Okay.  It’s been about four days since we saw the movie.  Are we going to talk about it, or what?

Muse:  Yes.  I’m ready.

You slept in quite a bit today, didn’t you?  Until 1:00 in the afternoon if I can recall correctly…

Muse:  There’s a reason for that.  For the past few nights, I kept having these nightmares about Palpatine.  I was Rey, and he wanted me to kill him…Since I refused, he zapped me with an enormous current of force iighning…

*sigh*  Is that the only reason?

Muse:  Yes.  I know…It’s pretty dumb, isn’t it?  I have these dreams a lot in some of the mystery books that I read…

Well anyway, let’s get to the movie.

Let’s begin with first impressions.  What did you think of the beginning?  There was a scene where Kylo Ren was on a planet, looking for something important.  He slaughtered some innocent colonists just to get what he was looking for.

Muse:  I loved the beginning.  The title crawl was awesome.  The events picked up a little later.  Maybe a few months after The Last Jedi…

After that, Kylo gets the treasure.  He opens it up and it’s some kind of device.  He uses it to go to another planet in outer space…

Muse:  Yeah.  I saw that.  He then takes a lift down to what looked like some kind of temple.  And in that temple was…oh my gosh!

Yes.  Palpatine is back, and Kylo Ren is ready to kill him, as he wants all opposition that stands in his way to be killed.

Muse:  Yeah.  But then Palpatine offered Kylo Ren everything.  A new empire and a powerful new fleet of ships.

Indeed.  Palpatine was after Rey.  With Rey being the very last Jedi, Palpatine wants Kylo Ren to do what his grandfather could never do…Put an end to the Jedi order.

Muse:  And didn’t we get a scene on the Millennium Falcon after that?  Chewy was owning everyone in dejarik, as usual…

Yeah. Even if he cheats, it’s best to let him win.  C-3PO said it best in Episode IV:  “Let the Wookiee Win.”

Muse:  After that, they get a message from a resistance informant.  Then they entered a fight with some TIE fighters.  And…oh my gosh!  Poe actually lightspace skipped with the Millennium Falcon!

He did, but it greatly damaged the ship.  Getting to the rest of the movie, the pacing was good, and with the way that movie ended, I’m curious about how the series will continue, with the Skywalker Saga all finished.  What future adventures will await Rey in the future movies to come?

Muse:  Who knows?  With 42 years put into the Skywalker Saga, I liked how they wrapped it up.

So did I  Now the ending,  I really loved the ending.  Rey…

Muse:  Shhh!  Don’t mention the ending!  That was totally epic but a lot of people still haven’t seen it…

Very well.  This will be mostly spoiler-free.  But be fairly warned.  In my review for this movie, there will be spoilers.  Lots of them.  So much so that the review will be prefaced with a spoiler warning.

Muse:  That’s fine.  With having an informal discussion about the movie, I want to make sure that we don’t spoil it for everyone…But yeah.  The ending is really really good.

Overall, I give the movie a 5 out of 5.  It is on par with The Force Awakens and it’s very epic and action-packed.  It was a really good sequel that wrapped up the Skywalker Saga with Rey, the Resistance, and the First Order…I mean, Final Order…

Muse:  5, huh?  That’s a little bit generous.  I give it a 4.5 out of 5.  For it to earn that extra half star, it really has to grow on me.  The ending seemed rushed, trying to close all the plot arcs from a story 42 years in the making.  And over time, it will grow on me.  I know that it will…

Thanks for your comments on the movie.  With that, I will definitely have to see it again.

Muse:  See it again!  I know that I will!  So you’re seeing it again?  I think that I’m going to…And my Rey dress needs to be washed.  It’s stained with popcorn seasoning from nearly a week ago.  See you tomorrow…

I’ll let you do that.

That’s it for the discussion.  Stay tuned for the review!

Until then, I’ll see you shortly for the review!

I just got back from the movie, and…

Muse:  We’re not doing this.

But…

Muse:  I enjoyed the movie a lot.  I’m just too tired to discuss it tonight.  Can we discuss it tomorrow after I get some sleep?  Good night!

Sure.  We can do that.

