DAREDEVIL: SEASON ONE REVIEW

*Note: Due to a busy schedule, this week's original post has been delayed, instead,  here's my extremely late review of Daredevil season one, enjoy.

Premise-Witness the origin of Daredevil, a vigilante out to improve Hell's Kitchen, despite his own issues with his job, his friends and most importantly, his lack of vision.

TOP TEN WORST SMASH BROS.

Plenty of people have played Super Smash Bros. at this point right? I don't think it's hard to imagine why I love it so much, or why anyone does for that matter, it's the perfect party game. Since I am a huge fan, I've decided to compile a top ten character list, but I'm not talking about the best, I'm talking about the worst "Smash" has to offer. I'd like to point out that obviously this is my opinion, so don't get whiny if you disagree, especially considering that these aren't ranked by which fighters lose the most, rather it is ranked by which ones are lackluster to me as characters in the roster, because the best thing about "Smash" is the insane roster. Here are my picks for the TOP TEN WORST SMASH BROS. I hope you enjoy.

THE PEANUTS MOVIE-REVIEW

Synopsis-Charlie Brown finds himself smitten with his new neighbor, (the Little Red-Haired Girl) leading him to embark on a quest to win her affection by proving he's a winner. Meanwhile, Snoopy, Brown's loyal dog, goes on his own quest when his rival (the Red Baron) causes trouble for him.

SUPERHEROES ON FILM-THE BEGINNING

Superheroes are currently the most popular heroes to watch in the cinema, whether you're a man of steel, an incredible green giant, or a talking raccoon, there's no denying superheroes are all over the place, but it wasn't always like that. Prior to the 2000's, superheroes were not the most popular figures in film, sure there were the classics, but years would go by without a superhero on the big screen; even if there was one, there was no guarantee that it would be a respectable movie. I feel it's appropriate that we actually examined how we got to where we're at, after all, if the theaters are gonna continue hyping these movies, we owe it to the heroes to know the road it took for them to get here.

A COURAGE FAN THEORY

 There's a lot of strange things that happen in the middle of Nowhere, a lot, most of which require Courage to save his two owners from. In one end, we have Eustace, a cruel farmer who takes pleasure from practically abusing Courage, on the other side we have Muriel, a kind elderly lady who often takes care of Courage, but what if what we see wasn't the whole truth? After all what kind of people attract the kinds of creatures that we see here? Maybe, just maybe, Courage true enemy is his owners, after all, Courage is the one who is most horrified by all these things, Muriel and Eustace might just be in "danger" because they enjoy seeing Courage in peril.

HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2-REVIEW

Synopsis-Dracula is back, this time, he's out to help his half-human grandson become a true vampire;shenanigans ensue while Drac's daughter is seeing the human world.

IS BILL THE DEVIL? A FAN THEORY

Hi there, I'd like to take this time to announce my plans for October, since it is a rather spooky month I want to make more posts for that sort of stuff. The kinds of posts I'll be doing are original stories and theories on shows that are spooky in there own way. Consider today's post a tease to that kind of thing, it's a theory of my own, at least I thought of it, but I'm sure others may have reached a similar conclusion. Is Bill Cipher the Devil in Gravity Falls?

COOTIES-REVIEW

Synopsis-Elementary school teachers fight for their lives when a virus turns all children into zombies.

ANGRY BIRDS-TRAILER

Here's your first glimpse at what actually looks like a good way to adapt a game to a movie.

CINDERELLA-REVIEW

Synopsis- Ella is forced to work for her step-mother and step-sisters after her father passes away, but with her kindness and courage she may find a way to a better life.

SUPER MARIO MAKER-REVIEW

Premise-Create and share the most insane Mario levels created by you!

5 WORLDS KINGDOM HEARTS 3 NEEDS

I enjoy the Kingdom Hearts franchise, sure the story has gotten insanely stupid, but the gameplay is just too much fun. I've thought about what worlds I'd like to see in the upcoming installment, even if  most of these won't get in due to how odd they may be, I think they'd be fun to witness. Before I begin my list I'd like to say that this is my list, if you disagree that's fine, but please don't insult me for my opinions, just comment what you think is more deserving for the game, while respecting my opinion, that being said, here... we... go.

Pokemon GO Trailer Makes Me Wish I Was A Kid Again

Not much I can say for this, it's just beautiful, cool and the kind of thing I would've loved when I first saw the show.

On another note, you might have noticed I haven't written much as of late, sadly life is busy at the moment, that and I'm currently starting work on a short film, so expect less stuff. If you are a fan of my writing, thank you, I hope you continue reading and have shared my posts, a growing audience can be of great support for future writings, in any case thank you for your support.

