Monthly Archives: July 2025

Audiobook Review – ‘Doctor Who – Warriors of the Deep’ (1995)

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I’ve checked out and reviewed the 1995 abridged audiobook of the Target novelization of the ‘Doctor Who’ story ‘Warriors of the Deep’ by Terrance Dicks, read by Peter Davison, who plays the Fifth Doctor in the TV series and the Big Finish audios. The audiobook is included in the ‘Tales From The TARDIS, Volume Two’ collection via Audible. The story features the Fifth Doctor, Tegan and Turlough as well as the Silurians, the Sea Devils and the Myrka. Continue reading

Quick Movie Review – ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’

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I’ve seen the latest ‘Fantastic Four’ film at the cinema, ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’, which is part of the ‘Marvel Cinematic Universe’ film series. I greatly enjoyed seeing the film, and I found it a better movie experience compared to seeing the 2025 ‘Superman’ film. Continue reading

Quick Disney+ Review – ‘Monsters at Work’ (Season 2)

SPOILERS ALERT!!!

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For the past twenty weeks (it might be more than that, but who’s counting?), I’ve been revisiting Season 1 of ‘Monsters at Work’ and checked out Season 2 on Disney+. I’ve greatly enjoyed seeing every episode, especially the ones in the latest season from 2024. Continue reading

‘Beast Wars’ Review #13 – ‘Double Dinobot’

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Let’s check out the thirteenth story/fourteenth episode of ‘Beast Wars: Transformers’ called ‘Double Dinobot’. The first time I saw this episode was after seeing ‘Dark Designs’ on Monday the 28th of December during the Christmas holidays in 1998. I later saw a repeat of ‘Double Dinobot’ over the Christmas holidays in December 1998. The first time I saw the episode, I recorded it on VHS before owning the episode on ‘The Beginning’ Volume 3 VHS and later owning it in the ‘Beast Wars’ 15th anniversary DVD box set. In the episode, Megatron creates an evil clone of Dinobot to infiltrate the Maximals’ base. The only problem is, it can’t transform. Will the Maximals be fooled by the clone Dinobot and its lies? Will the two Dinobots actually meet in the episode? Continue reading

Novelization/Audiobook Review – ‘Doctor Who – Warriors of the Deep’

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I’ve recently checked out the Target novelization/audiobook of the ‘Doctor Who’ story ‘Warriors of the Deep’ by Terrance Dicks, based on the TV scripts by Johnny Byrne. This story features the Fifth Doctor, Tegan and Turlough who visit Sea Base 4 in the year 2084 and they find themselves battling against the Silurians, the Sea Devils and the Myrka. ‘Warriors of the Deep’ is the third story in the ‘Beneath the Surface’ trilogy of the classic TV series. I’ve enjoyed checking out the Target novelization, along with the 2023 unabridged audiobook read by Janet Fielding, who plays Tegan in the TV series and the Big Finish audios of ‘Doctor Who’. Continue reading

Quick DVD Review – ‘Kraven the Hunter’

SPOILERS ALERT!!!

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It’s taken me a while, but I’ve finally seen the sixth and presumably final instalment in ‘Sony’s Spider-Man Universe’ film series – ‘Kraven the Hunter’. I had this film on DVD for my birthday back in May. I revisited the previous five ‘SSU’ instalments recently before seeing this film. Continue reading

‘Beast Wars’ Review #12 – ‘Dark Designs’

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We’re now on the twelfth story/thirteenth episode of ‘Beast Wars: Transformers’ called ‘Dark Designs’. I saw this episode along with another one called ‘Double Dinobot’ on Monday the 28th of December during the Christmas holidays in 1998. This is a compelling episode where the Maximal named Rhinox gets reprogrammed into a Predacon by Megatron. But it turns out Megatron may have got ‘a little more than he bargained for’, according to Optimus Primal, as Rhinox starts turning the Predacons’ base upside down once he’s become a Predacon. I recorded this episode on VHS tape back in December 1998 before owning the episode on ‘The Beginning’ Volume 2 VHS and owning it in the 15th anniversary DVD box set of ‘Beast Wars’. Continue reading

Quick Movie Review – ‘Superman’ (2025 film)

SPOILERS ALERT!!!

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So, I’ve seen the latest ‘Superman’ movie written and directed by James Gunn at the cinema. This happens to be the first film of the new ‘DC Universe’ after the ‘DC Extended Universe’ series concluded with ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’ in 2023. 😐 Continue reading

‘Beast Wars’ Review #11 – ‘Victory’

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It’s time to talk about the eleventh story/twelfth episode of ‘Beast Wars: Transformers’. This was the fifth and final episode I saw on the Friday of the half-term week in October 1998 via GMTV, and it’s called ‘Victory’. In the episode, the Maximals assume the Predacons blew themselves up in their base. Therefore, they decide to take what they can from the abandoned base and use it to repair their ship to make the return journey to their home planet Cybertron. Dinobot decides to stay behind on ‘the mysterious planet’ they’re on, but it seems Megatron and the Predacons aren’t as destroyed as Optimus Primal and the Maximals think. I greatly enjoyed this episode when I had it recorded on VHS, and it’s been great to revisit it again after all these years. Continue reading

The ‘Fantastic Four’ Movies

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I’m saddened by the news that Julian McMahon (who played Victor Von Doom/Doctor Doom in the ‘Fantastic Four’ movies from 2005 to 2007) has passed away recently. 😦 I’ve fond memories and enjoyed Julian’s interpretation of Doctor Doom in the ‘Fantastic Four’ film duology. Continue reading