Tag / Disney

by WetheGeek

Not a nICE trailer

Frozen II trailer

Well Disney dropped the Frozen II trailer today and I think they’re taking too much from their purchase of marvel because our characters look like they’re training to defeat Thanos and not have musical numbers in the snow anymore. This trailer is dark. We see favorites Anna Elsa and Kristoff running and jumping and doing intense free climbing. It tells us nothing of a story. Nothing of any sort of villain. Nothing of any plot. Just that it’s going to be intense. The only clue were given is a repeated look at falling leaves. That clearly will mean something but we have no clues now as to what it is (maybe Elsa is going to save us all from climate change).

For someone who very shamelessly loves the frozen story I’m dying here. I have no answers and no idea what to expect. It is little more than a teaser and it’s exactly Disney’s plan. Get us all hooked and anxiously awaiting more.

-Luna

by WetheGeek

X-men Returnith

Return of the X-men

I’ve relatively ignored the X-men franchise in WetheGeek for one main reason, Disney has the rights and all the other movies don’t matter. Not to say any of them were super fantastic (except Deadpool and Logan) but they really don’t matter. Most of the movies were jokes when they came out and the box office showed as much. Nonetheless they have made 11 movies as part of the franchise. I should probably talk about them or something. Especially with Dark Phoenix coming out this year.

The first X-men came out in 1963 by the legendary Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The series was based around a team of humans with special powers given to them through genetic mutations. It was originally written to show why racism is so bad and how skin color or religious preferences don’t matter.

The movies follow that same ideal. The first X-men movie came out in 2000 and since then we have had one every few years. The plot of the movies follows the young team and its leader, Professor X, while trying to stop mutant haters, radical mutant groups, and the occasional overpowered mutant.

The hardest thing for me to write about is the timeline. It’s all over the place. This series throws cannon out the window and continuously rewrites its history. I don’t know if I could even do it if I tried.

And that in of itself is what makes this series so hard for me to love. The plot is everywhere and nowhere all at once.

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But none of this matters. Disney has bought the rights to the X-men. Even after Dark Phoenix this entire movie series will be pointless. Hopefully Disney can fix the X-men like they did Spider-Man.

Here’s hoping

-RytheGeek

#xmen #wolverine #professorx #disney #fox #darkphoenix #wethegeek #wethegeekry

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Marry Poppins still delightful

Mary Poppins Returns

I grew up in a house where you loved Mary Poppins or you were banished out into the cold abyss never to return again. So needless to say I was skeptical about how good it could be. I knew the cast was amazing but were they going to be THAT amazing. I was pleasantly surprised.

Sure it is very clear that Disney wants to cram as much of the nostalgia without doing a complete redo of the first movie (instead of kites we fly balloons. Instead of chimney sweeps being the lower class aide whom assists us on our way home its gas lamp lighters….they even tap dance too). But it was done in such a way that felt fresh and nostalgic- a weird combo that could only be done by Disney.

Lastly do NOT let anyone tell you that Emily Blunt is not a superstar Mary because they’re just sad and wrong. She is easily the best part of the movie and Disney’s best choice in the recreation.

All in all a solid B. Great choice for a family or a person wanting to relive their childhood.

-Luna

#marrypoppins #marrypoppinsreturns #moviereview #wethegeek #wethegeekluna

by WetheGeek

Avengers Endgame Theory?!?

Avengers 4 has had a ton of rumors around it since Infinity War. But now IMDB gives us a few more clues that we can look at. These screenshots were taken directly from the website.

First we see two notes of interest. Two characters from the 1970s. Both extras and not seemingly important because they aren’t named. But they are casted. This casting means that at least in some form time travel will happen in Endgame. This has long been rumored and only seems confirmed by this casting. Along with these extras we see a lot of SHIELD agents, Soliders, and Midtown High students (Peter Parker’s school). We aren’t quite sure why but apparently they will be important.

