With his first appearance in the movie Captain America: Civil War last year, Spider-Mar surely excited everyone for his new solo movie Spider-Man: Homecoming which is one of the most anticipated movies this year. I've seen the movie with my sisters and a friend the other day and we really enjoyed it!
Tom Holland plays the new Spider-Man and seeing him on the big screen is refreshing. Spider-Man is much younger in the movie and trying to prove he can be an Avenger too, he does what Tony Stark always does and what Tony Stark shouldn't do, always looking for trouble. Lol. Honestly, I was waiting for more action but what I got were more laughter and entertaining scenes. Tom Holland played his role very well and I think he was born to be Spider-Man!
*****
If you haven't watched Spider-Man: Homecoming, watch it now, you guys!
I had a chance to win invites to an exclusive screening of Doctor Strange a couple of weeks ago courtesy of Cadbury Dairy Milk and Nuffnang Philippines. Since I scored two tickets, I went with my friend and we both definitely enjoyed the movie!
★★★★/★★★★★
Main characters:
Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Stephen Strange
Chiwetel Ejiofor as Karl Mordo
Rachel McAdams as Christine Palmer
Benedict Wong as Wong
Mads Mikkelsen as Kaecilius
Tilda Swinton as Ancient One
Doctor Strange is a character from the Marvel Comics of the same name and tells the story of Stephen Strange, a neurosurgeon who, after a tragic accident, discovers the hidden world of magic and alternate dimensions in search of a way to heal his hands.
Strange is a talented but arrogant doctor who chooses his patients and thinks highly of himself. After losing the use of his hands due to a car accident and not finding a way to heal them through traditional medicine, he ventures on a journey to Kathmandu after hearing the story of Jonathan Pangborn, a paraplegic who is able to walk again. Strange finds Karl Mordo in Kamar-Taj who then brings him to the Ancient One. The Ancient One shows Strange her power, revealing the astral plane and other dimensions such as the Mirror Dimension. Strange is skeptical at first but when the Ancient One shows him more, he begs her to teach him. The Ancient One initially refuses because of Strange's arrogance and because he reminds her of Kaecilius, a former student who turned rogue and now seeks greater mystic power. Eventually, the Ancient One agrees to teach Strange and soon Strange finds himself fighting to save the Earth from evil forces from other dimensions.
As expected from Marvel Studios, they did a good job with Doctor Strange. I admit I didn't have the chance to read the comics but I'm a huge fan of Marvel movies! And like their other superheroes, Doctor Strange is a brilliant, engaging and funny character.
Visually satisfying and mind blowing, Doctor Strange will surely capture everyone's interest not only because it's a Marvel movie but also because the effects are incredible. I mean, how cool is it to see the whole Manhattan turning into a Rubik's Cube while Strange and his enemies, who can pull weapons out of thin air, can teleport and can leap out of their bodies into their astro form, fight each other?
I also love the characters! Benedict Cumberbatch as Stephen Strange was an excellent choice and Rachel McAdams as Christine was perfect! I loved Rachel McAdams' character, a co-worker and past lover who puts up with Strange's not so good attitude. She cares for Strange and even though Strange is kind of a jerk for misinterpreting her kindness, she still understands him. Strange actually reminded me of Tony Stark for being arrogant, filthy rich and somewhat self centered at times. They're both invested in what they do but when life threatens to take everything they've worked on and a new opportunity to prove themselves appears, they decided to take the chance.
For me, Doctor Strange is a huge success for Marvel! And though it's not my most favorite from Marvel, Doctor Strange is a very entertaining movie. :)
Steve Rogers (Captain America) - Bucky Barnes (Winter Soldier) - Sam Wilson (Falcon)
Wanda Maximoff (Scarlet Witch) - Clint Barton (Hawkeye) - Scott Lang (Ant-Man)
#TeamIronMan
Tony Stark (Iron Man) - James Rhodes (War Machine) - Natasha Romanoff (Black Widow)
Vision - T'Challa (Black Panther) - Peter Parker (Spider-Man)
Funny. Entertaining. Action-packed.
