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"Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced" Sadly Boring

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      Normally, I like to write the blurbs for these albums prior to listening to them, but this time I decided not to. Partially because I forgot to, and partially because I don't have much to say. Of course, I have some knowledge of music that came before me, and as someone who enjoys rock music of course I've heard of Jimi Hendrix before. The only issue is, a part of me kind of wishes I never actually listened to this album. Before listening to this album the only song I knew by Hendrix was Angel , which I did find out because Zayn did a bad cover of. Sadly, I have to report that I did not particularly enjoy this album, I just don't get it. Or at least that's what I'd like to think because apparently a lot of people get much enjoyment or value from it. Perhaps I'm simply too young to enjoy it, or my I just can't understand it. So without further ado, my track-by-track review. Are You Experienced - Jimi Hendrix Foxy Lady - 60/100 I feel like songs were mor...
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"Control: Ultimate Edition" Great Lore, Good Enough Gameplay

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      I'll admit, this game took a bit to really get going, and it took me longer to complete than I thought. But in terms of just relatively small, really contained games story games I must admit Control is pretty high up there. And the best part is? It's hardly even about the gameplay, it's about what most people usually consider the window dressing. The lore behind Control  is just really cool. The best part about this game is learning about the Federal Bureau of Control, all that they do, and all of the items/things they are constantly doing behind the scenes to keep the world running. Let's talk about it.     Let's get it right out of the way, I think combat might be one of the weaker elements of the game, but that's one of the only complaints I have about this game. I do think the service weapon is a cool concept. The only issue? It's only a single gun, and despite being your "main weapon" of choice, it's pretty much useless. That's n...
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"New Girl Season 1" Fine Enough

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      I'll admit, I'm a little surprised I stuck it out with this show for about a season. I wouldn't say it's particularly cringe, like with  Parks and Recreation, which I struggled to finish the first season for (and got about six episodes into season two for), but it didn't immediately endear me to the cast the way a sitcom like How I Met Your Mother  or Community  did. It was just, alright? I needed something to watch before I went to bed every day, and frankly even if it took me multiple attempts it did at the very least seem like the most inoffensive option to actually keep my attention. Let's talk about it.     I will make it very clear, the reason I'm so lukewarm at New Girl  at the moment is that I struggle to appreciate like half of the main cast. I like Schmidt to be sure, even if he is a douche he is the cast member that always finds himself in the most ridiculous hijinks, which I can appreciate, but other than that I'm mostly fin...
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"The Shawshank Redemption" Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying

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     Look, sometimes you'll hear about films from before your time, films that are so highly rated but when you put them on and actually watch them you're just left wanting more. You're sitting there confused wondering if you were simply born too late to appreciate the movie and where it came from, but when it comes to The Shawshank   Redemption , I truly believe this film deserves all of the hype it gets, and more. I think I can say pretty safely this is one of my favourite films of all times. It just hits all of the right notes, it doesn't need to be so intense you're offput by watching it later, dare I say it's perfect? Let's talk about it.     Where do I even start? Maybe with the plot. I think in my mind I would describe this film as feel-good, not in the sense that it's like most other easy-going feel-good films. I mean it's longer than most films in this category, and that's because it's not just smooth sailing the entire way, but that...
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"Juno" Oddly Creepy, but Still Solid?

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  What? Huh? This was the film? For complete context I only watched this film because Sabrina Carpenter named a song after it, and Juno  is a fantastic track. The only issue is I just can't say the same for this film. It's a bit unnerving frankly, not bad, just a little messy and perhaps a bit creepy. I mean it's called a rom-com, yet there's very little comedy, and if we're being honest this movie was focusing on the wrong romance the entire time. I just don't get it. It's really short, doesn't explore the relationships it needs to do, yet still has a star-studded cast, and I came away still thinking it was an alright film? Is that so bad? Let's talk about it.     I think what throws me off so much is the pacing of this entire film. It's only an hour and a half long, which is fine for rom-com lengths, except that the way the film decides to divide up this time is woefully terrible. I mean the movie poster literally features Michael Cera's ch...
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"Tell Me Why" Surprisingly Thoughtful and Short Little Game

