Monday 29 August 2016

Deathstroke confirmed for the DC Extended Universe

So earlier this morning Ben Affleck actually posted something on Twitter about Deathstroke. Apparently he's actually been confirmed for a movie in the DC Extended Universe and we got to see a quick test footage of him. Which means he'll either be in the Justice League movie or the solo Batman movie. If you recall Deathstroke is a DC mercenary who was actually the main inspiration for Deadpool and they even kinda look the same. And if you want to, here's the test footage if you want to see it and I hope you like it and I'm excited to see him because I like this character and if you also recall I put Deathstroke on my list of villains I wanted to see in the DC.E.U.

Sunday 28 August 2016

My top 10 comic book side character portrayals

So in this entry, I'm counting down my top 10 side character portrayals in comic book movies. Note, I don't mean side kicks. I mean the side characters, as in the supporting characters and the ones who are there to either support or hate the main hero. Also, expect a lot of Spider-Man characters here. So, let's begin.
10. Gwyneth Paltrow/Pepper Potts: Staring us off is the performance from Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts. In the first Iron Man movie, she's simply the worrywart who has a lot of likeability and in the first Avengers she's there for a few minutes but she's really great and funny in it. The only reason she wasn't higher on the list is because I feel that she was kinda annoying in the 2nd and 3rd Iron Man but in those other 2 movies I mentioned, she's really great in them and it's sad to see that her contract was expired so we won't be seeing her again.
9. Amy Adams/Lois Lane: It was kinda hard to decide which Lois Lane I should put here. Either the one from the original Superman movies or the one from the new DC.E.U. I decided to go with Amy Adams' one for the reason of I feel like we have more things to see that makes us like her a little more. I mean, don't get me wrong, I know that in Batman V Superman, she didn't much going for her at the end when so much  was happening with like the fact that she had the spear then she got rid of it then she had to get it again and then she get trapped and she's a damsel in distress and she goes back and forth between being a character that does and yet still doesn't deserve to be in the movie because she's simply Lois Lane. But even with that I still like the character and I really like the performance by Amy Adams and I think they might do a better job with her in the future like with next year's Justice League.
8. Gary Oldman/ Commissioner Gordon: While Pat Hingle has a good Commissioner Gordon and we still have J.K Simmons to look forward to with next year's Justice League, I would say that Gary Oldman's portrayal is the best we've seen so far. Oldman not only managed to capture the care he has for his family but he also nailed the side that's supposed to trust Batman in situations. And I think he pulled it off really well.
7.Elden Henson/Foggy Nelson: In my opinion Elden Henson is the best supporting actor of the Daredevil show. Which I think is really saying something considering the actors they have playing all these characters like Karen, Stick, Ben, Elektra and Clair. And no, I'm not counting the Punisher because he's technically an anti-hero in the show. But in my opinion, Foggy is by far the most fun side-character we've seen so far. I actually really like how he found out that Matt was Daredevil near the end of Season 1. And it was kinda sad to see him and Matt fight and go off at the end of Season 2. But hopefully Season 3 will put them back together and I think a lot of his likability has a lot to do with the performance by Elden Henson.
6. Russell Crow/Jor-El: I feel like Russell Crow doesn't get enough credit for how well he did as a really big Superman character. Again Jor-El isn't the most important character but he is the reason Superman is what he is. I mean he helps Clark with his powers and get the suit and he totally sells it as his own. Again, I wish he had more to do in the movies but I still really enjoyed him in Man of Steel. Just a great performance from a really great actor.
5. Michael Peña/Luis: The reason I didn't put Michael Douglas on this is because I already put him on my first top 15 portrayals list. Anyway, Michael Peña nailed Luis in the first Ant-Man movie and he was easily the funniest character in it. We all know the funniest parts were when he was doing the whole mouth over scenes. You all know what I mean don't you? And he was also great with working off of the other actors like Paul Rudd. And I especially can't wait to see him return for Ant-Man & Wasp.
4. Emma Stone/Gwen Stacy: While Kirsten Dunst wasn't bad as M.J and she did give a good performance, she wasn't all that good because of the writing for her. But Emma Stone on the other hand is great Gwen Stacy. She's interesting, she had a lot of things going for her and the performance by Emma Stone is terrific. And that's how I think they should do these love interests. Have them be in danger but also have them be able to do something and make them interesting, and that's what this Gwen is. And it was also sad to see that this Gwen is gone now too. Also, apparently it's been confirmed that Zendaya will actually be playing M.J in Spider-Man: Homecoming. And I hope they make her interesting like they did with this Gwen Stacy.
3. Rosemary Harris/Aunt May: Coming in at number 3 is Rosemary Harris as Aunt May. While Sally Field did a great job in the Amazing Spider-Man movies and Marisa Tomei also did a great job in Civil War and I'm looking forward to more of her in next year's Homecoming, I think Rosemary Harris's portrayal of the character is the best we've seen so far. She not only got the look down but also the personality and mannerisms of the character while still being very likeable. And I think she did that speech in Spider-Man 2 really well. The one she gives to Peter about how everyone has a hero inside. And she plainly just does this character amazingly.
2. Cliff Robertson/Uncle Ben: It's like I said, I was going to put a lot of Spider-Man characters on this and continuing with that is Cliff Robertson as Uncle Ben. Him along with Rosemary Harris were fantastic as Peter's aunt and uncle from the original Spider-Man trilogy. They were exactly like they were from the comics and I will say they did that "With Great Power, Comes Great Responsibility" scene in the car perfectly. He perfectly nails this character even if he didn't have a lot to do. I mean he was mainly just I the first movie for a few minutes the we see him again in that vision thing in Spider-Man 2. And in everything he's in, he's terrific. And he's already a great actor and this is another fantastic performance from him.
And my number 1 favourite comic book side character portrayal is... J.K Simmons/J. Jonah Jameson: This casting choice is probably on the top 10 or even maybe 5 casting choices of all time. I mean, J.K Simmons had the look and attitude of J. Jonah Jameson down so perfectly, he looked like he jumped straight out the comics. This guy owned practically every second of film that he was in. And he absolutely nailed the part of him that's kinda crazy and also the kind that's supposed to absolutely hate Spider-Man. And so everyone, those are my top 10 comic book side character portrayals. Thank you all for reading and please comment down below to tell me what you're favourite is.

Saturday 27 August 2016

My paintings of Fairly OddParents characters

Continuing my paintings entries, I'm actually going to show you all some paintings of Fairly OddParents characters. My last one was some of the Lion Guard characters and now it's some Fairly OddParents characters. If you recall, I did a list of that on my top 10 favourite episodes on that show and I said I've loved it for a long time. In fact, new episodes have recently been created and they've introduced a new character named Chloe who's now Timmy's friend who he also has to now share Cosmo and Wanda with for some reason. I don't know because I haven't seen the first episode with her but I have seen some of the ones she's in. And no, she's not one of these pictures. But anyway, let's started and I hope you like these and please comment down below to tell me what you think.
Timmy:
Cosmo:

Wanda:

Poof:

AJ:

Chester:

Jorgen:

Crocker:

Vicky:

Trixie:

Mark:

Friday 26 August 2016

My paintings of Lion Guard characters

Yeah. I actually did paintings on my laptop of Lion Guard characters. Specifically the 5 members of the Guard. I thought it would be fun to and it was and here I'm going to show them to you all. I hope you like these and please comment when you're done telling me what you think. Let's begin.
Kion:


Bunga:

Fuli:

Beshte:

Ono:

Wednesday 24 August 2016

My top 5 films of this year so far

With the Summer now finished a lot of people, including myself, soon heading back to school, I thought it would be fun to look over 5 movies I've seen this year and see which ones have been my favourites. And keep in mind at the year I'll be doing another one but that will be my top 10 favourite and that'll most likely be a lot of fun to do. Anyway, these are the movies that have been released that I've seen and enjoyed the most and I hope you like this and when you're done, please comment and tell me what your favourite has been so far.
5. X-Men: Apocalypse: This final instalment to the young X-Men cast ends on a very big high note. And I think we can all agree that it is seriously underrated and critics are being way too harsh on it. Especially with the score it got on Rotten Tomatoes and I've heard a lot of people on YouTube saying that critics are wrong when it comes to this movie because a lot of people, including myself have all said that it's amazing. And Bryan Singer absolutely pulled off yet another X-Men movie with amazing performances by everyone. Especially from Mcavoy and Fassbender who are once again fantastic and play off each other wonderfully. And it was also awesome to see Wolverine again even though I wanted more of him. Still, it was great to see Hugh Jackman back as the character and excited for Wolverine 3 next year. And overall this is still a great and underrated X-Men movie.
4. Deadpool: I'm actually kinda sad to put this here because I love this movie so much but it turns out I love 3 other movies more than this. It took years to get this movie after that garbage from Origins in 2009. Thankfully that test footage came out a few years ago and that's what caused FOX to realise that we all demanded that they make this movie. And from this movie, not only did they deliver a flawless portrayal of Deadpool, but it also showed us the top of Ryan Reynolds's talent from this being his best movie and his best performance of all time. I mean, this man was born to play this character and here he's absolutely amazing at it and he totally nails this character with the non-stop jokes and 4th wall breaks and I can't wait to see it come back in Deadpool 2 which will be coming out in 2018.
3. Finding Dory: It's amazing that Pixar was once again able to do a successful sequel considering their last one didn't turn out so good according to a lot of people with Cars 2. But thankfully they managed to outdo themselves terrifically. You've all seen my review of it and you all know I love this movie. The fact that they had all this hype going for it and originally and they managed to live up to it is really impressive. In fact, this movie managed to beat Toy Story 3 at the record of most money in it's opening weekend. They also managed to take all the character from the original who were all already memorable, fun and loveable and they brought them back the same which is incredible and great to see. Especially Ellen DeGeneres as Dory who is the perfect example of actor and character combination. And I still love seeing it and remembering the first time I saw the first movie and loving that too. And really I could go on forever but I've got 2 more movies to talk about. Finding Dory is such an amazing and definitely check it out if you haven't yet.
2. Zootropolis (A.K.A, Zootopia): Yeah, as I've said before, where I'm from, the title is called Zootropolis. Anyway, this newest Disney Classic is another amazing, brilliant animated movie from them. I mean, ever since the Princess and the Frog, or maybe Bolt, they've just been making fantastic movies. This is one that everyone has been praising like me, Chris Stuckmann, Animat, BHL Hudson and others. And it also feels a lot more adult than you would think. I think it's right up there with Hunchback of Notre Dame with it how adult it is, which is really saying something. I mean it is definitely a children but it also has some adult themes. And also the voice acting in this is fantastic. This is also some of the best C.G.I animation Disney has ever created, which is also really saying something considering they've managed to make phenomenal C.G.I work with their other movies like Frozen or Wreck-It Ralph or Big Hero 6. And throughout the whole thing, you're always entertained. Not once are you bored and it's always interesting to watch. And these characters like Judy, Nick, Clawhauser, Chief Bogo and the others are great. Really fun, funny, interesting, cool and fun to watch. And I'm really looking forward to their newest Classic Moana coming out around the end of this year.
And my number 1 favourite movie so far this year is... Captain America: Civil War: Come on. You all knew this was coming. Civil War was being built up for ages and Marvel delivered it and delivered it perfectly. And I'm not putting this here just because of Spider-Man and how I loved him here, but also on how super interesting this story is and how invested I was getting into this story. And it has some of and the best action of any comic book movie ever in my opinion. And seeing how amazingly the Russo brothers handled this movie, it really gives me a lot more hope them directing Infinity War. And seeing how that will probably have the biggest amount of superheroes all at once will be really difficult but I have complete faith in them. And especially seeing how this my favourite comic book movie I've seen since the first Avengers movie. I don't know which I like better but that's a good thing. And seeing how absolutely enthralling the entirety of this story was, I still can't stretch enough how much I love this movie and that's why it's my favourite movie of 2016 so far and will probably be even when the year is done. Thank you all for reading and please comment down below to tell me what your favourite has been so far.

Sunday 21 August 2016

22 straight to video Disney sequels ranked

So a lot of people usually complain about the Disney sequels that go straight to video or DVD. I'm not talking about the Disney Classics that are sequels because those are the ones that are considered to be good. But when it comes to the straight to video and DVD ones, yeah, a lot of people really don't like them and say they're bad. And, yeah. Unfortunately I can't argue with that fact. Sure there are a couple of decent ones but there just aren't a lot of them. And so today I'm actually going to rank 22 of them from worst to best. Yes, there are a couple more but these are the Disney sequels that continue the story from the original or are from inside the story that we didn't see. So let's get started.
22. Mulan 2: Yeah, you all knew this had to be number 22. Mulan 2 has been said by everyone to be a really atrocious movie. And, yeah. They're absolutely right. Mulan 2's main problem are the characters in this and how weirdly changed they are and how weird some things are. Especially someone like Mushu. In this Mulan is getting married but that also means that Mushu will have to lose his job and so he tries to keep it from happening. That just makes him a jerk. I mean I know he did something like that in the first movie but at lease he was still likeable and he was really funny. Easily the funniest character in the first but here he just comes off as unlikeable and not all that funny, I also don't like the idea of Mulan and Shang getting married. I know they kinda hinted at it in the first movie that they had something going on but at least they kept it the way it was supposed to be. And also the animation in this isn't very good. It's not awful but it's not really that great either. The writing also just isn't good either. Also the pretty weird. And I don't think I need to explain much left because you all know how bad this movie is and you all know what I mean when I say that this is the worst straight to video Disney animated sequel ever.
21. Atlantis: Milo's Return: As said by a lot of critics out there, the biggest problem with this movie is the fact that it's unnecessary. That's something a lot of these sequels have in common with problems. The fact that they have no reason to exist. And this is a huge example. It has to do with Milo coming back from Atlantis and helps out with a new threat and the whole film is just a big bore. Not much happens and not much interesting stuff happens.
20. Cinderella 2: Dreams Come True: One thing I will say that surprised me about this is that apparently the story in this is so small it doesn't take much on Wikipedia. This is it. In the royal palace, Cinderella's mice friends Gus and Jaq head to a chamber where the Fairy Godmother is reading the story of Cinderella to the other mice. Much to their disappointment, Gus and Jaq arrive just as she has finished the story. With her help, the mice set off to make a new book to narrate what happens after the Happily Ever After, by stringing three segments of stories together into one narrative. And even still, the movie isn't investing. One thing that Disney is always able to do is that it's story are really entertaining and it also manages to keep us invested throughout with most of their movies but here, no they really had no idea how to make this thing work. It's clear to see they didn't.
19. Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas: This is a Disney sequel you can tell that is trying to be around just because it's Christmas themed, they made it around Christmas and I really dislike those kind of movie things that are coming off of something and it's just around because it's almost Christmas in real life. And also the characters in this are not the same as the first movie. And I also find it weird how the Organ thing is the villain and his motivation is also strange. I mean the villain in this is an actual live Organ who's able to hypnotise people and so he wants Beast to play him forever. How can you say that's not weird. The only thing good about that is the animation the Organ is pretty cool, though nothing that spectacular. And Belle also seems like she's way too happy here. I know she's supposed to be a positive person but this is just too much in my opinion.
18. The Return of Jafar: This was one of the most disappointing sequels I've ever seen in my life. I remember when I was really young really wanting to see this because I thought the title sounded pretty cool and so did the trailer I remember watching. But when I saw this move, I remember having my head really confused because this was easily one of the most let down movies I've ever seen. I could not believe how much of a disappointment this movie was. One of my biggest problems is easily the animation. It doesn't look very good, if fact, in my opinion, it doesn't look that good at all. I also could believe how sloppy a lot of the ideas mad in this were. The writing here is just a mess. I was also surprised to find out that Robin Williams didn't return to voice Genie in this movie but he did return to do it in the next movie. I learned that apparently Disney said something to him that made him not return but once they apologies, he did return for the next one which we'll talk about later. So yeah, that's really it. I just found this to be a huge and anticlimactic let down in a lot of way imaginable.
17. Pocahontas 2: Journey to a New World: Why they made a sequel to this, I don't know. I mean Pocahontas was easily the lowest of the original Disney Renaissance. And while people haven't said that it's terrible and there are some good things in it, they have said that it's a bland, bland movie. And here, they either make things way too boring or just weird. I even remember first seeing the trailer for this on the video for another Disney movie but even then I knew it didn't seem like much of a good movie at all. I thought the animation was kinda off and it just didn't click with me. I hadn't seen the first movie back then and hadn't heard it's criticism but just didn't find it very interesting. And when I saw this, it was the same reaction. This was a lot more bland than the first movie, which is really saying something.
16. Brother Bear 2: Now this is a movie that is so bad and so out of place, it just feels frustrating sometimes. I understand some things in it like some of the character motivations but it's isn't all that engaging. When we see Koda being jealous of that friend of Kenai, it is really annoying and I think that has to do with the fact that I've seen this kind of thing before and I never liked it then and so having it in a movie like this. And it doesn't help that the writing is just a mess. And even if there are some good jokes every once in a while, most of them just fall flat.
15. Tarzan 2: I remember first seeing this a long time ago and when I first saw this was when I rented it and I watched one day when I was going to a hurling match with my dad and I saw this on my car DVD player. And I also remember kinda liking it but then recently I watched it again to make this list and I could believe how much of a disappointment this movie is. I mean the choices made in this movie are so clichéd and so forced and so weird, it just took me completely out of the movie every time I saw something I knew just wasn't working.
14. Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch has a Glitch: I actually first saw this movie a few years ago with my family when my parents got it for my brother as a birthday present and I remember thinking that it was fine but, yeah, again, I saw it again recently and it was a huge let down. I actually liked this sequels a lot more than this. I mean there were 2 more Lilo & Stitch sequels made after this and I enjoyed those a lot more than this. Especially Leroy & Stitch. But this, no. This movie is not good. I would say that my biggest problem in this is that I think Lilo is way, way too harsh on Stitch. She is way too mean to him. And there's even more problems and even the ending is so disappointing and so forced, it takes you out of it  completely. I can't believe how this could have gone wrong.
13. The Hunchback of Notre Dame 2: Easily the biggest problem with this movie is the fact that the writing for the story here is so, so predictable. This is probably the most predictable Disney sequel story I've ever see. I mean I've seen this kind of story all the time. There this robber who wants to be rich and he wants one thing in particular and there's this person he trusts who does like all this robbing that he wants to use to trick Quasimodo into doing it by being friends with him but that person does become friends with him in real life and they begin some kind of romance thing but then something happens to reveal the person's real purpose. I mean, if you wanted to look for a Disney sequel, or really any Disney with an easy to predict story that even not good animation, this is a great example. I also don't get how they could have made this so boring. I also can't remember much that the characters do besides that predictable story. You can even watch the trailer and figure it out that way. Apparently my brother and sister really like this but I don't see it.
12. Peter Pan 2: Return to Neverland: This was a movie I remember first seeing many years ago and even back then I sorta had a feeling that something was not right. Which is really saying something to me because if I was that young seeing this and seeing that it had flaws, that's kind of impressive to me considering I never would have cared back then about flaws in movies. But if I did back then and I still see the flaws not, that means that there is obviously something very wrong with it. I remember first seeing this and saying that this story is way too predictable and has been done before and I was not, I repeat, was not interested in what was happening because it was so done before and I was so board seeing this. I'm actually kinda surprised to see that people older than actually do like it. For some reason I find that weird. Overall, I just think that this movie is a mess and not very good.
11. The Fox and the Hound 2: The Fox and the Hound 2 is a sequel that's so bad I wish could have been lower on the list because it's that terrible but it turns out there are others I disliked even more. But this movie is so unbelievably bad, the things in it are just so surprising and you're just wondering how people could have thought of these things. And the fact that the plot is Copper trying to join a band and make music is one of the most ridiculous plots for a Disney movie ever in my opinion. And even still, in a movie like this, you would expect the animation to be semi-decent. But no, even that doesn't look very good either.
10. 101 Dalmatians: Patch's London Adventure: If you want a Disney sequel where every choice made is just some of the strangest things you'll ever see Disney do, I would point to this one. I've only seen this movie once in my life and when I did, I was just confused by it. The main story is that one Dalmatian out of the 101 Dalmatians wants to stand out from the rest and so he decides to run off in London and find something to help him stand out. And this movie just makes so many weird choices and I can't understand a lot of them.
9. Lady and the Tramp 2: Scamp's Adventure: One of the biggest problems a lot of these sequels have is that some of them rehash the plot from the movie it's coming off of. And that's something this movie does. It even goes so far as to copy that whole spaghetti scene. I know that's being copied by a lot of things around but come on. And they even manage to  do that cliché where the main character and the person he meets on his journey where they return to his home and the person is angry because she what the main character has. In this the main character is Scamp. As in Lady and Tramp's son. Though I will give the movie this, there are a couple of good things in it that keep it from being really awful. But it still isn't all worth your time like a lot of these movies.
8. Kronk's New Groove: This is said by a lot of people to be a really underrated movie. I know YouTubers online who say that it's severely underrated and that it deserves more attention and likability from other people. And, yeah... I guess I would say the same thing. I wouldn't say it was a great movie and there were flaws, but it isn't that bad. Some of the jokes land and the style seemed pretty cool and interesting. I wouldn't exactly recommend this but if you were looking for something to do while doing nothing, you can just watch this online. And yeah, that's it.
7. The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginnings: Unlike the other movies on this list, this is actually a prequel to the first Little Mermaid movie. And I actually find this movie to not be all that bad. Is it perfect? No. But I still find it to be kinda interesting and enjoyable. In this we actually meet Ariel's mom and we see what happened to her and we see some more of her past and with her sisters and for some reason, I enjoy that. And while the animation isn't all that amazing in my opinion, I think it still looks fine.
6. Cinderella 3: A Twist in Time: This is kinda the same as the Return of Jafar to me because when I was younger I thought that the title sounded pretty cool too. And unlike that movie, this movie is actually pretty cool. It has the Stepmother stealing the Fairy Godmother's and reversing time to the point where Cinderella and Prince Charming met and got married and she has it where one of her daughters is actually married to Prince Charming and Cinderella is even more miserable. And for some reason, I think that that's a cool plot. I think it makes Lady Tremaine an even more awesome villain and I think the end of this is really rewarding and satisfying. One of the Stepdaughters actually turns good and begins to be nice to Cinderella for a change and helps to defeat Lady Tremaine and the other stepsister. That is such a good feeling when it happens and overall I think that this is a flawed but still cool movie.
5.  Aladdin and the King of Thieves: Aladdin and the King of Thieves is a movie I remember hearing a lot of people talking a lot of. Especially people on YouTube as well as my own brother and sister. They said they really liked it and even Watchmojo put it as an honourable mention in their top 10 animated sequels. And I saw this a couple of years ago and while I personally don't think it's that good, it is still enjoyable. What really surprised me in this is was actually the way this story is told because we get to meet Aladdin's dad and we go into a little bit of history with both of them and I thought that was pretty interesting. I also think the ending is pretty cool and sad because his dad leaves again just as Aladdin and Jasmine get married and even Iago goes with him. I found that sad and pretty rewarding in a way as well because of what we see occur. And yeah, in case you don't know, in the second movie, Iago turns good and helps to defeat Jafar. And I will also talk about the animation here. I actually think that it's fine though not all that good to me. And it was great to see all these characters back again. Especially Robin Williams as Genie. This guy always owns every scene of Genie that he is in as.
4. The Jungle Book 2: Now this is a bit of a controversial one I think. When I say that I mean the fact that I really like this movie but a lot of people don't and I understand that. I guess I mainly like it because I grew up on it. I remember always renting it when I was maybe 4 or 5. And I really remember loving it back then and even to today I'm still entertained by it and I think that it does have some really good looking animation and I also like how they got a great cast for these characters like Hayley Joel Osment, A.K.A Sora, for Mowgli, John Goodman, A.K.A Sully, for Baloo, Tony Jay, A.K.A Frollo, for Shere Khan and Jim Cummings for Kaa. That's a really good cast and more. And also the animation, I think is really, really good. Is it the best Disney animation ever? No. And is this movie flawless? No, there are some noticeable flaws, but I still find enjoyment out of it.
3. The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea: It's weird that a lot of these sequels mainly focus on the children of the main character from the last movie and this is a big example of it. I mean I already told you all about the last movie's main characters being the children of the previous movie's central character and here we meet Ariel's daughter Melody and I personally enjoy this movie a lot and even if other's don't. I don't know if people don't, even though my guess is that they don't, but I do like it. I also think that the villain, Morgana, is pretty cool even though she is a little too much like Ursula in the first movie. And I like most of the songs and I really like the ending with them all together and the song used there is pretty catchy. And I still like it even despite it's other very noticeable flaws and I think it's one of the best ones we've gotten.
2. Bambi 2: This is more of a middle story for the first Bambi movie because we all know what happens. It's about a deer who grows up and we see his life and there's a scene when we cuts to years later and he's now an adult and this movies shows what happened in that time of him growing up. And there's this scene that I find to be really violent when Bambi is up on this cliff and he's being chased by this dog thing and he turns on him and just head-butts him off the cliff to it's death. But even if it does have that, it doesn't change that this movie is just another kinda messy and flawed story that not even it's cool animation couldn't save parts of it. There are good things in it. It is pretty entertaining and I like the characters, the animation is really good and I especially liked the ending.
I also like Bambi himself a lot more than in the first movie. In the first movie I did like him but here I like him more because he talks more and he does more stuff that I like and I like the voice actor they got for him. I'm not saying this movie is great but I think it's good with some messy and flawed things in it. It's kinda hard to explain but I still like it.
1. The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride: Yeah. In case you can't tell, I've been going nuts over the Lion King recently. I mean I've always been in love with the movie but I don't think I've loved it this much ever before. I mean I went to see the show in London for my birthday, I've been talking nonstop about the Lion Guard show recently and how much I love that show, I've been researching a lot more about the making of the movie, which is really saying something considering I know a lot about Disney and I'm always telling my family about it when they ask about it and I just can't not dislike the original. And so for the fact that it has the best straight to video Disney sequel is really impressive I think. I really like the story, animation, characters and what happens in the movie. Sure it's not as good as the first but I still find it a really, really good sequel and I think it has a pretty good villain with Zera. I also really like Kiara and Kovu in this, even though I prefer the Lion Guard version of Kiara more and I like how this ties into the first movie. I rewatched this recently a few times and I loved it a lot more than I ever have before. Like every other thing related to this Lion King franchise, the songs here are really good and I like listening to them. Here's a few.

