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Unfrosted (2024)
You'll Get a Rise Out of It
1960s America was rocked by one definable moment. A moment that could of torn the country apart, a moment where humanity came together to defy the odds of mother nature, the monumental moment known as the dawn of pop-tarts.
Jerry Seinfeld sets out to make the milkman's boots quiver in one thrilling, and fulfilling, manic pastry panic. Where kids scour the dumpsters for the next big breakfast breakthrough, Walter Cronkite reads putty, all while the Kennedy assassination may or may not be tied to this.
The jokes may be too silly and/or easy for some. And there's a few good jokes that don't really go anywhere. Just as the milkmen mafia stuff really starts to get going, it stops. The mascots saga fizzles just as quickly as it begins. The ending itself feels a little lackluster. It's as if the Netflix executives finally fount out what Seinfeld was up to when they were nearly done. Hopes of an Oscar-bating product movie, they walk in, see cereal mascots staging a coup.
It's not as great as I was hoping, but it's not as terrible as I was expecting. I like the pacing of it, none of the jokes drag or feel forced. Well, the hints of the German guy possibly having a nazi past veers a little into groin-inducing, but it's not too prevalent. Seinfeld isn't a great actor, but he's good enough for sitcoms or farces like this.
While it is a movie about pop-tarts, biggest complaint is lack of tension. Yes, i'm a man who likes his pop-tarts and his tension. One moment they tell us how challenging it would be to make it, next moment they make it. This is where the unfulfilled side stories involving the mascots or milkmen could of thrown a few left turns for us, instead of being mild distractions that offers decent jokes rather than adding the necessary frosting to this 90 minute unfrosted movie.
(Side note: I liked his sitcom, but not much else since then. I watched this for the movie, not for the man behind it)
Awesome Video Games (2006)
Awesome Video Games is Awesome!
Hey dudes and dudettes, it's time for awesome review!
I'm reviewer, and today on awesome review we'll be reviewing the awesome internet webseries awesome videogames!
A series where two totally tubular teens traverse tech challenging triumphs in the form of awesome videogames!
Nefarious pillars are no match for the dynamic duo of Ace and Chet, two all-star videogame masters carving out a way wicked legacy of videogame supremacy, one NES game at a time!
Climbing the cornucopia of cartridges, we'll encounter gruesome goombas, deviant dragon walls, and even a phone call from the government himself! Oh no!
So plug in, play out in one mondo 8-bit blast, a webseries that is sure to last!
Welp, that does it for this awesome review, tune in next time for an awesome review!
Big Wolf on Campus (1999)
Pleasant enough
You might want to start with the second season. The new addition of Lori as a character adds a certain spark that the first season was missing.
Although, the first season is a little more focused on what little story and character there is. In the first season, we see Tommy coping with being a werewolf, trying to hide his werewolf identity, the town reacting to possible werewolf sightings, Merton looking for a cure and often getting guidance from reading about noted werewolf expert Fluglhoff. The writers don't mine much from this material, but it's still pretty interesting to play around with what little they give us.
The second season has more of a focus on Lori and her dynamic with the group. Fortunately she isn't like "Cousin Oliver" from "The Brady Bunch", the show doesn't force her on us, they handle her integration into the show very well. However, near the end of the second season, they kind of run out of ideas for her, and her character winds up being an after-thought in the third season.
"Missed opportunity" comes to mind when watching this show. They'll occasionally present a good idea or character, then they'll start shrugging.
While minor characters, Merton's little sis, Becky, and Tommy's big bro, Dean, add a little more to it, making it slightly more palatable. Merton can be such a dork, nice contrast to normal teenage Becky who may walk into his room while he's making out with no one. The guy who plays Dean is so incredibly charming. The role is pretty sad as throughout the entire series he's obese and always sitting in a chair watching tv. Looks like he could be around thirty. But the guy who plays Dean helps the viewer ignore any of that as he has such a presence and big brotherly vibes.
If you've got nothing better to do, cherry picking an episode here and there (possibly from second season) can be a little fun. Jock-turned-werewolf aided by enthusiastic and creative goth as they take on different types of horror, whether it be a creature or normal human with odd powers. Go on the imdb episode list and pick whichever episode sounds good to you. Third season I'd be more weary of. They are low on ideas and Merton seems more annoying than usual.