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Thoughts on The Flash Being in the Arrow Season Finale

So it's come to my attention that Barry Allen/The Flash will make an appearance in the season finale of Arrow

As much as I love Grant Gustin's portrayal of Barry Allen/The Flash, I resist seeing him in the Arrow finale because it implies that the creative team behind the shows don't think they can stand on their own. Barry before his powers was fine because the non-comic book fans didn't know that he was going to become the Flash and get his own series, and it was the mid-season finale, and the focus wasn't only on him. The only reason he's here now is because Season 3 was shat on 24/7 by critics and fans, and they want more ratings for the finale so people will watch Season 4.

Marvel's Ant-Man - After-Credits Scene Speculation

I recently had this idea for what the after-credits scene for Ant-Man could be and I needed to get it out there.

What if the after-credits scene for Ant-Man is Peter Parker getting bit by the spider? Because we wouldn't have to deal with the origin of Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War and we could easily show why he wasn't helping out The Avengers in The Avengers or Avengers: Age of Ultron. (He only got his powers after the events of Ant-Man!)

Thoughts on the new 'Fantastic Four' trailer.

Fantastic Four has a new trailer. Much better than the teaser as the teaser took itself WAY too seriously, this trailer understands that although it has a realistic tone, and it wants to be more serious that the 2005 movie, this is still a Fantastic Four movie, and there are silly concepts in its source material. I'm still sceptical about it with the whole "Doom is a blogger" thing. But I have hope for this movie now.

And they got rid of the FANT4STIC bullshit so that's a good thing.

Watch the trailer HERE.

Arrow 'The Offer' Review

Arrow finally returns with 'The Offer'. I don't have much to say really, I loved it, but apart from that, not muvh to say. The acting, the story, all great as usual. But it doesn't promote a lot of conversation or speculation, there are some WTFs and some development but I'm not developing my own theories like I usually am with The Flash. I was also disappointed that there wasn't a scene of ATOM fighting crime or something, but I'm sure the next episode will make up for that seen as he is in the promo. I'm gonna give The Offer a 9/10.

The Flash 'Out of Time' Review

The Flash is back and returns with a super-sonic punch of awesomeness! This episode was spectacular, new characters, plot reveals, and twists. This review will contain SPOILERS so be sure to watch the episode first.

Harrison Wells has finally been revealed to us (And Cisco before he killed him.) and.... he's Eobard Thawne, it turns out the supposedly trapped Reverse Flash in episode 9 was a recording, Eobard was mimicking being beaten to death, which, when you really think about it, makes sense. The thing that's great is that it's left up to interpretation. There's some things that won't make sense when you begin thinking about it, like how did he kill the officers if he's just a recording, how was kicking Barry's ass and being scared off by Firestorm, etc. But after thinking about it, it makes sense. Here's my theory, as soon as Reverse Flash pulled Harrison into the force field,  what Eobard actually did was speed out of the room and put on the suit, when Joe smashed the generator to let the Reverse Flash out so he wouldn't kill Wells, Eobard came back into the room and killed everyone except Eddie and Joe. I also think that the tachyon generator was a recording and Eobard had already put it in the braille room. Iris finding out Barry's the Flash was unexpected and the performances by Grant Gustin and Cantice Patton were great. Weather Wizard was great too, he has more dimension than his younger brother. And last, but certainly not least, time-travel. The time-travel looked fantastic and I was surprised that there wasn't an after-title-credit scene (ATCS) like there normally is, then again, what would the teaser have been? I'm gonna give Out of Time a 10/10

Spider-Man 2 Review

With rumours and updates flying around concerning Spider-Man joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe, I thought I would give my thoughts on what is largely considered to be the best Spider-Man movie, Spider-Man 2.

Spider-Man 2 is my favourite superhero movie (Possibly favourite movie.) because the characters are well written and well realised, the writing is fantastic, the brilliant direction AND it's hugely entertaining! With most of the supposedly "greatest movies of all time" like The Dark Knight is that, while they have great writing and directing, they get boring after I've watched them enough times, don't get me wrong, I love movies like The Dark Knight, (Just not The Dark Knight because it's more crime drama than Batman.) but after I've watched them 5-6 times, they're boring as fuck cause I know them inside and out. But with movies like Spider-Man 2 and Batman, (1989) you notice new things every time you watch it like references to the source material or stuff like that. After all, I've been watching this movie and its predecessor for as long as I can remember. (As well as the '89 Batman movie.)

Tobey Maguire gives a great performance as Peter Parker/Spider-Man, the problems he faces in this film, when he decides to have a life of his own is very relatable and understandable. But J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson though is absolutely hilarious and whenever he's on screen I can't help but burst out laughing. Alfred Molina as Doc Ock is one of the best villains in a superhero movie. His motivation and goals are completely understandable. The only character I have a problem with is MJ (Big shock.) because she is a whiney bitch and I just wanna punch her every time she's on screen. There is a scene where Peter offers to get some Chinese food followed up by MJ whining about her upcoming marrage to what was his name again? Aside from that, this movie is a fantastic movie and definitely deserves a 10/10.

Arrow 'Nanda Parbat' Review

Arrow: Season 3: Episode 15 'Nanda Parbat' aired last night in America and I wanted to share my thoughts on it. This will contain SPOILERS from the episode so if you haven't seen it, I'd say away from this post.

