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The Hunt (II) (2020)

Excellent...

[8/10 · 26 March 2023]

Twelve strangers are left in a clearing, unaware that they are being hunted by elitists, who make up one percent of the population. In a hunting game, they are the prey, in a way that challenges the human mind.

I love manhunt horror, especially when it contains many doses of black humor and irony, a stereotypical caricature with a lot of action, bizarre, fun, how not to love such a freak, convincing and captivating... Creative deaths, witty dialogues, blood and guts spurting , twists, chase, tension and humor, in the right measure... And the female duel in the valuable finale... Emma vs Hilary, excellent outcome...

Harriet (I) (2019)

Magnificent...

[9/10 · 26 March 2023]

The extraordinary story of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and her transformation into one of America's greatest heroines, whose courage, ingenuity and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.

Those films that hurt in the soul, seem so impossible, so disgusting, revolting, humans treated worse than animals for their color, disgust, hatred, so much anger and so much anguish, a photography and setting that we feel in an eternal escape together with Harrier, with all our love and support... How proud of this woman, heroine, like that we hardly hear quotes to her, what courage, what power, what a wonderful biographical tribute... Magnificent...

The Whale (2022)

Tragic and sad end...

[8/10 · 26 March 2023]

A reclusive English professor living with severe obesity tries to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.

Fantastically sad, and as real as obesity and the troubled relationship in parental abandonment, I really cannot forgive parents who abandon their children, despite the fact that here it was a demand from the mother for valid reasons, to be betrayed and exchanged for a homoaffective relationship. Hurt horrors... How did Brenden not win the Oscar? He deserved so much... Incredible, that word defines almost all the characters, according to the protagonist, who at least is optimistic about the future of others, but not his own... Tragic and sad end...

Macabro (2019)

Very good...

[9/10 · 26 March 2023]

In the 1990s, two brothers are accused of brutally murdering eight women, a man and a child in the Serra dos Órgãos region. Following the suspects, Sergeant Téo realizes that the judgment of the press, police and local society is fundamentally racist, and he begins to have doubts about the conviction of one of them. Based on a true story, the film is a work of fiction about the famous case of the "Brothers Necrophiles".

In addition to terror/suspense, we also have many questions and social criticism, with questioning contours, a Bope police officer analyzes that there are almost no black people, few, including himself, blatant religious intolerance (the brothers' relatives are devotees of a religion of matrices Africans) while observing the white Catholics and Evangelicals, the boys were attacked by their fathers, and marginalized by the farmers, by the community, a beautiful adaptation, national cinema investing in terror.

The Wolverine (2013)

Good...

[7/10 · 25 March 2023]

In the future, mutants are mercilessly hunted by the Sentinels, gigantic robots created by Bolivar Trask. The few survivors need to live in hiding, otherwise they will also be killed. Among them are Professor Charles Xavier, Magneto, Storm, Kitty Pryde and Wolverine, who are looking for a way to prevent mutants from being annihilated. The means found is to send Wolverine's consciousness on a journey through time, towards the 1970s. There it occupies the body of the Wolverine of the time, who seeks out the still young Xavier and Magneto so that, together, they can prevent this tragic future for mutants come true.

It started very well, wonderfully impeccable photography, all of Logan's frustration and his partially insanity translated into thoughts and flashbacks, very good, however at a certain point it becomes a clichéd action movie, with many uninteresting martial arts, the high point of the film strong female characters and their fight scenes, too long, unattractive script, but a great visit to Tokyo, Nagasaki, bullet train, lovely, God willing, I'll be there this or the 24th, amen...

StarStruck (2010 TV Movie)

Only the soundtrack saves...

[6/10 · 25 March 2023]

Jessica Olson and her family prepare for a trip to see Jessica's grandmother in Los Angeles. Sara, her older sister, is super excited to meet the big teen pop star of the moment, Christopher Wilde. Jessica disapproves of her sister's behavior and thinks Christopher is not as special as he appears on camera. In Los Angeles, Christopher is asked to star in a new movie. He doesn't want many relationships, and the ones he does have are superficial. Christopher attends his "girlfriend" - Alexis Bender's birthday party.

