I saw the trailer to this as a kid and went crazy in the theater. I then saw it and enjoyed it. I mean I was 7 so there was no way I wasn't going to like it. Now my kids have been asking to watch this one more and more. I'd say more than the original. They really love the end to the first but I think there are some slow parts for kids that bore them. Two moves a bit faster pace imo. Since I've seen the move twice in 2 days thanks to the kids I'd figured we do a Random Movie Thoughts on it.

-I can't believe this came out in 1989. Feels like 1992 or something. Can't explain it.

-Egon's hair is taller than ever.

-Loved seeing a broke down Ecto 1. We need a Hot wheels Elite of this.

-Dana was hot in the red in GB1. Never hot again in any movie at any time.
-I wish I could watch World of the physics with Bill Murry for real.

-Those guys make a crap attempt at stopping that baby carriage.

-I like the haunted painting bit. Think hes a creepy enough but you never feel the weight of "the world is ending like in GB1".

-The Ghostbusters digging the hole in the middle of the street is probably one of the funnier parts of the movie. Bill of course leads the charge.

-No Winston of course digging. He gets shit on per usual.

-I love how Ray freaks out and hits one pipe and the whole city goes dark.

-Tully is great in all the court stuff. Very funny.
-I love the court bust. Two great spookes, lots of proton streams. I think both movies could have had more busting. I want more of this! There just isn't enough.

-Get to see the new Ecto-1A which I loved as a kid. I entered a contest at the store to win one. I didn't win... I wonder who won it and what happened to it? Was it the real car? Replica? My son says it looks better too. I now enjoy the classic Ecto 1. Less is more but as a kid you love A1.

-You see some great stuff during the music video. Stuff I would want to see not just quick clips of. Again not enough busting.

-Jeanine is back and just odd. I really don't like it. She goes from normal secretary with an edge or attitude to trying to be sexy and now just seems like a dumb bimbo or something. Its almost seems like not the same person but it is.
-This movie takes like no chances what so ever. They took the safest of safe routes making this movie. Its like the same as the first but subbed in different ghosts and Vigo. Bill said the movie looked nothing like what he was told it would be. I think Sony got cold feet since the Real Ghostbusters was so huge and didn't want to keep parents from taking their kids. So they played it safe. Had Dan change it up from what he showed Bill. I mean they don't even smoke... No Twinkies either.

-The GB sign shows a "2" fingered ghost? So they are breaking the 4th wall? They know its a movie? Always thought the GB 2 logo was silly. Not a chance I go that route if it were my choice.

-So the door locks and Egon and Ray are trapped next to the fire. Winston then breaks the door down... So one side had the lock... If its on the outside why does he smash a door down? If its on the inside why don't they just unlock it?

-Probably the only original new thing in this movie was the river of slim. I enjoy all those parts and how it works with emotion.

-The slim throwers was pretty great, I had that toy.

-The Titanic scene was always a favorite. I still have my Hardees glass with the ship on it.

-I never realized that the ghost who took Oscar looked like Janosz...Until now.. Huh.

-I always liked the Liberty scene. Its just he Melo Man part of the movie basically. Loved the NES Advantage is driving the thing..All pretty crazy really.
-The last Fight with Vigo is so quick. Not enough streams and slim! seems like it ends fast. Ray turns to Vigo for like a hot second. Can't you imagine if Rayigo run off, grab Ecto and the GB have to follow to save their friends life? Would have been better right? Hire me.. when I was 7.
GB2 is what it is. Its Ok. It really builds very little from the first and tells almost the same story. Its a bit of a bummer. If anyone says its better than the first they drank to many Ecto Coolers. Played it way to safe and not enough Buster action imo. I still like it but series still has one great movie to its name. On the bright side. The 2nd NES game is a bit better than the first GB game...

I have the three GB2 comics which shows some deleted scenes with Ray driving like a nut in Ecto and crashing. Worth checking out and cool little vintage comic.

