Animation Draft 2020

I was planning on starting this tomorrow, but what the hell. Let's just get it started. So I think instead of 10 characters, we are going to go to 12. I have used a randomizer to determine draft picking order.
Okay have fun everyone! We will start with @box and once @onyx goes, it will be box's turn again.

Box_a_Hair
1. Ren Hoek(Ren and Stimpy)
2. Butthead(Beavis and Butthead)
3. Rick Sanchez(Rick and Morty)
4. Fritz the Cat
5. Zorn (Son of Zorn)
6. Bender Bending Rodriguez (Futurama)
7. Salad Fingers
8. Butters Scotch (Southpark)
9. Bojack Horseman
10. Colt Luger (F is for Family)
11. The Toxic Avenger (Toxic Crusaders)
12. Nathan Explosion (Metalocalypse)

Ballz
1. Oogie Boogie(The Nightmare Before Christmas)
2. Rocko(Rocko's Modern Life)
3. Sideshow Bob (The Simpsons)
4. Inspector Gadget (Inspector Gadget (1983))
5. Dick Dastardly (Wacky Races (1968))
6. Dale Gribble (King of the Hill)
7. The Creep (Creepshow)
8. Jill Valentine (Resident Evil video game)
9. Krang (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987))
10. Sweet Tooth (Twisted Metal video game series)
11. Chun-Li (Street Fighter video game series)
12. Ganondorf Dragmire (Legend of Zelda video game series)


Johan_WoW
1. She-Ra(She-Ra: the Princess of Power)
2. Teegra (Fire & Ice)
3. Teela (Masters of the Universe)
4. Tyris Flare (Golden Axe videogame series)
5. Catra (She-Ra: Princess of Power)
6. Alex (Totally Spies)
7. Razor (Maniac Mansion videogame)
8. Blaze Fielding (Streets of Rage videogame series)
9. Kiki (Kiki's Delivery Service)
10. Lady Amalthea/The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn)
11. Shadow Weaver (She-ra: Princess of Power)
12. Medusa (The Rescuers)


Bambithedeer
1. Stimpy(Ren and Stimpy)
2. Sterling Archer (Archer)
3. Jessica Rabbit (Who Framed Roger Rabbit)
4. Dagget Beaver(Angry Beavers)
5. The Brain (Pinky & The Brain)
6. Tina Belcher (Bob's burgers)
7. Ickis (Aaahh!! Real Monsters)
8. Bloo (Fosters home for imaginary friends)
9. Krusty the Klown (The Simpson's)
10. Littlefoot (The Land Before Time)
11. Garfield
12. Sylvester(Loony Tunes)


Gymnopedie
1. Kusanagi Motoko(Ghost in the Shell (1995))
2. Adult Terr(Fantastic Planet (1973))
3. Mima Kirigoe(Perfect Blue (1997))
4. Seita(Grave of the Fireflies (1988))
5. Ari Folman (Waltz with Bashir (2008))
6. Tetsuo (Akira (1988))
7. Marjane (Persepolis (2007))
8. Chihiro Ogino (Spirited Away (2001))
9. Ashitaka (Princess Mononoke (1997))
10. Sofî (Howl's Moving Castle (2004))
11. Shinji Ikari (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
12. Thadeus - The Animatrix (2003)


Snowy_Owl
1. Scooby Doo
2. Coraline
3. Roger Rabbit(Who Framed Roger Rabbit)
4. The Cheshire Cat(Alice in Wonderland)
5. Lumière(Beauty and The Beast)
6. Sully(monsters inc)
7. Courage the Cowardly Dog
8. Bubbles(The Powerpuff Girls)
9. Nigel Thornberry(The Wild Thornberry's)
10. Casper
11. Jerry Mouse (Tom and Jerry)
12. Mr. Krabs(Spongebob Squarepants)


Tromafreak
1. Rudy(Fat Albert)
2. The Tootsie Roll Pop Owl.
3. Little Rosey. (Very short-lived Roseanne-inspired Saturday morning cartoon.)
4. Shang Tsung (Mortal Kombat)
5. The Quik Rabbit
6. Hair Bear (Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!)
7. Q•bert
8. Gaia (Captain Planet)
9. Boo Berry
10. Gilligan (Gilligan's Planet)
11. Wendy (Wendy's)
12. Jesus(Flying House)


OnyxHades
1. Mok (Rock & Rule 1983)
2. Pizzazz (Leader of The Misfits from Jem and the Holograms)
3. Hexxus (Ferngully: The Last Rainforest 1992)
4. Hades (Hercules 1997)
5. Claude Frollo (The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1996)
6. Ursula ( The Little Mermaid 1989)
7. Mad Jack (Donkey Kong 64)
8. Bowser (Mario Bros game series)
9. Scar (The Lion King 1994)
10. Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty 1959)
11. Sinistar (Sinistar arcade game 1983)
12. Mileena (Mortal Kombat)

Animation Draft: Voting

Okay, now that the drafting is done, it's now time to move on to the voting stage. Before I list the rounds, I will go over a few rules.
1.) No one gets mad because someone didn't vote for them
2.) No one calls someone out on how they voted.
3.) If you do have a problem, pm said person, and talk about it privately.

