Moana 2

11/30/2024

When "Moana" learns that the whole of Pacific Island society is under a curse from the powerful god "Nalo", she has to recruit a few faithful crew members and go seek out "Maui" before she can find the long lost and sunken island of "Morefutu". Once there, she hopes to break the malevolent force that has, for centuries, ensured that her people never manage to make contact with any others - despite her finding evidence that they did exist - somewhere, once upon a time! Of course there's "Heihei" the chicken and "Pua" the pig, but she's gonna need more help than that so up steps pin-up "Moni", the knife-wielding engineer "Loto" and the glass-half-empty farmer "Keke" and off they go. Loads of escapades await them as they again encounter their poisoned-dart firing coconut warriors - the "Kakam

2/3/2025

Very good movie!

9/15/2026

A lot of people seem to hate this sequel for the sole reason it was retooled from a Disney+ series, but in my opinion, it made more sense to make it a movie versus a streaming service series, and I actually consider it to be an improvement over the first *Moana*. While it is shorter than the first movie, given the stakes, which involves a literal god of storms, a more rushed pacing fits the life or death situation being included. This movie retains all the core traits of the first movie-lush, beautiful visuals, respect for Polynesian culture, lighthearted tone and humor, fast-paced action, and great songs-all while darkening up the actual conflict and giving us one of Disney's most remorseless, powerful villains ever in Nalo. The movie also has strong character growth, especially between M

10/24/2026

Didn’t fill the shoes it created with the first one. Denouement was great but not good enough to redeem the whole film.  Seemed like a 6th grade boy wrote the jokes. Chee hoo was annoying and I wish my tattoos came in like hers.