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Mulan (2020) is the third Mulan movie made by Disney and it is the continuation of the recent failed Disney live-action remakes.
Positives for Mulan (2020): The production value with the movie sets and costumes looks amazing. Donnie Yen, Jason Scott Lee, Yoson An, Gong Li and Jet Li are all great. It was great to have a cameo from the original Mulan Ming-Na Wen. That's all I've got to say for positives.
Negatives for Mulan (2020): While it might not be shot for shot the same as the original, this movie surprisingly feels soulless. The villains aren't nearly as intimidating as the Huns. The movie feels like it's padding out it's overly long runtime with a lot of filler. Yifei Liu is hilariously wooden as Mulannand she has zero personality. She is reduced to being a Mary Sue which is the dumbest thing you can do with a female character. There is a Phoenix that closely resembles Mushu except it goes nowhere. And finally, the action sequences are ruined by the horrible editing and it felt like I was watching Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2017) all over again.
Overall, Mulan (2020) is the sad continuation of these damn live-action remakes from Disney and I am getting tired of it.
Positives for Mulan (2020): The production value with the movie sets and costumes looks amazing. Donnie Yen, Jason Scott Lee, Yoson An, Gong Li and Jet Li are all great. It was great to have a cameo from the original Mulan Ming-Na Wen. That's all I've got to say for positives.
Negatives for Mulan (2020): While it might not be shot for shot the same as the original, this movie surprisingly feels soulless. The villains aren't nearly as intimidating as the Huns. The movie feels like it's padding out it's overly long runtime with a lot of filler. Yifei Liu is hilariously wooden as Mulannand she has zero personality. She is reduced to being a Mary Sue which is the dumbest thing you can do with a female character. There is a Phoenix that closely resembles Mushu except it goes nowhere. And finally, the action sequences are ruined by the horrible editing and it felt like I was watching Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2017) all over again.
Overall, Mulan (2020) is the sad continuation of these damn live-action remakes from Disney and I am getting tired of it.
Mulan II (2004) is one of many Disney animated movies I used to watch a lot as a kid and it is the worst Disney direct-to-video animated sequel ever.
Positives for Mulan II (2004): M one positive for the movie is tha the voice cast does a decent job with their performances.
Negatives for Mulan II (2004): The story in this movie is bottom of the barrel garbage. It takes everything from the original movie and there's it out of the window for whatever sorry ass excuse of a story this is. Mushu is sadly not voiced by Eddie Murphy and is replaced by Mark Moseley who is painfully unfunny with his comedy. The characters from the original are constantly acting out of character and behaving like much of jackasses. The animation doesn't look as good as the original and there are spots where it truly looks horrendous. And finally, our main characters failed to complete their mission this leading to China being doomed in the sequel that we didn't get.
Overall, Mulan II (2004) is a disgrace to the original Mulan and it is one of the worst Disney animated movies of all time.
Positives for Mulan II (2004): M one positive for the movie is tha the voice cast does a decent job with their performances.
Negatives for Mulan II (2004): The story in this movie is bottom of the barrel garbage. It takes everything from the original movie and there's it out of the window for whatever sorry ass excuse of a story this is. Mushu is sadly not voiced by Eddie Murphy and is replaced by Mark Moseley who is painfully unfunny with his comedy. The characters from the original are constantly acting out of character and behaving like much of jackasses. The animation doesn't look as good as the original and there are spots where it truly looks horrendous. And finally, our main characters failed to complete their mission this leading to China being doomed in the sequel that we didn't get.
Overall, Mulan II (2004) is a disgrace to the original Mulan and it is one of the worst Disney animated movies of all time.
The 5th Wave (2016) is a movie I was obsessed with while I was at college and I would constantly rewatch it so many times that I have lost track of how many times I've watched it and I cover it. Now as an adult, this is one of those movies where you start to notice all of the major problems with it and yet I still find myself having some dumb fun.
Positives for The 5th Wave (2016): This is one of those movies that would be viewed as delicious garbage. There is so much wrong with the movie and yet I can still have fun watching and laughing at the stupidity on screen. The movie has a surprisingly stacked cast including Chloe Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, Ron Livingston, Alex Roe, Maria Bello, Maika Monroe, Zackary Arthur, Liev Schreiber, Tony Revolori, Talitha Bateman and Nadji Jeter. They all do a fine job with what they have to work with. There is a decent shootout during one scene that was mildy entertaining. The movie has a good pace and I wasn't even bored for one second throughout the entire movie. And finally, this is the type of movie you need to turn your brain off so that you can enjoy it.
Negatives for The 5th Wave (2016): This movie is desperately trying to become a major young adult franchise and yet it feels like a young adult movie that I have seen many times before. I find it hilarious that everyone in the young cast looks clean and well groomed despite this movie taking place during an apocalypse. The movie tries to make Maika Monroe look like a badass and it just doesn't work and it's not that she can't play a badass, but Sony Pictures was trying way too hard. The CGI looks hilariously bad with the waves and the explosion at the end. The plot twist regarding the aliens is so painfully obvious that it is hilarious to watch. And finally, the movie ends on a note that tries to set up a possible franchise except Sony Pictures failed and it blew up in their faces.
Overall, The 5th Wave (2016) is a movies that I used to love, but t have to admit that it sucks and yet I would still have fun watching the movie.
Positives for The 5th Wave (2016): This is one of those movies that would be viewed as delicious garbage. There is so much wrong with the movie and yet I can still have fun watching and laughing at the stupidity on screen. The movie has a surprisingly stacked cast including Chloe Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, Ron Livingston, Alex Roe, Maria Bello, Maika Monroe, Zackary Arthur, Liev Schreiber, Tony Revolori, Talitha Bateman and Nadji Jeter. They all do a fine job with what they have to work with. There is a decent shootout during one scene that was mildy entertaining. The movie has a good pace and I wasn't even bored for one second throughout the entire movie. And finally, this is the type of movie you need to turn your brain off so that you can enjoy it.
Negatives for The 5th Wave (2016): This movie is desperately trying to become a major young adult franchise and yet it feels like a young adult movie that I have seen many times before. I find it hilarious that everyone in the young cast looks clean and well groomed despite this movie taking place during an apocalypse. The movie tries to make Maika Monroe look like a badass and it just doesn't work and it's not that she can't play a badass, but Sony Pictures was trying way too hard. The CGI looks hilariously bad with the waves and the explosion at the end. The plot twist regarding the aliens is so painfully obvious that it is hilarious to watch. And finally, the movie ends on a note that tries to set up a possible franchise except Sony Pictures failed and it blew up in their faces.
Overall, The 5th Wave (2016) is a movies that I used to love, but t have to admit that it sucks and yet I would still have fun watching the movie.