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Thursday, 20 April 2023

The Mandalorian TV Series "Chapter 23: The Spies" AND "Chapter 24: The Return" SPOILER FREE Review

 


Star Wars without a shadow of a doubt The Mandalorian is the only thing that's keeping Star Wars going right now as there's no new movies coming out. As such there was a lot of eyes on season three of this show as there was also alot of controversy surrounding it and well it's just released it's final episode and I thought that i'd check out both episode eight and episode 7 of this shows divisive third season and so then join me as I give you my SPOILER FREE review of the episodes that are really brutal with the episodes in question being called simply just "Chapter 23: The Spies" and "Chapter 24: The Return" enjoy.

The plot of these episodes is The Mandalorian and Bo launch their attack to reclaim Mandalore but have one last threat to deal with. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in these very 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 very episodes was in all honesty not that bad with the plot of these episodes being so good that there almost movie quality because that's how good the plot of these episodes was in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.


Starring in these episodes is Pedro Pascal as The Mandalorian , Katee Sackhoff as Bo-Katan Kryze and Giancarlo Esposito as Moff Gideon. Also starring in these episodes is Katy M. O'Brian as Elia Kane , Simon Kassianides as Axe Woves , Mercedes Varnado as Koska Reeves , Emily Swallow as The Armorer , Paul Sun-Hyung Lee as Carson Teva , Carl Weathers as Greef Karga and Wesley Kimmel as Ragnar.

Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in these very 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 very episodes was in all honesty not that bad. With the cast for these episodes really making the most of what little this script gives them to work with as this script gives these actors and actresses nothing to work with in terms of what their characters respective personalities are.



Doing the CGI for these episodes is the legends and the greats that are currently over at Image Engine Design. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual CGI that's actually featured / presented to us in these very 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 very episode was in all honesty really good and was alot better then what it really had any right to be with the CGI being really close to feature film worthy.


To me this season really did over use the character of Bo-Katan Kryze which is a shame because she is a really cool character. However she's a character that works best in small doses where as here in this season she's pretty much in every single episode and when alot of her screen time is just spent hitting home the same message over and over again not only does it get repetitive but it also gets boring as well and instead of cheering whenever she's on screen I found myself getting bored whenever one of her scenes came up because I knew exactly where it was going with her character.

What I really liked about these two episodes is that we got to see Grogu being brave I won't say why because of spoiler reasons. To me this showed just how far he;s come as a character and how far the relationship between Grogu and The Mandalorian has developed as the Grogu that we met in season one wouldn't do any of the things that we see him do in these episodes and in the early episodes of the show The Mandalorian would get rid of Grogu if he could have and yet here that's not the case with the two needing each other just to survive and just to talk to each other.


Even tho this season of the show has been very mixed to me these two episodes were rather solid episodes. As they did give you everything that you'd expect to find in what is basically a two part finale however that's also the problem as it does everything that you'd expect it to do without giving you anything new and while having a huge scale battle might work for Star Wars it doesn't work for The Mandalorian as The Mandalorian works better when it's finales are rather small in scale but at the same time tho having a big scale final episode does make the episode seem all the more epic then what it actually is.

Now then these two episodes has / had an exact grand total running time of exactly fifty minuets and thirty nine seconds for episode 7 and thirty eight minuets and fifty six seconds for episode 8. I have to admit that I really didn't like the fact that the actual series finale had such a short running time as a series finale by it's very nature has to wrap up all of the storylines of that particualr season and that's also true with this season finale as well and it just can't do that and still tell a good story at the same time and as such it would have been if these two episodes swapped running times as episode 7 doesn't need to be as long as it is and episode 8 needed to be longer but to both episodes credit they both had some fairly good pacing to them tho.


So now then since this is an actin show that means that I have to actually talk about the actual action that's actually featured / presented to us in these very episodes and 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 very episodes was in all honesty super cool. With both of these episodes having action scenes that are chock full to the brim of really cool action scenes and cool moments in those action scenes as well in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.


Overall this was a really fun pair of episodes that really did deliver on certain aspects but at the same time they also failed on other certain aspects as well which is a shame because when these episodes are good there really 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 that are in these very episodes in this very review and as such that means that these very episodes have a grand total combined score of exactly a 7.5 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 Star Wars fandom wiki page and Google Images. With my personally preferred website to use to get the images from these very episodes that I used in this very review being the official Star Wars fandom wiki page simply just due to the fact that alot of the images that are featured / up and on the official Star Wars fandom wiki page are all fairly high in quality and as well as being fairly freaking high in definition.

