Login
Home
581 Lists
7708 Reviews
Collections
“To be honest, I wasnāt really sure what to expect from this flick but, since it was directed by Felix van Groeningen and since it was available on Netflix, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, I always had a weak spot for van Groeningenās work and I think it was probably his most ambitious w” read more
“To be honest, I wasnāt really dying to see this flick in the movie theater (I saw the previous instalment on Netflix which was fine) but Nick, my step-son, was really eager to check it out. In fact, it was the first movie he saw from this franchise and I didnāt expect that there would be so much” read more
Notes: Apparently, it turned out to be a huge success at the box-office and I have to admit that it turned out to be one of the better Pixar sequels. Indeed, the idea of focusing on Riley when she became a teenager was pretty much a no-brainer and a genius move and, during this process, Riley became one of the best Pixar characters. I have to admit that I donāt remember much how she was in the previous movie, I think the focus was mostly on what was going in her head at the time, but here, she became a fully-fledged character and there was something so genuine and relatable about her. Furthermore, the new emotions completely made sense, especially Anxiety which was just so pitch-perfect. Seriously, I had some serious dĆ©jĆ -vu regarding my own teenage years during which anxiety definitely played a major role. So, it was definitely a decent sequel but, to be honest, it was still missing something to be truly amazing though. The main issue I had was that the plot followed too closely what already happened in the first movie. Indeed, somehow, Joy got kicked out of the HQ and, somehow, she had to find her way back through Rileyās mind. I mean, this concept was perfectly fine the first time around but to give us exactly the same thing for this sequel was just downright lazy. Anyway, even if it didnāt become another Pixar masterpiece, it was still pretty good though.
Ā
What was it about?
This Documentary will feature interviews of fans of Jim Hensons work, interspersed with footage from Jim Henson's works, including Wilkins and Wontkins Commercials that were previously lost.
My two cents:Ā
I have to admit that I was quite impressed after all. I mean, the movie itself was a rather basic documentary, there was really nothing fancy about it but I was just really impressed by Hensonās legacy. I mean, sure, I had heard about the guy but I never really cared much about his work (itās not that I didnāt try, I have actually watched all the Muppets movies). Well, thanks for this movie, I really got to understand why he was actually a genius and probably one of the most influential artists that ever worked on television, no less than that. Sure, like everyone else, he was chasing the money but not as an end but as a mean to an end. Unfortunately, 30 years after his death, we have reached an all-time low in this area as every studio and every streaming service only talks about delivering as much 'content' as possible instead of trying to deliver something that might be actually good. Concerning Hensonās private life, they didnāt really go to deep in this area but it seemed pretty obvious that he severely neglected his wife and kids. Unfortunately, I think itās unreasonable to expect from such a genius to have also a peachy family life and I donāt think you can have both things, having such an amazing seemingly all-consuming professional life and also have an harmonious personal life as well. Of course, he died really young which was really tragic but, considering his crazy work ethic, you might wonder if he would have been able to last much longer anyway (seriously, at the end of his life, he looked more like someone in his 70ās than someone in his early 50ās).
My rating:Ā 07/10
Check the full review
“To be honest, I actually never watched āSesame Streetā when I was a kid and I canāt say I was a huge fan of The Muppets either but, since this movie was directed by Ron Howard and since it was available on Disney+, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, I have to admit that I was quite ” read more
“To be honest, I wasnāt really sure what to expect from this flick but, since it seemed to have a solid reputation (it was nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award among another things), I was quite eager to check it out. Well, it turned out to be a rather complex movie, that's for sure. Basic” read more
“To be honest, I wasnāt sure what to expect from this flick but, since there was a decent cast involved and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Sure, the concept was nothing really original but I always had a weak spot for the genre and, in fact, when the actu” read more
“I wasnāt sure what to expect from this flick but, since I'm huge fan of Joaquin Phoenix, I was quite eager to check it out. In my opinion, even if Phoenix might not be the best actor around, he is definitely one of the most interesting at work nowadays. Indeed, pretty much everything he did after ” read more
“I canāt say I was really dying to see another installment for this franchise but, on the other hand, I have to admit that I was still curious about it though. Well, to be honest, the end-result turned out to be even more underwhelming than the already poorly received previous sequels (Iām really” read more
