Sunday 31 January 2016

Top 5 things I'm hoping to see in Deadpool

With Deadpool coming out in less than 2 weeks, it's time to talk about the things I'm looking the most forward to seeing in the movie. Deadpool is also the 2nd most anticipated comic book movie I'm looking forward to this year. My most anticipated being Captain America: Civil War. And with the Merc with a Mouth's movie being the most marketed comic book movie I've ever seen. What I mean  by that is that I've seen countless adds for this on YouTube. So let's go over the 5 things I can't wait to see in Deadpool.
5. The over the top action: As we've been seeing in the trailer, we see that the action is beyond crazy. And by that I mean the characters are doing strange fighting moves and there's lot of gory and bloody fight scenes and not something that young people would want to watch. I think a lot of this action is going to be awesome.
4. The funny side-characters: As we've also seen in the trailers we've seen the side-characters be funny too like T.J Miller as Weasel and a couple others. Just the few seconds with him were great. Just imagine the funny moments we'll see of him in the whole movie.
3. The final fight between Deadpool and Ajax: We've only seen a second or 2 of this fight in the trailer and so when the movie comes out and we get the full fight between these 2 at the end, I'm sure it'll be awesome. For those don't know, Ajax was the guy who almost kill Deadpool was having that operation thing. And so now Deadpool is trying to find and kill him. And, like I just said, I'm sure the fight will be really cool.
2. The 4th wall breaking: The main thing that Deadpool is most notable for is his constant 4th wall breaking. And for you who don't know, that means always talking to the audience and knowing they're in a movie or book or comic. And Deadpool is one of the main characters that does that. I especially find funny is the way he does it and what he says when he does do it.
And the number 1 thing I'm hoping to see in Deadpool is... Deadpool: Now, when I say Deadpool, I mean just seeing him. Not just because his suit looks awesome, but also because of all the funny scenes with him, his timing, his delivery, his one liners, his wise-cracking attitude and because I think Ryan Reynolds will make an amazing Deadpool especially given what we've seen him do in the trailers and the hilarious things we've heard him say. And that's what I'm looking forward to see in Deadpool.

Thursday 28 January 2016

My top 5 worst sequels

Here, I'll be talking about the sequels that were absolutely terrible. And no, no prequels aren't on this. Just sequels that a lot of people say are horrible.
5. X-Men 3: The Last Stand: With this being the first of the X-Men movies to be considered bad and switching the director from Bryan Singer to Brett Rattner, we get a boring movie that doesn't feel fresh, has a ton of things that don't add up and kills off great characters like Cyclops, Professor X and Jean. There are some good things about it but there's too much bad stuff to acknowledge that. But hey, it could be worse. It could of been this.

4. Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End: Being the most complicated and most boring out of all the pirates movies, this is the one that had people the most angry because they couldn't follow a single thing  that was happening because it wasn't explained very good and they don't even try to make it easy to understand. It has barley any action, slow pace and too many sub-plots building up to a climax that is a lot of fun but its just not that satisfying.
3. Spider-Man 3: Yeah, when I did my top 10 films that I like but everyone else hates list, I should of put the Amazing Spider-Man 2 because I like that movie a lot, lot more than this but everyone else hates. But yeah, I say I like this movie. While I despise Emo Peter like everyone else, my main problem is that this movie is boring. Absolutely boring. With wasted potential by having Venom be in this, we get a film that has him in it for 10 minutes and then he dies. That is a is an absolute rip off, Venom is the only reason people wanted to see that movie. But no we just see boring scenes and Emo Peter.
2. Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones: While I say I kinda like Phantom Menace, I cannot defend Attack of the Clones. it is the worst out of all the Star Wars movies. It beyond forgettable, it's beyond boring and I don't even think it's that creative. The acting isn't very good. Some do fine but it's mostly just bland. And the chorography of the lightsaber fights is horrible. It doesn't look like their even hitting their lightsabers. So yeah, I don't mind the first one, the second one is inexcusable.
And the number 1 worst sequel is... Batman & Robin: Yeah, the movie that made everyone say that Joel Schumacher is the murderer of Batman. With some of the worst action you'll ever see, puns that will make your ears bleed and neon lights and props that will make your eyes bleed too. With billions of negative reviews with everyone saying that it's some of the worst pieces of garbage ever to be called movie, they decided to reboot the series 8 years later to a talented director and cast. And that's why Batman and Robin is the worst sequel ever.

Tuesday 26 January 2016

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Here I'm going to review the original 1971 movie that was a success both at the box-office and critics. Even to this day people say it's a classic that should always be watched by everyone. And even the author of the original story, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl, is also said to be a master author. What's the story? Well... let's face it, you know this story inside and out. A magical chocolate factory owner named Willy Wonka has decided to hide 5 golden tickets in bars of chocolate and who ever finds them are given the opportunity to go to his factory and look at it. 4 of the children who find them are people from around the world. And finally, the last ticket is found by a boy named Charlie Buckett and on the 1st of October the 5 children including the adults with them go to the factory and meet the mysterious Willy Wonka played by Gene Wilder. And the rest of the movie is them going deeper into the chocolate factory and the kids getting separated because of bad behaviour 1 after another. So lets go over the many good things in this. First off the cast in this is really good. Even the child actors are great at capturing the bratty kids of the time. Except Charlie who's the kind hearted and given person. Gene Wilder is perfect for Wonka being suave, elegant, mysterious and when he needed to be, very kind. That made him more enjoyable and make you want to follow him all the way. The effects as well for the time, while dated, kinda hold up. Well, mostly. The songs are also classic, memorable, perfect and catchy songs. They're really good. Listen to a few.
But the moral is pretty good here too. It's just always be good and true to yourself and one day you'll get your reward. And the way they show it is really effective. And finally, it's also cool to see how well directed this movie is. I think it's directed really good and how the characters do what they do. So yeah, this is a really timeless classic that I would say to look at, but let's face it, you already have.

Sunday 24 January 2016

Superman The Movie

And here I'm doing the very first Superhero movie that was considered to be really ground-breaking and at the time was the greatest comic book movie of all time. It was released in 1978. Also, this is a DC comic book movie like Batman. And I'm actually looking forward to the Batman V Superman movie that's coming out this year. And one more thing, I'm just reviewing this Superman movie and Man of Steel. The reason is because I haven't seen the others and I don't really have an interest to. And also Batman V Superman is the sequel to Man of Steel and I'll be reviewing that when it comes out and when I see it. What's the story? It's starts off on a planet called Krypton that's about to be destroyed. Two parents, named Jor-El and Lara send their son away to Earth. Along with him they give him a green crystal. When he gets to Earth, he gets taken up by a husband and wife named the Kents. They decide to name him Clark Kent, played perfectly by Christopher Reeves. As the years go he realises he has amazing powers. One day the father dies, which is really sad, even though he's only in it for 5 or 10 minutes, we really grow to like him. Anyway, that night Clack goes to the shed and finds the crystal that his parents left him. He decides the next morning to leave and find some answers about who he is. So he goes to the North Pole, I think, and throws the crystal into the snow and it forms in a fortress of ice. Inside he meets a vision of his real father, Jor-El, and he tells Clark his real name, his name, the history of Krypton and what his powers are. He then gets a really dated but iconic super suit which looks kinda dated, but it's probably the best of all the Superman live action movies. Look.

So he flies to a city called Metropolis and gets a job as a reporter at the newspaper place called the Daily Planet where he meets new friends like Jimmy Olsen and future love interest, Lois Lane. While that's going on, a man named Lex Luthor, played by Gene Hackman, plan to do some stuff that I couldn't understand. Anyway, one night, a helicopter that Lois is in begins to fall but Clark turns into Superman and saves her revealing himself to the world. And the rest I won't spoil. So let's go over the good stuff. Firstly, all the cast is perfect, like Marlin Brando as Jor-El, Gene Hackman as Lex Luther, but the best is Christopher Reeves as Superman. He manages to capture the nice and kind-hearted side of Superman while also being a very convincing dorky Clark Kent. He nails all of them. The special effects still hold up for the time. They even manage to pull the audience in even more by killing off Lois Lane at the end only to have Superman fly so fast around the world and that he goes back in time and save her. Even the climax was a lot of fun with trying to get to Lex Luthor and trying to stop the missiles. So yeah, the fact that this was the first real comic book movie is really a huge achievement and it is really, really good. I especially like the look of the film. Yeah, you can tell it's the 70's but you can't tell from the good way it looks. And the ending is a really happy ending. It puts a smile on your face. The entire film actually makes you smile. So yes, it's a great film and definitely check it out if you have the time.

Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer

So out of all the Fantastic 4 movies, this is the one that I actually do consider to be good. I do know the problems but I do still really like it. And even the people who don't like it even admit that there's good things in it and that it's better than the last one. What's the story? So Reed and Sue are getting married and while that's going on, a creature from outer space called the Silver Surfer comes to earth and starts making craters. At one point he flies over Dr. Doom's mansion where his dead body is placed in a crate. When he flies over, his energy causes Doom to come back to life. That's actually one of the things I like about this. It's that in the scenes where we cut back to him and see him doing his thing and trying to get the mask off and monitoring the Surfer and he's in the shadows, I think those scenes are cool. Anyway, so a general asks Reed to build a sensor to monitor the Surfer but he refuses because he's going to get married but behind everyone's back, he begins to build it. Ben and Johnny find out and promise to keep it secret. During the wedding, the Surfer flies by and crashes everything. Johnny follows him but the Surfer grabs him and somehow gives him the ability to swap powers with the others. Somewhere in Greenland, Doom tries to talk to him but the Surfer shoots him with a blast of energy which begins to make his skin go back to normal. The Fantastic 4 then go to London where the Surfer is and he makes another crater in the sea. The general yells at them for failing so he says that Doom will help them. They're all shocked seeing how he died in the last one and he tried to kill the 4 of them. And the rest, I won't spoil. So let me go over the flaws I have with it. Firstly even though I thought bringing Dr. Doom was a little pointless, even though I do think he's a tiny bit better here than the first one. Not perfect but still better than the first. And the biggest problem I have with this movie is Galactus. This is like the way they portrayed Deadpool in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. This is a huge problem. Galactus is one of the greatest Marvel villains ever and in fact, I should of put him on my top 5 Marvel villains list. Here though... he's just a cloud. I'm serious. One of the coolest Marvel characters ever who's supposed to look like this...

Instead looks like this...

But, now let's get to the stuff I liked. The action in this is way better. Not just because there's more but just from the fact that it looks really good. Another thing that's really good is the Surfer himself. He looks awesome.

And the actor they got to play him is really good. And something else I liked in this that the last one was, was that this movie wasn't boring like the last one. I was interested right from the start. Also, Chris Evans who played Johnny here also played Captain America in the M.C.U, and, yeah I think he does a good job here. Obviously his portrayal as Cap is a lot better, especially sense his Cap one is one of my favourite superhero portrayals ever, but he's fun to watch here too. So yeah, the film does have a lot of problems and in the end, probably doesn't really work. But I still like it and I think that out of all the Fantastic 4 movies, this is the best. Yeah, they are all bad, but I think this one is O.K. I do think it's good and if you don't want to watch it, that's fine I do understand. But me personally, I think you should watch it.

