Update Blog - 12/7/19 (Patreon)

As we're getting close to starting a new year and a new decade, why not start a little early to give myself a new look not just on Patreon, but also all across my platforms to start off my big updates I have in store. And yes, it's not just on Patreon that's getting a big update. Anyways, that's for later, so let's talk about this week.

- Released my review of Playmobil: The Movie: Welp, looks like I gotta make some changes on some upcoming videos with how bad this truly came out. What's funny is that I was expecting at the start of the year that Uglydolls and this would be on par with each other in just being dumb animated films based on toys that are because of the success of movies like The Lego Movie and Trolls. However, Playmobil took it to a brand new low in terms of the way it REALLY copies Lego. I'm sure there were a lot of hard-working people trying to present this as the best it can be, but those shameless intentions really overshadow any of the effort put into this and makes it near impossible to not compare elements of this to The Lego Movie. But even without the rip-off elements, it's just not that fun or memorable on its own. This is just a bland and boring animated kids flick that's chained to executive decisions to the point of playing it too safe to even be memorable and the only thing that stands out are the parts it stole from others. Maybe this terms is overused on many other movies because of the Internet, but this is a movie that truly defines being shameful.

- Released my review of Dinosaur: I've often made jokes about how this is the animated dinosaur movie that features the "Love Monkey". However, I know I needed this to rewatch the film after so many years since last time I saw it just to refresh my memory of how this movie itself is in the first place. Unfortunately, this is another case of studio interference of turning this into just another generic kids film. I'll give it that, even after nearly 20 years, this movie looks epic and it does have quite a memorable soundtrack, but that's as far as my praise can go with this. Other than that, it's the same kind of "journey to the promised land" trope that was done way better in The Land Before Time. I'll get a lot more into it when the time comes to discuss this in Animation Lookback, but this did give me a taste of of the very troubled production of how ambition ended up getting wasted just to please the kids. But I think pretty soon, I'll even wish to return to this film, since the next review and the first of 2020 will be Open Season 3. Some say this is the worst of all the Open Season movies, so all I ask is just to wish me luck to get through this one.

- Working on making more AniMat's Classic Reviews: Speaking of AniMat's Classic Reviews, I need to start feeling those up for the future! After working on all those countdown videos coming this month, it was time I returned to doing smaller videos like reviews, especially now that I have to prepare myself for 2020. Admittedly, it has been a while since I've done an ACR, so it was nice getting back to that element. I won't say what these are just yet, but so far, things are going great with these reviews to make then fun and insightful, even if I may not have enjoyed watching the movies I'll be talking about :P That and I am excited to even include on a few surprises on them to spice up these reviews in particular. I'm sure it will bring in more anticipation to these ACRs all over again! But for now, I still have a few more things to do on them so that they could be all set for the next year.

- Created 2 AniMat Watches: While I've spent more time this week with my friends and family, I knew I couldn't just go back to making bigger videos when my time is a little more limited and can get weird when I would have to require big break gaps between working. That's why I decided to get back into this series and made not one, but TWO new episodes for it! That and I realized that I probably should have more after the recent shocking success of AniMat Watches The Banana Splits Movie (Seriously, it's got almost 170K views as I'm writing this!) Admittedly, one was a last-minute decision to have it one in a hit-two-birds-with-one-stone kind of situation, while the other was something I have planned that I properly wanted this to be an AniMat Watches. There is one in particular I will say that I think it might've broke me where, at the end, I just didn't know what to say. It was just too insane and confusing for my brain to process. Hopefully, those moments will not go in vain and will result in you guys having fun when watching my watching some real animated crap!

- REMINDER FOR PATRONS $25+/MONTH: I will have my first episode of the Super Secret Patreon Exclusive Q&A Show ready and released for Monday the 16th. If you have a question you'd like me to answer for the show, message me and mention that it's for the Secret Q&A Show.

I know the changes (especially on Patreon) can seem weird at first, but I think with some time, we'll be use to it and appreciate the new look and be ready to start 2020 fresh and new. But first, we gotta prep up for the Holidays, so until next time...

See ya later, dudes!