Tuesday, 18 April 2023

Godzilla: The Animated Series "New Family Parts One And Two" TV Series Review

 


The nineties was a time when we had alot of really great cartoons airing and with some many good cartoons airing all at the exact same time it's understandable that one or two would perhaps fall through the cracks and become forgotten about. The show which i'm going to talk about today is one such show making things even worse for this show is the fact that is forever linked to THAT 1998 live action American Godzilla movie and so then join me as I review the first two episodes of a show that sets to right the wrongs made by it's live action counterpart with the first two episodes being called simply just "New Family Parts One And Two" enjoy.

The plot of these first two episodes is mere minuets after the 1998 Godzilla movie ends Dr. Niko "Nick" Tatopoulos finds a baby Godzilla egg which then hatches and sees Nick as it's father and while this is happening a new monster attacks Jamaica and there's only monster that can stop it Godzilla. 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 rather thin with the plot not really kicking in until the last five or ten minuets of the first episode which just makes almost the entire first episode seem pointless and filler in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.


Starring in these first two episodes is Ian Ziering as Dr. Niko "Nick" Tatopoulos and Charity James as Dr. Elsie Chapman. Also starring in these first two episodes are Brigette Bako as Monique Dupre , Rino Romano as Randy Hernandez , Joe Pantoliano as Victor 'Animal' Palotti , Malcolm Danare as Dr. Mendel Craven , Tom Kenny as N.I.G.E.L. , Paget Brewster as Audrey Timmonds , Keith Szarabajka as Philippe Roaché , Kevin Dunn as Colonel Anthony Hicks and Frank Welker as Godzilla.

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 not that bad with this episodes cast doing the best that they can to make the script for these two episodes work for them. The issue is tho that the script for these first two episodes doesn't give the actors a whole lot to work with interms of what their respective characters personalities are and so they aren't allowed to turn in great performances because of the fact that the script for these first two episodes just wont allow for it.



Doing the animation for these first two episodes was Lotto Animation , New Millennium , Seoul Movie , Wild Horse Animation Group , Anima Sam Won , DR Movie , Dong Woo Animation Co. and Koko Enterprises Company. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual animation 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 animation that's actually featured / presented to us in these first two episodes was in all honesty not that bad and was alot better then what I thought that it would be.



This show is of course set after the events of the 1998 American made Godzilla movie with the opening of this shows first episode being set minuets after the movie ended. This to me was pointless since nobody who was watching this show was doing so because they never saw the movie and so if anything this show should have been set months after the movie just so you could then see how the characters from the movie have progressed in their lives and heck you could even make the case for this show being the unproduced sequel to the movie as well as the show does have a natural progression of Nick's storyline with Godzilla.

I will admit that this show does the character of Godzilla alot better then the movie version ever did as this version of the character acts alot more like Godzilla then the movie version ever did. With this version of the character even having the characters signature Atomic Breath along with the fact that he is now basically unable to die by conventional methods all of which restore the god in Godzilla and all of which make this version of the character alot better then the actual movie version of the character ever was.


While we do have some really cool looking monster designs in these first two episodes neither monster has much if a personality. Even Godzilla himself really doesn't have alot of personality with him just showing up to take part in an action scene and nothing more then that which is a shame because the original Japanese Godzilla had a ton of personality and so to this show not really give him a personality just goes to show that they didn't really learn all that much from the 1998 movie and just made Godzilla bland and rather uninteresting.

Now then episode one of this show has / had an exact grand total running time of exactly twenty one minuets and twenty four second while episode two has / had an exact grand total running time of exactly twenty one minuets and twenty two seconds. Which is pretty much the bog standard running time for any animated show in the nineties and I will admit that while having this shows opening story be a two parter does make sense on paper in reality it doesn't work as the first episode basically adds nothing to the plot and when you take into account the 1998 Godzilla movie is basically a pilot episode for this show I really do think that it would have been better if this one singular episode instead of two episodes as that's all there's enough story to cover but I will admit that both episodes do have some great pacing to them.


So now then since this is an action show that means 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. With the action that we got in these first two episodes being good for the time that this show was made and was really fun in parts but at the same time the action in these first two episodes was also rather dull and repetitive as well in my freaking opinions anyways / at least. 


