survival films such as The Perfect Storm, The Shallows and Castaway, so this film is right up my street.

The Director Baltasar Kormákur is no stranger to survival films, as in 2015 he directed Everest, based on the 1996 Everest Disaster, and his latest film, is no exception, it is based on the true story of Tami Oldham and Richard Sharp, who in 1983 were stranded after a storm at sea.

Adrift definitely has its own colour pallet, just as Everest did. Kormákur uses primary colours red and yellow to forecast danger signals, which is striking against the blue and grey background of the ocean. This is similar to Everest where the primary colours are reflected back from the white snow on the mountain.

Everest

Everest 2015

Boat sink

Adrift 2018

But it is even used as a warning sign right from the word go.

Pre WarningShaileen WoodleyYellow Binoculars

Another thing I like about this film is that it is not chronological. Even though they filmed it chronologically in editing they jump within the timeline. This gives the effect that the characters are daydreaming about the past, whilst on the boat.

Filming was not an easy, as 90% of the movie was filmed at sea. According to interviews from the cast and crew days began at 4am and people were throwing up. So, the reality was “you’re either sun burnt, sleep deprived, or seasick” as they say in the film!

The cast are fantastic and Shailene Woodley gives a career best performance. You get dragged into the story and really care about the characters, especially when you know this happened.

Like many films there is a twist which would be great if you didn’t know the true story behind it, otherwise it is a little bit lost on you.

Overall, I would definitely recommend it to anyone.

4/5

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Director:  ‎Baltasar Kormákur

Cast: ‎Shailene Woodley, Sam Claflin

Crew: Aaron and Jordan Kandell (Screenwriters)

Genre: Survival Drama

Rating: 12A

Ocean’s 8

Sloppy, poorly executed and boring.

I love a good heist film and the original Ocean’s trilogy by Steven Soderbergh are some of my favourites. It is clever, funny and I never see the twists coming (no matter how ridiculous it may be …ahem…Julia Roberts playing Julia Roberts…) They are an enjoyable watch. The same cannot be said for this.

I have the same feelings about this film as I did with them remaking Ghostbusters, it is unnecessary. As a woman I personally find it personally insulting that great actresses are just rehashing something that a male cast has already done. Why can’t they just come up with original storylines that can let them shine in their own right. #StopRemakes

Stop Remakes

Considering the cast this film has I was expecting a lot, but the marketing and story-line ruined it.  For instance, if you look at the poster it is obvious that Anne Hathaway is a part of the plan in some way. So when this comes to light, the surprise is taken away leaving it flat.

The one scene that made me laugh was Anne Hathaway looking at herself in the mirror trying on the necklace….which is in the trailer! Nothing was there to keep me guessing and took me by surprise. I guessed what was going to happen and it was very apparent I was watching a film. Even the secret exchanges were sloppy and if that was the best take they could get, god knows what the other takes were like.

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The one thing I like about the film is how they have updated it in the techniques, such as Facebook stalking and having throw backs to the original films, as in the opening. But I would not recommend this to any fan of the original.

Sloppy, poorly executed and boring.

1/5

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Director:  Gary Ross

Cast: Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Rihanna, Helena Bonham Carter, and Awkwafina.

Crew: Ross and Olivia Milch (Screenwriters)  

Genre: American Heist Comedy

Rating: 15

 

 

 

Secret Screening: Incredibles 2

It’s not good, it’s super!

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I have waited 14 years for this film to be released and I got to see it before the 13th July release! Thank you, Cineworld for Secret Screening number 8! Writer and Director Brad Bird said he would only do a sequel if he could come up with a story as good as, or better than the original, and I am so glad he waited because this is perfection.

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The Parr Family is back in action!

In the cinema when it came up on the screen a full cinema of adults started cheering. Bearing in mind, that nobody under 15 was allowed in the screening shows how much excitement there is just with adults!

The film is set just 3 months after the first film and is picked up with Tony, the boy Violet likes in the first film. I really like how they keep the continuation from the first film, as it is always a worry when there is such a gap between sequels. The majority of the original cast have returned except for the role of Dash. The original voice actor Spencer Fox was 11 when he was in the first film , but now at 25 and puberty it is understandable why a younger actor got the role. Enter Huck Milner! Kim Renfro states in her article,

“it’s very hard to distinguish between Milner’s performance as Dash and Fox’s take on the character in 2004. They sound essentially identical.” (Renfro, 2018)

I completely agree! I didn’t know it was different actors!

The antagonist of the film Screen Slaver reflects a lot about our society.

How many times do you go out to dinner with people and they are glued to their phones? How many people actually speak to people these days instead of sending a message on Facebook or WhatsApp? We are slaves to our screens and we are missing real life. Just like Screen Slavers says,

“You don’t talk you watch talk shows.”

Instead of the villain hijacking our screens, maybe we are already hijacked by them?

I am not going to give anything away this is a SPOILER FREE ZONE!!!

