DC Animated Movie: League of Super Pets

 Krypto/ Superdog (Dwayne Johnson) joins forces with a bunch of pound animals who have gotten super powers, while those with super powers have lost them thanks to a villain guinea pic, Lulu (Kate McKinnon).  In this way she has captured all the supers, and plans to free Lex Luthor (Marc Maron).  Krypto had let his guard down for a moment as Superman was involved with Lois Lane (Olivia Wilde) and he feels left out.  However Krypto and his friends seem to defeat Lulu several times, but then she keeps coming back stronger and stronger.  The movie doesn't know when to end.  Finally Krypto has to travel around the sun and bring the sun's powers to bear on Lulu.  He would have died had not the pound dog, Ace (Kevin Hart) saved him.  Other notable voice roles, Keanu Reeves as Batman and John Krasinski as Superman.  It seems all the super heroes have a bet emulating them, Wonder woman, Batman, Flash etc.

This plat is a bit more far fetched than even a super hero movie, but it seems to make its point, that all creatures are worthy of friendship and love.   

Movie Review: ***^ If (2024)

 IF stands for Imaginary Friend.  The story of this movie is all the IFs are eventually forgotten.  Their children eventually grow older and forget aboyt them.  Bea (Cailey Fleming) is 12.  Her mother became ill and passed away.  She is now with her paternal grandmother (Fiona Shaw) as her father (John Krasinski) is in need of heart surgery.  Upstairs from her grandmother's apartment she discovers some interewsting creatures, IFs.  Cal (Ryan Reynolds) is trying to help IFs find new children.  Blue (voice Steve Carrel) is purple and Blossom (voice (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) is like a dancing bee.  They recruit Bea to help them find matches.  At first they have poor success; but then start getting IFs back with their previous children.  But the person in need of an IF is Bea herself.  

This movie is written and directed by John Krasinski.  It is about navigating life when things do not always go right, when we have trauma.  The story is about out there but works in the end.

Movie Review: ****Quiet Place II (2020)

 Emily Blunt again stars as the mother of a post apocalyptic family.  But her daughter, Regan (Millicent Simmonds) and a friend, Emmett (Cillian Murphy) are the two trying to find rescue on an island.  The alien creatures with big ears cannot swim.  Consequently the island has become a refuge.  Someone is playing a song over and over so as to be a beacon for those who will hear and discover the key.  The creatures are intent on eating everyone however.  Regan wants to get to the island so as to broadcast the feedback in her hearing aid; which has been disagreeable to the creatures and makes them vulnerable to being killed.  It overwhelms their supersensitive hearing.  This presents two stories which are parallel.  Regan and Emmett on the island and mother and Marcus (son/brother) (Noah Jupe) who is injured and consequently he and mother are fighting their own battle against a creature.  They also have a newborn baby.

This movie takes place after the original, and it shows the effect living in this environment has had on people.  They are not helpful to each other, and because of fear or greed some are not good to others.  

The movie starts at Day One of the invasion.  This allows the father (John Krasinski) to be part.  However this is a bit confusing because it shows the first day scene, and then skips to present day during the opening credits.

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A Quiet Place

Movie Review: ****A Quiet Place (2018)

Quiet and scary.  A Quiet Place (2018)  Emily Blunt and John Krasinski (a married couple) star in the science fiction thriller as they try to protect their family—three children, Regan (Millicent Simmons), Marcus (Noah Jupe) and Beau (Cade Woodward).  This is a post-apocalyptic world in which alien creatures inhabit the world feeding on people and other animals.  They hunt by sound. Early in the movie they take Beau when he makes too much noise with a toy.  Regan, who is deaf, thinks her father blames her for Baeu's death.

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A Quiet Place: Day One

A Quiet Place II