Overall these weren't bad first episodes as they did set the tone for the rest of the show and the show is alot better then what I remember it being and plus this show does somewhat right the many wrongs set by the movie 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 these first two episodes in this very review and as such that means that these first two episodes earn themselves a combined 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 Godzilla fandom wiki page and Google Images. With my personally preferred website that I personally preferred to use to get the images that I personally used in this very review being the wonderful Google Images since all of the images that are currently up and and featured / presented to us on Google Images are all fairly high in quality and as well as being fairly freaking high in definition.

Monday, 17 April 2023

Torchwood: Everything Changes Review

 


Doctor Who fans it's been about a month or so since I last covered a Doctor Who TV show spin off and well I wanted to an end to it. I have to admit that I completely forgot about this show even existing for a good few years now and quite frankly can you blame me since the show only lasted for four seasons which is a shame as I owned the first volume of episodes on DVD and so then join me as I review the first episode of the show that changes everything with the episode in question being called simply just "Everything Changes" enjoy.

The plot of this episode is when PC Gwen Cooper sees a mysterious team bring a dead man back to life she sets out to find who these strangers and find just what there up to. 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 at the same time I thought that the plot of this episode was also rather very thinly drawn out as well in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.


Starring in this episode is John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness , Eve Myles as Gwen Cooper and Burn Gorman as Owen Harper. Also starring in this episode is Naoko Mori as Toshiko Sato , Indira Varma as Suzie Costello , Gareth David-Lloyd as Ianto Jones , Kai Owen as Rhys Williams , Tom Price as PC Andy , Paul Kasey as A Weevil , Rhys Swinburn as John Tucker , Olwen Medi as Yvonne and Gwyn Vaughan-Jones as DI Jacobs.

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 this episodes cast really doing their best to make the script work for them. However apart from Captain Jack Harkness none of these new characters are given any kind of personality and so the actors can;t really turn in great performances because of the fact that this episodes script just simply won;t allow them to do so.



Doing the CGI not only for this episode but also for the rest of the show is the legends and the greats that are currently over at The Mill. 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 which since is to be expected since this show came in 2006 and alot of mid 2000's TV CGI hasn't aged all that well.


While I do see why they decided to include a mystery angle surrounding Captain Jack Harkness as that would bring in newer viewers to the show. It doesn't work if your a fan of Doctor Who since everybody knows why he disappeared in the early nineteen forties and Doctor Who fans no why he can't die and so having the characters wonder about all of those things whilst they are great for new fans it also means that the new fans would be playing catch up with the old fans as the old fans would now have to watch several episodes of another show just understand that whole mystery.

I really did like the fact that they made Gwen the audience character for this show as this is a show that really does need an audience character. As this show is a more grown up version of Doctor Who and since this show has a secret organization it makes sense to me that the co-main character of the show is the one that's asking all of the questions new fans would be asking on the flip side of this is oddly enough Jack himself who here represents every single Doctor Who fan because he like alot of Doctor Who fans already knows what's really going on with aliens and other such things.  


I just said that this show is a more grown up version of Doctor Who and I really meant it because within the first ten minuets somebodies swearing in within the first thirty minuets there's blood and gore. Both of which are things that would never be seen in Doctor Who both in present day New Doctor Who or in classic Doctor Who and so to them in this episode really does hit home that this is a more grown up show and it's something that I really did love as it really did make the episode really feel all the more suspenseful.

Now then this episode has / had an exact grand total running time of exactly fifty one minuets and ten seconds. Which was alot longer then what I remember this episode being as I remember this episode being at the very least forty five minuets which is really how long this episode should have lasted as this episode really doesn't have a whole lot their interms of either plot or story to cover it's actual running time and if this episode had a much shorter running time it would mean that we'd get a whole less filler scenes which in turn would help out with this episodes pretty bad pacing.


So now then since this a drama that means that I have to actually talk about the actual drama 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 drama that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty not that bad but at the same time it wasn't all that good either. As the key dramatic plot point of the episode really does come out of nowhere which is a ashame as it's a key plot point and as such it;s something that should have been built up a whole more then what it actually was in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.


Overall this was a really solid debut episode that did a great job a setting up the show and the shows overall premise but it;s an episode that could have been so much 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 means that this very episode earns itself a grand old score of exactly an 8 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 and Google Images. With my personally preferred website that I personally preferred to use to get the images that I personally used in this very review being the wonderful Google Images since all of the images that are currently up and and featured / presented to us on Google Images are all fairly high in quality and as well as being fairly freaking high in definition.