4.) Everyone on the site can vote except for the people in the round.
5.) Voting will be open for one day each round.
6.) Most importantly, Have fun!

Okay, here is the order of the knockout rounds!
Round 1: Ballz vs. Gymno
Round 2: Onyx vs. Bambi
Round 3: Box vs. Snowy
Round 4: Johan vs. Troma

Ice Cream Bunny Rescues Santa From Sunshine State



Once upon a time, the state of Florida was quite the go to location for Exploitation film directors. "The B-movie capital of the world", some called it... Actually, nobody probably ever said that. However, in the 1960's, small-time directors such as Herschell Gordon Lewis and Doris Wishman couldn't stay away. Choosing some town in Florida to shoot whatever off-beat weirdness they recently came up with. Gore movies, Nudie Cuties, Hixploitation, you name it. Quite the history, and to many B-movie fans, quite the legacy. The 1960's was a magical time within the world of Florida Explotation, but like every heyday, there is a decline before the book is finally closed on yet another era. By the early 70's, Exploitation films weren't considered quite what they were. Still a thing, but not as profitable, therefore, not as common. Some were still coming out of Florida, but mostly just odd, random little films that came and went unnoticed. Films like Blood Freak, films like Sometimes Aunt Martha Does Dreadful Things. I could probably come up with something better for this one, but I can't resist. I got to at least try to elaborate on a film I saw recently called Santa And The Ice Cream Bunny. A movie you may just want to skip all together. Not gonna lie.

"Why, Florida ain't no place for Santa", you might say. And you'd be correct, but that's really the running gag of the movie and eemingly what all this pile of nothing is based around. So, Christmas is a little up in the air at the moment. Being just days away, Santa's elves (played by a bunch of kids) have no idea where he is, as they let us know this loudly in song because they sing everything, I guess. They ARE elves, after all. At the moment, Santa happens to be stranded on a Florida beach. Abandoned by his Reindeer, the old guy is naturally having a hell of a time getting his sleigh off the sand and back to the other side of the world. Santa needs to come up with something fast because Christmas is approaching, and he really seems to hate the sun, which seems to be the bigger issue of the two. Santa then sings about all that for a while.

Having powers and stuff, Santa uses some old fashioned telepathy to summon random kids in town to head down to the beach to try and help out. And try they do, as these random kids find a bunch of random animals to serve as substitute Reindeer. Even a Gorilla gets involved, but to no avail. For the time being, Santa is going nowhere. So, what now? Well, they throw us a bit of a curve ball around the 20 minute mark, as Santa starts babbling about faith and courage, which, I guess, is a nice way of telling them to get up and keep helping. Santa proves his point by telling them the story of Jack And The Beanstalk. We'll just say this is the extra long version of the fable. Seriously! THIS is the movie. Santa And The Ice Cream Bunny is actually about Jack And The Beanstalk because Santa's storytime last about Forty fucking minutes! That's forty straight minutes, by the way.

And I'm not even going into this one because we've all heard that story, but I will say it makes this 70 minute movie feel like it lasts several hours. Thankfully, we're returned to Florida by the 60 minute mark. Just in time to watch Santa and some little girl play with some dog for a while. The children then run off as Santa takes another nap. So, either these kids went looking for the Ice Cream Bunny or they just happened to find him on his fire truck. I don't know, that was weird. One second they're gone, and the next, they're on there with him, headed back to the beach. We then sit through an uncomfortably long scene with the Ice Cream Bunny with a bunch of kids, driving down the street as slowly as possible. At one point, he even has to come to a complete stop when the dog gets in the way. Ice Cream Bunny doesn't mind, as he doesn't come off like someone who gets in a hurry often. ICB does seem somewhat interested in helping out, despite his unusually slow pace. After what seems like a tour of the entire town, Ice Cream Bunny and pals finally make it to the beach, and as they say, the rest is history!