A completely clueless film, first of all the protagonist is a hell of a sister's eye, knowing that her sister was in love with the guy, hid that she met him, although natural it was forced, and apart from the journalists' relationship with the characters, stereotyped, and completely undervalued, and disrespected, all a bit disgusting, cute and disgusting... Only the soundtrack saves...

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

Perfect...

[9/10 · 25 March 2023]

In the future, mutants are mercilessly hunted by the Sentinels, gigantic robots created by Bolivar Trask. The few survivors need to live in hiding, otherwise they will also be killed. Among them are Professor Charles Xavier, Magneto, Storm, Kitty Pryde and Wolverine, who are looking for a way to prevent mutants from being annihilated. The means found is to send Wolverine's consciousness on a journey through time, towards the 1970s. There it occupies the body of the Wolverine of the time, who seeks out the still young Xavier and Magneto so that, together, they can prevent this tragic future for mutants come true.

Just when we think that the previous one was perfection, the first class, comes this one that continues perfection, mixing the older characters with some juvenile versions, an excellent historical plot, the end of the Vietnam War, and mainly for the slow effects motion, such perfection that it hypnotizes us, grandiosely perfect... But I'm very suspicious because I've loved x-men a lot since I was a teenager, Marvel s2... Guys, Xavier's pobi looks like Veio Havan, different characters... .

X-Men: First Class (2011)

Perfection...

[9/10 · 25 March 2023]

Before Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and Erick Lensherr (Michael Fassbender) became Professor X and Magneto, respectively, they were two young men discovering their powers as mutants. Close friends, they work together and with other mutants in an attempt to stop a global threat. In the process, however, the young mutants began the rivalry that stayed with them for the rest of their lives.

Perfection is in the details, in each coin, in the construction and making of the mutant characters, a perfect script, which offers us the best of the X-Men world, from the beginning, the good Magneto, we understand his pain and revolt, as Xavier was stop in the chair and gathered the different students, I don't know if it was faithful to the comics, but it was pleasant to watch, despite being long, it flowed fast and extremely captivating... Perfection...

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (2008 TV Movie)

Cute...

[7/10 · 22 March 2023]

When Gonzo accidentally diverts three letters to Santa Claus, he convinces Kermit and his friends to personally deliver them to the North Pole. When Gonzo accidentally diverts three letters to Santa Claus, he convinces Kermit and his friends to personally deliver them to the North Pole North.

When Gonzo forgets to mail three letters to Santa, he convinces Kermit and the gang to help him deliver the notes to the North Pole. Along the way, they discover that Christmas is the time to be with those you care about most, as they dash home to make a friends Christmas wish come true.

Cute, it will never have the magic of animation that enchanted me enormously in childhood, or it would be adolescence, I don't remember, but charming and Christmas, cute as it should be...

Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure (2011 Video)

Regular but cute...

[7/10 · 22 March 2023]

Sharpay Evans (Ashley Tisdale) is a diva in her hometown. Discovered by a talent scout while performing at a charity event, she now has the chance to star in a Broadway musical. Pursuing her dream, she moves to New York but soon realizes that not everything will be the bed of roses she imagined. She starts living in a small apartment, where there is a built-in bed, and still has to compete for the role with an arrogant star. Who helps her overcome her problems is Peyton (Austin Butler), a film student who is her new neighbor.

I had such a cute vision of Shapay, but it started out so arrogant that I got rancid, however I changed my opinion in the final third, that's good, a lover of Rosa CANNOT be a bad person, it's forbidden, hehehe... adorable little dogs, I liked it... Regular but cute...

Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009 TV Movie)

Boring...

[6/10 · 21 March 2023]

Embark on a supernatural and exciting adventure with the Russos, his family of apprentice sorcerers. While on vacation, Alex accidentally casts a spell that will affect his family's existence, preventing his parents' first meeting. Now, Max tries to keep his parents together, while Alex and Justin use every trick they know to find the Stone of Dreams so they can reverse the magic and save their family. You won't want to miss a single second of this action-packed, magic-packed feature.