In fact I even made up my own kind of idea on how I think the Lion Guard could fit into this. Here it is, though, big spoilers if you haven't seen this yet. So some time after the first time Kiara and Kovu meet as kids, that's when Kion is born, actually I even found this picture of Kion being born on the internet. Look.
Anyway, so yeah, years pass and Kion becomes the leader of the Lion Guard and helps to protect the Pride Lands. But one day years later, something happens and the Hyenas runs off to mess with something elsewhere and so Kion and the Guard leave after them to take care of things and stop the Hyenas and that's why we don't see him years later when they're all adults. And that would kinda explain that scene in the 2nd movie when Nuka says "It's creepy here ever since the Hyenas ran off." It would explain where they went. And, and I know this won't happen, but just something I think should happen, maybe when they grow up, maybe have Kion and Fuli get together. I know that that is very unlikely but I think it'd be the right thing to see. Yeah, not very long, that's just a small thing I made up a few days ago. And overall I just really like this movie and I think that it is indeed the best straight to video Disney sequel out there. And everyone, that's my ranking of 22 straight to video Disney sequels. Thank you all for reading and please comment telling me how'd you rank them.

Saturday 20 August 2016

The King's command

Yeah, another Daniel Danger story. I'm sorry but I've been getting so many ideas recently for my stories and now I'm going to tell you all this new one I came up with. And the next entry I do will also be a Daniel Danger story too because I actually got two new ideas for stories and I hope you all enjoy these. Please comment when you're done and I really hope you like this. Let's begin.
Two days ago, Daniel had saved Andrew and Roy from those criminals and helped them make new friends with the bullies who were being mean to them. He was happy to see them with new friends. He now was at the top of his house resting with his hands behind his head and legs crossed. It was morning. He was still on Summer holidays. It was 6:30AM. He was looking at the sky and smiling. He then got an idea. He got into his Daniel Danger suit and teleported to Driforia. When he arrived, the Dangers were still in bed and he was outside the building the whole time. He walked over to a place he'd been to before and looked at the sky and smiled. He sat down with his hands on the ground. He closed his eyes... but then...
???: "Daniel."
Daniel's eyes opened wide. He stood up and looked around. But then he looked at the sky again.
A light came out and Dr. Buckley's face appeared again.
Dr. Buckley: "Daniel."
Daniel: "Doc?"
Dr. Buckley: "Daniel, I'm afraid I have terrible news."
Daniel: "What's up?"
Dr. Buckley: "I was watching over the other planets in one of the universes for trouble and when I did, I found a planet that's under attack. They need help."
Daniel: "Oh, no. I gotta go get the other Dangers."
Dr. Buckley: "There's no time. It needs your help now."
Daniel: "O.K. What's it called?"
Dr. Buckley: "Hagrore."
Daniel: "Hagrore. O.K. I'm on it. Thanks."
Dr. Buckley vanished then Daniel set the coordinates on his teleporter and then teleported to the planet. When he arrived, he was in a huge town with a wall around it. He looked around. He then heard something. He looked up and saw a castle with another wall around it being under attack. He flew off towards it. Inside it was a king outside with soldiers trying to fight the attackers. The attackers were a bunch of men with robots which were blasting at the castle which was taking damage. The soldiers were destroying as many robots as they could. Some were getting blasted themselves. The king was giving commands. One of the robots aimed it's blaster at him but then Daniel attacked it with his sword and sliced it to pieces. All the soldiers and the king looked at him in surprise. He kept jumping and flying at each of the robots cutting them as best he could. He looked at the men who were with the robots and began to knock them out. A robot was about to shoot him from behind but then he did a flip back above it and flew to it on top of it and impaled it all the way through to the bottom and watched as it toppled over. He smirked. All of the robots were destroyed. He looked to check then he went to the king and soldiers and king. The soldiers aimed their weapons at him. He put up to hands to stop them.
Daniel: "Wait, wait. I'm not here to fight you. I'm here to help you."
The king looked curious but then he told the men to put their weapons down then he slowly went over to Daniel.
King: "Who are you?"
Daniel: "I'm Daniel Danger. I do my best to protect the universe. Or any universe. I was told your planet was in trouble so I came to help."
King: "Really?"
Daniel: "Yeah."
King: "Well thank you for the assistance."
Daniel: "No bother."
Just then one of the men that Daniel knocked out then woke up and pushed a button on a remote. Just then a ginormous robot began to climb the walls of the castle. It was shaking everything. Daniel flew over to the edge and saw it as it was getting closer. It came over to the wall and to the courtyard where everyone was. They all looked at it in fear except Daniel who was just glaring and then he smirked. The soldiers aimed their guns at it. Daniel held out his hand.
Daniel: "No. Stop. Don't. Those won't do you any good."
King: "What are you talking about? We have to destroy that thing."
Daniel: "No. I will. All of you get inside the castle. I'll deal with this bucket of bolts. I have my secret weapon."
He put his hand over his arm where the D mark was.
Daniel: "Go on. Go. I got this."
All of them ran inside and Daniel looked up at it again. It began to unfold part of it body parts to reveal something that looked like a canon. Daniel put his hand on his arm which then began to glow. The robot began to build up power. Daniel held out his fist which was began to change. Just then the robot fired it's energy canon at him. It hit him but nothing happened. It was only going for him and nothing else. When the blast stopped, Daniel was in Light Danger form and took no damage from the attack. He smiled. The king looked at him in surprise. Daniel then flew at the robot at super fast speed and made a hole in it. It began to topple over and fall onto the castle and Daniel flew to the ground in front of it. He quickly jammed his sword into the ground slightly and flew to in the air and flew back to the sword and slammed on the hilt to make it go completely into the ground and from it came the energy wave again. When it touched the robot, it destroyed it and pieces of the robot were falling from the ground. Daniel pulled the sword from the ground and smirked. He closed his eyes and turned off his Light Form. The king and the soldiers went over to him.
King: "You. That was amazing. I've never seen anything like that before. You saved us."
Daniel: "No problem."
King: "Is there anything I can do to repay you?"
Daniel: "Nah, really, it's fine. I do this kind of thing all the time."
King: "Well thank you very much. What did you say your name was again?"
Daniel: "I'm Daniel Danger."
???: "Dad. Is it safe? Are the robots gone?"
Two people were standing at the door. Daniel and the king looked at them. They were a boy and a girl who looked like they were around Daniel's age.
King: "Yes Derek. We're safe. You can come out."
The two of them went over to them and looked at Daniel.
Girl: "Who's this?"
King: "This is Daniel Danger. He's the one who saved us."
Boy: "Really?"
King: "Yes."
Boy: "Thank you."
Daniel: "It's O.K. Who are you two?"
King: "This is my son and daughter. This is Derek and this is Ciara."
Daniel and Derek shook hands. Daniel noticed that the soldiers were cleaning up.
Daniel: "Hey, your majesty. Why don't I help with the cleaning?"
King: "Really?"
Daniel: "Sure. I got time to spare. But I don't think I can stay for very long."
King: "Oh, thank you."
Daniel smiled and nodded. He joined the soldiers in getting up the robot pieces. The king then began to think and then got an idea.
King: "Derek, Ciara? Can I see you inside please?"
Ciara: "Sure."
The three of them went inside the castle and the king shut the door.
Derek: "What is it?"
King: "I think I have an idea. I've never see such power inside a creature like that before. That Daniel Danger could protect us forever. I want you two to do something. If you two pretend to be his friends, he might decide to stay here forever. And so we can use him to protect us. I want you two to hang around with him for while."
Ciara: "Hmm. I don't know dad."
King: "You have to. After all, we don't want another accident like the one that killed your mother do you?"
Derek: "... No... Never again."
King: "Then this is something you both must not fail at."
He opened the door and saw that Daniel and the soldiers were done  with the robot pieces and that they were all in a pile. Derek and Ciara both looked at each other and then began to walk towards Daniel. Daniel saw them.
Daniel: "Oh, hey you two."
Derek: "Hi. So, your done."
Daniel: "Yeah."
Derek: "What're you gonna do now?"
Daniel: "I think I'll go home."
Ciara: "NO. You can't."
Daniel: "Why not?"
Ciara: "Because... we wanted to take you for a walk. To say thanks for saving us."
Daniel: "Really? Well..."
He looked at his phone and saw that the time on Earth was 7:25AM.
Daniel: "Hmm. O.K. Why not? I got nothing to do for now. Alright then."
They began to walk off. They opened the gate of the castle grounds wall. The king watched them leave and smiled. The three of them walked through the town then when they got to the town wall, there was another gate there that lead to a never ending looking field with a river at the very end over a cliff. They began to walk for a while. They were also talking. Derek and Ciara were telling him about their childhood and their mother and Daniel was telling them a lot as well like where he's from, about how he got his powers, he took off his helmet and told them about his Cystic Hygroma and the lump on his face and the tube in his throat, he also told them about all the things he's done so far as Daniel Danger, about Driforia, about his friends and how much his friends mean to him. Eventually Ciara and Derek began to think. The king told them to pretend to be Daniel's friends but they were beginning to see him as their real friend.
Daniel: "Can I ask you two something?"
Ciara: "Sure."
Daniel: "Besides me, do either of you have any other friends."
Derek: "Not exactly. Our dad always wants us to stay with in the castle grounds and not to leave. Especially after what happened to our mother. And we are the prince and princess."
Daniel: "Oh. Do you ever get lonely?"
Ciara: "Yeah."
Daniel: "That's sad. But hey at least you guys got to hang out with a friend today."
He smiled.
Ciara: "Heh. Yeah we did. Hey Daniel Danger..."
Daniel: "Oh, no Ciara. You call me Daniel."
Ciara: "O.K. Daniel. Do you ever get lonely at times."
Daniel: "Sometimes. But I'm able to see my friends on Driforia and we play around a lot."
Daniel checked the time on his phone. He obviously couldn't get any service because he was on another planet, but at least he was able to see the time.
Daniel: "Hey guys, I hate to say it, but I have to go home. My mam might be wondering where I am. Who knows how many missed calls I have."
Derek: "Uh... O.K."
Daniel began to walk back to the castle. Ciara and Derek looked at each other in worriment. Daniel looked back at them.
Daniel: "Hey. You guys coming."
Ciara: "Yeah."
The three of them got back and the king was waiting for them. They opened the gate to the castle grounds and the king was there smiling.
King: "You're back. Did you have a good walk."
Daniel: "Yeah. It was great. But I think I have to go now."
King: "What?"
Daniel: "I said I think I should go home."
King: "No."
Daniel: "What? Why?"
King: "You cannot leave. You have to stay here and protect us all the time."
Daniel: "What? O.K, listen. I just came here to save you from those robots. I didn't come here to move in and be your body guard 24/7."
King: "Grr. Well you won't have a choice. SOLDIERS, WRAP HIM UP."
The soldiers began to run out and grabbing ropes. They began to toss them at him. One rope went around his arm.
Daniel: "What the?"
He put his other hand on it and got off him. Another went around his other arm and he began to cut this one with his sword. More ropes went towards him. He tried to cut as many as he could but then one went around his sword and it was pulled out of his hand.
Daniel: "My sword."
More ropes went around him as was trying to fly and they pulled him down. He was about to touch the D on his arm but then two more ropes went around his arms. Ciara and Derek tried to help him but then two soldiers pulled them away. The king went over to Daniel who was glaring at him.
