Batman and Harley Quinn Review

Batman and Harley Quinn is an animated superhero film and the twenty-ninth film in the DC Universe Animated Original Movie series. It's produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment and distributed by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. The film is written by Bruce Timm and Jim Krieg and directed by Sam Liu.


The story is Poison Ivy and the Floronic Man have teamed up and they plan to turn people into plants. Batman and Nightwing have no choice but to form an alliance with Harley Quinn because she might have an idea of Poison Ivy's whereabouts.

• Negatives

One thing I hated about Batman and Harley Quinn was how Floronic Man was defeated. I won't give it away because I'm doing a non-spoiler review. I'll just say this it was very anti-climatic.

Another thing I didn't like was Poison Ivy and Floronic Man's big master plan. It was just turn people into plants and if the formula was wrong everyone dies. It's was just a generic plot.

I did not like the mid-credit and post-credit scenes. They just didn't add anything good to the story or entertain me.

• Mix

Now onto my feelings about Melissa Rauch as Harley Quinn. In all honesty I thought she did a decent job. She doesn't do a bad job as the character she's just okay. Yes it would have been great to have Tara Strong or Arleen Sorkin but I'm just glad Rauch didn't sound awful.

• Positives

One thing I loved about the movie was the humor. I wasn't expecting to laugh as much as I did throughout this film. So points for that.

There's a musical number where Harley sings Hanging on The Telephone. It was a very fun and enjoyable part of the movie.

Kevin Conroy and Loren Lester were the best actors here. It was so great to hear them play Batman and Nightwing again. Especially since they haven't been together as these characters since Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu back in 2003.

Like The Lego Batman Movie and Batman: Return of The Caped Crusaders there's easter eggs sprinkled throughout the movie. One of those being the ever so famous Batusi.

The final positive to give this movie is the animation. It looks like the classic Batman: The Animated Series designs but if they were made for HD. Which can give a nice nostalgic feeling.

Batman and Harley Quinn's weaknesses are Floronic Man's defeat being completely lame, an overused plot for the main villains, and a weak mid and post-credit scene. Melissa Rauch does an alright job as Harley Quinn. It's best strengths are the humor, Harley Quinn's musical number, Kevin Conroy and Loren Lester as our main heroes, cliver easter eggs, and well done animation.

My final rating is Okay

State of The Project (Aug 7th - Aug 24th)

Aug 7th - A Look Back at The Nut Job (2014)

Aug 10th - Raiders of The Lost Media - Mythbusters - Cannibal Mouse (NSFW)

Aug 12th - The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature Review

Aug 14th - Annabelle: Creation Review

Aug 17th - Batman and Harley Quinn Review

Aug 21st - Road to Justice League - Justice League: Gods and Monsters Review

Aug 24th - Cinematic Disasters - Supergirl

NOTE: IF ANYTHING CHANGES I WILL TELL YOU.

Annabelle: Creation Review

Annabelle: Creation is a supernatual horror film and it's the prequel to Annabelle and the fourth film in The Conjuring universe. It's produced by New Line Cinema, Atomic Monster Productions, The Safran Company, and RatPac Entertainment. Annabelle: Creation was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film is written by Gary Dauberman and directed by David F. Sandberg.

The story is former toy maker Samuel Mullins and his wife Esther have let a nun and six orphaned girls live in their house. Then one of the girls find what seems to be an innocent doll but they soon discover that it's not what it seems to be.

• Negatives

One of my biggest complaints is the jump scares. I absolutely hate jump scares in a horror movie whether it's good, decent, or bad. It's just one of the most cheapest methods to scare an audience with.

• Mix

I've got nothing to say. Let's move on.

• Positives

This film does something that the previous Annabelle movie lacked and that was atmosphere. Throughout the movie you get an uneasy feeling.

The backstory to how Annabelle came to be was pretty good. I don't want to give it away all I'm going to say is it is a satisfying origin.

Despite me complaining about all the jump scares there are some moments that are terrifying. One moment that scared the hell out of me was when Janice was being chased by a demon. That was an intense scene.

Another thing to like about Annabelle: Creation is the performances. Usually I play favorites when it comes to acting but here I think everybody did a great job.

The movie also did an excellent job expanding The Conjuring franchise. I'm not going to give any spoilers. All I'll say is if your a fan of this series I think you'll get excited about the ending and a special post-credit scene setting up the next Conjuring spin-off.

