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REVIEW: Spider-Man - Homecoming

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 REVIEW: Spider-Man - Homecoming In honour of recent rumours suggesting that Spider-Man: Far From Home's trailer drops tomorrow, here are my thoughts on the first film in the MCU Spider-Man franchise 'Spider-Man: Homecoming', originally published in 2017. My ultimate ambition is to be a screenwriter, and as an aspiring writer Spider-Man: Homecoming is a superhero movie that pleased me a lot. The film follows the newest inclusion to the Marvel Cinematic Universe Peter Parker (Tom Holland), who is trying to juggle his school life with his life as a superhero. When Peter discovers a bunch of criminals - lead by boss of the Toomes Salvage Company Adrian Toomes (Michael Keaton) - are using stolen Chitauri technology from the Battle of New York to create new weapons, he decides to take action and protect New York from this new threat. Things become complicated when Peter develops a crush on classmate and Adrian's daughter Liz (Laura Harrier), and when Peter's best friend

REVIEW: Wonder Woman

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 REVIEW: Wonder Woman  Originally published in 2020, here are my thoughts on Wonder Woman.  I don't usually watch the DC films, because they don't tend to be as good as the Marvel Studios offerings, but I have heard from a few people that this film is something really special, and I know that the critics gave it  glowering reviews. It was described as a DC movie which bucked the trend, and focused on telling a great story rather than trying to pay catch-up with Marvel. As a result, I was curious to give this movie a watch, to see if it was as good as they claimed. And boy were they right. This film is absolutely phenomenal, and not like a typical DC movie at all. It actually feels more like a Marvel Studios offering, sort of like a strange mash-up of Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger . The tone is much more reminiscent of a lighter superhero offering, with many gags related to the fish out of water aspect of this Amazonian warrior in the midst of the more mundane 

REVIEW: Jurassic Park III

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REVIEW: Jurassic Park III Originally published in 2016, here are my thoughts on Jurassic Park III. Jurassic Park III is nowhere near as bad as people make out. Sure, it's not the best sequel in the world. It's not the best movie either. But despite the silly moments such as the talking raptor and the phone still working after being swallowed by the Spinosaurus, it's a fun films and that's all you want with a monster movie. Monster films by their very nature are not supposed to be works of art; they simply exist to provide a good time at the cinema, and Jurassic Park III delivers on the promise of an evening of entertainment. Isn't it great to see the return of Doctor Alan Grant (Sam Neill) too? Sam Neill is as great as the palaeontologist as he was in the first movie; it feels like his character has really progressed from where the first film left of, as we get to discover further shades of Alan here. Laura Dern was criminally underused as Ellie Sattler though and i

REVIEW: Jumani - Welcome To The Jungle

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 REVIEW: Jumani - Welcome To The Jungle Originally published in 2018, here are my thoughts on Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle. Nobody was asking for a Jumanji sequel. The first Jumanji, released in 1995, was a relatively unremarkable affair despite featuring an excellent performance by Robin Williams as Alan Parrish. I never particularly wanted to see a follow-up, and if it wasn't for Karen Gillan's casting I doubt I would have seen this film at the cinema. So as you can imagine, I was pleasantly surprised when I found Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle to be more than just Amy Pond 'dance-fighting' video game henchmen in a revealing Tomb Raider -style outfit. Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle begins exactly where the previous movie left off. In 1996, teenage gamer Alex (Mason Guccione) discovers the Jumanji board game washed up on the beach and upon arriving home chucks it to one side claiming 'nobody plays board games anymore'. Upon seeing Alex playing a video game, J

REVIEW: Soul

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 REVIEW: Soul Pixar, it's fair to say, never go for the typical or the obvious. Soul is a prime example of that. It's such a weird idea, to make an animated family film about a man who has a near-death experience, but it's what makes Pixar stand out from all of the other animation  studios. Their films feel so mature and poignant, whilst catering to audiences of all ages, and that is always such a commendable quality for a movie to possess. I just love the animation in the soul world known as The Great Before. It's so colourful and zany, it has its own unique stamp that's incomparable to any other animated film, and like the best fictional worlds it feels lived in. And the animation style when jazz musician Joe Gardener (Jamie Foxx) falls from the stairway to the Great After displays such creativity and energy, it really displays the talents of everyone at Pixar. I think one of the most stand-out things about Soul however is just how diverse the animated cast is.

Welcome To HollyWho!

 Hello readers, and welcome to my new film blog site, HollyWhoScreen2's World Of Film! Here you will find reviews and features on the world of film. Everything ranging from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to Pixar films will be discussed within the confines of this blog site. The first review will be of Disney/Pixar's Soul, coming later today, So make sure you don't miss the launch of this exciting new blog site! And don't forget to check out my TV blog here .