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Percy Jackson and the Olympians (2023)
Not perfect but leagues better than the film
Let me start off by saying that, as a fan of the books, this adaptation pays homage to the book series in just about every possible way.
It's entertaining, funny, and has a phenomenal soundtrack. The minotaur scene and the capture the flag scene in particular were well adapted to the screen.
Walker Scobell was probably the best possible choice to play Percy Jackson. With him as the lead role, it seems more genuine and we get a level of emotion that was distinctly absent from Logan Lerman's portrayal. Seeing such a young kid play Percy really made me realize that I never saw him as a 12-year-old in my mind. It makes me excited to see how Walker and his costars grow up with their roles.
As for the other actors, I think they were casted phenomenally. Diyonisus and Grover in particular are standouts to me. Each actor is great in their own role, but something about them seems off to me. It's almost like their acting is severely restrained, like they weren't allowed to do anything other than what was written for them. The actors themselves seem stiff, but they knew their characters without adding a lot of emotion.
The set pieces and cinematography are beautiful. The atmosphere of Camp Half Blood is wonderful and the implementation of Greek architecture for the cabins looks stunning.
I will update this review as more episodes release and my mind possibly changes.
Hi-Fi Rush (2023)
So much fun!
This game got shadowdropped and it is absolutely brilliant. The main character, Chai, gets a sort of license or application to be part of a cybernetic limb replacement project. As he sneaks ahead of everyone to get his arm replaced, his MP3 player drops on his chest and it gets fused with him and his arm. Now his heartbeat is essentially music.
It's like they put incredible art design, great comedy, fluid combat, and a bunch of great music into a blender and mixed it into a video-game smoothie. It does everything it tries well, and it's one of the most entertaining games I've played in a long time. My only dislike about it is that the jumping is a bit wack.
The Book of Boba Fett (2021)
Solid but doesn't quite hit the spot.
Don't get me wrong. This show is amazingly fun to watch. It's cool that we get to see Boba's backstory and how he survived the sarlacc ordeal. But for some reason it doesn't resonate with me the way the Mandalorian did. The fight scenes are very cool, and the emotional parts balance the action and dialogue well. I just need something a bit . . . More.