Thursday, May 31, 2018

Jack Red reviews Killjoy series

Hi everyone I'm Jack Red it's time to review a series that's mixed to a degree with me. The good movies are some of my favorite Full Moon movies ever. The bad movies really makes me wanna rip my eyes out I'm not kidding. The franchise I'm talking about today is Killjoy. I have seen all five Killjoy movies to date.

Killjoy (2000)

Remember when I said I rather watch both Leprechaun hood movies over the original Killjoy? Well guess what now if you haven't seen this movie. You honestly have no idea how terrible this movie is. Only Angel Vargas' performance as Killjoy stands out among everyone in this movie. Although his performance was really over the top.

I guess I should say the obvious thing I'm thinking. This movie is sorta ripping off Twisted Metal's Sweet Tooth. Please allow me to explain they're both killer clowns going around in an ice cream truck killing people. Killjoy was created through black magic as revenge on a local gang picking on him.

Surprisingly most of the kills are watchable. Killjoy tricks people into going inside the ice cream truck that's actually a portal to his world. Why does this movie come off like Twisted Metal series in such a weird way? Killjoy does steal the show as stated before. It is confusing how they went about killing him.

You know what I'll spoil the ending to hopefully keep you from ever watching. The girl Michael loves goes into his world with her current boy friend and an friend to stop him. She basically kills Michael twice shortly after each other with the later being the Killjoy doll. A few weird scenes like going to a bar to find out Killjoy is still around.

I can't believe they ended the movie with such a mess up sex scene. It comes off like the alternate ending to Freddy vs. Jason where Laurie was having sex. Jake turned into Freddy with her belly growing rapidly. Yeah that's kinda what happened here with a killer clown. I guess they thought by doing that people want like the surprise how about no!!!

Killjoy 2: Deliverance from Evil (2002)

Killjoy 2 is surprisingly in many ways even worse than the original. A group of inmates are getting transferred to another location. Which doesn't exactly happen for many reasons. This movie barely feels like a Killjoy movie even with his scenes I'm not kidding. I do like Trent Haaga as the new Killjoy.

Keep in mind, all following movies he reprises the character. Killjoy 2 has some of the worst, most boring kills I have ever seen in a Full Moon movie. Even Demonic Toys 2 had better kills & that's not saying much. This movie came up with such a stupid reason for bringing Killjoy into it. The rude criminal talks this girl he likes into summoning him.

Virtually having most of their names on his death list because of it. Killjoy has some ridiculous moments that didn't make any real sense. Now I know it's a horror movie but I felt better if they explained a lot more about him. It quickly becomes obviously this movie has nothing to do with the original at all.

This is one of the absolute worst Full Moon sequel I have ever seen. I really didn't care for Killjoy's appearance at all. It is so bad even the original Killjoy played by Vargas looks like a master piece in comparison. Oh guess what kills him in this movie? Please take a wild guess, would you ever say water?

Yes water of all things kills such a powerful demonic being. What is he the cousin to the wicked witch of the west? I am trying not to hit this movie very hard but I can't name a single thing I like. Not one scene including those with Killjoy is worth mentioning. This movie felt like a huge wasted opportunity.

Killjoy 3 (2010)

This is the last Killjoy movie in The Killer Klowns Kollection. Now this is where the movies started to get great. Trent Haaga really stepped up as the character giving us a truly amazing performance. Despite it's time, Killjoy 3 is actually the first in a new time line with a different origin. In this version, he has been around a very long time with many names including Norse mythology's Loki.

Killjoy isn't alone this time, he created a few demon clowns to help him kill people. I felt everything was done incredibly well in this movie especially the kills. A major spoiler for that haven't seen the movie. An old man attempted to make a deal but got upset over Killjoy alternating it. You find out later on he wanted revenge on Killjoy for taking his son Michael away.

Yes the same Michael that died & jump started the events of the original Killjoy. This time a mirror given to them allows them to bring people into Killjoy's world. Confirmed by Killjoy himself, if his victims dies in there he gets their souls. They also can use the mirror to contact the victims in the house.

I got plenty scenes I would love to rewatch often. They did a great job with everything they had. This not only made up for the first two Killjoy movies. Full Moon kept the train going after this movie. Killjoy 3 is one of the best Full Moon sequels I have ever seen. Killjoy is so fun to watch that I can never get bored.

Killjoy Goes to Hell (2012)

Killjoy Goes to Hell for many fans is their favorite Killjoy movie. Shortly after the survivor of the previous movie escaped his world. Hell took him to court there to decide what would happen. A good amount of this movie takes place during Hell's prison & court room. Surprisingly this is more entertaining than the previous entry.

This is way better than Jason Goes to Hell lol. Honestly you would be surprise how all of it plays out. You get to learn more about several clown characters. This movie proven not even Hell can control Killjoy. This clown wasted no time to be a dick to everyone including those trying to help him. Easily a true classic from Full Moon movies indeed.

This movie has some great kills especially late into the movie. Killjoy might lose some of his powers. At the same time it didn't slow him down much. All of this led to the next Killjoy movie. Killjoy Goes to Hell is basically the live of the party or Stitches on crack lol. I do recommend this movie for many Full Moon fans.

Killjoy's Psycho Circus (2016)

Killjoy's Psycho Circus originally aired on El Rey Network in 2016. Which started a tread that network has been doing with Full Moon since. WOW this is hands down one of the absolute craziest movies I have ever seen. Killjoy becomes a talk show host while living on Earth with his friends. They sure didn't hide anything or hold back any flying pies.

I like the scene with Trent Haaga being a guest on his show. Out of no where he kept saying I could make a better Killjoy than you. Then he killed him getting respect from Killjoy himself. If you didn't get the joke, a similar joke was on Tales from the Crypt show. The actor who regularly voices the character appears as a character in a particular story.

The Crypt Keeper tries making it obvious who the actor was by somethings he said. This is sorta like that with a twist lol. Killjoy is very entertaining in this movie in every sense of the world. This is around the new direction Full Moon took where the fans donated a lot of money to support their films.

If I remember correctly the youtuber You & Your Horror Movies was one of the fans that cameo in the movie. This movie suddenly becomes a weird space/Hell movie. Killjoy with his friends are on a space ship trying to escape from the judge of his court case. The sex parts are some of the weirdest I have ever seen.

Full Moon really didn't hold back on anything in this movie. I felt they did an amazing job with everything. It has a huge body count that over the last couple movies combined. This movie is truly an unique movie that I don't think anyone could recreate. I felt the same way about Killer Klowns from Outer Space.

I highly recommend this movie with an passion. In my opinion, this was the best Killjoy movie to date. They went for jokes I didn't even think they would & nailed them. This movie is literately filled with surprises you won't see coming. This is a true Full Moon movie in every sense of the word. I honestly can't say anything truly negative about this movie.

Jack Red reviews Demonic Toys series

Hi everyone I'm Jack Red, today I get to cover a Full Moon trilogy of weird killer toy movies. It's no secret I'm a huge fan of Jack Attack. He always been one of my favorite Full Moon characters. Demonic Toys franchise is an in company rip off of their own Puppet Master franchise. Usually a handful of toys comes alive to start killing people.

I already covered Puppet Master vs. The Demonic Toys in another lengthy blog. Also if it won't even matter since it's not an official entry in either franchise. I will say this it is the single worst movie to have both franchises I have ever seen I'm not kidding. Just reminding folks this trilogy of movies is included in The Killer Klowns Kollection I got a few months ago.

Demonic Toys (1992)

Demonic Toys centers around a cop chasing two criminals into a toy factory. Suddenly some of the toys become alive. They didn't wait long to start killing people either. This is more of a gem among the early 90s Full Moon movies. It's sorta in between what's good & bad about a horror movie. Personally I like it just enough to get the job done.

I got to be honest I do enjoy most of the death scenes. There wasn't many killer toy movies around this time that actually was toys killing people. Usually it was a man with a multiple person disorder with a dummy or killer dolls. But in this movie you get a baby doll, toy robot, teddy bear and a crazy jack in the box creature.

The same kid that played Eli in Children of the Corn 3 a few years later. Honestly I felt he was better in this movie. The basic story why the toys are alive is their master died during child birth. An old woman sneak his corpse in one of the kid's bag of candy. They ended up throwing into a spot to quickly become trapped.

It turns out this very toy factory was essentially his tomb for over sixty years. He needed a pregnant woman to get reborn. Every time someone dies within this toy factory, their master's power increases. I felt this movie had a lot of thought put behind it. I felt it did a good enough job to keep you watching it.

Dollman vs. The Demonic Toys (1993)

In my opinion, this is the best entry in Demonic Toys franchise. Basically this is actually a sequel to Dollman, Demonic Toys & Bad Channels. A very loose connection on Bad Channels with a stronger connection to the other two movies. This took place a year after the original Demonic Toys. The same cop teams up with Dollman to take these killer toys again.

