Deadpool 2

I had to check and saw that we JUST had a Deadpool movie two years ago. With that being said, I don't think it had an adverse effect on the quality of this movie. I loved this movie. I think the first one was better because it had to work with a smaller budget and felt fresher.

This movie also delivered on the process of the ending credits sequence in the first movie by having Cable appear.

What is evident with the addition of Cable and the opening scene is that this movie had a lot more of a budget to play around with. It is definitely more special effects driven. We get an awesome James Bond like opening credits scene. What makes this more awesome (and I didn't realize this when we watched it) is that it was sung by Celine Deon. That's a pretty big pull, Ryan Reynolds. More props to him.

My lady pointed out something that opened my eyes. In this movie, Deadpool seems less like a mean spirited a-hole and more of a sympathetic character. To say why would be a spoiler. This thread drives him throughout the movie and I will say there are some surprisingly heartfelt moments.

I liked the new characters that we get in this movie. Specifically Domino. Cable was good too, but in a way he almost feels misplaced here. They did their best, but having serious backstory with major repercussions for the future feels at odds with this action comedy.

I will get into more things I liked, but I will say about the only thing I really didn't like is we don't get a truly mustache twirling, evil bad guy. Well, let me rephrase. We don't get an evil bad guy that warrants a huge boss fight. Okay, the other thing I didn't like is the amount of time we get with Colossus and one bad guy, which would be a spoiler. This is because the CG on them are not very good and their inclusion generally takes me out of the film.

The small budget in the first movie really made it more gritty, I think.

Getting back to what I liked, we get X-Force in some fashion and it is pretty great how they are used. This is another thing that would be a huge spoiler, so I won't say any more than that. We get more jokes about the past Fox movies and some of the DC movies. The action scenes were really good and did I mention I liked the jokes? The soundtrack plays an important part in this movie and I liked the choices that they made.

I'm writing this a few weeks after watching it, so I can't remember much else to say here. This movie was pretty good and you should go see it if you haven't already.

Jessica Jones Season 2

I finally finished this a few weeks ago. I'll elaborate more, as is my way, but I have to say this. I didn't like this season. At all. It made me truly appreciate how great Killgrave was as a villain in the first season.

I won't leave you with just that bit. I'll try to keep from any spoilers.

The biggest crime of this season is that it was boring. What I want from Jessica Jones is a story about a very good Private Investigator as she solves mysteries. This is the show that would greatly benefit from being a procedural and not serialized tv. At the end of the day, we just haven't seen enough of Jessica Jones doing a lot of investigation before that goes out the window for the main plot. Now you may be feeling this is an unfair assessment, but that is the lasting impression I get.

With that being said, let's go into this season. I feel like this show wasted all the good will it earned from the first season and the Defenders.

The characters have unsatisfying arcs which I will elaborate down below. A mysterious woman shows up and starts murdering people. The rest of the season follows Jessica and her confrontations with the mysterious woman. I know this has been out for a few months now, but I don't want to spoil the twist.

Clearly, I have run out of steam on writing this. When I love a show, I talk about it endlessly. When I hate a show, I talk about it endlessly. In this case, I just feel apathetic. Which is sad because I have nothing against the character.

However, in this season, we see more self-destructive behavior from Jessica which is tiring because we saw this arc last season. It is time for her to grow and we don't really get that. Also, we have to simultaneously deal with Trish as she gets hooked on the designer drug that made our made villains from the last season. Watching both of these characters circle the drain at the same time is maddening.

Also, we get more Hogarth and she is also dealing with her own stuff. We have three strong female leads all dealing with drama at the same time, but rarely interacting with each other. As a viewer, this is frustrating watching all of these characters deal with their issues in silos.

My final complaint is the setting. In the first season, we spent most of our time in New York and it felt like it. Here, they almost go out of their way to NOT be in New York City. The stylistic touches we got were practically absent this season. This show was at it's best with a strong villain and the villain in this season was terrible. The also comes to an unceremonious end.

I'm sure this will get a third season and I hope they can right the ship.