My Inside Look at Star Wars Timeline

One of my favorite coffee table discussions is the Star Wars Saga and time line. These story lines are debated with the same passion as any good TV series or movie franchise no matter if you love or hate them. For me I just want to enjoy the story good or bad and move on. Some fans say they say I will never watch again only to crawl back and see whats going on.

With that being said I want to inject some observances not just from me but from people I have talked to. I have been involved in some tense debates about the last two movies , the Force Awakens and Last Jedi.

In The Force Awakens I had problems with the way they killed off Han Solo. I mean his own Son killed him and threw him off the bridge, and the Han Solo story was over. To me that was a bit too brutal. It was like he was a old piece of garbage from yesteryear , lets dump him. As a fan of the original trilogy I knew they might kill him off, but I wanted a bit more going out in a blaze of glory for Han Solo. He was a big time smuggler that became a hero and he deserved a better send off then that.

Force Awakens takes place 30 years after the Empires Defeat and the death of Darth Vader and Darth Sidious. But 30 years later a new threat called the First Order is doing it again to them which pretty much wipes out all the victories of the resistance 30 years ago because they could not form a military to protect them from a bigger Death Star and what seems like a new powerful Sith called Snoke. And Kylo Ren is no Darth Vader. He seems to lack the discipline that his Grand Father had.

Now we come to the Last Jedi. For months and weeks before the Last Jedi, fans where asking who is Snoke? The mystery around him created a fan theory factory of daily out pouring of suggestions of his origins, But with one swift use of the force Kylo killed him, which makes me question my earlier statement that Kylo Ren is no Darth Vader. Will episode IX explain all this?

I will always be a fan of Star Wars, but I am concerned for the future of the story line. I liked Rogue One and I am looking forward to Solo and other Star Wars inspired stories, but there is a new trilogy in the works as we speak. If I am alive I will be watching in a theater and will buy the Blue Rays, unless they totally screw it up so badly that it hurts to watch

MOVIE REVIEW: Pacific Rim: Uprising

RELEASE DATE: March 24 2018

DIRECTOR: Steven S. DeKnight

MAIN CAST: John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Cailee Spaeny

IMDB Story Line

Jake Pentecost, son of Stacker Pentecost, reunites with Mako Mori to lead a new generation of Jaeger pilots, including rival Lambert and 15-year-old hacker Amara, against a new Kaiju threat.

WHAT I LIKED:

Movie had a strong story line carried over from the 2013 movie, the sequel connected well. The action did not disappoint once it started. All plot points in the movie from beginning to end connected well, it did make a good story. Of course I loved the Jaeger and Kaiju fighting action.

WHAT I DID NOT LIKE:

It seemed to me to take forever to get the story going. I was starting to get board half way into the movie, but things started to spark and I was engaged again. But it had to much back story for a squeal.

SIDE NOTES:

The movie received a fair PG-13 rating, depending on your family action movie standards this could be a great family movie, Younger kids might get board, I know the child in me did in the first hour. I did see this movie on the big screen and will buy the Blue Ray when it comes out. I gave this movie a 8 on the IMDB Rating scale  

MOVIE REVIEW: Power Rangers (2017)

RELEASE DATE: March 24th 2017

DIRECTOR:  Dean Israelite

MAIN CAST: Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott, RJ Cyler

IMDB Story Line:

A group of high-school students, who are infused with unique superpowers, harness their abilities in order to save the world.

WHAT I LIKED:

It was a fresh movie, It was good solid take on heroes. This was not your father Power Rangers but it can be your Power Rangers. They had good solid young actors to take the Power Rangers roles, however it did not do well at the box office, so a sequel does not look like a possibility at this point. I really liked  Elizabeth Banks as Rita and Bryan Cranston as Zordon

WHAT I DID NOT LIKE:

They had to much origin story line and not enough Power Rangers, the team had to many problems coming together as a collective and working together, the Zorids where to in your face and reminded me of Transformers and Pacific Rim a little.

SIDE NOTES:

The Movie received a fair PG-13 rating and could be a good Family action movie, younger children may find some scenes to intense, I was expecting this movie to be horrible but it was a good solid movie. It was not perfect but enjoyable. I did not see it in the theater or buy the Blue Ray and have no plans to. I gave this movie a 6 on the IMDB scale

MOVIE REVIEW: Geostorm

RELEASE DATE: October 20 2017

DIRECTOR: Dean Devlin

MAIN CAST: Gerald Butler, Jim Sturgess, Abbie Cornish

IMDB Story Line

When the network of satellites designed to control the global climate starts to attack Earth, it's a race against the clock for its creator to uncover the real threat before a worldwide Geostorm wipes out everything and everyone.

WHAT I LIKED

It was a blowout disaster movie with great special effects, And Gerard Butler does not disappoint, and the cast did a great job delivering the story as written.