Although people heavily criticize this movie over retelling three Full Moon movies. I felt without that I would've been confused. Also they don't take longer than necessary to cover all the information facts. This movie is a mix between using smaller machines for some scenes while people in costumes in other ones.

Some later scenes has it quickly going back between the two basic looks of the Demonic Toys. Only Jack Attack looks off during this process. They knew Dollman & Ginger whose was originally someone else were real people made to look very small on screen. They couldn't relay on those machines in some scenes which led to people dressed up as those toys.

I felt this one told the story the best. We already have Dollman whose an interesting take on killer toys concept. Now putting him against these demonic toys was the stuff of legends for it's time. I also like how they went about everything else. I remember seeing a trailer for this crossover movie really wanting to see it badly.

For me it took a long time for that to happen. It was well worth the wait for me. This movie does sorta started a thread with a previous main character getting killed off. Very recently Puppet Master did that in their newest entry. I would say if you like any of the franchise or want a different kind of killer toy movie.

You should consider giving this a try. One of the best Full Moon movie sequels I have ever seen. Sure Dollman was a very good movie. I would say it is better than the other two movies related to it. Clearly a hidden gem among their movies that many would enjoy. Yes it may have it's flaws but it sorta works better than it expect.

Demonic Toys 2 (2010)

Demonic Toys 2 threw a monkey wrench at the time line. Technically it took place a few months after the original but a few months before the crossover movie. Although there isn't much linking it to the other movies. Let's be honest the returning demonic toys look terrible. Still way better than how they look like in the unofficial crossover movie.

Unlike the previous two entries, I actually don't have much positive things to say about it. Demonic Toys has a demon inside the new toy that doesn't do much except laugh a lot. I am going to be straight I didn't like a single kill in this movie. Not even Jack Attack can save this doomed apocalypse movie.

This was a more recent Full Moon movie. Back around the first two Demonic Toys movies, Paramount was backing Full Moon up. Therefore any Full Moon movie to suck during that period there's no excuse for it. Lucky I don't have to do that towards Demonic Toys. It doesn't mean it's off the hook either.

Demonic Toys 2 is cleverly a rushed low budget movie. Don't me get wrong I do like some low budget horror movies including Killer Klowns from Outer Space. But come on this isn't even in the slightest good. It tells a very dull story that doesn't get exciting at all. I felt they didn't want how to go about making this movie.

Even in The Gingerdead Man's case, I have some positive things I can say & that movie sucks too. Full Moon should've waited on doing this movie. This felt like they didn't want anything to do with the Demonic Toys. Did you know at one point they were considering a crossover movie with Puppet Master & Demonic Toys?

Yes it's true but it never happened or should I say not the way you think it would. Damn you Syfy for ruining both franchises so bad in that movie. This is not only an abomination of a movie but Killjoy 1 and 2 had a lot more going for them. I really can't recommend even Demonic Toys fans to watch this, in fact destroy it wherever you find copies of it.

Jack Red talks about PlayStation Classic Edition & Nintendo 64 Classic Edition

Hi everyone I'm Jack Red, not too long ago Sony announced they are making PlayStation Classic Edition. Rumors are still floating around if Nintendo could be doing Nintendo 64 Classic Edition. Nintendo started this tread with NES Classic Edition a few years ago. Now Neo Geo Classic Edition is officially on the way too.

It is only matter of time before Atari & some companies join in on the fun. Considering I have a strong connection to both PlayStation & Nintendo 64. I really would like to own both of them in my collection some day especially when I have kids. There's so much to cover that I shouldn't take longer than necessary to get started.


PlayStation not only won it's console wars by a surprising amount. It also the first successful CD based game console that quickly became strong competition to Nintendo & Sega. One of the biggest official game libraries ever with over two thousand games. This console was a major inspiration for gamers, game companies & the industry itself.

It's no secret I love the two basic controller designs with the later DualShock controller being my favorite. Some games had several discs packed with more content than the biggest N64 games in size. Of course as a long time fan I too have some things I'm looking forward when it comes out very soon.

1. Simplifies playing several PS1 games that's multi disc like Final Fantasy 7-9
2. Doesn't rush out the controllers in these smaller than PS slim model
3. Making the interior save feature having more spaces to keep your process in supported games
4. A good number of games that's higher than fifteen games
5. Emulation needs to be a near perfect experience
6. Please make setting it up easier
7. Should have major game play categories


Nintendo 64 is still one of my favorite cartridge based consoles. One of the few Nintendo consoles I actually like. I too grew up with a lot of N64 games. I recently started a new N64 collection from this past Christmas. I also have a couple of N64 games on Rare Replay for Xbox One. Despite the more recent complaints about this console.

It was one of the most powerful game consoles of it's time. Nintendo 64 had one of the most mixed game controllers in history, although I like them a lot. You can get an expansion pak to increase the overall graphics in most N64 games. Some N64 games has great soundtracks that people are still listening to.

1. Nintendo should get some third party games
2. Please don't ruin the classic N64 controllers
3. A good number of games that's higher than fifteen games
4. Should included expansion pak to increase the overall graphics to make some people happy
5. A lot of games should have multiplayer especially up to four players
6. Don't put too many Mario games on N64 Classic Edition
7. Emulation needs to be a near perfect experience
8. Please make setting it up easier
9. Should have major game play categories

This is a new gaming trend that allows people that either were born after their console wars or missed out on them entirely. To play them with some nice extras to help get newer fans more into them If you think about it, you are getting two new smaller variations of classic game consoles for much cheaper.

The right line up of games could make a huge difference in how well it does. Both of them has amazing potential for even a few things not done right to sell well enough. Honestly I really hope I can get them as soon as possible. Nintendo seems to run out too quickly with parts of the process being so unnecessary for their customers.

I also hope PlayStation took note of this to deliver a truly amazing performance. I doubt it would make the same numbers it won console wars with. I do think a large amount of people would want an PlayStation Classic Edition. Still a lot of people really want an Nintendo 64 Classic Edition. Nostalgia has a very strange way of working.

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Jack Red talks about Sega Genesis

Hi everyone I'm Jack Red, considering Sega Genesis Classics came out for both PS4 & Xbox One. I figured to finally talk about one of my personal favorite game consoles of all time. Maybe this will give you an idea how I view gaming to a degree or answering some mysteries about myself. This console was my first among many of them.


Sega Genesis is the successor to Sega Master System aka SG Mark III in Japan. By now everyone knows Sega went head to head again. This time, Sega was fighting back with a lot of fire power of 16-bit awesomeness. Sure the audio chip is flawed but it still have truly amazing sounding games. This is one of those consoles that seems to keep getting game compilations or AtGames' punishment.

What's funny is there's barely any SNES game compilations around. Yes I am well aware about SNES Classic Edition with Genesis Classic Edition on the way. Sadly AtGames got their hands all over it. They already did a smaller Genesis model nick named model 4 by Sega fans. Quickly doing their own handheld version with SD card support for pirating games.

More recently they released Sega Genesis Flashback that's suppose to be SNES Classic Edition's answer. Which further bags the question of why the same people screwing up the audio so bad are doing it? Also they keep changing up the game line up with a good number of crappy homebrew games.

These games are essentially worse early PC game crap that's more meant to play when you're bored. Don't be more wrong even those computers had games you could play for hours. I mean more like classic educational to mini games garbage they really shouldn't call "Genesis games" mockery. An insult to those who grew up playing hours among hours on their Genesis consoles.

Yes I know I'm going on about AtGames but it is Genesis related so it's fine. This console had some great movie games like Toy Story, MMPR The Movie and Home Alone. Yes I actually like the first Home Alone game on Genesis sue me. Either you have a three button or six button Genesis controllers.

Both of them works just fine even among some of the worst games. Obviously six button controllers are more meant towards fighting games. Which there's plenty of them to go around on the console including four Mortal Kombat games with 2 versions of MK3. Some Genesis games from Japan like Alien Soldier are mind blowing for their time.

Hell Kid Chameleon, Comix Zone, Ristar and several others are truly unique games. There's plenty of ways about getting into this console. Simply because I'm so nice I will tell you the best three ways to get into Sega Genesis without AtGames crap products to ruin any or all interest of it. Just remember Sega put so much into this console for many great reasons.

1. Go play a model 1 or model 2 Sega Genesis
2. Go find a copy of Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection for PS3 & Xbox 360
3. Go buy Sega Genesis Classics on Steam

Genesis is also home to some of the absolute greatest entries in many franchises. Konami hit the ground swinging with Contra: Hard Corps: TMNT: The Hyperstone Heist & Castlevania: Bloodlines. The finest Shinobi games are on this console. Tiny Toons: Buster's Hidden Treasure was such a fun platformer for it's time.

