The Radical Child

 

I had seen the first film I think on Netflix and wanted to rewatch it since I noticed its sequel, among the many films delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, on the streaming service but it was oddly absent, but I have a half-decent memory of the first movie, and the second features Farmer McGregor's son Thomas getting married to Bea, who aims to publish books based on Peter and his friends, other characters of different species from Beatrix Potter's works. Was a cute, fun movie, with some nods to other films such as the Ocean's series.

I remember seeing a trailer for this film over a decade ago, and just the title alone made me giggle, so I decided to rent it on Amazon Prime, and while it does start a bit slow, the final half-hour largely made up for it, and one could consider it The Producers of our time, given the similar controversies surrounding the eponymous musical like Springtime for Hitler did in Mel Brooks' original film and its remake.

The final battle between the humans of Zion and the machines that have enslaved them for some time. Pretty good action and effects, although the conclusion feels somewhat Pyrrhic.

 

Another great MCU film; in particular I really liked the fantastical CG furry animals in the alternate dimension.

Sort of overstays its welcome, but is definitely better than the original theatrical version, and gives more depth to the DC superheroes that weren't covered in prior films.