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    I remembered a time when people were sceptical about the Smash 3DS ESRB leak until it was proven legitimate once the likes of Shulk and Baby Bowser were officially unveiled.

    I'm already seeing that same pattern that happened for Street Fighter 6 (when the entire concept art for all the characters were leaked), Mortal Kombat 1 (when Amazon Italy leaked the entire season one pass that consist of Omni Man, Peacemaker, Takeda, Ermac and Homelander) and recently with Tekken 8 (when a screenshot leak of the character select plus the details of Azucena's character were legitimate.)
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    Further brief thoughts on films that I have recently watched:
    • Indiana Jones: Dial of Destiny: Overall, whilst I do feel that there were some areas that could had been better, I still enjoyed watching the entire film that perfectly provided a satisfying conclusion to Harrison Ford's iconic heroic adventurer.
    • Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken: Even though Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken does have an interesting concept, however its plot fell rather generic and not well executed in which it almost felt like a mash-up of Luca, Turning Red and The Elementals. Not Dreamworks Studios' best unfortunately.
    • Barbie: My sister wanted to watch Barbie in which I decided to join in. Anyways, Greta Gerwig's direction worked really well that provided a fun and humorous plot courtesy of its cast performances especially from Margot Robbie (which I felt was her best performance so far) and Ryan Gosling who was hilarious as Ken. Oh yes, there was also a small Zack Snyder Justice League joke inserted in the film too.
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    Hollywood studios need to learn that going AI is not the way to move forward and it will only do more harm than good especially for writers and actors involved who also require a fair and decent pay as they are part of the key players within the industry.

    I do hope that there will eventually be a compromise with all parties (especially for the writers and actors as they deserve better terms and conditions) involved to achieve something that is reasonable, respectful, meaningful and to ensure that their demands are met although I do feel that this is going to take a while for the storm to be settled.
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    Here are my brief thoughts on several films that I had watched this year so far:
    • Ant-Man & Wasp: Quantumania: The third film was neither good or bad but could had been better even though Paul Rudd still shines in his role as Scott Lang.
    • Shazam: Fury of the Gods: I was left rather disappointed with Fury of the Gods' as it was not able to capitalise what the first film was able to achieve.
    • Power Rangers: Once & Always: Once & Always is able to not only craft a decent story that stays true to the iconic 90's hit show, but also paid a fitting tribute to the late Thuy Trang and David Jason Frank.
    • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol: 3: What a perfect way to end a trilogy of superhero misfits with a well built story and characters that highlights James Gunn's talents.
    • Little Mermaid: This was certainly one of the better Disney live action adaptions that not only featured brilliant performances by its cast, but a story that stays closely toward its animated version.
    • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: Not only this ups from Into the Spider-Verse in terms of its plot, the characters and vivid animation.
    • The Flash: So much for the "best superhero film of the year" hype that seemingly failed to match those expectations.
    • Knights of the Zodiac: If you think that Dragon Ball Evolution is really bad, wait until you see how much worse Knights of the Zodiac.
    • Elementals: Disney Pixar's Elementals was a very well that crafted a meaningful and heartfelt story and characters that were well built and driven within a colourful visuals and vibrant animation.
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    Finally got the opportunity to watch Disney Pixar's the Elementals today and here is my review:

    Disney Pixar's Elemental was actually really good in which its story does have a heartful and meaningful message that was able to establish within its rom-com genre. Along with its beautifully animated visuals that are very vibrant and colourful, the character growth, development and chemistry worked out really well between Ember and Wade who were well voiced by Leah Lewis and Mamadou Athie.

    Overall, I do hope that Pixar will continue to regain their momentum as they can still produce excellent films and stories within its future animated features.
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    My review of Knights of the Zodiac:

    Sony Entertainment Pictures's the Knights of the Zodiac live action film was absolutely dreadful from start to finish that almost gives out Dragon Ball: Evolution vibes.

    In addition to the lack of depth within its characters, plot and mediocre performances, not even the likes of Sean Bean and Famke Janssen could prevent this disaster of a poorly adapted film that does not respect the anime's source material.
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    So I decided to browse around Youtube and spotted a really bad video titled "14 Reasons Why Super Smash Bros. Series Sucks" in which whilst a load of his reasonings lacked any context, he stated that one of the reasons was that "Super Smash Bros. series is worse than the Marvel Vs Capcom series."

    This is a rather ridiculous reason to say since I don't see the resemblence between the two as someone who is a long time fan of Smash and the MvC series.

