MAZE RUNNER: THE DEATH CURE (Theatrical Release USA 2018)

 

Ben Meyers’ Rating: 4.1|5.0 Starsìììì 

Maze Runner: The Death Cure—wraps up the Maze Runner movie series as part 3—shows well despite its occasional over dramatization and off-and-on weak presentation.  The best part of the film is the train heist at the beginning of the film. It earns a watch. 

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Storyline 

An organization experiments on children who are thought to be immune to a virus. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank you to Director Wes Ball for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen, Joe Hartwick Jr., Wes Ball, and Lee Stollman for making the film possible. Cast includes: Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Snagster, Nathalie Emmanuel, Giancario Esposito, Aidan Gillen, Walton Goggins, Ki Hong Lee, Barry Pepper, Will Poulter, and Patricia Clarkson. 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. The film will be enjoyed more if one has been following the Maze Runner series of movies. It deserves a watch. 

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Ben Meyers

MAZE RUNNER: THE SCORCH TRIALS (Theatrical Release USA 2015)

 Ben Meyers’ Rating: 4.2|5.0 Starsìììì 

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials—part 2 of the Maze Runner movie series—does not perform at the same level as the first film in the series. It complicates itself in storyline and presentation as it does not provide a strong enough link to the first movie. Read a plotline before you go even if you watched the first Maze Runner movie. The movie does have its thrills and some of the background scenery is quite good. There is a third film in this series: The Maze Runner: The Death Cure. These movies are unusual in that these young actors present a maturity that will appeal to both the teen and adult audience. 

Film Poster Courtesy of Google Images 

Storyline 

The days of experimentation on children are not over as a group of survivors from Maze Runner experiments discover. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank you to Director Wes Ball for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen, Lee Stollman, and Joe Hartwick Jr. for making the film possible. Cast includes: Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scordelario, Thomas Brodle-Sangster, Giancario Esposito, Aidan Gillen, Ki Hong Lee, Barry Pepper, Lill Taylor, and Patricia Clarkston. 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. Know that the story is complicated and if an audience does not follow the series, it would be best to read a plotline before going to this movie as a standalone watch. This is one of the rare teen-actor movies that performs as a good watch for adults. 

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Ben Meyers