In 2015 "I love witches and wizards, but this one I gave up on at first..." ...8 years ago... Nothing has changed... But at least this time I went all the way..Poor Selena, when Disney gets it right she is wonderful, but when she exaggerates and goes over the point, or rather, when she falls short, she really wastes time and talents, silly at all, boring too... And the effects, this one is without comments, or hobby, it's a waste of time, thank goodness what I watched it on a mini screen at work solving routine processes...

Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups (2012)

It reminded me a lot of the AirBubbies, I'm already tired of them...

[6/10 · 21 March 2023]

When Mother Christmas travels to Pineville, the playful children run away from the sleigh. Taking the concept of mischief to a whole new level, they begin granting merry wishes to the boys and girls of Pineville, but something goes terribly wrong and the Christmas spirit begins to fade. Now the children and Mother Christmas must race to save Christmas around the world.

Much less interesting than the previous one, which at least involved three dramatic Christmas stories, including parental abandonment, abuse and adoption, here there is a lot of music, fluffy puppies, talking reindeer, but nothing contagious, quite the contrary, not very attractive and charming , despite the vibrant colors and cool Natalina theme... It reminded me a lot of the AirBubbies, I'm already tired of them...

Avalon High (2010 TV Movie)

Cute...

[7/10 · 21 March 2023]

Allie Pennington transfers to a new school, Avalon High, where she discovers that her classmates are reincarnated King Arthur and his court. Now her mission is to solve the school's mystery before Mordred wins again. Allie also meets the school's football quarterback, Will Wagner (Gregg Sulkin), who brings the Arthurian legend back to a contemporary high school. Allie believes that Will is King Arthur and that Marco, the evil half-brother is Mordred.

Despite all the fantasy around, about King Arthur and his Round Table, which sounds banal and childish, silly and silly, however I found the romance, betrayal, past-present, very nice to watch, all very predictable, just like the real thing villain, nothing surprising, the effects, simple, almost fiasco, but who cares, focus on Disney magic and exalted female power (this one is surprising), cute...

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)

Long, very long, didn't need that much, sweet...

[8/10 · 21 March 2023]

In Pirates of the Caribbean 5: Salazar's Revenge, Captain Jack Sparrow finds the winds of ill luck blowing with greater force when a group of ghostly pirates are released by an old enemy: Captain Salazar (Javier Bardem), who after escaping of the Devil's Triangle is determined to kill all the pirates of the sea, especially Jack Sparrow. His only hope of survival is the search for the legendary Trident of Poseidon - a powerful artifact that gives its possessor control of the seven seas.

To find it, he must make an alliance with the brilliant astronomer Carina Smyth (Kaya Scodelario) and the stubborn sailor Henry (Brenton Thwaites).

It's a pity I took a dislike to Johnny Depp, I loved his works, now I roll my eyes when I see him in action, rancid... Great action scenes, mesmerizing, stupendous effects, the script, more of the same, keeps the tone interesting, the captivating added characters, the astronomer Carina, beautiful, talented, courageous and intelligent, Orlando Bloom's son is just like him... Long, very long, didn't need that much, sweet...

Kim Possible (2019 TV Movie)

Cute message at the end of friendship, benevolence and generosity...

[7/10 · 19 March 2023]

Kim Possible could be just another ordinary girl attending high school, but in fact, what she really likes to do is save the world from the hands of terrible villains. To do this, Kim enlists the help of her best friend from high school, Ron Stoppable, her pet, a mole named Rufus, and Wade, a super computer genius. Teenage hero Kim Possible and her best friend Ron Stoppable embark on their freshman year of high school, all while saving the world from evil villains.

I thought it was cute, after the equally cute animation, the film faithfully corresponds to the drawing, the strength and female intelligence, the teenage adventures and their problems with bullying, jealousy, school disputes, and that cute message at the end of friendship, benevolence and generosity...

The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)

All very magically adorable , and fabulously mystical, I love it, good witchcraft...