Daniel: "You. I save your lives and this is the thanks I get."
King: "Indeed. You will be protecting us for the rest of your life."
The king walked over to Derek and Ciara.
King: "You two did amazingly. I'm so proud."
Daniel: "What? You mean you two were just pretending to be my friends."
Ciara: "No Daniel. We are your friends."
Daniel continued to glare. He then managed to get one of his hands free then he quickly touched his arm and transformed into the Light Danger. He flew into the air and spun around to get the ropes off him. He the landed on the ground and went back to normal. He picked up his sword. The soldiers they began to pick up their weapons. They shot blasts of energy at him but the was using his shield to block them. He began to rush towards them and knocking them out and using his sword for sword fights.
King: "No. You cannot leave."
The king picked up a sword and ran  towards Daniel. However, Daniel was in a sword fight with a soldier and when the king was running to him, Daniel was raising his sword and accidently hit him in the chest with it. Everyone looked in shock. Especially Derek and Ciara. Everyone ran towards him except Daniel who was backing away. The king had a big cut  in his chest. Derek glared at Daniel. He pick up the sword that the king was holding and ran towards Daniel. He swung it at him but Daniel did some backflips then he flew up to the wall and Derek looked at him.
Derek: "You. You tried to kill my dad."
Daniel: "No Derek. It was an accident. He got in the way of my fight. And anyway, you saw that. He tried to get me to stay even after I told him I couldn't."
Derek was still glaring and Daniel looked at them. He turned around and jumped off the wall to the town. Everyone watched.
Ciara: "DANIEL."
She ran to the gate.
Derek: "Ciara. Get back here."
She opened the gate and saw Daniel flying towards the field. She had a sad face. She turned around and followed everyone inside the castle. The king was being taken care of in another room while Derek began to talk to the soldiers.
Derek: "Alright men. We'll follow him once we have a bit of our strength back."
Ciara looked at him.
Ciara: "Derek. Don't do this. That whole thing was an accident. Daniel's our friend. He would never want to do that intentionally."
He almost began to think that she was right but then he looked at the king again in the room opposite and looked angry again.
Derek: "No. That monster tried to kill dad on purpose. I know it. He tried to kill the only parent we have left. I won't stop until he's dead for that."
Ciara gasped got teary eyed then began to run off. She left out the gate of the castle and ran through town until she got to the gate to the field. She began to run around looking for Daniel.
Ciara: "DANIEL? DANIEL, WHERE ARE YOU?"
She kept running trying to find him. She looked down for a second then kept going. Just then, as she was walking to a lot of trees, she saw Daniel sitting on one of them looking angry. He didn't see her. She looked at him and smiled.
Ciara: "Daniel?"
Daniel raised his head then turned around and looked at her. He turned around, stood up then began to fly off again. She tried to follow him. They went down a hill. It came to when she lost him and she was surrounded by a ton of trees. Daniel was hiding in destroyed and empty tree. Ciara had no idea where he was.
Ciara: "Daniel. Please, listen to me. I had no idea what was going to happen back there. I promise. Yes. O.K. Dad did want Derek and me to pretend to be your friends but as we were talking to you earlier, we really did become your real friends. I didn't know dad was going to have the soldiers attack you. Please believe me. Please. You're the only friend I've ever had. I don't want to lose that. Please."
She looked down crying. Daniel looked down too then he gave a sigh. Ciara raised her head and Daniel was standing in front of her smiling. She looked at him in happiness.
Daniel: "Alright. I believe you."
Ciara: "Heh. Thank you. But Daniel. Derek is coming with the soldiers to kill you. He still thinks you tried to kill out dad."
Daniel: "Yeah. I figured."
Ciara: "What are you going to do?"
He looked down for a second but then he widened his eyes. He looked up the hill. He took a few steps forward.
Ciara: "What?"
Daniel began to run up the hill the way they came. Ciara followed him. When they got to the top, Derek was standing a few steps in front of them. He had the soldiers with him and two soldiers were holding the king. Daniel and Ciara looked at them. Daniel put his arm in front of Ciara telling her to get back. He then took a step forward.
Daniel: "You're really going to go through with this, aren't you Derek?"
Derek: "Absolutely. No one attacks my family like that and gets away with it."
Daniel: "For the last time Derek, I didn't do that on purpose."
Derek: "Shut up and just die already. Alright men, ATTACK."
All the soldiers, except the ones with the king, got their weapons and charged at Daniel.
Daniel: "Are these all the ones you can throw at me Derek? Talk about a piece of cake."
Daniel held up his shield and stood still as the soldiers were running towards him. One of the soldiers raised his weapon and swung it at Daniel but he avoided it and stood on it. Daniel jumped on the weapon and kicked the soldier in the face and punched another. He grabbed two soldier's heads and slammed them together. He then tossed another over his head then kicked him in the chest. One soldier grabbed him around his back but Daniel jumped landed on the soldier's back and punched him to knock him out. Daniel saw two more coming to him. He grabbed one of their arms and head butted him and then grabbed the other's head and kneed him in the face. There was eight more. Daniel looked at them. The soldiers pulled out special guns and fired them at Daniel. He did some backflips to dodge them. He headed towards them. While in the air, he punched two of them and grabbed another by the shoulders and slammed him to the ground. The remaining five surrounded him. He smirked. He flew into the air and they shot at him. He went to one of them and punched and kneed him. He got him to the ground and kept punching him to knock him out. He then ran to another and tripped him and jumped on his stomach. He then blocked some more shots and grabbed another and tossed him to another and jumped on both their heads. Daniel looked at the last one who pulled out a sword. Daniel got his own. They both fought but then Daniel lifted him up and punched him in the air and tossed him aside. Daniel stood up and looked at Derek who was looking angrily at the soldiers. He then glared at Daniel and so was the king.
Daniel: "Enough Derek. Stop this now."
Derek looked down and picked up a soldier's swords. Daniel shook his head. Derek ran towards him and swung at him but Daniel blocked with his shield and grabbed the sword and pulled the sword out of Derek's hand. He then threw it away. They were near the river. Derek held up his fist and tried to punch Daniel but Daniel simply grabbed his fist. Ciara was not liking this. She began to run towards them. Derek tighten his grip in one of his hands about to punch Daniel hard. However, Daniel ducked as he threw it and then Ciara came over as it happened and Derek accidently punched her. Daniel, Derek and the king looked at her in shock. She began to head towards the river.
Daniel: "CIARA."
Daniel shook Derek off then ran to get her but then she fell off the cliff. Daniel jumped to grab her. She was falling fast until she fell in. Daniel stopped with his mouth open. He knew he could go in because of his tube.
Daniel: "CIARA. SWIM UP TO ME. I'LL PULL YOU OUT."
Derek: "DANIEL. GO IN. SAVE HER."
Daniel: "I can't. If I go in, I'll die immediately."
Derek: "Grr."
Derek then bent his knees and jumped down. Daniel looked at him. He landed in the water.
King: "DEREK. CIARA."
Daniel was flying above the water trying to see them. He took deep breaths of fear and worriment. Just then a hand raised out of the water. Daniel spotted it and pulled it up. It was Derek who was holding Ciara. Daniel held them both and flew them up to the to of the cliff. They both coughed and Daniel looked at them both.
Daniel: "Are you both O.K?"
Ciara: "(Cough.) Yeah. Thanks Daniel."
Daniel nodded. He stood up. The king glared at them. Derek looked at both of them. He then began to realise that his anger of almost losing a family member again, made him almost kill his sister. He sighed.
Derek: "I can't believe it."
Daniel looked at him.
Derek: "I almost killed another part of my family out of hatred."
Daniel: "At least you're both alright."
Ciara: "Yeah."
Derek slightly stood up taking deep breaths.
Derek: "Ciara, Daniel? I'm sorry. Not only did I almost kill my sister, but I also tried to kill my first friend. I don't know where to begin with expressing it."
Daniel: "Well... what are friends for? Right?"
They both smiled. But then the king glared at them both. He shook off the soldiers that were holding him and picked up a sword and began to run towards Daniel who was not noticing him. Ciara then saw and looked at Daniel.
Ciara: "DAD, NO. DANIEL, LOOK OUT."
Daniel turned around and looked at the king who was right in front of him. He grabbed Daniel and pushed him off the cliff and both of them began to fall. The king held onto Daniel with the sword in one hand.
King: "You nearly killed my son and daughter. Now you will die for real."
He raised the sword but then Daniel grabbed his hands and punched him in the face. They both then landed on an edge of the cliff and the king fell again screaming and fell into the water. Daniel looked over the edge at the water. The only thing of the king he could see was the sword and his blood from the cut earlier. Daniel, Derek and Ciara had their mouths dropped as they looked at the water. Daniel was taking deep breaths. He stood up and kept looking at the water. He then raised his head and began to fly up to the cliff where he looked at Derek and Ciara who were looking at him with wide eyes. They then looked down again at the water. Derek closed his eyes in sadness. Ciara put her hand on his shoulder. She then looked at Daniel again.
Ciara: "Daniel, are you O.K?"
Daniel took a deep breath again.
Daniel: "Yeah. I guess."
The soldiers then began to wake up. Daniel, Ciara and Derek looked at them. Derek went over to them and began to explain everything and told them to not attack Daniel. Later all of them began to head back to the castle. When they got there the soldiers went inside the castle and Daniel, Ciara and Derek stayed outside. They looked at each other.
Daniel: "So what's gonna happen here now?"
Derek: "I think I'm going have to rule now that other father is gone."
Ciara: "I wish there was a way this could have all worked out."
Daniel: "Me too."
Derek: "I'm sorry guys. I gotta go. And Daniel, I'm so, so sorry again for attacking you."
Daniel: "No problem. I have people trying to kill me all the time. Heh, heh, heh."
Derek nodded then he went inside the castle. Daniel and Ciara continued to talk.
Ciara: "Daniel, I'm sorry for everything that's happened to you here. No one good like you should ever have to go through that."
Daniel: "Don't worry about it. I'm sure I'll face even stronger threats in the future."
Ciara: "Do you think your journey as Daniel Danger will ever be over?"
Daniel: "I don't know. But I think so long as I have this power with me and there's trouble in the universes, I'll just have to keep fighting."
Ciara nodded.
Ciara: "Please come back here sometime. You're always welcome here."
Daniel: "Thanks. I will."
Daniel looked at his phone for the time and it was almost 9:00AM on Earth. He looked at her again.
Daniel: "I gotta go."
Ciara: "O.K."
Daniel: "And don't worry. I promise this won't be the last time we meet."
Ciara smiled. Daniel did too and then he ran towards the wall and flew up it and landed on the top. He looked down at Ciara and then waved goodbye to her. She then did the same. He then stuck up his thumb and then turned around and pushed the teleporter on his glove. When he did, Ciara looked down and tears began to come out of her eyes. She wiped them away and then looked up to the wall again and smiled again. She then turned around began to walk towards the castle again. But, the creature from the far away planet had watched the whole thing happen again. He then saw Daniel as he teleported back to Youghal. He glared.
???: "That's it. No more playing around. Every single one of these moronic fools have constantly failed to kill this this young Danger. He's practically a mere boy. But no one has succeeded in killing him or capturing his power. I'm now beginning a full on attack on every Danger. They will all be crushed. And so will all their allies."

