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All I Want for Christmas Is You (2017)

***All I Want For Christmas Is You*** (also known as ***Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas Is You***) is a 2017 American computer-animated Christmas film based on the song by Mariah Carey and the book by Carey herself. The film stars the voices of Mariah Carey, Breanna Yde, Lacey Chabert and Henry Winkler.

## Premise

Based on her iconic Christmas song, this film features Mariah Carey's music and narration in a loving story about little Mariah's Christmas wish for a puppy.
Drag Me To Hell

**Drag Me to Hell** is a 2009 American supernatural horror film co-written and directed by Sam Raimi. The plot focuses on a loan officer, who, because she has to prove to her boss that she can make the "hard decisions", chooses not to extend an elderly woman's mortgage. In retaliation, the woman places a curse on the loan officer that, after three days of escalating torment, will plunge her into the depths of Hell to burn for eternity.

## Contents

* 1Plot Summary
* 2Why It Rocks
* 3Bad Qualities
* 4Reception
* 5Trivia
* 6Videos
* 7Comments

## Plot Summary

Christine Brown (Alison Lohman) has a loving boyfriend (Justin Long) and a great job at a Los Angeles bank. But her heavenly life becomes hellish when, in an effort to impress her boss, she denies an old woman's request for an extension on her home loan. In retaliation, the crone places a curse on Christine, threatening her soul with eternal damnation. Christine seeks a psychic's help to break the curse, but the price to save her soul may be more than she can pay.

## Why It Rocks

1. It manages to bring back fun to horror, with hilarious moments and great scares, just like The Evil Dead, another film directed by Sam Raimi.
2. Great performance by Alison Lohman.
3. Christine is a very likable character, and one can feel very sorry for her with all of the torment she has to put up with for three days.
4. Ms. Sylvia Gnaush is a very intimidating antagonist.
5. It was also one of the horror films of the 2000's that was original and not one of those remakes and reboots.
6. It doesn't use the typical jump-scares, where there is silence when all of a sudden a loud scream happens. The film actually builds up suspense with a small score and then lets the scare happen.
7. A great and scary opening scene showing a young kid being dragged to hell for stealing from a gypsy woman.
8. Lots of enjoyable black comedy and slapstick.
9. It manages to scare without using gore or dark scenes.

## Bad Qualities

1. The comedy usually kills the tension.
2. The high amounts of jump-scares may not please audiences.
3. The poster sort of gives away the ending.
4. Some of the dialogue can get pretty awkward.

## Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 92% based on 262 reviews, and an average rating of 7.6/10. The site's critical consensus states, "Sam Raimi returns to top form with *Drag Me to Hell*, a frightening, hilarious, delightfully campy thrill ride." On Metacritic the film has received an average score of 83 out of 100, based on 32 reviews, signifying "universal acclaim".

## Trivia

* Elliot Page was considered to play the role of Christine Brown.
* The demon Lamia shares her name with a serpent monster from Greek myth who killed children; the result of a curse after she was cursed by Zeus's queen Hera.
Big Fish & Begonia

***Big Fish & Begonia*** (simplified Chinese: 大鱼海棠; traditional Chinese: 大魚海棠; pinyin: Dàyú Hǎitáng; lit. 'The big fish and the Chinese flowering crabapple') is a 2016 Chinese animated fantasy film made by Beijing Enlight Media in corporation with B&T Studio and Studio Mir. It was released and dubbed in English by Funimation in the United States and Manga Entertainment in the United Kingdom.

## Plot

In a world underneath the ocean, a young 16 year old girl named Chun transforms into a dolphin in the human world. When Kun, a boy sacrifices his own life to save her, she uses her magic to bring him back to life as a fish, however, there are a lot of consequences for her actions.

## Good Qualities

1. Excellent storytelling, reminiscent of Chinese folklore and similar films like *mh:greatestmovies:Spirited Away*.
2. Chun is a very caring and likeable character as she spares her life to save a boy.
3. Kun is very adorable as a fish.
4. The animation is very wonderful, and the visuals can sometimes look like paintings, depending on how you see them.
5. The English dub is cleverly dubbed and accurate to what is said in the original Chinese version.
6. A very beautiful soundtrack that uses traditional Chinese instruments.
	* The song Big Fish by Zhou Shen is very beautiful and deep.
7. Very emotional story, especially the ending scene where Qiu, Chun's childhood friend sacrifices his life for hers by setting himself on fire and becoming the wind and the rain.
8. Qiu plays a good role model as he deeply cares about his friend Chun.
9. The concept of a world underneath the ocean is very interesting.

## Bad Qualities

1. Some of the villagers are mean-spirited to Chun after she is found with Kun.
2. Chun can be selfish at times.

## Reception

This film received very positive reviews by critics for it's animation and storytelling. It currently holds the ratings of 91% on Rotten Tomatoes, 7.1 on IMDB and a 3/5 on IndieWire.

