And also I feel like I should get in the habit of blogging a bit more. It's been a while.
Things · 9:11pm May 31st, 2021
Random blog time! Damn, so much going on in life right now and so little time! But in a good a way
First, I saw Cruella last night. My honest opinion was that it was a fine movie. Not terrible and not great. Just fine. Emma Stone and Emma Thompson absolutely nailed their roles! Mark Strong also had some great moments too. My main issue with this film is the baggage it carries being a prequel to 101 Dalmatians. With some minor tweaks to the script this movie could have been its very own thing and I feel it would have been so much better. Not everything has to be attached to an existing IP, but clearly Hollywood doesn't know that.
My only other issue with this movie was the surprise twist we got at the end of the second act. If you've seen the movie you know what I'm talking about. This twist was lazy. Why lazy? Because it doesn't change Cruella's end goal at all. Aside from a few scenes of her reflecting on it, her ambitions are unchanged. I was left wanting more after the twist was revealed but never really got it.
Other than that the movie was really well done. The song selections were spot on, if slightly overused, and the acting was stellar. Costumes were an obvious highlight and very creative in my opinion. Also Emma Stone wears a fake mustache, so big points there
Is it a movie I'd pay to see again? Probably not. Would I see it again when it goes free on Disney Plus? Sure! To me it's like most modern movies. A fun enough experience while you're watching it but nothing that you couldn't just wait a few months for to see for free on your streaming service. Have you fine ponies seen it? What do you think? Ready to tell me to go to hell and I'm damn wrong? Leave me a comment and tell me how uncultured I am
HOLY SHIT THERE'S MORE? YES!
Me and my friend are going to be making a call soon to hopefully get the ball rolling on opening our own electronics repair store. We have a territory we're eyeballing, but this will be a first for the both of us, so there's a lot of things we just don't know obviously. We have plenty of repair and managerial experience between the two of us, so that's a plus. We'd have no problem hiring and training our employees. I have a rough estimate of what the startup cost could be, I've opted to anticipate the highest number until I have something more real. I'm so nervous and excited about this. I really really want this to happen. Wish us luck!
