DRAWMA KINGG Movie Reviews

Tag: Satire

  • METROPOLIS 1927 Movie Review – Is It Worth Watching?

    “Why don’t you ever review any silent films?” Dis Drawma Kingg gets asked this question all the time. I’ll just be walking down the street and people keep shouting it at me! In today’s episode (#54) we will deeply analyze the 1927 movie Metropolis!

    I’ve been meaning to watch Metropolis for many years. Perhaps the universe nudged me to wait until I created drawmakingg.com so that episode #54 would eventually come into existence. Shortly into the movie, you realize that watching it is going to require significant effort. Characters say lots o’ things to each other and you just have to interpret what the words are.

    One scene I managed to interpret:

    Character 1: I do believe you still owe me 30 bucks.

    Character 2: Yeah, but I ain’t payin’ it.

    Character 1: You liar! You promised me! I thought we were friends!

    Character 2: We were, but your friendship ain’t worth 30 bucks to me.

    Or this other riveting scene:

    Character 3: You don’t look like yourself today.

    Character 4: Anguish, agony, despair, existential dread, hopelessness…

    Character 3: You are experiencing those feelings?

    Character 4: Pain, hunger, would like a cookie, disturbed, unnerved, unchallenged, exhausted.

    Character 3: I can get the doctor!

    Character 4: No! I only feel this way because someone took my parking spot!

    Character 3: All of those emotions just from something as simple as that?

    Character 4: Have you SEEN the traffic outside?

    Is It Worth Watching?: Yes, if you are a lover of cinema, film history, or silent films.

    Final Thoughts: This may be the hardest Crown Rating I have ever had to decide. Metropolis likely would have felt like a 9 or 10 if I were a movie critic in 1927. The sets were amazing, the artistic vision of the whole metropolis was unique, and the android design is remarkably cool. I think I will have to go with 9/10 Crowns official Drawma Kingg rating of Metropolis! From this episodic experience we all now know why it’s bad to encourage me to interpret silent films. So quit yellin’ it at me when I’m taking a casual stroll down the local street!

  • PROJECT HAIL MARY 2026 Movie Review – Is It Worth Watching?

    Ryan Gosling in spaaaaaace! That may not legally be a sentence, yet I’ve always thought it a myth that a sentence needs specific components. Just like it’s a myth that writers (such as Dis Drawma Kingg) are obligated to be articulate. Oh yeah, I went to see Project Hail Mary, because there was nothing more interesting playing at the movies this week.

    Don’t get me wrong, I love science fiction movies, and I honestly do think Ryan Gosling is a good actor. The unenthusiastic attitude was merely due to the fact that all I knew about the movie was Ryan Gosling in space. This was certainly not the first, nor do I intend it to be the last, time I entered a movie knowing virtually nothing about it. Ignorant viewings are actually pretty fun! Also, I had a slight suspicion this could secretly unfold as a long-awaited sequel to Leprechaun 4: In Space.

    Aren’t movie trailers basically just an evil collection of spoilers? Maybe I go too far with the word evil. I mean, that’s pretty rude of me to call anything evil unless I am 100% sure. Regardless, I see movie trailers for what they really are —a rapid fire grouping of spoilers.

    Is It Worth Watching?: To my surprise, I really enjoyed Project Hail Mary.

    Final Thoughts: 7/10 Crowns. Project Hail Mary worked reasonably well as a whole film. I did find myself highly skeptical of the science, but Dis Drawma Kingg is not qualified in this area enough to make any worthwhile arguments. My only real disappointment in the film was the fact that Ryan Gosling in spaaaaace turned out NOT to be a sequel to Leprechaun 4: In Space. Although… that one character did look like it could be the child of the ultimate villain of the Leprechaun Universe known as Mittenspider!

  • SLANTED 2025 Movie Review – It’s Okay To Be Yourself

    Sometimes I go to see movies without ever watching its trailer beforehand. I walked into da theater and got one ticket for the movie Slanted. Wow! That was a lotta movie to take in. Where can I even start, let alone, finish this episode?

    One overt idea in the film is — Would you change yourself if you thought it would make people like you more? Does that even get you anywhere in life? If Dis Drawma Kingg changed himself to try to gain popularity, would it accomplish anything?

    Trial #1: Imagine I choose the path of no longer being the man with the lowest IQ in bipedal human history. How would I execute that? I don’t know how to instantly change my IQ points! That may just be on account of my particularly low IQ though.

    Trial #2: Imagine Dis Drawma Kingg chooses not to be an overly dramatic writer of movie reviews and comic books. Alternatively, I will be one of those players of sports. Ohh yeah, the glory would be great! Wait a second, that means I would have to know how to sport! We can just cross that one off the list.

    Final Thoughts: 6/10 Crowns. Slanted was a movie that needs time and multiple viewings to fully assess. To mention a positive – all of the acting was excellent! I will say that I wasn’t feeling like it was a great overall experience while watching it in the theater, but it definitely makes your brain ponder afterwards. Plus, I learned something from the film. Dis Drawma Kingg will try to be his overly dramatic self as much as possible from now on! 

  • MAD MAX 1979 Movie Review – Is It Worth Watching?

    Mad Max is a movie where people drive around in cars and… actually, that’s pretty much it. Dis Drawma Kingg is surely late to the par-tay when it comes to this angrily named original of the series. Yes, I now have an opinion of 1979’s Mad Max, and I imagine you’re gonna wanna hear it!

    ZAP! Suddenly, a non sequitur short story arrives!

    Unity wakes at the same time every morning. Rhythmically and rapidly, she prepares for the day. Breakfast looks noticeably small. Little sustenance is needed for a mostly metal body. The year is 3020. There are more people with technological upgrades than people without them.

    Floating through the city with a travel upgrade, Unity comes to a strangely shaped building. No need for the laser, one window has been carelessly left open. A scan of the area inside reveals a single stairwell that connects to the basement. Creeping down each step – 38, 39, 40… still going. At last! The end!

    Dozens of people kneel in a circle towards a hovering object on a pedestal in the center of the gigantic space. They appear to be worshiping a luminescent fossil. Unity flies over and grabs the artifact. As this happens, the worshipers all stand up—

    Is It Worth Watching?: I did not personally enjoy watching Mad Max. Plenty of other people love this movie, so I’m likely the one who is wrong here.

    Final Thoughts: 1/10 Crowns. I don’t think I’ve ever been so bored in a movie that is hailed as a classic. I often give some pretty bad movies as much as a 4 or 5. This is because I am probably still somewhat entertained by the viewing experience. Mad Max gets such a low Crown Rating, because I was empirically bored. Dis Drawma Kingg would like to apologize to fans of this movie in hopes that I will not receive any threatening letters. However, know this! I will always give you a completely honest movie rating. No film company can pay me off to praise their movie or trash their competitors! Drawma Kingg movie reviews are for the people!