Craig Carroll

Do you love He-man? Do yourself a favour. Watch only the first episode, then check out the spoilers. Save yourself some time watching any further, and don't give them credit for this travesty. Then go back and rewatch the original and 2002 series. Yes, it's that bad. Badly written, badly conceptualized. The animation is the only good thing. This is not for He-man fans. Kevin Smith is on record as saying he "doesn't like He-man", and, boy, it sure shows. He gets killed off twice in five episodes. He-man is completely removed from having any pivotal point in the show. And yes, despite what you may have heard, this is woke in all it's glory. The woke folk absolutely love this show (mainstream critics, bleeding hearts). And let's be honest, people. Teela and Master's of the Universe, is a much more apt title. But Mattel wouldn't have had that because the majority of existing fans wouldn't have touched this with a ten foot pole. Check out the misleading trailer.(Awesome trailer, most scenes cut from episode one). He-man is featured heavily, calling on the power of Grayskull. But they could have played 'Sisters are doing it for themselves' instead of Bonnie Tylers 'Holding out for a hero', for all it mattered. Don't hold out because it gets worse. Yes it seems most likely Savage He-man is in part 2? The He-man you have when you don't have He-man. Basically, it's He-man with a lobotomy. And judging by Teela's beefy looks, shaved head, attitude problems, and lesbian inclination. I'm sure Teela will have no trouble putting He-man 'Hulk' on a very short and tight leash. Teela drooled over He-man in the original series. Don't screw with established characters, Kevin. Oops, too late. I'm not watching part 2 of this series. Not interested really. Give this to the huge fanbase of woke folk. They can have it. Check out CineDope 's review.

Exactly what you expect from a Halloween movie. Atmosphere, gore, lots of blood, and um, lots of blood. This isn't a soapie. It has a few touchy, feely moments, to let you take a breath, but Halloween Kills doesn't waste anytime, and gets on with the job of giving you relentless, unmerciful horror. The great atmosphere of this movie can't be overstated. You really feel the dread and anxiety of the characters on screen. I loved the the cameo of you know who from the original movies. Sets up an awesome premise for the next movie. I have to watch this again. Loved it.

The problem with this show is it's generic. It feels like every other kids cartoon out there. The songs are cringeworthy. The trains are devoid of character, and feel somewhat the same as each other. With the exception of the older trains. And they are really no longer trains, they no longer have to be on the track, they jump, push, and shove, with hands and legs that look like wheels. If they go off track, they no longer need a crane to get back, they just walk or jump on. The whole fascination of Thomas to kids and adults alike, was the realism of the trains, and how a real railway works (sort of). It taught kids about real world mechanics. Forget a turntable, or a switch track, now, they can jump from track to track, jump over broken tracks, change direction on the spot, fly on balloons, jump off clouds and rainbows. Sure, it's a kids cartoon. But it defeats the purpose of having the characters as trains. It's not Thomas. If they want to sell more Trackmaster, they should stick to real world mechanisms. Saying that, the facial animations are full of expression and are cute. I'm slowly warming up to the larger toy trains based on this series. Just a shame about the cartoon.