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Wednesday, 5 April 2023

Worzel Gummidge "A Fair Old Pullover" Review

 


Fans of classic TV I don't think that I can make it clear at this point but I really do love the classic Jon Pertwee version of Worzel Gummidge. So much so that i've written countless reviews on it and trust me I plan on doing the entire rest of the series and the sequel series if I can find more then the first episode and I think i've found one of the most pure fun episodes of the whole entire show and so then join me as I review that episode that is just pure fun to watch with the episode in question being called simply just "A Fair Old Pullover" enjoy.

The plot of this episode is Worzel goes to town on the roof of the Braithwaite's car and gets stuck as a store dummy for a posh clothing shop. 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 rather fun with this episodes plot also being really simply and was also very easy to follow as well in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.


Starring in this episode is Doctor Who star Jon Pertwee as Worzel Gummidge , Jeremy Austin as John Peters and Charlotte Coleman as Sue Peters. Also starring in this episode is Geoffrey Bayldon as The Crowman , Mike Berry as Mr. Peters , Norman Bird as Mr. Braithwaite , Denis Gilmore as Harry , Megs Jenkins as Mrs. Braithwaite , Norman Mitchell as P.C. Parsons , Jeremy Pearce as The Car Park Attendant , Damon Sanders as Mr. Mooney , Anthony Sharp as Mr. Stanley and Last Of The Summer Wine star Sarah Thomas as Enid Simmons.

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. Which given this show isn't all that surprising as even in this shows bad episodes there have always been some really good acting in them and that is something that is true with this very episode as well.



This show does add some new and fun locations to the world of Worzel Gummidge and while the episode does take full advantage of one of them it doesn't take advantage of the other. Which is a shame because the idea of seeing Worzel Gummidge run around a small town just causing trouble and mayhem does lend itself to plenty of comedic moments but the episode just does nothing with that setting and while the idea of Worzel Gummidge in a posh cloths store also gives us plenty of funny moments it would have been nice to see Worzel running around the town as well.


The one word that I can use to describe this episode is fun because that's exactly what this episode is it;s fun. Just everything about this episode is pure fun from the way that Worzel get's into town to seeing what he does just trying to get some clothing on is pure fun to watch and it's something that made this episode a must watch for me because I had such a good time watching it and I get the feeling that those involved with making it had a good time making it because that's something that really does shine through in the final product.

In a rather rare move this episode also sees the characters of Jon and Sue join Worzel in this new location adventure. This was something that I wasn't expecting since usually when the cast go to a new filming location they usually find away to write the kids out of the episode usually due to child labor laws and as such seeing them play a slightly major role in this episode was genuinely surprising it's just a shame that once the kids get to town there not really given all that much to do other then watch Worzel while he's in a sulk.


I was also shocked to see that they made The Crowman a little bit more playful then he's been written as being in the previous episodes. Which was something that I did enjoy as it made his scenes very enjoyable to watch and just seeing him going around messing with everybody was just pure fun to see but at the same time it does against with how the character was written in the previous episodes since in the previous episodes he was written more like a strict parent to Worzel and yet in this episode he's acting and written more like a naughty school boy and not like a parental figure to Worzel Gummidge at all.

Now then while I cannot for the absolutely live of me remember whatever this episodes running time even was I do know that for a fact that this episode has / had an exact grad total running time of roughly twenty six minuets. Which is the perfect running time for this episode since this episode doesn't really have alot their interms of plot and story and plus with this episodes running time it allows the episode to be more faster paced which only adds to the fun of the episode as it gives the episode this sense of energy that the other episodes just don't have.


So now then since this is a comedy that means 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 really good. With all of this episodes jokes getting a big laugh out of me heck even the ending where Worzel gets falls to pieces when the car goes under a low bridge was still a funny scene and the scene where the two employees question if they've been drinking after seeing Worzel going into a sulk right infront of them was just pure funny as well in my freaking opinions anyways / at least. 


Overall this was such a fun episode to watch and is quite easily up there with some of the best episodes of this show because that's just how fun this episode well and truly is 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 8.5 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 Amazon . Co . Uk , Wikipedia 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 really fairly freaking high in definition.

