Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: S1 – Ep 9: ‘Battle of the Humungonauts’ (2010) – #TV #Episode #Review

A show that takes some time to begin to enjoy! 

Ok, so I have to say that the first season of TV shows, for whatever reason seem to some times be pretty bad... An examples of this (albeit not a great one,) is, 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer'.

You see, Buffy The Vampire Slayer season 1 was a great season, but almost every season after that, (til season 6,) was so much better! The reason being is that they were trying to find their way... (And they did a great job with this!)

Now the reason that I mention this is because one of the TV shows that I am beginning to realize had the same problem the Buffy season 1 had is, 'Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated'... And season 1, episode 9: 'Battle Of the Humungonauts' (2010) was a great example of this!

This is just one of the monsters that the Scooby gang is going after! 

Written by: Roger Eschbacher (The Super Maro Bros. Super Show!) & Directed by: Victor Cook (21 Grams). Starring: Frank Welker (Aladdin), Mindy Cohn (Sex & Death 101), Grey Delisle/Griffin (Batman: Arkham City), Matthew Lillard (Scream) & Fred Tatasciore (Marvel's Avengers Assemble).  

Well it looks like the paranormal is back in Crystal Cove again, this time in the form of some sort of Alien!

That's right, you see, at a concert a giant alien gorilla looking thing appears at the concert and just absolutely destroys things!

A party crasher,,,

This time though it might be more then the Mystery Incorporated team can handle!

What I mean by this is that there appears to be another one of these super alien monsters that is terrorizing the small town! But is it really an Alien? Or is it something more? With Mr. E helping the team, one can never know!

Now of course the idiotic desire of the town's leaders to have these creatures runs rampant in the city is still there... But it wasn't as bad... The truth is, is the best thing about this particular episode is it did a great job in finally bringing Scooby and the gang back to the greatness they had in the past!

So if you haven't seen this episode yet, then check it out, you might be glad you did!

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Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season 1 - Episode 7: 'In Fear Of ThePhantom' (2010) - TV Episode Review

Official Score = 3 Devils

I know that it has been awhile for a review for an episode of, 'Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated'... The truth is, is that most of the episodes that have come up till recently have kind of really sucked!

I mean the criss-cross between the 60s and the modern times was just plain weird... Fred's creepy obsession with traps, and his desire to be more a part of the, 'guys' as opposed to being with Daphne was odd (I know it is a kid's show, but it does touch upon, 'dating' and, 'love' and the like... And the last thing that has sort of been killing the show is the fact that all the officials in the town seemed to prefer to have the criminals running around committing crimes as opposed to being imprisoned (so that they can meet their bottom line!)

The fact that they got rid of most of this is just part of the reason why season 1 - episode 7: 'In Fear Of The Phantom' was such a surprise!

Daphne (Grey DeLisle) will go undercover as a singer for a famous rock band in this episode of, 'Scooby-Do! Mystery Incorporated.'

Starring: Frank Welker (The Real Ghostbusters), Mindy Cohn (Sex And Death 101), Grey DeLisle (Ultimate Avengers), Matthew Lillard (The Bridge), Fred Tatasciore (Iron Man And Captain America: Heroes United), Patrick Warburton (Ted) & Gary Cole (The Town That Dreaded Sundown).

"Listen, Hex Girls, carefully. You are bound for misery! This will be your final show. Or you will suffer endless woe! So saith the Phantom."
— Phantom to the Hex Girls ' (Quote from: Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, Season 1 - Episode 7: 'In Fear Of The Phantom')

This episode tells the story of the, 'Hex Girls', an all-girl heavy metal band that is real popular with teens (including the Scooby gang)... But when the Scooby Gang manage to get tickets, the show turns disastrous, when a party crasher decides to crash the party and destroy the fun for everyone!

This guys devotion to this band is killer! 

You see, his name is, 'The Phantom', and if the Scooby Gang can't stop him, then he might get his wish of, 't

aking out' the band for good!

In the end, like I said, most of what I mentioned above was gone... As a matter of fact, the only really annoying part to this episode is the Mayor and the Sheriff... But other then that, this episode was so good, I would have to say that even the music in this episode was a lot of fun!

So check it out... This is an episode that may take you by surprise, in a good way!

