My Top 5 Worst AND My Top 5 Best Films Of The Year 2024 Edition

It's that time of the year once again everybody and since we have a tradition on this blog and that is that on the last day of the year I tell you what my own personal top 5 worst and top 5 best films of the year are. With it being oddly hard to decide what should even go in the best of category this year as there are so many films that were released this year that could all justifiably lay claim to being the best film of the year and as always if you don't see your favorite film on here then just assume that i've either not seen it or that it's in a number six with the rules still being the same I have to have seen the film in order to for it count and it has to have had a UK release date of 2024 enjoy.

WORST

5) Winnie The Pooh Blood And Honey 2  

Lets be real here nobody thought that the sequel to a film that was only made because some of the characters entered public domain was going to be any good. Even more so when you take into account that the first film was my worst film of the year last year and yet one year later here we are with a sequel film that not only improves upon everything that the original set out to do in every single way possible but actually improves upon them like the fact that for starters this film actually has a pretty big budget of around two hundred thousand pounds which means that the makers of this film could not only afford some pretty decent actors but could actually give the Pooh characters some actually decent costumes and masks something that the original film just couldn't afford to do and while yes this film does start to build up the Twisted Childhood Universe a bit as well it was still great to see a film making team that realised that the first film wasn't that good and actively set out to rectify that in the sequel and while yes there a few bad things in this film like the fact that the film retcons the first film into being a movie that's in this film and the fact that they made Pooh Christopher Robin's brother for no reason whatsoever it still doesn't change the fact that this film was a huge step up interms of quality from the previous film and it gives out hope that the rest of the films in this cinematic universe will be just as good as the ones that came before it.

While there have been a shockingly good amount of really good horror films released this year alot of people seem to not mention this one. As while yes it is still a fairly bad film in it's own right no one's dismissing that it is still alot more better then the film that came before as this film does actually have some decent acting with a more likable and more proactive Christopher Robin and it actually features Tigger in it as by the time that this film entered pre-production he entered the public domain and with a third film already in the development stages and a confirmed crossover film with all of the monsters from this universe it's save to say that this franchise isn't going anywhere any time soon and why should as even tho having good horror films is great we still need films that are just pure junk food for the brain and that's exactly what this film is and what this whole cinematic universe could be as it could be a cinematic universe where you don't need to think why things are the way that they are and you can just sit back laugh at what's going on on screen and just have fun with it even tho what your watching is still a really bad film and while public domain characters getting their own horror film is sadly becoming something of a thing now thanks to oddly enough the release of the first film when it's done right it can be something that's enjoyable as along as they don't take themselves two seriously actually have things going on in the film itself.

4) Mean Girls (2024)

This year seemed to be the year of the remake with both the original Mean Girls and The Crow both getting remakes of there very own and while the The Crow will be getting grouped up with a bunch of other films later on in this post. This one deserved it's own slot as it's not just bad but it's offensively bad like the makers of this film just made all of the wrong of the wrong choices when choosing to adapt the stage musical which from comments online wasn't even that popular of a show to begin with which does beg the question of why remake something when there clearly isn't an audience for it and the answer is so simple it's because of nostalgia for you see Paramount Pictures was hoping to capture some of the same success that Disney has had with there live action remakes only the original Mean Girls wasn't animated in the first place and because Disney uses people's nostalgia for those original films in the remakes trailers they become hit films and that was something that Paramount was hoping would work for this film as they bumped it up from being a streaming release of Paramount+ to getting a theatrical release and to be frank this is film that really should have stayed on Paramount+ as while yes it still would have gotten a ton of negative reviews for it the film wouldn't have lost them as much money as it did when it got released into theaters at the start of the year with the film now being mostly forgotten about by not only those at Paramount themselves but also those that actually went to watch the film when it was first released as well.

To give this film at the vert least some form of credit it does at the very least try to be creative in some of it's musical sequences but that's really it. As this film is just as bland and just as boring as lot of the other remakes that got released this year and heck even the cameo from original Mean Girls star Lindsey Lohan could't save the film and as such it really is a film that tried and failed to capitalize on people's nostalgia for the first film even brining back two actors to reprise there roles from the original film and heck it even had the same writer as the first film buy where as the first film felt like that it tapped into how teenage gurls actually talk and act like when there around each other this film instead felt like it was how a big time hollywood executive things teenage girls act and speak like when there around each other as this film just lost all of the edge that the first film was instead toned down for no reason other then to get more screenings fitted in when if the makers of the film bothered to actually make the film an actually good film in the first place then more people would have actually have gone to see the film anyways thus making Paramount Pictures some actual money which in the end was what the studio really wanted to do in the first place but because they thought that getting in more screenings instead of actually making the film better would work we instead end up with a film that's a complete and total waste that no person should ever go and see.

3) Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire

When the sequel to Godzilla Vs Kong was first announced there was a lot of hype surrounding the film and even more so when it was announced that the same director would be returning for this film. However what we instead got was a film that if it came out even a month before the great Godzilla Minus One did would have been seen as being a really good film but because it wasn't it meant that people got to see what an actually good if not great Godzilla film could be like and so they were then left shocked and dismayed when this film came out and they saw that the film was nothing more then an average piece of fanfiction that felt right home on a streaming service then it did being a theatrically released movie as this film just felt like a lamer version of what a Godzilla film should have been and while yes the film does indeed get credit for brining back Mothra into the Monsterverse bringing back one good character doesn't make for a good movie as the film fails on all other accounts as the film is needlessly complicated and hard to to follow along with when a Godzilla film should be really simple and easy to follow along with all of the new characters are just bland at best which granted is also true for the Japanese Godzilla films and the characters that do come back from the previous film just felt wasted like they were only there because of the fact that they were inn the human cast of the previous film and not because of the fact that they actually added anything to the plot of this film.

Again the film does get some credit for having some decent looking CGI in it and of having some really decent looking action scenes in it as well but you still need a good story to wrap them all in. Which is sadly where this film starts to fall apart as the films plot can only best be described as being both forgettable and bland and boring at best with the films acting being virtually none existent as those actors that were good in the first film here just feel like that there sleepwalking through the whole entire film and heck we don't even get to see Godzilla and Kong on the screen together for a vast majority of this films running time with Kong being in the Hollow Earth for pretty much all of the films running time and Godzilla being up on Earth and for a film that relies on them being together and the audience wants to see them together for larger portion of the films running time the makers of this film really should have gotten the two of them together even if it's rivals alot more quicker then what they actually did do instead we spend alot of the films running time with a bunch of underdeveloped and bland human characters trying to convince the two of them to actually team with even the films villain who is quite literally just another Kong being a bland and boring when this franchise allows you to go to more fantastical places with your villains and yet the makers of this film chose not to do any of that and instead give us a character that is of the exact same species as Kong only dull and with no end goal in mind.

2) So Many Comic Book Movies To Name

From The Crow to Kraven: The Hunter it seems like that Hollywood seemed to really like giving us bad comic book movies. While yes Deadpool & Wolverine is a great movie it still doesn't change the fact that the overall majority of comic book movies that we got this year were just flat out bad and in the case of being Hellboy: The Crooked Man also being a bland and boring mess of a film that will be forgotten about quite shortly and heck even the sequel to one of the biggest films of 2019 Joker with Joker: Folie à Deux being an overly long mess of a film that only decided to be a musical because of the fact that it had Lady Gaga in it and that's really it and heck the film doesn't even take advantage of it being a musical with it just including songs that were already written and not creating anything new that could work or the plot of this film but none of that compares to legacy spitting mess that is The Crow if this movie was just a bad movie then fair enough but due to what happened during the production of the first movie this film actively spits on the legacy of Brandon Lee which really begs the question of should The Crow have even been remade in the first place and the answer is shockingly yes but only if the makers of the film could have done something new and different with the material and yet here all we got was a more angsty version of Twilight that had the budget of a badly done show that was airing on The CW.

Say what you will about Madame Web but the one thing that you can't accuse that film of being is boring. Which is sadly what alot of the really bad comic book movies where this year even Venom: The Last Dance which by all rights should have been anything but boring was still a dull film to watch and Kraven: The Hunter was so bad that's cause Sony to end there Sony's Spider-Man Universe because none of those films that got released this year made them any money and heck out of all the bad comic book movies that came out this year the only one that was entertaining just due to how bad it was was oddly enough Madame Web as at the very least then you could still laugh at how bad it was and laugh at how cringy the dialog and acting is where as with all of the other bad comic book movies that came out this year you can't even do that as there all just boring messes of films that really shouldn't have been made in the first place or if they were going to be made then they should have had more time put into the scriptwriting stage of the film as they all feel like that they all got the OK after the first draft of the script and they all feel like that those making the films never even read a comic book of the hero that there adapting with the same also being true for Hellboy: The Crooked Man and that film did have Hellboy's creator working on it as well as that's just how bad all of these movies really well and truly were.

