Antman at the Wasp Quantumania (2023): Movie Review

                                                                                                       

Jim's Review

Scott Lang ( Paul Rudd ) is back and he is trying to enjoy life with his daughter Cassie (Kathryn Newton) and Evangeline Lilly (Hope Van Dyne),  Janet Van Dyne ( Michelle Pfeiffer ) and Hank Pym (Michael Douglas)

They are all having some quality family time as Scott Lang is enjoy success with his book and Hope Van Dyne is changing the world with new science.

The family time goes from bad to worse as Cassis Lang has been making innovations with a new device and quantum realm. This doesn't sit well with Janet Van Dyne who want her to stop it immediately as she has many secrets the she has not shared with the family as the time she spent in the quantum realm.

The quickly get all zapped and meet Kang The Conqueror  (Jonathan Majors) who has been stuck in the quantum realm and is been wanting to escape for long time. A version of Kang has already made an appearance in Loki Season 1 that version was very diplomatic.

All is explained about Kang and his journey and soon the real adventure begins by everyone to get back to the real world

There are lots of cool surprises with new character being introduced and some old one making a strange new appearance  M.O.D.O.K (Corey Stoll) who was yellow jacket in the the first film.

The look and feel of the quantum realm and has a Star Wars look and feel which makes it pleasure to watch and admire!

The story does move along as sacrifices will made by everyone and it will have impact on a few of them.

The climatic end will feature some cool antics by Scott Lang, Cassie Lang and Hank Pym who will bring in some cool reinforcements!

In the end Kang The Conqueror has only been delayed and will make his next appearance in Avengers The Kang Dynasty due out in 2025.

9 out of 10 stars

 

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Movie plot

Ant-Man and the Wasp find themselves exploring the Quantum Realm, interacting with strange new creatures and embarking on an adventure that pushes them beyond the limits of what they thought was possible.

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The Umbrella Academy Season 1 (2019): Netflix review

                                                    

                    Jim Pagiamtzis review
                          Spectacular cast  Vanya ( Ellen Page) Luthor (Tom Hopper) Klaus (Robert Sheehan) Number 5 (Aidan Gallagher) Allison (Emily Raver Lampman) go on a journey to discover themselves and in the end save the world!

                       The story are is bit confusing in the beginning and it takes a few episode to gather steam, by the time you reach the end everything will make sense and have you wanting more of the Umbrella Academy

    9 out of 10 stars


                  Show plot:
        On one day in 1989, 43 infants are inexplicably born to random, unconnected women who showed no signs of pregnancy the day before. Seven are adopted by billionaire industrialist Sir Reginald Hargreeves, who creates the Umbrella Academy and prepares his "children" to save the world. In their teenage years, though, the family fractures and the team disbands. Fast forward to the present time, when the six surviving members of the clan reunite upon the news of Hargreeves' passing. They work together to solve a mystery surrounding their father's death, but divergent personalities and abilities again pull the estranged family apart, and a global apocalypse is another imminent threat. The series is based on a collection of comics and graphic novels created and written by My Chemical Romance lead singer Gerard Way.

                                               

Terminator Genisys (2015): Movie Review

                                                       

             Jim Pagiamtzis review
                  Arnold Schwarzenegger is back in various of himself, the story is a little difficult to follow, but they do good job explaining the past, future and present day situations. Emilia Clark play Sarah Connor and Jai Courtney plays Reese with baddy Jason Clarke play John Connor.

They all have a great dynamic with each other. Arnold's best line "old but not obsolete" is mentioned numerous time. Action is over the top in every way, just to keep you awake from all the slow moving pieces forming together.

 The ending is predictable and leads to future version of the series.  James Cameron would most likely say "Please stop now!"

    7 of out 10 stars


               Movie Plot:

            When John Connor (Jason Clarke), leader of the human resistance against Skynet, sends Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) back to 1984 to protect his mother, Sarah (Emilia Clarke), from a Terminator assassin, an unexpected turn of events creates an altered timeline. Instead of a scared waitress, Sarah is a skilled fighter and has a Terminator guardian (Arnold Schwarzenegger) by her side. Faced with unlikely allies and dangerous new enemies, Reese sets out on an unexpected new mission: reset the future.
                                     

                                                    

In person interview with James Gray at TIFF Lightbox : Event Review

    
              Saturday January 6th

     In was amazing experience to listen, learn from James Gray on his experiences being a director of some very interesting film. Little Odessa (1994) The Yards (2000) We Own the Night (2007) Two Lovers (2008) The Immigrant (2013) and his upcoming film Ad Astra (2019) with Brad Pitt and Tommy Lee Jones

 Cameron Bailey asked him some very insightful and great questions about the movies his had made and the talent actors he has directed.