Even Capcom had a ball with many of their games on Sega Genesis. I grew up with Saturday Night Slam Masters & The Punisher respectively. Of course Sega had plenty of their own games that usually gets in many game compilations. Sega Genesis also had some of the worst shaped cartridges I have ever seen.

Micro Machines 2 Tournament Edition had two additional controller ports on the cartridge. I should mention Sonic & Knuckles' lock-on cartridge that enable some crazy possibilities. Wisdom Tree had some of their games on the console. Not many of them were colored differently like Spider-Man & Venom: Maximum Carnage's cartridge was originally red.

Sega Genesis put up one amazing console wars against SNES. Even in second place, it still made the most among all Sega consoles. This console over the years including more recently got some amazing accessories to spike up the game play. One of those is an custom cartridge called Everdrive. The same company made similar custom carts on many consoles.

This allows you to virtually have every Genesis games in one cartridge with game genie codes & extras. This console back in the day through several devices can add Sega Master System, Sega CD & Sega 32X's libraries. You heard me correctly, Sega Genesis can officially play four libraries of games.

More recently a few websites made a easier to use device to play SMS games on Genesis. The official methods of playing it on both model 1 and model 2 can be frustrating. Genesis also had some amazing exclusive games made by different companies. One of my personal favorites was Rocket Knight Adventures.

I still own two old Genesis code books to this day in great condition. In that series of code books, there was only one SNES book to my knowledge. If anyone knows if they had more than one SNES books please let me know. I don't even need to mention how awesome most Sonic games was. I kinda like Sonic 3D Blast to a degree.

A developer of it chose to make a rom hack updated version. Personally this is the version to play unless you can get your hands on it's Saturn port. I always had a mixed relationship with Sonic Spinball but I like it enough to say yeah sure why not. I am a huge fan of Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine.

Puyo Puyo was a new franchise at the time, they figured to go licensed route to help make an impact in the United States. They first released Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine two years before Kirby's Avalanche on SNES. This & Sonic Spinball are based heavily on Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon.

Sonic Spinball also inspired by the more popular, shorter Sonic cartoon Sonic SatAM. Which I really recommend Sonic fans check out that cartoon it's amazing. Streets of Rage trilogy are truly amazing beat em up games you could play for hours & never get bored of it. Especially Streets of Rage 2 since it is one of the finest games on the console.

Honestly I could go on for hours on this particular console alone. I have a very personal connection to it at a very young age. Sega does have some versions better than their Nintendo counterparts. Genesis even was able to play games that shouldn't been too much to handle. Like Alien Soldier & Phantasy Star IV since they packed so much in many areas.

Another two games that really pushed the capabilities of the consoles. The Adventures of Batman & Robin and Toy Story for similar reasons. I should mention Vectorman series since they sorta were Sega's answer to Nintendo's Donkey Kong Country series. Genesis really stands the test of time in so many ways.

Jack Red talks about Xbox (original game console)

Hi everyone I'm Jack Red, today I want to discuss why I wasn't a huge fan of the original Xbox. Believe it or not, Xbox 360 really blew me away. Xbox One isn't far behind that sorta getting treated like a gem console than anything. In fact it looks up Nintendo might get officially in front of it soon. Xbox does own a lot to Sega in so many ways.


Obviously this is a huge console taking up a lot of space. It so happens to be one of the heaviest I ever lifted. I am mixed about how Microsoft did the wiring for their controllers. I really didn't like their original Xbox controllers at all. OMG they used to hurt my hands so bad back in the day. Before anyone asks yes I did play the later smaller controller.

I would say it comes close to it's competitors but not enough. Their original controller was simply too big with some buttons being a little out of reach of your fingers. Thank god they took great notes for the newer smaller controllers. I do recommend using them instead of their original controllers. Sadly a different company just recreated those horrible controllers for Xbox One.

Personally I would rather take a sledge hammer to destroy all the fat Xbox controllers in the world. The main wires do take time getting use to. I do like they're a good length to help placing your console better. Xbox also over used the color green within it's menu to the point it makes me sick. I'm sure my wife would prefer it over me.

Xbox sure had some great games that were exclusive. It held it's own in different versions of games shared on many platforms. By default you can save a large amount of save data on it. There wasn't many options to help with it when you are low on space. Thankfully this issue isn't a problem on Xbox One.

Xbox was the first console to seriously use gaming service. Not a lot of people knew Game Cube & Dreamcast had it too. Like some game consoles, you can play four players. But some games without online requires knowing how to link two Xbox consoles together to increase it to eight players. There wasn't many game consoles capable of doing eight players without online.

I always been sorta mixed about the actual console design. I'm sure some people expected me to say that about some game consoles. To me it seems like a over sized PlayStation 2 that's more of a huge X shape. I say that due to both sides being a similar texture to one side of that console. It may look durable but tests done by people quickly thrown that out the window.

Let's be honest it's competitors were more of the size you can place them anywhere in your house. You simply don't have that option with Xbox for many reasons. The actual remote for this is one of the worst remotes I ever used. I never got it to work but I was much younger back then. Xbox is very mixed in their controller designs.

I never got to play this or it's competitors online. Xbox was built right off the bat for online gaming. Which quickly became a major focus in gaming to this day. I do have fond memories of this game console. To me I sorta have a love/hate relationship. It is like that one ex that you don't want to be around yet you never got closer with anyone else.

I can't truly say it is worth the time & money to get this console. I would say if you are a Microsoft fan go check them out. Otherwise even back then there was better options out in the market. I highly recommend Dreamcast & Game Cube. Xbox had made some questionable design choices that makes it difficult to like.

Monday, May 28, 2018

Jack Red talks about Nintendo Game Cube

Hi everyone I'm Jack Red, there isn't many Nintendo consoles I like. I had a lot of fond memories on Nintendo Game Cube. The successor of Nintendo 64, another personal favorite of mine that did a great job. Sadly not a lot of people cared for it during that generation of gaming. I mean come on it had amazing potential.


A common complaint of the console was it's name. At first I was funny about Xbox One until it got explained. I never did like Wii U because the title doesn't make even sense. It comes off like a terrible joke that unexpectedly causes someone at the end of the room laughing hard. Honestly I felt Game Cube made sense for a few reasons.

The obvious reason just look at it, a nice cube shaped console. In two different destruction test videos, Game Cube out lasted it's competitors. Which should tell you how well built the actual console is. I also like I could hold it from the handle behind it. Just like Nintendo 64, both the console & it's controllers comes in many colors.

Officially Game Cube was the second most powerful of it's generation behind Microsoft's Xbox. However due to their odd disc format was sorta a mixed bag deal. On one hand, games like Resident Evil 4 blew even the best looking games of it's competitors away. But on the other we have smaller discs not holding as much data as it's competitors.

Yes some Game Cube games including three Resident Evil games has two discs. Thankfully, the process of swapping out discs is a lot easier & safer. This console did have some form of online play but very few games supported this. Let's be honest most people didn't even knew about that feature being on it.

Game Cube had a great interface on the console itself along with managing your save games. Just like some game consoles, you can play up to four players. This was the first console to receive Sega games. Not everyone wants to admit to it but Sega did it better. Nintendo allowed some developers to make educational Mario games, Hotel Mario and the Unholy Triforce.

To me, Game Cube had one of the absolute best game controllers I ever had. Not only it fits so well in my hands, all the buttons are exactly where they need to be. I had a lot of Game Cube games including those you must own titles. You won't have much trouble setting one of these bad boys up in your house.

Can you believe a few people laughed at me for liking Game Cube? It's true over stupid reasons that start making me wonder why gamers' heads are at. Game Cube had some truly amazing games for it's time. Although I felt PlayStation 2 rightfully won it's console wars. My favorite two consoles of that era was actually Game Cube & Dreamcast.

Game Cube had a lot of first party games with some third party ones. Similar to majority of Sega consoles prior. Usually it was the opposite for Nintendo even after Sony joined. This console was to me the last good Nintendo console. Although I did like it's successor Wii a lot too. This is where Nintendo started falling down for me.

This console had so many amazing things going for it. Huge credit for standing up against both PlayStation 2 & Xbox for several years. There's a lot of games all three of them share. I always felt Game Cube had awesome disc designs that were better than it's competitors. Yes I just said that sue me.

Nintendo made sure to deliver a great CD based game console. Sure some of it's commercials are weird for centering around the cube concept. If you think about it, this is a gaming box. You have plenty of games including party ones to keep you busy. If Game Cube did one major thing better even by a little bit.

In my mind it has to be how amazingly tough built Game Cube was. On X-Play, they dropped it off a window & hit it with a sledge hammer. It didn't affect starting up at all, just the disc drive being off. Nintendo really did an amazing job with that. I would also say getting it packed up to play it at someone's house is much easier too.

I highly recommend anyone to check out this game console. You should lower your expectations especially if you recently got into gaming. Game Cube does have a solid library of games including six Resident Evil games. One of the greatest game controllers in history. I know what I said in that blog I made but I do prefer Game Cube's over PS2's.

