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On Saturday 21st of March, I enjoyed seeing ‘Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory’ at Vue Cinema in Cardiff. On Saturday 28th of March, I enjoyed seeing my favourite Roald Dahl film adaptation – the 1996 film ‘Matilda’ – at Vue Cinema in Cardiff. Both were worthwhile! Continue reading
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We’re back to a single-episode story in Season 3 of ‘Beast Wars: Transformers’, as we’re checking out ‘Proving Grounds’ – a story about Blackarachnia, who leaves the Maximals and is convinced she has no place among them. She also isn’t willing to be reprogrammed to have her Predacon core removed. Blackarachnia also gets stalked by the Transmetal II version of Dinobot, who is the only other Predacon featured in the episode. Megatron and other Predacons like Waspinator, Inferno and Quickstrike don’t appear in this story at all. The first time I saw ‘Proving Grounds’ was on Volume 2 of the four official VHS releases of ‘Beast Wars’ containing Season 3 episodes that had never been shown before via GMTV in the UK. The episode was later released in a ‘Beast Wars’ Volume 2 UK DVD release, which included it and the two-part story ‘Feral Scream’ set before it. I’ve also seen ‘Proving Grounds’ in the ‘Beast Wars’ 15th anniversary DVD box set, and it can now be seen on YouTube. Will Blackarachnia leave the Maximals forever or will Silverbolt persuade her otherwise? Continue reading
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At Vue Cinema – In Cardiff, Cwmbran and Merthyr Tydfil anyway – there’s a Roald Dahl season of films being shown. This includes films like ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’, ‘Matilda’, ‘The BFG’ and ‘The Witches’. Last Saturday, I saw ‘Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory’. YAY!!! Continue reading
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It’s time for a two-part story in Season 3 of ‘Beast Wars: Transformers’. Today, we’re checking out ‘Feral Scream’, a story about Cheetor where he gets a new Transmetal II body. We’re also introduced to a Transmetal II version of Dinobot, who was created by Megatron to become part of the Predacon cause. This story has a horror aspect to it, particularly when paying homage to ‘Frankenstein’ and the Werewolf story. The first time I saw ‘Feral Scream’ in its two parts was on Volume 2 of the four official VHS releases of ‘Beast Wars’ featuring Season 3 episodes that had never been shown before via GMTV in the UK. The two-part story was later released in a ‘Beast Wars’ Volume 2 UK DVD release, which included it and ‘Proving Grounds’. It’s funny looking back on that Volume 2 UK DVD release, as I thought it would’ve included more than three episodes compared to the Volume 1 UK DVD release, which had seven episodes on it. I’ve also seen ‘Feral Scream’ in the ‘Beast Wars’ 15th anniversary DVD box set, and it can now be seen on YouTube. Continue reading
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Just a quickie for today! 🙂 As the trailer for ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ came out recently, it’s only fair that I share my reaction on the news of the upcoming film ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 4’, which I’m looking forward to seeing in March 2027, according to the latest teaser video. Continue reading
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Well, it’s finally here! We’ve waited for it and it came! The first trailer for the upcoming film ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ has arrived! As a Spider-Man fan, I couldn’t resist checking it out. Thus, it’s only fair I share my thoughts on what I think is going to happen in this film. Continue reading
SPOILERS ALERT!!!
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For the past three months, I’ve been enjoying another Christmas present from last year, which is the ITV series ‘Victoria’, starring Jenna Coleman as Queen Victoria. I found this a very well-made historical TV drama, and Jenna Coleman is amazing as Queen Victoria. 🙂 Continue reading
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What good timing this is! 😀 As it’s the 30th anniversary of the ‘Doctor Who’ TV movie, I’ve checked out and reviewed the 1997 abridged audiobook of the 1996 BBC Books edition of ‘The TV Movie’ novelization – also known as ‘The Novel of the Film’ – by Gary Russell. It’s read by Paul McGann, who played the Eighth Doctor in ‘The TV Movie’ and currently plays him in the Big Finish audios. The audiobook is included in the ‘Tales From The TARDIS: Volume Two’ collection via Audible. The story features the Eighth Doctor, Grace, the Seventh Doctor and the Master. Continue reading
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Let’s check out another episode of Season 3 of ‘Beast Wars: Transformers’ today! It’s time for ‘Cutting Edge’, an episode where the Maximals help a couple of children named Una and Chak who have been attacked by a fleet of Cyber-Raptors, created by Megatron, and they need to get back to their tribe. This episode also showcases Blackarachnia and Cheetor as characters, as they’re ordered by Optimus Primal to escort the children back to their tribe. In the UK, ‘Cutting Edge’ was released in the first of four official VHS volumes of ‘Beast Wars’ when Season 3 wasn’t being shown on GMTV. It was the third episode presented in Volume 1, following ‘Deep Metal’ and ‘Changing of the Guard’. The episode was later re-released in a special ‘Beast Wars’ Volume 1 UK DVD release, which included the three-part story ‘The Agenda’, ‘Optimal Situation’, ‘Deep Metal’, ‘Changing of the Guard’ and ‘Cutting Edge’. I’ve also seen ‘Cutting Edge’ in the ‘Beast Wars’ 15th anniversary DVD box set, and it can now be seen on YouTube. Is this an episode that will showcase what will happen in the next story, which is a two-parter? Why has Megatron specifically created this fleet of Cyber-Raptors and what technology has he been using? Continue reading
IT’S TIME TO CEL-E-BRATE! CEL-E-BRATE! CEL-E-BRATE! CEL-E-BRATE!!!!! 😀
Well, this was nice to wake up to on a Friday morning! 😀 We’ve had the news that two episodes of a classic ‘Doctor Who’ story from the 1960s – ‘The Daleks’ Master Plan’ have been found. And they’re going to be shown on BBC iPlayer over the Easter weekend!!!!!! 😀 Continue reading
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