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Sunday, October 30, 2016

#JustaQuickiePlease: The Legend of Tarzan Review

David Yates, of Potter movie fame, delivers us his interpretation of the iconic literary hero initially brought to life, on the page, by Edgar Rice Burroughs.  Although the tale is no stranger to the film reboot, this venture is a somewhat fresh and stunning take on the Lord of the Jungle.  The cast is stellar, with passionate performances, albeit it's now hard to see Robbie as anyone else but Harley Quinn.   However it's the cinematography and visuals that make this an epic outing, quickly eclipsing an otherwise painfully predictable and bit overtly simplistic script.   If you have seen the recent retelling of Disney's Jungle Book, anytime before this flick, you immediately feel as though this is nothing more than the "grown up" version of that.   I'm not entirely sure if Kipling would feel complimented by that or not.  Also, quite disappointing is the action, which in certain scenes, happens too rapidly to thoroughly enjoy.  Overall, it's an enjoyable visual journey, if one tries not to overthink it.  2 out of 5 Kernels; this legend may not live up to the hype, but it is worth the exploration.

Friday, October 28, 2016

DC's Legend of Tomorrow Grade: F+

DC's Legend of Tomorrow Grade: F+

Any spoiler at this point is, in all actuality, a God send...

1. Oh, look, a Shogun Warlord and his army...let's leave the Nuclear Powered Superhero on the ship...

The literal reason why any episode exceeds 10 minutes in duration...

2.  Did they just outright steal the plot line from TMNT 3...

3. Ray made a suit that any idiot could wear...

Because it was the only way he would be able to wear it...

4. Frak all of this...just make a show about White Canary and I'm good...

Because that shite was AWESOME...

5.  This show is so bad...even its pop culture references are now D List...

6.  The only show where Ninja's show up just because...

No other reason...just because...

7.  Was literally waiting for Deadpool to pop up in a Kimono...

DC...we can make even our Marvel knock-offs look lame...

8. The fact that Ray was able to take on a master Samurai wearing his high-tech armor literally epitomizes the sheer rejection of logic this show offers...

9.  Vixen is begging the team to find Rex's killers all episode...until the end...cause we wanted to do that whole play out thing...

10.  Is it wrong that I root for the bad guys in this show...

Bonus:  We upgraded to SYFY channel level CGI this episode...kudos...

#WHY!!!  #DCLegends #DCLegendsofTomorrow #WCCB #CW

Thursday, October 27, 2016

Arrow Grade: D

Arrow Grade: D

Still trying to figure out why I still even bother...

1. Most useless character on the show...

Tie goes to Mad Dog and Felicity...you make the call...

2. Could we make the military prison look anymore more like a cheaply and haphazardly put together set on a sound stage...

Anybody...

3. And...the dirt bikes are back...

4. Oliver beats up his own team...

He is literally the Adrian Peterson of the DC Universe...

5. Explosions in the Arrowverse can tear through concrete, but as long as you awkwardly jump like two or three feet away from the blast radius you're good...

6. How exactly is the liquid melt through anything spray contained in its can...anyone...no...alrighy then...moving on...

7. You know it's getting bad when...the flashbacks are the most interesting part of the show...

8. Mr, Terrific's purpose on the team...

No, seriously, that's a question...

9. Artemis...think Thea...if she was younger, less talented, and totally uninteresting...

10. Is Ragman's other superpower soft pouty eyes...

#DCyouhavefailedyourfans #Arrow #WCCB #CW

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Grade: A

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Grade: A

Spolierama...

1. Daisy has quickly become the Laurel Lance of this show...

2. Let's bring the literal Spirit of Vengeance into a maximum security prison...cause that's a great idea...

3. So wanted to see Mack do the whole Nicholas Cage thing from The Rock...

If you get that reference...you are awesome...

4. He used the chain again...he used the chain again...

5. Easily missable Johnny Blaze Easter Egg in...3...2...1...

6. Coulson and May have a whole Flatliners vibe going on....

And, if you get that reference...you have an extensive Keifer Sutherland video library...

7.  So, we totally forgot about the facilities survelliance system...is that what happened...

Frak being covert...we have a Fraking Ghost Rider...

