Hey what's going on guys, Dan here! Today I'll be giving a review on the movie, Morbuis starring Jared Leto

WARNING: This contains spoilers about the film, you have been warned.

Straight off the bat (pun intended), I think the concept for the film could have worked and sounded like a great idea on paper. Unfortunately, the execution of the film was just not on the mark here. I would consider this the Eternals of the Sony-verse movies and what do I mean by that? I mean this film is pretty generic and predictable. The Eternals was basically just running off the same MCU formula only the most bare bone elements. Morbius followed the same formula much like Venom only more bare bones.

The cast I felt was an A-team cast, you had Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Tyrese Gibson, Jared Harris, Adria Arjona and so much acting talent on this movie. Yet, the characters hardly show any emotion to the scenes. It's like they were robotic and the only ones who put effort into their roles were Jared Leto, Al Madrigal (who plays one of the detectives, Rodriguez) and maybe Matt Smith. I've seen each one of these guys act in different movies and they can all act but this movie here just seemed as lifeless and void of all emotion much like the actual undead. I feel especially bad for Jared Leto because he's a great actor but for some reason these comic book superhero movies are just his kryptonite man. His performance as the Joker from the 2016 Suicide Squad movie was already considered his worse performance, but this could possibly be a close second in the Morbius movie. It may not even be superhero movies that he has trouble with, if you've seen the Snyder Cut of the Justice League, you'll see that he's playing the Joker again but his performance there is 10x better than the Suicide Squad movie. So this makes me believe that if given to the right director and crew, he can put on a great and memorable performance. That is not the case here however, Daniel Espinosa really fucked up what could had been a potentially great movie and I don't know why he was trusted with this film. I saw his other works and it looks like to me that this was not the right man for the task, Sony should have brought in someone like Matt Reeves or Zack Snyder to handle this film rather than someone who seems like they've never touched a comic book.

Now let me get to the actual film, the film itself was admittedly pretty alright. I wouldn't consider it great or god awful, it's more like somewhere in the middle to just about average, like generically average. The plot of the movie was like someone mixing the plots of The Hulk and Dracula Untold into one and this was the result of this Frankenstein experiment. It was as generic and bare-bone to the point where I knew what they were gonna say and what was gonna happen before they even did or said it. Like at the beginning they ask Morbius in Costa Rica "you need a Doctor?" and his response is "I am a Doctor." or when he says "I need to drink....." and it was like Dora the explora I responded with "Blood." and he said "Blood.". There was also the scene were Dr Martine was suppose to die, but she ends up becoming a vampire herself in the end of the movie and I knew they wouldn't kill her off. The writing here was just as generic and dare I say as lazy as it could be. My last complaint about the Plot is that it feels so rushed, there's a scene where the doctor played by Jared Harris who takes care of Matt Smith's character Loxias (Milo is his nickname in the film) is killed by Loxias and when Morbius arrives, the doctor immediately dies but in most half baked way, like he just mutters his last lines.

The editing was another thing poorly done in this movie, this was The Hulk levels of poor editing in the scenes because it would have the characters talking to one another but with another scene of them doing something else like experiments and lab work. There were also the boat scene where Morbius experiments on himself and he becomes the Vampire creature he is and start slaughtering the crew while Dr. Martine is unconscious and I actually thought that scene was entertaining and savage to watch but I had this suspicious feeling that it was suppose to be more gruesome. There are scenes of Morbius slashing their throats with his claws and you can see that these guys are choking on their own blood, but they never show them bleeding or really coughing it up or the cut marks since the guy is covering it. This makes me think this movie was suppose to be more gory and brutal like it was suppose to be a rated R film but they decided against that last minute and changed it into a more PG-13 film which would explain those scenes being the way they are. If this was the case, then they should have kept it R rated, I would have liked to have seen a gorier version of this film. I think they had this issue with Venom as well but it was more well done than how it was done in Morbius.

