Marvel's Inhumans Pilot Review

Well then comic book fans another comic book TV show has graced our screens and if you've read the tile of this post then you know what show it is so here is my review of Marvel's Inhumans pilot episode.

The plot for this series is Maximus pulls of a military coup and the Royal Family escapes to earth. What really bugged me about this pilot is despite it being and hour and half long it takes a good thirty minuets Maximus's plan gets put into action that's not a good thing in my eyes but the overall pacing i thought was good.

The show stars Anson Mount , Serinda Swan , Ken Leung , Eme Ikwuakor , The adorable Isabelle Cornish , Ellen Woglom and Ramsey Bolton. the acting in this pilot is pretty bad in places some actors are better then others but i don't blame the actors i blame Scott Buck the show runner and writer for this two part pilot he gave the actors nothing to work with.

I found most of the Royal Family to be unlikable which was a bad thing since there meant to be the main heroes and one of the characters even strangles Maximus which is something you cannot have a main hero doing in your opening episode.

Now i saw the comments on the effects when the trailer first came out and i have to say that i personally thought the effects were ok they weren't bad but at the same time they weren't that good either i thought the effects on Medusa's hair looked good and in some scenes Lockjaw looked pretty good but in others he looks fake if this pilot was just being shown on TV i could have forgiven the bad effects but this was being shown no Imax screens so in my eyes there was no excuse for bad CGI and i didn't really like the teleportation effect either.

This show does something which actually weakens a character i can't say what it is but if you know who it is you'll know who i mean and if you havn't seen it it happens around the thirty eight / thirty nine minuet mark by doing what they did they made the character appear weaker it just doesn't add up to me why they would do that it makes no sense from a story point of view or a character point of view.

Overall i'd say if you've read the Inhumans comic books then you might want to check out this episode but if your not a fan of the Inhumans books then you can skip this but i personally might check out the rest of the episodes since it does sound interesting especially seeing where this could go and like my other pilot reviews there will not a rating.

The Orville Review

Hello there people who love movies and television a few weeks before Star Trek: Discovery debuted Seth MacFarlane debuted his Star Trek inspired show The Orville and now we're four episodes in i'm going to review it.

The plot of the show is The crew of U.S.S. Orville goes around the universe exploring new worlds. Yes what i've described to you is the very plot of the show and yes it is episodic and i like that now every show needs to have an overarching story sometimes having an episodic show is good for you. 

The show is not only created by Seth Macfarlane but he also plays one of the lead roles with the other characters being played by Adrianne Palicki , Penny Johnson Jerald , Scott Grimes , Peter Macon , Halston Sage , J. Lee and Mark Jackson. I have to say that the cast in this show are funny as hell each of the cast members get there moment to say or do something funny and i love it i cannot count how many times i've laughed at something that any member of the cast has said.

Now this show is a science fiction drama comedy and it's really heavy on both the science fiction and the comedy i'll admit that not all of the jokes work but the alot of them not only land but they had me laughing out loud especially in episode 4 where they work in not only a mom joke but a reference to Friends. The issue i have is as i've said before it gets a little to heavy on the science fiction for my liking since it gets confusing with the character races.

I think that this show has a really small budget because there are at times then CGI looks fake as hell but tho at the same time the inside of the ship looks really good i want to spend time on that ship it looks that good plus Adrianne Palickie is a babe whatever budget this show has i hope that for a potential second series it gets an increase because this show is worth it.

The guest list for this show reads like a who's who of Seth's friends i can't post there names because as of this writing only three of them have turned up but so far every guest star has killed it in the show and the one in episode 4 i didn't see coming and wondered how did they get this person.

Overall i think you should watch this show just because it gives out a message of hope and if Star Trek: Discovery isn't your think then this will be right up your alley i won't give this ranking since it's still on going but it's worth watching.

   

Villa Antropoff Review

Animation fans you have seen me tackle a bunch of films before so now it's time you see me tackle something a bit different a short film so here is my review of Villa Antropoff.