Ok, first of all, too much singing. Like way too much! I guess one could classify this movie as a musical, huh? Well, that and a one-story anthology with a wrap-around, making this possibly the worst Santa movie in existence. Secondly, WOW! Filler outweighing the actual story isn't something you see every day. So, that was unexpected. And thirdly, that questionable 60% of the movie is actually scenes from some other movie entirely. I'm guessing it's called Jack And The Beanstalk. Not-so interesting fact: After a little research, I discovered that The Jack And The Beanstalk filler only appeared in the theatrical version, while the vhs version included Thumbelina. Guess I lucked out.

And lastly, that thing driving what's supposed to be a fire truck is not an ice cream bunny! I don't even know what that means, but it's clearly not made of ice cream, nor did I see him handing any out to the kids, so, that's stupid! And unless that happened to be a young Cabin Fever bunny, sorry, not interested. I didn't bring this movie up because of what it is, but rather what it's part of, or what it's wedged into, really. Being from Florida, myself, I have a soft spot for these Sunshine State oddities from another time, but I don't think I could find a worse one if my life depended on it. Just the same, I just thought you should know. So, what is this, a fish out of water story? Campy kiddie flick? The last gasps of breath from a once-fruitful era in independent film? We'll go with all of the above, and probably a couple other qualities I'm missing. Whatever this is, or whatever it's supposed to be, the world would probably be a better place, had it never been made. 2/10



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Creepshow - Season 1 Review

Shudder put out their 6 episode series of Creepshow, based on the wonderful George Romero / Stephen King collaboration of the EC comics series. Creepshow 1 from 1982 is a horror classic. Every skit in that movie is gold. Creepshow 2 is more of an acquired taste, but I've grown to enjoy it quite a bit. Creepshow 3? Never heard of her... I recall talk of a Creepshow remake for years, but they scrapped that piece of shit in favor of the tv series, produced by Greg Nicotero and with involvement from Stephen King, Joe Hill, and Tom Savini. Oh my... So how does it fare? We'll find out!

Each episode is a two-parter, which gives us 12 20-minute episodes of random horror anthology nonsense. How are they? Well... overall, I think the series was very hit or miss. Some were entertaining, but some were downright bad. In this post, I'll be giving a quick recap with my thoughts on each episode, but since some of them were so lackluster, I'll try to be brief, and I'll try to warn of spoilers, but I'm quite drunk at the moment, so bear with me!

Episode 1:
Gray Matter - Stephen King wrote this story about a kid who has to bring some beer to his dad, but his dad is a crazy drunk who's turning into something else. This one had Creepshow 1 alumni Adrienne Barbeau in it, as well as Tobin Bell of 'Saw' fame. It had potential, but I think it fell flat. Kinda dumb, IMO.
House of the Head - Somehow, this one disturbed me a bit more, even though it also kind of falls flat. A girl gets a dollhouse, puts a few figurines in it, but they start having their own experiences when a dead fucking head appears in the house. A bit unsettling, but ultimately doesn't really do much.

Episode 2:
Bad Wolf Down - Back in WWII, a few American soldiers hold up in a small town prison... with a werewolf! Then comes along Jeffrey Combs as a goddamn Nazi! Jeffrey Combs is amazing in anything he's in. This story was okay.
The Finger - DJ Qualls is a hoarder who finds a finger... Then, it grows into something more, and does things for him! Is it out of love? Who knows. Okay at best.

Episode 3:
All Hallow's Eve - Some kids terrorize the locals on Halloween night. Why though? You'll have to watch and find out. Personally, I wasn't impressed.
The Man in the Suitcase - Now this one was actually kind of funny. A stoner loser picks up his suitcase from baggage claim and there's an Indian man crammed in it who spits out gold when he's in pain. LOL?

Episode 4:
The Companion - This is a bully story about a kid running from his asshole brother who loves to beat the shit out of him. When he's on the run from his sadistic brother, he comes across a scarecrow who seems to have a mind of his own... It's got some good imagery in it. Classic Creepshow material here.
Lydia Lanye's Better Half - This one was downright bad. A lot of horror anthology episodes have a moral compass about them where bad things happen to bad people, but this one was the complete opposite. It seemed like the writer didn't know what they were doing. So a business woman promotes the best man for the job and her lesbian lover takes offense that she wasn't promoted instead. The woman did it because she wanted to spend more time with her because she loved her, but when shit goes south... we're supposed to feel that the bad things happening to her are justified? NO DICE. Stupid fucking story. Dumb as shit.

Episode 5:
Night of the Paw - This is a version of the classic Monkey's Paw story featuring Bruce Davison as a mortician. It has some merit to it, but it ultimately loses steam about halfway through because the writers don't seem to know wtf they're doing on this show.
Times is Tough in Musky Holler - Here's another example of wasted potential. We're vaguely informed that there are zombies about, and the police did something bad. David Arquette is in this, but why pay a relatively famous actor for a bit part of a stupid goddamn story? We may never know. Kind of a revenge story, but mostly a "We don't know what we're doing" episode. Fuck it.