On to the special effects and CGI used, I think the special effects were my favorite part of the film but even those are done questionably at times. Like the fight scenes are pretty cool at times but they do it like its the Matrix, most of it is in Slow-Mo or done fast af that if you blink you miss it. There was also the times where Morbius and Loxias would show their vampire faces and it would look like that scary snapchat filter from mid 2010's that Obama used in that parody video years back. Then there was the scenes with the swarm of bats Morbius used to fight Loxias in the final battle where the bats were controlled by him, that reminded me of Dracula Untold and it was pretty cool I always like that concept of Vampires to control bats to your whim. My favorite scenes are where he uses his bat sonar abilities and his eyes would go hazy and the echo location waves would pop up and remove all sounds around him. That's another ability of Vampires I always thought was pretty cool.

Overall, I think the movie was alright but it just wasn't as good as everyone was hoping. It seemed rushed and the sad part is they could have done a better job with it because this was originally slated for 2020 but the Pandemic pushed it back to 2022 and they could have used that time to improve the movie but they didn't go that route and they squandered this movies potential. I also want to confirm there are two post credit scenes so stick around for those if you're gonna watch it.

Rating this film, I would give it:

5/10

That may sound a bit high considering all I had to say but again, this film is not really awful, it's just generic and the concept was great but the execution fell short. I would not recommend buying the 10, 12 or 14 dollar ticket to see this movie I don't think it's worth that price of admission. If you have a rewards program like my date did to see this film for free or cheaper than I'd recommend that instead. If not, then wait for the film to come out of Redbox in a few months so you can rent it for 1.99.

That's all I have to say, see ya!

Hey what's going on guys?! Dan here and today I'm going to be giving you a review of Paramount Plus's new show, The Fairly OddParents! Fairly Odder

Now what more can be said other than this show is a masterpiece! I mean come on, best show on Paramount Plus!

10/10 baby! that's all I have to say, see ya!

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April Fools Bitch!

Like I'd ever give this garbage a 10/10, hell nah! There is so much to dislike about this show that this post will probably run pass the word count on newgrounds and possibly even tumblr despite it not having one, so I'm gonna do my best to be as brief and concise as I can about this and why this is literally the worst reboot or revival I've seen in a long time.

Now I grew up as a fan of the Fairly Oddparents series, I remember as far back as 1999 and 2000 when the show was in it's "Oh Yeah! Cartoons!" phase before it was greenlit for its own series and even those early phases (which is far better than this travesty here). So I wont let too much of my Bias judge how I see this show. Understandably a sequel, revival or reboot won't always live up to the original's standards and should be treated as its own thing. That said, this show even on its own standing, is just awful. Nothing about it is funny, nothing about it is charming, nothing about it is memorable. To be honest I don't know why this show was conceptualized, if you took the Fairly Oddparents name out of this, it would be the most generic Nick sitcom out there. To be honest, this show looks like it didn't start out as Fairly Odder, looks like an average Nick Sitcom then last minute decided to slap the Fairly Oddparents name to the show for marketing. They should have just left the series name alone, they could have just made a new IP. If they had done that I wouldn't be this harsh on my review hell I wouldn't have made this review in the first place! This goes to show that they didn't have any faith in the show and just relying on brand recognition rather than putting effort into an actual show. Fucking Marvin Marvin starring Lucas Cruikshank (aka Fred) was a more memorable and enjoyable show than Fairly Odder.

Now last week I watch an 8 minute sneak peek video of the first episode that was uploaded by Nick on their YouTube channel and this was to meant to build hype and excitement for the shows release. However, I watched the clip and instantly regretted it. Everything I feared about the show, was in the clip therefore would be in the show. It had a god damn laugh track just like every other Nick sitcom, the characters were extremely generic, painfully awkward, annoyingly goofy or down right creepy, and the setting was just like every other setting in a nick sitcom. It honestly looked like asset flips like the background looked like it was used from the Thundermans show, nothing about the setting indicates that they were in Dimmsdale other than some little Easter eggs here and there.