Now you guys have to understand that this film is thirteen minuets long so when i say it's a short film i mean it. The film doesn't really have a plot but it does involve a man rowing in a homemade boat to a villa where a wedding has just ended badly and the wedding it self between a gangster and his girlfriend. That's all you get in terms of plot the rest of it you have to make up yourself altho i have to give the film some credit for not out right saying what the plot is it instead relays more on the visuals but at the same time it hard to make out what the story is.

Now normally i would mention who's in the short film however the film has no actors listed so instead i'm going to mention the animation which is really good for an independent film however the film has some weird looking characters all you have to do is look at the above picture to see how weird the characters can look.

Don't show young ones this film not only will they not understand what's going on it also has a lot of adult scenes in fact there's so much adult content that i can only use a few pictures for this review i have to really look hard to see what pictures i can and cannot use there's that much adult content in this film.

Overall this short film is strange and bizarre and i can see why i got booted of Youtube in fact the only way you can watch this film is by going onto Vimeo for me this film gets a 7 out of 10. 

  

Victoria "Entente Cordiale" Review

I know that this review is a late but if you saw my last review of Victoria then you'll know why i wasn't able to get a review out but i'm here this week with a late review so here we go with my review of Victoria series 2 episode 5 Entente Cordiale.

The plot of this episode finds the Queen and her husband in France in order to persuade the king to not let his son marry the young Spanish Queen. I really loved this episode i thought that the story was light hearted enough to enjoy and yet serious enough that you could feel the weight of what they were trying to do.

Of course we have Jenna and Tom in this episode and they both do a really great job and i think that Jenna should have her hair down all the time. For me Diana Rigg once again stole the show even tho her scenes don't have an impact on the plot she's just great in all her scenes and it's in those scenes that we get most of the comedy for this episode.

I want to know if the production went to France to film this episode because everything just looked so beautiful but given the high quality production values that this show has it wouldn't surprise me if they stayed in London.

It's not all sunshine and flowers tho as for most of the episode the Prince is dealing with something that happened last week (thanks to the recap at the start of the episode for that little nugget) and to be honest i'm glad that they didn't just forget about it they had that plot point come into play in this episode and i have to give them credit for doing that.

Overall this was a fun episode and one that i would say so far is the best of the series for me this episode gets an 8.5 out of 10.

Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Chou Super Hero Taisen Review

Hello Kamen Rider fans and Super Sentai fans today is a very special review because this is the first time i'm reviewing anything from both franchises so here we go with Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Chou Super Hero Taisen.

The plot of the film is the gaming world is attacking the real world so it's up Kamen Rider Ex-Aid and bunch of Super Sentai characters to out a stop to it. The movie has dreadful pacing and is at times just flat out boring it's a cool story to tell but it gets bogged down by awful pacing and for a movie that has both Kamen Rider and Super Sentai in the title it focuses more on the Kamen Rider characters which is great if you love that franchise but if you love Super Sentai more then your in trouble.

Now the cast list for this film is freaking huge so i'm not going to name everyone but in the movie we have Hiroki Iijima , Ruka Matsuda , Haruka Tateishi and Takumi Kizu. The acting in this film is what you'd expect from something that gets made into Power Rangers so if you have low expectations then you'll be happy i honestly don't know what more i can say about the acting because anybody who watches these shows will know what to expect from the actors.

I admit to being disappointed that my favorite Sentai Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger only had one actor appear in live action with the rest being in voice over that didn't sit well with me at all why couldn't they have had all of the Sentai actors at some point appear in live action it would have made the movie feel more special.

I have to mention the action scenes they were really freaking awesome both the Kamen Rider teams and the Super Sentai teams use there weapons alot which i liked because it mean the action scenes didn't boil down to who can hit who the hardest and it helps that there was a lot of cool camera movements as well.

Overall if your a fan of both or even just one of these franchises then i say you check this one out but either way you should be ready for a long and at time dull film so with that in mind this film gets a 5 out of 10 from me.

Star Trek: Discovery Pilot Review

Hello there any Star Trek fans it's been well over ten years since Star Trek was last on TV and now it is back with a show that pretty much everyone hated when they first saw the trailer so here is my review of the first two episodes of Star Trek: Discovery.

