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I love Liam Neeson, but it just a matter of time when audiences are getting tired of the same "Aging action grandpa still beating up bad guys" over and over again. Isn't he in his early 70s? I wasn't thrilled at Blacklight (so too was Memory). Neeson's acting just wasn't there in Blacklight. The characters are uninteresting, the story sucked, the dialogue is 'eh.' I just want him to go back to being the Oscar-contending Liam Neeson. Go back to his days as Darkman or Bad Cop from The Lego Movie. Just no more "Taken"-esque knock-offs. Blacklight is one of the worst movies I saw in 2022. Skip it.

When I first heard about the ongoing controversy surrounding "Music," What's so bad about this movie? I get it, making a wrong message about autism. Now I do have autism (it's no joke, Asthma attacks can happen) and this film is a big fat mess. With all due respect to singer Sia and Leslie Odom, Jr., they don't want to be involved in this movie if some cokehead from a Hollywood studio thought this was a great idea on paper. And the film was nominated for 2 Golden Globes (Best Picture in a Musical or Comedy and Best Actress: Kate Hudson). What the hell was that? A best picture film from garnering a dreaded 8% rating on Rotten Tomatoes? There's a reason why this year's Globes hit an all-time low in NBC's history of hosting the awards since the 70's. And as for Kate Hudson, her career might be officially over after this backlash. She started off strong with "Almost Famous" and she made decent rom-coms like "Bride Wars" "How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days" and "Raising Helen" (which was an underrated Kate Hudson movie I really like), but then she a series of box office duds like another Oscar nominee-turned-failure "Nine," "Something Borrowed" and "Rock The Kasbah." The biggest problem with "Music" is that Kate Hudson has horribly been miscast. It should've been given a lot better as a musical, but selling it to theaters and show the audience sending a message doesn't work. What's even worse is that they didn't even cast a real disabled actor that is dealing with autism. I'm so confused. It will go down as one of the worst offensive movies ever to nominate a Golden Globe Award. Props to Maddie Ziegler, Leslie Odom, Jr. and Sia Fuller's performance. These 3 are the only good standouts from an otherwise terrible idea of a movie that is aptly titled " Music."

Message to Hollywood casting choices: Do not cast a non-disabled actor as characters with a disability. It is very offensive and it's not even funny.

If you think the original "The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle" bombed so hard (almost sank 20th Century Fox from Bankruptcy), then look no further than Dolittle, a property nobody asked for. Shame on you, Universal. This film is going to lose a ton of money (as I'm writing this review), but it's better than CATS (Also losing money) because the actors are great, the CGI and humor was unacceptable. This film should've been great if it wasn't for the reshoots snatched in and pretend this is a family-friendly movie. Saw the movie and guess what... it sucked. By gawd, what are they thinking? Robert Downey Jr. just already ended his incredible run as Iron Man in last year's Mastodon "Avengers: Endgame" and now your giving him a big paycheck thanks to this? It's been almost 6 years since he made a lead role, and by that, I mean "The Judge" (great movie, but nobody saw it). Universal is no stranger to failed IP's and you can add "Dolittle" along with "The Mummy" and it's Ill-begotten Dark Universe, "The Wolfman," "Land of the Lost," and "Cowboys and Aliens." B

Bottom Line: For Fans of Dr. Dolittle and it's underrated sequel (the Eddie Murphy version), I suggest you have Disney+ and find it. By the way, I'm pissed that Disney is getting rid of the "FOX" in name only. Thanks Disney. Now we aren't gonna hear the iconic John Williams theme music anymore.

It looks as though Disney is kinda giving up on wasted ideas for a solid kid-friendly movie filled with magic and adventure. However, I wasn't very happy when this adaptation of "A Wrinkle In Time" came out. I saw the movie and just a few short minutes, I walked out of the theater. I'm not saying the movie is bad, but it's just so awfully boring as hell. Every time I heard the name "Christopher Wallace" so many times, it makes the film very cringe. I knew that somethings wrong with this bland adaptation of an iconic children's classic. This is like a Disney Channel daytime talk show more like a Hallmark Sing-Along birthday card.

This was supposed to be my biggest anticipated movie of 2018, but according to me and myself only, I chose to re-watch Black Panther again and again. Awesome time to be a badass Marvel fan. A wrinkle In Time is just not worth my time. Despite the acting good but sometimes cheesey, stunning visual effects, great soundtrack, an undermined forgettable script, and a promising great director (Ava DuVernay) who produced 12 Years A Slave and directed Selma (another Oprah-produced movie), I'm afraid Disney just botched the movie so bad because of all the hype surrounding the film's release. I don't know if this is gonna be a sci-fi adventure fantasy film for kids, another Disney fairytale adaptation, a steampunk sci-fi thriller, maybe it just doesn't know when you're marketing the film correctly and timed it the way every Disney movie should offer.

