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Guest Post -James M's Superhero Movie Ranking

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Hey there folks, CrazyGamerHistorian1999 here and we will be ranking the superhero movies of awesomeness from top to bottom, the best of the best from awesome to super awesome! So here we go... 7. Fantastic Four (2005) -Epic 6. The Incredibles -Incredible 5. Hulk 2003 -Great 4. Incredibles 2 -Super fantastic 3. Fantastic Four Rise of the Silver Surfer -Ultra incredible 2. The Avengers (2012) -Mega Awesome 1. Captain America The First Avenger -Super awesome Do you agree with this list? James M signing off!

2019 Reading Wrap Up

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I finally put together my reading list. I lost track along the way and had to do a bit of hunting to put together my final list.  Tell us about your reading year? What was your goal this year and did you have a plan, and/or follow rabbit trails or wing it? I started out the year with a book buying ban in place, except for new releases preordered, and a    plan to read from my shelves.    I read 25 physical fiction books and 10 physical nonfiction books so managed to make a small dent.    I didn’t buy any new books until mid May I think and those were mainly ebooks. Stress about the completion of the house project got the better of me and I turned to revisiting old friends for three months or so and reread several series and afterwards, just sort of winged it.    I managed to complete 7 out of 10 of my original 10 x 10, failing completely with 1001 books, book chain and hubby picks because I forgot which books he gave me. Bad me. ...

2020 Reading Plans

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I'm going back to reading whatever I'm in the mood for on any particular day. I'm also going to Feed My Muse as much as possible in order get back to writing regularly.  My physical shelves reflect my various moods over the years which have segued from science fiction and fantasy to historical fiction to mystery and romances, which means I have a wide variety to which to choose.  I'm bound and determined to read from my teetering tbr stack, both physical and ebook wise. Although I'll make room for new releases from my favorite authors of course and books that arise from the various 52 Books optional challenges.  Since we are entering the year 2020, I going to play with several  categories and mix it up a bit and do a 20/20 challenge. I plan to read 10 books in two categories and either 4 books in 5 categories or visa versa. 10 x 2 plus 4 x 5 = 20/20 Yes, I realize for those who are mathematically minded, this doesn't compute, but reading is all ab...

Guest Post -James M's review of Star Wars The Mandalorian

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Salutations Star Wars fans and today we will be discussing the very first live-action Star Wars TV show The Mandalorian by Jon Faveru, which airs on Disney Plus. Let us begin! So what is Disney Plus first of all, its a streaming service where you can watch movies and TV shows straight from Disney, from movies that had theatrical releases to TV shows that have aired before on TV to shows made for the streaming service. As for the subject of today, what is The Mandalorian aside for the fact its a TV show? Allow me to explain and summarize... Set 3 years after the events of Return of the Jedi , following the end of the Galactic Civil War and set long before the events of The Force Awakens , The Mandalorian follows a Bounty Hunter who was adopted by a Mandalorian clan as he travels the galaxy in search for his next job. So far, as of this review, there have been 7 episodes and the show is reaching the tail end of its first season. In the first episode, after capturing a guy, th...

Guest Post -James M's Top 10 movies of the decade

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The end of 2019 is upon us and the 2010 decade is nearing its end. I thought it would be fun to look at all of the movies of the decade that were pretty good. 10. Toy Story 3 (2010) 9.  Iron Sky (2012) 8. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) 7. Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Parts 1 and 2 (2010/2011) 6. Ready Player One (2018) 5. Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) 4. Pixels (2015) 3. Despicable Me 2 (2013) 2. Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them (2016) _______________________________________________________ Honorable Mentions: Solo A Star Wars Story (2018) Terminator Genisys (2015) Adventures of Tintin (2011) Despicable Me (2010) Angry Birds Movie (2016) Men in Black 3 (2012) Godzilla (2014) Despicable Me 3 (2017) Godzilla 2 King of Monsters (2019) _______________________________________________________ 1. Wreck-It Ralph (2012) _______________________________________________________ MEGA HONORABLE...

