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I liked Power Ballad

 This stars Nick Jonas and Paul Rudd. Jonas plays Danny a former boy band member who meets Rick at a wedding. They played together at the wedding and they hung out after the wedding. During this time they worked on a song. Back in LA, Danny is playing that song maybe looking for inspiration when his girlfriend says he should record and release it. He does and it revives his career. Paul Rudd stars as Rick. He was in a band in America, how big/famous his band was is not clear but they were big enough to tour Ireland. Rick married an Irish woman and they had a daughter. Rick works as a wedding singer and while he is not actively unhappy, he feels this wedding singer job is a come down. Rick hears his song and he wants some money as a co-writer.  He tries to sue but the lawyer says he does not have a case if he cannot produce some evidence that he worked on the song before he met Danny. Rick becomes bitter.  Maybe this could have been funnier but I think it was worth seeing....
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Why some presumed blockbusters did not make a lot at the box office

 The Mandolorian, Masters of the Universe, and Minions among other movies did break out at the box office. I am not sure these movies failing means a lot. I think each failed for their own reasons. Masters of the Universe is a dead brand. Okay, that was too harsh. It is a brand that peaked in 1986 or 1987. There have been attempts to revive the brand over the years but those attempts did not last. This movie failing is not a surprise. Minions came out less than 3 weeks after Toy Story 5. If you took a family of four or five to Toy Story 5, maybe you aren’t up for taking the family to another film so soon. Also this is the seventh film in a franchise. Maybe people are tired of the Minions.  Maybe the Mandolorian felt like warmed over TV. Also the Mandolorian perhaps peaked three years ago. (I would  have to check with a friend about this but that is my impression.) This was the wrong move for Star Wars it seems. So I am not sure these failures mean that much or signal a ch...
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Toy Story 5 is good

 It has been too long since I have seen any of the previous Toy Story movies, so I cannot say how much better any of those films are than Toy Story 5. Maybe the first three are better than the last two. In this one, Bonnie gets a tablet and the toys are worried that she will abandon them. Jessie has been hurt before and she dreads being hurt that way again.  Bonnie is having a hard time making friends and the toys are worried about that too. I liked it. Maybe Tom Hanks’ Woody is not needed in the movie. Oh well if that is the worst thing I can say about the movie, that is okay. I think this is worth re-watching.  At no point do I remember thinking this movie is too long or how much longer is this film.
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The Furious is great and other movie thoughts

 The Furious is great. The fights are amazing. Two men investigate a human trafficking operation and beat up a bunch of people.  This is worth seeing on a big screen. (This is not related to the Fast and Furious franchise.) I guess we are not getting a Masters of the Universe sequel. I am glad I saw it. I thought the Dolph Lundgren cameo was decent. They were not bringing in Frank Langella (who played Skeletor in the 1987 film) for a cameo. I went to another theater to see the Furious. Both are part of the same chain, so it was not too different. Maybe I should try another chain this year. I saw a trailer for the movie One Night Only. The stars look like they have decent chemistry but the premise seems dumb. Maybe I will wait for reviews before deciding if I want to see it.
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Masters of the Universe is good, maybe a little long

 Masters of the Universe is good. Maybe it is 10 or 15 minutes too long. Maybe the opening act is too long. Adam Prince of Eterna is exiled on Earth after Skeletor and his forces invade Eterna. Life on Earth has not been great for Adam. He finds a magic sword and returns home.  The movie is good. Maybe it would have better if it were shorter. I guess it was hard to know how to balance Adam's life on Earth with his life on Eterna. I feel the makers of the film missed the balance. Also maybe the movie was a bit too jokey.  I think there was at least one joke at the wrong time. Maybe a moment should have been allowed to play out without the joke. This film is not quite as overly jokey as Thor Ragnarok. (I would cite Thor Love and Thunder but maybe that would be unfair considering I did not finish Thor Love and Thunder.) I liked the star Nicholas Galitzine as Prince Adam and Jared Leto was good as Skeletor. I don't think I have seen Galitzine in any movie or TV show. People w...
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Reckless was decent and other movie thoughts

Scott Adkins stars in Reckless. He plays a paroled criminal on the run with a woman who accidentally kills someone. It is decent. It is not as good as Prisoner of War or Diablo. I think it might worth seeing again. This is set in the UK.  I am looking forward to the Furious. I hope it plays near me. A fight scene was released after the trailer and it was good. I heard mostly negative things about the Mandolorian movie. One you tuber I trust said that the movie might have been much better if it were 90 minutes long instead of 2 hours and 12 minutes long. Apparently a lot of reviewers feel compelled to say "this is not the way" at some point in their review.   I might catch up with Mandolorian movie later.  I don't like to go to movies on holiday weekends.
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August 2026 Re-watch film festival is bring planned

 It is time to plan the 2026 re-watch film festival Rules None of the films can ones first seen since Jan 1st, 2024 No Marvel movies No Star Wars movies No Batman movies (live action or animated) At least three different genres should be represented  At least one film should be in black and white I think those are decent rules. Maybe I need another rule or two. I am not sure. I think I need at least six films for it to be a festival.
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