The Transformers 1984 -- 1987 [Season 3, Volume 3, Disc 9] Episode 89: Grimlock's New Brain by AverageMansReviews

The Transformers 1984 -- 1987 [Season 3, Volume 3, Disc 9] Episode 89: Grimlock's New Brain by AverageMansReviews

Review Time: this episode is excellent

Storyline/Back stories/Origin storylines: the storyline is good, the back stories come to the viewers via [Teletraan-II] voice-over/seeing things on screen,  Decepticon [Ratbat's] reconnaissance/Intel on screen and in the dialogue exchanges. The origin storylines; the viewers get to see a pinch of the creation and the completion of a character and the completion of other characters [which I will discuss them momentarily in the next paragraphs.]

Character developments: well for some strange reason I think at this point they had a new line of merchandise to sell, I just based this on there are two new collectives and the one in the previous paragraph as well.

The first new collective goes by the name the Technobots, their leader's name is Scattershot collectively their transformation his name is Computron, now I cannot remember if I have mentioned this or not I probably have some time ago but just to cover my back either way, now let's just say one of these characters are not here for some reason when they try to form Computron they can still do it but because a character is missing this ultimate form will be missing their component as well this goes for any merging collectives.

The second newest collective goes by the name the Terrorcons; their leaders Hun-Gurrr, their collective transformation goes by the name Abominus.

Action sequences/Artistic visions: the viewers have these two components working hand-in-hand when we the viewers have Computron vs. Abominus this short element is excellent, but individually the artistic visions of the Dinobots with or without their leader Grimlock is charming as they are just happily standing in this lake fishing minus Swoop [he is not with the Dinobots in this episode.]

This episode receives: 8/10, now to begin with this episode does feel slow, but the more you watch of it the better it gets.

Blackjack 1998 by AverageMansReviews

Blackjack 1998 by AverageMansReviews

Review Time: this film is mixed

Warning: there is flash photography or to cover my back something to this effect in this project.

Fundamental elements: voice over elements, cultural elements, mental imagery, background music, slow-motion effects, no subtitles when another language is being used, time jumps and place jumps

Movement; minus the first section of this film, it snowballs downhill from there in fact it just ambles along, it is worthwhile pointing out that individually or together the storyline doesn't help things either so there is plenty of blame to be shared between the movement and the storyline.

Storyline/Back stories: the storyline is badly designed, without giving too much away we have these three components; this girl, the problem our lead character/role [Devlin/Lundgren] has and this model. The problem is this; what they should have done is choose two out of the three components and extend them consequently dropping one, I would have dropped the model component and focus on the other two components. Because still without trying not to give too much away I doubt that this accident was an accident because of what we know at that point and the girl component and the problem which our lead character/performer has are linked on one level anyway so they may as well have used these two components, but as this film is it swiftly moves onto the model component with the other two components being situated around it, basically there was supremely better material and substance to be had just focusing on the first two components.

The back stories; they come to the audience via the following; dialogue exchanges with photographs or just dialogue exchanges, mental imagery, newspaper and storyteller with mental imagery.

Action sequences/Artistic visions: for one example there is a double team, it is where our supporting character/performer Casey/Murphy is on Devlin/Lundgren's back telling him what to do, because he has been incapacitated and at the end of this sequence there is a great use it of a trampoline and a swimming pool

Artistic visions: there is this sky in the background when it is just our criminal character/performer of the model storyline component on screen sitting down with his gun after missing his shot and in the same component there is this dancing scene and there is this mask being worn.

Character developments/Performances: the character developments are something safe and reliable, the performances are good yes there is chemistry/friction depending where you are; is depending what you get.

This film receives: 4/10, now it has just dawned on me if they had dropped the model component of the storyline and focused on the other two storyline components, this is just speculation but still a possibility that consequently this film would have been able to move with a bit more get up and go, I mean as things are in the first section of this film it was looking at something higher as it relates to its mark, but on the whole it has enough about it to get itself out of the poor section of my reviewing system.

