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Thursday, 12 December 2024

Spider-Man: The Animated Series "Kraven The Hunter" A ShortReview


It's been quite a while since I last spoke about anything from the classic Spider-Man: The Animated Series. Well with Kraven The Hunter just about to be released this seemed like the perfect chance to kill two birds with one stone and so then join me as I review the episode that sees Spider-Mn come face to face with Kraven for the first time with the episode in question being called simply just "Kraven The Hunter" enjoy.

The plot of this episode is Spidey has to protect a professor who is being harassed by her exboyfriend who is more animal then man. 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 as it eas the kind of plot that you'd find in this show and to be fair this episode does the most with what very little plot that there is to begin with but that's also the issue as this episodes plot isn't all that strong of a plot to begin with 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 Christopher Daniel Barnes as Peter Parker / Spider-Man and Ed Asner as J. Jonah Jameson. Also starring in this episode is Linda Gary as May Parker , Sara Ballantine as Mary Jane Watson , Jennifer Hale as Felicia Hardy , Rodney Saulsberry as Joseph Robertson , Gregg Berger as Sergei Kravinoff / Kraven The Hunter and Susan Beaubian as Mariah Crawford.

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 not that bad. With the actors from this show that you expect a really good performance from giving us exactly that but that's also the issue as this episodes could have been so much more better then what we got as all you have to is look at Batman: The Animated Series more specifically the episode "Heart Of Ice" which on paper could have been a really bad but due to how good that shows cast was they turned in great performances but here this episodes actors just seem lost on what to do acting wise with the acting that's in this very 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.


Doing the animation for this episode is TMS Entertainment , Seoul Movie , Koko Enterprises Company and Anima Sam Won. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual animation that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt about the actual animation that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty not that bad as it did look really good but at the same tome tho it was also lacking that extra special something to make it standout and feel different from all of the other animated superhero shows that were bring made and airing at the time but to this episodes credit when we do see some really solid looking animation it is something really does stand out because of how good that it was.


This was the first episode of the show to feature the character of Kraven The Hunter. With this episode giving us a good look at his backstory with him being a big game hunter who was forced into becoming a tour guide when hunting animals became illegal where he then fell in love with Mariah but only became the way that he is when after he was attacked Mariah was forced to give him an experimental drug which cure and heals all injuries but over time slowly turns you more animalistic which is a really good backstory for the character as it perfectly explains how the character became the way that he is in a way that feels real but givin that this is a comic book show then the makers of the show really should have leaned into aspect of the show and just had alot of fun not only with the character himself but also his backstory.

For some reason even tho the show is named after him Spider-Man himself barely has an impact on the plot of the episode. As Mariah was already working on a cure to give Kraven in the first place and when he's tasked with tracking her down by Kraven Mariah herself just goes straight to Kraven and heck it could even be argued that having Spider-Man in the story makes the story worse as its due to him that Robbie finds himself being kidnapped by Kraven all of which makes it feel like that Spider-Man was forced into this plot when not having him in the story wouldn't affect the actual plot of the episode with Spider-Man feeling more like a side character in an episode of his own show.


Now then this episode has / had an exact grand total running time of exactly nineteen minuets and forty nine seconds. Which is a solid running time for this episode to have but at the same given that alot of shows from around this same period usually had twenty two minuets it is still odd to see an episode have less then twenty minuets with this having the add on effect of making things like Kraven and Mariah falling in love feel rushed when it's something that would have been better told if the episode took its time in telling there romance like instead of having Kraven's backstory told in one go have it be told over the course of the episode as that would then make us the audience really care for there romance and have it play into whatever Peter is going through thus actually giving us a reason for Spidey actually being in this 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 the episode really dies have some really good action scenes like having Kraven and Spidey fight each other on the side of a building which is a good idea and even there final fight is good in parts but the issue is tho us that the action on the whole despite having a few bright spots can also at times be really dull to look at as well in my freaking opinions anyways / at least 


Overall while this wasn't the best episode of this show its also not the worst one either as there is a clear love for the characters and that world really seen all throughout this episode 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 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 7 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 Marvel Animated Universe fandom wiki page , the official SpiderMan Animated fandom wiki page , the official Sony's Spider-Man 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 the official SpiderMan Animated 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 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 the official SpiderMan Animated fandom wiki page are also really all fairly high in quality and as well as them all being really fairly freaking high in definition.

