DRAWMA KINGG Movie Reviews

Tag: Humor

  • THE ODYSSEY 2026 Movie Review – Is It Worth Watching?

    Wait, so Spider-Man’s mom is Catwoman, and his dad is Matt Damon? Catwoman is a DC Universe character, whereas Matt Damon first appeared in the Kevin Smith Universe (if I remember correctly). Clown shows up from Spawn comics, which are published by Image. Also, we all know Robert Pattinson famously portrayed a superhero — from the David Cronenberg universe of course. I think his name was Limousine Man or something like that. If it’s not extremely clear already, I was ENTIRELY CONFUSED by the 2026 theatrical adaptation of The Odyssey!

    Dis Drawma Kingg wants to go on an odyssey of mine own now! All right, here I go! I’m moving right over there! Oh man, things are pretty insane over here! I think I should get out of this place and go over there! Things don’t seem to be too good over here either! Oh snap, Limousine Man and Brundlefly are chasing me! I think I’m in the Cronenberg Universe. I better get outta here before my body starts transforming!

    In addition to the strange convergence of superhero universes, The Odyssey was potentially a sequel to I’m on a boat by The Lonely Island. Let’s forget about all that weird stuff for a second though. I honestly did not think I was going to like this movie as I entered the experience. I am not particularly a fan of Christopher Nolan or Matt Damon. Both of them have had some likable movies though, so I couldn’t outrule the possibility of something worthwhile. To my delight, the filmmakers did excellent work here. I felt the movie started out a little slow, and I started to wonder if it was going to just be a lot of boring conversations. About 30 minutes in, everything starts to pick up with more action and interesting events taking shape. 

    Is It Worth Watching?: Yes, it was a completely solid film for the modern age!

    Final Thoughts: 8/10 Crowns. The Odyssey is a little bit difficult to decide on a specific rating. I could totally see somebody giving this a 9 or a 10. Perhaps the only reason the rating doesn’t go that high for me is that I wasn’t completely enthralled in the whole experience. I definitely liked it and particularly enjoyed the camera work and cinematography. The actors mostly delivered great performances too, no major complaints with anyone. I read The Odyssey many years ago and can’t remember it too well, but from what I can remember, Nolan’s version followed the general events of the book more closely than I anticipated. I mean that in a positive way. I didn’t really understand most of the movie’s intertwining superhero plots (especially how Catwoman had no romantic interest in Limousine Man), yet I was still able to enjoy watching it. Well that’s enough about somebody else’s odyssey. Back to my dramatic adventure — I’m gonna start going over there [points]. Because unless you’ve been over there, you don’t know what kind of stuff there might be!

  • ADOLESCENCE OF UTENA 1999 Movie Review – Out Of Order Double Feature Part 2

    Adolescence Of Utena has probably got to be the best super obscure movie I’ve ever seen. I stand by this statement so strongly that this will be my first review where I take the whole movie critique seriously (instead of saying constantly absurd things). Also, I should mention that though it is true that I went to the theater the other night to watch this film, I have actually seen the movie multiple times already. Clicking “play” randomly, the Utena movie is something that I stumbled upon on a free streaming service, and I was never the same! It is one of the most bizarre avant-garde works of art an individual could encounter!

    I later went on to watch the Utena TV show, which actually precedes the movie. Evidently I watched them out of order. I always encourage people to watch the movie BEFORE the anime series, because watching it without context gives you an extra mysterious movie experience. I will try to avoid spoiling anything, but I will admit there are some extremely over-the-top things you have to accept in order to let yourself enjoy the film. You definitely have to open your mind before entering this world of dramatic duels amongst the roses. With all that out of the way, I’m telling you this is one of the greatest films in all of cinema!

    Impossible buildings, platforms, and structures are in abundance on the screen. Your eyes become immersed in a hazy dreamlike world of transforming school architecture. Epic music and imagery are present in virtually every moment of the film. Shadows narrate an increasingly strange story where the viewers have to put all the pieces together themselves. Ohtori Academy feels like Plato’s Cave (previously discussed in episode #10 – When Harry Met Sally Ending Explained). Surreal moving environments leave you unable to discern what is real and what is a lie. Ghosts wander the halls. Some characters can see them, while others are oblivious. 

    Out Of Order Double Feature Part 2: This episode was actually written before last week’s episode — Supergirl 2026 Movie Review – Out Of Order Double Feature Part 1.

    Final Thoughts: 10/10 Crowns. Adolescence Of Utena is great on every level that I look for when it comes to greatness in movies. I want an interesting story. I want a powerful soundtrack. I want compelling characters and maybe a little mystery to some of them. If it’s animated, I want great art. I would put this film easily in my top three animated films ever made. Be mindful, there are mature themes, although many of them would probably go over anyone’s head on a first viewing. Cautiously, watch at your own discretion. Personally, I enjoy anime movies a little more than I enjoy anime TV shows. I am always excited to find an outstanding anime feature film, and this is one of the best ones I’ve ever randomly discovered!