Episode 6:
Skincrawlers - A weight-loss clinic has a revolutionary method to give their clients what they want, and what is it? Some crazy leech that sucks the fat right out of you! Then comes along a solar eclipes with some drastic consequences... This one was stupid, but I enjoyed it.
By the Silver Water of Lake Champlain - Something to do with an abusive step-father and the lochness monster, based on a short story by Joe Hill and directed by Tom Savini. This one didn't seem to have much to say at all, so I zoned the fuck out.

So overall, this series was actually more bad than it was good, but when it's good, it's good enough to keep me clamoring for more. Season 2 is on the way, and I'll watch it.

Tarantino Movies and Hollywood 1969

I just gave Once Upon a Time in Hollywood another whirl, and it's such a love letter to the 60s aesthetic, hippies, Manson shit, drugs, real estate, stunts, filmmaking, spaghetti westerns, and all kinds of other necessary shit for a good period piece.

I feel that Tarantino must have a blast making these movies. Most producers give him free reign to do whatever he wants, so he basically just rambles through character development and dialogue for a chunk of his movies, then gets violent with things.

In this movie, there were a lot of fake movies being made and shown on tv. The look and tone of these movies and shows is pretty spot-on. Tarantino is a man who likes to acknowledge his influences, and there's a lot of nods in this movie. To all sorts of things.

I happen to think that the Bruce Lee controversy is bullshit. They're presenting Bruce as an egotistical knob, but there are also times where he's genuine. Plus, as the ending shows, this movie isn't true. Also, who cares. It was funny.


These kinds of movies are all about attention to detail. Sure, they can deviate from the detail, but they at least need to initiate it properly to give the movie an authentic vibe, but this one felt pretty 60s to me. At almost 3 hours long, this movie just isn't long enough.

Animation: Character Edition! Final Round

Homer Simpson vs. Sylvester

Animation: Character Edition! Round 4

1.) Homer vs. Woody
2.) Daffy Duck vs. Sylvester

Animation: Character Edition! Round 3

1.) Bugs Bunny vs. Sylvester

2.) Homer Simpson vs. Genie

3.) Wile E. Coyote vs. Woody

4.) Daffy Duck vs. Donald Duck

Animation: Character Edition! Round 2

1.) Homer Simpson vs. Mickey Mouse
2.) Tweety vs Woody
3.) Daffy Duck vs Elmer Fudd
4.) Remy vs Sylvester
5.) Timon vs Wile E. Coyote
6.) Genie vs WALL-E
7.) Sebastian vs Bugs Bunny
8.) Tow Mater vs. Donald Duck

Official 2020 Animation draft sign up/rules 

Hey guys. I know I posted earlier about trying out an Animtion draft, so here are the rules I have for it.

This will be an Animated Charcater Draft, so we will all take turns picking our favorite animated characters. Any animated character from Movies, Tv Shows, and Video Games will count. But if someone, has picked a character you wanted to pick, you will have to pick another!

So for this draft, I am hoping to get at least 8 participants, but more is definitely better! I, as the Host would not be participating, unless it's absolutely necessary. This way I can be a tie breaker if need be.

In the draft, we will be picking 10 characters each, and then of course we will have match-ups during the knock out round. The order we pick will be randomized.

I do have a couple of rules:
1.) During the drafting stage, you will have 12 hours to make your pick, or you will be skipped until we have gone through the line. This is to keep the draft running in a timely manner.
2.) During the voting rounds, each round will last 12 hours.
3.) Everyone on the site gets to vote, even if they are not participating in the draft. The only exception is if your list is one of the list in the round. No one is allowed to vote in their own KO round.

I know sometimes structure can be not as fun, honestly I am just trying to organize a bit since I have never hosted a draft.

Now, I know before that the drafts on this site usually end in drama. In an attempt to make this year less dramatic there are a couple behavior rules I would like to implement.




1.) No one can call out a person because of how they vote.

2.) No acting like a sore loser because someone didn't vote for you
3.) No assuming you know how someone is going to vote, and then upset because they didn't vote the way you wanted.

4.) If you truly have a problem, or what to question why someone voted the way they did, then PM them.
5.) Lastly, this is supposed to be fun, so have fun!

I know a couple people have said they would participate, but I will let them sign up here officially!


Participants:
Ballz
Gymnopedie
OnyxHades
Tromafreak
Box_a_Hair
Johan_WoW
Snowy_Owl
Bambithedeer