Month: June 2024

Inside Out 2 in AMC Dolby

Inside Out 2 in AMC Dolby

“Inside Out 2” is as brilliantly executed as its predecessor, the 2015 installment “Inside Out”. Continuing the rollercoaster ride of life, dealing with emotions.  

This installment finds Riley playing Ice Hockey. Her team wins and the 3 best players (Riley and 2 friends) are invited to attend an Ice Hockey Camp. At the camp things get messy. Riley meets some more sophisticated girls who try to entice her to join their squad, thus leaving her 2 friends to join a different squad. Riley is conflicted, but goes along. The story unfolds from there…  

All possible emotions play a role in this installment. Anxiety, Frustration, Anger, Happiness, Joy, Disgust, Fear, Sadness, Envy and Embarrassment. 

At one point Joy and Happiness are lost. Riley has to go through the complete range of emotions before Joy and Happiness returns once again.

“Inside Out 2” may be an animated movie, but there is a message for everyone young and old. 

The movie is cute, funny, thought provoking, meaningful and at times sad. The movie explores “Puberty” we have all had to go through “Puberty” in some form or another. Above all the movie is heart-warming.

Check out “Inside Out 2”.

This is a 5 Star Movie!!

Bad Boys: Ride or Die in AMC Dolby

Bad Boys: Ride or Die in AMC Dolby

I was surprised to learn a few months ago that there was going to be another Bad Boys installment.

The World-Famous Bad Boys, Mike Lowery and Marcus Burnett are back with their iconic mix of crime fighting, edge of your seat action and comedy relief only this time there is a twist, stakes are higher and the Bad Boys find themselves on the run. The story unfolds from there…

Surprisingly there is still life in this franchise. What they do great is tie the installments together. There is a continuation from the last installment. There are lots of crazy stunts, edge of your seat action and even some crazy thrills. There is a plot and a story.

Will Smith and Martin Lawrence still work well together. There are a couple of slow spots and some cheesiness in the movie and that’s what keeps it from being a 4- or 5-star movie, but it is extremely entertaining. The execution is good, but NOT nearly as well done as the previous installment, the Jan 2020 “Bad Boys for Life”.

“Bad Boys: Ride or Die is definitely a good summer entertaining movie.

This is a 3 ½ Star Movie!!