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Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018) Review Hello guys and welcome back to Movie Talks with Tudor! OK, I know I did not do a review for the first Sicario movie but what I can tell you is that movie was awesome, full very well build up tension, with some good action sequences, a touch of drama, excellent performances from a stellar cast that made it one of the better action thrillers in recent years.  The second one, however, it's good but not as good as the first one. One thing that I can say is missing from this one is Emily Blunt because it's good to have a powerful female character to even out the balance with the all male cast. Isabela Moner is a good presence but she is not enough to balance the scale. While the first one was an intensive action thriller this one is more of a character study, mainly Benicio Del Toro's character. Make no mistake, the movie still has some intense action sequences, suspense, a stylish look and some dynamic drama as well. Great perf...

The First Purge (2018) Review Hello again guys. So, this is the third review for today and the fourth movie in this franchise and also the first because it's a prequel of how everything started. Like with the  Ocean's movies, I did not review the first three movies but I can summarize them like this: the first one was fine, for the most part, the second one was good, full of action and the third one was so-so. This one, however, is like the third one. Look, if you are a fan of the franchise, like me, you are going to be satisfied with this entry because the right amount of violence to keep you entertained but it's social commentary outshines the action and the bloody scenes. In some parts, the movie is thrilling, it has some horror elements that the other entries don't really have, maybe except for the first one. It's got some suspense but, unfortunately, in the last act of the movie, with no explanation, the movie turns into Die Hard territory which I woul...

Ocean's 8 (2018) Review Hello again guys. Like I said, multiple reviews for today. Look, I haven't reviewed the original Ocean's trilogy but I can summarize it for you: the first one is very good, the second one is bad and the third one is OK.  Now, we shall chat about this all female one because why not. In 2016 we got female Ghostbusters which did not fare well and neither did this one. It's not bad but it's not as good as the original ones, except for the second one. The main problem is that the movie choosed to do the same thing like the original one with some minor differences but if you look at it as a whole, it's the same movie. The first scene is exactly like the one from 2001 and more scenes like that followed. Some of these characters are female versions of the male characters in the original trilogy, giving the movie an unoriginal feel, by doing the same thing.  One good thing about this movie, which was also one of the good things from t...

Upgrade (2018) Review Hello again and welcome back to Movie Talks with Tudor! Sorry for taking so long to get this review posted but I am having a very busy period and I can't seem to find the time to do these reviews. Hopping this week will be a bit more free but I don't know so, to be safe, I will post a couple of reviews today, instead of one. The first one is for this movie. So, when I saw the trailer for the movie and I saw that it was another revenge story, I was expecting the same old thing but I was very surprised, in a good way, that this movie took that premise and gave it, shall I say, an upgrade. A tune up, if you will.  The director of the movie, Leigh Whannell, who created two of the most popular horror franchises, Saw and Insidious manages to bring a fresh take on an overused premise and give it a twist that only he can be capable of giving.  Besides the story, that is well told and well developed, with characters that are given the right amount...

Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) Review Hello guys and welcome back to Movie Talks with Tudor! Well, for today we are going to take a stroll, in a galaxy far far away with our favorite rascal pilot and smuggler, Han Solo. Not the one who was stabbed by his son in Force Awakens but the younger version of him. With every of these origin stories of beloved and popular characters, you know what to expect and this one, I can say, it doesn't offer a new take on this type of a story. We find out how he got his name, Solo and how he got his blaster but in the most common and uneventful way. If I can say, in the most ridiculous way possible which I did not like. The movie it's not as bad you think, it has some good things that might redeem itself. It has some good action scenes, some very nice humor between Han and Chewie, in particular. It has a fast pace, it doesn't linger to much on a particular set piece, which are great by the way and the visuals are stunning, like in ev...

TAG (2018) Review Hello guys and welcome back to Movie Talks with Tudor! Well, after all of those Predator movies I felt that a change of pace was needed and this movie had the premise and the cast to make me feel interested. The movie did not disappoint, if you want to watch a nice and pretty good comedy.  What I find interesting and also a bit unbelievable is the fact that the premise of the movie is based on a real thing. This really happened, apparently and is just bonkers but, at the same time, a good way to keep in touch, pun intended here, with friends from your childhood. To be frank, there aren't many people who stay in touch with friends from childhood and, ultimately, this is what the movie is about, keeping the connection with the people that are important in your life, whether is your friends, girlfriends and even family.  The cast is great, the comedy is satisfying and I very much enjoyed the tagging scenes. Really liked that slow motion effect, it r...

The Predator (2018) Review Hello again guys! So, the new movie. Was it good? Was it bad? Well, it was definitely a combination between those two. Why do I say that? I shall elaborate.  First of all, the horror element that made the original that good is completely gone in this one and it was replaced by the classical Shane Black humor and comedic moments, which was not an entirely bad thing. Although the original was violent, this one takes violence to a whole new lever, ramping up the gore and blood. The main reason of the increased violence was the jacked up predator which I wasn't really a fan of because I always enjoined that the original predator was just something that was a little more bigger than a normal human. It  was more relatable. The movie is full of action sequences that, although awesome and entertaining, they feel hollow and with no substance to them. Another bad thing about this movie was the story, that most of it did not make any sense and some the...