We also see the Ancient One and Crossbones returning. Both of these characters have since been dead for several movies. Since both are returning this too gives some credit to more time travel. Maybe the Avengers taking the time stone from the Ancient One wayyy before Doctor Strange?

We also get to see the return of Harley Keener aka the kid from Iron Man 3. He is by far too old to be playing a flashback version of himself. They could still have extra footage from Iron Man 3 but I doubt it. Personally I’m hoping he finally takes up the mantel of Iron Man after Tony dies.

Lastly one of the most important things is who we don’t see on this list, Loki, Gamora, or Vision. I can’t believe I’m saying this but all three may really be dead. Only time will tell.

I’ll see you geeks and nerds later!

-RytheGeek

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I know the truth Marvel!

I have a few points of interest before I begin.

First is Potential Spoilers? This may spoil most MCU movies and future projects. You have been warned.

Second the MCU changes origin stories. Thanos, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Hulk, Hawkeye, Thor, Vision, Starlord, M’baku and others all had altered origins from the comics.

Third Marvel misdirects a lot. I mean a lot. So all of this could be wrong. It’s just a theory.

I didn’t think much of the Captain Marvel trailer till “From Superheroes” explained it.

Captain Marvel is a Skrull.

Yep. She is one of the “bad guys”. What’s the proof? Her blood. Even on earth her blood is green. Wayyy before she gets brainwashed in space. You see several shots of younger Carol laying on the ground bleeding green blood. Long story short Carol is a Skrull sent to earth to observe and infiltrate till the eventual invasion, just like the old lady she punches on the bus. But in some accident she ends up with the Kree and loses all memory of her Skrull life. She is helped with Kree medical which gives her the blue blood, now mixed with her Skrull blood. The combination makes for a very very powerful chick. She is the first of her kind. A true hybrid Skrull/Kree super solider or maybe simply a Super Skrull. Since one government never rescued her (Skrull) and one lied (Kree) she chooses to fight for the memories she has of earth.

In the trailer a Skrull can be heard asking her does she want to know what she truly is. It’s not Kree, or human, but Skrull.

Not enough proof for you?

Fine.

Her gosh dang cat has been getting a lot of attention. No I’m not talking about it being a feminist statement or whatever Tumblr has claimed. No it’s because of the toy leaks.

Not one, but three toy companies (Hasbro, Lego, and Funko POP) have released images of Goose the cat toys. This means this cat is more than just a cute nod to the comics. The cat even made the first poster over in the far corner. It’s important. And not because she is a crazy cat lady.

These toys play right into the theory of Captain M being a Skrull. How can I claim that? If you look at the toy releases, the first being the hasbro action figures, Goose (aka her cat aka Chewie in the comics) is in cuffs and has a muzzle. Which means one of two things. Either Goose is an alien monster like in the comics, orrrr something far more sinister.

Goose the cat is Carols Skrull handler.

Just like any spy, Carol has a handler on earth as a “kid”. It’s the cat. What’s my evidence? The LEGO set. Goose is with the Skrulls and isn’t in a cage. If the Skrulls saw Goose as a threat he would be in a cage. Hasbro went to the trouble of designing a cat in cuffs with a muzzle. Skrulls are known to shapeshift. Carol is proof of that.

The plot of Captain M will follow a “spy” style story. CM is one of the Kree suicide squad. Every single character on her team is a villain in the comics. Even Jude Law. We see Ronin the Accuser (Guardians Vol. 1) with her too. The Kree/Skrull War is in full bloom. CM and her squad go on a very dangerous mission that ends with her crashing to earth. Fury meets her and the two try to put together her past. They eventually reconnect with her military past and Goose, who has been hiding in the last place she was seen. We find out CM went on an experimental mission and ended up being “fixed up” by the Kree. After Goose reports that CM has been found, the Skrulls invade earth to try to rescue her. In the end it is revealed that the Krees are not “Nobel warrior heroes”. CM goes off to try to stop both sides and Fury is left on earth, now it’s only protector, from a much bigger galaxy.