Written By Octaviano Macias

RIDE ALONG 2 TRAILER

I keep forgetting we had another one coming out.

THAT ONE SCENE-CAPES

Okay lets be honest, who hasn't been thinking about this movie recently? With the popularity of superhero movies, a poorly made Fantastic Four movie out now, and of course the first poster for the upcoming sequel, The Incredibles are popular once more. I've been wanting to do a post on these guys for a while now, and the timing just couldn't be better. If the title didn't give it away, yes I'll be discussing the famous cape sequence of the film

HELL & BACK TRAILER

Looks funny, though I hope this gets enough money to start a boom for more adult animation.

DBZ:BATTLE OF GODS-REVIEW

Synopsis-Goku and friends face a foe deadlier than any before, Beerus, the God of Destruction, with little options available to defeat him, our heroes will have to force a Super Saiyan God to challenge him.

PIXAR SEQUELS? A SHORT RANT

Pixar used to be the guys who made the most original stuff around, now... Well now they've got four sequels in between original films. I don't think I'm alone in saying, what is going on? Did we suddenly stop going to the original Pixar films that made this a necessary venture? After the newly announced Coco will we see Up 2 followed by Toy Story 5? It's getting a little scary Pixar, seriously. I honestly hope these films are great, but we seriously need to slow down the sequel train, or at least put out more features like Dreamworks Animation to balance out the ratio before it's too late.

JEM & HOLOGRAMS TRAILER

I wasn't a fan of this show and even I know this is wrong.

THE HATEFUL EIGHT TRAILER

Does it matter what I say? You'll watch it anyway.

ARCHIE VS. PREDATOR-REVIEW

Synopsis-When Betty's rivalry with Veronica brings Predator (NO, seriously) to Riverdale, it's up to the two frenemies to set aside their differences to defeat the infamous alien.

SILLY FAN THEORIES

Every now and then I get bored, in those times I'll think about a lot of things, read a lot of things and think some more. One of my favorite things to read about are fan theories, even if they're bad, or clearly wrong I can still get a huge kick out of them sometimes. Today because I've got some extra time I'd like to present a few crazy theories of my own, I'm not sure if any of these have been made before, but I hope not as I don't want to seem like a copycat. I must admit none of these theories are incredibly well thought out, but I hope you enjoy them, I've thought about them for a while so please sit back, relax and enjoy.

SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE-REVIEW

Synopsis- Shaun and the rest of his sheep flock must rescue the Farmer from the big city while avoiding a dangerous Animal Containment Officer.

DEADPOOL TRAILER

The wait for the merc with a mouth is over... well the wait for the trailer at least.

MISSION:IMPOSSIBLE:ROGUE NATION-REVIEW

Synopsis- Ethan Hunt finds himself alone after the IMF gets disbanded as well as an encounter with a deadly group known as The Syndicate, with the help of some old friends, as well as a mysterious disavowed British Agent, Ethan may find himself in his most impossible mission yet.

ZOOLANDER 2 TRAILER

Best witnessed in a theater without prior knowledge.

BOJACK HORSEMAN S2-REVIEW

Synopsis-  Despite his newfound fame, BoJack Horseman still finds himself in the usual rut he calls life, even with a new girlfriend he'll find himself up to his old shenanigans.

THAT ONE SCENE-MARRIED LIFE

The picture and title alone should make it very clear what today's scene is right? I mean, most people have seen this film by this point, and even if you haven't you know what scene people went nuts about. I personally find myself liking Up, but it's really a mid-tier Pixar film for me, yeah the scene I'm talking about is one of the studio's finest work, but everything else feels pretty standard, good stuff to be sure, but aside from THE scene everyone goes nuts over, this is average Pixar, which is still great compared to most honestly. I want to say one thing before I present the scene, it's very emotional, if this is your first time witnessing it you will most likely cry, I know you might tell me that you're tough, but trust me you aren't prepared, even if you're strong enough to fight the tears you will lose in the end. In any case, here's my (likely yours as well) favorite scene from Disney/Pixar's Up, Married Life.

THE NIGHT BEFORE TRAILER

Sometimes a little stupid can go a long way for me.

THAT ONE SCENE=TIMES ARE A CHANGIN'

Today's scene comes from a movie I'm fairly mixed towards, on the one hand the visuals and character of Rorschach are amazing, but on the other the story is kind of a mess on screen and most of the actors are decent but not anything special in their roles. I'm talking of course about Watchmen, the film adaptation of the great comic of the same name released in 2009. I don't hate this movie, but so much of it just doesn't live up to the comic, still as far as Alan Moore adaptations go I guess this might be the best of the bunch, which must suck for the man. I love a good visual with a good soundtrack, the two can perfectly create something of beauty, which you'll find in today's scene, the scene being that of the opening credits for this film, enjoy.

