Update Blog - 2/8/20 (Patreon)

I've been full of surprises recently, haven't I? I'm sure not many expected a collab coming from me (which I haven't done in years, actually). At least this is a surprise that people did enjoy and not get freaked out like with my little sponsored video XD But as you will see in this blog, I have a lot more surprises in store!

- Released my review of Looney Tunes: Back in Action: It's been years since I fully visited the Looney Tunes for a video and Back in Action always stuck out to me as something that was quite fascinating. Not necessarily the movie itself, but I always consider this one of the most interesting production histories for an animated movie (or partially animated). Looking at the feature itself and analyze it, I kinda understand what the critics felt when they said they were mixed. I can see where there are some good elements and the heart for the cartoons are true, but this is one of those cases where studio interference plagued the feature because they're just so desperate for another Space Jam. Not to mention that the only live-action element that was enjoyable or even worthwhile was Brendan Fraser. At least he's kind of like a living cartoon. It's one of those strange mixed bags where there are things to love and things to cringe at the same time in one film. However, I know that the next movie will get even more interesting as my next review will be the fan-favourite, The Swan Princess. It's been so long (maybe even more than 2 decades) since I've watched this film, but let's see how it holds up today...if it even holds up in the first place.

- Released my Collab with ILoveKimPossibleAlot: Here's a surprise I'm sure you didn't expect. This was a project that was months in the making where I was going back and forth with KP on a unique idea of what to do for a crossover. I wouldn't necessarily count this as my review of both Thumbelina and Anastasia (they are both still qualified for a potential review in ACR), but more like a special analysis of comparing the two films by Don Bluth that feature a formula that's extremely similar to Disney's. It's undeniably much more different than the usual style of videos I make, but me and KP's team did manage to make our 2 approaches work to get our points across. It was fun doing this collab and maybe I'll open up to consider doing more if anyone else is up for it. If you want to check out our special video, then check it out right here.

- Editing AL: Walt Disney Animation Studios +: After the great comeback of the series with Part 4, it was hard to think how the proceeding parts can even get to the level of quality I put into it, especially now that we're entering the age without Walt. However, now that I've been editing Part 5, I'm starting to see how this one can work out well. I underestimated what I wrote for the script and it's so far looking great. As you'd expect after seeing Part 4, this one will start off very emotional and somber, but then will pick up after getting into the movies and a lot of times have demanded me to do some special visual tricks to show what I'm talking about (like the recycled animation of Robin Hood for example). As of this blog, I'm not completely done editing the video, but so far it's looking better than I anticipated, so the series will still be going strong without Walt.

- Currently working on my Sonic the Hedgehog review: Considering that I've made a poll this week asking if people wanted me to review Sonic (where the results are nearly unanimous to say yes), it's a good thing I got myself some advance tickets for the movie. Yes, as of the release of this blog, I'm currently at the theatre seeing the movie and preparing to make the review. It'll be interesting to see how this one will go (since I'd say I'm at most a casual Sonic fan), but it will be an interesting viewing to see how it went from one of the most hated trailers of 2019 to a redemption arc where the filmmakers fixed Sonic's design, but will it be enough to save the movie? Well, we'll have to find out next week!

- REMINDER FOR PATRONS $50+/MONTH: This month's Discord Chat will be happening on Sunday the 9th at 2pm EST. Let me know if you're not available for either so I'll organize a quick chat.

And that should cover all there is for this week. It's kinda fun so far starting this year off with some expected surprises along with the stuff people have been waiting for. Who knows if that'll be a common theme for 2020, but so far thing seem to be getting better for me. So, until next time...

See ya later, dudes!