Jack Red talks about Sega Dreamcast

Hi everyone I'm Jack Red, I haven't talked much about Sega consoles I owned in the past. I never had a Sega Master System or Sega Saturn. I always been a huge fan of their work since my child hood. Of course two particular Sega consoles I don't even need to introduce. Sega Genesis & Sega Dreamcast are two of my personal favorite game consoles of all time.

Today I want to focus more on Sega Dreamcast for many reasons. I have talked about things involving or related topics to the console. I didn't get the chance to set the record straight why I love it so much. Sega made sure to left a major impression on everyone with their final game console. You could even say most of today's gaming services & hardware is heavily inspired by it.


I had a few great reasons for not including it in my take of the sixth gaming generation console wars. Yes Sega Dreamcast did compete against Sony PlayStation 2 but it was around one year. It was competing against Sony PlayStation 1 & Nintendo 64 holding it's own for the most part. In a way it was sad Sega suddenly pulled out of the console wars mostly due to some major mistakes.

Sega Dreamcast never got to go head to head against Nintendo Game Cube. Which by itself was an amazing underrated game console. At least it tried against Nintendo 64 despite having a shorter run than that discontinuing in the same year. For many people not only this is their favorite Sega game console, it also their overall favorite.

Everyone agrees Dreamcast was truly ahead of it's time. Microsoft copied the basic controller designs & smart hardware choices. Not many game consoles around the time can play online. PlayStation 2 requires knowing exactly what to do with not many games supporting the feature. Dreamcast was the first game console all you have to do is plug in your internet wire to play online.

Dreamcast was also the first game console to correctly emulate the arcade experience. Don't get me wrong there's plenty of great arcade ports on several consoles. Most of them on Dreamcast are hands down the finest among them. Dreamcast also started the dlc business structure that became majority in later years.

Just think going back to Sonic 3 on Sega Genesis. People seem to forget Sega has done so amazing times over the years. Sega Dreamcast's VMU actually it's own handheld console. Sadly Sega didn't do a good job advertising it in their commercials. In some games it adds more to the experience. Not many game consoles took advantage of a similar feature.

Nintendo 64 had a device to allow your pokemons from supported games to be in both Pokemon Stadium games. Yes Dreamcast was technically the least powerful among it's gaming generation. At the same time it is truly amazing how insanely well their games holds up today. Dreamcast does have a great library of games.

Just like some older game consoles, Dreamcast does have newer homebrew games being made. In fact it is in the top 5 among all game consoles with that I'm not kidding. Dreamcast is way more than what most of us believe it to be. I really can't criticize a major design flaw this console has. Dreamcast in my opinion could've out done Game Cube with the right strategy.

What's really strange is all of PlayStation 2's competitors made so little in comparison. Yes I know they're in the millions which is still a lot of money but PlayStation 2's total sells trumps all three of them. End of the day who cares about how much it made, being the least powerful among them or pulling out too soon.

What should matter in my personal opinion is loss in today's gaming. Dreamcast had the right balance in their games. Going from graphics to audio to controls, it still being talked about today. I strongly felt most newer game consoles focuses too much on dlcs, graphics and online play. Honestly those things could be nice but I rather get everything already included in a game instead.

I mean come on, some games trick people into virtually buying more than the actual game. Which is where I draw the line. I am fine with season pass until missing dlcs starts to become common. Dreamcast had one of the finest game controllers I ever played. A lot of people are mixed about how Sega went about the wire.

Dreamcast later got a game compilation although it really should've had more games. Seriously Sega we only get four games out of a few hundred games. To me, Dreamcast brings a lot of fight with it. Don't let it fool you into thinking it's not worth your time because it really is. Sega went in weaken from bad decision with Sega Saturn.

This game console gets the biggest anniversary hypes I ever heard for any game consoles. For what amazing reasons too, Dreamcast also had some amazing accessories. Believe it or not, it was sorta a thing to attempt recreate the PC controls on your game consoles. In Dreamcast's case, you get a keyboard very similar to a computer's keyboard for a few supported games.

Sega Dreamcast did make a similar amount to Sega Saturn around nine million. Still not bad for a Sega console am I right? Some console wars really make me question how many gamers view many things. This console fits perfectly better than most game consoles. Sure you can set it up like some game consoles but at least the set up is simple.

I kid you not the cult following for this console is absolutely mind blowing. I could talk a great deal more about it. Just in case some users never heard how I ended up getting a Sega Dreamcast. I was visiting one of my cousins, I watched Sonic Adventure played on his living room TV. Keep in mind I was a kid at the time, I honestly couldn't believe how damn good the game looks & sounds.

Not too long afterwards, I got it to keep the console for a couple years. Sorry folks I loss count how long but I made sure to enjoyed it when I did. Sega Dreamcast was not only a farewell from Sega to leave the console wars. It also acts as a new beginning in getting more games out on more platforms. Which that direction is still going strong today.

Dreamcast evolved gaming faster than any game console before it. The sound overall on Dreamcast is still one of my favorites among all the game consoles I owned. You got a great variety of games for many gamers including party games. Even the bad games doesn't hold Dreamcast down for long. This console not only stands the test of time but the expectations of gamers alike.

I felt if Sega never released Dreamcast, we would be several gaming generation behind in gaming technology alone. I am honestly not kidding because most of what you expect from gaming originated from this. I would even go as far to say this is one of the very few game consoles that's perfection.

I won't say that about many game consoles in general. Game Boy Advance, DS, Game Cube and Xbox 360 are the only perfect consoles to me. In many ways Dreamcast made up & surpassed Saturn while rivaling Genesis. To me Sega Genesis for many reasons is my favorite Sega console. Dreamcast sure gave it a run for it's money.

This console was revolutionary in every sense of the word. Most of it's console exclusive games are truly amazing. In most game comparisons with Dreamcast, it usually wins most of them. Dreamcast is virtually a small phone many years before one & an arcade in your house. If anyone seriously doesn't like Sega Dreamcast is no gamer to me.

Sunday, May 20, 2018

Batman 1966 vs. Gotham Comparisons Bonus Part (The Mad Hatter)

Hi everyone I'm Jack Red, I know I stated I wouldn't do this Mad Hatter comparison. Don't worry it won't count towards the main comparisons. I believe this will be the most one sided face off I have ever done on my blog. Let's be honest, you all already know who wins. I am just doing it before someone tells me, dude you forgot The Mad Hatter?

Main event The Mad Hatter (Batman 1966) vs. The Mad Hatter (Gotham)
There's no real point breaking both versions of The Mad Hatter down. As stated before Batman 1966's character is actually the Impostor Mad Hatter who later changed his name to Hatman. In vice versa, we actually have The Mad Hatter on the show. Yes both of them do use hypnotize people with similar tricks.

Let's be honest this really isn't a good comparison. It isn't even worth my time doing this for you guys. I felt like I should've did something worth while or crazy in my life. Also Gotham's version does more things you expect from the character. I am sorry but I really can't consider Batman 1966's version for the win.

Winner: The Mad Hatter (Gotham)

Batman 1966 vs. Gotham Comparisons Bonus Part 2 (Best of Original Villains)

Hi everyone I'm Jack Red, Gotham doesn't have many original villains. In vice versa, Batman 1966 had so many original villains that you mostly can't take seriously. You think of this as a big flat joke if you wanted to. But The Joker wouldn't like that not one bit lol jk. I bet he doesn't even care about this.

I am picking based on several things. They could be in many episodes or in the case of one particular character just one episode. I hope I don't have you laughing too hard over the first comparison. You might a break before even looking at it lol. Strangely white & unusual are your only hints to what I have in store for you all.

Round 1: Egghead (Batman 1966) vs. The Balloonman (Gotham)
Yes I know wow you really can't believe you are doing this lol. Yes I am with a wide grin on my face. Obviously two very different villains. Let's be honest, most original villains on Batman 1966 don't even fit the theme of the comics. I had to select the only ones worth mentioning in this blog entry. Egghead has crimes centered around you guess it eggs.

Hey Dr. Robotnik, someone beat you to the egg theme lol. Egghead gets some strange episodes despite appearing in a few episodes including a cameo. Later on, this character appeared in the comics. He was played by the legendary Vincent Price. Yeah Vincent Price played this guy on Batman 1966, Yeah I know it's difficult to believe.

Davis Lamond was sick & tired of criminals running the streets. He felt the police couldn't or won't do anything about it. He chose to go a rather extreme route about things. Someone sold him five weather balloons. The Balloonman decided to put them to use by attached them to corrupt officials. It turns out he never planned a final victim.

This was due to the fact as long as he could do in his mind something about crime. There wouldn't be a end to the list. Yes by now a lot of you laughing hard I'm sure. Egghead is literately all about eggs while we have a guy attached weather balloons to people. Which in a way is sorta ridiculous but he quickly got noticed.