Wednesday, 11 December 2024

Dream Productions TV Series A Short SPOILER FILLED Review


PIXAR until very recently very rarely if ever ventured into the world of television and yet that's exactly what they've just done. As the company have released all four episodes of there latest TV show with the show being a spin off of the really highly popular Inside Out franchise and so then join me as I give you my SPOILER FILLED review of the show that makes dreams a reality with rhe show in question being calledcsimply just "Dream Productions" enjoy.

The plot of this show is dream director Paula Persimmon finds herself without a hit a dream and has to come up with one before Riley attends a school dance. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very show 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 show was in all honesty not that bad as it was the kind of plot that could only work in a TV show format and to this shows credit the plot does manage to keep the spirit of the films alive and well whilst also doing there own unique thing as well with the plot of this show 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 show is Paula Pell as Paula Persimmon , Richard Ayoade as Xeni and Amy Poehler as Joy. Also starring in this show is Kensington Tallman as Riley Andersen , Liza Lapira as Disgust , Tony Hale as Fear , Lewis Black as Anger , Phyllis Smith as Sadness , Maya Rudolph as Jean Dewberry and Ally Maki as Janelle.

Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very show 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 show was in all honesty not that bad with the returning actors turning in some really good performances which does make sense as they've been playing there respective characters for years at this point in time but where the acting does take a slight dip in quality is from the newer actors who just can't hold a candle acting wise when it comes to acting with the franchises more established characters and actors with the acting that's in this very show being helped by the fact that the script for this show is just so good that all this shows actors 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 show.


Doing the animation for this show is the legends and the greats that are currently over at Pixar Animation Studios. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual animation that's actually featured / presented to us in this very show 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 show was in all honesty really good and is up to the already really high standard that you come to exoext from anything that PIXAR touches with what makes this shows animation  even more impressive is the fact that not only does it have a fully 2D character in the show but that this show was also being animated at the exact same time as Inside Out 2 was also being made as well.

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



Even tho this show was being made at the exact same time as Inside Out 2. This show actually takes place in between the events of Inside Out and Inside Out 2 which is a smart move as there is a big time skip in between the films where these more smaller scale stories could take place and not have it effect the plots of either film and yet by setting the show when it does it does also allow for us the audience to see the characters as they were before all of the new emotions came in with this show mainly using characters like Joy for example to hand off the story telling to these new characters which is a great way to use the older characters as even they do keep in coming back in all throughout the shows four episodes it never impacts the story that's currently being told.

One of the few things that I really hated about the show is the fact that it uses a mockunentary style format alot of the time. Which is just something that doesn't work for this show as all it does is make you wonder who is filming it since Dream Productions is meant to be the only film studio inside Riley's mind and yet the characters frequently break the fourth wall by talking directly to a camera which is something that works well enough for shows like The Office and Modern Family for example but here it really doesn't work and if anything a more traditional format would have worked better something which does creep its way into the show which makes the whole mockumentary setup come across as feeling all the more pointless.


Now then this show has / had an exact grand total running time of exactly one hour and twenty two minuets. With no episode lasting longer then twenty three minuets which is a great running time for each episode of this show to last as none of the episodes have deep and thought proviking plots that require a longer running time with the show making the most out of it's running as it does take the time to fully establish Dream Productions as an interesting setting that's filled to the brim with some good characters the issue however comes from the fact that due to this show only being four episodes long that none of this shows can be fully developed characters and as a result of that is the fact that this shows characters do come across as being really forgettable at best but I really will admit that this show really does have some really bad pacing to it tho.

So now then as this is a comedy show that really does mean that I have to actually talk about the actual comedy that's actually featured / presented to us in this very show well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual comedy that's actually featured / presented to us in this very show was in all honesty not that bad. As the show does have some really funny moments but at the same time tho there are jokes in this show that should land and that should get a laugh out of people but just don't as the show just doesn't take the time that it really needs to set up all of it's jokes properly but when the show does tell a good joke it can be a really good joke in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.

