Category: Mainstream Entertainment

All posts relating to general happenings in mainstream entertainment, where it’d be movies, television, music, or other things that fall within that bubble.

Quick Thoughts On… Ashens And The Quest For The Gamechild

Just saw the Ashens movie… Will probably get back to this in a fuller post, but suffice it to say, I thought it was an enjoyable little flick. The story was decent, there were some funny bits, the movie looked very good, there’s some Multiverse cameos if you’re into that sort of thing, and most of all, I thought it had a nice flow throughout the movie. There was never any instance where the movie dragged or where I could see a joke coming a mile away every ten seconds or so; even with the bit of foreshadowing at the beginning of the movie that I completely missed the first time around.

All in all, I thought it was a pretty good flick. It’s not anything high caliber or high art – it does have some issues here and there – but certainl,y it was a better movie than the various rubbish specials put out by Channel Awesome over the past few years. Really, if you enjoy the Ashens stuff and want a fun little movie to watch, definitely give this a look. It’s well done, it’s a fun movie, and most enticing of all, it’s free… quite a pleasant surprise because this deserves the DVD treatment.

So… Jimmy. Your turn.

Chappy Took A Crappy And Blamed It On Chef

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2296781/Gordon-Ramsay-destroyed-business-One-chef-reveals-REAL-Kitchen-Nightmare-appearing-hit-show.html

So if your business is failing and you need help, but then someone offers the help and you don’t take it, why did you even bother?

For those wondering, Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares show went to a New Orleans-style restaurant in Nashville that’s known for its chef who wears a tall hat and apparently has little man syndrome. Ramsay naturally destroyed his food, introduced Chappy to the idea of people who only eat fish, and then did the whole overhaul of the locale and menu… and then Chappy turned around and went back to his shitty menu.

And then he wonders why his business is failing.

Random Thought About… Under Siege

Last night, Space channel was showing an old Steven Seagal flick from the 90s called Under Siege. What a damn good movie that was and I might actually consider picking up a DVD or BluRay if I come across it for dirt cheap. Light on plot, but the action was top-notch for the time and it was a thrill watching it. No complaints in that regard; I was thouroughly entertained throughout the film.

Anyway, it just occurred to me some time later that the name of Seagal’s character in that movie is Casey Ryback and that he’s a cook. Interestingly enough, in WWE, there is a character called Ryback whose catchphrase involves feeding him more… stuff.

So work with me here. In the 90s, a character named Ryback is a cook. In the 2010s, a character named Ryback likes to eat… go figure.

I wonder if there’s someone on the creative team who was a fan of Under Siege and… nah, that’d be giving those monkeys too much credit.

Random Thoughts On… The AVGN Movie Teaser Poster

So Cinemassacre posted the artwork for the teaser poster for the upcoming Angry Video Game Nerd movie that is coming this lifetime or something. It’s a nice looking poster. Mostly monochrome, mostly dark, but I rather like it.

Unfortunately, the poster does a good job of misleading me into believing that this is going to be something of a dark horror comedy sort of film rather than the schlock that the teaser trailer has been showcasing. In fact, a dark horror comedy film starring the Nerd character has the potential to be the much more interesting film that could potentially give that franchise a worthwhile production. I know Rolfe could pull it off if he wanted to… but he won’t.

And it’s a shame, because in my mind, that’s probably what he’s best at.

The Hobbit… In Few Words

Kevin Smith has more walking scenes to mimic in his future public speaking ventures if he wants to mock the Rings once more.

In all honesty, it looks decent. The battles were as well done as million dollar CG will allow, and the story was alright for the most part. However, it tends to drag at times and there were a couple of occasions where I was falling asleep. Sometimes, story decompression isn’t such a good idea.

Not a bad flick, but could have been shorter. We’ll see about the next one.

Ponies? No thanks…

Early in the morning, I decided to check out Netflix… Netflix apparently had the new My Little Pony animated series that are making so-called bronies everywhere act like jabronies. Feeling a bit bored, I decided to sample an episode of the show… and promptly shut it off after about five minutes…

I guess I’m not a bronie… I’ll stick with that other girly show about magical girls in sailor suits. At least it’s part of the same species…

Now… upon further study, I realize the above post needs a bit more context, so here’s the deal. This is not a “hate” thing or anything like that. I sampled about five minutes of a twenty minute episode of the show and decided that it was not for me. Kudos to all involved for producing a show that people like enough to gain some popularity; I’m just not one of those folks.