funkeysc Reviews

A Dog's Purpose (2017)

Yeah that 5/10 stars? I think it needs a bit lower.

[4/10 · 5 March 2017]

Look I hate to be the guy that ruins the good review streak this movie has (at least on the app it has one anyway) but this movie sucks. In fact, not only is it bad, but it is also very boring and forgettable. I remember going into this movie with an open mind saying, "Please let this be good. Please let this be good." But no, all I saw was the directors shoot themselves in the foot for close to two hours.

Let me just start by saying that one you see the first quarter of the movie, you have pretty much seen the whole movie and can just walk out. I'm not kidding when I say that the movie beats the plot to death over and over which consists of, "dog is born, dog lives life, dog dies, dog is reincarnated, rinse and repeat." By the time they did this twice I was already about to fall asleep. Now I know that the dog doesn't die the last time he comes back but getting there is a laborious task.

The other problem I have is this. About a week after the movie was released, someone told me it was a Christian movie. Now, do I have problems with said group of movies? No, in fact some are good like Courageous, Fireproof and War Room. But do I think this is a Christian movie? Absolutely not. In fact the concept of reincarnation is related to Hinduism more than Christianity. So, who are they targeting?

Also, if you want my opinion on the supposed abuse on set, while I am relieved there was none, I am a little skeptical about the third party saying there was none instead of the director himself. Seems weird.

But yeah, case in point, A Dog's Purpose has no purpose at all. What's really bad is that movies like Rings and Resident Evil will get remembered before this. And those movies sucked!

Final score: 4/10, seal of disapproval, avoid like the plague

Ben 10 (2016–2021)

I don't know what I expected

[1/10 · 14 November 2016]

What do you say to series who's feature images contain a pile of Dino crap from Jurassic Park? Has there ever been a bigger middle finger than this? OK yeah there was Teen Titans Go and Powerpuff Girls 2016 I guess.

But here's the biggest issue I have with this show. It's a reboot. And I understand that Ben 10 has had a few reboots before (see my review on Omniverse) but this is an insult. Possibly worse than Omniverse.

Actually I can't compare it to Omniverse, because that at least has an original story-line, new likable characters and in some cases, acceptable animation. This is no excuse. Not only is this another reboot, but it's just a complete rehash of the original plot with maybe one or two new aliens thrown in. As if that's a good distraction...

This is just another bad reboot by Cartoon Network, which is not that surprising, that some how got lower scores than the two reboot shows before it. At this point, it may just be better off to not watch this show, so that way maybe CN will figure out we're done with these revamped shows.

Ben 10: Omniverse (2012–2014)

It's not without its flaws, but then again, it's really not bad at all.

[7/10 · 2 November 2016]

This show really takes a lot of flak, and I can see why, but at the same time I don't think it's absolutely horrible like some will say, it's just really mediocre for what we've come to expect from Ben 10.

I saw the original series and loved it. Saw "Alien Force" and loved it more. "Ultimate Alien" was OK but I didn't watch it like I did the previous two. And honestly I was actually kinda excited for Omniverse. Ben having to learn how to leave behind Gwen and Kevin was very interesting, I liked a lot of the new characters like Rook and of course, the new aliens were great! I understand that some weren't that fantastic, but ones like Bloxx, Feedback, Atomix, Whampire and Toepick were actually good additions.

However the show isn't without flaws. Yes the story is pretty dumbed down, but at least it isn't a rehash like the 2016 reboot. Yes the animation is trash more often than not, but it holds well on Rook and most of the aliens.

I understand why die-hard Ben 10 fans may hate it, but I didn't mind it. And besides, no matter how much you hate Omniverse, there is always worse (*cough cough* Ben 10 2016)