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


Overall this show was alot better then what it really had any right to be but at the time it's a show that really did need more episodes in order to fully flesh things out a bit more 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 show in this very review and as such that really does mean that this very show really does earn itself a grand old score of exactly a 7 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 Disney fandom wiki page , the official PIXAR fandom wiki page and Google Images. With my personally preferred website to use to get the images from this very show that I used in this very review 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 this very show 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 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.

Sunday, 8 December 2024

Harley Quinn: The Animated Series "Being Harley Quinn" A Short Review


It's been quite sometime since I last reviewed anything from the Harley Quinn TV show and well to be frank I just wanted to cover an episode of the show. Well I think that i've found a really solid episode of the show to talk about and so then join me as I review the episode that reveals Harleys origin story with the episode in question being called simply just "Being Harley Quinn" enjoy.

The plot of this episode is when she suffers a literal brain freeze when trying to find a lair all of Harleys friends have to travel inside her mind and work out what's wrong with Harley before it's far to late. 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 as it was a crazy plot that does go to show you just how crazy this show really can be but at the same time the plot of the episode also wasn't as crazy as it premise would allow it to be 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 this shows executive producer Kaley Cuoco as Harley Quinn and Jason Alexander as Sy Borgman. Also starring in this episode is Lake Bell as Poison Ivy , Ron Funches as King Shark , Tony Hale as Dr. Psycho , Alan Tudyk as The Joker and Clayface , Frankie Muniz as Himself , Suzy Nakamura as The Realtor and Rhea Perlman as Golda.

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 turning in some really good performances which is something that really does make sense as alot of this episodes actors are a bunch of really actors in there own right and while yes these characters would have been better if they were played by voice actors the actors that they have do a good job that it's hard to picture anyone else playing these versions of the characters with the acting that's in this very episode really 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 


Doing the animation for this episode is the legends and the greats that are currently over at Digital eMation. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual animation 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 animation 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 an episode with this kind of set up doesn't really require good animation and yet that's exactly what we got in this episode and while the animation isn't as crazy as it really could have been given its setup the bits of craziness that we do get from the episodes animation look really good with it being clear as day that the episodes had alot of fun in putting together the animation for this episode and that is something that really does shine through in this episode.


As was mentioned at the start of this review this is the episode that reveals the origin story for this version of Harley Quinn. With it being revelled that instead of her being pushed into the vat of acid she instead willingly jumped in something which Harley repressed and then blamed on The Joker with this take on her origin being a really good and interesting take as it really does open up the question of was Harley in the main DC canon pushed or did she also willingly jump in as it could be either one and both of them would make total sense given just how insane that she was at the time of the event but what didn't really work was the fact that Harley entered her own backstory to change it so that her origin was now when she broke up with The Joker in the first episode as it just felt off somehow.

What also really didn't work was the fact that the episode really doesn't take advantage of it's setting. As given that the setting for this episode inside the mind of Harley Quinn the episode could have had some really trippy visuals due yo the fact that she's an insane person and we don't even find why she's as insane as she is as the episode straight up tells us that she's been this messed up since she was a kid and yet the episode doesn't really take the time that it should have done in showing us how she came to be the way that she is and if the episode wanted to have some crazy visuals to it then they could have had Harley attacked by all the versions of herself from not only her time with The Joker as opposed to just showing a bunch of kid versions of Harley attacking the group as that's just not as insane as it really could have been.


Now then this episode has / had an exact grand total running time of exactly twenty two minuets and fifty four seconds. Which is the bogstandard running time for this show to have but at the same time tho this episode could have been a little bit longer as it has more then enough there interms of plot to cover a much more longer running time with this episodes plot being better suited as the plot for a forty to fifty minuet special episode of the show as that would allow for the episodes plot to be more developed then what it is in the final cut since as things stand the plot of the episode as good as it is really isn't developed all that well with the episode spending time on a pointless subplot with Sy Borgman trying trying to burn the bodies of Harley and her friends as they appear dead which just isn't as creative as the main plot and the episode would have been much more better if it focused on the main plot as that would then allow for the main plot to become more fully developed then what it actually is 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 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 the episode does rather rightfully focus more on it's comedy aspect then it does it's action aspect and as result of that is the fact that while we do get some really funny moments in it we don't have that many good action moments in it with this episodes action feeling more like that the makers of this episode had to have some action in it and there just lazily had Harley hitting The Joker with her bat which while it looked good wasn't as creative as it really could have been as well in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.


