Movie Review: ****Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

If you ever wondered how Chewbacca and Solo hooked up, this movie gives the answer.  They met in prison.  Chewbacca being the monster who was suppose to do away with Solo, but instead they form an alliance, and go off to a life of smuggling--very ill.
What was not expected was the serious love relationship between Solo and Qi'ra.  They are a thing at the beginning of the movie on Corellia, and then separated by circumstances.  However when they finally get back together there is still steam between them. 
This movie has plenty of futuristic adventure.  It also has an intriguing plot.  There is a major twist when at the end of the movie Darth Maul is introduced. 
Great fun here.  I must admit I prefer Harrison Ford, but this Solo does an admirable job.

	Alden Ehrenreich	...	Han Solo
	Joonas Suotamo	...	Chewbacca
	Woody Harrelson	...	Beckett
	Emilia Clarke	...	Qi'ra
	Donald Glover	...	Lando Calrissian
	Thandie Newton	...	Val
	Phoebe Waller-Bridge	...	L3-37 (voice)
	Paul Bettany	...	Dryden Vos

Dryden Vos plays the villain, smuggler who doesn't hesitate to take a life to protect his interest.  We see a card shark, younger version of Lando Calrissian.  Beckett is the head of a smuggling ring where Chewbacca and Solo land. 

Movie Review: Hunger Games Mockingjay part 2 (2015)

This is the last installment of the Hunger Games Movie.  I had read the books, so knew what to expect; however Caleb, who had not read the books commented that it was pretty intense.  I hoped beyond home that Primrose (Willow Shields) wouldn’t die as she did in the books.  Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) was wounded on several occasions, beginning with the choking she took in the last movie.  At another point she was shot, and if not for her armor would have perished.  She was also almost blown up at another point.  This movie is intense, with some pretty wicked traps and monsters out to get them as they travel to the capitol to kill President Snow (Donald Sutherland).  It answers a couple questions.  Who will be the next ruler?  It appears President Coin (Julianne Moore) is ready to take over, and continue the games.  This show also answers the question, Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) or Gale (Liam Hemsworth). There are some scenes that were really scary.  Especially as they faced those creatures under the street level.  Scary!  Based on the book by Suzanne Collins.

Movie Review: ****^Hunger Games: Catching Fire

It is hard to critique a movie after watching it for the first time, because you are still moved from the emotion of the movie and feeling violence of the movie.  This is the continuation of "Hunger Games."  In this movie, we are introduced to Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) as the spark of revolution.  Her boyfriend Gale (Liam Hemsworth) is invited to runaway with a few.  However, how would the protect the entire community.  She is given the task by President Snow (Don Sutherland) of convincing the people that she and her pretend boyfriend, Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) are madly in love, as was given for the reason they would both take the berries in the first movie.  This is agreed to, but things have already been put into play, and this is something that will be hard to stop.  The provinces are restless, after the last games and Katniss, whether she meant to or not is the reason.  I like the trip to District eleven, and the spontaneous speeches from Katniss and Peeta.  It causes a riot, but was very well done and moving.
And so for the 75th games, she and Peeta are back into the arena.  Again Haymitch (Woody Harrelson) is their mentor.  The new games master is Plutarch Heavensby (Philip Seymour Hoffman.) However this time things are different.  The president, and the empire are still ruthless, putting down the masses, and living a life of extravagance, while those in the provinces starve.  This ruthlessness can became their own undoing however as more and more people turn against them.
This is a great ride, it is a bit bloody, but tremendous fun.  One thing for sure, it keeps you on the edge of your seat.