  • SUPERGIRL 2026 Movie Review – Out Of Order Double Feature Part 1

    Any movie that starts out with a song by the band Sleigh Bells is probably going to be good, right? I like the character Supergirl way more than I like the character Superman, so I was hoping for a cool DC film. To be perfectly honest though, the Supergirl trailer left me with substantial doubts. I had to have faith in the SUPERHERO MOVIE CREATORS that this Kryptonian flick would be better than trailer assumptions!

    Anyway, before I get to answers to all those questions about the goods and bads of the movie, I should probably talk about something else for a little while. So like, you know how superhero movies are always about suiting up, wearing a costume, defeating bad guys, maybe some New York stuff (maybe not), facing problems the main character doesn’t feel like dealing with, and special effects? Usually at least one character is stronger than another. Also, I don’t think I have seen a single superhero movie without some kind of punch scene. EXPLAIN THAT in terms of originality in the world of art!

    Surely it may sound like I’m knocking down superhero movies, but I get a ticket to almost every one! It may even be fair to say I love superhero movies. Some are better than others, and perhaps I am a bit critical, because there are so many of them that come out that it’s easy to compare them to each other. However, I will say I am happy that we get so many comic book movies these days. Truthfully, I would like to always see that continue. I would also be happy to see more third-party publisher comic book properties get made into large budget productions. Dis Drawma Kingg wants to see big screen versions of The Incal or The Maxx more so than a 700th sequel about Thor. Although to be clear, if I could have both, I’ll still take that 700th Thor movie!

    OKAY, I’ll talk about Supergirl for a little bit. I definitely enjoyed the film as a sort of sci-fi space adventure. I appreciated the different planets and environments and types of aliens. The leading star did a great job! I didn’t have any problem with Milly Alcock being chosen for the main character. One of my major issues with the movie was the writing for Lobo. They did not do a successful job at making this character interesting. He literally serves absolutely no purpose to the plot of the movie as well. I don’t dislike Lobo or Jason Momoa as an actor. I felt the issue was more that they didn’t write him into the script in any kind of meaningful way, and I don’t remember Lobo getting any particularly good lines either.

    Out Of Order Double Feature Part 1: This episode was actually written after next week’s episode — Adolescence Of Utena 1999 Movie Review – Out Of Order Double Feature Part Two!

    Final Thoughts: 7/10 Crowns. I mostly thought Supergirl was a good superhero movie. There was enough excitement to make it a fun night out at the theater. For me, the movie had a much stronger first half than the second. In conclusion, it would be fair to say that the SUPERHERO MOVIE CREATORS did manage to deliver on an enjoyable space opera-esque film. Next time a 700th comic book movie (most of these other than Supergirl being about some type of animal/insect person) comes to your local town, how can you not at least feel somewhat drawn to go see it?

  • PRETTY WOMAN 1990 Movie Review – Is It Worth Watching?

    What kind of title is Pretty Woman? Is the person who came up with it saying that it is unusual to be pretty? Is it saying that the writer thinks looks are someone’s most notable attribute? Well anyway, Julia Robert’s character (Vivian) turned out to have a nice personality in the narrative, so I think the movie should’ve been called Personality Woman, but they don’t let me write the titles of big Hollywood movies.

    Oh man if they DID let me write the titles of Hollywood movies what would I name them? Ant In A Trench Coat Pretending He’s A Human Leader Of A Sovereign Nation. Suddenly I realize that they would stop letting me write movie titles right after I came up with that one. I’m still gonna come up with some more just in case I ever need them later (which I know is merely a lie to myself). Oh here how about this one– READING A BOOK: THE MOVIE!  

    You can probably tell that I wasn’t impressed with the movie this week. It just seemed to focus on the guy’s wealth and the woman’s appearance. Richard Gere’s character (Edward) does go through a bit of an arc of becoming a better person, however I still found him to be mostly unlikable and incapable of fully changing in a matter of a few days. So anyway back to the made up movie titles.  GRABBING SOME DRIVE-THRU! That would be the comedy thriller of the year! It will be like a funny thing with like some friends in a van getting drive-thru or something, and like something crazy happens, and there are a lot of jokes, so it’s like a funny comedy, yet it’s like a thriller, because something crazy happens! Oops I wasn’t supposed to actually write a script or even a general plot. This little thread was supposed to be about what would happen if they hired me to write movie titles ONLY. If they would have hired me to write the titles of late 80’s action movies, I probably would’ve called one of them Live Hard, because Bruce Willis is still alive at the end of the movie.

    Is It Worth Watching?: Not really. I found it to be a – what’s the word…reasonably disappointing film overall.

    Final Thoughts: 4/10 Crowns. Pretty Woman was problematic for all of the reasons that you would imagine it might be problematic. The storyline really wasn’t quite the right message in so many directions. I don’t think this is just a matter of a movie that aged badly. I think that it was a weak perspective on power and wealth dynamics even in 1990. I really do enjoy many romantic comedy films. Unfortunately, this specific one was not well executed in my dramatic opinion. Now I’m gonna go either read a book or watch a movie. If only some Hollywood executive producers would finance my film, one day the world could do both at the same time!