Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - An entertaining movie for kids and Sonic fans alike

A film based on the video game series published by Sega, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is the sequel to the movie Sonic the Hedgehog and stars Ben Schwartz, Jim Carrey, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter and  Idris Elba.

The film follows Sonic who following the events of the first film wants to prove he has the makings of a hero, his big test comes when the evil Doctor Robotnik returns, alongside his new sidekick, Knuckles the Echidna, in search from the Master Emerald. Sonic team-ups with Tails to find the Emerald before it falls into the wrong hands.

Spider-Man: No Way Home - A love letter to Sony live action Spider fans

Spider-man No Way Home was directed by Jon Watts and written by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers. It stars Tom Holland as Peter Parker / Spider-Man. It also stars Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon, Jon Favreau, Jamie Foxx, Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina, Benedict Wong, Tony Revolori, Marisa Tomei, Andrew Garfield, and Tobey Maguire. It is based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man, co-produced by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. It is the sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) and Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), and the 27th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). 

Having watched most of the live action and animated Spider-man films I feel it be a waste not to do a review of the latest installment to the spidey franchise. This will hopefully be a more detailed review than the one I did on my FB Page. With that cleared lets get on with the review.

Geekatana Review - Jingle All the Way (1996) - Get to da Toyyah!!!

Jingle All the Way is a Christmas comedy film for the family that was released back in 1996. Being a big Arnold fan that I am back then I rushed and watched this in theaters along. It was directed by Brian Levant and is written by Randy Kornfield. The film was released under 20th Century Fox.

 

It's one of those feel good film for me where you can just watch a movie on christmas eve and have a good laugh, be entertained and have fun. Its a comedy family film set on christmas eve with Arnold Schwarzenegger and for a kid like me back then that is more than enough for me.

Geekatana Review - From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) - When Desperado meets Vampires

From Dusk till Dawn is a 1996 American action horror film directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Quentin Tarantino. It stars Harvey Keitel, George Clooney, Tarantino, and Juliette Lewis. After enjoying financial success at the box office, it has since become a cult film. Also its Halloween month again so I've decided to do a movie review of this horror classic.

I'm a fan of Tarantino and Clooney after seeing the movie how well they did with the movie Desperado so I immediately got into this one as well. Sadly I never got to watch this on the big screen as I did with movie Desperado. Anyways minor spoilers and let us get on with the review.

Geekatana Review - Alita: Battle Angel (2019) - Cyborg girl gets second Chance at life and kills other cyborgs

Alita: Battle Angel is a 2019 American cyberpunk-action film based on Japanese manga artist Yukito Kishiro's 1990s series Gunnm and its 1993 original video animation adaptation, Battle Angel. It was directed by Robert Rodriguez, produced by James Cameron and written by Cameron and Laeta Kalogridis.

I'll admit I'm not a fan of the Alita and I haven't watched the animated OVA until last year. In fact this review was put on a backburner for a while that I almost forgot to do it. Still to make up for ignoring Battle Angel Alita for so long I did watched the OVA before doing this review so I'll have a more understanding of things. Anyways let's get on with the review...oh and also minor spoilers ahead.

Geekatana Review - Dredd 2012 - The Dredd Version of Die Hard

Dredd is a 2012 science fiction action film directed by Pete Travis and written and produced by Alex Garland. It is based on the 2000 AD comic strip Judge Dredd and its eponymous character created by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra. Not to be confused with the Judge Dredd film that came out in 1995.

Before I delve into the review I like to point out I do have basic knowledge of the comic strip Judge Dredd having read a few issues way back. I also have seen the 1995 Judge Dredd film as well. I'm not a huge Dredd fan but I do have some basic idea of the source material in some way. So it may or may not affect how I will review this film. Also minor spoilers flag is up.

Geekatana Review - Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn - Harley Quinn and Others

Birds of Prey  superhero film based on the team Birds of Prey comics from DC. It is the eighth film in the DC Extended Universe, and both a follow-up to and spin-off of Suicide Squad (2016). Directed by Cathy Yan and written by Christina Hodson, and stars Margot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Rosie Perez, Chris Messina, Ella Jay Basco, Ali Wong, and Ewan McGregor.

This is a bit of an overdue movie review so bear with me on this one. I also like to point out before we get into it all that I haven't watched Suicide Squad so I won't be comparing or referencing it as I do the review for this film. Also there might also be minor spoilers.

Geekatana Review - Lupiin III the First - Lupin III doing what he does best

Lupin III: The First is the first cgi full 3d film. Lupin III also known as Lupin the Third, Lupin the 3rd or Lupin the IIIrd, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Monkey Punch. It follows the escapades of master thief Arsène Lupin III, the grandson of Arsène Lupin, the gentleman thief of Maurice Leblanc's series of novels.

I just like to add that although I know a bit about Lupin III as this famous thief I haven't watched a single episode of the anime, novel or manga. I do know some of my friends that are fans of the franchise but that's just about it for me.

Geekatana Review - Spies in Disguise - A spy comedy film done with Flying Colors

Spies in Disguise is spy comedy film directed by Nick Bruno and Troy Quane produced by  Blue Sky Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox. It is somewhat based on the 2009 animated short Pigeon: Impossible by Lucas Martell.

I was originally going to give this movie a pass since the trailer didn't impress me as much. Safe to say I went into this film with low expectations. Certainly the trailer didn't give this movie justice. Also minor spoilers flag is up just in case.

