Jasonic's Favorite Character Films

Hello, and good evening, Internet! The success of The Avengers inevitably led to this one and, when it came out, it certainly continued my love for the MCU saga in a meaningful way! Released in 2015 (10 years ago -- can you believe it?!), Avengers: Age of Ultron was a highly anticipated sequel in both the MCU as a whole and to the highly successful pop culture phenomenon, The Avengers, that preceded it. With all the hype and buildup surrounding this second movie and the building up of the MCU over several years prior to it, everyone believed that Age of Ultron would take the MCU to new heights in more ways than one. Critical and box office reception at the time wasn't quite as high as the first film for a number of reasons, but the film still did favorably well and was exceptional in the eyes of many. This can probably be chalked up to a few factors including people's expectations for the movie, the inclusion of numerous returning and new characters filling the runtime, a...

Hello, and good evening, Internet! Kung Fu Panda 1-3 are a perfect trilogy in my mind and though I have yet to see the 4th one, I am thankful for this series now. Released in 2016, Kung Fu Panda 3 was the inevitable third installment in the Kung Fu Panda trilogy -- now quadrilogy as of last year. After the second one succeeded in the eyes of many kids and adults, expectations for were high for this one to do well, if not surpass its predecessors. Financially, it did great despite being the lowest-grossing film in the series according to Wikipedia. Critical responses were certainly close to the other movies and while fan and audience opinions may vary, there are plenty who believe this caps off the original trilogy of Kung Fu Panda pretty neatly. While I didn't get to see this movie immediately due to being deep in college studies when it came out, I eventually watched it due to a renewed interest in Kung Fu Panda in recent years and I see where some people are coming from as ...

Hello, and good evening, Internet! With this being the movie that launched my Spider-Man fandom, a thousand channels on YouTube, and further encouraged reboots everywhere, this film is special in a lot of ways as well as having the distinction of being the first Spidey review on this blog that I've done from scratch. Released in 2012, The Amazing Spider-Man was Sony's back-up plan for Sam Raimi canceling his plans for Spider-Man 4 to be released in 2011 with Sony desperately wanting to maintain the rights to the character. This certainly caused a lot of backlash from the Spider-Man fandom based on the fact that back then it denied us the chance to see Spider-Man swing into the then-growing Marvel Cinematic Universe as well as how many believed it was something of a "Dark Knight ripoff". While the comparison is sound given that this reboot follows in the footsteps of Batman Begins with its darker tone, retelling of the iconic origin, and deeper, more personal them...

Hello, and good evening, Internet! The long awaited, often imitated Dark Knight Trilogy is the reason I ended up liking Batman in the first place and I'm happy to finally get to it as of this review! Released in 2005, Batman Begins was the first theatrical Batman movie in eight years following the disaster many claim that Batman & Robin was despite its present cult following. Directed by the renowned Christopher Nolan, starring Christian Bale, and composed by Hans Zimmer, this movie took the Dark Knight back to his dark roots by grounding it in heavy realism and indeliberately revolutionized the superhero genre as a result. This film and its sequels -- mainly The Dark Knight -- have been praised to death for following such masterful filmmaking rules, writing such beloved characters and story arcs, and creating undeniable meme material from the memorable lines and performances such as Christian Bale's iconic "bat voice". At the time of release, people lauded ...