WHAT I DID NOT LIKE

I meant what I said Gerard Butler does not ever disappoint, but this movie was slow getting in to the story.What I disagreed with was that, no matter who is in control controlling the weather except God, it is wrong. I think the story line said that in a round about way, but did the average movie viewer see that?

SIDE NOTES

Movie got a well deserved PG-13, depending on your family standards, this could be a great family movie,I am reluctant to recommend it as one, because some parts could be confusing to the younger adults. I did not see the movie on the big screen, but I did buy the Blue ray because of cast and subject matter, and over all I do like it. I gave this movie a 6 on IMDB.

MOVIE REVIEW: The Titan

RELEASE DATE: March 30th 2018

DIRECTOR: Lennart Ruff

MAIN CAST: Sam Worthington, Taylor Schilling, Arash Amel

YouTube Netflix Story Line

In the near future, a military family uproot their lives so they can participate in a ground-breaking experiment to accelerate man’s genetic evolution. The goal? To relocate humanity to another planet and avoid extinction.

WHAT I LIKED

I pretty much like anything Sam Worthington, I love to watch the was he brings out the character and anything he plays, he has a real talent. The story had a great flow. And For a science Fiction movie , the story did not depend on blow out special effects. It was more or less a story of moral responsibility. And it was simple but with limited detail.

WHAT I DID NOT LIKE 

The ending left me hanging for the same reason I like the movie. I think they left to much to the imagination but it did not spoil the movie.

SIDE NOTES

Netflix gave this movie a rating of TV-MA which I would guess it would translate to a strong PG-13.

It had some brief strong language. Depending on your personal movie standards, I can recommend this as a family movie, but I highly recommend you watch it as a family the first time around because of suggestive themes. I gave this movie a 7 on IMDB.

MOVIE REVIEW: I Can Only Imagine

RELEASE DATE:  March 16th 2018

DIRECTORS: Andrew Erwin, Jan Erwin

MAIN CAST: J.Michael Finley, Brody Rose, Trace Adkins, Denise Quiad

IMDb Story Line

The inspiring and unknown true story behind Mercy Me's beloved, chart topping song that brings ultimate hope to so many is a gripping reminder of the power of true forgiveness.

WHAT I LIKED

What was there not to like? This was a perfect family movie in every way. No it was not the big budget blow out movie with big 10 time Oscar winning actors, but does every movie have to have that in order to be a good quality movie?. I am very happy it did well at at the box office.

WHAT I DID NOT LIKE
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SIDE NOTES

It had a fair rating of PG, There was parts that may need parental explanation but perfectly acceptable for a family movie. I saw this at the theater and will buy the Blue Ray when available. I gave this movie a 10 on the IMDB scale. 

What Happen to the TV Media Junkie?

In 2011 I abandoned  my Freedoms Right Network because I was tired of politics and of campaigning. I was just burnt out. So for the next five years I started a new network called The TVMedia Junkie. I just wanted to talk about TV and movies, No problem right? Just talk about what is going on in my favorite TV shows and movies, write reviews, chat it up about The Walking Dead and Marvel vs DC movies and when the next Star Wars movies will be coming out. You get the point.

Things went well for a while, I even spoke on a blog cast a few times. It was truly fun and I was enjoying  myself. Nothing makes me more happier then sitting on my couch in PJ's with my snacks and soft drink diving into my mindless world of TV, or going to the theater with my over priced snacks and watching the show.

But then came election 2016. I understand that we don't all agree on what direction this country should go. But I should not be shamed into thinking their way nor should I shame them. But it's getting ridiculous. These protest against Trump are out of control. It's like they fight to have no responsibility, a fight to have no respect for this great nation or whats left of it. I vote for conservative values but I am not a perfect conservative, I have my liberal moments, but when it comes to my country I aim to the right as much as possible. That is how I want my country to run. I want responsibility. Is that so wrong? I don't care what you want to do in your life or what you do in the bed room, but don't tell me it's normal and please stay away from children unless they are your own. That is what I believe. You can live in your world but don't tell me I have to join you.

With that being said, I found it hard to promote a industry that was trying to tell me how to think and feel so I backed way off of writing reviews and opinions about my favorite TV shows. The fun of doing it was gone. As much as I enjoy the fantasy world, I do not want to live in it all the time. How can I write about how great a actor was in a movie when he was out bashing people for voting for Trump? How can I support a actress for doing a great job in a movie but then she is out in the middle of the street naked or wearing a vagina suit screaming obscenities at the President or wishing him dead or screaming for his impeachment simply because your candidate did not win?

I am not perfect, but I believe in God country and family and the what the Bible teaches. Does that mean I follow the Bible perfectly? No I fail daily but everyday I try to be better. I like My TV and Movies, but I have a remote and I can stop my streaming services and not go to the movies. And I don't have to buy the next Blue Ray. Its my choice!

Hopefully I will start writing again about movie and TV opinions. But I am in no rush. If Hollywood sucks the fun out of watching, then I will lose my interest also