Free Guy 3D Movie Review

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Free Guy

3D Movie Review

Written By: Jake Jarvis

3D

A lot of opportunities were missed with the 3D effects of Free Guy, which is a damn shame. Several potential pop outs were shot with the wrong camera angle limiting any visual impact that it should have achieved. There is good 3D depth, but with all the dazzling action sequences there should have been many more 3d pop outs. The 3D really didn't add much extra to the viewing experience, but it is enjoyable. Sadly Free Guy doesn’t fully live up to to its 3D potential, but it is enjoyable enough to recommend. 

Final Verdict: Good 3D

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Hollywood, so far, hasn't made a decent film directly based on a video game, but they have created many good to great movies based on gaming. Free Guy is a one of the great Hollywood films based on gaming. 

The plot is dual fold with one plot being set in the real world and the other plot being set within the virtual world. Both plots intermix and are dependent on other. Sadly, the ‘real world’ plot for Free Guy is cliched. Basically it's the story of a boy who falls for his dream girl and his entire world changes. Video game wise its basically, Grand Theft Auto meets Fortnite with maybe some Sims mixed in. Ryan Reynolds is “Guy” a bank teller character within the open world video game of Free City. Guy’s life is transformed as he learns that he is living within a video game. There is massive amounts of pandering to a geek audience and it works well. Frankly this movie will have you geeking out. It’s not the premise, but the execution that makes Free Guy an interesting and enjoyable film.

Free Guy is a 180 degree turn from Deadpool 's raunchy comedy and its every bit as funny, even with its PG-13 rating. There are a couple of surprise hilarious cameos that are way too good to spoil. Dozens of great performances make this movie really enjoyable. Ryan Reynolds is simply a joy to watch on screen. Taika Waititi is hilariously ridiculous as Antoine a toxic game developer CEO. Joe Keery is great as Keys, the hopelessly romantic hacker. I liked all the characters in this movie. The stand out performance is that of Lil Rel  Howery as Buddy. Buddy is Guy's best friend, and he steals the movie. The buddy character is essentially a reference to almost every buddy role of Kevin Hart’s career. Overall the comedy works well and the characters are very likable in Free Guy.

Free Guy takes awhile to get everything setup, but then moves at a very rapid pace with plenty of action and laughs along the way. Alas, Free Guy has no post credit scene, but you will enjoy this movie from beginning to end. Some parts of the movie are cliche, but in closing I had lots of fun watching this movie. Free Guy is well worth watching on the big screen.

Final Verdict: 8/10

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Spies in Disguise 3D Movie Review

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Spies in Disguise 3D Movie Review

Written By: Jake Jarvis

3D

Like most computer animated 3D movies, the 3D element of Spies In Disguise is quite good. The movie has many fun uses of inventive 3D pop outs. It also uses 3D depth to a good degree.  Constant movement creates dazzling 3D effects through out the film.  The great animation and character designs help make the 3D quite a treat for the eyes. Every action sequence is a sight to behold with kinetic energy and pop outs. The close ups of Walter Beckett's nose are dazzling and laugh out funny. Spies in Disguise is a visual treat and it has very enjoyable 3D.

Final Verdict: Great 3D

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Spies in Disguise is an animated feature film directed by Nick Bruno and Troy Quane for Blue Sky. It is now being released by Disney, under their recently acquired studio, 20th Century Fox. This movie has been through allot of hands and been delayed a few times. After the first teaser trailer released I was not excited to watch this movie. Never judge a movie by its first teaser trailer because I am surprised by how much I actually enjoyed this movie. 

This is Will Smith's first animated movie since Shark Tale (2004) and Tom Holland's first lead voice role in an animated movie. Karen Gillian voices a fellow agent, Eyes, and she uses an exaggerated Scottish accent to great comedic effect. Will Smith voices Lance Sterling, the world's greatest spy, who is turned into a pigeon and has to rely on tech-nerd Walter Beckett (Tom Holland) to help save the world. Ben Mendelsohn voices Killian, a high tech antagonist with a robotic hand. Country singer/ actress Reba McEntire voices the Joy Jenkins, the big boss of the spy agency. The story takes its time setting up the plot, showing off the tropes, and then takes off a frantic pace with lots of laughs and action along the way. A third act plot twist keeps things interesting and manages to actually say something interesting about espionage, foreign policy, and toxic masculinity. This is a good silly spy movie for kids.

