Brian's Thoughts on Movies

 I still am somewhat amazed that the creators of Cobra Kai Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg have taken the Karate Kid property, which overstayed its welcome by two films, and  reinvented the franchise title by turning it into a half hour TV action comedy series.  The films had some humor but would never have been placed on the comedy shelf at a video store.  Even more impressive is that this comic tone is done without using Pat Morita's Mr. Myagi who passed away in 2005.  Myagi was both the soul of the films and the funniest character.  The choice to make the bully Johnny Lawrence both more poignant and more comic transposed against Daniel's attempt to live up Myagi's legacy becomes the gift that keeps on giving. Spoilers below: The tone is a little reminiscent of the show Desperate Housewives which would often take a serious moment and stick a comic punch at the end of it.  An example would be an early episode of Season 4 in which Daniel is giving an inspira

 In previous entries I have done in depth reviews of Man of Steel and Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice .  Since then I have seen some, though not all of the subsequent DCEU films but want to present some quick thoughts here.  If the MCU did not exist, these films might have a different tone but since the MCU is out there and each film has its own voice but feels part of a connected universe the DCEU can't help but be influenced by it even if it is to move away from it.  DC has some very rich and while overall I do not agree with Zach Snyder's dark interpretation of them, particularly Superman, he has made some good casting choices.  Note, I have not seen all of the films but here I offer some brief remarks on the ones I have.  Also, while I saw Man of Steel and Batman v. Superman in the cinema of the ones below I have only Wonder Woman 1984 on the big screen. Spoilers below: Suicide Squad (2016) Full disclosure, I watched a half hour of this film on a plane and turned it of