Paula Wiseman, Author at ComicBuzz

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<\/p>\r\n","post_title":"The Croods 2: A New Age Review","post_excerpt":"This is the second Croods movie","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"the-croods-2-a-new-age-review","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-12-05 12:27:01","post_modified_gmt":"2024-12-05 12:27:01","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=206584","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":206510,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2021-07-02 13:58:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-07-02 12:58:00","post_content":"Starring:<\/strong> Vince Vaughn, Kathryn Newton, Misha Osherovich, Celeste O\u2019Connor, Nicholas Stargel, Emily Holder<\/span>\r\n\r\nDirector:<\/strong> Christopher Landon<\/span>\r\n\r\nRelease date:<\/strong> 2nd July 2021<\/span>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nIt\u2019s a few days before Homecoming, and four teenagers are celebrating at one of their houses. There is talk of a serial killer known as the Blissfield Butcher, who attacks and kills people around the time of Homecoming each year. It\u2019s not long before one by one, each of the teens is murdered in a pretty horrific way. The owner of the house is an exotic art collector and has many artefacts in display cases. One such artefact is a mystical dagger, and when the owner of the house returns, he finds his daughter murdered and the dagger missing.. We then meet Millie (Kathryn Newton), a seventeen year old teen who is unconfident and prone to bullying. One day after school, her mum fails to collect her and she is left waiting in the dark.. A tall and shadowy figure appears, wearing a mask and holding a knife. She runs for her life but he is too fast and soon he has her pinned to the ground. It\u2019s midnight, he stabs her.. a shadow covers the moon and there\u2019s a flash of lightning. Someone turns up and scares the Butcher away. Millie is safe but there\u2019s something very different about her..<\/span>\r\n\r\n $\"Freaky\"$ \r\n\r\nThis new movie from Blumhouse (The Invisible Man, Ma) is a bit of a surprise really. Looking at the poster and the title, you assume that it\u2019s something in the vein of the 80s movie, Freaky Friday where a mother and daughter swap places. You\u2019d be very very wrong! Though the very basic premise is there, I think you\u2019ll find it hard to think of another film where this scenario has happened.<\/span>\r\n\r\nThe Butcher (Vince Vaughn) is murderous, ruthless, and hungry for the kill and his transition into Millie\u2019s body is very believable, even down to the way she walks and carries herself whilst stalking her prey. Vince Vaughn is the perfect choice to play this psychopath who suddenly finds himself transported into the body of a teenage girl. He captures Millie\u2019s essence perfectly and is great in both roles. Kathryn Newton is fantastic too and is definitely coming into her own as a leading actress.<\/span>\r\n\r\n $\"freaky2\"$ \r\n\r\nFans of extreme violence and bloody killings will most definitely love this film. Some of the killings are unbelievably graphic (circular saw) and admittedly I covered my eyes for that particular scene. I was a little bit surprised that the body count was as low as it was but I guess the story takes precedence.<\/span>\r\n\r\nAs someone who is not really a horror fan (I love Stephen King though) I was actually really surprised by how much I enjoyed this movie. Great story, great acting and some gory violence that will probably make you laugh out loud in places, makes this one to watch on the big screen. A great movie for a first date. ;)<\/span>\r\n\r\nOverall:<\/strong> 8.5\/10<\/span>","post_title":"Freaky Review","post_excerpt":"New movie from Blumhouse","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"freaky-review","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-12-05 12:28:05","post_modified_gmt":"2024-12-05 12:28:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=206510","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":206474,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2021-06-23 14:45:03","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-23 13:45:03","post_content":"Starring:<\/strong> Vin Diesel, John Cena, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris \u2018Ludacris\u2019 Bridges, Jordana Brewster, Nathalie Emmanuel, Sung Kang, Charlize Theron, Helen Mirren<\/span>\r\n\r\nDirector:<\/strong>\u00a0 Justin Lin<\/span>\r\n\r\nRelease date:<\/strong> 24th June 2021<\/span>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nIt\u2019s 1989 and at the Speedway track, Jack Toretto is driving in the final race of the season. His two teenage sons, Jakob and Dom are working in the pit-lane and during the race, Jack\u2019s car is bumped by a rival and spins out of control, smashing against the wall and bursting into flames. Dom is devastated and ends up getting dragged away as he tries to get to his dad\u2019s car.. Fast forward to present day and Dom (Vin Diesel) is now a dad himself to young Brian. He and Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) are living a relaxed life on an isolated farm and one day an unknown car comes speeding down the road. They prepare for the worst but are soon confronted by some very familiar faces...<\/span>\r\n\r\nThe film franchise for Fast and Furious<\/em> began back in 2001 and was originally slated as being a trilogy of films which focused on illegal street racing. Over the years the franchise has steadily grown and has been geared more towards \u2018family\u2019 and the premise of \u2018protecting your own\u2019.<\/span>\r\n\r\n $\"fastandfurious9_1\"$ \r\n\r\nThere\u2019s even a Fast & Furious<\/em> ride at the Universal Studios<\/em> theme park in Hollywood, where there are holograms of the characters and you also participate in a car chase from the comfort of the studio tour trolleys. I actually really loved it when I was there and I think I went on it three times in one day.<\/span>\r\n\r\nIf you\u2019ve already watched the trailer for F&F9 then you\u2019ve pretty much seen all they key stunts and action sequences in the film. We\u2019re introduced to the new character of Jakob, Dom\u2019s brother played by John Cena, but unfortunately there\u2019s no real explanation of his plans\/ goals or why he\u2019s doing what he\u2019s doing. He just seems to frown a lot and look muscle-y in tight fitting black tops. Anyways, some great fight scenes but just like in the old A-Team tv series in the 80s, no-one seems to get hurt or injured. Some great locations used in the film, including a rather lovely looking Edinburgh that gets totally trashed during a chase sequence.<\/span>\r\n\r\n $\"fastandfurious9_2\"$ \r\n\r\nThat being said, I think anyone that\u2019s followed the series and loved it will not be disappointed. It\u2019s a great movie to just leave your brain at the door and enjoy for what it is; lots of car chases, punch ups, and crazy stunts.<\/span>\r\n\r\nKeep an eye out for Dame Helen Mirren\u2019s crazy driving skills and make sure you stay til after the credits for an extra bonus little scene..<\/span>\r\n\r\nOverall:<\/strong> 8\/10<\/span>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n ","post_title":"Fast & Furious 9 Review","post_excerpt":"No one outruns their past","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"fast-furious-9-review","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-12-05 12:28:39","post_modified_gmt":"2024-12-05 12:28:39","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=206474","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":206397,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2021-06-11 12:42:15","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-11 11:42:15","post_content":"