[8/10 · 19 March 2023]

Even in Manhattan, magic is everywhere. Balthazar Blake, a modern sorcerer with no hands to measure against the forces of evil, must take Dave Stutler, a seemingly average physics student, and teach the reluctant recruit the art and science of magic. Little does Dave know that magic may be the key to defeating an evil sorceress and winning the girl over.

I love Cage and his choices, a delightful little film about magic and sorcerers, a pleasant story, with captivating characters, the delicious chemistry between the protagonists, the good boy and the sorcerer, a basic villain, good effects, a lot of convincing effects, all very magically adorable , and fabulously mystical, I love it, good witchcraft...

The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos (2008)

Beautiful...

[8/10 · 19 March 2023]

A miraculous story of love, courage and survival from the Disney Nature label.

In a place like no other on the planet, the dramatic and isolated Lake Natron in northern Tanzania, you will witness a spectacle like no other - thousands of flamingos arriving to continue the cycle of life. Focusing on the adventure of a solitary chick and with a landscape never seen before, Grande Balé Vermelho - o Mistério dos Flamingos is a stunning journey of rare visuals and beauty!

I became what I feared the most, people who love documentaries about animals, I probably won't remember this documentary, but there are always lessons to learn from animals and mother nature... Here, unlike mammal documentaries, where if they create stories and accompany a single animal, this character in a narrative, here we have the facts, it must probably be impossible to distinguish flamingos from the thousands that live in their "community"... Beautiful...

The Punisher (2004)

Good...

[7/10 · 19 March 2023]

Frank Castle is an FBI Special Agent, a man devoted to his family but with a profession as rewarding as it is dangerous. On the last mission he was confronted by Howard Saint, a ruthless businessman, who threatened his family. When he discovers that his wife and daughter have been murdered in brutal conditions, Castle's world crumbles and all he can think of is revenge. Now becoming a ruthless vigilante, committed to the end in the destruction of Saint and his band of murderers, Castle will begin his mission: to avenge the good with the justice that the law does not allow.

Rewatching 2023, the favorable difference between it and its predecessor and successors, was that part of the beginning of the end of Castle's career, before becoming an avenger and having his family decimated, a good film, Travolta brings a little credibility to the franchise...

The Punisher: Dirty Laundry (2012)

Good, very good...

[8/10 · 19 March 2023]

"I wanted to make this fan film for the character I've always loved and believed in - a love letter to Frank Castle and his fans. It was an amazing experience with everyone involved in the project giving in and having fun with it. It was amazing to be a part of the whole process - we hope Frank's friends enjoy watching it as much as we enjoyed making it." - Thomas Jane

"Do you know the difference between justice and punishment?" I think the translation was wrong, because he recognizes that he does not do justice, he is an anti-hero from Marvel (which has better films than DC), he punishes the bad elements... An excellent short film, better than the three films in the franchise ...

The Punisher (1989)

"I talk to God sometimes, and I ask if what I'm doing is right or wrong, I'm still waiting for the answer, meanwhile I'm punishing"

[7/10 · 19 March 2023]

The police are in an uproar, due to a series of 125 murders carried out. Decided to end the crime wave, Frank Castle (Dolph Lundgren) takes the lead and begins to investigate the case. Castle is a former police officer who is looking for revenge since his wife and son were murdered, having since then dedicated himself to fighting crime in the streets using many weapons. When Castle believes that the organization is almost destroyed, he starts to face a new criminal group, which intends to occupy the vacant place.

Dolph Lundgren passionately handsome, brand new, almost unrecognizable, but already very sexy and seductive, with the right butt, aiaiai (sighs), but of the 3 films in the franchise, 2004 and 2008, this is the weakest, despite the strong and interesting participation of the Yakuza and the kidnapping of little children, was the one that became the least engaging in the course of the plot... "I talk to God sometimes, and I ask if what I'm doing is right or wrong, I'm still waiting for the answer, meanwhile I'm punishing"

The Search for Santa Paws (2010 Video)

At least it has happy endings...