1) The Mouse Trap

Speaking of bad films that just so happen to how public domain characters be the main villain of them they don't get much more worse then this film right here. As at the very least Winnie The Pooh: Blood And Honey and The Grinch horror film had at least something going on in them where as this film didn't have that going for it as this film was only made because of the fact that the Steamboat Willie version of Mickey Mouse and Steamboat Willie itself entered the public domain and that's really it with the whole entire mainly getting interest from people due to the fact that it has someone dressed as Mickey Mouse be the killer of the film but we got in the film was a film that was completely boring and lacked any form of a coherent plot with acting that's more suited to shall we say adult films and a film that has no cool kills in it whatsoever and with a year that was filled to the brim with good horror movies like for example Late Night With The Devil and In A Violent Nature it's sad to see an independent horror film be as bad as this one and what's worse is the fact that this even hints at the sequel by including a reference to Minnie Mouse and heck the film can't even decide on which set of characters that it even wants to focus on as just as soon as the main plot gets somewhat interesting it then cuts to the police interviewing one of the characters from the other plot with those scenes being set AFTER the main bulk of the film which makes the the main plot useless and the scenes with the police and the survivor aimless as well.

While with the other films featured on this worst list there was at least something decent in them that at least somewhat redeemed them even just a little bit. With this film there really was none of that as there was nothing in this film that's even close to being good as while the of having Mickey Mouse be a slasher killer is a solid idea that could carry a film if done right in this film is that idea is let done by the bad script with both the idea and the acting being let down by the very bad directing and because of that there is nothing wroth while about this film so much so that i've known for months that nothing would be able to top this film as being the worst film of year and while some came close all of those films including Madame Web where at the very least entertaining to watch where as here there was nothing entertaining to be found in this film and heck even with Winnie The Pooh: Blood And Honey would could at the very least tell that the makers of that film wanted to make a good film but where held back by there very limited budget and yet they still managed to work around that and a create a film that's so bad that it's good again where as with this film all we ended up with was a film that it's quite clear as day that nobody wanted to make a good film and just wanted to make a cheap cash grab of a film and to there credit that's exactly what they went and did but don't be expecting a sequel for this film to be coming out any time soon.

Best

5) Deadpool & Wolverine

Even tho we did get quite alot of really painfully bad comic book movies out there this year there was one that was actually really good. With that film of course being Deadpool & Wolverine and what made this film so good aside from the face that it's really well written and well acted film is the fact that the makers of this film actually listened to what the fans wanted and have been saying that they wanted for years now and that's not only for Deadpool and Wolverine to team up but for Wolverine to also don his classic comic book costume and for years Fox have denied us both of those for one reason or another and yet the second that the X-Men have there film rights brought back to Marvel the first thing that they do with them in terms of the movies is have both of the things that we the fans have wanted for years happen and while yes granted this film could be viewed as being nothing more then fanservice but considering just how bad the MCU has been lately be it with there movies or with there Disney+ shows the fact that this movie managed to get as many people as it did watching and make as much money as it did proves that they did something right and while this film might not save the MCU it does prove that they do still know how to make good MCU movies when they really want to and because of that we ended up with this really painfully funny film that really is the best comic book film to be released this year.

While many people will hate this film or just straight up not think that it's not as good as other MCU movies out there. To them i'd like to say that the recent MCU have been bad at best with a couple of them even making my worst of list as well and yet this film managed to defy all expectations as this was not only the first R rated MCU film but it was also the very first R rated film to be released under the mainline Disney banner as well and yet they hold nothing back and go just far with that R rating as even the Fox movies did and some cases even further then what the Fox movies would have done as well with this film having some shockingly really good VFX and jokes that are painfully funny it's safe to say that not only Deadpool but also the X-Men are in save hands as Fox never really knew what to either property and yet when Marvel  got them back not only did we get this fantastic movie but we also got the fantastic X-Men '97 Disney+ show as well both of which make it pretty clear that for now at least both properties are in good hands and while that admittedly can change in the future what won't change is the fact that this is a really good movie that alot of people myself included either really like or really love and while this film does have it's bad sides as well with the plot being thin at best the plots to the Deadpool films where never those films strongest suits as those where the comedy and the action and it's in both of those aspects that this film really does excel in.

 4) A Whole Lot Of Horror Films

Much like with how there was so many bad comic book movies released this year there was really quite alot of really good horror movies released this year as well. From there likes of Late Night With The Devil to big studio films like Abigail this year was for the most part a really good year for horror films with there quite literally being something for everybody for if you didn't like the over the top gore of Terrifer 3 there MaXXXine or if you didn't like the supernatural aspect of Late Night With The Devil there was the really gory In A Violent Nature either way you were going to see something that made you feel something be it fear for watching a new film that's actually scary or excitement for seeing a new film that you actually like you felt something either way and that's what film is meant to do it's meant to make you feel something and that's something that is not only common with the rest of the films in this very post but also with all of the good horror films that came out this year even with the shockingly recent release of the remake of Nosferatu which proved that not only in the vampire sub-genre of horror alive and well but so is the idea of doing gothic horror films that can actually scare you as well as entertain and thrill you and while granted not alot of those films where big at the box office apart from Terrifier 3 which is the biggest independent horror film for quite a few years now low box office doesn't make for a bad film as none of these films are bad films there all really good horror films released in a year hat saw quite alot of really good horror released and scare people.

