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Movie Review ( The Divergent Series: Insurgent )

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RELEASE DATE: March 20, 2015
STUDIO: Summit Entertainment (Lionsgate)
DIRECTOR: Robert Schwentke
MPAA RATING: PG-13
STARRING: Naomi Watts, Kate Winslet, Maggie Q, Ray Stevenson, Mekhi Phifer, Zoe Kravitz, Jai Courtney, Miles Teller, Octavia Spencer, Theo James, Shailene Woodley, Jonny Weston, Daniel Dae Kim, Ansel Elgort, Emjay Anthony, Rosa Salazar, Suki Waterhouse, Keiynan Lonsdale
GENRE: Action, Adventure

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A few years back everyone and their mother was looking for the next Hunger Games in the young adult book world. Plenty of people tried and plenty of people failed. Dear god the immense amount of fail. There was one that had hope; Divergent. It wasn’t quite as well done as the juggernaut Hunger Games film but there was potential enough for a sequel and here it is. Only now, it seems that it’s found it’s way to differentiate itself from the others with Insurgent.

I was actually shocked at the amount of action in this one. The amount of gunfire and hand to hand combat was nice to help balance out some of the talk heavy sections of the movie. They also made Shailene Woodley more of a bad ass fighter than before. It adds a layer to the character of Tris that was needed. I will say though, that there were scenes that required her to express conflicting emotions and they were made comical by her inability to demonstrate subtlety in her performance. Kate Winslet is back as Jeanine and just as ruthless as ever. She holds down the role capably as in the previous movie. Miles Teller as Peter feels a bit out of place in this film coming off of his magnificent performance in Whiplash. He’s actually a pretty big part of the film and handles the role well. In my opinion though it just feels like a step back instead of forward for him. Theo James as Four is still as ho hum as ever as Four. Jai Courtney plays the ever evil Eric once more and he’s an even bigger douche than before. Zoe Kravitz who plays a rather large role in the last film is rarely seen this time around. Also, the relationship between Tris and Four is supposed to be super strong at this point but it just doesn’t come across that way. Woodley and James make for a terrible onscreen couple and all of their lovey dovey scenes seem forced. It’s painful to watch.

This movie feels more sure of what this series of films wants to be. It commits to the level of violence and keeps it up. Blood is spilled but seldom shown during kills though which is slightly disappointing. There’s even a sex scene that has Tris showing bareback and straddling Four. I thought that it was a little risque for a film made for teens but, it only lasts a few seconds really. There was also some decent 3-D in this one so that’s something, I guess.

Honestly, there were a few issues with this movie but all in all I had a good time with it. The ending made me want to see the next one and have some questions answered which is usually a problem for me as I despise movies that push a sequel all heavy handed. Robert Schwentke found a way to avoid that here and it adds to the anticipation for more. If you enjoyed the last one you’ll get more than a kick out of this one.

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Paramount+ Reveals Official Main Title Sequence for the Upcoming Series TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

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During the TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES panel earlier today at San Diego Comic Con, Paramount+ revealed the official main title sequence for the series. The sequence is composed by EMMY® nominee, Matt Mahaffey, known for his work on Sanjay and Craig, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie and much more. 

From the studios of the Mutant Mayhem film, the all-new Paramount+ original series TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES explores the adventures of everyone’s favorite pizza-loving heroes as they emerge from the sewers onto the streets of NYC. Leo, Raph, Donnie and Mikey are faced with new threats and team up with old allies to survive both teenage life and villains lurking in the shadows of the Big Apple. The series is produced by Nickelodeon Animation and Point Grey Pictures.

TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES is executive produced by Chris Yost (The Mandalorian, Thor: Ragnarok) and Alan Wan (Blue Eye Samurai, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [2012 Series]). Production is overseen for Nickelodeon by Claudia Spinelli, Senior Vice President, TV Series Animation, Nickelodeon, and Nikki Price, Director of Development and Executive in Charge of Production.

In addition to the upcoming new series, stream all things Turtles on Paramount+.

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DISNEY+ CASTS DANIEL DIEMER AS FAN-FAVORITE ‘TYSON’IN SEASON TWO OF “PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS”

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 in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con, Rick Riordan and Disney+ revealed that Daniel Diemer (“Under the Bridge”) will star as fan-favorite cyclops “Tyson” in the epic adventure series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians.” Diemer joins Walker Scobell (Percy Jackson), Leah Sava Jeffries (Annabeth Chase) and Aryan Simhadri (Grover Underwood) as a series regular. The Disney+ Original series from Disney Branded Television and 20th Television will start filming its second season next week in Vancouver.

Season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is based on the second installment of Disney Hyperion’s best-selling book series titled “The Sea of Monsters” by award-winning author Rick Riordan. In the new season, Percy Jackson returns to Camp Half-Blood one year later to find his world turned upside down. His friendship with Annabeth is changing, he learns he has a cyclops for a brother, Grover has gone missing, and camp is under siege from the forces of Kronos. Percy’s journey to set things right will take him off the map and into the deadly Sea of Monsters, where a secret fate awaits the son of Poseidon.

Diemer stars as Tyson – a young Cyclops who grew up all alone on the streets, and finds it difficult to survive in the human world.  Shy and awkward, with a heart almost as big as he is, Tyson soon discovers that Poseidon is his father, which means Percy Jackson is his half-brother… and that Tyson may have finally found a home. 

Diemer recently starred in the Hulu limited series “Under the Bridge” based off the critically acclaimed book of the same name and a tragic true story of a missing teen girl in Vancouver in 1997. He will next star in the indie “Thug” opposite Liam Neeson and Ron Perlman for director Hans Petter Moland. Daniel was recently seen as the lead in the indie “Supercell” opposite Alec Baldwin and Skeet Ulrich and the lead in the film “Little Brother” opposite Phil Ettinger and JK Simmons. Daniel can also be seen in the Netflix series “The Midnight Club” and recently starred as the male lead in the breakout hit Netflix feature “The Half Of It” from producer Anthony Bregman and director Alice Wu. He is a graduate of Victoria Academy of Dramatic Arts in Vancouver.

Created by Rick Riordan and Jonathan E. Steinberg, season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is executive produced by Steinberg and Dan Shotz alongside Rick Riordan, Rebecca Riordan, Craig Silverstein, The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Bert Salke, The Gotham Group’s Jeremy Bell and D.J. Goldberg, James Bobin, Jim Rowe, Albert Kim, Jason Ensler and Sarah Watson.

The first season of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is available on Disney+

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