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Episode 113 - A Minecraft Movie (2025) Movie Review

April 15, 2025·27 min·1 clip

People are throwing popcorn in theaters when Jack Black says “chicken jockey.”

1. DMR - Deweys Movie Reviews - Podcast covers A Minecraft Movie (2025) with Jack Black and Jason Momoa. 2. The host reviews the film as a father who watched it with his eldest son, Axel, at the cinema. 3. The episode asks whether a Minecraft game adaptation works as a kids' movie and a big-screen blockbuster. 4. The host says the film runs 1 hour and 41 minutes and carries a PG rating. 5. He contrasts the critics' 46% Rotten Tomatoes score with the audience's 88% score. 6. He says the audience side feels more accurate than the critics' reaction. 7. The review states that Jack Black plays Steve and Jason Momoa plays Garrett, the Garbage Man Garrison. 8. The host explains that the story sends four misfits through a mysterious portal into the Overworld. 9. He names Henry, Natalie, and Dawn as the other human characters pulled into the world. 10. He says Steve helps the group face piglings, zombies, and a cube-looking pig witch. 11. He describes Jason Momoa's character as a washed-up 1980s gaming champion who runs a dusty retail shop. 12. He compares Garrett to a faded star who is stuck in the 1980s and wants one more chance to matter. 13. He points to a chicken-lava joke as one of the funniest moments. 14. He says the chemistry between Jack Black and Jason Momoa carries the comedy. 15. He notes that the cinema was about 75% full on a Saturday morning at 11:15. 16. He says the film kept him off his phone, which he treats as a sign of a strong kids' movie. 17. The host speaks in an informal, conversational style and often addresses Ian directly. 18. The episode mixes review notes, box-office figures, plot description, and personal family context. 19. Fans of kids' films and Jack Black comedy should like this episode. 20. Viewers wanting a spoiler-free deep dive into Minecraft lore may skip it.

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A warm, reactive review of a kids movie that keeps moving.

DMR's take on A Minecraft Movie stays grounded in a simple point: he went in knowing only that it was a kids movie based on a game, watched it with his eldest boy, and was struck by how briskly it moved.

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