I felt there was something sorta similar to how they did things. If that & what they're known for so happens to be white I don't know what else to tell you. I have to go with Egghead for many reasons. He gave Batman & Robin a tougher time than The Balloonman did with Gotham's police. Also Vincent Price by himself automatically wins.

Winner: Egghead (Batman 1966)


Final Round: The Bookworm (Batman 1966) vs. Fish Mooney (Gotham)
I felt this would be the closest among their original villains. Both of them are truly worth all of your attentions. I got to be honest this is going to be difficult to decide a winner. I felt in many ways these two have a lot in common. Both of them are master manipulators, strategists and pride to the point of arrogance.

The Bookworm was originally going to be another Riddler theme episodes. However Gorshin demanded more money for doing the character. They decided to come up with The Bookworm whose similar to The Riddler in many ways. They're incredibly similar to the point he almost not his own character.

Thankfully for him there are a few major differences. For example he is wearing mostly brown instead of green. He is more about books than giving riddles to people. The Bookworm is able to instantly remember what he's reading even at fast speeds. Also another legendary actor Roddy McDowall plays the character.

Fish Mooney played by Will Smith's wife Jada Pinkett Smith. Fish was training Oswald to becoming a criminal. She eventually got killed to be revived by Hugo Strange. Fish became a rather unstable rare mutation. Every time she uses her powers to manipulate people. The shorter her life becomes, she has done some cruel things to people including The Penguin.

On one hand we basically have another Riddler theme character while on the other a more original character. The Bookworm does share many traits with The Riddler including manipulation. Just like The Riddler, he leaves clues to what he could be doing next. Honestly I am mixed between giving the victory to either character.

Fish Mooney is a very different character on her show. She did help The Penguin to rise up to control a good amount of Gotham. At the same time, we have Roddy McDowall whose a very big name in movies. Yes The Bookworm is another Riddler but he does just enough to differ himself from that. WOW why does this have to be so hard?

I have to decided to go with Fish Mooney for two great reasons. Her entire story including both deaths is a rather interesting story. She was the first villain to pass the torch to another to continue on her legacy. Even with a lot of bad things that happened between the two. I think it is safe to accept the fact I have slightly more reasons to give it to Fish Mooney than The Bookworm.

Winner: Fish Mooney

Jack Red talks about Gotham show

Hi everyone I'm Jack Red, this particular topic I could never do justice in a video or a series of them. I know a few months ago I did a few comparisons between Batman 1966 show & Gotham. I think it is officially time I talk about Gotham in greater detail. This show is truly unique in & of itself in many ways.

I should mention since I got so much to cover here. This will be a long blog entry, please take as many breaks needed. Don't be Batman to quickly read through it. The last thing I need is for you to suddenly become The Joker or Two Face respectively lol.


Gotham is a prequel show about how the city was like before Batman. Thus Bruce isn't as a major focus as in most Batman adaptations. This time we get to see more of the police & criminals in action. You actually get more of an idea how everything plays out. This show is by itself a strong tribute to the long standing Batman comics since late 1930s.

Yes there are other great Batman shows like Batman 1966, Batman: The Animated Series and Batman Beyond. None of those shows cover a lot of these ideas found in Gotham. Yes some character's origins got altered to a degree but still works. The concept of bringing characters back to life is still a new idea among comic book shows.

Gotham feels almost as real as it could get. Each episode truly makes you feel like you are right there in the action. All of these strange possibilities that mirrors some of many from the comic books. Technically yes Jim Gordon is the main character of the show. They never went much into details about his early career.

One of the closest attempts actually became a movie called Batman: Year One. Which I recommend to watch for anything early Batman story wise. As stated before this show does focus on multiple angles of several characters depending on what's going on in the city. Right now, Gotham is closed off to the outside world filled with chaos.

Two particular villains are a part of something bigger than themselves in different ways. A original character named Fish Mooney was The Penguin's mentor. Her ultimate goal for him was to surpass her to take over Gotham. Jerome was one of the revived villains that eventually dies again. I never liked his original death by Theo Galavan.

I always felt that was a terrible death with no real purpose at all. Thankfully his second death actually led to the creation of The Joker. Oh right DC isn't going to allow his brother Jeremiah to officially be called that. They also won't allow him green hair although his brother Jerome late in his second life had it.

I know it was kinda stupid but at the same time they wanted him to stand out more. We ended up getting two very different takes of the character on one show. Which is rare even among Batman shows. The closest I could remember is Batman Beyond because the show regularly had The Jokerz Gang.

There so happens to be another Jokerz Gang in Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker movie led by the character himself. Batman Beyond's tribute to the character was a street gang. Jerome was Gotham's which I felt was a much better way about doing it. Sure he did lack some major traits of the character had.

Yet Jerome knew no one could match the level of chaos his brother could dish out. Jeremiah does have most of the traits you would expect. If you think about it, you could combine them together to accurately recreate The Joker. This is similar to Arrowverse having two characters based on one of his enemies, Weather Wizard.

Virtually having half the total control of weather between the brothers. I also like they did this way for great reasons. Usually in most things Batman, The Joker is already the character with little to no backstory given. In this particular case, Jerome forced his brother to become him as an act of revenge against the police.

The Joker mythology itself is always a mystery in & of itself. Even to this day, not counting The Killing Joke comic series. Not once did DC ever confirm the true identity of The Joker because not even Batman could do that. I should mention more of the hero characters first before covering more villains.

Bruce Wayne is very young in this series. Of course he still has a lot to learn by this point in life. The road of becoming the dark knight is a difficult one. For the most part, David Mazouz does a great job playing the character. I would say possibly one of the best young Bruce Wayne actors. You do believe in his reasons for doing many things especially relating to what happened to his parents.

His butler Alfred portrayed by Sean Pertwee is a talented actor. I guess anyone that plays Alfred & The Joker are very good at it. I can't name a single actor for both characters that even came close of disappointing me. He does what he can to support Bruce & attempt keeping him safe from danger. Essentially Bruce's step father & best friend.

Jim Gordon is done a lot more than justice in every sense of the word. Easily one of the best portrayals of the character in my opinion. He does what he can to protect the city & those he cares about. Sometimes he had to do things he isn't proud of. At the same time he is working very hard to make up for it.

Cat is basically the neutral character just like in the comics. The actress Camren Bicondova does a great job portraying her. Keep in mind, she isn't fully Catwoman in this show either. Sadly due to what Jeremiah did to her, it might not happen. She is Bruce's main love interest that sometimes an ally or enemy depending on things.

Poison Ivy had several actresses portraying the character. She was a little girl until she was touched by a man that took away some of her life force causing her to rapidly age to a young woman. After some experimenting she temporary dies to become the humanoid plant creature we know from the comics.

I felt this particular portrayal was better than most show's takes. Of course I am likely to say that about several characters especially some of the villains. She was one of two characters to not be revived by Hugo Strange. Speaking of which, Hugo played a hand in the assassination of Bruce's parents.

He is the one responsible for reviving characters by altering their DNA & giving them false memories. Although some of them maintain a good mixture of the two like Mr. Freeze & Firefly. Yes Carmine Falcone & Salvotore Maroni are in this show too. I also like many villains are giving their own origins on this show.

Mr. Freeze is thankfully not only a great portrayal but also the most faithfully to the character or the only live action version to not suck. I would rather suck on dry ice than to watch those Mr. Freeze portrayals. He works very hard to attempt saving his wife sadly she dies. Mr. Freeze decides to commit suicide by firing his own freeze gun on himself.

Unfortunately for him, Hugo Strange brought back to life with a new freeze condition similar to the comics. For the most part, he works for The Penguin. More recently, he decides to take a turf in Gotham. Firefly has a more disturbing story to tell. She was working for a few guys that treated her horribly.

She really wanted to use flame throwers that led to her snapping killing them. Leading to her death of  getting gunned down. She too gets revived by Strange to become Firefly more like the character. She also just took a turf in Gotham city. I have to be honest this is one of my favorite portrayals of the character.

The Mad Hatter is usually a character I could care less about. Surprisingly I love this version of him in Gotham. I don't think if it is the actor or the stuff he does or a mix of both. Most of his episodes are warp in many ways since he is widely known for manipulating people by hypnotizing them. You would be surprise what he makes a lot of them do like this guy blew himself up in front of Bruce & Gordon.

The Scarecrow is more of New 52 timeline inspiration since his father got him exposed to the fear toxin. After seeing a scarecrow, the fear of it getting him cause Jonathan's insanity. More recently he was working with Jerome to bring chaos to Gotham. The most recent episode, Crane takes a territory. Although his original costume I wasn't a big fan of, his other costumes are amazing especially his newest one.

The Riddler started at the police station to help with identifying people after horrible crimes & testing chemicals. After accidentally killing a corrupt police officer, he starts going insane became The Riddler. In most adaptations, he never goes insane but does horrible things to people. I kinda like this idea because The Riddler becomes obsessed with besting Batman.