The plot for the first two episodes is the crew of the USS Shenzhou find a klingon ship and get attacked by them. In all honesty that's the best i could come up with while trying to summarize the story of these first two episodes and i think that story wise these two episodes were really good they did a good job of setting up the main characters.

These first two episodes star Sonequa Martin-Green , Doug Jones and Michelle Yeoh. While the series does have a large cast the rest of the characters won't be introduced until the next episode but in terms of these first two episodes i loved Sonequa as the protagonist altho i find it ironic that she's gone from being chased by Zombies to now being chased by Klingons she cannot catch a break. I have to give a shout out to Michelle Yeoh who kills in in these two episodes she's playing a yoda type of role in this series and i think it works.

This episode was shockingly gory i never thought i'd see gore in a Star Trek product and here it is almost front and center and the blood does look really good so i have to give them props for making blood that doesn't look fake.

I want to know how much of a budget this show has because damn did those CGI effects look good the effects in these two episodes alone are almost on par with Game Of Thrones or The Flash that's how good they were i honestly thought a few times that these two episodes could have been released into cinemas and no one would know the difference due to how good the effects were.

I have to give composer Jeff Russo credit for creating a truly wonderful opening theme it's a theme that in my view captures the hope filled nature of Gene Roddenberry's original series and it gives you hope that this series will contain alot of hope within it.

Overall go and watch these two episodes because they are truly worth it and if that means paying for CBS All Access then so be it and since this a pilot there will not be a rating but i will go and say watch The Orville since it's a great Star trek type of series. 

  

  

The Powerpuff Girls "Power Of Four" Review

To say the reboot of The Powerpuff Girls is bad is understatement fans hate , the critics hate and the original cast hate it but something happend a few weeks ago the internet was talking about this special that would introduce a new member of the team so here is my review of Power Of Four.

The basic premise of the special is the girls find out they have another sister and they try to help her fit in with there family. Now the special was made up of five regular episodes of the show each one containing there own story but with a few characters linking them all together and the premise isn't that bad it does a good job of setting up this new character i will get into the ending tho later on since it's a disappointment for me.

The voice cast for this series and the special include Amanda Leighton , Kristen Li , Natalie Palamides , Tom Kenny and Olivia Olson. I know alot of people love the old voice cast but the new voice actors for the girls do a good job there not going to beat the original actors but for this version of the show and for this special they work altho i did find Olivia Olson's voice a tad distracting tho and for some reason Olivia gives Bliss a slight British accent which doesn't work at all.

Now i could go on and on about the animation errors in this version of the show but i won't do that but i will say that there some errors in this special as well but the quality of the animation overall was really good i think that this series best animation was used in the scene that introduced Bliss and in the final fight of the special.

Bliss herself from the waste up looks pretty good she looks like a character you'd find in The Powerpuff Girls but from the waste down she looks terrible for some reason the show makers gave her really wide hips and really long legs and they just don't work with the rest of the body design at all i get that she's meant to be a teenager but that doesn't mean you have to make her look just strange.

For some rather odd reason the show uses the old Professor design when they decide to tell Bliss's backstory and i think they also reuse the opening animation from the original show and it really doesn't mix well with this series animation at all.

I have to mention because they pulled a Poochie on everyone except Bliss doesn't die i won't give it away but it's terrible ending and they could have come up with something better since the network plugged the hell out of this special most of us my self included most likely thought this would have a long term effect on the show but based of this special it won't.

Overall this special wasn't that bad but it wasn't that good either and it defiantly doesn't stop the reboot from being terrible for me this special is a 4.5 out of 10. 

Elena And The Secret Of Avalor Review

Disney fans i'm back with a review i may have hinted at in an earlier post and honestly it's really decent movie so here is my review of Elena And The Secret Of Avalor.

The plot of this Sofia/Elena crossover prequel is Sofia has to find away to free a trapped princess and overthrow an evil queen. The plot of this movie does move i think at a fast pace and it could have benefited from having an extra thirty minuets but since the film clocks in at an hour and three minuets it means that certain plot points get rushed but the story as a whole is really good if somewhat predictable.