Captain America is probably my favorite film this year!
Captain America: Civil War picks up where Avengers: Age of Ultron left off as Steve and the other Avengers continue to save humanity. But as one incident in Lagos leads to a collateral damage, people start to show distrust towards them and the United Nations decide to pass the Sokovia Accords which will put a leash around the Avengers, meaning they only get to work if the government wants them too. Steve strongly disagrees on signing the accords, believing that the Avengers should remain free to act on their own. On the other hand, Tony Stark and some others like Natasha and Rhodey, agree to sign the accords.
The disagreement and conflict among the Avengers continue to mount as Bucky Barnes, Steve's bestfriend, is wanted for bombing and killing King T'Chaka of Wakanda when a ratification is held in Vienna. The King's son, Prince T'Challa vows to kill the bomber himself so he goes after Barnes. And despite Romanoff's objections, Steve and Sam still track down Barnes in Bucharest. In a police chase, Barnes tries to get away but T'Challa, now Black Panther, shows up. Steve, Sam, Barnes and T'Challa are captured and taken to a facility where Barnes is questioned by Colonel Helmut Zemo, posing to be someone else. Zemo uses Hydra's trigger words on Barnes asking about the 1991 mission and sending Barnes into a rampage. Steve and Sam stop him and together they escape. When Barnes regains consciousness, he explains everything to Steve and Sam, that Zemo is behind what happened and is probably going to Siberia where Barnes was held and is going to unfreeze the other Winter Soldiers that were created.
What happens next is my favorite part of the movie where Steve calls for back up and Stark, with a mission to bring Steve, Sam and Barnes in, also forms his own team. So then we have Sam, Wanda, Clint and Scott Lang on #TeamCap and Rhodey, Romanoff, Vision, T'Challa and Peter Parker on #TeamIronMan.
After their small talk and fight which, by the way, is intense, nerve-wreaking and hilarious, Romanoff lets Steve and Barnes escape so they can go after Zemo. The rest of Steve's team is captured while Rhodey has broken a leg after Vision has unintentionally shot him down. Romanoff' then informs Stark that Barnes has been framed by Zemo. Steve and Barnes reach the Siberian Hydra facility and contrary to what they thought, Zemo hasn't activated the other Winter Soldiers but killed them instead. Stark also follows, now knowing the truth that Zemo has planned everything. And with the three of them as audience, Zemo plays a tape showing what really happened in the 1991 mission of Barnes. It turns out Barnes killed Stark's parents. This new evidence enrages Stark and gives him enough reason to kill Barnes. But Steve couldn't let him kill his bestfriend so the three of them engage in yet another intense fight. It ends when Steve pins Stark down and smashes that thing on Stark's chest with his shield. Steve walks away with Barnes but Stark stops him by saying that his shield was made by his father. Steve drops it down before disappearing. On the other hand, believing that he has avenged his family's death in the Sokovia attack by creating a conflict within the Avengers, Zemo tries to attempt suicide but is stopped by T'Challa.
In the aftermath, Rhodey is given leg braces by Stark. Steve has fled with Barnes to Wakanda where T'Challa gives them a place to stay. But before that, Steve breaks his team out of detainment with a narration while Stark reads the letter Steve sent him. It says that whenever Stark needs their help, he knows he can always count on them.
I really enjoyed this movie so it's a perfect 5 star for me. I watched it with my sisters and I'm sure they loved it too. Oh, we love Captain America! :") But one of my sisters, Yana, is #TeamIronMan.
We hope you enjoy the movie as much as we did! And here's a bonus for you girls out there. Hihi :")
And oh,in the post-credits scene, of course there's a post-credits scene, we see Peter Parker recovering and accidentally touches his web-shooters projecting something on his bedroom ceiling. And he will return! ♥
