Puss In Boots The Last Wish 3D Movie Review

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Puss In Boots The Last Wish

3D Movie Review

Written By:Jacob Scarberry 

3D

Another DreamWorks Animation film, and another terrific 3D presentation. From the start of the studio logos (including the debut of the new DreamWorks logo which is great in 3D) to the end credits, the entirety of Puss in Boots the Last Wish is fantastic to see in 3D! The colors all pop despite the 3D glasses adding darkness to the picture. There is a ton of depth on display and plenty of pop-outs too. Puss’s trademark hat is especially fun to see in 3D. The camera zooms in, and the feather in the hat kept bobbing in and out of the screen and this is an interesting unique effect. The opening action scene where Puss is dueling with a sleepy giant is a grandiose display of everything good on this 3D buffet. Swords like to point outward toward the audience, it almost felt like the swords were trying to poke out the eyes of the audience. Environments feel natural, real, and full of 3D depth, and the horizons stretch out to infinity. The only issue that I had was with a bit of shimmering. Some of the whiskers and fur seems to have Moirè effect. Overall, this is the best 3-D in an animated movie released in 2022. Don’t hesitate, go watch Puss in Boots the last wish in 3D now if you can!

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

Movie

It has been over a decade since the last time we have seen any character from the Shrek universe on the big screen. Alas, it's been a dozen years since Shrek Forever After and eleven years since the first Puss in Boots film released, and I couldn't feel any older. I've been watching these films since I was a wee teenager in middle school, and now here I am watching another Shrek film in 2022 as an adult, and I regret nothing!

Taking place, several years after the events of the original Puss in Boots movie, this sequel opens on our eponymous hero celebrating his latest triumph in style. Of course, being an outlaw, Puss is celebrating in the house of the governor who was supposedly gone but has surprisingly returned. One thing leads to another and eventually Puss dies. The town's resident doctor / barber / taxidermist informs Puss that's he's on his last life (since cats have nine lives), and recommends that he retires to a life of peaceful solitude. Puss wastes away his worries at the local bar, and after knocking back a few mugs of leché (milk in Spanish), he comes across a bounty hunter who manages to unnerve the unflappable hero. Puss eventually retires to the local cat lady's house. After a rough start to his retirement, Puss manages to get renamed "Pickles", and makes a friend in a dog disguised as a cat, who is named Perro (dog in Spanish). Goldilocks and her criminal Bear Family are on the hunt for Puss. Goldilocks wants Puss to help them steal the map to the last star, from the evil Jack Horner. The last star guarantees the finder one wish. During the heist for the map, Puss manages to come across his old flame / rival, Kitty Softpaws. Kitty is in the process of stealing the map too, and she barely manages to escape the clutches of Horner. Now Kitty, Puss and Perro team up, to prevent Jack Horner from getting the star. Along the way the trio learn to work together, and Kitty and Puss form an unstoppable bond which awakens old feelings that they once had for one another. The story has a couple of decent, but mild, twists. While the plot itself is predictable (the movie’s only flaw) in its eventual destination, the journey itself is a worthy one.

This film shouldn't have worked, (like at all) but it does. The Shrek universe started off as a refreshingly edgy take on fairy tales that gradually got dulled down to being a toothless and super bland family friendly affair. This film is a surprisingly refreshing movie. The edgy humor is back, and it even includes an allotment of bleeped-out curse words, all balanced out with a sweet and heart-filled story.

 

The animation is simply beautiful, and it has a unique art style that is impressive. The colorful and snazzy environments manage to fit the fairy-tale setting perfectly. Character designs are top-notch and fit right at home within the rest of the Shrek universe. The rendering of the fur must've been a nightmare for the animators to perfect, but it looks so real. Puss in Boots the Last Wish is a real stunner for CGI animation!

 

The voice cast, headlined by Antonio Banderas as our hero, is simply fantastic and he manages to bring Puss to life with humor and heart. Salma Hayek as Kitty Softpaws also delights as his partner in crime, but it's Harvey Guillén's scene-stealing performance as Perro that delights throughout. The rest of the cast is also great, with John Mulaney being a fun and totally heartless Jack Horner, and Florence Pugh as Goldilocks also being a standout. The entire voice cast brings their A game.

 Puss In Boots the Last Wish manages to explore the meaning of life and one's self-worth. It's surprisingly mature for a kid’s animated film, and doesn't talk down to the younger audience, at all. Like I previous said, it shouldn't have worked but it does. Puss In Boots the Last Wish is simply the best animated film of 2022 and is one of the best DreamWorks films in years.

Final Verdict: 9/10 and Editors Choice Movie Award

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Dawn of the Dead (1979) 3D Movie Review

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Dawn of the Dead (1979) 3D Movie Review

Written By: Jake Jarvis

Dawn of the Dead 3D Movie Review

3D

Overall Dawn of the Dead is a fairly nice 3D conversion, especially for something from 2013. FYI the 3D version of Dawn of the Dead 1979 was essentially in the vault for almost 10 years. Dawn of the Dead has  a good amount of 3D depth throughout its runtime. I do wish that the 3D depth was deeper, but it still looks impressive for a movie that never was originally intended to be shown in 3D. Dawn of the Dead has a few good moments of 3D pop too. My favorites 3D moments are: Roger sliding down the escalator, spraying the zombies with seltzer water bottles, and Peter whacking tennis balls on the roof of the mall. Dawn of the Dead definitely could have looked better, but overall the 3D is a nice addition to this classic movie.

Final Verdict:Good 3D

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Dawn of the Dead(1979) is arguably the greatest zombie movie ever made, and is possibly one of the greatest horror movies ever filmed. This is the movie that made George Romero and Tom Savini legends of the genre. Dawn of the Dead (1979) is both extremely well made and an extremely entertaining movie.

