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The Croods: A New Age - Movie Review

  Peter Dinklage I enjoy most everything Peter has been in. He seems to play an out of the box character most times. His portrayal of Phil Betterman is no exception. His character is very entertaining not that the other characters are not. You will have to watch to see how his character pokes fun at today's man. Review I realize it took 7 years for a sequel. Not sure it was worth the wait. We are treated to history on Guy's past that seems irrelevant until later in the movie. The movie has a good story that is different compared to the first movie. At the heart of the story is family and the changes they go through. While this is a good movie, it feels like it is missing a little of the magic from the first movie. I wish I could put my finger on it to give a better reasoning. The movie is relatively self contained where you do not need to watch the first film to understand where you are at. The movie has a conclusion that does not indicate a sequel but I am sure if the movie ma...

Future of Movies

 Box Office Results When I heard the new number one movie at the theaters had grossed only $8.3 million, I thought it would be interesting to do a review on how the pandemic has effected movie profits and add my thoughts about what the future may hold.  Based on IMDB and BoxOfficeMojo results, Godzilla vs. Kong would normally be a movie that would bring in the movie goers. In six weeks, it has manages to gross $93 million domestically from a budget of around $155-$200 million. It's total gross is $472 million. To put this in perspective using BoxOfficeMojo domestic yearly box office based on top grossing films, 2009 through 2019 had movies that grossed over $10 billion. The last time a number one movie of the year made less than $500 million was in 1977 with the original Star Wars movie. From 1982 through 2020, the number one movie of the year has made over $2 billion. Streaming Services Disney+ was the first to release a new movie exclusively on their streaming platform. I do...