Friday, 14 April 2023

Batman "Almost Got 'Im" Review

 


Batman fans I think i've made it pretty clear by now that I really do love Batman: The Animated Series heck i'd even go as far as to say that it;s one of the best animated superhero shows ever made. Well there's one episode that alot of fans of the show always point to as one of if not the best in the whole entire show and that's the episode that i'm about to check out today and so then join me as I review the episode that proves that an episode of this show doesn't need Batman in every single scene to be a good episode with the episode in question being called simply just "Almost Got 'Im" enjoy.

The plot of this episode is Poison Ivy , Killer Croc , The Penguin , Two-Face and The Joker all sit around a table and tale tales of how they almost got Batman. 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 really good with this episodes plot really being really smart and really well written and put together as well as being genuinely quite entertaining as well in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.


Starring in this episode is Kevin Conroy as Bruce Wayne / Batman and Adrienne Barbeau as Selina Kyle / Catwoman. Also starring in this episode is Star Wars and voice acting legend Mark Hamill as The Joker , Aron Kincaid as Waylon Jones / Killer Croc , Richard Moll as Harvey Dent / Two-Face , Diane Pershing as Dr. Pamela Isley / Poison Ivy , Arleen Sorkin as Dr. Harleen Quinzel , Harley Quinn and Paul Williams as Oswald Cobblepot / The Penguin.

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 episode was in all honesty really good. Which for this show isn't all that new as this show has always had some really good acting in it which given this shows cast and this shows incredible script isn't that surprising and that's something that carries through to this episode as well as this episode has some incredible writing to it and so all the cast have to do is say the words as their written and boom a good performances would come out of them naturally.



Doing the animation for this episode is the legends and the greats that are currently over at Dong Yang Animation Co., Ltd. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about thew 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 really good with this episodes animation being feature film worthy because it's that good.



This episode does something that's rather unique and that's tell an episode almost entirely from the point of view of the villains. Which is something that i'd wish more Batman media is general would do as it gives us some pretty fun and in the case of Killer Croc funny interactions all of which help to make the episode even more entertaining then what it already is and this is something that I want to see done as say part of a live action movie as interms of live action movies we haven't seen Batman's villains sit around talking to each other all that often which is a shame as that could make for something that's truly great to watch.

Speaking of Killer Croc while him not getting a chance to tell a story does make sense given what happens later on in the story. I think that it would have helped sell the fact that Batman is disguised as Killer Croc if he did tell a story just because it would then not only fool us the audience but it would also help to convince the rest of the villains as well which in turn would have helped with Batmans mission in this episode as well and given that Killer Croc is written as alot more of a comedy character in this episode it could have given us some much more needed levity as well.


I have to admit that I really did like the reveal that Batman is disguised as Killer Croc as it was just such a cool idea. It's something that also makes the episode re-watchable as well as it makes you wonder if the episode dropped some subtle clues as to what was really going on with Killer Croc and it really does help that the overall reveal is just so cool with Batmans mask eyes only being formed when the light of the bar that there in only hits him a certain way which just makes the reveal just all that much more cooler.

Now then this episode has / had an exact grand total running time of exactly twenty two minuets and eighteen seconds. Which is a great time for this episode to last altho I wish that this episode was longer just so that some of the villains stories were given equal screen time with The Joker's taking up the most of the episodes running time which does make sense but when you have three other powerful villains all telling great and creative stories as well it just makes me wish there stories had equal screen time to that of The Jokers but as it is I have to say that this episode does have some really great pacing to it and that is something that might be lost if this episode was longer.


So now then since this is an action show that means that means 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 but that's also the issue because it's not that good either. With this episodes action not only being pretty take in comparison to other episodes but also rushed as well which is due to the fact that this episode was essentially telling four different stories in one episode and so certain things had to get trimmed and because of that the action in this episode does suffer because of it in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.


Overall this was such a great episode and it's one that I highly recommend any fan of this show watch just because it is quite easily of this shows best ever episodes 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 means that this very episode earns itself a grand old score of exactly a 9 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 and Google Images. With my personally preferred website to use to get the images from the actual film that I personally used in this very review being the official Batman: The Animated Series fandom page simply because all of the images that are from this actual / very film and that I personally found that are currently up and on Batman: The Animated Series fandom wiki page are all very really fairly high in quality and as well as being very really fairly high definition.

