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Hades Miller (2 KP) rated Mulan (2020) in Movies

Dec 13, 2020

Mulan (2020)

2020 | Action, Adventure, Family

5.8

(28 Ratings)

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Liu Yifei

More like...Meh-lan

I have to admit, I am one of those people who doesn't really get why they are remaking animated Disney movies and not just...animating them again. Live action is fine, but animation, especially American animation, is just much more expressive. Mulan falls victim to this problem. If they didn't try to follow the original somewhat, it wouldn't be true to the source material & if they didn't try something new, it would just be a rehash. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed quite a bit of this movie, but the finished product didn't really feel like it had a purpose.

My biggest issue is that every new idea they added never felt like it went anywhere. "Here's another woman who is a powerful fighter like Mulan...oh wait she let's gone." "Mulan has a sister! She adds nothing to the plot." Nothing new is ever followed through in an interesting way and just seems half-heartedly thrown in. This basically just leaves the rehashed parts of Mulan which, outside of more serious fight scenes...isn't all that interesting

Is it worth watching once? Sure. Is it something worth watching over and over again like the original Mulan, or heck, even the straight to DVD sequel? Well, that's obviously up to you, but I likely won't be watching this again anytime soon.

Also, replacing hard-work, dedication, and a good old fashioned dose of pig-headedness with chi is a lazy way to try and separate a remake from it's source.

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Lenard (726 KP) rated Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) in Movies

Aug 26, 2019

La e faatafa ma e soso ese

I was completely ready to dismiss this film as a mindnumbing display of testosterone starring a trio of follicly-challenged Adonises. Mostly it turned out to be true. Idris Elba starred as Brixton, a half-machine mercenary charged with the retrieval of a dangerous virus. Dwayne Johnson plays Lucas Hobbs, a single dad special agent who uses his brawn to solve all of the world's problems. Jason Statham plays Deckard Shaw, a possibly quadruple agent he has changed sides so many times in his three movies. Deckard Shaw worked with Brixton undercover and almost killed him, then attempted to kill the car thieves from Fast and Furious until he joined the gang to solve the problems of the universe. Maybe Dom, Lucas, Deckard, Lettie, Owen, Mr Nobody, and the rest can hijack a space shuttle and battle intergalactic terrorists in the next chapter. But I digress... Deckard's sister Hattie working for MI-6 prevented Brixton from stealing the virus and is on the run from everyone. So, Hobbs and Shaw are recruited to find Hattie and save the planet before the virus is released. While the Tango and Cash routine is entertaining, witty reparte is not the series' strong suit and soon helicopters are chasing trucks, trucks are chasing motorcycles, motorcycles are chasing McLarens, and sports cars are chasing helicopters. The big lesson learned is that in order to save the world, the two greatest superspies who are not good at stealtiness have to work together and sacrifice their egos.

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TheJournal.ie News

News and Lifestyle

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#1 Free News App in Ireland TheJournal.ie is the future of news in Ireland. The multi-award winning...

Tiny Piano - Free Songs to Play and Learn!

Music and Games

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The easiest way to play piano! Play with your eyes closed and fool your friends. Tap anywhere on the...

Howl's Moving Castle

Diana Wynne Jones

9.3 (17 Ratings) Rate It

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A young woman named Sophie Hatter is the eldest of three sisters living in the town of Market...

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RhymeZone

Reference and Education

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Find the right word wherever you go. The official RhymeZone iOS app is a fast, powerful rhyming...

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Apr 16, 2020

"To say I was blown away by The Caretakers is an understatement. Seriously, this book gave me goosebumps and a severe book hangover."

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In the isolated estate she’s found the perfect getaway. But there’s no escaping the past in this chilling novel from the bestselling author of The Unremembered Girl.

Filmmaker Tessa Shepherd helped free a man she believed was wrongly imprisoned for murder. When he kills again, Tessa’s life is upended.

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