tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14772559442723029702024-03-21T06:17:32.815-07:00Ninja Pirate reviewsReviews of movies, cartoons, toys, and much more by the one person who can give them proper reviews. A Ninja PirateManetoyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946204635703068551noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477255944272302970.post-63803259048721905492011-08-25T16:30:00.001-07:002011-08-25T16:30:59.773-07:00New Thundercats action figuresI've reviewed the new show, now it's time for the toys!
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<br />These were all they had which is fortunate 'cause quite frankly, these were all I could afford. Right off the bat, I'm rather impressed. Sure, the packaging is nothing new, but I really like the packaging design. Though I do really like the art of every character on each package. One complaint I have though is that Lion-o's weapons were packaged bent. I checked all the Lion-os they had and they were all like that. So now my Lion-o is stuck with a bent sword. Not cool, Bandai.
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<br />The sculpting on these toys in my opinion is fantastic. I think these have great detail for a 4" line. The painting is really nicely applied too although I noticed Lion-o and Tygra's little screws and joints aren't painted. A rather big deal to hardcore collectors. But just a minor irritation to me. I'm more annoyed by the bent sword.
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<br />Both Lion-o and Tygra have the same amount of articulation. Their arms move up and down, their shoulders move up and down, their heads turn at a 360 base (Lion-o has an issue with that but I'll address it later) and their legs are just as articulated as their arms.
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<br />The only one who's a little disappointing in the articulation department is Mumm-Ra. His arms move up and down, his wrists rotate, but that's it. No leg articulation. Mind you, being Mumm-Ra, there aren't many poses you'd probably want him to be in. He also lacked in the accessories. He only came with a dagger and a "Scarab shield." Meaning Mumm-Ra's just trying to copy Lion-o's gear. Real original there, Mumm-Ra.
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<br />Tygra comes with his classic whip and a pistol. That's right. Tygra's packin' heat now!
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<br />Some have complained about Tygra's rubber whip. They've said it should've been made of something more pose able. I disagree. Let's not forget that this is intended to be a children's toy and a personally believe children wouldn't be as interested in that sort of thing. Besides, I personally find the whip lots of fun
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<br />and for your convenience, Tygra also has a holster for his pistol. Which is very good. Few toys remember to add a holster for their weapons. It's king of a tight fit but it works well.
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<br />One thing I gotta ask though. Who's idea was it to take a man with ORANGE fur and make him wear GREEN armor? Talk about clashing!!
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<br />and finally, we have Lion-o. Who in my opinion is the best figure so far. Should be, being "Lord of the Thundercats" and all. He comes with his claw shield, his sword in dagger mode, and his sword in full battle mode. But as I said before, they were packaged bent so unless you put some weight on them for a while, they're gonna be a little bent looking. Especially the dagger.
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<br />I don't see many kids finding use for the dagger and I think it's going to go down as this year's easiest to lose toy accessory, but it's nice that you have the ability to slip it in the claw shield like Lion-o does in the show. This makes it a little more difficult getting the claw shield on his arm but it still works.
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<br />I have only one real complaint here. Earlier I said Lion-o has in issue turning his head. Well, he can turn all the way to the left but if he tries to look to the right, his shoulder pad gets in the way. It gets in the way when you lift his arm too. I also personally find this shoulder pad rather bulky and clunky looking.
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<br />So I removed it. I think he looks better this way. Don't take the pad off unless you REALLY want it off though because it's difficult to get it back on.
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<br />Over all I am very pleased with these toys and will be buying more once I found them. So far, the only place I've seen them is Toys R Us. I have two Wal-marts and a Target and none of them had this line so right now, I think Toys R Us is your best bet.
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<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">THUNDERCATS HOOOOO!</span></span>Manetoyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946204635703068551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477255944272302970.post-356918552868420582011-07-31T13:50:00.000-07:002011-07-31T14:24:12.653-07:00New Thundercats series<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw9Gx0IJaDVi7eYDhVg6uCtgh1aMjID9GtpItQZDb7R3OiBuNqVSDUZNHT6N__9v-Fg6m1gMyRIz_mGsD5_Pv3eQiUA9tBjRP0P4L-Z6qZpqhX4eCMXy_yCI585OqAi7vRPMH0s22zBPw/s1600/watch-Thundercats-2011-episodes-online-english-sub-thumbnailpic.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw9Gx0IJaDVi7eYDhVg6uCtgh1aMjID9GtpItQZDb7R3OiBuNqVSDUZNHT6N__9v-Fg6m1gMyRIz_mGsD5_Pv3eQiUA9tBjRP0P4L-Z6qZpqhX4eCMXy_yCI585OqAi7vRPMH0s22zBPw/s320/watch-Thundercats-2011-episodes-online-english-sub-thumbnailpic.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635622237054769378" /></a><br /><br />Fanboys all around fangasmed as the classic 80s series Thundercats after long last has returned to Television with an all new series. two nights ago, the new series had an hour long premier. Does it stand up to the original? <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZBaxrcvQZQpBD8l1LAhea9MPvjJ0UD-0_IfZYP-Euq0isEU-xoj2TtGRGLk27KKAAq7DavVG4EPrf6ref7zgz0cj3iXCgwp7CB-PcKYBla-RzgZGwlhdzSHH6QaOEIRgCEzjkUrtl24/s1600/040511_thundercats_2011_t.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZBaxrcvQZQpBD8l1LAhea9MPvjJ0UD-0_IfZYP-Euq0isEU-xoj2TtGRGLk27KKAAq7DavVG4EPrf6ref7zgz0cj3iXCgwp7CB-PcKYBla-RzgZGwlhdzSHH6QaOEIRgCEzjkUrtl24/s320/040511_thundercats_2011_t.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635623676220640450" /></a><br /><br />While some fans didn't care for this, I for one am loving the series' new anime-like style. Some claim they're just doing this to appeal to the new generation but think about it. what was the original Thundercats doing but simply trying to appeal to the He-Man audience of the time? I think the anime style compliments the characters and settings very well.<br /><br />They've made Lion-o physically younger which again, I think works. Lion-O in the original series was good for not always doing the right thing. While physically an adult, he's supposed to be mentally young and inexperienced and this new design works for that.<br /><br />The plot has changed a bit but still feels based on the original series. I don't wish to spoil anything but they remembered a lot of little things from the old series that really only fans of the show would know and made those little things work with the new plot.<br /><br />Let's be honest. The voice acting in the original series was not high end acting. While the new series may not be perfect in its acting either, I feel for the most part it's greatly improved. Cladius; Lion-o's father was played by Larry Kenney. The orignal voice of Lion-O. This was very awesome to know and hear. It also did my child of the 80s heart good to hear that voice shout "Thundercats HO!" one last time.<br />I didn't recognize a lot of the new voices but I DID recognize Lex Luthor/Mr. Krabs as Grune the Destroyer and Terry McGuinness from Batman Beyond as Lion-O. Both of which play these roles well.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-nozuaM44rQ00SxkEtLY3_H1JNSBqFL4moK3FOK5jGWnZLRDIV183gRYZF9hlev0F-iDkiOSwwkRgCwUPHw-zkRkg8NmypRoMM99QuNj9kZNXp7M2xOTPtiVwaFwdu3ahdlr8r2PtD8/s1600/1928196-thundercats_2011_wilykit_and_wilykat_bio_1309524267_super.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 174px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-nozuaM44rQ00SxkEtLY3_H1JNSBqFL4moK3FOK5jGWnZLRDIV183gRYZF9hlev0F-iDkiOSwwkRgCwUPHw-zkRkg8NmypRoMM99QuNj9kZNXp7M2xOTPtiVwaFwdu3ahdlr8r2PtD8/s320/1928196-thundercats_2011_wilykit_and_wilykat_bio_1309524267_super.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635627580802537074" /></a><br /><br />Oh, and for the first time ever, Wily Kit and Kat actually sound like children.<br /><br />Another good point to mention; SNARF DOESN'T TALK! While I actually liked Snarf in the original series, his constant bickering got very annoying and I could see why some fans don't like him. I felt it was a good call to downplay Snarf more and not have him talk.<br /><br />Is there anything negative I have to say about this? Well, Tygra seems like a bit of a douche in this but that could be simply the beginning of character development. This ins't a direct re-telling of the original series which may disappoint some fans. Plus, anyone who doesn't like the idea of all Thundarians not being the pristine example of good may not be happy with this. While the Thundercats are the good guys, it's not black and white "They bad, we good" here. At one point, Lion-O pleads with his father to let go some lizard men who were only arrested for stealing food from thundarians and the only reason they did this was because the Thundarians own all the best crops and keep them for themselves leaving all other species with nothing but scraps. So it's imply that there's some Government corruption going on in Thundera and those not keen on the idea may not care for it. I personally though think it's a fascinating new look on the series. <br /><br />Over all, I think this is a fantastic revision of a classic series and a breath of fresh air for animation enthusiasts sick of the recent animation rut television has been in. It has an Avatar: The last airbender vibe that I think works for the series and I will be watching new episodes of this every friday at 8:30 from now on/<br /><br />THUNDERCATS HO!Manetoyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946204635703068551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477255944272302970.post-13646541835668237822011-05-02T11:29:00.000-07:002011-07-26T16:27:52.671-07:00Hot Toys Astro BoyAt long last I have acquired the one Astro Boy toy I have been wanting since the moment I saw pictures of it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCNeWwmWXbalH9lMiIg8udQgAFSaCGHD2ylHwoayIdpCIVN0-EgqyKln4sMJBSv21nHrVltNCYyBcW1Ww7Dt0zTTiQRe4AinkK0xkfwf3IkBLA62-DnEnPLURDqBop_ewUmkhzERlRsuw/s1600/DSC00742.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 307px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCNeWwmWXbalH9lMiIg8udQgAFSaCGHD2ylHwoayIdpCIVN0-EgqyKln4sMJBSv21nHrVltNCYyBcW1Ww7Dt0zTTiQRe4AinkK0xkfwf3IkBLA62-DnEnPLURDqBop_ewUmkhzERlRsuw/s320/DSC00742.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602190828211549202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ0vx52SS2yX3H70WFi1a6PZ4I361uQ-_8CB26gIlBvECHktetIvgWO-t1IfiWWuuKCEfedCKKbr22krP2HRvjmzXXyZ4i3b_MI906pamXq2pC1ErRGozr48YIGgUSNe-FXHS_EgOa9Tg/s1600/DSC00743.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 307px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ0vx52SS2yX3H70WFi1a6PZ4I361uQ-_8CB26gIlBvECHktetIvgWO-t1IfiWWuuKCEfedCKKbr22krP2HRvjmzXXyZ4i3b_MI906pamXq2pC1ErRGozr48YIGgUSNe-FXHS_EgOa9Tg/s320/DSC00743.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602190831627232642" /></a><br /><br />The packaging is pretty simple and subtle. So subtle that I almost didn't notice it in the store. But it's very nice. Rather pretty and artistic for a toy box. Although despite only being a 9 inch figure, this is a LOT of box. The box almost twice the size of the toy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgCLSuqALIyUG1RXm7pzORly47FTHQTgA3wUCPKI4AOs-0gKyxRiNd2caxMD_8FeOtw-mFahKX21EDxOyNJI4DAQdAUCj8-0A_vqTUZ3V4l1CLQFWW-6ty76Eos6lPotFLedc5g0FKl8/s1600/DSC00779.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 302px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgCLSuqALIyUG1RXm7pzORly47FTHQTgA3wUCPKI4AOs-0gKyxRiNd2caxMD_8FeOtw-mFahKX21EDxOyNJI4DAQdAUCj8-0A_vqTUZ3V4l1CLQFWW-6ty76Eos6lPotFLedc5g0FKl8/s320/DSC00779.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602191981851987426" /></a><br /><br />Once out of the box you can really appreciate all the details put to this figure. The head sculpt is beautiful. It looks just like him. No silly expressions, no attempts to make him look "hip" or "tough." It's just Astro Boy. Some have complained that this makes him look bland but I think this speaks his character very well.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV0D8xTVty0aL2DnUDt7-T07CU5r3TZ-eZAqz9tY4R-ZZPSau2f2Ta0V3oV1fu-bmODpsVWCjTXHS5ijSrWzryC2vKFeS9T7cD6z9-Z4WGUcpsx4x2QoR2wZLokEPiahb71qI6nRcwGg4/s1600/Too+sexy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV0D8xTVty0aL2DnUDt7-T07CU5r3TZ-eZAqz9tY4R-ZZPSau2f2Ta0V3oV1fu-bmODpsVWCjTXHS5ijSrWzryC2vKFeS9T7cD6z9-Z4WGUcpsx4x2QoR2wZLokEPiahb71qI6nRcwGg4/s320/Too+sexy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602198777750821218" /></a><br /><br />I like the articulation. It's not perfect, but it's some of the best articulation I've seen in an Astro Boy figure<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBNKzYoY7kWGMcqhGfv7BMPISDtBiAq8P-ldTOukBNwzoMzdiejuUf-Ao_EKoPrFAz_vEae3V9W6sg1JfJyRWy_YcS2FpXC_PliIZOGV5WoQNRCSWmkF-WypBr5Xcq9MDwmwm-HuDomgo/s1600/DSC00789.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBNKzYoY7kWGMcqhGfv7BMPISDtBiAq8P-ldTOukBNwzoMzdiejuUf-Ao_EKoPrFAz_vEae3V9W6sg1JfJyRWy_YcS2FpXC_PliIZOGV5WoQNRCSWmkF-WypBr5Xcq9MDwmwm-HuDomgo/s320/DSC00789.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602192976284474002" /></a><br /><br />He comes with a few items that all attach to his arms and legs including arm cannons, extra hands, and rocket feet.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigMVAsOZeL8x7Kvuum7CdxPGfD8c2FiLQaHzoHkwnezJkQNJ1d_XG1BKtmS99-GhFv2bUVb2okPvuiEDy9BTaVcdJqbof8UyjOhupz_tGPkRG_qXw3mgRWFynQHIROe2jAr36-eStg7oI/s1600/roflbot-tNSL.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigMVAsOZeL8x7Kvuum7CdxPGfD8c2FiLQaHzoHkwnezJkQNJ1d_XG1BKtmS99-GhFv2bUVb2okPvuiEDy9BTaVcdJqbof8UyjOhupz_tGPkRG_qXw3mgRWFynQHIROe2jAr36-eStg7oI/s320/roflbot-tNSL.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602194498314734210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidw5BraSN7UCYheDv8taAxgTeahxXb76E7CprZEk6aidUiO3G9sc_MeWHrniSqQJq9Xtz7gyPnHoMAXOUUNBmFAqHNKrOhc53weLvKlWhP48DbLttd9Y9CH-k9gkyGNqqKY_mwOvwmtiE/s1600/roflbot-fNU4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidw5BraSN7UCYheDv8taAxgTeahxXb76E7CprZEk6aidUiO3G9sc_MeWHrniSqQJq9Xtz7gyPnHoMAXOUUNBmFAqHNKrOhc53weLvKlWhP48DbLttd9Y9CH-k9gkyGNqqKY_mwOvwmtiE/s320/roflbot-fNU4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602194504736897170" /></a><br />These attach to his hands just fine and offer more action pose opportunities. But there is major issue<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisaLdV_OFh0IElIm9Ces6iTBB8iXkOZf8id1x3VQdywgaWcRxeVvvvoM5k7Z6yn189huC02Vn5RfL0YA8LXFp9W4PSAh7RVQBkBcrehyphenhyphenmYwaTvgdGm8szQRQ7iow7e8eeNYItv3QOmIjs/s1600/DSC00794.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisaLdV_OFh0IElIm9Ces6iTBB8iXkOZf8id1x3VQdywgaWcRxeVvvvoM5k7Z6yn189huC02Vn5RfL0YA8LXFp9W4PSAh7RVQBkBcrehyphenhyphenmYwaTvgdGm8szQRQ7iow7e8eeNYItv3QOmIjs/s320/DSC00794.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602194977519863138" /></a><br /><br />He comes with rocket feet that are supposed to attach to the bottom of his boots but his feet refuse to come off and I paid (shutters) $150 for this thing to risk breaking it so sorry but I don't have pictures of him with the rockets attached.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwYv-aDIaHA0vQOD7ICEiUqpNjXE1l2k20mA7X-ZfhPOyvxO13UzA8TPyw-16Okl3z6iqofGofsr2p2NWCMMvAzFR7Ny9FuEYDL9yI_gqZwwL-tFS1Ea3q4nwA8SOv5TRUCdkBZm4uN60/s1600/DSC00796.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwYv-aDIaHA0vQOD7ICEiUqpNjXE1l2k20mA7X-ZfhPOyvxO13UzA8TPyw-16Okl3z6iqofGofsr2p2NWCMMvAzFR7Ny9FuEYDL9yI_gqZwwL-tFS1Ea3q4nwA8SOv5TRUCdkBZm4uN60/s320/DSC00796.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602195691874791458" /></a><br /><br />You're right Astro. They DO fail.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2pAU7zI0SBjW1U4RRyyPviF4iI3toLVRt3NW6SilDAMELuQ_CvBjNz15aq_iCPaMVNaasxecBKoiApBnAr__dBVXUtVuitzAqgY0EFo6Yxrj9ziygu9SmhQiWQtgMpjdo9r-oJxIGBVc/s1600/DSC00797.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2pAU7zI0SBjW1U4RRyyPviF4iI3toLVRt3NW6SilDAMELuQ_CvBjNz15aq_iCPaMVNaasxecBKoiApBnAr__dBVXUtVuitzAqgY0EFo6Yxrj9ziygu9SmhQiWQtgMpjdo9r-oJxIGBVc/s320/DSC00797.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602195957034364354" /></a><br /><br />A nice feature on the toy is that you can open up his chest panel. Not only are the details on the blue core and the machinery excellent, but when you press the blue core<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDXe8Duj_EzS2KnB6vWuI8VZB2wvvCZm2YNxfqTXxfjGo1-jPA0S1SipP6rjC9h8ZGWep-QBmhUNp-jFypbw1VrQZpwEFX3KCqZjfd2XmWCIUO3J4klRFjWUCHfdqqKbct9Z_pko98gyg/s1600/DSC00799.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDXe8Duj_EzS2KnB6vWuI8VZB2wvvCZm2YNxfqTXxfjGo1-jPA0S1SipP6rjC9h8ZGWep-QBmhUNp-jFypbw1VrQZpwEFX3KCqZjfd2XmWCIUO3J4klRFjWUCHfdqqKbct9Z_pko98gyg/s320/DSC00799.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602196452016597538" /></a><br /><br />His eyes light up. the eyes are nice and bright too. I ended up using his eyes as flashlights on occasion.<br /><br />All in all I think it's a good figure. My only real complaint is that certain feet won't come off. For collectors and adult fans, this is the perfect item for you. If you just want an Astro Boy to play with, I'd recommend one of Jazwares' figures instead.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhYUraOkDnHRvfw_87ofdkuKkpRsNJsZm1O3mMZMGJCof2CdtiXY8u1KugANHiwRVpWhyjGO1CzjWwDCBpE9g5iJWlF90kOOxaGYj1SVsFse7D3V9uD5clhrsHS4E8UNsIMp3wTb3Jvs/s1600/DSC00814.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhYUraOkDnHRvfw_87ofdkuKkpRsNJsZm1O3mMZMGJCof2CdtiXY8u1KugANHiwRVpWhyjGO1CzjWwDCBpE9g5iJWlF90kOOxaGYj1SVsFse7D3V9uD5clhrsHS4E8UNsIMp3wTb3Jvs/s320/DSC00814.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602200471584756226" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">ROBO KOMBAAAAAAT!</span>Manetoyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946204635703068551noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477255944272302970.post-59640462555597001252011-04-29T17:42:00.000-07:002011-04-29T18:17:00.884-07:00Rukia Kuchiki by PlayartsFrom the company that gave us the Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts toys comes the Bleach toy line. if you don't know, Bleach is an anime about a boy named Ichigo with the power to see ghosts who gains the power to fight soul devouring monsters known as "Hallows." There's a whole lot more going on in it but I could go on for hours on it. Instead, I'm here to review the action figure of my favorite character from the series. Rukia Kuchiki<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2O9DiG0rmlBgcCDo5A5u_u3mNZVpLOLxXXDUlMpcPmwUbK4a4gYmcyW3f9uZtskoh4wgmDt1G9SIXhyphenhyphenE6hAjVsAk5Dss48VX_ymhmIGzBNjsrg-PT3582MAgndTQxaqWivSMQxwgCl6w/s1600/DSC00740.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2O9DiG0rmlBgcCDo5A5u_u3mNZVpLOLxXXDUlMpcPmwUbK4a4gYmcyW3f9uZtskoh4wgmDt1G9SIXhyphenhyphenE6hAjVsAk5Dss48VX_ymhmIGzBNjsrg-PT3582MAgndTQxaqWivSMQxwgCl6w/s320/DSC00740.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601173356431906818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_sIowhl13_t0XMObFRAb_CnqfxG8QSOXx0AAEU7odNw7P5aLfbe_iShsNsNmasjY48wDghlevTrHhmn9inIITx9gk5wwqQOtqpDQoihFL0TsU-QDjhySxVGrcfvyb8fpk0rDSkEH4itI/s1600/DSC00741.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_sIowhl13_t0XMObFRAb_CnqfxG8QSOXx0AAEU7odNw7P5aLfbe_iShsNsNmasjY48wDghlevTrHhmn9inIITx9gk5wwqQOtqpDQoihFL0TsU-QDjhySxVGrcfvyb8fpk0rDSkEH4itI/s320/DSC00741.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601173536594724818" /></a><br />If you've seen Playarts toys in their boxes before than this is nothing new. Same window type box as other Playarts figures but as they say; "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."<br />But you see, it's shortly after I open this box that we have our first problem.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLyLS1AssSO_FnFyhVboB95p_pG0QR8Gr39Wd7UxkmdCIAfkTM70MLwOgMqS52ZJ68sJZf5rQW0oORtPyX6dujlOt-YpAfiO2WTwF7pgdn3Mwz4btqvU0X_Qi_ciwbHbRqff8KOFqoT1E/s1600/DSC00753.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLyLS1AssSO_FnFyhVboB95p_pG0QR8Gr39Wd7UxkmdCIAfkTM70MLwOgMqS52ZJ68sJZf5rQW0oORtPyX6dujlOt-YpAfiO2WTwF7pgdn3Mwz4btqvU0X_Qi_ciwbHbRqff8KOFqoT1E/s320/DSC00753.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601174075695390370" /></a><br />That's right. The damn thing's foot broke right out of the package. This was nothing a little super glue couldn't fix and while I know this isn't a figure made to be played with, I still found this ridiculous.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh51m-ua-qunVM4e24IreRsUfMu-CR4HPOsfKiTboQWeo_c2faeBSeOlo2b2aGbObVhDBUOCPcmVQRVxdCrN_DNrCP_S7Qq43DYDyEI-u7V1-GHurzhwIi_WUq_J5832UeQAUc5PMZRV8s/s1600/DSC00763.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh51m-ua-qunVM4e24IreRsUfMu-CR4HPOsfKiTboQWeo_c2faeBSeOlo2b2aGbObVhDBUOCPcmVQRVxdCrN_DNrCP_S7Qq43DYDyEI-u7V1-GHurzhwIi_WUq_J5832UeQAUc5PMZRV8s/s320/DSC00763.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601175222517956530" /></a><br /><br />Once I got the foot fixed, Rukia was good to go. Right off the bat I can see great care was put into the details for the figure. (Too bad the same couldn't be said for the damn foot) <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiboOJkEq4fftBK3JKTbIDfd8orOqky0Bl3v7klF866N8eTQQXhDjBymRyNBjrlpP7iwE9p5UrktJwNBPsQGiexsZi841g0qejVurczMQbutWi9MCLzACluoulfrV-FcCbxZKaumoarUOw/s1600/DSC00764.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiboOJkEq4fftBK3JKTbIDfd8orOqky0Bl3v7klF866N8eTQQXhDjBymRyNBjrlpP7iwE9p5UrktJwNBPsQGiexsZi841g0qejVurczMQbutWi9MCLzACluoulfrV-FcCbxZKaumoarUOw/s320/DSC00764.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601175509512489922" /></a><br /><br />Her head is beautifully sculpted and painted. From the eyes, the hair, and the face, This IS Rukia Kuchiki. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbiOkiJCcpvYtys8amzjuaE_MMwl2UogIl1JIufcF-fsdThGLF7rYcSrnLXcpxx93_ZY9AQ5SgDiyH0tkpeJKTMu5IXIS1kzvT1SmFLCKofWDFPKvhAl9j41zLe5y1abIK2Wrj93rXhgM/s1600/DSC00767.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbiOkiJCcpvYtys8amzjuaE_MMwl2UogIl1JIufcF-fsdThGLF7rYcSrnLXcpxx93_ZY9AQ5SgDiyH0tkpeJKTMu5IXIS1kzvT1SmFLCKofWDFPKvhAl9j41zLe5y1abIK2Wrj93rXhgM/s320/DSC00767.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601175848257599378" /></a><br /><br />Once I got over the fear of more parts breaking, I could see that her poseability was excellent as well. Her joints are pretty tight though so I wouldn't force her to pose too hard. You can also see from this photo in comparison to the first one, that she has interchangeable hands. However, they're a bit of a pain to get in and out so once I got the hands meant for her sword in, I decided I wouldn't be taking them back out.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqThunC6q8QYu-5a0hhHN07SJxugD88vT1bbk7ntrKmzMU8OxAe4TfCJWu7LqiYVjixwxf_KRo82EzA2OTMubF1NLjjv2WtNeugBudUivE6kEEppiRGiybAUHV1H4Q6iSYYmDXDWNWWWE/s1600/DSC00768.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqThunC6q8QYu-5a0hhHN07SJxugD88vT1bbk7ntrKmzMU8OxAe4TfCJWu7LqiYVjixwxf_KRo82EzA2OTMubF1NLjjv2WtNeugBudUivE6kEEppiRGiybAUHV1H4Q6iSYYmDXDWNWWWE/s320/DSC00768.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601176737053389330" /></a><br /><br />Another accessory is her sword as it appears making her special attack. A nice extra touch but not something I personally will be displaying were with a lot. Her ordinary sword works fine enough for me. Which by the way I am also happy to mention has a sheath that works. That always scores extra points for me.<br /><br />She stands at well over 6 inches tall which is odd considering how she's among the shortest people in the show. If they're all going to be in proper scale, Ichigo must be freakin' HUGE!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXCViOC98tzW14_-us0kSClCcZtxuJgg5qr8kaGaYlKb9tsTUqmJ01kPO2hzfUbeHAvJSgeUHsAgFXgcQzzzvX3I7UUtaojd47t2bO0-RvpbDnzEJyQVb-PYyboFB1WSGKmdt9IV32Ai8/s1600/DSC00776.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXCViOC98tzW14_-us0kSClCcZtxuJgg5qr8kaGaYlKb9tsTUqmJ01kPO2hzfUbeHAvJSgeUHsAgFXgcQzzzvX3I7UUtaojd47t2bO0-RvpbDnzEJyQVb-PYyboFB1WSGKmdt9IV32Ai8/s320/DSC00776.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601177915435962802" /></a><br /><br />She also comes with my other favorite character in the series. KON!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQ6rcb8u2STZU-pgjJtfgiLQK7_5PVU_sg5D4OV9b1dgfTwHoInESj8-oHIM3R1LoazzWhINw5VxxSNAxUwY1nwPqlgajyN3qO_2cA-zglbvBi6o1gyvSS1dV722DXr69RE35nayC56w/s1600/DSC00769.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQ6rcb8u2STZU-pgjJtfgiLQK7_5PVU_sg5D4OV9b1dgfTwHoInESj8-oHIM3R1LoazzWhINw5VxxSNAxUwY1nwPqlgajyN3qO_2cA-zglbvBi6o1gyvSS1dV722DXr69RE35nayC56w/s320/DSC00769.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601177123968731186" /></a><br /><br />(Insert Captain Kirk screaming Kahn joke here)<br /><br />He doesn't do anything though he IS pose able in the head and arms.<br /><br />As a big big fan of the character Rukia, I had to own this figure and am very happy with it even with the broken foot I had to fix. If you're a fan of the show and of this character I recommend it. Just be real careful opening it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQXZeaMfzWgjDit7idNOdjk3Rb4iDDrLddfYwe_unEpgAt49ksrim54exzmv1rKlaFnIW_LfN6Rc1xyqOOAUIRW_7CBsHd8otyf2SQApBSzmWbi3MGvf_8tVcjBTi1Pj1k_16RNVdKTQ/s1600/DSC00770.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQXZeaMfzWgjDit7idNOdjk3Rb4iDDrLddfYwe_unEpgAt49ksrim54exzmv1rKlaFnIW_LfN6Rc1xyqOOAUIRW_7CBsHd8otyf2SQApBSzmWbi3MGvf_8tVcjBTi1Pj1k_16RNVdKTQ/s320/DSC00770.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601177764691943090" /></a>Manetoyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946204635703068551noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477255944272302970.post-70142659657182010642011-04-02T11:46:00.000-07:002011-04-02T12:22:53.230-07:00Phineas and Ferb action figuresThe Disney series Phineas and Ferb has become by far not only my favorite show on Disney Channel/Disney XD (Although knowing their recent track record that's not really saying a lot) but my favorite cartoon currently on TV period. But I was rather surprised when I saw they had started making toys for them. Just because something is popular with kids, that doesn't always mean they'll work as toys. Do these? Let's find out<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMUToH1O_fNXRZZ1mqF5HGxxUw_fcwRnv2vNFJIUkhZIMSBKxX7Hr0FwjCoS4IrwBBLGEbRo0-XMbQLimYDXtWe_mkypNtP4tP_wRWV1IBUsVmzUUYNTDWgq8wzzic3q3zZaKCnnIED1Y/s1600/DSC00514.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMUToH1O_fNXRZZ1mqF5HGxxUw_fcwRnv2vNFJIUkhZIMSBKxX7Hr0FwjCoS4IrwBBLGEbRo0-XMbQLimYDXtWe_mkypNtP4tP_wRWV1IBUsVmzUUYNTDWgq8wzzic3q3zZaKCnnIED1Y/s320/DSC00514.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591061085554857666" /></a><br />The toy packaging is nice, colorful, and eye catching. They're sweet and to the point. They have many different sets. There's a Phineas and Ferb with a drag race car, and another with skate boards. There are a few different Perry and Doofensmirtz sets as well but when you look at them hard enough, aside from a couple with Phineas and Ferb in swim suits, they're basically the same figures with different accessories and sometimes different types of arms. I chose these simply because I liked the rock n roll theme more than the drag racing theme, and I wanted a parachuting Perry. Plus, it came with a Lazer-inator! Who doesn't want one of those?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_k2V7UktNdXy8zKtviof-FJ9_M2owhYXjLOTR58AyH44bGjqxp6bSTSbIV8qhBE5iT0qPHhLkrLX7EfF9qBAbOn5bEdBjHybvCNn43qd8bBgkJkEddqeXBvIzaF1YU63s-DW-2-6ymYg/s1600/DSC00517.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_k2V7UktNdXy8zKtviof-FJ9_M2owhYXjLOTR58AyH44bGjqxp6bSTSbIV8qhBE5iT0qPHhLkrLX7EfF9qBAbOn5bEdBjHybvCNn43qd8bBgkJkEddqeXBvIzaF1YU63s-DW-2-6ymYg/s320/DSC00517.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591061480753836626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAFHrxZYM-ZtcYa0IHVSg2o0p0_OjebqolJUBNSqg7_1VLKqgtYkS8DjZLyjWk5vBf3Q4J-H3WJ55gnphMSpdcW08YTh28HFMqFyySjsXN5cvJUWm-XAbmz2Yvoc-LGp4J8gZMbh_bFM8/s1600/DSC00527.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAFHrxZYM-ZtcYa0IHVSg2o0p0_OjebqolJUBNSqg7_1VLKqgtYkS8DjZLyjWk5vBf3Q4J-H3WJ55gnphMSpdcW08YTh28HFMqFyySjsXN5cvJUWm-XAbmz2Yvoc-LGp4J8gZMbh_bFM8/s320/DSC00527.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591065249287963250" /></a><br />Phineas and Ferb are well made but honestly, their designs in the cartoon translates oddly into three dimensions. Especially Phineas and his big pointy nose.<br />Perry and Doofensmirtz I believe work better in toy form. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE6egk6mx2Ke1JRQDkodxNQNtSRl5XfwbgFnkuFuELi96U3k24h9BZ4A3ESNl9Kcx0ENaA1bwm8td1ghE5SXV8SFcb2zsJgJxfUcLHYE0GUuwsN0NnZ8AGoAtTkKkWEYfNPc1HXtZWDsI/s1600/DSC00519.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE6egk6mx2Ke1JRQDkodxNQNtSRl5XfwbgFnkuFuELi96U3k24h9BZ4A3ESNl9Kcx0ENaA1bwm8td1ghE5SXV8SFcb2zsJgJxfUcLHYE0GUuwsN0NnZ8AGoAtTkKkWEYfNPc1HXtZWDsI/s320/DSC00519.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591062916543522514" /></a><br />Their features are not in the figures themselves, but in the accessories. Ferb's drum set, when you have Ferb in place, will make Ferb "rock out on his drums" when you press down on him. basically, the drum in the back and the cymbals go up and down. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw6A-4bhIAianx6heTgExFwsV7wTrU_eAWkGH0nQJibRRn6bMVuM0KNi0OYgJTCoiBt2SqG2RzO61rgeNTobGQ6zC8fOFlGMaur4FW-iO5NaOi2ngPZrirjTTS0W7laSv15rBpzxLLGYc/s1600/DSC00521.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw6A-4bhIAianx6heTgExFwsV7wTrU_eAWkGH0nQJibRRn6bMVuM0KNi0OYgJTCoiBt2SqG2RzO61rgeNTobGQ6zC8fOFlGMaur4FW-iO5NaOi2ngPZrirjTTS0W7laSv15rBpzxLLGYc/s320/DSC00521.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591064081555187522" /></a><br />Phineas, when you attach his wrist to the guitar will strum in when you pull the lever on it. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTM0DLjEi4A-eicycPGz7EzpcxiBD15F-UPk_wnSTrj5_xq84AQ5h0t10v-zmdS_RjXVEnTDbs10UvvlpeRNPW5GUkiWQfYlxSdBqGnodvFw9jjmo4ywuxNHso1bQI-Hh9CLTFS4alPhQ/s1600/DSC00537.