Hey ladies and jellyfish, what’s up?
Happy new year, I hope you all had a wonderful holiday!
What an interesting year 2018 was, huh?
It was definitely a great year for my channel!
Not only did I go from this, to this, but my channel finally hit 3K and made my flock
of 9 year olds proud to call me king!
Remember all the milestones, we went from that famous rapper guy dying, to some of my
all-time idols like Stephen Hawking, Stefan Karl, Stephen Hillenburg (God that’s a lot
of Stephens!) and Stan Lee passing away this year, to the LEGENDARY Youtube Rewind that
broke records of all kinds! (insert will smith that’s hot meme here) But, throughout all
that, 2018 was a sick year for movies!
Not only animated movies, but live action as well!
So, after watching many of 2018’s best (and worst) flicks in preparation for this video,
let’s review 11 movies that I’ve seen in 2018!
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So, before we start, let me set some ground rules first.
These movies are in no particular order, however I will split them up into various categories
and review them that way, just so there’s no confusion.
Since we’ve got quite a bit to look at, I won’t give too detailed reviews and if
I’ve already reviewed them in full (like my Grinch review that came up a few weeks
ago you might want to check out!), definitely check out my full reviews with the links below!
With no further adieu, accompanied by the timestamps in the description, LET’S A-GO!
LIVE ACTION: Johnny English Strikes Again
Starting off our ride, we’ve got a movie I saw very recently, and it is quite interesting.
Unlike most live action movies these days, this is 99% live action, as really no CGI
that I recognized was in use during the movie.
However, this movie as a whole is an extremely mixed bag.
Not only does it star one of my favorite actors: Rowan Atkinson, but it is one of the only
comedies I’ve seen in modern times.
The director however, David Kerr, has really never directed a movie before, and that is
very apparent when you look into this film.
The comedy, which should be one of the main priorities here, is very hit or miss.
After a while, you start to catch on to the repetitive slapstick humor, and the silly
antics are really nothing original.
Some I liked, like English doing the virtual reality, but it really wasn’t funny to see
English screw up over and over and over and over and over and over!
It just becomes stale!
Otherwise, the writing is pretty inconsistent, with the characters not really having any
motives or a clear objective, and some things never being explained enough.
Overall, I give this a 5/10.
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween Now, this is a movie to talk about!
This one has a lot more CG than Johnny English, but it’s mainly live action, so...
Anyway, this is a movie I saw for my birthday party with some friends, and I have to say
it was very enjoyable!
The acting is pretty decent, the storytelling is good, it gets creative when it tries, and
it doesn’t feel like a blatant copy of the first one.
I do prefer this one over the original, if you were wondering, but this film is still
nothing too incredible.
7.5/10.
ANIMATED: TTG To The Movies
This is a movie I have reviewed in full before, and I think I gave it a good breakdown there.
This movie is mediocre.
There are many plot-holes and inconsistencies, that hinder my full enjoyment in the end.
6.5/10.
The Grinch Aww man, The Grinch!
My last video was literally this movie review.
I hate this movie!
Everything is worst than the original, and it doesn’t have any redeeming qualities.
The animation is fine, but nothing is at the standard that the original was, and I think
if you’re gonna reboot something, you should at least try.
3/10.
MARVEL: Spiderman: Into The Spider Verse
This movie is AMAZING!
I LOVE the amazing animation, which gave animation a true spirit!
I love the story, the action, and the comedy!
This is how you do a reboot right!
This is 100 times better than all the other Spiderman films combined, and shows that some
people in this industry still care.
Some things I wasn’t crazy about, like the anime girl or some minor plot-holes I found
here and there, but overall, this is one of the best movies OF ALL TIME!
I wish Stan Lee was here to see what his legacy has become.
But no matter who you are, this is the movie for you!
Casual viewer?
We got you!
Passionate Marvel fan?
Welcome home.
Spiderman fanatic?
There ya go.
Even the extended cast of characters is a great thing!
If you’re a feminist, we’ve got a female superhero!
If you think asian people don’t get enough spotlight in movies, we’ve got an anime
girl!
You like...uhh...animals?
We’ve got Peter Porker!
Heck, even the main character is a black character!
And that is the perfect word to describe this movie!
Diverse.
It is diverse in its story, in its characters, and in its animation.
And that’s why I would give Into The Spider Verse a 10/10!
Avengers: Infinity War (Shut up, Squidward!)
With Avengers: Endgame coming soon, I’m not exactly new to this movie.
However, this is one of Marvel’s greatest hits!