## Trivia

* This was originally a short film called Big Fish & Chinese Flowering Crabapple that was made in 2004.
* The story was inspired by a myth from Zhuangzi, an ancient Chinese text from the Warring States period.
Blood Diamond (2006)

***Blood Diamond*** is a 2006 German-American political war film co-produced and directed by Edward Zwick, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly and Djimon Hounsou in the lead roles, while Indian television actor Gaurav Chopra also stars in a brief role. The title refers to blood diamonds, which are diamonds mined in war zones and sold to finance conflicts, and thereby profit warlords and diamond companies across the world.

## Plot

The story follows Archer, a man tortured by his roots as a smuggler. With a strong survival instinct, he has made himself a key player in the business of conflict diamonds. Political unrest is rampant in Sierra Leone as people fight tooth for tooth. Upon meeting a lowly fisherman named Solomon, and the beautiful Maddy, Archer's life changes forever as he is given a chance to make peace with the war around him.

## Why It Rocks

1. Although it was not filmed in Sierra Leone, it captures the reality of the country to a remarkable degree.
2. There is a great deal of violence in this movie, but that violence is organic, realistic, fitting to what happened there. They even manage to convey the fact that the people are as astonished by said violence.
3. The movie tells the facts about conflict diamonds quickly and accurately.
4. Leonardo DiCaprio's performance is impressive, and certainly the best personality-wise; he is totally believable as a white African smuggler.
5. Jennifer Connelly's role is much smaller but she makes the most of it. Djiman Housou has enormous physical presence as the brave Mende fisherman.
6. A extremely tense and emotional ending that completely changes Leonardo DiCaprio's character in a dramatic way.
7. This fine work, along with Hotel Rwanda, stands out as a film seriously attempting to explain the atrocities that Africans somehow can do to themselves.
8. An amazing soundtrack by James Newton Howard.

## Bad Qualities

1. Some minor pacing issues.
2. **Anachronisms**: The film is set in 1999 but features cars and clothes from 2006, while in the climax, Danny uses a GPS from 2004.

## Trivia

* The film's cast includes two Oscar winners: Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Connelly; and one Oscar nominee: Djimon Hounsou
Dareka no Mazanashi

**Dareka no Mazanashi** is a 2013 drama, slice of life, science fiction, Japanese anime short film which runs for 7 minutes.  It was directed and written by Makoto Shinkai, musically composed by Akihisa Matsuura, and produced by CoMix Wave Films.

## Why It Rocks

1. Outstanding animation.
2. The short tells a very emotional story, espeically for older viewers, with themes involving the bonds that families share and how they can become disconnected from each other over time.
3. Very appealing art style and character designs.
4. Excellent soundtrack.
5. Great voice acting.

## Bad Qualities

1. The one fatal flaw of this movie is that it's so short.  If this was a full length feature film then it could have fleshed out the ideas that it presented much more thoroughly and in depth, but sadly it didn't have time to do that.

## Reception

**Dareka no Manazashi** has a 3.3/5 on Letterboxd, a 7.3/10 on the International Movie Databse, (IMDB), a 7.49/10 on MyAnimeList, a 4/5 on AnimePlanet, and a 73.68% community approval rating on Kitsu.
Cuauhtli: Stories From a Village

**Cuauhtli: Stories From a Village** (in spanish as Cuauhtli: Historias de un Pueblo) is a historical Mexican medium-length animated film directed by Fernando Ruíz and released in 1997.

It was the second medium-length film, as well as the fourth and last work of the now considered the father of Mexican animation; it was also the last work to be made before the arrival of the digital era of animation in the country.

## Summary

It narrates the History of the Aztec/Mexican Pilgrimage, which began with the departure of this wise people from the mythical "Motherland" Aztlan (Year 1064. "1-Pedernal), with the prophetic mission to re-found their sacred city and nation in a new land and new times that they would conquer by their own merit, a chosen place and time where the 4 elements of the Aztec Cosmogony were in balance: water, earth, fire, air; an objective that was fulfilled with the birth of the legendary Mexico-Tenochtitlan, erected by this pilgrim people in the middle of the waters of the Lake of the Moon, in the central valley of Anahuac (today Mexico City).
Christmas in Cartoontown

**Christmas in Cartoontown** is a 1996, American, direct-to-video, holiday/Christmas, adventure, musical, comedy, family, children's animated film. It was produced by Schwartz & Company. Direction was by Lon Moore.

## Plot

When the head elf ends up getting trapped in a snow globe and sent to the home of siblings Alex and Heidi, he needs their help to get him back to the North Pole so that Christmas can be saved. They go to a place called Cartoontown, where they meet various fairy tale characters along the way.