Overall whilst this episode was a bad episode of the show as it dies show you just how creative that this show can be when it really wants to be it's also quite clearly not the shows best episode either 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 7.5 out of 10 from me.

Now then interms of 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 Harley Quinn 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 the official Harley Quinn 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 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 the official Harley Quinn fandom wiki page are also really all fairly high in quality and as well as them all being really fairly freaking high in definition.

Thursday, 5 December 2024

My SPOILER FILLED Short First Impressions Of The Creature Commandos TV Series


We are now in a new era of DC Comics as the DCEU is now officially dead and buried and with the start of this new show the DCU has just started. With James Gunn writing every single episode of this show it does give this new universe a good start and so then join me as I give you my SPOILER FILLED first impressions of the show that kick starts the DC Universe with the show in question being called simply just "Creature Commandos" enjoy.

The plot of these first two episodes is Rick Flagg Sr is charged with leading a team of monsters to stop the villain Circe from trying to take over the world. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in these first two episodes well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in these first two episodes was in all honesty not that bad altho the setup for the show is strikingly similar to The Suicide Squad which is something that really does make the shows plot really feel less creative then what it actually is as the plot of the show can be really fun when it really wants to be with the plot of these first two episodes also being really rather entertaining and as well as being really rather engaging as well in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.


Starring in these first two episodes is Indira Varma as The Bride Of Frankenstein and Sean Gunn as G.I. Robot and Weasel. Also starring in these furst two episodes is Alan Tudyk as Doctor Phosphorus and Tanner , Zoë Chao as Nina Mazursky , David Harbour as Eric Frankenstein , Frank Grillo as General Rick Flag, Sr. , Maria Bakalova as Princess Ilana Rostovic and Old Woman , Viola Davis as Amanda Waller , Jake Tapper as A Reporter , Julian Kostov as Alexi and A Knight   Nikolai Stoilov as Cabbie and Server , Tony Cavalero as Incel Son and Anya Chalotra as Circe.

Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in these first two episodes well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in these first two episodes was in all honesty really good with all of the shows characters being perfectly cast even if alot of them are just the same actors that have appeared in other James Gunn projects and are basically playing the same characters here that they've played in other James Gunn projects they are still some really good actors that are turning in some really good performances with the acting that's in these first two episodes really being helped by the fact that the script for these first two episodes is just so good that all these 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 these first two episodes.


Doing the animation for these first two episodes is the legends and the greats that are currently over at Bobbypills. With the animation in both of these first two episodes being the highlight of both episodes as it's just that good with both episodes having some really highly detailed backgrounds and the show as a whole having a look that's highly similar style and look to the DC animated films of the mid to late 2010s which is a look that looked really well for those films and it works here as it makes the ship stand out from all of the other animated shows that are out there with the episodes having some really good looking pieces of animation in them.

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




In what was a really shocking move the show especially in its first episode makes a reference to Wonder Woman and more understandably to The Suicide Squad. With it being revelled in quite literally the opening minutes of the first episode that Circe is leading a group promising that if they help her take over this small country then she'll take them to Themyscira which they call by name with that very same episode also confirming that this show takes place just a few weeks after the events of The Suicide Squad with Rick Flagg Sr still processing the loss of his son which does confirm that at least that film and that film portrayal of certain characters are indeed canon to this new DCU which means that there is a small chance that we could see Margot Robbie come back as Harley Quinn at somepoint as well.