THE TRAGIC LEGACY OF SHREK

The legacy we leave behind is among the most important things we can do with our lives, good or bad, future generations will remember us by our actions and memories. Legacy for a piece of entertainment however, is in the hands of the audience, what a movie, show, novel, etcetera is remembered for depends on people to voice their opinions and thoughts, telling us the greatness or horridness of the work; whether it's a landmark film, an average film, or a joke for people to insult or laugh at, we as an audience give a film its legacy for future generations. Our legacy has become a bit harder to control, largely due to the internet, any mistake we make can be taken to an extreme. "Trolls" or as they should be called, ass-holes,  can pick apart anyone, even someone who really didn't do anything wrong; imagine how much easier it is to ruin a piece of entertainment in that regard, something that should be remembered as something major, can become the punchline of a stupid meme, much like Shrek.

THE GOOD DINOSAUR TRAILER 2

Here we are yet again talking about The Good Dinosaur, the second Pixar film of 2015, out this Thanksgiving. 

THE DEATH OF SUPERMAN LIVES-REVIEW

Synopsis- Jon Schnepp interviews multiple filmmakers involved with the infamously canceled Superman Lives, taking you into the world of what might have been the most insane comic adaptation.

ANT-MAN-REVIEW

Synopsis-Ant-Man, or Scott Lang as most would know him as, is recruited to a heist that will save the world from a weaponized creation.

FANT4STIC FINAL TRAILER

Can these guys just go back to Marvel?

MINIONS-REVIEW

Synopsis-Minions, the evil yellow helpers to some of history's most despicable men find themselves without a master for decades, aimless and adrift, Kevin, along with Stuart and Bob decides to find a new master in the form of history's baddest woman, Scarlett Overkill.

SUICIDE SQUAD TRAILER

I really want to like DC movies, honest I do, but why do they keep disappointing me.

BvS COMIC-CON TRAILER

I still don't find myself loving this.

GOOSEBUMPS TRAILER

THE FIRST MAJOR MARVEL MOVIE

Do you know what the first theatrical Marvel film is? I don't really count the Captain America serials if that's your answer, sure they were theatrical but they're not really movies, at least not in the usual sense of the word. Marvel has had numerous films over the years, many of which introduce fairly obscure characters to mainstream audiences, their first is quite possibly the most obscure/unconventional hero they could've chosen for a film debut. There's no way around this simple fact, in the beginning there was...

CREED TRAILER

I'M ON TEAM MAGIC MIKE

This week we'll see the release of both Terminator Genisys and Magic Mike XXL, both sequels of very different films, one will win at the box office, the other will lose. When people ask which film I'll support, the answer is easy for me, I'm on team Magic Mike.

TED 2-REVIEW

Synopsis-The foul mouthed teddy bear is back, this time he must fight the government for his right to be considered a person.

RNV-DEVIL'S PASS

Welcome back to yet another installment of Random Netflix Views, where yours truly watches a random film that I've never seen before on Netflix. This time, the film witnessed is a found footage film simply known as...

THAT ONE SCENE-SOONER... OR LADDER

Ever heard of the first film that James Gunn(director of Guardians Of The Galaxy) worked on? No? Well I'm about to show you the best scene from it, trust me when I say this, it may be the most insane death scene you'll witness for a good long while.

TOP FIVE-REVIEW

Synopsis-Andre Allen, a former comedian, finds himself in a hard time as his big marriage and first serious film are coming up. When a reporter comes into Andre's life, he'll find himself struggling with his identity as a former funny man.

THAT ONE SCENE-SOMETHING YOU DON'T SEE EVERYDAY

So, all I can say is prepare yourself, today's scene is the strangest thing you'll ever see from a Godzilla film, no seriously brace yourself; unless you're knowledgeable on this series you will not be prepared for this scene, ready? Doesn't matter here it goes.

TED-REVIEW

Synopsis-John Bennett wished for his teddy bear,Ted, to come to life;now, so many years after that event, life has made these two into an incredibly average stoner duo, which doesn't sit well with John's girlfriend Lori.

THAT ONE SCENE-FLASH!

Hello welcome to a new segment I call "That One Scene" wherein I talk about what I consider to be the best (or worst) scenes from movies, good or bad, because sometimes even a single scene deserves your attention. Today's Scene-

*Specific Scene Ends At Around 1:21

INSIDE OUT-SPOILERS, DIFFERENCES, PLUS LAVA REVIEW

So I finally got to see Inside Out again, if you recall I saw a test screening version well now it's out so here's what's changed. Oh, and SPOILERS!