Spies in Disguise is like James Bond meets Stop That Pigeon with a side trip to The Incredibles. This is very funny stuff. Kids will enjoy this movie and adults will have fun too.

Final Verdict: 7/10

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Alita Battle Angel 3-D Movie Review

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Alita Battle Angel

3D Movie Review

Written By: Adolph Vega

3D

 

Sadly the 3D visuals for this movie are totally inconsistent. The 3D visuals range from mediocre to absolutely fantastic. I watched this movie in IMAX 3D and this movie was filmed in 3D. Unfortunately I walked away from this movie slightly disappointed by the 3D visuals. That being said I did enjoy the 3D in this movie. Some scenes with characters talking to one another the 3D is really flat with little to no depth. The various action scenes have some excellent pop out 3D. A few key scenes showcase height with extensive 3D depth. The 3D visuals don’t seem gimmicky but is just part of the artistic style and cinematography. At times the quick editing and cuts can distract the eyes and break the 3D visuals. Some darker scenes look fabulous in 3D. The fight scene with Alita and this multi-armed cyborg beneath the bar is especially strong in 3D. You will definitely get your monies worth by watching this movie in 3D (IMAX 3D if possible) but I wish that it were more consistent. 

 

Final Verdict: Great 3D

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I have never read the Alitamanga or seen any of the Alitaanime movies before watching this 2019 film. This review is from the point of view of an outsider with no significant knowledge of the source material.  I wanted to state this fact before critiquing this film. 

 Alita Battle Angel is a fascinating yet flawed movie. 

Alita is a cyborg that is found and repaired by Doctor Ido. The movie is set in the post apocalyptic future where cyborgs, are a normal aspect of society. Alita doesn’t have her memories and over the course of the movie you explore her backstory. This is a self-contained story of self-discovery. The narrative is compelling and interesting but it gets bogged down with too many ideas and too many characters to juggle.  I was a little bit lost in some aspects of the third act. Many aspects of the story are underdeveloped and confusing. I liked the story but I felt like it was lacking in a satisfactory conclusion. The story left me wanting more. This desire of wanting more is both a positive and negative aspect of this movie.

 

The main characters of Alita and Doctor Ido are compelling, and their “father daughter” dynamic really draws you into the story. The main character of Alita preformed by Rosa Salazar. Rosa is great in this movie. Rosa is charming, charismatic and adorable as Alita. Doctor Ido is fairly mysterious complex character. Christoph Waltz portrays Doctor Ido and I really enjoyed this performance too. Sadly these two performances were the only ones that I enjoyed. The movie has a huge cast of one-dimensional kind of interesting characters.  We receive little to no character development or background. Poor character development is not the only issue I had with this movie. The writing is substandard and amateurish. The dialogue between characters is extremely weak. Exposition dumps are common in this movie. The acting is fairly mediocre except for the characters of Alita and the Doctor. The character of Hugo is especially terrible in this movie. Did they just hire some random person off the street to read lines? Keean Johnson the actor who portrays the character of hugo should be ashamed of this performance. The writers who wrote hugo’s lines should also be banned from writing dialogue again. The poor writing and bad acting are the one two punch that really knock out this movie from being truly great. 

The action scenes and special effects are the real highlight for this movie. The action is well choreographed, fun and exciting. The special effects look amazing in this movie. One concern I had before watching this movie was with the larger eyes for the character of Alita. I found the larger eyes distracting in the trailers for this movie.  I quickly got used to it the bigger eyes for Alita. When actually watching the movie it didn’t bother me. I really haven’t seen action scenes this fun in a long time. I never second-guessed the incredible visuals on screen. The world this movie creates looks lived in and real. A few action scenes wowed me. The movie is violent and dismemberment is common but it never becomes too gory or excessive. The art style presented in this movie is stunningly beautiful with many upon many great shots. Sadly the quick editing ruins some of the awesome action scenes. The action and special effects are almost enough to save this movie from mediocrity. 

 

Alita Battle Angel is a movie that I wanted to love. I enjoyed the world building and story but it has too many flaws to forgive. The movie should have been simplified with less characters and a smaller scale story. Awesome action can’t override bad acting and pitiful writing. 

 

Final Verdict: 6/10


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