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTM0DLjEi4A-eicycPGz7EzpcxiBD15F-UPk_wnSTrj5_xq84AQ5h0t10v-zmdS_RjXVEnTDbs10UvvlpeRNPW5GUkiWQfYlxSdBqGnodvFw9jjmo4ywuxNHso1bQI-Hh9CLTFS4alPhQ/s320/DSC00537.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591064350888992306" /></a><br /></span><br />Dr. Doofensmirtz's Lazer-inator beam spins when you press down on the thing on top. <br />These are all gimmicky yet kinda clever features that can add to the play value of the toys. But the one that should work but doesn't is Perrys<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLljOz1NJuQMDOeyzCiEkR91jTr53nqijZHX1bhXCnFPjlYnvAZdjZ3aSHUhxUzO-qlvBqTuhrWUAEada8ZClFgz37uZazxZMzzDKmEVSQH1tCjlel8BRNQung9MZXtWB6uggxOuZbj84/s1600/DSC00531.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 311px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLljOz1NJuQMDOeyzCiEkR91jTr53nqijZHX1bhXCnFPjlYnvAZdjZ3aSHUhxUzO-qlvBqTuhrWUAEada8ZClFgz37uZazxZMzzDKmEVSQH1tCjlel8BRNQung9MZXtWB6uggxOuZbj84/s320/DSC00531.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591066637085627666" /></a><br /><br />Perry as I said before comes with a parachute. It attaches to his harness from the back. You're supposed to toss him up in the air and the parachute will open. To put this bluntly... it doesn't. The parachute appears too small and unable to open and properly bring him down so Perry crashes like a rock.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCx3gIKDInuGUXl_wnVfBmSs_k6VpkIXIaOLjyD5OvKk1Q6gR69ZXU9QlRBGBXkN6PMGpVicEM1WE_EyA-UcQ9258Nnue-ByMHqNCzppjZoRwh99jkaRL78uJO4-fuPprfEY_Qc42P8Z4/s1600/DSC00538.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCx3gIKDInuGUXl_wnVfBmSs_k6VpkIXIaOLjyD5OvKk1Q6gR69ZXU9QlRBGBXkN6PMGpVicEM1WE_EyA-UcQ9258Nnue-ByMHqNCzppjZoRwh99jkaRL78uJO4-fuPprfEY_Qc42P8Z4/s320/DSC00538.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591068531232846866" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFq4I6BGnE6cGFSYTKsZiUk7dVPEvGZdM-56l53XYf08tvZxB_1dTjKnmQy_46nHo-OFQRWN1ADVdJEdkU1ObIV56uxtclnyiUNuQZ4ENdsbJ2ZHm6XNkNbNAVLfs_s_ynm2lwgtsb9Sk/s1600/DSC00524.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFq4I6BGnE6cGFSYTKsZiUk7dVPEvGZdM-56l53XYf08tvZxB_1dTjKnmQy_46nHo-OFQRWN1ADVdJEdkU1ObIV56uxtclnyiUNuQZ4ENdsbJ2ZHm6XNkNbNAVLfs_s_ynm2lwgtsb9Sk/s320/DSC00524.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591066001688124178" /></a><br />The accessories are all removable but this brings me to my next issue with Phineas and Ferb. With their big heads and tiny feet, it is impossible for them to stand up on their own. Fortunately though, as Ferb demonstrates, they can fit in the GI Joe: Rise of Cobra stands. <br /><br />But when you have them set up with their accessories and stands, they make great display pieces. And for children who don't really care about display or collectors value, they have some decent play value as well. they're colorful, fun, and based on an awesome TV Show. Especially at only 7.99 a two pack. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDNK9Auv9cIat33G_ZVXz2TiIFuzNV1lwPIUR5gc-MsmMrPDw7jPJ1C2lD8QKmUV2zfL-EUkfirtjRsS0wR8tENg4YZy655qVUTwCCC7PpZJoYdiEkc6XxzWHEfkFbl1ueIvEXpW8SoOk/s1600/DSC00539.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDNK9Auv9cIat33G_ZVXz2TiIFuzNV1lwPIUR5gc-MsmMrPDw7jPJ1C2lD8QKmUV2zfL-EUkfirtjRsS0wR8tENg4YZy655qVUTwCCC7PpZJoYdiEkc6XxzWHEfkFbl1ueIvEXpW8SoOk/s320/DSC00539.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591068813583736882" /></a><br /><br />This is the Ninja Pirate signing off.Manetoyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946204635703068551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477255944272302970.post-28184532338606680392011-03-27T11:47:00.001-07:002011-03-27T12:10:13.720-07:00GI Joe PoC VAMP<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCJ6L0jyycaCFCCkxyoJbU4Z0D2MwMCkbJBuHKSCZ1MaW6s2cF2Mbo2eGKUFeZ76S6BOGAM8ezRiSm776QxOSw7dxNmyMF-ehu1h7mBr26BkHo-PTxg5RgII7PGLiydpUsQ8CI2V7J1E/s1600/DSC00508.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCJ6L0jyycaCFCCkxyoJbU4Z0D2MwMCkbJBuHKSCZ1MaW6s2cF2Mbo2eGKUFeZ76S6BOGAM8ezRiSm776QxOSw7dxNmyMF-ehu1h7mBr26BkHo-PTxg5RgII7PGLiydpUsQ8CI2V7J1E/s320/DSC00508.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588834784405606866" /></a><br /><br />I actually got this bad boy for Christmas but with my camera kind of out of commission, I wasn't able to do my review until now. <br />Since the first day I saw pictures of the prototype of this at Toy Fair, I knew I must own it. With five seats instead of the original VAMP's two, and an awesome looking gun in the back, how could I NOT want this? And now that I do, does it hold up to my expectations? Let's find out<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTM7VxELE2s26w2iR83zELpktPDGtwzdtLmT_rO8YBx4BzerilTXTwrM3spBqDb7ILFrDY_VSuZ_-PXlJQI_Drccgtg3VihZitD5cN6luqKKeNNyWeQcAyr4Bwvxl2XE5Jw16DJUGmaQg/s1600/DSC00421.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTM7VxELE2s26w2iR83zELpktPDGtwzdtLmT_rO8YBx4BzerilTXTwrM3spBqDb7ILFrDY_VSuZ_-PXlJQI_Drccgtg3VihZitD5cN6luqKKeNNyWeQcAyr4Bwvxl2XE5Jw16DJUGmaQg/s320/DSC00421.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588834841459245538" /></a><br /><br />Let's start with the driver it comes with. "Double Clutch." Not a whole lot to say here. He's a decent standard figure. Properly pose able, and comes with a pistol and a satchel. Hey, if they're good enough for Indiana Jones, they're good enough for GI Joe.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJoQ18ZtlGvEZ6rX3jaacH2HACF0S-anNXKdQjlXhLqBHjyrG4HuFNBU2BnrtuUEmY8f0_t6mb6Ydn4vE0LXvwsRpc-brYx7xrCh0p6t5q9WaDy8fSRLoambB_lCDCT6-VP6DFhEgrno/s1600/DSC00412.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJoQ18ZtlGvEZ6rX3jaacH2HACF0S-anNXKdQjlXhLqBHjyrG4HuFNBU2BnrtuUEmY8f0_t6mb6Ydn4vE0LXvwsRpc-brYx7xrCh0p6t5q9WaDy8fSRLoambB_lCDCT6-VP6DFhEgrno/s320/DSC00412.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588835490426380050" /></a><br /><br />The Vamp itself once out of the box and assembled is just plain awesome looking. Like I said before, it holds five places to fit your Joes in as apposed to the original 1982 Vamp that only fit two. But my other favorite thing about it is that it's semi customizable. As you can see here, we have a machine gun in the back but if your Joes need a little extra fire power, you can detach that and replace it with a rocket launcher<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCOs9FHPkEJZGJEO_D_Wzrputc9FaqCwgClv1tEJkwXGkluYwRqBctWEuhu1F7WLH4HoQ8e896eUVH1czeiLSpodQri8mcFTbWuCSLAQWUrb2HfN3kpK7-Cnb78Ca_niodDJvaYuKFc1Q/s1600/DSC00494.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCOs9FHPkEJZGJEO_D_Wzrputc9FaqCwgClv1tEJkwXGkluYwRqBctWEuhu1F7WLH4HoQ8e896eUVH1czeiLSpodQri8mcFTbWuCSLAQWUrb2HfN3kpK7-Cnb78Ca_niodDJvaYuKFc1Q/s320/DSC00494.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588836186960359698" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizC1_8i6XfpYwj-AZBNgC9t5OHEeohIJtU8KQdLr2e1bGTTGQXWnocnH8pBirdHR3nT0mykOe4f0GbEG4ipRLLYPbUXK-fKx8VOrosFLnGtLVECpgrfSl4y3HhOwgAnBumwzrgqhGrfUw/s1600/DSC00496.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizC1_8i6XfpYwj-AZBNgC9t5OHEeohIJtU8KQdLr2e1bGTTGQXWnocnH8pBirdHR3nT0mykOe4f0GbEG4ipRLLYPbUXK-fKx8VOrosFLnGtLVECpgrfSl4y3HhOwgAnBumwzrgqhGrfUw/s320/DSC00496.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588836602600714258" /></a><br /><br />There are also extra holes up front so you can attach the guns there instead. I personally find this makes it kinda silly looking but if you want it, it's there.<br />All these options give a lot of play time opportunities.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYaljAF_HmXZVVWh0KyN7UtfWa6YJ7UwsroWaZNchEAK12tr0CQ8oU7xyjQdSiF4bf5yvN4b6ragPM_2swjBCfouZ7STovGBod_K_2gDUA-X5wwWV_w6x5Q3n-6rqWY-hiiW2bLAA8eE/s1600/DSC00498.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYaljAF_HmXZVVWh0KyN7UtfWa6YJ7UwsroWaZNchEAK12tr0CQ8oU7xyjQdSiF4bf5yvN4b6ragPM_2swjBCfouZ7STovGBod_K_2gDUA-X5wwWV_w6x5Q3n-6rqWY-hiiW2bLAA8eE/s320/DSC00498.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588837577747197234" /></a><br /><br />Although it may cause the Joes to take longer in getting ready...<br />Is there anything about the Vamp I DON'T like? Well, yes. There are a couple of minor issues<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLV7NiN2U8ELVFfDqX7m1iXM4_9bbFlIIzgZQ93qstEKVX9ox47PEUsn7cBEGlFEWN9bY_IYQHMxt7q6QtZLj2Fpgpn0ZkP_ieAqkLTnieGi-9IBcO_qeF422JIwuYVeR723cclMt6bE4/s1600/DSC00509.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLV7NiN2U8ELVFfDqX7m1iXM4_9bbFlIIzgZQ93qstEKVX9ox47PEUsn7cBEGlFEWN9bY_IYQHMxt7q6QtZLj2Fpgpn0ZkP_ieAqkLTnieGi-9IBcO_qeF422JIwuYVeR723cclMt6bE4/s320/DSC00509.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588837920929076418" /></a><br /><br />For some reason there's a claw in the front that can be pulled out. I think it's supposed to be a towing hook but wouldn't it have made more sense to put this in the back? Otherwise, it's just kinda in the way<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9HhvkPBo2zIPI2hkQpZEYo0Bvt5pUIL19fXqlrqzzmk1axaJO8DKyAxq4WeB6cq81edHlUYcXccjWpzol6kszRwuQi5iDXCFCwXbDxZjVmfaHsC0Jpcp2wFqLXGJJThbPnJ_CvIA2hRY/s1600/DSC00433.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9HhvkPBo2zIPI2hkQpZEYo0Bvt5pUIL19fXqlrqzzmk1axaJO8DKyAxq4WeB6cq81edHlUYcXccjWpzol6kszRwuQi5iDXCFCwXbDxZjVmfaHsC0Jpcp2wFqLXGJJThbPnJ_CvIA2hRY/s320/DSC00433.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588838253288437730" /></a><br /><br />Finally, I don't care for their choice of color for the bottom. They got the strange idea that a jungle vehicle should be painted red somewhere. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv-xBf9dvU5IdxeEglzk9vY0_1r0xjxgn4Nl7hRKFfNA8wrigdcJ4REJYT_DaRiHLiXgUB-UFZHRqXHFlyh_zPTEiiHUv1YpYcCFUNQTDgbBobJy5A5OvapQmcJEibWvC2DaMcRdQ8doE/s1600/Vamp+3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv-xBf9dvU5IdxeEglzk9vY0_1r0xjxgn4Nl7hRKFfNA8wrigdcJ4REJYT_DaRiHLiXgUB-UFZHRqXHFlyh_zPTEiiHUv1YpYcCFUNQTDgbBobJy5A5OvapQmcJEibWvC2DaMcRdQ8doE/s320/Vamp+3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588838799581549698" /></a><br /><br />But overall, there are minor issues to what is a fantastic vehicle. I've heard some Joe fans complain about it but I don't know what their deal is. As far as I'm concerned, every Joe fan should have this in their GI Joe motorpool. <br /><br />This is the Ninja Pirate signing outManetoyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946204635703068551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477255944272302970.post-22046200277892434372011-02-05T18:06:00.000-08:002011-02-05T18:59:39.843-08:00The Dick Tracy Show<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqaVTeRxB3uTqrxpj2EB7GbiVW67-AV92YiPz6YBpMfHeScWboDtMzvwRcdXJpxu8kJFjS11ByWkde1wJ47ZBR2QRtt4_bW_xqd3007y9RshXJ-G0EKtnKqNAxO1W5qxMYpEQPjdtW6TQ/s1600/l_51249_0099422_80802d95.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqaVTeRxB3uTqrxpj2EB7GbiVW67-AV92YiPz6YBpMfHeScWboDtMzvwRcdXJpxu8kJFjS11ByWkde1wJ47ZBR2QRtt4_bW_xqd3007y9RshXJ-G0EKtnKqNAxO1W5qxMYpEQPjdtW6TQ/s320/l_51249_0099422_80802d95.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570396095396074530" /></a><br /><br />Dick Friggin’ Tracy! When I was six years old, I was super into Dick Tracy. I had a bunch of the toys, I had the NES video game, I even had the toy wrist watch that lit up and actually told time. (Even though I wasn’t very good at telling time back then) With my Dick Tracy style hat, and my toy gun (which I think was actually a pirate gun I got from the Pirates of the Caribbean gift shop but I didn’t care. A toy gun was a toy gun) I was totally enthralled in the Dick Tracy hype of the early 90s. I’ll bet you’re wondering, why I’m suddenly talking about all this. Well, I wanted to give you an idea about just how much I was into this character and his world. Just how much of a big deal Dick Tracy was in my childhood. So you’d understand the massive disappointment I had for a certain adaptation of the character I discovered during my Dick Tracy hype.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhitVPS-LvrnqGMTqepSRelaQ3W5cE83lRF81r1V8EX2Siq4E4yj7ZnvLhqbU6-V7o5g14nguyLUhfNtnY8ltyktq8L3lgdx0EAyRUldw9qFWroQsSUBUvrDNxcdZSDqBAOzp-ZGOZKJ-k/s1600/4_dicktracy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 285px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhitVPS-LvrnqGMTqepSRelaQ3W5cE83lRF81r1V8EX2Siq4E4yj7ZnvLhqbU6-V7o5g14nguyLUhfNtnY8ltyktq8L3lgdx0EAyRUldw9qFWroQsSUBUvrDNxcdZSDqBAOzp-ZGOZKJ-k/s320/4_dicktracy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570396692885596770" /></a><br /><br />If you don’t know, Dick Tracy began as a comic strip in the 1930s by Chester Gould. I was introduced to the character through Disney’s 1990 movie starring Warren Betty and went nuts for it. It was colorful, action packed, filled with memorable villains, and a kick ass hero taking them down. What wasn’t to like? But Disney’s epic action film wasn’t the first adaptation Dick Tracy got. Far from it. In the 60s, Dick Tracy’s comic strip held great popularity among kids. So what better way to capitalize on this popularity among kids than with an animated series? It makes sense, right? Dick Tracy’s adventures animated seemed like a fantastic idea. That is until… we saw what they did.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9DxpIk03UVPdOWy7rEz1gWULhTXtrIvOZKTjTkg9k3uVyMr23g0ht1akWzYrpveE-xvqvszxVmCohR-xKy4vM2lgnNaFVxsLB2u3RCzzJYoBEhaUUQkNMqBD4IbkAo_nwVE-BG7ZGmDY/s1600/cap1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9DxpIk03UVPdOWy7rEz1gWULhTXtrIvOZKTjTkg9k3uVyMr23g0ht1akWzYrpveE-xvqvszxVmCohR-xKy4vM2lgnNaFVxsLB2u3RCzzJYoBEhaUUQkNMqBD4IbkAo_nwVE-BG7ZGmDY/s320/cap1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570397038588772354" /></a><br /><br />The Dick Tracy Show premiered in 1961 and when Disney was hyping the Dick Tracy movie in the 90s, networks decided to capitalize on the hype by re-airing the series which is how I discovered it. So, what did they do wrong with this show? It would be faster to explain what they did RIGHT on the show. Which wasn’t much. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPd3nJlcskHwew-6m1BSzMK1r-NAu2F_LY6u9YuKJ96pv-5E4ZWHm5h6X1C42_uUtME9OhfWCmUFuKL1L5lyA2sWRATpGW3reWPVwIDO4Z0XBoJTEcWm0CHHtaN2HVyNZNddzDeuicTg/s1600/cap4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPd3nJlcskHwew-6m1BSzMK1r-NAu2F_LY6u9YuKJ96pv-5E4ZWHm5h6X1C42_uUtME9OhfWCmUFuKL1L5lyA2sWRATpGW3reWPVwIDO4Z0XBoJTEcWm0CHHtaN2HVyNZNddzDeuicTg/s320/cap4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570397248175155106" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPVwws8Sa0DmjlhA0wRZxBD_j_Tk3dpWakWVDN5HIaRJwlSiHdNlkZISOL_G42u1sFxZKYG1nysMsmLNyvNYUvx2VM8liXe-LtB5gI-ORQdZEqgf1R7fX3uGjp8p6qD1A4YjqEDtt3rE/s1600/cap7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPVwws8Sa0DmjlhA0wRZxBD_j_Tk3dpWakWVDN5HIaRJwlSiHdNlkZISOL_G42u1sFxZKYG1nysMsmLNyvNYUvx2VM8liXe-LtB5gI-ORQdZEqgf1R7fX3uGjp8p6qD1A4YjqEDtt3rE/s320/cap7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570397242308151250" /></a><br /><br />I’ll admit, Dick Tracy and his villains properly drawn. They look like they should and feel like they at least attempted to make them resemble as they appeared in the comic strip. But that’s pretty much the only good thing I can say here. I’m ignoring the poor animation. This was more or less the standard of the time. No, my main gripe was the writing. Why? For one simple reason. Remember how in the movie, Dick Tracy turns down a promotion because it meant “Being stuck behind a desk?” Well, he must’ve gotten the idea from watching this cartoon because that’s all he did!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuPq37iwUzEKniPW4GCIHQQBW6TO8KoR2socar0gQDJlfKRjTGx79cXpEcAR-Q3v2IeJ0_CpfOp0EzOwedOrW4NLQGyEJLJUcqw18euTPxXjt3DE4nVj3I6xkOlywsyfU7AoawxEtXA9A/s1600/cap2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 236px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuPq37iwUzEKniPW4GCIHQQBW6TO8KoR2socar0gQDJlfKRjTGx79cXpEcAR-Q3v2IeJ0_CpfOp0EzOwedOrW4NLQGyEJLJUcqw18euTPxXjt3DE4nVj3I6xkOlywsyfU7AoawxEtXA9A/s320/cap2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570402425754636962" /></a><br /><br /> He sat at a desk and sent other people out to catch the crooks. So Dick Tracy did practically NOTHING in the “Dick Tracy show.” <br />Now, the idea of Dick Tracy with a team of crime stoppers is kinda cool but it was another potential concept that fell flat. Just... just at the cops he would send out.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBFPl73kmJ99puPO-RKo0axZeKt3ngdZt1SkOXTFCwpci54__YUqh-ARii8cMl1NKzctdGa_MSmXubCV-4Kz4fAi3xLEihP1GhEbslGnhg5CpYTT2EQZ-mqM9zrnnornc97_fGU8PFJw4/s1600/cap5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBFPl73kmJ99puPO-RKo0axZeKt3ngdZt1SkOXTFCwpci54__YUqh-ARii8cMl1NKzctdGa_MSmXubCV-4Kz4fAi3xLEihP1GhEbslGnhg5CpYTT2EQZ-mqM9zrnnornc97_fGU8PFJw4/s320/cap5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570401668761128274" /></a><br />Some random stupid chubby guy<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBZA4pUwtplualB4C3nPLIXjtvm7sow-WHUYTb64cfvTR63SEUhI12LDVgNnFSOH-ojXsNRDBbBjHVPU6AjsPr31MM8hoo6Q0vsuS5pkpYINd3WBQviZ_IZVC3gNtVWcv3v0W7B9T290A/s1600/cap10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBZA4pUwtplualB4C3nPLIXjtvm7sow-WHUYTb64cfvTR63SEUhI12LDVgNnFSOH-ojXsNRDBbBjHVPU6AjsPr31MM8hoo6Q0vsuS5pkpYINd3WBQviZ_IZVC3gNtVWcv3v0W7B9T290A/s320/cap10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570401831464542914" /></a><br />A downright offensive Mexican stereotype<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZUoU3wlz0BrJql85RF5uR7Q16sdoN1aDw6NQMEHKLcrAiI33bo9iJskVvP6yFCEBtpyB8zu48EZAvpi-Z5nbo-qiZDZ4gfYblH4-K-psiL4Ok4svvdtK895Dc0ePhe25UMVRai7bUEqw/s1600/cap3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZUoU3wlz0BrJql85RF5uR7Q16sdoN1aDw6NQMEHKLcrAiI33bo9iJskVvP6yFCEBtpyB8zu48EZAvpi-Z5nbo-qiZDZ4gfYblH4-K-psiL4Ok4svvdtK895Dc0ePhe25UMVRai7bUEqw/s320/cap3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570402009763857122" /></a><br />An even MORE offensive Japanese stereotype<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbBqyV-yl_nQzflv3PEYzKyZXZNMo6YBuphsIsn6EKakoqBdwasB4htk_MhYFblf1sGBiAj8isk81Nt2XiUNx6CpbXtZdumS8R-ADvrJH407NT-bfD1HQhpPGDiUOHo5rMSHgNX0Ozx-I/s1600/cap8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbBqyV-yl_nQzflv3PEYzKyZXZNMo6YBuphsIsn6EKakoqBdwasB4htk_MhYFblf1sGBiAj8isk81Nt2XiUNx6CpbXtZdumS8R-ADvrJH407NT-bfD1HQhpPGDiUOHo5rMSHgNX0Ozx-I/s320/cap8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570402155480730834" /></a><br />And a talking dog. That’s right. A freaking talking DOG!!!<br /><br />So, the basic pattern for every episode would be this; two Dick Tracy villains rob some place, Dick Tracy sits at his desk, calls one of these goofballs and then does nothing for the rest of the show, and the goofball would chase the villains around town, and from this, “hilarity” would ensue. I say hilarity in quotation marks because the episodes make up of some of the lamest slap stick comedy you can imagine. Oh, sure. I get the occasional giggle out of it, but it’s few and far between. I DID think the talking dog not only running away from Mumble’s bullets but actually holding his hand up and making them stop was worth a chuckle. They’d eventually catch the crooks followed by Dick to come in at the last minute to issue some “Good job” response. At the end of at least one episode, he even drives in on the scene in his police car teasing us that he might actually get in on the action and all he does is just say “Good Work!”<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdGYhgKLiQ6CwnTPLvMyQjlN_PmACRx6AvtZzb1BW4zxK4B2Su1rLk8RMzgSjTQKhK2D1-LZ7G2J1wgEU78Pv_8DTk27MUAlpsjqcUAN_dlekOx3sHpshGrfvOOFBMTG4oAamXyyWEpM/s1600/cap11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdGYhgKLiQ6CwnTPLvMyQjlN_PmACRx6AvtZzb1BW4zxK4B2Su1rLk8RMzgSjTQKhK2D1-LZ7G2J1wgEU78Pv_8DTk27MUAlpsjqcUAN_dlekOx3sHpshGrfvOOFBMTG4oAamXyyWEpM/s320/cap11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570404031063104226" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><br />“Good Work. For a moment there, I thought I’d actually have to get off my ass and do my job.”</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2fbtcvqStEx54wjOfSIkncCoh6fIwA_UJNLWF9ObAU0teVSLXuASwMTnniebdZQ6YLM_dG_tdfuBLNZKfuFQOKXPX4GIPJUNhiU3kGceHw0W5OkJ6xuU0EXqp-THm2IsBq911PfxP0co/s1600/You+dumb+dick.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2fbtcvqStEx54wjOfSIkncCoh6fIwA_UJNLWF9ObAU0teVSLXuASwMTnniebdZQ6YLM_dG_tdfuBLNZKfuFQOKXPX4GIPJUNhiU3kGceHw0W5OkJ6xuU0EXqp-THm2IsBq911PfxP0co/s320/You+dumb+dick.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570404614250051986" /></a><br /><br />I watched some stupid stupid things when I was six, and even then I could tell this was horrible. I don’t know what made them think a Dick Tracy cartoon where not only Dick Tracy never does anything, but doesn’t even have the atmosphere of Dick Tracy was a good idea, but they were wrong.<br />My theory? The animation studio must’ve wanted to do some generic cop cartoon to compete with Hanna Barbara and someone in the studio decided to slap Dick Tracy on it at the last minute because he would sell it.<br /><br />Man 1: Alright, we finished our comedy slapstick cop cartoon.<br /><br />Man 2: Throw in Dick Tracy<br /><br />Man 1: … this is a comedy<br /><br />Man 2: Yep. Put in Dick Tracy. It’ll sell!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSWs9BI_Db6y1soDkDOQ6jaxpskWGoCmdVWX2gnUTvPuA9Ia99uHnjyBdoubprIKCc3ZaVmMH2oj4JMTkeKB7Zyxy0u3ObRBAUEIHx9JWhaqo9ZOoHheoTEAoCde9cg0Mju4X2qTzHg4/s1600/roflbot-Coyx.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSWs9BI_Db6y1soDkDOQ6jaxpskWGoCmdVWX2gnUTvPuA9Ia99uHnjyBdoubprIKCc3ZaVmMH2oj4JMTkeKB7Zyxy0u3ObRBAUEIHx9JWhaqo9ZOoHheoTEAoCde9cg0Mju4X2qTzHg4/s320/roflbot-Coyx.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570404908383780674" /></a><br /><br />Maybe it’s the generation gap talking because I‘m sure many children of the 60s grew up loving this cartoon and if that‘s the case, more power to them maybe they‘re seeing something I‘m not. Maybe it’s because my introduction to the character was through the kick ass ’90 film so I was spoiled from the start, but when I want to watch Dick Tracy, I want to watch DICK TRACY!!! That means I want Tracy punching out crooks, gunning down the thugs in his way, and giving all forms of evil a hard time. Not sitting at a desk as he sends Japanese stereotypes and talking dogs out to do it for him in bad Hanna Barbara style “humor.”<br />But on an up side, at least they’re short. They don’t go much longer than five minutes each.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZbiUC071JDSmmSb_ohsOLTmpzRzjwFHb0KPJdugVyhCEX0ASQjjl2tqEtK09e6hhhQUQWCPBJ9MKBh86rZEOteX-4e6ROx-84uf7niQYUXy47YMXbSaMoxduX-NcBOc3rAjcOEoY2R0/s1600/motivator76ae437f8e044fabb9ddb4aaaa9edc7a7bc3a76f.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZbiUC071JDSmmSb_ohsOLTmpzRzjwFHb0KPJdugVyhCEX0ASQjjl2tqEtK09e6hhhQUQWCPBJ9MKBh86rZEOteX-4e6ROx-84uf7niQYUXy47YMXbSaMoxduX-NcBOc3rAjcOEoY2R0/s320/motivator76ae437f8e044fabb9ddb4aaaa9edc7a7bc3a76f.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570405154128905890" /></a><br /><br />This is the Ninja Pirate signing out<br /><br />BTW, like my new title banner?Manetoyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946204635703068551noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477255944272302970.post-19721568817825757132010-12-18T18:32:00.000-08:002010-12-24T16:56:42.909-08:00My top 5 favorite christmas specialsIt's Christmas time everyone! You know what that always means. CHRISTMAS SPECIALS! As a child, I often got excited when Christmas specials started airing. Some are good, and some are horrible. But there are those that are timeless. Those that are so good that you actually sometimes have the urge to watch them out of season. Those are the ones I'll be focusing on today. These are my top five favorite Christmas specials<br /><br />5. Mickey's Christmas Carol<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7P3NS3hoZaMtGqk38jr2wkvGOAns2Ln3QVItvZ_RyvB5sHxgJeFUQi8gIHk89DjUQn1do2Nhecr-gekIohL0na85LXPA04oftTDAGuG4VGsO1C-rOGAH5c7W_9LJkLDE952R9bFwQck/s1600/ChristmasCarol.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7P3NS3hoZaMtGqk38jr2wkvGOAns2Ln3QVItvZ_RyvB5sHxgJeFUQi8gIHk89DjUQn1do2Nhecr-gekIohL0na85LXPA04oftTDAGuG4VGsO1C-rOGAH5c7W_9LJkLDE952R9bFwQck/s320/ChristmasCarol.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552219471021535762" /></a><br />With Scrooge McDuck in the role he was born to play... <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQEcCQLi1HbrquoWVwT0eJT_wsQDQPsDZRakqLO2JG498A9mQiJwzltL9BO5Gti-1P3BClHEOAHdC31fdfKb3FjPJ625t_eNpPtS1iWpnQGsS8M5GvhrECjCTnfsd1b9rPVBX-lpBBH9M/s1600/1122_mickeychristmascarol.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQEcCQLi1HbrquoWVwT0eJT_wsQDQPsDZRakqLO2JG498A9mQiJwzltL9BO5Gti-1P3BClHEOAHdC31fdfKb3FjPJ625t_eNpPtS1iWpnQGsS8M5GvhrECjCTnfsd1b9rPVBX-lpBBH9M/s320/1122_mickeychristmascarol.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552220162742352706" /></a><br /><br />Scrooge. Proving that typecasting is alive and well. This gets on the list because it's freakin' DISNEY! It was among the first versions of A Christmas Carol I saw as a child and remains to be a personal favorite. While a decent adaptation, it's not exactly a "to the letter" adaption. In fact, upon a recent viewing it almost feels like a parody. Or "A Christmas Carol: The Abridged special."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPnLOEqhsW3n9QJrYpiKdUKxpvGCf3w95NIuYdwXaNsMAo6mhSsq2dB_-6somlxFkoWTWdZBM82CmM8DKasq-JUGeP6cg_s1hl0RIYPySTxZtMsODtyFT0QNSDf7D0Gph5oQlzrLQRFUc/s1600/motivator17fb98a058ce4084e9676fc03d1ca642a546d65f.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPnLOEqhsW3n9QJrYpiKdUKxpvGCf3w95NIuYdwXaNsMAo6mhSsq2dB_-6somlxFkoWTWdZBM82CmM8DKasq-JUGeP6cg_s1hl0RIYPySTxZtMsODtyFT0QNSDf7D0Gph5oQlzrLQRFUc/s320/motivator17fb98a058ce4084e9676fc03d1ca642a546d65f.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552220888569003426" /></a><br /><br />While most versions of A Christmas Carol depicts Scrooge as a miserable cheap Bastard, Disney depicts him more as if he enjoys being a cheap Bastard and comically over exaggerates Scrooge's stinginess.<br />But even with all this exaggerated silliness, they're not gonna let you off the hook too easily. It's Disney. Which means at some point, you will CRY!<br />As you probably know, Mickey Mouse plays the role of Bob Crachet. And unless you've been under a ROCK all your life, you know Bob's story and how his youngest son Tiny Tim is ill and will die if not helped soon. When Scrooge sees the future and what's happened to Bob Crachet, we see him at a tombstone with Tiny Tim's Crutch and while other versions get the sad moment out through a lot of talk, the moment grabs your heart and Mexican Hat dances on it with only once scene.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtR8wDNBSzLeXb9gETxaoOneYTaEEWRj4Y86Fz5QnT-w2vddRGIXSb-14I3hWgpdLF8jzW6lwJ-2Q7MfXSf9Dxdgo-7nhZd62Yows_mQWVPI66JEm3iahrKOhe_3p24gXrmm0MSzBu40k/s1600/1983-mickey-tim-gone.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtR8wDNBSzLeXb9gETxaoOneYTaEEWRj4Y86Fz5QnT-w2vddRGIXSb-14I3hWgpdLF8jzW6lwJ-2Q7MfXSf9Dxdgo-7nhZd62Yows_mQWVPI66JEm3iahrKOhe_3p24gXrmm0MSzBu40k/s320/1983-mickey-tim-gone.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552222959920179570" /></a><br /><br />That's right. They make the freakin' mouse CRY!! Not even a full blown cry. It's just one tear. It's all he needed. <br /><br />Oh, another reason this version rocks is because it gives Pete his one and only crowning moment of awesome! It comes near the end. Pete is the Ghost of Christmas Future who reveals Scrooge is basically gonna die alone and unloved. Pete has this one awesome line when Scrooge asks who's grave this is.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc4Kd-DrqlKgW4xAdptubXatI2JqDr7mlm3ZJ44D4gMI_AGqAJTxjsJ8TI8l0WikevSZzMLd-vgNjSJWM-3WepjofagLiiOD2r2tGKq24JMBhIQCZp4yni0POYPNytcJaTuHciD6NjbEg/s1600/Pete%2527s+moment.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc4Kd-DrqlKgW4xAdptubXatI2JqDr7mlm3ZJ44D4gMI_AGqAJTxjsJ8TI8l0WikevSZzMLd-vgNjSJWM-3WepjofagLiiOD2r2tGKq24JMBhIQCZp4yni0POYPNytcJaTuHciD6NjbEg/s320/Pete%2527s+moment.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552224302260491378" /></a><br />"Why yours Ebenezer. THE RICHEST MAN IN THE CEMETERY!"<br />followed by another thing Disney is not complete without. NIGHTMARE FUEL!!!<br />Not the most serious version of the classic story, but still good and worth the time.<br /><br />4. Muppets Christmas Carol<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq12rlncfk6uD5qjuPd8S1TlIxClUu6PTfhuhDuhdmG_WmtahL1yZ4wmu0g757_d4PAog_b6Bxexha6URhbB6YhyphenhyphenenZvO79p6AxMpv5NjCRf0iAHo7R7PRd2BewVxonSiTR8WpNocIYoo/s1600/muppetchristmas.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq12rlncfk6uD5qjuPd8S1TlIxClUu6PTfhuhDuhdmG_WmtahL1yZ4wmu0g757_d4PAog_b6Bxexha6URhbB6YhyphenhyphenenZvO79p6AxMpv5NjCRf0iAHo7R7PRd2BewVxonSiTR8WpNocIYoo/s320/muppetchristmas.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552226774069696994" /></a><br /><br />Another adaptation of A Christmas Carol. This time instead of a talking mouse, we have a talking Frog! <br />But don't let that fool you. This ranked above Mickey's version because despite the talking frog, pig, ect. this is actually one of the most faithful adaptations of the story I have ever seen. This remembers a lot other versions don't and for the most part the dialog is quoted straight from the book.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeS3OPAvsU611FLe6oNYRRlfag1iCLLH1r8fa6rHsmzeDDTBGB3ALCn5UeZnAKTXok0uY0kSQAk_fXJus7pJmxuUB-3IhRRz5cWZJiV7JAdUVnbEudqDIpqtCOTgLVxHp4v3HCtS9PLPg/s1600/muppet-christmas-carol-w-we.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 173px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeS3OPAvsU611FLe6oNYRRlfag1iCLLH1r8fa6rHsmzeDDTBGB3ALCn5UeZnAKTXok0uY0kSQAk_fXJus7pJmxuUB-3IhRRz5cWZJiV7JAdUVnbEudqDIpqtCOTgLVxHp4v3HCtS9PLPg/s320/muppet-christmas-carol-w-we.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552228290743570690" /></a><br /><br />Oh, and Scrooge is played by Michael Cain. Michael fucking Cain. 'Nuff said!<br />Try to find the uncut version if you can. For some versions have the "When love is gone" song number cut which fills me with rage!!!<br /><br />3. Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnyyZIRIY2RplJ68oMNMFyet6BSr0EEEwjeLXfHedrQ4_EmicQ6N_rEc_zOiHFf07ay-o-ZO7XnnDbpFx6qRiY570DrY3bRipV7RP90dsBUYj5c93MP8mYFOdkfDs4jgitqCzDL4ibFk/s1600/rudolph-hermie-blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnyyZIRIY2RplJ68oMNMFyet6BSr0EEEwjeLXfHedrQ4_EmicQ6N_rEc_zOiHFf07ay-o-ZO7XnnDbpFx6qRiY570DrY3bRipV7RP90dsBUYj5c93MP8mYFOdkfDs4jgitqCzDL4ibFk/s320/rudolph-hermie-blog.