#ScorpioReviews: Nope - 2022

Nope

Nope is a movie where you don't know what to expect. A suspense supernatural film that build the tension in a great way. But most reviews mentioned it already anyways. It's a movie about trying to capture definite evidence of an Unidentified Flying Object. But even then the movie will still surprise you. Don't know much about Jordan Peele as a filmmaker or director. But it was a great movie. Reminded me a lot about M. Night Shyamalan movies. Builds tension, has the horror moments and even a twist to add to the mistery. Even do the he movie release in theaters on July, 22, 2022 and in the Streaming Platform Peacock on November 18, 2022 I don't want to spoil the mistery of the movie. The movie feels real, even with the supernatural genre it makes you feel it could happened. The movie starts to unfold slowly. Starts with some problems then are explained but then new ones appear and the plot keeps growing. When we finally understand the true mistery, it is when we get the most intense moments of the movie. We explore the movie through 3 main characters. Daniel Kaluuya as O.J Haywood the Ranch owner, Keke Palmer as Emerald Haywood (O.J sister) and Brandon Perea as Angel Torres a store Tech. We get other important characters throughout the movie but the focus is mainly on them. The movie develops in an horror atmosphere. Even do it is consider an Horror/Mystery genre I would say is focus more on the mystery. It does have several Horror scenes but the purpose of the story is the mystery. As the movie continues we start to see how everything connects and they keep revealing information to help us understand what the first scenes. Everything wraps up towards the end in a great way. The climax of the movie was intense but it does feels it could have been elaborated just a little more. The final scenes lasted a great amount of time but they separate them into different locations. One of the things I really liked about this movie was the way they explained slowly every detail but towards the end it felt like they were running out of time and was rushed a bit. But still the movie look great  visually, had a great cast and plot. Overall this is a movie I would definitely recommend. It has been a while since I seen a movie in this style. More filmmakers should take the risk and continue making this kind of movies with different supernatural ideas. Maybe I wouos give it an 8.0 but since there is much good than bad I will give it a 8.5. It was a really good and enjoyable movie.

Rating: 8.5

#ScorpioReviews: Pinocchio (Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio) 2022

Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio

I heard so much about this movie. Directed by the amazing Mexican Director Guillermo del Toro. He presents a new version of the classical Pinocchio' s tale. This is an adaptation of the Italian tale of Pinocchio. It is supposed to be a story that we haven't heard before or at least not as much. The movie stayed in the Top movies of Netflix for many days. Most have a positive review and even called it a masterpiece. Well, I really liked it but maybe people overhype it. It was really good but not as great or unique as many claimed. The art is different and looked great. It is an stop-motion animated musical fantasy film. The cast was also amazing and the movie expressed deep feelings. A truly emotional and beautiful film. Full of moral lessons and helps us reflect about life and death. The movie does an amazing job in fluently telling the story. Each event made sense and were a consequence of what had just happened. But again it wasn't as unique as many claimed. This story reminded me A Lot about the latest Pinocchio film from Disney. It had so many similarities and some events were just explained in a different manner but still happened in both. The story of Geppetto's actual son is rarely explained. But both movies gave us an insight of the real son and how Pinocchio came to life. Maybe Pinocchio Disney version lack a bit of order because some events felt a bit rushed and didn't really made sense. But overall both told us a similar Pinocchio tale. Another huge similarity was Pinocchio acceptance. I feel this is a modern idea that happens either for Inclusion or accepting each person for who they are. The classical tale ended with the Wooden Boy becoming a Real Human Boy. It was some sort of gift for Geppetto and in way the prize or resolution for Pinocchio for being a good boy. But now both version decided to keep him as a Wooden Boy as a sign of accepting Pinocchio for who he is. Not pretending to be the real Geppetto's son he lost. For me, I feel that was unnecessary. We know it is a fictional story and returning the real boy or making him a real boy would have been as emotional as keeping him made of wood. But modern times kind of force that on new films. But well, this Guillermo del Toro Pinocchio went further and told us what happen to everyone as time kept on passing. Meanwhile the latest Disney Pinocchio let us choose. It was left to interpretation wether he became a real boy or stayed made of wood. For me both movies were great. Some had better things than the other but both were great movies. I not much of a fan of watching musicals and both have their musical moments. I feel Guillermo del Pinocchio music were more sentimental while Disney Pinocchio were more Powerful.

Now story based there were small exaggerations. But since it was a fictional film it is ok. Like the first bomb scene, Im sure that bomb should have cause a bigger blast. Or the SeaMonster. That is another similarity on both Pinocchio films. Somehow both decided to remove the classical whale and added a Sea Monster instead. Not sure but, maybe it was change to avoid falling into Biological inaccuracies when staying alive inside the Monster? Not sure but maybe. Another curious event was the Cricket being smashed hard so much but didn't died. Another was when they beat up the monkey, swimming with 1 hand, sea mines, fire scenes etc. But they were small details that really didn't affect the story. Overall it was a great movie that I would definitely recommend. (By the way it would be interesting if Guillermo del Toro made Edgar Allen Poe stories on this format. I feel they would be amazing) I would definitely recommend this movie. I will rate this movie 8.0. The story was told fluently, the emotions were very strong, the moral lessons were great and it was a nice stop-motion animated musical fantasy film.

