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LeftSideCut (3776 KP) rated Love and Monsters (2021) in Movies

May 10, 2021  
Love and Monsters (2021)
Love and Monsters (2021)
2021 | Action, Adventure, Comedy
8
7.8 (20 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Man, I was expecting some good old fashioned silly nonsense out of this, but it turned out to be a whole buttload of fun, and stupidly wholesome.
Dylan O'Brien plays a perfect down-on-his-luck, sort of loser who everyone can relate to, and makes for a hugely likable lead. The story of Joel and his dog, Boy, wondering a post apocalyptic, monster-infested America is an engaging one, full of decent set pieces, great CG work, and colourful characters. It almost feels like a family friendly version of The Last of Us, which is absolutely fine with me whilst we wait for the HBO series to land. It's certainly the closest thing we have to a Fallout movie. The pacing is spot on, with plenty of funny moments (and a sharp script), a good dose of heartwarming inner turmoil, and well placed moments of peril, ensuring that proceedings never become boring.

Love and Monsters is a blast. I have everything crossed that it will get a sequel!
  
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David McK (3728 KP) rated Shazam! (2019) in Movies

Apr 17, 2019 (Updated Jul 14, 2024)  
Shazam! (2019)
Shazam! (2019)
2019 | Action, Sci-Fi
7
7.4 (104 Ratings)
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One of the better entries (at the time of reviewing) in DCs attempt at a shared universe, although (if I'm honest) I barely realised that it was part of that universe at all: yes, there's a couple of mentions of Superman and Batman et al, but they could easily be viewed similarly to how we talk about them.
I was also quite surprised by how dark/scary parts of this were for a child-friendly film, with it really only lightening up once the 14 year old Billy Batson gets his powers and transforms into Zachary Levis's adult superhero (but still with his child's mind).

With a subplot concerning family - one strand of which could probably have been handled better - and Levi knocking it out of the park (I'll admit, the TV series Chuck in which he starred is one of my favourites) as Shazam, this is one of the better entries in DC growing catalogue of movies.
  
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David McK (3728 KP) rated The Muppets (2011) in Movies

Mar 15, 2026 - 2:22 PM (Updated Mar 15, 2026 - 2:22 PM)  
The Muppets (2011)
The Muppets (2011)
2011 | Comedy, Family
7
7.3 (12 Ratings)
Movie Rating
The Muppets.

Kermit the Frog
Miss Piggy
Animal
Rowlf
Gonzo.

I remember. as a kid, watching 'The Muppet Babies' and even the likes of 'The Muppets Christmas Carol' or 'The Muppets Treasure Island', but I never actually saw the original tv show.

The Muppets Tonight (late 90s, I believe), yes.

The original show?

Slightly before my time.

Anyway, this - unlike Treasure Island or Christmas Carol - is an original plot, following Jason Segal character of Gary and his (muppet) brother Walter, as they travel - alongside Gary's long-term girlfriend Mary (Amy Adams) on their 10th anniversary - to L.A., home of the Muppets, and uncover a conspiracy to purchase and knockdown the old Muppet Theatre so a rich businessman can get to the oil underneath.

Only thing stopping it?

A new Muppet telethon, if Kermit can get the gang back together and raise the funds before midnight.

So a fairly formulaic plot, but that's really not why anyone would be watching this: more for the family-friendly good times, and the odd breaking of the 4th wall.