The Shape of Water (2017)
R | 2h 3min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy | 8 December 2017 (Canada)
In a 1960s research facility, Elisa, a mute janitor, forms a relationship with a mysterious aquatic creature.
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Writers: Guillermo del Toro (screenplay by), Vanessa Taylor (screenplay by)
Stars: Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon
Our predictions for Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle based solely off of the trailers
Joe’s Take-
This is what happens when you neglect your old board games; they mutate into a 90’s style videogame system and wait for some poor teenagers on detention, to go all Guns N’ Roses while welcoming them to the jungle. A nerd, a basic nobody, a jock, and a spoiled valley girl, are all transformed into their complete opposites to hilarious consequences. Forget all of the perils that come with a Jumanji based game like Rhinos and giant snakes, because these primadonnas have bigger problems to deal with like pollen, wet backpacks, middle-aged weight problems, and above all else, pound cake. Will three lives each be enough to make it through to the end? Will there be upgrades? And will The Rock do another one of his patented titty dances that we all love to stare at?
My Prediction- No Robin Williams (Jumanji), no Dax Shepard (Zathura), and a stupid title? Should we be worried? The Rock (The Rundown), Jack Black (Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny) Kevin Hart (Get Hard), and that angry cyborg chick from Guardians of the Galaxy (Karen Gillan), make it seem like a a good idea, yet we’ve seen disastrous ensemble comedies before. I don’t have a bunch of faith in this, but that pound cake scene and good word of mouth have me looking forward to this one. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle will not be a Piece Of Shit, I think.
Mike’s Take –
When it comes to sequels, anything that uses a cool song title for the name of a movie usually means that it’s going to be terrible. Taking the concept of the original movie Jumanji, where the board game threw different challenges at the characters and they had to play the game until it was finished. that was the great part of the movie. The characters had to drag the board game with them wherever they went.
Now, the studios want to put all new characters into a “video” game version of the board game. While there seems to be some cool scenes, especially the Kevin Hart scene where one of his weaknesses is cake and he eats cake and explodes. That was funny. Aside from the title, this movie actually looks pretty funny. I liken it to what I call a “popcorn movie”. You go to see this type of film to just forget about the day or the week and have some popcorn and enjoy the moment.
Then again, the trailer could be nothing but a sham and totally give away the best parts, but it seems that this won’t be a piece of shit. I mean Rotten Tomatoes couldn’t be wrong could it? NAAAAH.
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
PG-13 | 1h 59min | Action, Adventure, Comedy | 20 December 2017 (USA)
Four teenagers are sucked into a magical video game, and the only way they can escape is to work together to finish the game.
Director: Jake Kasdan
Writers: Chris McKenna (screenplay by), Erik Sommers (screenplay by)
Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart
