Update Blog - 12/25/20 (Patreon)

Surprise! Happy Holidays & Merry Christmas everyone! Since the holidays are among us now, I decided why not and do this blog a little early this week to be right on time with Christmas. I hope you're all having a real good day today and have gotten some awesome gifts so far. I know this year is more tough because many of us can't celebrate it the same way as previous years, but we can still make the most out of what we have right now. So with that said, here's what I got for this week to report!

- Released my review of The Croods: A New Age: This was the movie that I keep forgetting that it was happening this year and I knew I had to prepare myself for it by revisiting the first one (since I haven't watched it since it was in theaters back in 2013). And after watching it, the movie was...more or less the same as the first. Maybe a little downgrade to the first. For the most part, even if the predecessor wasn't all that great, it did have some solid strengths to go for it. But when it comes to the sequel, for the most part, it takes that attention away from the good stuff and more on the characters with their family comradery supplying some not-so good comedy. I am glad that it did return to the good parts by the 2nd half and returns the focus onto the world around them and the great animation letting out its true potential, at least they did salvage the movie somewhat by the end. However, after almost 8 years since the first and coming out during a pandemic, I don't think I'd call this one "worth the wait". It's not a bad film, it's just passable at best. 

- Released Part 13 of AL: Walt Disney Animation Studios +: With this new part, I have officially surpassed the timeline of the original AL:WDAS+ and started to get into the movies of the 2010s. Now with the movies in our story getting bigger and better, I feel like the rest of the parts will become more exciting as well. However, I will state that Part 13 will officially be the last film that will include 4 movies in one video. I'm sure I'm gonna need the space with the following movies, since some of them are even the biggest animated films of the decade. But with this one just released in time for Christmas, I feel like I've started ending this series with a big bang and feel excited to get into the next films with what stories they got to tell me about making them and even ideas for Logan to animate (which the ones he did here are great and still filled with surprises). It's kind of sad that we are getting close to the end, but the journey is still not over yet. I still have a few more parts to go and I'm sure they will be great.

- Working on the Top 5 Best & Worst Animated Films of 2020: Yes, I can officially confirm that there will be a Top 5 this year and that it will even be a Top 5 Best & Worst. I'll be honest, it has been quite a stressful week to mix getting ready for Christmas and making sure I get this video made soon (even watching several movies in one day to make sure I can get the most done on the script alone). However, as long as I can keep my head cool in the meantime, I think I can be able to pull this off and get this one out by next week. So far, I managed to finish most of the script and even filmed and recorded what I need for this video. Now it's just putting the whole thing together in editing and hope that the holidays doesn't take too much of my time so that I can still meet the deadline. As you can see, I'll be finishing 2020 on my channel with a spectacular finale with majorly anticipated videos. When I'll find the time, I'll make sure to get everything done and start 2021 easy for me.

- Will be working on my review of Soul: I'm not starting it off right now (since, y'know, I'm with my family for Christmas), but this weekend, I'll be making my review of Soul and putting the finishing touches on the Top 5 to include that in there. I've been hearing some real good things about it so far (like Pixar good), but I'll be the judge of that when I see it. But I would lie if I say I'm not hyped up for this one. But you can see why my end of the year is a little hectic with working on major reviews, big anticipated videos and preparing for Christmas at the same time. I'm so glad I skipped the podcast this week because that will surely help buy me some time to hopefully get these done efficiently. It will be tricky, but not impossible.

And that is it for the final Update Blog of 2020. I want to wish you all Happy Holidays a Very Merry Christmas and the best of luck in 2021, but also I wish you all to stay safe and keep your hopes up. There will be a light at the end of the tunnel that will make 2021 better. Thank you all so much for your great support and let's make 2021 awesome together, so until next time...

See ya later, dudes!