Out of all of the horror films that where released this year it really was hard to say which one was the best of the best. Simply because of the fact that I haven't seen them all but out of the ones that I personally did see i'd say that it's In A Violent Nature that was the best horror film released this year followed very closely by Late Night With The Devil simply because of the fact that the ideas behind both of them was so fresh and new that it helped breathed life into horror films as whole and it helped to make them both standout in sea of horror films as In A Violent Nature quite literally puts you into the shoes of the killer thus making us the audience both see and experience everything that the typical slasher villain sees and goes through as well and Late Night With The Devil had a unique concept to it as while the idea of doing a found footage film is really nothing new and could be seen as being quite tiresome the idea of putting in the format of "lost" seventies TV show talk show and have that weird finale really makes the concept seem fresh and new again as it makes you wonder what the host actually did when he thought that he was killing off his dead wife and that's something that horror films can do as they can make you think as well as both thrill and scare you at the same time and yet it's something that not alot of modern Hollywood horror films seem to do for some reason as films like Late Night With The Devil can prove that you can do both and still get a good movie out of what could have been seen as being a really tired and word out concept.

3) Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

Much like how we seemed to get alot of really bad comic book movies this year we also seemed to oddly get alot of documentaries and biopic as well. With the best one of the bunch also being my this best film of the year simply because of the fact that it managed to capture just who Christopher Reeve was a person and capture the hope and the magic and that he himself brought not only to the role of Superman but to all of his roles as well with it being painfully clear as day that the makers of this film were huge fans of his work and wanted to make a film that would be represent him while Jim Henson: Idea man was made by the bigger company in this case Disney that doesn't mean that there was alot of love put behind the project as while Jim Henson: Idea Man is a really good film and one that any body who loves The Muppets really should watch this is film is the better of the two as you get all of the heart , humour and heroics that Christopher Reeve was known for in his life and hearing how he struggled with his injuries even right up to the end but he still kept on going proves that while not all superheroes wear capes he was truly a superhero , a super dad , super husband and most importantly then all of that he was also a super man as well all of which combine to give us a film that gives the most accurate look at the man who played the most famous hero of all time and who truly made us believe that a man can fly.

While there are alot of really good things that can and have been said about this film in all of the review for this film. There are also some aspects that don't quite work out just as well like the fact that the film really doesn't include that many interviews with the people who knew him best those being friends , family and the people that he worked with with the film adding in comments and interviews from his fans which while that is expected in this film just doesn't work out all the well and it gets in the way of the films gut punch of an ending which whilst it is obvious what the ending of the film is going to be it's hearing how his kids acted and reacted when they found out there dad had died with all but one of his kids there at the hospital with him with the other son being on his way to the hospital before getting the call and being told basically not to bother going to the hospital as there father had just died that right there is a gut punch of ending because just picture not being able to say goodbye to your father one last time , picture not being able to see him one last time and picture not being able to just hold his hand one last time which yes might sound corny as all heck but it's also something that hits you right in the gut and because of that fantastic ending this film really does stay with you after you finish it as you realise that Chris never got to finish all of the things that he set out to do which is something that only adds to the emotional value of the films highly emotional ending.

2) The Wild Robot AND Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Yeah these next two slots where the hardest to fill out of this years best off list with the rest of the list also being really hard to fill out as by rights any one of the above mentioned films could have had the number 1 slot and it would make total sense. However just like there has to be a winner there also has to be a number 2 which in this case is a tie between what may be the best two animated films of the year and while I am somewhat cheating with Wallace & Gromit since that film doesn't get a worldwide release until the 3rd of January it did air over here in the UK on Christmas Day so it does count with both of this films just being great films not only with little kids around but also just by yourself as animation isn't just for kids it's for everyone and that's something that both of these film do very well as they both have moments that yes could be seen as being very childish and very childlike as well but then they both have themes and moments that little kids won't get quite yet but adults will do thus making them appear more adult then what they already are and in the case of The Wild Robot it also has a highly emotional ending that will bring even the most stone faced person to tears and Wallace & Gromit has alot of jokes that yes Americans won't get but British people and both of those work for both of those film as well with both of this films having some truly voice acting in them and being alot better then what they really should have been as well.

What you expect from Aardman but don't quite expect from Dreamworks as they're very hit and miss with there animation is for both of these films to have some truly fantastic animation to them both as well. With both of this film being a prime example of just how good both CGI animation and stop motion animation can be when it's done by people who care about there craft and who are willing to go the extra mile like the director of The Wild Robot to make the worlds that these films take place feel real and lived in whilst also understanding that both of these films do have a slight fantastical element to them both as well both of which works out really well for this film both of which makes both of these films two of the best animated films to come out this year and while that's not really a high bar to reach as there really weren't that many good animated films out this year it makes these two films all the more important to watch as it shows the Hollywood bosses that we want actually good animated films and don't want badly done sequels like Inside Out 2 which many people like but i'm not nor will I ever likely to be one of them as that film doesn't tell that good of a story with good or interesting characters where as both of these two films have good stories that are worth telling and in the case of Wallace & Gromit have characters have characters that are icons in there own right and in the case of both films have just some genuinely good and well written characters in there own right.