The Transformers 1984 -- 1987 [Season 3, Volume 3, Disc 9] Episode 88: Only Human by AverageMansReviews

The Transformers 1984 -- 1987 [Season 3, Volume 3, Disc 9] Episode 88: Only Human by AverageMansReviews

Review Time: this episode is good.

Storyline/Back stories: the storyline for this episode is good and they should have made it into a two-parter storyline, there was much more that could have been explored used to achieve this and a back stories gets discussed in the dialogue exchanges.

Artistic visions/Action sequences/
Character developments: now I don't know what to say here, because I don't want to give too much away so I will be brief all three of these components work hand-in-hand at some point in this episode so we have these human beings getting in/climbing in and out of these Autobots and using them in some way and not to repeat myself again, but likewise if they were to make this episode into a two-parter the character developments would have allowed them to do that quite easily and individually there is a good scene of the sky in the opening section of this episode.

This episode receives: 7/10, so as things are in this episode they are good, but if I haven't made this clear enough already in a nutshell there is more than enough here to easily justify a two-parter, that way they could have made more use out of this character named Snake.

The Transformers 1984 -- 1987 [Season 3, Volume 3, Disc 9] Episode 87: The Dweller in the Depths by AverageMansReviews

The Transformers 1984 -- 1987 [Season 3, Volume 3, Disc 9] Episode 87: The Dweller in the Depths by AverageMansReviews

Review Time: this episode is excellent

Warning: there are elements of mechanical damage and consequently under the surface as well.

Storyline/Back stories: the storyline for this episode is good and the back stories come to the viewers from dialogue exchanges or mental imagery combined dialogue.

Character developments/Artistic visions/

Action sequences: now these three components go hand-in-hand; these Quintessons [just on a quick side note we get three different kinds of Quintessons in this episode, in short not the big ones with five faces; but a Commander, Scientist and an Engineer.]

But we the audience gets to see and experience Quintesson science as they engineered beasts and mechanics together [better known as Trans-Organics] and these creatures are from an artistic perspective highly creative and highly imaginative; from an action sequences perspective the main Trans-Organic [the Dweller] is beyond vicious as it takes the life force from the other Trans-Organics and then continues on its path of destruction, I can't say too much more than one more thing the zombies element is also highly imaginative [I will bring up the zombies element again shortly.]

Bloopers: now this took me a few times to work out, but this blooper is such a big one that I can't believe it took me time to work it out or maybe my brain wouldn't let me comprehend it; basically it is where we have Arcee saying "there's Rodimus Prime' signal" so we have Rodimus Prime saying this monologue in his voice, but here's the problem it is coming out of Autobot [Springer's] mouth and body yes what I am saying here is physically Rodimus Prime is nowhere to be seen here.

The next one is where we have the Quintesson Commander, being the wrong colour system for a scene as the Quintesson Engineer and him [it is just the Quintessons on screen] are offering Galvatron and other Decepticons this proposition and the final one is where we have Ultra Magnus referring to these characters as vampires more than once and they are not they are zombies every day of the week 100%, you know the old expression "If you look like a zombie, act like a zombie and you sound like a zombie; you are a zombie."

This episode receives: 9/10, this episode is as I have already said excellent, it had a clear idea of what it wanted to bring to the table and it brought it.

Out for a Kill 2003 by AverageMansReviews

Out for a Kill 2003 by AverageMansReviews

Review Time: this film is poor

Warning: there is flash photography or to cover my back something to this effect in this project.

Fundamental elements: there are numbers and words on screen, voice over elements, background music, cultural elements, quick moving effects, mental imagery, slow-motion effects, yes and no to subtitles being used when another language is being used, time jumps and place jumps.

Movement: I strongly really didn't like how this film moves at any stage, I found it relentlessly boring to the point where my brain and interest in this project just switched off

Storyline/Back stories: now this is one of those storylines that in a different project is something safe and reliable and yes more often than not you can get a good film out of it, so in this case I wouldn't say the storyline is the problem as you will see or at this relatively early-stage of this review already you may have been getting that feeling anyway.

The back stories come to us by the following; voice-over, images, monolog introducing other characters/performers including profile, news report via TV and dialogue exchanges.