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552229450052514482" /></a><br /><br />We've all seen Rankin Bass's Christmas specials. I think we all have a favorite. Mine is Rudolph. Since childhood this was the stop motion Christmas special I enjoyed the most and spoke to me the best. This was the one I would watch even off the Christmas season. It in fact made Rudolph one of my favorite Christmas characters. Maybe 'cause being the victim of name calling and bullying myself, I feel very much for poor Rudoolph. I used to even draw him as a child. So, why did I rate it only number three? Growing up and watching it again I noticed something. Everyone in this special is a freakin' JERK!! Seriously. Everyone puts down Rudolph for being different. I know, i know, that's how the song went but when even SANTA CLAUS is being an asshole to poor Rudolph, you know something's wrong. Seriously. Of all the people you'd expect to be a bigot dumbass, it's certainly not Santa Claus!! When Santa turns and asks for his help, I wanted to see Rudolph say something like "Let's see some begging first, FAT MAN!" Ah well, he'll have his revenge. He'll have his revenge on them all!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZdv1mmUlnHpsmBsJwCglxUcMpoJCDoMJVVkbM7JLodDJMdpZbSNTnEiUg3bVk2rw_4K6gwsB652r8SHH9I5U9L0lkQwG0i_8L57lkrcAaliu7DJM-RHkRbLwPsSvJuV2xJ1D_8m9jQts/s1600/all-of-the-other-reindeer-rudolph-death-note-demotivational-poster-1260929924.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZdv1mmUlnHpsmBsJwCglxUcMpoJCDoMJVVkbM7JLodDJMdpZbSNTnEiUg3bVk2rw_4K6gwsB652r8SHH9I5U9L0lkQwG0i_8L57lkrcAaliu7DJM-RHkRbLwPsSvJuV2xJ1D_8m9jQts/s320/all-of-the-other-reindeer-rudolph-death-note-demotivational-poster-1260929924.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552232148556666450" /></a><br /><br />2. How the Grinch stole Christmas<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjONfaYwswwMeSgvKJ8oEAUzAn76svvPP31uEVfnKw0BQPKbOjePIWR2npu3O3d-sn7vbQEYqy4-WkvOBvjvX3Tcvy1aaDYUeyF6HmJoSTJvwQwCs-EPZN2eevcVoCa8vuCgzDCCGSvN8M/s1600/grinch.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjONfaYwswwMeSgvKJ8oEAUzAn76svvPP31uEVfnKw0BQPKbOjePIWR2npu3O3d-sn7vbQEYqy4-WkvOBvjvX3Tcvy1aaDYUeyF6HmJoSTJvwQwCs-EPZN2eevcVoCa8vuCgzDCCGSvN8M/s320/grinch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552232953933772946" /></a><br /><br />I've got nothing against the live action movie. (Except for a few questionable jokes) but when I think the Grinch, I think Boris Karloff! As a big Dr. Seuss fan since childhood, it's not Christmas until I've seen the green guy trying to steal it!<br />Unfortunately, I don't have much to say on this one. Other than The Who's Christmas Song actually gets me inside. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgst7pPJoYlEzoRAd2ocoCQIOdyk9TfLWYcLq1B0VzubFIBP_6XF5X6OocbrETEIIUYAHlP3QiBVqWYkTY_ES7A_tfSoiOZ7i5cIVyLGuBAxkuSuXV4dngBdg2egko-AsiSnmBuLSwRFQM/s1600/tumblr_lbsd85bxW61qzdiyr_thumb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgst7pPJoYlEzoRAd2ocoCQIOdyk9TfLWYcLq1B0VzubFIBP_6XF5X6OocbrETEIIUYAHlP3QiBVqWYkTY_ES7A_tfSoiOZ7i5cIVyLGuBAxkuSuXV4dngBdg2egko-AsiSnmBuLSwRFQM/s320/tumblr_lbsd85bxW61qzdiyr_thumb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552235070207774130" /></a><br /><br />1. A Charlie Brown Christmas<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlIjcXWT8xoO8wq7PzXrZmdsib4zlnc05HRZo1-EXZaqCECHUbsgLJ1fxcL99Rkg9j-cFMz11JBR7QNeHb4_y_GlWSEkOD39krw_Ldz-VTA80_TQByzxBTEc6dNk-7zazDwETrP4D4cBY/s1600/charlie-brown-christmas-charlie-brown-christmas-special.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlIjcXWT8xoO8wq7PzXrZmdsib4zlnc05HRZo1-EXZaqCECHUbsgLJ1fxcL99Rkg9j-cFMz11JBR7QNeHb4_y_GlWSEkOD39krw_Ldz-VTA80_TQByzxBTEc6dNk-7zazDwETrP4D4cBY/s320/charlie-brown-christmas-charlie-brown-christmas-special.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552235281429283986" /></a><br />Oh come on. What else would it have been? As I think TV Tropes put it; "This isn't a Christmas special. This is THE Christmas special!"<br />And no truer words have been spoken. I defy you to find a single Christmas special in recent years that doesn't parody or pay tribute to this special some where in it. <br />the fact that radio stations play "Linus and Lucy" on Christmas time despite that the theme isn't really a Christmas song tells you how much of an impact this special has had on Christmas. In the fight for Christmas, it's between Mickey Mouse and Charlie Brown.<br />Seriously, not only is it one of the best yet simplest Christmas specials ever, but it's one of the few Charlie Brown specials out there that actually ENDS well for the poor kid.<br />It's also one of those few Christmas specials that grows up with you and never feels childish. As you grow, you understand Charlie Brown more and some of the cynical jokes tossed here and there. I particularly always liked Linus' comment as he bangs on a metal Christmas tree saying "This tree really brings Christmas close to a person." And his later comment when they find the little tree and says "Wow, do they still make wooden Christmas trees?" Which came to my mind went I went to a Walgreens and saw Charlie Brown's little tree being sold. It's ironic because you KNOW those certainly aren't "Wooden Christmas Trees."<br />Oh, and if Linus's little speech about the true meaning of Christmas doesn't make you tear up a little then consider yourself a SCROOGE!!! And not the fun Scottish Disney one either.<br />Timeless, thy name is Charlie Brown<br /><br />So there they are. My top five favorite specials. Without these, it's just not Christmas.<br />With this I say Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!Manetoyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946204635703068551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477255944272302970.post-2789991090178430002010-11-05T21:32:00.000-07:002010-11-06T23:35:40.504-07:00Little Nemo: Adventures in SlumberlandThere was a movie I used to see a lot sitting in rental stores like Blockbuster when I was a kid that would grab my attention but for some reason I would never actually rent it and watch it. It was called "Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjgvXgyDay861fpsTrvGuxNC-ty8JLakeocikDdmvRhz1QIGXLHBbsf-vRr2BqglYsxM5S-gJKGyXQ3oaMcuKmZ4CDTE-G4_aVEQBOJUJ0hTE-A9hlWEUE_4GqOC6wjLOvk5XtG7uXeDs/s1600/finding_nemo_doreen.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjgvXgyDay861fpsTrvGuxNC-ty8JLakeocikDdmvRhz1QIGXLHBbsf-vRr2BqglYsxM5S-gJKGyXQ3oaMcuKmZ4CDTE-G4_aVEQBOJUJ0hTE-A9hlWEUE_4GqOC6wjLOvk5XtG7uXeDs/s320/finding_nemo_doreen.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536290507504640706" /></a><br /><br />... No. Not THAT Nemo<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITumLGaKhjCEQbpKlhTYVvTInXBBBf68LDUTHfyD9WtA5ueykBMT0U0Xr7hLNysSuTa_xDSXNC1jMgU7yEMQGMiMLwP2ukYr-ifJO8WUAnMcYpt_4l51IGLE5cc_NYSgTnc2ymOsqv5I/s1600/Little_Nemo_Continuum19212.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITumLGaKhjCEQbpKlhTYVvTInXBBBf68LDUTHfyD9WtA5ueykBMT0U0Xr7hLNysSuTa_xDSXNC1jMgU7yEMQGMiMLwP2ukYr-ifJO8WUAnMcYpt_4l51IGLE5cc_NYSgTnc2ymOsqv5I/s320/Little_Nemo_Continuum19212.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536290138310475218" /></a><br /><br />There we go. I don't know why I never looked at this movie as a kid. Maybe it's because with a few small exceptions I usually avoided animated films not by Disney because it was my opinion that animated films not made by Disney usually sucked. (Again, even when I was little there were exceptions to this. Such as An American Tail) But I decided recently to finally take a look at this little obscure film and you know what? It's not bad.<br />Based on the comic strips by Winsor McCay, which ran from 1905 to 1914, this film was released in 1989 and tells the story of a young boy named Nemo in a 1905 New York city who travels to a magical fantasy world of dreams when he falls asleep.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt7tCpNg5E2LQ1FYLLHIZig8Tz1IyXutk1sq3wCpljNSXWZ_2KDYXRXlveg_6K8tjAOjh18Yq-6JCDJY5wwj5d9Bo15usEzsul9UgPrP-D1xhdgO4p0Yx4MybqpCrGgvQnsVuC2T5L5bM/s1600/Nemo1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt7tCpNg5E2LQ1FYLLHIZig8Tz1IyXutk1sq3wCpljNSXWZ_2KDYXRXlveg_6K8tjAOjh18Yq-6JCDJY5wwj5d9Bo15usEzsul9UgPrP-D1xhdgO4p0Yx4MybqpCrGgvQnsVuC2T5L5bM/s320/Nemo1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536295717341221714" /></a><br /><br />The first thing we establish in this movie is that Nemo has crazy dreams. In the beginning he dreams about flying on his bed, then falling in his bed, being chased by a train in the bed, then running to his mother at home warning her that a train is about to collide with the house but she doesn't respond. The train of course crashes into the house, sending him flying and waking up falling off the bed<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPlikvzb041Wfr4ZYmH6ccxBFGsu9cXIrUOxZtj2MdvpsICsg3Gxwt5LOnXVhlFeaQrgUZoqXmhTyyMcGhe4rnskcAnLMfJWiK8Z5atF45vFdfWhrqAnpPeFg3hgG8pEfSLiidtO2dAW8/s1600/Nemo2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPlikvzb041Wfr4ZYmH6ccxBFGsu9cXIrUOxZtj2MdvpsICsg3Gxwt5LOnXVhlFeaQrgUZoqXmhTyyMcGhe4rnskcAnLMfJWiK8Z5atF45vFdfWhrqAnpPeFg3hgG8pEfSLiidtO2dAW8/s320/Nemo2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536298137838237586" /></a><br /><br />Poor kid. I've actually done this.<br />The following morning, Nemo learns that the circus is in town. He sees the circus come in through a parade and from the clowns, a ring master that looks like Santa Claus and the pretty girl tossing him a flower, he gets excited.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8EDoxwk-DFyYiZ0HORAHTp6UhdlbmDdLQS1IzIKRJ061K14-fkGUKKP2Vp-cGsvNK-ry5zdrMtmetjh2u-dOgzQiFn1L-INiDCXvHhzouiIKGc0p0_LhlHTtMNcUop5v6alLjZZBQFu4/s1600/Nemo3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8EDoxwk-DFyYiZ0HORAHTp6UhdlbmDdLQS1IzIKRJ061K14-fkGUKKP2Vp-cGsvNK-ry5zdrMtmetjh2u-dOgzQiFn1L-INiDCXvHhzouiIKGc0p0_LhlHTtMNcUop5v6alLjZZBQFu4/s320/Nemo3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536299386190421970" /></a><br /><br />... maybe a little... too excited...<br /><br />Anyway, he rushes home to beg his father to take him to the circus but his father has to rush out to a meeting and tells him "Maybe Tomorrow". We never find out where, but it's not really important. Disappointed, he goes to bed that night. Later that night as he sleeps, he appears to get up and sleepwalk<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhblib-InhUQvNjlCJU-DjTVfzPm3gCe-S6xzBQz8Az3SQdWiBC-_4qhc4zxQuUWvgkI1ppqrKL_qKPxAft8Jftw9LUVTKaxkSTzhv0QUOMlTTc1tZSRy12G8K5XX_vhkMz4pT2rJ1om9w/s1600/Nemo4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhblib-InhUQvNjlCJU-DjTVfzPm3gCe-S6xzBQz8Az3SQdWiBC-_4qhc4zxQuUWvgkI1ppqrKL_qKPxAft8Jftw9LUVTKaxkSTzhv0QUOMlTTc1tZSRy12G8K5XX_vhkMz4pT2rJ1om9w/s320/Nemo4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536301473608816066" /></a><br /><br />He "sleep walks" his way to the fridge (or whatever they used in 1905) with this sign attached to it. The way he glances at it seems to imply that he knows exactly what he's doing and snatches a pie and "sleep walks" his way back to his room before he is stopped by his mother. He tries to keep up the act and behaves like he's still asleep and innocent. Then he rushes back up to his room with a big sigh of relief as we hear the mother tell the father that he needs to "Talk to that son of theirs."<br />Alright, so we've established that he has trouble keeping promises.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin7aAqP6O-cDI2lQ-NAoCaU8fHTPFVl_P9riM5hmCInQc3ZXnkm00mPFaw0F8y7u2rjD1RGHFXf2iVDBD7-4O-VHMh_7FXrcFVrSHig_lA754MkV2p6QxJi_g2qbptbCU9JixKOk5ofI0/s1600/everybody+got+that.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin7aAqP6O-cDI2lQ-NAoCaU8fHTPFVl_P9riM5hmCInQc3ZXnkm00mPFaw0F8y7u2rjD1RGHFXf2iVDBD7-4O-VHMh_7FXrcFVrSHig_lA754MkV2p6QxJi_g2qbptbCU9JixKOk5ofI0/s320/everybody+got+that.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536303894700652834" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4SBWC33MtS1cfmOZC_pY7gTIOYjcJ1qdp-H4IGB7xp6TcpltIt14GJZiifQP6IbvYOi_wfZiOEqV1I1ydbfrdOzuKDPryXyFeiopiiBxITPrqKOLx1XusAG5qeaMWpNYfAAN4mwqWE4E/s1600/Nemo5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4SBWC33MtS1cfmOZC_pY7gTIOYjcJ1qdp-H4IGB7xp6TcpltIt14GJZiifQP6IbvYOi_wfZiOEqV1I1ydbfrdOzuKDPryXyFeiopiiBxITPrqKOLx1XusAG5qeaMWpNYfAAN4mwqWE4E/s320/Nemo5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536304520272780658" /></a><br />So, back in bed and back asleep, Nemo is suddenly visited by various strange people. Most of them appearing to be clowns. But one of which introduces himself as "A professor and a Genius" and says he can call him "Professor Genius."<br />... wow. Real original there buddy<br />Professor Genius offers him a royal invitation to Slumber Land by the King where their Princess named Camille wishes to have him over as a playmate. Nemo protests at first, saying that he's "Never played with a girl before." A valid concern for a ten year old. But the clown girl along with Professor Genius says the Princess has offered a box of baked cookies<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLMBSR4B-SfUzprMb9ppYR__fZ1e7_e4kQqXnS7AKIQk39gaoFodEHT4s4DTTWLQBhitrC_pZm5ETHl88Go22rcxdiCsaAwdPx_8juUMraNVFJqIM04wDKfWw9zeK4H8kWBcfYK_Ftfl8/s1600/Nemo6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLMBSR4B-SfUzprMb9ppYR__fZ1e7_e4kQqXnS7AKIQk39gaoFodEHT4s4DTTWLQBhitrC_pZm5ETHl88Go22rcxdiCsaAwdPx_8juUMraNVFJqIM04wDKfWw9zeK4H8kWBcfYK_Ftfl8/s320/Nemo6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536306472662361106" /></a><br />It is with the offering of cookies that he decides to come with them and meet the Princess. Proving that no matter what age, the best way to a man's heart is his stomach. They travel by blimp and after fighting through a dark red eye glowing cloud simply known as "The Nightmare" they arrive at Slumber Land where he finds everyone there not only knows him, but have been awaiting his arrival.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI3GP-HxdnHWBOi8Cn9dEI5tzlAR1SMiw9FGpwqs-5Kjf0NLOB7gPB7o6M-HRJDAg2CKCvlfetQnyQe2KSUu6gr97kEiv-jt8QPp4IZSGFw_WaAWuvhdCDihVNv-vr7WScJ_o_lhUO1WU/s1600/Nemo7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI3GP-HxdnHWBOi8Cn9dEI5tzlAR1SMiw9FGpwqs-5Kjf0NLOB7gPB7o6M-HRJDAg2CKCvlfetQnyQe2KSUu6gr97kEiv-jt8QPp4IZSGFw_WaAWuvhdCDihVNv-vr7WScJ_o_lhUO1WU/s320/Nemo7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536308855454180994" /></a><br /><br />One of them is a little man named "Flip." Played by Mickey Rooney. Genius tells Nemo to steer clear of him but Flip offers Nemo to "Ditch the sourpuss and come have some fun." But he flies away. <br />Professor Genius brings Nemo to the Throne Room of the king only to find out that the king is gone. Genius tells Nemo to stay put and goes off in search of him and who should pop back up but Flip? <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAdLom8phUnBxGqAOWZzTJg8ZoGwPqlD_e3X4uM4qrLYCuaLrsH08QdMpIeXQIfDJq8hYy4yO3IvLTv-VKzXBHrezYZtgrc9aTJfmc6-SCykwUN5VjdrBw8IkBrAhmMz1zv-0X1FkPieM/s1600/Nemo8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAdLom8phUnBxGqAOWZzTJg8ZoGwPqlD_e3X4uM4qrLYCuaLrsH08QdMpIeXQIfDJq8hYy4yO3IvLTv-VKzXBHrezYZtgrc9aTJfmc6-SCykwUN5VjdrBw8IkBrAhmMz1zv-0X1FkPieM/s320/Nemo8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536311138587026258" /></a><br /><br />He offers to help Nemo find the King for him but I for one would not trust any man who not only winks at a 10 year old like this, but puts his arm around him. I mean, he's totally touching him in a way or in a place that makes him feel uncomfortable and you know what that is?<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v40/Dragonrider1227/?action=view¤t=Thats-no-good.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v40/Dragonrider1227/Thats-no-good.gif" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Damn straight, Sonic<br /><br />So, he brings him to a room where everything is upside down, Nemo falls and slides down a random banister that leads him into a room filled with toys. Where he sees a rather big man riding a toy train. So big that you'd think the train would break if he tried to ride it<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA17vBg7Z4RbM_rDqh3GvJ4tmQuNvhkHnwIJyAM-E8m2S2lc8XTTy1Yejb1UO-HZhgmvcm9H0Kj_DsfkV3knCrL90-flK5fizPMxHF8YvYzs1fs911Isa96h_6W9RaOjLKvN-HZVkb4xk/s1600/Nemo9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA17vBg7Z4RbM_rDqh3GvJ4tmQuNvhkHnwIJyAM-E8m2S2lc8XTTy1Yejb1UO-HZhgmvcm9H0Kj_DsfkV3knCrL90-flK5fizPMxHF8YvYzs1fs911Isa96h_6W9RaOjLKvN-HZVkb4xk/s320/Nemo9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536314889417825522" /></a><br /><br />Seriously, look at this guy. He's HUGE!!! No way should that itty bitty train be able to hold him without being crushed!<br />The train breaks down. Surprisingly NOT due to the big fat guy sitting on it. As he examines the train, he's not able to figure out what's wrong until Nemo comes in and points out that it's the Piston Gasket. They fix it together and ride it around the castle. After crashing into Professor Genius, they introduce each other. Turns out this big guy is the King they've been looking for. King Morpheus. Morpheus invites Nemo over and and then goes off to play with his trains. Poor guy must have ADD or something.<br />The King reveals that he has invited him because he wishes for Nemo to become his sole heir. Why his daughter Camille can't be is beyond my comprehension. Maybe Slumber Land is sexist. And as heir prince, it becomes his duty to carry the golden key<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwePSOaYRpxQ_fAZ8b7TzBhyphenhyphenCc-X3WvebU1unhXh4U-RImCG4klxR-S4_eHbnG7eho83yTQQzE7Gf-N70JHy2Xsx0ULi0bvPsGbpdrhOVtAsZ7PotrbYYHbbih6pSfC3bs45SIjWjkgls/s1600/Nemo10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwePSOaYRpxQ_fAZ8b7TzBhyphenhyphenCc-X3WvebU1unhXh4U-RImCG4klxR-S4_eHbnG7eho83yTQQzE7Gf-N70JHy2Xsx0ULi0bvPsGbpdrhOVtAsZ7PotrbYYHbbih6pSfC3bs45SIjWjkgls/s320/Nemo10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536529323670403602" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">dude, that thing looks awesome!</span><br />This key can open any door in Slumber Land. Which begs the question, is there no such thing as privacy in Slumber Land? Can this boy now enter anyone's house? Oh, the possibilities abound and I'm pretty sure none of them are constitutional. <br />Morpheus warns Nemo however that there is one door he must never open. A door with the same symbol on the key. He never tells him why or what's in the door, or even where the damn thing IS. Just to promise him never to open it. So I guess this makes it a secret door...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi34qg8vSqgvbZYeBJ5jNuh8Y6Mo2kszz0nYmFC9slgxGwZ9jlPfXGmFDpleuH8ojxUS7dV3Jk-nubYL9f272TrQC6qm4gGgn073Q9k1TOnXQ2CZ4-CqKL9eNSWSAUkrKJx3zjU9uqNys/s1600/roflbot-lEU2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 310px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi34qg8vSqgvbZYeBJ5jNuh8Y6Mo2kszz0nYmFC9slgxGwZ9jlPfXGmFDpleuH8ojxUS7dV3Jk-nubYL9f272TrQC6qm4gGgn073Q9k1TOnXQ2CZ4-CqKL9eNSWSAUkrKJx3zjU9uqNys/s320/roflbot-lEU2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536531944519072210" /></a><br /><br />So Nemo promises not to open this door. So let's recap, The king has just given a key that can unlock any door in the whole kingdom, including a door with some dark scary secret... to a ten year old boy. WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?<br />Morpheus tells Genius to escort him to meet the princess. Causing a great facial reaction from Nemo<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyr7bmU_tdiwXfpuRvNpijC2VkULVhfJeZ6YcFXRIHcBnO8d1rvHUjlT7u29-99eYz5Yz2aLy0kMYFxIuoJTOnVL-kafUNYhp4bspwxrvhd7cJJfqlGvBMXF4dljlPQvhSdcEklxkW5GE/s1600/Nemo+whut.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyr7bmU_tdiwXfpuRvNpijC2VkULVhfJeZ6YcFXRIHcBnO8d1rvHUjlT7u29-99eYz5Yz2aLy0kMYFxIuoJTOnVL-kafUNYhp4bspwxrvhd7cJJfqlGvBMXF4dljlPQvhSdcEklxkW5GE/s320/Nemo+whut.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536532890964890018" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">OH NOEZ! I HAVE TO TALK TO A GIRL!!</span><br />seriously, I love how expressive this kid's face is.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_tpPNxRRn1mdAs5aVcGvbn4fRpg5hr7N4oPOxAYjKwNu78UbS4RvBWOc845UMPiNdOeJDSbIIgV6EGbaYJE_yc_uTspZ1EF0tk4aAdD77AuHquw8nX3jtOZZEe1BoNwP9Uewf9axU9PI/s1600/Nemo11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_tpPNxRRn1mdAs5aVcGvbn4fRpg5hr7N4oPOxAYjKwNu78UbS4RvBWOc845UMPiNdOeJDSbIIgV6EGbaYJE_yc_uTspZ1EF0tk4aAdD77AuHquw8nX3jtOZZEe1BoNwP9Uewf9axU9PI/s320/Nemo11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536533916970977810" /></a><br /><br />So he's brought to her room to meet Princess Camille. The girl with the disappearing, reappearing British accent! So, once Genius leaves them alone, Camille examines her new playmate and comments on the fact that he came in his "underwear," and then calls his friend "Icarus" a "little rat." Nemo then tells her off good.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNd13BVRtJS_YBNeONo7j6AvwP7pCco35r_6SjFPkJdiZMKt7ECCVIYoUgq9FS-6PhWFUb6y-eW6JIs7oD9UnZhm6vR91zhXKcBS7pGY_BHH6hjeOIbjqYOyKeXTnlJ9pvMJ30Dzrrkl8/s1600/Nemo12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNd13BVRtJS_YBNeONo7j6AvwP7pCco35r_6SjFPkJdiZMKt7ECCVIYoUgq9FS-6PhWFUb6y-eW6JIs7oD9UnZhm6vR91zhXKcBS7pGY_BHH6hjeOIbjqYOyKeXTnlJ9pvMJ30Dzrrkl8/s320/Nemo12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536535369824722546" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Look out, he's gonna blow!</span><br /><br />So after rather loudly telling her that he's not a rat and they're "pajamas" not "underwear" she tells him that he's absolutely right, kinda cute and his "underwear" is kinda cute too<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUN5zNRsCAmXGfXW8ZgA7zKcHaAyvxHR1K9VvoZ5FBEx03R7teuAEQ2hZpsRS3uufU3jpKL7yeCZcr959g3iu9DDkUjIXPyaIl5UBqX6t5U4t42RFAy0vQfj1aqMRQOfgfCrv2dXJfaNg/s1600/Nemo13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUN5zNRsCAmXGfXW8ZgA7zKcHaAyvxHR1K9VvoZ5FBEx03R7teuAEQ2hZpsRS3uufU3jpKL7yeCZcr959g3iu9DDkUjIXPyaIl5UBqX6t5U4t42RFAy0vQfj1aqMRQOfgfCrv2dXJfaNg/s320/Nemo13.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536536095027737506" /></a><br /><br />and... I think someone just got their first boner<br />Camille offers to show Nemo all around Slumber Land through a montage of them riding a carriage rather quickly, flying off the carriage and bouncing around in... these...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjygNRi3OOMzPehGI91gU_5_EDfxR2uFVWOX5IC-IG0T6Bw2K5dtt4R4JGs0ueEVaKojM1R9Dq5H4wwjm9Fsi_uwUyR4DK975RE8_U22hIoupH0Z_p9Y6a20kNseOkEsXWtSwugA-hVvCs/s1600/Nemo14.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjygNRi3OOMzPehGI91gU_5_EDfxR2uFVWOX5IC-IG0T6Bw2K5dtt4R4JGs0ueEVaKojM1R9Dq5H4wwjm9Fsi_uwUyR4DK975RE8_U22hIoupH0Z_p9Y6a20kNseOkEsXWtSwugA-hVvCs/s320/Nemo14.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536537351824488946" /></a><br /><br />All during an absolutely "adorable" song about Slumberland. But then it rains on them and with magical butterfly wings that fly to their aid, they fly away to dry off. While their clothes dry they um... wear these...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_TEF_gGdAB9dzaIoptflRUbt5CYT36u0WhOp-FHUyTq3xqRKM7bzwn3iJsd_Ji7W2BA0pvqvQnWWXKenUhetOhamfysA5aMqhCOndIttw6VSbkBJPsHnuZSUinfmjJmAaraPP8lWTP0Q/s1600/Nemo16.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_TEF_gGdAB9dzaIoptflRUbt5CYT36u0WhOp-FHUyTq3xqRKM7bzwn3iJsd_Ji7W2BA0pvqvQnWWXKenUhetOhamfysA5aMqhCOndIttw6VSbkBJPsHnuZSUinfmjJmAaraPP8lWTP0Q/s320/Nemo16.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536538594355284610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1gZ_n5UvKh_5x-X9Mm1i4znkllG3I46GICyXlQDTlXKb23kWOLYZpAWfZpLPnKMe8QLzU4_3tyAwCVTMFKd2pE6XzTTH6_FJcVJ4bw07sAWFoIHqtvKTNyrwW8D_YwluB6sd7Y0D5qGc/s1600/Nemo15.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1gZ_n5UvKh_5x-X9Mm1i4znkllG3I46GICyXlQDTlXKb23kWOLYZpAWfZpLPnKMe8QLzU4_3tyAwCVTMFKd2pE6XzTTH6_FJcVJ4bw07sAWFoIHqtvKTNyrwW8D_YwluB6sd7Y0D5qGc/s320/Nemo15.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536538593543780322" /></a><br /><br />And I for one am amused by Nemo's face in these shots. I'm sure he's supposed to be over excited with the day he's had, but his face also says that maybe he saw a little more of Camille than he expected as they changed out of their wet clothes and into their puff balls.<br />After playfully slapping each other, the kids return to find Professor Genius waiting for them. It is time for Nemo to be schooled in the proper behavior for being a prince. This is in my opinion one of the movie's weak points. The song feels kinda forced and rushed, and seems to only exist because the Book of Disney says "Thou shall not have an animated film without singing." But the montage that we get from it is amusing. Like for example when they teach him how to dance... this happens<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKhcrHhoTgjEHakOe0zn0O4LAZzB47BQ74iC1RGfv_EJ_xoEmdLBs0-WvS0yLDG10mMbKBmQzK5Fhw2FLqeK59U7_VPdGPkLxW8DNq61GDhAzu6MhlD0ZT9pa-qMrpynXS0J-UjhyCr5g/s1600/Nemo17.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKhcrHhoTgjEHakOe0zn0O4LAZzB47BQ74iC1RGfv_EJ_xoEmdLBs0-WvS0yLDG10mMbKBmQzK5Fhw2FLqeK59U7_VPdGPkLxW8DNq61GDhAzu6MhlD0ZT9pa-qMrpynXS0J-UjhyCr5g/s320/Nemo17.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536541289582775266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixqvWz3BOz4ewPDNWCH9NMG1U-0d_NvqbFApWSe17yDZXjPq9nr-b8NBtaVHXY89bk_ABmhff1_2sqXwcshmS0kBPthWmdVHAtpE4YPeooTB8Itn63mxawoa_6JP0jcvn2qHAQRr9uyWU/s1600/Nemo18.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixqvWz3BOz4ewPDNWCH9NMG1U-0d_NvqbFApWSe17yDZXjPq9nr-b8NBtaVHXY89bk_ABmhff1_2sqXwcshmS0kBPthWmdVHAtpE4YPeooTB8Itn63mxawoa_6JP0jcvn2qHAQRr9uyWU/s320/Nemo18.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536541289222343442" /></a><br /><br />The poor kid even has to come up for air!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS_c8HpfcxKHut2crJvHdaVDZwxOFORoGotXzRCf_vL33qrQ1bIOJjEh59-CJ1h75h02VEd-maNbE3gfBA0y5a8QSpPCdW8QliwiugiGRqdTwD8UflSc2fF8LDjfAUgUxxaIQataoa8Aw/s1600/Nemo19.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS_c8HpfcxKHut2crJvHdaVDZwxOFORoGotXzRCf_vL33qrQ1bIOJjEh59-CJ1h75h02VEd-maNbE3gfBA0y5a8QSpPCdW8QliwiugiGRqdTwD8UflSc2fF8LDjfAUgUxxaIQataoa8Aw/s320/Nemo19.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536542994635376914" /></a><br /><br />So, the montage of schooling DOES serve a purpose. Nemo is exhausted from it all and runs into the borderline pedo, Flip. Flip throws his hat and coat on Nemo as a disguise I guess and pulls him away for some "fun" at his "home away from home." A police station. He harasses some sleeping cops that turns into a 3 Stooges/Scooby Doo chase scene. Through a series of constant mischief, Flip and Nemo find themselves in a creepy old cave.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTciPGytNdb4nvSUr4q6QWcP1u-l_1P-nHe7rf_LUe3NNo_UkBEjrR-_hKGD2QomUDep6gk_t0mRze5ZoNjEM6y19oHchv_DytIzpOi5nFOx-QXKfhbCc0Ic_K6bRaNNkZlhpEudiwPao/s1600/Nemo20.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTciPGytNdb4nvSUr4q6QWcP1u-l_1P-nHe7rf_LUe3NNo_UkBEjrR-_hKGD2QomUDep6gk_t0mRze5ZoNjEM6y19oHchv_DytIzpOi5nFOx-QXKfhbCc0Ic_K6bRaNNkZlhpEudiwPao/s320/Nemo20.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536545207408247010" /></a><br /><br />And right now, I bet Nemo wishes he wore pajamas that covered his feet.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmUz1kd17lyKsWVFe7lrX4Fziqv5ViFEX9ZFgejC3SguKZLYRXDjF9uLRT0w_JMLXe4MMcEUpt8HsTAUofUL7q7QjTwogRanL4Jl_DS6S10JqM386fBRMSk1LxRMq2TWB-JiacQvh_SiE/s1600/Nemo21.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmUz1kd17lyKsWVFe7lrX4Fziqv5ViFEX9ZFgejC3SguKZLYRXDjF9uLRT0w_JMLXe4MMcEUpt8HsTAUofUL7q7QjTwogRanL4Jl_DS6S10JqM386fBRMSk1LxRMq2TWB-JiacQvh_SiE/s320/Nemo21.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536545851391888322" /></a><br /><br />He slips and slides into the very door Morpheus warned him about. Flip tempts him to open the door and take a little peek to see what inside. Which again, probably could've been avoided if the king just told him what was in the damn door to begin with! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDDo9_9qWstPW0mWA_QOkv97HmbBS37jhusLlNaNV5oEv0QsXvhZdheZm8lAmjVmJesjpOEk26Osvd84mjkSSVBMoI5A8zCQkvCJmdDOti7_0INVmG32PwwhTn-Yr5gDgdwD15aIH1Mcc/s1600/Nemo22.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDDo9_9qWstPW0mWA_QOkv97HmbBS37jhusLlNaNV5oEv0QsXvhZdheZm8lAmjVmJesjpOEk26Osvd84mjkSSVBMoI5A8zCQkvCJmdDOti7_0INVmG32PwwhTn-Yr5gDgdwD15aIH1Mcc/s320/Nemo22.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536547068858588850" /></a><br /><br />After climbing up to the keyhole to unlock it and peeking into the door, what do they see?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioPbEm-lAQ1_fKEj3BOBbhrt9UjhrW94efCXugWxWrmfKoDvFuP5tjpjKXUgxydt0w7Jf7j511EfrG5493Tg52iqNwWC3a6cxtfowZFH9yhkfVBzAhy13i1xB-0zNoKXdy0zAhLbF0nu4/s1600/Nemo23.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioPbEm-lAQ1_fKEj3BOBbhrt9UjhrW94efCXugWxWrmfKoDvFuP5tjpjKXUgxydt0w7Jf7j511EfrG5493Tg52iqNwWC3a6cxtfowZFH9yhkfVBzAhy13i1xB-0zNoKXdy0zAhLbF0nu4/s320/Nemo23.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536548225541148450" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">ZUUL MOTHERFUCKER! ZUUL!!!</span><br />A nasty blobby thing reaches out for them and they quickly shut the door. But Flip gets scared and runs off, leaving Nemo alone and unable to reach the key. The door is slammed against and Nemo runs off scared.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAs35j6b9lZ4CndLNnYb_MBOuSRtWJzw_L2sYIci5H4k_i6VYglN07nohuEfTDp-I0ElxJXc8-RiZOQe4GaHwrer8ejfhid3CWWlqV6OB0AD1mqbVzGdnCrUbgR7ZE6VRU0xCF22vtp9M/s1600/Nemo24.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAs35j6b9lZ4CndLNnYb_MBOuSRtWJzw_L2sYIci5H4k_i6VYglN07nohuEfTDp-I0ElxJXc8-RiZOQe4GaHwrer8ejfhid3CWWlqV6OB0AD1mqbVzGdnCrUbgR7ZE6VRU0xCF22vtp9M/s320/Nemo24.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536559701917641314" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Any world with lion drawn carriages is AWESOME!</span><br /><br />Some time later, the coronation of Nemo begins and Nemo is late. Once he arrives, he is hastily changed into Prince clothes and throughout the coronation, is very very nervous about it and about what he did.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeaR3OTAQDiyZdn3pX4CoOlqj3c_QPwfhM6EawOKqwgJjT9jdIufWXX-EkoN7jPO8IE22W9jczQCSOAwiz0b77DowzcuPTAOIzP-ozg6f_8T0i4UgAOLKeRvLyMkD4IoBszgUnHikvFKE/s1600/Nemo25.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeaR3OTAQDiyZdn3pX4CoOlqj3c_QPwfhM6EawOKqwgJjT9jdIufWXX-EkoN7jPO8IE22W9jczQCSOAwiz0b77DowzcuPTAOIzP-ozg6f_8T0i4UgAOLKeRvLyMkD4IoBszgUnHikvFKE/s320/Nemo25.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536563197168603330" /></a><br /><br />Morpheus explains how his royal scepter is the sole defense for Slumber Land against "The Nightmare" and how the scepter will be passed down to Nemo when the time comes. He demonstrates its power before the crowd through a incantation that I personally find to be way too long for the sole weapon against "the Nightmare."<br />Nemo is crowned Prince and the celebration begins but Nemo is still feeling guilty and worried about the key. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc8n4TjgpLJv3-rTZCTIpgcxuDGeVfqlYXhUaeh09xnyAQQdj_si_eCXvOQcbaW32aS-L7AOFfFQXAN9HdVrWjL4De7p_d20sLt1JO2D_Oz0hODOufOoxs8Y_dCJWgcO6P4_TJJa3mUr8/s1600/Nemo26.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc8n4TjgpLJv3-rTZCTIpgcxuDGeVfqlYXhUaeh09xnyAQQdj_si_eCXvOQcbaW32aS-L7AOFfFQXAN9HdVrWjL4De7p_d20sLt1JO2D_Oz0hODOufOoxs8Y_dCJWgcO6P4_TJJa3mUr8/s320/Nemo26.