Movie recap: Transformers One and Venom: Last Dance

  Technically I saw Transformers one back in Sept. I just realized I shot a pic of the poster they gave me. Since I just saw Venom: The Last Dance, I decided to add both posters here. 

 So Tranformers One basically, and finally, tells a story just about Transformers. No Bayverse explosions or annoying humans. I won't delve into the movie much but it is one of the better TF films of the past decade. Sadly it didn't do well in the box office. Some say its because of the bad first trailer. Some say thanks to all the Bayfilms, people are tired of TF. 

 Venom is a decent send off to the Eddie Brock/Venom character. The film I thought was not bad to how the internet is making it out to be, but it suffers from adding lots of pointless characters such as the doctors. We get a tease on one of the female doctors and her traumatic childhood experience and how it's gonna shape and play out at the end. In between all this, we seem to focus on her other doctor friend instead. Then at the end we go back to the traumatized one. This should had been one character and that was it. And then we just had to have comic relief with the hippie family. In some parts, they came in handy, but I felt like they tried too hard to fit too many characters with little or no development. They got us interested and there was no payoff for some of these characters.

Rest In Peace Doge! 🕊 ( 2005 - 2024 )

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I used to own a Shiba too. I miss her everyday. This reminds me of her last days too. 

still working on getting a new camera so I can shoot toys I am overdue in opening and reviewing. God be with you. 

TMNT: Shredder's Revenge - Radical Reptiles DLC | Available Now

Final TMNT Shredder revenge update.

It was nice to see this game still getting some love two years later. As soon as the trailer dropped I bought the DLC the next day; it is $4 btw. The DLC sparked back some life to the online community on Steam. I'm pretty sure I can say the same for the other console communities as well. The characters are pretty fun to use. Still getting used to finding their niche and stuff, but here it is again, TMNT Radical Reptiles DLC-- the last TMNT update.

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WOKE OLYMPIC DUMPSTER FIRE GETS WORSE.(FAKE APOLOGY IS NOT ACCEPTED)

I like how some people are trying to say its the feast of Dionysus or something like that. This video proves its not even close. God is not to be mocked. 

Credit to SC reviews. 

Spider-man: No Way Home re-release 6/3/24

Spider-Mondays have officially ended. The version showcased here was actually "the more fun stuff version." It doesn't help out the film too much though you got mainly extra banter here and there. 

So this is the nostalgic version of Spider-man which brings back Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield's Spider-men along with their rogues gallery. It was a nice re-watch plus half of the audience did clap for Tobey's re-appearance. 

I made a long rant on Aunt May and how her character just became a different character all of a sudden after 2.5 films (Civil War included) in the Transformers board. Not to mention, her version of "Responsibility" is underwhelming and was really not needed to be honest. But they had to put it for nostalgia and a reason to merge the Spider-men together. But I'm going to spare a long rant about why it didn't work here. Overall, the movie is great. It's nostalgic but doesn't entirely break new grounds too much. The Multi-verse concept works decently here though its overblown now in other films. Anyhow. See you next time. 

 

Spider-man: Far from Home Re-release 5/27/24

 

Caught this with my best bud. Though its far from perfect, Far From Home does a good job in revamping the Mysterio character into a more serious role. Got a free poster this time again. Not sure why certain films were lacking in those aspects. Anyhow, lets finish the re-releases with No Way Home next week. 

Spider-man Homecoming back in theaters 5/20/24

 Caught this with my nephew this past Monday. They did not give us posters this time though the turnout was great imo. 

This MCU is quite entertaining though they messed up some characters like Flash and MJ. Anyways, Far from Home hits next week!

Below is the link on how the poster should had looked had they distributed in my area. 

https://www.reddit.com/r/Spiderman/comments/1cx0jke/spiderman_homecoming_poster_rerelease/

Transformers 40th Anniversary Event May 19, 2024

 

Caught the Sunday screening of the Transformers 40th Anniversary screening. This was not the screening of the 86 movie but the first 4 episodes which includes More than meets the Eye 1-3 and Transport to Oblivion. The real bonus was that the first episode was re-dubbed by new and old veterans. Frank Todaro did a really good job as Starscream filling in the for the late Chris Latta. Prior to the screening, there were toy ads and previews for the upcoming Transformers one film. There was also outtakes of the redubs after episode 1. 

From Episode 2 and beyond, it was just the original aired episodes. The screening goes downhill after the outtakes. It just felt like filler at this point. They should had just ended imo after More than meets the eye episode 3. 

When the episodes end, there is a PSA with Bumblebee and a "In Memoriam" quickie with now deceased voice actors. Then the auditorium just lits up. This was found to be very irksome by the TF community. No final words but just a remembrance quickie and that is it, the show is over. 

It is what it is. This was pretty much for true fans or people who really grew up with TF. Even then, it was kinda of disappointing. I really wished they redub all 4 episodes. Not only that but at least have some kinda of thank you letter towards the end.  At least that would had made it a little worthwhile. Well, see you next with Spider-man Homecoming re-release. 

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River City Girls quickie review.

 Initially this game got on my nerves, but as usual, I try to play it through and then I managed to beat the game and learn some of the tricks. I can't pull off those amazing infinite juggles the pros can do but I learned enough moves to defeat the opposition. This game caught my eye simply because there are references to Double Dragon. Some characters make cameos in here. One of them is actually a boss!

I am aware that this game is a tribute to River City Ransom of old school NES fame. However, I don't recollect on the time I played it on the NES. I haven't played the hard mode or found the secret shop but I have completed the game 100%. Well, this game is fun though it grinded my gears a bit in comparison to Double Dragon: Rise of the Dragons which is produced by the same company. The game is also a little repetitive as well. Anyhow see you next time. 

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The Amazing Spider-man 2 re-release in theaters 5/13/24

 I missed out on the the first TASM due to family dinner. But I managed to catch # 2 this time around.

It was a nice turnout I say. The screen was half filled and my nephew, whom I brought, seem to had enjoyed it. Tom Holland's Spider-man MCU films hit the screen next!

Spider-man 3 (2007) re-release in theaters 4/29

  

Saw this on a nearly packed screen. There was only one showing so maybe that's why everyone was crammed into one screen. Well, the Raimi trilogy concludes. This film is an example on what happens when the studios interfere. If only the studios allowed Raimi to do what he wanted or perhaps release a directors cut in the future, maybe Spider-man 3 wouldn't be chastised the way it was when it was first released. 

Lots of people in the auditorium seemed to enjoyed this flick due to nostalgic reasons but also this was where the Bully Maguire theme first emerged. Try guess which scenes were the people laughing at? Anyhow, got a free poster and the movie even got an applause after which shocked me. Anyhow, Spider-Monday continues next week with The Amazing Spider-man. 

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Spider-man 2: 2024 returns to theaters for one day 4/22/24

 Caught Spider-Man 2 (2004) re-release. Arguably one of the best comic book superhero sequel films made. 

 

Came with a free poster so that was neat. While it was nice to see this on the big screen again it didn't wow me with nostalgia like the first film. Alright, well, lets finish the original trilogy next week with Spider-man 3. 

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Bring back the time - for the first time!

 It's 2024 and I'm hearing this for the first time! Made back in 2022 but wow, this song really has an 80's vibe to it and its very catchy. Yeah, bring back the times! Featuring New Kids on the Block, Salt-N-Pepa, Rick Astley and En Vogue. Try to name all the references. There's a video that does that but I won't posted it here.