FYI, Oprah Winfrey, Storm Reid, Chris Pine, and Reese Witherspoon are the only good saving grace that I loved and their performances wasn't nearly that bad. Conclusion: Probably I should avoid buying it on Blu-Ray, but my mom still loves Oprah very much. So I'd prefer a rental. Still, A Wrinkle In Time is a total box office bust. It could barely break even, but after I read about the domestic box office here in the States, this is a massive disappointment for the undisputed House That Mickey Built probably write-down on half of it's receipts. Better safe than sorry, Disney.

I haven't seen Batman: Mask of the Phantasm as of late. I just hope they should add this Bat-tastic animated movie on Blu-Ray. I think this was the moment before Joel Schumacher just became a parody of himself by secret handedly lacked one Batman film that is less entertaining and the latter of which was a hot mess. I just really don't care about Batman Forever (decent, but nothing special) and its miserable pun(ish) franchise killer, Batman and Robin anymore.

Mask of the Phantasm is basically what I truly loved the animated series. It is Very, Very dark story, toned-down humor and comedy, and most of all, The Clown Prince of Crime and The Phantasm (which I've never read or heard of in any of the 80's or 90's variations of Batman and/or Frank Miller's graphic novel "Batman: Year One"). And I just saying that in a comic nerd's standpoint is that the original cast from the show just nailed it and lend their voices into the big screen.

It sucks that this film flopped at the box office despite Warner Bros. Was supposed to release the movie on home video but decided to hand it over to a (sorta) blockbuster movie, but that didn't work as planned and the film, as of today, still has legions of Bat-fans everywhere who didn't see the movie.

It's a must-own movie. I probably wished it was a new episode of Batman: The Animated Series, but kudos to the people whoever made this movie. If it's on Netflix, then I probably watch it right this instant.

I know what you thinking, we ripped Cutthroat Island before, but what critics didn't know that it's a swashbuckling pirate movie. Yeah, even with the bad dialogue, poor production value, and Geena Davis performance as a female pirate were lackluster at best. Suddenly, Carolco returned to sender and destroyed the film industry as becoming the latest victim of facing bankruptcy soon after the film crashed and burned hard at the box office and holds the (now-defunct) record of Biggest Box Office Flop of All Time with an embarrassing $98.1 Million budget only to reach $60 Million.

Make no mistake, the film was bad. But I haven't even watched it on TV or appearing on other premium networks. To me, I felt like it should've add more money to make and director Renny Harlin still has lots of gas in the tank left for his ailing career.

But Cutthroat Island is one of those films that is criminally underrated. And much like the success of the long-running Pirates of the Caribbean series, Cutthroat Island never had a chance of becoming a potential franchise too. But if you haven't seen this classic, it's worth a rental or buy on Blu-Ray.

What is going on with M. Night Shyamalan lately? I used to like him in earlier films like Unbreakable and Signs, but he hasn't made the critics and audiences gifted as it would probably if his directing career is in serious jeopardy. One of the biggest and toughest question is that simple: Why is M. Night Shyamalan directing in a new post-apocalyptic adventure starring Will and Jaden Smith? Did he ever asked to direct After Earth or did Sony wanted to choose any director that Smith had previously worked for instead of Shyamalan? For those who don't know, this is the first lowest-rated movie for Will Smith since 1999's disappointing mess "Wild Wild West," one for Jaden since "The Day the Earth Stood Still," and another bomb for Shyamalan.

After Earth feels like a re-cut of "Battlefield Earth" (Ya know, the Travolta movie we don't even care anymore) and sometimes half-"I Am Legend" and half-"Hunger Games." But to me, maybe it's the whole Scientology thing that starts to ruin the whole story.

The story is ridiculous, poorly acted (Smith sounded like James Earl Jones), mediocre sci-fi elements. How can this movie be much worse? I wished the late Roger Ebert was here giving a harsh review on "After Earth." Bottom Line: It's not going to be a big summer success, but it's another letdown for fans of Will Smith. I'll just pass on the movie instead of renting it on DVD.

** 1/2 out of 5 stars

I was shocked about the tragic death of longtime creator of "Soul Train" Don Cornelius. After 35 seasons, I wish the show could be bringing it back on syndicated TV after a 2006 final goodbye. My favorite moment on the show was when Don made a plan to put rap, dance, and R&B to the next level in the late 80s, and I saw a first rap performance by LL Cool J. After he left the show in 1993, there were a lot of changes including the new host idea and the scribble board, but the Soul Train line was a phenomenon. I was watching Charlie's Angels The Movie and there was a scene where Cameron Diaz was doing the Soul Train line dancing to the song "Baby Got Back." That was so hilarious. I missed the show very much and my hearts go out to Don's family and friends. And as he said for the final time in his famous quote: "I'm Don Cornelius. And as always in part, we wish you Love, Peace, and Sooooooooulllllll! My favorite Soul Train theme songs was "Know You Like To Dance" by Naughty by Nature and from the 1993-2006 seasons and "TSOP 2000" from 1999 to 2006.

