April in Movies

"Cock Blockers"
This raunchy comedy about three girl friends attempting to get laid at prom is at lot funnier than it should be. Had it been three guys, it would have sucked, but because it's three girls, and their parents chase them, it's somehow better. The adults do chew scenery more so than the leads, and even steal their thunder. Despite confusing editing involving times they go and come from a hotel, clothing they should not have in the next scene anymore, and confusing placement of a stereotyped male model, the movie is fine. It's okay. The title is often said to be 'Blockers' but it has astyliezed rooster, so it's 'cock blockers', a term from millennials.

"Isle of Dogs"
The strange Wes Anderson film that makes you say 'I love dogs', is a cute go motion animated, stop motion enhanced fable of a future where in Japan they have outlawed dogs due to a dog flu, and cast them out into an island. Then a dog is wrongfully sent there, leading to his boy trying to rescue him. The combination of Japanese and dubbed English speaking actors is not nearly as confusing as one might think. The story is not race baiting or anything controversial. The only thing shocking is an operation scene. Some of the visuals may be confusing, but it works. It is not really for small children though.

"Avengers Infinity War"
The ten years of Marvel Disney culminates in a spring movie literally on the heels of the last one, 'Black Panther', as both were still playing together when it came out! Thanos the Mad Titan wants the magic infinity stones to rid the universe of half of everything, and restore balance, and the super heroes are out to stop him. Ridding the universe of heroes would be bad for business! The team up of the Avengers, Spider Man and Thor, and Doctor Strange, and Hulk, and various others is an action spectacle from deep space, where the Guardians of the Galaxy appear, to Wakanda on Earth! Disney took some risks with this film, and it went there. (It is still playing). Worth owning later on blu ray.