DID PIXAR LOSE THEIR TOUCH?

Anyone who's already seen Inside Out already knows the answer is a definite NO. A few years ago Pixar released a sequel to Cars, Cars 2 was viewed as the film that ruined Pixar's streak, resulting in a slew of articles claiming the studio had lost it, as if they wouldn't produce another good film for years. The conversation was repeated after their following films failed to wow critics, which led to many hoping that their most recent film would bring the studio's quality back, it seems the expectations have been met, but I still would argue that the studio never really lost it, it just didn't produce the masterpieces it had been able to do for four films straight (Ratatouille to Toy Story 3) which led to disappointment from fans.

AN HD REMAKE WAS THE MOST EXCITING THING AT E3?

Okay let me get this out of the way, I honestly don't care about this game, like at all, I'm not a Final Fantasy fan, nor do I really think a remake will live up to expectations, that being said, if you want this, buy it. I'm not stopping anyone from enjoying it, nor do I think this game will bomb, in fact sales will be at high (which isn't saying much when you realize this generation really hasn't made great sales) but the truth is, the fact that this seems to be the game that wowed most people more then anything else this E3 says a lot, unfortunately very little of it is good.

STEAMWORLD DIG-REVIEW

*This review is for the 3DS Version.

Premise-Dig Your way down the mines of an old town, the further you dig, the richer you'll be, as well as closer to the truth of Rusty's Uncle surprising demise.

SUPER SMASH BROS FOR WII U/3DS-REVIEW

Premise-Popular nostalgic game icons fight, ranging from some of the oldest to most current generations in gaming.

JURASSIC WORLD-REVIEW

Synopsis- Over two decades since the original, the park is finally open, it's become a perfect family resort... until the park decides that the park needs to up the "wow factor" by unveiling their first original hybrid, the Indominus Rex. A beast smart and deadly enough to cause mayhem around the park, reigniting the fears of the first park.

INHERENT VICE-REVIEW

Synopsis-Private investigator Larry "Doc" Sportello, finds himself in a case that involves a former lover and her current lover. As their mysterious disappearance throws him into a lot of cases that seem to connect, "Doc" will have a hard time navigating through them all, though largely because he's too stoned to really see the entire picture.

IS SUPERHERO FATIGUE REAL?

Superman, Batman, Iron Man, Movie Man, a bunch of guys with "man" in their names,  haven't we gotten tired of it? I ask because it seems like many film critics, actors, or even filmmakers seem to be assuming it's coming, the collapse of the superhero movie, yet people still go to watch superhero films, superhero films aren't even as common as other genre films, and on top of all that, they disregard the good that's come out, in favor of whining that "great" films can't succeed/get made because studios don't demand that, despite being great HAS never guaranteed success/being green-lit. The question or assumption that superhero fatigue is approaching shouldn't be on these peoples minds, what should be on their minds is asking why superheroes continue being popular.

RNV-THEY CAME TOGETHER

Welcome back to Random Netflix Views, where yours truly watches a random film on Netflix that I've never seen before, this time I saw the 2014 spoof of Rom-Coms, They Came Together.

SNOWPIERCER-REVIEW

Synopsis- Humanity is trapped within a train known as the Snowpiercer after a modern ice age destroys the possibility of life outside. A revolt from the tail end of the train is set in motion, led by Curtis Everett, the poor are making their move to take control of the front of the engine.

TOMORROWLAND-REVIEW

Synopsis- The future wasn't always so gloom and doom as we often see today, Casey Newton believes in optimism, upon finding a pin that leads her to place seemingly filled with it, Casey, embarks on an adventure to find it filled with danger and wonder.

INSIDE OUT-REVIEW

*I first saw this film at a test screening in February, due to the reviews going up for many sites, I've decided to upload my review, originally written shortly afterwards, spoiler-free (for the most part) of course.

Synopsis- Inside all of our minds are five little emotions controlling our every instinct, Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust, together they help navigate our lives. Riley, a pre-teen girl, finds herself confused as she deals with moving away from her home, things get more complicated when Joy and Sadness get lost within her mind, turning Riley into a moody teen.

TOP TEN GAMES I WANT AS ANIMATED FILMS

Videogame movie, something that just can't seem to catch a break, truth be told some could be great if given the right story, I've compiled a list of some games I'd love to see as films; while some of these could work as live-action films, I'd rather see them take an animated form. This isn't my definitive list, but just the ones that came to mind, I may revisit this list when I think of more, that being said, HERE WE GO!!!