    My response to this particular channel's reasonings:

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    Whilst I do feel that having watched the second episode today, it is starting to pick up the momentum and much better than the first episode (sad to see that Maria Hill died.) Other than that, it is really interesting to see on one part of the episode when G'iah comes across a secret laboratory where she browsed through a database on Groot, Cull Obsidian, Frost Beast and Extremis which makes me wonder if eventually that will lead to the creation of the Super Skrull.
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    movieweb.com

    Blue Beetle Director Confirms it Is Part of James Gunn's DCU and a Trilogy of Movies

    According to Blue Beetle director Angel Manuel Soto, the film will just be the start for the DC hero's big screen adventures.
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    I feel like they are taking another risk with tying the Blue Beetle as part of James Gunn's DCU films, as they should had wait to see how well the film has been recieved on its theatrical release before they could have plans to whether or not it can be associated within the DCU's future.
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    Diddy Kong Racing was the first game I had ever purchased when I first bought the Nintendo 64.

    What drew me in to the game in the first place was the lively characters and soundtrack, unique courses and the fun adventure mode.
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    Just finished watching Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse:

    Following on from their surprising success of Into the Spider-Verse, Across the Spider-Verse is certainly one of the most craziest and ambitious animated films to date that really worked with a well crafted characters and an interesting story that exploits the multiverse of the Spider-Verse really well along with a climatic ending where Miles meets his alternate carnation having entered in to the wrong universe. There are also plenty of easter eggs that will please fans.

    I will and hopefully be watching Indiana Jones: Dial of Destiny and Elementals next and will post my thoughts and reviews on the two once I have seen them.
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    As promised here is my review of the Flash film which I managed to watch last night:

    The Flash had undergone a load of development hell with changes of directors and writers within the past. However there were even further problems to add due to the controversy of Ezra Miller who had embroiled in a number legal issues and incidents. So with all that aside, does the Flash claims its title as one of the "best superhero films ever" as stated from the early reactions.

    Sadly not really, as the Flash did not live up to the hype and expectations. There were a load of complaints about the poor CGI and effects used throughout the film and I had to agree with them which it looked horrendous (equally as bad as the one scene from Thor: Love & Thunder) which was evident durng a part of the first scene with Barry saving the babies scene and the entire third act.

    As for the story and characters, I thought the story was just on the borderline of mediocre in which parts of the story kind of felt fast paced and not quite well structured. As for the characters, I felt Sasha Calle's Supergirl was a wasted opportunity and the only highlight was Michael Keaton back in his Batman role.

    Overall, even if the film does contain Michael Keaton's Batman which is the only highlight I could pick up, the Flash just doesn't exactly live up to its expectations despite the early hype generated.
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    Well, Tekken 8 is getting a closed network test. Also, Claudio will be making his return.

    Whilst I don't feel there is anything wrong with their approach in terms of reveals, but I just wish they would had shown this during last night's Summer Game Fest which would had garnered more interest and hype.
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    If there is one thing that I have learned about social media reactions, is that they are unpredictable.
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    This month is Summer Game Fest in which I do anticipate a number of video game reveals and updates.

    From a fighting game perspective, Mortal Kombat 1 is already confirmed to have a first glimpse of gameplay to be shown there and I think maybe something on Tekken 8 too?

    I do not think it is likely there will be anything Street Fighter 6 related news to be revealed at the Summer Game Fest since the game came out not long ago. But I predict Capcom are likely to share news of their first DLC character Rashid probably at the EVO event that takes place within a few months.
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    You can also throw in former CEO Bob Chapek's decision to focus on streaming and Kareem Daniel's decisions on what films were to be headed for theaters and streaming are also factors that contributed to tarnishing Disney's brand.

    Whilst it is still hard to predict how Indiana Jones: Dial of Destiny, Pixar's Elementals, the live action Haunted Mansion film, Marvel Studios' The Marvels and Disney Animation's Wish will fare as the months goes on, I do feel that Bob Iger has an awful lot of work to do to put Disney and their creative studios back on track and hopefully it will pay off.
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    Another thing that I will add is any projects that were developed under Chapek's era are ones I am uncertain about in terms of quality.

    Whilst it is hard to predict which films this year will do well in terms of reception, I do believe that there will be a shift in direction and quality maybe within films next year under Iger's reign.
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    Having watched the Little Mermaid live action film today:

    When I first went in to watch the film, I did not know what to expect and if I had to be rather honest, I actually quite liked the live action take even though I still feel there are parts that the animation version did better.