Action sequences/Artistic visions: there is one occasion where these two components go hand-in-hand, it is where we are having this vehicle chasing sequence and this henchman character/performer fires his gun and we the audience can see in slow-motion effects firstly the close-up of these bullets and secondly where they land or go through; yes individually in one way or another this project has other action sequences like the combat Barber Shop sequence and so on or from an artistic perspective the scene with this black background with these red smoke effects with this tumbling towards us gun.

Character developments/Performances: because the storyline is something safe and reliable it makes these character developments something safe and reliable also, but having said that the performances are poor; yes you can see the chemistry/friction, but feeling it is a completely different matter altogether.

This film receives: 1/10, now yes there are some good elements in this project but the negative elements heavily, heavily weight out the positives elements.

The Transformers 1984 -- 1987 [Season 3, Volume 3, Disc 9] Episode 86: The Ultimate Weapon by AverageMansReviews

The Transformers 1984 -- 1987 [Season 3, Volume 3, Disc 9] Episode 86: The Ultimate Weapon by AverageMansReviews

Review Time: this episode is top-notch entertainment.

Storyline/Moral messages: the storyline is excellent and there are moral message elements in the dialogue exchanges, for one example "It may just take you a while to realize what you can offer others."

Action sequences/Artistic visions: they work hand-in-hand in this episode once again for one example individually or vs. Metroplex; Trypticon brings a lot of devastation to the table or has the intent of inflicting devastation on to Metroplex.

Character developments: Rodimus Prime and Protectobot [First Aid,] the viewers can see and feel these individual character developments where in short they are unsure of themselves in their own personal ways and positions within the Autobots and I have to say Ultra Magnus comes off much more likable in this episode; Rodimus Prime has grown more into being a leader of the Autobots consequently Ultra Magnus doesn't need to nag or something to this effect so not only is there chemistry between Rodimus Prime and Ultra Magnus, but it also goes for Ultra Magnus and his fellow Autobots as well.

Bloopers: in this one scene you will see the Decepticon renegade [Octane] on the side of the Decepticons and my question is this; what happened here? Because Octane was banished from the Decepticons by Galvatron in fact Galvatron has tried to have Octane killed and just remembering from past episodes it looked like and sounded like Octane had sided with the Autobots so what changed? The next one is where we have Spike and Daniel Witwicky inside Trypticon disguised as engineers to repair Trypticon and Spike bumps into Cyclonus and he doesn't recognize them basically he tells them to get on and fix Trypticon and Cyclonus is meant to be Galvatron's right-hand man/General; let's just say this is not one of  Cyclonus' brightest moments and the final one is where towards the closing stages of this episode Rodimus Prime has no mouth area, but when he begins to speak it magically appears, it is where it is just First Aid and Rodimus Prime on screen together.

This episode receives: 10/10, because there is so much happening at a great pace this mark is and was incredibly easy to give this episode.

The Transformers 1984 -- 1987 [Season 3, Volume 3, Disc 9] Episode 85: The Quintesson Journal by AverageMansReviews

The Transformers 1984 -- 1987 [Season 3, Volume 3, Disc 9] Episode 85: The Quintesson Journal by AverageMansReviews

Review Time: this episode is good

Storyline/Back stories/Character developments: the first thing I should point out is this episode is a continuation from the previous episode; but now I have said that these three components work hand-in-hand; they are good and the via the back stories in one way or another we get to know about these two different species [Xetaxxis and Lanarq,] but without giving too much away it highlights these two key points how manipulative the Quintessons are and only if the Autobots and the Decepticons and their many different little collectives  of Transformers could have at the very least an uneasy alliance [I have specifically said an uneasy alliance, because with their amount of history and the fact they truly with passion have a strong dislike for one another I think the best we could hope for is an uneasy alliance at best;] they would be able to focus on their biggest problem which are the Quintessons.

