DB Reviews- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

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A TREASURE TO BEHOLD!

Ahoy, mateys! It is I, DB, here to bring you my review of the final(?) film of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, Dead Men Tell No Tales! Be warned, landlubbers, for this review contains a bounty of spoilers. So if ye be looking to read this review without seeing the film first, I suggest you set sail to see it, then come back to read my review. If anyone works for Disney, you may use my review for ads for the Blu-Ray/Digital copy of the film!

Johnny Depp returns to helm the seas once again as Captain Jack Sparrow! This time, Jack and his merry mates set sail to find the legendary trident of Poseidon. With this trident, all of the people who were cursed (like Orlando Bloom's Will Turner, who makes two appearances in this film) will be free of their curses! Jack must use the help of an astrologer named Carina Smyth, who was sentenced to be hanged for accusations of being a witch. She must use the stars to find the legendary trident. But Captain Salazar, a famous Spanish captain who vowed to rid the world of pirates forever, has come searching for the trident too, to free himself and his crew from death! He makes a deal with Jack's pirate rival, Barbosa (Geoffrey Rush, returning) to find Jack and kill him. By the way, Will's son, Henry, joins the fray in this film!

Also, it is revealed that Jack's compass, the one that doesn't point north, is also cursed, but it's cursed to help it's owner find whatever he or she desired.

Ok, now for the review,

If you're looking for some swashbuckling adventure, then this is the film you must see! I felt the story was good. It was easy to follow, which is something that I like about storytelling.

Depp returned as Jack Sparrow. He definitely grew in to this role! He made this role happen and I think he will be forever linked to Capt. Jack Sparrow! Even though he's done other movies, like Blow and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, I think most kids today will still see him as Jack. Depp has created a legendary Disney character!

Geoffrey Rush returns as Capt Barbosa, the previous Captain of the Black Pearl before Jack. Just like Depp as Jack, Rush's Barbosa has grown into one of the most recognizable characters in Disney history. Also, like Depp, Rush has developed a character that kids will see him as for all eternity. To me, both Depp and Rush did good in their roles and not just in this movie, but throughout the franchise.

Javier Bardom protrayed the film's main villain, Captain Salazar. I liked him in this role. He was a classic style villain, killing pirates to get what he wants. He had a classic villain backstory too, one which I think was good for his character. Does he crack the top 25 in my list of favorite Disney villains? No, but I still think he did a good job.

Benton Thwaites played Henry Turner, the son of Will Turner and Elizabeth Turner. I think he needed more practice from his dad to be a swashbuckling hero.

Kaya Scodelario played Carina, the astrologer in this film. Her character was the one that was to be hanged because people accused her of being a witch because of her astrological talents. That's one of the very few things that I didn't like about this movie. I know that this movie was set in the times of the pirates, but still you can't hang someone just because of their talents. Overall, I thought she was OK in this.

Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley both make appearances, but both didn't get much screen time at all!

My favorite part of the film was the action and boy was there action! I loved the pirate ship fights in this film, my favorite being the fight between Salazar's ship and the Black Pearl, a legendary Disney ship!

I also loved when Salazar's ship opened it's front, like a monster opening it's mouth to chomp on someone! That was both scary and cool at the same time, especially when it happened when the sky was dark and stormy! Whoever came up with that idea should get a promotion!

One other thing that I didn't like, though, was that the shopkeeper had a sign that said no dogs and no women. I get the no dogs part, but the no women? Come on!

Also, I think they should've used X Atencio's recording of the line "Dead Men Tell No Tales" from the attraction in the trailer for this film! I think it would've work perfectly! X Atencio was one of the Imagineers that worked on the original Pirates attraction. He was tagged to record that line in the attraction, which is why I think that recording should've been used in the trailer for this film and maybe even in the film iteself!

Overall, I'd say that this film is A TREASURE TO BEHOLD! It's got good action, great action, a good storyline and it's an adventure film! I think that Poseidon's trident should be a part of the ride that inspired this franchise! I think it should go next to the Aztec chest in the treasure room!

Thanks for reading! I must set sail to my next review! See you then!

DB Reviews- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

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Hello, all my fellow Marvel heroes and heroines! It's me, DB and I'm back to bring you my review of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 This review does contain spoilers, so if you don't want to be spoiled while reading this, please stop reading it and go see the movie first. Then, you can come back to read this to know what my take on the movie is.

First off, the Guardians are back in an all new adventure! After stealing some very important "batteries" from an alien race, the Guardians are saved by Peter Quill's father (played by Kurt Russell). There, Peter learns of his heritage...and he learned that his father killed his mother! Yeah, he didn't like that too much! That lead to a HUGE battle between the alien race who wanted their batteries back, the Guardians (along with a few others, including Peter's other father) and Peter's biological father.

To me, this movie didn't get off on the right foot. I think the jokes were bad here, even worse than mine! That was the big turnoff for me. THEY NEED BETTER JOKES!

Chris Pratt reprised his role as Peter Quill (aks Starlord). I think he's ok in the role, although this role is still not my favorite Marvel MCU character. I think he needs to "buff up" his game a little for this character.

