James' Movie Blog

  The world of video games has evolved so much, that pretty everywhere you look, video games are now becoming part of the social norm. With the ever increasing popularity of video games, it was bound to happen that movie studios would take notice. And luckily, they have. Enter “Free Guy”, a movie that takes a lot of concepts and risks, and makes it very entertaining for audiences to understand. While there might be a few flaws in the feature, the movie itself is really good, and takes a humorous look at the characters in video games as a whole. “Free Guy” is a perfect example of how video games have become a recent phenomenon with a large group of people. The story centers around a non-playable character (NPC) named Guy (Ryan Reynolds) in a video game called Free City, and open world game where anyone can do anything they want to do. This all changes when Guy finds a gorgeous woman named Molotov Girl (Jodie Comer), and because of this, Guy's life starts to change. In more ways tha...

In the 1990s, there was a craze that eventually became a phenomenon, and that was Pokémon. With Pokémon, kids around the world were hooked with the unique characters, distinct battle systems, and of course, all of the merchandising that came with this franchise. Most notably, video games. It was here, that Pokémon really flourished in popularity. Eventually, movies based around Pokémon emerged, and while they were not hits with critics, the fans did enjoy them. Now, Pokémon is bigger than ever with even more characters, and more merchandising. This is has become such an incredible realization, that Warner Bros., Legendary Pictures, and The Pokémon Company have teamed up together to create a movie based on the franchise. Sure, there have been other Pokémon movies in the past, but this one is involves blending live action with animation. And it's called “Pokémon Detective Pikachu”. And while the actual result may not please the general movie going public, the fans will get a kick...