So, Bucky Larson wants to be a porn star, eh! What makes you think you are a porn star? Enjoying the limelight of horny girls everywhere or just a pitiful Happy Madison production? Tom Brady (not the football star, just the man who made bad Rob Schneider movies) I don't know about this guy, but for some reason a terrible movie is a terrible movie. It made me think of a rerun of Zach and Miri Make A Porno on Cinemax After Dark or Hugh Hefner's runaway bride disaster. For those of you Adam Sandler fans, make sure you don't buy any movie with the words "Happy Madison" on it. The script, cast, even a Pauly Shore comeback can't save him from being a failure of box office bombs and the list goes on and on. Try looking at a list of great pornstars like Sasha Grey and Jenna Jamison. That'll get your head pumping. "Bucky Larson" is so bad, even "Grandma's Boy" made Grandma a nice big piece of sugar cookies.

Bottom Line: This is one of the worst obese films of 2011 and as I could recall to Bucky Larson, I should re-name my title "Bucky Larson: Born to Suck Every Adam Sandler movie and let my critics throw Subway sandwiches at me." Nick Swordswan, you deserved a Razzie for that and Worst Picture.

With all the bad reception to critics, this wasn't the movie Disney had hoped for. I thought I wanted to see this movie in 3-D, but I'd stayed away from the theater for a while.

It's sorta a disappointed year for Disney in 2011 although Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and The Lion King 3-D were the only successes that they made and did a great job for its incredible work.

The reason why Mars Needs Moms was one of the worst movies of 2011 because I know it was a profitable mess ($150 Million), it doesn't have enough advertising endorsements, the 3-D cost a little too much, and CGI is totally the blame for its lucrative script plus a good but solid cast.

Eventually, it is one of the fifth biggest bombs of all time since the cruds "Battlefield Earth" and "Showgirls." I think it's time for Disney to start making new plans for the audience. For 2012, give them action, adventure, PG-13-ish, or something. Don't waist too much pressure for a new movie to come out and flop again. You're a big powerhouse company over the past, but 2011 wasn't a year for them.

Probably I'll skip renting Mars on DVD and that's why no one wants to buy a box office torture like this one.

Back in the late 1990s, every Saturday morning, I watched one of my all-time favorite cartoons, and read a lot of Wizard comic magazines. The X-Men theme song came and so I turned on the television and watched "X-Men: The Animated Series." I mean, they done it all from comics, 3 TV shows, 3 movies, a Wolverine spin-off, and a prequel called "X-Men First Class." But I've never heard of an "X-Men" anime before? Are they serious? Do we really want to see the heroes speak Japanese? Well, I think G4 did a little okay with Marvel Anime, but I'm not sure it will last long. The anime version of "X-Men" as disappointing as it sounds, I haven't gotten watched the episodes. I've seen the rebirth of Thundercats and Star Wars Clone Wars, but I don't think comic book shows should be as great as Witchblade or any comic that has "anime" on it. It should've have been written off as of consideration. I thought Marvel scrapped the anime thing for good, but let's sure hope the last Marvel anime series, Blade comes out on top or a frustrating departure to the film series starring Wesley Snipes.

Bottom Line: I think when Marvel Anime's done, I wish there will be no more anime on U.S. market. "X-Men" is good, but a decent photo finish. Probably, G4 should bring back shows from the dead instead of new shows instead.

Ugh. Can somebody please screw those goddamn movie critics because they don't know the meaning of good family film movies. "The Smurfs" did well at the box office and so does "Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-wrecked." I thought the movie was somewhat a disappointment to the series, but I didn't find it. It's a great and funny comedy where Alvin and the gang are lost in a deserted island and Ian and Dave must save them without getting into trouble. I don't care what the critics are saying, but if you're a Chipmunks fan, go see the movie! And next time, it's time for critics to erase the hate and start being positive for family-friendly entertainment.

I really want a third "Sex and the City" movie and Sarah Jessica Parker started ruining the whole title of a romantic comedy. "I Don't Know How She Does It" will now become "I Think I Go To Rehab." That's why critics wants these comedies to be dead and buried. I love SJP and all her success including the role as Carrie Bradshaw in the "Sex and the City" movie series and TV show. The only thing she needs to do is to stay away from C-list actors. Bomb after every bomb, I am so annoyed a little bit on romantic comedies over the past decade, and so I decided to skip the movie and find a new romantic comedy that works.

Bottom line: "I Don't Know How She Does It" is one of the lamest movies and name titles I've ever seen.