Starring:<\/strong> Bo<\/span>b Odenkirk, <\/span><\/span>Connie Nielsen, RZA, Aleksey Serebryakov and Christopher Lloyd<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

Director:<\/span> <\/strong>Ilya Naishuller<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

Release date:<\/strong> 9<\/span>^{th<\/span><\/sup> June 2021<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n}

Hutch Mansell (Bob Odenkirk) is an ordinary guy and every day is the same; he wakes, he works, he sleeps. His family life is strained and his relationship with his wife is almost non-existent. One night he wakes to hear a noise downstairs and goes to investigate. Armed with a golf club he sees two people dressed in black entering his home. Things kick off and his son is nearly very seriously harmed by one of the robbers during a scuffle. The other robber points a gun at the boy and Hutch is poised to strike the shooter but doesn\u2019t and the robbers both escape. His family is disappointed in him and Hutch feels like he\u2019s failed them.. He goes to visit his elderly father (Christopher Lloyd) in a rest home and on returning home, his daughter tells him that her favourite bracelet is missing and she is devastated. This flips a mental switch in Hutch\u2019s mind and he storms out of the house.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Not all is as it seems and things soon take a violent and dark turn...<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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This is one of those movies that you should know as little about as possible before you watch it. What you think is a straight forward tale of a man whose life is mundane and empty soon becomes something totally different.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul, Nebraska) comes across as one of those unassuming guys who you wouldn\u2019t really expect to make a movie like this, but he has and is totally made for the role of this husband\/ father whose life is turned upside down after a home invasion. The movie actually starts in an interrogation room and he looks like he has had seven shades beaten out of him. He\u2019s also holding a small kitten..<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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I have to say that this is one of my favourite movies so far this year. It has everything you want in a movie and ultimately tells us to never judge a book by its cover. What you assume to be one thing, can be the total opposite. Plus there\u2019s Christopher Lloyd as you might not have seen him before, a pretty spectacular soundtrack and a semi-camp Russian baddie.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

