Posts

Review - Pokémon Trilogy (1999-2001)

         Hey guys, Chuck here. And, in the past, I have talked about many of the Pokémon movies. And, while I have talked about a couple decent ones, I thought it best to get into what I consider the definitive trilogy of Pokémon movies, which were the three films released theatrically by Warner Bros. and dubbed by 4Kids Entertainment. So, today, I'm taking a look at Pokémon: The First Movie , released in 1999, Pokémon the Movie 2000, released in 2000, and Pokémon 3: The Movie , released in 2001.          So, Pokémon: The First Movie tells the story of how a group of scientists used a fossil from the ancient Pokémon Mew to create the all-powerful Mewtwo. Unfortunately, Mewtwo has something of an existential crisis, and destroys the laboratory. And, after the lab's destruction, Mewtwo is approached by Team Rocket leader Giovanni, who offers to help Mewtwo control its powers. After working with Giovanni and Team Rocket for some time, Mewtwo still questions its purpose, and is enr
Post a Comment
Read more

Breakdown - Toonami (1997-2008/2012-present)

        Hey guys, Chuck here. Well, I think I made it pretty clear that I love anime. Going back to the late '90s, when such programming blocks as Kids' WB and Fox Kids aired English dubs of such anime series as Pokémon, Digimon, Card Captor Sakura, and Monster Rancher . But, in March of 1997, Cartoon Network would launch a programming block on weekday afternoons that would showcase anime for Western audiences in a way that would be beloved for an entire generation of kids and teens. The block was, and still to this day, known as Toonami .           Now, my experience with Toonami wouldn't come until 2001, when Kids' WB had their weekday afternoon block rebranded as Toonami on Kids' WB , which was pretty much just the regular Kids' WB weekday afternoon block, just with Toonami bumpers and such Toonami programming as Sailor Moon and Dragon Ball Z . However, it was around this time when I started watching Cartoon Network, and discovered the real Toonami, and I was
Post a Comment
Read more

Review - Ocean's Twelve (2004)

       Hey guys, Chuck here. Back in April, I made a review of Steven Soderbergh's film Ocean's Eleven, and in that review, I promised to review it's sequel, Ocean's Twelve , in June. Well, it's June, so here it is, my review of Ocean's Twelve, directed by Steven Soderbergh, and starring returning players George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Julia Roberts, Elliot Gould, Carl Reiner, Don Cheadle, Eddie Jemison, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Bernie Mac, and Shaobo Qin, with newcomers Catherine Zeta-Jones, Vincent Cassell, Eddie Izzard, Robbie Coltrane, Albert Finney, Cherry Jones, and Bruce Willis.            So, some time has passed since Danny Ocean and the guys ripped off millions out of the Bellagio vault in Las Vegas, and things have been pretty quiet for the most part. Unfortunately, Terry Benedict has tracked down Danny and Tess, who are enjoying their anniversary, as Terry wants Danny and the guys to pay back the money they took, plus interest.
Post a Comment
Read more

Review - Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)

         Hey guys, Chuck here, and I just got back from seeing the new movie Bad Boys: Ride or Die . Directed by the returning duo of Adil & Bilal, the fourth entry in the Bad Boys franchise sees the returns of Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Joe Pantoliano, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Jacob Scipio, DJ Khaled, and Paola Nuñez, with newcomers including Tasha Smith, Eric Dane, Ioan Gruffudd, Melanie Liburd, Rhea Seehorn, and Tiffany Haddish.         So, in this movie, we see Detectives Mike Lowery and Marcus Bennett have to investigate a corruption within the Miami Police Department, as their Captain, Conrad Howard, is dead and has been posthumously accused of being in league with the Romanian Mafia. Unfortunately, their investigation goes awry, turning them into fugitives, and forcing them to go outside the law to solve the case and clear their names.           Okay, so there's a ton of action and a ton of hilarious banter throughout the movie. Both Will Smith and Martin Law
Post a Comment
Read more

Review - Moana (2016)

         Hey guys, Chuck here. Today, I'm taking a look at Disney's 2016 animated movie Moana , directed by the legendary duo of Ron Clements and John Musker, who of course directed such fantastic Disney animated films as The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Hercules, and Treasure Planet . The cast of Moana  includes Auli'i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Temuera Morrison, Nicole Scherzinger, Jemaine Clement, and Alan Tudyk.         So, the movie tells the story of Moana, who is the daughter of the village chief of the Polynesian island of Motunui. However, unlike the rest of her village, who are happy with life on the island, Moana's heart is drawn towards the sea. As a toddler, Moana finds a rare pounamu stone, which turns out to be the mythical Heart of Te Fiti, which was stolen thousands of years ago from the Polynesian goddess/mother island years before by Maui, a shapeshifting demigod of the wind and sea, who is both a master wayfinder and a trickster. Upon his escape attempt,
Post a Comment
Read more

Review - Alien (1979)

       Hey guys, Chuck here. Back in the '60s and the '70s, the sci-fi genre got several titles that essentially redefined the genre. Star Trek, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Battlestar Galactica, and Star Wars  all released in this era, and showcased a new view of sci-fi as a genre for brilliant storytelling. But, also around this time, a British filmmaker named Ridley Scott made a truly terrifying sci-fi movie that is still celebrated forty-five years later. I am, of course, talking about Alien , the 1979 sci-fi horror film starring Tom Skerritt, Harry Dean Stanton, Sigourney Weaver, Yaphet Kotto, Ian Holm, John Hurt, and Veronica Cartwright.        The movie opens with a commercial spacecraft, the Nostromo,  returning from a routine haul, when the ship's computer, referred to as Mother, awakens its seven crew members: Captain Dallas, Executive Officer Kane, Warrant Officer Ripley, Navigator Lambert, Science Officer Ash, and engineers Parker a
Post a Comment
Read more

Review - Beetlejuice (1988)

        Hey guys, Chuck here. Well, this September sees director Tim Burton release his new film Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.  Well, before we get to that movie, I think that it's high time to take a look at the 1988 original classic Beetlejuice,  starring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Catherine O'Hara, Glenn Shadix, Sylvia Sidney, and Jeffrey Jones.          The movie is set in the small town of Winter River, Connecticut, where we meet married couple Adam and Barbara Maitland. The two are enjoying some vacation time at home, but find themselves in an unfortunate accident, where they swerve to avoid hitting a dog, and wind up driving off a covered bridge into a river, where they drown. However, they find themselves miraculously back at home, where they cannot leave again, and find a book in the house: the Handbook For the Recently Deceased. In other words, Adam and Barbara are dead, and are trapped in their house as ghosts.         Because of the deaths o
Post a Comment
Read more