Phat Mack Eyeballs The Flicks

5-17-2017 Guardians of the Galaxy Note: This may have been Vol. 2. Plot / story line made no sense, yet movie was fun to watch and held my interest. Trigger Warning : 70's & 80's music. Trigger Warning : Sylvester Stallone. (If you have the slightest ham sensitivity, you may want to give this one a pass.) Trigger Warning : Kurt Russell. Trigger Warning : David Hasselhoff. On the bright side: Tatara Samurai is coming!?

 6-1-2017 Wonder Woman Lectures: Nope, none. No more or less silly than any other superhero movie. Nothing to be afraid of here. Wonder Woman:           Spoiler: Gets laid. Sammy Davis, Jr.: Wears a fez. Cliff Clavin: Wears a kilt. "Chief" Bromden: Tours Bleeding Belgium. Trigger Warning : They could have found a role for Scarlett Johansson in a cat suit, but didn't. Action up to Hong Kong standards? No, but CGI buffs will like it. Trigger Warning : Laws of physics --           Spoiler:  Take a beating. Check it out, but unless you're a real buff, OK to wait for TV.

 4-9-2017 Your Name Is (Kimi no Na wa) Trigger Warning : Some visuals emulate psychedelica from late-60s/early-70s. Trigger Warning : Includes realistic depictions of time unstuck-ed-ness. Trigger Warning : S.M.O'D. makes guest appearance. Trigger Warning : May contain content from Star Trek and Goodfellas. Trigger Warning : Ending may not be as advertised. Trigger Warning : Film transcends genre. Comet Fu: Check. I'm a girl: Check. I'm a boy: Check. Boobs: Always getting action. Time: Unstuck. Searching: Always. Radwimps: Easy to listen to. This one surprised me. Innovative, original, weird. I expected to like it, but was surprised by how much. By all means, Check it out .

 2-11-2017  Neruda Groovy 1940s Leftist Chilean parties: Check. Cool 1940s Chilean Whorehouses: Check. Not-quite Rumpole: Now a Chilean poet. Not-quite Clouseau: Maintaining a certain gumshoe-esque dignity. Cool old cars: Check. Planes, Trains & Automobiles? -- Cars, Motorcycles, Boats & Horses. Pinochet: Cameo As with most foreign flicks, sometimes baffling but very entertaining. Check it out .

 2-21-17 Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind I thought I had seen this animation before. It's considered the first Ghibli. Turns out I had never seen it -- but might have read some of the comic books. Anyway, it was really fantastic. I had a great time and can't recommend it enough. Post-Apocalypse: Check. Princess Heroine: Check. Cute pet: Check. Fanciful Flying Machines: Check. Warring Tribes; Warring Species; Warring Ecologies: Check. Sword Fights: Check. Kinda Like? -- Dune. Sand Worms? -- No, Doodle Bugs. Really, really, really good. Check it out.

 9-19-2017 Napping Princess Every single person has to follow the rules: check. Two worlds: magic and industrial. Motorcycle with sidecar: cool. Motorcycle with sidecar: Transformer. Motorcycle with sidecar: Tesla on auto. Furries, tablets and smartphones: of course. Bento boxes on bullet trains: check. Tokyo Olympics 2020: always showing up in anime. Macy's Parade: saves the day. Purely: Shoujo .  Great story; great flick. Channel your inner high school girl and... check it out.

 1-15-2017 A Monster Calls *Special treat preview: there's going to be a Lego Batman movie. Looks great! I don't go to enough kid's flicks, so I seldom get treated to the kid's previews. Really cool monster: Check. Scariness at Midnight: Check, but it's actually 12:07. 1930's monster movie music: Nice touch. Sigourney Weaver's perfect accent: English; Australian; Canadian -- one of those places. Animated Tales: Mushi-Puro-esque. Casio 3-Button Classic: A168W Mother promises to become a zombie: I'm really not sure I understood this correctly. I was distracted by a really cute waitress. Excellent Life Coaching for young and old alike: Check. Excellent flick. Check it out.