AJ, re: TLJ, how have you seen the

Valia, also regarding TLJ,

Has anyone seen Justice League?

I saw it, but I keep forgetting that I did. It was a complete in one ear out the other kind of movie. That not to say it was completely terrible there is some entertaining things about it, but I think it's saying something when the only engagement I had in the movie was looking for were they CG 'd out Henry Cavill's mustache.

Concerning the TLJ talk,

Apologizes for the double post.

I saw Black Panther and it was okay I guess. Like most of the MCU films it's well made and entertaining, through I thought the visual effects look really bad in places. And honestly I was kind of bored through most of it, there is some interesting stuff, but I was indifferent to the story and I didn't really find any of the characters that engaging, everything felt vary flat to me.

I also saw The Shape of Water which I didn't like vary much at all. It's vary well made the acting, directing and cinematography were all vary good. But I thought the story and especially the characters were really weak, and

Hmm, I've been thinking about going to see The Shape of Water.

In the last few weeks I've seen Early Man, Coco, Black Panther and The Greatest Showman.

Black Panther is good. I like the characters a lot - it's nice to have a main character who is nice, and has a good relationship with his family. It does feel slow in parts, but I like the change of pace from some of the other Marvel movies (perhaps particularly Thor Ragnarok). I like it, but it's not the strongest Marvel film.

I was disappointed in Early Man. I'm a huge Aardman fan, but though the animation and quirkiness is there some of the magic of previous outings like Chicken Run, The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! and Wallace and Gromit is missing. I think Shaun the Sheep Movie was better.

Coco is really sweet, and unexpectedly emotional. I think it's the best Pixar film since Up. (Though I know people love Toy Story 3 and Inside Out, I don't quite get them. They're good films but they didn't make me giddy with joy in the same way as some of Pixar's earlier films.) My only problem with Coco is

I really didn't know what to expect when I went to see The Greatest Showman as I'd read both positive and negative reviews of it, but the film had me hooked from the very beginning. I love it! There's a sweetness, joy and power to the story. From what I've heard since it's not very accurate, so that may turn some people off; I don't know much about P. T. Barnum so I gleefully accepted whatever was on screen. The songs work well to move the plot forward at key moments, and feel very much part of the piece. I also enjoyed the theatrical reveals and tricks of the cinematography; I'm not sure how best to describe this, but, especially in musical numbers, the visuals flowed. Though the songs are good, they're made even better with the visuals. Overall, I think if you like musicals you'll like this.

I don't post much on this one, but The Mrs., and Ihave been going to the theatrs a bit lately to ward of "cabin fever" during these winter months.
The Greatest Showman was an excellent film. Not historically correct by a long shot, but non-the-less a good family film with a great message, and musical score.
Wonder I will recommend to everyone. It was well written, and acted. I especially enjoyed the way it blended all the main characters into the story, and did not just focus on the son.
Black Panther. Just saw it the other day. Also well written, with a slight social/political spin so needed today. I really enjoy the main character of T'Challa. From first seeing him in "Captain America Civil War" he has shown a true maturity, and desire for taking a moral stand that is beyond most "super heros" we see today, with the possible exception of Captain America.

I saw A Quiet Place and I thought it was pretty good overall. The best thing about it is the execution, the premise itself is a little silly I thought, but the movie has a unique style and the directing and attention to detail was great. I think the first half is better then the second half and there were several dumb character decisions that took me out of the movie, but not enough to completely ruin it.

One movie I did see over Easter was A wrinkle in time, which some of you may have already seen. I read the book years ago and thought it was an interesting story, and also used it in a TAFE Children's Literature assignment I had to do in 1968 for my first vocational qualification, where I compared it with Narnia, Alice in Wonderland, Animal Farm and a few others, including Tolkien's The Hobbit and another one called The phantom tolbooth.

This 2018 film is the second movie adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle's book. This adaptation, in which Whoopi Goldberg stars as a competent, if over-the-top, Mrs Which, did cover the basic story, but we agreed the directorial choices might have been a bit different. Although I remembered the story quite well, there seems to be much that is left out, which bothered me.