    Rob Marshall's Little Mermaid still maintains parts of the fun with its iconic songs and soundtrack (by Alan Menken) and respects the story from the 1989 animation and the cast of Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King and Melissa McCarthy delivered excellent performances within their roles.

    There were a few minor issues such as the underwater scenes' effects could had done with a bit more polish and I really wish that they animated Sebastian, Flounder and Scuttles better.

    Overall, I'd say that the Little Mermaid is certainly one of the better and decent live action takes in which I would place it behind Cinderella and the Jungle Book.

    Rating: 7/10
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    Binge watched the first season of the Boys, Invincible and Peacemaker for the past few days which were all very well done.

    Maybe this was because of the anticipation of the likes of Homelander, Omni Man and the Peacemaker rumoured for the Mortal Kombat 1's season pass leak. Whilst it is hard to say anything regarding to leak, I would assume that Netherealm Studios will reveal its contents some point after the game releases in September.
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    Having watched the Super Mario Bros. the Movie twice this week, I will say that I do throughly enjoy it as someone who had played the Super Mario games since the Nintendo 64 days with a number of recognisable easter eggs and references to the franchise as well as other Nintendo properties from Punch Out to Kid Icarus along with a memorable soundtrack (even though I do question some of the song choices.)

    However, when I saw the critics' score after watching the film and whilst I do understand what parts were being criticised such as there wasn't much character development as I'd hope for and the pacing was rather rushed, I do feel some of the critics were being quite harsh especially with one review saying that the 1993 live action film was better than the Super Mario Bros. film which something I do not agree with(I had watched the 1993 film and it was dreadful.)

    As I said, as a someone who has been a fan of the Super Mario games, did I enjoy watching the film? Certainly. As a movie fan, could it had been better in anyway? Certainly as well.

    My overall rating: 7.5/10
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    So I just finished watching Peter Pan & Wendy which is based upon the live action adaption of the 1953 animated film (although there are many other adaptions of Peter Pan.)

    Overall, I wouldn't say it is entirely perfect and it is not bad, but there are certain areas such as the script could had done with a bit more fun and charm that the animated version had and the first act felt rather rushed with some slightly uneven pacing.

    But I do feel that the story was kind of well crafted and Ever Andersen (who is the daughter of Resident Evil and Fifth Element star Mila Jovovich and film maker Paul W.S. Anderson) who played Wendy had a glimpse of decent performances and I possibly tip her to be a future star.

    Overall, I wouldn't exactly say that Peter Pan & Wendy is a bad film entirely, but I wouldn't say that this is one of Disney's memorable live action films.
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    Having watched Power Rangers: Once & Always on Netflix, I will say that whilst there are some areas that could had been "Morphenomenal", it was still contains the same fun, action and nostalgia that I remembered watching during my childhood which made the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers so special.

    In addition, the ending paid a fitting tribute to the late Thuy Trang and Jason David Frank.
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    Continuing on from my ideal Street Fighter live action film casting with Cammy White, formerly nicknamed as the "Killer Bee" who was freed from M. Bison's control, she now works as an MI Agent for the British Government. In the 1994 adaption, Australian singer and actress Kylie Minogue portrayed Cammy.

    In terms of casting choices, the two I had in mind are Jodie Comer (Killing Eve & Free Guy) or Florence Pugh (Black Widow & Don't Worry Darling) would be ideal for the role.
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    As promised here is a part of my fan cast ideas for the Street Fighter live action film and I will be posting more in the future:

    Chun-Li

    Chun-Li is regarded as one of the most iconic characters within Street Fighter since her first appearance back in the second game. She was featured in the 1994 live action adaptation played by Wen Ming Na (who you may recognise her in ABC's Agents of Shield series as Agent Melinda May) and in the spin-off film "Legend of Chun-Li" by Kristen Kreuk.

    There are plenty of Chinese actresses who could pretty much fit the role of Chun-Li (although that really depends on where the events of the live action film takes place.) I will put the likes of Fala Chen (Shang-Chi & the Legend of the Ten Rings), Li Junli (Wu Assassins), Olivia Liang (Kung Fu) and maybe Christine Ko (Only Murders in the Building) as potential candidates I have in mind who could portray Chun-Li.
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    Since the announcement that Legendary Films and Capcom will work together on a new live action Street Fighter film, I've been seeing a load of fancasts of which actors/actresses they like to see play the characters (even though it is not known what events the film will take place.)

    I do have some fancast ideas for some of the actors/actresses who can fill in the roles of the Street Fighter characters in which I will share them in a future post.
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