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Pokemon Origins Review

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What everyone wanted in the first place...  WATCH - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw7qHqm2t6U It's weird to think that in this present day that Pokemon, A Nintendo prized gaming Gem and a popular kids animated T.V series is very much still around and is still popular. If you don't know, I am 20 years old, so pretty much I was one of those kids that was seriously into Pokemon when it started out; I played the games and even though looking back now it was bad, the T.V show was just one of those things I watched. Now admittedly, I never properly played the Red or Blue versions of Pokemon when they were first released due to the fact that my older brothers luckily got the chance to own them.I remember specifically the day my older brother got Pokemon Red and the rest of us would just watch him play it closely. I know it sounds a bit weird, but in a way, that's what Pokemon did to a lot of kids at the time I guess, it was something that was simple and creative;

The Film Awards Review - The Snubs

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'Everything is Awkward!' Before this year’s Oscars and even to some extent, the BAFTA nominations were even announced, the array of films was thought to be so predictable that news stories could have been drafted the week before with a quiet snooze before publishing. Typically, when it comes to the awards season however, it is usually the norm to see films that have been recently released and have earned high appraisals by numerous critics, to go head-to-head with one another whether it’s for the big accolades such as Best film, Best leading male role or for the minor prizes like Best cinematography or Best Original Screenplay. In what is being dubbed ‘the whitest year’ however, the Oscar 2015 nominations/winners saw a number of surprising snubs including the likes of David Oyelowo’s acting role and Ava DuVernay’s direction of Selma which understandably was a film that was touted to be nominated for various amount of awards due to the fact that it’s narrative focuses

Big Hero 6 Review

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A perfect example of a Super-Hero film filled with visual beauty There's no question that ever since Marvel was bought from Disney back in 2009, we would undoubtedly see an animation that was inspired by a Marvel comic/story. A lot of people including my-self, were pondering and hesitant over whether Disney would just animate a character/storyline that we had previously seen on the big screen like Iron-man, Captain America etc. Thankfully, Disney through the success and inspiration from other Animations in recent years such as Tangled and Frozen , have come up with a piece of art that although is an adaptation, it's a piece that funnily enough feels very original with it's beautiful in-depth animation and likeable characters. Big Hero 6  in this modern day and age, manages to champion most superhero films that falter in performance but do well when it comes to the box-office. The film is set in the beautifully detailed city of San Fransokyo, a sought of portmante