## Why This Christmas Special Is So Cartoonish

1. The art style is decent and the great animation quality is among the reasons why it truly is among the superior, straight-to-video, animated films.
2. Amazingly and creatively written story that includes bringing together this film's versions of fairy tale characters in a crossover.
3. The character designs don't look at that bad and the designs of the fairy tale characters are distinct from those of other adaptations for the most part.
4. Most of the characters are already likable, but in the case of the witch, she starts out being bad but funny. However, she has character growth as she learns to become better with the help of Alex and Heidi. Many of them have their memorability.
5. All of the musical numbers are enjoyable song to get one in the right mood.
6. Stellar voice-acting in the delivery and performances.
7. Many funny moments, like the running gag of the witch getting squashed somehow. Another is when this film's Pinocchio breaks the fourth wall and attempts to end the film early with the iris out trope.
8. Some of the dialogue is just as wittily or hilariously written.
9. It's full of twists, turns, and surprises.
10. It has a well-done, positive message about the Christmas spirit and being kind is the best to get one's way or to feel important.
Arrietty

**Arrietty**, known as **The Borrower Arrietty** in Japan, and **The Secret World of Arrietty** in North America, is a 2010 drama, contemporary fantasy, coming of age Japanese anime film.  It was directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, written by Keiko Niwa and Hayao Miyazaki, musically composed by Cecile Corbel, cinematography by Atsushi Okui, edited by Keiko Kadokawa, Rie Matsubara, Hiromi Sasaki, and Takeshi Seyama, distributed by Toho, produced by Toshio Suzuki and Studio Ghibli, and starred Mirai Shida, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Tom Holland, Shinobu Otake, Keiko Takeshita, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Tomokazu Miura, and Kirin Kiki.  It's based on a novel called The Borrowers which was written by Mary Norton.

## Why It Rocks

1. Excellent animation.
2. This is one of the few Studio Ghibli films to be directed by someone other than the standard ones, those being Hayao Miyazaki and Ise Takahata, (although Miyazaki did help writing the screenplay).
3. Appealing character designs.
4. A fun, cute story where a guy and this tiny girl meet and form a bond and a connection with one another.  Their on screen connection is surprisingly good, despite their obvious differences.
5. Great voice acting.
6. The environments in the movie are worth special mention, they're very colorful, vibrant, and beautiful.  The colors just pop out at you, and it makes you, especially in the garden, and it just makes you feel like it's a real place.
7. Good soundtrack.
8. The world of The Borrowers is well fleshed out.  The first time when Arrietty goes on her first Borrowing trip with her father is great for this.  You get to see things from their persepctive, how they see the world, the lifestyle they live, how they go gather their supplies, and everything like that.

## The Only Bad Quality

1. Disney's English dub of the movie, while not horrible, definitely wasn't amazing. While all of the female characters were very expressive, all of the male characters had very low voices and just sounded bored and uninterested with the whole thing. The British-English dub recorded by StudioCanal in the UK is more or less an improvement.

## Reception

**Arrietty**, **The Borrower Arrietty**, or **The Secret World of Arrietty**, has a 94% critic rating and a 85% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a 3.7/5 on Letterboxd, a 7.6/10 on the International Movie Database (IMDB), a 80.57% community approval rating on Kitsu, and a 4/5 on AnimePlanet.
Brokeback Mountain

***Brokeback Mountain*** is a 2005 American neo-Western romantic drama film directed by Ang Lee and produced by Diana Ossana and James Schamus. Adapted from the 1997 short story of the same name by Annie Proulx, the screenplay was written by Ossana and Larry McMurtry. The film stars Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, and Michelle Williams, and depicts the complex emotional and sexual relationship between Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist in the American West from 1963 to 1983.

In 2018, the film was preserved in the National Film Registry.

## Summary

The story of a forbidden and secretive relationship between two cowboys, and their lives over the years.

## Why It Rocks

1. The film takes a real good tackle on people who struggle with closeted homosexuality, without portraying it by the stereotypes or offending anyone of a particular sexuality.
2. All of the actor's performances in this movie are incredible, mainly from Jake Gyllenhaal and Heather Ledger.
3. Amazing camera work and beautiful cinematography.
4. The idea of making two men have a hidden gay relationship with each other that they’re too afraid to reveal to anyone is pretty original.
5. Well-done character and story development.
6. Likable, interesting and relatable characters, mainly the two main characters, Jack Twist and Ennis Del Mar.
7. It accurately shows how much most people in real-life are too afraid to reveal their true sexuality.
8. Many memorable moments that are both dramatic and tear jerking, such as when Ennis discovers blood on Jack’s clothes shortly before he mysteriously died.
9. Ang Lee is shown to have impressive skills as a director.
10. The dialogue is brilliant and well-said by the actors.
11. Jack and Ennis share an amazing and very realistic gay chemistry with each other.
12. The film gives a nice moral about how you shouldn’t be afraid to express how you truly feel about a person, whether it be the same gender as you.
13. The way the plot and characters express real human emotions is astounding and well-written out.

## Reception

*Brokeback Mountain* received 87% positive reviews the aggregator on Rotten Tomatoes based on 236 reviews, and an average rating of 8.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "A beautifully epic Western, Brokeback Mountain's gay love story is imbued with heartbreaking universality, helped by the moving performances of Ledger and Gyllenhaal". It also received an 87 out of 100 score on Metacritic based on 41 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". The film was given a "two thumbs up" rating by Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper, the former giving a four-star review in the Chicago Sun-Times.
Air Force One

***Air Force One*** is a 1997 American political action-thriller film directed and co-produced by Wolfgang Petersen. The film stars Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close, Wendy Crewson, Xander Berkeley, William H. Macy, Dean Stockwell, and Paul Guilfoyle. It was written by Andrew W. Marlowe.