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      I have finally finished this game. I'm going to be honest it took me a while to finish and commit to the entire game. Even after finishing and enjoying it, it's a very slow burn, and frankly your choices don't feel like they matter that much in this game. It is very much what I'd describe as a visual novel in the sense that you're basically just there for witness a story. Even still, this game was, surprisingly good? I mean this game is given out for free all of the time, and all things considered, if you like games in this genre (which I clearly do), why not give it a try? So let's talk about it.     I know the first thing that people are going to point out is the whole transgender aspect of this game, to which I say it's really not that big of a deal. While it certainly is a discussed aspect of the game, I feel like the stronger theme of this video game is just about trauma, and how it can affect different people. Like I'd argue Alyson definitely...
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"Batman Returns" So Ridiculous It's Good

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      You know what? I don't know what changes they let Tim Burton do from the last film to this one, but I have to say Batman Returns  is pretty much exactly what I had wanted and expected. That's not to say I predicted everything in this film, it's pretty stupid in a great way. But also, it's just kind of funny, and that's all I needed it to be. It was never going to fulfill some comic-book fantasy of mine being as accurate or epic as possible, especially not with the way Batman's neck never moves still, but it managed to turn up the camp. Which means you go from Batman  (1989) which was fine, albeit a little boring, to this, where Danny Devito's fatsuit looks worse and worse the more clothes he takes off, I have no idea what's up with Michelle Pfeiffer's Catwoman, and well this entire movie is just ridiculous in a good way. Let's talk about it.     You could feel the change almost immediately. Instead of generic goons, the opening scene involv...
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"Batman (1989)" Fine Enough, Could Have Been Funnier

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      I'll be honest I wasn't expecting much from this film. That's not to say I heard it was bad but as someone whose a pretty avid comic reader and has seen three separate continuity Batman films since then, I just doubted it was going to be a film I would really see as superior. Was it really going to beat the Reeves movie or the Nolan Trilogy? Absolutely not. But I remembered it as corny, and frankly if it could win on any ground it would have been that. Did I think it was absolutely gut-punchingly funny? No. Did I think it was bad or awful? Also no. I think it wasn't some boring bog-standard Batman origin story, but it was just kind of campy, for better or for worse. Let's talk about it.      To start off with the good. The acting in this movie was better than I expected? Perhaps that's just because a part of me pictures Michael Keaton as old, so I could never really see him as Batman, but he was surprisingly good as a Bruce Wayne. Maybe not as charmin...
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"Zootopia 2" Surprisingly Solid.

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      I'm going to be honest. I had no intention of watching this film today, though I do remember enjoying watching the first film in theaters all those years ago. Honestly, considering how hungry Disney feels for sequels and franchising, I'm surprised this film wasn't made sooner, I do not remember the first Zootopia  film being almost 10 years ago. Even still, I have to admit this film impressed me, which is really a big surprise in my eyes, especially when you consider that this film takes place practically a month after the first film. And also, they somehow managed to make this film about racism again? At a certain point, you have to start questioning it. So let's talk about it.     Let's start off with what I didn't like, which is surprisingly minimal. On one hand, I think the way they tried to highlight the differences between Judie and Nick was good, and important since they literally did one job together. I do think that both of their opposing vie...
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"Pokemon Legends: ZA" A Bit of an Identity Crisis for the Pokemon Legends Series

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      After about ~50ish hours or so, I can confidently say I've done everything worth doing in Pokemon Legends: ZA  (not including collecting all of the final screws or the shiny charm because frankly both are there to just waste me time). I'm going to be honest, when this game first came out, I saw quite a few people dogging on it, and so I tried my hardest to enjoy this game as much as I could when I first started out. The issue is, the haters were kind of right. I'm not saying this is a bad game, but considering it's predecessor, I would call it far from a roaring success, more like a sophomore slump from a franchise that needs to figure out what the hell they want Pokemon to be about, because there seems to be a bit of an identity crisis, let's talk about it.     Though on a quick tangent I swore I wrote a review for Pokemon Legends: Arceus  when it came out and I was going to read it again before writing this one but I can't find it so I guess no...
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