First off, the ending. I was not expecting that and I don't think anyone was to be honest. I expected Merlyn or Thea to get killed off or something  (Though Thea might still get a stab in the heart by Nyssa, we'll have to wait and see.) but Oliver being offered the chance to be Ra's Al Ghul came out of nowhere. Diggle was great in this episode, I kinda saw the best man thing coming after his conversation with Lyla, but he had a lot more to do and the conversations he had with Oliver were excellent. And last, but certainly not least, the A.T.O.M. suit, the suit itself looks okay, I have a few nitpicks but overall, it could have been worse and I was excited to see it in action. The music in that scene though was very cheesy but visually, the special effects looked great. I'm gonna give this episode a 9/10.

Die Hard Review

So I bought the Die Hard Quadrilogy box set today from HMV when me and my family went to the CC. I only managed to watch 1 again so this is my review of Die Hard....

Die Hard is a brutal, suspenseful, blood-pumping action thrill ride that has you on the edge of your seat from start to finish. John McClane is a relatable and enduring protagonist from the first minutes of the movie. The excellent writing and acting from Bruce Willis shows this perfectly with him being afraid of flying, and is a vulnerable hero who is trying to help keep his family together. Hans Gruber is  a fantastic villain and remains one of the most famous action movie villains of all time and the rivalry between him and McClane that builds throughout the film is fantastic. The action scenes are well shot and look excellent. Die Hard definitely deserves a 10/10.

Marvel/DC Review

I just finished watching the first 3 seasons of Marvel/DC on YouTube and I thought I would write a review. For those of you who don't know,  Marvel/DC is a web-series on YouTube created by the channel called ItsJustSomeRandomGuy. (RandomGuy for short.) The first 3 seasons are After Hours, (Season 1.) Happy Hour, (Seazon 2.) and Zero Hour. (Season 3.) This web-series has to be one of the best I've seen in a while, it's funny, exciting, and very interesting to watch and speculate about. And its incredibly small budget and poor special effects hardly detract from this. Sometimes it can be cheesy, (I found myself cringing at certain moments.) there are a couple of continuity errors, (Though it does acknowledge this with Deadpool coming into Zero Hour.) sometimes you can easily tell that it's 2 people doing all the voices, they used the reset buttom at one point at the end of Zero Hour, and it does that thing where it can be really quiet then really loud a few times. (Mainly in After Hours.) But these problems don't detract from the amazing storyline and characters. It's also brilliant how it helps you to appreciate certain characters and see the problems with certain tropes that are used in superhero movies today but I won't go into detail. It also plays around with certain character's personalities and motives which helps to play with expectations. I'm gonna give Marvel/DC an 8/10.

Catch-Up

So happy that Spider-Man is going to be in the MCU at last. I know that Sony are still involved, but it's great that Spidey can finally interact with the MCU characters. Just finished watching The Flash Episode 10 'Revenge of the Rogues'. A great way to get you back into The Flash universe that was set up in the first 9 episods and a great way to get you excited for new episodes. And it's also brilliant that everyone knows that The Flash exists now. Overall, great mid-season opener.

The Flash Review

The Flash is one of my favourite shows.  All the characters, even the ones who sometimes aren't written well, are brilliantly acted and have their chance to shine. The stories and the ongoing storylines are written well and each episode promotes a lot of speculation and intrigue that leaves you eagerly awaiting the next episode. Another great thing about this show is like the original Star Wars trilogy, the characters, for the most part, act like real people, episode 5 is a great example of this as we see what has now become known as 'Team Flash' going to a bar and having a night out. My favourite characters are Barry, Dr. Wells, and Detective West. The special effects are jaw-dropping, especially for a TV show, I keep reminding myself that this isn't a movie that I'm watching. The Flash definitely deserves a 10/10.

Gotham Review

Gotham's biggest problem is that because it starts at a familiar point, Thomas and Martha Wayne getting shot, it's uninteresting because we know what's gonna happen,  Gordon will become Commissioner at some point and resolve his issues with Barbara, Bruce will go off travelling and come back with the training necessary to become Batman, Cobblepot will become a crime boss, Nygma will go crazy and become the Riddler, the man who murdered the Waynes will be Joe Chill, Bullock will go on to hate Batman. Everything else is filler, Fish Mooney, Falcone, etc. And when the show does get opportunities for greatness, to be something different, it wastes them, the premise is the first example, Gotham before Batman, they could have set this before the Waynes' murder, show Bruce growing up, allow us to see what he was like before his parents' murders, fuck that! They wanna start from a point that fans have seen a thousand times! The second waste of an opportunity was when Gordon got Arkham as his precinct, we could have gone inside Arkham, see why it's such a terrible place to be, see why the villains keep escaping from there. Fuck that! They wanted to get things back to as they were before after 1 fucking episode! And don't get me started on Barbara! As for the good, the acting for the most part is brilliant (Barbara being the exception.) and it's entertaining to watch. I'm gonna give Gotham a 4/10.

Thoughts on Batman Vs. Robin

Really? Batman VERSUS Robin? How is that even a competition?  Batman would win in ANY scenario because even if we're going to entertain the idea that Robin is a good character, he's younger than Batman, and still being trained by him. Batman spent years training his body to mental and physical perfection. Robin is still young and in training. Which brings up another point, Batman will be going to jail after this movie for child abuse! This movie and it's concept is a joke.