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The Mummy Review (SPOILERS!!)

With many different Cinematic Universes saturating the movie theatres these days, such as the Disney's MCU, FOX's MCU, the DCEU, the Fast & Furious, many forget that the first ever Cinematic Universe was Universal's Classic Horror Universe. Featuring famous characters such as Dracula, Frankenstein and the Wolfman. Now, in the very competitive film market, Universal is hoping to reboot this universe, with the new name Dark Universe , with its first entry The Mummy . Tom Cruise appears to be haveing a career renaissance, with films like Edge Of Tomorrow and Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation  hitting it big with fans. Can his star power help to launch this revamp of a classic Cinematic Universe? First Thoughts Is this an enjoyable film? Yes. Is it unique or groundbreaking? Unfortunately not. I wanted to love this film! It ranked No.9 in my Top films to look out for in 2017! But, sadly, this film seems to follow the same generic conventions that audiences would ex

10 Blockbusters to look out for in 2017

So another Year has passed, and now another must begin. And with it comes a new slate of films ready for release. This year seems to be lined up as perhaps the biggest years to date for blockbusters. With franchises being started, re-invented or just continuing. Making this list was quite difficult to make. But I believe, for better or worse, these will be the blockbusters that will represent 2017. I won't be putting in any superhero movies coming out this year because there are just so damn many. They'll be given their own list later on. I hope you enjoy the list. 10. Pirates Of The Caribbean 5 It's been 6 years since the last Pirates movie. And, after the last movie, the franchise is in desperate need of some franchise CPR. With Johnny Depp reprising his famous role as Jack Sparrow once again, and Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley returning to the franchise as Will Turner and Elizabeth Swan. Only time will tell what will happen with this film. But this cou