I will not lie. I did not watch many new movies this year, and nothing stuck out (besides the popular few such as Barbie, Oppenheimer, and Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour). And I think that says something about the declining quality of movies in this new era of the internet. Movies are not what they used to be. The Shield is where I feel the most free to express my opinions. After trashing the Farhiheight 451 movie, exposing my opinions about The Nightmare Before Christmas, and many others, I felt it most appropriate to review all of the movies that simply missed the mark this year.
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny: Was it a good movie or did Harrison Ford steal the show, especially for being 81 years old?
The Meg 2: This movie was actually better than I thought it would be. Watching The Meg (the first movie) did not leave me watching more. When watching the first movie I predicted there would be a second one (even though it felt very well finished) due to the last clip in the movie when the screen fades black and says “fin.” Fin in most Latin languages means end. So compared to the end, viewers could infer this movie was not the end of the series. The original story almost perfectly completed itself, minus sequel plot holes such as the fact that they did not fix the breach in the layer beneath the trench/ floor of the ocean. This movie series is one of the slowest “thrillers” to ever come out. All of the “jump scares” were predictable. I did not jump, and I was not scared. There were so many deaths I was unsure if I was even supposed to feel sympathy when a “main character” would be devoured by the mythical monsters. The only reason it was better than I assumed it would be was because the plot was not poorly executed. Did they need to make a second movie… no. But they did.
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania: I love Ant-Man (I love Paul Rudd) but this movie did not meet my expectations. AMTW is arguably one of the more well-done series separate from Avengers and “team” movies. It has just gotten to the point (yet again) where Dinsey is stretching plots out too thin for content and money. Making something out of nothing, but not in a good way. Marvel movies are not exciting anymore because most of them lead to the phasing out of old characters to continue something that should have ended with WandaVision or even End Game. I enjoyed watching it, but could not get under the plot. (I love Paul Rudd)
The Marvels: …
The Haunted Mansion: I watched this instead of studying for an AP gov quiz. If I could redo that time in my life, I would have studied. Cute meaning, and a predictable Halmark-like plot, but just not my cup of tea. And the CGI was kinda weird.