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Random Movie Thoughts

I went into Ghostbusters with an open mind. Its one of my fav movies ever and cartoons. Toys, video games. I love everything. I didn't freak at the all female cast or the terrible theme song by Fall Out Boy and a awful trailer. Is it the the GB reboot I wanted? No not by a long shot but its been so long I thought whatever. Its just good to see Ghostbusters on the screen again. I looked at this reboot and this movie like a "spoof" of the original GB. Its more over the top and the comedy comes first. Its is  it own thing to me. Here's my quick random thoughts.

-A lot of the jokes miss. Like no one laughed in the theater. Some what awkward moments. I will say I think these actors and writers, directors work better with rated R stuff.

-Some stuff was funny and had me laughing but there are a lot of misses.

-Thought all the four girls had funny moments and fit in and had a role on the team that was used through out the movie.
-The comedy comes first. To me the Original GB is science fiction first and comedy second. This is a pure comedy. I prefer it the other way around.

-Loved the gear more than the I thought I would. The new way to open the trap and all that was great.

-You only see them trap one ghost!!

-The new Ecto shots were pretty great. Don't care for the car as much but thought it was well showed.
-The Villain was lacking. Should have had a better actor.

-Thor was pretty funny. He had the least comedy misses.

-Really enjoyed Kate McKinnon. I love her on SNL so that isn't surprising. My wife thought she was too much of a cartoon at times which I can see.

-McCarthy is held on a lease since we know she does better when she can yell f words.

-I really liked all the proton throwing and use. Lots of ghosts get toasted by beams(but not crazy about that) . My only gripe with the Original GB is that THEY DON'T BUST ENOUGH GHOSTS! Here they do that but only trap one... so mixed bag.

-The ending is alright, nothing really funny happens in the 3rd act. The big ghost gets taken down by chance and comedy which is like "mehhhh" The original you thought ok these guys are giving their lives and crossing the streams to save NYC. Again science before comedy. With Slimmer driving Ecto into the vortex...Comedy first.

-Seeing all the busters in random roles was a bit off. I only liked Hudson's since he had the funnest line. Thought all the others were lame or misses on the comedy.

-Movie goes blue screen crazy in the end. Looks terrible at times. I'm not a fan of ton of special effects.

-This leads to my biggest issue. The special effects are awful. I hate the choice that was made to make everything look like a fruit snack. Its like they hired the special effects guy from the Casper movie to do the ghosts and special effects. The effects in the original look far better and these effects will cause the movie to age poorly. From the proton streams to the ghosts. The 1984 effects are more real. This to me goes back to the comedy first thing. Its the only thing about the movie I couldn't stand or hated.
-Ghosts are destroyed my proton streams alone?

-Looks like there will be a second movie.

Its not great or bad. Its a mix bag to me and I think a lot of kids will enjoy it which is a good thing since Ghostbusters is for kids. I never thought it was scary and think some RGB episdoes are scarier. That being said the grown up in me would like to see a more serious and scarier Ghostbusters. One that is aimed at me, and it looks like Sony is willing to really use the licence now so who knows. I know this spoof one will go on to make a second but I really hope we get a science first one.

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I decided to pick this up for $5 of amazon and give it a re-watch. I haven't watched it some time but this has to be the most underrated Batman,DC,Super hero movie ever! My mother took me to this on my birthday, the day it came out since I loved the show so much. I was one of the few who went. WB really botched this thing. At first it was suppose to be direct to VHS but then changed direction and went to the big screen and gave the team 8 months!! to get it out and boy did they. That is where the good decisions in the marketing come to an end. They pushed out a awful trailer, no good TV ads, very little toys. They just screwed it up. The movie cost 6 million to make and only made 5 million in the theaters. After home release it made money. The talent did its job but WB didn't do theirs.

I might move it up my top 10: Batman list. It has very little issues and has everything you could want in a Batman movie. Its better than BvS... Easily. I won't get into that right now.

-Love the BTAS style. Glad that team did this movie.

-The new Phantom character is great. It has a super natural moments and you never know how the tricks are pulled off.

-This movie has three hair raising moments. The first, The Phantom has a great line. "Your Angel of Death Awaits". Creepy.
-The way they wrap a origin story, love and the plot of the Phantom murdering old mob guys is pure genius and amazing editing and writing. It flows so well and well paced. If Snyder was given this it would have been a pure mess. Ok no more BvsS hating.

