SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge Out of Water - The Cartoon Avengers?

SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge Out of Water movie review

As a huge fan to both the original series and the first ever Spongebob movie released in 2004, I was quite glad to hear of the long-awaited sequel "Sponge Out of Water". I can try and shake off my fandom towards the series, but then admittedly the SpongeBob cartoon is intended to be entertaining for all age groups that contains very clever elements to it. What I've noticed is that it still uses the classic cartoon tradition of "one character annoys the hell out of another character".

To start off this review,  I would say that Sponge Out of Water is a family movie of moderate quality. It has got a few surreal, comedic moments, but also a few of them a huge heaping mess. I know, it is unusual to criticize something like this to be untethered, but when it prevents the plot to feel the way it should you felt like you received a mixture of various SpongeBob episodes cramped into one feature film.

The plot, however, was loaded with *ahem* clichés. I know several Hollywood blockbusters I can think of which do this, such as Captain America: The Winter Soldier a.k.a my favorite movie. The "secondary-protagonist-dies-but-not-really' and the "primary-protagonist's-best-friend-gets-brainwashed" clichés actually entertained me, but what I'm saying is that the movie has unfortunately not succeeded in being original. In my opinion, if another SpongeBob sequel is under development, I would hope for it to possess an original plot.

Was it SpongeBob who got the idea of filling the script with clichés?

Don't get me wrong, I completely enjoyed the character's performances. The movie made use of most of the show's ensemble, like Mr. Crabs (Clancy Brown), Squidward (Rodger Bumpass), and Sandy Squirrel (Carolyn Lawrence). Also, in place with SpongeBob's previous pairing with his ever-faithful companion Patrick Star is the alliance he formed with the miniscule series villain Plankton. It is a matter that has been discovered many times on the series before, but it is still a lot of fun and excitement here.

As for the visuals, the live-action/ animation 3D hybrid was executed perfectly through a technical point-of-view. I found nothing incomplete from the CG. However, it still places 2nd to "The Lego Movie", the movie with stop-motionesque animation that was rendered thoroughly and complicatedly.

Great, another superhero team!

 To conclude, Spongebob: Sponge Out of Water brings every series character together which feels like a true ensemble with a scoop of comedic, dramatic, and goofy moments. But also it feels like it ran down a kitchen sink that makes it a collection of great ideas thrown together like clay. Having written all that, I would give this film a highly agreeable score of a 7.5/10!

 

Lone Survivor - Marky Mark Enlists In The U.S. Navy Seals

Lone Survivor movie review 

  

You know, I feel really grateful when I think of American men & women from the U.S. military forces who have risked their very lives to stand up for their nation. It is another level of bravery, as this is an occupation in which skill can only take a person so far. In Lone Survivor, director Peter Berg recreates the horrifying events that took place in "Operation Red Wings' into a sadistic, emotional, but otherwise interesting movie.

Lone Survivor, as you can tell, was inspired by a true story. In June 2005, four SEALs are sent deep into enemy territory to capture Most Wanted Taliban leader Ahmad Shah, who is responsible for killing more than 20 U.S. Marines as well as villagers who were aiding American soldiers. Halfway into the mission, they are inadvertently discovered by a sheep herder and his two children, and after a lengthy debate they decide to release the villagers over executing them in order to avoid backlash. As they escape, they are greatly outnumbered by an army of Taliban soldiers high up on the Afghan mountains of the Hindu Kush.

"Anything in life worth doing is worth overdoing. Moderation is for cowards."

 The first time I watched this at the movies was with my mother and it was approximately 1 year, 1 month, 25 days ago (not bragging my Math skills or anything), and right after I got out the theatre I decided to go ahead for another viewing with my 2 friends. I didn't have a good reason to watch it a second time as I thought it was really good, and I wasn't a master of movie reviews at the time.

The words "Based on true acts of courage" found on the poster is what haunts me the most. From the title and plot itself, people would know the inevitable ending. But through the determination of the four brothers, you can't help but hope for a change in their fates.

"I understand, and I don't care. I care about you, I care about you, and I care about you."