A fantastic movie that I would encourage everyone to go and see on the big screen, though it\u2019s possibly not for the squeamish or fans of non-violence.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Overall:<\/strong> 9\/10<\/span> <\/span><\/p>","post_title":"Nobody Review","post_excerpt":"Not all is as it seems","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"nobody-review","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-12-05 12:33:03","post_modified_gmt":"2024-12-05 12:33:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=206397","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":206362,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2021-06-07 10:48:38","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-07 09:48:38","post_content":"

Starring:<\/strong> Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Millicent Simmonds, John Krasinski, Noah Jupe<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Director:<\/strong> John Krasinski<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Release date:<\/strong> 7<\/span>^{th<\/span><\/sup> June 2021<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n}

An ordinary day, in an ordinary American town.. Kids playing baseball and families spending time together. All of a sudden, there\u2019s a disturbance <\/span>up above<\/span><\/span><\/span>. What looks like a meteor, is tearing across the clear blue sky and people begin to panic and run for safety. Suddenly \u2018creatures\u2019, unlike anything anyone has ever seen appear in the streets. They kill indiscriminately and some of the locals end up huddled in a shop. This is Day 1.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

Fast forward to Day 474 and we are immediately in very familiar territory. <\/span>Evelyn<\/span><\/span><\/span> (Emily Blunt) and her three children are in transit and looking for shelter and fellow survivors. The mother carries a small baby and she and her two teenage children are walking as silently as possible across rough ground trying not to attract the attention of any \u2018creatures\u2019 nearby.. they must do whatever they <\/span>need to<\/span><\/span><\/span> to survive.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

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And so we are once again reintroduced to the world of \u2018<\/span>A Quiet Place<\/i><\/span>\u2019, where making any sort of sound or noise can literally get you killed. Back in 2018 we <\/span>first met<\/span><\/span><\/span> the Abbott family and were brought into their post-apocolyptical existence. Back then there was also the dad of the family, Lee (John Krasinsky) and he did whatever needed to be done to keep his family safe. Watchers of the first film will know how his role played out.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

The beauty of this second installment includes a \u2018back in time\u2019 glimpse to a time which we were not privy to the first time around. In the first movie we were literally thrown head first into this new silent world filled with \u2018creatures from another world\u2019. It\u2019s also a bit of a rollercoaster, in that you can be happily pootling along and all of a sudden an attack will happen and it all kicks off. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

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I\u2019ll be honest with you and say that I\u2019m not really a fan of horror films, which is what this is being billed as, but don\u2019t let fear get the better of you and give this one a watch. The first movie struck a huge chord with movie-goers when it came out and you definitely won\u2019t be disappointed with Part II. It has everything we need in a movie at the moment; that bit of escapism and a movie experience that we can share with our friends and family.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

We\u2019ve been away from cinemas for far too long now and \u2018<\/span>A Quiet Place Part II<\/i><\/span>\u2019 is a great way to get reacquainted with the Big Screen and a bucket of popcorn.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

