2017 Preview: August

August 1st, 2017

July is over and we should all be happy about that. Granted, there were some positive results we can talk about. Spider-Man: Homecoming is a huge hit and Despicable Me 3 will pull in a sizable profit before it reaches the home market. There were also a couple of other $100 million hits and a midlevel hit or two; however, overall, 2017 wasn’t able to compete with 2016 and the box office finally lost its lead over last year. 2017 started the summer about $200 million ahead of 2016, but will finish July about $100 million behind last year’s pace. August doesn’t look any better. There are a couple of films that have a reasonable shot at $100 million, The Dark Tower and Annabelle: Creation, as well as a few that should be solid midlevel hits. However, last year we had Sausage Party and Don’t Breathe, both of which nearly hit $100 million, then we had midlevel hits like Pete’s Dragon, Kubo and the Two Strings, and War Dogs. I don’t know if 2017 will be able to compete with that. ... Now some of you are thinking I forgot about Suicide Squad. Trust me, I will never forget that movie. I ignored it to make a point. Even without Suicide Squad, I don’t think 2017 will make up the deficit it has with 2016. With Suicide Squad, it is going to be a disaster. I want to be optimistic, but there’s no evidence to suggest I should be. More...

Featured TV on DVD Review: Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness - The Scorpion Sting

October 20th, 2013

The Kung Fu Panda franchise began in 2008 with Kung Fu Panda. Since then, there has been a sequel, TV special, and a TV series. I previously reviewed Good Croc, Bad Croc, so how does The Scorpion Sting stand up in comparison? More...

Featured TV on DVD Review: KaiJudo: Rise of the Duel Masters: DragonStrike

April 27th, 2013

This is not the first time I've reviewed KaiJudo: Rise of the Duel Masters. I found Creatures Unleashed to be a good example of the genre, cartoons based on card games, but that's such a crowded genre that it is hard to recommend any of them over the competition. Now that I've seen DragonStrike, will the show grow on me? Or is it still a good example of a far too crowded genre? More...

Featured TV on DVD Review: KaiJudo: Rise of the Duel Masters: Creatures Unleashed

December 2nd, 2012

KaiJudo: Rise of the Duel Masters is the latest cartoon series based on a card game. That lowers expectations. The first DVD, Creatures Unleashed has five episodes, including the three-part beginning, but is it a good introduction to the series, or should fans of the genre stick to one of the other similar shows in the genre? More...