Dawn of the Dead is shot in full color (unlike it’s predecessor) and It’s still gory enough to get a NC-17 MPAA rating in 2022. Seriously this movie is extremely gory, and it might still shock some people today. The movie was shot for around a half million dollars (not adjusted for inflation), which was considered low budget even for the late 1970s. Dawn of the Dead is the second film in Romero's Dead series of zombie films. Dawn of the Dead is set pretty much set in the same time frame as it’s predecessor Night of the Living Dead. Only this movie is with 70s fashions instead of fashions from the 60s. Regardless when this movie is set, the movie is so engrossing and engaging because of how raw it is. It looks like a gritty documentary of dread and despair. It’s all done with practical special effects, and it can be a very intense movie to watch.

The plot of Dawn of the Dead is fairly simple. A couple of news station employees and SWAT team officers steal the news station helicopter and decide to make a run for it before zombies overrun their location. Eventually, they take refuge in a shopping mall to try to wait out the zombie apocalypse. A roaming biker gang discovers them and attacks the mall too. Basically Dawn of the Dead is a zombie feeding frenzy, and your invited to watch them feast. It’s a bloody good time both literally and figuratively.

Dawn of the Dead has enough dark humor spread throughout the film to give the audience a break to the bleakness of the world that has completely fallen apart. You might feel a little guilty laughing, but it’s ok to laugh at the macabre.

Dawn of the Dead is more than a gory zombie version of John Collier’s Evening Primrose, it’s a critique on consumerism. Dawn of the Dead has interesting characters that are faced with difficult choices while trying to cling onto their humanity. They do this while surviving the ultimate consumers (zombies) in the American temple of consumerism, the shopping mall. It’s not just a basic zombie horror movie, it’s so much more than that.

Dawn of the Dead (1979) is not for the squeamish, but it is definitely for fans of horror and zombie movies. Dawn of the Dead was a gory masterpiece in 1979, and it still holds up in 2022. Dawn of the Dead is a devilishly great time at the theater.

Final Verdict: 10/10

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Avatar 3D Movie Review

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Avatar 3D Movie Review

Written By: Jacob Scarberry

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Simply put Avatar is a James Cameron 3D movie. James Cameron knows how to do 3D movies, and he is a pioneer in 3D technology. I could just stop right there and you'd get the point, but I'll elaborate in this review. The point is, Avatar is an absolute 3-D powerhouse, and with it being shot (largely) in 3D it aids in how beautiful the 3D can be in this movie. I didn't see this movie in 2009, but Avatar has a ton of 3D depth, and many instances of 3D pop-outs and a terrific use of color. It will be difficult to limit my appreciation to only a few noteworthy moments or scenes. I have to mention the floating mountain islands, they look amazing in 3D. The various aerial scenes are also top notch in 3D. The sequence with the tree of souls, and the floating seeds is amazing to see in 3D. I definitely appreciate what Avatar has done for 3D, and 3D storytelling, and how James Cameron has helped to make 3DTVs a thing. In closing the entirety of Avatar is fantastic to see 3D.

Final Verdict:

Great 3D & Editors Choice Award

Movie

James Cameron is a powerhouse director, having directed some amazing films, with Terminator 2 being one of my all time favorites, and with his previous film being Titanic netting him 4 Oscars, expectations were sky high for his follow-up. Cameron knew this, and instead of sacrificing his vision, he took twelve years to bring it to life, in-between dives down to the Titanic, of course. Were the high expectations met? In my eyes, no.

Avatar is practically a CGI-addled remake of the 1990 movie Dances with Wolves, but done with even less subtlety and class. The plot revolves around a former Marine, Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), who is a paraplegic whose twin brother who was murdered in a robbery gone bad. To salvage an important mission, he's hired by a corporation to take his brother's place going to the planet of Pandora. Pandora is chock full of unobtanium, and it happens to be in the centerpiece of the indigenous tribe, the Navi.

Jake is sent to infiltrate the Navi in an avatar, to try to diplomatically remove the Navi and mine the super rare mineral. Things get complicated as Jake begins to assimilate into the tribe, becoming one of them, falling in love with Neyteri (Zoe Saldanha) and gaining an enemy with Colonel Quarritch (Stephen Lang). Jake must use his military knowhow, his newfound Navi skills, and his brotherhood to stop the destruction of Pandora.

The film is a 2 and a half hour feast for the eyes, delivering a high-quality visual experience that is colorful and well-shot, and the HDR helps to make the world of Pandora look like a stunning beautiful place. Avatar looks pretty , but it’s also a pretty hollow movie. Avatar’s message is rammed into your head repeatedly to the point of hatred, and the world isn't fully developed. Creature designs are also rather lazy and the Navi themselves are just blue cats with a tentacle attached and more human-esque eyes. The acting ranges from decent to over-the-top, the writing, especially the dialogue, is rote and predictable. When Avatar is done you're left feeling overwhelmed by the whole endeavor instead of being inspired or in awe.

Despite these problems, seeing it in 3D on the largest screen available to me within a reasonable driving distance, in a heated recliner, with Dolby Atmos surround sound, made this worth the trip. The whole film is clearly Cameron's, and he has a firm grasp on pacing and action, and I wasn't lost or confused during the action or expository scenes. Avatar has a terrific score by the late, great James Horner. The wonderful music helped make this an easier pill to swallow.

Does Avatar deserve to be the highest grossing film of all time? No. But I can see why it is, especially having never viewed the film before today (September 24, 2022) as it's an experience moreso than a work of art.

Avatar is a showcase of CGI spectacle and gripping action of the highest order. Regardless of the flaws, see it on the biggest screen you've got handy and in 3D, it's a treat.

Final Verdict: 7/10

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