Solo a Star Wars Story 3D Movie Review

Solo A Star Wars Story

3D Movie Review

Written by:  Adolph Vega 

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3D

Sadly the 3D element of this movie is pathetic and worthless. The movie doesn’t do much of anything with pop out 3D. Depth based 3D is essentially a non-factor too. The 3D does give the viewer some separation between the characters in 3D, as some characters appear closer or farther away from each other. That being said, who cares? One action scene in space toward the end of the movie did look decent in 3D. Overall the 3D visuals for this movie aren’t worthwhile and are totally forgettable. 

Final Verdict: Weak 3D 2D Recommended

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Movie

Han Solo is an iconic ‘Star Wars’ character and is one of the most liked characters in all of cinema. Han Solo is a loveable cocky scoundrel that always finds a way to survive even in the most impossible of odds. This movie follows Han Solo on his space adventures as he discovers new friends and foes and pursues his dream of being an intergalactic pilot.  

In the original ‘Star Wars’ movie trilogy the great Harrison Ford portrayed Han Solo. Alden Enrereich brings this new younger version of Han Solo to life. This Han Solo is a charming, funny cunning and is enjoyable to watch on screen. Alden does a fantastic job in this role. Donald Glover is also a stand out as a younger Lando Calrissian. Glover is just a joy to watch and stole every scene with his endless charisma. The movie has many fun new characters including a sassy robot named L3, and a likeable mercenary named Beckett. Dydren Vos is the main antagonist of this movie and I hated this character. This villain is a generic evil mobster character is cheesy and over the top. I hated every scene that he was in. Many of the characters are superfluous and only serve to further the plot. Overall I do like all the characters within this movie with the exception of the villain, which is fairly one-dimensional.  

The movie is a smaller scale stand-alone ‘Star Wars’ adventure. This movie takes place a few years before the events of the forth episode (New Hope) in the ‘Star Wars’ saga. The movie is a fairly strait forward adventure tale with many twists and turns. I found the movie to be fairly predictable and simplistic. The movie does have problems with pacing and it has many plot holes. The movie jumps from scene to scene and doesn’t do much to build the characters. At times the plot is too contrived and convenient and leaves the viewer with more questions than answers.  I didn’t like the ending to this movie, which felt tacked-on and is sloppily put together. The action scenes are well done and the comedic element of the movie works well. The movie has its problems but I still enjoyed myself. 

Overall “Solo” is a fun lighthearted adventure that I can recommend. I liked the movie but I didn’t love it and in many ways the movie left me feeling lukewarm. 

Final Verdict: 7/10

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Avengers Infinity War 3D Movie Review

Avengers Infinity War 3D Movie Review

Written By: Adolph Vega

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3D

Simply put “Avengers Infinity War” looks fabulous in 3D. I watched this movie in IMAX 3D and I was blown away. The 3D in this movie looks incredibly crisp and bright. This movie was made for 3D. Dozens of scenes use pop out 3D in fun ways. Several scenes use 3D depth for a greater sense of scale. The 3D in this movie is not perfect and has some minor issues. A few scenes are darkly lit, and 3D and darker scenes don’t work well together.  These scenes are few and far between so it doesn’t sour this overall excellent 3D presentation . The 3D usage is especially fascinating in the final scenes of the movie. I can’t really discuss this without massive spoilers, but needless to say I was both stunned and impressed. The 3D element of  “Avengers Infinity War” doesn’t feel like an after thought. The 3D and the story elements of “Avengers Infinity War” go hand in hand for an unforgettable cinematic 3D experience. I applaud the brilliant use of 3D visuals within this film . I don’t want to see this movie in 2D. I strongly suggest experiencing this movie in IMAX 3D. This movie was shot entirely with digital IMAX cameras so watching this in a IMAX theater is ideal. Overall this is a MUST WATCH IN 3D movie, and I shall give it my highest recommendation. 