-Its a really dark kids movie. I mean brutal deaths of these mob bosses. Not to mention blood, cuts, guns and aggressive fighting. Not sure if its PG by today's standards.

-The voice acting of course is some of the best you'll see. Hamill's Joker is bare none one of the best Jokers ever. Conroy blows any other animated Batman out of the water and should be in the convo as best Bats in any movie. Stacy Keach is a creepy Phantom and we get Abe freaking Vigoda.

-With a bigger budget they got use a choir in some of the music. Just beautiful stuff that makes the scenes
-Hair raising scene number two. When Batman puts on the cowl for the first time and Alfred is scared of Bruce. The music along with the moment is one that sticks with you.

-The movie does have a great mix of serious tones,action and funny stuff(Joker's rocket pack) .

- The old mob guys death... Jesus.. PG my ass.

-Batman gets pretty beat up in the final act. Suit is ripped up, Joker loses a tooth, bloody nose... Again PG..OK.
-The twist of who the Phantom is again just great writing and they tie all the lose ends up. Motivation of the characters are clear and executed. Looking at you Snyder... OK I'll stop.

-Hair raising scene number 1, when Hamill gets to unleash his best Joker laugh and maybe the best in the history of cinema. All Hell as broke loose and fire is raining down. Joker is ready to take Batman with him and die. He lets out the Joker Laugh of all time.
If WB ever gives this thing a Blu-Ray release you have my money. Its sad its so discarded(like TMNT one). Yet Batman and Robin get Bluray releases... Makes no sense. Give me a BR in 1080p and cleaned up(it will never happen). Its amazing and if you haven't seen it than shame on you. If you love Batman and haven't watched it in a long time than watch it. I think it gets better with age. Cartoon or not this is Batman. If WB ever made this into a live action movie and just went scene by scene.. Mother of God.  

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After the first few reviews hit(RT 27%) my hopes were lowered so I just went to see Arnold. I felt he was pretty decent and I don't know if its better than 3 or salvation since I haven't watched them in a long time. I just stick to the fact that Cameron's T2(the best action movie ever IMO) tied up everything really tight and the last 3 are just for good old feelings or fun or farce. You can never top the pure awesomeness and greatness of T1 and T2. On to the random thoughts!

Might be spoilers 

-As soon as the machine grabbed Conner as Reese was time traveling, that is when Biff stole the time machine.

-Some people say this movie shits on Cameron's since the alternate time stuff but when time travel is a thing.. It gives you a licence to fuck with things.

-I thought Clarke made a good Sarah but not as intense as Hamilton/

-Courtney was terrible. He had zero on screen presence and no chemistry with Clarke as Reese.

-Jason Clarke was ok as John Conner, thought letting the cat out of the bag that he was a Terminator in the trailer was a mistake. No surprises.
-They keep killing any potential of the franchise with this PG-13 crap. Its meant to be R. Arnold's face should have been ripped up big time after some crashes but was clean most the movie. Not much carnage at all. A few T1000 stabs was about it. I would say Jurassic Park was closer to a R rating.

-The action isnt much to talk about. Can't hold a candle to T2. A movie from 1991...

-I will always say special effects cheapen a movie and gives less to its weight. Its the case here.

-John Conner gets stuck to a MRI machine and we have no clue how he gets off it. Arnold turns into a t1000 in the end and have no idea how he came back on or anything.

-A few funny moments with Arnold. Nothing feels organic. Just forced but some what funny.
-Nice machine fights scenes, lots of walls took damage, Even a pop machine was a victim.

-They built a time machine in 1984....So..there is that.

-The Dragon Princess is pretty hot.

-They could have expended more on this Skynet AI who always has been in charge. Didn't give us a lot.

-Seeing young Arnold was great, made me just want to watch T1 instead.