8. Hydra has been replaced by Congress....

Makes perfect sense...

9. That book is so popular...you would think the Darkhold was written by J.K Rowling or something...

10. And, why didn't we just give everyone the antidote to prevent Mad Ghost Disease before we went on the mission, again....

Bonus: Gratiutious Ghostbusters references....

Proving that even this episode would have been better than the 2016 reboot...

#MARVELAOS #MarvelAgentsofShield #ABC #Somuchawesomeness

Flash Grade: B

Flash Grade: B

Spoilers so fast...well...they're really fast...

1. Why is Harley playing Top...

2. As far as Wells is concerned...it's like watching a reboot of Multiplicity...

The next Wells will probably love pizza and call everyone Steve...

And if you got that joke...you sir or madam...are awesome...

3. Life lesson....

Cisco doesn't name villains...we get Magenta and Top...

Cisco names villains...we get Mirror Master...(with the assist from Wells)...

Everyone clear...

4. How exactly did Jessie overcome Top's power of Vertigo, again...

5. You can literally transport anywhere via any reflective surface...so what do you decide to do...

Let's rob banks...

Is this episode supposed to be DC's Dumbest Criminals or something...

6. Oh, now we are using actual scientific principles to explain shite...

Yeah...writers...you can't have it both ways...

7. Caitlin...that was cold....

Ha...

Oh, and you might want to let the team know about your powers...

Cause, they're going to eventually notice your inevitable Sinead O'Conner look...

8. We now know that Tom Cavanagh's acting range halts at a southern accent...

9. It's official...Wally and Jessie have more chemistry than Iris and Barry...

Pretty much, two inanimate blocks sitting next to each other, in a sterile room, have more chemistry than Barry and Iris...

10.  Next week's episode...Cloverfield 2...

#Flash #WCCB #CW #Welovethisshow

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Gotham Grade: A

Gotham Grade: A

Best written show in the DC TVerse...

1.  Damn, Jim...just...damn...

2. Two words...White...Rabbit...

3. Hey, DC...are we really going for a fourth Marvel rip off...if Barnes says, 'It's Clobbering time!"  I'm out...

4. Yeah, Jim...forget Bullock....let's get the dainty and entitled surgeon to help out...

What could go wrong...oh, that's right...everything...

5.  Gives new meaning to the whole, taking the plunge thing...

6. This episode was shocking...

Sorry, couldn't resist...

7.  Enigma meets Kringle the Sequel...

8. I firmly believe Penguin and Tim Burton are roomies...

Or at least, Tim's interior decorator is...

9. Hey, Jervis...Purple Man called...he said Kudos..

10.  Jim has a choice...kill one of his boring love interests...or Jervis kills both of his boring love interests...

The viewers win either way...

C'mon, Jim...we all want you with the the only woman who is a freak in the streets, as well as, the sheets...

#BestShowintheDCTverse #DCTverse #Gotham #Fox #Forthewin

Supergirl Grade: C

Supergirl Grade: C

Now, the official show of the Democratic Party...

1. Supergirl did the Wonder Woman spin...

2. You should see my other jet...

3. Do the writers realize that with each episode, they literally contradict the liberal propaganda they are trying to portray...

4. For example...

Aliens are supposed to be compared to immigrants to proport a tolerance message that fight against stereotypes...

Then portrays all aliens as criminal like outcasts who hang out in a bar all day...

DC...we really aren't racist misogynists...no really, we aren't...

5. The DEO...frak CPI...we got this...

6. Apparently, on Daxium, the number one show is Dawson's Creek...

7. Three different shows...three different characters...Magenta, Steel Guy, and Fire Girl...Marvel Comics....what's that...we never heard of them...so how could we possibly be mimicking them...nothing to see here...moving on...

8. Apparently, the new villain, BAD CGI, has moved to National City...

9. Alien Registration...well, that might cause a Civil War...but not, like the Marvel one...absolutely not,..in fact, what's Marvel...

10. Wynn...I know Cisco...you will never be Cisco...

Had to add just one more...

Bonus: Snapper...he can't exist in the real world...he is a journalist with integrity...a total work of fiction...

Oh, and then there was that whole Miss Martian thing...