Iron Man And Captain America: Heroes United (2014) - Movie Review

Official Score = 1 1/2 Devils 

At this point, who hasn't heard of, 'The Avengers'... I mean, 'Iron Man', 'Captain America', 'Hulk', 'Thor' and the rest at this point seem to be the hot ticket in movies these days! And the actors and actresses that play  them have become some of the most famous actors and actresses on the planet! But there is one side to the world of, 'The Avengers', that generally tends to be over looked, but is a shame that it is... That being the animated side!

The truth is, is I could give you a lot of great reasons why the animated version is so great... The reason why they are so great is the fact that how it is all put together, the voice over work, as well as the technical side in bringing the characters to life, as well as the story line is in my opinion is pretty close to being as good as the live action movies (that is if you are like me and are a fan of animation...)

The problem is, is that where as most of these types of animated movies are generally pretty fun... Iron Man And Captain America: Heroes United (2014)... Sadly is not one oft he better of the series...

Definitely not one of the better of the series...

Starring: Adrian Pasdar (Heroes), Roger Craig Smith (Sonic Boom), Fred Tatasciore (Ultimate Spider-Man), David Kaye (X-Men: Evolution), Clancy Brown (Highlander) & Liam O'Brien (Star Wars Rebels).

Now the truth is, is this story is pretty fun... You see in this story, Hydra leader, 'Red Skull' (Liam O'Brien) has hatched a plan along with his Hydra henchmen and, 'Task Master' (Clancy Brown) to kidnap Captain America (Roger Craig Smith) and to steal technology from Iron Man/Tony Stark (Adrian Pasdar), in an effort to build a race of super soldiers that are only loyal to Red Skull!

Captain America & Iron Man in an adventure all their own!

But after Captain America is kidnapped, it will be up to Iron Man (with some help from the, 'Hulk' (Fred Tatasciore)), to not just rescue Captain America, but to get the three of them working to stop Hydra and the Red Skull as well as Task Master before the bad guys can take over the world!

No... The story is not the problem... Is it the talent? No of course not!

You see just about everyone in this movie has been doing these roles for years, and brought the same level of brilliance to this movie that they have brought to the, 'Avengers' cartoons that they have been playing for years!

No what it is... It is the animation... I don't know why they decided to change the animation for the, 'Heroes United' series, but it sucks and is horribly distracting!

In the end though, if you can get past the bad animation... Well this movie is pretty well worth it then... Other wise, this movie may not be for you!

Lego Marvel Superheroes: Maximum Overload (2013) - Movie Review

[caption id="attachment_330" align="alignright" width="220"] Official Score = 2 1/2 Devils[/caption]

You know there has been a growing fascination with these still life LEGO movies, and with the recent big screen animated Lego movie, it doesn't look like it is going to change... Well I am going to have to say that, that is a good thing!

You see, besides the fact that I do enjoy a good animated movie or cartoon, I recently watched a big budget short film that was based in the world of LEGOs, but had all of Marvel's most currently celebrated comic book heroes, and I have to say that I was impressed!

The reason that I liked it, is because honestly it was pretty brilliantly animated, and the use of the world of LEGOs just made the short completely hilarious... That movie being: LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload (2013)!

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="320"] Marvel in LEGO form![/caption]

Written by: Matt Wayne (The Super Hero Squad Show) & Directed by: Greg Richardson (Max Steel Vs. The Mutant Menace). Starring: Troy Baker (The Last Of Us), Drake Bell (Ultimate Spider-Man), Fred Tatasciore (9), Dee Bradley Baker (American Dad), Steve Blum (Cowboy Beebop: The Movie), Greg Cipes (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Chi McBride (The Terminal), Barry Dennen (Jesus Christ Superstar), Robin Atkins Downes (Prometheus), Bumper Robinson (Enemy Mine), Laura Bailey (Mr. Brooks), Grey DeLisle (The Replacements) & Tom Kenney (Spongebob Squarepants).

This short tells the story of how all sorts of super villains all over the world have been growing super powerful when a snowball is thrown at them... With the worlds most powerful supervillains becoming even more powerful, heroes like, 'The Avengers', 'S.H.I.E.L.D.' and even Wolverine & Spider-Man have their hands full stemming the tide!