Annabelle: Creation has incredible atmosphere, a pretty good backstory to the Annabelle doll, good scary moments, all the actors gave great performances, and the film really helped expand the series' world. The only problem I had with it was the jump scares.

My final rating is Good

State of The Project (Aug 7th - Aug 24th)

Aug 7th - A Look Back at The Nut Job (2014)

Aug 10th - Raiders of The Lost Media - Mythbusters - Cannibal Mouse (NSFW)

Aug 12th - The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature Review

Aug 14th - Annabelle: Creation Review

Aug 17th - Batman and Harley Quinn Review

Aug 21st - Road to Justice League - Justice League: Gods and Monsters Review

Aug 24th - Cinematic Disasters - Supergirl

NOTE: IF ANYTHING CHANGES I WILL TELL YOU.

The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature Review

The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature is a 3D animated comedy film and the sequel to the 2014 film The Nut Job. It's produced by Open Road Films, ToonBox Entertainment, Gulfstream Pictures, and Red Rover Intention and distributed by Open Road Films. It's written by Cal Brunker, Bob Barlen, and Scott Bindley and directed by Cal Brunker.

The story is Surly and his friends are enjoying their lives at the park. But Oakton City's mayor wants to bulldoze it and replace it with an unsafe amusement park. To stop this Surly and his friends team up with a territorial street mouse gang leader Mr. Feng to stop the mayor's plan.

• Negatives

One of the biggest things I couldn't stand in this film was the Mayor's daughter. She was unbearable throughout the whole thing. She was always speaking in this high-pitched bratty voice it was hard to listen to her speak.

Another thing I didn't like was the Mayor. He was just your typical generic villain. He was so generic that he evilly laughs after the end of his diabolical sentences. I'm not kidding I swear he did that like six times.

There was this incredibly gross scene involving Frankie (the Mayor's daughter's dog) and Precious and their own vomit. I'm just gonna leave it at that.

• Mix

In the first movie Surly was a very questionable protagonist. He is kind of like in the first maybe 10 minutes but then through the rest of the movie he's definitely a huge improvement from the previous film.

The Humor is 50/50. Their are jokes that will get a laugh out of you and other times you can tell when a joke is coming.

• Positives

We get a pretty good story of how Surly and Buddy became friends. I'm not lying I actually enjoyed that backstory.

Like the first movie this one has good animation. I'm still amazed by how the animators put some effort with the animals fur.

The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature while still isn't a great animated movie you can still watch it and find something enjoyable. My only problems were the annoying daughter, the Mayor being a stock bad guy, and that vomit scene with the dogs. The grey areas are Surly's personality and the humor. The best parts are how Buddy and Surly became friends and the animation.

My final rating is Okay

State of The Project (Aug 7th - Aug 24th)

Aug 7th - A Look Back at The Nut Job (2014)

Aug 10th - Raiders of The Lost Media - Mythbusters - Cannibal Mouse (NSFW)

Aug 12th - The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature Review

Aug 14th - Annabelle: Creation Review

Aug 17th - Batman and Harley Quinn Review

Aug 21st - Road to Justice League - Justice League: Gods and Monsters Review

Aug 24th - Cinematic Disasters - Supergirl

NOTE: IF ANYTHING CHANGES I WILL TELL YOU.

Raiders of The Lost Media - Mythbusters - Cannibal Mouse (NSFW)

Disclaimer: I could be wrong on some details. So take this post with a grain of salt.


Warning: The Subject I'm About To Tell You Is Very Distributing. If You Are Squeamish I Recommend You Leave Now!

Welcome back to Raiders of the Lost Media and boy is today's topic...dark.

Part One - What Was Mythbusters?

Mythbusters was a science show that would take a myth and replicate it. When the experiment was over there would be three outcomes Busted meaning the myth can’t be replicated, Plausible meaning the myth can be copied but you might have to change a few things and Confirmed meaning the myth can be recreated. The show ran from Jan 23, 2003 to Mar 6, 2016 having a grand total of 15 seasons and 282 episodes.

Part Two - The Cannibal Mouse

In 2006 for Episode 55 of the show titled Steam Cannon had one myth which was saying there's more nutrition in cardboard than cereal. During a Q&A session with Adam Savage he said there was an experiment that never made it to air. According to him they had three lab mice in three different groups. Group 1 was mice eating normal mice food, Group 2 were mice eating sugary cereal and Group 3 were mice eating cardboard box pellets. During this experiment Jamie noticed that the cardboard group were acting strange. Then when the came back they saw that the one of the cardboard mice ate the other two mice.