Fantastic 4

Here I'm going to review the original 2 Fantastic 4 movies. I'm not going to be talking about the one that came out last year because everyone's said it sucks and was the second worst film of 2015 and I agree. It sucked so hard. I already talked about these two movies before in my top 10 movies I like but everyone else hates list. I also acknowledge that there are lots of problems but, for some reason, I kinda enjoy them. Especially the second one. And apparently when Stan Lee wrote the Fantastic 4 comics, they were supposed to be a failure. No, really. Apparently he was writing some kid friendly stories for comics and they weren't doing so good. So as it went on, Stan wanted to do something that would get him fired because at that point he wanted to retire but he sold them, they were turning out to be a big success and that's when he started writing other heroes like Hulk, Spider-Man, Iron Man, Thor, the X-Men and the others. So yeah, the Fantastic 4 is the reason we got all the other great Marvel heroes. What's the story? It starts off with Reed Richards and Ben Grimm going to visit a man named Victor Von Doom. He tells them that he's going to be taking a ship up to space and they agree to go with them. Along with them is Sue Storm, Victor's girlfriend and her brother named Johnny Storm, played by Chris Evans. They do and when do, they get hit by a cosmic ray which gives them all powers. Reed can stretch his body like an elastic band, Sue can turn invisible and create force fields, Johnny turn on fire and shoot fire and Ben's body turned into rock and strength. So through most of the movie they're trying to fit into the real world with these powers and Reed is trying to make a machine to turn them back to normal. And that's it. Yeah that's the biggest problem everyone has wit this movie that I have to admit I have too. There's barely any action and we barely see Doctor Doom. And yeah Doctor Doom isn't played that good here. We mostly just watch them trying to fit in. That's the movie. And it is boring when we see that the only action is at the end and it's not that long. But everyone, whether they're doing a good job or not, look the part. Everyone looks great. This what you would imagine the Fantastic 4 would look like in a live action movie.


Yeah I do admit that the Doctor Doom mask does look a little lame and a little cartoony, but at least it's better looking than the one we saw in the new movie. That one looked terrible. See.

Absolutely horrendous. And yeah, like everyone, I really wish Fox would give the Fantastic 4 rights back to Marvel so they can include it in the M.C.U because we all know they'd be able to make the Fantastic 4 movies good. And because of the 2015 version, that makes 4 Fantastic 4 movies that were considered bad. I don't mind this one and the Rise of the Silver Surfer one but everyone else hates them. And when I say there's been 4 of them, there was another one that was made in the 90's that was also garbage. Even Stan Lee admits it was bad. And he said that, that means it's awful. So for this movie, I don't think it's as bad as everyone says but is bad. I'd say skip it.

Tron

Next to Pirates of the Caribbean, Tron is another one of my favourite Disney live action movies that was also in Kingdom Hearts. The first time I saw this was a few years ago with my brother. And, just like the first Pirates movie, I really loved it. What's the story? Well actually this one has a complicated plot as well. So there's this guy named Flynn played by Jeff Bridges, who was part of a company called Encom who had an idea for a video game called Space Paranoids. But another person named Dillinger stole the idea and made millions off of it and was given the job of manager of Encom and he fired Flynn so he couldn't tell anyone. So it's been 2 years since that happened and Flynn is looking for anything in the internet that can help prove that he invented the game first. He plans to do so by using his program named CLU. Apparently in the internet programs are people inside computers. But one day, Dillinger and his programme called the M.C.P (Master Control Program) realise what Flynn is up to and decide to shut down everyone from their programmes so they can't talk to them. But one employee from Encom named Alan is annoyed at this because he was creating a new program named Tron, which was going to help everyone but now that Dillinger shut him out, he can't finish it. So Alan meets another employee and one of him friends named Laura who also has a program. They go to Flynn's place and he tells them what he's been up to. They then make an idea. They get Flynn inside and he'll be able to by pass it and instead of having them use a group 7 access, they'll be able to use a group 6 access. They do but the M.C.P ties to stop him and he uses a laser to suck Flynn into the world of computers and tries to fit in to survive in games set by Sark, Dillinger's other program. And while there Flynn meets 2 new friends named Ram and Tron. Tron is Alan's program who's a security program to stop anyone, especially Dillinger getting too much information. The 3 of them manage to escape and now they have to find a way to get to the M.C.P and destroy him and put the computer world back to normal. So now let me go over the hundreds of things I liked. I really like all the characters. The story is quite interesting and very entertain. The adventure that happens is really fun. The look of the film is unbelievable, even for back in 1982. I mean really. This film has a design that is all it's own. Just look at it.


Yes, it may be a little dated but you don't really care because it looks so nice and it designed so nicely and it is so unique. The camerawork supports that When it shot in the human world and the computer world. If you take a part the fact that you can't follow the story that much the first time you see it, you can really appreciate this movie for the fact that it is really smart and really clever. Truth be told, I think I like this movie almost as much as I like the first Pirates movie. Unfortunately, it wasn't that big a hit when it first came out. But later on, people began picking up on it. Because it is a really good movie. So yeah, definitely check it out. It is a really great film.

