Well… that was definitely a thing that I watched. Okay, joking aside, was ‘Descendants: The Rise of Red’ the worst thing I’ve ever watched? Not even close. The core premise of the story actually had the potential to be—dare I say it—great—but similar to some other scenes in the Descendants franchise, it’s planning and… Continue reading ‘Descendants: The Rise of Red’ Just Came Out. Let’s Review It! (Spoilers)
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‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ Needs to be Re-watched (A Disney+ Show Review, with Spoilers)
The issue isn’t that Grover explains things as they go. It’s that the only reason he’s explaining it is clearly the audience. In the original books you’ll find people explaining things to Percy constantly because Percy is the reader’s eyes and ears. Percy represents (like an Ambassador) the reader and so he learns along with us. It’s the most used way to drop information.
Recipes: Percy Jackson Themed Hot Chocolate Bombs
As promised, a complete set of recipes for how to create my latest 'Stories Turned to Food' creation. I hope you enjoy them as much as we did. FLAVOURS: ANNABETH: Salted Caramel 'Popcorn' Hot Chocolate Bomb LUKE: Lemon Mocha Hot Chocolate Bomb PERCY: Liquid Blue Chocolate Chip Cookies (White Chocolate and Cookies) Hot Chocolate Bomb… Continue reading Recipes: Percy Jackson Themed Hot Chocolate Bombs
I Feel Sorry For the Writers of Disney’s ‘Wish’: A Review (With Spoilers)
Okay, finally, I’m here. I’m going to talk about the writing. I think this writing, rather than being horrible or the worst thing ever written by a human being, is a classic case of ‘too many cooks spoil the broth’. When I finished the film and the credits scrolled by I wasn’t surprised to learn that there had been four writers behind it. Because, unlike other people who read it as AI, I read it completely as a film written by many different writers—each with their own ideas, each with their own wants and needs and each getting carried away with their ideas even if they clashed with each other.
The Literary Onion 