Directed by Josh Boone. Written by Boone and Knate Lee, based on the New Mutants comics. Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Maisie Williams, Charlie Heaton, Blu Hunt, Henry Zaga and Alice Braga.
Plot: five young mutants, just discovering their abilities, are held in a facility and fight to escape.
Dani Moonstar (Hunt) escapes the destruction of her reservation, supposedly by a tornado, but she believes that they were running from something else and it killed her father. She awakens in a hospital and is told by Dr. Reyes (Braga) that she is a mutant and that she’s not the only one. There she meets Rahne Sinclair/Wolfsbane (Williams), who’s very nice to her, Ilyana Rasputin/Majik, who isn’t, Bobby da Costa/Sunspot (Zaga), who hits on her and Sam Guthrie/Cannonball (Heaton), who seems a little indifferent and has mysterious injuries.
All of them have secrets and dark pasts, but they come together to save each other and escape the facility. However, DJ didn’t like that they were such assholes about their damaged pasts in the beginning. And I didn’t like that Ilyana had Lockhead, the purple dragon that Kitty Pryde actually has in the comics. I didn’t understand that change. But DJ didn’t mind that so much. I guess we all have our things.
The Smiley Men that haunted Ilyana were scary looking. The acting was nice. The specials were exceptional. We liked it, but we didn’t love it, mostly because we love the comics so much. And there were holes. For instance, in the comics, Reyes couldn’t have kept them there on her own and Majik could’ve taken her on all by herself. Also, what were the rules? And who was in charge? We thought maybe it was Sinister, but once again, only because we’ve read the comics.
We didn’t feel it was as bad as other critics said it was though.
I suppose I could list my favorite movies here, but instead I'll give you a strange glimpse into what makes me TaraRomero.
1. I met George Romero. He was the kindest and sweetest man. He talked to me for longer than he should have with the line getting longer. He also held my hand. And when he noticed the ladybug I have tattooed on my wrist, he said he liked it and asked me it's name. Till then, it had not had a name. Now, I call him George.
2. I love stickers. All stickers. I just adore them. I even ask for stickers for Christmas! As a matter of fact, the birthday that just past, every member of my immediate family gave me sticker packs as gifts. Affordable and extremely appreciated.
3. I have never put much stock in astrology or horoscopes, but I LOVE the magic of the MBTI. Omg. I am an INFP and it actually sounds just like me. Introverted mostly. Creative always. Heart before head and not the most logical. Totally me! For better or worse.
4. It's no surprise I count horror so high up on the list of things that make me, me. However, it's so within my soul that I was part of the Horror Club in college. Interesting bunch. And even took a Horror Lit class as an elective. I got an A.
5. Coffee always makes me happy. Always. I'm particularly fond of caramel macchiatos. But I'll drink black coffee if it's the only thing available.
6. I hate shock for the sake of shock and endings that depress me. I always mention the movies Within (2016) and the Eli Roth produced, written and starred in, Aftershock (2012), as proof of this distate I have. I abhor the idea that just because I like horror, some people think I'd actually praise a movie that lets you think the "Final Girl" just made it through the night, only to slap her in the face with a tsunami.
7. We are big time animal people. I mean, if I could, I'd have an elephant, a bear, a zebra, a penguin, an otter and a meerkat, living with me. Seriously though. We have 2 dogs right now and 2 cats. Both cats we picked up when they each came to our front door hungry. And both dogs we got from 2 different sets of neighbors. Both who, unfortunately, don't know how to care for pets long-term. But they're happy and healthy now!!
8. Revisiting my love of horror, one of the above cats, my cat, is a little black guy named Church. Because Pet Sematary. His middle name is even Pascow. To give credit where credit's due, the name was DJ's idea. But he loves horror too!
9. I'm big into art. Along with movie posters and an Anne Frank quote, I have some actual paintings on my wall. I really think Dali paints beautifully when he wants to. And if I don't get to see Michaelangelo's Pieta in person some day, I will be very disappointed.
10. Lastly, I find Emily Dickinson's poetry intriguing. I took an elective course about her as well. But do you know I injected horror even there? I was given a poem to dissect and I picked one on death, of course. Then, I researched old "Death Photos" and even printed out copies for everyone in the class. They were so interested in looking at them that it stopped them from all looking at me, and I was able to deal quite well with my stage fright. Haha
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