Just to let you know, the movie was amazing and tomorrow, I’ll tell you why…

Okay.  It’s been almost five days since we saw the movie.  Are we going to talk about it, or what?

Muse:  Yes.  I’m ready.

You slept in quite a bit today, didn’t you?  Until 1:00 in the afternoon if I can recall correctly…

Muse:  There’s a reason for that.  For the past few nights, I kept having these nightmares about Darth Vader.  I was Jyn, and I was cornered…then he minced me into pieces with his lightsaber…

*sigh*  Is that the only reason?

Muse:  Yes.  I know…It’s pretty dumb, isn’t it?  I have these dreams a lot in some of the mystery books that I read…

Well anyway, let’s get to the movie.

Let’s begin with first impressions.  What did you think of the beginning?  There was a scene where some imperial ships arrive on the planet Lah’mu to approach a family.

Muse:  I loved the beginning.  The title crawl was a little different.  That startled me when those imperial ships showed up.  What were they up to?

After that, the father gets kidnapped, the mother gets killed and the girl escapes.  The rebels end up finding her instead…

Muse:  I loved the escape.  In looking at the characters, I like Felicity Jones.  I thought that it was good to have a female protagonist.

Let’s not forget Jiang Wen, Riz Ahmed, Diego Luna, and Donnie Yen.  They all made up the key players in the Rogue One team.

Muse:  Yup.  The team led by Jyn Erso.

Yeah.  Touching a little more on the movie, it was a little departure from Episode VIII.  Instead of going there, they decided to cover some back story that explained how the rebels got the plans to the Death Star.  So this was basically right before Episode IV.

Muse:  I don’t mind the change of pace at all.  If anything, it sets everything up nicely for Episode VIII, which I definitely can’t wait for…

I can’t wait until Episode VIII either.  Now the ending,  I really loved the ending.  Princess Leia…

Muse:  Shhh!  Don’t mention the ending!  The Mystery Box is still closed for some people.

Very well.  This will be mostly spoiler-free.  But be fairly warned.  In my review for this movie, there will be spoilers.  Lots of them.  So much so that the review will be prefaced with a spoiler warning.

Muse:  That’s fine.  With having an informal discussion about the movie, I want to make sure that we don’t spoil it for everyone…But yeah.  The ending is really really good.  Tee hee!

Overall, I give the movie a 4.5 out of 5.  It’s not really as good as The Force Awakens but it’s still really good and action-packed.  It was a really good prequel that filled in some backstory. Backstory that just might explain some future events in the later parts of the Star Wars Saga beyond The Force Awakens…

Muse:  4.5, huh?  That’s a little bit generous.  I give it a 4 out of 5.  For it to earn that extra star, it really has to grow on me.  And over time, it will.  I know that it will…

Thanks for your comments on the movie.  With that, I will definitely have to see it again.

Muse:  See it again!  And to be honest, I think I know why you want to.  You fell asleep during parts of the movie, didn’t you?

So what?  It was really late and I was really tired.

Muse:  Well, I was wide awake the whole time!  So you’re seeing it again?  I think that I’m going to…And my Princess Leia dress needs to be washed.  It’s stained with popcorn seasoning from a few days ago.  See you tomorrow…

I’ll let you do that.

That’s it for the discussion.  Stay tuned for the review!

Until then, I’ll see you shortly for the review!

Okay.  It’s been almost four days since we saw the movie.  Are we going to talk about it, or what?

Muse:  Yes.  I’m ready.

You slept in quite a bit today, didn’t you?  Until 1:00 in the afternoon if I can recall correctly…

Muse:  There’s a reason for that.  For the past few nights, I kept having these nightmares about Kylo Ren.  I was Rey, and I was cornered…then he minced me into pieces with his lightsaber…

*sigh*  Is that the only reason?

Muse:  Yes.  I know…It’s pretty dumb, isn’t it?  I have these dreams a lot in some of the mystery books that I read…

Well anyway, let’s get to the movie.

