How to Train Your Dragon The Hidden World 3-D Movie Review

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How to Train Your Dragon The Hidden World 3D Movie Review

Written By: Adolph Vega

3D

 

This movie looks beautiful in 3D.  It’s not just one scene, but it’s the entire movie that looks fantastic in 3D. This movie and franchise has really embraced 3D and it shows. Objects will fly outward and pop out of the screen. Sometimes objects or dragons will fly from the foreground into the background. Several scenes use 3D depth to showcase height. The 3D never feels gimmicky or silly and is well used throughout the film. One close up scene in a grassy field is especially stunning in 3D as you see all the different blades of grass in different planes of 3D space. The 3D aspect of this movie is a natural aspect of the visual design. Simply put this movie looks wonderful in 3D and I highly recommend it.

 

Final Verdict: Great 3D

Movie

This is the third and final How to Train Your Dragon film in the  franchise. It has been almost five years since the previous How to Train Your Dragon movie released. Can this movie live up to the high pedigree of its predecessors and conclude the series in a satisfying manor?

The story begins shortly after the events of the second film. To avoid spoilers I won’t go into much detail in this review. Hiccup is now the leader of the town of Berk. Hiccup’s dragon toothless finds a new potential mate. A new villain character named Grimmel is trying to hunt down all the dragons. Several story components are expertly juggled in this movie . In some ways this movie shares many core plot points of its predecessors. This movie is dependent on you watching the previous two films in this franchise. You might be okay to watch this as a stand-alone film but wouldn’t recommend it. Essentially all the characters of the previous films return in this movie. The movie is gorgeous with many beautiful shots. The dragon animation is truly excellent. Hiccup is a great well developed protagonist, and his friends are very likable too. The character of Astrid is especially strong in this movie. This movie serves as a concluding chapter to the series and is very emotional. The emotional aspect of the movie is part of the story telling and is both deserved and earned. This isn’t just a stupid kids cartoon, it’s far beyond that . This is a fantastic animated movie that both children and adults can enjoy. Overall I really loved the story and found it very compelling even if it felt slightly redundant.

Sadly I had a few issues with this movie that prevent it from being perfect. The movie leaves many questions unanswered. Several new ideas are not fully explored. The villain is interesting but I wanted more backstory for this character. The movie is wackier than I remember the previous films being. Overall the comedy works well, but at times it can be annoying. The final action scene feels anticlimactic with no real stakes. This movie feels a little light in length. I feel like it could have easily been thirty minutes longer. Ultimately the biggest issue is that I didn’t want this movie to end. I love the characters and story so much it’s hard to see this excellent franchise end. I don’t want a forth movie,  spin-offs , prequels or anything like that. I just wanted a little bit more from this already excellent movie.

 

In closing I love this franchise and I loved this movie. The issues I have with it are minor.  If you enjoyed the previous films in the franchise you will definitely love this movie. If you haven’t seen any of the previous How to Train Your Dragon films stop reading this review and go and watch them now . (You will thank me later) I left the theater crying like a baby. Crying because this movie is so beautiful and is well crafted that when it ended it was like loosing a lifelong friend. So far this movie is the best movie released in 2019.  How to Train Your Dragon The Hidden World is a wonderful final movie in the series and is something that you absolutely need to see .

Final Verdict: 

9/10

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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

Movie

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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