Overall:<\/strong> 8.5\/10<\/span><\/p>","post_title":"A Quiet Place Part II Review","post_excerpt":"An ordinary day","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"a-quiet-place-part-ii-review","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-12-05 12:33:41","post_modified_gmt":"2024-12-05 12:33:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=206362","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":205998,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2021-03-04 22:14:14","post_date_gmt":"2021-03-04 22:14:14","post_content":"Starring:<\/strong> Colin Firth, Stanley Tucci, Pippa Haywood, Nina Marlin, James Dreyfus, Ian Drysdale<\/span>\r\n\r\nDirector:<\/strong> Harry Macqueen<\/span>\r\n\r\nRelease date:<\/strong> 5th March 2021<\/span>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nTusker (Stanley Tucci) and Sam (Colin Firth) are taking a well deserved road trip in a campervan across England. The couple have been together for twenty years and are both well accomplished in their own careers; Tusker is a published author and Sam is a Concert Pianist. The trip is to see places from their past and also to revisit old friends and acquaintances. While in the early stages of their trip, Tusker goes missing. Sam is frantic with worry and at this stage there is no real full picture of why Sam is so worried for Tusker\u2019s safety. Fortunately he soon turns up unharmed and none the worse for wear. He tells Sam that he\u2019s being overly protective but it soon becomes clear that there is an undercurrent and method to Sam\u2019s madness.<\/span>\r\n\r\n $\"supernova1\"$ \r\n\r\nThe pair continue their journey and manage to fit in a visit with Sam\u2019s family. Tusker was diagnosed with early onset dementia relatively recently and so the time the pair spend together is especially precious...<\/span>\r\n\r\nColin Firth and Stanley Tucci are simply sublime in this movie and it is a touching and beautiful thing to watch. From the very start we are treated to rolling English countryside and a story that could indeed come from real life.<\/span>\r\n\r\nDementia has sadly become a lot more prevalent in today's society and the way it\u2019s handled in \u2018Supernova<\/em>\u2019 is with subtlety. It isn\u2019t sugar coated in any way and you find yourself on the journey with Sam and Tusker.<\/span>\r\n\r\n $\"supernova2\"$ \r\n\r\nHow do you even begin to handle knowing that the remaining time you have with your husband\/wife\/ partner is limited and that literally every minute you have together counts? It\u2019s something that none of us can even imagine unless we have been unfortunate enough to have experienced it.<\/span>\r\n\r\nA must watch movie, in a time that every minute we have with our loved ones counts that bit more. Stanley and Colin should definitely be getting some award nominations after their performances in this gorgeous movie.<\/span>\r\n\r\nOverall:<\/strong> 8.5\/10<\/span>","post_title":"Supernova review","post_excerpt":"Directed by Harry Macqueen","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"supernova-review","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-12-05 14:15:34","post_modified_gmt":"2024-12-05 14:15:34","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=205998","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":205751,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2020-12-07 14:13:26","post_date_gmt":"2020-12-07 14:13:26","post_content":"Starring:<\/strong> Olivia Cooke, Chris Walley, Colm Meaney, Daryl McCormack, Ben Hardy, Dylan Moran, Pat Shortt, Alec Baldwin, Turlough Convery<\/span>\r\n\r\nDirector:<\/strong> Barnaby Thompson<\/span>\r\n\r\nRelease date:<\/strong> 4th December 2020<\/span>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nPixie Hardy (Olivia Cooke) is a headstrong young woman, living in Sligo. All the local boys fancy her and will try any trick to just talk to her. Her ex-boyfriend, Colin and his friend Fergus are going to do a raid on a church, but when they get there, all they find is four priests sitting round a table. Not all is as it seems and it\u2019s not long before Colin is on the run.. Pixie\u2019s dad, Dermot (Colm Meaney) smells trouble and soon he and Pixie\u2019s brother are on Colin\u2019s trail. Pixie seems to attract trouble wherever she goes and two of the local boys end up helping her with a problem which results in them having to go on the run from some very very bad people..<\/span>\r\n\r\nWe\u2019ve all been desperate for a great Irish movie to hit cinemas since earlier this year and \u2018Pixie\u2019 is the one you\u2019ve been waiting for. Cast-wise, it\u2019s always fantastic to see Dylan Moran on the big screen and in this role, he\u2019s the total opposite to the comedic messer that we all know and love. The same could be said for Pat Shortt who is in the movie for all of five minutes. You know with a cast like this, that you\u2019re going to get your money\u2019s worth. There\u2019s even Alec Baldwin as a dodgy but violent priest with an even dodgier Irish accent.<\/span>\r\n\r\n $\"pixie_1\"$ \r\n\r\nA fantastic cast, stunning Irish scenery and a brilliant story from start to finish makes this one to justify a trip to your local cinema. Starting off slowly, it\u2019s not long before the action builds to a crazy chase of cat and mice and the shoot out at the end alone will make your entire viewing worthwhile. One of my favourite movies so far this year. Go see it!<\/span>\r\n\r\nOverall:<\/strong> 8.5\/10<\/span>","post_title":"Pixie Review","post_excerpt":" Action-packed crime story ","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"pixie-review","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-12-05 14:18:05","post_modified_gmt":"2024-12-05 14:18:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=205751","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":205746,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2020-12-03 14:27:24","post_date_gmt":"2020-12-03 14:27:24","post_content":"

