- Shinkenger : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai_Sentai_Shinkenger Continuing with going back in time with Super Sentai (for a time, instead of going on Go-onger, which I dread because of the vehicle spirits, I moved to do Kamen Rider Decade after the crossover with Shinkenger), here one I was really interested by, since I could get the samurai stuff without being seen through the american version of Power Rangers Samurai. The character tension is real, there is so much lore going on and the characters all have interesting arcs. The mechas aren't really great, but the fights are great. The entire samurai was really nice in general (despite being of Chinese origins, my mother was raised by westerners so I have no link to it, so I like Japanese stuff more than Chinese). 4.25 barks out of 5
- Pupstruction (season 1 &2 ): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pupstruction I have been enjoying Rubble & crew way more than the latest seasons of Paw Patrol (despite no Rocky) and a series with the same concept by Disney ? I really enjoyed it. It is much better written and really cute, I love the four characters and the theme song... I have been going to work many times with the theme song in my head. They put so much more details, the getting their vehicle part as often small details being changed to fit the scenario, contrary to paw patrol. Really a good show for babyfurs. 4 barks out of 5
- MLP tell your tale (season 2) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Little_Pony:_Tell_Your... As far as I know, the series was cancelled because the people working on it were against Hasbro using AI stuff for their products instead of paying artists, something I support. While the first season has mostly antics and is 77 episodes long (if anyone has a way to download those episodes, I welcome it) the second season introduce a really interesting villain, lots of character development (especially for the 6th mane 6, which joined only recently) and some world building. It was helping a lot to make gen 5 be its own thing while still being a sequel to s4 but I don't know where it is going from there with all the stupidity from Hasbro. 3.75 barks out of 5
- Crisis on infinite earth (part 2 &3) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_League:_Crisis_on... Continuing the story from part 1, having three parts let the story be told in full, without cutting too much. It also has a lot of cameos and references, really exploring of lot of the multiverse but without giving it too much depths (which I regret). The story is a bit all over the place but it build up to the helplessness of the final battle. It is a good retelling of the second version of the crisis on infinite earths (from what I understand, they did 4 of those in DC I think, resetting the universe every time for new generations). 3,25 barks out of 5
- Knuckle : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knuckles_(TV_series) So, this series is set after the second Sonic movie and explore how Knuckle learn to understand the human world before the third movie. There is a lot of budget for special effects and acting, but the story and characters are a bit weak. That sadly weight heavily on the series itself, making it hard for me to get as invested as I was with the movies. It end being a bit of a disappointment regarding the stuff that was at the start of it. 2.75 barks out of 5
- what we do in the shadows (season 6) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_We_Do_in_the_Shadows... I was a bit disappointed with this season. There is a lot of really great things happening, great silly moments and super funny things, but the general overarching plot and smaller plots are really disappointing and have little pay-off at the end. It seems they were starting to run out of ideas and running around with the old ones because they didn't know where to go. 2.75 barks out of 5
- Beetlejuice beetlejuice : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beetlejuice_Beetlejuice Guess we know what the third one would be named, for the joke... I loved the original one, but even more the TV animated show made out of it. The absurd silliness of it always worked for me. It is quite present here, but it also lack the charm and originality. The bad guy and its plan is not really used in any real way, just a backstory that doesn't really go anywhere while we have much about the consequences of the first movie (and how, according to Fiona, they wanted to hate the original father actor). This hate instead of a recasting sadly weight on the movie itself and the introduction of a third generation of the same family isn't fully used (but I saw the twist of the second villain). In the end, it is still enjoyable but a bit underwhelming. 2.75 barks out of 5
- Wild Robot : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wild_Robot With how many kids left in the middle of the movie to be taken to the toilets, I was glad I was padded for it. It would have been sad to miss some of this really beautiful movie. It Is super predictable and the characters and plots are too. Nothing surprising ever, but it is super beautiful and really touching. I cried a bit at times. I mean, it's not because you have nothing original in your story that you can't deliver it in a different and beautiful way. It's creatively and superbly animated, with lots of adorable characters visually and while they are all archetypes, they still are really enjoyable to follow, and the fox in particular look so soft I wanted to pet it. 4 barks out of 5
- Inside out 2 : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inside_Out_2 I didn't liked the original Inside out very much, and the second one suffers from the same problems : lack of creativity, emotions being way too simplified, lack of an actual story happening and so many plot holes you can use them as diaper pails. It's even worse in this one, especially when you come to this thing Fiona pointed out : the adult minds don't have all those extra stuff we see appearing in this one. I'll not go deeper from there, there is not much to explain. 2.5 barks out of 5
- Dragonkeeper : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonkeeper_(film) A lovely Chinese movie about a Chinese story, it is super predictable and suffer quite a lot of wrong pacing. The animation is ok in general, but also at times beautiful. I really love the appearance of the Chinese dragon and the source would likely be even better with more details about the culture in question. Here there is a lot that is hard to grasp because of cultural differences but I feel I had an enjoyable time in general with it. It is always a lovely story to learn about dragons. 3.25 barks out 5