Mark my words come March.

-RytheGeek

#captainmarvel #kree #skrull #nickfury #marvel #disney #avengers4 #wethegeekry #chewie #goose #evilcat

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Wrecking a path into our Hearts…again

The other day I watched “Ralph Breaks the Internet.” I had no expectations for it and thought it had a deep story but very funny. The story continues 6 years after the first movie. Fix-It Felix and Sergeant Calhoun are married, Vanellope and Ralph are still best friends, but now Vanellope’s game Sugar Rush is broke. So Ralph and Vanellope must travel to the Internet by a Wi-Fi router in search for the game part. Along the way, they come across a more violent racing game called Slaughter Race in which Vanellope falls in love with. Will Vanellope go back to her game or stay with Slaughter Race? Will Ralph be emotionally okay with the possibility of not seeing Vanellope every day? Well, you’ll just have to watch the movie and find out!

As a whole, I thought the movie was cute and pretty funny at parts. The princess scene that we saw in the trailers seemed out of place to me and kind of unnecessary. Warning: Because Vanellope met the princesses, that means she has to find her heart’s song which leads to her singing. However, there is a scene where Ralph and Vanellope bid on the game part and that part was one of my favorites. Overall, it was definitely a good movie. I went in with little expectations and was amused. Oh, and if by the end of the movie you were thinking they showed a scene in the trailer that wasn’t in the movie, keep watch till after the credits 😉

~MKAmethyst

#wreckitralph #ralphbrakestheinternet #disney #wethegeekMK

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The Death of Daredevil?

Why haven’t I talked about Daredevil getting canceled?

I knew it was coming.

No I didn’t have secret information or anything. I certainly don’t have those connections. In late October Disney also canceled Iron Fist and Luke Cage. Currently Disney is just living out contracts. It’s nothing that we haven’t seen before. Disney has a contract with Netflix for X amount of Marvel shows. As we get closer to Disney Plus launching, more Disney stuff will disappear from Netflix and other streaming services.

In short Disney is closing ranks. They are fulfilling their obligations and none to quietly gearing up to join the streaming wars.

Am I sad Daredevil has been postponed. Yeah. But I believe all these shows are coming back in some form to Disney Plus. They have already announced a Loki live action show and several Star Wars shows. To reunite the Defenders under the Disney/Marvel banner is no surprise. Maybe we will finally get the MCU/Marvel Netflix crossover we all want.

Only time will tell.

I’ll see you geeks and nerds later!

-RytheGeek

#blog #wethegeek #geek #nerd #wethegeekry #netflix #disneyplus #streaming #loki #daredevil

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Boo

I just recently watched Hocus Pocus

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I have always heard about the movie, how it is a “much watch” around the Halloween season but I never got around to watching it.

It was as I expected it to be:

A 90’s comedy film. Poor CGI and corny jokes

I’m not mad at it, though what I did do throughout almost the entire film was say “They put that in a Children’s film?!?”

I had TOTALLY forgotten that PG and G meant something different back then then it does now (in my opinion). I was just surprised when they showed the witches in actual nooses, taked about virginity, described ingrediants, and had that one witch who wanted to “play” with children, to name a few thing that made me think “Huh….”

-Mabel

#hocuspocus #wethegeek #wethegeekmabel #movie #moviereveiw

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Netflix: The Next Frontier

Who remembers Paramount Pictures? You should. They are the studio that released “A Quiet Place”. They haven’t gone out of business yet. They are in the news again why? They made a deal with Netflix.

What deal did Netflix and Paramount make?

The duo has signed on to let Netflix create shows and movies using such properties as Transformers, Star Trek, Cloverfield and others. It’s no surprise Paramount would do this taking into consideration they were the ones behind 13 Reasons Why, Maniac, and the new live action Last Airbender Series (check out Incensum’s article on that https://wethegeek.water.blog/2018/10/01/avatars-return/).

