Damn, this thread is dead as hell....

Let me go here first...

Alien Covenant / theater
--I liked it better than Prometheus. I liked a lot of the story elements and surprises in the movie. The action was top notch. But, I think its still missing "the thing" to make it a great Alien movie. I'm not sure what Ridley Scott is trying to do with these prequels to the movie that spawned the franchise but somehow.... they still haven't managed to get an Alien movie "right" after Alien and Aliens.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol II / theater
--I liked this one A LOT MORE than the first one. That said, I felt I needed to re-watch the first one to catch myself back up on the happenings that lead into #2.

Pirates of the Caribbean 5: Dead Men Tell No Tales/ theater
--OK, as a PotC movie I liked it. I liked the plot, I liked the action, I liked the acting for the most part BUT, the main villain was not that great, his undead Pirates were done way better in the first movie, as well as some of the movie just didn't feel as fresh as the 4th one did. The cameos of Will and Elizabeth Turner were handled well. I liked their son was trying to free his dad and how he would have to go about it. I felt Barbosa was a good key part of the story. If they ever manage to make a 6th the really need to work out the main villain again.

Logan / theater and now on BR
--EPIC end to a decent movie trilogy of solo films. If I ranked them, I'd go 3 >2>1. I really liked the story about Logan coping with his own health issues while also trying to raise money to take care of Professor X who appears to be suffering from dementia. I highly recommend checking out the black and white version. I really loved the leader of the Reavers.... he just had that style to him.

Beauty and the Beast/ theater
--I actually liked it and some of the more in-depth story telling they did in the live action version.

Ghost in the Shell / theater
--I liked it as a entry into the series and I think they did casting fairly well. I liked the main villain's tie to the Major. That said, and while I still give that Scarlet Johansen has the action cred to pull it off, I don't understand why they didn't pull in a Asian actress to play The Major.

The Fate of the Furious/ theater
--not a bad entry.... but honestly... the more they try to expand this series universe the more it doesn't feel like part of its origins of being stuff within the street racing crowd. Right now it feels too bloated on its own needed excesses to be more than the film before it.

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Various BR viewings:

IN honor of Roger Moore's passing
Octopussy, For Your Eyes Only, A View to a Kill, Live and Let Die / SE DVD

Top Gun

Logan

Fifty Shades Darker

Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, Alien Resurrection, Alien vs. Predator

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
*Not bad, but not at the level of the Harry Potter films IMO.

The Avengers

The Avengers: Age of Ultron

The Thomas Crown Affair

Casino Royale