The characters as I mentioned are all generic Nick sitcom characters, the main cast are your standard child protagonists with Viv as the awkward girl who can't socially interact to save her life, Roy her step brother whos the popular kid everyone loves and he's not quite the brightest, Zina who's the friend of Viv and has a crush on Roy but she's like stalking him and taking pics of him from the corner which is super creepy and I'd argue isn't really funny, and the parents who are high school sweethearts and are all wacky and lovey dovey but neglects their own kids feelings sometimes because they're narcissist's. They also have live action portrayals of Timmy Turner and Vicky who are probably the worst portrayals of the characters I've ever seen and it's not just in regards to the animated series, this is also compared to the live action movies made a decade ago. If you don't know, there were three live action Fairly Oddparent movies starring Drake Bell as Timmy Turner in the early 2010's and in that movie, the fairy's were done with CGI rather than being 2D like in this show. The movies weren't perfect because bringing 2D to 3D or any realism will always be a challenge, however I feel those three live action movies stayed more faithful to the source material rather than this show that has completely abandoned the Fairly Oddparents lore and the charm that made this show amazing. Timmy is now a supporting character which is to be expected in this show but Vicky is now a creepy teacher who acts more like a Harley Quinn sidekick who loves Mr. Crocker a bit too much instead of the Tyrant she use to be.

As I mentioned, the show does the live action Nick sitcom formula, but also adds in 2D animation as well and to be honest that's a great idea on paper, but the execution is something that requires time and effort. This blend of animation and realism can be done right if done with proper care and passion, the best example of this is the classic movie "Who Framed Roger Rabbit". Even more recent examples of this can be seen in "Smiling Friends" which is one of my favorite shows at this moment in time. Smiling Friends has a variety of animation and realism that blends well because its all done with proper care and passion. There's 2D, 3D, Claymation, hand drawn, real people in it and so much more and nothing ever feels out of place, its all done beautifully. Fairly Odder just puts a green screen and computer generates the animation and it looks so terrible and out of place. The animation is so rough and rigid and doesn't fit at all with the realism of the show. This tells me that they didn't put any passion or proper care into this show, this was meant to be a shameless cash grab and it seemed to be rushed to meet a deadline.

They brought back Butch Hartman to Co-produce the show and to be honest, I'm not surprised that he's behind the show. Butch Hartman use to be one of the most beloved artists and animators in the entertainment industry and I loved a lot of his shows growing up. I loved Fairly Oddparents, Danny Phantom and even Tuff Puppy which was argued as one of his worse shows but I honestly thought it was funny and entertaining. However, Butch hasn't been seen positively lately due to a couple scandals and accusations. There was his whole Oaxis Kickstarter which was out of touch and sounded like a real scam. Then there was the scandal almost a year ago where he was accused of plagiarizing and selling someone else's art for hundreds of dollars on commissions. To me it seems he decided to do this as yet another blatant cash grab for him which I understand he wants to get paid and needs to work, but it's just disappointing that he's just cashing in the most shameless way possible. He was an artist we all loved and now he's just a shell of his former self.

Now some of you might be wondering why they didn't they bring Drake Bell back as live action Timmy and for those who don't know, Drake Bell was arrested and pleaded guilty for attempted child endangerment and a misdemeanor charge of disseminating matter harmful to juveniles back in June of 2021 so right now he's in some serious hot water and Nick wants nothing to do with him obviously. So with Nickelodeon not having their golden boy, they had to find someone else for the role and Caleb Pierce the actor for Timmy got the job. I'm sure he'll do fine, but he doesn't really pull off the best Timmy Turner and Drake Bell's portrayal was at least more believable as a grown up Timmy Turner.

They did get the original voice cast for Cosmo, Wanda, Jorgen and Mr. Crocker which is literally the only positive thing I can say about this show but even that's being generous here because the fairies are all animated poorly. Mr. Crocker is animated too because he's in a jail cell in what I imagine is Fairy World since Jorgen is the warden there. So I guess you're only animated when you're in Fairy World? I guess that's why Crocker is the only human animated in this show.

