2015 New Years Eve Special - Top 10 worst things I've seen only in review

It’s New Years Eve once again

And rather than doing a top 10 most popular reviews (you can see what they are from the sidebar at any time) I thought I'd look at something different this year

You’ve seen the kind of movies I review. Most of the time it’s action movies, particularly in the super-hero genre, and that’s cemented with my love of comic books and action/platformer video games. But I know this is a shocker… I don’t have the time, or even the money to watch every movie/read every comic book and review that ever existed ever. Sometimes I have to base my opinion on how others have reviewed them. And these are the worst movies I’ve ever seen reviewed. 

To qualify for this list the movie/comic (there aren’t any games on this list because there aren’t a lot of game reviews I watch, sorry Angry Video Game Nerd) must at least be interesting in its title, so bullsh*t like Garbage Pail Kids, Baby Geniuses and Birdemic 2 are off the hook here.

#31 Dragonball Evolution

Oh sh*t

I’ve come across some terrible adaptations in my time and this is not the first time I’ve not had any involvement with the source material. So to clue me in, here’s what a friend of mine told me

People say that not only is this a bad movie, it’s worse than The Last Airbender. I’m not even sure that’s possible. But let’s find out anyway as we dig into Dragonball Evolution

Just to be clear, I’m approaching this from the perspective of someone who hasn’t seen the source material, and am judging it on its own merits. Movies generally have a wider audience than the material they’re adapting, so it should work as a movie on it’s own as well.

Netflix Retrospective: Jessica Jones episodes 4-6 review

Guilty Pleasures #24 - The Snow Queen

Today I’m talking about the Snow Queen

No, not that one

Not that either

How many of these things are there?! No, I’m talking about the BBC 2005 adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson’s tale. Why this one? Because I own it on DVD and literally for no other reason.

Also bear in mind, I tend to do review summaries as I watch them so I’m good with details, this is the first time in many years I’ve watched this film. So let’s dive in

Netflix Retrospective: Jessica Jones episodes 1-3 review

Sorry it's late, but I can promise it has nothing to do with drink, so let's dive into the first 3 episodes of Jessica Jones

Editorial: The Highs and Lows of Doctor Who series 9

Doctor Who completed it's 9th season and once again it's been a great season...ish, actually a stronger series than series 8. So, join me as we once again look at the top 5 highs and lows of Doctor Who series 9

#30 - Starship Apocalypse

Christmas is coming, the geese are getting… Oh forget it, this isn’t a Christmas review… The next relatively unknown film we’re looking at is Starship Apocalypse.

OK, between this, Antboy and Dragon Evolution (coming soon) I’m not having a great winter. OK, this is a sequel film to another one I’ve never heard of, Starship Rising. Honestly, I was going to look at it when I discovered this but this was so terrible, I couldn’t be bothered to sit through another one just like it. Besides, a sequel should be accessible to those who haven’t watched its predecessor(s)

I did another tweet fest for this one, the highlights of which are shown below

Yes, I’ve blackened out my name on these, sue me

This series is the product of writer/director Neil Johnson, who filmed the entire series in 2012 on his soundstage (and boy does it show, but I’ll get to that later) They were shot in 4k resolution which would be good but I only have an HD TV and I’m watching in SD resolution because I’m using a DVD player via AV cables so I can tell what stage through the movie I am. So let's take a look anyway

Star Wars Rebels Season 2 Episode 9 review - Legacy

Well, after that action masterpiece from the last episode we move to the mid-season finale of Star Wars Rebels, what will this episode deliver?

The Flash/Arrow Season 2/4 Episodes 8-9 - Legends of Today/Legends of Yesterday/Running to Stand Still/Dark Waters

We have another Flash Arrow crossover as the setup for Legends of Tomorrow continues, plus we have the mid-season finale of Arrow reviewed by the guy who's only watched 4/9 episodes, fun awaits.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 3 Episode 10 review - Maveth

We're at the mid-season finale, let's take a look at it

4 issue test #15 - Archie

Following me falling in love with Gotham Academy (which I still love btw, despite some schedule problems in recent weeks) I suppose it’s time to look at another non-superhero title. This time we look at Archie comics and their reboot stories. Archie is an interesting little guy, from stories of his day to life he’s crossed over with some really big names. He’s met the Ninja Turtles, the cast of Glee, and even the Punisher. But all of that’s been cast aside for the reboot, so we’re going to take a look.

2 things to get out of the way first. 1: I’m not doing reviews of the covers, there are 50 million different variants for each issue and I can’t be bothered with it. Second, for the main review, I’m going over the original content. At the end I’ll do a bit of riffing on the old Archie stories but content-wise they won’t factor into my overall results. So with that out of the way, lets take a look

Doctor Who Series 9 Finale Review - Hell Bent

We're here folks, the series finale of Doctor Who, I'll be doing another editorial on the best and worst things about this season soon but until then, here are my initial thoughts on Hell Bent

Star Wars Rebels Season 2 Episode 8 review - The Future of the Force

For the third week running, here's a Star Wars Rebels review as we finally get to see Ahsoka in action once again

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 3 episodes 8-9 review: Many Heads, One Tale/Closure

We rejoin Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as things escalate even further

Editorial - In defence of Arkham Knight's Season Pass

This is an on the fly piece, but since the next review is Agents of SHIELD, which I can't review till Thursday, he's a little piece on the DLC for Batman: Arkham Knight (my main review is here)