Chuck's Movie Breakdown

     Hey guys, Chuck here. With the success, both critically and commercially, of Deadpool in 2016, it was almost guaranteed that a sequel would soon follow. This time around, however, the directing job was passed from Tim Miller to a new director David Leitch. Oh yeah! David's the man. I mean, you all saw that Hobbs and Shaw movie last year, right? Ugh. Yep, here we go again. So, let's dive into Deadpool 2 with special guest: Deadpool.     The movie opens with Deadpool, played once again by Ryan Reynolds, failing to take down a contract. Deadpool is then driven home to his apartment by his cabdriver friend Dopinder, played by Karan Soni, where Vanessa, played once again by Morena Baccarin, is waiting for him with exciting news. The two then spend a lot of time talking about starting a family, when the contract arrives and kills Vanessa, Deadpool kills them all in retaliation, and the next six weeks are spent with him suffering from extreme depression. Oh, ri...

     Hey guys, Chuck here. You guys might recall that last month, during HallowScream , I reviewed Grindhouse , a double feature release directed by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez. Well, since I've already reviewed Tarantino film's, I thought I'd discuss one of Robert Rodriguez's many directorial efforts. Now, aside from his films made for an adult audience such as Desperado, From Dusk til Dawn, Machete, and Sin City, Robert Rodriguez's most noteworthy films are his films for children, such as the Spy Kids franchise, and the subject of today's review: The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl .  Inspired by the concepts and characters from the dreams of his sons Rocket, Racer, and Rebel, Robert Rodriguez shot the movie in anaglyph-3D, which is the style of 3D using the red and blue glasses. This would mark the second use of this type of 3D after Spy Kids 3: Game Over . But, let's not get into the technicals of the 3D technology used for the film, let...

      Hey guys, Chuck here. Well, we had a pretty interesting review back on Monday with my review of the movie Deadpool , but today we'll be taking a look at an animated Disney movie currently celebrating its ten year anniversary. I am, of course, talking about Tangled . Based on the fairy tale of Rapunzel, Tangled was really popular among Disney fans, but it might surprise you to know that I, myself, didn't really become a fan of the movie until just last year. And the only reason I picked up a Blu-ray copy of it was because of the world "Kingdom of Corona" in the video game Kingdom Hearts III . However, I did find myself actually enjoying the actual movie of Tangled  as well as the Kingdom Hearts III  world based on the movie. So, let's take a look at Tangled.       The movie opens with a backstory involving a rare golden flower with mystical healing properties. The flower is guarded by Mother Gothel, who uses it to make herself young and beaut...

     Hey guys, Chuck here. Well, for today's review, I'm going to be taking a look at a film that brought Marvel Comics' wise-cracking, fourth-wall-breaking, merc with the mouth to the silver screen. I am, of course, talking about Deadpool . Back in the 90's, when it was all about extreme, comic book characters that thrived in the extreme were being introduced. Spawn was introduced, Venom got his own solo comics, and Marvel introduced a character that was absolutely extreme, and had ties with the X-Men. Deadpool was created by Fabian Nicieza and Rob Liefeld, and gained popularity through comics, a video game starring Nolan North as the title character, and an attempt at a live action version of the character, played by Ryan Reynolds, was featured in 2009's X-Men Origins: Wolverine . However, the less said about that version of the character, the better. In 2016, fans got their wish when 20th Century Fox released a faithful adaptation of Deadpool, with Ryan Reynolds ...

    Hey guys, Chuck here. Well, with HallowScream behind us and 12 Reviews of Christmas just a few weeks away,  I think it's time to take a look at an all-time classic of superhero cinema: Batman . Released in 1989, this Tim Burton-directed superhero adaptation of DC Comics' Dark Knight Detective starred Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl, and a host of others.      So, the story of this movie is just as much about the Joker as it is about Batman, and we are introduced to mob underboss Jack Napier, who is sent into a trap at a chemical plant by mob boss Carl Grissom, played by Jack Palance, and although Batman does try to rescue him, Jack does fall into a vat of chemicals, which transforms him into the Joker and the villain we all know and love today. So Joker makes moves to get rid of the other mob bosses across Gotham, and ships out tainted hygiene and beauty products, which causes the deaths of several Gothamites, and p...

     Hey guys, Chuck here. Well, as we approach the holiday season, it's time to, once again, dive into the world of Disney's Frozen . However, I'm not talking about the 2015 short film Frozen Fever . Instead, I'm talking about an all new short film titled Once Upon a Snowman . Don't worry, I'm  still planning to cover Frozen Fever some time next March to be sure. But for now, let's dig into the latest Frozen short, released just last month on Disney+: Once Upon a Snowman .       The short opens with Elsa, during the "Let it Go" segment of the movie Frozen , as she assembles a snowman that resembles Olaf, the snowman she and Anna made as children. Suddenly, the snowman comes to life and is knocked off the mountain by Elsa's cape blowing in the breeze. As the snowman wanders around, wanting to know who he is, he walks into Wandering Oaken's trading post, just as Anna walks out, and Kristoff is in the barn singing "Reindeers are Better...