Overall, this show is just a lazy cash grab at what was once one of the best shows on Nickelodeon and the Kids animation as a whole. I couldn't even bare through the first episode because it was just awful and boring and I'm not gonna watch the other 12 episode on Paramount. I said back in my Turning Red Review that I don't like when movies or shows are exclusive to the streaming service because not everyone has access to it, but in this case, it's better it stays on paramount and never branches out anywhere else other than the occasional YouTube clips. They should have just scrapped this project and never released it because this is the worst show I've seen not only this year but of all time.

plugging this into my rating I give it:

1/10.

Just save yourselves the time and binge watch anything else because this garbage reminded me to just binge watch the original animated series on Paramount Plus. I would never recommend this to anyone unless it was for a joke but even that's too cruel and inhumane.

That's about it, see ya!

Hey guys! Dan here and I'm going to be reviewing the Pixar movie, Turning Red!

Now straight off the bat, I love Pixar movies they're one of my favorite Animation Studios and I was genuinely excited for this movies release. With that said, I don't like how Disney is handling Pixar movies. They seem to be scrapping the Pixar theatrical releases and send them over the Disney plus streaming service exclusively like what they did with Soul and Luca (they're more available on other services like Amazon Prime and YouTube now but that was months after initial release dates). Not everyone has or can afford the streaming service so it really is a bummer that not everyone has easy access to this movie via buying a ticket at the movies which is like 10-12 dollars a pop as oppose to paying a monthly or yearly subscription which can get pretty steep after a while. Disney doesn't have to make this a Disney plus exclusive, but it seems they either don't have real faith in Pixar anymore, they want to leech as much as possible from the service or perhaps inside fighting between Disney and Pixar which I'll touch on more later. Going forward, there will be some spoilers so...you've been warned.

Now lets address the elephant or in this case...Red panda in the room, this movie is definitely a more mature movie like 13+ kind of mature since this movie discusses "Change" that every young person goes through in their lives, the dreaded P word if ya catch my drift. It also uses colorful language you'd never expect to hear in any Disney movie and even mentions drugs at the beginning which I thought was a bit wild but I like that. This is meant to be a family movie but also something the teens and preteens can enjoy on their own and relate to. I think Domee Shi and Julia Cho did an excellent job making quite an awkward subject and form it into an entertaining piece that still manages to be informative and something everyone can enjoy and have a good time watching.

I've seen some discourse online about the movie being "unrelatable" or "Domee Shi making a movie about her and her friends" which I find both to be silly. It is true Domee Shi did loosely base the story off of her personal life in her teen years hence why this movie was set in 2002, however I felt this was a movie teenagers and adults can relate to in one way, shape or form. watching Mei Mei and her friends being goofballs and going through their shenanigan's and helping Mei through her changes in her life reminded me back to my high school years with my best friends and how we'd get wacky ourselves and go through the changes into adulthood together as friends do. So while I am not a 13 year old Asian girl, I can still relate to the story and have a good time watching Mei Mei go through her life changes while feeling a connection to her character.

The plot of the movie was pretty good and the animation and visuals were neat. If you love anime or chibi stuff, you'll definitely love the visuals and animation in this film. I have no real complaints about it though there are some nitpicks. Like for example, when the women went to that spiritual realm, Mei Mei finds her mother Ming but Ming is a young girl again. When they walk together, she ages back into her current age and catch up with the other women where they're all their current ages as well. I don't understand that part like did they also turn into little girls and age as they progressed to the portal? Does that happen anytime they have to perform the ritual again? that part was a bit weird but I'm sure there will be a Q&A with Domee Shi to clear that up. Another thing, Why is Ming's panda Godzilla sized compared to everyone else? Is that suppose to imply something else about those "changes"? or is it meant to be her anger swelling up? I honestly don't know but again I'm sure there will be a Q&A in the future to elaborate.

