Update Blog - 7/27/19 (Patreon)

Entertainment-wise, it's like we're reliving 1994 and it shows that Lion King Mania is everywhere! The only difference is the reaction to the movie. Back then, it got millions of people hooked (and still to this day), but now...well, saying it's mixed would be a nice way to put it. But as for me and my channel, our time with The Lion King is just beginning...

- Released my review of The Lion King (2019): I will confess, I was looking forward to this one. The fact that I love the animated Lion King movie and that it's directed by Jon Favreau gave me hype that this could be something that might work well as a movie. As it turned out, however, it became my most disappointed film of the year. I've criticized movies like this year's Aladdin and 2017's Beauty and the Beast for copying too much of the original, but even they added some new stuff like characters or songs. This, however, is identical to the original where now I feel certain that I could get the same experience AND save money by staying at home and watch the original. Yea, the visual effects are amazing, but for a movie that requires audiences to emotionally connect with the characters, that wow-factor does wear off quick and leaves us with a boring experience that we know every part that comes next. The only memorable thing that this one did was the replacement to the live bait luau (that I'll admit was really funny). There is some good work done here for sure, but all it did in the long run is strengthen the argument of how unnecessary these remakes are. Oh, and I also decided to add in my big piece on the question "Is The Lion King remake an animated film?", which I said yes. I know it's a huge talking point and I've tried to step out of the talks for a while, but now that I have seen the movie, I feel like putting it all out at the end of the review.

- My Sponsorship with Amino: If you've seen the new review on YouTube, you may notice at the start that I put in a plug for the Amino app. This is a new sponsorship I'm trying out (but don't worry, my contract says I only have to do 2 of these, including this one and next week's video) with what's basically another video platform where I can do some bonus content. Admittedly, it's a lot more different than making videos on YouTube and often more demanding. It doesn't help either when now I have to always show the Amino people everything I make in the platform for review (and they can get quite picky). The only thing I'm doing there right now is a series of short reviews for the stuff in the Nintendo Labo VR Kit, but we'll see what else I can do in there and if it's profitable enough for me to keep going. I figured mention it here so that you know what's going on with this Amino thing and how long that will last. Come check out my Amino page here! 

- Created an AniMat's Classic Review: I haven't gotten a lot of time to work on videos this week. Some of it was spent going out, managing other businesses and spending time with my family. The most I have made video-wise was making an additional ACR. I figured I had enough free time to get that done and since the subject was something that I haven't seen in quite a while, I figured it would be good for me to get back to it with a fresh memory, so it works out in several ways. I think I'm well ahead with these ACRs now, so I'll take my time before returning to it and start making a new batch. But the current batch I have will be some good stuff to look forward too, I can guarantee that!

- Starting a new TV Series Review: With all the special requests I've gotten this year and all the live-action films I've reviewed, it's nice to spice things up with something completely different with a review of a TV show. Technically, I have done Knyacki!, but considering its 5-minute episodes, it doesn't really count as a traditional series. Keep in mind that I"m only starting everything by watching the episodes. I have yet to even begin a script for it or anything. But starting next week, I know that I'll be making something special out of this one.

That should be all for me to cover for this week. Now that we've got our disgust and disappointments out of our system, I promise you that next week will be a major refresher. So until next time...

See ya later, dudes!