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Whilst I do like Karl Urban's performance in "The Boys", I'm rather sceptical about casting him as Johnny Cage for the Mortal Kombat live action sequel.

At this rate, I'd take Kevin Feige's vision and direction over Sony's any day and anytime.

Bandai Namco already striking copyrights down on a number of Youtube videos for leaking out Tekken 8's story mode.

Sometimes I do wish Bandai Namco would have put in more support for the SoulCalibur franchise.

Happy 25th anniversary to Super Smash Bros. 64. It was one of my most anticipated games for the Nintendo 64 back in the day.

Now, when are Nintendo going to put this game up for the Nintendo Switch Online?

I do have a lot of expectations for Benson and Moorhead considering that they did a brilliant job for direction of the second season of Loki. Hopefully they can keep their momentum going for the upcoming Daredevil: Born Again series.

Let's imagine if another Tekken character joins in for the next Smash game, who would you want it to be?

It is not often that I had to go on a rant about something but to reiterate someone's response to my comment on Youtube:

"u talked about results in ur post to support ur arguments, which shows that u don't really understand football at all. Results do not matter."

I just feel that this part of the comment is completely wrong. Yes, I did mentioned the importance of results as part of my arguments as I believe that any other sports team in whatever discipline will know that results do matter to them as this will give them answers on what should be focused and improved upon as their next target.

But to say that I don't understand football at all is beyond laughable to me. I've been following the sport ever since I've been a long time Manchester United supporter. I've seen them play at their best and I've seen them play at their worst. This is why I used results to support my argument from above, because all clubs and managers will want to analyse their strengths and weaknesses upon the performances in order to achieve better results.

Watched the new Gladiators show on the BBC and the moment the OG theme song played, it really brings back the memories when 90's UK gameshows used to be so popular back in the day.

I really do hope the likes of Diddy Kong Racing, Bomberman 64, Goemon 64 and Banjo-Tooie will come on the Nintendo Switch Online for the Nintendo 64 category at some point.

Watched all of the episodes of Echo on Disney+. Overall, I'd say the series is decently good in which I am eager to see whether Wilson Fisk will end up running for the mayor role.

Watched the first 6 episodes of Netflix's "Beef" which is really good especially with Steven Yeun and Ali Wong's performances in which I understand why they won best supporting actor and actress during the Golden Globes awards.

I think bringing in Jake Schrier and Lee Sung Jin (director and writer of "Beef") are decent choices to direct and write the upcoming Marvel Studios' "Thunderbolts" film. It is a shame that Steven Yeun who was originally casted as Sentry/Robert Reynolds had to pull out of the role due to scheduling conflicts and he would had been good in the role.

Watching some old children's gameshows back in the day on Youtube and there were two questions that were asked had me baffled to the answers at the time:

1. The Sheriff of Nottingham was the enemy of which legendary outlaw? He answered "Zorro."

2. Nigeria, Morocco and Zimbabwe are countries on which continent? She answered "Antarctica."

Me at the time: "What!?!"

Back in my days when CBBC and CITV (British TV) were at its prime, there was a cartoon that I used to watch and yes there was a parody superhero called "Bananaman."

Also, the theme song is such a banger too!

2024 has finally arrived here in the UK!

With the new year just on the horizon:


Wishing everyone on Smashboards, a Happy New Year and may 2024 bring you lots of happiness, prosperity and good health!

As 2023 almost draws to a close within a few days, here are my best and worst films of this year:

Best movie of 2023: Barbie
Best animated movie of 2023: Between the Super Mario Bros. the Movie and the Elementals.
Disappointing movie of 2023: The Flash

Best TV show/series of 2023: Loki (Season 2)
Worst TV show/series of 2023: The Idol (HBO)

E3 had so many moments, but then again there were many bad moments just like these:


Will be interesting to see what will be in store for the video game industry next year, but it is going to be strange that E3 is no longer happening.

Wishing everyone on Smashboards, a very Merry Christmas!

Since SEGA revealed a number of titles that they are revisiting and achieving a reboot/revival, if Capcom decides to do a similar path to SEGA, here are some titles that I predict could see potentially getting a reboot/revival:

1. Darkstalkers
2. Dead Rising
3. Dino Crisis
4. Breath of Fire
5. Final Fight
6. Onimusha
7. Okami
8. Power Stone

Still glad to see SEGA giving some of their forgotten franchises a reboot with the likes of Crazy Taxi, Golden Axe, Jet Set Radio etc.

Think this maybe something Capcom could possibly take notes and look to see which franchises needs a reboot.

Maybe they should rename Jonathan Majors' character from "He who remains" to "He who no longer remains."

Other than that what I will say about the Jonathan Majors case is that he was someone who was about to head into stardom, only to see it vanish after being given the guilty verdict.

It certainly had been a long time since I last watched Chicken Run back when I was in my teens and whilst Dawn of the Nugget doesn't quite match up with its predecessor, it is still a fun and entertaining film to watch.

Very sad to hear that E3 is no longer happening. But for an event that ran more than two decades, there certainly a load of good, bad and special moments within the video gaming industry.

But then again, I guess a lot of aspects made an impact whether the times have changed where direct and digital presentations exist and events like E3 are no longer needed as the main spotlight.

Just managed to finish watching "The Marvels" and whilst the film does have certain issues in terms of its pacing, parts of the story and its villain could had been better, it does have some great moments especially from Kamala Khan which was carried out by a charismatic performance by Iman Vellani.

Overall Rating: 7/10

Having already watched the first two Maze Runner films directed by Wes Ball who is going to direct the upcoming Legend of Zelda live action film in which I can see what elements could be taken in terms of direction and tone.

