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Rim of the World

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Overview: Four pre-teens from very different backgrounds are stranded at the adventurous summer camp, Rim of the World when something catastrophic happens onboard the International Space Station. It’s Independence Day meets The Goonies in this thrilling teen action adventure. Its up to them to save the world from an alien invasion, if they can learn to work together, one crazy mishap at a time!

Cons: This movie is rated TV-14 but it is NOT appropriate for young viewers. There are A LOT of sexual references, jokes and dialogue. I am not a prude by any stretch of the imagination but when a 13 year old boy acts out “motor boating” a grown woman and talks about how much “ass he gets” or has a conversation about a woman’s “box”… I have to speak on it.

There are some graphic scenes involving aliens killing people and eating them, which is fine for (older) teens/adults but maybe not so much for younger children.

Pros: This movie is clever and funny. I laughed hard at quite a few scenes and was shocked by the brutality of others. The music (Bear McCreary) was hip and current, sometimes adventurous and when called for, tense and foreboding.

Jack Gore is a rising star, playing Alex, the traumatized, painfully shy nerd who’s mom makes him go to camp. He’s extremely intelligent but sheltered so he needs to make friends that will bring him out of his self -imposed isolation. Gore does a stellar job in bringing Alex to life and making the character believable.
Miya Cech plays ZhenZhen and she crushes this part. She’s funny and strong, mysterious and smarter than the average bear. She is the bad ass glue that holds these pre-teen boys together. She shows a lot of promise as an actress; I hope to see her in more films.
Benjamin Flores Jr. is Dariush, the rich, entitled, snobby kid who starts things off as a complete ass and a bully.

His only saving grace is at the end when he has his “come to Jesus” moment. Flores Jr. pulls this off flawlessly and despite the fact that I wanted to turn him over my knee, he is going to be an actor of Smith/Rock/Tucker caliber if he continues performing with such amazing skill. Alessio Scalzotto plays Gabriel, the stranger that the kids meet in the woods. He has a checkered past and a strong sense of right and wrong. He is the conscience of the group and the protector of Alex, whom Dariush seems compelled to bully and torment.
McG does a wonderful job directing these kids, who did an amazing job bringing these characters to life, and putting together some fantastic action sequences (not realistic but really fun) that makes the plot of the movie more enjoyable. It also has some heartwarming scenes when each teen reveals their origin story and is accepted by the group despite their flaws. These kids are broken but find a family in each other as the world falls apart around them.

Conclusion: This movie was really good. The aliens were scary and vicious, the kids all gave great performances, the story line was cheesy but interesting and there were some laughs to break up the drama. I will say that for anyone younger than 15 (and that’s pushing it) the sexual content is too much, the brutality and sound effects might cause some nightmares and the fact that these kids are just running around while all of the adults are dying is a more than a little far fetched but hey, The Goonies did it… right? I highly recommend this to anyone who wants 99 minutes of action and fun with no thought required.

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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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