These movies prove that James Cameron is a genius. Without his direction you have no shot. People give the performances of a life time in T1 and T2. Edward Furlong of all people is amazing in T2. Cameron just brings the best out of his talent. I just feel the acting and even Arnold struggle to be even ok. Its like they are doing impressions of these characters now and not being them. It doesn't help that Courtney kills about any scene he is in. I just never felt connected to any of the characters or cared like I did in T2 when the T-800 is lowered into the lava. I was moved than cause the acting,directing, music and everything was at such a high level. The chemistry was there. It just isn't here in this one or the past two. The first two are the real Terminator movies and the last three are just pretenders doing their best impression.

I give it 4 Edward Furlongs out of 10
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Jurassic World(RT 71%)

Well I'll say this right off the bat. It's the 2nd best JP easily. The first one will just always have a special place in my heart. I really liked the pace of the movie as it started out slow and then started to thump along to end at a fast and furious finish. If you liked the first you will for sure enjoy this one as it gives you the same sense of hopelessness and having no power over these animals.

Might be some Spoilers 

-Of course there are kids in this, its like a JP movie rule I guess.

-Loved the nods all over the movie to the original JP. They are everywhere! Some in you're face and some in the background.

-It looks like a real park. If this was a real thing, that is what it would look like.

-The comedy relief guy in the control room was pretty funny. Loved the t-shirt joke.

-I hated the Claire character. I know we are suppose to not like her but she was so annoying, I just wished she wasn't there. Her haircut drove me nuts and shes on her cell phone 90% of the movie.

-Pratt was decent, I didn't feel like we really got to know his character. He was just there to solve the problems and was the only one that had any sense most the time.
-Lots of death in this one. The highest body count of any JP. I enjoyed that part as they wiped one person out after another. The only downside is I can't take my son to it.

-They made great use of  giant fish dinosaur.. thing.

-Some things were just ridiculous. Pratt riding along with Raptors. The Raptors pulling a Hollywood Hogan Heel turn and then going baby face back to the Yellow and Red Hulk Hogan. The Hoskins character in general was ridiculous, "This is happening with or without you!" Hey do you know any other man on planet Earth that can whisper to Raptors? I think you need him.

-Getting to see lots of cool park attractions.

-The kids wondering into the old park which was overgrown was great. That stuff excites me for whatever reason. Wish they could have been there longer.
-The last battle with the T-Rex and D-Rex was pretty awesome. The way D-Rex went was great too. Pure summer glee.

-Wished they would use a real Dino instead of this genetic freak D-Rex. Hell, use Spinosaurus again for all I care.

Jurassic World turned out a lot better then I thought it would be. It does have ridiculous parts but then again Dinos are alive in this world too. Go take a visit to the park, its the best one since the first.

I give it 7 long necks out of 10.









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-This movie is more about the new characters then Liono and his gang, which is bold considering the kids want the Lord of the Thundercats.

-They do a great job of packing in a ton of villains and other characters. It could be a mess but the pace is so fast and goes well within the story it works. They show everything 3rd Earth has to offer.

-Cheetara calls Lion-o "impetuous".. I'm sure the kiddos got that one.

-Lion-o looks like a smurf when Snowman finds him.

-They introduce a ton of new vehicles and toys here.

-Marketing was strong for a new toy line for the shelves.

-The Fistpounder was awesome toy. Loved it. Huge too.

-Cliff Hanger freeze frames. Must have been for the VHS release.
-Story telling is never a problem for Thundercats. Same with it here. We get more back story which dives us deeper into the universe that is Thundercats.

-I would love to know the official count on how many times Lion-o lost the Sword of Omens in the shows history.

-Action is non stop. The story telling still finds a way to be amazing.

-Thundertank vs Fistpounder!

-Lynx-o is very Jaga or Yoda. Like his blind angle.

-Lion-o throwing Mum-Mutt like a baseball is hilarious. Only thing that could have topped it was if he punted him, then Mumm-ra freaks out on the mutants about losing his dog.

-"hair caught"... lol

-I like how they call them Thundera Country Men.

-Panthro must be one bad mammer jammer, lives through the Thundertank laying on him.

-The ending was sorta like Guardians of the Galaxy. Mumm-ra just couldn't handle the power.

-Great moment when Lion-O makes the three new comers Thundercats.