Whilst I'm still not overly optimistic about having Avi Arad on board as producer, I do hope Nintendo can perhaps find someone who can write a decent script and plot.

After watching the Season 2 finale of Loki, I can understand why he carried out by the performances of Tom Hiddleston are the gems of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The Coyote Vs Acme film apparently had a positive test screening and already completed before it got shelved for tax write offs in a similar fashion to what happened last year with Batgirl and the Scoob sequel.

This feels like another wasted opportunity that really makes me question WB and David Zaslav's decisions further.

To be fair, I'm having mixed feelings about having Avi Arad on producing the Legend of Zelda live action film.

Whilst he did produced cartoon tv shows back in the 90s from Spider-Man: the Animated Series to the Fantastic Four (which I had watched as part of my childhood), his filmography is not quite as impressive in which he had a number of films that had poor reception from Daredevil, Elektra, the Nicholas Cage Ghost Rider films, Ghost in the Shell and Morbius.

Question for everyone, in your opinion which is the better video game film adaptation between the Super Mario Bros. the Movie or Five Nights at Freddys and why?

I will give "Five Nights at Freddy's" film another watch to see if my opinion has changed or still remained the same.

RIP Matthew Perry.

I've been seeing a load of debates and arguments between critic and audience film reviews as usual.

Thing is both critics and audiences do not share the same mindset on what they look for within film reviews. One goes in to the specifics to qualities of the film whilst the other tends to look more on to the entertainment value.

I am aware that the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike which meant that actors are not allowed to promote their films as one of the reasons to why the pre-sales for the Marvels hasn't been quite stellar, but it also comes down to a couple of past films and shows that didn't quite match the quality standard that Marvel Studios usually delivered. Hence why a lot of films and shows adapted under former Disney CEO Bob Chapek had suffered.

The Marvels will really need to depend on the word of mouth as well as reviews in which I do hope it does get the right reception it needs and perhaps it could end up doing an Elementals run?

But whatever remains of other projects left during the Chapek-era, hopefully all studio divisions within Disney including Marvel Studios can pull themselves back on track (after Chapek's departure.)

I've recently purchased a book called "The Reign of Marvel Studios" by Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales and Gavin Edwards and it is a really interesting read which covers the history behind Marvel Studios from the beginnings to its current phase. (Overall, I would recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of the MCU)

There are some interesting tidbits from a podcast in which one of the authors Joanna Robinson took part:

black panther and widow movies were'nt done earlier in the MCU because Ike and the creative team didn't think they'd "push plastic", feige wanted widow and black panther from the beginning.

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Its probably a good thing that Perlmutter is no longer with Marvel. I do also recall that he was the one who pushed for the "Inhumans" to act as the replacements for the X-Men (during a time when Marvel Studios did not acquire the rights to.)

chapek turned on the "content taps" right on his way out the door, hes the one who pushed all these movies and tv shows. and this caused problems because feige then wasnt able to give notes on all of the projects like he did in the past and thats a big reason why current MCU isn't working. Feige isn't replaceable and they've been trying to "replace" him because they had to due to the amount of content being greenlit.

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Chapek made so many inconsistent decisions and mistakes that had impacted the quality of all studios within Disney that include Marvel Studios.

Chapek isn't exactly someone who is on the quality aspect as he is someone who is more on the quantity side in which he shifted the control to marketing over the creatives which is what I believe to be the source and reason to why a number of Disney projects had a mixed bag.

But now with Chapek no longer being CEO and with the power and control handed back to the creatives, hopefully there will be a shift in momentum where all studios (including Marvel Studios) to provide the quality aspect that had been missing throughout Chapek's reign.

I'll probably discuss my thoughts and concerns are for Marvel Studios' upcoming "The Marvels" box office pre-sales in my next post.

Decided to watch the Super Mario Bros. the Movie for a second time and whilst I still enjoy it as someone who is familiar with the Super Mario franchise since my childhood, I still feel that parts of the pacing and story could had been a little bit better.

Whilst I do predict that a sequel is highly likely to happen and if it does happen I do think that they do need to perhaps look in to bringing a good writer who can elevate the plot and add further depth and development within the characters.

What could had been.

For those who do not know, Dr. Octopus and Frank West were both planned to be in Marvel Vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds and were eventually scrapped with West eventually making the cut for Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3.

It was stated that Dr. Octopus did not make the cut due to having specific issues with his move set that caused glitches that led him to be scrapped. Even former MvC 3 producer Ryota Niitsuma stated that they even had a character portrait and character theme in the works for him.

More recently, modders found remnants of CSS portraits for both Frank West and Dr. Octopus within the Xbox 360 version that proved he was in the works.

It is a shame that Dr. Octopus did not make the cut for Marvel Vs Capcom 3, but I do hope that he will eventually be a playable character within a future Marvel Vs Capcom game.

Source: Xeno's Twitter

Just finished watching the live action tv series adaption of One Piece on Netflix and I'm really surprised at how well it mostly stayed respectful and faithful to Eiichiro Oda's manga and anime franchise.

But overall despite several notable changes such as giving Koby and Buggy more screentime, the entire episodes (whilst it had some flaws) but it was still enjoyable to watch for anyone who is a fan of One Piece.

In addition, the performances of its cast were also well done. From the likes of Mackenryu, Taz Skyler, Jeff Ward, Aiden Scott, Morgan Davies and espeically to Inaki Godoy who really knows how to bring the character Monkey D. Luffy to life.

Just finished watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.