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536564889758246258" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Uh-Oh, I shouldn't have had that Grande sized Burrito</span><br /><br />Nemo decides he has to get the key back and rushes back to the door. But he arrives too late and the Nightmare within bursts out.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkYufK73DsyReaVOND-Tkk4zn-sKd2CRVMNt2cf4X3UDwqKXh2e2Qo0yp44pW2Rgd7PLGvjTgg-BpH6DKP5r5nZdciZtfKmPGzZRiKSCbBaa5gMNPbm2FmKA1rdyj-oNaIz89Xeq5ZWtQ/s1600/Nemo27.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkYufK73DsyReaVOND-Tkk4zn-sKd2CRVMNt2cf4X3UDwqKXh2e2Qo0yp44pW2Rgd7PLGvjTgg-BpH6DKP5r5nZdciZtfKmPGzZRiKSCbBaa5gMNPbm2FmKA1rdyj-oNaIz89Xeq5ZWtQ/s320/Nemo27.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536565894255402162" /></a><br /><br />The Nightmare attacks King Morpheus and though Nemo tries, he is unable to bring the scepter to him due to the large, panicking crowd and the Nightmare takes Morpheus away. Professor Genius asks who opened the Forbidden Door and while the crowd points the fingers at Flip, Flip points the finger right back at Nemo. Everyone circles around him, calling his name in disappointment until the everything goes dark and Nemo screams and finds himself back at his bed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLpl3z0cDJv-SKIVGCnmOzwTleySTaaODDagA3X5OMbQJWeNM2kXzJsqI_vTFrMvwnDkjiidxBOYuPv2Ba0bfh2wwtzxzkSOboNnmbF1V1ojPidFWeejmBHvTQuIFh9hF1Y6LAIk6UtU/s1600/Nemo28.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLpl3z0cDJv-SKIVGCnmOzwTleySTaaODDagA3X5OMbQJWeNM2kXzJsqI_vTFrMvwnDkjiidxBOYuPv2Ba0bfh2wwtzxzkSOboNnmbF1V1ojPidFWeejmBHvTQuIFh9hF1Y6LAIk6UtU/s320/Nemo28.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536567516011192194" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Oh man, I hope this is sweat...</span><br /><br />"Phew, only a dream."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYbX6U18owLVTnGSJ3cT72mWnzBj7w9HmwZVifvqA2DqGzrzaHrDyY3O9NiGxX7xzEq6_RDLI9kKZSrgSUqTjU9ebrc9K2O1gD0ZTdJW0_9s6OtlMC5-IWlGv7nhwaJSzuYoLZfMkjQhs/s1600/Nemo29.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYbX6U18owLVTnGSJ3cT72mWnzBj7w9HmwZVifvqA2DqGzrzaHrDyY3O9NiGxX7xzEq6_RDLI9kKZSrgSUqTjU9ebrc9K2O1gD0ZTdJW0_9s6OtlMC5-IWlGv7nhwaJSzuYoLZfMkjQhs/s320/Nemo29.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536568212397175394" /></a><br /><br />OR WAS IT? DUN DUN DUUUUUUUUNN!! He finds the Scepter sitting in his bed and Morpheus' voice calls his name. Nemo gets out of bed and follows the sound of his voice to the kitchen. Remember that pantry with the pie and the "Don't forget your promise" note? Well, it's back. Now with the symbol of the forbidden door on the note. SYMBOLISM ALERT!!! The Pantry grows and burst open with water flowing out of it. The entire place floods leaving Nemo and Icarus on his bed in what appears to be an endless sea. (Insert bed wetting joke here) But he finds Professor Genius floating by and gets him on the bed. Genius explains that King Morpheus has been taken to Nightmare Land and though Nemo blames himself, Genius tries to comfort him because after all, the kid may have let an unspeakable evil loose into the world and threaten the king's very safety but come on...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF6qF7NN1jrLBzqwfC-AecQFS_JQjIvh8Ackl18x9daenKKR3v6UV3E9U7LEgcXqjfe14GyBALLMaOzsfh73vKEFLs9PN11ifGmsYD8p3rAiOgTf9_CdrqkdeIC2pzpo81OFGapFPJqhA/s1600/Nemo30.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF6qF7NN1jrLBzqwfC-AecQFS_JQjIvh8Ackl18x9daenKKR3v6UV3E9U7LEgcXqjfe14GyBALLMaOzsfh73vKEFLs9PN11ifGmsYD8p3rAiOgTf9_CdrqkdeIC2pzpo81OFGapFPJqhA/s320/Nemo30.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536571635889483570" /></a><br /><br />How can you stay mad at that little face?<br /><br />Nemo remembers that Flip showed him a map to Nightmare Land in the beginning but they have to hurry for he's about to be banished into space soon.<br />He makes it just in time, Flip is released and Nemo gets the map but the map is written in Flip's own code that only he can read so Nemo decides that he'll have to come. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha71vf2Ah1V7XFzjyXdgUna95tM0gaUqB94AarjbpLcEJC7FCu4bolvi_wNSAbJYqNy9nPf-EsEEf_DOFKzkbYaRvQeInQCSUjz9WWrZXlRadR3Sn43ZWJocRRsipMyBTdzs2D7CvsvMI/s1600/Nemo31.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha71vf2Ah1V7XFzjyXdgUna95tM0gaUqB94AarjbpLcEJC7FCu4bolvi_wNSAbJYqNy9nPf-EsEEf_DOFKzkbYaRvQeInQCSUjz9WWrZXlRadR3Sn43ZWJocRRsipMyBTdzs2D7CvsvMI/s320/Nemo31.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536574896020308258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtMMAukyWcITAnNjCGaADQXGWng_jI0gWJAMRlgyC723hWahg9Y-64gh9be-kXZsdMVZoVTUodgcEo0X-elh-owI7jTz-kxWe3eSxBuPJZrV2VebHfFMbcYx4m0sT_SowFqwxB2gMz_aE/s1600/Nemo32.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtMMAukyWcITAnNjCGaADQXGWng_jI0gWJAMRlgyC723hWahg9Y-64gh9be-kXZsdMVZoVTUodgcEo0X-elh-owI7jTz-kxWe3eSxBuPJZrV2VebHfFMbcYx4m0sT_SowFqwxB2gMz_aE/s320/Nemo32.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536574893446195570" /></a><br /><br />And as Flip continues to constantly piss off Camille, what she does next lands her a "Crowning Moment of Awesome!"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYRWUqcnK_prCd-UnmBLFPqUJ0I9F28PWRrsoRQuH_cTAwCtmyYmQHXrBXLbwkJ3Wp_8LbS-GuUr1LSO_6uJRvm4MhyWQdY86MNcdJl0d5jDwWfgtAMwlfZe0AXRcale5b2cNuUcYPnU/s1600/roflbot-Cmxw.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYRWUqcnK_prCd-UnmBLFPqUJ0I9F28PWRrsoRQuH_cTAwCtmyYmQHXrBXLbwkJ3Wp_8LbS-GuUr1LSO_6uJRvm4MhyWQdY86MNcdJl0d5jDwWfgtAMwlfZe0AXRcale5b2cNuUcYPnU/s320/roflbot-Cmxw.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536574982145483154" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">I AM A MAN!</span><br /><br />So, they set sail for Nightmare Land and...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBFtswdCsRt7yfbo4e8k01ziEX96dtuyUVb2GlS0EPLO1W_z1fbHjiEVm7l6RBPfH5Yc-nIQr2ax60UDqZ2uKXKWxRpHVLENxkbah9rs0RJF2QRbZ-qiWXjWhurTOH1EItcJvekNvPDv4/s1600/Nemo34.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBFtswdCsRt7yfbo4e8k01ziEX96dtuyUVb2GlS0EPLO1W_z1fbHjiEVm7l6RBPfH5Yc-nIQr2ax60UDqZ2uKXKWxRpHVLENxkbah9rs0RJF2QRbZ-qiWXjWhurTOH1EItcJvekNvPDv4/s320/Nemo34.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536575744772528466" /></a><br /><br />Okay, what the Hell is Nemo wearing? I know it's 1905 and the fashions were different then and all but seriously, he looks like a Japanese school girl!<br />But enough making fun of Nemo's outfit, they sail and sail until night comes and everyone goes to sleep... including Flip... who was supposed to be steering. So now, they're heading for a whirlpool. But luckily, they fall through the whirlpool and land on Nightmare Land.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSNAkxqU_T4wmqultuowFIczJ-GuO5_xSNJ0nUPecoqYuxwIQLN26jMGRGN7yzDRbVD3MkB0eveSJnbj2KuoBzmZk7mF5yCbUVU0a__1uSFWFOl89DNrAXxGC_wfLZYankrl5RXBH1wDw/s1600/Nemo35.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSNAkxqU_T4wmqultuowFIczJ-GuO5_xSNJ0nUPecoqYuxwIQLN26jMGRGN7yzDRbVD3MkB0eveSJnbj2KuoBzmZk7mF5yCbUVU0a__1uSFWFOl89DNrAXxGC_wfLZYankrl5RXBH1wDw/s320/Nemo35.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536577546738341554" /></a><br /><br />Goblins attack Camille and when the others try to help her, the Goblins see Nemo carrying the royal scepter and run off in fear and then...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIUz2S9_AziXMynTkxICNXPVZCFCVncVuATTbrJCiKGX8rn14gYitXu0jl6qbI_RH6SpX1S62kSMv33l1OnGCLYxvXZSE7agzyhATtW_2sEpUNXfUsqU38NM9XO92HeE_d3OdzbHxC2ZU/s1600/Nemo36.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIUz2S9_AziXMynTkxICNXPVZCFCVncVuATTbrJCiKGX8rn14gYitXu0jl6qbI_RH6SpX1S62kSMv33l1OnGCLYxvXZSE7agzyhATtW_2sEpUNXfUsqU38NM9XO92HeE_d3OdzbHxC2ZU/s320/Nemo36.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536577924238446498" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">CAMILLE: AHHH! HE TOUCHED MY BREAST!!!<br />FLIP: I "touched her breast." ... she doesn't HAVE any breasts...</span><br /><br />... wow, Flip. Just... just wow!<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v40/Dragonrider1227/?action=view¤t=Thats-no-good.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v40/Dragonrider1227/Thats-no-good.gif" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Unfortunately, Flip realizes that the map is wet and all the writing is now gone but does he say anything? Nope. He decides to Bullshit his way through this. They continue on their way unknowing that they're being watched by a... flying... Stingray... thing...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3gfhBF7dqw_lY6BJpI33XwVjSUNXRHQPke7TShOFWrfSyFxQYf1121XpZ3ZTQCm0DpgL6_Grevv3PYmJUj05qGEVyoF7a7NaitLBUdFxmmGQxC-Qe8-HicGY9FC2PKCO9EkgSKpHQfkA/s1600/Nemo37.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3gfhBF7dqw_lY6BJpI33XwVjSUNXRHQPke7TShOFWrfSyFxQYf1121XpZ3ZTQCm0DpgL6_Grevv3PYmJUj05qGEVyoF7a7NaitLBUdFxmmGQxC-Qe8-HicGY9FC2PKCO9EkgSKpHQfkA/s320/Nemo37.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536579185278824770" /></a><br /><br />See? I couldn't make that shit up. <br />Flip leads them to a dead end and ditches them to quickly redraw the map. As he does, he is met with more Goblins<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzdAmNGiCR2KY2PLwC_mk5s58EN5qWBxzlOaPUPTnso_SZhkHp1a3MUD8HCkv6dEJGlwi_tz2-oEqPHrTZFlyeApq388CNOHYoA8u_P6GAOTBF1eu5WdU_H2ncoaC1khkT8luJD2oS_0/s1600/Nemo38.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzdAmNGiCR2KY2PLwC_mk5s58EN5qWBxzlOaPUPTnso_SZhkHp1a3MUD8HCkv6dEJGlwi_tz2-oEqPHrTZFlyeApq388CNOHYoA8u_P6GAOTBF1eu5WdU_H2ncoaC1khkT8luJD2oS_0/s320/Nemo38.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536581419687999170" /></a><br />But these turn out to be friendly goblins that don't like the Nightmare and escaped from his castle as they explain in possibly the WORST song in the movie. They offer to be their guides for they know the safest way to the castle. Camille agrees and makes Flip carry the luggage<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTHV0XkwaAATZpgMdctjAy2NQIe98zzRPS1p5CrDhNu2QR76x1s8yFALfLIXdfXykBJ8lUVMXx6sWk0RRvKe3Ea2ThDKRFMwiHhSYxwuuAVS5fwGA0JOgWOi9ToWFq2Z0B2tnYD4RBB_M/s1600/simpsons_nelson_haha3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTHV0XkwaAATZpgMdctjAy2NQIe98zzRPS1p5CrDhNu2QR76x1s8yFALfLIXdfXykBJ8lUVMXx6sWk0RRvKe3Ea2ThDKRFMwiHhSYxwuuAVS5fwGA0JOgWOi9ToWFq2Z0B2tnYD4RBB_M/s320/simpsons_nelson_haha3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536582512125541682" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw4ZXYKCnFlc7TprFv-V5ufthbVImBLh6l9opx8gdKdTGwDBQgwM9dc_R6bwVrNSj6ifys9SacRI1ySDYOsWrJuI13Y4oZ3VUwbx6sXVTWckoQLB_Rt7IUiUeIqYdy878kYOhnJyyRvic/s1600/Nemo39.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw4ZXYKCnFlc7TprFv-V5ufthbVImBLh6l9opx8gdKdTGwDBQgwM9dc_R6bwVrNSj6ifys9SacRI1ySDYOsWrJuI13Y4oZ3VUwbx6sXVTWckoQLB_Rt7IUiUeIqYdy878kYOhnJyyRvic/s320/Nemo39.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536583208031141426" /></a><br /><br />The gang camps out for the night and as they talk about what the incantation for the scepter is, *Which they so far figure out is Jazama Pajama" they're ambushed by bat monsters that seem rather familiar to me...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-sAAvhl5BFydFz9GS9fUtec7Xa8D3OfhElk50YWWfIwwQye0PrxEwWh9N_NvLH4hV2E4xTAzh09_NJdm7AeynAOBBWSfJzURppQp_P0b-3GBjxunmFMRSFwEVVs8IxgkW_FBXRFdsOVk/s1600/flying+monkeys+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 236px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-sAAvhl5BFydFz9GS9fUtec7Xa8D3OfhElk50YWWfIwwQye0PrxEwWh9N_NvLH4hV2E4xTAzh09_NJdm7AeynAOBBWSfJzURppQp_P0b-3GBjxunmFMRSFwEVVs8IxgkW_FBXRFdsOVk/s320/flying+monkeys+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536586541867568786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhchmw4FBmuuJTdCLBtuol8C-TLGkmw4wVEG05sqQTxZKfFSC9d95yIlTcProsKIiE3de_r18vMwg0LJqAmdK0LgkLgmUuBrq5I1OW6ouMb3vax8F85xkTtVkwt03oA3UVHQtUjzLEbQVU/s1600/flying+monkeys+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhchmw4FBmuuJTdCLBtuol8C-TLGkmw4wVEG05sqQTxZKfFSC9d95yIlTcProsKIiE3de_r18vMwg0LJqAmdK0LgkLgmUuBrq5I1OW6ouMb3vax8F85xkTtVkwt03oA3UVHQtUjzLEbQVU/s320/flying+monkeys+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536586539052117794" /></a><br /><br />Oh yeah, that's right<br /><br /><br />The bat people kidnap everyone and surround Nemo.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaaN6dF_UxEbxg3KrBlN-t5FAzPt2ejKST84bsW326RCgKqjVp9ujc7HpAY03ciDPGz_0M_4nW5IINemL7dXq4nCQQXzc6HwacHA4hzSbYO5FecTYb1i10t5wWAtfhgX-6SY9Q1uXcr2w/s1600/Nemo40.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaaN6dF_UxEbxg3KrBlN-t5FAzPt2ejKST84bsW326RCgKqjVp9ujc7HpAY03ciDPGz_0M_4nW5IINemL7dXq4nCQQXzc6HwacHA4hzSbYO5FecTYb1i10t5wWAtfhgX-6SY9Q1uXcr2w/s320/Nemo40.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536586821984399090" /></a><br /><br />Nemo desperately tries to fight his way through but too many surround him and he... wakes up again. So, he's woken up twice now. Is this dream within a dream? Well, whatever it is, it happened and he breathes another sigh of relief until the scepter lands in front of him. Then the friendly goblins appear from under the bed. But it doesn't stop there. Yet another goblin falls from the ceiling<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUn8vJujtFtY0zNW00QEDWdmvYtohx-OtTXGzyKkEiFODElTYH0I01CceVpuygwYpkzS2fJRhpASqEl6kB9KrmDZoyXcIypNmchddUO0n3YnJgY7N4jY0vG-vzW3swWfI3IpPsIT963nA/s1600/Nemo41.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUn8vJujtFtY0zNW00QEDWdmvYtohx-OtTXGzyKkEiFODElTYH0I01CceVpuygwYpkzS2fJRhpASqEl6kB9KrmDZoyXcIypNmchddUO0n3YnJgY7N4jY0vG-vzW3swWfI3IpPsIT963nA/s320/Nemo41.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536588023683722290" /></a><br /><br />He turns out to be a friend of the goblins and has a letter from King Morpheus. The letter turns out to be the full incantation to use the scepter and defeat the Nightmare. They head off to Nightmare Castle by way of flying bed. As they sneak into a secret entrance, the Stingray sees them and goes off<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGiX_4jmA2sIBP1pjC-jk8aEQfBUwOleqzAkU6tDFvATAuKVHynxqaQCyK_ePmDVg-5M-pvWe4HYihObCNsw0ZmIIVFIEOH62_hWZxclrPDKFd3Dm5tVuG99ojc4D75sLHlkbfFCyMkEk/s1600/Nemo42.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGiX_4jmA2sIBP1pjC-jk8aEQfBUwOleqzAkU6tDFvATAuKVHynxqaQCyK_ePmDVg-5M-pvWe4HYihObCNsw0ZmIIVFIEOH62_hWZxclrPDKFd3Dm5tVuG99ojc4D75sLHlkbfFCyMkEk/s320/Nemo42.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536590946690498482" /></a><br /><br />The Stingray returns to the Nightmare's castle that looks suspiciously a lot like Hordak's lair in She-Ra as one of the Nightmare's minions gloat about how his bat people beat Nemo and his Scepter. Just as he does, the Stingray comes to make his report and well... the Nightmare is not happy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZ0Qns1hGkUzy3V-553ygF7sGEuUnHYNDqJarEanXFFTX9q0X8jPFS2lUsIA0NEMugZKzBTEYDcxtAkv6hNxSR1BX1FZHCGrbVVJmj87nyd9X9wTwhK5e-a-VqYH3k-DEXmmgHiE23n4/s1600/Nemo43.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZ0Qns1hGkUzy3V-553ygF7sGEuUnHYNDqJarEanXFFTX9q0X8jPFS2lUsIA0NEMugZKzBTEYDcxtAkv6hNxSR1BX1FZHCGrbVVJmj87nyd9X9wTwhK5e-a-VqYH3k-DEXmmgHiE23n4/s320/Nemo43.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536593158468604658" /></a><br /><br />It didn't end well...<br /><br />The Nightmare attacks Nemo but the Goblins lead him to a secret place where they can see him but he can't see them<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVqvJd-E5BkVO-2YAr9pYkhGWiFxaZe10i1ge7M1HHpnGL5b3t9myxC4nxBct_jdgDtZeSUpZbAkwYK6hCDapEM5nBDX_W2aotgsRvZvxhbWBGDfxxcHcfH56gEA99nIFgkq4RaLMge4Q/s1600/Nemo44.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVqvJd-E5BkVO-2YAr9pYkhGWiFxaZe10i1ge7M1HHpnGL5b3t9myxC4nxBct_jdgDtZeSUpZbAkwYK6hCDapEM5nBDX_W2aotgsRvZvxhbWBGDfxxcHcfH56gEA99nIFgkq4RaLMge4Q/s320/Nemo44.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536595831417125698" /></a><br /><br />From here they watch as The Nightmare tries to bluff Nemo and make him surrender the Scepter. In doing so, he reveals Camille, Genius, and Flip trapped in tubes and proceeds to threaten to torture them (particularly Camille). This causes Nemo to react and scream to leave her alone. Nice job Nemo. Now the Nightmare knows where you are. He then reveals King Morpheus causing Nemo to rush out of his hiding place to give Morpheus the scepter but the Stingray attacks, flinging Nemo into the air. The Goblins catch him with the bed and Nemo tries to use the scepter but is unable to remember all the words. Fortunately, he still has the letter<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWO-1uUxKjzw0Z6Fq7CgNkKiX5HWCjt6rFsCATJKg750N3cwsjaJ7hyGFNxCPieryeTMMnVyK3d1He1j8Qb-4e9DX9_i7RYckicr9vGe9NGmDNyJPcuS1A8SWa14WwLqvtjU1hFA0Gnhc/s1600/Nemo45.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWO-1uUxKjzw0Z6Fq7CgNkKiX5HWCjt6rFsCATJKg750N3cwsjaJ7hyGFNxCPieryeTMMnVyK3d1He1j8Qb-4e9DX9_i7RYckicr9vGe9NGmDNyJPcuS1A8SWa14WwLqvtjU1hFA0Gnhc/s320/Nemo45.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536599696160644882" /></a><br /><br />Now, here's my gripe. Why is the incantation to defeat the Nightmare so damn long? Look at that thing! Nemo could be killed like, three times in the time it takes to recite that. And Jazama Pajama? Really? I know we have a theme of dreams and slumber to keep up but was that really the best they could come up with?<br />Well, it manages to work because after a few tries, they cut the damn Stingray in half!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmV6fHokXntjhPY-7DriEQqiwwb7vsLJr01g77nk81viUzHQbZ_B32Ulx48WatQ9BGFpiS9y6yLoDlkTh5wVd_rB2kGwYZalFusWuHoAyPJWwYA1k13T29ns8PNC1BsqowlqdObQxYcRk/s1600/Nemo46.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmV6fHokXntjhPY-7DriEQqiwwb7vsLJr01g77nk81viUzHQbZ_B32Ulx48WatQ9BGFpiS9y6yLoDlkTh5wVd_rB2kGwYZalFusWuHoAyPJWwYA1k13T29ns8PNC1BsqowlqdObQxYcRk/s320/Nemo46.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536600900899103106" /></a><br /><br />But the bed gets thrashed, Nemo loses the letter, and they fall on a cliff where they're greeted by the Nightmare. He tries to recite the incantation but without the letter, he can't remember it all. Gee, if only the incantation was, oh I don't know... SHORTER!!!!<br />Icarus comes back just in time with the letter but the Nightmare begins to absorb everything around him <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkGKOL593WzEXJxgXX54PPSopY8jRNzj0SjLbXF9IduIQTI5ftww8M9wJrsLU0kGelqub2eHAJ2E3bpfTh3HuWyY30WPQGR4FW60UvZQ1xedlqVqbmvgRda3li1SzsfUGAGEplOjR8TwU/s1600/Nemo47.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkGKOL593WzEXJxgXX54PPSopY8jRNzj0SjLbXF9IduIQTI5ftww8M9wJrsLU0kGelqub2eHAJ2E3bpfTh3HuWyY30WPQGR4FW60UvZQ1xedlqVqbmvgRda3li1SzsfUGAGEplOjR8TwU/s320/Nemo47.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536650711647861730" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">SERIOUSLY! Who makes incantations this long? It's ridiculous! He's gonna kill me before I get half way through! And who wrote this thing anyway? Dr. Seuss?</span><br />But with the help of his little ra... I mean his best friend Icarus, he finally manages to recite this ridiculous incantation and obliterate the Nightmare, freeing his friends and the king!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76rqGurX8X3c_ERjDb3R-E7LojMQr024co1Rph3rNt_Si_fgvWvumqtYJVlpJQnRRuP827lnumV3n6VP-Fq3V6BvwFBSTnLc56z1y2UMx2A06eh69HtDwscumkwQeBOXy5qrGUdYHxyU/s1600/Nemo48.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76rqGurX8X3c_ERjDb3R-E7LojMQr024co1Rph3rNt_Si_fgvWvumqtYJVlpJQnRRuP827lnumV3n6VP-Fq3V6BvwFBSTnLc56z1y2UMx2A06eh69HtDwscumkwQeBOXy5qrGUdYHxyU/s320/Nemo48.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536653182519516354" /></a><br /><br />But all is not well for Nemo is now unconscious. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1SzRhxsR9JAzknw0IZCQLQG1e4xFniHobhdo5-qVE0ES2cT40WvPIVYdeYcprznbA7Zxr_nqPc2tEfiYb6juEWfP3_2ed_Y1iq54rje9sXnUQVSnHfH4YrssXswoYMZQrgSnlas6MENc/s1600/Nemo49.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1SzRhxsR9JAzknw0IZCQLQG1e4xFniHobhdo5-qVE0ES2cT40WvPIVYdeYcprznbA7Zxr_nqPc2tEfiYb6juEWfP3_2ed_Y1iq54rje9sXnUQVSnHfH4YrssXswoYMZQrgSnlas6MENc/s320/Nemo49.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536653800531599250" /></a><br /><br />But with the power of the scepter, Morpheus is able to revive him. Once Nemo awakens, his very first words being that he's sorry for breaking his promise.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2c9mhnWgj7aROxpQNT1VnS92lhSBhVs6tEVNK8k6d9FZYw-kfy1WlYKTC9aMeIlZg3e3-3VwHtrmFmWxk6LNjVDoXsdeXR_yEFNoKtWPIoetBVxixCbpLmBYBT-ftQc3gVh7lUWiTQM/s1600/Nemo50.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2c9mhnWgj7aROxpQNT1VnS92lhSBhVs6tEVNK8k6d9FZYw-kfy1WlYKTC9aMeIlZg3e3-3VwHtrmFmWxk6LNjVDoXsdeXR_yEFNoKtWPIoetBVxixCbpLmBYBT-ftQc3gVh7lUWiTQM/s320/Nemo50.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536654679561127506" /></a><br /><br />We return to Slumberland. Everyone is celebrating and Nemo and Camille are back on the blimp as they wave to everyone. They fly back to Nemo's hometown. Camille tells him that she had a wonderful time with him and...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNxSl0HtgcssFfFyClcqwAiUOp5_iaHkYbK4ssWoJrs1Np5xKT4rz4QdcdKNDHm4m1StSdIjFM5eBJB6_5TnOrRXYLRj2l1q4kC2_0PgGLsMjESuXSYu08zVL9k_usuhL2gTiXWR_mzb4/s1600/Nemo52.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNxSl0HtgcssFfFyClcqwAiUOp5_iaHkYbK4ssWoJrs1Np5xKT4rz4QdcdKNDHm4m1StSdIjFM5eBJB6_5TnOrRXYLRj2l1q4kC2_0PgGLsMjESuXSYu08zVL9k_usuhL2gTiXWR_mzb4/s320/Nemo52.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536656180699327938" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">AHH! COOTIES! COOTIES!!!</span><br />WOW! You're not shy, are ya kid? Well, when you live in a dream world, what do you have to lose? What the hell? Go for it, boy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCvd_M4T2hDYTQymRGI_Ak-1qww6GRU4AbmxcWDNOhYlAfVTcoPQf_PIJW3nINTexRhENezmMGfkWapTMgeu_1avHIbVKgGqg6wiPW9k7mKj52DDRl8VjmPAB0zA3CXUOyTSK3AN0GZUo/s1600/Nemo53.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCvd_M4T2hDYTQymRGI_Ak-1qww6GRU4AbmxcWDNOhYlAfVTcoPQf_PIJW3nINTexRhENezmMGfkWapTMgeu_1avHIbVKgGqg6wiPW9k7mKj52DDRl8VjmPAB0zA3CXUOyTSK3AN0GZUo/s320/Nemo53.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536656774169678690" /></a><br /><br />I sense Toy Shipping!!<br />... look it up on TV Tropes.<br />Like any dream where you finally reach the good part... he wakes up<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDHx1uaDxlixd0on_4UpGcHT3z17RQ65DVtHG36kGI5xYPcRAuMoCh7kOx1vFMbKvBBW8gBPcGBkGXBymMDo6559cqeEjGEwHhGUhzJkwF9ffOmkSfEPqJBeqMxjK7PxAaquj-rfMKz_k/s1600/Nemo54.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDHx1uaDxlixd0on_4UpGcHT3z17RQ65DVtHG36kGI5xYPcRAuMoCh7kOx1vFMbKvBBW8gBPcGBkGXBymMDo6559cqeEjGEwHhGUhzJkwF9ffOmkSfEPqJBeqMxjK7PxAaquj-rfMKz_k/s320/Nemo54.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536657862528345218" /></a><br /><br />But not before quite possibly having his first wet dream<br />His mother comes in to wake him up. Nemo apologizes for breaking his promise about the pie and his father comes in<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzU4QvrBKuHIW_JULPCiussC5DhR1zsu5vLeD1lomDPNoFVrKUVAF85Ll_UcbQMr3-qFkoSUFsx1LbbWRkHomGTTuHM0LPagJqor21jdYis-XIINDFg9aC6QLu3jLtA7PX-D9aN1IMSc/s1600/Nemo55.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzU4QvrBKuHIW_JULPCiussC5DhR1zsu5vLeD1lomDPNoFVrKUVAF85Ll_UcbQMr3-qFkoSUFsx1LbbWRkHomGTTuHM0LPagJqor21jdYis-XIINDFg9aC6QLu3jLtA7PX-D9aN1IMSc/s320/Nemo55.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536658855449466242" /></a><br /><br />Like he said, his father is going to take him to the circus.<br />Hey Nemo. You just defeated the physical form of Nightmare itself, became a prince and won the heart of a fair princess. What are you gonna do now?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje9Zf8C3IPi5L3Oq0p4g6i5qbvRfk-ZldR_Yvdbgr8t6ovYJt-1Gc5jPlEAdwSs96rz1ulchfd4RY1FCoyHEc8M90WR3N7DQRb8AT-Su6HHR9rb5sgS6urnypKt0MB22HJZwEHtXcDrfU/s1600/Nemo56.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje9Zf8C3IPi5L3Oq0p4g6i5qbvRfk-ZldR_Yvdbgr8t6ovYJt-1Gc5jPlEAdwSs96rz1ulchfd4RY1FCoyHEc8M90WR3N7DQRb8AT-Su6HHR9rb5sgS6urnypKt0MB22HJZwEHtXcDrfU/s320/Nemo56.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536659484869834802" /></a><br /><br />"I'M GOING TO THE CIRCUS!!"<br /><br />And... that's how it ends. That's Little Nemo. Kind of a weak ending in my opinion. They pulled a Wizard of Oz and seemed to not only make everything a dream but when you watch it from the beginning, you see that everyone from the circus resembles the people he meets in Slumber Land. That's not a problem but I personally am going for the NES video game ending implying that he'll return every time he dreams. <br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8re8nfq-G0c?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8re8nfq-G0c?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />However, despite this flaw, some lame songs (they weren't all lame but a good number of them were), and a slight pacing issue, I found the movie charming and fantastically animated. It sadly didn't do well in the Box Office when it first premiered but it's gained a bit of a cult following and I personally recommend it. Now if you'll excuse me, it's late and I'm off to Slumber Land. This is the Ninja Pirate signing off!Manetoyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946204635703068551noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477255944272302970.post-37889502903258073412010-10-26T18:18:00.000-07:002010-10-29T19:57:08.392-07:00TOP 5 WORST VILLAINS SONGSWell, Halloween will be upon us soon. So, what better way to celebrate it than talking about scary villain songs? No, not scary as in that awesome "Friends on the other side" or "Poor unfortunate souls" way, I mean in that "dear god, what were they thinking?" way! So let's get the Jack o' Lantern rolling...<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"># 5 - YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL BABY - THUMBELINA</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0qNuelvYS7vAZcPSMY_az4fr33ukyXqXoW903qLLVtLuYSQwPw8xXgFNeEB_pZeXQHSwyIihmLo5Eeaw2C1eP67sDpyNZvmBB-ujCPkE-fN5b1LZD5tU6i1hfZBQViaeU3FTS0m5CDLk/s1600/top+5+worst+villain+songs+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0qNuelvYS7vAZcPSMY_az4fr33ukyXqXoW903qLLVtLuYSQwPw8xXgFNeEB_pZeXQHSwyIihmLo5Eeaw2C1eP67sDpyNZvmBB-ujCPkE-fN5b1LZD5tU6i1hfZBQViaeU3FTS0m5CDLk/s320/top+5+worst+villain+songs+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532538026892087362" /></a><br /><br />In Don Bluth's sad attempt to be Disney film Thumbelina, our Heroine runs into a Beetle. (played by Gilbert Gottfried) it's been a while since I watched this movie so please bear with me if I get anything wrong. Like everyone else in the movie, the Beetle totally wants to hit that. Thumbelina needs help and the Beetle agrees to give it to her if she sings at his ... "Beetle Ball." Yes, it's really called that. So she agrees and what do we get? A song number sung by Gilbert Gottfried. Who in their right minds thought having Gilbert FUCKING Gottfried SING was a good idea? The song itself isn't horrible, hence why it's only number five but gets on the list solely because they tease us with the possibility of a song by Jodi Benson and instead we get... Gilbert Gottfried. That's right. We're teased with Ariel and end up with Iago! If you don't know, the music was written by Barry Manilow. I want to go back in time to the premier of this just to see poor Mr. Manilow's face when he found out one of his songs got totally BOTCHED by Gilbert Gottfried!<br />Now, I know what you're thinking. "Why don't you have Marry the Mole up here? That got a Razzie after all!" Well, as lame a song it is, it's still tolerable. After all, Marry the Mole got sung by Carol Channing. A well known and talented Broadway star. But a man you can barely tolerate when he TALKS has no business SINGING!! Don't believe me? Have a listen for yourself.<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1cV8GNX-J-8?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1cV8GNX-J-8?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">#4 NO MORE MR. NICE GUY - SWAN PRINCESS</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmQPNXL3Nzo8Wkl_A8npeEre_pqgaQ9xjoeg4H_jvXi9nUYWwC0vPUnw8bFNmq-Rp_AQUdOH8K_xThpAAHb3jN7mxeHu5Ff6kp8YHKM4Clk-o5TEJWtrSMbo5y8kFPJbaW0TsoO9HtKx0/s1600/top+5+worst+villain+songs+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmQPNXL3Nzo8Wkl_A8npeEre_pqgaQ9xjoeg4H_jvXi9nUYWwC0vPUnw8bFNmq-Rp_AQUdOH8K_xThpAAHb3jN7mxeHu5Ff6kp8YHKM4Clk-o5TEJWtrSMbo5y8kFPJbaW0TsoO9HtKx0/s320/top+5+worst+villain+songs+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532538236584792194" /></a><br /><br />In yet another sad attempt to be Disney, (though not by Don Bluth this time) Swan Princess is pretty much the story of Swan Lake. In it, the villain Lord Rothbart gets an ingenious plan to take over the kingdom<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v40/Dragonrider1227/?action=view¤t=OfCOURSE.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v40/Dragonrider1227/OfCOURSE.gif" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"OF COURSE!"</span><br /><br />So what does he do about? Well, they're trying to be Disney so HE SINGS!<br />Not only is Jack Palance while a good actor (he is freakin' bad ass in City Slickers) he's just not a great singer. But my REAL issues with this is the lyrics and visuals. More the visuals though. See, a good villain song should show why the villain is a threat and must be stopped and it doesn't hurt if the visuals try to look just as threatening as the villain singing it. This little number does NONE of that. First off, the lyrics just seem silly. Here are some of my... favorites.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"Up 'till now, I'll pulled my punches, but I intend to eat their lunches!"<br />"Good behaviour is so much duller Time to show my one true color"<br />"Up to no good, I love plottin' (he loves plottin')Yeah, I'm so good when I'm rotten"<br /></span><br />Seriously, is it just me, or do these lyrics sound less like they belong to an epic fantasy villain and more like they belong to a Care Bear villain!<br />Then there's the images accompanying this little diddy. Through out the whole thing the visuals feel less like he wants to actually be evil and more like he wants to just pull pranks on everyone.<br />I could take screenshots for you but here's the whole scene for your viewing pleasure<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/evk75OFiGVU?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/evk75OFiGVU?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br />Okay, they DO get points for the Jack Palance's push up reference<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />#3 RUBER'S SONG - QUEST FOR CAMELOT</span></span><br />Most of the songs in this movie in my opinion are actually pretty decent. But the Ruber's song is just... bad. It's so bad, they didn't even bother to actually give it a real title. it's just... Ruber's song.