God I wish I could see this in HD. It will never happen but man... How awesome. There is lots of reds so the poor quality can takes it tole on the eyes. Pretty odd how they took the first 5 episodes of season two and just boxed it into a VHS and called it a Thundercats Movie. Its the closet thing we got to one so I'll take it. I do think its very good. Non -stop action with good story telling. Not to mention you get a ton of characters.

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Yay for leaks! Now Snyder is saying the one that will be shown Monday will have even more. I'm sure this was it but now that leak stole some thunder they feel like they need to show a bit more.
I'm pretty excited that we get a Batman movie that will borrow(I hope a lot from) some things from Frank Millers's the Dark Knight Returns which is my favorite comic..ever. What I am not excited about is that Snyder is charge of this thing. I just don't dig his style. To much CGI for my taste. I hope he proves me wrong. On to the random thoughts!

-To much Superman! gaaa!

-To much of that Zack Snyder shinny CGI or cloudy? Don't even know how to describe it.

-Nice nod to the Riddler

-Batman is holding a rifle when hes standing on the top of the tower(Yes DKR nod!)
-Batman's suit in the rain battle is like the suit from the final fight with Superman in DKRs!!

-Rain battle looks very Matrix Revolution. Do we need the dramatic rain? Neo vs Smith...

-Like the voice and lines. Nothing came off as cheese imo.

-Not enough Batman shots. That is what we want though. No one is seeing this for Superman... Ok not really true.

-Batmoblie!

I wouldn't call this a home run trailer that gets everyone going crazy(like the Star Wars one). It was a bit slow and dark which is fine but just did't have a lot of punch to it. I feel like this Batman movie will have some great moments but Zack Snyder's CGI hand will cheapen the feel of the film and it will just be ok. I'm still pumped for it but my expectations aren't sky high. I know what Zack Snyder brings and its always "meh".

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Just finished up MOTU. Man what a trip and what a flop after the people behind this movie was promising it would be the star wars of the 80s.... Yup that didn't happen. Like I've mentioned before I enjoyed this Heman more then the cartoon version which I don't find to be that great. I am sure I wouldn't care for this movie if I didn't watch it so much as a kid because it has a ton of flaws but just find it fun to watch now. Watched it at work with some 10 year olds and they enjoyed it so it stands the test of time a bit.

-Let me get this out of the way first. This movie feels like a sequel to a movie that was never made. The first scene they drop you right into the action. Grayscull is now Skeletor's. Heman and his companions are out fighting for their lives. Why is the sorceress in a flashing beam? WHAT THE HELL DID WE MISS?!? We get zero origin on the events of what is going on in this world or who these people are and how they got there. Then you are thrown to earth where the movie is really about the two teens(boring). So to me this feels like we are picking up from the action of a prior movie... But we aren't. Odd. How kick ass would it have been if we had the first movie about the origin of Heman and how he came to be and in the end Skeletor takes over Grayskull leaving you hanging. Should have hired 5 year old me.

-Dolph is a good looking Heman but I don't know if he is a good Heman. To me he just seems like another side character. He has more of a role then Teela and Man at Arms but to me the movie isn't much about him.

-The scene with Heman listening to Skeletor's message to Eternia is pretty kick ass image.

-What is with this power that Skeletor is trying to get from the great eye? They just don't take the time to expand on any of this. Instead we are wasting time with the teens story at Robbie's Ribs.
-And why did this great power leave Skeletor when Heman broke his weapon? One moment you are shooting gold beams out of you're eyes at people and boom power gone. Couldn't tell you why.

-Bunch of odd characters that are not from the cartoon. Only cool one was Blade to me. The rest were forgettable.

-Frank Langella saves anything there is left to save in this movie. He kicks ass as Skeletor. He might be the only reason to watch this movie. He is scary, dark and merciless.
-No really.. Skeletor kick ass in this movie.

-I love the march anthem for Skeletor. I mean it isn't Darth Vader's but its pretty good.

-Gwildor adds some comic relief. Not much but the kids laughed at his car he outfits with some sort of Batmobile engine.