Dave Bautista (who we WWE fans know as Bastista) returned as Drax. This character is a destroyer, but he needs more things to destroy! In this role, Bastista needs to unleash his Animal form like he did in the WWE! However, it seems like he's accepted his role as part of this team, or this family as he called it.

Zoe Saldana reprises her role as Gamora. I think Mrs. Saldana is still a good pick for this role. She's fierce when she needs to be and Zoe does a good job showcasing that fierceness in the character.

Bradley Cooper has returned as Rocket Raccon, the hero who stole the batteries in the first place. This raccoon definitely knows his stuff when it comes to weapons and he certainly shows it in this film! I liked the scene where Rocket made the enemies bounce up and down with a gravity defying weapon! Also, the darts in the trees was very clever! The stealing of the batteries, however, was not so much.

Kurt Russell played Ego, Peter's biological father and the main villain in this film. I don't see Mr. Russell as a villain type. He's more of a hero, like he was in Sky High and Escape From New York. That's why I don't think this role fits him very well.

My favorite character in the movie was Baby Groot, voiced by Vin Diesel (who voiced the older, original Groot in the first film). He was cute and he'll trip you up good if you get him mad! Diesel had his voice made to sound like one of the Chipmunks for this role.

Michael Rooker played Yondu, the person that took Peter away from Earth, but raised him like a son. I though he was OK. This movie was a role turn for mr. Rooker's character, turning from a bad pirate to a great father role saving his son from a planet exploding. I thought Mr. Rooker did OK in this role.

I'm a fan of Oldies music, and this movie had plenty of it! The best song that was chosen was Brandy (Such a Fine Girl) in my opinion. So if you're a fan of 70s music, then you may like this movie's soundtrack!

Overall, I give this movie 3 out of 5 stars. At the end, the credits said The Guardians of the Galaxy will be back and they're right. Marvel is planning on making a 3rd film in this franchise. Will the Guardians meet up with the Avengers? Perhaps in Avengers: Infinity Wars. Thanks for reading!

DB Reviews- Assassin's Creed

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A FILM TO WATCH! 

Hello everyone! It's me, DB and I welcome you to my review of Assassin's Creed, the hit film based off the video game series! This film stars Michael Fassbender of X-Men fame as Cal Lynch/Agular, the films main characters. This review does contain spoilers, so if you don't want to be spoiled yet, please stop reading and go see this movie. It's on iTunes now! Then you can go back to reading this review.

The film's story takes flight in two places, the Abstergo Foundation building (home of the Templars, the Assassin's rivals) and in 1492 Spain, during the Granada Wars. In this film, Fassbender plays two people, both connected by ancestry. He plays Cal Lynch, a convicted suspected murderer who is saved by the Foundation, who forces him to relive the action and adventure moments of his ancester, Agular, also played by Fassbender. Agular was once an Assassin, a part of a secret organization of skilled martial artists  that protected a young prince. They ran their organization by mottos, with the biggest one being "we work in the dark to serve the light". Kinda sounds like Batman, doesn't it?

Later, Cal finds out that the Foundation was part of the Templars, who were searching for a mystical item called the Apple of Eve. According to the movie, the Apple was to contain the code of free will. The Templars wished to use this to eliminate the Assassins once and for all. But, based on his experiences as Agular, Cal learned that he was also a member of the Creed (the Assassins) and, along with his fellow inmates (who were also Assassins members and relative to past Assassins themselves), managed to stop the Templars!

Fassbender plays a double role in this movie. He plays Cal, the suspected murderer who relives the past as Agular (through an item called the Animus, which was a chair in the original games, but a mechanical arm in the movie) who then relied on his Assassins blood to save the day! I thought he was good. A little crazy at times, but still good. I think fans of the video games might like Fassbender as Agular! I won't be surprised if he gets asked to use his voice for the character in future games.

Jeremy Irons was the main Templar villain in this film. His character in this movie was definitely dark, even more darker then his role as Scar in the Lion King. I think the role of the villain definitely suits Mr. Irons well in movies. It definitely suited him in this one! Could we see a future villain in a future Assassin's Creed game? Only fans can decide that!

Marion Cotillard played Sofia. I thought her role was ok. I think that she should not return in a future game.

Brandon Gleeson was in this film, too! He didn't get much screen time. He played Cal's father, a man who needed to kill his wife per the cause of the Creed. You might remember Mr. Gleeson as Alister "Mad Eye" Moody from the Harry Potter series.

I thought the action scenes were great! The stunts were performed very well! I even liked the "Leap of Faith" jump, which was a 125 foot freefall, one of the highest performed by a stunt person in at most 35 years!

The only negative of this film was that a few scenes, to me at least, made the film a little bit of a psychological thriller. I'm not into those kinds of movies because of their style (which is horror), something I don't like at all!

But, overall, I give this film 3 1/2 out of 5 stars, or blades! This is why I called it A FILM TO WATCH! Thanks for reading!

By the way, this film does make references to the original games. Like I mentioned before, it has the Animus, which is originally a chair used in the games. They also added a bunch of weapons that were used in the video game series, like the pistol's from Black Flag and the Bow from Assassin's Creed III.

Does this movie make me want to play the games? Probably not, since I'm not into games that are usually rated M for mature. The same thing goes for Mortal Kombat, though I liked the live-action movie based off that game too!