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movie review - Descendants 3

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-eight years and a million words

Toronto, 2020.02.26

OK, I've sat through two of these with the kids. I'm about to leave for Japan and not see them for a few months, so I'll sit through a third. Believe it or not, I couldn't describe the differences between this one and the past ones, they all blur together like so many identically-conceived movie series (e.g. Harry Potter; oh we're going to that alley to by magic? And the same dude with no nose is the bad guy?).

But I won't waste any time on reviewing it. If you like musical teenage melodramas that somehow stretch a pencil sketch into three movies, or if you insist on watching these things with your children, then by all means see this. Otherwise - and here I'm assuming you're older than nine and/or saner than I am - skip it.

Not recommended.

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In dwelling, be close to the land. In meditation, delve deep into the heart. In dealing with others, be gentle and kind. In speech, be true. In work, be competent. In action, be careful of your timing.

—Lao Tsu