Tuesday 16 August 2016

Suicide Squad

O.K. So today I came back from my 2nd trip to London and while I was there, I went to the cinema and saw Suicide Squad in the cinema while my dad and brother went to see something else. And Suicide Squad is the 3rd instalment of the DC Extended Universe. And I was actually excited for this movie which I find to be kinda surprising because this was actually my least most anticipated movie of this year as you know but as I saw more stuff for this, I actually got more and more excited and on Sunday I finally saw it. And once again, I will be talking about the whole story so if you haven't seen it yet and you want to, go see it and then read this. You've been warned. What's the story? It starts off in a prison where a criminal named Deadshot, played by Will Smith, is training inside his cell. We also meet other criminals like Harley Quinn, played by Margot Robbie, El Diablo, played by Jay Hernandez, Killer Croc, played by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Captain Boomerang, played by Jai Courtney and some others. We then also meet a woman named Amanda Waller, played by Viola Davis, who wants to use these criminals to fight evil because she doesn't trust people like Batman or Superman or Wonder Woman and with that we actually get some backstories on some of these criminals like Deadshot. Apparently Deadshot himself is a mercenary who kills for money and he has a daughter who he really loves and one night when he was out with her, Batman attacked him and as Deadshot was about to kill him, his daughter stepped in front of Batman to stop Deadshot from doing that and so he surrendered and Batman brought him in. And with Harley, she was originally a doctor who was trying to help the Joker, played by Jared Leto, but he actually began to win her over and make her fall in love with him and one night they went off together after being in a casino, also Harley looks different, and Batman stopped them too. The Joker got away but he managed to catch Harley, and I have to say, something he does to her is just weird. Just plainly weird. And we also see the Flash. Yeah, Ezra Miller, who's going to play the Flash in Justice League pops up for a few seconds and stops a criminal in that armoured Flash suit we saw in the Justice League trailer. Anyway, Amada begins to get the criminals together and tell them that she wants them to do some stuff for her. She also reveals another character named Enchantress, who is actually the villain. One night, she tries to steal back her heart that Amada has that she's using to torcher her but she fails and instead goes somewhere and frees her brother and the 2 of them begin to wreck havoc all over the city and now Amada wants the criminals to stop them, especially since Enchantress's brother stole back her heart and put it in her and now she looks different. They begin to get ready and they head out. They begin to go through the city and one of the members of the Suicide Squad dies. Also there's a new member named Katana, which is kinda weird to me because I actually named a Daniel Danger villain that a few years ago. Anyway, they reach a building and it turns out Amada is there and the Squad is surprised about that and Amada kills all her staff members because I guess she said they didn't have authorisation to know something so she killed them all and they all begin to head towards the portal that Enchantress is making. While there, Joker even shows up to take Harley away. They begin to fly off but then some helicopter shows up and shoots them down, Harley jumps out and watches and it explodes with Joker still inside it. Amanda gets in the second helicopter and flies off but it's then shot down and she's taken away by Enchantress's goons. The Squad doesn't want to do this anymore and go into a bar and Harley joins them. They begin to talk and Rick Flag, who's the commander of this whole thing and their second boss gives Deadshot some letters that his daughter wrote to him. He agrees to do it again to prove to his daughter that he is a hero and the rest of the Squad follow him. They go to the place where Enchantress and her brother are and they begin to fight and they also retrieve a bomb under them that they use to kill her brother which also kills El Diablo. Harley manages to beat Enchantress and as Killer Croc throws another bomb at the portal and Deadshot aims to shoot it, Enchantress shows a vision in front of him about his daughter saying to not do it and that it's the only way for them to be together but then he shoots it and destroys the whole thing. Flag then kills Enchantress by crushing her heart and the ending of the movie is showing them back in prison and Deadshot visiting his daughter. However, with Harley, Joker shows up with some of his men and breaks her out. And the mid-credit scene is actually Bruce Wayne and Amanda talking in a restaurant and her giving him a file of the other Justice League members like Flash, Cyborg and Aquaman. And, yeah. That's the story. So lets go over the problems first. Yeah, this is another DC Extended Universe that has quite a lot of problems. And the 3rd DC Extended Universe that is really divisive. My first and biggest problem with the movie is the editing. I will say that the editing in this is really off. And usually I don't either care about that or don't pay attention to it. But here, it is very noticeable that the editing is off and strange. Especially in the beginning. You can tell that something is not right with this editing. Another problem I have is something to do with Deadshot. I really wish he kept his white mask on a lot more because I thought it looked awesome in the film. This is what he looked like with the mask on.

And that looked really awesome but he only wears it for a couple of scenes for a couple of seconds. And I also didn't like how the Joker was in the movie for about say 15 minutes. I wanted a lot more of him. Hopefully when the new solo Batman movie comes out, they can do a lot more with him. And I also didn't think Enchantress was a good villain. She was kinda boring and the way she dies wasn't creative. And some of the Squad members were really underused like Killer Croc, Captain Boomerang, Katana and a few others. But now let's get to the positives. Firstly, the best part is the action in my opinion. It's really good. And I liked the cast. Especially Will Smith as Deadshot. He was really likable and sympathetic and you did care about. Margot Robby was pretty cool as Harley Quinn and since Harley Quinn was created in the original animated Batman show from the 90's, she does seem a bit cartoony but I kinda enjoyed that and I think she did it pretty good. I will also say that I was able to predict that Joker was not dead. After the explosion in the helicopter I was able to tell that he was still alive because we've seen him die like that before in the animated series but it turns out he was actually fine. I was able to tell that with this even though I haven't watched much of it but I do know a lot of things from it. And it was great to see Ben Affleck back as Batman. He isn't in the movie very long but he's awesome in the time he is and I love seeing him as this character. And I also thought that Viola Davis was really threatening as Amanda Waller. Which is really good. I remember Amanda being a really big love to hate character in the Justice League animated series and she was kinda like that here. And there were quite a good few jokes that were pretty funny here. And I did like the mid credit scene. Now we know how Bruce finds the other Justice League members. So before I finish, I'll just give you my last thoughts. Overall, I didn't hate this. I was entertained pretty much the whole time and I enjoyed a lot of parts but there were also again a lot of problems. But I would still recommend this. It's pretty fun and it's good to see this if you're a fan of this DC Extended Universe and you're watching them. If you were to ask me what I'd give it, I'd probably go with a 7/10 and I still found it fun. I would recommend it. Thank you all for reading and please comment down below.

Wednesday 10 August 2016

Watchmen

So now I've decided to review the 2009 comic book movie, Watchmen. This movie was actually directed by Zack Snyder who also directed Man of Steel and Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. This is said to be one of his best movies ever considering it's also said to be the most comic accurate movie of all time and a lot people even say that Watchmen is the best graphic novel of all time. I haven't read it but that's what I heard and this is also supposed to be a DC movie. I also only saw this yesterday and never before and I enjoyed it. And no, in case your wondering, I am not going to be talking about the whole story. Anyway, let's talk about that. What's the story? It opens up with an old superhero being murdered named the Comedian by a mysterious man. We then meet another old superhero named Rorschach, played by Jackie Earle Hayley, who's trying to investigate it. We then meet other old superheroes like Nite Owl, played by Patrick Wilson, Silk Spectre, played by Malin Akerman, Ozymandias, played by Matthew Goode and a powerful blue creature named Dr. Manhattan, played by Billy Crudup. The year is 1985 and New York is in danger of missiles that may be fired at them by another country. Most of the superheroes there are retired or killed and Rorschach is a man wearing a mask with moving black looking ink and one of the only superheroes that's still actually around. And the rest of the movie is them discussing some things and trying to solve this mystery and trying to find out who's trying to kill all the superheroes. I know that's not much but the story in this isn't really the easiest to tell. And in case you don't know the twist ending, don't worry, I won't give it away. And so right off the top of my head, the first thing to note when watching this movie is the fact that it's a great looking movie. That's the same thing in every Zack Snyder. And it is what I said before, probably the most comic accurate comic book movie ever. I've never read the graphic novel but I have seen it and looked at it and it is as close to accurate as anything. Also the cast in this is fantastic. My favourite is Jackie Earle Hayley as Rorschach. He's really cool, his voice is really cool and he was just really entertaining. Another performance that stood out to me was Patrick Wilson as Nite Owl. He's extremely likeable and even sympathetic in some moments. Also be noted that this is another rated R comic book movie. Just like Deadpool and Blade and yeah, it deserved that rating. There is tons of language, blood, crazy violence and other things I won't say. And it's great to see that because very rarely do comic book movies ever receive that rating. Also Zack Snyder's directing is great in this. It is indeed one of his best made movies. And like I said, just the look on this movie is fantastic. It really doesn't look like any other comic book movie out there or really any other movie out there. And I'm not just talking about the visuals, although those are great to, I'm just talking about the actual look of it. And it's practically Watchmen brought from the comic to the big screen. And in case you don't know, the writer of the graphic novel is Alan Moore. As in the same writer of the Batman: The Killing Joke graphic novel, which I recently first read, and V for Vendetta. So he's a very talented writer. And I think that the story for this may be  bit complicated but still interesting. And so everyone. That was my review of Watchmen. A little note. I'm going for another holiday today and so don't expect anything to be up for few days. Thank you all for reading and please comment down below.

