Update Blog - 2/9/19 (Patreon)

I know that recent update blogs have been rather short with just 2 subjects to talk about, so hopefully, this one will make things up for that. I've done quite a lot this week and I'm still going at it even as you're reading this.

- Released my review of Perfect Blue: As my first Satoshi Kon movie, this was a crazy experience. I am aware that some of his later works like Paprika would have a far bigger weirdness level, but I can tell that he would specialize in messing with the audience's heads to tell his stories. With Perfect Blue, it works in a way that you feel exactly like the main character where you're no longer sure what is real, what is in her head or what's just a part of the movie that she's filming. Coincidentally, I heard that GKids will soon be releasing the movie on DVD and Blu-ray in mid-March, and the company is often top-notch with how they handle home releases of animated films, so I can't wait to grab my hands on that and maybe see a bonus feature going in the mind of Kon. However, now it's time to get back in some form of reality. In fact, next time, I'll be going into a zone that I am quite comfortable. It's time we look into one of Disney's more legendary films with Aladdin. Perfect timing with the live-action remake coming out in May, so I can't wait to have some fun with this one.

- Officially started Animation Lookback: The Thief and the Cobbler: I haven't had a lot of projects to do left and I promised a Spring release date, so I think it's time to begin getting to work on the next AL. While the script is still fresh and I have yet to really get into the meat of the project with the trivia and the story of the movie's history, I did decide to start by taking a lot of notes through as many documentaries that I could find that either talk about The Thief or Richard Williams (There are 3 significant ones that I found: Persistence of Vision, Richard Williams and The Thief Who Never Gave Up and The Creative Person: Richard Williams). While I currently am taking a break from it to work on other projects, I am satisfied that I marked this week as the official start of the big project and can't wait to explore the world of what some say is the greatest animated film never made.

- Finished making the new Top 10: Honestly, this was long overdue. Funny story with this one. At the start of the year, I ordered something through Amazon so I can use to film in the upcoming Top 10. However, after several weeks and even surpassing the due date for it's arrival, I never heard anything from it since. I contacted the seller (not Amazon, but a third-party selling through Amazon) and they told me that after the time it was suppose to be here, they completely forgot to send it to me. *facepalm* You have got to be kidding me. So, after ANOTHER week, it finally came in the mail and I immediately spring into action to finish all that I needed to do for the Top 10, including additional writing, recording, filming and editing them all together so that those extra elements fit in the video. I'm so glad that I got that done with. It feels like some weight came off my back that now I don't have this project in the back of my mind that it's not done yet and it's release date is coming closer. We'll see if the wait I went through will be worth it for all of you.

- Currently working on the review of The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part: After more than a month since I reviewed a movie in theatres with both Spider-Verse and Mary Poppins Returns, I'm going back to the cinema to check out the latest sequel of the year, The Lego Movie 2. I feel like I started something that I'll have to keep on doing throughout the year and that's having to watch the original before the seeing the new follow-up. It was fun going back to the first movie to have a refresh of what happened. I wouldn't be with the group that would say it's one of the bests, but still a really fun movie and love the use of animation. As you're reading this, I'm working on the review now to determine if I believe that this is either up to the standards of the original or did it break the franchise into pieces like with The Lego Ninjago Movie? You'll have to find out next week ;)

- REMINDER FOR PATRONS $50+/MONTH: This month's Google Hangouts Chat will be happening on Thursday the 14th, and Sunday the 17th and both at 2pm EST. Let me know if you're not available for either so I'll organize a quick chat.

Now THAT is what I call a week with a lot to do! I've both finished up some big projects and I also started some new ones. So now that'll help me be more confident with moving forward to bring out some works that will be worth getting excited for, so until next time...

See ya later, dudes!