Traveled overseas on 16.5 & 14.5 hour flights so I got a lot of new movies in...
Ant Man & Wasp
Awesome movie. Great mix of action & comedy just like the 1st film. Evangeline Lilly is a badass. Also loved the Ghost character. Fishburne was a good supporting role. Loved the cast all around. 8/10
Equalizer 2
Denzel does it again. Not as focused as the 1st film, but still just as enjoyable even though I liked the 1st better. Final climactic fight was pretty badass, although didn't feel very feasible given the group he took down 1 by 1 were highly trained operatives. Seems like it was too easy for him. But loved that they had him do it with knives to give it a more personal revenge touch. 7/10
Mission Impossible: Fallout
Huge fan of this franchise and this film didn't disappoint. I don't care how overplayed it is, it's awesome. And yes Tom Cruise still has it. He's definitely starting to show his age though. He had a lot of running scenes in this one and he's noticeably losing a step or 2 lol. Would have liked a more badass Henry Cavill character, but he was pretty good. They played him up to be some sort of "hammer" badass but he instantly regressed in the following parachute & fight scenes. Or maybe that asian dude was just that much of a badass. Excellent plot & climax though. Very reminiscent of the original. 8/10
Incredibles 2
Original was one of my favorite Pixar films. This was a solid film. Sort of dragged to develop but ended up liking it. Same family fun with good mix of kid & adult humor. 7/10
Oceans 8
Felt like this film tried to hard to be clever. Not bad though. Didn't like some of the casting but it achieved its goal. 5/10
Skyscraper
The usual cliche-ridden action-packed Dwayne Johnson film. Not bad entertainment, just more of the same. The Rock is always entertaining though. 5/10
The Meg
Hilariously cheesy and chalked full of impossibilities. But we already knew what to expect. Good special fx. 4/10
Hereditary
Saving this review for the horror thread. But in short, I liked it. Slow pace but the end was worth the wait. 7.5/10
Ant Man & Wasp
Awesome movie. Great mix of action & comedy just like the 1st film. Evangeline Lilly is a badass. Also loved the Ghost character. Fishburne was a good supporting role. Loved the cast all around. 8/10
Equalizer 2
Denzel does it again. Not as focused as the 1st film, but still just as enjoyable even though I liked the 1st better. Final climactic fight was pretty badass, although didn't feel very feasible given the group he took down 1 by 1 were highly trained operatives. Seems like it was too easy for him. But loved that they had him do it with knives to give it a more personal revenge touch. 7/10
Mission Impossible: Fallout
Huge fan of this franchise and this film didn't disappoint. I don't care how overplayed it is, it's awesome. And yes Tom Cruise still has it. He's definitely starting to show his age though. He had a lot of running scenes in this one and he's noticeably losing a step or 2 lol. Would have liked a more badass Henry Cavill character, but he was pretty good. They played him up to be some sort of "hammer" badass but he instantly regressed in the following parachute & fight scenes. Or maybe that asian dude was just that much of a badass. Excellent plot & climax though. Very reminiscent of the original. 8/10
Incredibles 2
Original was one of my favorite Pixar films. This was a solid film. Sort of dragged to develop but ended up liking it. Same family fun with good mix of kid & adult humor. 7/10
Oceans 8
Felt like this film tried to hard to be clever. Not bad though. Didn't like some of the casting but it achieved its goal. 5/10
Skyscraper
The usual cliche-ridden action-packed Dwayne Johnson film. Not bad entertainment, just more of the same. The Rock is always entertaining though. 5/10
The Meg
Hilariously cheesy and chalked full of impossibilities. But we already knew what to expect. Good special fx. 4/10
Hereditary
Saving this review for the horror thread. But in short, I liked it. Slow pace but the end was worth the wait. 7.5/10