## Plot

President James Marshall is returning home from Moscow when his plane Air Force One is hijacked by Russian terrorists and he finds himself in a do-or-die hostage situation.

## Why It Rocks

1. The idea of the President of the United States being caught up in a *Die Hard*-esque situation is very original, and it manages to fit the action movie genre very well. It's considered to be one of the most popular "*Die Hard* on an X" films of the 1990s.
2. The movie has memorable and likable characters - especially our main protagonist, President James Marshall, who is a popular President and a family man who loves his wife Grace and daughter Alice. Marshall is also a decorated Vietnam veteran and Medal of Honor recipient who speaks reasonably fluent Russian.
3. The CGI effects for Air Force One, as well as the F-1 fighter jets, are mostly good for late 1990s standards.
4. It's interesting to see Glenn Close play the Vice President.
5. *"**Get off my plane!**"* is one of the best pre-mortem one-liners in movie history.
6. Practical blood squibs.
7. Awesome action sequences (e.g. the shootout scene on Air Force One).
8. Frightening twist where it's revealed that one of President Marshall's staff members is actually a spy for the terrorists.
9. The story is very strong and straight-forward most of the time.
10. The soundtrack, composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Joel McNeely, is fantastic.
11. Superb acting, especially from Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman and William H. Macy.
12. The ending is great, with President Marshall overpowering the traitorous Agent Gibbs and leaving him to die as Air Force One nosedives into the Caspian Sea.

## The Only Bad Quality

1. The effects in the scene where Air Force One crashes into the sea look poorly rendered even by 1997 standards.

## Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, *Air Force One* has an approval rating of 78% based on 58 reviews, with an average score of 6.99/10. The site's critical consensus reads *"This late-period Harrison Ford actioner is full of palpable, if not entirely seamless, thrills"*. Metacritic scores a film a 61/100 based on 25 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

## Trivia

* Arnold Schwarzenegger was originally considered for the role of James Marshall, but turned it down.

## External Links

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Ballerina

***Ballerina*** (titled ***Leap!*** in the United States) is a 2016 computer-animated musical adventure comedy film co-directed by Éric Summer and Éric Warin and written by Summer, Carol Noble and Laurent Zeitoun. A co-production between Canadian and French companies, the film follows a poor orphan girl who dreams of becoming a ballerina and gets a chance to audition for the celebrated school of the Paris Opera Ballet.

## Plot

Best friends Félicie and Victor hatch a plan to escape from their rural orphanage in 19th-century France. Félicie dreams of becoming a ballerina, while Victor wants to use his brainpower to invent things. After busting out, Félicie makes her way to the Paris Opera where she joins a class of highly trained dancers who are auditioning for the lead in the production of "The Nutcracker."

## Good Qualities

1. It's an inspirational story with positive messages about never giving up and chasing your dreams.
2. Beautiful animation, with every little detail being flawless.
3. Elle Fanning does a really great performance as Félicie. Even Dane DeHaan and Nat Wolff do a great performance as Victor in the French and English version respectively.
4. It truly captures the magic of Paris at the turn of the century.
5. The battle between Félicie and Camille is adorable and hilarious to watch.
6. The lack of romance in the movie makes it more realistic and puts it in contrast to Disney's usual offering.
7. Although it's mainly made for kids, adults can still enjoy it too.
8. Odette, Félicie's mentor, is very encouraging and is able to train Félicie and have her overcome her lack of formal training and become really talented.
9. The music is really great and well-composed, especially Carly Rae Jepsen's song "Cut To The Feeling" and Sia's song "Suitcase".
10. It ended The Weinstein Company's animated films on a really high note.

## Bad Qualities

1. Although it's inspiring, the plot is really familiar and predictable.
2. The subplot for Victor could've been used more, giving him some more character development.
3. Camille was a really unlikeable character in the beginning, as she bullies Félicie and even breaks her music box. Though to be fair, she was like that because of her mother, she does however, become a better person as she later supports Félicie and even tries to stop her mother from killing her.
4. It’s historically inaccurate about the Statue of Liberty, as it’s shown being made out of green stone, when really it was made of brown copper back when it was in France, and only became green when it went to New York.

## External Links

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Animal Farm (1954)

***Animal Farm*** is a 1954 British-American adult animated political drama film produced by Halas and Batchelor, based on the 1945 book of the same name by George Orwell. It was the first British animated feature (*Water for Firefighting* and *Handling Ships*, two feature length wartime training films, were produced earlier, but did not receive a formal cinema release). The US CIA paid for the filming, part of the American cultural offensive during the Cold War, and influenced how Orwell's ideas were to be presented. The CIA initially funded Louis de Rochemont to begin work on a film version of Orwell's work and he hired Halas & Batchelor, an animation firm in London that had made propaganda films for the British government.

## Why It Rocks

1. Stunning animation for the year it was made.
2. It made history by being the first British animated film to achieve worldwide release.
3. Excellent voice acting from Maurice Denham, who is also the only voice actor.
4. While the ending is tacked on and doesn’t fit Orwell’s message (revolutions only succeed in replacing one cruel tyrant with another), the pigs finally get an actual comeuppance, after being “Karma Houdinis” in the book.
5. Decent adherence to the source material.
6. Nice score.

