Update Blog: 2/16/19 (Patreon)

I can confidently say that I have been physically working hard this week. On top of my regular exercises at the gym, I also had to do some shovelling...lots and lots of shovelling. It's what happens when the weather is generous with the snow and piling it up to go up to your knees. In this blog, I will tell you about all my ventures that don't involve shovelling!

- Released my review of The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part: I think it's safe to say that, unlike the first movie, this one doesn't contain a whole lot of surprises. In fact, possibly the biggest surprise from this sequel is how there could be a very strong chance now that it could become a box office bomb. But looking into The Second Part itself, it was at least a noble effort to try to recapture the spirit of the original and make it not feel like it's ripping itself off like Ninjago, it does feel like it would wrap itself up in a weaker feature. I didn't even discuss about some of my more critical thoughts since they are related to the spoilers, which I could only say that when the plot twist gets revealed, that's when the project gets crumbling down. Lord and Miller began this Lego phenomenon with some very high standards filled with surprises that not even themselves were able to find a way think of something to capture that spark and excitement of the original. Ironically, since they are the writers of this one, I pin the blame on them for the film's biggest flaws. At least the animation is still great, so at least the is some worth from it. Is it enough to get more people to see it in the long run?...I think Hiccup and Toothless will say no.

- Working on a Special Project: I believe this will be one of my more unique projects of the year. Like, this one will be a video that will be different than your usual Reviews of ALs. I can't really explain much about what this one is without really ruining the surprise, but one thing I could say is that this will be a collaboration video (before you get any idea, this is not with a big YouTuber like Sabersparks or Nostalgia Critic). I've already gone back and forth regarding the script and at least my part and the script's structure, so it gave me time to do the filming and editing some of the pieces together. Now I'm just waiting for my collaborator's part so that the pieces can all come together. What are we scheming with this one? Well, you'll have to find out when the right time for a video like this to appear comes.

- Writing on Animation Lookback: The Thief and the Cobbler: While I've worked hard physically, I've also worked hard mentally in order to write down the script for the next AL. I spent a good amount of time as well to do more research and read several articles regarding The Thief and Richard Williams' wild decades-long adventure (I think now I've watched and read 6 or 7 versions of that story) and I'm taking all that knowledge to make a good and formal script for this ambitious project. As I was writing, I've also gotten an idea regarding how I will be structuring each part, which might go a little differently than some of the other ALs, but I'll see how that will go as I continue the script. So far, I would say that as you're reading this, I'm actually getting quite close to writing about the movie's releases and close to the dark day when Williams got kicked out of his own project. I know I still got a lot ahead of me, but this is so far looking quite engaging.

- REMINDER FOR PATRONS $50+/MONTH: This month's Google Hangouts Chat will be happening on 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.

And I believe that should be all to report. We're getting closer to the end of winter, so I'm hoping that should be my last big shovel mission of this year. I'll be inspecting nervously on the weather to make sure that never happens again, so until next time...

See ya later, dudes!