-How did he have time to outfit a Caddy with a Batmobile engine? I will never know.

-Special effects aren't bad for the time.

-Love the huge hover crafts Skeletor and his army march into earth on.

-Speaking of that march, where are the people in this city? The streets are empty. There are like no extras in this movie. Its like Batman 89.
- Skeletor's guards look like Darth Vader. Like these didn't even try.

-Heman steals their guns to much. To many laser shoot outs and not enough sword fighting.

-I want the cosmic key prop. It would look great by the family photos.

-Heman has zero fun in this movie. Again that just might be Dolph.

-Sword battle is little odd. Gets dark, no one else around. To short. Wish it was longer.

-The tone of the movie is pretty dark.

-When they show the wound on Cox's leg I always would close my eyes. It still grosses me out today.

-Light saber wip is cool.

-So now the key can travel back in time? If so when Julie is sent back... By Back to the Future rules there should be two Julies and two Kevins... Deal with that Gwildor.

-Good Journey
I still enjoy watching this movie. Its the Heman I have always enjoyed since I just think the cartoon can't hold a candle to Thundercats. Is it good? No, do I have fun watching it? Yes. If it was done a bit better with more of a Origin story and not on a budget(17 Mil) that kept everything on earth it would have been better. Leave the humans out and don't start the movie...in the middle of the story and we might be talking about a 80s classic.

Found two great Interviews with the actors of Man at Arms and Karg! (there is a blog for everything I swear)
Also a very good Interview with the Director who gives some great insight with all the challenges of making this film.


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Just watched Pee-Wees Big Top(Dyslexic mistake found while proofing..keeping it) on Netflix. Loved it as a kid, thought it was up there with Big Adventure. After watching it as a adult I can say in fact its no where close to Big Adventure and its sorta creepy. The fact that Reuben wrote and produced this thing makes it even creepier. The movie was a total bust. It cost 20 million to make and only brought in 15 million.

-The first 15 mins is very classic Pee-Wee. Making the animals pancake. All the farm animals eating breakfast at the table. Riding a tractor for like 10 seconds while singing Pee-Wee had a farm.

-Creepy part 1. Lunch with Winnie! Well its going pretty funny(egg salad on the face). He then does the hair combing thing along with jumping on top of Whinne where she has to push him stating the "Children.. THE CHILDREN!". I know Pee-wee has been know to slide in adult jokes in his tv show and what not but this isn't even trying to hide anything. Its screams I JUST WANT SOME!

-Towns People are pretty funny. Loved the cheese sandwich part. I in fact started to eat them because of this movie. I'M STARVING! PLEASE!
-I enjoy Vance the Pig. Again very Pee-Wee.

-Had no idea Benicio del Toro was Duke the dog face,

-Creepy part 2. The kissing scene with Gina goes on forever, Like it turns into a softcore film it goes so long. The setting is just odd too. Goes from a farm setting to a jungle with a water fall. You know Reuben wrote this in. A make out scene that lasts 1:35 mins(yes I timed it). It feels so awkward. I bet the theater experience with it was just terrible. I mean all these parents and kids sitting through a softi. Had no reason to be in there and pretty uncalled for.

-Biffed line by Mace. They didn't even bother to try another take. "That's right Showball.. Snowball".

-Piccolapupula brothers sharing Winne? Also pretty odd. They hint at some sort of odd wife sharing thing. Gross.
-Classic Pee-Wee when he shrinks everyone into children.

-Creepy part 3 when Gina and him have sex and by have sex they show women mud wrestling and explosions. Why does Pee-Wee need to have sex in a movie about a farm that is aimed at kids??!?!?! What were they thinking??!?

-More mistakes: They slow down the film when Vance is singing during the circus show. Like they didn't get enough of a shot to fill his lines or something.

This is just an odd movie with Reubon writing in long kissing scenes to creep out parents and confuse kids. Why does Pee-Wee need to do all this grown up stuff like cheating on girl friends? Just stick to talking to pigs,growing large tomatoes and walking on tight ropes with cows. This is his worst stuff without a doubt. Stick to the playhouse and Big Adventure.

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