## Bad Qualities

1. There're lots of scary moments, such as Snowball being killed by the dogs.
2. Because the CIA funded this film, some changes had to be made, including downplaying Orwell’s message that capitalism and communism weren’t so different, making Snowball less heroic, and adding the aforementioned happy ending.

## Differences between the film and the novel

* Old Major's death happens during the song instead of three days later in his sleep.
* Several characters such as Clover are not in the film.
* The battle between the pigs and humans happens after they drive away Mr. Jones.
* Unlike in the original story, Napoleon does not tell lies about Snowball and also carries out his plans for a windmill.
* Napoleon is the one who tells the animals that "Beasts of England" is now forbidden, in the book, it is Squealer.
* Only the pigs and a few of the humans have dialogue throughout the movie.
* Because of the Central Intelligence Agency's involvement in the film, the ending is changed drastically from that of the original book.

## Trivia

* In 2004, a public domain DVD distributor called Digiview Productions released this film on DVD. Because this film had a Super 8mm release in the 1970s, Digiview had assumed it was in the public domain. However, Halas and Batchelor had still owned the copyright, and won a lawsuit against Digiview, resulting in its collapse, however Digiview restarted two years later as Digiview Entertainment.
* Much of the staff that worked on this adaptation had previously worked at Disney.
Camp Lazlo: Where's Lazlo?

**Camp Lazlo: Where's Lazlo?** is a 2007 American flash-animated television special based on the animated series *mh:besttvshows:Camp Lazlo*. It is a hour long TV movie and was created by Joe Murray.

## Plot

The plot centers on how the Jelly Cabin trio met, and Lazlo's struggle to fit into the strict atmosphere of Camp Kidney.

## Why It Rocks

1. The story explains how Lazlo, Raj, and Clam first met and came to Camp Kidney which is interesting.
2. Nice voice acting.
3. Nice animation like the TV show.
4. Great soundtrack like the TV show.
5. It even won an Emmy in the Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or More) category.
6. The three main characters have character development.
	1. Lazlo starts to fit in the atmosphere of Camp Kidney.
	2. Raj becomes more optimistic instead of being cowardly and pessimistic.
	3. Clam becomes more of a nice guy and less of a mean-spirited, short-tempered child.
7. Good writing.
8. The scene with Raj and Clam riding with the weasel was funny, considering he was voiced by Tom Kenny.
9. Heartwarming moments which shows the true meaning of friendship as Lazlo, Raj and Clam learn to stick together.
10. It shows Lazlo has the ability to speak bear language and becomes friends with the bear when he pulls the pinecones out of his nose.
11. Raj imagining Edward and his friends looking like cool guys and snapping when he and Clam came to Camp Kidney was interesting.

## The Only Bad Quality

1. Scoutmaster Lumpus could be unlikable as he was more concerned with getting in trouble with Commander Hoo-Ha than Lazlo getting lost in the woods.
	* Edward could be more unlikable as he holds a great hatred against Lazlo, Raj and Clam and tried to get rid of them and makes up a lie about him trying to fend off the bear and that the bear "devoured" Lazlo to get all the attention.

## Reception

It has gotten positive reviews and currently holds a 7.3 rating on IMDb.

### **Awards and nominations**

On September 8, 2007, it won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or More).

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Charlie's Angels

***Charlie's Angels*** is a 2000 American action comedy film directed by McG, and written by Ryan Rowe, Ed Solomon, and John August. It is the first installment in the *Charlie's Angels* film series, a continuation of the television series of the same name created by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts, which is also a continuation of the series story.

## Plot

A trio of elite private investigators armed with the latest in high-tech tools, high-performance vehicles, martial arts techniques, and an array of disguises unleash their state-of-the-art skills on land, sea, and air to track down a kidnapped billionaire-to-be and keep his top-secret voice-identification software out of lethal hands. They're beautiful, they're brilliant, and they work for Charlie. In "Charlie's Angels," a sexy, high-octane update of the original '70s action-comedy TV series.

## Good Qualities

1. It is very faithful to the 1976 original television series.
2. Perfect casting choices for the angels, Cameron Diaz as Natalie Cook, Drew Barrymore as Dylan Sanders, Lucy Liu as Alex Munday, Bill Murray as John Bosley, and it managed to fit the characters of *Charlie's Angels* pretty well.
3. The action sequences are pretty cool to watch.
4. The humor is great, and it doesn't screw it up very well.
5. At least the story makes scenes, for the most part.
6. Wonderful acting for the casts of Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, and Lucy Liu.
7. Amazing cinematography.
8. Our Charlie's Angels still retain their charm, and chemistry with one another from the show, though less than the show itself.
9. In addition, the performances for Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, and Lucy Liu are generally great for all of the main characters.
10. The soundtrack that was performed by Edward Shearmur is amazing.

## Bad Qualities

1. The plot is can be kinda silly and cliche, and the story can be rather confusing.
2. **Factual error:** The kids are playing 'Final Fantasy VIII' with 2 controllers but it's a one-player game.
3. It can feel rather sexist against men at times.