Monday 8 August 2016

Finding Dory

And now people. I've done it. On Saturday, I was with my dad and brother in Dublin and we went to see Finding Dory in the cinema. I was obviously really excited for it. I mean I love Pixar movies and I love Finding Nemo and that was the first movie I saw in the cinema. I even rewatched Finding Nemo before I saw this and now I've finally seen it and now I'm going to review it. And again, I will be discussing about the whole story so if you haven't seen this yet, go see it then read this. What's the story? It opens up with a flashback of Dory as a young kid with her parents and then it cuts to present day, as in after the events of Finding Nemo. One day when Nemo is at school, Dory is there too and when she's there, she begins to remember some more about her past as a kid and decides that she's going to go and find her parents. Nemo and Marlin tag along too. They swim along and we even see Crush and the other sea turtles again which is awesome considering Crush and the other turtles were some the best parts of the original. They keep swimming until something that Dory does something that causes Nemo to get hurt and she feels guilty about it. She begins to swim off but then she's caught by some people in a boat, of course. She's taken to a marine building and Marlin and Nemo get after her but can't catch up. Inside one of the rooms that Dory is in, she meets an octopus named Hank and he agrees to help her but only if he can have the tag that the people put on her. Dory thinks her parents are here and throughout the whole journey she begins to get more and more memories back about her parents and her past and leading up to years of her wandering around the ocean until she met Marlin in the first movie. Outside Marlin and Nemo are trying to get inside the building. They manage to thanks to a bird but of course things don't all go so well. Also at the place Dory meets her old childhood friend. A whale named Destiny. And with that we even find out how she began to speak whale. You all know what I mean, don't you? Anyway, they tell her where her parents are and she tries to go to the room where they're supposed to be at. She's goes along with Hank to it but then when she gets there, they aren't there and she thinks that they're in another room. She goes inside the pipes to get there and she even manages to run into Marlin and Nemo again after they go there too. They begin to go to the room where they're supposed to be but then some stuff happens but they manage to get to the room and find other Blue Tangs like her but they unfortunately tell her that her parents have been gone from there for years. Maybe even dead. She begins to get sad but the box that they in is leaving in a truck that's heading somewhere else. Dory manages to escape and go into the ocean again but it turns out that her parents are there and she reunites with them but then she realises that she has to save Marlin and Nemo from inside the truck. They manage to find it and get Hank to help but then Marlin and Nemo escape but Dory and Hank are in it now until they manage to get to the front of the truck and drive it themselves. They drive it into the sea and they escape and they begin to head back to Marlin and Nemo's home. Sometime later, Nemo is at school again and Marlin, Dory, her parents and Hank are there and while Nemo goes off to school again, Marlin and Dory swim off to the Drop Off again and they look out over the sea. That is literally the whole story. There may have been 1 or 2 parts I didn't mention but that a main summary of it. So straight up right now, I will admit 1 thing. Even though I absolutely love this movie and I really, really love it, I will admit that it's not as good as the first. Yeah, I know that's a weird thing to start off with but I thought I would get that out of the way first. In fact, I'm not the first person to say that. Watch Animat's review and he'll say that same thing. But too be fair, this is sill an absolutely amazing and fantastic movie. The first big positive is that the first important thing about any Pixar movie is the characters and this movie not only brings back the old ones that we all love, but it also introduces new ones that are just as entertaining. The music is also fantastic again. That was another thing that was great about the original. And even if we are familiar about this kind of story because we saw something like it in the first, we kinda ignore that because this is such an excellently made film. One thing I do want to say though as a warning is that don't expect to see Bruce, Anchor or Chum in this because they aren't here. In case you don't know, they were the 3 sharks from the first movie. Also, my brother told me that there was supposed to be a mid-credit scene or an after-credit scene where we see the tank gang again. We didn't stay long enough to check but if you do go see it, stay for after the credits because there might be a scene after it. And of course, let's talk about one of, if not, the best part of the original and this movie, the animation. Oh, my god. The animation from the original was ground breaking and even today it's still some of Pixar's best and here they managed to out do themselves big time with it. I was blown away by how absolutely beautiful this movie looked. The people at Pixar totally knew what they were doing with the animation when they did it because here, it looks outstanding. Another thing that shocked me in this is that here, Dory actually says Marlin's name which is surprising and good to me because she never said his name at all in the first movie. I know that's weird to bring up but I wanted to say it. And, in case you're wondering, this movie indeed funny. I was laughing my head off a lot in this movie. I would say my favourite joke was probably the joke they made inside the pipes when Destiny's friend, Bailey, who is a beluga whale and he's able to see with his voice and he sees Dory with 2 other fish and he thinks they're eating her but it's really just Nemo and Marlin. That was hilarious. And in case your wondering who my favourite character is, it's actually Nemo again. Yeah, he was my favourite character in the first movie and I really liked him there but now that he's with Marlin and Dory in this big adventure, which is great. I liked that and I still like his optimism and his innocence. He was still great in this. And of course the acting is fantastic again. Ellen DeGeneres is again perfect as Dory. She has great timing, comedy and dramatic moments too. And while we're on that subject, the movie is very dramatic again. I don't think it was as dramatic as the first but still a very dramatic film. But it's hard to top the first movie in terms of drama considering the first movie was very dramatic and easily the most dramatic Pixar movie ever. And that was great, it was absolutely fantastic with it's drama in the first movie it still is here. I don't even know what else to say about this. It's just another amazing Pixar movie and one of the best sequels Pixar has made. The first movie was a landmark when it came to animated movies and we all went nuts for it. We were all absolutely in love with it and now this is a fantastic follow up. It's definitely another piece of brilliant writing coming from the hearts at Pixar which is still my favourite film studio of all time. What else could you want. Finding Dory is absolutely amazing Pixar movie and you should definitely go out and see it and you will love it just like I do. Thank you all for reading and please comment down below.

Friday 5 August 2016

New Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 art

So also at the Comic Con I was telling you all about, Marvel also revealed a new piece of art for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 which is coming out next year. We get to see a new member on the team. A Marvel character named Mantis and Baby Groot and it looks really cool. Here it is.

