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Inside Out 2 “Review”

Release date: June 14, 2024 (USA)

Director: Kelsey Mann

Distributed by: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Budget: $200 million

Edited by: Maurissa Horwitz

Music by: Andrea Datzman

Hey! Prowen’s Anxiety here to start things off. Really hope you enjoy this movie and have a great time. Or not it’s whatever, enjoy or not. I WONT GET ANGRY or upset over it. Wow to write something so cool I’m envious of Prowen and his, ICK! That was disgusting guys what were you thinking. I’m so embarrassed I fear for what’s to come.

Haha anyway with that out of the way Joy here to take control and run you through this “review”. Sooner you read the faster we can get your emotions into gear to watch Inside Out 2 at your local theatre.

Sadly it’s been a minute since watching the first film and after watching this I’ll be revisiting it prior to my second watch of the sequel. Inside Out 2 once again follows our main character Riley as the movie sets up the sequel during her hockey game. Recapping Riley’s emotion within this game was a clever way to bring new viewers into the fold while connecting the first film to the events of the sequel for those fans returning for the sequel.

As the day comes to a close and Riley settles in for a good night sleep prior to her hockey camp. Puberty unexpecting-Ly hits and our lovely bunch of emotions get introduced to a whole new world of feelings and situations to understand and deal with.

I’m not going to dive into easter eggs nor spoilers. This is a fantastic 1 hour and 29 Minute journey to emotionally explore and self discover. Stay to the end of the 8 minute credits for a little hidden secret ;).

If you’d like to dive a little further into this sequel than that then carry on reading spoiler free still.

I left the movie feeling like Pixar had returned. I explored and experienced so many emotions throughout this movie and that’s what Pixar has always done best. In my viewing we literally had 3 sides of the experience. Myself with a 9/10 experience. Literally made me cry twice, bursting out laughing several bajillion times along with another viewer probably a little more in the middle happy watching it once probably not twice. Then the other audience member having not watched the first movie happy to have watched it but never again and probably wont check out the first.

Emotions are powerful and the experiences and memories created through life make up our foundation and character. Just like Riley, she’s developed and continued to grow up. She’s created complex emotions and systems of character and a powerful belief system making up her inner core self.

This takes her and the audience through a deep exploration of inner and outer emotions of self discovery of whom we are as an individual. Are we good people? Are we good enough? Are we mean? Bad? Sarcastic? Etc. etc. If the first movie hit you in the feels in anyway, then go watch the sequel and have a blast.

Is this a 10/10 movie? Probably not. But would I watch this again and again? Totally! Placing it in my top 10 list thus far for 2024 with another 9/10 Popped review. I look forward to watching Riley continue to go through school and maybe even end up as a young adult in the sequel looking for a job after graduating. This would place the sequel roughly in another 5 years time and a perfect gap between sequels to not over do this franchise.

Thank you all for coming by for another Popped review. Love to hear your thoughts in the comments below and let me know if your emotions were struck watching this sequel. Did the review play with your heart strings and what emotions do you choose to drive your daily self?

Until next time! Prowen pOpped Out 😀

P.S – Sadness & Embarrassment are my faves and Embarrassment is MVP ❤

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Haikyu!! The Movie “Review”

Release date: May 31, 2024 (USA)

Director: Susumu Mitsunaka

Distributed by: Toho Co., Ltd.

Adapted from: Haikyu!!

Welcome back to Popped everyone it’s been a little while and same goes for this anime Haikyu!!

Looking up when this series last released it was back in 2020 if you want to revisit those times. This series began back in 2014 and decided to wrap up with anime with 2 movies.

Dumpster Battle is part 1 of those 2 movies. Literally without missing a beat I felt as the film picked up from the end of season 4. Doing a great job for those new to this series you could jump in and get hyped with this movie alone and watch these parts alone or catch up with the 4 seasons prior to part 2 releasing.

Honestly a shorter review of sorts as this is literally a part 1 of a series finally so going over story would spoil the series. That being said if you came because you enjoyed the show then you’re going to love it as it felt like an extended episode focused on our main character and his friend/rival in the tournament that’s occurring to wrap this series up.

It feels like part 2 will have to pack a lot into it however that’s the path chosen for this show and I’ll be there for the finale. A solid 7 /10 from myself. Looking forward to the next sports anime unless I give Blue Lock a go prior to his first feature length film.

Let me know your thoughts down below of this movie for Haikyu and I’ll see you again in the next batch. Potentially Furiosa & Babes which I’ve yet to catch up on.

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The Garfield Movie “Review”

Release date: May 24, 2024 (USA)

Director: Mark Dindal

Distributed by: Sony Pictures Releasing

Adapted from: Garfield

Box office: $49 million

Music by: John Debney

As we wrap up the first half of 2024 and enter the second half of my 50 movie goal with #26. The Garfield Movie was somewhat a rollercoaster ride from mediocre beginnings to entertaining bliss.

I’m still back and forth on my final verdict but will hold firm based on if I’d watch this movie again over IF. Am I still feeling strongly that Garfield will sweep IF? Hmmmm it’s a coin toss to be honest. I think Garfield landed on a better weekend even if it’s releasing alongside Furiosa.

At first Garfield’s latest escapade seemed like a snooze-fest. The first 30 minutes were rather painful. I’m not sure if its Chris Pratt or Garfield’s character writing however the performance was lackluster and the slow progress left me unimpressed, barely managing to stay engaged.

Once Garfield and Odie find themselves in a sticky situation with another (No Spoilers) intriguing character, did things begin to pickup. The final hour was a whirlwind of excitement, filled with great characters that outshined Garfield himself. The supporting cast brought life to the story, overshadowing Garfield’s underwhelming presence.

With quirky personalities, hilarious dialogues, and unexpected twists, the characters stole the spotlight and carried the movie to a satisfying conclusion.

In the end Garfield managed to salvage its rating by delivering a fun final hour, thanks to the fantastic supporting cast. While Garfield may not have been the star of his own movie, the enjoyable ensemble cast made up for his shortcomings, turning this film into a surprisingly entertaining ride.

Overall, Garfield’s journey from a painful start to a captivating finish earns it a 6.5 star rating, just barely making it to a 7/10 in the end.

Stay tuned for this weekend as we journey into Mad Max Furiosa here on Popped.blog :D. Thank you all for coming by for the latest batch and I’ll seen you very soon.

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