#Andwereback #Supergirl #DChatesitsfansagain #WCCB #CW

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Friday, October 21, 2016

DC Legends of Tomorrow Grade: D-

DC Legends of Tomorrow Grade: D-

This show is so bad it's...really bad...

1. Again, nuclear-powered man should keep all episodes at  maximum of 10 minutes...

2. Flagrant Back to The Future reference...

3. This team's greatest nemesis...1990's CGI...

4. So cool they had a group of JSA cosplayers on the show...

Wait...that was the real team...oh...moving on...

5. Reverse Flash still requires anyone to assist him in his plan...

6. This episode...think Inglorious Bastards...not the movie...they literally define the terminology....

7.  The past is altered...grandpa's dog tags disappear but grandson who was given and wears them doesn't...

Yup...frak any scientific reasoning...

8. League of Assassin's has officially dissociated themselves with Oliver and Sara...

They were tired of their name being besmirched by those two's skillset...

9. Ray loses his suit like most of us lose our keys...

10. Thank God we aren't doing another silly magic object storyline in the DC Universe...

Wait...what...

#DCHatesTheirFans #WCCB #CW #Legends #DCLegendsofTomorrow

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Arrow Grade: D+

Arrow Grade: D+

And I am being extremely gracious...

1. Guy who is impervious to pain and just had an arrow slide through his body without so much as a flinch is thwarted by a kick to the balls...

2. Casey Jones Junior is getting really old, really fast...

3.  This new team is effective and exciting as the Carolina Panther's offensive line...

4. Most comic accurate costume on show, is also most hilariously goofy...

5. Will Smith is apparently one of the best method actors ever...

If you get that joke...you are awesome...

6. Again, Diggle feels guilty about shooting his homicidal brother...would he had felt better if said brother would have killed his entire family...

I am confused...but then again...so are the writers...

7. The most interesting character on the show, Ragman, is also the most underused...

8. Yeah, letting the tormented scarecrow looking guy, with the magic rags that can strangle you, know that you nuked his town was an amazing idea...

Felicity...why is she even relevant anymore...

9. The drug is called Stardust after the wrestler...thank God everyone who doesn't watch the asinine sport got that reference...

10. Does the Arrow Cave even had a security system...like maybe a pit bull on a long leash or something...anything...

Okay...let's recap...in the DC Universe...CPI and Firewalls have not been invented yet...Martha Stewart paints and decorates all military prisons...dirt bikes are number one in vehicle sales...everybody shops at the same leather store...bad cosplay and plot devices are the greatest nemeses...and secret identities are a take it or leave it kinda thing...

#WCCB #CW #Arrow #Thisshowhasfaileditsfans

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Grade: A

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Grade: A

Spoileriffic...

1. We went from Fast and Furious to Grease real fast...didn't we...

Apparently, LA's traffic is non-existent in the Marvel Universe...

2. We all had a little geekgasm when he grabbed that chain...

Just admit it and we can move on...

3. Is it just me...or do we all hurt every second Daisy is on screen lately...I literally have to take an Aleve by show's end...

4. Penance Stare people...we want the Penance Stare...

5. She really got into his head...didn't she...

6. They keep up with this evil book thing and we will have an Ash crossover whether we want it or not...

Really...can that be a thing....cause we all want it...

7. Did anyone else have a Naked Gun flashback during the fireworks scene...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NNOrp_83RU

8. They hacked the Inhuman Apple Watches...

Will that Wikileaks stop at nothing...

9. The bad guy from last season is still a bad guy this season...who would have thunk it...

10. Thank God, Fitz is so calm under pressure...not skittish at all...

He's like a fraking cat who just snorted an ounce of cocaine then scurried across a hot tin roof while being shot at with airsoft guns during a thunderstorm...

#MarvelsAgentsofShield #ABC #Thisshowrocks

Flash Grade: A-

Flash Grade: A-

Superfast spoilers...

1.  Apparently Barry, no matter how many times you alter the timeline...you and Iris will never have chemistry...

B.B.P...Bring Back Patty...