Predators (2010) Review Hello guys and welcome back to Movie Talks with Tudor! Well, I said I would do the reviews for the two AVP movies but, judging by the extremely low quality of those movies, especially the second one with the first being somewhat entertaining albeit very dumb, I have decided that a review for those two was not really necessary. With this reboot however, things are not the same. There aren't good but not as as you would think either.  Let me begin by saying that this reboot elevated, in a small way, the franchise with its sheer use of violence and gore, some good action scenes, although in a small amount with a story that is similar with the one from the original but with some differences and speaking of the original, this one has some nods to it. Unoriginal and uninspired but they get a pass from me because, in a way, it was a testament of how great the original was. We have a good cast, with characters that are socially and culturally different, lov...

Predator 2 (1990) Review Hello guys and welcome back to Movie Talks with Tudor! Today the hunt continues with the second movie in the Predator franchise that, surprisingly, when I saw it again, I actually enjoyed it. Make no mistake, it did not topped the original, not even close but I enjoyed the fact that it stayed with the same combination of sci-fi and action plus some horror bits and pieces.  On the action part, it does fairly well, not as good as the first but it's satisfying. The story is almost the same, with the location being a different type of jungle, the concrete jungle of L.A. The special effects are not as good as in the first, which is a surprise and not a good one. Arnie is swapped with detective Murtaugh from Lethal Weapon and here, he does not feel to old for the shit, apparently.  Overall, with a story that is also flawed and with very little connection with the first movie, this one is a thumbs down, albeit the good action sequences. 6/10 ...

Predator (1987) Review Hello guys and welcome back to Movie Talks with Tudor! Well, this week the hunt is on because we have a new Predator movie coming to theaters and I've decided to re-watch the other movies in which this character appears, even the two AVP movies. So, let's chat a bit about the best of the bunch. Before I get into it, I wanna point out, for the people that do not know this fact, that the current director for the new Predator is Shane Black, the same one that appeared in the original movie. So, if you did not know now you do. I shall proceed with the review. The thing that this movie does best is to blend, successfully, I might ad, 3 distinct genres: horror, action and sci-fi. The movie starts of great, with the horror element being present plus a bit of mystery added to create the necessary tension and suspense, which it did. Then, in the second act, the action part steps in, beautifully handled and constructed. Action scenes filled with big ex...

The Nun (2018) Review Hello guys and welcome back to Movie Talks with Tudor! Well, say you prayers and drink some holly water because it's time for the darkest chapter of the ConjuVerse, that is how I refer to this whole series and the most unholy one. To understand how I fell about the movies from this universe, I very much enjoyed the two Conjuring movies, I liked Annabelle:Creation and I despise Annabelle. This one is kinda 50/50 for me because it has some flaws that I can't get past. With that said, let's get the bad things out of the way first. First of all, the movie's script is less than desirable because it's very inconsistent, story wise, which is a bit illogical, with characters that are introduced in a very flimsy way, with almost no backstory or some type of an exposition. It's very cliched, like so many horror movies from the last years, with some exceptions of course, making it very, very predictable and annoying at the same time. It...

Slender Man (2018) Review Hello again guys and here is my second review of another horror movie but very different than the first, in terms of execution, story and quality.  In Hereditary you got the best of both world, in terms of style and substance. In this one, however, it's all style and no substance whatsoever. And even the style is not so much to look at but the main problem of the movie is the titular character, who has a very thin backstory that is practically nonexistent. It relies heavily on cheap jump scares, genre cliches and predictability that any shred of a substance for this movie is gone.  However, there is some good to get out of this and that is the haunting atmosphere that, to my surprise, it really works. Plus, combined with some of the imagery, that is a bit disturbing and the sound effects, which are very chilling, you get, at least in some occasions, some traces of a good horror movie.  Overall, despite of that, the movie is very ...

Hereditary (2018) Review Hello guys and welcome back to Movie Talks with Tudor! Well, for today, I have to very different horror movies, both in quality and execution but let's talk about the better one, which is this one, a type of horror that I enjoy very much, a movie that does not rely just only on cheap jump scares, genre cliches, predictability, bloody violence and grisly images. This movie can be categorized as a smart horror movie, kinda like A Quiet Place and Get Out , two excellent movies, not just horror movies but actual movies. But I digress. This movie has everything going for it, it has a bone chilling atmosphere combined with some great sound effects that offers a really scary experience. I mentioned earlier it does not rely on jump scares because there isn't a horror movie that does't contain at least a couple of jump scares but this one really knows how to utilize them, choosing the perfect moments to spring them out and that is a smart use of a j...