Olaf's Frozen Adventure Review

Frozen fans here is a review of something i hope you were excited for i know that this special has a lot of hate just due to the length of it and a few other factors as well but here is my review of Olaf's Frozen Adventure.

The plot of this special is basically Olaf goes to find Anna and Elsa and christmas tradition and that's really it in terms of plot the trailer did a good job of telling us the story and it goes exactly how you'd think it would go but i do give it some credit for coming up with an ending and a third act that i didn't see coming.

Now i have to say i didn't exactly watch this special the legal way so when i paused it on the cast credits i found out a few surprising actors supplied voices but returning for the special is Josh Gad , Kristen Bell , Idina Menzel and Jonathan Groff and there all pretty solid in the film Josh is actually pretty funny in this special. Now onto who i found out supplied some additional voices Robin from Teen Titans and Teen Titans Go! is in this as is Matthew Wood who voiced General Grievous in Star Wars Episode 3 and the one that really got me was Sarah Chalke who fans might now best as either Elliot Reed in Scrubs or as Becky in Roseanne.

I'm not actually sure if it would be fair for me to compare the animation in this special to that of the first movie but i can say that the animation in this film is not that great it's not TV quality but at the same time it's not quite feature film quality either it is good animation but for something that being shown on the big screen i expect better animation.

I will be one hundred per cent honest here this film actually has some funny moments and shockingly not all of them are in the trailer there's one joke in the second act which i'm shocked Disney allowed to be in the finished product but at the same time it's also the funniest joke in the whole thing and i'm sure it had some parents laughing.

I have to say while i can perfectly understand why some people might be upset with Disney by putting this special in front of Coco at the same time those people have to realise this was never advertised as a short film it was called a featurette not a short film but at the same time Disney have to share the blame because there now putting this special up on Netflix.

Now it wouldn't be a Frozen product without songs and i have to say the songs in this special for me was just ok there's not really one stand out song and i think that's because the duo that wrote the songs for the film and the short film didn't return for this special instead writing the songs are Kate Anderson and Elyssa Samsel and well let's just say i'm glad there not doing the sequel.

Overall this was a cute special and that's the best word i can use to describe it cute little kids will like and fans of Frozen might like it and that's all i can really say about it but for me this special isn't as good as Mickey's Once Upon A Christmas so it gets a solid 5 out of 10.

Pokemon The Movie: I Choose You Review

Now then anime fans when i was a little lad like i'm sure most of you were i was a fan of Pokemon i collected the cards , played the games , watched the TV show and watched a few of the movies and it's hard to believe that we are now at Movie 20 for this franchise so how did this anniversary do lets find out.

The plot of the movie is basically that of the first episode mixed in with the fact that Ash and Pikachu want to find the legendary bird Ho-Oh. That's really all there is to the plot now i would say that's all you really need but to be honest if your retelling most of the first season there has to be something that connects all the scenes together and here the story is so thin it's almost hard to see.

Reprising their roles in the english dub are Sarah Natochenny (sadly not Veronica Taylor Ash's first voice actress) and Ikue Ōtani. I can honestly say that these two are pretty good in the movie altho i have to say that Sarah doesn't sound like a ten year old boy she sounds like a teenager at this point. Those two are joined by David Oliver Nelson and Suzy Myers who are pretty much playing Brock and Misty clones and honestly there fine in the movie that's really all i can say about them since the movie doesn't give you the time to care for them.

Animation wise you can tell that alot of effort went into it and it really does show this film is really well animated it's certainly better animated then the first series was but that's to be expected since the team are now more confident in what they can do plus everything looks so beautiful as well.

What i didn't like about this movie was the fact that it rushes through big plot points the whole first episode is done with in less then nine minuets and that includes the whole bird attack which is pivotal to the show all of the major moments that worked in the series worked because we were given time to connect with the characters here tho it doesn't work because the movie is more interested in rushing through scenes rather then letting us get to know the characters.

I do have to say that i am glad that the english language version of the film does use a cover version of the original theme song yes it's a terrible cover but i'm so glad that they used that song since to me that songs is a huge part of the franchise.

Overall if your a Pokemon fan then you might like this just be ah were that alot of things get changed for me tho this movie is a 7 out of 10.