## Reception

### Critical response

The film received mix-to-positive reviews from critics and fans of the original series, the film has a 68% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 145 reviews with an average rating of 6.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Mixing tongue-in-cheek cheesecake with glossy action set pieces, Charlie's Angels is slick and reasonably fun despite its lack of originality. Metacritic scores a film 52/100 based on reviews from 34 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

## Trivia

* Jaclyn Smith, Kate Jackson, and Farrah Fawcett were all invited to make cameo appearances in the film, but declined. Reportedly, Fawcett said she would only do it if she were allowed to be the voice of Charlie, and Jackson insisted on playing the role of Vivian Wood that ultimately went to Kelly Lynch. Ultimately, John Forsythe and Smith did appear in the sequel, and Smith's role was uncredited. Cheryl Ladd was up for a cameo, but the producers only wanted the original three.
Creed II

***Creed II*** is a 2018 American sports drama film that’s a sequel to the 2015 American sports film, *Creed*. The film is directed by Steven Caple Jr., and written by Sylvester Stallone and Juel Taylor, from a story by Sascha Penn and Cheo Hodari Coker.

## Plot

In 2018, three years after his loss to "Pretty" Ricky Conlan, Donnie Creed has won six straight bouts, culminating in a victory over Danny "Stuntman" Wheeler to win the WBC World Heavyweight Championship, including getting his 1965 Ford Mustang back. Now a worldwide star, Donnie proposes to his girlfriend, Bianca Taylor, who agrees to marry him. When Bianca suggests starting a new life together in Los Angeles, Donnie is reluctant to leave Philadelphia as it would mean leaving Rocky.

Ivan Drago, the former Soviet boxer who killed Donnie's father Apollo Creed during a bout in 1985 before losing to Rocky Balboa, seeks an opportunity to regain glory. Assisted by promoter Buddy Marcelle, Ivan pits his son, Viktor Drago, against Donnie. When Rocky refuses to support Donnie's decision to accept Viktor's challenge, Donnie leaves for Los Angeles.

## Why It Rocks

1. It tends to be a really amazing follow up from  it’s predecessor and the *Rocky* franchise.
2. The side-plot of Adonis and Bianca becoming parents and raising a baby girl together is heartwarming and well-executed.
3. The ending is very satisfying, Adonis tends to defeat the son of Ivan Drago, Viktor, who’s father killed the latter’s father in *Rocky IV*.
	* Also Rocky reunites with his son, Robert (who’s now all grown up), along with his grandson, Logan.
4. The characters are still interesting and likable, especially Adonis Creed, his lover, Bianca, and of course Rocky Balboa.
5. Viktor Drago is an interesting character, the only reason why Viktor Drago fought against Adonis Creed is just to bring back Ivan Drago's respect.
6. Ivan and Viktor Drago are entertaining “father and son”-type antagonists.
7. The idea of Adonis Creed wanting to avenge his father by fighting the son of Drago is very unique and interesting.
8. The training montages are still nothing short of awesome and great to watch.
9. Awesome soundtrack to listen to.
10. Just like the previous films, the boxing matches are still suspenseful and fun to watch.
11. In the deleted scene, Spider Rico's funeral is very emotional.

## Trivia

* Mr. T (Clubber Lang) was gonna reprise his role as Drago's role instead, but this idea was scrapped.
* Unlike the previous film, Sylvester Stallone was in the writer position.

## Reception

*Creed II* has a 83% critic rating and an 79% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a 3.5/5 on Letterboxd, and a 7.1/10 on the International Movie Database (IMDB).

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Blue's Big City Adventure

***Blue's Big City Adventure*** is a 2022 American-Canadian live-action/animated musical comedy film based on the Nick Jr. Channel television series *Blue's Clues & You!*. Directed by Matt Stawski, the film stars Traci Paige Johnson as the voice of Blue, alongside Josh Dela Cruz, Donovan Patton, and Steve Burns. The film follows Josh and Blue as they travel to New York City to audition for a Broadway musical.

It was released on Paramount+ on November 18, 2022, and received positive reviews from critics.

## Why It Will Still Figure It Out

1. The animation is a step-up from the show, like making the characters 3D, and giving Blue and the puppies more detailed fur.
2. The soundtrack and songs of the film are very catchy, but also amazing.
101 Dalmatians (1996)

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***101 Dalmatians (1996)*** is a remake of the 1961 animated Disney movie of the same.

## Why It Rocks 101%

1. Excellent Cast: The film features a talented cast, including Glenn Close as the iconic villain Cruella de Vil, who delivers a memorable performance.
2. Faithful to the Original: The film remains faithful to the original story and characters, and pays homage to the beloved animated classic.
3. Heartwarming Story: The film's heartwarming story about a family's love for their pets and their quest to protect them from harm is both entertaining and endearing.
4. Adorable Puppies: The film features adorable puppies that are sure to win the hearts of animal lovers of all ages.
5. Clever Humor: The film's humor is clever and well-executed, with plenty of witty one-liners and comedic situations.
6. Memorable Soundtrack: The film's soundtrack features catchy tunes that are sure to get stuck in your head, including the iconic "Cruella de Vil" theme.
7. Impressive Production Design: The film's production design is impressive, with beautiful sets and costumes that transport viewers into the world of the film.
8. Creative Camera Work: The film's camera work is creative and dynamic, adding visual interest and excitement to the story.
9. Positive Message: The film has a positive message about the importance of family, loyalty, and standing up for what is right.
10. Timeless Appeal: "101 Dalmatians" has a timeless appeal that continues to captivate audiences of all ages, making it a classic family film that can be enjoyed for generations.

