Category: Review
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Dune (1984): The Rough First Attempt
Oh, you thought I was just going to wait for part two of the new version? Hell no! We’re going back to the original 80s movie, baby! David Lynch’s Dune is simultaneously one of the most boring and hilarious movies I have ever seen. It’s crammed to the brim with boring exposition that explains and…
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The Great One Piece Journey (Part 21): A.S.L. and 3D2Y
I thought that meant American Sign Language for so long and I was unbelievably confused before I finally read this arc. After the events of Marineford, we’re treated to a flashback of Luffy’s childhood. Here, we learn what happened in the time between Luffy meeting Shanks and him setting out. Shortly after being sent off…
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Revisiting Kingdom Hearts 1: Was It As Bad As I Thought?
A long time ago, I wrote a review of the first Kingdom Hearts game. That was among my more negative reviews, as my first playthrough of KH1 was not an overly enjoyable one. Admittedly, it was probably one of my less fair analyses. So, with Sora having been added to Smash Bros, I decided to…
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The Fires of Heaven (By the Cover): Accuracy At Last!
Should I start putting spoiler warnings on these? With the show coming out, more and more people are reading this series for the first time, like I am. Well, spoilers ahead for The Fires of Heaven. Oh, wow. This cover is actually fantastic! It isn’t as charmingly goofy as the previous four covers. But if…
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Dune (2021): The Greatest Book Adaptation in a Decade
Part 2 confirmed, baby! Let’s gooooooooo! I’ll admit that I wasn’t the biggest fan of the original Dune book. There was plenty of stuff that I liked, but nowhere near enough to make me want to read the later books in the series. Still, when I heard this movie was happening, I got decently excited.…
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