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MONSTER SUMMER (2024): New Trailer From Mel Gibson, Kevin James, Mason Thames, Noah Cottrell…

August 9, 2024 Giadreams (themoviemylife.com) 24 Comments

Mel Gibson, Kevin James, Mason Thames and Noah Cottrell star in Monster Summer, an adventure/horror/mystery directed by David Henrie.

At the sent is the story of a mysterious force. One that disrupts Noah and his friends’ much-anticipated summer fun.

This is giving me R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps, but potentially better.

It already looks as though the young actors have been well cast. As such, I’m down for the nostalgic scares that almost certainly won’t induce nightmares. I’m also curious about the story of the monster.

Lastly, I haven’t given much thought to this idea, but, I think it would be quite fun to be like the Mel Gibson character in real life; someone harmless that children find terrifying because of rumours that got out of hand. I can tell you agree.

Monster Summer Release Dates: October 4th, 2024 (US)…

Happy Film Loving,

Action, Comedy, No Spoiler Reviews, Sci-Fi

PIXELS (2015): For The Fans Of The Games…

October 21, 2015 Giadreams (themoviemylife.com) Leave a comment

Pixels (2015), Michelle Monaghan, Adam Sandler, Josh Gad, Peter Dinklage

Pixels is a comedy/action/sci-fi film directed by Chris Columbus. It stars Adam Sandler, Josh Gad, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan and Peter Dinklage.

The first trailer for the movie didn’t look great. Though the second was an improvement, my conclusion after sitting through the movie is that I’m just not the target market.

I used to play Pac-Man growing up but never enough to call myself a half serious video gaming fan. It’s those who love and/or loved retro video games like Donkey Kong, Pac-Man and Tetris, that will get the most out of Pixels. For everyone else, there are a few funny moments but, overall, ‘silly’ might be a word that comes to mind.

The best part in the movie, besides the soundtrack and what Pac-Man creator Toru Iwatani screams in the trailer? That would be the last twenty minutes of the film, particularly the Donkey Kong phase.

Tune in if you absolutely must. I did because I’m a fan of Gad, Sandler, Dinklage and of course, Pac-Man.

Happy Film Loving,

Animation, Comedy, Family

HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 (2015): New Trailer With Curly Redheaded Cuteness and Laughter…

June 28, 2015 Giadreams (themoviemylife.com) 1 Comment

Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015), Adam Sandler (Dracula)

Hotel Transylvania 2, written by and starring Adam Sandler looks like plenty of fun.

I love that the ‘little monster’ is reminiscent of the completely adorable and mischievous triplets from Disney’s Brave (2012).

No idea how it happens that I actually haven’t seen Hotel Transylvania (2012). So, now I know what I’m doing this Sunday evening.

Luenell, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, Steve Buscemi, David Spade, Keegan-Michael Key, Fran Drescher, Molly Shannon, Megan Mullally, Nick Offerman and Dana Carvey also star.

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Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi

PIXELS (2015) Trailer 2, Definitely More Promising

May 19, 2015 Giadreams (themoviemylife.com) 3 Comments

Read my spoiler-free movie review of Pixels(2015).

In Pixels, which stars Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan, Josh Gad and Peter Dinklage – aliens have sent real life video games to end us by pixelation – and of course we must fight! Or at least the best players of each video game character turned evil must.

The first trailer had me worried, but now…

…I badly want to see it work.

Happy Film Loving,

Comedy, No Spoiler Reviews, Romance

HITCH (2005) The Two Best Scenes…

May 9, 2015 Giadreams (themoviemylife.com) 2 Comments

Will Smith and Kevin James are well cast in their roles for 2005’s romantic comedy, Hitch. Smith, a Date Doctor/Consultant and James, the ‘dating-life challenged’ singleton in desperate need of professional help.

Hitch works, for the most part, because of the excellent chemistry between the two male leads. I had no issue at all with the film. That is until the last 20 minutes, by which I mean what happens romantically between Eva Mendes and Smith’s characters.

Those last 20 minutes left me unable to recall another time when an element of a story felt so incredibly forced. I just couldn’t buy it. The issue isn’t that what happened actually happened, but it’s the way it was written/executed.

It’s always a shame when something that takes place in a film completely forces you to remember that the people on screen are definitely ‘pretending’ because it doesn’t feel as real as it ought to.

Thankfully, however, the memory of the film’s two funniest scenes will continue to shine bright for me. I’m of course talking about Kevin James’ show-stopping dance moves and that little issue with the crayfish. Watch Hitch to experience those special moments.

Directed by Andy Tennant; Amber Valletta also stars.