With 2019 upon us. However, the amount of viewers haven't went up since I started my second year. My only viewers that actually commented is Chiissu and Pokey. I wasn't expecting much from my first year since it simply started from a Chinese Cinema class in college. Those who want to attend Chinese Cinema class; it's best you make or buy a big mug of coffee and have an extra pencil pointing at yourself on standby.
If I was going to do a theme for my 4th year, what would it be? Popular MGM films, all the Transformers series, all the films advertised by FHE, a specific genre used the least in history beside animated western?! What else can I say different than my superior did better?
Before I end this written review career, I'm posting my Top 5 mistakes.
5. The original Cinderella story was more graphic:
I was told the original story of Cinderella with moments what happened to the step sisters to fit into the glass slippers. I honestly couldn't care since I couldn't care for the Cinderella in general after overexposure to the Disney version, despite partly living in a Cinderella story, with some boxing. Oops, that's Cinderella Man. It's the story generally used in film. There's no way it can go graphic, unless Eli Roth or that jerk who did Where the Dead Go To Die did his version and be instantly hated. While on the subject on adaptation, I should bring up Saban dubbed anime Pinocchio had a Christmas episode, and scene from the anime was seen on a book in VR Trooper. While Puss In Boots had a groundbreaking film for Toei, so iconic, it's literally Toei's logo.
4. Red Skeleton and Red Button are two different people:
In my Rudolph Shiny New Year, I pointed how they couldn't get Mick Rooney because he was in Pete's Dragon, yet question how they got Red Skeleton. However, Rudolph got the right Red, and my nose pointed to Red Button in Pete's Dragon. My memory has mixed up as I've seen Red Skeleton in Ziegfeld Follies, as Red Button looked similar to Skeleton. Though there is vocal difference. With Skeleton's age, he would sound old and lower, even as a caveman and baby bear. Button's voice is high, as I now recognized his voice in an earlier film at a tuxedo cat in Abe Lebitov and Chuck Jones' Gay Purr-ee. I was almost going to mix up Red Button's voice with Don Messick's voice since both can go high and was in Christmas In July, as Don proved the point as Scrappy Doo, Hamton, and the Bear from Gumby. Don has two range as he proved in The first Easter Bunny. Look on the bright side, at least I didn't mix up with Red Skeleton with Red Skull. Tex Avery already did.
3. My Red Baron review:
Let's move from one red mistake to another. When I reviewed it in its original dutch version, I thought it was the worst Rankin Bass ever with Filmation partly the cause of it. However, the English version recently surface while I was reviewing the Rankin Bass Christmas films. I watched the English version, and it's better, but not much. The humor and acting is better. Different version in language does make a difference such as the difference between English Transformers, Japanese Transformers, and Malaya dubbed Japanese Transformers; one has good voice acting, all have good animation, and two has less soul with one of them doing worst. Where does Filmation get involved is a mystery since the credits doesn't mention them. Now I will update my worst Rankin Bass list and kick it off the list. Thus Mad Mad Comedian is the worst Rankin Bass film of all time. A film about people doing something funny, but only Groucho Marx is funny. Who to put in #10 in the worst list is Cricket on the Hearth. The animation may be a step up from their Oz series, but it wasn't as good and stable as Mushi Studio.
2. Skipping Wacky World of Mother Goose:
There's no full film of it online, and is rarely in stores. The only way to possibly get them is to order from Rankin Bass historian, Rick Goldcschmidt. I did get a chance to watch it on TCM, but lost it when I was constantly called to help for dinner. If I told "I need to watch this cartoon movie about Mother Goose on TV to review, it will sound ridiculous.
1. Not reviewing any serialized Rankin Bass series.
I have no time to review any of the Rankin Bass TV series. Most of the episodes of the series are missing. I can't binge watch the entire series in my residence, as I have to get out of the house or do something or work. The series is what's preventing me from starting is The New Adventure of Pinocchio and Tales of the Wizard of Oz. Most of the few episodes exist, but not much for the middle and last episode. I could of had time to any of them, but I have to move out of my original house in NJ, my apartment in NC, have to write the conclusion of the Power Rangers Mammoth Mutt Force, had an long vacation that went longer, and suffered from 2 funerals. It didn't help the reviews are rarely read. This is the point where there's no point to continue the series, but that's life.
What am I doing for now? I'll be doing more drawings and work on my animation. Maybe I can do some clay sculpture, if I can figure who sculpture first.
Good bye for now! May it return back from the dead from popular demands.
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