Saturday 23 January 2016

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

This is the last of all the Pirate movies. Well not really, because there's supposed to be another one out soon. And out of all of them, this is the most hated. To be honest, this is my second favourite Pirates movie. Even though I do understand why people don't like it. But out of al of the sequels, this is the one that's probably the most easiest to understand. Yes, there is 1 or 2 things that are kinda complicated, but it's not as bad as the other 2. And watching this film, I found it to be better than the last 2. Not even close to being better than the first but I still enjoyed myself and when I saw it, I said thank-you because I finally got a Pirates movie I wanted. And also, this was the only Pirates movie I saw in the cinema with my brother and sister. What's the story? So Jack is in London trying to free Gibbs from being arrested because people think that he's Jack. He eventually does but then they both get caught. People are saying Jack is putting together a crew but he doesn't know what they're talking about. Barbossa then arrives and tells Jack that he lost the Black Pearl which of course makes Jack angry at him. After a pretty cool chase scene, Jack meets his dad again, yeah we see his dad in the third one, and he tells him some advice that will help him get to the Fountain of Youth and how to make it work. Apparently you need 2 special challises and use a mermaid's tear in one of them and if you drink the one from the one with the tear in it you'll live forever but if you drink the one that doesn't, you'll die. So there needs to be 2 people to make it work. At the same pub they're talking at, Jack meets a person who's been posing as him and they have a sword fight and it turns out that it's just a person named Angelica who Jack used to know. They talk for a bit and she tells him that her father is Blackbeard and that he's searching for the Fountain of Youth as well. The next day, Jack and a few others are brought on board Blackbeard's ship and that night they make a plan to take over the ship and defeat Blackbeard's mutant crew. They eventually do until Blackbeard himself comes on deck and stops them with his sword that has the power to control everything on the ship. He and Jack talk and Blackbeard reveals that he has a Jack Voodoo doll and unless he wants to stay alive from it not getting harmed, he'll help Blackbeard get to the fountain. And the rest I won't spoil. So let's go over the few problems I have with the film. Firstly, I didn't like the few complicated things in this, like there's a scene where Jack and the others have to some stuff to capture a mermaid, and yeah, something about the way something happens during that scene happens, it just comes across as something you can't understand that good. Another thing I didn't like was something that happens during the climax where, I won't spoil, but something just happens and it just sorta comes out of nowhere. And now, what I did like. Firstly the action in this is incredible creative, incredibly funny and each one advances the story in someway. Jack himself is better than he was in the last 2. Not better than the first but still fine. The adventure as well is fun when they're moving and heading trying to find the fountain. And there's a scene that happens that takes place in an old ship with Jack and Barbossa and that was pretty funny and they did do some cool things with it. So yeah, the first film is still the best one of all of them but I still like this one. I can't really say it's good, but it has good things in it. Some of the best out of all of the Pirates movies. With the last 2. It felt like they were kinda pointless. This one kinda is too but I still stand by it as the second best out of all of them. I wouldn't recommend it but I don't think it's as bad as everyone says.

Pirates of the Carribbean: At Worlds End

So out of all the Pirate movies, this is the one that has the most complicated out of all of them. And that's saying a lot given the fact that all the sequels are complicated. So I'll try my best to tell this story. What's the story? So apparently Tia Dalma has brought Barbossa back to life and now everyone is going to a place called Singapore to get a map from a guy named Sao Fang that will lead them to where Davy Jones Locker. A beach like area place where Jack was placed in the last movie. Which makes no sense because he was eaten at the end of the last movie by then Kraken so he should really be dead. I don't know, maybe there's a reason for it, but it's so complicated I couldn't follow or understand it. Anyway, they do and while that's going on, Becket murders Elizabeth's dad. The others eventually get to Davy Jones Locker and get Jack out. And apparently they're not in their world and when they figure that out, they rock the ship until it flips over and because when the sun sets and they're somehow back. Yeah, I don't get it either. Elizabeth then tells Jack that all Pirate lords are gathering to fight Becket and that he should help fight him too. They then go to an island where they find that the Kraken is dead and they find a dead man who was in Singapore. They then see Sao Fang's ship coming towards theirs. And that's it. The rest is stuff that I don't get or couldn't follow. So let's go over the 1 or 2 things I liked. The action in this is the best in all the movies. The best one being the climax with everyone on the Black Pearl against everyone on the Flying Dutchman. And the cast is still good and they're still some fun scenes and funny scenes. Johnny Depp as well is fun as Jack. And that's it. So now let's go over the problems. The story in this is the most complicated. You can barely understand one thing that's going on. And even just the look of it isn't that pleasant to look at. And most characters are unneeded like Sao Fang and a few other. And it being so needlessly dark, and confusing and weird and just not that much fun. With the first movie it was easy to understand. Evil pirates just wanted to lift a curse. With these last 2 films, it's so all over the place and I forget what the stories are. So yeah, it's not a good film. I personally don't think it's that bad, but it is still bad. Again, I'd say skip it.

