MovieManouk reviews

Hoi allemaal, Ik was er heilig van overtuigd dat Live by Night een thriller zou zijn dus ik was aan het eind erg teleurgesteld. De film, als een thriller, had gefaald om me op het puntje van mijn stoel te houden. Ik had het echter vreselijk mis: de film was helemaal geen thriller, maar een misdaadfilm. Het is best moeilijk om daarna je perspectief op een film aan te passen, maar ik heb het toch moeten doen. De film heeft een sterke opening en ik dacht: als dit de toon van de rest van film word dan zit ik goed. De film heeft zeker zijn momenten, maar door het tempo kon het me niet de hele film boeien. Ik raakte ergens tegen het derde deel van de film aan de rode draad van het verhaal kwijt, terwijl ik eerst dacht te weten waar het verhaal naar toe zou gaan. De kleine gedeeltes actie die we krijgen is spannend maar is helaas een te klein deel van deze misdaadfilm. Dit ligt zeker niet aan het ontbreken van starpower: Affleck en de rest van de cast geven goede performances. Ben Affle...

Hey everybody, I went into Live by Night thinking it was a thriller, and came out really dissapointed. The movie as a thriller had failed to keep me on the edge of my seat. I was however horrible wrong: the movie wasn't suppose to be a thriller, but a crime drama. It's really hard to change your perspective then but nonetheless I've done that.  The movie has a great start and I thought: if this is going to be the pace of the rest of the movie I'm good. The movie certainly has its moments but because of the lack of pace, after the first 30 minutes, couldn't keep me interested. I lost t he red wire through the story somewhere near the third part of the movie, I thought I knew where the story was going. What little action we get is great and is however only a too small part of this crime drama.  It wasn't however for the lack of starpower:  Affleck and the rest of the cast give great performances.  Ben Affleck shows once again he has great potential as a direc...

Hey everybody, It's a hard job to keep track of all the events and things happening in the now fourteen MCU movies. The universe has grown rather large and is pretty complex. Although each movie stands alone, Marvel has been working to set up a fight against Thanos in the third Avengers movie Avengers: Infinity War (2018) . He already appeared in the end credit scene of The Avengers (2012)  and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) , but featured a more prominent rol in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) . Thanos has one goal: find all six of the Infinity Stones. But what exactly are Infinity Stones, which Stone is which and where are they now? I'm here to bring some order in the chaos and to update you on the Infinity Stones, their powers, their appaerences in the MCU and their current locations . Origin I could come up with an encrible way to tell the origin of the Infinity Stones, but Taneleer Tivan (the Collector) has already done that for me in a scene in  Guardians of the Gala...

Hey everybody, A long time ago, when Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) had just been released, I promised you guys something: I would write a blog explaining some Harry Potter history about Gellert Grindelwald. Needless to say it took me a bit longer then expected. The story between Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald isn't really explained in the Harry Potter franchise, but if you've read the books, you'll know more about it. This blog is for those of you who haven't read the books and wish to know more. The Dumbledore family The Dumbledore family, like the Potters, lived in Godrics Hollow. They moved their after father Percival was sent to Azkaban for attacking three Muggle boys who attacked his daughter Ariana. There was much speculation in the Wizarding World about Ariana, since she was rarely seen and many thought she was a Squib, a non-magical person born from magical parents. The truth is however different: she was a Witch and was attacked...

Hoi allemaal, Assassin's Creed, gebaseerd op de populaire gameserie, is een van de beste verfilming van een game tot vandaag, wat helaas ook niet zo heel veel zegt want eerdere pogingen waren ronduit slecht. De film heeft een spannend begin en hoofdpersoon Callum Lynch gaat vrij snel in de film al de Animus in, een virtuele realiteit machine die hem de herinneringen van zijn voorouder tijdens de Spaanse Inquisitie laten herleven. Wat we krijgen in 1492 is een prachtige weergave van de Spaanse Inquisitie en een spannende actie scene. Ik werd meteen meegezogen in deze wereld. Helaas keert hij al te snel weer terug naar het heden en zijn verhaallijn in het heden speelt verder uit. Deze verhaallijn voelt soms een beetje misplaatst. Het is niet dat de verhaallijn in het heden mij niets kon schelen, maar ik had graag meer van het verleden willen zijn. De film speelt zich te weinig af in het verleden, slechts 35%, en dat is jammer want de stukken in het verleden waren de beste stukken. ...

Hey everybody, Assassin's Creed, based on the populair gamefranchise, is arguably the best movie adaption of a game until this day, which still isn't saying much because previous attempts to do so were very poor. The movie has a thrilling begin and almost instantly our main character Callum Lynch goes into the Animus, a virtual reality machine which make him relive the memories of his ancestor during the Spanish Inquisition. What we get in 1492 is an absolutely stunning view of the Spanish Inquisition and a thrilling action sequence. I immediately was drawn into this world. He however returns to quickly back to present day and his storyline in the present continues. The storyline in the present feels kind of out of place for me. It's not that I didn't cared about the storyline in the present, but I just wanted to see more of the past. The movie hardly spends any time in the past, only 35%, and that's sad, because those parts was defenitely the best. I never played...

Hey everybody, First of all I want to wish you all the best for 2017 and I want to apologize for not posting for a long time. You must understand that I have a very busy life as a dental hygienist student. Trust me as I say I will try to find as much time as possible for me to write new pieces. I still love writing very much and my passion for movies has only grown since I started my blog. 2017 is going to be a HUGE year. I am so looking forward to it, because there aren't just a few big movie releases, there are a lot. Today I'll be releasing MY list of the 10 most anticipated movie releases. Again you must understand that this is my opinion and these are the movies I am looking forward to the most. Ready to rumble? 1- The Fate of the Furious (April 14) Of all the movies coming out in 2017, this is the one where I just want answers. The trailer left me so conflicted and I still can't cope with the direction the story seems to be going. I'm a big fan of the fran...