Thursday, 13 April 2023

Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel: Dimensions In Danger Review

 


Power Rangers the day that we have all been waiting for is just under a week away and well as such I thought that i'd review what is quite possibly the second worst anniversary special out there. I will admit that it was pretty easy choice to do this review based of off this particular episode just because it's the final ever Power Rangers episode to feature the late Jason David Frank and to it's guest stars are starring in the upcoming Power Rangers reunion special and so then join me as I review the episode that marks the end of a legend with the episode in question being called simply just "Dimensions In Danger" enjoy.

The plot of this episode is when the evil Lord Draven sets his sights upon destroying all Power Rangers dimensions at the same time it's up to the Ninja Steel rangers and some legendary team mates to stop him 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 but at the same time it's not that good ether with this plot even for a Power Rangers episode being rather thin at best and straight up not there at it's worst in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.


Starring in this episode is William Shewfelt as Brody Romero , Peter Sudarso as Preston Tien and Nico Greetham as Calvin Maxwell. Also starring in this episode is Zoe Robins as Hayley Foster , Chrysti Ane as Sarah Thompson , Jordi Webber as Levi Weston , Kelson Henderson as Mick Kanic , Byron Coll as The Voice Of Redbot , Jacque Drew as The Voice Of Madame Odius , Rajneel Singh as The Voice Of Lord Draven , Marissa Stott as The Voice Of Badonna , the late and great Jason David Frank as Tommy Oliver , Steve Cardenas as Rocky DeSantos , Catherine Sutherland as Katherine Hillard , Selwyn Ward as T.J. Johnson , Jason Faunt as Wesley Collins , Jeffrey Parazzo as Trent Fernandez-Mercer , Li Ming Hu as Gemma , Steven Skyler as Antonio Garcia , Ciara Hanna as Gia Moran and Yoshi Sudarso as Koda.

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. Which for Power Rangers is kind of what you expect to be the case since the show isn't all that known for having great acting but even so the acting in this episode and in Super Ninja Steel as a whole just wasn't that bad.



This episode address the fact that Tommy has multiple powers and does so in a great and fresh way just by giving him a morpher that is capable of accessing all of his past powers. I have to admit that I really liked this idea as it gets around the idea of explaining how Tommy can use all of these powers and while it's one that we will sadly never get to see used by Tommy ever again it's one that i'm glad that they introduced in this episode and it's one that I can see the Dino Fury team using at somepoint in the future.


This episode does something that no good team up episode should do and that's not advance the current team of rangers. Heck the Super Ninja Steel rangers barely play a part in the plot of the episode and could very easily be removed from the plot of the episode with nothing of consequence being lost because that's how little they matter to the plot of the episode now let's contrast this with Forever Red where that team of Red Rangers could only have won the day if they had the red Wild Force ranger there and so he matters to the plot of the episode.

If i'm being honest this episode feels like an episode of a Tommy Oliver show that just so happens to have previous Power Rangers teams as guest stars. As the whole plot of the episode basically revolves around him and the previous rangers put him on such a high pedestal in this episode which shouldn't be the case every member of the team should be on equal footing and heck the current team of rangers aren't the ones that defeat this episodes bad guy it's Tommy for some reason which makes less sense when you remember that the Ninja Steel rangers had one of their flying zords right there with them in the episode.


If there's any episode that really needed to have an extended edition it's this one as there are alot of past rangers that just straight up get shafted with Trent not having any lines of dialog at all. Heck if this was to have had an extended edition then it would also fix the issue of why everybody is suddenly treating Lord Draven as a big threat despite him only appearing in this one episode and it would also give alot of the past rangers more to do instead of sending half the episode lying down which would please old school fans of the franchise and you could then advance the overall story of Super Ninja Steel which then please the newer fans of the franchise as well.

Now then this episode has / had an exact grand total running time of exactly twenty three minuets and thirty seven seconds. Which is the bog standerd running time for a Power Rangers episode to have but it's still far to short of a running time for this episode to last since you very easily could have made this episode as a made for TV movie with a feature length running time since there is more then enough story there to cover a running time of at the very least one hour and fifteen minuets but I will really admit that as it is this episode really does have some pretty good pacing to it tho.