Superhero after superhero, the fact that they could get all these characters, all their
motivations, all their goals, all their powers together in one package, is greatly respectable!
The visuals look brilliant, and the action is amazing!
The acting is good every once in a while, and it kept me entertained throughout!
With 2 BILLION DOLLARS grossed overall, you can tell people loved it!
THANOS THANOS YES PAPA!
9.5/10!
Ant Man And The Wasp Ant Man And The Wasp is very overrated in
my opinion.
With an 88% on Rotten Tomatoes, it’s no secret that people love this movie.
I however, think it is amazingly mediocre.
It follows the formula of EVERY other Marvel movie nowadays, sparkling tons of feminism
messages that just hinder the experience as a whole in my opinion.
And while there’s nothing really wrong with it on paper, it isn’t exactly gut-bustingly
hilarious, the action isn’t as produced, and the acting is nothing special.
Something good and boring isn’t always better than something bad and enjoyable.
7.5/10.
Venom Aww, Venom Venom Venom!
Like I just said, a good quality movie isn’t always better than a fun bad movie.
This movie is interesting indeed.
So, let’s start off by saying I LOVED watching this movie!
It was very entertaining and kept it’s pace up to track.
However, is also has many many problems!
When the CG looks good, it looks good!
When it doesn’t, weeeeeeeeeell...
The acting is very good, and the plot is well-handled and not too rushed or slow.
But the dialogue can be pretty awkward at times, and I would prefer if Venom would talk
a bit less, just so it would be more ominous when he did talk!
The comedy is pretty subpar, but what really makes this movie is the action!
Oh man, the action is amazing!
There’s explosions, deaths and carnage (hehe) all over!
So much destruction and so well choreographed!
But in the end, I don’t think it’s anything above average.
6/10.
Black Panther Black Panther is no doubt one of the most
successful Marvel movies of all time, with it raking in the bank, passionate fans, as
well as awards.
Everyone seems to love this movie!
The acting is amazing, the choreography with the action is brilliant, and it doesn’t
seem to harp on the racism in Hollywood angle like expected from this kind of story.
The pacing is brilliant, introducing this seemingly recent character on the big screen,
after hundreds of comics.
8.5/10.
DISNEY/PIXAR: Incredibles 2
Aww man, what a movie this was.
This is debatably the most wanted Pixar remake of all time, and I have to say it was well
worth the wait.
This movie isn’t better than the original, but it is still one of Pixar and Disney’s
best.
So let’s talk about it!
The characters are all back with a punch!
The plot takes a different approach with Elastigirl taking the main role, and I have to say I
love it!
The action is so well animated, and the dialogue is brilliant!
Also, just a side thing, but I loved the Pixar short they put at the beginning; it was awesome!
8/10.
Ralph Breaks The Internet Wow!
What a movie this was, man!
Ralph Breaks The Internet is one of 2018’s best animated movies ever, and I do prefer
it over Incredibles 2 and the first Wreck It Ralph, if you were wondering.
The animation styles blend together so well, bringing back the first movie’s aspects
brilliantly!
The characters are all awesome, except for Vanellope, who I wasn’t crazy for, in this
movie at least.
The plot felt smooth and no scene felt too out of place or rushed.
But what really made this movie awesome, were the product-placements!
I know, I know, product placements aren’t interesting and whatever, and if it were a
shameless cash-grab like the Emoji Movie, it would be a problem.
But this is Disney, one of the biggest companies in the world!
All the references to YouTube, Google, the Internet, and all the Disney characters really
added to the humor and overall enjoyment of the film.
I loved the scene where Ralph is reading the comments; that’s just so relatable as a
YouTuber myself, and I thought the idea of getting ad revenue from Ralph’s trending
videos was a cool reference to how YouTube videos actually work, and how modern creators
like the milk the algorithm, no matter what it takes.
The popup characters were also HILARIOUS!
I would give Wreck It Ralph 2 an 8.5/10.
So, thanks for watching!
This was so fun to make because I got to watch so many wonderful (and not so wonderful) films,
and put this all together.
I know I didn’t do every movie such as Aquaman, Star Wars or the new Jurassic World, but I
did as many as I saw, and tried to keep it PG-13 at most.
If you’re wondering, here are the movies from worst to best based on my reviews and
ratings, along with the Rotten Tomatoes scores at the time I’m writing this.
Thanks for watching, welcome to 2019, and kiss your mom every night.
Unless you don’t have a mom, in which case kiss your dad.
I’m A.S.K.
Air, and have a wonderful day! Ciao!