Action sequences/Artistic visions: these two components go hand-in-hand for this example we have Rodimus Prime and Ultra Magnus firstly getting on top of Sky Lynx [they are both kneeling on one knee,] Sky Lynx [is in transformed mode of a Bird] and then going off to this situation and then once at this situation firing their handheld weapons whilst standing on Sky Lynx and for an individual artistic vision we have one scene of these two Planets which are the home Planet of the Xetaxxis [Planet name Xetaxxis] and the home Planet of the Lanarq [Planet name Lanarq]

This episode receives: 7/10, so as I said at the beginning of this review this episode is good and on a side note now as some point in this episode between Rodimus Prime and Spike Witwicky they have this dialogue exchange where they bring up wrestling and it being fake. No surprise here I have a problem with this; it is not fake, it is simulated combat, yes the results are predetermined and yes they don't go out to deliberately hurt one another but the impact of this simulated combat is very real on every single level of the performer's lives and their surrounding connections to other people's lives as well.

The Transformers 1984 -- 1987 [Season 3, Volume 2, Disc 9] Episode 84: The Big Broadcast of 2006 by AverageMansReviews

The Transformers 1984 -- 1987 [Season 3, Volume 3, Disc 9] Episode 84: The Big Broadcast of 2006  by AverageMansReviews

Review Time: this episode is lots of fun

Storyline/Character developments/Comedy level: now firstly the storyline and the character developments go hand-in-hand for this episode and they are good and it has so much happening in it and secondly separately there is a good question-mark style ending for an ending. For one example of the comedy level; there is a feeling of an insider joke here where without giving too much away it is based around subliminal messages and if you don't know what I'm talking about I will explain it a little bit more.

Now around this time frame cartoons were specifically and heavily designed to sell merchandise that is and was their purpose, so you basically had children watching these TV programs including this one; getting these subliminal messages to go out and get their parents or guardians to buy their merchandise, so I find it amusing that they would base a episode around what they were doing in reality.

Action sequences/Artistic visions: likewise these two components go hand-in-hand in this episode; you have action here, action there, action everywhere and the artistic visions bring these highly chaotic sequences to life.

Bloopers: these Quintessons are talking to these Sharkticons [in their transformed modes of Sharks,] but for some strange reason these Quintessons are talking but their lips are not moving and the following one is where we have 3 identical  Junkions [Wreck-Gars] in the same scene and yes just to cover my back we cannot see the third one's goatee because of where he is standing but let's work under the theory and very high possibility like 99.9%, he is identical; it is in the scene where Wreck-Gar says "And that's the name of that tune."

The next one is a little bit strange; so we have Decepticon [Astrotrain] delivering this Intel to Galvatron with Cyclonus in this scene as well and suddenly we have Galvatron hitting down Astrotrain [in his robot mode,] I know nothing sounds out of the ordinary here because that is what Galvatron is like any way. But that is until I point this out; it looks/sounds like someone has edited this very small dialogue exchange, because I have seen this scene a small amount of times now and it just sounds like/looks like something is missing here and on top of that for another blooper here Cyclonus' voice is coming out of Galvatron's mouth.

This episode receives: 10/10, you know when you watch an episode and the creators of that episode be it animated or live-action just wanted to fill it up with predominantly non-stop action well this is what we have here.

Line of Duty 2019 by AverageMansReviews

Line of Duty 2019 by AverageMansReviews

Review Time: this film is good

Warning: there is a element of suicide

Fundamental elements: there are numbers on screen, voice-over elements, cultural elements, environmental elements, background music, mental imagery, slow-motion effects, time jumps and place jumps.

Movement; once this situation happens this film moves at a fast pace

Storyline/Back stories: this film is good, the back stories come to the viewers via livestream, news reports, this folder with false IDs, photos and dialogue exchanges. But unless I have missed something we never get to find out the story behind this ring [and I even asked the person I watched this film with and she confirmed it.]

Action sequences/Comedy level: these two components work hand-in-hand for a good percentage of the time in this film, for one example we have one half of our lead partnership fighting with this African-American character/performer with the other half livestreaming it. The one fighting is heavily outmatched as this African-American character/performer is well built in fact this lead character/performer in this action sequence throws this weight and it does hit the African-American character/performer but it doesn't faze him.