At its core, Lone Survivor is an American war film. The SEALs are the heroes, the Taliban are enemies, and the heroes are able to fight on like in video games or other movies. In the first 40 minutes, the movie shows a bunch of SEAL recruits training in boot camp, but you won't feel dull of that. After the mission goes awry when accidentally discovered by civilians, they are faced with a decision between killing them and letting go. From here, the intensity begins to climb. What is the right thing to do? What would you do? Faced with that moral situation, they decide to cut them loose - soon after, Taliban forces are hot on their tail.

The next 40 minutes or so, it turns into an action-packed, non-stop brutal gunfight. Many shots were fired, and many injuries were sustained. Tension begins to rise at this part of the movie, and with an abundance of slow-motion shots and clear close-ups of kills and wounds, the excellent direction and cinematography provides a painful journey that makes you cringe or tear up the same as the four soldiers.

"If I don't go home, you don't go home!"

The movie became very emotional towards the cilmax. As you can see, the four men who quarrel in the woods are imperfect — genuine men. The four men who take cover behind a bank of rocks and foliage, preparing for an incoming wave of insurgents are the guys you see on Navy SEAL brochures. The moment the action sequences commence, you begin to feel empathy towards the characters. Stock footage of Navy SEALs, combined with the actors portraying the characters involved in the operation, was placed in the movie to create a realistic atmosphere that moves the viewers into tears.

I thought that this was a beautifully-writen, well-scripted, neatly-acted movie. This is why I will rate this masterpiece an overall rating of 8.5/10!

Lone Survivor, if some of you don't know, is based on the book of the same name written by Marcus Lutrell, the sole survivor of Operation Red Wings. Visit your local bookstore as soon as possible if you wish to buy it.

Lone Survivor by Marcus Lutrell

Lone Survivor review (coming soon!)

Hey guys! I just want to inform you of an imminent review I'll be posting on this blog sometime this week, and the film reviewed will be about modern warfare, called Lone Survivor starring Mark Wahlberg and Ben Foster. This 'based-on-a-true-story' movie was their 2nd collaboration after Contraband.

Next month, I will be reviewing Furious 7, and I'll possibly review Home as well if my schedule isn't 'cramped'. Sit back, relax, and stay tuned for more details on my reviews!

Run All Night - Yet Another Liam Neeson Action Flick!

Run All Night review

                                                   

This may look like your average Liam Neeson action movie, after the incredibly awful Taken 3, because of its revenge premise and usual action sequences, but make no mistake, as Run All Night delivers audiences a gritty crime ambience and substantial material to entertain.

As this is Jaume Collet-Serra's 3rd collab with Neeson after Unknown and Non-Stop, you should expect the usual elements in a movie such as those listed above, such as kidnappings, shootings, and brawling. In Run All Night, Neeson plays an aging hitman whose estranged son is being hunted down by his former boss after the death of his son, Danny. Neeson turns the tables and does everything in his power to protect his son from impending death.

The movie's story is simple, therefore it is good since it prevents it from being overcomplicated. It allows to expand the plot to make sure that this isn't just a random shooting spree, and unlike recent films such as 'The Equalizer' and 'John Wick' in which the main character is the central focus, Run All Night possesses more of family issues.

                                                       

Liam Neeson is not too old for this sh*t!

                                         
When it comes to the acting, Neeson, along with Kinnaman and Harris, put on solid performances throughout the film. It may seem that they are trying too hard, but at the end of the day it is mediocre.

Director Collet-Serra looks like a master of shoot' em up films as this one itself is full of gun action. This one is brutal in terms of the aspect mentioned above because rather than the 'clean' Taken kills where people die in a second, this film is where blood sprays out of people's necks when shot and die within 10 seconds. Quite violent, isn't it?

Also, rapper Common is featured in the movie as a hired assassin named Mr. Price. Now, his character made you want to venture into his backstory as there wasn't much screentime available for him. I also thought of him as the black Terminator (apologies to black people out there) because you can tell that he is a merciless person. He will kill anyone who gets in his path and he wasn't going to stop until the job is done.

Is this possibly the next Terminator?

                                                
To conclude this review, I will officially give Run All Night a reasonable rating of 6/10!

If you guys want more of this action-packed thriller, I will be providing you with a clip of one of the chase scenes in this movie!

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