2. Did we just give Jessie Trajectory's outfit...

3.  Wells using not...that's cool...NOT!!!!

4. That ship almost took out the building...that was some major ship...Magenta was about to drop a huge ship...that ship wasn't happening...or maybe there are days that ship happens...Barry kept that ship up...then Jessie brought took that ship off him...that ship was all up in their faces....good thing they stopped that ship...

The jokes go on and on...

Or...the ship literally writes itself...

Okay...I'll stop now...

5.  Geesh...Magneto's daughter is pissed...

6. Magenta...you see what happens when you don't let Cisco give the nicknames...

7. Rival lasted two episodes...a new record for side baddies...I'm just glad we won't have to look at the BatFlash cowl again...

8. Are we deliberating making Wally West the Laurel of this show...

Anyone..anyone...

9. How many more episodes until the crossover, again...

10. He just left her in that strange town all by herself...didn't he...

#WCCB #CW #Flash #DCthereshopeyet

Supergirl Grade: C

Supergirl Grade: C

And...we're back...

1.  Once again the greatest threat to National City is...bad cosplay...

2. Apparently, Firewalls haven't been invented in Supergirl's universe....

3. Kryptonite can be deflected by glass...who knew...

4. Alex's armor is so powerful it can protect her exposed head and face from the brute force of a Kryptonite fueled cyborg...

Think Elysium meets absolute stupidity...

5.  The Cat is out of the bag...and the city...

6. Kara's stereotypical new boss is stereotypical...

7. Yay, we got rid of all the Kryptonite...just in time for another crazed and lethal Kryptonian to run amok...

Kudos Superman...kudos...

This film literally epitomizes Liberal policy cause and effect

8. When is reboot Christopher Reeve getting his own show...

9. Jimmy Olsen is now in charge of CatCo cause...

Canon...what the hell is that...

10. Family crisis is resolved through wanton violence...

Ok...that's a great lesson for the kiddies...

#Supergirl #WCCB #CW #DCDoesitagain

Gotham Grade: A-

Gotham Grade: A-

Spoilerage alert...

1. The only possible benefit to being in the Red Hood Gang is not being in the Red Hood Gang,,,,

2. Barbara Keen...even crazy thinks she is one insane beeotch...

3.  All that the Penguin and Riddler scene needed was a Celine Dion soundtrack...

4. Butch gets double-crossed by Riddler...which surprised no one by Butch...

5. Bruce loves Selina...he is actually hoping the cat gets his tongue...

Wow...he actually went there...

6. Is it me...or is this show just one big love note to Tim Burton...

7. Barnes is getting stronger...

...and Leon is getting larger...

If you get that reference you're awesome...

8. Gordon found him a new girlfriend...who is as uninteresting as the other two...

9. Ivy was playing cat and mouse with Selina...

Okay, that's two feline funnies...enough already...

10. Mad Hatter is back...cause no one saw that coming...

The freakin' season is called Mad City after all...

#Gotham #Fox #DCsBestShowYet

Sunday, October 16, 2016

#JustaQuickiePlease: Ghostbusters (2016) Review

Paul Fieg does to this beloved franchise what Joel Schumacher did to Batman.  Think one, seemingly never ending, unfunny SNL sketch.  Pretentiously acted, poorly written, and haphazardly put together, this reboot, is so horrible it makes the original Ghostbusters 2 look like an Oscar nominee.   It's obvious someone decided to abort any script structure in place of improved, off the cuff dialogue, but instead of being quick and cunning it feels utterly forced and awkward, making each scene almost agonizing to watch.  Even the effects are so over the top that they gleefully skip through the uncanny valley.  Finally, any hope of redemption attempted by silly cameos and nods to the source material fails as well.  It's an absolute disaster, and that isn't a sexist thing; it is a lack of talent and humor thing.  0 out of 5 Kernels:  With this director and cast, this film never stood a ghost of a chance.

Supergirl Grade: A-

Supergirl Grade: A-

Yes, you read that correctly...and, no, I can't believe I gave it that grade...

1. Gratuitous Superman: The Movie references...

So...much...happiness...

2. A Superman that even Reeves would be proud of...

3. A little less Cat goes a very long way...

4. Apparently, all DC Heroe's hideouts and secret bases come automatically equipped with revolving doors and zero security...

