The Boys - 黑袍糾察隊

The Boys (黑袍糾察隊) is an 2019 television series. The series stars Karl Urban, Elisabeth Shue, Erin Moriarty, Antony Starr, Jack Quaid, Karen Fukuhara, Tomer Capon, Chace Crawford, Laz Alonso, Jessie T. Usher, and Dominique McElligott. The supporting cast include Simon Pegg, Jennifer Esposito, Colby Minifie, and Ann Cusack. The series is based on a comic book of the same name. Amazon Prime Video released this to the public in July 2019.



The series follows a group of individuals whom have had specific run ins with the superheroes of the world, called The Boys. Because the world sees the super heroes as good, that's the opposite of what The Boys have experienced. The Boys have all had negative experiences and want the world to know this. The series introduces us to the world they live in with the super heroes living as gods in the world. The Boys are not that and live in the shadows.

I watched because I love super heroes and this series takes sort of an alternative look at this. The comic book series came up way back in the 2006. At that time, it gave the comic book world a jolt. I can't be certain of its impact, but comic books were already heading down this road. The Watchmen and Dark Knight was the beginning, but this brought it to a level that wasn't seen than. Now, the normal comic book world already plays the major flaws of the super hero world, and you can see some of in the television shows and movies reflecting that nowadays.

I also see Kimiko's inclusion to be against the given name, The Boys. In all, I was happy to have watched it, but would never re-watch it. When season 2 comes, I'll need a recap and watch that too.

Star Trek Beyond - 星際爭霸戰:浩瀚無垠

Star Trek Beyond (星際爭霸戰:浩瀚無垠) is an 2016 film. The movie stars Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, John Cho, Idris Elba, Sofia Boutella, and Anton Yelchin. This is the third installment of the rebooted Star Trek from 2009 and it's sequel Star Trek Into Darkness. This is also one of Justin Lin's few movies outside of the Fast & Furious film franchise.

Kirk is having a mid life crisis and tries to find meaning in life. Spock seems to be going through some things too. As are the rest of the crew. When they go out for a recovery mission, but everything goes wrong and they get stranded or captured. They must rely on some locals that turn out to be mystery Starfleet crew from long ago that disappeared. When all is said and done, can they all survive and stay together?

I must say that the third time around, I wasn't so interested in their story. I think Justin Lin got dealt a raw deal from Abram's camp. The movie flopped as a result. But its Star Trek, they are successful and than flop and come back again. There's enough of a message in the franchise to keep it going.

Thor: Ragnarok - 雷神索爾3:諸神黃昏

Thor: Ragnarok (雷神索爾3:諸神黃昏) is an 2017 film. The movie stars Chris Hemsworth as Thor. The supporting cast include Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson, Karl Urban, Mark Ruffalo, and Anthony Hopkins. It is the seventeenth installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The sequel to Thor: The Dark World (雷神索爾2:黑暗世界), who was a sequel to first Thor (雷神索爾) movie.

Thor is trapped in a cell and gets out to defeat Surtur. Returning to Asgard, he sets some things right and than gets sucked into another world. Thor is captured, gets his hair trimmed, and has to fight gladiator style. Thor needs to get back to Asgard to defend it, but is trapped. What can he do?

This movie was so funny. It's a comedy with action. The story was the main draw and major MCU implications. You don't even need to have watched the previous two Thor movies to start with this one. You could have followed along just having seen Thor in the Avengers. The addition of the Hulk was special too. All around great film. I dare say it is my favorite MCU movie of 2017.

Riddick - 超世紀戰警:闇黑對決

Riddick (超世紀戰警:闇黑對決) is an 2013 film. The movie stars Vin Diesel. Some other people make up the cast of misfits. The movie is the third in the series.



We find Riddick buried and hurt badly on a planet that's very dessert like. Riddick survives and heals himself. Once he conquers the land, we see him find a mercenary base to call himself in. 2 merc groups come to collect on his bounty. The two groups have different agendas. The first is purely for the money. The second is there for answers. Riddick doesn't care, he just needs a ride off the planet. Slowly, the rigors of the planet and Riddick cause the groups to fall.



This movie was a pretty fun watch. Seemed like a low budget film that was very character and story based. Yet it is on another planet and has a space armada feel to it. I liked the film because I like Vin. He's a likable guy and the world of Riddick is fun.

Star Trek Into Darkness - 闇黑無界:星際爭霸戰 - 星空奇遇記:黑域時空 - 星際迷航:暗黑無界

Star Trek Into Darkness (闇黑無界：星際爭霸戰) is an 2013 film. The movie stars Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, and Benedict Cumberbatch. The supporting cast include John Cho, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, Anton Yelchin, Bruce Greenwood, Peter Weller, and Alice Eve. Leonard Nimoy makes a cameo as Spock Prime. This is the second installment of the current Star Trek film franchise and the last to be directed by J. J. Abrams. Abrams will be moving on to the Star Wars franchise.

James and Doc run through the woods of an planet the Enterprise is exploring. While Spock, Sulu, and Uhara are trying to neutralize an exploding volcano. Instead they reveal themselves to a primitive race. As such, the Enterprise is taken away from Kirk and he's made the 1st captain of Enterprise when its given back to Pike. In the meantime, a certain individual has bombed an library and than attacked senior star fleet officers killing Pike. Kirk has his ship back and they head out to kill this madman. Just one thing though, its in Klingon territory.

This movie was quite awesome. That little summary does it no justice, but I can't give away the main plot points. You need to watch it. On the big screen if you can. The space they travel is quite majestic and the space ships really look like they are from the future. A last hurrah for the bad robot crew as they shift their attention to Star Wars.

Dredd - 超時空戰警

Dredd (超時空戰警) is an 2012 British and South African film. The movie stars Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, and Lena Headey. The movie is based on the long running British comic series Judge Dredd. This film is not a remake of the 1995 version called Judge Dredd, starring Sylvester Stallone.

Karl Urban plays Dredd who has to train a new rookie judge, Cassandra Anderson, played by Olivia Thirlby. Anderson is part of a new crop of judges that have psychic abilities. Based on these abilities, they can make on the job judgements of life, death, or imprisonment. In most cases, it is death. They track down a drug king pin or queen pin to a local mega city tower run by Ma-Ma, played by Lena Headey. The judges capture a guy that could shut their drug trafficking operations. In turn, Ma-ma locks down the building and all hell breaks loose. Can these two judges withstand the entire crime syndicate of the mega city?

This movie was really fun to watch. Urban plays it straight as Judge Dredd, adding both humanity and humor. Thirlby did a great job of transforming herself during the movie. From reluctant Judge to @$$ kicker. If you're an action geek, the movie is great. No need to read the comics to come along for the ride. The movie was a little reminiscent of a recent Indonesian film, The Raid.