#ScorpioReviews - Antman & The Wasp Quantumania

Antman & The Wasp Quantumania

This movie received many bad reviews and many said it was a great disappointment  but it wasn't. This was a great movie. As a standalone movie, marvel movie, Superheroe movie it really was great.

We got to explore more of the Quantum realm and finally started the Kang plot. Loki gave us an insight of what was coming but this began now. The movie got right to the point and didn't waste any time in presentations. We saw a lot more action and seriousness than other Antman movies. But they still kept the comedy and knew how to combine them perfectly. We got to see more of the hero side of Scott, Hope, Janet and even Hank. Hank is supposed to be the real Ant-man and we finally got to see him more in action. Also, we got to see Cassie which Katheryn Newton was the perfect choice. 

I love how Marvel is introducing the new young heroes. They don't just appear as the saviors and without mistakes. In the contrary, they show them as inexperienced and cocky but as the movie progress they mature and learn how to be a real hero. Plus we still see how much more their characters can grow.

The Quatum realm looked beautiful and seeing a Quantum civilization was amazing. We were introduced to new characters that were fun and needed for the final fight. I believe M.O.D.O.K origin was changed but this somehow made more sense. Not sure if this is another version of the comics but was a great idea. The Quantum relam looked visually beautiful from the blend of colors, designs and even the unique creatures made it an amazing world. Not only did this movie continued the Antman movies but it also showed us what is coming next. I can't believe this movie was severely criticize when it was actually great. The final fight was beautifully executed. They had them fight a powerful being beyond their abilities but they still manage to beat him and it made sense. Also, Kang portrayed by Jonathan Mayors was amazing. We could see his calmness, desperation, anger and even the hate when his character was losing. Specially that hate near the end was amazing. The final fight was exciting, inspiring, emotional and hopeful. It was a great final battle and everyone had a crucial role.

Overall, this movie was very carefully done and it showed. I would definitely recommend people to watch it. This movie had many great moments and it was such a joy to watch. The characters, plot, length, and preview of the Marvel MCU was great. I will give this movie a solid 8.0. It had a little bit of everything and maybe even needed a little bit of more context of their interest of the Quantum realm. Maybe Janet not telling anything to her family was also annoying at times. But at the end even all this was needed for the story to develop so overall it was a great movie.

Rating: 8.0

#ScorpioReviews - The Super Mario Bros. Movie

The Super Mario Bros. Movie 

Wow this was an amazing movie. Few times you can watch a trailer and feel the movie is great, they can't go wrong. It was great, everything was in place and we saw a little bit of everything from the Mario video game world. From soundtracks ,sfx, characters, different games, accuracy, refrences etc. But they didn't just added as much as they could, they manage to add everything in a well written plot. We even saw how the characters matured and got over their fears. Not only did it aim VideoGame fans but it also target kids and families which express great lessons. Saying it was a perfect movie would be too much. But without comparing to other live action movies and just focusing on how they adapt the Mario video game into an animated movie, it was pretty good. Probably one of the best video games adaptation. 

In general it was just awesome, if I had to give some downsides about this movie I could point out only small stuff. Even do it added a lot of characters maybe it missed adding some characters or at least one. Bowser could have had more screen time and Bowser design looked a bit weird at times the head size didn't matched the body. Also, maybe the running time? The movie was so good that it went by so fast. Maybe if they had added at least 30 more minutes it would have worked. Then again maybe it worked because they didn't extend it. 

Overall it was amazing. I would definitely recommend this movie to any age. Even I would like to watch it again. Even in the Spanish trailers it sounded like they had a great cast. Hopefully it was better dubbed than Sonic. I will give this movie a solid 9.0. It was just amazing and could be the start of a huge animated franchise. From more Mario video games to SmashBros, MarioParty, sports etc there is so much to use. But maybe to avoid taking too long a good plot story with all smash characters would be amazing.

Rating: 9.0

#ScorpioReviews - Knock at the Cabin

Knock at the Cabin

One of the most noticeable things about the movie is its pace. It starts by going straight to the point and doesn't waste any time getting to the plot. There are some flashbacks that take a step back from the main plot. The movie is about a group of people who believe that the end of the world is coming. They think they know a way to stop it and go to a cabin to convince the family there.

I can't say much more because I believe the revelation is kind of the only purpose of the movie. Overall, it was a good movie but very predictable. There weren't any real plot twists because you knew where they were heading, especially if you're familiar with filmmaker Night Shyamalan's work. We knew it couldn't be a normal movie, but coming from him, I expected a lot more.

As a production, it was well-made but followed a very simple and predictable plot. I would still recommend it to some people, but it lacked an important plot twist or something to cause a major impact. Also, the reasons or purposes of the characters were kind of weak. We didn't have enough information to make it more believable or to confuse the audience into thinking about both possibilities.

It feels like the movie was rushed or as if it wasn't given much importance to fully review it before release. Maybe it was done simultaneously with another production? I can't really tell, but it definitely feels like a lot more could have happened in this movie. I would rate it 6.5 out of 10 - not for being a bad movie, but for wasting a story that could have explored the plot and characters in greater depth.

Rating: 6.5