Monday 1 August 2016

32 DreamWorks movies ranked

Yeah. I'm actually doing this. I am going to rank all 32 current DreamWorks movies. I think the reason I'm doing this is because I haven't talked about DreamWorks in a long time. And also this is going to be a long entry because there's so many movies to talk about. When you're done, please comment and tell me how you'd rank them. I hope you all like this. So, let's get started.
32. Shark Tale: Starting the list with number 32 is Shark Tale. For pretty obvious reasons. It has nonstop annoying puns and catch phrases, the characters aren't really likeable, with some exceptions, it's not really well animated, some the designs are just hideous, it has a liar revealed thing, which you all know I hate, the main premise is really creative and the jokes mainly aren't funny. It also has probably DreamWorks's worst and most hateable main character with Oscar. And while the cast isn't terrible, they don't really do anything that's super impressive or new. And overall this is a definite skip if you're ever wondering to check it out and it's easily DreamWorks's worst movie so far.
31. Shrek the Third: How this movie went wrong, I have no idea. I mean this is sequel to Shrek 2 and somehow it turned out super badly. I mean the dialog is clunky, the characters are kinda awkward, the pacing is beyond inconsistent and there's only about maybe 1 or 2 jokes are funny. And the characters weren't at all like they were in the last 2 movies. While Arthur and Merlin were the funniest in the movie, they were really wasted. Especially Merlin. And overall this whole movie just missed the mark entirely of what made Shrek great and began to descend it into darkness.
30. Megamind: Every once in a while you see a great and fantastic original superhero movie that's not based on anything. And there are great one like the Incredibles and other but in my opinion, this isn't one of them. In my opinion, this is the most overrated DreamWorks movie ever. I thought it was boring, really uninteresting and the ending was really disappointing. Most of this movie is filled with dialog and I found it boring. And of course there's the ending. To make the whole story in a nutshell, Megamind is a supervillain who tries to kill a hero. He does at one point but doesn't know what to do now. He tries to befriend a woman who was friends with the hero but she doesn't want to have anything to do with him. But of course they do eventually and she's basically a damsel in distress and Megamind has to save her. How disappointing is that? All the movie led up to that. I would say that this movie isn't awful but I don't find much enjoyment out of it.
29. Home: Last year's Home is one of the weirdest DreamWorks movies I've ever seen. And I'm not just talking about the movie, although that is weird too, I'm mostly just talking about the marketing. They kept releasing a poster and at first they said that it was going to be released in 2014 then it got pushed to last year. And the movie itself is a huge disappointment. I would say the premise isn't that bad but something about the characters and the acting is kinda off. Especially with Jim Parsons overacting and Rihanna underacting. And it's just not worth your time.
28. Shrek Forever After: The last instalment of the Shrek quadrilogy may have been better than the last one but that doesn't mean it's a good movie. It's basically DreamWorks's version of It's a Wonderful Life with Shrek wishing for a chance to be a real ogre again and but he accidently signs something to wish he was never born. Again, just like It' a Wonderful Life. Do you get what I'm saying? And remember what I said before about the last Shrek film with the characters not being the way they're supposed to be? This movie's Shrek is beyond out of character and way too mean. Especially at the beginning where he yells at Fiona. Thankfully there are some funny scenes in it and there is a fun villain. But the movie itself isn't fun that much.
27. Turbo: Considering this movie has a really great cast, especially Ryan Reynolds A.K.A Deadpool, how can you go wrong with that? Well, they kinda do. It follows the same kinda formula as other movies I've seen before. Some creature wants to stick out from the others and wants attention and so something happens to him that helps him with that. I wish they had something new that would make it unique but instead we're just stuck with this and while not terrible, it still isn't very good to me.
26. Mr. Peabody & Sherman: Some of the elements they throw in here is actually kinda cool. This is actually based off of something and I remember when my brother, sister and I first saw the first trailer for this, we were really excited and we were laughing at it. And when I saw, I didn't like some things but the rest wasn't that bad. It has some cool scenes and acting and animation. There are some problems like all the characters aren't very likeable and I wish they had a bit more funny scenes in it. Still a likeable movie and I enjoy watching it a couple of times.
25. Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron: This is probably a movie that has a lot going for it and it does have great looking animation. It has a person trying to reunite with his horse and visually it's impressive but I will say that the movie itself isn't anything that special in my opinion. There are people who do really like this but it's not really my cup of tea if you know what I mean. There good things nonetheless and I would say to watch it.
24. Antz: The very first DreamWorks movie ever, 1998's Antz was the arch rival to Pixar's A Bug's Life. And while I personally don't think it's better than A Bug's Life, it's still fun and creative. The animation in this isn't amazing but it is good for the time and the story is a lot of fun. There's some funny scenes and it also was pretty unique for an animated movie back then to take this sort of dark tone in it. Don't get me wrong, there are some fun scenes, but this is a dark movie. There's talking decapitated heads, bad words, blood and violence. And it's still cool today and it's a fun time to watch it.
23. Rise of the Guardians: I watched this a couple of years ago with my brother and I remember both of us having a fun time with it. It has a brilliant idea, fun characters and one of the best on screen Santa Clauses I've seen. I wish though that they didn't make Jack Frost the main character though. I think that's the only problem I have. But I also like the other characters in this. Especially Hugh Jackman as the Easter Bunny.
22. Monsters vs. Aliens: This was easily one of the most hyped up DreamWorks movie ever because the marketing was leading to this being a great, funny and action packed movie. In the end it wasn't anything amazing but it was still enjoyable. Hands down, the best part is Seth Rogan as B.O.B. He's really funny, he has great lines and he just stole the entire movie. The rest isn't bad but it's kinda underwhelming and the animation is still weird in my opinion. Still not bad and I enjoy it for what it is.
21. Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas: This is probably one of the most underrated DreamWorks movies out there. I have seen many reviews for this saying that's not good but I think that it's a really fun and exciting movie. Like if I ever wanted to watch a fun adventure movie made y DreamWorks, this is the one I would definitely watch. the only negative thing I think is wrong is that the ending wasn't anything spectacular and it was kinda disappointing. Aside from that, it also has a fun villain with Eris and Sinbad himself is a funny, charming and charismatic guy who's fun to follow on this journey. And the whole adventure is just fun all things considered and I can't think of a single other DreamWorks movie that was fun with the adventure in it.
20. Penguins of Madagascar: This is another one of those underrated ones. This movie is actually coming off of the Penguins TV show and it has the same kind of animation. I only saw this movie this February and I thought it was funny and the characters are the same old enjoyable selves. Mainly the penguins themselves. I'll admit it isn't perfect but it's still a fun ride in my opinion. And having it be centred around the best part of the Madagascar trilogy is what makes it for me.
19. The Croods: I never saw this in the cinema but I remember my brother did and he said he really liked it and so I saw it later when it later came out on DVD. It centred around a caveman family trying to find their way around the new world after their cave is destroyed in a cave-in. And the rest of the movie is nothing but a journey and comedy. I can't stretch this enough about how funny this movie is. And it's a great journey and a fun one. I also like the acting in this from actors like Emma Stone, Nicholas Cage and Ryan Reynolds. This was made before Turbo so it's before that disaster. And I like the animation in this which is once again great.
18. Bee Movie: This is easily the most underrated DreamWorks movie ever. I know people who hate this movie like my brother. Thankfully there are some people who do like this too. And it's a great idea in the movie. And it's also got great ideas for the world that this movie has created. Like when the bees are working in the hive, it's cool to see all the inventions that are used. But even if that wasn't there, it's still a fun ride. Yes there are some lame jokes and puns in this that didn't make a whole lot of sense but a lot of these jokes were funny and they were well-thought out and really hit the mark.
17. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit: The first ever big screen adventure for Wallace and Gromit was  a humungous success and I remember when I first saw this movie in the cinema with my sister. I also remember how this was huge back then and how the creators of it were overwhelmed by it's success. Which makes it sad because right after it's release, the actually studio where they made it that had everything in it somehow burnt down with everything inside it destroyed. That' pretty sad. But the film itself is still great. I have all the previous Wallace & Gromit stories on DVD and I like them and the characters themselves are pretty much the same as before which is great to see. And the whole story is really creative with Wallace turning into this huge rabbit at night.
16. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa: While many people this is to better than the first Madagascar movie, I don't really think that. That being said, I don't think it's bad. It's very good. I just don't think it's better than the first. But there's still great comedy, acting and fast and funny lines along with great slap-stick. And I can't help but really like the beginning and ending. There are some thing that are wrong but I consider them to be the best parts in the movie. There's also the love to hate villain, Makunga who's pretty good and well played by Alec Baldwin. It also has that awesome and intense and hilarious climax with the dam.
15. The Road to El Dorado: This is also another one of the funniest DreamWorks movies ever. It has 2 con men trying to find the city of El Dorado and trying to take as much money as they can while leaning about the civilisation. And through out the movie, it's nonstop comedy while also having some cool animation and action.
14. Flushed Away: This was made by the same Wallace & Gromit crew. However, unlike those movies that were stop-motion, this one is C.G.I. But thankfully the designs are kinda the same as the one on the Wallace & Gromit stories and in my opinion, this is better than the Curse of the Were-Rabbit. It once again has Hugh Jackman doing the voice for Roddy. And unlike his Wolverine performance which is awesome, gritty, brutal and killer like, this one is wimpy, weak and a tidy guy. It also has probably the most creative of all the worlds that Ardman has created. Is it my favourite movie they've made? No, I'll get to that in a minute but I still really like this movie and I remember it having a big influence on me when I was younger. For reasons I don't want to talk about.
13. Chicken Run: This is what I was just talking about. This is my favourite Ardman movie and for obvious reasons. Not only is it very well written and animated, but it also has some great adult jokes as well and enjoyable characters that help move this whole thing along. And I also like how they manage to do all the things they're able to do in this movie and yet it's all stop-motion. That is super impressive to me. And I remember this being a nostalgic movie for me and my dad with us watching it a whole bunch of times when I was younger. And it's all just a great movie.
12. Over the Hedge: You all know what I thought of this when I did my review of this. You all know I really like this movie and the songs that are in it. I also really like the cast in this too. All these actors are comedy masters and I loved them all here. It also is very great with it's animation with it being very colourful creative and fun to watch. I wish this movie got more praise then it got because, while it isn't perfect, it is still a very good movie in my opinion.
11. The Prince of Egypt: DreamWorks's 2nd movie, the Prince of Egypt was a hit back in 1998. And I've already told you all what I thought of this movie and I guess I don't have much else to say but I think it's a very unique DreamWorks movie. Especially given the fact that it's taking inspiration from a story like this. And the songs are also very, very good in my opinion.
10. Madagascar: The first in the very famous Madagascar movies is a strange movie to me because I remember this being a movie I was kinda scared of when I was seeing it at first but I still liked it nonetheless. It also has some of the biggest laughs in it's history. And I also remember loving the penguins in this too with them being the biggest highlights of the movie and them being super enjoyable. And it was great to me back then and I still think it's great and to this day, it is one of the best animated comedies I've ever seen.
9. Madagascar 3: Europe's most Wanted: Probably the best of the Madagascar trilogy, this movie has some of the biggest laugh in all of DreamWorks's history. As well as one of it's best and funniest villains. I also like how they sorta went all over the place for it's locations. And when I saw this move in the cinema in 3-D in 2012, it looked amazing. Especially the whole circus part with all of it together. I think that that is some of the best animation DreamWorks has ever done. I loved it then and I love it now.
8. Shrek: The first instalment in the Shrek movies is a great time. When it was released in 2001, it got everyone hooked and had everyone love these characters. And the story is so amazing to watch. And it's also a really well directed movie. I actually rewatched this movie again recently with my dad after a long time and I managed to notice small things that I've never noticed before. In my opinion, it's one of those movies that get better the second time you see it.
7. Puss in Boots: The spin-off for one of the most popular Shrek characters, Puss in Boots not only brings us that, but it also successfully tells us a well put together story with great looking animation, fun characters and funny moments sprinkled in there. And it's a fun journey as well. Just following these characters and it being centred on Puss is great considering he was one of the best parts of the Shrek movies. And it also has some great acting from some of the original cast and the new ones. I will say that it also has an almost scary ending with the Great Terror coming over the clouds and seeing it's shadow on the ground and it has some hilarious and freaky villains with Jack and Jill.
6. Shrek 2: Definitely the best of all the Shrek movies and this is most definitely 100% the funniest of the Shrek movies too. The characters are just great in this and they're very likeable. Donkey is also hilarious in this. But what do you expect from an Eddie Murphy performance. And it's also a very colourful and fantastically animated movie too with one of the most intense and fun DreamWorks climaxes ever.  And in my opinion, it is far superior than the first one which was already great.
5. Kung Fu Panda: When a lot of YouTubers I know first saw Kung Fu Panda in cinemas in 2008, they all fell in love with it. And can you blame them? It has one of DreamWorks's best protagonists with Po and it has some of the best animated fight scenes in any animated movies. And there's also the beautiful looking world that they made for it. This entire movie is fantastic to look at. And it also surprising that in all this comedy and action, there's also a whole lot of well done drama and you feel it the whole way through.
4. Kung Fu Panda 3: This year's Kung Fu Panda is the 2nd 3rd movie in a DreamWorks franchise that was actually really good, if you know what I mean. You all know what I thought of it considering I've already made a review for it. And I can't say enough praises for this. It's great and it helped bring DreamWorks back after, let's just say, some unmemorable movies And it was also great to see that DreamWorks has still got it and they know how to do a great 3rd movie and show that they still know how to tell great stories. I think they should stop here with the Kung Fu Panda movies because I don't know what they could do from here on out.
3. How to Train Your Dragon: The first in my brother's favourite DreamWorks franchise. How to Train Your Dragon is a phenomenal movie and it gets so many things right. And to think that this movie was actually directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois. As in the same directors of Lilo & Stitch. That is amazing. And it gave, me at least, one of my favourite dragons ever with Toothless. But even with that, the movie is still tons of fun.
2. How to Train Your Dragon 2: To think that 2014's How to Train Your Dragon 2 is a movie that was better than the first one by every means of the word. And I mean it improved everything. And everything was already amazing so making that 100000 times better is beyond spectacular. This is easily one of the best animated C.G.I movie I've ever seen. It even has one of the best DreamWorks villains ever with Drago. And I can't wait to see the 3rd movie in 2018.
1. Kung Fu Panda 2: I've said it before and I'm saying it again. Kung Fu Panda 2 perfectly encompasses the idea of a great animated movie and a fun one too. I can't believe they managed to get everything in this perfectly right and gave us some unbelievable fast, stylish and awesome fight scenes. It even went deeper and more fun with the characters. Po is still his funny, lovable and hungry self but now he's more determined and serious. And overall, it's just a perfect movie to me. I can't stretch it enough and I absolutely love it. Thank you all for reading.