 He answered question on what impacted in his film making and how it  shown on screen. He spoke highly about Joaquin Phoenix and the numerous film that they done together.

 Throughout the night the talk James Gray was very funny and intriguing with his answers about the movie industry and journey that he has been on.

  He current film Ad Astra with Brad Pitt and Tommy Lee Jones is coming out in late 2019. Currently editing this ambitions and large film that he excited to share with the world

 At the end he answered my question at length nearly 8 minutes!

I asked him about the future of movies and how they have changed since he started filmaking

Synopsis of his answer.  It has change for the better and worse. He said Bird Box staring Sandra Bullock was released on netflix in late December and was viewed by 45 million people!  Would have been the same if had come out in the theater?  Lastly the types of films have change. So much CGI and effects and no more method acting.  Y


      
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Cameron Bailey with introduction to the evening

Cameron Baily interviewing James Gray

Cameron Baily asking James Gray a great question

James Gray answering Jim Pagiamtzis question

                                                       

Cameron Bailey asking James Gray about upcoming movie Ad Astra with Brad  Pitt

    
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Life (2017): Movie

                                                                 

             Jim Pagiamtzis review
                 Aliens in space again!  In this film an extremely smart and intelligent alien is created that sends the crew on wild ride of cat and mouse.  Ryan Reynolds has a short and sweet part in the film. Jake Gyllenhall & Rebecca Ferguson provide the heart pounding action and the team work that puts them on crazy journey.  The ending will create more questions than answers that may leave you confused.

    7 of 10 stars



                  Movie plot:
                      Astronauts (Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, Ryan Reynolds) aboard the International Space Station are on the cutting edge of one of the most important discoveries in human history: the first evidence of extraterrestrial life on Mars. As members of the crew conduct their research, the rapidly evolving life-form proves far more intelligent and terrifying than anyone could have imagined.

                                                   

Flatliners (2017): Movie Review

                                                                     

                 Jim Pagiamtzis review
                In this new version of Flatliners 4 students go on an adventure into what happens after death.  All their lives get affected and severe consequences come into effect.

            5 out 10 stars


        Movie plot:
Five medical students embark on a daring and dangerous experiment to gain insight into the mystery of what lies beyond the confines of life. 

The bold adventure begins when they trigger near-death experiences by stopping their hearts for short periods of time. As their trials become more perilous, each must confront the sins from their past while facing the paranormal consequences of journeying to the other side.

    
                                                   

KIN (2018) : Movie Review

                                                                  

                   Jim Pagiamtzis Review:
                        Movie is based on short film The Bag Man directed by Jonathan & Josh Baker. It turned into a feature film that some of the scene were filmed in Toronto area in December 2016.

                   It starts of with journey of Eli Solinski (Myles Truit) living with his dad Hal Solinski (Dennis Quaid) and how his dad treats Eli and his school issue and tries to teach him life lesson along the way.  His brother (James Reynor) Jimmy Solinski show up after getting of jail and the trouble begins very quickly. 

                   James Franco (Taylor Balik) plays a convincing felon that is owed money and will do anything to get it back (Zoey Kravitz) Milly show up soon thereafter and become part of the journey of adventure and explosive action.

                It takes a while for the movie to make momentum nearly to the third act all the pieces fall together with some amazing sci-fi sequences that are amazing (audience was jumping in the theatre) to the climatic ending that offers a major twist in the plot that you will not see it coming! 

                  8 of 10 starts

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                 Sujit K Reddy Review;
                  Good:Acting was believable and realistic
                  Bad: Fist half of the movie seemed to drag on slowly
                  Ugly: The obvious signs of seeding of sequel at the end of the movie

                  Movie plot:
               KIN, a pulse-pounding crime thriller with a sci-fi twist, is the story of an unexpected hero destined for greatness. Chased by a vengeful criminal (James Franco) and a gang of otherworldly soldiers,​ a recently released ex-con (Jack Reynor) and his adopted teenage brother (Myles Truitt) are forced to go on the run with a weapon of mysterious origin as their only protection.

                                            

Movie Review: I am number Four (2011)

                                                     
   Jim Pagiamtzis Review:
   "I was intrgued when Michael Bay's name was attached to the film and decided to watch it again recently.  Not how much he spent helping out. It takes a while for the movie to get some steam but when it does its fast and furious!" 


  Movie Plot:
  John is an extraordinary teen, masking his true identity and passing as a typical high school student to elude a deadly enemy seeking to destroy him. Three like him have already been killed ... he is Number Four.