The Movie Addict

I have been a fan of the Monsterverse movies since ‘Godzilla’ in 2014. I thought ‘Kong: Skull Island’ was an enjoyable departure for normal monster movies. ‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’ was a bit of a mis-step but had some good visuals and ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ was a highly enjoyable movie. This is the second time in just a few months that I have seen Godzilla in a cinema and that's a great line to write. The characters that feature in this film are all from the previous film although there is no Millie Bobby Brown  which is actually a good thing as I didn’t think she worked as a character and did some irritating things in ‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’. I wasn't keen on Brian Tyree Henry’s performance in ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ as it felt like a caricature and not a real person. Thankfully the character seems a lot more tolerable and it allows Henry to show him comedy skills which were drowned out by his character. I also thought that Dan Stevens’ Trapper was a good character. ...

Ghostbusters is an interesting franchise. The 1984 original is a classic and always fun to watch and the second one has some charm to it but didn’t quite hit the heights of the first. Then there is the 2016 version which isn’t as bad as most people make out although it suffers from just not being funny. Then we had the 2021 Afterlife film which was good as a soft reboot of the franchise and tried perhaps a little too hard to try and wipe the 2016 version from our memories.  I enjoyed the last one and because most people seemed to like it as well we get a sequel which is directed by the same guy who did the ‘Poltergeist’ remake in 2015.  The action has moved to the firehouse and a large portion of the film takes place here which might seem like a good idea in theory but sadly in practise it make the film feel a bit cheap. I know the action does move out of the firehouse from time to time but the firehouse did feel like a bit of overused nostalgia.  The new characters intro...

Having not read the book, I wasn't sure how this film was going to end. I was also not aware that there were more books in the series so whilst I went in thinking this was film two of two, by the end of the 167 minutes it was clear this was part two of ???. This part immediately follows the first one and in between seeing part one and part two I saw the 1984 David Lynch version and so had a rough idea where the plot was heading.  The response to what I am about to write might be ‘well that’s in the book’ but I thought that Paul because a bit more unlikable as the film progressed and Chani got a bit more sulky as the film reached its conclusion. Admittedly point b was caused by point a but I thought that neither character finished stronger or better than they did at the end of the first one. I still think that Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya absolutely carry this film but their character’s development wasn't as good as it could have been.  Austin Butler is very good as Feyd-Rauth...