Friday 22 January 2016

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

So after the big hit with the first Pirates movie, Disney decided to make more. And the amount of people always say that the sequels are not very good and, yeah. Even though I do like the sequels a little, I can't deny the fact that the sequels aren't very good. What's the story? It starts with Jack escaping a jail in a coffin and makes it back to the Black Pearl. It turns out he stole a picture of a key on it. He shows his crew and they decide to go find it. Will and Elizabeth on the other hand are in Port Royal and are placed under arrest by some guy named "Becket" for helping Jack in the last movie. Becket and Will talk and he tells Will that if he brings him Jack's compass to him, he'll release him and Elizabeth. So Will sets off to try and find Jack and ask for the compass. That night Jack meets Will's father on the Black Pearl and he tells Jack that "Davy Jones" is after him because he raised the Black Pearl from the depth of the sea for Jack and in exchange Jack would do something for him. But it's been over 15 years and he hasn't done it so now Davy Jones is going to try to use a creature call the Kraken to drag the Black Pearl down again with Jack on it. Jack then has his crew land the ship somewhere. In the next few days Will goes to an Island and finds a bunch of natives and Jack who's now their leader. Will is put in a cage with Gibbs and the other crew members and apparently the natives are planning on eating Jack. So Jack tries to escape, which I really don't get. And by that I mean, how does he know they're going to eat him? Anyway, they eventually escape and try to find a woman named Tia Dalma. She explains that the key Jack is looking for actually unlocks a chest and inside the chest is Davy Jones' heart. He cut it out and put in there. Apparently he was given the duty of guarding the souls of the dead but he left so he could be with Tia Dalma but when he came back, she wasn't there. Tia Dalma then gives Jack a jar of dirt because Davy Jones can't step on land for 10 years and if he does, he'll still to it. So if Jack throws it on him, he won't be able to move. And the I won't spoil because to be honest, I have no idea about what happens for the rest of the movie. So, yeah, sorry for making the story sound long but that's the way it can be told. That's the biggest problem people have with the sequels that I have too. That being that the stories are so complicated. And this one was already pretty complicated but it's not the most complicated. That's the next one. I could barely follow anything in that movie. So lets go over the few good things in this. The action is once again spot on. The best one being the sword fight between Jack, Will and another guy named "Norrinton" inside a huge water mill wheel. The choreography there is just unbelievable And again, the cast do do great jobs, but here's where the problems start. There was no need to bring back Will and Elizabeth. And even though I do really like Jack, he's really over used. Plus, remember that scene with the natives, it goes on forever. There is no need for it. It doesn't connect to the plot and they need bring it up again. It goes on for almost a half hour. And yeah, even though Davy Jones is cool with a really cool design, we barely see him. You could cut out the scene with the natives and replace it with more scenes with Davy Jones. And plus, there's another scene where Will meets his father and it is so boring. Sure, it's important but it's boring. I feel like a lot of this was like Star Wars Episode VI Return of the Jedi. With the native scene being like the opening Jabba the Hutt scene. But what I really liked from that was that there was a lot of stuff going on and there was a lot of things happening and the characters were interesting and there was a lot of action and it was important to the plot. Here it's not. I can barely remember anything that happens there. And even the climax seems anti-climatic. You expect the ending to have a really huge and epic feel. And it does a little, but no, it's mostly just pushed to the side for some scenes that no one really cares about. So yeah. The film does have a lot of problems and really doesn't work. It's like Iron Man 2 where the cast is great and so is the action but the plot is all over the place and some things aren't told very good. And out of all the Pirates movies, this is my least favourite out of all of them. It's forgettable, it's dull and I don't even think that it's that  creative. I'd say skip it.

Thursday 21 January 2016

The Danger Games

This is another one of my Daniel Danger stories. I hope you all enjoy.
Some time after the whole fight with Chernagan in space, Daniel was at his nan's house. He saw a light in front of him which he recognised. Luke from Driforia came to him and told Daniel about the Danger Games. Events that all the Dangers did every five years to which there could only be one winner and the winner would receive a prize and the title "Ultra-Danger." Daniel went with Luke and they arrived at Driforia where everyone was waiting.
Stephanie: "Hi Daniel."
Daniel: "I'm not your boyfriend."
Dr. Buckley: "Good to see you again Daniel."
Daniel: "You too Doc. So, what exactly are these games that Luke was telling me about?"
Dr. Buckley: "Well, you see, every five years we hold games here to see who's the best of the best. There are multiple events and the final two left have to fight each other until one is defeated, but not dead."
Daniel: "Sounds fun."
Dr. Buckley: "They start tomorrow. Everyone needs to be rested up because the games start early. Can you be here for that? Early?"
Daniel: "Sure."
Dr. Buckley: "Good."
Daniel then noticed something.
Dr. Buckley: "What's wrong?"
Daniel: "What's that?"
He pointed to a door where something was going on in another room.
Dr. Buckley: "Oh, Harold is doing training for the games."
Daniel began to walk forward to the room and saw Harold doing some training.
Daniel: "Hey Harold."
Harold: "Huh? Oh, hi Daniel."
Daniel: "Doc told me you're doing training."
Harold: "Yeah. I've been training hard for these games ever since I heard about them."
Daniel: "Oh. O.K. So, I'll see ya then."
Harold: "See ya later."
Daniel went back to Youghal and the next day, he went back to Driforia. Everyone was there waiting for him. A few minutes later after getting ready, they all went into a ginormous hall with equipment everywhere. Everyone lined -up and Dr. Buckley was in front of them all about to explain the rules.
Dr. Buckley: "Is everyone ready?"
Everyone: "Yes sir."
Dr. Buckley: "Very good. Now listen carefully. I'm going to explain the rules. It's simple. There's ten rounds. Nine of them are like little events and the last one is a little duel against the remaining two people. Understand?"
Everyone: "Yes."
Dr. Buckley: "Then let the Danger Games begin."
Immediately everyone started doing the events. It kept going until the last two people left were Daniel and Harold. Everyone else sat down on benches because they lost the events they were in. Daniel and Harold stood facing each other. Dr. Buckley came to say how to do this.
Dr. Buckley: "Are you both ready for the last match?"
Daniel and Harold: "Yes sir."
Dr. Buckley: "Good. Now remember, this is a little sparing match so no killing or hurting seriously. Understand?"
Harold: "No problem."
Daniel: "I never kill anyway."
Dr. Buckley: "Then let the tenth and final round... begin."
Daniel and Harold instantly got their swords and clashed for a while. Some Dangers on the benches were cheering for Harold and others, especially Stephanie, were cheering for Daniel. At one point Harold knocked Daniel off his feet and turned around because he thought he won. However, Daniel then got up and turned his legs on Harold knocking him down. When he did, Daniel stood over him.
Dr. Buckley: "And the winner is Daniel Danger."
All of them clapped. Daniel held his hand to help Harold up but he refused it and got up himself. Daniel went to Dr. Buckley who gave him the title of Ultra-Danger. Everyone cheered.
Dr. Buckley: "Daniel, now that you're an Ultra-Danger, you now have earned this."
He handed Daniel a pill.
Daniel: "A pill?"
Dr. Buckley: "Not just a pill. If you eat it, you'll be given unbelievable power."
Daniel: "Whoa."
Harold: "What? That's supposed to be mine."
Dr. Buckley: "Well, sorry Harold. But Daniel did win fair and square."
Daniel took  and ate it. When he did, all his abilities tripled. He was now faster, stronger and had more fighting skills. Everyone clapped. Stephanie ran over to hug him.
Daniel: "Get off. Let go. I'm not your boyfriend."
The only one who didn't cheer was Harold.
Harold: "NO. I'VE WORKED TOO HARD TO LOSE."
He rushed towards Daniel with his sword and attacked. He fought with Daniel.
Daniel: "Harold? What are you doing?"
Harold" It should have been me who won. I've been training hard for years, but it all amounted to nothing."
Dr. Buckley got out his own sword which was really, really long.
Dr. Buckley: "Harold, I order you to stop. You can try again in the next five years."
Harold: "No. That power must be mine NOW."
Harold rushed towards Dr. Buckley and cut off his left arm.
Dr. Buckley: "AAAGGGHHH."
Bella: "Doctor."
Harold was about to stab him but then Owen and Stephanie grabbed him and pulled him away. Owen and Harold fought but then Harold kicked Owen in the chest. Owen was knocked backwards. Harold was about to kill Stephanie but then Daniel grabbed her and put her down.
Stephanie: "Thank-you Daniel."
Bella began to move towards Harold to talk some sense into him.
Bella: "HAROLD, PLEASE STOP."
Harold: "NEVER."
He pulled her up by her throat and pointed his sword at her stomach.
Dr. Buckley: "Wait, no, Harold."
Before he could impale her, Zane grabbed her and put her down.
Zane: "Are you O.K?"
Bella: "(Cough.) Yeah. Thanks Zane."
Daniel stood up and looked at Harold. They fought and again Harold knocked him down on the ground. He raised his sword above his head.
Harold: "No mercy."
Daniel closed his eyes. He then heard Harold screaming and felt something dripping on his face. He opened his eyes and saw Harold standing over him with two sword impaling his chest. He fell to Daniel's left side dead. Standing behind him were Luke and Jason. Blood was dripping off their swords and landing on Daniel's face.
Luke: "Are you O.K Daniel?"
Daniel: "Yeah."
Later Harold was buried and the Doctor made himself a metal arm.
Daniel: "I think it's time for me to go home now."
Dr. Buckley: "Sorry for having to put you through al this Daniel."
Daniel: "It's alright sir."
Dr. Buckley: "Have a safe trip back."
Daniel: "Thanks."
Dr. Buckley could see something behind Daniel.
Dr. Buckley: "Uh, I think someone doesn't want you to go."
Stephanie: "Daniel."
Daniel: "I'm not your boyfriend."
He teleported away.
Stephanie: "You will marry me someday Daniel Danger."
Daniel: "Marriage? No way."

