01-11-2021, 11:55 PM
We Can Be Heroes
Since Man at Arms, Robert Rodriguez has been mi jefe. But man, this movie sucks.
It's about the kids of heroes who have to save the world because their parents are captured by aliens. One of the kids, Guppy, is the daughter of Shark Boy and Lava Girl. Taylor L didn't reappear so his replacement is masked and has no lines. Taylor D returns but she's barely into it. The main protag gal is the daughter of the Mandalorian, but she has no powers.
It overplays the old kid movie tropes to death - teamwork, believe in yourself, your difference is your strength, blah, blah, blah. The effects are cheesy and they don't work as a vintage or surreal because this is 2021.
Rodriguez can make okay kids films - Spy Kids was alright. Not sure why this franchise is so pathetic. There is a nice latinx angle to it, but that's its only redemption.
This would have been so much better if the adult heroes were Machete and Alita. Priyanka is the villain again. She can be a great actress but her Hollywood roles have got her typecast. Like Swift wrecked Lautner, Nick wrecked Priyanka.
There are tentacles. Lots of tentacles. I suppose that's another redemption.
The Mandalorian has two swords slung across his back. He draws them and jumps into a next of tentacles. That's no sword fight. Not DOOM recommended at all.
Since Man at Arms, Robert Rodriguez has been mi jefe. But man, this movie sucks.
It's about the kids of heroes who have to save the world because their parents are captured by aliens. One of the kids, Guppy, is the daughter of Shark Boy and Lava Girl. Taylor L didn't reappear so his replacement is masked and has no lines. Taylor D returns but she's barely into it. The main protag gal is the daughter of the Mandalorian, but she has no powers.
It overplays the old kid movie tropes to death - teamwork, believe in yourself, your difference is your strength, blah, blah, blah. The effects are cheesy and they don't work as a vintage or surreal because this is 2021.
Rodriguez can make okay kids films - Spy Kids was alright. Not sure why this franchise is so pathetic. There is a nice latinx angle to it, but that's its only redemption.
This would have been so much better if the adult heroes were Machete and Alita. Priyanka is the villain again. She can be a great actress but her Hollywood roles have got her typecast. Like Swift wrecked Lautner, Nick wrecked Priyanka.
There are tentacles. Lots of tentacles. I suppose that's another redemption.
The Mandalorian has two swords slung across his back. He draws them and jumps into a next of tentacles. That's no sword fight. Not DOOM recommended at all.
Shadow boxing the apocalypse