Now the characters were definitely people we all know, my personal top three favorites are Mei Mei the main character, her little hyperactive friend Abby who is a real....motivated girl ya know? has her eyes on the prize (in this case, boys), and my real favorite and everyone's fan favorite, Jin, Mei Mei's dad. Let me just say, it's refreshing to see the father to be the one to help the protagonist through a real dilemma in their life, typically the mother comforts them but here its a real uno reverse where Ming (Mei Mei's mom) is causing Mei Mei to feel nothing but stress and just controls whatever she does while the father was the one to help guide his child through a critical part of their lives. Jin was the husband who wanted to please everyone (specifically his wife more) and he actually surprised me with how caring and transparent he was with Mei Mei when they were talking about her mother's panda transformation before the ritual and how he wants his daughter to be happy and who she is. Also, if you watch after the credits, you'll definitely see where Mei Mei gets her fun goofy personality from lol.

There are two characters that stand out to me apart from my favorites, Priya and the bully then turned friend Tyler. These two stick out to me for a particular reason and I think they were meant to. Priya clearly likes boys just like the other girls in the movie, however at Tylers party she seems to be fond of and dancing with this goth or scene girl and then it pans to the other girls cheering her on and kind of insinuating that the two girls "like" each other. so it can be implied perhaps Priya is Bi or Pan though I can't confirm that for sure its just a hunch. Tyler seems like a typical school yard bully with an interesting fashion taste, though at the 4Town boy band concert, Mei Mei and her friends see Tyler at the concert covered in 4Town merch and basically dropping head over heels for the boy band just like girls. So this may hint that perhaps Tyler is gay. Again, that's not confirmed but that is what I'm reading off his character.

Having talked about the LGBT vibes I'm getting from the characters, this leads me to what I mention previously about the inside fighting between Disney and Pixar. Disney is not supportive of anything LGBT related and Pixar wants to make content that is diverse and appeals to everyone. This has led to some conflict from Disney heavily censoring LGBT content and even funding sponsors in Florida who are against LGBT rights. Pixar has wrote a letter to Disney about how this is not okay and that Disney needs to change. This conflict may be part of the reason why Disney is treating Pixar the way it is though I can't prove that its just a theory.

Overall, I think Turning Red was a fun coming of age story full of fun, mischief, and love. Definitely a fun movie for the family and one where maybe it can help break the ice when parents need to talk to their children about puberty and the changes they're going through. I'd recommend giving it a watch if you have the chance.

I'd rate this film:

7/10

That may seem a tad low with everything I said, but again the fact that this is a Disney Plus exclusive kills its range and makes it harder for people to see on release date. This causes it to lose points in the rating because Disney is capable of a theatrical release to the public but instead forces you to pay for their streaming service which is a real scummy move from Disney. I'm sure the film will be released on more platforms later down the line but as it stands right now I feel that's a fair score.

That's about it, catch y'all next time!

Hello Everyone!

This is Dan here and I'm giving you my review on The Batman (2022) movie!

Now this review does seem a bit late in the game almost two weeks after the movies theatrical release, but I figured I'd give my thoughts on the movie now that everyone has had a chance to see it (hopefully). For those who still have not seen it, spoilers ahead.

I love the setting, Gotham City has been portrayed as this dumpster fire, this hopeless eyesore of a city in all Batman media but I feel that this movie legit brought that despair and doom and gloom gothic atmosphere to the City and this is the best portrayal of Gotham I've seen done this well in live action.

The cast did a phenomenal job in their respective roles in this film. Robert Patterson did a great job as the Dark Knight himself, however I felt his portrayal as Bruce Wayne could have been a little better. Now typically Batman and Bruce Wayne are two different people in Batman media, Batman is this hardcore instrument of justice and vengeance while Bruce Wayne is the charismatic Billionaire playboy. Here there is no difference between Batman and Bruce Wayne, they're both gloomy and gothic like those goth kids from south park minus the smoking. Now granted, this is in the early years of Batman so Bruce Wayne hasn't quite figured out what he needs to be for the City quite yet so I'll give this portrayal of Bruce Wayne a pass.