This is a huge deal. Why? Simply put Paramount is the sixth biggest studio in the US. Everyone is trying to get into the streaming game. With the looming release of Disney+ (RytheGeek’s article on that https://wethegeek.water.blog/2018/10/20/streaming-wars/) Paramount is trying not to be left behind.

I want to give credit to Paramount for using Netflix. I’m very upset that DC and Disney have decided to create their own platforms instead of using current services.

Even if the new shows that Netflix and Paramount have are not amazing at least they are trying. For that I am grateful.

Let’s all settle in as the streaming wars kick off.

I’ll see you geeks and nerds later!

-RytheGeek

#netflix #paramountpictures #hulu #disneyplus #newshows #blog #wethegeek #geek #nerd #rythegeek

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Ry starts a War

RytheGeek has started a blog. It’s about all of life through a geek’s Eyes. Be sure to check it out. Here is his most recent post.

From: https://lifethroughageekseyes.wordpress.com/

Entry 004

Stardate 96458.13

I’m starting a new crusade.

No I’m not taking back a holy land or murdering thousands of innocent people. But it is a religious war of sorts.

I want to stop subscription services from ripping us off!

Why?

It seems really obvious to me. Each subscription service charges around $10 a month for media. Initially that doesn’t seem like a lot. But it adds up pretty quickly. I have three services currently. I pay for Netflix, Spotify, and Rooster Teeth First (technically I get Hulu for free since my girlfriend has Sprint [not an ad]). All together that’s around $325 per year.

Rooster Teeth is by far the best deal. I pay $35 a year for their services. Rooster Teeth is a YouTube and video company that makes content for people of all demographics. They have multiple channels that produce daily content. I spend less then $3 a month to watch all that content! Do you realize how nice that is?

Netflix alone costs around $11 per month. But I’ll give them credit for how much content (like Marvel’s Defenders) they produce. They make enough binge worthy shows to keep me satisfied.

What you’re hearing is that I’m happy with my current subscriptions? In a word? Yes.

But there is a storm rising.

DC comics has already created a service that is its own subscription service called “DC Universe” (1). Disney has reported that they are not far behind and it should be up and running late 2019 (2). Those are just the biggest giants that irritate me. There are probably others who want to follow in the steps of Netflix and Hulu.

Well stop.

People are not going to pay for these services. I see no reason to give $10 to subscriptions that should be on Netflix. Disney already has a deal with Netflix and it has worked out fine for the viewers.

In 2018 Netflix had a 11% spike in traffic (3). They made millions and continue to make a profit. I understand the desire of Disney and DC to tap into this money machine but it’s going to work. Netflix succeeded because of how few streaming services exist. I can go watch How to make a Murder right after I watch Beauty and the Beast. If I have a straight DC or Disney platform I’m going to miss out on lots of content. Keeping one or two subscriptions is easy. But this isn’t magazine sales, this is digital media.

I’ve been writing this for a week and Disney finally announced Disney+ in that time. Even with the confirmation of two Star Wars live action shows (which definitely shouldn’t happen) and the announcement of a live action Loki show, I’m far from sold.

Everything Disney is trying to do with Disney+ seems like it should be on Netflix. They have had six different live action MCU shows on Netflix (Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, Defenders, Dare Devil, and Punisher). With the exception of Iron Fist, the shows were amazing.

I’m tired of the corporate cash grabs. That’s all this is. One way for Disney and DC to make an extra buck.

Please don’t continue down this path media industry.

I’ll see you geeks and nerds later!

-RytheGeek

#blog #wethegeek #geek #nerd #netflix #hulu #marvel #DCComics #Disney #Disney+ #rythegeek

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RytheGeek is a content creator for @wethegeek and writes weekly articles

Sources:

1: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2018/6/28/17512226/dc-universe-subscription-service-batman-superman-harley-quinn-launch-date

2: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.usatoday.com/amp/547220001

3: https://www.investors.com/news/technology/click/netflix-stock-rise-price-targets/