Let’s begin with first impressions.  What did you think of the beginning?  There was a scene where there was a dark transport filled with stormtroopers.  One of them looked a little suspicious.  This, I knew, since I saw some of the trailers…

Muse:  I loved the beginning.  The traditional title crawl, and the scene.  Seeing those stormtroopers set everything up for the beginning.  The First Order was about to attack.

After that, Poe meets with a village elder on Jakku to obtain a map to Luke Skywalker’s whereabouts.  Not to spoil much, the journey begins as the Resistance and the First Order begin looking for Luke.  Only with the map will they be able to find the last Jedi…

Muse:  Let’s get to the slight changes.  We need to remember an important thing.  Lucas doesn’t own the franchise anymore.  Disney does.  And with that being the case, I am watching them very closely.  Don’t screw it up.  Please…

It’s true that there is a change.  Disney didn’t go with the proposed draft for Episode VII that George Lucas had.  Even with that being the case, I feel like the story is pretty solid.

Muse:  And that’s all because of J. J. Abrams.  He deconstructed all the original Star Wars films and reassembled them, using the common elements that he found in each one.  He calls it his mystery box.

And I don’t find a problem with this.  After all, George Lucas is still the consultant for all things pertaining to the franchise.  It’s his child, and he doesn’t want Abrams or Disney to hurt him.

Muse;  Or her?  What if the Star Wars franchise is a girl?  Don’t be sexist.

I’m not.

Muse:  I was just kidding.  Getting back to the movie, I like Daisy Ridley.  I thought that it was good to have a female protagonist.

Let’s not forget John Boyega.  He was there to provide a balance to Rey’s character.  Also comedy relief.

Muse:  Ha ha.  Maybe a little.  I liked Finn.  Especially when he was a coward…

Yeah.  But maybe there’s more to Finn than being a coward, huh?  Touching a little more on the movie, it was a little different than Lucas’s proposed draft.  And if you want to know that, read the expanded universe.  In that timeline, Disney doesn’t consider that to be canon.

Muse:  I think that Disney wants to go a different direction with the story.  They know the fans, so they want to do this in a way that will not upset them.

And I think that they did a good job in achieving this balance.  Now the ending,  I really loved the ending.  Rey…

Muse:  Shhh!  Don’t mention the ending!  The Mystery Box is still closed for some people.

Very well.  This will be mostly spoiler-free.  But be fairly warned.  In my review for this movie, there will be spoilers.  Lots of them.  So much so that the review will be prefaced with a spoiler warning.

Muse:  That’s fine.  With having an informal discussion about the movie, I want to make sure that we don’t spoil it for everyone…But yeah.  The ending is really really good.  Tee hee!

Overall, I give the movie a 5 out of 5.  The movie is iconic, and the beginning of a new amazing chapter in the Star Wars franchise…

Muse:  5, huh?  That’s a little bit generous.  I give it a 4.5 out of 5.  For it to earn that extra .5 stars, it really has to grow on me.  And over time, it will.  I know that it will…

Thanks for your comments on the movie.  With that, I might have to see it again.

Muse:  See it again!  I think that I’m going to…And my Princess Leia dress needs to be washed.  It’s stained with popcorn seasoning from a few days ago.  See you tomorrow…

I’ll let you do that.

That’s it for the discussion.  Stay tuned for the review!

Until then, I’ll see you tomorrow!

I just got back from the movie, and…

Muse:  We’re not doing this.

But…

Muse:  I enjoyed the movie a lot.  I’m just too tired to discuss it tonight.  Can we discuss it tomorrow after I get some sleep?  Good night!

Sure.  We can do that.

Just to let you know, the movie was good and tomorrow, I’ll tell you why…

Okay.  It’s been almost a day since we saw the movie.  Are we going to talk about it, or what?

Muse:  Yes.  I’m ready.

You slept in quite a bit today, didn’t you?  Until 1:00 in the afternoon if I can recall correctly….

Muse:  There’s a reason for that.  For the remainder of the night, I kept having these nightmares about Azog.  I was cornered, and I was cut in two by his mace….

*sigh*  Is that the only reason?

Muse:  Yes.  I know….It’s pretty dumb, isn’t it?  I have these dreams a lot in some of the mystery books that I read….

Well anyway, let’s get to the movie.