But what if Batman wasn't around yet how would he become The Riddler? Edward was fully himself around people until he became The Riddler. This side of him is willing to do whatever it takes. Both personalities really don't like each other. I felt the main reason behind this was because they never wanted Harvey Dent to become Two Face on their show.

Instead we ended up The Riddler of all people getting that concept. Which I felt was brilliant on their part for many reasons. We all knew he was crazy, it is about time to fully embrace the madness. This portrayal of the character is easily one of my favorites. This includes Frank Gorshin on Batman 1966, Jim Carrey on Batman Forever sue me and John Glover on Batman: The Animated Series.

Ra's al Ghul is done incredibly well on this show. In fact it is better than some versions on Arrowverse shows. Yes I went there live with it folks. He too dies twice on the show but unlike most of them. Ra's al Ghul does have a way & reason to keep coming back. Just like the comics, he wants Bruce to become his successor.

The Penguin is usually a character I'm not much for. Although I do like Burgess Meredith on Batman 1966, Danny DeVito on Batman Returns and Nolan North on Arkham series portrayals. I felt this show's take of the character is very interesting. Not only we see him getting showed the ropes by Fish Mooney.

We all see how he eventually rises to take over a good amount of Gotham city. At one point he became the mayor until The Riddler did a cruel trick to him. Let's just say this guy does some amazingly horrible things to people. The family his father married into, his wife's kids got turned into dinner for their mother.

Right before The Penguin kills her too. More recently he helped turn Butch to become human again. Then he kills him on the spot for revenge. His lover, Tabitha killed his mother a while back. It wasn't personal towards him since he did respect him. The Penguin had some control over the police officers several times.

This guy is really willing to do whatever it takes to get what he done. No matter how unpleasant the methods are. Oswald was close to his mother for a good amount of his life. He didn't know his real father for long. One interesting fact Paul Reubens who played his father also did DeVito's father in Batman Returns.

Gotham is taking a very interesting story with many twists & turns. Of course not every Batman/DC fans would enjoy it for many reasons. I strongly felt Gotham brings a lot more than what most believes. For example, Butch Gilzean gets his hand cut off by The Riddler. Later on, he gets shot in the head killing him.

Some hospital workers were too lazy to go about things decides to throw his corpse into a swamp. Which so happens to have the same chemicals Strange used to bring people back from the dead. In his case, he was a walking corpse with super strength. A good while he had a different personality similar to many of them in the comics.

Tabitha tortures him to bring back his original personality. This by itself references with every death Solomon Grundy experiences. He always comes back differently in some way. Usually Butch will help Fish Mooney or The Penguin in doing horrible things. I found a lot of respect for him being loyal in his own way.

Possibly one of the biggest surprises was Victor Zsasz. In most adaptations he is just a psychopath that scars himself with every kill. In this portrayal, he is more of a professional hitman. He doesn't care how dangerous as long he gets to kill someone. More recently, he was secretly working for Sofia Falcone.

Up to this point I been speaking very highly of this show. Of course there are a few major dislikes I have. For starters I really don't like Barbara Kean at all. According to one of the writers it was because of her, we couldn't get Harley Quinn. Although Ecco is the closest they got to the character. She is a proxy that's willing to do anything for Jeremiah.

More recently she wore a costume similar to her. Back to Barbara, she went from being a spoiled rich girl that wasn't happy with life. After a crazy guy revealed her true self in a sense. She became insane for a while. Right around when she was recovering, she quickly got into crime. She been working several illegal businesses including selling firearms.

She got killed out of the clear blue. Ra's al Ghul of all people brought her back to life. For a short while she had the demon's hand. Sadly she didn't know how to use it or plan anything huge enough. Ra's al Ghul does take his gift back by force. I always felt this character was mostly just there. I know some people would disagree with me.

I also really didn't know how they went about Bruce getting revenge for the ones truly responsible for the deaths of his parents. I thought before I actually seen it happen that he would somehow bring them to justice. Maybe gave us a good showdown with everyone else that could've been entertaining. Instead what we ended up getting is the Court of Owls' leader was a follower of Ra's al Ghul.

Just by a command from his leader, he got all of them killed. Keep in mind Bruce was under a substance not fully aware what's going on around him. Are you kidding me, you sent so much time into Bruce trying to take these people down for this? I felt this was a terrible idea about resolving the issue at hand.

They were keeping Bruce away with a temporary clone called 514A taking his place in Gotham. His life span is very short but immune to pain. This is as close to having Batzarro on the show as possible. Oh wait most people doesn't even know who that is. Please allow me to explain, many of you are aware of Bizarro in Superman's stories.

In Bizarro's universe, Batzarro does many major traits opposite of Batman. For example, Batman keeps to himself while Batzarro will talk out loud about it. Batman keeps his gadgets in his utility belt secured while he puts his utility belt up-side down open with his gadgets falling out. I do respect this show doing a doppelganger much better than I thought.

Professor Pyg is entertaining to watch for many reasons. He was killing people including police officers. They made finding out his true identity interesting. He was responsible for some of the sickest moments on the show. Sadly it turns out he was the big distraction from everyone else whose working for Sofia.

Believe it or not, the one Batman villain no one wanted to attempt doing a live action portrayal of is in this show. Basil Karlo aka Clayface is likely down sized in what he can do. However he can still alter his face & voice just like the comics. He does require help to alter his face since he was another Strange's experiments.

I felt when he did Oswald's father that he was right on point. He was off as Jim Gordon since he didn't know enough about him before Gordon got kidnapped. Clayface is one of my personal favorite Batman villains. He so happens to be one of his regular enemies to actually have powers. In the comics, he can completely alter his body into any shape he wants.

Gotham has so much going for it despite getting cut to thirteen episodes in it's fifth & final season. A good amount of the show is meant for Bruce to become Batman by the end of it. Another good amount of it is suppose to help give an idea why most people felt this city is a lost cause. At the same time people like Bruce & Gordon will be the very hope this city needs.

Guarantee this is a very dark actually darker than most shows Batman appears in. Gotham does play tribute to many classic comic book moments especially The Killing Joke. Let's be frank the animated movie based on that story is garbage. I love how each major portion of the story was cleverly used on the show.

This is possibly one of the greatest Batman shows in history. Mostly due to it's success the show Krypton is currently on TV with a similar angle. Except that's suppose to explain more what led to the destruction of their planet as well as getting to know Superman's parents more. I felt Gotham does a lot more than what most realizes.

I honestly can't say enough positive things about this show. Not only it is one of the finest DC shows I had the pressure of watching. Gotham is one of my personal favorite shows on Fox or on any channel for that matter. I highly recommend this to many Batman fans for plenty of reasons. This by itself comes off better than even some of the finest Batman movies I'm not kidding.

Saturday, May 19, 2018

Top 10 Killer Toys in Killer Toys Collection excluding Child's Play

Hi everyone I'm Jack Red, I figured to do another list inspired by my Killer Toys Collection. Once again I'm excluding Chucky simply because a lot of these deserve to shine. It doesn't have to be more than Child's Play series just enough for more people to talk about them. I am also excluding Dummy from Triloquist & Nikki from Love Object.

Triloquist doesn't make it clear if the dummy is alive or being controlled the entire time. For those that might have seen the ending. Not even that helps it's case in the matters like we're suppose to believe he is alive. In Nikki's case, she played a minor role in the movie. The guy that ordered her was a true monster.

I am also excluding Fletcher from Making Contact aka Joey. Out of Dummy and Nikki, he does a lot more. Sadly his movie was more of a family possibly kid friendly horror movie. Therefore, it was never about people dying. It was more on the boy's telekinesis going against a possessed dummy. I do respect this dummy for what it brings to that table but not quite what I was looking for my list.

10. Brahms doll from The Boy

Brahms doll almost didn't make my list. Which would've force me to do either top 9 or 5 list. I am a fan of this movie for many reasons. Look I know by now many people know the big twist that's near the end. For those that still haven't seen The Boy. I recommend you do something or skip to number 9 on this list.

To clarify something Brahms' twist does take away from the theme to a degree. At the same time, I also got movies with guys believing their dummies are alive. I felt it was alright to include this doll. The fact it felt like a killer toy movie up to that twist is done incredibly well. Also the doll is sorta creepy in his own way.

9. Teddy from The Pit

Simply because a teddy bear told him to kill people. A couple of people get tricked into falling in a huge hole filled with ancient creatures. One of the weirdest looking teddy bears I have ever seen. His voice might be the strangest thing about him. To this boy, no one is more of a true friend than this teddy bear.

8. Clown from Xtro

Yes I know, Xtro had a few killer toys. But Clown had the most kills out of them. Also he stands out in many ways not including his wacky weapons. Clown is basically the kid's right hand person to help with eggs. This guy isn't afraid to get his hands dirty. Possibly the coolest thing about him is using that spinner yoyo that has spikes especially in the dark.