Guest Post -James M's review of The Legend of Zelda 1980s cartoon

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The Legend of Zelda, Nintendo's most cherished video game franchise that has been going strong since 1986-1987. But we're not here to talk about any of the games or do a retrospective of it, yet. We're talking about the cartoon. Salutations, people, this is James M here and let us begin this one. "Hey, excuuuuuuuuuse me, Princess!" -Link By the late 1980s and early 1990s, with the success of video games, cartoons based on video games were pretty popular and, given the success of The Legend of Zelda, it was a matter of time before a cartoon happened and it did happen. So what is the Zelda cartoon all about? In the fantasy world of Hyrule, Link and Princess Zelda fight to protect the Triforce from the king of darkness Ganon himself. Ganon is still a major threat and the main villain, but he is a bit goofy. What do you expect? This is a family-friendly show and Zelda is partially meant to be family-friendly. The series ran for 13 episodes and one season bef...

Guest Post -James M's Review of Tangle and Whisper Issue 4

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Hey Sonic fans, your old friend here and today, we are taking a look at the final issue of the Tangle and Whisper miniseries after so much delay. So lets get going...! Miniseries Recap: So here's the story so far. Following the battle with Metal Sonic at the Floating Island in Year 1 of IDW Sonic, Tangle went back home to her village and was soon getting bored until she reunited with Whisper who was in the midst of chasing down Mimic, a rogue working for Eggman after betraying her old team The Diamond Cutters. Tangle volunteered to help Whisper and the girls went after him together, pursuing Mimic to an old Eggman base, things went south as Mimic nearly got them both destroyed by blowing up the base. Nonetheless, they survived and Mimic didn't notice. After things settled for a bit, Whisper told Tangle her backstory and laid out the plan to defeat the evil shapeshifter, leading up to this story... Summary: The issue kicks off with Tangle and Whisper assembling at the D...

Guest Post -James M's review of Godzilla Raids Again (1955)

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Hey, Godzilla fans, the time has come to look at the film that really got the ball rolling for the Godzilla franchise one year after the original's release, GODZILLA RAIDS AGAIN! With the success of Gojira, Toho began working on a sequel and it released within nearly a year of the first movie's release, this movie changed the Godzilla formula forever, for better or for worse. So why don't we go over the plot, eh? Plot: The story picks up just months after the events of the first movie with a pilot named Tsukioka out looking for fish in his plane when he has to go help his fellow pilot Kobayashi who crashed on a nearby island. The two pilots talk and laugh while camping out on the island until... "GRRRYYAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNGK!" That's right, Godzilla's back, but it's not the same Godzilla from the first movie as this one is a creature that is obviously of a different member of Godzilla's family. Doc Yamane's warning from the end of t...

Guest Post -James M's review of Sonic Retold

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Salutations people and today we're looking at another fan-made continuation of the pre-reboot Archie Sonic timeline known as... SONIC RETOLD! Given that I review fanmade stuff sometimes, you think I would ignore this after I reviewed Archie Sonic Online a little bit. No way, Jose. I'm reviewing this. Why? I read it all, all of the first couple chapters. Anyways, let's get on with it. As you may already know, after a legal battle between Archie and a former writer that had been going on for a few years, the Archie Sonic comics rebooted and 20 years of incredible and maybe not so incredible stories were trashed in favor of a new timeline that was in line with the games. However, a ton of people were not too happy and a handful have taken it upon themselves to give the old pre-reboot continuity of Archie Sonic a proper continuation and send off. The folks at Archie Sonic Online have been doing a fine job, but there is one group in particular that has been doing a fanmade ...

Guest Post -James M's review of Incredibles 2 (2018)

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Hey there people, today we're taking a look at the movie people waited 14 years for, the long-awaited, super epic... INCREDIBLES 2! Released June 15, 2018, Incredibles 2 was a big success among fans of the first movie and is well regarded as an all-time favorite in the eyes of some. This also comes at a time when Superhero movies are still popular and the Superhero Craze is still going in as the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the DC Extended Universe have achieved massive popularity. So whats the plot of the movie? Summary/Plot: The movie picks up right where the events of the first movie left off... with The Incredibles dealing with The Underminer, who burst up from the ground and wants to wreak havoc. "BEHOLD THE UNDERMINER!" He shouts, "I AM BENEATH YOU AND NOTHING IS BENEATH ME! SOON ALL WILL BOW BEFORE ME!" Sorry, I shortened his speech, but still, I already did it in my review of the first movie. Bob, Helen and the kids all suit up like in the fi...