Part Three - Forever Banned

Due to it's distributing nature Discovery refused to let that part of the episode air. In an interview Adam admits to showing a rough cut of it at "Northern Michigan Tech" probably meaning either Northern Michigan University or Michigan Tech University. When Discovery found out they told Adam to never show the segment again. Because that part of the episode shows graphic animal violence it's very unlikely that Discovery will ever let this resurface mainly because Mythbusters has always tried to keep it family-friendly and not show harm to any kind of living beings.

Part Four - Adam Tells All

Nothing to say here just thought I should give you a link to which Adam talks about the experiment https://youtu.be/ziQWDnFSPt8




So what I told was pretty gruesome but don't worry next Raiders of The Lost Media will be more light hearted next time. I know exactly what I have in mind but all I'm going to do is give a a hint. The next post will be something about Star Wars.

State of The Project (Aug 3rd - Aug 17th) - I've slightly changed the schedule. My Cinematic Disaster review for Supergirl will be released on August 24th. Instead of it's original date of August 14th.

Aug 3rd - Underrated Films - The Nice Guys Review

Aug 5th - Sorry There's Nothing Here

Aug 7th - A Look Back at The Nut Job (2014)

Aug 10th - Raiders of the Lost Media - Mythbusters - Cannibal Mouse (NSFW)

Aug 12th - The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature Review

Aug 14th - Annabelle: Creation Review

Aug 17th - Batman and Harley Quinn Review

NOTE: IF ANYTHING CHANGES I WILL TELL YOU.

A Look Back at The Nut Job (2014)

Before I get into the review let me explain something. I'm reviewing this because there's a sequel coming out this Friday and I thought I should get familiar with it's predecessor. That way when I see The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature I'll understand who these characters are and what their previous adventure was.



The Nut Job is a 2014 3D animated comedy heist film based on Peter Lepeniotis' 2005 short film Surly Squirrel. It's produced by Red Rover International, ToonBox Entertainment, and Gulfstream Entertainment. The film was distributed by Open Road Films. It was written by Peter Lepeniotis and Lorne Cameron and directed by Peter Lepeniotis.



The story is Surly has accidentally destroyed a supply of food for the winter. Now he has been banished from Liberty Park then during his banishment he finds a nut shop. He later hatches a plan to steal all of the nuts in that shop.

• Negatives

One issue I have with The Nut Job is our main hero Surly. It was really hard for me to root for him because he was so mean spirited. Now having mean spirited characters can actually work if done right but it doesn't work here.


Speaking of characters. I really didn't care that much about any of them. Mainly because we seen these character traits before. Surly is obviously our hero, his friend Buddy is he's mute sidekick, a female squirrel named Andy is the one who cares for others and will eventually become Surly's girlfriend. All that stuff.

Maya Rudolph plays a pug named Precious and I felt like she was miscasted. The reason is I didn't think her voice would come out of that dog. I don't know if that was the point but it just didn't feel right with me.

One thing that drove me crazy was they played the song Gangnam Style not once but twice. This doesn't work because one it's an awful song and two it shouldn't be here because the movie looks like it takes place in the 1940s or 1950s. Using that song in the movie was a stupid idea.

• Mix

The movie's humor is a mix bag. While it does have some jokes or gags that made me laugh other times the jokes were predictable.

• Positives

The only thing I really appreciated in this movie was the animation. It's not something that would give Disney a run for it's money but it is done quite well. The fur textures on all the animals are great.

The Nut Job's main problems are not making Surly likeable, bland characters, miscasting Maya Rudolph, and for whatever reason using the song Gangnam Style. The humor is passable but could have done better. The best thing about it though is it's animation.

My final rating is Bad But Harmless

State of The Project (Aug 3rd - Aug 17th)

Aug 3rd - Underrated Films - The Nice Guys Review

Aug 5th - Sorry There's Nothing Here

Aug 7th - A Look Back at The Nut Job (2014)

Aug 10th - Raiders of The Lost Media - Mythbusters - Cannibal Mouse (NSFW)

Aug 12th - The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature Review

Aug 14th - Cinematic Disasters - Supergirl

Aug 17th - Batman and Harley Quinn Review

NOTE: IF ANYTHING CHANGES I WILL TELL YOU.