Doesn’t mean I won’t give you anything! Here are a couple of Easter Eggs to wet your appetite:

THINGS TO LOOK OUT FOR – See if you can spot them!

  • A113 – Classroom of the California Institute of the Arts – appears 2 times!
  • Insuricare – Where Bob used to work – check the background 😉
  • Baby V Raccoon – that is all I’m going to say

All I can say is how funny this film is. On numerous occasions the entire screen was in a ruckus laughing out loud, and here is a tip: Keep your cookies on stand by 😉

Jack Jack

5/5

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Director:  Brad Bird

Cast: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Huck Milner, Eli Fucile, Samuel L Jackson

Crew: Brad Bird

Genre: Animated Superhero

Rating: PG

Works Cited

Renfro, K. (2018, February 15). ‘Incredibles 2’ swapped out one of the stars in the main cast — but you probably missed it. Retrieved from Business Insider UK: http://uk.businessinsider.com/incredibles-2-dash-new-voice-actor-recast-2018-2

Bird, Brad (Director). (2018). Incredibles 2 [Motion Picture].

Bird, Brad (Director). (2004). The Incredibles [Motion Picture].

 

Deadpool 2

 

“Dark, Daring and Dreadfully Delightful!”

Well if you have read my blog before, you probably know how much I loved the original Deadpool – I even got re-tweeted opening up to my friends across the pond (Hi American friends!)

So as you can guess I was really looking forward to the sequel. As with many sequels the original cast players have returned but the same can’t be said for the crew. Tim Miller, the director of Deadpool was originally linked to the project but he parted ways after some disagreements with Ryan Reynolds. According to interviews Reynolds has given, it was over the role of Cable, but it seems to be an amicable split.

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“All I can really add is that I’m sad to see him off the film. Tim’s brilliant and nobody worked harder on Deadpool than he did.” (Wilson, 2016) Instead he was replaced by David Leitch, whose recent works include John Wick and Atomic Blonde.

Reynolds has also become a scriptwriter as well as a producer – what do we think to the next one? Reynolds directing????

Another great addition to the Deadpool family is Zazie Beetz – who plays Domino. You may recognise her from most recently Geostorm. I loved her, and he portrayal of the character. In a lot of scenes, I related to her an awful lot!

OK you know the drill

SPOILER ALERT!!! DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN IT YET!!!

This film is a lot like it counterpart – lots of dirty jokes, cameos and of course passes at Wolverine!

I loved all the throw backs to the previous film! My personal favourite was the reference to the “1,600 kilos of cocaine somewhere in the apartment – right next to the cure for blindness”, which of course he finds in Al’s apartment right next to a package called “The cure for blindness”. He also takes a shot at the X-Men as we see Wade in Professor Xavier’s wheelchair and even in Cerebro!

We see Wade go through a real journey of self-discovery – mainly through film and pop culture references including but not limited to (Some of my favourites!) :

  • Say Anything – Deadpool-2-Radio
  • James Bond – Opening Credits
  • Flashdance
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  • Chibi-style
    Unicorn Poster
  • Celebrity references – George Michael and David Bowie
  • DC Universe – “So dark, you sure you’re not from the DC universe?”.
  • X-Men – 4-we-get-a-nice-shot-of-wade-racing-through-xaviers-mansion_pgza.640
  • Ryan Reynolds – Going back in time to stop Green Lantern being made

WB has a good sense of humour about it:

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  • Wolverine – “Fuck Wolverine. First he rides my coattails with the R-rating, and then, that hairy motherfucker ups the ante by dying! What a dick! Well, guess what, Wolvie? I’m dying in this movie.”
  • Brad Pitt – Before Josh Brolin got the role, Brad Pitt was interested but instead he got a cameo – see if you spot him 😉
  • Avengers – Hawkeye – “With this collar on, my superpower is just unbridled cancer. Give me a bow and arrow and I’m basically Hawkeye.”
  • Avengers – Thanos – “Zip it, Thanos!”
  • Avengers – Hulk – “Sun is getting real low.”

The trailer completely through me off base – which I loved, when you are introduced to the X-Force and then to have them practically all die is a big screw you to the audience!

My only criticism I had was the Wolverine jokes – there was so many and I felt we had already dealt which that. But that is just personal, I know people who loved them all!

A great watch, had me in stitches and I can’t wait for the third one!

4/5

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Director: David Leitch

Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Josh Brolin, Zazie Beetz, T.J. Miller, Brianna Hildebrand, Jack Kesy

Crew: Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Ryan Reynolds (Screenwriters), Ryan Reynolds (Producer)

Genre: American Superheroes, Action

Rating: 15

Works Cited

Wilson, L. (2016, November 15). Ryan Reynolds Addresses Losing Tim Miller on Deadpool 2. Retrieved from Screen Rant: https://screenrant.com/deadpool-movie-ryan-reynolds-challenges-filming/#