Monday, 3 April 2023

The Super Mario Bros Super Show "The Bird! The Bird!" / "Neatness Counts" TV Series Review

 


Mario fans we are now just a few short days away from the release of The Super Mario Bros. Movie and as such I thought that'd produce a tie in review. I will admit that this one was perhaps the easiest choice to make when choosing what would make a great tie in review as they both have the distinction of being Mario's first animated media produced exclusively for America and so then join me as I review the first episode of the show that has both Mario and Luigi rapping with the episodes in question being called simply just "The Bird! The Bird!" / "Neatness Counts" enjoy.

The plot of this episode is Mario , Luigi and Princess each have to rescue Toad who has been stolen by a giant bird and Mario and Luigi get obsessed with neatness which they show to actress Nicole Eggert who is just trying to get to a party. Now then interms of what I personally thought / flt 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 wasn't that bad altho out of the two plots i'd say that the plot for The Bird The Bird was the stronger plot just because the plot of Neatness Counts just wasn't that interesting in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.


Starring in this episode is wrestling legend Captain Lou Albano as Mario and The Jeffersons Danny Wells as Luigi. Also starring in this episode is The Addams Family star and american Dennis The Menace star Jeannie Elias as Princess Toadstool / Princess Peach , Cheepy and Giant Birdo , The Magic School Bus star John Stocker as Toad and Flurry and Heavy Metal and The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 star Harvey Atkin as King Koopa.

Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in 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 wasn't that bad. The issue is this episodes script gives none of the actors nothing to work with because it's just a flat bad script that is trying so hard to be funny that it forgets to give it's characters any kind of personality trait whatsoever and that really does effect the overall quality of the acting in this episode.



Doing the animation for not only this episode but the show as a whole is the legends and the greats that are currently over at Sei Young Animation Company. 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 altho there were alot of animation errors all of which really do bring down the overall quality of the animation that we got in this very episode.


For some strange reason this show also includes live action segments with both Mario and Luigi where they meet various celebrities. These live action segments don't add anything to the plot of the cartoon besides from the fact that the characters are played by the same characters in both the live action and the cartoon segments of the show and heck the live action segments just come of as being rather cheesy which is a shame because a live action Mario sitcom could work but here it's like the writers just couldn't be bothered as those segments where some of the worst written segments in this whole entire episode.

For so,e strange reason the makers of this show made Luigi the cowardly member of the group which just didn't it right with me at all. As he always came across as being just as brave as Mario in the games and please bare in mind that I haven't played the games all that much and I barely played them as a kid but the few times I did play them Luigi was always running head first into the level at least from what I can remember and so to see him basically acting like a less funny version of Shaggy from Scooby-Doo just didn't sit right with me.


I get wanting to include nods and winks to the original source material but when almost every single sound effect is a sound effect from the game. It starts to get annoying after a while this is made even more annoying when you realise that the characters spend alot of time jumping in this episode and the sound effects just aren't limited to the animated portion of the episode either as they show up in the live action segments as well which is a shame because they would seem right at home in the really over the top and cheesy as all heck live action segments of this very show.

Now then this episode has / had an exact grand total running time of exactly twenty one minuets and fifty one seconds. Which is pretty much the perfect running time for this episode to last as neither of this episodes plots has alot there in terms of story to cover a longer running time and to this shows credit the time really does fly by with no scene lasting longer then what it really needs to which means that this shows does have some really good pacing to it with the plots of this episode moving at a nice and quick pace.


So now then since this show is basically a comedy show that means that I have to talk about the actual comedy that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode and 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 rather weak. With very few of this episodes jokes actually landing with the episode for some strange trying make the phrase "Paster Power" funny which it just isn't and the jokes in the live action segment aren't that much better either but at least there you can laugh at how bad the live action segments actually are in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.


Overall I cannot wait for The Super Mario Bros. Movie to come out because it has to be better then this show which to it's credit was the first animated and live action piece of Mario media made exclusively for America but a bad episode is still a bad 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 very episode in this very review and as such that means that this very episode earns itself a grand old score of exactly a 5 put 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 as well as ladies and gentlemen I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very review from the official Mario fandom wiki page , Mario Wikipedia 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 Mario fandom wiki page since all of the images that are currently up and and featured / presented to us on the official Mario fandom wiki page are all fairly high in quality and as well as being really fairly freaking high in definition.

