nasdagoodshepherd

I watched Sony Pictures Animation's FIRST EVER adult animated movie and it's FIRST EVER 2D animated movie, Fixed and I actually liked it that much. Sure, the first trailer made it look bad, while the second trailer was a little better and this is GENNDY, people. An animation legend who created our childhood and he's still cooking it. Shame it was let go by New Line Cinema and Warner, (Screw you, Zaslav) but always believe in Netflix, despite some of the crap they've been pulling in recent memory.

Anyway, enough about that. The story may be a little basic, but what really saved the movie for me is how it was beautifully animated, the character reactions and movements were spot on and the humor was fun, even though the movie is raunchy. The voice acting was also good to listen too.

I'm glad adult animation is growing up to a maximum degree. I'm happy Sony Pictures Animation made a decision to took some risk and push animation into a level of maturity and I'm sure they will do more and I'm sure the studio will continue to make more 2D animated movies and more adult animated content. They can still make some kid/family content, I still love other films like K-Pop Demon Hunters, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, the Hotel Transylvania franchise, Vivo, Wish Dragon, Mitchells vs. The Machines, and of course, the Spider-Verse films and I'm looking forward to see the new aninated film from Sony, Goat.

I know Fixed is not for everyone, but it sure was a fun ride.

I give Fixed an 8.6/10.

Universal really screwed the pooch on this one, because the way they did with the marketing on Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken is unacceptable! They were doing so good in the box office with The Bad Guys, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Cocaine Bear, and The Super Mario Bros. Movie, but DAMN! They did Ruby Gillman dirty in the box office and that's a real shame. Both DreamWorks Animated and the movie deserved better than this!

Regardless, this is a really cute and fun movie. It shows that and adorable teenage kraken named "Ruby Gillman" who lives in the human world with her kraken family and she wants to go to the prom with a human boy, until her life flips topsy-turvy when she discovers that she can go into giant full kraken form when she goes underwater and she comes across face-to-face with a mermaid girl named "Chelsea" who is a fan-favorite character and heck, even I love her. The animation is obviously good, I don't mind the character designs, in my opinion, I thought the character designs look really cute and funny and the the animation has tons of beautiful scenes and brilliant visuals and it's colorful as well. The plot of the film does remind me of both Turning Red and Luca, but Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken is it's own thing, okay? It is not a rip-off of both of these Pixar films, it is it's own thing.

Overall Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken isn't an awesome film, it's not as awesome as Puss in Boots: The Last Wish or The Super Mario Bros. Movie, but it's a really enjoyable film, and I recommend anyone to watch it and give it more money so it won't be a flop anymore and Universal needs to learn about good marketing. Seriously, go watch Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken in theaters, that film needs more love and more support and same goes to Disney/Pixar's Elemental!

I give Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken a 9.2/10.

Clone High is one of the most fan-favorite animated shows of all time and it's also one of my favorite MTV cartoons alongside with Beavis and Butt-Head, Daria, and 3-South. And I noticed it's cancelation and I acknowledge the reason because of one of the characters, Gandhi. Everyone loves Gandhi, but he was the reason why Clone High got canned.

20 years later, the show got revived by HBO Max (now called "Max" which is obviously a lame name. Like, burn in Hell, Warner Bros. Discovery and get bent, David Zaslav)

I watched the first two episodes of the Clone High reboot and I really enjoyed the heck out of it, sure it's animated in Toon Boom Harmony, but I quickly got used to it and there are some new characters who I find are quite enjoyable. Abe, Joan, Cleo, JFK, Scudworth, Mr. B, etc. They're still enjoyable and so are the new characters too. The humor is still remarkable and it also holds up.

This is undoubtedly a fun revival of the old show, still we all miss Gandhi and who knows, maybe he'll make a comeback later on in Season 4...I hope there's a Season 4.

I give Clone High (2023) a 9.8/10.