Why I Think Infinity Train Needs To be Picked Up

Pretty much everyone who loved cartoons has talked about this pilot and this very subject (shows how original i am) but it's something that has to be mentioned again due to rumors that it's secretly been picked up so here is why i think Infinity Train needs to be picked up.

Shows Ending

I've quickly gone through what's airing on Cartoon Networks Wikipedia and alot of their shows that are currently on the air have either announced that they are ending those being Adventure Time , Clarence and if rumors are to be believed Teen Titans Go! and there's also a possibility that We Bare Bears is ending since no new season has been announced. Still tho with all of those shows either coming to an end or rumored to be ending Cartoon Network will need a new show to help fill in the gap and what better then a show that already has a fanbase.  

It All Ready Has A Fanbase

Now i've already mentioned that this show has a fanbase and that's no more evident that in the amount of views that the pilot episode has as of this writing the pilot nearly has three million hits on YouTube the exact number is 2,946,583 either way the pilot has been a proven hit and that's not to mention all of the theory's that were started just because of the pilot episode and all of the fan art.

It's Different From Their Other Shows

Most of the shows that are currently on CN right now apart from a few others are all slice of life comedy's Infinity Train is a Science Fiction story not only that it actually has some good writing and it treats its audience with some intelligence and i'm not saying other shows don't do that but look at TTG and then look at this you can see straight away that this show is way more adult then it has any right to be.

It Has An Interesting Story

There's not really much more i can say about this since the line above pretty much says it all but tho just from the pilot alone i can tell you that the storyline for this show would be very interesting and it could be full of twists and turns.

So there you have it cartoon fans that is why i think Infinity Train does need to be picked up and with the creator Owen Dennis now back working at Cartoon Network and officially of Close Enough it's possible that the show has already been picked up and that the network will be announcing something either late this year or sometime next year.

My Top 5 Disney Animated Films

Walt Disney has made a ton of great animated films and a lot of them have gone on to become not only animated classics but also film classics as well and like the rest of the world i grew up with Disney films and here are my top 5 and yes i might be including Pixar films as well.

Honorable Mention

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

It's the first film that Walt Disney produced so i couldn't do this list and not feature this movie in some way because with it Walt Disney Studios wouldn't be where it is today.

5) Peter Pan

This was one of the first Disney films i watched with the other being Pinocchio when i was a kid i was way into this movie more then i was the original story but now since i'm older i'm way more into the original story but i still have a place in my heart for this film.

4) Toy Story

This film still holds up to this day it has lovable characters and the animation is truly fantastic and without this film Pixar wouldn't be around to this very day to me this film is a true classic and i truly do love this film and this series.

3) The Jungle Book

I have fond memories of watching this on VHS as a kid this film has some of the best songs heard in any Disney film and this is the last film that was produced by the legendary Walt Disney there's really nothing more i can say about this film.

2) Moana

This is the film that i will say is better then Frozen and Zootopia any day of the week to me this film changes the game for the typical Disney Princess and it helps that the artwork and the animation in this film is stunning it's enough to make anyone cry regardless of how old you are.

1) The Lion King / Inside Out

I honestly couldn't choose which of these two films should be number one because they are both so good and in the case of Inside Out it has the power to make people think about their emotions and both films for me at least are classics hell The Lion King is such a classic it's getting remade and has a smash hit Broadway musical.

My Top 4 Worst Cartoon Network Reboots

As we all know Cartoon Network has made alot of great shows in fact you could argue that some of the best cartoon shows ever made were made by Cartoon Network but i'm not listing there good shows i'm here to list My Top 4 Worst Cartoon Network Reboots.

4) Wacky Races (2017)

I did a review which goes into more detail about why this series is awful and that was after ONE episode so i won't go into two much detail here but it lacks everything the original series had and when you throw in the terrible designs and bad writing it makes for one hell of a bad show.

3) Ben 10 (2016)

This ones so low down on here because i never watched the original series or it's various spin-offs/sequels but even i could tell that this reboot was pretty bad i give the series credit for at least bringing back original voice actress Tara Strong but that doesn't excuse the fact that the show's formula gets old after about the fourth or fifth episode. 

2) The Powerpuff Girls (2016)

Now unlike Ben 10 i actually watched alot of the original Powerpuff Girls and i got excited about this new series when it first announced and while i did enjoy a few episodes of this new reboot overall the shows not that good it's a pail imitation of a great show and unlike the original show which was made for both boys and girls this one is more aimed towards a female audience thus missing the point of the original show. Things only got worse for this show for me when they introduced and they quickly got rid of the new character Bliss and i only watched those episodes to see if the show improved and it did not.

