Movie Review: Jungle Cruise (2021)

Jungle Cruise (2021)

Jul 30, 2021
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Writer: Michael Green, Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Edgar Ramírez, Jack Whitehall, Jesse Plemons
Runtime: 2h 7m
Walt Disney Pictures

Rating: PG-13 (Adventure Violence)

Genre: Fantasy, Comedy, Adventure, Action

Join fan favorites Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt for the adventure of a lifetime on Disney's JUNGLE CRUISE, a rollicking thrill-ride down the Amazon with wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff and intrepid researcher Dr. Lily Houghton. Lily travels from London, England to the Amazon jungle and enlists Frank's questionable services to guide her downriver on La Quila--his ramshackle-but-charming boat. Lily is determined to uncover an ancient tree with unparalleled healing abilities--possessing the power to change the future of medicine. Thrust on this epic quest together, the unlikely duo encounters innumerable dangers and supernatural forces, all lurking in the deceptive beauty of the lush rainforest. But as the secrets of the lost tree unfold, the stakes reach even higher for Lily and Frank and their fate--and mankind's--hangs in the balance.

I watched Jungle Cruise on Disney+ with my husband and 20-year-old daughter. We all enjoyed it.

 

We've all ridden the Disney World Jungle Cruise so it was fun to see all the references to the actual Disney attraction. So many silly puns. The movie is a cross between The Mummy, Indiana Jones, and Pirates of the Caribbean. The opening scenes are more chaotic than anything, but the action evens out and is more enjoyable.

The humor is geared toward a younger crowd, but there was a cool twist that I didn't see coming!

I wouldn't pay the extra $30 to view on Disney+. Wait for it to be free there or wait till it is at a regular price On Demand. If you are going to the theaters, this is definitely a big screen type of movie.

3.5 "punny" Sheep

SharonS

Sheep Movie Review: Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) Spoiler free

Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
Directed By: Rian Johnson
Written By: Rian Johnson
Cast: Daisy Ridley, Domhnall Gleeson, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Benicio Del Toro, Mark Hamill 
December 15, 2017

Rating: PG-13 (for sequences of sci-fi action and violence)
Genre: Action & Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Runtime: 152 minutes
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures

In Lucasfilm's Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the Skywalker saga continues as the heroes of The Force Awakens join the galactic legends in an epic adventure that unlocks age-old mysteries of the Force and shocking revelations of the past.

I went to see Star Wars: The Last Jedi with my 16-year-old daughter. The theater was full and when the Star Wars logo appeared on the screen everyone clapped and had a nerdgasm. It was a fabulous moment.

It was everything a Star Wars film should be and by this, I mean like the original trilogy cheesy scene transitions and all! So many unexpected things happened in The Last Jedi. You could even call Star Wars: B*itch You Though!

You don't even have to be a Star Wars fan to enjoy The Last Jedi. My 16 year has only seen the last two Star Wars movies and loved the movie...a shirtless Adam Driver might have had a little to do with it...or a lot.

There are new characters as well as the old as the franchise transitions toward the new generation of the resistance. If you are a scifi movie fan then this is one you want to catch on the big screen.

Holly and I give it 4 1/2 "roasted porg eating" Sheep

SharonS