You see Thor's brother, 'Loki' (Troy Baker), has hatched a fiendish plot... Mostly due to boredom, to keep, 'Midgard' (Earth) and it's heroes busy, while he attempts to take down Odin and take the throne of Asgard...

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="483"] LEGO Thor and Spider-Man are just two of the mighty heroes that are going to have to stop Loki and his devious plot![/caption]

It will be up to these LEGO heroes to stop Loki, before he can become the most powerful being in the 9 Realms!

In the end, this short maybe just that, but it is a fun one, and if you get a chance, you should check it out, I think you might like it!

http://youtu.be/lHsdttD9j1Y

Ultimate Avengers (2006) - Movie Review

[caption id="attachment_330" align="alignright" width="220"] Official Score = 2 1/2 Devils[/caption]

Marvel has been hitting it big in the new millenium, what with having released movies that for the most part almost all of them were summber block busters! Such movies as the X-Men series, the Spider-Man series,the Iron Man series, and now with the success of the big screen box office smash hit, The Avengers (2012)! And speaking of the Avengers, before the recently released movie came out... As a matter of fact, before most of the sub-series for the characters from this team was released, there was great animated movie series version of, 'The Avengers', (which I also belive may have eventual spawned a cartoon series on TV) called, Ultimate Avengers (2006)! Written by: Greg Johnston (Planet Hulk) and Directed by: Curt Geda (Batman: The Mystery Of The Batwoman), Steven E. Gordon (Terminator: Salvation) & Bob Richardson (Daredevil Vs. Spider Man). Starring: Justin Gross (Ninja Gaiden), Grey DeLisle (Bolt), Michael Massee (Millenium), Oliviia d'Abo (Point Of No Return), Marc Worden (Sky Blue), Nolan North (TMNT), Andre Ware (The Cost Of Heaven), David Boat (The Super Hero Squad Show) and Fred Tatasciore (Team America: World Police).

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="290"] Captain America & Black Widow as they are trying to recruit Iron Man for the, 'Avengers'![/caption]

The first thing that I thought that I should mention that I thought that you guys would find pretty interesting is the fact that this Avengers Team is very different then the one that you saw in the live action movie! What I mean by that is that in the live action movie that came out just a few months ago, that, 'Avengers' team consisted of, Iron Man, Captain America, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, and the members of S.h.i.e.l.d. that they work with... In the, 'Ultimate Avengers', the team consists of Captain America (Gross), The Wasp (DeLisle), Bruce Banner (Not the Hulk, and he is voiced by Michael Massee), Black Widow (d'Abo), Iron Man (Worden), Giant Man (North) as well as the S.H.I.E.L.D. Crew that work with them! As for the story, this movie (which I was really quite impressed with the animation for), tells the story of how near the end of World War 2, Captain America and his United States Soldier, are about to win the war when Nazi Germany gets some help by an Alien race that has given the Nazis the technology for the Atom Bomb! Now of course this can't work for Captain America, and takes out the nuclear weapon while it is in mid air, the only problem is that after he takes out the bomb, and with the U.S. Millitary giving him up as being killed in action, Captain America falls in the the Atlantic and freezes in to a glacier (where he is able to stay alive by being kept in suspended animation! 60 years later, the U.S. Government and the people who work at S.H.I.E.L.D. are fighting a super secret war against the Aliens that have stayed on Earth... When they find Captain America and thaw him out, General Nick Fury (Ware), is ordered to iniiate the, 'Avengers' program and bring together the above mentioned heros to fight against the alien invasion and stop this secret war before it comes out in the opening!

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="448"] Nick Fury, Black Widow & Captain America as they are prepping to kick some major ass![/caption]

Now like I mentioned above, the animation in this movie really was cool, the reason for that is the fact that I always enjoy watching the comic book characters (literally) come to life in the style that they were drawn in the comic books... (With the exception of Thor, and to a degree Iron Man... But still the animation was great!) Also I have to admit that story was a lot of fun! The last thing that I thought that I would mention is that this movie would in the end produce a sequel, as well as I believe a really awesome cartoon series!

http://youtu.be/R_Tgw6f61Vg