Saturday, 1 April 2023

Worzel Gummidge "The Return Of Dafthead" Review

 


Worzel Gummidge fans as alot of you would have worked out thanks to these reviews his series isn't afraid to get scary when it wants to. Well there is one character that pretty much everybody agrees is the scariest one of theme all and heck all you have to do is just see one picture of him to see why he's considered to be really scary and so then join me as I review the episode that might just be the scariest episode of Worzel Gummidge ever made with the episode in question being called simply just "The Return Of Dafthead" enjoy.

The plot of this episode is when an old enemy of Worzel's returns and takes over his post as scarecrow of Ten Acre Field it's up to Worzel to get rid of this scarecrow 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 rather simple and that's the best thing that I can say about this episodes plot because this show doesn't need epic plots to drive it's story and episodes forward all it needs is simple plots and that's what the plot of this episode really well and truly is in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.


Starring in this episode is Doctor Who star Jon Pertwee as Worzel Gummidge , Jeremy Austin as John Peters and Geoffrey Bayldon as The Crowman. Also starring in this episode is Norman Bird as Mr. Braithwaite , Charlotte Coleman as Sue Peters , Monty Python And The Meaning of Life and The Crimson Permanent Assurance star Myrtle Devenish as Mrs. Liversage , Megs Jenkins as Mrs. Braithwaite and Frank Marlborough as Dafthead.

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 cast members tuning in some good performances which for this show is nothing really all that new as every single episode of this show really does have some really good performances within it.


As I stated at the very start of the review this episode perhaps the most creepiest and scariest characters in the shows entire history Dafthead. For those of you that don't know Dafthead was created by Worzel , Jon and Sue when Worzel was almost put on a bonfire and when Dafthead came to life and found out what he made for he ran away and he was scary as all heck if you want proof of that all you have to do is look at any picture of him because everything about him is of putting which was kind of the point since he was made by the kids and Worzel but that doesn't make him any less terrifying.


I'm just going to be real with you all hear this episode is one of if not the scariest episode of this whole entire show. As not only do we have Dafthead returning and being creepy with all of his fast turns and everything else but we also have both Dafthead and Worzel dueling it out in a very gothic looking piece of scenery complete with fog but we also have Worzel openly and proudly trying to kill of his demented creation and Worzel looses his head all of which makes me wonder how this episode ever made it past all of the censors and TV parents groups because there's alot of stuff that would give kids nightmares just in this very episode alone.

It's not often that we get to see The Crowman show affection towards Worzel with the two at best being close friends. However in this episode the two act more like father and son which was something that I liked since The Crowman is for all intense and purposes Worzel's father since he did build him and to see The Crowman openly wish Worzel luck whilst it is a small way to show affection it does go to show that despite all of the times that The Crowman would threaten to throw Worzel on a bonfire he really does care about him.  


One of the things that I didn't like about this episode is the fact that the whole Worzel and Dafthead trying to one up each other routine goes on a tad bit to long for my personal liking. As you don't really need to see them one upping each other all the time you just need to see it once maybe twice very early one in the episode and that's it since that would be more then enough to set up their rivalry for the episode where as here the episode shows them one upping each in almost every other scene and after a while seeing them one up each other all the time does start to get a little bit boring and a little bit grating as well.

Now then while I cannot for the absolutely life of me remember whatever this episodes grand total running time even was I do know that for a fact that this episode has / had an exact grand total running time of roughly twenty six minuets. Which was a great time for this episode to last as plot wise there isn't alot there to last anything longer then that running time but even so the episode does back in alot of plot within that short amount of time and it really does help that the episode does have some really good pacing to it as well.


So now then since this is a comedy that means that I have to 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 really good. With this episode having a lot of genuine laugh out loud moments within it and alot of this films biggest laughs come from seeing Worzel getting frustrated at being outsmarted by Dafthead time and time again which is only funny due to how Jon Pertwee acts in those scenes in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.