Since this is a crossover movie that features a ton of cast members i'm only going to name the three main stars and they are Ariel Winter as Princess Sofia , Aimee Carrero as Princess Elena and the great and legendary Jane Fonda as The Villain. I wasn't kidding when i said Elena had some great guest stars but the cast in this movie/special do a great job voicing there characters and that really doesn't shock me since both this and both TV shows were in development so both the main leads and the various supporting cast had the time to get to know there characters and we all know Jane Fonda will be great in this.

Like Elena and Sofia this show is done in CGI but unlike those shows where the animation was really top notch the animation in this film to me felt like a down grade i can't explain why i got that feeling but for a movie that's not a good thing maybe it's due to the fact they were also making two TV shows at the same time.

The major issue i have with this movie/special is the fact that it's a prequel to a TV show that was still airing now from what i can gather this film was meant to debut before the series which to me makes sense but for some unknown reason the film got pushed back until November 2016 so then why did they premier the first episode of Elena on July 22nd 2016 why not push the start of the series until December of November since then the no one will know how the film ends but they didn't do that so now we know how the film ends before it even starts.

The score and songs where done by both shows composer John Kavanaugh and i have to say that the songs in this film for me was better then the score it self all three songs those being "The Great Unknown" , "The Spirit of Avalor" and "My Time" were really catchy and they all had great beats to them and more importantly they didn't sound like over produced pop songs they worked great for this film and i loved them.

Overall i'd say if your interested in watching Elena Of Avalor i'd say check out this movie first since it acts as a pilot to the series for me tho this film gets a 6.5 out of 10.

Elena Of Avalor Review

Hello Disney fans since Elena season 2 is due to start in just under four weeks time i thought i'd finally give you my thoughts on the series so here is my review of Elena Of Avalor.

The basic premise of the show is young princess Elena has to learn how to rule her kingdom. That's really all i can say without giving away the plot to a movie i want to review but i have to admit the story for the show is really interesting and i like the fact that it doesn't have an overall story arc each episode is pretty much episodic and for this show it works.

Since the voice cast for this show is pretty huge i'm not going to name every single cast member but in the show we have Aimee Carrero , Jenna Ortega , Keith Ferguson , Jillian Rose Reed and Joseph Haro. The voice cast for this series are pretty good and looking threw the guest cast i found out they have some pretty huge names on the show as well but i personally love Aimee Carrero as Elena if her show Young & Hungry ends she could easily make it as a voice actress.

Now as you can gather by all the above pictures the show is done in CGI and while i would have preferred it to be done in traditional 2D the CGI in the series is shockingly good every episode has top notch CGI which for a TV show on a TV budget is a freaking miracle.

The characters also have some really great designs to me they look like classic Disney characters and that's a good thing to a degree because at times they look a little two much like a cartoon and that can take me out of an episode.

The theme to the show which is called Elena Of Avalor is done by Spanish artist Gaby Moreno and to me since the show is based in Latin American culture it helps that the theme song would also have a Latin American feel to it and the theme song is really super catchy.

The score and songs for the series are done by John Kavanaugh and the series mostly features a new song in every episode but the problem is the songs are very hit and miss for every good song there's at least two or three bad one's but the way i see it is that's a pretty good record since the show has been picked up for season's two and three.

Overall i will say that while this is a spin-off to Sofia The First you don't need to have seen that show to under stand this one altho i do think you should Elena And The Secret Of Avalor since it's prequel to the show and there will not be a rating for this show.

My Brief Thoughts On Coco Trailer 2

Well then PIXAR fans it has finally happened they have just now dropped the new trailer for Coco and here are my Brief Thoughts on the trailer.

Well since the trailer has just this minuet dropped i can't use any images but trust me when i say this movie looks stunning everything from the art to the animation is about the quality you'd expect from PIXAR by now.

Honestly hearing the voice cast in this trailer gets my excited for me there's no real big names in the film but there's a lot of great talent. I have to say that for a second i thought that Ricardo Montalban was in this movie because there's a character that sounds so much like him.

This movie looks like PIXAR is at there best and i cannot wait for November to come around.