Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull
{4/5} “If you want to be a good archaeologist, you’ve got to get out of the library.” Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, released in 2008 A Russian named Irina Spalko gets away with the corpse of a Roswell alien from Area 51, and Indiana Jones barely gets away with his life. […]
Dead Again
{4.5/5} “‘This is exactly what happened with Roman and Margaret.’ ‘I’m not Roman.’” Dead Again, released in 1991 Mike Church finds missing people. He’s trying to help a woman who doesn’t talk, when a hypnotist helps her talk again. She doesn’t remember who she is, but under hypnosis she thought she was a pianist named […]
Fantasy stories made into movies
Here are fantasy novels and short stories that have been made into movies or TV shows. I’ll mention the name of the story/novel if it’s different than the movie. Hans Christian Anderson Frozen inspired by “The Snow Queen” 2013 -> 4.5/5 Frozen 2 inspired by characters from “The Snow Queen” 2019 -> 4/5 L. Frank […]
Bruce Almighty
{5/5} “And that’s the way the cookie crumbles.” Bruce Almighty, released in 2003 Bruce was a reporter who went on a rant on live TV and lost his job. He also gets beat up by some thugs and crashes his car. And his dog keeps peeing in the apartment. When he gets a call from […]
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
{5/5} “It’s not a trap. It’s a face off.” Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, released in 2023 When Rocket is almost killed, the Guardians must track down the people who made him to turn off a kill switch. That leads them to the High Evolutionary, who’s trying to create a perfect world. Gamora is […]
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
{5/5} “We’re really gonna be able to jack up our prices if we’re two-time galaxy savers.” Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, released in 2017 The Guardians are working for the Sovereign, protecting their valuable batteries from a giant monster. They manage to defeat the monster, but on the way out Rocket steals some of […]
Pleasantville
{5/5} “There are some places where the road doesn’t go in a circle.” Pleasantville, released in 1998 David and Jen are transported into the world of an old TV show, Pleasantville. They find themselves in the roles of characters Bud and Mary Sue, and they’re even in black and white. A man who claimed to […]
Knock at the Cabin
{5/5} “You’re my friend, Wen. No matter what happens, I want you to remember that. The others who are coming are more like… people I work with.” Knock at the Cabin, released in 2023 Eric and Andrew are with their daughter Wen at their cabin when four people break in. They aren’t like normal people […]
Batman: The Long Halloween
{4.5/5} “‘Why are you running?’ ‘Fun. You could use a little fun.’” — Batman & Catwoman Batman: The Long Halloween, released in 2021 (in 2 parts) When Carmine Falcone’s nephew is murdered, Captain Gordon brings Batman and Harvey Dent together to try to find out what’s going on. Falcone doesn’t care who pulled the trigger […]
The Portable Door
{3.5/5} “‘So, what is it you do here?’ ‘We do what we can.’” The Portable Door, released in 2023 Paul gets hired for an intern position even though the interview went terribly. He starts working for the mysterious company J.W. Wells and Co. They use magic in order to influence people, for a few seconds, […]