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So...this film isn't really in my Top 5 Animated films I'm anticipating for this year, but the reason I'm talking about it is because it's by a studio..I may have praised a bit too much in the past. Illumination Entertainment. Here I was thinking they would be the next big studio and, while they kinda are Box Office wise, there not so much in terms of writing. So, The Secret Life of Pets. The trailers basically gave us the basic set up. Pets living secret lives while their owners are away. Immediately people compared it to Toy Story. And after this new trailer....it just seems to drive home that comparison.
I mean, you have a dog named Max. Who's owner Katie gets a new dog named Duke, who dangers his position as favorite pet. They end up getting separated from their home, and they're also caught up with a rabbit's scheme to get revenge on happy pets and their owners with an army of abandoned pets. Yeah, most of it DOES sound a lot like Toy Story. Not just the first film, but a bit of the sequels as well. You got the subplot where all the other pets set out to find them, like the second movie, and the rabbit with his "flushed pets" army could be compared to Lotso and the Daycare from the third one. But really, removing Toy Story, it still sounds like that generic buddy/pet movie. Where the two don't get a long at first, but then learn to work together and be friends, as well as the Homeward Bound story where the pet's get separated from their owners, and their quest to reunite with them.....Yeah I'm sure you guys can list 5 films with that same premise.
So....yeah, I'm kinda skeptical on this one. Plus....I feel pretty silly praising this studio in the past. Don't get me wrong, I think they DO have some talent in them. Their animation's really colorful and at times creative, and I love how they handle the casting with their films, even if it involves the old practice with celebrities. But even then...I feel they'll mostly be in the same league as Blue Sky and Sony Pictures Animation. They're animation's mostly very well done, but their story telling isn't anything to write home about. (No pun intended.) But really....can these guys make more good films? Or did they just get lucky with Despicable Me 1 and 2? Well, we'll see.
But what do you guys think? Can this still be descent? Or is it too familiar for it's own good?
I mean, you have a dog named Max. Who's owner Katie gets a new dog named Duke, who dangers his position as favorite pet. They end up getting separated from their home, and they're also caught up with a rabbit's scheme to get revenge on happy pets and their owners with an army of abandoned pets. Yeah, most of it DOES sound a lot like Toy Story. Not just the first film, but a bit of the sequels as well. You got the subplot where all the other pets set out to find them, like the second movie, and the rabbit with his "flushed pets" army could be compared to Lotso and the Daycare from the third one. But really, removing Toy Story, it still sounds like that generic buddy/pet movie. Where the two don't get a long at first, but then learn to work together and be friends, as well as the Homeward Bound story where the pet's get separated from their owners, and their quest to reunite with them.....Yeah I'm sure you guys can list 5 films with that same premise.
So....yeah, I'm kinda skeptical on this one. Plus....I feel pretty silly praising this studio in the past. Don't get me wrong, I think they DO have some talent in them. Their animation's really colorful and at times creative, and I love how they handle the casting with their films, even if it involves the old practice with celebrities. But even then...I feel they'll mostly be in the same league as Blue Sky and Sony Pictures Animation. They're animation's mostly very well done, but their story telling isn't anything to write home about. (No pun intended.) But really....can these guys make more good films? Or did they just get lucky with Despicable Me 1 and 2? Well, we'll see.
But what do you guys think? Can this still be descent? Or is it too familiar for it's own good?
A preview of my Nick 45th Anniversary picture.
Maybe it's not the best idea using the Channel-tans, but I'll let you guys be the judge. Another idea I had was a group shot of my own personal favorite Nicktoons but....that would take too long and....I got other things to do as of late so....maybe I'll save that for another time while it's still 2024. But anyways, do you like how it looks so far?
..So you know about the Razzies?
In case you don't keep up with awards ceremonies, The Razzie Awards are basically a ceremony that celebrates "bad movies". Movies that were considered the worst of the year, or even all time, basically categorizing which film had the worst acting, directing, the worst movie in general, all that jazz. All of which would be rewarded for a trophy called "The Golden Raspberry." I.E., the last award anyone in the business would want to get. At least as a joke. You may have heard of them through the infamy of Showgirls, Battlefield Earth, Gigli, Jack and Jill, The Emoji Movie, or how I learned about them, Son of the Mask. For 2023, both Marvel and DC tied with four nominations of that year. Now Marvel is no stranger to the Razzies, but it IS the first time a film from the MCU has gotten nominated for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania....how Eternals and Love and Thunder went under the radar is beyond me but whatever. But...what was the DC movie that tied Quantumania in the awards?
Regarding those Nick Trios/Duos
Since a lot of you seem to love it when I do those Nick Trio/Duo picks, I am planning do more of them down the line...except I'm having trouble deciding which ones to do. Actually, I do have SOME ideas...but they also clash with the ideas people leave me in the comments. Such as... Nick Duos of Doug Rugrats TUFF Puppy Planet Sheen Bunsen is a Beast Sanjay and Craig Fanboy and Chum Chum Breadwinners Purple and Brown Robot and Monster The Loud House The Casagrandes It's Pony The Mighty B! Nick Quartets of Penguins of Madagascar The X's The Legend of Korra Action League Now! The Off Beats Rugrats? Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pig Goat Banana Cricket ....Only problem is that I might not have many ideas for much more Nick Trios...unless that's really a problem to you guys. But....for once, I'm gonna let those who read this journal decide which Nicktoons I pair up with which set, and maybe I can exchange my own ideas to decide which one sounds better. So.....any ideas?
Planning to bring back Afro Riffs..
And by that I mean, this series of videos I use to do. Why some of you probably aren't asking because you likely forgot that I did these likely? Well, when I first made them, I did have one goal I was hoping to achieve with them....a goal that was incredibly selfish, unhealthy, and really stupid...and once I reached a point where I accepted I wasn't going to get that goal, I just...didn't have the right mindset of continuing making them...especially when I lost speaking terms with the two original co-hosts. But now, (Given that I learned I have a irl friend who use to watch these actually...) I feel like I'm comfortable enough to start doing these again, just so I can have more videos to post, and it could be good practice for editing on DaVinci Resolve. But there's just ONE problem with that....I'm gonna need some new co-hosts. Now, I managed to reconnect with TenshiHanka, but he told me that he has a job now that makes him unavailable to do these, and....I don't want to get into
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I might see it if it's decent. I like the voice cast, and Duke reminds me of the dog my dad brought home to our house hold.