## Bad Qualities

1. Some Changes from the Original: While the film remains largely faithful to the original story and characters, there are a few changes made that some viewers may not appreciate.
2. Predictable Plot: The film's plot can be predictable at times, with some viewers finding it lacking in surprises or twists.
3. Over-the-Top Villain: While Glenn Close delivers a memorable performance as Cruella de Vil, some viewers may find her portrayal of the character to be too over-the-top and cartoonish.
4. Lack of Character Development: Some viewers may feel that the film's characters, particularly the human characters, are underdeveloped and lacking in depth.
5. Unrealistic Dog Behavior: The film's portrayal of dog behavior may be unrealistic at times, with some viewers finding it hard to suspend their disbelief.
Day of the Dead

***Day of the Dead*** is a 1985 horror, suspense, thriller, drama, dark comedy, zombie movie.  It's a sequel to *Night of the Living Dead* (1968), and *Dawn of the Dead (1978)*, and it was later followed by *Land of the Dead*.

## Plot

Trapped in a missile silo, a small team of scientists, civilians and trigger-happy soldiers battle desperately to ensure the survival of the human race, but tension inside the base is reaching the breaking point, and the zombies are gathering outside.

## Why It Rocks

1. Incredible gore effects by Tom Savini.
2. This is one of the few sequels to be better than not only the previous film in the series but also the previous two films in the series.
3. Amazing acting.
4. An interesting change of setting from the previous two films, which focused on a group of soldiers, civilians, and scientists in an underground bunker.
5. This is the first Romero Dead movie with a female character who isn't useless.
6. The villain, Captain Henry Rhodes, is the best villain that one of these films could have ever had, he's the kind of character that you love to hate.
7. The conclusion of the movie was very satisfying.

## Reception

**Day of the Dead** has an 83% critic rating and a 75% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a 3.7/5 on Letterboxd, and a 7.2/10 on the International Movie Database (IMDB).

## Trivia

1. * The movie was featured in the first episode of *Stranger Things 3*.
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

***A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors*** is a 1987 movie and the third installment to the *A Nightmare on Elm Street* franchise.

## Why It Rocks

1. Great soundtrack, most notably being *Dokken’s* *Dream Warriors*, which plays during the credits for the film.
2. The movie perfectly balances the horror elements of the last two movies of the franchise and the comedy of the sequels.
3. A lot of personality and character developement from each character. One of the most notable being the heroine of the first film; *Nancy Thompson*, who was formerly a girl being chased by *Freddy* every night to a mentor to most of the characters; being aware of their problems and encounters with *Freddy*.
4. Very iconic and unforgettable quotes, such as: *"WELCOME TO PRIME TIME, BITCH!"*.
5. Like most movies in the franchise, *Robert Englund* delivers a great performance as *Freddy Krueger*.
6. Original and unique plot that feels like a game changer to the franchise.
7. The Wizard Master scene was hilarious, despite it being a little bit corny.

## Bad Qualities

1. The CGI can sometimes be awkward.
2. It Ignores the events of A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
An American Tail

'**An American Tail** *is a 1986 animated musical comedy-drama adventure film directed by Don Bluth, director of* The Secret of NIMH *&* The Land Before Time*, and written by David Kirschner, Judy Freudberg, and Tony Geiss.*

## Synopsis

A young mouse named Fievel Mousekewitz (Phillip Glasser) and his family emigrate from Russia to the United States by boat after their home is destroyed by cats. During the trip, a fierce storm throws Fievel from the ship, and he loses contact with his family. Luckily, he manages to sail to New York in a bottle. There, Irish mouse Bridget (Cathianne Blore), an Italian mouse named Tony (Pat Musick) and a kindly cat named Tiger (Dom DeLuise) help Fievel search for his loved ones.

## Why It Rocks

1. It was the very first Steven Spielberg cartoon and most notably started the legacy of Amblimation.
2. The concept of the Russian mice moved to the United States is a good one.
3. It has beautiful and excellent animation that's on par with Don Bluth's other movies.
4. Extremely fabulous musical numbers, as well as a beautiful score by the late James Horner, who would then compose *Titanic*, *The Land Before Time,* and, of course, *Avatar.* In fact, h the music could make this film to be considered ahead of its time.
5. The song "Somewhere Out There" by Linda Ronstadt and the late James Ingram is such a very nice, beautiful, and amazing song that it will bring you tears of joy. Have a listen!
6. A very emotional story that pays homage to immigrants, and proves that not all family movies have to be too light and innocent.
7. Nice voice acting from the likes of Phillip Glasser, Madeline Kahn, and Pat Musick.
8. A cast of likable characters, such as the protagonist, Fievel, and Tiger the cat, voiced by the great Dom DeLuise.
9. The message of the movie about never giving up is so inspirational and empowering.
10. For his second feature film, Don Bluth manages to strike twice.
11. Magnificent photography.
12. Decent editing.
13. The film has a wonderful pace.
14. Some funny moments, as well as plenty of emotional and tear-jerking moments too.
15. The characters are brilliantly designed and also cute and adorable.