1) Wicked: Part 1

When I said that choosing the number one spot was hard I really did mean it as it was between this film , Vengeance Most Fowl and The Wild Robot. With the film only just pipping the other two to the post just because of the fact that it ha some really good songs to it other wise all three would have most likely have taken the number 1 spot and there would have been a case for that happening as well with the film being just so good and while I didn't get the chance to review the film due to health reasons at the time I did get the chance to go and see the film and I can say that is so worth watching not just for the musical numbered alone altho that is a big part of it but also for the story being told and the acting in it as well as it all just top notch and really well done while alot of people might have been worried or maybe perhaps even scoffed at the idea of this musical being split into two the makers of this film have proved that it was the right call as there was no way that you could tell this story in one film at the very least not without doing some serious damage to the films plot and cutting out some really great songs as such this is one of the very rare cases where splitting the film up into halves does actually make sense even if it means that the first part feels like an extended trailer for the second but either way if you haven't done already go and see this film and even if you have done go and see it as it's just that good of film.

It really hard to find that much negative to say about the fil as this film is just that good in all respects and while yes some parts of the film could have done better then others. Given that this is a two part film alot of the faults with the films plot could have been them setting up stuff that pays off in the second film or it could have been done that way in the stage production in which case there not really a fault of a film as there then a fault of the stage show if there's anything that really doesn't work it's the fact that the plot withy the animals being taken away really doesn't add anything to the plot of this film and rather it instead takes away from the plot of this film as ll it does is take you out of the film as it's just that dull and boring of a plot to see play but when the film does drop it the film oddly does get better again with characters that you actually like and enjoy as there just that fun to be around and while the film really doesn't have that many comedic moments in it when it does they can be really funny with all of the films songs being not really well done in the film but also really well done by all of those involved as well with it being really hard to say what the best song in the whole entire film really is as there all just that good with the film itself being worth seeing just for the songs alone as they really are just that damned good in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.

Now then as for where I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very post well then boys and girls and as well as ladies and gentlemen I personally got all of the images that I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very post fr0m the official Horror Film fandom wiki page , Wikizilla , the official Disney fandom wiki page , the official DC Movies fandom wiki page , the official Dreamworks Animation fandom wiki page  , the official Wallace And Gromit fandom wiki page , the official Wicked fandom wiki page , IMP Awards . Com and Google Images. With my personally preferred website to use to get the images from these very films that I used in this very post being the really great the official Disney fandom wiki page really simply just due to the fact that really alot of if not really all of the images that are all really from these very films with alot of them being better quality then what'd think of and all of the images are really of course up and really on the official Disney fandom wiki page are also really all fairly high in quality and as well as them all being really fairly freaking high in definition.

Doctor Who: Joy To The World A Short SPOILER FILLED Review

It wouldn't feel right without there being a brand new episode of Doctor Who airing on Christmas Day. Well, the show has just aired its latest Christmas special well then you all knew that I had to review this episode the very first chance that u got and so then join me as I give you my SPOILER FILLED review of the episode that sees a Doctor Who legend return to writing Doctor Who at christmas with the episode in question being called simply just "Joy To The World" enjoy.

The plot of this episode is The Doctor finds himself investigating the strange goings on at a hotel where he must team up with someone called Joy in order to save the world. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty not that bad but that's also the issue as this episodes plot really isn't all that good either as it's just an OK plot that could have been done alot better but to this episodes credit tho this episodes plot is a solid plot for a Christmas episode and is really something that really wouldn't work as part of the main series plot with the plot of this episode also being not really rather entertaining nor is it really rather engaging either in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.

Starring in this episode is Ncuti Gatwa as The Doctor and Derry Girls star Nicola Coughlan as Joy Almondo. Also starring in this episode is Game Of Thrones star Joel Fry as Trev Simpkins , Steph De Whalley as Anita Benn , Jonathan Aris as The Hotel Manager , Sherlock star Peter Benedict as Basil Flockhart , Niamh Marie Smith as Sylvia Trench , Phil Baxter as Edmund Hillary , Samuel Sherpa-Moore as Tenzing Norgay , Ruchi Rai as The Receptionist and Joshua Leese as Mr Single.

Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty alot better then what it really had any right to be. As by all rights this episodes acting really shouldn't have been that good and yet the episodes actors do somehow manage to turn in a good which is really nothing new for Ncuti Gatwa who was turning in good performances in pretty much all of his first series however neither him nor Nicola Coughlan are the standouts in this episode as that honor goes to Steph De Whalley who is just a joy to watch as Anita Benn with the acting that's in this episode also being helped by the fact that this episodes script is just so good that all this episodes actors really have to do is just say the lines as they are written and a good performance really will come out of them naturally which is something that really does help to raise the overall quality of the acting that's in this very episode.

For once I actually can't tell you who did the CGI for this episode as there is no effects company listed anywhere online. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual CGI that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual CGI that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty not that bad as the this episode and the next series of the show does have a huge Disney budget which means that they can afford to have some really decent looking effects in them with this episode being a really good example of that with the episode having alot of really good look green screen effects that really don't stand out all that well and look really good thanks to that huge Disney budget.

SPOILERS START HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you've seen the episode then you'll know that there was one name left off of the cast list for the episode and that is Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday. With the character making a very quick cameo near the end of the episode which just seemed like fanservice as there really was no point in including her character at the point of the episode as it has next to nothing to do with this episode outside of the fact that it shows Ruby also saw the star that Joy formed and that's really it if this episodes writer executive producer Steven Moffat really wanted to include her character then he could have done what he himself already did at the end of The Doctor , The Widow And The Wardrobe and that's just have The Doctor go to visit her on Christmas Day as after all Christmas Day really is meant to be spent and enjoyed with those that your closest to so it really would make sense but the Martha Jones nod was a really nice touch tho.

This episodes guest companion Joy is a solid enough character that really dud have the potential to be a great character. However tho there's really nothing to her character outside of the fact that she's always happy and that's really it even with the revelation that her mother died in 2020 on Christmas Day itself doesn't really effect her character that much as its something that's mentioned the once and then it never comes back into play until the episodes third act by which point us the audience would most likely have forgotten all about it Steven Moffat is known for writing solid female characters in his Doctor Who Christmas episodes and yet here it feels like that he only went halfway with a good idea for a character and because of that her character really does feel like and underdeveloped character.

Now then this episode has / had an exact grand total running time of exactly fifty four minuets and fifty three seconds. Which is a really solid running time for this episode to have as this episode really does have the right amount of plot there to really cover that amount of running time but at the same time tho this episode really doesn't use that running time to its fullest advantage as it doesn't develop any of the guest characters to the point where we the audience can actually like them nor does it really fully develop it's plot either with this episode really feeling like a bunch of characters just doing random things with only a few of them actually connecting to the plot of the episode but I really will admit that this episode really does have some really good pacing to it tho.

So now then as this is an action show that really does mean that I have to actually talk about the actual action that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual action that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty not that bad. As it was some really exciting action to see in this very episode with the episodes action packed third act being not only the best action scene in this whole entire episode but also some really good action as we get to see Joy and The Doctor work out what this briefcase will do when it explodes and why it was so important that it brought to this time hotel which made for some really thrilling and quite frankly it also made for some really exciting action as well in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.

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Overall whilst this episode quite clearly isn't the best Doctor Who themed christmas episode it's also not the worst one with this one being nothing more then an average episode of the show and that's really it in my freaking opinions anyways / at least. Now then i've talked about all of the good and as well as all of the bad things that are in this very episode in this very review and as such that really does mean that this very episode really does earn itself a grand old score of exactly a 5 out of 10 from me.

Now then as for where I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very episode well then boys and girls and as well as ladies and gentlemen I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very review from the official Doctor Who fandom wiki page , IMP Awards . Com and Google Images. With my personally preferred website to use to get the images from this very episode that I used in this very review being the really great Google Images really simply just due to the fact that really alot of if not really all of the images that are all really from this very episode with alot of them being better quality then what you'd really think of and all of the images are really of course up and really on Google Images are also really all fairly high in quality and as well as them all being really fairly freaking high in definition.

Superman: The Mad Scientist A Short Film Review

When we think of comic book cartoon we usually think of ones that are on TV. Well there was a time when cartoons would debut exclusively in cinemas with one of those being the Superman cartoons and so then join me as I review the cartoon that helped to inspire another iconic DC animated TV show with the cartoon in question being called simply just "The Mad Scientist" enjoy.

The plot of this film is when a mad scientist writes a note proclaiming that will attack Metropolis its up to Superman to stop him and rescue Lois Lane. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film was in all honesty not that bad as even tho it was a rather simple plot that's all it really needed to as the best aspect of these cartoons is there simple set ups as that's where they thrive the best with this films plot also being really rather entertaining and as well as being really rather engaging as well in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.

Starring in this film is Bud Collyer as Clark Kent / Superman , Joan Alexander as Lois Lane and Jackson Beck as Perry White. Also starring in this film is Jack Mercer as The Mad Scientist and Grant Richards as The Narrator. Cartoons from around this time more often then not only had one or two actors per-cartoon as such it is quite surprising to see a cartoon that actually has quite a few actors in it.

Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film was in all honesty really good. With all of this films main actors turning in some really good performances which is something that really ďoes make sense as Bud Collyer also played Superman on the radio and as such he really would know how best the character with the rest of the films actors more then holding there own when it comes to acting against him with the acting that's in this very film really being helped by the fact that this films script is just so good that all this films actors really have to do is just say the lines as they are written and a good performance really will come out of them naturally which is something that really does help to raise the overall quality of the acting that's in this very film.

Doing the animation for this film is the true legends and the really greats that are currently over at Fleischer Studios. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual animation that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual animation that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film was in all honesty really good which is something that's not all that surprising given the fact that Fleischer Studios more likely then not produced some very high quality animation with the animation that's in this film not being any exception to that rule as it looks like the kind of animation that Disney was pitting into his feature length films as that's just how good this films animation really is.

As was mentioned at the very start of this review this cartoon and this whole series of cartoons helped to inspire another classic DC animated TV show. That being Batman: The Animated Series as the makers of that show looked to this series for inspiration when it comes to storytelling as not only this cartoon but the rest of these shorts have a very dark and gritty look to them with this cartoon also being very noir in its storytelling and plot as such when it came to making Batman: The Animated Series the makers of that show gave it a very dark and gritty look and made like a crime noir thriller much in the line of this cartoon.

If there's anything that this episode does wrong it's in the fact that the titular Mad Scientist really isn't given much in the way of personality. As a result of that is the fact that he comes across as being quite the dull and boring character when it would have made more sense for him to be quite a scary and intimidating villain heck he's not even given a reason for being evil and as a result of that is the fact that he just comes across as being evil for the sake of being evil and while this film really wouldn't have had the time needed in order to fully develop his character it is something that would have made the cartoon even better as a hero is only as good as the villain that there facing there for if The Mad Scientist is a weak villain then it makes Superman out to be a weak hero as well.

Now then this film has / had an exact grand total running time of exactly ten minutes and thirty six seconds. With this being the perfect running time for this film to have as this film has the right amount of plot there to really cover that amount running with this film even taking the time to tell Superman's origin story as well as tell the main plot of the film and while yes this film really would have benefitted from having a longer running time as that would then allow for the films plot to become more fleshed out and the central villain of the film to be more developed as well it is something that would have been impossible to do as animated films had only just become full length feature films and nobody was doing superhero films at all but I really will admit that this film really does have some really good pacing to it tho.

So now then as this is an action film that really does mean that I have to actually talk about the actual action that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual action that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film was in all honesty not that bad. As for the time that this film was made in they really do have alot of action in it with best and only action scene in the whole entire film being the fight between Superman and The Mad Scientist as its there that we get to see the weapon that the scientist wants to use on Metropolis really get the better of the man of steel and seeing Superman rise to the occasion to take this villain is truly something that really does need to seen to be believed in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.

Overall if the new Superman film is as good as this short film from the forties is then alot of people really will be happy as this short film is just that good in my freaking opinions anyways / at least. Now then i've talked about all of the good and as well as all of the bad things that are in this very film in this very review and as such that really does mean that this very film really does earn itself a grand old score of exactly an 8.5 out of 10 from me.

Now then as for where I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very review well then boys and girls and as well as ladies and gentlemen I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very review from the official Batman: The Animated Series fandom wiki page , the official DC Universe fandom wiki page and Google Images. With my personally preferred website to use to get the images from this very episode that I used in this very review being the really great Google Images really simply just due to the fact that really alot of if not really all of the images that are all really from this very episode with alot of them being better quality then what you'd really think of and all of the images are really of course up and really on Google Images are also really all fairly high in quality and as well as them all being really fairly freaking high in definition.

Doctor Who: The War Games In Colour A Short SPOILER FILLED Review

While alot of people very rightfully so await the release of the latest Doctor Who episode. You'd be forgiven for forgetting the fact that we are technically getting two Doctor Who episodes airing this week with the one that I'm going to be reviewing for you all today being the latest black and white episode to get colourised and so then join me as I give you my SPOILER FILLED review of the episode that is a very important episode of the show with the episode in question being called simply just "The War Games In Colour" enjoy.

The plot of this episode is The Doctor , Jaime and Zoe find themselves stuck in the middle of a war where there's something far more sinister going something that will have dire consequences for The Doctor. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film was in all honesty not bad but given the episodes new format being moved from ten half an hour episodes to one ninety minuet episode the plot does at times feel all over the place with it also lacking focus as well with the plot of this episode also being really rather entertaining and as well as being really rather engaging as well in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.