Without giving away two much of what happens in both if these episodes there is a certain plot point in episode two that might not work all that well. As it's something that could creep out some people if you've seen the Killing Joke movie with the second episode really going all in on the adult stuff by also showing us just how The Bride was created and how she was meant to fall in love with Frankensteins monster but ended up falling in love with Victor Frankenstein himself something that is an interesting plot point as the character of The Bride who is quite literally based off of the character of the same name has never really been given much media attention and as a result of that is the fact that it is possible that she could have fallen in love with her creator with there romance in this episode being really sweet to watch play out.


Now then episode one of this show has / had an exact grand total running time of exactly twenty two minuets and thirty three seconds whilst episode two has / had an exact grand total running time of exactly twenty two minuets and five seconds. With episode one having the better running time of the two episodes just because of the fact that that episode makes the best use of it's running time by setting up all of it's characters and the overall plot and feel of the show where as whilst the second episode of the show is really good in its own right it doesn't advance the plot of the show with the plot taking a backseat just so they can give us The Brides origin story when the two could have been tied together in someway shape or form but I really will admit that these episodes really do have some really good pacing to them 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 these first two episodes well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual action that's actually featured / presented to us in these first two episodes was in all honesty not that bad as the show does indeed show us some really impressive looking action scenes in the second the issue is tho us that it only has two action scenes and that's really it with both them just featuring at least one member of the team either fighting another member of the team of Circe one on one with there not being a balls to the wall insane action scene featuring every single member of the team but to be fair tho it's during the action scenes that the animation really dies come alive in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.

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


Overall these first two episodes where I really good bunch of episodes and while they don't set the DCU off with its best foot forward its far to early to tell if the DCU will be any good or not 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 these first two episodes in this very post and since this is only my first impressions I won't be giving this show a rating however if this post does decently well and if you guys want me to check out another episode then I will do it and that post would then be a review of that episode and that episode only and not a review of the show as a whole.

Now then interms of 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 used in this post from the official DC Universe fandom wiki page , the official DC Extended 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 post being the really great the official DC Universe 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 episodes 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 DC Universe fandom wiki page are also really all fairly high in quality and as well as them all being really fairly freaking high in definition.


Wednesday, 4 December 2024

Doctor Who: The Snowmen A Short Review


When you think of Christmas specials there was one TV show that you could always count on to air episodes yearly. With that show being none other then Doctor Who and yet very rarely did any of its specials impact the plot of the then current series and yet that's the one thing that this episode does and so join me as I review the episode that brings back a classic Doctor Who villain with the episode in question being called simply just "The Snowmen" enjoy.

The plot of this episode is when Snowmen start popping up all over the place its up to a barmaid and governess to try and get The Doctor out of his depression and convince him to save the world again. Plot wise this episodes plot was really good as it not only gave us the typical Doctor Who Christmas affair but it also took certain plot elements in a much more darker area then what other Doctor Who Christmas episodes have dared to do and while the darker elements of this episodes plot don't really have that much if an effect on this episodes plot they do add some to the overall mystery of this current series 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 Matt Smith as The Doctor and Jenna-Louise Coleman as Clara Oswin Oswald. Also starring in this episode is Richard E. Grant as Dr Simeon , Dan Starkey as Strax, Catrin Stewart as Jenny Flint , Neve McIntosh as Madame Vastra , Tom Ward as Captain Latimer , Liz White as Alice , Joseph Darcey-Alden as Digby , Ellie Darcey-Alden as Francesca , Juliet Cadzow as The voice of the ice governess and Sir Ian McKellen as the voice of The Great Intelligence.

From an acting point of view this episode is really good. As the acting that's in this very episode us really good with all of the actors that you expect a great performance from giving us exactly that but while the acting in this episode is of a really high quality there are some bad performances to be found in this very episode with the likes of Joseph Darcey-Alden and Ellie Darcey-Alden turning in some really bland performances as the kids that Clara is put in charge of as they just turn in sone bland and wooden performances which would be OK if this was the bogstandard Doctor Who Christmas episode but its not as it forms apart of the series main narrative and as such the acting from all involved including the kids really should have been really top notch with the acting that's in this very episode really 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.


