wathfrancesca Reviews

Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire (2023)

Rebel Moon is embarrassing and disappointing. No originality.

[31 December 2023]

Rebel Moon is a derivative work and not at all original.

The story of the film is a mess of elements already seen in other science fiction works such as Star Wars, all accompanied by many clichés.

Even the sets are not very original. The planets and spaceships look like they were copied from other films, and there's nothing really new to see. Furthermore, the CGI is sometimes unconvincing.

The characters are poorly developed and fail to arouse any empathy in the viewer.

Overall this part 1 of Rebel Moon is not convincing, it doesn't suck but it isn't a good product either, I personally didn't like. Disappointing.

Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter (2002–2008)

Excellent episodes Saint Seiya Hades, beautiful music, very beautiful story, amazing characters. Optimal. These episodes are far superior to even Lost Canvas.

[26 December 2023]

After the conclusion of the battle against the God Poseidon, the seal that imprisoned the Lord of the Underworld (Hades) disappears, awakening Athena's ancient enemy from sleep together with his 108 Specter warriors: thus begins the new sacred war.

The sanctuary of the twelve houses is attacked by those who turn out to be the deceased golden knights returned to life thanks to Hades wearing his armor, the Surplici, with the intention of killing the goddess Athena, under Pandora's order, before the twelve hours of life granted to them. Thus begins an adventurous climb of the twelve houses which will see a succession of spectacular fights, powerful techniques and events with very beautiful dialogues, extraordinary music and evocative scenography.

A "Hades" saga created with remarkable direction, beautiful drawings by Shingo Araki, a spectacular plot created by Masami Kurumada and wonderful music.

Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary (2014)

Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary, Good CGI movie.

[25 December 2023]

I've read some absurd negative reviews about this film, here on imdb, and I underline some negative reviews are truly absurd bordering on ridiculous.

Yesterday I saw this film in CGI, I was very surprised by the good CGI, the fluid animations, pleasant music, very surprised by the beautiful armor (they are really nice graphically), many good special effects, the plot is smooth and follows with pleasure, ultimately the film is not a masterpiece but it is not bad either, in fact I would say quite good. It's worth a watch because it's really well made in many ways.

Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary, Good CGI movie...

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)

The old DC universe that failed ends badly.

[23 December 2023]

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is an ugly film that disappoints expectations. The story is trite and predictable, the characters are flat the script is ugly, only the special effects are saved.

The story is full of clichés and situations already seen in other movies, such as the final battle between good and evil, the reconciliation between brothers, and the sacrifice to save the world.

The characters are uninteresting and shallowly developed. Aquaman is a generic hero, with no particular characteristics that distinguish him from others.

The special effects are spectacular, but fail to save the film. The action scenes are well done, but the CGI is often obvious and unrealistic.

In conclusion, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is an ugly movie as a script, which disappoints the expectations I had.

Yu Yu Hakusho (2023)

The plot is a collage, and some actors not are in part, a half-disappointment.

[14 December 2023]

Yu Yu Hakusho is a very old anime that I saw when I was a child, unfortunately, I didn't like Yu Yu Hakusho live action very much.

The problems already start with the plot. This live action feels like a collage of the anime, with many sequences that aren't in this live action, and the characters and relationships between them don't have time to develop properly.

The plot seems like a collage of episodes here and there taken from the anime.

The characters are also a problem. The actors try hard, but their characters are very different from those in the anime, some of them are not like the original characters. In particular, the acting of some characters is terrible.

Yu Yu Hakusho live action is an adaptation that is a half a disappointment, I liked some things, I didn't like some things.

Napoleon (2023)

Discontinuous, inaccurate, imperfect and sometimes much boring. A failure for Ridley and Phoenix.The critics who praised this film are as much of a disappointment as the film

[4 December 2023]

Napoleon is a film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Joaquin Phoenix. The film chronicles Napoleon's life from his youth to his defeat at Waterloo.

The film is an ambitious undertaking, however, it does not succeed in doing so well; in fact, the film is historically inaccurate, uneven, and very shallow.

The film is very discontinuous. Time jumps are frequent and disorienting, and the viewer often misses the point. The film also has very little depth, both politically and historically. To top it off, it is a film about a fantasy Napoleon. A Fantasy Napoleon. Napoleon is a disappointing film. The film is full of flaws, including a flawed historical reconstruction, a fragmentary plot, and a lack of depth. The film is not recommended for anyone looking for an accurate and engaging historical film.

The Flash (I) (2023)

A DCU film sometimes boring and of little origin.

[14 June 2023]

I enjoyed the first part. It was a fresh story and was proper mix of action, drama and light comedy. This part felt weak to me. It was boring and long. The movie could have been easily 30 minutes short as there were alot of unnecessary moments shown to us. The jokes were good and the performances were also little bit better than the previous time. The main problem was with the direction and the execution of the story. The story felt slow and boring. The runtime was long and there were alot of pacing issues.

The film at various points bored me and is unoriginal. By now the old DC universe has nothing more to say. The Flash is the last film in a franchise that is now on its last legs, offering nothing new anymore but the same things repeated over and over again.

Werewolf by Night (2022 TV Movie)

Werewolf by Night is very good

[8 October 2022]

I really enjoyed this special of Werewolf by Night. Convincing characters, perfect settings, the right atmosphere, there is enough action and violence, it reminded me in some ways "Twilight Zone." Promoted. At the directorial level, the director has done very well a product that perfectly reproduces the style of old telefilms horror. A good product without any doubt: direction, script, environments, visual effects, characters, CGI, all very good. I hope to see more Specials like these because it's done really very well.

It's a special that would be good to see on Halloween 🎃.

Judgement: 10/10.

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (2022)

So-so

[25 August 2022]

So-so. The CG used didn't make me hot or cold so they might as well not have used it for me, and the story of the film is banal. Not a bad film but nothing memorable, definitely inferior to the Super Broly film.

DC League of Super-Pets (2022)

A bad movie

[28 July 2022]

Plot and stereotyped characters, animation of not great quality. Medium-low visual effects, a fairly simple and infactile plot. Medium / low DC product.

Minions (2015)

No

[7 July 2022]

Boring, graphically ugly, weird stories, ridiculous characters. An infant product that is just right for 5-year-olds. Yet another bad product!!!!! Bad and boring.

DC Super Hero Girls (2019–2021)

Ugly beyond all means

[7 July 2022]

Boring, graphically ugly, weird stories, ridiculous characters. An infant product that is just right for 5-year-olds. Yet another bad DC product!!!!! Bad and boring.

The Adventures of Batman (1968–1969)

Too old-fashioned

[7 July 2022]

A too old product that shows all its years. Old and outdated technique and writing, a badly aged Batman product, like most Batman products. Outdated for many years.

Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)

Pleasant

[6 July 2022]

A pleasant movie. Thor Love and Thunder is a funnier movie than The Batman and more family-friendly than Doctor Strange and the multiverse of madness. I enjoyed the film and found it extremely enjoyable.

Jurassic World Dominion (2022)

A film full of problems.

[4 June 2022]

Dinosaur movies that are not fun, great visual effects but that do not give emotions, even the characters and the story of the film are not convincing. An insufficient film.