Character developments/Performances: the majority of them on both counts are good and this goes for our lead partnership individually or together but the chemistry/friction between Penny/Eckhart and  Carter/Meyer is excellent, because their connection between one another does a lot for this film everything they do feels natural at that specific point in the film.

This film receives: 7/10, this is one of those titles that knows what it is and it doesn't claim to be anything else other than a good action film.

The Building of: WWE vs. All Elite Wrestling Volume 13 by AverageMansReview

The Building of: WWE vs. All Elite Wrestling Volume 13 by AverageMansReview

WWE: it has been sometime since I have done one of these blogs, but because there has been so much happening as it relates to this company at this time, here we are.

Yes as everyone should know by now I don't use adult language in my material yes I have my ways to get around this in the language I use. But I'm just giving you a heads up there is a very good possibility I may go off the handle at some point in this blog.

I am just going to tell you my opinion and feelings as it relates to this company and my opening statement is this; when you think that this company cannot go any lower they spectacularly prove me wrong. I mean if I wore a hat; my hat would be coming off to you WWE [just to cover my back I should just point out I am being sarcastic here.]

I mean I haven't really hidden the fact for some time now I haven't been on board with this company before this situation, so I am now far, far, far, far away in a different galaxy away from this company and just for the record I will still be doing these blogs now and again and the predictions for WWE and AEW pay-per-views.

Before I receive any backlash yes I am interested to see what Triple H. and Stephanie McMahon or their people can do with the WWE, but for that to happen Mr. McMahon would have to step down and we all know that will not happen so when he dies; I don't have access to NXT but I know it has a flawless universal praise so if Triple H. and his people can do this with this Brand and it will be as I have already said interesting to see what they can do when they can get their hands on the entire WWE Universe.

I know some of you may find this difficult to believe, but I am genuinely feeling sorry for Triple H. and Stephanie, because if we were to take a step back for a second and look at the massive, colossal bigger picture for a minute.

The amount of damage that Mr. McMahon is doing to his company not just now but over recent years is now getting to the point of very much teetering towards irreversible.

Because forget what this company thinks of its Universe, we all don't have memories like a goldfish. So just for some examples; does anyone remember when Mr. McMahon was adamant about getting Reigns to be the next top guy and how he got shoved down our throats, then he had to have time away from the ring on medical grounds, Mr. McMahon exploited this situation and turned it into a feud between Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins. But when Reigns made a triumphant return to the ring when the WWE Universe would have accepted him with open arms as a Main Brand Champion, what did Mr. McMahon have Reigns do oh yes have him lose to his son Shane McMahon at a glorified house show [Super ShowDown 2019.]

Speaking of the glorified house shows, the Middle East business dealings have been highly controversial from day one and yes I may just be speculating here, but I should imagine they will always be controversial and once again I may just be speculating here again, but this part of the world could do anything wrong and this company will bow down and still take the risk to get that big, big money, money, money, money isn't that right Mr. McMahon, even when his company has a pay-per-view in a few days time after this event, where the pay-per-view/card may have may be three or four matches on it and nothing else as it looks and feels like this pay-per-view is an afterthought or they couldn't be bothered to give the attending audience to this pay-per-view in question the same level of respect as they are still paying their hard-earned money to come and see this pay-per-view.

Then we have this entire global situation as it relates to this company and talk about this company's true colours coming through, like I said earlier I haven't been on board with this company for some time now, but how can I put this nicely they are aware that after this global situation is done the mask cannot go back on right?

They have clearly shown to the rest of the world how they think and how they act, stupid idea of continuing to put on pay-per-views like WrestleMania 36, now originally I was under the impression they were going to postpone future pay-per-views after this but clearly this is not the case anymore, all I am going to say here is this; I am not being disrespectful when I say this; but wrestling is not an essential service or anything like this.

Now if it should happen that you are an outsider to the WWE from a financial perspective this is one company that even in this global situation has nothing to fear, so their recent actions are just purely down to keeping the investors and those kind of people happy.

