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Now that the movie rights to Fantastic Four has returned to Marvel and they have already cast the actors and started working on the first movie, I felt that I should take another crack at writing the plot summaries to some hypothetical Fantastic Four movies that will never be made. I have already written some constructive criticisms on the first two FF movies, but this time I`m approaching it in a more "What if FOX had actually had a plan when they made these movies?" kinda way. At first I was gonna gonna go the "What if Marvel had owned the rights to FF when they started the MCU?" route, but there are so many things that you have to think about with the MCU, how things connect and all that stuff. So I chickened out and took the easy way. So this filmseries takes place in it`s own universe, free from the MCU and the X-Men films. So... with that out of the way, if I could travel back in time and make my own Fantastic Four movies instead of the ones we got... How would I make

Ah yes, Raya and the last Dragon and Wish... and a bonus Raya and the last Dragon Taking place in the fictional country of Kumandra, based on Southeast Asian culture, the movie follows the warrior princess Raya as she seek the fabled last dragon to save her father and the land of Kumandra from evil spirits that are known as Druun. Critics gave the film positive reviews; some critics praised the imagery and depth but criticized the limited Southeast Asian representation. The movie is very good on a technical level, Visually impressive, fun characters and the story is good... until the third act. It`s message doesn`t really fit into it`s narrative. It tries to fit a square shaped peg into a round hole. If I could wish upon a star that I could travel back in time and do some changes to the script I would like to make one small change. Namaari giving her "This is just as much your fault" speech and Raya acting as if she`s right The biggest downside in this scene is Raya`s reaction to

Ah yes, Space Jam: A New Legacy and Scoob! Space Jam: A New Legacy We live in a time where you can make movies about everything. Books, comics, video games, board games, old SNL skits and even commercials. In 1992 and 1993, two Super Bowl Nike ads, "Hare Jordan" and "Aerospace Jordan" respectively, aired on television and featured Michael Jordan and Bugs Bunny. Both ads were commerically succesful and led to the green-lighting of a film featuring Jordan and Bugs. The project was closed when Jordan retired from basketball in 1993, only to be reopened in 1995 when Jordan returned to play basketball again. In 1996 Space Jam was released; a movie where the Looney tunes recruit Michael Jordan to help them beat a gang of aliens in a game of basketball. The movie was a big hit at the Box Office and did OK with the critics. When I saw it I found it enjoyably OK, and still do. Sure, it`s not the next Who framed Roger Rabbit, but it`s fine. Years later Warner Bros. decided to cash in on the

Ah yes, Frozen 1 and 2. In 1844 Hans Christian Andersen wrote Snedronningen ("The Snow Queen"), a fairytale centering on the struggle between good and evil as experienced by Gerda and her friend, Kai. Unlike Andersen's other stories, The Snow Queen was written in a novel-styled narrative, being divided into seven chapters. In the 2000s, Disney, the IP devouring mega company, no stranger to adapting public domain fairytales and milking as much money from them as possible, saw money, I mean animated musical potential, in The Snow Queen and gave it the old Disney treatment. There were some problems with coming up with a story that would work, but after a while in development hell the writers found a way. in 2013, "Frozen", the one-word titled movie adaptation of Andersen`s fairytale premiered and was a big hit at the box office. It was good but also a bit overrated, overhyped and, because of this, also overhated. Criticism caused by overexposure to supercatchy songs aside, the movie had

Ah yes, Burton`s and Schumacher`s Batman movies. Created in early 1939 by Bob Kane and Bill Finger, Batman, a man who fights crime dressed as a bat, has enjoyed great popularity and become a recognizeable character. He is so wellknown that you don`t even have to have read his comics to know who he is. Through out the years there have been several attempts at taking the adventures of the caped crusader out of their drawn, nonmoving, soundless original medium and bring them into the live action, moving, audible world of the cinematic medium. In 1966 we had the Batman TV-series. The creators knew it was gonna be hard to have folks running around in colourful PJs and convince anyone over the age of 10 to take it seriously, so they just went for a fun, campy style. Then in 1978 came the Superman movie. A movie still silly in some places but also sincere. It had some heartfelt and earnest moments that allowed you to take it seriously, and in a way, the same can be said about the Batman

Hey folks! It`s that time again! 2023... the year that I finally went back to the cinema again after having been away from it since 2020.* It was also the first time that I got sick after having been healthy and sickness free for four years (thanks to good hand hygiene and social distancing). It was only a matter of time I suppose. But now you don`t have to wait to the end of 2024 for my list of movies I saw in 2023 that`s ranked according to my own personal taste and bias! Why 8? Because I`m not a professional filmcritic who has time to see most of the movies that came out this year and sometimes other duties got in the way. So I only had time to see 8 movies in the cinema**. (*Unless you count that time I saw No time to die which was in 2021.) **Actually, I only had time to see 7. One of these films was on Netflix. I was gonna make it a top 7 list but I decided to put it on my list since: A: the film came out 2023. and B: I technically saw it in it`s intended format since it