Does CPI not exist in any DC Multiverse...

5. Yes, Superman they have Kryptonite...because the majority of the survivors of Krypton want to kill you and us...

And the last ones turned you and the entire city's populous into zombies...

Just saying...cut J'onn J'onzz a little slack...kay...

6. We are all confused Jimmy...don't feel bad...

7.  Of course, the building still would have collapsed...

But this is still Supergirl after all...we just switched networks...the same writers came with...so...

8. Kara changing outfits before a date montage...just in case you forgot how much DC likes stereotypes...

9. So, tell me...exactly how did Kara go from being a fake news reporter to Ms. Luthor's best friend in like, what, 15 minutes...

10. Best line of the show...We are moving back to Gotham...

#DCThereisHope #Supergirl #Superman #WCCB #CW

DC Legends of Tomorrow Grade: D

DC Legends of Tomorrow Grade: D

Spoilers that transcend time...

1.-7.  You have a nuclear-powered superhero...

All episodes should last exactly 10 minutes...

Opening scene...

Bad guys...nuked

Explosive device...nuked

Submarine...nuked

Timeline saved...

End credits...

Get the idea....

8. Apparently...Oliver has a submarine and all the appropriate equipment to go deep sea diving in the Arrow Cave....who knew...

9. Also, Oliver and the history guy knew exactly how to access the Waverider's systems...

But add into that...he did it without Felicity and...

It's official...she now has absolutely no purpose whatsoever...

Thanks, writers...you have destroyed the same character on two different shows...kudos...

Oh, and Oliver and history guy being able to access a highly advanced craft with zero knowledge or technical skill was a bit far fetched too...

10. Two words...Eobard Thawne...

Literally has the power to...

Kill everyone who was fighting with Darhk's men...

Kidnap Einstein and his wife and bring them to Darhk...without anyone ever knowing

Build a nuclear device on his own...remember he built the fraking particle accelerator...

Alter the timeline all by himself...

But still not powerful enough to defeat the apparently all-powerful plot device...

#ReallyDCReally #LegendsofTomorrow #CW #WCCB

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Arrow Grade: C-

Arrow Grade: C-

To spoil this show might actually be a blessing in disguise...

1.  Rag Man, really...could someone give Cisco a quick jingle ...yeah, that would be great...

2.  Which is more boring this season so far...Flashbacks or Diggle's side story...you make the call...

3. Felicity has quickly replaced Laurel as the most annoying character on the show...serioulsy, what is her purpose anymore...

Writers...you have failed this character...

4. Is it just me...or did everyone else also want Oliver to shoot Mad Dog in the other leg...

5. Oliver literally gave a new meaning to the phrase, "having your bell rung"...

6. The Dark Arrow...I mean Malcolm....I mean Prometheus...just showed up...thank God, we are doing something different this season...

7. Church went from being the coolest villain on Arrow to being like every other villain on Arrow...



I'm sorry...

I dozed off for a second while typing this...

8. Is there any legitimate reason to continue living in Star City...

That place makes Gotham seem like Aruba...

9. This episode's moral...teamwork gets everyone killed...

wait..what...

10. Are we doing the whole light trick thing in every episode because we have lost total confidence in our fight choreographer's ability...cause...I gotta say...it feels like it...

#WritersYouHaveFailedthisShow #Arrow #WCCB #CW

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Grade: A-

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Grade: A-

Spooky spoilers...I know it's lame, but I can only think of so many of these things...

1.  Hey, guys what is the best way to keep our terrorist group completely covert...I know...lets all get matching tatoos...squeee...

2. When did Fitz level up to super ninja class...

3. Yo Yo...showing Quicksilver how it's done...

Too soon dude...too soon...

4. Coulson's Skywalker hand went on the fritz...c'mon guys...this is Disney, after all...give the guy his Jedi powers and be done with it...

5. When did this episode suddenly go all MacGyver on us...

6. Was that an Infinity Stone...probably not...maybe it was...could be...oh, who the hell knows...

7. May is so bad arse that she comes back from the dead like most people wake from a catnap...

8. This show gives a new meaning to someone's husband being a stiff...

I could make another joke...but this is a family channel for gosh sakes...

Still...I know you thought it...