Sorry There's Nothing Here

So unfortunately I've got some bad news. The news being there's nothing for me to review because I was really hoping the theater I go to would show a new movie like The Dark Tower or Detroit but that's not the case. Instead their showing Dunkirk. Now I'm not surprised by this to be honest. They always have a "filler movie" whenever they decided not to show something new. For any of you don't know a filler movie is term I made up to describe a movie that's being shown at a theater just so it can fill out the schedule for an actual new movie. So anyhow just wanted to inform you why there's nothing here but this apology but don't worry on Monday I'll have a review.


State of The Project (Jul 31st - Aug 14th)


Jul 31st - Thank You For The 1,700 Views and Plans for August & September


Aug 3rd - Underrated Films - The Nice Guys Review


Aug 5th - Sorry There's Nothing Here


Aug 7th - A Look Back at The Nut Job (2014)


Aug 10th - Raiders of The Lost Media - Mythbusters - Cannibal Mouse (NSFW)


Aug 12th - The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature Review


Aug 14th - Cinematic Disasters - Supergirl




NOTE: IF ANYTHING CHANGES I WILL TELL YOU.

Underrated Films - The Nice Guys Review

The Nice Guys is a 2016 neo-noir action comedy produced by Silver Pictures, Waypoint Entertainment, and RatPac-Dune Entertainment. The film's distributor is Warner Bros. Pictures. The movie was written by Shane Black and Anthony Bagarozzi and directed by Shane Black.

The story is private eye Holland March and enforcer Jackson Healy team up to find a missing a girl named Amelia Kuttner. During their investigation they discover she's somehow connected to the death of adult film star Misty Mountains.

Why It's Underrated

While the movie did do well critical many critics putting it on their best movies of 2016 and there was plenty of marketing the biggest problem was not many people saw it. The film's budget was $50 million but it only grossed $57.3 million. Which infuriates me because I hear so people both online and in public say Hollywood isn't being creative but then an original movie comes out and hardly any of them support it.

Why It's Worth Watching

Now like I said before this movie is it's own original thing. It's not based on a book, a previous established film series, or an old TV show it's original. Don't get me wrong I do like whenever there's a new superhero movie but it just feels like a breath of fresh air when filims like this come out.

This film is hilarious. There are so many scenes that had me balling. One of my favorites is when Holland and Jackson are at a protest trying to get information. I'm not going to give too much away you just have to watch it. My words just aren't enough.

One thing that really surprised me was the chemistry between Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe. They did so well together that I wish their characters would so up again for a sequel.

The film's mystery does a good job keeping you interested. Some things revolving around the death of Misty Mountains took turns I didn't expect.

My biggest praise for The Nice Guys is it took it's time developing Holland and Jackson's friendship. It wasn't "oh your working on the same case I am. Well let's team-up and be friends". Nothing like that at all. There are scenes were their not evening talking about the case they just sit down and get to know each other.

Accomplishments

Even though the film didn't get the right amount of money it was nominated for many awards. The AARP Annual Movies for Grownups Awards nominated it for Best Buddy Picture, Critics' Choice Awards nominated it for both Beat Comedy & Best Actor in a Comedy, and the Empire Awards had it nominated for three awards Best Comedy, Beat Female Newcomer, and Best Screenplay. The Nice Guys' biggest accolades were it own 4th place in the Golden Tomato Awards for Best Comedy Movie(2016) and Ryan Gosling won Best Comedic Performance by the San Diego Film Critic Society.

So I hoped you all enjoyed another edition of Underrated Films. I do plan to do another one I just don't know what the next film will be. Once I find the right movie I'll tell you. Also I've got some bad news to tell you on Saturday.

State of The Project (Jul 29th - Aug 12th)

Jul 29th - The Emoji Movie Review

Jul 31st - Thank You For The 1,700 Views and Plans for August & September

Aug 3rd - Underrated Films - The Nice Guys Review

Aug 5th - Sorry There's Nothing Here

Aug 7th - A Look Back at The Nut Job (2014)

Aug 10th - Raiders of the Lost Media - Mythbusters - Cannibal Mouse (NSFW)

Aug 12th - The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature Review

NOTE: IF ANYTHING CHANGES I WILL TELL YOU.