Rating: 8.0

#ScorpioReviews: Black Adam - 2022

Black Adam

The movie starts with a quick brief summary of the character. What happened to him and where we are on the current timeline. Then towards the middle we get the rest of the story follow by a small plot twits. It was a great movie but in general, it feels this movie would have been better if it was divided into 2 movies because at some parts it felt rushed.

 Now, the CGI looked a bit weird. Specially when they used it for movement and superpowers, it lack some quality. But even that CGI helped the movie atmosphere. It made it look more creepy by the way they moved or how they used their strength. So it didn't look bad but in other moments it looked way better. One example was the fight scenes that looked amazing and another example was when Dr. Fate multiply itself to fight which looked great. 

The plot was simple but good enough to understand the story. The cast was amazing. Every character fit perfectly with their actor. Dwayne Johnson as BlackAdam, Pierce Brosnan Doctor Fate, Aldis Hodge as Hawkman and Sarah Sahi, Quintessa Swindell, Noah Centineo, Bodhi Sabongui were a great surprise. 

About the movie, it was pretty good. They established their plot, added a little plot twist, had plenty of action scenes and it looked visually beautiful. They presented new characters without stopping the rhythm of the movie. We learned just enough to understand each character. Also, they connected the DC Universe smoothly. Nothing was forced and everything had a reason. 

Still not sure why some people didn't like it. I can't seem to find the balance. Some people really like it while others really hate it. It is not as great as some people claimed but it is definitely not bad at all. It is a great DC Movie. Also, based on how bad the new DC films have been, I believe this to be one if not the best DC film so far. Good movies I remember Joker, Wonder Woman 1, Aquaman 1, Shazam and just ok were Justice League (Snyder Cut) and TheBatman. 

Overall it was a great movie that I would definitely recommend it. Even to the point of watching it again to enjoy it further. Maybe what some fans didn't like was that they soften BlackAdam. Based on some versions where he is a Villain or others he is an AntiVillain it was definitely soften a bit. But he still kept his personality and was still cruel to villains. I feel that was ok because if they need him to make collaborations they will need him to be more of a team player to help. I believe he is still an AntiVillain but not so sure how they will combine him with Shazam. Even do both Shazam and BlackAdam were rated PG-13, I feel BlackAdam should have been rated R and Shazam rated just PG. But even BlackAdam had it's small comedy moments so it is possible combine them in a good way.

 I feel this was a Great movie and just what DC films needed to give it a fresh perspective for future DC films. Most of the movie was just great and what fans needed. But maybe the CGI could have been polished a bit. The plot could have been elaborated just a little further on certain parts of the main plot and on certain characters plot so it wouldn't have felt rushed at parts. Also, the chosen Heroes could have been others. The actors were great but the rookie characters Atom and Tornado didn't really fit for a serious threat. Maybe a Manhunter with a Green Arrow could have been better. It was not about strength but experience and matureness. So the movie was great in fact it was so great that it felt they hold back on some moments where they could have made an even greater impact fort he DC fans community. But it is understandable because they put so much effort and love on this movie to give the fans something good. I will rate this movie a 8.0.

Rating: 8.0

#ScorpioReviews: Troll - 2022 (Netflix)

Troll

Troll, 2022 movie is another example on how Norway is producing quality movies. Directed by Roar Uthaug who also directed Escape 2012, Tomb Raider 2018 and another successful movie, The Wave 2015. 

But, Im comparing this movie to other low budget films. I seen it received many bad reviews. And yes the writing was weak and the plot strength didn't hold throughout the movie. But people are being to harsh. Don't compared this film to a multi million production. Support the risk on taking on this idea and adapting it well into a movie. The Troll CGI looked great. Many say they didn't explored the full actions, attacks and movements a Troll could have done. But I saw they have a limited used of CGI and they distributed perfectly throughout their movie. Is small details like that that explain why they didn't elaborated in certain details or why they chose the paths and decisions we see on the movie. I would recommend people to just watch it. Forget about the technical or professional techniques and critics and just enjoy it. In fact, its is even a family monster movie since it lacks blood and heavy violence.

This is a fantasy movie that explores the idea of a Folklore tale being real. A huge Troll wakes from Dovre mountains in Norway and becomes a threat as it approaches its capital city, Oslo. This is a great movie that payed attention to every detail. It has great acting, great actors, great lighting, CGI, and beautiful locations. The movie is a Norwegian film made in collaboration with MotionBlur and Netflix and it is now available worldwide on Netflix. Even the English dubbed is great on Netflix. The main characters had great chemistry that was probably even better with the original language. The way they approach this movie was interesting. It is a basic movie that gets straight to the point. They give us some background details at the beginning but later follow the main plot naturally. Might not be the best movie that you ever seen but it's great. Norwegian mythology is vast and interesting. There is so much to explore there plus the new and fresh ideas Norwegian film makers must have on other topics.

Overall it was a great movie worth watching. I would definitely recommend this movie. I will rated a 7.0. Not sure the budget they had for this film but I believe it wasn't much. But for a low budget movie it was pretty good.

Rating: 7.0