Walkabout Thoughts

There is one movie that I watch every hallows eve, one film that brings this night to a close. The one and only Rocky Horror Picture Show. Ever so much a campy musical with a plot that makes the Killer Tomatoes feel less cheesy, but lord knows, God does he knows how much I love it. This past Halloween I could not find the classic this year but happened upon a happy remastering of this beloved cult classic. I am talking about the 2016 TV remake of The Rocky Horror Picture show, and to my absolute surprise, joy and pleasure. It was really good, the music, the dancing and who could forget Ms. Cox rendition of Dr. Frankfurter (Yes I know that is a sausage). It Thrilled me and chilled me, and shivered in an......tic....i....pation for every scene. Though who did it best, was it Cury or Cox? I have said it before nothing beats Tim Curry in Drag save for Ms. Cox. Of course, there are hidden homages to the classic. If you find them, you will be rewarded, but only if you watched the...

Movie: Annihilation Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller Synopsis: After an object falls from space and crashes into the earth, strange things are going on. The Shimmer appears and starts to grow, the government went in to investigate. Though teams have gone in, none have returned. Three years later one man made it out, now his wife has to put the pieces together and solve just what is going on in that area. This movie is just stunning visually, with the mixture of CGI and how it worked to alter nature its self. I loved how they made the creatures there a mix of plant and other animals, both beautiful and horrid at the same time. Like a marriage of styles of del Torro and Burton, odd yes, but beautiful. The feeling of suspense never lets you go, from the very first part to the very end. RATING: GO WATCH THIS NOW!

Movie: Black Panther Genere: Sci-fi, Comicbook, MCU Synopsis: Leaving off from Captin America: Civil War we follow  T'Challa after his father was killed in the explosion, heading back to Wakanda to take his place as King and as the Black Panther. The past comes to haunt the nation of Wakanda when Killmonger takes the stage. This movie is one of the best from the Marvel Cinematic Universe in a long time and sets the stage for the first part of the Infinity War movies and shows the background for the Back Panther mythos. From the setting in Africa and the traditions seen in the movie make for more of a realistic Wakanda (makes me wish this was real) in a way that the DC movies could not. The pacing and the theme were well done, not to much action and not too much exposition and pauses for banter. The CGI and Cinematography of the locations were just great and this film discovered all the praise it has received.  Rating: WATCH IT OVER AND OVER (it...

Movie: Mary and the Witch's Flower Genere: Animation, Fantasy Netflix What can be said about this charming movie, then if Studio Ghibli were to close then this studio (Studio Ponoc) would be the heir apparent. The style is fantastic and a great family movie, the art, and the animation have the very essence of Hayo Miyazaki in every frame. Synopsis: Mary Smith just moved into a new town with her great Aunt as most of the families are on holiday there are very few children she can play with. Mary is a good girl who wants to help, even though she has the heart, the skill is very lacking. With all the accidents she causes. She comes upon a strange flower that unlocks an adventure that she would hardly forget. The characters of Mary, Aunt Margret, Peter and the antagonists are all well fleshed out. You learn about them later on in the movie and their motivations are hardly pure. Not one character felt flat or two dimensional or even lacking in a personality, if t...

Movie: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Gener: Sci-fi, Space Opera. To clarify I have been a fan of the series for the majority of my life, read most of the books and invested several years into the lore of Star Wars. What gets me it seems like they ignored the rich lore this universe has, even if they stated everything after Return of the Jedi was no longer canon. It left me with more questions than answers, who the heck was Snook, why was he after Skywalker, where does he fit in the Sith or was he a Dark Jedi? He was to be the big bad, but they killed them off in the second movie.  Then there is Kylo Ren (Ben Solo) he is nowhere as menacing as Vader, more like a Darth Riven wannabe without the full aspect of the dark side of the force. This is what I hate about the movie the most, you have great character development on the heroes but the villains, not so much. Snook and Kylo Ren are what I call lackluster villains, they could have been so much more to make the struggle...

Movie:  April and the Extraordinary World. Genere: Animation, Steampunk, SciFi. Synopsis: The story is about an alt-history earth in which the technology has not passed the 18th century in steam-powered engineering. After Napoilon the 3rd is killed in an acident, the worlds leading minds are abucted. As such that there was no progress in technology, France still under Napolionic rule started aresting scientest and forcing them to work on weapons of war. Cut to the 1930s and you have April the daughter a family of chemist working on the ultimet serum that could help end sickness and even death. Add in some talking lizards, a talking cat and lots of chasing and crashes. With the lovable animation stlye close to (but not the same as) Tintin and you got your self a wonderful adventure for the whole family. Style: Western animation style, is not a lost art here. As most have at one point assimulated the Japanese Anime style for a time then had a change and went with more of...

Movie: The Girl Without Hands Genere: Folklore, Fairy Tales Review: This is very much an artistic approach to film, with the watercolor looks and abstract feel from this masterpiece. Just to be forward and honest I have never read or heard of this tale from the Brothers Grim. That being said, I have never been so disappointed in my self for not knowing.  The story is about a girl who's father unknowingly sold her to the devil for riches. Since the devil could not have her, he had her father cut her hands off with an ax. She then wandered around until she met a river spirit that helped her get a prince. With the devil is without his due, he plays tricks on them as the prince is at war and the girl is with a child. As not to spoil it any further go watch this movie, even in French it is such a cautionary tale. Be careful what you wish for, the price may be more than you expect. Style: Just stunning the visuals and how it is presented is very unique and I have y...

I rented the latest installment of the Blade Runner movies 2049. Plot: Good, kept me interested and had me guessing who is really who, with a classic Film Noir way. On a job, K finds out there is more going on in his investigation tracking down the 8s. He starts to think there is more to him than being a newer model of Replicant. As I will state NO SPOILERS to those who have yet to see this wonderful movie. Though the plot did remind me of Armitage the III Poly Matrix (2nd Movie) and the first Armitage the III (1st Movie) also a good favorite anime of mine. Cinematography: Just as good as the first Blade Runner (Which I recommend watching as one of my top Noir films from the 80's), the setting and lighting played a part in setting the atmosphere. My rating: Watch it