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBFvXeI_U4BGucQZma5Fc_CKpOr9LPtXB3QwUeWPSNRMO9vb-uqotQ4qYDHb1IweJUeB4IousGdymtRtxn7NItby92PY-FrvWVe6STCPUuGBnRXmMyckmEnDDkN0ccve9UPrinFumy9uw/s1600/top+5+worst+villain+songs+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 177px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBFvXeI_U4BGucQZma5Fc_CKpOr9LPtXB3QwUeWPSNRMO9vb-uqotQ4qYDHb1IweJUeB4IousGdymtRtxn7NItby92PY-FrvWVe6STCPUuGBnRXmMyckmEnDDkN0ccve9UPrinFumy9uw/s320/top+5+worst+villain+songs+4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532556568984059698" /></a><br />Look, even Ruber can tell how bad this song is as he sings it!<br />So, what's wrong with this song? Well, for starters Gary Oldman just can't sing. He tries god bless him, and he starts off okay but when the song really starts, he just can't. Second, the whole thing just feels made up on the spot. Like they didn't even write lyrics until the last minute<br />Gary Oldman: Uh... there's no lyrics here<br />voice director: Yeah... we couldn't think of anything just... just sing the plot<br />and no villain song should use the words "Now this chicken can kill!" Although that DOES sound like a good tag line for KFC's Double Down sandwich<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLqKMOG7U8vhI-Z8YQsyIa39Xb61PqBjGVUQXdFHUyqGfxDXExsL8_S0_C26B8SMxCF1kprrxZR4Y9iaISK7TjIED3zWTNjDyWWy-4gPUZtaTo6YNxNpgVXHEjm2S9_TUrsOe-IjQgZcw/s1600/doubledown+tag.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLqKMOG7U8vhI-Z8YQsyIa39Xb61PqBjGVUQXdFHUyqGfxDXExsL8_S0_C26B8SMxCF1kprrxZR4Y9iaISK7TjIED3zWTNjDyWWy-4gPUZtaTo6YNxNpgVXHEjm2S9_TUrsOe-IjQgZcw/s320/doubledown+tag.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532553357870753842" /></a><br /><br />Oh, and this gesture he makes is just... weird<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn35LlhyE6cUxcBW2PNC4hwZM54QK99mN6hfSTGKOtawrAjuf_odmztdCm_wRBNE50xzCEWjLpFB7xIo5OT_G-1hW8F7vqbvk4kQiLLk5hyWhbTnE5v26Ouc0jK7I6_jipsvT056ltK4g/s1600/top+5+worst+villain+songs+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn35LlhyE6cUxcBW2PNC4hwZM54QK99mN6hfSTGKOtawrAjuf_odmztdCm_wRBNE50xzCEWjLpFB7xIo5OT_G-1hW8F7vqbvk4kQiLLk5hyWhbTnE5v26Ouc0jK7I6_jipsvT056ltK4g/s320/top+5+worst+villain+songs+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532555817431097858" /></a><br />Seriously. He makes that gesture you do when you're commenting on a woman's figure while saying "I have a plan. It includes YOU!" Dude, whatever plan you have, I doubt you can do it in a G rated family film.<br />It's not a total failure though. The background music is pretty epic and I love the chanting his minions make near the end.<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">"We are the darkness, we are the Doom. We are the Army of Glory and Gloom!"</span></span><br />OH MY GOD! IT'S THE TEA PARTY!!<br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SIZ-OloTwmM?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SIZ-OloTwmM?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"> #2 THE GRAND DUKE'S SONGS - ROCKADOODLE</span></span><br /><br />Back to Don Bluth. The villain of this movie is The Grand Duke. I like the background music of his first song "We hate the sun." It has a very gothic and old school horror sound to it and fitting for the opposite of Chanticleer and his rock music and heck, I actually don't really mind that he talks through most of "We hate the sun." Some complain that Sure, he rarely attempts to sing in the whole movie but I've never heard Christopher Plummer sing. He might've done us a favor. It works for the mood of the song in my opinion. The problem with this and the rest of the songs are the lyrics. First off, the lyrics just REEK of exposition and the background singers.... just suck. In "We hate the sun" they do nothing but either say pointless things or make stupid "Who" jokes. Yeah, you're owls. Owls say WHO! WE GET IT!!!! <br />Then there's their next song. Their thing about Batteries. It's pointless, it's stupid, but tries to do that errie gothic sound again which just makes it sillier. That if you truly want to be a bad ass villain, avoid words like "Twiddle dee dee." But on the upside, it WAS short<br />But the REAL asshat of a song in this movie is "the Owl's picnic." It starts with those lameass background singers making more "Who Who Whos" and proceed their lame singing with more lame lyrics. Lyrics that do NOT compliment the old style horror music.<br />Oh, and one more lesson in being a bad ass villain, make sure your songs don't use; "Falalalalala"<br />though I must say, The Duke's "Now's the time to say your prayers... times up!" thing is kinda funny<br />One other issue I have with this is that The Grand Duke REALLY likes getting his face up in the camera. I've never liked it when characters do this. Ever since I was little it feels like a massive invasion of my personal space and it just bugs me. I suppose you could argue that this is part of the point and it I suppose if you only did it once or twice it could work but the thing is in most of his songs, The Grand Duke is CONSTANTLY doing this.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBdsAh9qCSELXDK5k7Dv0AgGi7MURzNgIVx5KWUzsXP0VgGTI9wfi3r-B8MCrmkQ1ddNdGFs5MWSgcU0XZ-SsjPaK2u9j7zy-c_Lx6e1pOFo9TvpNM2lDuuFRo_4UeoYEaTC_lJiLQfJI/s1600/top+5+worst+villain+songs+5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBdsAh9qCSELXDK5k7Dv0AgGi7MURzNgIVx5KWUzsXP0VgGTI9wfi3r-B8MCrmkQ1ddNdGFs5MWSgcU0XZ-SsjPaK2u9j7zy-c_Lx6e1pOFo9TvpNM2lDuuFRo_4UeoYEaTC_lJiLQfJI/s320/top+5+worst+villain+songs+5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532571643870728354" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfSjHV_nb2wHDplRnHQlufY2AD5Di5vKkf7Xmeq8ghf7Ohi00-t8zqXZvf0eunen8w3vl55N1RYE5IjAiyVjzcjypx7nGo-63TNIa5fcZ3qg7M6RUQY7y5GV8Yw1WLOMtvE5-xSgRQcLU/s1600/top+5+worst+villain+songs+6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfSjHV_nb2wHDplRnHQlufY2AD5Di5vKkf7Xmeq8ghf7Ohi00-t8zqXZvf0eunen8w3vl55N1RYE5IjAiyVjzcjypx7nGo-63TNIa5fcZ3qg7M6RUQY7y5GV8Yw1WLOMtvE5-xSgRQcLU/s320/top+5+worst+villain+songs+6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532572394307411906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhntBDO1dmIXR33kBryHLfHg-mT-WxD0AGqCaVowLsl_DNUCxfcqeqIl0-kFkR3hDGgDsj9inGM2WTgDa5cn604PJgckLd6rOZqtP2_jMS5GC1Lq0B8SHgloYMDC2sBJ_0QSPuwS0-M6U/s1600/top+5+worst+villain+songs+7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhntBDO1dmIXR33kBryHLfHg-mT-WxD0AGqCaVowLsl_DNUCxfcqeqIl0-kFkR3hDGgDsj9inGM2WTgDa5cn604PJgckLd6rOZqtP2_jMS5GC1Lq0B8SHgloYMDC2sBJ_0QSPuwS0-M6U/s320/top+5+worst+villain+songs+7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532572477913829794" /></a><br />In his "We hate the sun" sequence alone, he does this three times. You might think the last two are the same scene but trust me, they're not<br />Now unfortunately the actual clips of these songs were not put up on Youtube. So enjoy the soundtrack<br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VU7ooJlcDUc?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VU7ooJlcDUc?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-4oUduaHsNs?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-4oUduaHsNs?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CMgb1zSjEwk?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CMgb1zSjEwk?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Now then, what could POSSIBLY top those songs in lame ass stupidity? What villain song could be worse than any of those?<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">#1 WE'RE THE TITANS - HERCULES AND XENA</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-OtBmPN6RV-2_Ba61-qwnWrLSbgCC57mnX8paa8gvadOt4eoNQl1aqQIrrydjctZeyYh2XjM9dVC2aNyTVM83EuilJ5omDVnvm6_VzT6hkDsw2cVUR-dMGw-OTxplpZ51qxKKG7FiPzA/s1600/top+5+worst+villain+songs+8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-OtBmPN6RV-2_Ba61-qwnWrLSbgCC57mnX8paa8gvadOt4eoNQl1aqQIrrydjctZeyYh2XjM9dVC2aNyTVM83EuilJ5omDVnvm6_VzT6hkDsw2cVUR-dMGw-OTxplpZ51qxKKG7FiPzA/s320/top+5+worst+villain+songs+8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532576409727225346" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">see this shot? This is as badass as they're ever going to look</span><br /><br />this makes that Owl picnic song sound like "Hellfire" from Hunchback of Notre Dame! I don't know what made these people think we needed an animated Hercules and Xena movie (other than the fact that Disney's Hercules had just come out and sorry but there was a profit to be made) but they made it and it has the WORSE villain song ever. I don't know where to begin with this. First off, the animation looks like it came from an BAD Adult Swim series and it repeats CONSTANTLY! I don't know what made them think we constantly want to watch them do this three times in one song;<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5S7npi0pKR6KB978W-N3mSVyaB8AUQG9BJrqxfr-6qyyGuxR737bePrbQCe46yUxVcNhUiqUzsveEQVtgxYTRUrMsdSwdb8k3GJPKxvj9HZZWKv63KEHNXQ5_uRRhWnC82CKHp9l-zaE/s1600/top+5+worst+villain+songs+9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 236px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5S7npi0pKR6KB978W-N3mSVyaB8AUQG9BJrqxfr-6qyyGuxR737bePrbQCe46yUxVcNhUiqUzsveEQVtgxYTRUrMsdSwdb8k3GJPKxvj9HZZWKv63KEHNXQ5_uRRhWnC82CKHp9l-zaE/s320/top+5+worst+villain+songs+9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532577118292718578" /></a><br /><br />"But they were wrong, wrong, wrong!"<br />Finally, these are the WORSE lyrics I have ever heard in a villains song.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"We romped on them; we stomped on them,<br />We blew them to their knees."</span><br />Wait... what?<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Were the Titans; were the worst.<br />Were meaner and were so much more perversed. </span><br />WAIT, WHAT?<br />And my final advice for being a badass villain? Never, I mean NEVER let your villain song have the lyrics Boom, Shaka-laka-laka. it's just... it's just... I have no words to describe how BAD you are at this if you think Boom, Shaka-laka-laka, should be in a villain song! Can't believe how bad this is? Well, see for yourself but remember... you were warned!<br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EDun2lxOVQI?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EDun2lxOVQI?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Those are my picks for the top five worst villain songs ever. So bad, they're scary. Happy Halloween!!<br /><br />My inspiration for this countdown was this series of videos. The Top 13 worst songs<br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wgh9JiTEfVs?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wgh9JiTEfVs?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1l8F9pau9e4?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1l8F9pau9e4?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/j6Op4e_D4Wg?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/j6Op4e_D4Wg?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zqJY-UJSGLc?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zqJY-UJSGLc?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/katpS2Fo-oE?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/katpS2Fo-oE?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Manetoyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946204635703068551noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477255944272302970.post-11489195861499740972010-08-25T14:18:00.000-07:002010-08-25T15:13:30.577-07:00Last Action Hero Jack Slater figure<span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">VINTAGE TOY REVIEW</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxpHwYvDzLZiJFuaXIEbXSu0nJciN-h7O-BOpkc5raaEFSiFcc_GfQjjWTrTs-9goVi26HM0JLjt30RrWUmMpVmmPGxqdzx7C-oyXz6TS1lw4ssjQAvmQp7vas1w3HfqYddrDJET2r8k/s1600/Last_Action_Hero.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxpHwYvDzLZiJFuaXIEbXSu0nJciN-h7O-BOpkc5raaEFSiFcc_GfQjjWTrTs-9goVi26HM0JLjt30RrWUmMpVmmPGxqdzx7C-oyXz6TS1lw4ssjQAvmQp7vas1w3HfqYddrDJET2r8k/s320/Last_Action_Hero.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509464848846729554" /></a><br />Ah Last Action Hero. Poor Poor Last Action Hero. So misunderstood. Everyone thinks you're a horrible action film when in reality, you're a PARODY of action films. You're not supposed to be a LEGIT action film you're supposed to be a joke! But, we're not here to rant about a movie. No, we're here for a...<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">VINTAGE TOY REVIEW</span></span><br /><br /><br />Like most movies made in the 90s, Last Action Hero had an toy line to go with it. It wasn't anything special and wasn't a massive success but we got some fun toys out of it and once such toy is "Dynamite Jack Slater." <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh75lVPat42S-8T6b_l5URj-me1AJA6E9YE1XLZFX4fCG8ownZ8g2T7HUyx_yUnUQ748oTq68bDxGBe6B-baHf9caSAXPAOOXUt78-9s2TpF_KbczvaXviaoxzoQ07CAgfGwWMLgSy2pZA/s1600/HPNX0670.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 312px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh75lVPat42S-8T6b_l5URj-me1AJA6E9YE1XLZFX4fCG8ownZ8g2T7HUyx_yUnUQ748oTq68bDxGBe6B-baHf9caSAXPAOOXUt78-9s2TpF_KbczvaXviaoxzoQ07CAgfGwWMLgSy2pZA/s320/HPNX0670.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509467034476598050" /></a><br /><br />All the toys came in this same card featuring the movie poster. Pretty standard toy package so nothing really to say here except "OH YEAH! I only paid a BUCK for this!" So let's tear this bad boy out!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcSNZ9NqLbkXYAqPzH81XQCEzrtHOPk1cewpUdlE9gcXh66McrrCEllMdSa3A2vx_r_drsMfvLhc1mC-sNYlH68Ywos-XWJn7ztk8g-KdzMHhguif0IqjEzOCPQEFv-wfU_TtvXKb6gWQ/s1600/HPNX0681a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcSNZ9NqLbkXYAqPzH81XQCEzrtHOPk1cewpUdlE9gcXh66McrrCEllMdSa3A2vx_r_drsMfvLhc1mC-sNYlH68Ywos-XWJn7ztk8g-KdzMHhguif0IqjEzOCPQEFv-wfU_TtvXKb6gWQ/s320/HPNX0681a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509468593059891010" /></a><br /><br />Actually, he's from an unpopular toy line based on an unpopular movie and I only paid a buck for him. Doubt he's got much collector's value.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3PQbFWtCtgEQ82iINb6g8W6gbv7pUE1-n6_Fb7A7c-A-Or85ncc63UYZLpamdk1p4TnyfvHTRHc6at-xzsb-j3EkScxM0zsH4cdc3P6IotqkC044mrFpssPsZi4mbZ0mIOLh_z1NfXnU/s1600/HPNX0695.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3PQbFWtCtgEQ82iINb6g8W6gbv7pUE1-n6_Fb7A7c-A-Or85ncc63UYZLpamdk1p4TnyfvHTRHc6at-xzsb-j3EkScxM0zsH4cdc3P6IotqkC044mrFpssPsZi4mbZ0mIOLh_z1NfXnU/s320/HPNX0695.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509469731028490930" /></a><br /><br />Right out of the package, I have to say that this is a fantastic head sculpt. It's an excellent likeness to Arnold. Especially for early 90s toy making technology. An being an early 90s toy, what do we know about early 90s toys? That's right. They're incredibly gimmicky!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjegvpZIuppwO9QulTDBo4ATa-r4R11u0cENimKFipCuda002ivF8SegRwDwxCwRQYDAtBKwYSPlyhV8Hi1KFyPEePH07WeEnr4BY-ktNKXBQQNYkPul_SFjiLP2aenWwcSMdRTltskxcQ/s1600/HPNX0685.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjegvpZIuppwO9QulTDBo4ATa-r4R11u0cENimKFipCuda002ivF8SegRwDwxCwRQYDAtBKwYSPlyhV8Hi1KFyPEePH07WeEnr4BY-ktNKXBQQNYkPul_SFjiLP2aenWwcSMdRTltskxcQ/s320/HPNX0685.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509469266986141458" /></a><br /><br />He comes with two barbells, two dynamites, a piece of brick wall and a piece of steel. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjanB_a4rzdFxSxyXcezMxI0z5Bz8K25tp3OpbHgeM3neLTGx5ao4pDkXSbJnbl6tuy8pGgcdN1-oRIkjfb2pG1J1xVy6Q46OgjHLhh9fTZ8C06dj6sGVjWyOWlheihLcgKMl5uJfL2fjE/s1600/HPNX0687.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjanB_a4rzdFxSxyXcezMxI0z5Bz8K25tp3OpbHgeM3neLTGx5ao4pDkXSbJnbl6tuy8pGgcdN1-oRIkjfb2pG1J1xVy6Q46OgjHLhh9fTZ8C06dj6sGVjWyOWlheihLcgKMl5uJfL2fjE/s320/HPNX0687.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509470545957661746" /></a><br /><br />When you pull his arm back, it locks in place. You can then place one of these items on his hand.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXyUI_tE6djCW7STlzqBIgpmdTC7qzVJSM-njUCqOoX6BRz2Be-8NswHabfeNf_hYsWgmWENLMakzPPkBm7mFK3G_0L2XOPBiqn8AIhj8eYrQdrVU68YAq0WGodrkaA96T45JhDF4dwoc/s1600/HPNX0690.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXyUI_tE6djCW7STlzqBIgpmdTC7qzVJSM-njUCqOoX6BRz2Be-8NswHabfeNf_hYsWgmWENLMakzPPkBm7mFK3G_0L2XOPBiqn8AIhj8eYrQdrVU68YAq0WGodrkaA96T45JhDF4dwoc/s320/HPNX0690.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509470943277085986" /></a><br /><br />When you pull down on this lever, Jack's spring loaded arm swings forward and throws the item. Without the item though, you could have Jack go around "bitch slapping" his enemies. And who doesn't want a "Bitch Slapping" Arnold Schwarzenegger?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDB1bc_qVMMTyhATHbq_kUaU__PbwOpn5BMHuY0JRDUHTo-BoX1paAMOoMK9FCgkuDWb9unFXra1xZJfMKr3jRit2aIkFSQVZBKS0zPkzBDUByGi4d5xX9g8I4-PNdbbreJhR0R_llXvY/s1600/HPNX0694.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDB1bc_qVMMTyhATHbq_kUaU__PbwOpn5BMHuY0JRDUHTo-BoX1paAMOoMK9FCgkuDWb9unFXra1xZJfMKr3jRit2aIkFSQVZBKS0zPkzBDUByGi4d5xX9g8I4-PNdbbreJhR0R_llXvY/s320/HPNX0694.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509472411473258898" /></a><br /><br />He's about 5 inches tall which could bring about some interesting crossovers.<br />All in all, I think he's a fun toy. Especially since I got him for so cheap. I do have one question though<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic8o-nfO5Jv4wzz0bDwZDsd70JmlP-GaR4ARiD0P15KKDCeHORK4e17kGW4UPW_DId8n2SDTLu9tgEfXr4P5X3evfz-zn3cPJ0u0mpWQ-rlgbxoHCtr2jty33YJZAPnocUzF3dkPalyng/s1600/HPNX0697.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic8o-nfO5Jv4wzz0bDwZDsd70JmlP-GaR4ARiD0P15KKDCeHORK4e17kGW4UPW_DId8n2SDTLu9tgEfXr4P5X3evfz-zn3cPJ0u0mpWQ-rlgbxoHCtr2jty33YJZAPnocUzF3dkPalyng/s320/HPNX0697.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509472923320637330" /></a><br /><br />see, he has a hole in his other hand implying that he's supposed to hold something like a gun but he doesn't come with one. Why is this? My theory is that he was meant to come with a gun but they took it out at the last minute for concerned parents who think the world's problems will be solved if they take the guns out of toys.<br />But screw you soccer moms!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnUVVNv2t_gDZMPR08e5e82SqarlDw5ww4i-CGQ9xjePyoYIAYEYybmj13PpazEbJB0Oou7oE-Ikkajc9oLSLtqtzzvXVsex52ChzZ3j4rDrCb0U_qkHm1vEDQSAbeTIWepCkk3LJ7-j4/s1600/HPNX0699.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnUVVNv2t_gDZMPR08e5e82SqarlDw5ww4i-CGQ9xjePyoYIAYEYybmj13PpazEbJB0Oou7oE-Ikkajc9oLSLtqtzzvXVsex52ChzZ3j4rDrCb0U_qkHm1vEDQSAbeTIWepCkk3LJ7-j4/s320/HPNX0699.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509473567199838034" /></a><br /><br />I gave him a gun anyway!!<br /><br />Overall though, he's gimmicky but fun. I couldn't resist the chance to own a little Arnold toy with "Bitch slapping action." Especially at only a buck!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDE871t0ROZ6PKahqXp5YkV1Pn0n7gIsNWOaGerU09CY1f9mnnMnp-vYmlzTE3uGnAiCRiJNfY13Fev-hZRRvDmtUDSqRrJJwGFPp6qNxf5pTp1lPTjeYlrrk1rsFHLyIKiZCTGVqvkA/s1600/Slater+Laments.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDE871t0ROZ6PKahqXp5YkV1Pn0n7gIsNWOaGerU09CY1f9mnnMnp-vYmlzTE3uGnAiCRiJNfY13Fev-hZRRvDmtUDSqRrJJwGFPp6qNxf5pTp1lPTjeYlrrk1rsFHLyIKiZCTGVqvkA/s320/Slater+Laments.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509474008421239234" /></a><br /><br />Now Arnold needs to lament about the failure of his movie.Manetoyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946204635703068551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477255944272302970.post-71087125951711887332010-07-18T16:42:00.000-07:002010-07-18T17:48:01.908-07:00Runaway by Luis CardenasAh the 80s. Say what you will about our cartoons, and our toys, but you have to admit that we had the best damn music videos ever! They were creative, they were clever, and they were FUN! Because of this, I thought I'd start showcasing some of my favorite music videos from this era starting with this forgotten gem.<br />Luis Cardenas; famous in the 80s for holding the world record for the largest drum set in the world did a cover of Del Shannon's "Runaway" that was not only in this pirate's opinion the best very of the song, but had one of the most amusing music videos in the 80s. It wasn't exactly complex or meaningful but it had something you don't see in most videos these days. HARD ROCKING DINOSAURS!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqveLrY1FxMvPEkvEIBFnzuH7xeMlc3OVW6fw-y7wJAFikNxXmf3nf1Ym21ndiYsb-eMNTHInMjNGfa-kFn7ZIlFd4BgORlUQrWv-LLzfH83_Lkh4tIL-xkTFPVIZ7JGUZkCZU1ORC7hE/s1600/Runaway1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqveLrY1FxMvPEkvEIBFnzuH7xeMlc3OVW6fw-y7wJAFikNxXmf3nf1Ym21ndiYsb-eMNTHInMjNGfa-kFn7ZIlFd4BgORlUQrWv-LLzfH83_Lkh4tIL-xkTFPVIZ7JGUZkCZU1ORC7hE/s320/Runaway1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495402781603823682" /></a><br /><br />The video begins with Luis on the phone. It appears his girl just dumped him. Saddened, he picks up his drum sticks, heads outside and starts singing his song as he goes around allies drumming on walls and trash cans.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLDHqu5TWwZ0ktgeSNqfqhCDMeJJgm9dHyuI7eySFa7NO8YtjqgGU5zMiv-4ThW87NADM4TPmJ7T88Qx1OQgZm7glcZ3cdsOvOcQrFT1DXJrGsaObrhvlff7PpzGK7Leak27hRQoWzo0/s1600/Runaway2a.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLDHqu5TWwZ0ktgeSNqfqhCDMeJJgm9dHyuI7eySFa7NO8YtjqgGU5zMiv-4ThW87NADM4TPmJ7T88Qx1OQgZm7glcZ3cdsOvOcQrFT1DXJrGsaObrhvlff7PpzGK7Leak27hRQoWzo0/s320/Runaway2a.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495404495173352002" /></a><br /><br />Unknown to our drummer, there's something strange about this alley. An it's not the smelly Hobo. In fact, I'd find it weird if the alley DIDN'T have a smelly Hobo.<br />He comes across a junkyard with his epic drum set. I doubt he knows what his world record drum set is doing in a junkyard but since it's here...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSMTJ18TQGPP1PUw08v6UYODIdgNACwiwn9QALmc6AchwzWiR3Yh7ueM7kfA-n-uR0qCp57phJNjfbJfaEOBVtkgWKlv5mjRZwDMsn64luckBx1ilU0mgyA0RJjrP7vCLMzKNNCxoy6To/s1600/Runaway3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSMTJ18TQGPP1PUw08v6UYODIdgNACwiwn9QALmc6AchwzWiR3Yh7ueM7kfA-n-uR0qCp57phJNjfbJfaEOBVtkgWKlv5mjRZwDMsn64luckBx1ilU0mgyA0RJjrP7vCLMzKNNCxoy6To/s320/Runaway3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495405825298071202" /></a><br /><br />HE STARTS JAMMING ON IT!<br />As he jams, Dinosaurs start circling around him getting into the music.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiow9ZofJXpuG-SKao6aPiL7lhyyGFvSbs1kKnIf6Yr1e392IYkccdQYMYDEUDVZfRN9amobMm6GIsNVPv7gINph6fYQZ3dYGAabjs0u5FJiArOtSwj_5vFJMy5HV812Stvv56eGBKZy9k/s1600/Runaway4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiow9ZofJXpuG-SKao6aPiL7lhyyGFvSbs1kKnIf6Yr1e392IYkccdQYMYDEUDVZfRN9amobMm6GIsNVPv7gINph6fYQZ3dYGAabjs0u5FJiArOtSwj_5vFJMy5HV812Stvv56eGBKZy9k/s320/Runaway4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495406706712511170" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Go on, dear. Touch the random glowing guitar. I'm sure nothing bad with happen</span><br />A random glowing guitar appears. The Dinosaur's wife pushes him to pick it up (nice woman) and in doing so...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVrcbJtM1MoxbpsgTexigqtt01QVye9W6KEEpOuVytISGI5n4SkQDJf0z_6cvMT1Sui_jwJoZ_Km8PlHg93nnQkOssWrF_qjsCTCod1xCurC0XV9z9kgLUfq7bRDKtsgU4lv3AuG5IfEk/s1600/Runaway6.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVrcbJtM1MoxbpsgTexigqtt01QVye9W6KEEpOuVytISGI5n4SkQDJf0z_6cvMT1Sui_jwJoZ_Km8PlHg93nnQkOssWrF_qjsCTCod1xCurC0XV9z9kgLUfq7bRDKtsgU4lv3AuG5IfEk/s320/Runaway6.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495407617189952802" /></a><br /><br />He transforms into... that! But he's not the only one<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBrmx7FJ5tSA6yoQ5-_rSavBR8sDGUunAPV-tK6tyVQt3bG3DMVmpgNcPX_ZqrS-KuBSAbsbNJ_uHjXh_SzF-fS6EnG1Hb7pjEir4sLSu_n23-iDGt5iDuL7fKdAA7YkM_eer8JB9rTY/s1600/Runaway8.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBrmx7FJ5tSA6yoQ5-_rSavBR8sDGUunAPV-tK6tyVQt3bG3DMVmpgNcPX_ZqrS-KuBSAbsbNJ_uHjXh_SzF-fS6EnG1Hb7pjEir4sLSu_n23-iDGt5iDuL7fKdAA7YkM_eer8JB9rTY/s320/Runaway8.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495408039232685410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKj2XPcfrdMzqXb2xdT9tyzgsoHuXAWevkZbUQI0MoIi6NmuqSKc53dwADe03RIyPqMQLAORAv26vyCTlmeC8oUROEcsqNFVmLeqIFJGVvdFr6rCh5u6LOIxvathJomA4u668wFEcXbI/s1600/Runaway7.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKj2XPcfrdMzqXb2xdT9tyzgsoHuXAWevkZbUQI0MoIi6NmuqSKc53dwADe03RIyPqMQLAORAv26vyCTlmeC8oUROEcsqNFVmLeqIFJGVvdFr6rCh5u6LOIxvathJomA4u668wFEcXbI/s320/Runaway7.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495408036514379810" /></a><br /><br />As the song continues they all start turning into 80s stereotype rockers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJO5xuaKAWX_EY2VmHsgOBvAKE6wfUnyIz52vSeRwn6aXQB_-20EJvf-wT4rMMdZQF7M7Dv-x9HVUgmyBJfwjYjitRhiDyVtFuaOjyX9PgiCYWtgwGK9_PgCJvrckfXfOYItmjc77U6sQ/s1600/Runaway9.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJO5xuaKAWX_EY2VmHsgOBvAKE6wfUnyIz52vSeRwn6aXQB_-20EJvf-wT4rMMdZQF7M7Dv-x9HVUgmyBJfwjYjitRhiDyVtFuaOjyX9PgiCYWtgwGK9_PgCJvrckfXfOYItmjc77U6sQ/s320/Runaway9.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495408363132786626" /></a><br /><br />Except for this guy. I'm pretty sure he always looked like that. The T-Rex decides he wants to be on drums and what do you do when the T-Rex wants to play your drums? You get out of the way and LET HIM!<br />And now we have a T-Rex on drums.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVC2XNEWQ_YG8ppZfp6pRrL70GNgslxcdBak27P7amN5O54RPuHOkpaYVCkR2mWjjLJI3kCeRb_yNZMudy484gYuSwn6yyzyAUQxf4cqcypQpI0xjNCDpIXc3TVzj2bY5Di3QtI_VsXz0/s1600/awesome.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVC2XNEWQ_YG8ppZfp6pRrL70GNgslxcdBak27P7amN5O54RPuHOkpaYVCkR2mWjjLJI3kCeRb_yNZMudy484gYuSwn6yyzyAUQxf4cqcypQpI0xjNCDpIXc3TVzj2bY5Di3QtI_VsXz0/s320/awesome.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495410335281603250" /></a><br /><br />This is officially the best video EVER!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKhztDDUqEBF5NL4ZvEaCBBiYH7Bem3ia9x7Uc68XKtT7MGJmv12kwKWZP1j1rdYWNPZkWZ9-2SJB-0j5NEEXtCMb8ir9_TIvRMaM7KjfepppKqdnyJhuHZx4v9279a8YvgQ9Fceax-2U/s1600/Runaway11.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKhztDDUqEBF5NL4ZvEaCBBiYH7Bem3ia9x7Uc68XKtT7MGJmv12kwKWZP1j1rdYWNPZkWZ9-2SJB-0j5NEEXtCMb8ir9_TIvRMaM7KjfepppKqdnyJhuHZx4v9279a8YvgQ9Fceax-2U/s320/Runaway11.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495410730251024402" /></a><br /><br />The little jam session goes on until a police officer comes by. And yes, that IS Del Shannon as the officer. It was the last video he appeared in before his death. The dinosaurs vanish just as he arrives leaving Luis alone.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizcLKVdzqCfmFJiRW6AKoYr0GGU3F811Qklqlr53wANqWxGsqZ5OcHh4eB4eXiIRC2IaL7Vg_ohFnQIuCSvzpFgM0cQEPzLIZ8PuTW_HFLN2wkSKrTVGKctzb86yLJ-d7PAQ5u9hxVcmg/s1600/Runaway12.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizcLKVdzqCfmFJiRW6AKoYr0GGU3F811Qklqlr53wANqWxGsqZ5OcHh4eB4eXiIRC2IaL7Vg_ohFnQIuCSvzpFgM0cQEPzLIZ8PuTW_HFLN2wkSKrTVGKctzb86yLJ-d7PAQ5u9hxVcmg/s320/Runaway12.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495411325598324450" /></a><br /><br />As the officer walks him to his car, Luis' band mates ran up to him (one wonders how they knew he was there) to show him that they got a gig and have to go practice. (Which sort of came out of nowhere. I think this was about a break up. Oh Well.) The cop lets him go and all is well. That is until one of the dinosaurs sneaks up behind his car and sprays "Runaway" on the back.<br /><br />So there you have it. A fun little video that was a favorite of mine when I was young. If you want to see it yourself, here you go;<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gWAh9SFqZMI&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gWAh9SFqZMI&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Manetoyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946204635703068551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477255944272302970.post-50322871968833640732010-07-07T22:44:00.001-07:002010-07-07T23:36:26.538-07:00Toy Story Collection JessieHey, remember when I said I really wanted the new Toy Story Collection Jessie like, one article ago? Well... guess what I got<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v40/Dragonrider1227/?action=view¤t=HPNX0566.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v40/Dragonrider1227/HPNX0566.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Hey, how'd you guess? As you can see, she comes in a fantastic re-creation of the Woody's Round-up box. I love how "in character" this box is. Except for the "Toy Story collection" logo in the corner, this looks exactly like how Jessie's box would look like. Although I find it rather funny how Jessie is described as a "talking doll" while Woody is described as a "talking figure" even though they're made pretty much the exact same way. <br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v40/Dragonrider1227/?action=view¤t=HPNX0567.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v40/Dragonrider1227/HPNX0567.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />The back of the box gives us a great box art (something you don't see in toys very often these days) and gives us a chance to try out Jessie's talking feature.<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v40/Dragonrider1227/?action=view¤t=HPNX0581.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v40/Dragonrider1227/HPNX0581.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Out of the box, Jessie looks absolutely fantastic. She comes with a stand for displaying and her hat. The hat is a soft rubber material that fits well on her head. Although at times, the hat has fallen off her when I pick her up.<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v40/Dragonrider1227/?action=view¤t=HPNX0584.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v40/Dragonrider1227/HPNX0584.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />She also comes with this certificate of authenticity signed by John Lasseter.<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v40/Dragonrider1227/?action=view¤t=roflbot-Bctd.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v40/Dragonrider1227/roflbot-Bctd.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />This doll's details are perfect. Everything that should be made of cloth or yarn is. Her hair is yarn, most of her body is made of a soft fabric and even her hat has string going around the rim.<br /><br />The toy has two modes. Demo and play. Demo is the version it comes in when in the box and play offers interactivity. But to activate goes down in my opinion as the most awkward way to activate a toy I have ever seen<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v40/Dragonrider1227/?action=view¤t=HPNX0583.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v40/Dragonrider1227/HPNX0583.