Ingrid and I are back again with another Gamera Movie Marathon as we rewind now to the original 8 movies of what is known as the Showa Era. We'll be going over it's highs and it's incredibly painful lows. Now for the record, we will be going with the AiP dubs/re-edits of the movies when applicable. The Sandy Frank dubs were just too corny (but we know at least one movie we'll have no choice but to use that one).
We continue our marathon and...and...good lord this movie nearly broke us! Up until now we were riding on a high with the first three films. But this one...this one took us from movies made for older audiences or for families and just dove straight into made for little kids territory!
Now this isn't saying that it's all utter crap. Oh heck no. There are still some things to enjoy about it...SOME things! The kids are still not as bad as Toshi from the first film...but they come close! They're engineering wizes but they lack any sense of self preservation! The adults are BEYOND useless here! and this movie relies so much on stock footage.
OH LORD! The stock footage! Not only do we get a good chunk focused on the aliens (the main baddies) reading Gamera's mind so they can figure out his weaknesses. A decent reason for flashbacks...but they go on WAY too long! Either a few minutes, to almost 20 minutes depending on which version you watch! ALSO we see a sequence of Gamera destroying a dam from Vs Barugon reused! AND when Gamera is being mind controlled and told to attack cities...we get stock footage from the first movie...AND IT'S STILL IN BLACK AND WHITE! Yeah it's that bad!
Oh and you probably notice I hardly mention Viras? Cause he doesn't show up until the last 15 minutes or so of the movie! Yeah! Granted the fight is good and almost makes up for the rest of the film...again I said ALMOST!
Seriously this movie has to be one of our least films in this franchise so far! It's so hard to recommend this. If you must, check out the MST3K version! If you're a completionist...well be sure you have a friend and/or plenty of booze!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ba6pcJscpXA
It's finally here! The second half of the Justice League X RWBY duology! So I have Ingrid & Eric joining me again as we talk about it! The first movie was RWBY Centric, this one is clearly Super-Hero centric & it is better than the first, hands down!
After their adventure in Remnant cyberspace, courtesy of Kilg%re, the Justice League return to Earth. However, they find the Grimm have followed them and are somehow duplicating their powers. Bringing Black Canary up to speed, the League is forced to seek out Team RWBY for help.
#rwby #justiceleague #dccomics
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I just got out of seeing Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. My Verdict? It's DAMN GOOD! It's on par with the first movie! Arthur & Orm have a Thor & Loki vibe but it's dare I say, better?!? I hope word of mouth saves this movie cause it deserves better!
After failing to defeat Aquaman the first time, Black Manta wields the power of the mythic Black Trident to unleash an ancient and malevolent force. Hoping to end his reign of terror, Aquaman forges an unlikely alliance with his brother, Orm, the former king of Atlantis. Setting aside their differences, they join forces to protect their kingdom and save the world from irreversible destruction.
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On today's lesson of Pro Teaches n00bs, @Myself and Comics joins me as we continue going over Hulk comics with World War Hulk! After losing all he gained in Planet Hulk, he's never been angrier & it's time to Smash earth!
Exiled by a group of Marvel "heroes" to the savage alien planet of Sakaar, the Hulk raged, bled, and conquered, rising from slave to gladiator to king.
Now the Hulk returns to Earth to wreak his terrible vengeance on Iron Man, Reed Richards, Dr. Strange, Black Bolt – and anyone else who gets in the way! Stronger than ever, he is accompanied by his monstrous Warbound gladiator allies, and possessed by the fiercest and purest rage imaginable.
#marvel #incrediblehulk #worldwarhulk
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Reviews from the Multiverse (Midnight Edition) Detective Comics #1000
Well it's here! After Action Comics #1000 it was only logical that the Dark Knight celebrate HIS big breaking into the quadruple digit league! (Although unlike big blue, Batman wasn't IN all 1000 issues! HA!) As, much like Action 1000, we get a celebration of Batman from multiple creative teams! Come and see who is included in this nice tome!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4FNkGKHPro
On the next lesson of Pro Teaches n00bs, Bianca and I go over the follow up to the first Claws Mini as Wolverine & Black Cat (NOW with a whole lot of UST) are teaming up to deal with Arcade and the White Rabbit once more...except they then get thrown into the alternate future of Killraven! Can they help Killraven deal with the Martian Invasion and get him?
When Wolverine and the Black Cat are forced to work in tandem, sparks are sure to fly! Thrown together in battle against Arcade and the White Rabbit, their wild romance only intensified. But after putting down the duo, the clawed couple's victory celebration proved short-lived when the villains transported Wolverine and the Black Cat to a desolate future. With nowhere to run in an unfamiliar world, the rebel leader Killraven may be their only hope of survival. Can they make it home before their wild night out turns into a nightmare?
#blackcat #wolverine #marvel #spiderman #xmen
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BBlJ5gV1Ko
We're into the final stretch of the retrospective as we go over the first of two Secret Wars Battleworlds minis related to the Marvel Zombies.
I say "Related to" because the Marvel Zombies are more of a backdrop than anything else. This mini is more about the character of Elsa Bloodstone as she and a young child trek through the dead lands, where there's whole bunch of marvel zombies, and they'd pop up and attack.
On it's own the mini is fine character piece for Elsa...that is if you know anything about her. Unfortunately as a marvel zombies work it's very lacking in that department. When we do get a zombie it's just long enough to justify this being a Marvel Zombies mini but other than that...nothing really that much here.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKjEP7q3uZM
On Today's Lesson of Pro Teaches n00bs, @adeadguy joins me as we wrap up our coverage of Superman/Batman with the final two arcs! Sorcerer Kings By Cullen Bunn & The Secret by Joshua Hale Fialkov. They end this amazing series on a high note!
In Sorcerer Kings, Superman & Batman team up with Detective Chimp, Doctor Occult, and Klarion to fight a horde of Solomon Grundys and other magical creatures and save the world from impending doom. This is another story about time-travel and weird monsters.
In The Secret, A body has washed up in Metropolis, and it looks like Batman's the killer! Superman knows better, but Clark Kent gets assigned to go to Gotham to investigate. And that's when things start to getfreaky...
#dccomics #superman #batman
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