7. Fats from Magic & Pin from Pin

This was a tie for many reasons. Both involve a man with a dummy they believe to be alive. In reality, both of them are experiencing a multiple personality disorder. Both of these dummies are creepier in different ways. Fats does have a more interesting personality. But Pin is just pain weird even for a killer toy movie.

6. Dolly from Dolly Dearest

It's no secret I'm not crazy about this movie. Not simply because she is ripping off Chucky. But also because it had chances to stand out more to end up missing the mark. I mean come on a demon possessing several dolls at once. Most kills in this movie are okay with a horrible voice. Dolly sure has a over sized dollhouse, she barely stands out on her own in my opinion.

5. Mary Shaw's dolls from Dead Silence

To clarify Mary Shaw's spirit is killing people. But there's plenty of scenes with her dolls being creepy. Maybe this could've been an inspiration for Five Nights at Freddy's series. Hard to believe there's one hundred and one dolls. Mary had her own corpse to be transformed into a doll. This movie gives you more reasons to fear dolls, dummies & the unknown.

4. Annabelle from Annabelle series aka The Conjuring Universe

Annabelle at her core is a demon that loves terrorizing people. Usually found inside the famous doll inspired by a different doll in real life. I know I don't even need to say this. Annabelle is one of the creepiest dolls I have ever seen. She takes her time to make people around her suffer in horrible ways.

3. Killer Toys from Silent Night, Deadly Night 5
Pino, the son of a toy store owner became obsessed with being loved as a real son. He went out of his way to send rigged killer toys to kill a little boy. In most cases, someone else ended up dead as well as his neighbor going to the hospital. All kind of toys killing them in such horrible ways. Pino himself is actually a big toy created by his inventor aka father Joe.

2. Dollman from Dollman

I know what many of you might be thinking. In many ways this movie in an unique way should count as a killer toy movie. Dollman was the toughest police officer of his world before chasing his nemesis to Earth. Surprisingly to us, he was the size of a doll. He wields the most powerful handgun in the universe like a boss.

1. Dolls from Dolls

Dolls are just amazing in what they can do. Their origin story is many of them were people that escaped from the law. They were founded by this elderly couple to be transformed into dolls. There's so many of them to over whelm anyone. They also have toy soldiers that aren't afraid to gun you down.

Top 5 Killer Toy Movies that predates Child's Play series in Killer Toys Collection

Hi everyone I'm Jack Red, some of you might be wondering if I plan to make lists based on this collection. Well yes in fact I did to help many of these classics stand out more than they actually do. This almost was a Top 7 list but both Ghosthouse & Pin came to USA a year later in 1989. In the last collection, Clownhouse was the only movie to be release on the year I was born.

I am also doing this because killer toys are sorta under the radar for the most part. In fact killer clowns is more notable among horror movie fans. Which is surprising because of how creative a lot of killer toy movie kills are. I don't think a good number of them can honestly be recreated or done better.

5. Xtro

Xtro is both an alien & killer toys theme movie. I haven't seen anything like it which is rare for me to say. This boy gets transformed into an alien with the power to turn toys into living creatures & control them. He does control a toy tank but not much changed in it's appearance. As the famous saying goes "Don't judge a book by it's cover."

4. The Pit

This boy doesn't have many friends at all. His closest friend so happens to be a evil teddy bear. He discovers a large hole filled with ancient creatures. Constantly getting bullied & ignored by others. One conversation with his teddy bear led to some horrible things. Oddly the boy is doing the bear's dirty work willingly.

3. Pin

Based on the book of the same name, Pin is about a man from a young age believing this medical dummy being alive. This so happens to be the highest rated killer toy theme movie on IMDB's website I'm not kidding. Pin involves a obsession that led to some tragic things happening. Considering this came a couple years after the book, it is a solid movie adaptation.

2. Magic

Magic centers around a man trying to make a living entertaining people. More recently with his dummy named Fats found success. However the experience that led to it was a difficult road. This was the very movie to virtually gave Anthony Hopkins the role of Dr. Hannibal Lector. This movie's dummy inspired Goosebumps' Slappy, why don't you not want to see this?

1. Dolls

Easily one of my favorite killer toy movies ever. Dolls involves a little girl befriending a older man. As the night went on a lot of strange things happens. It turns out every doll within this house is alive. Some of the freakiest dolls you will ever see. I should mention the little girl's dad gets transformed into a doll.

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Killer Toys Collection Review

Hi everyone I'm Jack Red, I want to discuss how exactly I chose all the movies & the cover artwork designs. Of course none of this would be possible without Bloodwave DVD. This guy gave me some amazing classics to remember for years to come. I am giving the full run down of Killer Toys Collection.

Update: As of July 3rd, Child's Play 3 came through the mail.


Before I go into details exactly what I was thinking. It is difficult to fully see the front cover due to being very dark. As a kid, I remember constantly rewatching the ending to Child's Play 3. Especially Chucky's death multiple times. For many years that image stayed strong in my head. I figured it's about time to show my tribute to such a great death.

The title pretty much remain the same the time I was debating which theme to go with. I am only referring to the times I was planning out doing a killer toys theme collection. Trust me, a lot of different themes did go through my head. Eventually I came up with plenty of reasons to go for it. Besides Chucky & Puppet Master collections, no one has something like this.

The side cover for the most part was on point. I allowed him to do the title of it however he wanted. I am very happy with those red letters. I did request a different Chucky picture for the side cover. Although I had no trouble seeing the picture. I felt it really works actually better than I thought. I felt the side cover wise it was better than my previous collection.


The back cover is essentially the default design for these collections. I chose to go this route to relate more with the theme. Let me put it this way, ever felt over whelmed by toys around you? I wanted to recreated that feeling with these movie covers. I am glad I ended up with a clear case. To me, it reminds me of a lot of package for toys you can see through.

My previous collection's case is white possibly to better suit the killer clowns theme. The big question is what exactly led me to doing a killer toys collection? To be honest, I wanted to have something very unusual in many ways. Something that could easily creep people out especially being new to horror movies.

Killer toys to my surprise led to a lot of creativity. I didn't know many killer toy movies outside Child's Play & Puppet Master series. I had to look up a lot of movies but I quickly got sold on them. Faster than the other collection ideas I had put together. Originally Poltergeist both original & it's remake were going to be in this collection.

I strongly felt after watching both movies that they don't really fit the theme. Not disrespect towards those movies I do recommend them. At one point, Trilogy of Terror 2 was going to be included. Until I found out about The Pit. Probably more fun to come up with a worthy list of movies than my previous collection.

I didn't have a major goal for The Killer Klowns Kollection in mind. However for Killer Toys Collection, I chose to aim high. Officially from Magic to Annabelle: Creation & Cult of Chucky is almost forty years. Damn that's a lot of killer toys with plenty of them still out there. I do have one big confession to make.

Killer Klowns from Outer Space was the source of my passion for killer clown movies. In this regard, it has to be the Chucky movies. I got into them at a very young age constantly rewatching them with a passion. These movies popularized the theme killer dolls in horror movies. I always had a interest in killer toy movies.

I also focused on doing a variety of them in just one big collection. Plenty of dolls & dummies in just a handful of movies alone. Some of them has other kind of toys killing people. To me, killer clowns & killer toys are possibly creative movies. You can truly do so much that there might not be an end to them.

I do want to say, if I could do a follow up collection. Which in fairness is a bigger possibility than doing a follow up killer clowns collection. It has to be filed with Full Moon's Puppet Master movies. I simply refuse to do another one without them being the inspiration. I felt if I never got int Chucky or Puppet Master, chances are I might never got into many classics like Dolls.

Killer Toys Collection from Bloodwave DVD

Hi everyone I'm Jack Red, I finally can go for another custom horror movie DVD collection. I am still impressed by my last order that it is a must for another collection. I honestly had a few concepts in my head fighting with myself what the next collection should be. I decided very recently as of late April to go for Killer Toys Collection.

The thought of toys killing people in movies does get over looked. A lot of these movies has some creative kills that still stand out by today's standards. Possibly don't judge it by it's cover concept. I got some crazy movies. I always had a thing for killer toys maybe not as much as killer clowns or vampires.

It is up there for sure among many things in horror. I should point out a few movies present aren't exactly killer toy movies. The Boy feels like one up til the big twist late in the movie. Both Poltergeist movies have mostly one short scene with a clown doll. Dollman isn't a killer toy movie at all.

I felt all of those are still great movies to have in my horror movie collection. I felt you all have the right to know. This might actually be my best custom collection yet I'm not kidding. Possibly some of the craziest movies ever made. I do have a huge respect for them because I grew up with Child's Play & Puppet Master series.

