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The Iron Claw (2023)
Devastating yet Beautiful
Prior to watching this film, I had never heard of the Von Erichs, though I did have a bit of knowledge about wrestling as I used to be quite a fan as a kid. Going into this film I also really didn't have any expectations. I thought that it could be a 7 / 10 at best. But this film certainly proved me wrong. The story is sorrowful but also so well acted out that you can't help but see the beauty of it. The film is notably well-written, and watching the ups and downs of the family unfold is so sad yet so exciting.
A big part of this experience should be attributed to Zac Efron who plays Kevin Von Erich. I wasn't sure what to think initially as I had only seen him in comedy films before, but he undoubtedly does a fantastic job in this serious role. Watching him throughout this film is just terrific and I believe it truly shows the skill of Zac Efron's acting. It is also worth mentioning that Zac Efron wasn't the only one with great acting, as the rest of the family starring actors like Jeremy Allen White and Holt McCallany among others, really create a great atmosphere between the family.
The part that stands out though is the ending. It is so well acted out that it brought a tear to my eye and I would undoubtedly recommend this movie to anyone thinking about watching it, wrestling fan or not.
It's simply a devastating, true story, yet still so beautiful.
Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)
A huge disappointment
I have always been a huge fan of the Kung Fu panda movies and the first movie is still my favorite animated movie of all time, but this...
This movie was not good at all. At the beginning I thought I would give it an honest chance despite all of the negetive reviews the movie had recieved. After all, I have been waiting for this movie for years. Though after finishing I realised the movie truly was as bad as most say, if not worse.
First of, I found it incredibly annoying that the furious five weren't even in the movie. The only familiar characters, except Po, are Shifu and Po's dads. That's it. I assume this was because they wanted to save money as other big characters, like Kai and Shen appear for a moment in the film but don't have ANY dialogue. What's the point in bringing back the older villains if they're just gonna stand there making an angry face without saying anything? If they wanted to save money they should've just not even had Kai and Shen in the movie. It would have made the final scenes with the Chameleon a lot less odd.
Secondly, the movie doesn't even feel slightly similar to the other one's. For example, the tone feels way off (Looks more like a spinoff in terms of animation style) and occasionally the things that happen and the way certain characters act are out of place. A perfect example of this would be the scene after the Chameleon is defeated. I don't want to fully spoil it, but wow. It seriously made me laugh out loud because of how bad, stupid and silly it was. It was completely out of place and didn't make any sense at all. Makes me doubt if the writers had even seen the movies prior to this.
Personally I also felt that the movie was way too fast paced. A lot of dialogue is too short and more scenes should have been added for depth, which this movie severely lacks.
As I was reaching the end of the movie, it just felt like the Chameleon got defeated out of nowhere and the movie was practically over. This also means nothing important really got accomplished in the movie and it was just completely unnecessary story wise.
To finish of I just wanted to make a short list of a couple of things I thought was wrong and/or bad with the movie (Including but not limited to things mentioned above.) :
Story, characters and lack thereof, pace, lore, length, dialogue, tone, humor, animation style, ending.