Tuesday 19 January 2016

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Again, this was one of the things I put on my list of things I would post. This was actually one of the few live action Disney movies that was in Kingdom Hearts. I've liked this movie series ever since I saw the first film. I saw the forth movie in cinemas in 2011 with my brother and sister. This is my favourite out of all of them. There's said to be a fifth one coming out soon. What's the story? It opens with a girl Elizabeth Swann on a ship sailing with other men then sees a boy named Will Turner in the water and they save him. Her and Will talk for a moment then he gets knocked out again and she finds he was holding a medallion with a skull shape on it and they all see a black ship. Years later, Elizabeth, played by Keira Knightly is friends with Will, played by Orlando Bloom, who's a blacksmith who has made a sword for her father who's the Governor. They're all heading to town for some kind of celebration. Meanwhile a pirate named Jack Sparrow, played by Johnny Depp, lands in the town called Port Royal. He tries to steal a ship but ends up saving Elizabeth after she almost drowns. After he pulls her out of the water, he's about to be arrested because the people there know him and his reputation of being an criminal. He manages to escape and hide in the Blacksmith workshop where Will works. Will sees him and they have a pretty cool sword fight. Will's assistant knocks Jack out and he's then arrested. That night the black ship from Elizabeth's dream comes to Port Royal and pirates on it begin to attack looking for the medallion that Elizabeth has. They eventually kidnap her and the medallion and take her back to their ship called the Black Pearl and there she meet the pirate's captain, Barbossa, played by Geoffrey Rush. They leave and the next morning Will gets Jack out of jail for help to track down the Black Pearl and save Elizabeth. They steal a ship to go somewhere to get a crew. On the Black Pearl, Barbossa explains about their plan. It turns out the medallion is actually a piece of Aztec Gold that's part of a chest with thousands of identical piece. Apparently the gold is cursed and when they heard about it, they stole all the gold. The curse is that if anyone removes a piece, they'll never be able to feel a single thing and when the moon shows they'll be shown as skeletons. This is a positive seeing as they can't die but their annoyed because since they can't feel anything, they can't enjoy anything like food or drinks or cold or warmth, so they want to get curse lifted. The only way is to return all the pieces and have everyone who took the gold give part of their blood to a piece. Well, it turns out that Will's father was a part of their old crew and he took a piece and they killed him. So the only way is to have the child of him be given instead and they think Elizabeth is his daughter. And the rest, I won't spoil. So let's talk about the many good stuff in this film, because honestly, there's a lot. For one thing, this is a really funny movie. Just the dialog between the characters is really funny. The action as well is awesome to see. The best action being the one at the end. The cast as well, is really good. Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow is funny all the time and gets a lot of great laughs. Keira Knightly and Orlando Bloom as Will and Elizabeth aren't the most interesting but they do still do pretty good. Geoffrey Rush as Barbossa is perfect. Just the loo of him is perfect and you can tell he's loving every scene he's in. Kevin McNally plays a pirate named Gibbs who's really likable. I wish we could see more of him. Lee Arenberg and MacKenzie Crook play two other pirates named Pintel and Ragetti who are also really fun to watch. This is one of my favourite live action Disney films. It's also just a lot of fun to watch. The story as well is easy to understand. Another thing that's cool about this movie is the direction. During the action, it some of the best choreographed I think I've ever seen. The film as well, was a big hit at the box-office when it came out in 2003 and you can see why. So yeah, there's not much left to say except. It's a great movie and definitely take a look if you haven't yet.