1) Teen Titans Go!

Lets be honest you all knew this was going to be here and it's for all the reasons you think as well but what really made me put it here was the fact that this show makes fun of the fans i can handle the mixed writing and the bad jokes but when you start making fun of the people who put you where you are now then there's no going back from that and what's worse is this show has a freaking movie coming out next year.

Daffy Duck's Thanks-For-Giving Special Review

Looney Tunes fans i thought to my self that since as of this writing it's the day before thanks giving i would do a review of the second Looney Tunes thanks giving special so here is my review of Daffy Duck's Thanks-For-Giving Special.

The basic premise of this special sees Daffy trying to pitch a new Duck Dodgers cartoon to a producer and reminds him of all the things the producer has put Daffy through.I have to admit that the premise is really good and it serves as a great way to squeeze in some of Daffy's cartoons.

The special only has one listed voice actor and that's the great Mel Blanc and since this features alot of classic cartoons i won't comment on his acting in those but his acting in the newly animated scenes is really good he still sounded like Daffy and there's a new cartoon and he's honestly pretty good in that one except he seemed to be losing his Marvin The Martian voice.

Again i won't mention the animation in the classic cartoons but the animation in the newer scenes is honestly alot better then i thought it would be and it's better then Bugs Bunny's Bustin Out All Over but it's the animation in the new cartoon that really let me down since it features a classic Daffy Duck character i would have thought that some better animation would have been put into it.

As you can guess by the above picture the special does include Robin Hood Daffy which is honestly one of my favorite Daffy Duck cartoons but this special commits a terrible crime by cutting down alot of great Daffy Duck cartoons they also cut down Drip Along Daffy and The Scarlet Pumpernickel and yet they show pretty much all of His Bitter Half.

Overall this is better then the Bugs Bunny thanks giving special at least in my opinion but like i said it does commit crimes against cartoons be cutting down some great cartoons and yes this does feature the return of Duck Dodgers so for me this special gets a 7 out of 10 

Big Hero 6 "Baymax Returns" Review

Well then animation and comics fans it is here the debut episode of Big Hero 6: The Series has finished and now i'm going to give you all my thoughts on this new Disney/Marvel TV series.

The basic plot of this episode is pretty much in the title of the episode but it's also about Yama forcing Hiro to get something for him. that's really all i can say about the plot without going into spoilers but since this is the plot for a premier episode i have to say it's pretty solid i've never seen the film or reads the comic but based of this episode i have a fairly good idea of all the main characters personalities.

Pretty much all of the main cast from the film came back for this series except Damon Wayans, Jr. who is replaced by Khary Payton and T.J. Miller who's replaced by Brooks Wheelan. I have to say that in terms of acting the best performer for me was Ryan Potter who kills it as Hiro but that's not to say that the rest of the cast don't do a good job indeed all of them do and Brooks actually sounds alot like T.J. Miller.

I have to say that in terms of animation this episode wasn't the best since the animation to me felt a little off which is strange because the guys who did Kim Possible worked on this series to me the animation felt like something that would have been made an indie company and not freaking Disney and they've been knocking it out of the park recently with Star Vs The Forces Of Evil and Ducktales.

I couldn't do this review and not talk about the change from CGI to 2D animation to me it makes sense since producing it in CGI would mean having a huge budget and it would mean it would have to be as good as the movie but by shifting it to 2D it means it could be done a lot cheaper and i know alot of people are going to bring up the fact that Dreamworks produces CGI TV shows and to that i say there being done for Netflix and not for cable television so it works differently.

The humor in this episode i thought was very spot on for some reason i found Honey Lemon to be really funny and i don't know why but i can't talk about the humor and not mention Baymax he is just super funny.

Of course the action in the series isn't going to be anything like the movie so don't go expecting the type of action you'd see in a movie but with that being said the action is still pretty top notch we get to see what all the hero's can do and i thought that was really freaking sweet.

Overall this is a pretty solid premier episode altho i believe it messes with the last scene of the movie but it's still worth watching even if you didn't see the movie or read the comic and since it's a premier episode there will not a rating.