Doing the CGI for this episode is The Mill and Real SFX. 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 about the actual CGI that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty really good as the episode does make great use of its CGI with it only being used when they really need to like to create the mouths on the Snowmen or to create the ice governess herself both of which are things that really couldn't have been practically and they therefore had to do them in CGI and to the episodes credit they both look really good even for not only the small budget that this has always had but also the rime in which this episode was both made and aired in as well.


This is the episode that introduces us to another version of Clara in this case its Clara Oswin Oswald. With this version perhaps being the best version of the Clara character as she's spunky and funny and has alot if charm to her and while the version of Clara that we do end up with is a good character it took time for her character to be a decent character where as with this version of the character she's really likable from the second that she appears on screen and that is something that makes her ultimate death all the more tragic as not has The Doctor himself come to accept her as a companion but us the audience had come to like her as well and want to see more adventures with this version of the Clara character.

As was stated at the start of this very review this episode does bring back a classic Doctor Who villain which in this case is The Great Intelligence. Which was a really obscure villain to bring back but what they do in this episode with the character does make sense as while they keep him as a disembodied voice they have this episode serve as a prequel to The Web Of Fear by revealling that it was The Doctor that gave it the idea of attacking the London Underground which is a good idea and while the character isn't used in a great way as he plays second fiddle to the Dr Simeon character given the back story for The Great Intelligence tho that is something that does make at least. some sense but it is something that could have been done alot better as could have the fact that The Doctor is suffering from depression something that is very quickly forgotten about when it would have made from a great ark for the character to go through over the course of this episode.


Now then this episode has / had an exact grand total running time of exactly fifty nine minuets and forty three seconds. Which is a really good running time for this special to have as this episode really does have the amount of plot to really cover that large amount of running time and by giving this episode close to a one hour running time something is pretty much the norm now it does also mean that the plot of the episode can be paced out alot better then what it normally would have been if this had the series bogstandard running time of forty five minuets as that would mean that alot of the character and plot development would be lost in order to meet that runningvtime but I really will admit that this episode really does have some really good pacing to it tho.

So now then as this 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 while we do really only get the action scene in the end of the episode it's really the only one that we need as this is an episode that really doesn't require an action scene every few minuets as the plot and the characters are string enough that when we do get to the episodes action scene you don't mind that it's the only one in the episode as the plot and the characters really are just that strong in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.


Overall while there are better Matt Smith era Doctor Who Christmas episodes out there this one really isn't all that bad and is a really solid episode to watch in its own right as well 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 7.5 out 10 from me.

Now then interms of 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 , 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.

Tuesday, 3 December 2024

My Short SPOILER FREE First Impressions Of Skeleton Crew


There once was a time when Star Wars would produce almost nothing but hits with there being one or two misses. Nowadays it's the opposite that seems to be true with the franchise spawning more misses thenut does hits well we have yet another new Star Wars TV show out there to add to the collection and while only time we'll tell if this is a hit or a miss so then join me as I give my SPOILER FREE first impressions of the show that is basically Star Wars take on The Goonies with the show in question being called simply just "Skeleton Crew" enjoy.

The plot of this show is when a bunch of kids find and activate a starship on there home planet they suddenly find themselves deep in the galaxy and have to try and find there way home before it's far to late. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in these first two episodes well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in these first two episodes was in all honesty really good as it was the kind of plot that really does harken back to the family adventure films of the eighties with the plot being something that's oddly refreshing as well with the 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 these first two episodes is Ravi Cabot-Conyers as Wim and Robert Timothy Smith as Neel. Also starring in these episodes is Ryan Kiera Armstrong as Fern, Kyriana Kratter as KB , Kerry Condon as Fara , Tunde Adebimpe as Wendle , Fred Tatasciore as the voice of Brutus , Jaleel White as Gunter , Dale Soules as Chaelt , Geoffrey Lower as A Merchant Captain , Marti Matulis as Vane , Sisa Grey as Koma , Dominic Burgess as Beef , Vivienne Sachs as A Mean Kid , Iliana Castillo as Roona and Jude Law as Jod.