Friday 15 January 2016

5 new Disney Renaissance movies ranked

As I've said before, the original Disney Renaissance, which ran from 1989 to 1999 was the rebirth of Disney animation after the issues it had during the 70's and 80's because of Walt Disney's death. And so after disappointment of the Black Cauldron they had to not only release films not only much better, but also faster to make up for it. And the Little Mermaid came out 4 years later after the release of the films The Great Mouse Detective and Oliver & Company. So when the Little Mermaid came out, everyone loved it and it was a hit both at the box-office and critics. It began the Disney Renaissance which means it was a reinvention of the original Disney animation and soon afterwards other films followed which were just as good like Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and the Lion King. Though because of films like Pocahontas it started to become a little unpopular. Don't get me wrong, there were films that were successful at the box-office and by critics but none of them were praised as much as the Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin or the Lion King. And after Tarzan ended it, they quality began to become hit or miss from films that were good like Lilo and Stitch, mixed like Treasure Planet or despised like Brother Bear. And after the film Home of the Range, which is one of the most hated Disney Classics ever, Disney decided to no longer do any hand-drawn. So after 5 years of C.G.I Disney Classics like Chicken Little, The Wild, Meet The Robinsons and Bolt, John Lasseter became chairmen of Disney and decided to bring hand-drawn animation back to Disney and had John Musker and Ron Clements direct it. That was The Princess and the Frog and as you all know I love that movie and was a success by critics but wasn't the hit they wanted at the box-office s they did another C.G.I Disney Classic and that was Tangled. That was also a box-office and critic hit and the same for the following classics, Wreck-It Ralph, Frozen and Big Hero 6. And so, since The Princess and the Frog came out, a lot of people, including myself, have all said that a new Disney Renaissance has begun. Sorry for this part being so long, I just wanted to give you all some history on Disney before I started. So here we go. These are the 5 new Disney Renaissance Classics ranking including The Princess and the Frog, Tangled, Wreck-It Ralph, Frozen and Big Hero 6.
5. Tangled: Not that this is bad, in fact it is a great film but I just think that it's the lowest of the new Disney Renaissance. There are too many things to like in this that keep it away from being considered bad. The C.G.I at the time was the best of any of the Disney Classics before it. The characters as well are all likeable. It also has a really creepy and dark feel to it and a lot of that has to do with the villain, Mother Gothel. I especially love seeing Maximus and Pascal. Those 2 are some of my favourite Disney characters ever.
4. Wreck-It Ralph: I'm kind of sad to have this here but there are 3 others that are better than it. But, with that said, I still love this movie. The characters are all memorable and lovable, the animation is some of the best I've ever seen in my life, the story is extremely creative and original and the moral is actually delved into a little bit more than other movies that have the same message. It also a movie a l of people, including me, hope will be in Kingdom Hearts 3. It also has an awesome climax between Ralph and Turbo on top of Diet-Cola mountain.
3. Big Hero 6: This film, before it came out, was definitely one of the most oddest but also hyped up in history. And when I say oddest, I mean there was stuff about it everywhere like there was with Frozen. Not as much, but still, and then when the reviews came out and showed it was said to be spectacular, I knew I was in for something amazing. And I was. The things that are amazing in this are too many to count. It has one of my favourite Disney characters ever with Baymax, a suspenseful climax, a fun story and it's a Marvel and Disney film. What's not to love? It's just amazing, and I'm excited to see what they do with it in Kingdom Hearts 3.
2. Frozen: The highest-grossing animated film of all time of course has to be either first place or close to first place. Every one adores this film and yeah, it isn't hard to see why. Not only was it the second animated film in history to get over a billion dollars at the box-office but it also has perfect animation, loveable characters, one of the funniest Disney characters ever, a great story, breath taking special effects and one of the biggest Disney twists ever. Just the climax in the storm is just enough to entertain anyone. Even when the music gets started, not child can resist but sing a long when they get started. And as much as I could praise this film for hours, there's still 1 more I must talk about.
1. The Princess and the Frog: I can't count how many times I've said this was one of my favourite Disney films ever. I don't even entirely know why I love this movie. Just the characters and the music and the songs and the animation and the story and the dialog and the acting and the pacing and the directing is all perfect. I love the look of this movie too. The characters are some of the best Disney characters ever in my opinion. The journey as well is fun to watch. Sure, I know it's not the best, but in my opinion, it's the best of all the Classics of the new Disney Renaissance.