[8/10 · 19 March 2023]

When Santa Claus and his new best friend discover that boys and girls around the world have lost their Christmas spirit, they take a trip to New York City. But when Santa Claus loses his memory, a hopeful orphan and her friends band together to save Santa and show the world what a real Christmas is all about.

I thought it would be another cute Christmas movie involving the furry doggies, reading deceit, parental abandonment, adoption, abuse, and mistreatment, all in the same package, but portrayed in a sweet, sensitive, angelic and poetic way. .. Three stories that intertwine to form a happy ending to the drama, quite heavy for anyone looking for just a cute little Christmas movie, at least it has happy endings...

The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

Overrated, but beautiful, symbolic, necessary, intense and real, the sensational plot twist...

[8/10 · 19 March 2023]

The film is based on the book by Stephen Chbosky, which was published in 1999 and tells the story of a shy and isolated teenager who describes his life by writing a series of letters to anonymous people and explores the strange stages of adolescence. The plot brings as its main dilemma passivity versus passion and emotion. Charlie is a young man who has difficulties interacting at his new school. Nerves on edge, he feels out of place in the environment. His literature teacher, however, believes him and sees him as a genius. But Charlie continues to think little of himself... until the day when two friends, Patrick and Sam, start hanging out with him.

"Ti cute" I fell in love with Charlie and his troupe, lucky for those who get true friends like that in High School... perfect movie... Rewatching it in 2023, overrated, but beautiful, symbolic, necessary, intense and real, the sensational plot twist. ..

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)

Boring...

[6/10 · 19 March 2023]

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters chronicles the new adventures of Percy and his friends in search of the Golden Fleece, the only magical artifact capable of protecting Camp Half-Blood from destruction. It is with this mission that he and other campers leave for an electrifying journey through the Sea of Monsters, where they come across fantastic beings... The dangerous adventures of Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon, continue with an odyssey across the country to find the Fleece of Gold that will save your world... and save us all!

It's not as nice to watch as the first one, probably because it's more of the same, the cyclops brother gave a differentiated plot in the plot, adorable, on the other hand, all the bullying and prejudice he suffers is so real and contemporary, especially on the part of the protagonist, disappointing... boring...

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)

My crushes are insurmountable by jovial grasses...

[8/10 · 19 March 2023]

Mischievous Percy Jackson is in trouble at school, but that's far from his biggest challenge. It's the 21st century, but the gods of Olympus step out of the pages of Percy's Greek mythology books and into his life. He discovers that his real father is Poseidon, god of the seas, which means that Percy is a demigod - half human, half god. At the same time, Zeus, king of all gods, accuses Percy of stealing his thunderbolt, the first true weapon of mass destruction. Now, Percy must prepare for the adventure of his life, and the stakes couldn't be higher.

I liked it, the book should be as good as it is, movies based on Greek mythology don't usually attract me, I prefer books on the subject, however the youthful air of the approach, with the characters in the best teenage hero style, generally pleases me, my crushes are insurmountable by jovial grasses...

Dadnapped (2009 TV Movie)

Regular...

[7/10 · 19 March 2023]

Dadnapped tells the story of Melissa Morris (Emilly Osment) who desperately tries to gain more attention from her ever-concerning father, Neal (George Newbern), a famous author. Melissa lives in the shadow of Tripp Zoome (Jonathan Keltz), the adventurous and street-smart hero of her father's popular spy novel. Before the long overdue father-daughter vacation, Neal was kidnapped by obsessive fans, Wheeze (David Henrie), Andre (Moises Arias), and Sheldon (Denzel Whitaker). But it wasn't until Melissa rescued her father that he was kidnapped again, along with herself, by hotel manager Merv (Jason Earles), and brothers Maurice (Phill Lewis) and Skunk (Charles Halford). Now it's up to the former kidnappers to save Melissa and her father and they're in for a big adventure and a lot of messes.

Initially I really liked my father-daughter family, I loved the somewhat zombie-like, totally bizarre, scatological work, but as it went on it became boring, boring, not very interesting, discouraging... Very childish, with lots of silly action scenes, from the middle to the end, just annoying...