## Bad Qualities

1. The plot can be predictable at times, and hard to follow.
2. The screenplay can be too standard.
3. It can get too dark and depressing for younger children, despite having a G rating by the MPAA.

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2022)

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## Good Qualities

1. It is a MASSIVE improvement over the first film.
2. Rodrick has more screentime in this.
3. It has a Longer Runtime.
4. it has a heartwarming message about bonding with your silblings.

## Bad Qualities

1. The Animation, while still good. is still not better than the original.
2. It isn't really faithful to the book.
3. It was review-bombed by Toxic Live-action Fans on IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes.
Candy Land: The Great Lollipop Adventure

**Candy Land: The Great Lollipop Adventure** is a 2005, American-Canadian, straight-to-video, animated film. It is based on the 2002 version of the classic board game, Candy Land, by Hasbro. Co-production was also between Hasbro and SD Entertainment. It was directed by Davis Doi.

## Plot

Everyone in a land where many things are made of candy is preparing for a ceremony known as The Sweet Celebration. Each of its inhabitants has something to bring and contribute to get it going. A gingerbread boy named Jib has a special kind of frosting made especially for him to give and a fairy princess named Princess Lolly has a scepter that she is tasked to use at the special event. However, a villain named Lord Licorice wants to steal away the scepter so he can take over Candy Land, become the new ruler, and bring drabness to it. He has his licorice minions steal it for him. Jib, Princess Lolly, a clown-like lumberjack named Mr. Mint, and a shape-shifting gummy named Jolly work together to put a stop to Lord Licorice's plans.

## Why It Rocks

1. The art overall is great and the animation in this is among the better ones to ever be featured in a direct-to-video presentation.
2. Like any, other movie, the writing, at the heart of it, just makes it even more worth it. It does very well at taking something as simple and mundane as a board game and make a complex adaptation out of it. The results make it all work out supremely. It's one of those animated movies that breaks the stereotypes of reinterpretations of games and toys being nothing more than just extended commercials.
3. There are many great characters that are, no doubt, likable, distinctive, and memorable.
4. The character designs look great and they're just as true to their 2002 board game counterparts, even though there were earlier designs of them in the games.
5. Wonderfully written musical numbers that may outdo the background music.
6. The voices are well-performed and sound spectacular.
7. The dialogue interactions are well-written as well.
8. The fourth musical number about not giving up so quickly or easily and always finding a solution to the problem has a brilliantly positive message.
9. The scenes and backgrounds of everything that's made of candy and other sweets is just absolutely resplendent to see.
10. This and the board games that inspired it probably took inspiration from the Disney/Silly Symphonies short, "The Cookie Carnival" and the Fleischer brothers' Color Classics short, "Somewhere in Dreamland". Even though the concept may be cliche, the theme is still a fantastically imaginative one and is just as fine in its own right.
11. A sing-along soundtrack CD came out of this.
12. The bonus features on the DVD contained a game with the characters in CG.

## The Only Bad Quality

1. Mr. Mint is mostly okay, but he has the flaws of immaturity, irresponsibility, and not being able to take some things seriously enough.
Dead Leaves

**Dead Leaves** is a 2004 Japanese anime science fiction film produced by animation studio Production I.G. It was distributed in Japan by Shochiku, in North America, Canada and the U.K. by Manga Entertainment, and in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment. It is directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi. It is notable for its fast pace and energetic visual style.

The film that boosted Hiroyuki Imaishi´s career.

## Why it Rocks

1. The artstyle is great.
2. Extreme action scenes.
3. It made Hiroyuki Imaishi’s career more successful.
4. Pandy and Retro make a pretty great duo.
5. The plot is very creative.
6. Great antagonists, like 666, 777, and Galactica.

## Bad Qualities

1. Not for the faint hearted, because the bloodshed can be too much for some.
2. The fact that Chinko’s drill is also his private part might gross out some viewers.
3. Amanda Winn-Lee, Pandy´s voice actress, would later go on to support the infamous KickVic event.

## Trivia

After Dead Leaves, Hiroyuki Imaishi would later go on to direct Gurren Lagann, Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt and Kill La Kill.
Amon: Apocalypse of Devilman

Amon: The Apocalypse of Devilman (アモン デビルマン黙示録, literally "Amon: Devilman Apocalypse") is an anime OVA directed by Kenichi Takeshita. It shares its premise with the first volume of Amon: The Darkside of the Devilman, but is not otherwise an adaptation of it. It is instead written to function as a continuation of the two Umanosuke Iida OVA films: The Birth and The Demon Bird.