So now then since is an action show that means 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. However tho the action that we got in this episode wasn't as could as it could have been with alot of this episodes action scenes being cut way down and often ending just when there getting good which just makes them feel unfinished in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.


Overall no matter how good or bad Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always ends up being at least it won't be as bad as this episode is as this is a pretty bad episode and a pretty bad anniversary episode 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 means that this very episode really does earn itself a really 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 Power Rangers fandom wiki page and Google Images. With my personally preferred website that I personally preferred to use to get the images that I personally used in this very review being the wonderful the official Power Rangers fandom wiki page since all of the images that are currently up and and featured / presented to us on the official Power Rangers fandom wiki page are all fairly high in quality and as well as being fairly freaking high in definition.

Wednesday, 12 April 2023

Doctor Who: Smith And Jones Review

 


Doctor Who fans it's always hard to write an episode that introduces a new companion as you run the risk of the companion asking the same questions that the audience would be asking if they were watching the show for the first time. Well I think i've found a great episode that not only introduces a new companion perfectly but is also a rather forgotten about companion and so then join me as I review the episode that introduces us to a brand new companion with the episode in question being called simply just "Smith And Jones" enjoy.

The plot of this episode is when her hospital is transported to the moon The Doctor has to team up with an intern called Martha Jones to save everyone inside 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 with this episodes plot being genuinely really quite entertaining and very well written in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.


Starring in this episode is David Tennant as The Doctor , Freema Agyeman as Martha Jones and Anne Reid as Florence Finnegan , Roy Marsden as Mr Stoker , Adjoa Andoh as Francine Jones , Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Tish Jones , Reggie Yates as Leo Jones , Trevor Laird as Clive Jones , Kimmi Richards as Annalise , Ben Righton as Oliver Morgenstern , Vineeta Rishi as Julia Swales , Paul Kasey as The Judoon Leader and Nicholas Briggs as The Voices Of The Judoon.

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 / resented to us in this very episode was in all honesty really good. With all of this episodes cast members turning in some really good performances which is something that's to be expected when your cast has a comedy great in Anne Reid in it and yes both David and Freema are great in this episode as well.



Doing the CGI for this episode is of course the legends and the greats that are currently over at The Mill. 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 altho with that being said this episodes green and blue screening was really bad with it being quite clear when either a blue or green screen was used in this episode.


I have to admit that like i'm guessing alot of you I completely forgot about the character of Martha Jones. Which might be because she was only a main character for this one series but while I was watching this episode I suddenly found myself remembering not alot about her character but more then what I thought that I would which was something that I wasn't expecting to be the case at all but i'm glad that it was as it just goes to show you that she was a more memorable character then what she's given credit for.

What I really loved about this episode is the fact that they straight up address the fact that Freema Agyeman had just appeared in Doctor Who in the series two two part finale. With her character from those episodes being the cousin of Martha Jones this was something that I really liked as it made the world of Doctor Who feel much more bigger as it shows us that these characters have a life outside of when The Doctor shows up however I would have liked it if we saw her reaction to when The Doctor says that he was there when her cousin "disappeared" as that could have made for some great drama in this episode.


What I didn't like about this episode was something that carries over for the rest of this series and that's Martha being in love with The Doctor as that's something that at this point in the shows history had been done tom death. Another thing that I really didn't like was this episodes villain Florence Finnegan as she just wasn't all that scary for me and the fact that she killed a princess for pretty much being girly just made her more comical then it did out right scary which is a shame because how she kills people is pretty scary.

Now then I cannot for the absolutely life of me remember whatever this episodes grand total running time even was but I do know for a fact that this episode has / had an exact grand total running time of roughly forty four minuets. Which is pretty much the bog standard running time for this version of the show to have and to this episodes credit it does make the most of it's running but at the same time tho I would have liked if it was longer just so we could get to see The Doctor and Martha's friendship develop a bit more naturally then it does in the finished episode but to this episodes credit this episode does have some great pacing to it.


So now then since there was some action in this episode that means 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. Altho I got the impression that the team was really holding back given what happens in this seasons epic three part finale which is understandable but at the same time it makes the action in this episode feel cheap ad lackluster as all heck in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.


Overall this wasn't a bad series premier nor was it a bad episode to introduce a new companion but when you compare to rest of this series this episode just comes across as being rather lackluster and rather lucking 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 means that this very episode really does earn itself a really 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 Amazon . Co . UK , the official Doctor Who fandom wiki page and Google Images. With my personally preferred website that I personally preferred to use to get the images that I personally used in this very review being the wonderful Google Images since all of the images that are currently up and and featured / presented to us on Google Images are all fairly high in quality and as well as being fairly freaking high in definition.