Let’s begin with first impressions.  What did you think of the beginning?  There was a scene where Smaug burned Laketown to a crisp.  After that, Bard saves the day.

Muse:  The beginning was pretty good.  Not to mention, the title card for the movie did not even appear until after Smaug was killed and it showed Erebor again.

After that, we see Tauriel, the elf that’s not supposed to exist lead the company of elves out of Laketown on a boat.  Not to spoil much, the dwarves get back to Erebor, the five armies assemble and there is an epic fight.

Muse:  Let’s get to the differences, since there are still some that infuriate me.

This seems to be the theme for the Hobbit.  Let’s try to see how many times we can contradict the book…

Muse:  And like before, they have done it again!  Like last time, Tauriel is still there.  She does NOT exist in the book and we don’t see Legolas until Lord of the Rings!  And like last time the plot builds on events that don’t exist in the book!  Galadriel helps Gandalf and Radagast escape.  Galadriel almost gets possessed by Sauron and tempted by him, but she casts him away into Mordor.  The dwarves NOT entering Erebor while Smaug was there when that happened TWICE in the book!

That’s quite a few differences!  Now…

Muse:  I’m not done!  One big mistake is that the movie included Azog!  Azog is supposed to be dead!  He existed 150 years before the events of The Hobbit! Thorin’s cousin Dain killed Azog at the Battle of Azanulbizar in the year 2799 T.A.  The Hobbit takes place 2941 to 2942 T.A.  With that said, that final fight with Azog is not supposed to exist!  Yes, Thorin dies in the book but it wasn’t from Azog!  And Tauriel is not supposed to exist!  I hate the stupid love triangle!  Urr…Jackson!  Why?

Okay.   There were a lot of big changes in the movie that were not very good.  One redeeming quality was the battle scenes near Erebor and Bilbo’s return to the Shire…

Muse:  Those scenes were good, but I HATED that final Azog battle scene!  He’s a walking contradiction to even still be alive!  Jackson probably wanted more action, so he “revived” him…

Indeed.  Anyone who has not read the book would not know any of this.

Muse:  I know!  That’s what makes me mad.  Anyone who has not read the books will not see the store as it should be.  Everyone.  Read the book! There are so many things wrong with this movie…

Now let’s get to the ending.  It ties back in to the events of The Lord of the Rings.  It’s Bilbo’s 111th birthday and Gandalf visits him once again.

Muse:  I like the parallel of him holding the ring in the past to him holding it 60 years later…

Overall, I give the movie a 4 out of 5.  The movie cannot be five stars, considering all the mistakes they made with the unnecessary additions…

Muse:  Really?  You’re being very generous.  I give it a 2 out of 5.  Because of that stupid final battle scene with Azog and all the other stupid additions that they made to this movie…

Thanks for you insight on all the differences.  With that, I will have to read the book again.

Muse:  Read it again, please! I have some more reading to do.

And my Galadriel dress needs to be washed.  It’s stained with popcorn seasoning from the other night.  See you tomorrow….

I’ll let you do that.

That’s it for the discussion.  Stay tuned for the review!

Until then, I’ll see you tomorrow!

I know what you’re thinking.  You thought that I would forget all about the Anchorman 2 movie review, didn’t you?  I haven’t.  And neither has my Muse.  Muse?

Muse:  I was in the middle of reading.  What?

We’re going to talk about Anchorman 2 now.  Is there anything that you wanted to say about it?

Muse:  Yes.  But first, answer me this question.  Is it really necessary to have your clone spy on me?

Yes.  I want to make sure that you don’t cheat on the shoveling.  My clone just told me that you were just about to.

Muse:  Wait!  How is that possible?

Telepathy.  Anything’s possible with an INTANGIBLE clone….

Muse:  Well, that’s why I couldn’t see him, either! He must have made himself invisible….Can you get rid of him?

No.  I won’t make him go until you finish shoveling tomorrow….

Muse: *sigh* Can’t we just call this off?  I don’t really want to shovel….

Aha!  See?  I knew you were going to cheat!  That’s okay.  Go on.  I know you can’t do it….

Muse:  I can and I will!  Just you see!