Starring:<\/strong> Evan Rachel Wood, Patricia Belcher, Kim Estes, Rachel Redleaf, Debra Winger, Richard Jenkins<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Director:<\/strong> Miranda July<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Release date:<\/strong> 4th December 2020<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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A young twenty-something woman named Old Dolio (Evan Rachel Wood) and her parents, Robert and Theresa are drifters.. scamming and concocting various schemes and ploys to get money. Living in a rented office, they spend their days working on new plans. The parents see nothing wrong with the way they live and also the way they use their daughter to help them. They have trained her to sneak into the post office to steal other peoples\u2019 mail and then claim anything that is of value. One day, Old Dolio manages to cook up a scam which initially involves the family flying to New York. While in NYC they happen upon a young woman named Melanie, who tries to convince them that she should join their enterprise and help them out. She tries to endear herself to the couple and they take her into their confidence. Meanwhile Old Dolio, socially awkward as she is, is slowly coming to the conclusion that there must be more to life than this...<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Possibly one of the strangest movies that I\u2019ve seen in a long while, \u2018Kajillionaire<\/em>\u2019 is basically the story of a dysfunctional family\/trio, using whatever means necessary to scrape through their daily existence. Even though the calibre of actors in the main roles; Debra Winger (Shadow Lands, Terms of Endearment), Richard Jenkins (The Shape of Water, Step Brothers) and Evan Rachel Wood (Westworld, Thirteen) is very high, it does feel a little bit rambly in places and you find yourself constantly wondering where the story is going to go. Evan Rachel Wood in particular is pretty much unrecognisable from the many roles we\u2019ve seen her in in the recent past, which does stand to her talent as an actress.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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I\u2019m not entirely sure what kind of audience would enjoy watching \u2018Kajillionaire<\/em>\u2019, though I\u2019d say that it is possibly an indie movie lover\u2019s dream. A much needed piece of escapism in these troubled times, give \u2018Kajillionaire<\/em>\u2019 a watch and make up your own mind.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Overall:<\/strong> 6\/10<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

<\/p>\r\n","post_title":"Kajillionaire Review","post_excerpt":"Directed by Miranda July","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"kajillionaire-review","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-12-05 14:18:46","post_modified_gmt":"2024-12-05 14:18:46","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=205746","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":205358,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2020-09-17 23:52:27","post_date_gmt":"2020-09-17 22:52:27","post_content":"

Starring:<\/strong> Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, Kristen Schaal, Samara Weaving, Brigette Lundy-Paine, William Sadler, Anthony Carrigan<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Director:<\/strong> Dean Parisot<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Release date:<\/strong> 18th September 2020<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n

Many years have passed and now we find Bill (Alex Winter) and Ted (Keanu Reeves) both middle aged, married to their princesses and both have a daughter; Billie and Thea. Life is good but now Wyld Stallyns are playing at a family wedding and their set isn\u2019t going well... Ted\u2019s dad has had enough and tells him to get a proper job. Feeling slightly dejected, the boys are shocked when a flying pod appears outside their houses. A futuristic looking woman emerges and takes them to San Dimas in the year 2720AD. Her name is Kelly (Kristen Schaal) and her dad is their old friend Rufus. Bill and Ted are told that they never reached their true potential and they have until 7.17pm that evening to write \u2018the song that will unite the world\u2019 or the whole fabric of space, time and reality will collapse... Panicked, Bill and Ted use an \u2018antique phonebox\u2019 to try and travel in time to track down the song. Meanwhile back in 2020, Thea and Billie are indeed their father\u2019s daughters, and decide that they must help their dads to achieve their goal.. With very little time til the world ends, both pairs must travel through the past and the future to find \u2018the song\u2019.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