Jumanji the Next Level - Doubling Up on Everything Jumanji

Jumanji: The Next Level is a 2019 American fantasy adventure comedy film directed by Jake Kasdan and written by Kasdan, Jeff Pinkner and Scott Rosenberg. The film is the sequel to 1995's Jumanji that starred Robin Williams, following 2017's Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. It is fourth installment, overall, in the Jumanji franchise. 

I only watched the film yesterday as the writing of this review so I'm really late in this one. I've watched Jumanji Welcome to the Jungle so I've decided to do a review on this one as well. Minor spoilers are in effect just to be sure.

Geekatana Review - Frozen II

With the review of the first Frozen film down its finally high time we dive into the review of the second film. We watched this thursday night which is a day after the opening. We were planning to watch it on opening day but decided on the day after.

Since I've already watched and done a review of the first film I'll be making slight comparison to it a bit. I'll try not to spoil anything but I will probably touch on thing that was shown in the trailer. but just in case the minor spoiler flag is up for this review.

Geekatana Review - Frozen (2013)

Frozen is a 2013 a musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures.[5] The 53rd Disney animated feature film, it is inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "The Snow Queen"

Originally I was supposed to do a review of Frozen 2 but decided to put it off for a few days so I can do a review of the first film just so I can compare them. So please bare with me as I give my two cents on this movie before we dive into Frozen 2.

Unforgettable (2019) - a Special Girls Journey about Life

Unforgettable (2019) is a Filipino made film starring Sarah Geronimo. It is directed by Perci Intalan and Jun Robles Lana. It was released in cinemas on October 23, 2019 under Viva Films. It also stars the celebrity dog Milo, Gina Pareño, Ara Mina, Meg Imperial and Kim Molina among others.

I went to see this with my mom as she is a big fan of Sarah Geronimo. Way I see it is that I get to treat my mom to a movie she love and I get to do this review too, two birds with one stone as they say. So Yey!

One Piece Stampede - the One Piece Macguffin Race

One Piece Stampede is a 2019 Japanese animated fantasy action adventure movie directed by Takashi Otsuka and produced by Toei Animation. based on the manga written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda It is the fourteenth film based on the One Piece film series, The movie also commemorates the anime's 20th anniversary. 

I'm not a big fan of One Piece and my knowledge of the series is only limited to a few manga and anime episodes including some youtube video I've seen. Regardless I will try my best to judge the film fairly. Also there might be minor spoilers ahead.

Geekatana Movie Review: Hello, Love, Goodbye

I'll be frank I have no intention of watching Hello, Love, Goodbye. I was more of dragged into it by someone. I haven't watched even the trailer or even read a short synopsis on what the film was about. My sister wanted to see it so I sort of just went to see the film just to accompany her.

I'm clearly not a big fan of love story movies specially local made films since they tend to be the typical cliche romcom with unoriginal or over used plots. But still judging a film this early without seeing it was bad so I kept an open mind and went into the theater hoping for the best. Also minor spoilers.

Geekatana Movie Review: Yesterday

Yesterday is a movie that tries to envision a world where the Beatles never existed, or at least that's as much as I know about the film going into the theater. I was skeptical when the theater I went to was giving away free popcorn with every movie ticket purchase which by experience isn't a good sign. There's a surprisingly large audience on a weekend so at least that's a bit comforting.

I'm not a big Beatles fan but I do love a lot of their songs even if I can't remember each of the title off the top of my head. Their music is like one of those old friends you don't see much yet when you do its always a good sign. On a worst case this is going to be a guilty pleasure for me regardless. Also probably minor spoilers.

Geekatana Movie Review: Spider-man Far from Home

With the review of Spiderman Homecoming done its time to get into the movie review of Spiderman Far from Home. We booked reservations early for this one and watched it on the first day it hit theaters throughout the Philippines. Thank goodness we did too as the theaters was packed.

This movie is slated to be the last movie of marvels Phase Four of MCU Movies so there's definitely a lot of hype and expectations hanging on to this film. Heck even the popcorn line was long and that's a first even for me.

Geekatana Movie Review: Spiderman Homecoming (2017)

I just got back from watching Spiderman Far from Home and was doing a quick check on my Blog before starting the review of the film when I suddenly realized I don't have a review of Spiderman Homecoming yet. I started this Blog back around October 2017 and Homecoming hit theaters around July so this shouldn't be a surprise.

And being somewhat of a completionist of sort I've decided to do a quick review of Homecoming before I get started on the review on Far from Home. Don't worry this won't effecting my review of the latest Spider film. So buckle up folks and I will try to be brief.

Geekatana Movie Review: Toy Story 4

Toy Story didn't need a fourth film and I think a lot of folks would agree that all the three movies should be left alone as it is. No offense to Pixar and Disney but having a fourth film of Toy Story is pretty much milking the franchise already. Toy Story 1 to 3 was already the complete package. It started out strong, it had a great build up and it ended in a very fitting big finale very few movie trilogy can ever accomplished.

You could tell I have a lot of doubts for this film since this movie came out of nowhere and I doubt the fans was pushing for a fourth one. The trailer only made it worst since the trailer mirrors pretty much what the first Toy Story was almost beat by beat.

Geekatana Movie Review: Toy Story 3 (2010)

This will be my quick review of Toy Story 3. The last movie before I start my review of the fourth Toy Story film. This film come out back in 2010 and has constantly improved upon itself in small steps. It was Pixar and Disney's first attempt at a fully computer animated film back in 1995.

It's been over ten years since the second film and a lot of folks have all nearly given up on seeing another Toy Story movie to hit theaters. I'm sure a lot of folks are skeptical whether this third film will be as good as the two previous films before it.