Final Verdict: Great 3D , Editors Choice 3D Award

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Movie

 “Avengers Infinity War” is the amazing capstone of nearly 10 years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. I walked into the movie theater with the highest expectations, and I left the movie theater stunned and shook to my core. Wow this movie is epic. I was worried that no movie could manage such a huge cast, and this movie feels perfectly balanced and gives everyone meaningful screen time and lines. Thanos is the villain of this movie and he is perfectly executed by Josh Brolin. The motivations for Thanos are clearly presented and his arguments are both interesting and well conceived. Thanos is a strong villain because of his abilities and for his presence on screen. Thanos is the greatest Marvel Cinematic Universe villain. This movie has it all. This movie has an excellent comedic element. The movie has heart and many touching performances and scenes. The movie knows when to slow down and have excellent character scenes. The  movie has amazing action set pieces that are truly epic. The action choreography is simply incredible. The superb fight scenes are second to none and are breathtaking and exciting to watch. This movie is extremely entertaining and is a pure delight. This movie is truly something special and Marvel has done it again. This movie not only lives up to the hype, but it exceeds it. The stakes are extremely high in this movie and I loved the many bold choices that were made in this movie. That being said the movie leaves the audience with many obvious questions and unresolved issues. It doesn’t bother me because I feel like they completed the story that was presented. I want to see this movie again and again. It left me wanting more and I am confident that future Marvel movies will deal with the aftermath from this movie.  The movie does an excellent job of being semi self contained and building upon the previous Marvel movies. Ultimately this movie feels both satisfying and earned and is the perfect accumulation of the entire Marvel Cinematic movie Universe. I laughed, I cried, I cheered, and I was thoroughly entertained from beginning to end as I watched “Avengers Infinity War” . This movie is the best Marvel movie within the Marvel Cinematic Universe and boldly pushes the franchise forward in interesting and compelling ways. I could not have asked for or wanted a better movie than “Avengers Infinity war”. This is one of the most amazing movies that I have seen in years; in fact this might be one of my favorite movies of all time. “Avengers Infinity War” is the most ambitious movie of all time and it completely succeeds in every regard. “Avengers Infinity War” might be the greatest & most entertaining movie of all time. With the highest praise that I can possibly give, I must give this movie a perfect score. “Avengers Infinity War” is one the greatest achievements in the history of cinema, and I applaud Disney for making such a marvelous movie. 

Final Verdict: 10/10 , Editors Choice Movie Award

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Rampage 3D Movie Review

 

Rampage

3D Movie Review

Written By: Jake Jarvis

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3D

Rampage is the third 3D movie Brad Peyton and Dwayne Johnson have made together. “Journey 2” and “San Andreas” were the other two. The 3D in Rampage isn't as good as “San Andres”, but definitely is an improvement over the weaker “Journey 2”. That being said Rampage does a nice job showcasing the 3D element. Rampage has many lovely depth shots. A scene within the bamboo forest is a real stand out scene because of the 3D. The movie has several in your face 3D effects that mostly work. The three monsters looked great in 3D. The scene where the wolf attacks a helicopter was particularly good in 3D. All in all I enjoyed the 3D aspect of this movie and I can recommend it. 

Final Verdict: Good 3D

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Movie

Rampage is the most expensive “ SyFy ” movie that I have ever seen. This movie is dumb, but it doesn't insult your intelligence. This film is based on the 1980’s video game of the same name. Rampage is a strangely faithful adaption of the video game famous for not really having a story to begin with. The movie includes many cool references from the video game, including Larry the rat and the infamous red dress. Does this movie reverse the awful video game movie curse? Not really, but if you enjoyed the various Rampage video games, you're probably going to dig this film adaption. Story wise, Rampage is focused on a bromance between George the albino gorilla and primatologist, Davis Okoyo (Dwayne Johnson). When George is infected with genes edited via CRISPR, he grows larger and becomes dramatically more aggressive. The gene editing impacts two other animals; a wolf, (named Ralph by internet weirdoes) and a crocodile (who is referred to as a gator a few times in this movie), which is unnamed in the film, but is called Lizzie in the video game. Lizzie is essentially a Godzilla clone, but I digress... All three animals go to Chicago and, well go, on a Rampage. Davis is determined to save his friend George from winding up like Harambe a.k.a. the King Kong treatment. Davis knows that George isn’t a bad ape and that only he can help him. Naomie Harris, who plays former Wyden geneticist, Dr. Kate Caldell, supports Davis on this adventure. She really sells the science dialogue. Jeffrey Dean Morgan plays Harvey Russell a government agent of the OGA, (Other Government Agency). He's part Tommy Lee Jones in “The Fugitive” and part Negan from “The Walking Dead”.  Harvey has great on scene chemistry with Davis. Hopefully these two make more movies together in the future, because I enjoy there back and forth within this movie. This is one of the most violent PG-13 movies in recent memory and it is a little raunchy. So think twice about letting the little kiddoes see this movie. Joe Manganiello “True Blood” has a small part as Burke, a mercenary hunter. He's in a great call back scene to "Alien".  Overall "Rampage" is not a great movie or anything really special but I was able to enjoy myself and have a good time.

 

Final Verdict: 7/10

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