Saturday, 8 April 2023

The Mandalorian "Chapter 22: Guns For Hire" Review


With Star Wars Celebration Europe currently going on it only seems right that I talk about something Star Wars and well with the The Mandalorian TV show currently nearing the end of it's third season. It only seems right that I talk about the shows most recent episode as that episode has been making alot of waves on Twitter since the episode came and out and as the episode has been out for a few days I won't be marking it as being either spoiler filled or spoiler free as lot of people have had more enough time to go and see the episode and so then join me I review the episode that has alot of cameos in it with the episode in question being called simply just "Chapter 22: Guns For Hire" enjoy.

The plot of this episode is The Mandalorian , Grogu and Bo-Katan Kryze go to a planet in order to get Bo-Katan's fleet of ships back. 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 the issue is that it wasn't all that good either as it feels like the plot to an episode that should be more towards the start of the season and not really one that's towards the end of the season in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.


Starring in this episode is Pedro Pascal as The Mandalorian , Katee Sackhoff as Bo-Katan Kryze and Simon Kassianides as Axe Woves. Also starring in this episode is former WWE Superstar and current IWGP Women's Champion Mercedes Varnado as Koska Reeves , Jack Black as Bombardier , Lizzo as The Duchess , Christopher Lloyd as Helgait , Christine Adams as Quarren Captain , Harry Holland as Mon Calamari Nobleman and Matthew Wood as B-1 Series Droid Foreman.

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. Which really isn't new for this show since even in this shows bad episodes the acting has always been top notch it's just a shame that this episodes script really isn't that good and so the episodes cast can;t turn in great performances because of the fact that the script just won't allow for it.



Doing the CGI for this episode is the legends and the greats that are currently over at Image Engine Design. 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 / flt that the actual CGI that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty really good with this episodes CGI more then keeping up with this shows already high standard of CGI effects.


This episode ha gotten a lot of hate for having some very distracting cameos and after finally seeing the episode in question I have t agree. As the people that are making these cameos are so well known to the mainstream audience and as such your not seeing the character your just seeing whoever is making the cameo and that really is something that takes you out of the episode because instead of seeing the character of the Bombardier your seeing Jack Black who is a very fine actor as is Christopher Lloyd but even they can't pull of these cameo rules.

This is such a really weird placed episode since it's a more lighthearted episode and hose are usually better placed earlier on in a shows season. However here it's placed third to the end which is usually when a season starts to wrap up that seasons arcs and so having an episode that's more lighthearted and isn't really attached to anything that's going on in this season barring the first and final scene it makes me wonder why this episode was placed here as it would have been better served if it was an earlier episode in this shows third season. 


This episode really doesn't do all that good of a job of building up the mercenaries that both The Mandalorian and Bo-Katan Kryze are looking for as credible threats. As they only have one scene at the start of the episode where we see them in action and even then it's a short scene and so there's not really alot of time for us the audience to take in just how ruthless these characters are because there not on screen for that long and then they don't appear again until the very end of episode which makes including them in this episode a complete waste of time.

Now then this episode has / had an exact grand total running time of exactly forty four minuets and fourteen seconds. Which is the perfect running time for this episode to last as when you really get down to it there really isn't alot their interms of plot and story to cover anything longer then that but at the same time tho if you cut out the Lizzo and Jack Black cameos you very easily could have used to time to showing as to why these mercenaries are a threat which in turn would have made the episode alot better and i will admit that this episode does have some really good pacing to it. 


So now then since this is an action show that means 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. However that's also the issue as this episodes action wasn't all that good either as while we did get to see some cool moments alot of it just felt dull and boring in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.


Overall this episode quite clearly isn't the best episode of this show but at the same tie I don't think that it marks the start of this show declining in quality either as any show can and indeed do have some bad episodes in them and this episode is just one of them and nothing more then that 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 means that this very episode earns 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 Star Wars fandom wiki page and Google Images. With my personally preferred website to use to get the images from these very episodes that I used in this very review being the official Star Wars fandom wiki page simply just due to the fact that alot of the images that are featured / up and on the official Star Wars fandom wiki page are all fairly high in quality and as well as being fairly freaking high in definition.