Overall this episode is a truly scary episode but it's also an episode that's well written which is something that could also be said for the rest of this show 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 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 Wikipedia , Amazon . Co . Uk 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 really fairly freaking high in definition.

Friday, 31 March 2023

Back To The Future: The Animated Series TV Series "Brothers" Review

 


When a movie is popular it's not uncommon for it to spawn both sequels and some form of spin off be it a TV series or a popular characters getting their own movie. This movie spin off however is quite unique in that it has three of the original stars of the movie all reprising their roles for this series and so then join me as I review the episode that introduces a new Delorean time machine with the episode in question being called simply just "Brothers" enjoy.

The plot of this episode is Verne is sick of being treated like a baby by his brother Jules and so steals the family time machine only to end up in the American Civil War and so it's up to Doc , Jules , Marty and the family dog Einstein to rescue Verne 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 in 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's also not that good either with this episodes plot really being fairly predictable in my freaking opinions anyways /at least.


Starring in this episode is Voice acting legend Dan Castellaneta as The Voice Of Doc Brown and Christopher Lloyd as Doc Brown. Also starring in this episode is Joshua Keaton as Jules Brown , Troy Davidson as Verne Brown , Danny Mann as Einstein , David Kaufman as Marty Mcfly , Thomas F. Wilson as Confederate General Beauregard Tannen and making his TV debut we also have the great Bill Nye as The Science Guy.

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 thew actors that you expect a good performance from well and truly delivering but at the same time this episodes script really doesn't give the actors alot to work with interms of what their respective characters personalities is.


Dong the animation for this episode is BIG Pictures , Colossal Pictures and the legends and the greats that are currently over at Far Eastern Animation. 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 altho it was hard to tell who some of the film characters were meant to be since a very few of them look like how they looked like in the films.



This series is rather unique in that it has two actors playing the exact same character with Dan Castellaneta voicing Doc Brown in the animated segments and the character being played by Christopher Lloyd in the live action segments. What makes this stand out even more is the fact that Christopher Lloyd played Doc Brown in the three Back To The Future movies and yet because Dan is such a good voice actor you can't actually tell the difference because the voice is so similar to how Doc Brown sounds in the movies.

One of the things that I really didn't like about this episode is the fact that they made Doc so much like a cartoon character that he almost becomes annoying. This is done just by having Doc act like he's a cartoon character alot of the time which just doesn't work for this character since this character isn't a cartoon character he's a little eccentric but that's it he's not the type of character that will do the whole walking on air and then fall when he looks down routine that type of joke just doesn't work for this character because this character is smarter then that.


This episode does also break the rule behind time travel in the Back To The Future movies in that you can travel backwards and forwards in time but not in space in other wards where ever you started to time travel from that's where you'll end up when you come out the other side. With that being said this episode does give an in universe reason behind this change in that Doc rebuilt the Delorean and added modifications to it with one of those being the time circuits are now voice activated and have the ability to change location which does explain it away but at the same time it makes you wonder why Doc didn't make those exact same changes in Back To The Future Part 2 which would have saved both him and Marty alot of trouble.

Now then this episode has / had an exact grand total running time of exactly twenty two minuets and thirty five seconds. Which oddly isn't long enough for a story like this one to last since this episodes story very easily could have bee the plot of a fourth movie but at the same time I can't picture this episode lasting any longer then what does as with this current running time every single scene is about moving the plot of episode forward and as such this episode really does have some great pacing to it with no scene really lasting longer or shorter then what it really needs to.


So now then since this is a comedy that means 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 but at the same time alot of this episodes jokes just weren't as funny nor as clever as the ones seen the movies. Which is a shame because when this episode tells a really good joke you really do know about it in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.


Overall this wasn't a bad episode to start this show on since it does explain alot of thing that fans like myself would point out and notice but at the same time you can quite clearly notice the dip in quality between this show and the movies in my freaking opinions anyways / at least. Now then i've talked about ll 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 Back To The Future 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 really fairly freaking high in definition.