MISSION:IMPOSSIBLE-GHOST PROTOCOL-REVIEW

Synopsis-Framed for a terrorist attack, the IMF agency gets disavowed as the president initiates Ghost Protocol, leaving Ethan Hunt with no resources and little backup to stop another terrorist attack from happening, while clearing his agency's name.

MAD MAX:FURY ROAD-REVIEW

Synopsis- Max Rockatansky is forced into an alliance with Imperator Furiosa, together they will race through the desert with a group of women who want their freedom. As they make their way towards freedom, they'll find many gangs chasing them across their mad world.

MINIONS TRAILER

Funny is just funny sometimes, while this doesn't look especially deep or anything, the jokes are hitting hard enough to overlook that. What I'm appreciating most from this trailer is that it finally seems to be showing the film's plot, showcasing how much of a different, but similar product this will be from the previous films in the franchise, yes it's funny, but it's not just Despicable Me with a female master in the 60's. Minions hits theaters this Summer.

Written By Octaviano Macias

THE MUPPETS TELEVISION SHOW TRAILER

Just like that, the Muppets remain popular enough to return to television, but unlike previous shows, this will be more mockumentary based. This outing seems to also suggest Ms. Piggy will have an off-again, on-again relationship with Kermit and the show, possibly to poke fun at how self centered some reality stars can be on their shows, it's all very funny stuff that spoofs the nature of these things. My particular favorite joke here comes at the expense of Gonzo, describing exactly why he hates the talking head technique, despite how obvious it is, it's a very spot on commentary. It's time to light the lights on TV once more, The Muppets are back on this fall on ABC.

Written By Octaviano Macias

5 SUPERHERO MOVIES THAT SHOULD BE MADE

Superhero movies are bigger than ever these days, with every studio scrambling to make something resembling The Avengers, it's no surprise there are critics aching for the business to collapse, but that's not what I'm here to talk about today, today I talk about what I want. With an abundance of superheroes on screen, it almost feels like we've seen them all already, except we haven't.  Today I talk about the superheroes I'd like to see a movie for that have yet to get any announcements, my top five superhero movies that should be made list.

REMEMBER STAR-LORD'S MOM

If you read my reviews on the MCU films, you might remember that my favorite film of the bunch was Guardians Of The Galaxy, an epic space opera set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It was a success, a huge one, so huge it got a sequel lined up immediately for a 2017 release, so here's where I get to talk about my list of wants for the sequel... well not really. While I certainly have my desires for the sequel, I just don't care to dedicate an entire post on a checklist of demands, instead I want to focus on one area alone, Peter Quill's mother, Meredith Quill.

5 RIDES UNIVERSAL SHOULD MAKE WITH NINTENDO

So by now we've all heard Nintendo will be lending it's properties to Universal theme parks correct? Great, no need to explain this piece then, we want fun rides, and here's some ideas I think will make for fun attractions at the fame resort.

VACATION TRAILER

So, am I the only one surprised that this looks funny? I feel like the answer is no, but I've been wrong before, regardless this looks really funny, and a good way to do a sequel/reboot of the series. To be honest, I almost forgot this was happening, I remember hearing they were making a reboot focusing on Rusty, but I hadn't even known they were going through with it until recently. I like the opening meta joke about how "this vacation will stand on its own" it's a bit too on the nose, but I think it works fine; in that seem setting, Rusty is questioned about "redoing" his thirty year old vacation, which to me comes off as both a meta comment, as well as possibly how the film plans to connect with audiences, nostalgia seems bigger then ever these days, many of us can't let go of our pasts, so we try recreating our childhoods, or hope others manage to, resulting in "reboots" of our childhood entertainment, this being a prime example of that...

   Join the Vacation on July 31st, 2015.

Written By Octaviano Macias

PERSEPOLIS-REVIEW

Synopsis-Marjane Satrapi recollects memories of growing up, dark, depressing moments that makes her the person she is.

RANDOM NETFLIX VIEWS-RUGRATS IN PARIS

*Welcome to a (sort of) new thing I'm trying, every now and then I'll watch a random film I've never seen, nor have any interest in seeing from Netflix while doing the things I'm mainly interested in doing/writing, afterwards I'll be writing these pieces, these will not be the standard reviews I've been doing, but I hope you enjoy what I write.

AVENGERS:AGE OF ULTRON-REVIEW

Synopsis-The Avengers are back, this time out, Tony wants to create a system known as Ultron, which would effectively end the need for them, but that backfires when Ultron becomes interested in keeping the world peaceful by "evolving" it.