I will.  My clone gives me an extra set of eyes….Now I believe that we are getting a little sidetracked.  Let’s get to the movie, shall we?

Muse:  Let’s hurry.  I’m a little tired and I want to go to bed early.

Don’t worry.  This won’t take too long.

Muse:  And you’re going to have a review of this, too?

I will, but it’s going to be tomorrow.  I’m a little tired myself.

Getting to the start of the movie, I liked how it started.   You have the typical narration, talking about Ron Burgundy.  With his demise, Ron has to start over.

Muse:  Yes.  And then he goes on a journey.

Yes.  This was after he was given a job by Ed Harken, an agent who worked for GNN news.

To make a long story short, Ron finds his team and heads to New York for the launch of the new 24-hour news station.  Hilarity ensues.

Muse:  I know.  I especially liked Brick and Chani.

So did I.  I guess love really can bloom between two invalids….

Muse:  Not to offend anyone with a special disability, of course.

There were a lot of laughs and I liked the ending.

Muse:  I especially liked Chani’s line: “I am 22 months pregnant”.  Best line in the movie.  I mean, that’s impossible!  Last time I checked, 9 months is the longest for a pregnancy cycle….

I know.  That’s what made it funny.

Muse:  You’re saving the rest for the review, right?

Yes.  I don’t want to spoil too much in this discussion.

That’s all for the discussion.  Stay tuned for the review!

Until then, I’ll see you tomorrow!

Okay.  It’s been almost a day since we saw the movie.  Are we going to talk about it, or what?

Muse:  Yes.  I’m ready.

You slept in quite a bit today, didn’t you?  Until 1:00 in the afternoon if I can recall correctly….

Muse:  There’s a reason for that.  For the remainder of the night, I kept having these nightmares about Smaug.  I was cornered, and he roasted me alive with his fire….

*sigh*  Is that the only reason?

Muse:  Yes.  I know….It’s pretty dumb, isn’t it?  I have these dreams a lot in some of the mystery books that I read….

Well anyway, let’s get to the movie.

Let’s begin with first impressions.  What did you think of the beginning?  There was the scene where Thorin met up with Gandalf at the Prancing Pony.  I believe that this was put in to tie in this story to Lord of the Rings.

Muse: For me, I liked the beginning.  In adapting this book to a movie, some things like this had to be done.  I had no problem with this at all.

After that, the plot progresses on, and the company of fourteen, who were chased by the Orcs, had to take refuge in Beorn’s house.  Not to spoil too much of the movie, we eventually get to the Lonely Mountain, where Bilbo and the Dwarves are in a race to open the door before the end of Durin’s Day.

Muse:  Let’s go over the differences in the movie, because there are a few differences that infuriate me.

I know.  There were a few things that seemed “off” in the movie.

Muse:  A few?  There were a lot!  One inclusion I hated the most was the addition of Tauriel.  There IS NO Tauriel in the book!  Also, Legolas is not in The Hobbit at all!  Also, Gandalf never goes to Dol Guldur, Kili never gets injured and there is no Ancient Elvish language.  Just Sindarin and then formal Quenyan, of course….

That’s quite a bit of differences!  I knew that Tauriel wasn’t in the movie, and….

Muse:  I’m not done.  In the book, the barrels that everyone travels in have lids that are tightly fastened.  They travel all the way to Lake Town, where Bilbo opens all the barrels. However, in the movie, they hide in barrels covered in fish all the way to Lake Town with the aid of a traveling merchant’s boat.  Some other things that didn’t happen in the book include Azog’s promotion and Smaug being buried underneath all the treasure.  Smaug was also made bigger in the movie.  There are also inter-species love triangles that were NOT in the book at all!  Urr!  Jackson just about ruined it for me….

Alright.  There were a lot of changes in the movie that were not very good.  One redeeming quality was the Smaug scenes….

Muse:  Those scenes were okay, but I HATED all the Dol Guldur scenes!  Gandalf NEVER went there in the book!  It was just a stupid story arc that Jackson decided to include to make the movie appeal more to a casual audience.

I know.  That could fool anyone who has not read any of the books.