Zoe Kravitz as Selina Kyle (obviously catwoman but like Anne Hathaway in the Dark Knight Rises (2012) they never call her that) did a great job in her role. Now i've seen some discourse all over the place about how Kyle and James Gordon is portrayed as African-American, to be honest I have no issue with that. Both actors brought these characters to life in the film and if they can do that, then that's all I need, they can be any race or ethnicity they want. Now if you're a Batman fan such as myself, you'll know Catwoman/Selina Kyle has been portrayed as African-American many times in the past, The Harley Quinn series, Batman Year one (2011), Catwoman (2004), and the live action portrayal in the 60's batman series has actress Eartha Kitt portraying Catwoman in the last couple seasons. Again, as long as they bring the character to life, I don't care about their race or ethnicity.

Jeffrey Wright as James Gordon was awesome, I thought he portrayed the character well. Made him like a real rugged cop on a hardcore case and the way him and Patterson portrayed their characters in the scenes felt like how Batman and Gordon actually interacts with each other with some little sprinkles of comedy here and there to add on their dynamic. Like the scene at the police station where it looks like Gordan is interrogating Batman but is aiding his escape but using head movement to look like he's interrogating him, its funny.

Andy Serkis as Alfred was alright, not really the best Alfred I've seen but not the worst either you know. He wasn't in the movie too much and he did okay though he didn't quite have the wit and charm Alfred is best known for, it was more cynical and depressing to be honest.

Paul Dano as Riddler now that....was Amazing! they loosely based him off the Zodiac Killer which I think works for the Riddler since he loves puzzles and games so this Dark iteration of the Villain was actually refreshing to see instead of the normally quirky and wacky Riddler were use to. I was on the edge of my seat invested into these riddles because they were clever and had some dark humor behind them and his endgame was god damn crazy, it's like he rallied 4Chan and Reddit users to his aid like he has livestreams to his followers which I knew was for like a devious plot but I couldn't help but give a chuckle because it looked like a literal twitch stream it was a bit funny but that's my love for dark humor. And I got real Dark Knight (2008) vibes from the interrogation scene between him and Batman, he figured out Batman's identity and let him in on his endgame plan which Batman still thwarted but the way he made Batman go nuts and banging the window was actually nerve wrecking.

The action in the movie was nuts, well choreographed, each scene was action packed, and I loved every fight scene in this film. This Batman was more hand to hand combat than gadgets like Ben Affleck's portrayal. Even the scenes where the Riddler would murder someone or beat the shit out of them to use them for his cryptic Riddles were brutal and savage.

My criticisms for the movie are minor but still hold it back a bit from being as great as it could be. For example, there is a chase scene between the Penguin and Batman and Batman has his road rage moments where he almost disregards the safety of everyone around him. He may not have killed them like the Penguin did, but he still put them in danger and that seems a bit reckless even for Batman. Then literally the next scene Batman and Gordon catches Penguin and try and solve one of the harder riddles and it feels rushed, like its funny but it still feels rushed and Penguin literally tells them how wrong they are. Like they couldn't let that simmer a bit more? then lastly, the relationship between Batman and Selina Kyle, they started off good as partners trying to help each other out, sure they were real shaky here and there but still came together in the end and solved who the bigger fish to fry was, though them being intimate felt a bit rushed towards the end. It didn't ruin the scenes or the movie, but that's a nitpick there.

the ending was done well, Batman and Selina parted ways, the City was rebuilding itself and Riddler had a little scene with a certain.....funny guy. Overall, I loved the movie, better Batman live action movie I've seen in a while, better than the Affleck movies. I'd definitely recommend watching it and I'd watch it again if I could. I honestly hope we get more Robert Patterson Batman movies in the future but we'll see. I hope that if they do go forward with that, they expand on Bruce Wayne's character and develop him as the charming playboy we all know and love.

I'd give The Batman a score of:

8/10

If you haven't already, go watch the film, you'll have a great time,

Catch y'all next time!

I decided to make a Sonic oc and I am actually pleased with how it came out! Meet Alister the Hedgehog otherwise known by his alter ego, Matrix. He's a gamer and a hacker so he goes by Matrix when he's getting on that grind!