Hey there, y’all! This comes a little late, since the video in question has actually been up for about a week, but whatever – it’s still an improvement on my recent track record. Without further ado, here’s my take on the much-talked-about latest Marvel movie:
The Captain Marvel video I mention was one I posted on here a while back; if you’d like to refresh your memory (or just haven’t seen it yet), here’s a link that’ll take you right to it:
Hey there, folks, guess what? I went and saw Black Panther recently. Yes sir, that movie that everyone’s still talking about, I went and saw it. And I made a vlog about it. And I’m gonna post it – here, for your enjoyment.
Isn’t that nice?
But before I do that, there’s some other stuff I should post first. More specifically, there are more movie vlogs I’ve made – lots more – that haven’t been posted here. I’ve been meaning to for a long time now, and I’ve kept putting it off, and finally I said to myself – ‘Deneb,’ I said sternly, ‘you cannot add even one more video to this backlog. If you ever want to show your face on Mutant Reviewers again, you have got to post those freakin’ vlogs. Stop being so lazy and just do it!’
So I did. And here, in reverse order from most to least recent, they are:
I can make no real excuse for getting so far behind on things – that is, I can; I can make lots of excuses. I could tell you that I was distracted, I could tell you that I was tired and didn’t feel like it, I could tell you that I honestly wasn’t aware that so many videos were piling up – and they’d all be true, but none of them really hold water. Let’s just say that life got in the way, and I’ll do my best to make sure it doesn’t do so to this extent again. Sorry, guys.
Right, so – all’s well that ends well, and this lot should hopefully keep you entertained over the weekend. I’ll post the Black Panther review on Monday. Enjoy!
Hey there, everybody! Happy New Year! May this one be a slight improvement over the last!
As a late Christmas present from me, here are the two WEGAF Reviews episodes – or rather, the one two-part episode – that aired during December:
Now, of course these should have actually been posted here during December – they were certainly intended to be – but, well… suffice to say, I bit off a bit more than I could chew this year. My plan had been to post four videos, one per week, in order to take advantage of the legendary holiday video-watching bump – and I did, technically, but only because of an ‘extra’ video that I posted at the beginning of the month, and which would have been my fifth, had everything gone as planned. Alas, due to my old friend Technical Issues, I started December behind schedule, and only barely managed to catch up in time – as it was, a planned Christmas episode which I was going to post as my finale had to be scratched (although not axed entirely; you’ll see it next year), and… well, more tales of YouTube woe. I’m sure you’re all enthralled.
Anyway. What with one thing and another, I was a bit rushed off my feet last month, and didn’t have time for Mutant Reviewer-posting – but the holidays are over now, and it’s time to get back to business. So here we are, another WEGAF two-parter – only this time, it was actually meant to be a two-parter! Yay hooray!
This is a big one, too. It introduces an important new element to the series, one which I’ve been teasing for a while, and is somewhat… well, I’ll let you find out for yourselves, but suffice it to say that it’s a bit less purely comical than some of the other ones I’ve done. Oh, it’s still funny (at least, I like to think it is), but there are some more serious elements here.
One way or another, I hope you enjoy, and you may expect some more videos soon – there’s a backlog of movie vlogs that I have been too busy/distracted to post here, though that will change – or you could just visit my channel, the link to which I shall post here again:
Also, while I won’t jinx myself, I honestly do have some more traditional written reviews/articles in the works, and given that my mad video-making frenzy has subsided for the moment, chances are that I’ll be able to post some of them soon. Anyway, hope you all had a great holiday season, and I’ll see you later!
[With any long-running, oft-adapted character, there will inevitably be actors who become closely identified with them, who, in effect, ‘become’ them for a generation of fans – and out of all said characters, few have seen more of these than Batman. Just about everyone has ‘their’ Batman.
Michael Keaton is still mine. Kevin Conroy embodies him for many others. For younger generations of fans, he may be Christian Bale, or Ben Affleck.
And yesterday, a Batman died.
For those of you who haven’t heard the news, Adam West has just passed on. He died from leukemia at age 88.
I was greatly saddened to hear of this. My own history with West’s Batman is not particularly extensive – I first saw Batman: The Movie back in college, and watched the actual show only recently – but his uniquely humorous, straight-faced portrayal has still left a deep impression on me. More than that, he himself had always struck me as being a genuinely nice guy in real life, a gentle, funny man who seemed to deeply appreciate having had the chance to portray such a terrific character – he once called himself “the luckiest actor in the world”.
He lived a long life, and died as the patriarch of a large and loving family. He continued being involved in Batman-related projects up until the very end. His was a life well-spent that left a positive impact on millions of people – and though he is no longer with us, I have no doubt that his body of work will continue to affect millions more to come.
As it happened, I had already written this article, which I have been tinkering with and fine-tuning for quite a while now. This seems as appropriate as any a time to post it. I hope you will enjoy it as a tribute to the man’s work, along with that of the many other talented men and women that helped make the ’66 Batman the cultural milestone that it remains even today.
The Bright Knight is gone, but he will never truly leave. Farewell, old chum.]
“Syliva Plath – interesting poetess whose tragic suicide was misinterpreted as romantic by the college girl mentality.”
The Scoop: 1977 PG, directed by Woody Allen and starring Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, and Shelley Duvall
Tagline: A nervous romance.
Summary Capsule: Cute little tidbits about how Woody Allen views life, and more importantly, love, in progress.
Nancy’s Rating: Four out of five college kid clichés.
Nancy’s Review: The other one is the video game kid. The other is the heavy hippie stoner. And then a blatant nerd, and then a party kid.
But next to all of that, there’s the intellectual. Ohhh, you kooky intellectual.
Woody Allen is a staple for that college kid’s life. To be a college intellectual is to be amazed by his subtle humor. What is so special about Annie Hall, however, is that it transcends this land of ‘college cult deal’ and crosses over into ‘respected love tale for the ages’ land.
“Hand over your flesh, and a new world awaits you. We demand it.”
The Scoop: 2003 NR directed by Andy Jones, et all and starring Clayton Watson, Carrie-Anne Moss, Keanu Reeves
Summary Capsule: A series of nine short animated films examining various corners of the Matrix universe. Also, robot bosoms.
Drew’s Rating: Umm… not as good as the first movie, but way better than the third? Or does that go without saying?
Drew’s Review: Okay, a bit of explanation is in order — as some of you may know but others not so much, The Animatrix was a series of 9 short animated films released as a DVD collection at around the same time The Matrix Reloaded hit theaters. Overseen by the Wachowski brothers with a variety of directors, the shorts are meant to explore the Matrix universe in more detail, expanding on things only touched on in the movies; with the exception of one 2-parter, each stands on its own and has no connection to the others. Thus, rather than trying to judge the entire package as a whole, I’ll instead be looking at each segment individually and judging it on its own merits. Clear? Cool. Let’s do this!
all said characters, few have seen more of these than Batman. Just about everyone has ‘their’ Batman.
“Syliva Plath – interesting poetess whose tragic suicide was misinterpreted as romantic by the college girl mentality.”
“Hand over your flesh, and a new world awaits you. We demand it.”