So this is where I will probably go off the handle; so why would any performer or others [some have been furloughed,] work their posteriors off for this company when this company not only puts them under the bus; you may as well have the owner of this company in a crane holding a double-decker bus and getting all of these performers/others to stand in a big circle so he can just let go of this double-decker bus and squash them all in one go.

The reason why they work their posteriors off is because they believe in themselves and they believe in what they are doing. But this company like it or not will have a crisis on their hands, meaning at some point if their wrestling talent are not already will be thinking " I love what I do, but why should I work this hard for this company which has already shown when things get hard, I will probably be the next one out of the door."

I am not done yet so let me continue they are willing to release talent which is their day in and day out, but they are not willing to release the likes of Lesnar which I don't know his contract but as everyone knows he does the least appearances for masses and masses of money. How about people that are controversial Hulk Hogan or very much out of date nowadays Jerry Lawler or why not Ronda Rousey, I mean I don't care if it is a work or not if she doesn't like wrestling and is disrespecting it again there is the exit door don't let it hit you on the posterior on the way out.

I will stand by any wrestler of any gender that is trying to change the face of wrestling, so when I hear someone criticizing it but is willing to take money out of it, then I have a problem if you don't like the world of professional wrestling stay out of it; it is that simple.

Whilst I'm on the subject for me Lesnar should have been gone many years ago as far as I'm concerned he and Mr. McMahon are individually or together stopping the growth of the WWE from one generation to the next.

So just to sum this section up; this is why I feel sorry for Triple H. and Stephanie McMahon and their people will have to somehow change the public image of this company in the future, but there is always a possibility that by then it may be too late or it may take decades upon decades upon decades to repair the damage, you never know what this company will do next.

All Elite Wrestling: I know this is not a comical global situation, but I can't be the only one thinking, there is what WWE are doing and there is everyone else as it relates to the world of professional wrestling, I know this is meant to be the AEW section, but I feel it is massively important to highlight the wrestling industry as a whole minus the WWE is absolutely trying to do their best by everyone involved in their respective companies and without the financial muscle which the WWE has at their disposal in fairness and balance AEW are the only ones that can compete with them on that level.

But I am really interested to see what happens after this global situation, because as far as I'm concerned being unbiased or not we have without question seen what the WWE will do in a terrible situation, it's like some of you out there in Internet land myself included have always known or have known for some time that the WWE would maybe possibly do something like this [I'm not saying I could see this coming,] I am specifically talking about the ruthless nature of the WWE and the way they have handled this global situation.

So as it relates to here and the future of the wrestling industry hopefully and quite possibly this could be a turning point as in everyone can see quite clearly what the WWE is capable of and yes they have lots of money. But the question is why would anyone when the world goes back to normal work for them knowing what we know now?

So to any wrestling company out there at the moment yes the WWE have the money, but they don't have what other wrestling companies have and it is something just as important as money, it is credibility I know you cannot pay your bills on credibility, but eventually everyone will remember this situation we are currently in and ask what it the WWE do in a situation of crisis vs. everyone else in the wrestling industry? But with credibility you can offer the best intentions of job security [genuine reasons for financial cutbacks, but if it was me I would offer to take a pay cut or see if there was another job role I could do in the company if I was happy somewhere] and job satisfaction and knowing when you're or the company in question's back is up against the wall they will do the best they can for you.

There is absolutely nothing that the WWE can do about what they have done, they cannot adapt history as they like to do with their own history, this is going to be a huge cloud [this size of Galactus] over this company for decades or it may be permanently there for eternity

One final thing; yes I am aware that AEW has a pay-per-view coming up roughly around the same time as the next WWE one, but the reason why I am not being too critical on AEW and it is not because I am leaning their way, it has much more to do with the fact that from now and for a little while everyone is in Lockdown or in the US language Stay Home Orders are in effect,  yes where they are they could still run things but as I have made reference to it they want to take care of everyone involved in this company first in this global situation and on a quick side note this is a good life lesson for anyone that is trying to build something from the ground up if you build credibility with people and good ties more often than not providing they are good people as well they will stand beside you in good times and in bad times

So after this global situation a new era of professional wrestling will begin, but for here and now stay-at-home, be safe and this will not last forever.