- The bad guys : Haunted Heist : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bad_Guys:_Haunted_Heist The second of the Bad Guys tv specials, based on another holiday, the quality is as good as the previous one and is really enjoyable until the final twist (which is both predictable, but not believable, they even hint themselves at how unbelievable it is in the dialogues). It is sadly disappointing to have such an ending, because it leave a bit of a bad taste for what has been until then a really enjoyable little show with lots of details and funny scenes. 3.25 barks out of 5
- Watchmen chapter 1 : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchmen_Chapter_I The animated version of the original comic, the same story used for the movie. Not really much I can say since it's nearly shot per shot the comic, including the introduction of the Black Freighter (which I feel was really out of place. I watched an animated version as an independent story years ago, and it was much more clearer that way). If you like the original comic story, I think it's worth checking out. If you like darker tones comics, you should do too. 4 barks out of 5
- Futurama (season 9) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurama_season_9 I didn't think the season was finished because it was so short, and quite uneven in the themes and storytelling. Some episodes were super good and enjoyable, some were just ok. It was a bit all over the place, and the replacement episode wasn't that great at all. I do love the general stories, the characters and their constant evolution to keep up with the trend of life and so on, but sometimes they seem to not really know where they are heading with their material (and other time, great twists on expectations). Still watchable and enjoyable. 3.75 barks out of 5
- Severance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severance_(TV_series) So, first, the intro is so creepy... I was shivering every time we saw it. It is also so fitting for the story being told, it is so perfect at it. I can hardly really describe the story without spoilers, and I don't really truly understand all of what happened in it. It is really cerebral, really deep, lots of criticism of big corporation, and while some plot points are predictable for someone well-read like me, it is pretty hard to understand and fathom all that it is happening. 4.25 barks out of 5
- Ministry of ungentlemanly warfare : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ministry_of_Ungentlem... A nice, run-of-the-mill action flick, nothing really big or bad about it. It's an entertaining combat caper and the characters are classical but enjoyable. Not much to say about in general. 3.5 barks out of 5
- Young rock : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Rock I didn't really know what to except of a sitcom version of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's life would be, but it was sure super fun and entertaining. The season 4 was cancelled, but since it tells (in a non-chronological order, it follows Rock telling you about events in his life relating to whatever events happens in the current timeline (in 2032) from his early youth to his role in the Mummy movies, we have covered what is really important. The format is a bit confusing at times, but the scenes and acting are hilarious, it is in general super silly. And all the scenes with Dwayne playing as himself are also a great silly metaplot. I don't like wrestling, but I cared about all that happened here, even if it clearly a romanticized version of the real events. 4 barks out of 5
- Sing : thriller https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sing_(franchise) It is basically just an animated, longer, animated music video. It is really nicely done, full of details and cameos. Not really much else to do about it. 4 barks out of 5
- Culinary class wars : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culinary_Class_Wars I like original cooking shows (like Is it cake. We tried Kitchen crime scene, it was a nice concept, but they were way to slow when it come to what happens in it, so I got bored and we stopped watching it) and this one really worked for me. Sure, it is not really that super original, but the entire class wars and setup really sold me on it. The korean translation was really good, even if sometimes there is a bit of cultural clash, but it was really nice. 3.75 barks out of 5
- Tomb Raider : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_Raider:_The_Legend_o... My first interaction with Tomb Raider was back when they released the first original game on PC back in the late 90's (I think my birthday in 1997 since it was given to my father by a guy worked at the studio making the french version, so not immediately after release). I enjoyed it back then (and, I like men, so the whole getting naked fake code never affected me) even if my lack of coordination meant I never finished it. I was really interested in the tv show and it was entertaining. Same visual style as the Castlevanina tv show from Netflix too, interesting characters even if there is visually cut corners at time. It is still a pretty good enjoyable show, I know a bit about later games and I saw many references to those everywhere. 3.25 barks out of 5
Honestly loved Go-Onger, was my first Sentai I watched from start to finish, but Shinkenger was fantastic. Still find myself humming the theme song now and then even to this day. :3
Honestly loved Go-Onger, was my first Sentai I watched from start to finish, but Shinkenger was fant
Technically, my first super sentai was Bioman in the 80's, as it was translated in French and shown in France (with I think Flashman and Maskman as Bioman 2 and 3) before Power Rangers, but I started a couple of years ago to watch all Super Sentai going back starting with Lupinrangers and Patrangers, but RPM is my favorite Power Rangers series and Go-onger is so jarringly different...
Technically, my first super sentai was Bioman in the 80's, as it was translated in French and shown
My first super sentai as a child was Dengenki Sentai Changeman, I was always arguing with my childhood friends who was the Change Dragon leader, there was even the Jaspion and Changeman circus show in Brazil, but I could never go because it was expensive, look at the video from that time https://youtu.be/hFq8cVZlyj0?si=zkR5sQa5bfmRjwZq
My first super sentai as a child was Dengenki Sentai Changeman, I was always arguing with my childho
