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I'll give Dumbo credit. While Aladdin made unnecessary changes from the 90s version and The Lion King was pretty much an awkward, lesser CGI'd version from that 90s version, Dumbo told an original story. The problem is: that it just wasn't very good. To me, there's still no better live action movie than Maleficent . It reminded me of 'The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs.' It told the story from the opposite perspective. Dumbo added several characters that weren't in Disney's classic animated version, but most of them weren't that exciting. The movie had some predictable greedy characters and some dull heroes. Michael Keaton , Danny Devito , Colin Farrell and Eva Green weren't bad casting choices, but their characters weren't that exciting. The children meant nothing to me. I had zero cares for them. They had way too much screen time. The writers actually gave one of the kids a line in the movie where she said, ...

With 2018 officially behind us and January half over, I figure it's high time I take a look into our cinematic future. 2019 certainly seems like it's going to be a Will Smith kind of year.  He's going to be in: Aladdin (as Genie) Geimini Man Spies In Disguise Smith's son, Justice, is also going to be in a  POKÉMON Detective Pikachu. What great movies (and which box office bombs) are you most looking forward to seeing? Here's my list (and a few predictions). The movies I'm most looking forward to seeing: Avenger: Endgame I mean, who can seriously compete with this one?  Avengers: Endgame will be the conclusion to the current phase of Marvel's Cinematic Universe.  It's the first two-parter Marvel movie that has come out so far. In theaters: April 26 Shazam! This looks like a fun movie!  Some of my family members are skeptical of it, but I'm excited.  I think it'll be a lighter side of DC.  A little more com...