From an acting point of view the acting that's in these episodes was really good. With all of this shows turning in some really good performances which is something that does both make sense and yet not make sense as well as while alot of the actors that are in these first two episodes a bunch of really good actors in there right alot more of the episodes actors are not only kids but also relative unknown actors and as such it really doesn't make sense that the acting from them would be all that good as we the audience would have no idea what to expect from them from an acting point of view and yet given that the first episode was directed by the shows co-creator Jon Watts who also co-wrote episodes one and two if this show with the shows co-creator Christipher Ford it does make sense that the acting in these first two episodes was as good as it was as he really does know how to get a good oerformance out of his actors with the acting that's in these first two episodes really being helped by the fact that the script for these first two episodes really was so good that all these episodes characters 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 the overall quality of the acting that's in these first two episodes.


Doing the CGI for these first two episodes is Double Negative , Image Engine Design and Legacy Effects. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual CGI that's actually featured / presented to us in these first two episodes well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual CGI that's actually featured / presented to us in these first two episodes was in all honesty really good and was alot better then what it really had any right to be as alot of the effects in these live action Star Wars TV shows really can't hold a candle when compared to not just the movies but other effects heavy shows as well but here the effects in just these first episodes alone were not only really good in there own right but were also movie quality good as that's just how good the effects were in these first two episodes.


To be frank this show is pretty much The Goonies meets E.T. meets Firefly with a dash of The Breakfast Club all rolled up into one. Which is a mixture that on paper really shouldn't work and yet because of the fact that there's a clear passion for alot of eighties films and for Star Wars as a whole it's something that not only works but it also makes the concept of this show seem fresh and new when in fact Star Trek: Prodigy used a very similar set up and yet here it works because if the fact that all of the kids come across as being very enduring and actually likable with this being the kind of show that does prove that there might just be life in Star Wars yet.

What might prevent this show from being a hit is the fact that recently Star Wars has seen a huge decline in quality. So much so that people that would normally stick around for this show might just not watch this show at all since the franchise has been putting more bad shows then they have good ones ms and what very little movies that they have been releasing have been at best very divisive which does mean that when a show or a film does come round that's genuinely good then it makes it harder for that show or movie to be a hit due to all of the flops in this franchise that are out there which is a shame as this show really is a good show that's really worth watching.


Now then episode one of this show has / had an exact grand total running time of exactly forty six minuets and twenty five seconds whilst episode two has / had an exact grand total running time of exactly twenty nine minuets and nine seconds. With episode two having the better running time as that's the one that has the right amount of running time there to cover its plot where as episode is has so much to set up not only interms of plot but also interms of characters that it kind of forgets to tell a decent plot despite it's extended running time but at the same time it's due to that extended runningvtime that we get alot of the more fun filled moments in these first two episodes alot or ehich would have most likely have been cut out due to the fact that they add nothing to the plot of that episode but I really will admit that these episodes really do have some really good pacing to them 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 these first two episodes well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual action that's actually featured / presented to us in these first two episodes was in all honesty not that bad. As we do get some decent looking action in the first episode of the show but that's really the only bit of action that we get across the two episodes with the show instead coming across more as being a science fiction comedy then it is a science fiction action show with the show having more funny and comedic scenes init then it does have action scenes with the action that we do get in the first episode being not that bad at best in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.


Overall while it is hard to say if this show will be a hit or not thanks to shows like The Acolyte bombing really hard with both fans and audiences alike what is certain is that this show will have a huge mountain to climb if it is to be a hit show 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 these first two episodes in this very post and since this is only my first impressions I won't be giving this show a rating however if this post does decently well and if you guys want me to check out another episode then I will do it and that post would then be a review of that episode and that episode only and not a review of the show as a whole.

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 used in this very post from the official Disney fandom wiki page , the official Star Wars fandom wiki page and IMP Awards , Com. With my personally preferred website to use to get the images from this very episode 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 this very episode 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.


Monday, 2 December 2024

Teen Titans Go! "Four Hundred" A Short SPOILER FILLED Review


When any animated show reaches a high amount of episodes it is also a cause for celebration no matter the quality if the show itself. With Teen Titans Go just releasing there four hundredth episode celebration and so then join me as I give you my SPOILER FILLED review of the episode that officially sees Teen Titans Go become the longest running DC animated series ever with the episode in question being called simply just "Four Hundred" enjoy.