We were first introduced to best friends, William \"Bill\" S. Preston Esquire and Ted \"Theodore\" Logan back in 1989, when they travelled through time together and had an Excellent Adventure. Two slacker friends, who through their shared love of music, were destined to save the world but their parents didn\u2019t share their vision or even understand what they were talking about most of the time.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Very much a movie of its time, it spawned a sequel, \u2018Bill & Ted\u2019s Bogus Journey\u2019 in 1991 and introduced its viewing public to words and phrases such as Bodacious, Wyld Stallyns!! and of course the guitar noise when they were pretending to play. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

A movie that\u2019s been talked about and hoped for for the past twenty or so years, it didn\u2019t ever feel like the story would be properly concluded or even expanded upon. Thankfully now we\u2019ve been introduced to a whole new generation of characters, including their twenty-something daughters, who are almost mirror images of their dads. Thea shares pretty much all of her dad\u2019s mannerisms, including the way she walks and speaks. Billie is slightly more understated but is still a carbon copy of her dad. Both are into their music and wax lyrical for a lot of the movie.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

That being said, we really need a movie like \u2018Bill & Ted Face the Music\u2019 at the moment. A pure piece of escapism and humour, it\u2019s nice not to have to overthink a story.. characters we know and love, who have aged alongside us but haven\u2019t changed in their mentality.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Very weird seeing Keanu Reeves without a beard though! <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Lots of laughs and visual gags will remind you what you enjoyed about the first two movies. Go see this third installment and enjoy the ride! <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Overall:<\/strong> 8.5\/10<\/span><\/p>","post_title":"Bill & Ted Face the Music Review","post_excerpt":"The future awaits","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"bill-ted-face-the-music-review","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-12-05 14:23:38","post_modified_gmt":"2024-12-05 14:23:38","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=205358","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":205308,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2020-09-10 23:32:00","post_date_gmt":"2020-09-10 22:32:00","post_content":"

Starring:<\/strong> Javier Bardem, Salma Hayek, Elle Fanning, Dimitri Andreas<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Director:<\/strong> Sally Potter<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Release date:<\/strong> 11th Sept 2020<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n

Leo (Javier Bardem) is not well. He is in bed and it soon becomes apparent that all is not as it should be. His daughter, Molly (Elle Fanning) has come to spend the day with him and take him to a variety of appointments across the city including the dentist and optometrist. In his mind, he is transported to parallel times in his life.. spending time with his ex-wife, Dolores (Salma Hayek) and also to some time spent in Greece. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Molly is really struggling with her dad.. his dementia is making life hard for everyone, including himself. After the two appointments, Molly decides to stay with Leo but he manages to slip out during the night, wearing only his pyjamas and dressing gown.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Where is he going?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Javier Bardem plays a role unlike many we\u2019ve seen him play in the past, but it just felt like the story meandered a bit and never really went anywhere. W<\/span>ith a cast this strong and a subject as fragile as dementia, I hoped that the relationship between Leo and Molly would have a bit more depth to it and gone somewhere, but even Leo\u2019s \u2018mind ramblings\u2019 didn\u2019t really lead anywhere. Perhaps<\/span> it\u2019s more about the journey taken?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Maybe it\u2019s just me and other people are seeing things that I\u2019m not. It\u2019s said that Chris Rock was initially going to be in the movie but for some reason wasn\u2019t. Wonder what he would have added to the story..<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Go and give \u2018The Roads Not Taken<\/em>\u2019 a watch and see what you think. Maybe you\u2019ll see something I didn\u2019t. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

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