At the Movies: Coyote vs. ACME (2026)

 This is a combined animation and live action movie.  I understand it was a long time in being released, but it is good that it finally was because it is delightful.  I would have gone just to hear roadruner say "Beep, beep."  I was not disappointed.  Coyote and Roadrunner do not talk.  This is a movie of little coyote taking on the big company ACME.  His lawyer is Kevin Avery (Will Forte) and his niece Paige Avery (Lana Condor) is an intern.  Together they make a pretty good team.  But they are going against Buddy Crane (John Cena) who was the pretty boy and classmate of Kevin at law school.  They don't have a lot of evidence other than the defective items coyote carries with him.  They do find a plot to test defective products on cartoons to perfect them for humans.  But no one will rule in their favor as ACME owns everything.  Not even Judge Troppogrosso (Luis Guzmán) The scene with Coyote and Roadrunner is excellent and gives deeper understanding into the characters.  

Very fun movie.  Beep! Beep!

In Theaters: ****Bumblebee (2018)

I usually don't care for the Transformers movie, so this was a pleasant surprise for me.  This is really an enjoyable Transformers movie.  It is not as loud and overbearing as most.  I think the one thing that makes this movie stand is the young woman, Charlie (Hailee Steinfield) who for her 18^th birthday takes home a junk Volkswagen Bug, and discovers Bumblebee.  Bumblebee had escaped from his home planet where the Decepticons rule.  His voice box was cut in the escape.  And so begins an adventure where Bumblebee and Charlie must save Earth.  Agent Burns (John Cena) is at first after Bumblebee, but then realizes he is fighting against the Decepticons.

Movie Review: ***^Ferdinand (2017)

How do you take a classic children's book and make it new.  You add a little girl who loves Ferdinand.  This story is about not always being what others expect, or you can't read a book by the cover.  John Cena voices Ferdinand, the barnyard rebel who realizes that things do not turn out well for the bull.  Ferdinand is part of the family, after he escapes the bull ranch when he is young.
However when the bull fighters come looking for the perfect bull, Ferdinand is bound to be overlooked, except for a bee.  An ill-timed bee sting has Ferdinand selected for a big day at the bullfight.  Despite a wild escape attempt, Ferdinand ends up in the bull ring; where he doesn't fight, finally winning over the full fighter.  Ferdinand is much more interested in flowers than fighting.

Movie Review: *^The Marine (2006)

This is not my usual genre of movie.  The only reason I could see to watch this movie is if you liked to see big explosions.  Well that is maybe reason enough because you can't do this yourself.  John Cena WWE Wrestler stars as the ex Marine who is trying to rescue his wife from some really bad people.  There are some really big explosions, but none big enough to kill our Marine.