Plot wise this episodes plot revolves around the Titans being sent to a stop motion dimension where they have to figure out how to get there shows budget undercontrol before they are cancelled. This episodes plot was really the stereotypical plot for this show only with nothing charming about it as while the plot is rather rightfully about Teen Titans Go reaching a good number of episodes the plot isn't all that interesting as it feels like the plot of an average episode of the show and not a twenty two minute episode of the show with the plot of this episode not really being being really rather entertaining nor is it really rather engaging either in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.


Starring in this episode is Scott Menville as Robin and Birdarang and Hynden Walch as Starfire. Also starring in this episode is Khary Payton as Cyborg , Tara String as Raven , Greg Cipes as Beast Boy , David Kaye as Superman and Fred Tatasciore as Detective Chimp.

This episodes acting was really good with all of the episodes actors turning in some really good performances in this episode. Which is something that really isn't all that shocking as all of this episodes actors are a bunch of really good actors in there own right with alot of them having played there respective characters since 2003 and would there for know how best to perform there respective characters and what kind of performance would best suit there characters in any given situation with the acting that's in this very episode not really being helped by the fact that this episodes script is just so bad as it gives none of this episodes actors absolutely nothing to work with interms of what it is that there respective characters personalities are even meant to be in the first place which is something that really does harm the overall quality of the acting that's in this very episode.


Doing the animation for this episode is Copernicus Studios and Stoopid Buddy Stoodios. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual animation 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 animation that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty not that bad as this show has always had some really decent looking animation in it with the same thing also being true for the episodes stopmototion animation as well which is not really that surprising as that was handled by the exact same studio that works in Robot Chicken.

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For some strange reason this episode chose to make Superman act out of character by having him be the episodes bad guy. Which even for the world that this show takes place in makes no sense as he was also presented as someone who really didn't care for the Titans either way and yet here he actively despises them all for the fact that none of his shows reached four hundred episodes with him being jealous being something that really doesn't work for this character as he's the ultimate good guy and heck it would have made alot more sense if the villain for this episode was Control Freak as that character hates this version of the Titans and it would there for be well within his character to send them somewhere where they might actually get cancelled.

To give this episode some credit is it at the very least better then the Warner Bros 100th Anniversary episode. As at least in this episode the heroes aren't pushing legacy characters to the side and while yes this episode does have it's fair share of problems is it at the very least creative with them making great use of the stopmotion format and even going into detail as to what it is and why it's not seen all that often where as thecWarner Bros 10th Anniversary special episode disregarded all of the characters that we'd actually like to see in an anniversary special and wasn't that creative with it's plot and animation this is despite the fact that it really could have been really creative with its plot and animation.


While I would very much like to tell you what this episodes grand total I actually can't but what I do know is that this episode has / had an exact grand total running time of roughly twenty two minuets. Which is rather fitting as this a special episode but at the same time tho it would have been alot better if this episode had the plot there to really cover that amount of time as this episode really only has enough plot there to really cover eleven minuets which is really how long this episode really should have been as that really would have been more in keeping with the rest of the show even more so when you take into account that this episode really doesn't have anything there that requires the extra eleven minuets with the episode mostly being made up of filler scenes with the titans exploring the stopmotion world all of which adds nothing to the actual 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 a comedy that really does mean that I have to actually talk about the actual comedy 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 comedy that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty not that bad. As the episode does have some really good fourth wall breaking jokes but at the same time tho alot of this episodes fourth wall breaking jokes do seem to rather main spirited as there just taking shots at shows that alot of people really like and yet because of the fact that they didn't make it to four hundred episodes that somehow makes it OK for this show to mock them when it really doesn't but when we do get a good joke in this episode it is a really good joke in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.

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Overall this was a decent episode of the show but  at the samectime tho this is an episode that really should have been alot more better then what it was 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 5.5 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 Teen Titans Go 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 the official Teen Titans Go 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 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 the official Teen Titans Go fandom wiki page are also really all fairly high in quality and as well as them all being really fairly freaking high in definition.