Starring in this episode is Patrick Troughton as The Doctor , Frazer Hines as Jamie McCrimmon and Wendy Padbury as Zoe Heriot. Also starring in this episode is David Savile as Lt Carstairs , Jane Sherwin as Lady Jennifer Buckingham , Noel Coleman as General Smythe , Richard Steele as Commandant Gorton , Terence Bayler as Major Barrington , Hubert Rees as Captain Ransom , David Valla as Lieutenant Crane , Esmond Webb as Sgt. Major Burns , Brian Forster as Sergeant Willis , Pat Gorman as A Military Policeman , Peter Stanton as A Military Chauffeur , David Garfield as Von Weich , Gregg Palmer as Lieutenant Lucke and Philip Madoc as War Lord.

Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty really good. With all of this episodes actors be they the shows regular actors or the episodes gues actors everybody in this episode really does bring there A game in this episode with a special shout out going to Patrick Troughton who really phenomenal in this episode and is quite easily th3 best actor in this episode with the acting that's in this very episode really was being helped by the fact that this episodes script is just so good that all this episodes actors really have to do is just say the lines as they are written and a good performance really will come out of them naturally which is something that really does help to raise the overall quality of the acting that's in this very episode.

One of the things that the original cut of the episode was it's scope. Which is something that is very sadly lost in this cut of the episode for while the original cut of the episode had the time that it really needed in order to set up locations and make each zone in these deadly games feel real and lived in here due to the much shorter running the episode really cannot afford to do that and because of that the episode does that extra something that makes the original cut of the episode work so well and when all of the locations no matter how small they are really go along way to making the episode work just aren't given the time that they need to feel real and lived then the whole episode comes across as missing that extra something that was in the original cut of the episode.

SPOILERS START HERE!!!!!!!!!!!

There was two major selling points when the BBC was announcing this episode to be colourised the first was the fact that this episode was being shown in colour for the first time. However its the second thing that got people more excited and that's the fact that we finally get to see Patrick Troughton regenerate into Jon Pertwee with the effect it self not looking all that bad but at the same time it is something that does come across as being really underwhelming as alot of looks computer animated but at the same time tho it is cool to finally get to see what Patrick Troughtons regeneration might have looked like and the fact that we even get a Jon Pertwee small scene at the end being the icing on the cake.

To give this episode at least some credit the colours do look alot better in this episode then they did in The Daleks In Colour. With all of the characters having some really muted and almost realistic colours to them when in The Daleks In Colour it seemed like who ever was doing the colourisation for the episode just went with typical bright colours here it felt like that the team behind the colourisation went with a more realistic approach with it no doubt being helped that thanks to the Doctor Who animated range we know what the colour scheme is for both The Doctor and Jaime and yet with Zoe they gave these really warm colours that works with her character.

Now then this episode has / had an exact grand total running time of exactly one hour and twenty nine minuets and fifty eight seconds. Which really isn't a good running time for this episode as this story was originally ten episodes which from what I can gather as I haven't seen the original cut of the episode myself allowed the story to move at a much more natural pace where as here because of the fact that the story has been cut down to one hour and ninety minuets things don't flow as well as they could have and while The Daleks In Colour didn't have this problem because of the fact that even in the original story there were parts that could have been cut out and not have the actual plot be effected here tho it felt like that by trying to squeeze this story into a one hour and ninety minuet running time it felt like that the makers behind this cut of the episode were doing more harm to the story then good but I really will admit that this episode really doesn't have all that good pacing to it tho.

So now then as this is an action show that really does mean that I have to actually talk about the actual action that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual action that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty really good. With this episodes action being aloy better then what you'd expect from the show during this time frame with being as clear as day the the makers of the episode wanted this final black and white to go out with bang and as a result of that is the fact that they just went all out with this episodes action and it really is something that shows through in the final cut of the episode in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.

SPOILERS END HERE!!!!!!!!!!

Overall its safe to say that out of the two colourisations that we've been given thus far that The Daleks In Colour is the better one this is despite this one having colours that are more true to the show and the characters and the less a out Mark Ayres intrusive music and distracting new effects the better in my freaking opinions anyways / at least. Now then i've talked about all of the good and as well as all of the bad things that are in this very episode in this very review and as such that really does mean that this very episode really does earn itself a grand old score of exactly a 6.5 out of 10 from me.

Now then as for where I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very review well then boys and girls and as well as ladies and gentlemen I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very review from the official Doctor Who fandom wiki page , Amazon . Co . Uk and Google Images. With my personally preferred website to use to get the images from this very episode that I used in this very review being the really great Google Images really simply just due to the fact that really alot of if not really all of the images that are all really from this very episode with alot of them being better quality then what you'd really think of and all of the images are really of course up and really on Google Images are also really all fairly high in quality and as well as them all being really fairly freaking high in definition.