Monday, 27 March 2023

My Review Of The First Dozen Or So Dragonball Z TV Series Episodes

 


Dragonball Z is one of the most iconic anime out there with the anime often being the show that got other people into anime. Heck this is a show that i've wanted to do a review of for sometime but with the large amount of episodes with even Dragonball Z Kai having well over two hundred episodes doing a review of the series as a whole was always going to be out of the question whilst I was looking for an episodes of the show that was dubbed and that had Rock The Dragon as the opening theme song I came across something that I never knew existed and so then join me as I review the first dozen or so episodes of the TV show that got alot people into anime with the TV show in question being called simply just "Dragonball Z" enjoy.

The p;lot of these episodes is after his son is kidnapped Goku has to rescue his son and stop the earth from being invaded. 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 being very entertaining as well as being quite engaging as well in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.


Starring in these episodes is Ian Corlett as Goku and Master Roshi , Saffron Henderson as Gohan and Brian Drummond as Vegeta and Yajirobe. Also starring in these episodes is Lalainia Lindbjerg as Bulma , Michael Dobson as Nappa and Kami , Jason Gray-Stanford as Raditz , I think Scott McNeil as Piccolo , Dale Wilson as Kami , Don Brown as King Kai , Laara Sadiq as Chi Chi , Ted Cole as Yamcha , Cathy Weseluck as Puar , Doc Harris as This Shows Narrator and Terry Klassen as Krillen.

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 really good. With all of this shows cast members turning in some really good performances of course they have nothing on the main Funimation dub actors but this dub cast still did in some rather solid performances none the less.



Doing in the animation of all of these episodes is the legends and the greats that are currently Toei Animation. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual animation 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 animation that's actually featured / presented to us in these very episodes was in all honesty really good which isn't shocking at all as this franchise is known for having some really high quality animation.


There's one thing that this era of the show is known for and that's censorship which is something that is evident right from the first episode. It's also something that doesn't really show up all that much at least in these first batch of episodes but it's also something that's not really needed either since all they;d have to do is say that Master Roshi is drinking a non alcoholic drink instead of just recoloring his beer so that it looks like water and yet still keep the froth at the top which only makes it clear what the drink was original supposed to be.

Incase you haven't worked out by now just by who i've listed as starring in these episodes i'm doing this review based of off the The Ocean Dub of this show. Which lasted the first fifty or so episodes of the show before dubbing was fully taken over by Funimation I have to admit that having never heard the The Ocean dub before now having only grown up on the Funimation dub it was hard for me to get on board with this dub just because of the fact that those weren't the voices that I was used to hearing but once I got over at I stopped hearing the voices and started to hear the characters as the dubbing for these early episodes was still really well done which something that I really wasn't expecting to be the case at all.


One of these episodes try to have a deeply emotional moment which just doesn't work as it comes far to early into this shows run. As such we don't really know these characters just yet and while this show was both a sequel show and being adapted for a manga there was still alot of people who were watching this show that hadn't the original Dragonball and as such all of these characters would be brand new characters to them that said tho the fact that this show dared to tackle the subject of death so early on in it's run is a brave thing to do.

Now then all of these episode has / had an exact grand total running time of exactly two hours and thirty six minuets and two seconds. Which means that I watched at the very least seven episodes of this show I see no reason why this first disk had to be that long since you could have gotten more mileage out of it if you had it be one disk for one arc and not one disk for every two and a bit arcs of this show this also makes these episodes a chore to sit through just because watching a two and half hour almost three hour long anime is always going to be a really hard thing to sit through.


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 very 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 very episodes was in all honesty really good. Which just like the animation isn't really all that new as this franchise is known for having some really good and exciting action and while the action would of course get better as the series goes on and so it's really nice to see that the action was still really good in these early episodes of the show in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.


Overall these first seven or so episodes aren't a bad way to start of this truly iconic franchise and it's a group of episodes that i;d recommend anybody watch even if it is just for the sake of nostalgia because they are still that darned good in my freaking opinions anyways / at least. Now then i've talked about all of the good and as well as all of the bad things that are in these very episodes in this very review and as such that means that these very episodes earn themselves a grand total combined 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 Dragonball 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 Dragonball fandom wiki page since all of the images that are currently up and and featured / presented to us on the official Dragonball fandom wiki page are all fairly high in quality and as well as being really fairly freaking high in definition.