Like the previous collection where Killer Klowns from Outer Space not only inspired my passion for killer clowns. It also inspired that custom collection filled with killer clown movies. In this case that role is filled with a personal favorite of mine. Child's Play series is a must have for any horror movie fan.

This collection will display almost forty years worth of killer toys. My previous collection covered more years technically. I felt both killer clowns & toys deserve a lot more respect in the horror community. Don't worry I will be reviewing this custom collection as well. I won't say anything real negative about it for many reasons.

Update: I was able to do Killer Toys Collection two weeks early. I did a lot for my family for the last few months. More recently I got to order it even sooner after helping my dad out. I really can't wait to show people it soon.

Update: As of May 16th, I got Killer Toys Collection from the mail. Child's Play 3 will be sent out at a later date.

1. Magic (1978)

Anthony Hopkins has appeared in many great movies. I was surprised to learn he was in this movie. Why are dummies in movies so interesting to me? Also this dummy is one of the creepiest I have ever seen. Mostly because he looks just like a dummy version of Hopkins' character. This may not necessary count as a horror movie but a great one indeed.

2. Ghosthouse (1988)

This is rather a strange case in the alternate title. In some parts of the world, this movie is called La Casa 3. You are probably wondering what was the first two La Casa movies? Believe it or not, they were alternate titles for the first two Evil Dead movies. The movie is about a possess clown doll terrorizing people in this house.

3. Silent Night, Deadly Night 5 (1996)

This was the last in the series centered around Christmas. The first three movies are a story line. Both this and the fourth movie are stand alone stories that's much different from the previous three movies. In this entry, we have killer toys killing people. You got to give it credit for not sucking as bad as many horror movie sequels at that time.


4. Annabelle (2014)

One of my wife's favorite horror movies. Annabelle is actually a spin off of The Conjuring series. A possessed doll that's killing people may be wore out by this time. At the same time this is a entirely different experience from those movies. Believe it or not, this movie was inspired by a true story centering around a doll.


5. Annabelle: Creation (2017)

A candidate for one of the best 2017 horror movies. A prequel to Annabelle to further explain it's origin. This movie is considered one of the greatest horror movie follow ups in history. The director of it want the movie to stand out more by differing it from the original. Usually when this happens, everything falls apart but here it worked.

6. Dolls (1987)

A precursor to Full Moon's Puppet Master series. A lot of similarities including the actor Guy Rolfe in a similar role. Dolls is one of the creepiest horror movies I have ever seen. This movie will give you plenty of reasons to not be around dolls. Possibly one of the greatest movies owned by Full Moon to date.

7. Dollman (1991)

Although this isn't technically a killer toy movie. Which most chose to labeled it as one, Dollman is an awesome movie. If you think about it, everything about him would come off more like an action figure. Let's be honest this movie is damn good for what it brings to the table. Very recently Full Moon released a comic book with him taking on many Full Moon icons.

8. Dolly Dearest (1991)

It is no secret when something very good in horror movies comes. Many companies try cashing in on it's success by making a similar movie. Full Moon has Gingerdead Man, A-Pix Entertainment Inc. has Jack Frost and Trimark Pictures has Dolly Dearest. Yes the same company that made most of the Leprechaun movies as well as Pinocchio's Revenge.

9. Amityville Dollhouse (1996)

Believe it or not, Amityville is one of the absolute longest horror movie franchises. In fact this movie is the eighth but final movie of the original series. They are still making Amityville movies that have little to nothing to do with each other. Amityville Dollhouse did bring in a haunted dollhouse to fresh things up.

10. The Boy (2016)

The Boy will feel like a killer toy movie up til the big twist. Honestly this movie does a great job at suspense. Lauren Cohan from a horror shows like Supernatural and The Walking Dead is in this movie. I felt this movie does bring some interesting concepts. Some people might question why it is included but I felt it does belong in my collection.

11. Dead Silence (2007)

Possibly one of the creepiest doll movies I have ever seen. Yes it is a ghost story with many creepy dolls. I really like what this movie brought to the table. Dead Silence is intense, chilling & possibly disturbing. Can you believe this has a connection to the Saw series since one of it's creators worked on this movie.

12. Making Contact aka Joey (1985)

I should mention depending where in the world you are. Either you call it Making Contact or Joey. This is rare for me to say but all titles do fit the movie well. Usually I criticize one or more titles over it. This is similar to Poltergeist series. The director later did Independence Day a couple of years later. Most covers for this movie stands out in a huge way.

13. Xtro (1982) & Xtro 2 (1990)

One of the strangest movies in my collection. Aliens that use human women to breed alien humanoid creatures. A kid that gains the power to bring toys to life. This movie is getting around fine more recently. Xtro does have a few sequels continuing off the same concept minus killer toys. I should mention the scene with a human sized toy soldier attacking an old lady.

Update: It turns out the guy gave me the first two Xltro movies on one disc. I haven't seen the second Xtro movie yet.

14. Triloquist (2008)

Directed by the same man behind the original Leprechaun & Rumpelstiltskin made this movie. A brother, sister and a dummy traveling together for many years. This movie may not be for everyone but I like it a lot. Triloquist does leave some puzzling questions very late in the movie. I would say for it's strange humor to check it out.

15. Love Object (2003)

I know a lot of you will question why is this movie in my collection. A guy at work obsessed with a female co-worker. After finding out about a realistic sex doll to based her appearance on her. However this causes a terrible love triangle. Let's be honest a sex doll isn't a toy for adults just meant for sick people.

16. Pin (1988)

Based on a book to come out seven years later. A medical dummy is harming people. I can't judge it since I haven't seen the movie yet. I been hearing it is a great movie. This is surprisingly original for a killer doll movie. Pin is much more than a horror movie that deserves more respect. A lot of great horror movies came out the same year.

17. The Pit (1981)

A strange boy whose obsessed with his baby sitter. To him, his true friend was his teddy bear. Eventually this bear talked him into doing horrible things. Sadly not everything goes according to plan. Now this is a rather unusual killer toy movie for many reasons. Yes the bear doesn't directly kill people but he is still the one responsible for several murders.

18. Child's Play (1988)

Of course you knew this had to be in my collection. Believe it or not, I didn't see the original for many years. Not only it holds up amazingly well but possibly one of the scariest movies ever made. Child's Play was the beginning to be one of the biggest horror movie franchises to date. Originally released by MGM to quickly become Universal in times for the sequel.


19. Child's Play 2 (1990)

To me, it not only my entry into Child's Play series. Child's Play 2 in particular so happens to be one of my favorite horror movies of all time. Possibly one of the greatest horror movie sequels ever made. I really love the cover shown above. This movie does a great job at everything it does. At the same time it surpasses the original in many ways.

20. Child's Play 3 (1991)

Sadly Universal during the filming for Child's Play 3 started right after they finished Child's Play 2. To this day, Don Mancini aka the creator of Child's Play series stated this to be his least favorite entry. I do like a couple of scenes that I could rewatch. This movie was rushed out like many horror movies a few years later gotten.

Update: The guy has to send out a new copy of Child's Play 3 to me. Thankfully he will do it for free, I am very happy with this collection.

21. Bride of Chucky (1998)

One of my favorite entries, Bride of Chucky was one of my first Pay-per-view movies. Not only this made up for Child's Play 3, it also had a lot of great things going for it. One interesting fact the director of this also did Freddy vs. Jason. In Bride of Chucky, John Ritter was a corrupt police chief. His son Jason Ritter plays Laurie's boyfriend in Freddy vs. Jason.

22. Seed of Chucky (2004)

I actually went to the theaters on my birthday to see Seed of Chucky. Let's be honest although it is the worst Chucky movie. I still like a lot about this movie despite how hard I hit it in another blog. I strongly felt they went too far with the humor. Glen & Glenda weren't great characters that I could care less about.

23. Curse of Chucky (2013)

From this entry, the series went to direct to video direction. Usually this is a bad sign for horror movies. Fortunately Curse of Chucky ends up as one of it's best entries. You get to learn more of Chucky's back story prior of becoming a killer doll. Personally this had the worst looking Chucky but thankfully he was wearing a mask over his face.

24. Cult of Chucky (2017)

The newest entry in a now legendary killer doll franchise. Cult of Chucky is easily one of the craziest movies I have ever seen. The possibility of what Chucky can do went up a lot. If this doesn't get more people afraid of him, what else will. This movie was one of the best direct to video sequels ever. Cult of Chucky is also bridging directly to a new show coming soon similar to Ash vs. Evil Dead show.

I really wanted to go as many directions as possible with my killer toys collection. This is going to be another holy grail among my horror movie collection. Due to Krampus & Demonic Toys series being in my previous collection, they are absent from this one. I always had a thing for something people are often over looking or flat out unusual.

I hope anyone that checks out both my custom collections can fully see my visions. I really wanted something to be truly proud of owning. Something you simply can't find in a store. To me, these collections are truly unique in & of themselves. I don't think I could selected a better list of movies for this theme.