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />That's right. Her on switch is on her butt and you gotta pull down her pants to activate it. Because nothing says "family friendly playtime" like pulling down a woman's pants. But once you do, Jessie will greet you and from there, will respond to your voice with various phrases. The box says she has 33 phrases and while I've had her for almost a week now, I STILL haven't heard all of her phrases. Some of my personal favorites are;<br />"You haven't seen WooDEEE or Bullseye, have ya?"<br />"IT'S YOU IT'S YOU IT'S REALLY YOU!"<br />if you speak too loudly she'll say;<br />"Is it me, or did someone turn up the volume?"<br />and if you say nothing she'll say;<br />"Yoo Hoo! Anybody here?"<br />If you STILL say nothing she'll say;<br />"Hellooo!!"<br />She'll challenge you to a laughing contest (I still haven't beaten her) ask you what kind of things you like, and sometimes sings Home on the Range. After playing with her for a while, she'll yawn and say she's tired and is "gonna get a little shut eye"<br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v40/Dragonrider1227/?action=view¤t=HPNX0580.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v40/Dragonrider1227/HPNX0580.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Needless to say, this is a wonderful toy. The best Jessie ever made. And at 49.99 she damn well better be!<br />Well... if you want me to nitpick... her ponytail is technically too short and too thick, the buttons on her shirt aren't aligned properly, the flaps on her collar are in funny positions and though the eyes on mine are alright, there were quite a few at the store with a little sloppy paintjobs. But the little things they got right by far outweigh the little things they got wrong. She's by far the best Jessie toy ever made. Although if you saw my last article, you'd know that's not very har...<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v40/Dragonrider1227/?action=view¤t=218461907_tp.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v40/Dragonrider1227/218461907_tp.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />OH MY GOD! SOMEBODY KILL IT!! AUUGH!!<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v40/Dragonrider1227/?action=view¤t=HPNX0580.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v40/Dragonrider1227/HPNX0580.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Phew, okay now. I got mine at Toys R Us though I hear they're also being sold at the Disney store. I wouldn't know since the only Disney store in my area was in a mall that was recently flooded and will be closed until August. The Toy Story collection Jessie is expensive at 49.99 but she's well worth it if you're a big fan of the character or of the series in general.<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v40/Dragonrider1227/?action=view¤t=HPNX0577.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v40/Dragonrider1227/HPNX0577.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><em><strong>"I thought I'd get one last look at the sun... before I get packed away again."</strong></em><br />Don't worry Jessie. You'll never get packed away as long as I own you :DManetoyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946204635703068551noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477255944272302970.post-53028044526258956742010-06-20T16:51:00.000-07:002010-06-20T17:47:54.767-07:00worst Jessie toys everI saw Toy Story 3 a couple of nights ago. It was EPIC. I can't recommend it enough. In fact, it's put me in a bit of a Toy Story buzz. My absolute favorite character is Jessie the Yodeling cowgirl.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwDNV8K4KAdeu9O-gggNCdUpMz6WbM2oS07EmjPZhVNmxUGX-eKFUqDhJiKq2WficCYExysPuVnPBJm9dSNR5HS06xXTNj2Fq_Pop-I8Hl6cByJQ2zKu-cY-HZ0ckV4tzEwRL3gkundXc/s1600/Jessie+is+amused.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwDNV8K4KAdeu9O-gggNCdUpMz6WbM2oS07EmjPZhVNmxUGX-eKFUqDhJiKq2WficCYExysPuVnPBJm9dSNR5HS06xXTNj2Fq_Pop-I8Hl6cByJQ2zKu-cY-HZ0ckV4tzEwRL3gkundXc/s320/Jessie+is+amused.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485010277935620130" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">DON'TCHA WISH YOUR BARBIE WAS HOT LIKE ME?</span></span><br />Unless you've been under a rock for the past 10 years, you should know who Jessie is. She's tough, takes no crap from anyone, but sweet, caring, and always willing to do the right thing. And for a toy, she's really really pretty.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />You didn't read that >><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDrWypPV86xKwaqoBSdLtU5qUmn3n2tKrLGDT_ZiwpFibbldTa3kUAO5R5incA5hvtb-QmE7SLTvUgGM1zwTuxlplLXaNRV4n3m8AB3VlWIuyPrVJRoJncu3BghmemXUVDzVrz1T0oPM/s1600/pTRU1-7016642dt.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDrWypPV86xKwaqoBSdLtU5qUmn3n2tKrLGDT_ZiwpFibbldTa3kUAO5R5incA5hvtb-QmE7SLTvUgGM1zwTuxlplLXaNRV4n3m8AB3VlWIuyPrVJRoJncu3BghmemXUVDzVrz1T0oPM/s320/pTRU1-7016642dt.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485013298644822834" /></a><br />This is their newest Jessie toy. She comes in the exact same scale as she does in the movie, she talks, she's interactive, and she has the cutest face from any Jessie toy ever. And I sadly do not own it T_T But I have one question.<br />WHY did it take so long for them to make a Jessie toy this good? I don't even care about the interactive technology (though it's nice and I welcome it) my beef is no other Jessie toy LOOKS this good. Don't believe me? Well, let's take a look at some of the Jessie toys that have come out over the years<br />Now, keep in mind I don't OWN any of these so I can't give them a full review.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyphenhyphenCflL2VNJ6NKIqOuG45wgr7-zg0h10jc9_RiZnJOafu-ZzUSj0CfrxGMfdNqVGY1TaKHlf0Ct0_snSZoaUpMHAfnTxbcxe2itshQrSc7Awrr47dz6yMSQJqg6eF5iQda3hGiiSoTyJQ/s1600/0006444264065_500X500.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyphenhyphenCflL2VNJ6NKIqOuG45wgr7-zg0h10jc9_RiZnJOafu-ZzUSj0CfrxGMfdNqVGY1TaKHlf0Ct0_snSZoaUpMHAfnTxbcxe2itshQrSc7Awrr47dz6yMSQJqg6eF5iQda3hGiiSoTyJQ/s320/0006444264065_500X500.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485017191446462210" /></a><br />We'll start with something simple. This is actually I believe the second best Jessie doll on the market. Though her face looks like she's a little... TOO happy. The hat is kinda tiny too and I hear it doesn't stay on very well.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6NGPH4CKAcvuLKyGjkxSgxOk4uQEs_kr1gaaU_YqtG-A6WVhvGuP2ji5NqvpkXihPJ9tZ9OhcklVOBU4FSC_PShIqQtx0OvVJLwj7XlLJwGjWsk-7q-aRrkfXxDvwz64HoVEDfwf6DwA/s1600/376763424_tp.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6NGPH4CKAcvuLKyGjkxSgxOk4uQEs_kr1gaaU_YqtG-A6WVhvGuP2ji5NqvpkXihPJ9tZ9OhcklVOBU4FSC_PShIqQtx0OvVJLwj7XlLJwGjWsk-7q-aRrkfXxDvwz64HoVEDfwf6DwA/s320/376763424_tp.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485015882703470642" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNVS_fD5bq_KWWIXHvoii1K-kxvb3BSOb-1vgrKvl_HTZqzTw0EIyH7WFV3uKH8Erbe-uxeNavgr4fmajkup6wmcyAto0IlyylQZmkSF5kYVgyeMjS90tuE8TdHspg5dkReMM_wme3mEQ/s1600/306444726_tp.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNVS_fD5bq_KWWIXHvoii1K-kxvb3BSOb-1vgrKvl_HTZqzTw0EIyH7WFV3uKH8Erbe-uxeNavgr4fmajkup6wmcyAto0IlyylQZmkSF5kYVgyeMjS90tuE8TdHspg5dkReMM_wme3mEQ/s320/306444726_tp.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485015874154855570" /></a><br />We'll start small with these. They're not god awful, but they're not great either. the top one looks like she wants to molest you (and the hat seems a bit too big) and the bottom one looks like she's completely stoned.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0CpulM6M6PkSs5rYkWz9YRBGqR8IYb2OzeMa-D2Oyjf5FBDN2rDlG8F6qGXQzOP5bcI1Mfz_JnHWaQtB6v4G9bRECFf6E0GfioZ7qZNYiR4pVx8sx4Ijd4u9io8fE9l_QHGD4KUIdjzs/s1600/0002708484446_500X500.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0CpulM6M6PkSs5rYkWz9YRBGqR8IYb2OzeMa-D2Oyjf5FBDN2rDlG8F6qGXQzOP5bcI1Mfz_JnHWaQtB6v4G9bRECFf6E0GfioZ7qZNYiR4pVx8sx4Ijd4u9io8fE9l_QHGD4KUIdjzs/s320/0002708484446_500X500.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485016803199819170" /></a><br />Now this one while not ugly, is just funny looking. She looks caught in mid-smile.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3wfgGeoe3Dxz4kQEZamLoEDRy6dmrj2oWSiVPlujj4bHww_fGnytA0o0qKQ0fj4d3QnrFMFZs84fbJSXsdN7xRMO2m-wZ4tdP9mmfnadxNnjqL5IvtQB7xsoEdhnIUiajszDLcybgzYE/s1600/monkey+Jessie.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3wfgGeoe3Dxz4kQEZamLoEDRy6dmrj2oWSiVPlujj4bHww_fGnytA0o0qKQ0fj4d3QnrFMFZs84fbJSXsdN7xRMO2m-wZ4tdP9mmfnadxNnjqL5IvtQB7xsoEdhnIUiajszDLcybgzYE/s320/monkey+Jessie.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485018081942682242" /></a><br /><br />Dear... god! This goes down as the UGLIEST Jessie doll I've seen. She looks like a monkey! But at least they remembered to make her hair yarn<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6X67GJ3G_O9IX4UJNSqNVfSq4K6v2PB8KiqaHHvoW1inWU9tlfXQS_gHn9GtnAavsj2HmAHDkIwI6F2gPUJ-XCm5zAp9FChLAfN4X-QXEXA-RIRztlosWji1hL6rzmQGJSnMjRammb2E/s1600/0002708486721_500X500.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6X67GJ3G_O9IX4UJNSqNVfSq4K6v2PB8KiqaHHvoW1inWU9tlfXQS_gHn9GtnAavsj2HmAHDkIwI6F2gPUJ-XCm5zAp9FChLAfN4X-QXEXA-RIRztlosWji1hL6rzmQGJSnMjRammb2E/s320/0002708486721_500X500.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485018556567886626" /></a><br /><br />Here's an action figure. I believe this came out rather recently. She's supposed to be dancing but her stand makes her look like she's inappropriately massaging a horse. She's got kind of a scary face too. In fact, a lot of these Jessie toys do. Whether they were trying to recreate her face as she appears in toy mode in the movies, or they're trying to make a sculpt that speaks to her tough girl personality, they just came out as scary. But even these are no wear near as scary, as frightening, as nightmare fueling as he following doll I'm about to show you<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN63X0YPRKfq7AJ2ASqo9kqe5sA35CSPB8uuBktatrIPjIG6-d5axisDosezH_dvwyplbZDAyDKSEGdsXz7Aknb9vwISZlZc8vM-ftwpLrkepTDWzHkTiUtasYteyvuM6yfSeCL5KTx2Q/s1600/218461907_tp.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN63X0YPRKfq7AJ2ASqo9kqe5sA35CSPB8uuBktatrIPjIG6-d5axisDosezH_dvwyplbZDAyDKSEGdsXz7Aknb9vwISZlZc8vM-ftwpLrkepTDWzHkTiUtasYteyvuM6yfSeCL5KTx2Q/s320/218461907_tp.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485019442897882498" /></a><br />SWEET JESUS! What the Hell were they thinking here? SERIOUSLY! Who in their right minds approved of this design? I feel bad for any child that got THIS for Christmas. She looks like she wants to rape you, or strangle you in your sleep. <br />I had read in an article that when they introduced Jessie in Toy Story 2, toy companies were weary because anyone who follows toys know, many toy companies have borderline sexist mentalities on female characters in what is perceived as a "boys" toy line. However, John Lasseter insisted on her being in the movie and toy line to encourage the original intention of Toy Story not being specifically for boys, but for both genders. So looking at these toys has me wondering if the company was intended on making these things bad so no one would want them and in turn encourage their sexist mentality on toys. Well, the joke's on them because toy sales have shown that Jessie's popularity and sales rival Woody's. Though I'm pretty sure Buzz still beats them both.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDrWypPV86xKwaqoBSdLtU5qUmn3n2tKrLGDT_ZiwpFibbldTa3kUAO5R5incA5hvtb-QmE7SLTvUgGM1zwTuxlplLXaNRV4n3m8AB3VlWIuyPrVJRoJncu3BghmemXUVDzVrz1T0oPM/s1600/pTRU1-7016642dt.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDrWypPV86xKwaqoBSdLtU5qUmn3n2tKrLGDT_ZiwpFibbldTa3kUAO5R5incA5hvtb-QmE7SLTvUgGM1zwTuxlplLXaNRV4n3m8AB3VlWIuyPrVJRoJncu3BghmemXUVDzVrz1T0oPM/s320/pTRU1-7016642dt.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485013298644822834" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">I WANT THIS TOOOOY!!! </span> T_T<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbQy4FrrwIRERgzwaUkrakRyIGHdQhzLnTKMlvKMh3fxftb4j27tCP4XiiLE6Kth-wY9r-wS22OJhJ4JMBF_nMY6H9Gb9xPQf79AxVWjUkVnqhUCq2EnlU9Y1gRREMyt4HjWl50kbIdCA/s1600/Jessie+doll+rape+face+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbQy4FrrwIRERgzwaUkrakRyIGHdQhzLnTKMlvKMh3fxftb4j27tCP4XiiLE6Kth-wY9r-wS22OJhJ4JMBF_nMY6H9Gb9xPQf79AxVWjUkVnqhUCq2EnlU9Y1gRREMyt4HjWl50kbIdCA/s320/Jessie+doll+rape+face+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485021265658657794" /></a>Manetoyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946204635703068551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477255944272302970.post-58044694446706679102010-05-04T15:53:00.000-07:002010-05-04T17:09:13.557-07:00My favorite cosplays of Anime Boston 2010Many things make a convention for many people. For some it's the panels. For some, it's the celebrity guest. While those are crucial for a great convention, there is one thing that this Ninja Pirate feels most definitely makes for a memorable convention. That is cosplayers. Some people find them creepy, I find them to be the coolest thing about conventions.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLZB2PjcD4I4y-54EepDsqtMyjeoYiloe4-XM0xqsLLKRKU7OHz_jYbApFjxit1JHoV13DvBkHk6Afldz694tnCdh5b3b41jp5OBapiOMZweIyvToaroljUDZf-A42b6QHf-GuTMTxXuY/s1600/DSCI0021.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLZB2PjcD4I4y-54EepDsqtMyjeoYiloe4-XM0xqsLLKRKU7OHz_jYbApFjxit1JHoV13DvBkHk6Afldz694tnCdh5b3b41jp5OBapiOMZweIyvToaroljUDZf-A42b6QHf-GuTMTxXuY/s320/DSCI0021.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467553291093281570" /></a><br /><br />The convention in question is Anime Boston. The largest anime convention in New England. Today I'm giving a long past due run down of my favorite cosplays of the event. The cosplays I found when attending anyway<br /><br />We'll begin with my number one favorite anime character... Astro Boy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfo04HgVh9E2r3cJhq55MPaEm5B575YmjHqFZo8kNuw1p_UyzAtJH9Q_2wO_6qJNzom00XBYw5wbLFHb_-YKohqStRhQJ9stV8isdHohDPFfD3by2WbMC-va2PCeTZNN7B2Z8h_JFkNsU/s1600/DSCI0017a.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfo04HgVh9E2r3cJhq55MPaEm5B575YmjHqFZo8kNuw1p_UyzAtJH9Q_2wO_6qJNzom00XBYw5wbLFHb_-YKohqStRhQJ9stV8isdHohDPFfD3by2WbMC-va2PCeTZNN7B2Z8h_JFkNsU/s320/DSCI0017a.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467557503726836322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEige2BhJEF1sRmYAkj9U4wsSubjfBf4SNAfS9L0XJIpKCvE4unA5E3I65oulIbITu9R0A54YN8CtcXDLPOwzYoVOQAtB7GiictdegmZpd2VU8hKtzy0pJPcuOeh-3p_PqpPLWpNIgKO9PI/s1600/DSCI0015a.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEige2BhJEF1sRmYAkj9U4wsSubjfBf4SNAfS9L0XJIpKCvE4unA5E3I65oulIbITu9R0A54YN8CtcXDLPOwzYoVOQAtB7GiictdegmZpd2VU8hKtzy0pJPcuOeh-3p_PqpPLWpNIgKO9PI/s320/DSCI0015a.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467557498607758402" /></a><br /><br />Sure, she didn't do the full outfit. I've talked to her though. She's working on it. I loved this cosplay not only because she made his hair, and even thought to do herself completely in Black and White; but because this is the very first cosplay of my favorite anime character I had ever seen in person. That alone gives this my props.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLq0wzvDZA1wHn1S5zXITRFoPFnNIiNFs70_BN_BmM-YJghIvrGzRdhMEe-Pi5RWqyvgXjXHE0TFMxLt2jzoKNRGzSgHDRdr4Q3pUiHIEqqV0xD8G2Uix7a0_2hsnIxI-Nn-uWV3KQtSM/s1600/DSCI0073.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLq0wzvDZA1wHn1S5zXITRFoPFnNIiNFs70_BN_BmM-YJghIvrGzRdhMEe-Pi5RWqyvgXjXHE0TFMxLt2jzoKNRGzSgHDRdr4Q3pUiHIEqqV0xD8G2Uix7a0_2hsnIxI-Nn-uWV3KQtSM/s320/DSCI0073.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467554446084300450" /></a><br /><br />Next is my main man since I was a six year old gaming geek; MARIO! There are many Mario cosplays every year at AB but This on in particular made it for a few reasons. Not only did he look the part best, but he's quite possibly the first Mario cosplay I had ever seen with a real mustache.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbu2ZQJUCY4NzK2YUvgOmI2XHKi3kuno_jLyLFzg5eYOGhLR5CZ63Js2GG7gRmwycKvTvzKFSl42PkgTgkKJNz2N6WksVGZ93JKzXZO28KQzkfWomIDNANih1dJIyhLWRfuW8hcCk3geo/s1600/DSCI0018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbu2ZQJUCY4NzK2YUvgOmI2XHKi3kuno_jLyLFzg5eYOGhLR5CZ63Js2GG7gRmwycKvTvzKFSl42PkgTgkKJNz2N6WksVGZ93JKzXZO28KQzkfWomIDNANih1dJIyhLWRfuW8hcCk3geo/s320/DSCI0018.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467555144590397522" /></a><br /><br />Next up is actually the first picture I took of the weekend. This is Tamaki and the Twins from Ouran High School Host Club. (Yes, I like this series. Sue me) What caught my eye with them is not only how much they LOOK like the characters. Even if the twins who are male are being played by female (they often are) but in posing, they kept in character well. At least the Twins did. Tamaki is just sort of... standing there. But it's alright. He still looked the part well.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1X_9cA62pGpcIHRP8WrAkKr_b7zwbQADCA-bzS90RIy2xpFjE6u-Hm6COaRvnKBs44dxgFUGTwZvtJyvdUGhAcJvkzfHAKmaU2MiUUnkKpdqy2VMfOZ_GqNd-46Fhh2OkjLIjlIwFL2Y/s1600/DSCI0035.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1X_9cA62pGpcIHRP8WrAkKr_b7zwbQADCA-bzS90RIy2xpFjE6u-Hm6COaRvnKBs44dxgFUGTwZvtJyvdUGhAcJvkzfHAKmaU2MiUUnkKpdqy2VMfOZ_GqNd-46Fhh2OkjLIjlIwFL2Y/s320/DSCI0035.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467556808308525490" /></a><br /><br />The Legend of Zelda is another cosplay seen a lot here but these two were by far the best. Do I even NEED to say why? Just look at them<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7kVzMhY1LVva8TfWi_AyMOdhNNdI2324rxhqZsWxS5uhPZySAxIHgJzqm6tfkj8vIc1kW34GaFw95UFWeleRj37KwKEXN13xKgt0b0fze6xsh8NdFSLrqvH21BwAxJvIp8e3vrKrgdE/s1600/DSCI0018a.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7kVzMhY1LVva8TfWi_AyMOdhNNdI2324rxhqZsWxS5uhPZySAxIHgJzqm6tfkj8vIc1kW34GaFw95UFWeleRj37KwKEXN13xKgt0b0fze6xsh8NdFSLrqvH21BwAxJvIp8e3vrKrgdE/s320/DSCI0018a.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467558276293286402" /></a><br /><br />Gambit from X-Men was cosplayed fantastically here. Not really a lot to say here except... AWESOME!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF2AL2G6e-4ym3Ec9_nnmJk5UZbrPoqnKJpAf-_AllJ5DPikDKj1OXNJAy3FiHTLELfz6JBSo3x9nCFNJfjdKFj2IRITAP3q1ysx7vGFYEEUZG2IUNRDmyNOeM7BLPpfEBO3tSaAgJJrk/s1600/DSCI0040.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF2AL2G6e-4ym3Ec9_nnmJk5UZbrPoqnKJpAf-_AllJ5DPikDKj1OXNJAy3FiHTLELfz6JBSo3x9nCFNJfjdKFj2IRITAP3q1ysx7vGFYEEUZG2IUNRDmyNOeM7BLPpfEBO3tSaAgJJrk/s320/DSCI0040.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467559083239950834" /></a><br /><br />I knew it. I knew the moment I saw Harley Quinn's new look in the Arkham Asylum video game, that it would become a popular cosplay. And why shouldn't it be? It was HOT! Not to mention the closest we're getting to how she's appear in Chris Nolan universe. This Joker was so good, she actually kinda scared me<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYipQBODHcSOt6wUqRk-9IJwD3CSQZUR-nj0Ctf3Elbl6COh-jvFfR7QfIk0mHbzU3awDwiiNpRyB-J19g_fIggK9_UIkWP3GNfQVBMhcPlXHh06728sBX-OIVHn8c2j7ExlbL5-en-dM/s1600/DSCI0024.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYipQBODHcSOt6wUqRk-9IJwD3CSQZUR-nj0Ctf3Elbl6COh-jvFfR7QfIk0mHbzU3awDwiiNpRyB-J19g_fIggK9_UIkWP3GNfQVBMhcPlXHh06728sBX-OIVHn8c2j7ExlbL5-en-dM/s320/DSCI0024.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467558599565709618" /></a><br />Allo Allo, what's Harley doing with The Riddler? Joker isn't going to be happy about this.<br />Okay, let's face it. The Joker is over-done in the cosplay world. I was greatful to see someone remembered that yes, The Joker is awesome, but Batman DOES have other villains. Both costumes were pulled off excellently here<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3vFlki3J3VZcROO38q7T3pu3DlEWMvPFeSIZdabZLvnnlpbRvHsAE3ogRJi5MxbjUh2UT9Xo_YzCrOoUv9KwZXmtAKZASF921O5eK2kwnhjOZbTwmcV2IkTW-GgJJTK84z2gIy7nP9cY/s1600/DSCI0043.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3vFlki3J3VZcROO38q7T3pu3DlEWMvPFeSIZdabZLvnnlpbRvHsAE3ogRJi5MxbjUh2UT9Xo_YzCrOoUv9KwZXmtAKZASF921O5eK2kwnhjOZbTwmcV2IkTW-GgJJTK84z2gIy7nP9cY/s320/DSCI0043.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467559833893203122" /></a><br /><br />Someone else remembered Batman has other villains too and came as a fantastic Two-Face. What would've made it better would be if he sat around the con flipping a coin.<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Heads; I pose for your picture. Tails; YOU DIE!</span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">... wait, what?</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjathTQPOVVJSGf8dZcqbNzl1oVnf6qYV8VkzSqHqAFwis7XHRjO4641blDE9T2W9jvUSqsoBXqgF7ViVuLeMlXmvhnvHKYoKSjBcV9m7S44ENd-Qp3w91t9NkOWhRLguSb0coEoM6ZESc/s1600/DSCI0078.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjathTQPOVVJSGf8dZcqbNzl1oVnf6qYV8VkzSqHqAFwis7XHRjO4641blDE9T2W9jvUSqsoBXqgF7ViVuLeMlXmvhnvHKYoKSjBcV9m7S44ENd-Qp3w91t9NkOWhRLguSb0coEoM6ZESc/s320/DSCI0078.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467561993464957618" /></a><br />Hottest. Poison Ivy. EVER! She was so hot, my camera couldn't even photograph her properly<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDj799IVxicTc5gBf2uZstc3HnSfvhD4sIj48C7JflywIINtiHCV8mFPxWc661_DfXlcjUDmf1j7etM6OKFCcnVouP-WXyEifkV1w4XXpymTo_xx9_yLbXG_YMHzIghmt6LpsGoofy3_s/s1600/DSCI0070a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDj799IVxicTc5gBf2uZstc3HnSfvhD4sIj48C7JflywIINtiHCV8mFPxWc661_DfXlcjUDmf1j7etM6OKFCcnVouP-WXyEifkV1w4XXpymTo_xx9_yLbXG_YMHzIghmt6LpsGoofy3_s/s320/DSCI0070a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467562202240255954" /></a><br /><br />After all these Batman villains, it was really cool to see... BATMAN! Based on his look from The Dark Knight, this was the most EPIC Batman I've ever seen. The details on the suit, the look in his eyes when he posed, if I didn't know any better, I'd say this WAS The Goddamn Batman!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKuY1lvtViURmhRe2kjQqAYyx6n1_yOD97FI2K_qGtUYHsv2XQyOvAHx-09jTekWvs6jWaAgsQLIP9Jov4S1GvY_taJfjgtmES-rNM8jgsBOANGG9TW94LRVhWJKHVNbGpxrwQtGLbm0Q/s1600/DSCI0082.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKuY1lvtViURmhRe2kjQqAYyx6n1_yOD97FI2K_qGtUYHsv2XQyOvAHx-09jTekWvs6jWaAgsQLIP9Jov4S1GvY_taJfjgtmES-rNM8jgsBOANGG9TW94LRVhWJKHVNbGpxrwQtGLbm0Q/s320/DSCI0082.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467562774106950658" /></a><br /><br />There was a lot of DC Cosplay at this anime convention. But as long as we're getting hot girls in tights, I say who cares?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf8Po7dnyKu01m3eBtYQFEs0KkRR8CS1DdcZnc25L6IDoCsYiMxm0DmfRV1oJLXqzmLDry75jzruLYroICplZgd9-Ojlf3QBV0VVYG24z0V1PeikduLghyphenhyphenHTZPswud52IRmub8siYdbHk/s1600/DSCI0058.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf8Po7dnyKu01m3eBtYQFEs0KkRR8CS1DdcZnc25L6IDoCsYiMxm0DmfRV1oJLXqzmLDry75jzruLYroICplZgd9-Ojlf3QBV0VVYG24z0V1PeikduLghyphenhyphenHTZPswud52IRmub8siYdbHk/s320/DSCI0058.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467563135717539026" /></a><br /><br />Hey, look at that. An anime character at an Anime convention. What a concept! This is Radical Edward from Cowboy Bebop. One of my absolute favorite characters from the series and this woman captured her well. The clothes are perfect, the hair looks very well done (Not everyone gets anime hair right) and the pose spoke the character. She looks so good, she gives me a decent idea of what Ed would look like as an adult and honestly, the future looks good<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZddDl3OF3KowR3tT9ykTLsGyfCQOqZk2jYN3cbxRNzd8n9F8wdQV8FmEDDeOD_iNtOnXhu9etr6p-MIKEQwr2_kNSbqFRD3-toGGvFs27vl0XDqb1szgs6nfADEuO8WJ4xTjIdBUCr4/s1600/DSCI0031.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZddDl3OF3KowR3tT9ykTLsGyfCQOqZk2jYN3cbxRNzd8n9F8wdQV8FmEDDeOD_iNtOnXhu9etr6p-MIKEQwr2_kNSbqFRD3-toGGvFs27vl0XDqb1szgs6nfADEuO8WJ4xTjIdBUCr4/s320/DSCI0031.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467566826113867586" /></a><br /><br />Cosplay of one of the most strangely addictive games ever! the Prince of the Cosmos from Katamari Damacy. this has nothing to do with the cosplay, but the man with the "The end is nigh" sign is deeply amusing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRTskWj-aK9xOwKU5FyX_E3m529oSsxbhyphenhyphenIWX4lLpU1KYcg0HIJerzwMPoAZXOjrgew64tM7My8or75c7_89VBjnv5hSArX2NIlI4v5CtIPEhNSsGfPPYlCnh1pXME05aJxapDtmTKBEA/s1600/DSCI0077.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRTskWj-aK9xOwKU5FyX_E3m529oSsxbhyphenhyphenIWX4lLpU1KYcg0HIJerzwMPoAZXOjrgew64tM7My8or75c7_89VBjnv5hSArX2NIlI4v5CtIPEhNSsGfPPYlCnh1pXME05aJxapDtmTKBEA/s320/DSCI0077.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467567653942587746" /></a><br />I caught a Digimon battle. There was a lot of Digimon this year. Inbetween that, Pokemon, and Sailor Moon, Anime Nostalgia seems to be the thing<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IvOYQLLqY1_tHtpSnZqXU0I1XizIkvd23ueQWaptVJjvmR8Jagf7rpGDi5xs1Z5kFYCWWOmFX_wjRUdfyDI25XsE3euaBKj3zNZL3eXIzkmUaWXUygKIzity2-aFWm1C53bgf5M1OkU/s1600/DSCI0064.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IvOYQLLqY1_tHtpSnZqXU0I1XizIkvd23ueQWaptVJjvmR8Jagf7rpGDi5xs1Z5kFYCWWOmFX_wjRUdfyDI25XsE3euaBKj3zNZL3eXIzkmUaWXUygKIzity2-aFWm1C53bgf5M1OkU/s320/DSCI0064.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467568323634798770" /></a><br /><br />I like when people take the familiar and re-create it into something still familiar, but unique. This Burlesque-ish Sailor Scouts is a prime example of this.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQKZ9p8FITMRmo8cawrrcQ3zDBpQl9o9so13Qw9oA8kejV6y4KZgKudeFD2s86p_Kok5NiRYc84G869B8aKBN46lKaTe59gXLsiCFqh0mNyDQ99hda0AjVKudu3MdsaZ9T2xcaKyLTV-U/s1600/DSCI0020a.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQKZ9p8FITMRmo8cawrrcQ3zDBpQl9o9so13Qw9oA8kejV6y4KZgKudeFD2s86p_Kok5NiRYc84G869B8aKBN46lKaTe59gXLsiCFqh0mNyDQ99hda0AjVKudu3MdsaZ9T2xcaKyLTV-U/s320/DSCI0020a.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467568791919279986" /></a><br />I laughed so hard when I found this. It's a space alien from Sesame Street that only said "Yip yip yip yip yip yip yip yip yip yip yip uh-huh" And in fact, once I pointed it out it started with it's "Yip yip yip yip" spiel. This is the sort of random shit you just don't get at Comi-Con<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijRkQDIzmTSXbuPCPe5VD-VPKM2k0wR7W_ktfEICLxgBSjhUSR2R04qeBCd2YbkhKv0fnykPO4WPQbCq-iW_qU5y3UkDqRyHrNXigGAvAMhqGYztzE0Y_DYKIhyphenhypheneQGUJBOHe4ZiLcA3j8/s1600/DSCI0069.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijRkQDIzmTSXbuPCPe5VD-VPKM2k0wR7W_ktfEICLxgBSjhUSR2R04qeBCd2YbkhKv0fnykPO4WPQbCq-iW_qU5y3UkDqRyHrNXigGAvAMhqGYztzE0Y_DYKIhyphenhypheneQGUJBOHe4ZiLcA3j8/s320/DSCI0069.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467569327571072210" /></a><br /><br />Jessie and James do the Team Rocket tango! I hope they don't turn around. (There's a "Twerp" behind them)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju_nxKaSt6sg2h2hfe353hPo0L-F71iT9GybfCC521K1syvHofOrPZEjLyx7-n_4SiAaPHPT0MQeFC70_DJ2dwrLG2bkerDkQo6qXCChWt_NyqhoaBCq2pQaw6T8SS-VfbcqsL7nLRC24/s1600/DSCI0076.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju_nxKaSt6sg2h2hfe353hPo0L-F71iT9GybfCC521K1syvHofOrPZEjLyx7-n_4SiAaPHPT0MQeFC70_DJ2dwrLG2bkerDkQo6qXCChWt_NyqhoaBCq2pQaw6T8SS-VfbcqsL7nLRC24/s320/DSCI0076.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467569589976208946" /></a><br /><br />There are two things in this world guaranteed to get the fanboy in me. Astro Boy and GI Joe. And this convention had both!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZS7E7jKjJM6QLmCrE_Nf0DPhYzCgjRhlShX6JVzOzIgf9lo2JmnyXjbp7Fg5FZ93dCqK8vs9zBNt0ZBMt9s-JuFIixD-mL8DNI4oBrWiX2EfXumAmLugXeH6o2MEMh2dGdCcyU7w12CM/s1600/DSCI0019a.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 272px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZS7E7jKjJM6QLmCrE_Nf0DPhYzCgjRhlShX6JVzOzIgf9lo2JmnyXjbp7Fg5FZ93dCqK8vs9zBNt0ZBMt9s-JuFIixD-mL8DNI4oBrWiX2EfXumAmLugXeH6o2MEMh2dGdCcyU7w12CM/s320/DSCI0019a.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467570429850733970" /></a><br />And finally, as my absolute favorite cosplay of the weekend, Dr. Black Jack from the Osamu Tezuka Manga of the same name. Black Jack appeared at Cosplay Chess (along with Astro Boy) and after the show, I got a shot.<br /><br />There you have it. My favorite cosplays from Anime Boston 2010. But these aren't the only photos I took. Take a look at my Deviantart Gallery for more<br />http://dragonrider1227.devaintart.comManetoyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946204635703068551noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477255944272302970.post-63484838606527458352010-04-28T19:59:00.000-07:002010-04-28T20:53:07.236-07:00Superman the arcade gameAt some point during the mid 80s to early 90s there was an explosion of video games based on popular comic-book and cartoon series'. All of which having kind of a Ninja Turtlesish game play. Superman was not immune to this. Today I am reviewing his. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAojmqpHtSy-Xi_6afCaAbQdqSLBjP-pk1ig0RYUUA7vCkO2yLRR8liq5JzbydJevT5YspljwgRf4wUlkSNqbKK_f0e4eQyKT2QyfynGAsMf8mClIY6kLX0x9QG5N9M15X2HZ43kDhlYs/s1600/superman1a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAojmqpHtSy-Xi_6afCaAbQdqSLBjP-pk1ig0RYUUA7vCkO2yLRR8liq5JzbydJevT5YspljwgRf4wUlkSNqbKK_f0e4eQyKT2QyfynGAsMf8mClIY6kLX0x9QG5N9M15X2HZ43kDhlYs/s320/superman1a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465390435944720642" /></a><br />Yes, Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings with a single bound, the amazing stranger from the planet Krypton, the Man of Steel, Superman! Whew, I can't believe I remembered all of that. I think my geekyness is showing. This game has always remained an old childhood favorite from the days when I hung out at the Boys and Girls club. That's where I played the game. Never got very far because of my lack of skill and pocket change but that never stopped me from loving this game. I believe this game was trying to cash in on the movie but other than the theme playing in the background, it doesn't really have much to do with our beloved films. In fact, I think because of those movies and this game, I became of the impression that THIS was the Superman theme and became very confused when I saw other Superman things not use it. What do you want? I was six. Anyway, <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii7-Zqt4cHsjc8H91WtgeH0Ka0Q-nzm6fgeRqVsRHFurTzVdMYqwfPGD3NX08B-eww2eF0zBilEcaOWaKusVJufL84tE_t2kX9lV090jWNNWEYm3lK-bWCapAhdMRmRnQo79ptqUBQfNU/s1600/superman1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii7-Zqt4cHsjc8H91WtgeH0Ka0Q-nzm6fgeRqVsRHFurTzVdMYqwfPGD3NX08B-eww2eF0zBilEcaOWaKusVJufL84tE_t2kX9lV090jWNNWEYm3lK-bWCapAhdMRmRnQo79ptqUBQfNU/s320/superman1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465391399661378450" /></a><br /><br />Anyway, as I said, despite the theme, it doesn't really have much to do with the movies. In fact, it doesn't really have much to do with anything as far as I can tell. It seems to be basically Superman kicking the can out of some monsters and aliens but it's the simple things in life you treasure as such is this game. Once you slip in our coin, you'll will be offered the choice of one or two players. Yes, two players. I'll bet you're wondering just who would be player 2. Well, I'll get to that in a moment. For now, let's just focus on Superman. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgegQ3fjCVfQy2DiqCpt2tbNULbjJ5PxjVsu-Kruvzgy-jn5KlozubAM9MNDNxAwqtfJsY1b_cufd-R-dLMk6D7aKL4NGqFPJOdiICz1Kx-3A_8CNM9yrLq4465JOv54axWViNJRHOlz7M/s1600/superman2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgegQ3fjCVfQy2DiqCpt2tbNULbjJ5PxjVsu-Kruvzgy-jn5KlozubAM9MNDNxAwqtfJsY1b_cufd-R-dLMk6D7aKL4NGqFPJOdiICz1Kx-3A_8CNM9yrLq4465JOv54axWViNJRHOlz7M/s320/superman2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465391199242292610" /></a><br /><br />This looks like a job... FOR SUPERMAN!<br />Whatever that job may be. As I said, this game seems to lack in plot. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzElXdlbhutI9SSkaPjc1MFQBJ9x5fs9YJ17MhFuKWSxS0Wpswkxf6Uoh-0r-N1EPdXlJ9ccddUU0b0KUtVX_5AWTpUXm0K-AR2k1Hm6u3QRiKR6KRflAZ_03FX9D6IKuvK0j5Z1MKdpQ/s1600/superman3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzElXdlbhutI9SSkaPjc1MFQBJ9x5fs9YJ17MhFuKWSxS0Wpswkxf6Uoh-0r-N1EPdXlJ9ccddUU0b0KUtVX_5AWTpUXm0K-AR2k1Hm6u3QRiKR6KRflAZ_03FX9D6IKuvK0j5Z1MKdpQ/s320/superman3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465391921496037602" /></a><br /><br />But what it lacks in plot it makes up for in fun game play and in the end, isn't that what you truly play games for? Sure, all those well written stories in these new games are nice, but without fun game play, it's really not a game. Anyway, the game play is simple. If it moves, punch it. If it's just plain in your way, punch it. <br />You also have this strange "Power Punch" thingy. You hold down the punch button and he releases an energy ball that takes your opponent. Not sure why. Don't recall Supes ever able to do THAT, but hey, it's cool. Supes never pulled his S out of his chest and THREW IT at the bad guy either.<br /><br />Each level is divided into three parts. First on land,<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh26DtCpsULXhZeNIGzmzI_BchNy-TadUWVeR39P35_FMMWREjzw2nMd_347GCl-S56TNwpanc8dx0c09oaUZuao6SxAF-5ELPWWkZ9HZOnqamB2FwLEd8WY26SkJpTF_fupZQHL5HdT2c/s1600/superman3a.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh26DtCpsULXhZeNIGzmzI_BchNy-TadUWVeR39P35_FMMWREjzw2nMd_347GCl-S56TNwpanc8dx0c09oaUZuao6SxAF-5ELPWWkZ9HZOnqamB2FwLEd8WY26SkJpTF_fupZQHL5HdT2c/s320/superman3a.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465394829055264290" /></a><br /><br />Up in the air where you fly straight up;<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9g7_4y5fPmPmQAs3di6l2zYJTKj0KbHgw1El1KNDyLED1zmO2GxojHPKJ2lf2qT7fSPL1NEAKNJMy0FQvp2Fx6SVE4ySTzd1mrefyEJXQhnd6cBLBlAvvqD9K0ZebMXGs8Oc8mIsIp6M/s1600/superman4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9g7_4y5fPmPmQAs3di6l2zYJTKj0KbHgw1El1KNDyLED1zmO2GxojHPKJ2lf2qT7fSPL1NEAKNJMy0FQvp2Fx6SVE4ySTzd1mrefyEJXQhnd6cBLBlAvvqD9K0ZebMXGs8Oc8mIsIp6M/s320/superman4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465394990169931618" /></a><br /><br />And flying across the sky whee you fight asteroids, other various obstacles, and meet up with your boss. Every boss in each level is pretty much the same bald green guy in a different contraption. Beat him, and you get to the next level<br />Lather, rinse, repeat. The only real difference is settings. First you're in Metropolis,<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ZnrrwGV7RQlfCwaEfIgIuY6MiAC1yzKed9Vg-lzE0apO2C4U1ebTHU0b-EQGd8HN3fECJysQxcUfHlY7hrmfApsYn386bCHdZT3l94u2kemnsiYN4fAyxtxgGXemXtKQx74Exlicjzc/s1600/superman5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ZnrrwGV7RQlfCwaEfIgIuY6MiAC1yzKed9Vg-lzE0apO2C4U1ebTHU0b-EQGd8HN3fECJysQxcUfHlY7hrmfApsYn386bCHdZT3l94u2kemnsiYN4fAyxtxgGXemXtKQx74Exlicjzc/s320/superman5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465396014309313666" /></a><br /><br />Then San fransico, Where I question the authenticity of Tai food from a guy named "Joey." <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkHwhuV2_sgLWMJy89Cz6k5-DYFOTZ9hDt4hU-L2fWaWoeR5xRIaailZshTGCR-diPrVwUXEAitoTSUktYENcADHDITCCw26253s2warcYhOnzKc-IxyHbDS5-w9kRwM8euLg5O3dWvc/s1600/superman6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkHwhuV2_sgLWMJy89Cz6k5-DYFOTZ9hDt4hU-L2fWaWoeR5xRIaailZshTGCR-diPrVwUXEAitoTSUktYENcADHDITCCw26253s2warcYhOnzKc-IxyHbDS5-w9kRwM8euLg5O3dWvc/s320/superman6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465396476973902146" /></a><br /><br />The sewers of San Fransisco, where I kid you not...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CF-GyNTeF7_lYp16R1vWmpQUTq9ENjvgAmy2iwQWD4UdXgodVhZRFtNb1K8CJ_NL64ES8GNJnMGH6o5rrSmWCqI5rLz7SIkMKy0T2KiIZOeJZJYrwZJF8qxAo5k2HXW8nD61HOKE2Rw/s1600/superman6a.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CF-GyNTeF7_lYp16R1vWmpQUTq9ENjvgAmy2iwQWD4UdXgodVhZRFtNb1K8CJ_NL64ES8GNJnMGH6o5rrSmWCqI5rLz7SIkMKy0T2KiIZOeJZJYrwZJF8qxAo5k2HXW8nD61HOKE2Rw/s320/superman6a.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465396717843406978" /></a><br /><br />You fight a Helicopter. A Helicopter underground! They sent a Helicopter down the sewers of San Fransisco. Gotta admit, that's pretty hardcore.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lPeWaXV1ADBwceXnDEcyKKO_HoPdRPt9i9is927fFATyMDjgir1XctjvQvxYfyNcVpmmlkGyGHsiMv4ayLvBmbnR06UB4KREsFIca9OJWb-1CsziBI9PZLuBLV2kSnR8x6x7LViRijs/s1600/superman7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lPeWaXV1ADBwceXnDEcyKKO_HoPdRPt9i9is927fFATyMDjgir1XctjvQvxYfyNcVpmmlkGyGHsiMv4ayLvBmbnR06UB4KREsFIca9OJWb-1CsziBI9PZLuBLV2kSnR8x6x7LViRijs/s320/superman7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465397271964006514" /></a><br /><br />Las Vegas. I wonder how Superman tells the difference between the aliens and the normal Vegas tourists.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-82VoyyUD2XCNhiJQKNOBYpejo5k19OEMxY22DLSlia3RgimSUdX-5OpJaNtRyRMckWp8UE8FLq4w7PDlRHUG-Av1Xekwm2z3nhIyKBdB_7i4xq7os7qX1-nV72U6j2UPE1_z2RLoA4/s1600/superman8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-82VoyyUD2XCNhiJQKNOBYpejo5k19OEMxY22DLSlia3RgimSUdX-5OpJaNtRyRMckWp8UE8FLq4w7PDlRHUG-Av1Xekwm2z3nhIyKBdB_7i4xq7os7qX1-nV72U6j2UPE1_z2RLoA4/s320/superman8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465397714051597410" /></a><br /><br />Hey Hey, at ease Superman. We still got a mission!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBvl6zdgl4o5XvhwH-LQ6SvumPepmuWuKUnjvEAMlmzJVitxCTQRTlqaAf4d1tggJG1Q-bcBwk27OLzT0lrlq8dTqV3UZ0Ftvz3MJE4MDljmVRT9L190f4LFGnePhyphenhyphen2oW_Xa3DLuatQug/s1600/superman9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBvl6zdgl4o5XvhwH-LQ6SvumPepmuWuKUnjvEAMlmzJVitxCTQRTlqaAf4d1tggJG1Q-bcBwk27OLzT0lrlq8dTqV3UZ0Ftvz3MJE4MDljmVRT9L190f4LFGnePhyphenhyphen2oW_Xa3DLuatQug/s320/superman9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465397923790955266" /></a><br /><br />Even Washington DC. Let me tell you, now we know this is a fantasy because there is no way they would let a super-human alien THIS close to the White House. Even if it was to save the universe. Another thing;<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjnCdtKEETfJXTfqz4Dc-C3mx9Pc-QV-HhQBx2iJY9rfQ9JS92pXhr07QIqnuG7KzdqRFIg5fsbqUfQD_t2XrLyAismIm3q1J_jyeFwDo3ueqskq9GyK971w8lky_f42MP8kf6uNWltSY/s1600/superman9a.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjnCdtKEETfJXTfqz4Dc-C3mx9Pc-QV-HhQBx2iJY9rfQ9JS92pXhr07QIqnuG7KzdqRFIg5fsbqUfQD_t2XrLyAismIm3q1J_jyeFwDo3ueqskq9GyK971w8lky_f42MP8kf6uNWltSY/s320/superman9a.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465398232389645650" /></a><br /><br />I'm pretty sure Mount Rushmore isn't in Washington D.C.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9u1ZRyeVT6P0pSVEgDq1CecHTTmFTDCgA2zjtHdf6PyVmqVj5xGv0syLQt6eJxqdVXaitE0JyAsoc0bhIBzV2c8rLQ9VoR-cPV3JQ-js_OBOKN5sBNOBN9gvqEicwS-VQSvyMyaNJitU/s1600/i-detect-fail3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9u1ZRyeVT6P0pSVEgDq1CecHTTmFTDCgA2zjtHdf6PyVmqVj5xGv0syLQt6eJxqdVXaitE0JyAsoc0bhIBzV2c8rLQ9VoR-cPV3JQ-js_OBOKN5sBNOBN9gvqEicwS-VQSvyMyaNJitU/s320/i-detect-fail3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465398611856087378" /></a><br /><br />Then the adventures continue as you enter a space ship and battle... <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkUkKt1qHiGbNKmgtO0UIV7dFEY-qU5kDOYPpEzt6ubtN6soivDY5iJaaH6-8sfLQ-UfzkBDgCIG2CKAoQWjqmfd6Fe6_E_37badxrNMVvDOBeF-uHulOpOnDO8OK8VwORpdraVG8bfFo/s1600/superman10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkUkKt1qHiGbNKmgtO0UIV7dFEY-qU5kDOYPpEzt6ubtN6soivDY5iJaaH6-8sfLQ-UfzkBDgCIG2CKAoQWjqmfd6Fe6_E_37badxrNMVvDOBeF-uHulOpOnDO8OK8VwORpdraVG8bfFo/s320/superman10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465398872076177698" /></a><br /><br />PLAYBOY BUNNIES OF DOOM!! BWAHAHAHA! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrobHB_mS265yPNuwXR0aztGLZtgZQZHqbQwFuvGOR-AVTzNJ3z0X0r7X44uPxZ9Gj5EHYtHHH5aFvyh0YKJYi8LyrqvAdJBl6Vax28-n2EaI8_3NeL0_G6qydA96MZaE6q5d6npAbh-8/s1600/superman10a.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrobHB_mS265yPNuwXR0aztGLZtgZQZHqbQwFuvGOR-AVTzNJ3z0X0r7X44uPxZ9Gj5EHYtHHH5aFvyh0YKJYi8LyrqvAdJBl6Vax28-n2EaI8_3NeL0_G6qydA96MZaE6q5d6npAbh-8/s320/superman10a.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465399288895700930" /></a><br /><br />And... this thing. I don't know what it is but DAAAMMN it's big!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDsp6j5sGIT8MSFxWNCtYEfEF4IdEeXxLeS1YKOq9lH9ji-TyfoAzbX67cZJRGIRpKVaIlV5E6u7VBzqrsyNPCawiaDRGxiMFuOxSYp3eruz3quXnvPvBqEv0ufDyQo0drsV3LjbJ-6M4/s1600/superman11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDsp6j5sGIT8MSFxWNCtYEfEF4IdEeXxLeS1YKOq9lH9ji-TyfoAzbX67cZJRGIRpKVaIlV5E6u7VBzqrsyNPCawiaDRGxiMFuOxSYp3eruz3quXnvPvBqEv0ufDyQo0drsV3LjbJ-6M4/s320/superman11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465399721495056130" /></a><br /><br />The final battle involves the big green bald guy again sending a giant monster at you. The monster looks a lot like the monster you fought earlier which is pretty cheap but it could've been worse. At least the final boss wasn't a Tornado! I'm looking at YOU Superman Returns!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY7uTqKMDZ94Edbkh9ZLGWwf2-NnyTcKfsYr7IEhjuQDkWbOvea1OimeAmPqdKUhe6vPilySwthlYhpsbu3eZ9MvFT4RMOCVNxf5tBZT2MGN97Pl5scfW7gNTQy5_LJmxgY-ogi7BZCCQ/s1600/superman12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY7uTqKMDZ94Edbkh9ZLGWwf2-NnyTcKfsYr7IEhjuQDkWbOvea1OimeAmPqdKUhe6vPilySwthlYhpsbu3eZ9MvFT4RMOCVNxf5tBZT2MGN97Pl5scfW7gNTQy5_LJmxgY-ogi7BZCCQ/s320/superman12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465400343468874018" /></a><br /><br />Superman flies over the Statue of Liberty for the world is safe again. For now. With the world's most understated sentence.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAxokDW2_rz-5b2lj5YI3lIPfJH6hweZCwP88TgMabEpBkyW8WuTcGZ3rvpc4GM8mCUvaev539GvXzyvSl5TwTSf5g7rNK90H-llyl2qr7VCrkcnkHND6w86MbFvW_8oFV4DIrI6nxKrQ/s1600/superman12a.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAxokDW2_rz-5b2lj5YI3lIPfJH6hweZCwP88TgMabEpBkyW8WuTcGZ3rvpc4GM8mCUvaev539GvXzyvSl5TwTSf5g7rNK90H-llyl2qr7VCrkcnkHND6w86MbFvW_8oFV4DIrI6nxKrQ/s320/superman12a.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465400728458186770" /></a><br /><br />Well, it's not the worst final words in a video game.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfg6ZG4E3E-7EDIPbkuGQjGk9oGYw1D2Y2MUyq26fasybPVNEVm4RgJyNnaLZZ9yAUj96sKKiuWaahG1XSriJer2FFFyWNbJ0KxtGmJzrUqtFPSkohX1buUedSVsZ81v2LLyLEB1U7Qw/s1600/fb_ghostbusters-e.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfg6ZG4E3E-7EDIPbkuGQjGk9oGYw1D2Y2MUyq26fasybPVNEVm4RgJyNnaLZZ9yAUj96sKKiuWaahG1XSriJer2FFFyWNbJ0KxtGmJzrUqtFPSkohX1buUedSVsZ81v2LLyLEB1U7Qw/s320/fb_ghostbusters-e.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465400996637863330" /></a><br /><br />If you don't know. That's the ending of the Ghostbusters game on the NES. *shudders*<br /><br />I'll bet you're all wondering about that second player I was talking about. Well, here you go. Unless you're like me. Then you probably forgot. But, if you didn't here you go<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ymWlTMZ6qu7gcRlXcsphLS0eHrE04Dyav2Ne-eOzUFaHQpNrJG_bKuExUmYIzxrMyYj6b3pLgFsKkYOt_6H8RZU1hqwGUvBVwtDVAstRk_rkXK2qEwBLtsiDCrPTnDrcglajAZZoex0/s1600/superman13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 236px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ymWlTMZ6qu7gcRlXcsphLS0eHrE04Dyav2Ne-eOzUFaHQpNrJG_bKuExUmYIzxrMyYj6b3pLgFsKkYOt_6H8RZU1hqwGUvBVwtDVAstRk_rkXK2qEwBLtsiDCrPTnDrcglajAZZoex0/s320/superman13.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465401384491540930" /></a><br /><br />Well, there he is. No clue as to who the hell he's supposed to be. I guess they figured all these games have extra players and Superman shouldn't be any different. Even if they had to make one up. And they did. He kinda looks like Captain Marvel to me though.<br />All in all, it's actually a pretty fun game. Especially for Superman who has trouble getting a break in the video game world. This game isn't perfect but I'll take it over Superman 64.<br />If you want to play it, look for an Emulator called Mame.Manetoyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946204635703068551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477255944272302970.post-7264666218017230732010-03-04T14:47:00.000-08:002010-03-04T18:21:37.613-08:00Masters of the Universe Mini comicsEveryone knows the story of He-Man. Prince Adam held aloft his magic sword and said "By the Power of Grayskull" and revealing "Fabulous secret powers" becoming He-Man!<br />But, did you know of another story of He-Man that came before the animated series? It was told in mini-comics included with every Masters of the Universe action figure.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmUD6Muf4wRi635Ng62oDCXgc7ENPKMzBCaDbMbkAm2SfKKKqSdsjl7lgd3gP0YR3p8TiwXTJGa8wmbNJs2QV_5LVCytpEVhNG8ZxSypqMikl_bZmOLzQ-OnbI6XLc2KWMvHQJjv1it0c/s1600-h/01_full.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmUD6Muf4wRi635Ng62oDCXgc7ENPKMzBCaDbMbkAm2SfKKKqSdsjl7lgd3gP0YR3p8TiwXTJGa8wmbNJs2QV_5LVCytpEVhNG8ZxSypqMikl_bZmOLzQ-OnbI6XLc2KWMvHQJjv1it0c/s320/01_full.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444915725270689954" /></a><br />This story is actually quite different from the one we know. There is no Prince Adam, no Sorceress of Grayskull, and no "By the Power of Grayskull."<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiShBNwDgzU4HfA8DGhzgWa6TT0oIUJk1NvXyj81rmuOsbxP1PHZXSMUrcOadbcoQaGIxny8xphmthSRIWFYSSx6R-ze4vtow-U5vmJVeK6ed9Uo_sjBa04XVxSMVyuror_1t76bMA7hxk/s1600-h/022_full.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiShBNwDgzU4HfA8DGhzgWa6TT0oIUJk1NvXyj81rmuOsbxP1PHZXSMUrcOadbcoQaGIxny8xphmthSRIWFYSSx6R-ze4vtow-U5vmJVeK6ed9Uo_sjBa04XVxSMVyuror_1t76bMA7hxk/s320/022_full.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444916025187144674" /></a><br />In this story, He-Man is He-Man 24/7 and is the strongest warrior of his tribe. He tells his people that evil forces threaten to take over the legendary Castle Grayskull and must leave to fight them if "We are to know lasting peace."<br />Did I mention that these comics had some pretty corny dialog? <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipkGyfySEl3tNXeN2C8KmSNUdfio7X3seQK9PAasATU5g9k-69vPFAnVttjogz3VT3Mv7ynAnozFNlHG5qPeNIUwcSOgq6VDq4CkuPxe3aAyuXH-HnQFqqLIg5rOSyoKDHOyItq4inSPk/s1600-h/042_full.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipkGyfySEl3tNXeN2C8KmSNUdfio7X3seQK9PAasATU5g9k-69vPFAnVttjogz3VT3Mv7ynAnozFNlHG5qPeNIUwcSOgq6VDq4CkuPxe3aAyuXH-HnQFqqLIg5rOSyoKDHOyItq4inSPk/s320/042_full.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444917470287665538" /></a><br />through his journey, he finds A Sorceress in trouble. Once he rescues her, she sees his strength and courage and sees that it marks him as the legendary Hero who is to inherit the treasures she's been gaurding.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFZQF_s3mWXD1qqfCCwk9B8g5k7RQaJLlIw_0BDWpWVbCj0dOpX43bYmJVLn74fNVd1AFa771Fe7nFHPFmkim9qj905muIuM5iXNUSMQns97xkzMR_rgMLYLw5mwkYQKJCEF4_jpOS_M/s1600-h/052_full.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFZQF_s3mWXD1qqfCCwk9B8g5k7RQaJLlIw_0BDWpWVbCj0dOpX43bYmJVLn74fNVd1AFa771Fe7nFHPFmkim9qj905muIuM5iXNUSMQns97xkzMR_rgMLYLw5mwkYQKJCEF4_jpOS_M/s320/052_full.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444919127540475362" /></a><br />She brings him to a cave where these "treasures" lie. The treasures are suits, (A force field suit, and a super strength suit which both look suspiciously like the same damn chest harness thing) weapons, and vehicles that will aid his strength in his defense of Castle Grayskull.<br />Isn't it convenient that he rescued the very woman that was looking for him? Amazing how these things work.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifgXeNIrln-uzXsMZUHdPY2eRIdjs_ALNuWYWSdxEYucn4CofOSR5_-xrJzfZCHw2sLB4La7GcxhYMWhvM2e8gUGwg4Yz-zDlAwGiXJBV2cKBMkwsTJ_UcS6gSsvassM26WDL9tFXqSIg/s1600-h/071_full.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifgXeNIrln-uzXsMZUHdPY2eRIdjs_ALNuWYWSdxEYucn4CofOSR5_-xrJzfZCHw2sLB4La7GcxhYMWhvM2e8gUGwg4Yz-zDlAwGiXJBV2cKBMkwsTJ_UcS6gSsvassM26WDL9tFXqSIg/s320/071_full.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444919957054356562" /></a><br />As He-Man builds his new home with these items, elsewhere we meet Skeletor and Beast Man who are secretly watching Tee-La: The Warrior goddess. Now, this is where the story confuses me. Here is the Tee-la action figure<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJGvilgnP-qKwMmtF_43T-2-aAme556dusoa9aJBbcwuW6TGYCnzTScGQLaUHhpFCkkuGh8ZfiCs1cJHKn2MDoZQZIjMQYLVIwuzbmCReMLfq7RAnXjTw4RftbSasRh1Kq3AqEPEWue4/s1600-h/teela10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJGvilgnP-qKwMmtF_43T-2-aAme556dusoa9aJBbcwuW6TGYCnzTScGQLaUHhpFCkkuGh8ZfiCs1cJHKn2MDoZQZIjMQYLVIwuzbmCReMLfq7RAnXjTw4RftbSasRh1Kq3AqEPEWue4/s320/teela10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444920824052971314" /></a><br />Aside from the green skin, she looks just like that Sorceress yet in this comic, they seem to think Teela and this Sorceress were two different characters. Where they intended to make them separate characters but changed their minds in the last minute? Or was whoever write this simply unaware? Anyway, Skeletor looks at Tee-la with great desire. He wishes for her to be his bride. So basically he wants to hit that warrior like a rabid rabbit in mating season!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqMwMDM3ytIiE8AziQwlnAh8obK5Dorjr4sQ-vSIGSWDaDW2fb49J3MVP7q71zXsL8alENtXAMl1K7WR6TF52zY8hQT3DD2UjI1ub1WcQCeo70_OwUQJT-C06u_-5WesyL-QUPIC8Isbk/s1600-h/081_full.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqMwMDM3ytIiE8AziQwlnAh8obK5Dorjr4sQ-vSIGSWDaDW2fb49J3MVP7q71zXsL8alENtXAMl1K7WR6TF52zY8hQT3DD2UjI1ub1WcQCeo70_OwUQJT-C06u_-5WesyL-QUPIC8Isbk/s320/081_full.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444922879093464418" /></a><br />So, what does Skeletor do to win his goddess? Does he woo her? Bring her flowers and chocolates? Hell No! This is Skeletor. The Almighty Badass of evil! He and his minion Beastman charge in to take capture her.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4rV04klTXI43iuTg_LjABbicsaFaNSK9MxWsMZlWGiw0A46TkDWnjH8MntN2ViuOk1yAE3elsnN4yK7qxHDDNAY-s-aT63kBUAmwGqWhudkU2KD3XMuLt3SGQ3sWCEGsSq9jaz2ii7fY/s1600-h/091_full.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4rV04klTXI43iuTg_LjABbicsaFaNSK9MxWsMZlWGiw0A46TkDWnjH8MntN2ViuOk1yAE3elsnN4yK7qxHDDNAY-s-aT63kBUAmwGqWhudkU2KD3XMuLt3SGQ3sWCEGsSq9jaz2ii7fY/s320/091_full.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444923737710442114" /></a><br />Once he brought down Teela, he and Beastman headed to the legendary Castle Grayskull The spirit of Grayskull awakens and warns him not to enter.<br />Yeah, that's right. Grayskull talks in this version. this must be where the 2003 toy line got the idea of having Grayskull speak. I was severely confused at the time but upon reading this, I see where they got the idea. Man, it's a good thing they took that out in the cartoon. That would've been awkward for the Sorceress.<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">SORCERESS: Time to take my bath *undresses*<br />GRAYSKULL: mmm, you've got some epic boobs there, Sorceress. That's a fine ass too<br />SORCERESS: >< So much for this idea.<br /></span><br />Skeletor defies the castle's warning and with his power, forces the Jaw-bridge to open<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb6nRC-HrHWgnNcxTv9nA3PaTAUPrY3pNxftXFzs3RIN-TlbI91GNLnrvxfHBHsliQnhnUtHGC5i1JfO9inXWoIzFkmhrm75_aR6TcGkezVhb7ee8VHbc2KAeM4x8T4Mftj5Nsn8MzBwA/s1600-h/121_full.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb6nRC-HrHWgnNcxTv9nA3PaTAUPrY3pNxftXFzs3RIN-TlbI91GNLnrvxfHBHsliQnhnUtHGC5i1JfO9inXWoIzFkmhrm75_aR6TcGkezVhb7ee8VHbc2KAeM4x8T4Mftj5Nsn8MzBwA/s320/121_full.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444926092075947970" /></a><br />Once they've entered the castle, Skeletor uses reads an ancient scroll to search for a magic sword hidden in the castle.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdvPFTcXMXAnIWL9A5qnS0m7lQVMbkajma_LW_I2aD3ploJgaWDUM7AtsfZ7Z9i0EfUMduyYN7VQW7ESYQB35EcYaFl8gkW6J0jKr389DoSyQeBAiPUdKoFGT2n-HIxbxPsUxdAGrvYw4/s1600-h/141_full.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdvPFTcXMXAnIWL9A5qnS0m7lQVMbkajma_LW_I2aD3ploJgaWDUM7AtsfZ7Z9i0EfUMduyYN7VQW7ESYQB35EcYaFl8gkW6J0jKr389DoSyQeBAiPUdKoFGT2n-HIxbxPsUxdAGrvYw4/s320/141_full.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444925652861669538" /></a><br />Meanwhile, Man-At-Arms offers his help but He-Man says he does not have time to get to Grayskull by wheels and uses his battle ram to teleport.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikzLsm25tAmE72EP7Vm1ghx6-MwcX_EzrvrWmGpFQXK9yRgWl643uPPx8pGAqHkvfLW5AbwKmz9FsSYOe6ZBicINfQN3IuUIk3rOE6PiMjAT0i2WEGNEH6CARjyQ1bpcyQJ-DoZ51iO0o/s1600-h/161_full.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikzLsm25tAmE72EP7Vm1ghx6-MwcX_EzrvrWmGpFQXK9yRgWl643uPPx8pGAqHkvfLW5AbwKmz9FsSYOe6ZBicINfQN3IuUIk3rOE6PiMjAT0i2WEGNEH6CARjyQ1bpcyQJ-DoZ51iO0o/s320/161_full.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444927084237856962" /></a><br />Back at the castle, our villains come across a door that Beastman is unable to open, but Skeletor is with his own lightning sword. (some security Grayskull has) <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqxzWS2W69Y1CIDk3MmqQlC6bwxE6S7jpJ3I9FQTW5f7Lcfy7oYpM9yNL-Yeqrh70nalKLJ4WkEYy9KXGC5mwpWQWBwI7q40I44m-DDzx36gGs77Ym2NeHDK-14Zu_SqJxEFiW6SFl83Y/s1600-h/190_full.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqxzWS2W69Y1CIDk3MmqQlC6bwxE6S7jpJ3I9FQTW5f7Lcfy7oYpM9yNL-Yeqrh70nalKLJ4WkEYy9KXGC5mwpWQWBwI7q40I44m-DDzx36gGs77Ym2NeHDK-14Zu_SqJxEFiW6SFl83Y/s320/190_full.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444929413263736066" /></a><br />Upon opening this door, Skeletor goes through a tunnel and finds what he was looking for. Half of the legendary power sword. The sword Skeletor has now is the other half. When brought together, the two halves give him the power to control Grayskull.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHjlj_BEoeR9uDAwJ9zz0M1ff_HhNkvvNT7R4FtdbG9bmAQMxMGtiKDe9xP0ABowEWcs_DGtQDk1LPsKBOwJh93G6oAn6WnQ1k-R5wheOfKAoyzGvi5Mjf8478lYOUCrF-2QZYfubM7BE/s1600-h/180_full.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHjlj_BEoeR9uDAwJ9zz0M1ff_HhNkvvNT7R4FtdbG9bmAQMxMGtiKDe9xP0ABowEWcs_DGtQDk1LPsKBOwJh93G6oAn6WnQ1k-R5wheOfKAoyzGvi5Mjf8478lYOUCrF-2QZYfubM7BE/s320/180_full.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444963859063687890" /></a><br />He-Man soon arrives to the scene his Battle Ram to save Grayskull and Teela. Wearing his force field suit, the lasers from Grayskull's gun that Beast Man fires are of no use. So instead of shooting He-Man, Beast Man shoots his Battle Ram.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuXht5ykLlOYIGA4zSH8ooJEaH1TZgodu2LbkqHYW-b8H-9DuZHr6XM6jmpYT9nFVWRZfrC6UZjF-1FUhCuhJQSm_1kYXSF17fGLySpXA5Q8Nm4FPmCLKgUEmuc52COBFIDexU3xzsnNE/s1600-h/201_full.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuXht5ykLlOYIGA4zSH8ooJEaH1TZgodu2LbkqHYW-b8H-9DuZHr6XM6jmpYT9nFVWRZfrC6UZjF-1FUhCuhJQSm_1kYXSF17fGLySpXA5Q8Nm4FPmCLKgUEmuc52COBFIDexU3xzsnNE/s320/201_full.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444964755487358242" /></a><br />But before Beast Man can finish the job, Man-At-Arms comes to the rescue and saves He-Man. So while Man-At-Arms keeps Beast Man busy, He-Man uses all his might to pry open the Jaw-Bride.<br />Hmm, ever notice how many names in this world use the word "Man?" In this comic alone we've got He-Man, Beast Man, and Man-At-Arms. To say nothing of characters such as Ram Man, Man-E-Faces, Mer-Man, ect.<br />And He-Man just pries the Jaw Bride open? The Jaw Bridge of the all power Castle Grayskull gets pulled open with He-Man just pulling it down? He's not even wearing his super strength suit and he still manages to pry it open. In between this and Skeletor just zapping the castle into submission, it makes me wonder how no one's managed to take this castle over ages ago.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMH7TdQLPjz-bf0wBB_oBIiJgrTHVyKyF2DM0bh0ukEpDUr_hOeKtTYZjG4_f_w4Dm8Lc1EACzTSnufQuXMPElhMR00vO2k2t1qHGWWyHi3HVsj-Vtf1BmNQkqOwDASV-byXP4Pxrg0U/s1600-h/217_full.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMH7TdQLPjz-bf0wBB_oBIiJgrTHVyKyF2DM0bh0ukEpDUr_hOeKtTYZjG4_f_w4Dm8Lc1EACzTSnufQuXMPElhMR00vO2k2t1qHGWWyHi3HVsj-Vtf1BmNQkqOwDASV-byXP4Pxrg0U/s320/217_full.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444966251577790354" /></a><br />Well, anyway with his suit damaged from the laser cannon, He-Man gets rid of it and fights Skeletor. But Skeletor uses his power sword to bring objects and weapons to life and lunge at him.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUf-I7SXseqPXhBTx8wjrroXz6hb-Csjrrv0We-wWYq_eG5aXASzINZeko387AkqccvFV-FVOkIdD9MHV8fnQuimv4-lPTrBjnUDR3nxU8P8ITFNhPLpyOlUal1RN7-2VrCpnN-9m_Tg/s1600-h/221_full.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUf-I7SXseqPXhBTx8wjrroXz6hb-Csjrrv0We-wWYq_eG5aXASzINZeko387AkqccvFV-FVOkIdD9MHV8fnQuimv4-lPTrBjnUDR3nxU8P8ITFNhPLpyOlUal1RN7-2VrCpnN-9m_Tg/s320/221_full.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444966723446184722" /></a><br />Then that Sorceress comes out of no where and pretty much tells Skeletor "You've been a bad boy. No Power Sword for you!" and breaks the halves back apart and makes them disappear. Then she just disappears too.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBM4VP7fBvc5u8oCCVOyN6RpAYbv_FCBNAPbDEyoCfUrMPFO6wGgIDrLdC-cYr4I2w9zq6n1CnHqp2ewsid9YFmwj_9jQxKrURvx7Ru3owMNYpkbml530DiDZIqaCX8tsB3-5hOMohvyQ/s1600-h/271_full.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBM4VP7fBvc5u8oCCVOyN6RpAYbv_FCBNAPbDEyoCfUrMPFO6wGgIDrLdC-cYr4I2w9zq6n1CnHqp2ewsid9YFmwj_9jQxKrURvx7Ru3owMNYpkbml530DiDZIqaCX8tsB3-5hOMohvyQ/s320/271_full.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444967586929055634" /></a><br />So then He-Man and friends continue to beat the snot of of Skeletor and Beast Man until they flee with no power sword to protect them. Hey! When did He-Man get his suit back? Oh Well. Grayskull says that it owes them some sort of reward so it brings Teela her unicorn back. I don't know, that seems like kind of a gyp to me. "You protected me and saved Eternia. So in return, here's that horse back. Nothing new, nothing powerful, after all. What do you expect me to do? It's not like I'm some all powerful fortress of mystery... oh... right..."<br />He-Man doubts that they've seen the last of the power sword but sees the rising sun as "a good omen for the Masters of the Universe."<br />So there you have it. The original plot of Masters of the Universe. It is certainly more different and unique than the story we got as an animated series. Is it better? Mattel must not have thought so since after a while (probably when they started introducing the cartoon characters as toys like Prince Adam) they switched to the cartoon plot line. But was that the best idea? Which storyline was the best? I'll let you decide that.<br /><br />This is the Ninja Pirate signing off!Manetoyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946204635703068551noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477255944272302970.post-42934191182058914932010-02-17T22:59:00.000-08:002010-02-17T23:53:30.008-08:00Sgt. Slaughter on Super Mario Bros.There were two things I was totally into as a kid. GI Joe and Super Mario Bros. So, needless to say, the episode of the Super Mario Bros. Super Show with Sgt. Slaughter left a big impression on me as a kid. Now, I was never a fan of wrestling as a kid. Was probably the only boy in the 80s that wasn't, so I only knew Sgt. Slaughter as the spokesman of GI Joe. I only saw him in the ads, the cartoon, and the bumpers. So I never knew the character Sgt. Slaughter existed outside of GI Joe. So, imagine my surprise when 6 year old me seeing Sgt. Slaughter walk into the Super Mario Bros. Super Show set. My worlds collided!<br />If you don't know, the Super Mario Bros. Super Show was a series on during the late 80s based on the popular video game. It was mostly an animated series, but also included live action segments with the Late Captain Lou Albano as Mario. (Also a Wrestler, but I did not know of this either as a kid) the segments were silly at best and sometimes, just plain painful but I was a massive Nintendo fan boy back in the day so I watched it religiously. I loved it then, but I've come to learn that the show in reality is pretty lame. Still, it's childhood and I can't help but smile when I watch it on DVD now.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEQRPhoXkBr2q-9-dog5D4fDskbJQBazt7TOa8co7pQiatFD6XL9VMGunb5t5KA18HF8h0_E3jbqFq4e9yWHKKU3AyzaqR5xyW-VrYo0l4ieso27qFI0gxRouPAyy-3lDBRF513xqsmIA/s1600-h/image1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEQRPhoXkBr2q-9-dog5D4fDskbJQBazt7TOa8co7pQiatFD6XL9VMGunb5t5KA18HF8h0_E3jbqFq4e9yWHKKU3AyzaqR5xyW-VrYo0l4ieso27qFI0gxRouPAyy-3lDBRF513xqsmIA/s320/image1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439476192873669698" /></a><br />The episode starts off innocently enough. The Mario Brothers are fixing Sgt. Slaughter's Steam Cabinet. (Didn't know Plumbers did that.) <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDE86_TVLsqZ6zzndo2pScOwnegWo8yJTLJZUEL2V07T8LlH4k7HaODCTB0clfZ4RloHrWr1a8bxEQ2AuvIi238EpxBJWBNIMlExfgpbFk868mP5z24biu8XGExwpbJSxysDzHm2sIQzI/s1600-h/image2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDE86_TVLsqZ6zzndo2pScOwnegWo8yJTLJZUEL2V07T8LlH4k7HaODCTB0clfZ4RloHrWr1a8bxEQ2AuvIi238EpxBJWBNIMlExfgpbFk868mP5z24biu8XGExwpbJSxysDzHm2sIQzI/s320/image2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439477314218832482" /></a><br />As the fix it up, they get a call...