Update Blog - 10/16/21 (Patreon)

So I thought I'd have more time in my hands to get to work on these projects, but it seems that there are still plenty of other duties to take care of. I did manage to finally complete one project and prepare myself to move on to the next, but maybe October is just the time for me where my attention has to run around faster than the road runner. But the important thing is that I got something done and now I can start fresh for next time. So here's what's been going on this week.

- Released my review of Atlantis: The Lost Empire: I think it's safe to say this is one of those movies (and maybe one of these reviews) where this will collect a lot of mixed reactions. I know that there are a lot of fans who love this movie and adore the unique elements that make this stand out compared to other Disney films. I get the appeal, the world-building and the style is very top-notch. Then again, there are those who reject this movie as well because the writing doesn't match up with the quality of the concepts. I may fall a bit on the latter because it feels like the movie tries to fit so many ideas in so little time that it doesn't let out any of its true potential. This is why I'm more of a fan of Raya than Atlantis because at least Raya is a lot more organized with its plans and its concepts in order to present them efficiently instead of rushing through all of them like Atlantis. Ah well, I get why people love it, but I get why it was a bomb on its initial release as well. But I think we can all agree that this will be better than the next review, which will be The Hunchback of Notre Dame II. It's been very long since I've seen this one, but just because I love the first movie, doesn't mean I'm excited to go back to Paris for this.

- Editing the next Series Review: I thought I may get more time with my birthday out of the way, but not necessarily. I still had to devote time outside of my video work like spending quality time with friends and doing the monthly Discord Chat. Admittedly, I feel like all these recent events, including my birthday and Canadian Thanksgiving, really delayed the production of this review much further than I honestly wanted to. There was a part of me that was a bit motivated to finally get this done so that I could move on to the next project, but at the same time, I knew I can't just rush my way out of this. I still need to make a good video out of this one. The good news is that the project is complete and be ready for next month. Once things finally calmed down and got myself more time, I was able to make the proper revisions to see if everything's all good to the vision I wanted to capture and that everything's clear so that I can upload it when it's time. It was a more complex journey than I thought with this series, but maybe things will go smoother with the next series review. (Seriously, I ended up receiving a whole lot more requests to review shows, so there will be more to come!)

- Starting the next AniMat's Classic Reviews: Now that I got that over with, as you're reading this, what I'm doing now is getting back to AniMat's Classic Reviews and get to work on those to get myself back to talking about movies. Yes, I can reveal right now that what I'm doing is actually Hunchback II, so this will be a stark difference compared to the show that I was working on for a while. In fact, with its infamous reputation as one of possibly the worst direct-to-home media Disney sequels, this may be a good opportunity to bring back AniMat Watches and give you an appetizer of my experience seeing this before putting out my review! This could be a painful watch, but the potential is definitely there that this will translate into an unforgettable review.

So that's what's been happening with my week. At this point, I can't make any promises any more that time will be more favorable to my work, but that won't stop me from doing the best I can with the materials that I got. At least I know there will still be a lot more great things to come, so, until next time...

See ya later, dudes!