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'SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY' (2018) REVIEW

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This film was fun and an adventure. There are many things that I loved even though I was one of those people who went in to watch it as 'just-another-film' rather than my having a 'this-is-freakin-star-wars' moment. I was still excited as I am a huge Sci-Fi fan but I knew this was more of a heist film. Regardless, I still enjoyed the space adventure aspect which includes its use of visual effects and PRACTICAL effects/props. Director, Ron Howard said during an interview that the cast had the opportunity to interact with the set props. For example, they didn't have to visualise a hyperspace scene during filming as they were able to see on a screen in front of them on set during the 'hyperspace' moment. It's a shame that many sets do not use a lot of props and practical effects because of advanced technology and the use of digital effects. I think Star Wars do actors a favour and is nostalgic for the reason that there ar...

'DEADPOOL 2' (2018) REVIEW

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In my opinion, the first film was really good but I think I went in to the movie theatre without knowing much about Deadpool or Ryan Reynolds. I was expecting something like the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe). I knew that he was a comedic character and an anti-hero but I was still expecting a typical Marvel film. I did find it funny but there were many references and funny moments I did not understand when I first watched it because they were mainly about Green Lantern and the 2009's Deadpool which I did not know much about like the negative reviews it received so the jokes about Ryan's previous characters were not as humorous to me as they were to other people. However, I did go in to the sequel knowing everything I need to know about Deadpool and the film was hilarious. The film exceeded my expectations. It was hilarious from beginning till end. There were references to the 80's so you might want to know a few things about the 80's in term...