Monday 11 January 2016

6 Middle Earth movies ranked

I'm just going to go to the list.
6. The Hobbit: The Unexpected Journey: Not that this a bad film but it doesn't have much to offer if we were ever comparing it to the Lord of the Rings film. What I do like s the action, the cast and scenery. It does have some low points like a slow beginning, not very good pacing and some characters do seem to be a little unnecessary. And the other thing I didn't like was that I wish there was more scenes with Gollum, sense that what all the trailers were building up to. But that doesn't distract the fact it's still a good film.
5. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies: The ending of the Middle Earth franchise. Again like The Unexpected Journey, it's not bad, but it's just kind of underwhelming. Once again the action is really good, but that's one of the problems. It has way to much fighting and not enough talking and discussing things. The whole movie is just one big action scene and when there is talking in the movie, it doesn't really feel like a big deal. But either way it is still a fun movie a good one still.
4. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: The second entry in the Lord of the Rings trilogy that had everyone hooked already with a hit movie with the Fellowship of the Ring and then comes this film to bring in even more money and get much more darker. This was the first one to get a 12 age rated. The only problem have is that this is obviously a filler movie. Just trying to clear more stuff up. But the rest is good. I like the actions, the scopes are still huge and scenes with Saruman are pretty cool. Even the tiny things like the tree coming to life have a significant point to the plot since they help defeat the Orcs and stop Saruman.
3. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: Arguably the best in the Hobbit trilogy. It has great action, a fun climax and a really good story. The problems I have are that I wish the story was a little better paced out. But aside from that, everything else is pretty solid. The characters are likable, the locations are creative and the dark tone of everything adds a surprising credibility to this movie and world.
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: The original Lord of the Rings was the film that started it all and started one of the greatest film trilogies of all. With some of the best action you'll ever see and some of the most suspenseful scenes ever with the mine scene. And of course, every last cast member look the part that they're given to be. The C.G.I is also something that everyone remembers from this movie and how great it looks. And of course the last 20 minutes of this movie in the forest is some of the best action and interaction I have ever seen. And Boromir's death was perfect. I really felt something for him and it was sad seeing him go. And it was pretty cool when, at the end, Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli go off chasing the Orcs and Frodo and Sam go towards Mount Doom. It's also pretty cool to see the Black Riders. They remind me a lot of the Dementors from Harry Potter.
1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: The climax of the Lord of the Rings has become one of the most popular films of all time. I love this movie. It has the most drama, some of the best directed action you'll ever see in your life, unbelievable effects, a fun journey and a great way to destroy the ring and Gollum by having them both be destroyed at the same was a great idea it was also pretty creepy to see Gollum biting Frodo's finger off. And on top of that, it has one of the most epic moments ever with Aragorn saying "For Frodo" and all of them screaming and running in great shots towards the army of a million Orcs. Even the scene in the cave with Shelob the Spider, that as a lot of suspense. And all the endings, a lot of people say they don't like, but I really do like them all. It's really quotable and really likable. This movie even managed to earn over 11 Oscars. That's something I've never seen before. And that's all why Return of the King is, in my opinion, the best Middle Earth movie of them all.

Friday 1 January 2016

Mary Poppins

This is one of the things that was in that list of things I said I was going to do. And out of all the Disney movies, even the live action ones, this one is the one that is probably the most adored by everyone. I never saw it until this year and my sister was telling me for years to see it. This was made in 1964 and that was around the time Walt Disney was still alive and he even said that this was his favourite film he ever made during his career and it really shows. This is one of the most magical Disney films I've ever seen and that's saying a lot considering Disney itself is magic. As well as being just an unbelievable masterpiece, this film has touched accord with every person on the planet. What's the story? It starts with us seeing a woman named Mary Poppins, played amazingly by Julie Andrews, in the clouds and a man on the ground of London named Bert, played by Dick Van Dyke, talking to the audience. And then we go to the family of the Banks. In this family there's Mr. Banks, played by David Tomlinson, who works at a bank. There's Mrs. Banks, played by Glynis Johns, who's always out fighting for woman's rights. And there's also the children, Michael and Jane who are not very good at doing what they're told because their parents are always out and can't spend time with them. They request a nanny to sing them songs, give them treats and do anything they want. But Mr. Banks hates the idea and wants someone who's stern and strong. So he rips up their letter but little does he know it gets blown up to the clouds where Mary Poppins is waiting. She comes down to be Michael and Jane's nanny. So, yeah, she is the sinning, treat giving nanny they wanted, but she also is very strict and stern as well. There's all sort of weird magical things that go on with her but at the same time, she's very mysterious. She doesn't smile as much as you would think. She's the kind of nanny you would love to have as your nanny. And as the centre of that is Julie Andrews, who makes this movie. Now don't get me wrong, this is still a great film, but if it wasn't for her it wouldn't be half the movie is. This is one of the best performances ever. And of course there's Dick Van Dyke as Bert and while the accent is distracting a little, it's still an amazing performance. Even the physical performances are unbelievable. And by that I mean the dances and the way they're always on the move. And also the singing is some of the best. My favourite being the Step In Time one where it's so fast and the camera is showing how the actors are moving and doing dances that make you want to get up and dance too. And of course, the animation. Oh, my god. This is the best animation mixed with live action film ever. It all blends perfectly. The scene where they go inside the painting and being serves by the penguins, that's probably one of the most famous Disney moments ever. But, there are also funny scenes like when we see Uncle Albert laughing on the ceiling. That scenes cracks me up. But on top of that, the scene where Mary, Bert, Michael and Jane are watching the sunset after blowing the smoke into stairs and walking on the rooftops is some of best things I've seen in any Disney movie. And finally, the most famous scene in the movie is when Mr. Banks is walking to his job knowing he's about to lose it. The atmosphere, the pacing and the music make this scene so good. And that all leads to a very happy ending. I won't spoil it but it's unbelievable with how much of a happy ending it is. There's even a scene where we see an old woman feeding birds and a song is being sung by Mary that's said was Walt Disney's favourite song ever. And can you blame him. It's great to listen to. This film brings me back to being a kid again every time I see. But as a teenager I can appreciate so much about it too like the writing, the characters, the acting, the happy scenes and the songs. It's just so strong. This is one of those kid films that just every family has and for good reasons. Everyone should see this masterpiece. Everyone loves it. It's just a fantastic film. It's written fantastically, it's acted fantastically, it looks fantastic, it sounds fantastic. It's just a movie and I'd say see it, but let's face it. Who hasn't? Just watch it again and enjoy every fantastic moment of it.