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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
Timeless matinee adventure, beautifully paced
What a wonderful ride. My 12 year old has seen none of the Indy films and she loved it. So did I.
From the good old Nazi baddies, to the chase scenes and the archeology treasure hunts, this was a brilliantly funny, exciting and pacy romp.
What I loved most about it was the way the story tied in all the life themes of Indy and his last loves.
It rounded the characters life off really well.
Phoebie took a while to warm up then got into her stride and I hope that she realises that she is a star, funny, brilliant and now an action movie heroine too.
Farewell Indie, and for all weekend matinee adventure fans, go see this romp, you'll love it too.
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (2023)
A bit morbid but also uplifting
Jim Broadbent is of course marvellous, and the supporting cast of tag alongside are funny, but this good hearted film ultimately is about loss and pain and the director and writer never manage to lift us far enough away from tragedy to gain insight and relief.
Ultimately a morbid rather depressing story which leave us feeling down.
The dog who adopts JB and leaves to care for another souls is brilliant, and the realisation by the protagonist's wife that she is a very selfish person is cathartic, but the writer cannot escape her own desire to make us live the pain forever.
Not why I go to the flicks.
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
A Whale of an adventure
Breathtakingly beautiful and full of eco conscious messages we loved this movie. I took three 22 year olds and we all came out jabbering happily about the fun we had experienced.
Sure the baddie is still bad and Jake Sully is still a jar head with a big heart but that's the backdrop.
Sigorney Weaver was great as the channel for the earth mother's magic and very touching in her teenage role. We thought the underwater FX was world beating.
The plot is simple, it's a chase movie really but brilliantly done.
How much fun must those CGI tech team have inventing strange new creatures to make us gasp in awe?
Don't worry, it's not too long. It's just right, like a long warm bath of family squabbles, reconciliation and action set in a sci-fi world of beauty and life and death struggles
Keep it up JC!