Inside Out

Inside out is the next film by the production studio Pixar. Inside out is about a little girl named Riley, when I say that I mean it is truly is all about Riley and how she thinks and most importantly how she feels. Humans are all run by people that are embodiments of simple emotions. When Joy and Sadness go missing. Riley goes into a downward spiral.

Saying Pixar's films are amazingly animated is almost goes without saying. This film has a wonderful and completely bright amazing style. The film is full of a wonderful array of colors. The script of the film is also filled with the same wit and creativeness that the animation has. This film makes you go thought all the emotions that you meet in the film. You will be happy all the way to sad. It made me laugh and made feel extremely sad for some characters. This film has one of the smartest scripts yet from Pixar. Not only is this concept a brilliant idea, but it is fleshed out and makes a great world. They put little details into this film that only enhance the film and make it better in so many ways. The word that came to my mind after viewing this film was mature. I am not saying that the film is for mature audiences only, but the film just feels very mature. It has a great theme and everything they do in the film just supports the theme. The voice acting of the film is spot on going from Amy Poehler as Joy to Lewis Black as Anger. No one gives a bad performance and are a real treat to watch on the screen.

This is one of the few films that I really don't have many comments on the negative section. The biggest negative part is the adventure part of the film. It isn't as intense as some of the other Pixar films like Wall-E or Toy Story. It is good don't get me wrong, but not to the level of there other films. This film is truly a return to form for Pixar. If your a fan of there earlier work you will not be disappointed.

RATING 

3.75 Out of 4 Ticket stubs

Jurassic World

Jurassic World, is the next film in the Jurassic Park series. The film had been in development hell since 2005. So it's great to see the film series' return to the box office again. The film is directed by Colin Trevorrow and stars Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard. In the male and female leads. The plot is that it takes place after the failings of the first park and now, the park has finally been opened as the trailers have said. So thing goes terrible wrong as many Jurassic films tend to do.

Chris Pratt, really shines in this film. He is the star of the film not saying Howard was bad or anything, but Pratt really does really great work in the film. He is easily the most interesting character the film has to offer. When he is on the screen the film really just clicks and feels like a great summer action blockbuster. The score of the film also should be mentioned, Michael Giacchino had some big shoes to feel when it comes to replacing John Williams. He does very well as the composer of the film. I liked a lot of the pieces he had thought out the film. Then finally the CGI of the film was very impressive. All the Dinosaurs feel like they are actually on the screen and have a lot of texture and detail to them. Which is leagues above the third Jurassic Park film. So you can really see how far we have come in technology.

Now, don't get me wrong when I say this, but I actually did enjoy this film. At least an hour of it. I thought it was a fun summer blockbuster, but that is truly about it.  I personally will never watch this film again. The characters and script of this film are not the best. Like I said before Pratt really shines because he was the only character that had a good plot and was a well written character. Howard's acting was good, but had a terrible introduction so I never was attached to her character. The kids of the film also have nothing intersecting besides a plot that we have seen a million times and have way too much backstory that takes away from the main plot of the film. This whole film just felt way too busy and was a just a mix bag of stories that got thrown to together because it changed so many hands. I will give massive props to Trevorrow, who I could tell was a big fan of the original film. Giving tons of nods to the first one and showing some great recreations of scenes that we all know and love.  My closing thoughts on this film is that it feels like a lot of wasted potential. Going from doing something very cool and smart back to being mind numbingly stupid the next. The film really tries to uncover the bones of the first one, but only barely scratching  the surface.

RATING
1.5 out of 4 Ticket Stubs