Update Blog - 6/29/19 (Patreon)

Wow...I think it's safe to say that this has been quite an unexpected week. Not just because I've been getting last-minute video ideas and roll with 'em, but especially with Toy Story 4. Now THAT's a movie I didn't expect to come out like that.

- Released my review of Toy Story 4: Like I said before, the fact that Pixar made a very solid film after doing a perfect conclusion in Toy Story 3 is a massive achievement in itself and plays a big part in the admiration of this feature. Maybe I wouldn't say it's a perfect movie, but it definitely is one of the best animated films I've seen in quite a long time. Of course, the animation is amazing as expected, but then there is the writing that you could tell the team behind took very serious care to make the feature feel complex, comical and leaves you thinking (much like the previous films). And I will confess that, yes, I did cry at the end because I didn't expect they would do that. In fact, the movie took many surprise twists and turns to help play with our emotions, which is a great change of pace form the cliched route I'm use to seeing in family films. Overall, I'm really happy with what I saw and maybe some don't agree with my rating, but I'm satisfied with calling it a 10/10 movie.

- Released the final part of Animation Lookback: The Thief and the Cobbler: It's always bittersweet to bring out the last part of an AL. Yes, it's great when the full set is out for everyone to see and now we can all watch the entire story in one sitting, but still sad to say my mission is complete and that I don't have any use for it anymore. The story is done. The last part though was very fun to go and create and one that I've always wanted to learn and tell because not many people go into the story of everything that happened after the movie was released by Miramax. At least now we can learn something about the canceled Disney cut and when Garrett Gilchrist came into the scene to revive the film to a new generation. While I may be done with The Thief and it may not get that same viral boost as Ralph Bakshi, at least I can look back and be happy to say that I learned about what happened to that movie. As for the next AL...well, I won't say anything now, but you'll have to see it for yourself on the YouTube version.

- Created a new AniMat Watches: Been a while since I've released one, eh? Well, I knew that I gotta bring it back to spice things up on my channel and I saw some people did miss it. The only challenge was to do it on what. I didn't feel like doing a live-action project because I've been doing quite a good amount of reviews of those lately and I wanted to do something animated that's not from something I already did like a Dingo Pictures film. It was tough to find the perfect subject for the new AW. But then...like a bolt out of the blue, fate steps in and sees it through. This week, a project was released that got widespread hatred across the animation community and I felt just like Kronk in The Emperor's New Groove when he saw that chandelier. The only thing in my mind was just "That'll work". It won't be out until sometime next month, but you will see me watch something that's so bad, it had to be on purpose.

- Writing a new Top 10 list: Here's another one I decided to bring back for old times sakes on my channel. Haven't done any of these since the Garfield TV Specials, so why not bring this one back? Besides, I know many people enjoy my Top 10s. I originally wanted to prepare another Editorial, but I'll put that on the side for now and try something different for the sake of my creativity. Considering that I've been more busy than usual during my personal life, I've only had time to write the script. What I can say right now regarding the subject is that this will be more fun than it is a list to take seriously, so keep in mind that it'll be one of THOSE Top 10s I'll make :P

And that should summarize a bit of my week full of surprises. So far, it looks like next week will be a bit more predictable and have more time for myself, so I hope I'll be able to make the most out of it. So, until next time...

See ya later, dudes!