Sunday, 26 March 2023

Pokémon: The Rainbow And The Pokémon Master! Review

 


There are so few things that manage to stay within the realm of pop culture and well Pokémon is one of those things. So much so that when the episode that i'm about to review aired just the other day the hashtag #ThankYouAshAndPikachu was trending world wide on Twitter because there's just something about this episode in particular that made me want to review and that made others want to watch it and so then join me as I review the episode that sees two heroes walk off into the sunset for the very last time with the episode in question being called simply just "The Rainbow And The Pokémon Master!" enjoy.

The plot of this episode is after winning his latest tournament Satoshi and Pikachu head home and wonder what to do next. Now then inter,s 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 rather simple and that is something that works out really well in this episodes favor since you don't need a big epic plot line for this episode all you need is something that's rather small scale and simple and that's what the plot to this episode is and it does well in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.


Starring in this episode is Rica Matsumoto as Satoshi , Ikue Ōtani as Pikachu and Mayumi Iizuka as Kasumi. Also starring in this episode is Yūji Ueda as Takeshi , Masami Toyoshima as Hanako , Megumi Hayashibara as Musashi , Shinichiro Miki as Kojiro , Kenyuu Horiuchi as Professor Okido , Yasuhiro Mamiya as Satoshi's Gengar , Megumi Hayashibara as Satoshi's Pidgeotto , I think Shin-ichiro Miki as Hitokage , Inuko Inuyama as Shigeru Okido and Yūko Kobayashi and Nyarth.

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 cast turning in some really good performances which given that most of them have been playing there respective characters since the show began in the mid to late nineteen nineties isn't that much of a surprise whatsoever since they would know how best to portray their respective characters in any given situation and that is something that really does show in the performances in this episode.



Doing the animation for this episode is of the course the  legends and the greats that are currently over at OLM and Team Kato. 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 episode was in all honesty really good and was alot better then what I very really thought that it would be.



The key theme behind this episode is goodbye since we say goodbye to alot of characters in this one episode alone with Team Rocket and Kasumi / Misty and Takeshi / Brock also leaving the show. Of course this won't be the last time that we see these characters but since those characters are so tied together with Satoshi / Ash's journey it would be hard to imagine them not being in this episode and having them all in this episode even if it is just very briefly is very fitting since to the mainstream audience they are the core cast of Pokemon.

I'm trying to keep this review as spoiler free as possible but I will say that a character from the past comes back in a rather meaningful way. While this wasn't the character that i'd have brought back in this episode since there are at least two that I can think of that would help to bring this episode full circle but it was nice that they managed to bring this character and have them play a big part in the plot of the episode which was something that they just didn't have to do but the fact that they did that shows that the makers of this show are big fans of the show just like alot of other people are. 


What I really loved about this episode is that they played classic clips from the show during the episodes intro. Which i'm not going to lie did bring a tear to me as it brought me back to when I was a kid watching those scenes play out for the very first time and for a franchise that's this old and is still going on the fact that they played these classic clips just goes to show you that in a series that's full to the brim of important episodes this one is perhaps the most important episode of them all and is rightfully treated as such.

Now then this episode has / had an exact grand total running time of exactly twenty three minuets and six seconds. Which really isn't long enough to tell a story like this one since they have to give these characters the time that they needed in order to say their goodbye's which they just can't do heck some of the cast leave before the  five minuet ark and that really does dilute the episode as it makes the goodbye's feel rushed this is even more evident in the shows final moments with the scene being set up and happening and ending all within the space of just a few minuets and the central plot of the episode only takes up a few minuets of screen time which for an episode that's this important isn't enough time at all.


So now then since there is some comedy in this episode that means 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. With this episode having some genuinely funny moments in it but at the same time this episode did also have alot more bad jokes within it then it did contain some really good jokes within it in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.


Overall this was a really heartfelt episode and even if you don't watch Pokemon or if your like me and you haven't watched Pokemon in a while i'd still recommend this episode because it is that good of an 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 very episode in this very review and as such that means that this very episode earns itself a grand old score of exactly an 8.5 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 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 Pokémon 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 really fairly freaking high in definition.