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiig2JWqKcP_eza6lOIfumUp052LzBVAvJLzio_sAnqws4jUnYkAKLdHXm6WhSoyV_lMrYlK6le26vYFUHMos3u40aqE1o4e9a0Vr8cdIjliChbFNMq49MoNrnB0sXasrIqgC80-J-EnNs/s1600-h/image3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiig2JWqKcP_eza6lOIfumUp052LzBVAvJLzio_sAnqws4jUnYkAKLdHXm6WhSoyV_lMrYlK6le26vYFUHMos3u40aqE1o4e9a0Vr8cdIjliChbFNMq49MoNrnB0sXasrIqgC80-J-EnNs/s320/image3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439477438612835666" /></a><br />On their... Pizza phone... yeeeaah, this made TOTAL sense when I was six >><br />The call is from Sgt. Slaughter and they're a little nervous. Because according to Mario, Sgt. Slaughter is a "bully." That's no way to talk about the man training our anti-terrorist force!<br />This moment has one of the few funny lines in this series. Sarge says he's stuck in traffic on the Brooklyn bridge but is "taking a short cut." Mario points out that there IS no short cut on the Brooklyn Bridge and Sgt. Slaughter responds telling him "It helps if you have a Sherman Tank, Bozo!" Followed by the sound of cars getting crunched. I gotta admit. That's funny!<br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqEYUnTiiAoaZifprl77Zk_IfESWtYZPnP6EWEOBDcvMoWPS8FmYeuqGGAMRfSFvtRNcP3lwxpL2CltWzCAZANdH6cKWumjcylUOzZEm5V5RH6Eh2Sr1QL8zFGLrWihlkDdOD98IMGss/s1600-h/image4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqEYUnTiiAoaZifprl77Zk_IfESWtYZPnP6EWEOBDcvMoWPS8FmYeuqGGAMRfSFvtRNcP3lwxpL2CltWzCAZANdH6cKWumjcylUOzZEm5V5RH6Eh2Sr1QL8zFGLrWihlkDdOD98IMGss/s320/image4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439478825408008242" /></a><br />So has Luigi checks on a Pizza they're apparently making (but then, they're always making a Pizza) Mario decides to climb in and check the steam cabinet.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieEYl_q2FtM4EjFZ9yqgRbRryUb4ba_owzkcDFxD41_VhoXVXoPY7I_hN8PYHHNyA-GGw82X1fspu9KF47sNmg_43wYPx4gRmpaU9auR5frInlWOgDmvR-LJQufxEZwTn_Logdadk9xUU/s1600-h/image5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieEYl_q2FtM4EjFZ9yqgRbRryUb4ba_owzkcDFxD41_VhoXVXoPY7I_hN8PYHHNyA-GGw82X1fspu9KF47sNmg_43wYPx4gRmpaU9auR5frInlWOgDmvR-LJQufxEZwTn_Logdadk9xUU/s320/image5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439480553082112978" /></a><br /><br />At that moment, who should walk in but the Sarge himself and with Mario in the Steamer and Luigi unaware that Mario is in the Steamer, poor ol' Wee Gee has to face Slaughter alone.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFbS01muCPFFliwDGF0bXJBXfUkX5hM5MUGIQq4RQ52YbXpvLTOG-aZQzqfuWRGGEdDhd_WO9ZVSQqosWfThglhK0vEelm1eyeKWN6V_8QnqlMETSJ0H44-QhW04gKOcToFjlO1_iwaN4/s1600-h/image7.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFbS01muCPFFliwDGF0bXJBXfUkX5hM5MUGIQq4RQ52YbXpvLTOG-aZQzqfuWRGGEdDhd_WO9ZVSQqosWfThglhK0vEelm1eyeKWN6V_8QnqlMETSJ0H44-QhW04gKOcToFjlO1_iwaN4/s320/image7.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439481224535165666" /></a><br /><br />As Luigi gets the Pizza out of the oven, Sgt. Slaughter checks on his Steamer. He turns it on, unaware that Mario is inside it. He comments on how he "doesn't like how this thing is thumpin'" and walks away. We fade out to the cartoon.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt3yv7qgMAcmN9KSMJO1i5zrCYoc0yeFJOfUJokC8JKHo2JH0rGfzq2TleQ4e3fbzD-XNjNsHL5O4xZdsdhl1xSjFhh-ifP0mk6Elvp8BmIVuVRlURAb1QSAs-6YpJVWz7L5cfpibCoXU/s1600-h/image9.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt3yv7qgMAcmN9KSMJO1i5zrCYoc0yeFJOfUJokC8JKHo2JH0rGfzq2TleQ4e3fbzD-XNjNsHL5O4xZdsdhl1xSjFhh-ifP0mk6Elvp8BmIVuVRlURAb1QSAs-6YpJVWz7L5cfpibCoXU/s320/image9.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439481497728552914" /></a><br />We come back to see Luigi holding the pizza<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDj4MvOV6-EA_G8mxPOuGFAwafdKzsJclzPn9dXd5F_awexvYDtKbNyOuMHvdXEOrVPLkUZt5xNRhwwcP1-qsBlHD3hbt6-f1TnxDJJlPmvDWjwZaI1z5UCCHmGqA1frPXJXqvJ2xwMR0/s1600-h/image11.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDj4MvOV6-EA_G8mxPOuGFAwafdKzsJclzPn9dXd5F_awexvYDtKbNyOuMHvdXEOrVPLkUZt5xNRhwwcP1-qsBlHD3hbt6-f1TnxDJJlPmvDWjwZaI1z5UCCHmGqA1frPXJXqvJ2xwMR0/s320/image11.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439482046783323186" /></a><br />We then are "treated" to a silly banter done in an Army marching tune<br />"What'd you make that Pizza with?"<br />"Anchovies, grieves and cheese wiz"<br />"I don't like that Thumping sound."<br />"Boy I wish Mario was around."<br />... riveting!<br />"What's wrong with this Steam machine?"<br />"It just needs a bit more steam"<br />"Valve's on one two"<br />"Valve's on three four"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoAwLR_ZScO9-7y5wb2XSGEE1kGrnY02uXNUkyLbHnMvQlBuSLvWhFv2btLMVqWoVOaDw6H8jbt_pOrTwFfqfWAUl_Kr16_rBxyhhAYBzPbDU2tyjend7eJM2_KgnwC01LWauc-BJIBn4/s1600-h/image13.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoAwLR_ZScO9-7y5wb2XSGEE1kGrnY02uXNUkyLbHnMvQlBuSLvWhFv2btLMVqWoVOaDw6H8jbt_pOrTwFfqfWAUl_Kr16_rBxyhhAYBzPbDU2tyjend7eJM2_KgnwC01LWauc-BJIBn4/s320/image13.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439483029705712114" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">You've got two minutes to give me a KISS!</span><br />"VALVE'S ON ONE TWO!"<br />"VALVE'S ON THREE FOUR!"<br />Yeah, someone got paid to write this<br />He then order's Luigi to give him 500 push ups before we cut back to the cartoon.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKyCjTCW5wtkqCgsHo23iiTcYHjN9E0tIt_kP0Xuw4AEYojAv6nQyQZLzU_eTgumhQjyp3V9DGutxEUp2yVt0Q9nNO5DZnSZMbKdplBdtgq5UmDL5toOcfhmqVJK07i2xuw6ElIXi4G3M/s1600-h/image16.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKyCjTCW5wtkqCgsHo23iiTcYHjN9E0tIt_kP0Xuw4AEYojAv6nQyQZLzU_eTgumhQjyp3V9DGutxEUp2yVt0Q9nNO5DZnSZMbKdplBdtgq5UmDL5toOcfhmqVJK07i2xuw6ElIXi4G3M/s320/image16.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439483934149986050" /></a><br />We return just as Luigi has finished his push-ups. (busts out laughing) Are you serious? Did they expect us to believe Luigi just did 500 push ups? LUIGI? YEAH RIGHT!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ptludgIlkWPfCOjoSsLBoDVOwb_Ma3GdW4f3HjLQLj8qneXZHhitIofWFnm19Lf_wsMfihfZJOSNR4P8JsYdnMvJSVKPXJR8_17je-B-uUsvspxdqgejfhdOjEze6VqgUKmxTBIvAEc/s1600-h/image17.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ptludgIlkWPfCOjoSsLBoDVOwb_Ma3GdW4f3HjLQLj8qneXZHhitIofWFnm19Lf_wsMfihfZJOSNR4P8JsYdnMvJSVKPXJR8_17je-B-uUsvspxdqgejfhdOjEze6VqgUKmxTBIvAEc/s320/image17.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439484303431625010" /></a><br />Sgt. slaughter makes a comment that this must be a "communist plot" because the gauge is in "The Red Zone."<br />... yeeaahh... a lot of little kids are gonna get THAT ONE!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj19y-JfgVAbTHoK2PpA-yjMmmnDtPnC80ZujI0Jb3CFMyLkqln-N1ao1XMWQMeFCIjiUgZltq775CofokLsxTskh4v-6SyI2O4StuAemGIlTUguv6YzBbMf3-MMbsrVg6IwWlLUWFfMyo/s1600-h/thats_the_joke.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj19y-JfgVAbTHoK2PpA-yjMmmnDtPnC80ZujI0Jb3CFMyLkqln-N1ao1XMWQMeFCIjiUgZltq775CofokLsxTskh4v-6SyI2O4StuAemGIlTUguv6YzBbMf3-MMbsrVg6IwWlLUWFfMyo/s320/thats_the_joke.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439485158047199202" /></a><br />The Sarge decides it's okay except for the thumping sound and tells Luigi to pack it up.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9lXH6O2PKx9ndNA6q6ANcdAvFCQf1pMBwotGD1uR2CouQ3wqRDQospEJEkQK6ZogVV3tIWgrjDB0odC-IoyB23PIVeiz_m2z2OjXLTWiQNBCK2DANQ5Mspaeyz6qMFIy19uJzq9W89Qs/s1600-h/image18.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9lXH6O2PKx9ndNA6q6ANcdAvFCQf1pMBwotGD1uR2CouQ3wqRDQospEJEkQK6ZogVV3tIWgrjDB0odC-IoyB23PIVeiz_m2z2OjXLTWiQNBCK2DANQ5Mspaeyz6qMFIy19uJzq9W89Qs/s320/image18.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439485736270865970" /></a><br />Okay, one more funny line here. He says he "Double Parked." He parked his tank on a Chevy. "Boy was THAT driver mad. Thought she'd never stop yelling." <br />You know, I kinda want to see this<br />As he walks off, Luigi does this...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqWdC7VJsTcoFKLdu8_M8bTg5K_l5asz4bH3VtSC21V_N4dALrzwHJTR8CLnqJnURh-X6j7pXFotZsAuieAfuzo5m8CPVr6o4mCNSGETfPNttc4AksnivRxfzDVz6JoHZml5qYQztCfU/s1600-h/image18a.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqWdC7VJsTcoFKLdu8_M8bTg5K_l5asz4bH3VtSC21V_N4dALrzwHJTR8CLnqJnURh-X6j7pXFotZsAuieAfuzo5m8CPVr6o4mCNSGETfPNttc4AksnivRxfzDVz6JoHZml5qYQztCfU/s320/image18a.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439486539707900962" /></a><br />That's right. Luigi just gave Sgt. Slaughter the Italian version of the middle finger. (behind his back of course)<br />... You know. FOR KIDS!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxsk6rAOB9wq16yqqAX5aa7sziv2w59FJ23GakTdfjN_ccFEw7O-Hl6vfOWr8221mgP6nigUUVD8BHUuELnoQ-V8rEhHJ3gFgA2-27Ks8ovLOYZsbIQi85wEGN5rIQPbmBwZzaHSG424I/s1600-h/image19.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxsk6rAOB9wq16yqqAX5aa7sziv2w59FJ23GakTdfjN_ccFEw7O-Hl6vfOWr8221mgP6nigUUVD8BHUuELnoQ-V8rEhHJ3gFgA2-27Ks8ovLOYZsbIQi85wEGN5rIQPbmBwZzaHSG424I/s320/image19.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439486846511876898" /></a><br />Luigi tries to move the Steamer to no avail and grumbles about how Mario "left him." In fact, he's so mad he's "going to explode!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRIgMulohe2hMIJ-QGE68W9N9H9dn6oWdpUINYyYeFiuuRN6INMhTHSNUYpkcwekkdlKzkxoyAmWanXAUDY8cY0nbN8yuqpeE3oT_EKeaKzzULjvU-BbAHvCpW-UPF5nmRi4WAAkFa03w/s1600-h/image20.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRIgMulohe2hMIJ-QGE68W9N9H9dn6oWdpUINYyYeFiuuRN6INMhTHSNUYpkcwekkdlKzkxoyAmWanXAUDY8cY0nbN8yuqpeE3oT_EKeaKzzULjvU-BbAHvCpW-UPF5nmRi4WAAkFa03w/s320/image20.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439487114075089890" /></a><br />At that moment, the Steamer busts open to reveal a tiny tiny Mario saying "If I Get my hands on that Sgt. Slaughter, I'll Widdle him to size!"<br />Alright, forget my last comment. THAT is what I'd love to see. Midget Mario taking down Sgt. Slaughter. I think the WWF missed out on a golden opportunity here.<br />And there you have it. Sgt. Slaughter on The Super Mario Bros. Super Show. Silly, stupid, and harmless if not a wee bit anti-climatic. I'll bet some of you are wondering why I chose to review this when there are so many other Mario Bros. moments to talk about. Well, this one stood out for me as a kid with it's crossing of two of my favorite things and I wanted to share that.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigcofOMwSGoCxTjh1xAI6TTPHr5lopN6lzQmcJ_RKsJnTwWWvJ0FBVUYaZenTXCkozExc5hywg9LcL9_HTOeo0hR5S1j97uBvWzzRhgrbwtVU9ZtQ6DbVa3lV3lQnNwzW2LXxvThNNkZY/s1600-h/image22.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigcofOMwSGoCxTjh1xAI6TTPHr5lopN6lzQmcJ_RKsJnTwWWvJ0FBVUYaZenTXCkozExc5hywg9LcL9_HTOeo0hR5S1j97uBvWzzRhgrbwtVU9ZtQ6DbVa3lV3lQnNwzW2LXxvThNNkZY/s320/image22.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439488421231765682" /></a><br />Until next time everyone, DO THE MARIO!!Manetoyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946204635703068551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477255944272302970.post-69400783214982556272010-02-07T21:54:00.000-08:002010-02-07T21:56:24.975-08:00You made Astro Boy cry<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v40/Dragonrider1227/?action=view¤t=Whydidntyouseemymovie.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v40/Dragonrider1227/Whydidntyouseemymovie.jpg" border="0" alt="Astro Boy"></a>Manetoyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946204635703068551noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477255944272302970.post-74635221832753009272010-01-31T17:05:00.000-08:002010-01-31T18:48:17.086-08:003.75" scale Tails figure by Jazwares<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH6yF4fit3KQIFTw5GkAi6IH-du42aEuADugHKpx-M_J8fAhKX9jmXUV_Naig7rJL8r-KM3ObiI_nKDyzsOcQWSmfCkVkRCudYf_9HOA8l-mwoYOG71NbZMvILCLsspy_FLGu-HuaHVFI/s1600-h/comparison+pic.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH6yF4fit3KQIFTw5GkAi6IH-du42aEuADugHKpx-M_J8fAhKX9jmXUV_Naig7rJL8r-KM3ObiI_nKDyzsOcQWSmfCkVkRCudYf_9HOA8l-mwoYOG71NbZMvILCLsspy_FLGu-HuaHVFI/s320/comparison+pic.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433076196578239794" /></a><br />This is the very first Tails action figure I bought. I don't remember what year it came out exactly, but it was back when KB Toys were in every mall. His poseability is weak, the action feature is lame and gimmicky, and his head sculpt looks goofy and like he's sticking his tongue out. He was lame, but the only Tails figure available to me at the time and being such a big Tails fan, I took what I could get. Why am I mentioning this figure? So you'll understand why I love the Tails figure I'm about to review.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoKfx3xvTEpDIC1AQNfoFUZlRmkZ6G7ZTJWhY2Ynz66VNShr-46T2709-mjWtSq3ZibxhcZ309FxZ4FhsMeYcQEN8BmPIv4rdQkVoK1Zca9qk7zsi-u0xtzX0syp3wfHJeu92KtJhk12I/s1600-h/DSCI0002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoKfx3xvTEpDIC1AQNfoFUZlRmkZ6G7ZTJWhY2Ynz66VNShr-46T2709-mjWtSq3ZibxhcZ309FxZ4FhsMeYcQEN8BmPIv4rdQkVoK1Zca9qk7zsi-u0xtzX0syp3wfHJeu92KtJhk12I/s320/DSCI0002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433097828978559362" /></a><br /><br />A new Sonic the Hedgehog toyline from Jazwares has hit Toys R Us, and it looks great. As I said before, Tails is my number one favorite character so I started with him. The packaging is nice. Nothing really wowing to mention here. Pretty standard toy packaging.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBbZK1Sn2qu9BUFxZw5s3egSJIqZ0B5PVDOKD3Ja5-poz6E3d_ltcQlf8p8UZzXRNIwxVsl1M3-_-WMMUaFSuBncW1BkmDzOrBHyG-bYKWyx0eD6BQVlEO1Hg-w1QQ_G-QBWpk8uQXu7o/s1600-h/DSCI0016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 307px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBbZK1Sn2qu9BUFxZw5s3egSJIqZ0B5PVDOKD3Ja5-poz6E3d_ltcQlf8p8UZzXRNIwxVsl1M3-_-WMMUaFSuBncW1BkmDzOrBHyG-bYKWyx0eD6BQVlEO1Hg-w1QQ_G-QBWpk8uQXu7o/s320/DSCI0016.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433098482067748786" /></a><br /><br />Right out of the package, Tails appears to be an excellent figure. The first thing I want to mention is the massive improvement on his head sculpt from the previous figure. This head sculpt just looks like Tails. No funny expressions, no tongue sticking out, just a proper head sculpt.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisJa16D6Su9riVX6zfuWTVLHt3WlsnEqB6g-xLp3sTDhuMztWkEvXAO2d0WuWMJ7ilv_tyLJVCS-JRAkSMGTya9xJjknpYP8TcK4vl4DcSfCMI53nHrHlH58DjHeyfVjrioB87mwLoniM/s1600-h/DSCI0009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisJa16D6Su9riVX6zfuWTVLHt3WlsnEqB6g-xLp3sTDhuMztWkEvXAO2d0WuWMJ7ilv_tyLJVCS-JRAkSMGTya9xJjknpYP8TcK4vl4DcSfCMI53nHrHlH58DjHeyfVjrioB87mwLoniM/s320/DSCI0009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433099007589616018" /></a><br /><br />the articulation is great. The package says it's got 12 points of articulation and the poses you can put him in certainly show it<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnKprtBhxMH5VxeSCHPhh7E6W5P8FDoH1KT0TV-KwdyrDBwdGKO2YAqttzrf5hkLLcT5kNK0VIakq8tLVZrk5dk8R7eyA4vsilCVeYQFoRuvOnX4her-wYDhp4EPcs9SSXFBKFBRHdeY/s1600-h/DSCI0017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnKprtBhxMH5VxeSCHPhh7E6W5P8FDoH1KT0TV-KwdyrDBwdGKO2YAqttzrf5hkLLcT5kNK0VIakq8tLVZrk5dk8R7eyA4vsilCVeYQFoRuvOnX4her-wYDhp4EPcs9SSXFBKFBRHdeY/s320/DSCI0017.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433099921866975266" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">TAILS IS GONNA GROPE YA!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtEjSkHECcXpJKsdReS-wD4wgAfLF7yMv91arbqZIGQ5GxdE8Q5yvFF51v-WxpBqBPFLDJd8ct7nabyYn2Z6axIk6rytt_oYk7lSBd31O2iZiBhxvy_0NKlLj7R4Lxa70gdlV_i27aDM/s1600-h/DSCI0018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtEjSkHECcXpJKsdReS-wD4wgAfLF7yMv91arbqZIGQ5GxdE8Q5yvFF51v-WxpBqBPFLDJd8ct7nabyYn2Z6axIk6rytt_oYk7lSBd31O2iZiBhxvy_0NKlLj7R4Lxa70gdlV_i27aDM/s320/DSCI0018.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433100100034829458" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Kung-Fu Tails. Move over, Chuck Norris. There's a NEW butt kicker in town!</span><br /><br />If there's anything BAD I can say about the figure, it's that joints do seem just a wee bit loose and his tails are so big, that they weight him down, making it rather difficult to get him to proper stand up. But hey, because of those tails, he can do THIS!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF60IjN1kv0wOtG3OzmgjAU2U_AinVupXTuxJH5lWbAonMTDxxniHPvcM2xaKxub9IY7DOMcwxb-napiYd-M9KlU5yWwzceerJmO5RZ_a2vSazdUXdebFNbioEeTbQ5hH46Lyvj5CoVKY/s1600-h/DSCI0003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF60IjN1kv0wOtG3OzmgjAU2U_AinVupXTuxJH5lWbAonMTDxxniHPvcM2xaKxub9IY7DOMcwxb-napiYd-M9KlU5yWwzceerJmO5RZ_a2vSazdUXdebFNbioEeTbQ5hH46Lyvj5CoVKY/s320/DSCI0003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433100294927879314" /></a><br /><br />So if you're a Sonic fan or a Tails fan, I highly recommend this Toys R Us exclusive figure. Especially since he was only $4.99<br />Now, what's it going to take for Jazwares to do toys like this of the Archie characters? I want a Princess Sally figure!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7K-hwuv1GY0npJ5u9mjPiS2Wzgx4QKjf8XhhrOSK1xarB_ZSCu5zCn7Fg6Rheif3J2OvlmYRqKPkb928TJnA-eA_OKmud336oVqNOUCTVFbonD0YYHSJRjSisg51l8ILHZQa6s5m2a9A/s1600-h/DSCI0027a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7K-hwuv1GY0npJ5u9mjPiS2Wzgx4QKjf8XhhrOSK1xarB_ZSCu5zCn7Fg6Rheif3J2OvlmYRqKPkb928TJnA-eA_OKmud336oVqNOUCTVFbonD0YYHSJRjSisg51l8ILHZQa6s5m2a9A/s320/DSCI0027a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433100715723765298" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Until Tails has some more Sonic characters to hang out with, he accepted an opening in GI Joe</span>Manetoyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946204635703068551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477255944272302970.post-22453165606809868792010-01-25T14:35:00.000-08:002010-01-25T15:38:03.055-08:00Top 5 most underrated Disney films everWhen we think Disney, we think fairy tales, magic, castles, and over priced theme parks. But every now and then Disney moves away from that typical approach to be rewarded with... a lukewarm welcome. They create films that don't always have what we expect from Disney, so they aren't welcomed the same way as Beauty and the Beast or The Lion King, but none the less are still excellent movies in their own rights. These are the top 5 most underrated Disney films ever.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">NUMBER 5: POCAHONTAS</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGG2463dupht1noEIPNoBZzrSxdp0yyYuHeby19WjvV_5vqvGMXgS-JcUHMRdE3c2pdUHMytRiXbl_ZouWX6A6FK4-wVYmM9g2QS4kTO6wn71da4mdU8gMbQmhcKrv-ar9v76DjBJXPt8/s1600-h/pocahontas-39.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGG2463dupht1noEIPNoBZzrSxdp0yyYuHeby19WjvV_5vqvGMXgS-JcUHMRdE3c2pdUHMytRiXbl_ZouWX6A6FK4-wVYmM9g2QS4kTO6wn71da4mdU8gMbQmhcKrv-ar9v76DjBJXPt8/s320/pocahontas-39.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430788684140051970" /></a><br />Released in 1995 and having to deal with following up the power house that was The Lion King, Pocahontas has wielded mixed results. Those who love it love it and those who hate it <span style="font-weight:bold;">hate it</span>. The most complaints it gets is that for being based on actual Native American history, the facts are pretty messed up. What people fail to realize is that this movie is less about getting the little facts right and more about understanding the general time. You get the basic feel of what it was like for the Native Americans of the time to see their lands invaded by the "White Man" and suddenly labeled as "Savages." Not to mention it was meant to be less of a history lesson and more meant to be based on the "romanticized" legend of Pocahontas and John Smith. Others have claimed it to be "racist" and "insensitive" to the Native Americans when in reality, this is probably the best thing to come out for the Native Americans. I mean, while Disneyfied, this film gives an idea of the shit Naive Americans had to go through. If this is insensitive to anyone, it's the "White Man." This movie makes them look like total PRICKS! <br />It's not all doom and gloom for our little Indian Princess though. She still gets dolls, (though not quite as many as Cinderella or Jasmine) she makes an appearance in Walt Disney World's Fantasmic show, and according to sneak peaks will have an appearance in Disney's California Adventure's new "World of Color" show. However, I'm under the impression that the backlash from this is the very reason why it took us so long to get a black Princess. It's not that Disney fears giving Minorities the starring role, they fear the backlash of an audience that will never be satisfied no matter what they do.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">NUMBER 4: THE GREAT MOUSE DETECTIVE</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkMuAb2lpO7gy6NFjzO3cb0pkSwOmwLykbi0oC8tPPW9YfG9vybOmy8sX6fbd1R9mJDWqG_a5UtxulotCVY3fI-a0WrINkYnjehsxiLpK1e5be-Ahfx4EfC2dVXNVHBm9XTOTbxmWEFf0/s1600-h/theGreatMouseDetective.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkMuAb2lpO7gy6NFjzO3cb0pkSwOmwLykbi0oC8tPPW9YfG9vybOmy8sX6fbd1R9mJDWqG_a5UtxulotCVY3fI-a0WrINkYnjehsxiLpK1e5be-Ahfx4EfC2dVXNVHBm9XTOTbxmWEFf0/s320/theGreatMouseDetective.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430810936818624178" /></a><br />The Great Mouse detective was released in 1986. Therefore, it suffers from being a Disney movie from the 80s. You see, the 80s weren't a good time for Disney. Most of their films were pretty lack luster (coughBlackCalderoncough) so when Disney actually DOES make a decent movie, no one really seems to take notice. It also doesn't help that The Great Mouse Detective isn't Disney's typical "Sparkle poof" musical romp we're used to from them so people weren't sure what to expect from it.<br />Though not perfect, the movie IS very enjoyable. It introduced the computer animation that would be used some time later in Beauty and The Beast, Basil of Baker Street is one of the most entertaining Disney heroes ever, and it's got Vincent Price in it. VINCENT FREAKIN' PRICE!! Who gives the movie one of the catchiest songs. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLuvPhA9EAi5xMwcCNspNHcQTyZGZIpy2-ViUFl63BBX3bLxeFQdaw7c5O6cjgTauyuNrhn1MdRuM82X6DdukJk9KggsNeZhZ7Z9uILdFqVuiAK_YLOyySWMZ-4-Lz2deAEzuOrnVwhCE/s1600-h/ratigan.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLuvPhA9EAi5xMwcCNspNHcQTyZGZIpy2-ViUFl63BBX3bLxeFQdaw7c5O6cjgTauyuNrhn1MdRuM82X6DdukJk9KggsNeZhZ7Z9uILdFqVuiAK_YLOyySWMZ-4-Lz2deAEzuOrnVwhCE/s320/ratigan.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430816712827807074" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">THIS MOVIE HAS VINCENT PRICE. YOUR ARGUMENT IS INVALID</span><br />Oh and speaking of songs, it doesn't have many but the only other great song in the movie has a anthro mouse strip tease.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjNH0XUTJ9OWGfNQzX46be3txZHjtX2NsZdWYqwQv-kIYG70Ta9j8065jxqrIMgMenwogkVvHlglkeuT8FDRIQqEGn2o69nsBi0gtyeAFcPam1GXYAMvhdtqCbAnriX-Yc4Jh_LeHfvM4/s1600-h/the-great-mouse-detective-disney-demotivational-poster-1263930565.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjNH0XUTJ9OWGfNQzX46be3txZHjtX2NsZdWYqwQv-kIYG70Ta9j8065jxqrIMgMenwogkVvHlglkeuT8FDRIQqEGn2o69nsBi0gtyeAFcPam1GXYAMvhdtqCbAnriX-Yc4Jh_LeHfvM4/s320/the-great-mouse-detective-disney-demotivational-poster-1263930565.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430817947512137954" /></a> <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">NUMBER 3: TREASURE PLANET</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh52wH6QJ8JCtHdAfhw0d6_yfdnT1B5jP6RW-CsvmK-C8dCJBsoLKPiXud7MNx7c6JD-guW4EQRX6UcqbaTxHVRWFfLIJ8YEWmcSuhiJhCPr9-uLKqMRSe27EiwQMxiGQtqkcUrXy5iKuk/s1600-h/Treasure+Planet.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh52wH6QJ8JCtHdAfhw0d6_yfdnT1B5jP6RW-CsvmK-C8dCJBsoLKPiXud7MNx7c6JD-guW4EQRX6UcqbaTxHVRWFfLIJ8YEWmcSuhiJhCPr9-uLKqMRSe27EiwQMxiGQtqkcUrXy5iKuk/s320/Treasure+Planet.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430818843623765426" /></a><br />Released in 2002, Treasure Planet did the unthinkable. They took the classic novel "Treasure Island" and made it (gasp) EXCITING! Now I'll admit, the first time I heard about this I lifted an eyebrow and said "Pirates in space?" But here's the shocker. It's actually pretty good. First of all, the animation is FANTASTIC! The first time I saw trailers for it, I at first thought it was a sequel to Titan A.E. but was floored when I found out this was Disney. However, we all know what happens when Disney tries to make an animated action film. Yeah. It tanks. As did this. Which I never thought was fair. As I said, the animation was amazing and the characters and story are great. Not to mention, for being set in space, the story is pretty faithful to the novel.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">NUMBER 2: ATLANTIS THE LOST EMPIRE</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoEKPoGLev2itVlqX8C3gMrA1DYm24HKqzVaiakeAV7BHaed-FMG33gbOIDa7RWo2aHl1w9k86k0GIy9KZhWV4z9FmP-6F2OjWrHdXPOmSyK5vCBky7_u1nz8Ufx9Xuw8stiyn7b3_8Fw/s1600-h/DTW_postimage_atlantis2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 110px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoEKPoGLev2itVlqX8C3gMrA1DYm24HKqzVaiakeAV7BHaed-FMG33gbOIDa7RWo2aHl1w9k86k0GIy9KZhWV4z9FmP-6F2OjWrHdXPOmSyK5vCBky7_u1nz8Ufx9Xuw8stiyn7b3_8Fw/s320/DTW_postimage_atlantis2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430820398527121202" /></a><br />This movie was another case of "Not what we expect from Disney, so we're not having it." Released in 2001, Atlantis is the story about... well... Atlantis. the animation is fantastic, the action is epic, and the characters are memorable. the story also has some nice twists and turns. That is, it would've if the movie's toy line didn't spoil it! So, why did this fail? Again, Disney can't seem to sell an animated action movie. I don't think the ads really gave you a good idea of what to expect but that would've been difficult to do without giving away too much. But really, this is a great movie. And if what I already told you doesn't grab your interest...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFW_72Na6Rmby_fTzE6Frso2_q5a_URJb0pAMgKp9cUMovPNkZoZmXO6AckYCw19489ETCjjUu9XRRBsLjCpMnp2fVRSO_wrKrWVFAGLhy6Kzpz5DmVDWJk5GHUWn_wEHj99tt2O6qv6g/s1600-h/kida-atlantis-the-lost-empire-9406612-300-214.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFW_72Na6Rmby_fTzE6Frso2_q5a_URJb0pAMgKp9cUMovPNkZoZmXO6AckYCw19489ETCjjUu9XRRBsLjCpMnp2fVRSO_wrKrWVFAGLhy6Kzpz5DmVDWJk5GHUWn_wEHj99tt2O6qv6g/s320/kida-atlantis-the-lost-empire-9406612-300-214.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430821452247922450" /></a><br />Perhaps THIS will <span style="font-style:italic;">BOING</span><br />Yep. That's our Disney Princess. Amazing we've come from;<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUf4frAo8ZYhDFPL04LGCeaxQlvse3y2YVuY7J84BnGaQWNE5PF8aMU7YXDGe31iMgkl9JDX1jIYQPfC4tlelnw_Cy7crF58oS00-UGHYC4_ZlwJTMfkkT2f9n96mt9q4p1pTdzC4beUc/s1600-h/0638SnowWhite-main_Full.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUf4frAo8ZYhDFPL04LGCeaxQlvse3y2YVuY7J84BnGaQWNE5PF8aMU7YXDGe31iMgkl9JDX1jIYQPfC4tlelnw_Cy7crF58oS00-UGHYC4_ZlwJTMfkkT2f9n96mt9q4p1pTdzC4beUc/s320/0638SnowWhite-main_Full.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430822431924092498" /></a><br />To Kida in Atlantis, huh? <br /><br />And the most underrated Disney movie is...<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">NUMBER 1: BROTHER BEAR</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUU3s4uEiKI8V-1K5-Z0ILluL-NT-eGq9HeykTgpOBf-aGvSkCNS18ws-Ln1hUtrb1s5mcIhRZbw1EeL9GFhs8pzChecRSx8EmCdbbCskPinGA67ZOkrcEq_FgPRHs8TL1LMNGpsszuDw/s1600-h/13026__bear_l.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUU3s4uEiKI8V-1K5-Z0ILluL-NT-eGq9HeykTgpOBf-aGvSkCNS18ws-Ln1hUtrb1s5mcIhRZbw1EeL9GFhs8pzChecRSx8EmCdbbCskPinGA67ZOkrcEq_FgPRHs8TL1LMNGpsszuDw/s320/13026__bear_l.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430823045280178194" /></a><br />Released in 2003 this has to be one of the most beautiful Disney movies I've ever seen and yet, it gets NOTHING from Disney or fans. It's animation is beautiful, the music is incredible (Not only does Phil Collins do the music, but the first song opens with Tina Turner. That's double the epic) and the story is incredibly touching. Why didn't this movie do better? I blame marketing. It was so poorly advertised that for the most part, the only thing you knew about the movie right off was that it had MOOSE! But the visuals are breathtaking, and the music is fantastic. I especially like "Tell everybody I'm on my way" and "Welcome to our family." That one actually got me a little teary eyed once. So, minus a new Princess this movie is just about everything you expect from Disney so naturally, it tanked. I'm under the impression that there was someone up top was purposely trying to downplay 2D so that they'd have an excuse to pull it and just focus on CGI. You remember what I said about bad marketing?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJw2s3Ty_BU0Fm9nhPwo1qR56DvdvKozQZMkm8DENcZCqTTXItY1aytECqQ1Yr4yG9wVhZjUQlggRDGMk0QhLqvi6SjjDZGU5yNrpK8_03Xh9H4HVynM-P__6ZeseGegjU6s0bnHvMzAg/s1600-h/brother_bear.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJw2s3Ty_BU0Fm9nhPwo1qR56DvdvKozQZMkm8DENcZCqTTXItY1aytECqQ1Yr4yG9wVhZjUQlggRDGMk0QhLqvi6SjjDZGU5yNrpK8_03Xh9H4HVynM-P__6ZeseGegjU6s0bnHvMzAg/s320/brother_bear.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430825411417372114" /></a><br />Yeah, that was their idea of a subtitle. That's not how you sell a movie about love, and sacrifice. That sounds more like the subtitle for "Open Season" or something.<br />But whatever the reason, the movie wasn't very popular<br /><br />These are my top 5 underrated Disney movies. Remember, your opinion may varyManetoyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946204635703068551noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477255944272302970.post-83263593333985309682010-01-25T13:02:00.000-08:002010-01-25T13:33:10.027-08:00WELCOME TO MY DOMAINPirates or Ninjas? this is a question that has plagued humanity since the dawn of Geeks. Though the fact of the matter is, Pirates and Ninjas have nothing to compete about because they are both superbly awesome by their own rights. There's no doubt in my mind that a Ninja could beat a Pirate in a fight, but who would YOU rather hang out at a bar with? This fact that Pirates and Ninjas are both so awesome in their own way gave me an idea. Why not combine the best of the two? Think about it. A Pirate that could sneak into town, rob you blind, make it with your wenches, and be out before you even knew he was there. Tell me that isn't awesome! Once I became this new identity of "Ninja Pirate," I ran into a problem. There is no serious demand for someone of my unique skills so what have I decided to do? What I do best. Review and give my opinions on what grabs my attention. So here you will find reviews of movies, cartoons, even toys and games. Enjoy your time on this blog.Manetoyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946204635703068551noreply@blogger.com0