JASMINE's THOUGHTS on Marvel's Captain America: Civil War (2016)

Genre:

Action/Adventure

Science Fiction/Fantasy

Rating:

PG-13

Run Time:

147 minutes

Release Date:

May 6, 2016

Directed by:
Anthony Russo & Joe Russo

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Plot Summary:

Marvel's Captain America: Civil War finds Steve Rogers leading the newly-formed team of Avengers in their continued efforts to safeguard humanity, but after another incident involving the Avengers results in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability, headed by a governing body to oversee and direct the team.

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Cast:

Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Chadwick Boseman, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Renner, Paul Rudd, Tom Holland, Emily VanCamp

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*My Thoughts*

Note: This review contains NO spoilers

So...I finally watched third Captain America film!?! It definitely was explosive. The camaraderie of these superheroes...or as they were called "enhanced individuals"... were pulled apart. With all their to safeguard humanity and the world, a horrifically large amount of collateral damage tends to follow. Therefore, the world reacts by imposing rules on our Avengers, and they all disagree with their own reasoning. To each of them, their reasoning has its good points...and bad points. More chaos ensues to further aggravate the already 

growing adversity of these Avengers.

In the center of these disagreements, Captain America, Steve Rogers, is in the middle of this mess of friend(s) and must decide on what "truth(s)" he must tackle...and which friend he has to protect. Steve isn't the only one struggling with taking sides between friends. Lines are drawn and the fighting ensues. Plus, out of the chaos, another hero is introduced to the audience...Black Panther. In addition to Black Panther, an all new and re-imagined Spiderman joins the mix.

The script/story is cohensive, even with all the various character background stories included in the mix. We do find out about the troubled past our heroes live with...and how they deal with it, especially Iron Man. The story, in itself, had a dramatic flair when pitting friends against each other over some truths...or was it lies!?! The truth always hurts...doesn't it!?! They all have their reasons for doing what they do...for the love of their friends. The action is pretty repetitive, but always pumped up to a new level. Well, isn't it what fans expect...haha! What is a Marvel film without its moments of humor...and, of course, Stan Lee's cameos. Very enjoyable and laugh out loud fun.

In the end, there was so much of character stories left open that there has to be more films coming. The end scene and the after credits scene just further confirmed that there will be more films to look forward to.

My rating:

MARIAH's THOUGHTS on Deadpool (2016)

Genre:

Comedy

Action/Adventure

Science Fiction/Fantasy

Rating:

R

(strong violence and language throughout, sexual content and graphic nudity)

Run Time:

1 hr 40 mins

Release Date:

February 12, 2016

Distributor:

20th Century Fox
Marvel Entertainment

Based on the Comic Book Series by:
Marvel

Screenplay by:

Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick

Directed by:

Tim Miller

Produced by:

Ryan Reynolds, Simon Kinberg, Lauren Shuler Donner

Executive Producers:

John J. Kelly, Stan Lee, Jonathon Komack Martin, Aditya Sood, Thane Watkins,

Plot Summary:

This is the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.

Cast:

Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, T. J. Miller, Gina Carano, Brianna Hildebrand, Stefan Kapičić

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**My Thoughts**

It is not a movie for the family to all go out and see, hence the R rating… but worth watching on Valentine’s Day weekend for couples or alone. Much like the trailers, available on YouTube, Deadpool is action packed, energetic, and vulgarly humorous. Deadpool the character, in short, is a grown man sized child with the skills of an old, stereotypical martial arts master. He breaks the fourth wall, has a big mouth, and mocks people as his own form of torture. The witty remarks and references were often offensive at the cost of someone else for example other characters, stereotypes, race, or the opposite gender. These remarks are not to be taken seriously and for the most part a funny enough to get the audience laughing. What nagged at me more than that, was the CGI used on Deadpool’s mask but I can only image it as necessary to show off his over exaggerated reactions. I’m not familiar with all of Deadpool’s background but the movie was perfectly paced based upon Deadpool’s own impatience, the short amount of time the movie has available, and the movie’s budget. We are given all of the necessary characters and focus on Deadpool throughout the movie. Commenting on that, Ryan Reynolds looked like he was having the time of his life playing the juvenile-like hero. Morena Baccarin and many of the other actors (minor or not) performed believably enough. Although there is a sequel coming along in the future, if they weren’t Deadpool, their performances made it seem like this Deadpool movie was going to be a one shot gig. Overall, it’s entertaining but doesn’t leave enough of an impression on me to take home a message.

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Marvel Reacts to Leaked Avengers: Age of Ultron Trailer!!

Well, I guess that plan to debut the first trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron is OUT! LOL! But, that's okay!!! I know every Avengers fan out there was excited when this trailer leaked! However, when Marvel found out...they scrambled and released a better quality version...way to go Marvel, Deadline reported.

Watch the first teaser trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron from Marvel Entertainment now!



If I recall the announcement, the trailer was to make its debut during next week's episode of Marvel's Agents of S.H.E.I.L.D. on ABC. What that was announced, I was absolutely stoked! I have the show set on my DVR, I was going to watch it the next morning after coming home from work...it was all good! But, this happens, a low quality version of the trailer leaked online....REALLY! That really ruined the moment...for me, anyways! It really does ruin the excitement of it all. But, that disappointment disappeared FAST...Ha! However, Marvel was quick to respond to this fiasco. They scrambled and released a better quality version of the trailer early to compensate for the leak, reported Deadline. Yay! But, boy, did this leak go viral...DAYUM!

I would rather watch a better quality trailer...anyways! I mean really! How can you REALLY watch a trailer at such a low quality. It's great and all, but the details and clarity of the trailer has got to be good...That's just me. I want to see the clarity of it to appreciate the movie. But, hey, not even I will turn away from a leaked trailer... no matter what the quality. No fan will...haha!

Avengers: Age of Ultron definitely reveals a lot of action-packed scenes! I am too giddy with excitement! I can't wait to watch it!

Avengers: Age of Ultron hits theaters May 1, 2015

Check out the teaser poster!