Muse:  Exactly!  That’s what infuriates me.  Anyone who has not read the books will not see the story as it should be.  Everyone.  Read the book!  There are so many things wrong with this movie….

Let’s get to the ending.  There was a cliffhanger at the end that really annoyed me.  But in a good way.  After seeing that cliffhanger, I want them to release the next movie immediately!

Muse:  I know.  Let’s move on to the next one and see how many more mistakes they can make….

Overall, I give this movie a 4 out of 5.  The movie cannot be five stars, considering all the mistakes they made with the unnecessary additions….

Muse:  That’s quite generous of you.  I give it a 3 out of 5.  Just good enough to see the next movie.  I would’ve given it a 2, but I’m in a pretty good mood right now….

Thank you for your insight on all the differences.  I really have to go back and read that book again.

Muse:  Please do.  You’re welcome.  I have some more reading to do.  And my Galadriel dress needs to be washed.  It’s stained with popcorn seasoning from last night.  See you tomorrow….

I’ll let you do that.

That’s it for the discussion.  Stay tuned for the review!

Until then, I’ll see you tomorrow!

I just got back from the movie, and…..

Muse:  We’re not doing this.

But….

Muse:  I enjoyed the movie a lot.  I’m just too tired to discuss it tonight.  Can we discuss it tomorrow after I get some sleep?  Good night!

Sure.  We can do that.

Just to let you know, the movie was good and tomorrow, I’ll tell you why….

Having just gotten back from the movie,  I would have to say that I really enjoyed the movie.  Now this is a movie that is considered to be underrated.  I give it this name because of the low box office sales.  Despite this , I thought that it was a good movie, and deserved a lot more credit than what people give it.  We are talking about High Top Releasing’s  I’m in Love With a Church Girl, a movie starring Ja Rule?

Muse:  That’s correct.  I was surprised when I saw that, too.

But Ja Rule is this rapper!  I always remember hearing about him in high school, but I never really listened to his stuff….

Muse:  Then why did you see this movie?

It was the title.  I was curious how Ja Rule would portray the role.

Muse:  From what I got from seeing it, this is definitely a Christian movie.

I know.  I was greatly surprised.  I actually knew that it was, considering my research on the movie.

Muse:  And during the introduction credits.  They listed God as the executive producer.

Well he is, of this whole world that we live in.

Muse:  Not to mention yourself.  Without you being made, I wouldn’t exist.

Anyway,  I was greatly surprised at the beginning of the movie.  Not only was Ja Rule in the movie,  there was other stars, like Stephen Baldwin, Vincent Pastore of Sopranos fame, Toby Mac and T-Bone.

Muse:  Don’t forget the co-star.  Adrienne Bailon.  She was in the band 3LW.

That band does sound kind of familiar.  I think they wrote No More (Baby I’ma Do Right).

Overall, I think the movie was executed well.  From the beginning, we see Miles Montego get a second chance, leaving his former life as a drug dealer.  When this one girl comes right into his life, she was all he could think about.  The only twist about this girl is that she’s a devout Christian that attends church and regularly attends bible studies.

Muse:  I also like how he met her.  He caught a glance of her at a stop light.

Yeah.  Then he got in trouble with the cops for speeding.

Muse:  That kind of confused me.  Wouldn’t the cops know who he is if the DEA was scoping him out the whole movie?

I’m guessing that they were watching since they still didn’t trust him.  Anyway, I liked seeing Miles’s slow but gradual change throughout the movie.

Muse:  And I also liked Stephen Baldwin’s line – “I’m Mr. Confidential”.

Cutting to the chase, I thought the movie was done quite well.  I thought it was interesting seeing Ja Rule in a role that I’ve never seen him in before.

Muse:  I loved the suspenseful scenes.  There were a few scenes that made me cry….

Overall,  I give this movie a 4 out of 5.  An all around good movie that’s definitely worth seeing.  So, Ja Rule fan or not, I would go for it.

Muse:  I liked it too.  4 out of 5 for me.  That’s my verdict and I have nothing more to say.  Good night!

Good night to you, too!  I’m going to bed myself.

And that’s another review!

Until then, I’ll see you tomorrow!