9.  So Robbie's car wasn't affected by the EMP because....Ghost Rider's car has no electronics...except for its battery, radio, alternator, starter, lights....umm...so....

It's a Ghost Car alright...moving on...

10. Jeffery Mace...think if Steve Rogers and a Successories had a baby....

#MarvelRocks #MarvelsAOS #CoulsonforPresident #GhostRider #ABC

Flash Grade: B+

Flash Grade: B+

Superfast spoilers...

1.  Nana Nana Nana Nana...BatFlash is back....

2. That Cisco and Barry moment...where the hell was that damn Celine Dion song...

3. Caitlin can't let it go...

If you get that joke...you are awesome...

4. Apparently, becoming a Speedster is as difficult as getting a driver's license anymore...

5. I'm so ticked off...I'm molting...

6. Doctor Alchemy...Doctor Doom would like his schtick back...

7. Barry has serious daddy issues when it comes to Jay...

Too soon man...too soon...

8. Maybe, Felicity becoming the most annoying character on the Arrow is the result of Flashpoint...no...that's just the writers...damn it...

9.  Oh, look...Conner Hawke's baby picture...

10. When Barry was drawing the alternative timeline thing on the glass....was I the only one waiting for Doc Brown to run in and tell Barry it was time to go Back to the Future...

Watch the movies...you'll see it too....

#DammitBarry #Flash #DCRocks #WCCB #CW

Gotham Grade: B

Gotham Grade: B

A very merry spoiler to you...to me...

1. We went from Alice Cooped Up to Alice in Chains to Alice Ka-Bob in two episodes...

Now that's progress....

And give yourself bonus points if you got all the references....

2. Again...all you need to do is knock that damn watch out of his hand...

3. Here in Gotham....we love our Riddling, Robbin, and Rassling...

4. Ladies and gentlemen....Owl Man...well, Owl Boy...but you get the gist...

5. Hillary's been keeping busy these days, between campaigning and serving on the Court of Owls...

6. Was fully expecting to hear Barnes say, "It's Clobbering Time," after he took a 28 Days style eyedrop to the cornea...

7. Selina was just cloning around...

8. Riddler and Penguin...bot the bromance this City needs, but the one it deserves...

9. Nygma is about to find out....life's a Butch....

10.  Barabra Keen...she freaks crazy the hell out...

#Gotham #Fox #DCRocks

Thursday, October 6, 2016

Arrow Grade: C+

Arrow Grade: C+

Spoil..to the...ers...

1.  Hey, fight choreographers...

...you do want them to at least look like they are actually hitting each...

...just a friendly reminder...

2.  We are only in the first episode of the new season and the whole W.W.L.D (What Would Laurel Do) things is getting old  quick...

3.  The Arrow is really killing them with kindness...

...psyche...

...no, but he has started killing the bad guys again, though...

4.  Define irony...

The Arrow (played by Stephen Amell) fights with a guy who looks like Casey Jones (who was played by Stephen Amell)

...was literally waiting for the guy to be thrown into a stack of crates that burst open upon the impact and a mass of TMNT2 Blu-rays spill out....

5.  Flashbacks...oh, the glorious flashbacks...

*said facetiously*

6. The absence of Diggle's ridiculous helmet...

...I have a feeling this will be short lived...

7.  Felicity has become less interesting than any given background prop....

8.  Flashpoint had zero effect on the Arrowverse...

...too bad, it couldn't erase the last two seasons...

9. Awesome villain alert...Tobias Church...

...let's try not to "Damian Dahrk" him to soon...

10.  Two words...Parachute Arrow...

...waiting for him to unveil the Anti-Shark Repellent Arrow to complete the ensemble...

Bonus point...was that a Vigilante Easter Egg?

#Arrow #DCdontletusdowninseason5

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Flash Grade: A

Flash Grade: B

Time splitting spoilers...

1.  Dammit, Barry...
...just had to get it out of the way...

2.  He changed the entire timeline...
...so, how he is still the Flash and gets to keep the costume again...

3.  Wow...didn't think it could be done...Wally West as is even more annoying as Kid Flash than ever before...kudos...

4. Joe is a drunk now...because...reasons...

5. You know what would have been funny...
...if Caitlin was a cryogenicist in this time line...or worked at a Baskin Robbins...
...you know, with the whole Killer Frost thing...
...okay...moving on...