Friday, 24 March 2023

Kim Possible 2019 Film Review

 


Disney fans with the company releasing an awful lot of live action remakes of their classic animated properties. It's understandable that one or two would be forgotten and well while I was browsing Youtube one day I happened to remember one such film because unlike all of the other live action remakes this was a Disney Channel Original Movie and so then join me as I review the film that lets face it alot of us all forgot about with the film in question being called simply just "Kim Possible" enjoy.

The plot of this film is Kim Possible has to stop the evil Dr. Drakken from trying to take over the world once and for all. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us on this very film well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film was in all honesty pretty bad since the films plot is at best weak at best and at it's worst just straight up not there in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.


Starring in this film is Sadie Stanley as Kim Possible , Sean Giambrone as Ron Stoppable and Ciara Riley Wilson as Athena. Also starring in this film is Taylor Ortega as Shego , Connie Ray as Nana Possible , Issac Ryan Brown as Wade , Erika Tham as Bonnie Rockwaller , Todd Stashwick as Dr. Drakken , Alyson Hannigan as Dr. Ann Possible , Matthew Clarke as James Timothy Possible , Owen Fielding as Tim Possible , Connor Fielding as Jim Possible , Michael P. Northey as Mr. Barkin , Nancy Cartwright as The Voice Of Rufus , Patton Oswalt as Professor Dementor and Christy Carlson Romano as Poppy Blu.

Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual acting thats actually featured / presented to us in this very film was in all honesty not that bad. With this films cast quite clearly trying their best but the issue here is the fact that this films script just doesn't give any of this films cast members anything to work with interms of what their respective personalities are.



Doing the CGI for this film is Artifex Studios , GloriaFX and the little known studio that's known as Ingenuity Studios. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual CGI that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual CGI that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film was in all honesty pretty bad since there are alot of just straight up ugly looking effects in this film and that is me being very kind.



As alot of you will know this film is remake of the Disney Channel animated show of the exact same name with the show airing from June 7th 2002 with it's final episode airing on September 7th 2007. With this movie keeping alot of things from the cartoon most noticeably is the shows iconic theme song and intro both of which are redone for this movie with the intro being very slower paced which just takes away any and all excitement that the films pretitles scene had built up and the theme song is at best OK.

This movie just straight up gets both Kim Possible herself and Ron Stoppable wrong which is dd because this movie was c-written by the shows creators Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle who here are joined by Josh Cagan. With Kim coming across as being a self centered egotist and Ron just coming across as annoying and really unfunny which is shame because in the show both characters were really funny and Kim was a very caring person who didn't have that much of an ego and so to see this movie get it's two main characters wrong is just really disheartening to see. 


Really the only two characters that this film right was it's villains who act exactly like their animated counterparts. Which was something that I really liked as there scenes together where the best scenes in the whole entire movie and it's during their scenes together that I manged to laugh just because they were given some pretty funny lines to say and they really did make any scene that were in alot more better which just goes to show you just how wrong this film got it's main heroes especially compared to how  right it got it's main two villains.

Now then this film has / had an exact grand total running time of exactly one hour and twenty six minuets and twenty five seconds. Which is so much mire longer then what this film really needed to be since if you count just the scenes that add something to main plot and none of the films subplots this film only has enough story their to last around forty to forty five minuets and that's how long this film should have been since then it would have made all of the issues that I just mentioned seem very minor but as it is those issues are now very major issues.


So now the since this is an action film that means that I have to actually talk about the actual action that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual action that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film was in all honesty OK at best. As we did get some pretty looking action scenes but at the same time tho you could quite clearly tell when they were using a stunt double and that really did take me out of the action as it reminded me that I was just watching movie which is a shame because when the action s good it is like I said OK at best in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.


Overall I can very easily see why this movie is forgotten about by alot of people as it really is that bad of a movie and it's one that really does deserve to be forgotten about in my freaking opinions anyways / at least. Now then i've talked about all of the good and as well as all of the bad things that are in this very film in this very review and as such that means that this very film earns itself a grand old score of exactly a 3.5 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 Disney 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 Disney fandom wiki page since all of the images that are currently up and and featured / presented to us on the official Disney fandom wiki page are all fairly high in quality and as well as being fairly freaking high in definition.