What was the thought process behind Home Alone 3? Hughes and 20th Century Home Entertainment shouldn’t have even implied it was related to the two prior iconic films. The storyline focuses on international criminals trying to find a microchip where a young boy with chickenpox is left at home while his parents are at work. Furthermore, the movie doesn’t even take place during Christmastime. I mean, can we even call this Home Alone? Whoever had the confidence to pitch this idea and have it produced must have asked Santa Claus for undeniable persuasion skills.
In this installment of the Toy Story franchise, the new character, Forky (Tony Hale), is a spork, not a toy, and is literally trash put together, and Bonnie (Madeleine McGraw), the main character, has an emotional attachment to. Just why? She has an entire toy chest full of perfectly entertaining toys, Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen), Woody (Tom Hanks), Jessie (Joan Cusack), Rex (Wallace Shawn), and more; she doesn’t need a mangled spork. The movie felt rushed and unnecessary, with new characters and a weak plot. The saga should have ended at Toy Story 3; that was enough. Toy Story is a classic, but no one really needed a fourth.
This was a disappointing sequel that lost the spark from the original Legally Blond movie. Even though Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) remained our favorite pink powerhouse, the plot felt like a knock-off handbag that looks good on the outside but is cheap and tacky on the inside. The movie shifted from a courthouse drama to a White House comedy, but it was ultimately a letdown to fans, due to its weak forced plot, sad and tired jokes, and unrealistic storyline. Elle Woods proved that stereotypes can be broken, but it’s too bad this sequel broke the storyline.
This remake is similar to the original, following Cady Heron (Angourie Rice) after she moves to the US from Kenya and tries to fit in with the popular girls at her new high school. This movie musical was a genuine letdown as it was “TikTokified.” It was like cheap plastic compared to its predecessor, the original 2003 film we all know and love. Not every movie has to be turned into a musical, and certainly not the classic 2000s ones with our favorite it-girl characters.
This movie is the only actual sequel in the whole Freaky Friday series. The rest are remakes. The new film primarily focuses on two new characters: Lily (Sophia Hammons) and Harper (Julia Butters). Big surprise, somebody is swapping. While it maintains the original storyline of swapping bodies with a wholesome family plot, this freak-quel would have been much better if it had focused on the original characters, Tess (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Anna (Lindsay Lohan).
This sequel follows the famous Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) as he searches for a dial, all while trying to beat the bad guys to it. The first four movies were fantastic, and fans worldwide loved them; however, the fifth installment was a disappointing way to end the series, especially considering that Steven Spielberg did not direct the movie. Are we serious? What is an Indiana Jones movie without Steven Spielberg? Moreover, Disney must have used a third of the movie’s budget just to de-age the 83-year-old Ford.
This was good while it lasted. The first and second seasons were entertaining enough, but then we got to the third… Now there’s a movie. We got the ending we all wanted: Conrad (Christopher Briney) and his determined fandom taking the well-deserved win, with him winning over Belly (Lola Tung), and Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno), the cute but clueless golden retriever, heartbroken and alone. At this point, the beach house is the real star of the show; we got the painfully predictable love triangle plot and don’t need more of the ending we all wanted.