6. Supergirl hasn't even debuted on the CW yet and already Flash's worst enemy is bad cosplay...
...really...we went from Zoom to this...

7.  Two timelines later and S.T.A.R. Labs still sucks at security...

8.  Where was Eddie?  Am I the only one who cares...
...apparently so...

9.  While we are at it....didn't Wells build S.T.A.R Labs and if so, wouldn't it have built ten years into the future if Eobard hadn't intervened...
...do we just not care about any facet of scientific integrity at this point...no...okay then...onto number 10...

10.  Proof that money is the root of all evil...
...it made Cisco a douche...not cool writers...not cool...

#DCTVrocks
#WCCB #CW #Flash

Gotham Grade: B-

Gotham Grade: B-

Mad...mad...spoilers....

1. Ladies and gentleman...
...we give you the Mad Hatter...
...or the steampunk Emo version of Marvel's Kilgrave...

2. Evil Twin plotline...
Welcome to Gotham General...
...or Days of our Gotham...
...the Penguin and the Restofus....
....One Riddle to Live...
...insert your Soap Opera pun here...

3.  Penguin runs for mayor...

...Holy Tim Burton Nod, Batman...

4.  How will we ever tell Bruce's evil twin from him...three words...
...Donald Trump Haircut...

5. Lee is back...said no one who cares...

6. The Falcone has landed...

7. She wasn't too Keen on being hypnotized...

...okay...that was a Gotham-sized Dad joke...

8.  Alice gives a whole new meaning the idea of bad blood between sibs...

9.  Did anyone just think to knock the damn watch out of his hands...anyone...

10. Cobblepot and Nigma...now, that's a Dynamic Duo...

#DCdontletusdown
#Gotham

Saturday, October 1, 2016

#JustaQuickePlease: Marvel's Luke Cage Spoiler Free Review

Netflix has had success story after success story when it comes to their Marvel series, with no end appearing to be in sight.  Well, that undefeated win streak has finally come to a close with their latest installment, Luke Cage.  Originally, Iron Fist was slated to be the next entry in the franchise, but Cage's story was bumped up, in what I can only assume, was a move to reflect the topical issues saturating the media over the last year.   The first seven episodes are empowering, compelling, imaginative, and raw, with exceptional acting and storytelling.  The characters are authentic and thoroughly engaging, with each cast member bringing their dramatic incarnations to exuberant life.   However, the fight and action scenes are a bit disappointing, feeling rushed and poorly choreographed.  That, unfortunately, is a trend that runs throughout the collection of episodes especially compared to the previous two Daredevil entries which set a whole new bar in that area.  It is not, however, that deficit that ruins this production.  Rather, as the series progresses, it becomes incoherent, contradictory, and at points, nonsensical.   Points I will expound on in the spoiler filled review next week.  It appears, as though, there was decided direction that was purposefully altered at the last moment.   The message suddenly becomes overtly preachy, evolving into what seems like propaganda at one point.  In tandem, the characters begin to gradually lose their identities, sacrificing them to a deliberate ideological agenda that steals all of the genuineness of what the first half of the series was conveying.   In the end, instead of empowering, it moves to disenfranchising, appealing to a particular opinion and alienating everyone else.   What's worse, the final payoff is so lackluster and unsatisfying, that it makes the time spent getting there feel like a tremendous waste of time.   A contemporary story could have been effectively told, but bowed to a particular narrative that corrupts the sincerity of its totality.  However, there are some very cool nods to the comic canon and a few Easter eggs that will please the most devout Fanboy or girl; not to mention, the return of a reoccurring fan favorite character that becomes a true highlight of the series.  This is one of my favorite Marvel manifestations, and it is a shame that the message of equality, responsibility, and rising above tragedy and trial, represented by this incredibly inspiring icon, devolved into another status quo, politicized piece.  3 out of 5 Kernels: with my rating, I'm being gracious, because, overall, it is not a total loss, but extremely frustrating for those who have waited so long to see the Power Man brought to life on screen.