The colour palate and some of the landscapes, plus special effects were awesome, but rather 1950'ish from my point of view. However, how many others who went to see it would concur with my admittedly nostalgic memories of books, graphics and illustrations from that time? The bit that disturbed me most was

I still enjoyed the film and honour how Madeleine L'Engle's creative vision has echoed down to the present.

I love Madeline L'Engle's book, though I read A Swiftly Tilting Planet before A Wrinkle in Time for some reason. I was planning to go see the film but the reports I heard about some of my favourite scenes and themes being stripped out put me off. It's no longer showing at my local cinema, but I'll try to see it sometime.

Over the weekend I saw Isle of Dogs which I really enjoyed. I'm not a big fan of Wes Anderson, though I've only a couple of his films. Moonrise Kingdom I just didn't understand. It makes no sense to me whatsoever. Fantastic Mr. Fox I disliked because though the animation is good I don't think it's anything like Roald Dahl's book. With Isle of Dogs, I liked the quirkiness and was drawn into the story. The heart of the film is a story about a little boy looking for his dog, and the bizarre events that precede it and follow seem completely justified in the universe Wes Anderson and the animators create.

The film looks great, and I love the use of 2D animation within the stop motion environments. Anything displayed on a video monitor is animated in 2D, even if it's replaying something previously shown in stop motion. It's not for very young children, though. (There are a few distressing moments, and lots of 'oogly' ones.) I recommend it - it surprised me and it may surprise you too.

I recently watched the first film Will Poulter did, 'Son of Rambow.' It is a sweet film, and Poulter did a fantastic job, even at that young age. Has anyone seen it?

Can't say that I have. Was it good?

Also: How 'bout that Infinity War? How do you think Markus and McFeely did on their latest Marvel script?

Can't say that I have. Was it good?

Also: How 'bout that Infinity War? How do you think Markus and McFeely did on their latest Marvel script?

Yes, I liked it and would recommend it. Will Poulter is fantastic. My only complaint about the film is that the ending came on too quickly and felt rushed.

I haven't seen Infinity War. What do you think about it?

Son of Rambow is a great film. It's been a while since I last saw it, I should watch it again! I think it does a good job of exploring some difficult issues without becoming too dark.

Infinity War ... I had such a good time watching it. I saw it on opening night, and it was probably the rowdiest screening I've ever been to in the UK. (The first few times I saw films in the US and Canada I was shocked when people whooped and clapped and yelled. That just doesn't happen here.) It probably helped that a sequence near the beginning of the film was shot in Edinburgh, so it was fun to see a place I (and most people in the cinema) knew well on screen.

The thing I enjoy so much about the Marvel movies is how each character has such good development, and a lot of time is spent on that in their individual movies. That suffered in the previous Avengers movies - understandably, given the number of characters on screen. In Infinity War there are SO MANY CHARACTERS that none of them develop. But it would be impossible to do that for all of them, so perhaps it's unfair to complain about it. What happens instead is

I'd be interested to know what people who see it who haven't seen all the other movies think. There weren't any explanations of who people were, it just got on with the story.

It's not my favourite Marvel film, but I may like it more when it's in context with the next part of the story. But overall, I liked it!

I really liked Infinity War. Going in I was just a little concerned that would end up being a clustered mess with the sheer amount of characters it has to balance. But I think they did a great job with that, a lot of characters don't really have a lot of screen time or development and given that most of them have had multiple films of development it's hard for me complain about that.

I thought Thanos was great. I was impressed by how they managed to make him empathetic without really going the full sympathetic villain route. And he's me of the few MCU villains that I've found legitimately intimidating.

I really liked Infinity War. Going in I was just a little concerned that would end up being a clustered mess with the sheer amount of characters it has to balance. But I think they did a great job with that, a lot of characters don't really have a lot of screen time or development and given that most of them have had multiple films of development it's hard for me complain about that.

I thought Thanos was great. I was impressed by how they managed to make him empathetic without really going the full sympathetic villain route. And he's me of the few MCU villains that I've found legitimately intimidating.

Thanks. I might check it out in a couple of weeks, once I'm done all my exams.

What movies are you looking forward to this summer? To be honest, I don't have anything in mind, and I haven't been to the movies in awhile. I find I'm tired of all the reboots/prequels/sequels and all. I'd love to know if there is anything exciting coming up .