Having been back from the movie for a little while, I think it’s time to get this discussion off the ground.  We are talking about Disney and Pixar’s Planes.

Muse: You’re doing this NOW?  It’s just about my bedtime!

Well, we have a little time.  When’s your bedtime?

Muse:  It’s 8:00, so let’s make this quick.

That’s a little early, don’t you think?

Muse:  Girls like me need a lot of sleep, okay?  Now let’s get talking about this!

First of all, first impressions.  I thought that it was a clone of Cars and Cars 2.  And if you look at the credits, they already have a sequel planned for this movie.

Muse:  I liked the planes!  They fly really high!  Whee!

The ones in the beginning weren’t flying very high.  They’re crop dusters, for goodness sake.

Muse:  Well, they should’ve flew higher then!

Well, they do eventually.  At least the ones in the race….

Muse:  I love flying.  Peter taught me how to do it.  Tee hee….

Next,  let’s talk about the characters.  I really liked….

Muse:  Do you know what?  I’m tired!  So let me give you my quick thing about the movie and then I wanna go to bed!  I thought the movie was amazing!  I love things that fly and I loved the planes in the movie.  The Mexican one was funny and I cried when the Crop Duster plane guy crashed into the ocean.  I liked the race and I liked it when they flied!  I give it a 5 out of 5.  My favorite movie of all time.  Now goodnight!

Okay then.  I guess I’ll be finishing the review myself.

About the characters.  I thought that they were almost recycled from Cars. Dusty Cropduster is a recycled version of Lightning McQueen.  Skipper Riley is a recycled version of Doc Hudson.  The premise in this movie is the same as Cars.  The only difference was that Lightning McQueen is a race car while Dusty Cropduster is a crop duster plane that’s not built for racing.

And when we look at the plot, It pretty much mirrors the international race that was in Cars 2.  They just took the formula that was in the Cars franchise and decided to apply it to airplanes.  Not at all original and kind of cheap.

I do like the themes in the movie, but that’s about it.  Dusty Cropduster was a nobody airplane just dusting crops for a town in Nebraska that wasn’t even on the map.  He wasn’t made for racing, but that didn’t stop him from trying out for that international race.  A race that would teach him more about himself than anything that he ever did in his life.

Overall, I thought the movie was unoriginal.  Unoriginal in the use of recycled characters and unoriginal in a plot that somewhat mirrored Cars 2.  I give Planes a 2 out of 5.

The movie was so-so and was a little entertaining, but don’t take my word for it.  Watch the movie and see for yourself.

Until then, I’ll see you all tomorrow!

I just got back from the movie.  I haven’t had much time to reflect on the movie.  It was….

Muse:  Amazing!  It’s the best movie that I ever saw!

Did you ever get around to seeing the first one?

Muse:  Well, of course!  How would I understand this one if I didn’t?

Well, I was about to give my impression on the movie.  It was okay.

Muse:  What do you mean it was okay?  It was awesome!  Even better than the first one!

Well, I guess everyone has their own opinion.  Looking at the characters, I liked how they used different ones this time.  Papa Smurf still led led the way, but I liked how they mixed it up a little bit.

Muse:  I liked Smurfette!  In both movies, actually.  But especially this one!  I also liked Vexy!

Having the new characters was a breath of fresh air, I thought.

Muse:  I thought that it was cute how they played together.

Yeah.  You could tell that Vexy was trying to be good.  All she needed was a little love.

Muse:  I also liked Gargamel’s cat.  What’s his name?

Azrael. He was the comic relief in the movie.

Muse:  He was hilarious!  He made me laugh so hard.

But let’s cut to the chase.  The movie could’ve been better.  Gargamel could’ve made an army of Naughtys and they would terrorize Paris.

Muse:  I thought it was fine the way it was!

The bottom line?  I give the movie a 3 out of 5.  The same as the first one.

Muse:  Well, I give it a 5 out of 5.  It was the best movie ever!  Now I’m tired, so good night!

I was just about to say that.  Good night!

Well, I guess she already went to bed.

Anyway, the movie was okay so you can see it if you like.

Until then, I’ll see you all tomorrow!