222 - Voyagers and Thunder Force (Netflix)

Lord of the Flies in space and Melissa McCarthy And Octavia Spencer fighting Crome with super powers.  Oh! and Jason Bateman has crab arms.  Intrigued?  You should be.  The Oscars are a few days away!

Intro - Vaccination shots all around!  Except Chris.  He's a weirdo.  Chris just watched his first Dave Chapelle skit.  Recap of 2009.  Was 2009 the last good year for films?  

0:08:00 - Box-office, upcoming releases

0:21:10  **NEW EGMENT** What's Streaming? DISNEY+

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EARTH MOODS, 2021

THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, Dir Tim Burton – Chris Sarandon, Catherin O’hara, William Hickey, Glenn Shadix, Paul Reubens, Ken Page. 1993

THE PRINCESS BRIDE, Dir. Rob Reiner – Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Robin Wright, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest, Wallace Shawn, Andre the Giant, Fred Savage, Peter Faulk, Billy Crystal. 1987

0:23:20 - Trailers - REMINISCENCE, THE HITMAN'S WIFE'S BODYGUARD, FAST 9 (New Trailer)

0:34:15 - THUNDER FORCE, Dir. Ben Falcone

0:58:25 - VOYAGERS, Dir. Neil Burger

Thunder Force
 
Melissa McCarthy- She's a household name by now and can be picky abutter projects.  Octavia Spencer and Jason Bateman also with Bobby Cannavale as the villain.  It's a good cast FOR the silliness that follows, though many of the jokes don't land well and obvious things are missed.  Octavia Spencer is always fantastic as well as Jason Bateman and Bobby Cannavale.  The problem with this movie IS Melissa McCarthy, unfortunately because she can be funny and has been on the past.  BUT- If you are looking for a comedy that will make you laugh a few times, you've found one.  (3.5/10)
 
Voyagers
  
Lord of the Flies.  Alien.  2001: A Space Odyssey.  Sunshine.  All of these and more have pretty big influence in Voyagers.  The Earth is used up and can't sustain human life much longer.  One plan to save the human race is to repopulate other earth like planets.  One such ship has created and grown baby children who will be raised and work / maintain the ship on its 86 year journey, with Collin Farrell along for the ride.  When two of the kids decide to sop drinking the blue liquid that keeps them docile and suppress urges, others follow and society devolves pretty fast.  Tye Sheridan, Lily-Rose Depp and Fionn Whitehead all star with a bigger cast of noticeable faces you've seen before including Isaac Hempstead  Wright (Bran Stark).  Voyagers is a slow burn with an unsatisfying climax.  (5/10)
 

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