Alcatraz JYH

How the hell do you make The Flash, DC's fastest man alive, look agonizingly slow?! That is completely contradictory to both his name and his character! I'm avoiding this movie because I've seen enough clips on the internet where the CGI makes me want to gouge my eyes out! Also, I don't care enough about the film to watch how the characters are, but I'm sure they're all horrendously handled anyway.

Every second of this movie is pure, cinematic gold! While I've never seen much of the original 1971 film, I'm not a big fan of how sappy it is and the less that's said about the original Oompa Loompa song, the better (I found it to be EXTREMELY annoying). Tim Burton really outdid himself with this one. Not only is it a feast for the eyes, but the use of actual trained squirrels and each Oompa Loompa being a different shot of Deep Roy is utter genius! Speaking of the little workers, the songs they sing are a MASSIVE improvement over the 1971 film; my personal favorites being Augustus Gloop and Violet Beauregarde! I think it's safe to say that I'll always watch Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory over the original film whenever the mood strikes me!

In terms of isekai anime, this isn't exactly my cup of tea. Personally, I think it's a little overrated despite seeing the appeal for it. Unfortunately, the kinds of faces Kazuma makes (and, by extension, Kazuma as a character) makes me hesitant to actually give KonoSuba a chance. I may be in the minority when I say this, but it's my honest opinion. I have fortunately grown out of the hate I once threw at it and have completely overhauled this review to reflect as such.

The fact that I can't give this zero stars despite constantly avoiding it like the plague is just insulting. This absolute blight on the ecchi and harem genres should've stayed as a light novel! Seriously, what the hell was Sentai Filmworks smoking when they decided to license this?!?! I can't even begin to describe how much everything about it is wrong on soooo many levels; especially the scene where they give you a nice close-up on the MC laughing maniacally like a death row inmate!! Honestly, you're better off watching The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat. Sure, it's made by the same guy, but I can guarantee you that it is ten billion times more enjoyable than this crime against humanity! Redo Of Healer? More like "Behead The Healer" amirite?!

If this movie's goal was to answer the question of "What if Five Nights at Freddy's was a Reverse Horror game", then BOY did it deliver! I am definitely going to consider watching it again and again if the mood strikes me! I highly recommend it to any and all FNAF fans; be they die hard fanatics or casual enjoyers! Also, Nicolas Cage pulled off the silent protagonist role quite swimmingly, in my opinion. Not only that, but I was genuinely convinced that he was dedicated to being both a janitor AND a pro pinball player!

While I might be in the minority who have this opinion, I certainly consider this anime to be an improved version of KonoSuba; and that's really saying something, considering the fact that I will probably never EVER touch KonoSuba in spite of actually seeing the appeal for it! Seiya Ryuuguuin > Kazuma Sato: FIGHT ME!!!