Avengers: Endgame (復仇者聯盟:終局之戰) is an 2019 movie. The film stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, and Jeremy Renner as the original six Avengers. The other cast members include Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Karen Gillan, Danai Gurira, Bradley Cooper, and Josh Brolin. This is the 22nd film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The is the 4th Avengers film and a direct sequel to Avengers: Infinity War (復仇者聯盟:無限之戰).
In the aftermath of the Snap, Tony and Nebula are trapped in space, but make it back to earth. On earth, it is confirmed that 50% of life has ended around the universe. Captain Marvel returns to earth to help. Ant-man makes it back out of the Quantum realm to join in the fight. There, they join forces with the rest of the survivors. Their plan is to re-claim the stones to undo what Thanos did. And that's as much from the trailers that we can reveal now. The rest would be spoilers
After 22 films. Seriously, 22 films, this is the finale. The one that sets the tone for the MCU going forward. And does it ever. If you're reading this beyond April 2019, you'll think it silly of all the fan theories out there and that none of them were even close to 25% correct. Elements were there, but the story took so many turns that unless you had the script, you wouldn't have known.
I am writing this within a couple of hours of coming home from the movie, so my mind is still trying to process. I think a 2nd and 3rd viewing will allow me to put the story aside and just enjoy the majesty of the most epic MCU ever.
This is an epic film by all accounts and it plays to the strengths of all the survivors and sets up the next phase of the MCU. What the MCU has done is unprecedented in connecting together 22 films and making sense of most of it. This 22nd one takes the cake and you'll be happy that you took the time to enjoy the MCU ride.
I saw it on IMAX it was spectacular. If you want to enjoy it, do it in IMAX. It was the midnight showings or pre-release day previews. This movie will have a huge box office opening. The 3 hours actually seems fast. I wanted more after. I wanted it to continue.
The movie has the most comedy of the ensemble casts films and you'll be laughing and crying at the same time.
So, what's next now? With Disney+ in the mix and the inclusion of the Fox, the future of the MCU seems so up in the air. I for one will be happily following along.
Avengers: Endgame (復仇者聯盟:終局之戰) is getting released tomorrow in the US. I can hardly contain my excitement. I hope I don't get any spoilers before hand. Below are the many TV spots that have been released daily for the last few weeks.
通靈少女 (The Teenage Psychic), Season One, is an television series out of Taiwan from HBO from 2017. The series stars Kuo Shu-yao. The supporting cast in Kent Tsai and Sylvia Hsieh. It is advertised as the first Mandarin speaking original series from HBO. However, in actuality, maybe around half of the series is in Taiwanese.
The story of a 16 (sixteen) year high school sophomore that is part of the drama club. But what she hides from her schoolmates is that she works at a temple as a psychic. Someone that can communicate with dead people. The story follows her work at the temple and how she uses her skill to help the community around. The other half is her trying to get through adolescence and everything that comes with it.
There are 6 episodes at around 45 minutes. It seemly starts at the beginning of a new semester when a new student shows up and than ends months later at a spring festival talent show. Without giving allow the main plot points too much, the story contains a lot of sadness. Although things are resolved, it still a very sad series. Which is what I would expect from a Taiwanese series that seems to have a little more creative freedom and doesn't necessarily have to take ratings into affect.
I like the series portrayal of people living their lives in Taipei. I like the slice of HS that I didn't get from Taipei life having grown up in the US. I like how the community of Taiwan seemingly can integrate both Buddhist and Christianity into the story.
At six episodes, its over before you can start to get annoyed at the things it assumes you know. I was left satisfied at the end and prolly might have had trouble going on if there were 10-15 episodes.
If you have HBO, its available as a on demand viewing. I watched it via HBO Go app on old Apple TV.
Den of Thieves (極盜戰) is an 2018 film. The movie stars Gerard Butler, Pablo Schreiber, and O'Shea Jackson Jr. The supporting cast include Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, Max Holloway, and Michael Bisping.
Some bad guys try to rob a armor truck and things go a little south and one of their guys is shot. A "special forces" version of team from the LA Sherriff's arrives on scene and finds some leads. From there a cat and mouse chase of the robs going with the "keep you friends close and your enemies even closer" philosophy. The mouse keeps leaving clues and hints for the cat. When the big heist goes down, who will win?
This was a hard watch. Maybe because no one in the movie was very likable. They were either a criminal or they were a bad cop. No win choices there. However, by the end of the film, I was pulling for the bad guys to get away because the cops were so unlikable. There are lots of major plot twists through the movie and he better keep up. Luckily, I was able to rewind when needed.
I got this film via T-Mobile Tuesday Redbox promo.
