Bad Boys is one of those movies like Friday’s, Menace 2 Society, Juice, and New Jack City that gets many of the brothers super excited. When the first one came out Martin Lawrence and Will Smith were two of the hottest actors on the big screen when it come to movies with black star power. It wasn’t overly “hood” and had the action and explosions which was a signature of Michael Bay and Jerry Bruckhkeimer films. We were lucky enough to get a sequel 8 years later in the form of Bad Boys 2 and hell yeah, the further adventures of the smooth Mike Lowrey and Family man Marcus Burnett didn’t disappoint because of the chemistry and hijinks that Martin and Will had on screen.

Now we all know all movies like this should at least come in threes and now we waited 17 years and finally got the third movie in the trilogy.

Superhero Fatigue is not a thing, superhero withdrawal on the other hand is a thing. These people are losing their mind on the Internet. Since the end of the MCU Infinity Saga us superhero aficionados are back to the never-ending debates of who would win in a fight, is DC better than Marvel and every little What If scenario people can think of.

And through all this we got a few new trailers that dropped to spark u so many debates between the informed and uninformed.

Terminator: Dark Fate – Sara Conner, and the whole Terminator saga has been changed because, well time has happened. We are going to have crazy action and Arnold making an appearance as the original human template? I said this before on a video, all these time jumps, reboots need to stop sometime a story is really finished being told. (My Original thoughts - https://youtu.be/rHGkKOahjCE)

Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-dj_cwdVYg) – OK Disney we know this will make serious bank because it is the final end of this part of the Star Wars saga. I know there will be more films set in this Universe just not connected to the original cast. During D23 people went crazy after seeing this and the thing that drove them really off the chain was not the montage at the beginning of the trailer but the image at the very end of Rey looking real sith-ish or is it dark-sidery? Personally I want to see the Mandalorian (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOC8E8z_ifw) on Disney+ more I mean hey that one has Carl (Apollo Creed) Weathers in it.

Joker (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEul0-LuiD4) - While we complain about Disney not having the movie rights to Spider-man Warner Bros over here not giving a flying “F”.  I don’t know what to say about this movie because Warner Bros. is always doing some weird stuff with their characters. For every good DC animation film, we get a live action film that leave us long time comic book fans scratching our heads. We have had so any depictions of the Joker, Batman, Lex Luthor, and Superman and people wonder why Aquaman, Wonder Woman, and the CW Shows are so popular because they are refreshing to watch because they are different in a good way. I really don’t want to feel sorry or empathetic for the Joker as a character which this film looks to do by all the signs so far. (My Original Thoughts -   https://youtu.be/afKgKCnWdlM)

This has to be one of the most confusing custody battles that many of us are trying to figure out. Just like a real life one who does this hurt the most…. the kids (fans). Everyone wants to blame either Disney or Sony but this is not a moment to take sides because each group is equally to blame or commend for the most recent success/failure of the franchise.

The question is not why should spider-man remain part of the MCU it is can spider-man work without the MCU?

I grew up in the 70s/80s which I would call the golden age of kids’ television you know Saturday morning cartoons and fun music. This is what happens when all of the people who want to make things dark. The minute I heard about this movie I laughed and didn’t think I would like this obvious adaptation of a beloved part of my childhood remade into Five Nights at Freddy’s.

The original Banana Splits was a packaged television variety program featuring the Banana Splits, a fictional rock band composed of four funny animal characters. The costumed hosts of the show were Fleegle (guitar, vocals), Bingo (drums, vocals), Drooper (bass, vocals) and Snorky (keyboards, effects).

I have to look at this remake or shall I say re-imagining as completely crazy and off the chain because the acting was over the top and cheesy as hell. 

So, thank you for mixing Chucky and Five Nights at Freddy’s and warping my childhood. From the beginning you can tell who is going to get the “treatment” and in those cases it was well deserved based on their behavior. 

You can see why it went straight to digital and will soon get a release on Sy-Fy Network. It has its moments in the scenes where the Banana Splits have their way with their victims. 

This movie gets a 2 out of 5 because it is barely watchable and I can’t stand making my childhood so dark and gritty.

This Is as Far from The Original Fast and The Furious as you can get let me think about this, back in 2001 we had a movie about street racers, custom cars, and wild driving stunts your basic action movie elements. Like most franchise movies it had a trilogy that fell under this formula and then BANG they added story elements which included heists and spying now we have an official spin off and WOW did they ever go way off the chart with this one… 

The biggest loser in all of this Fast & Furious franchise isn’t the fans yeah, it’s pretty much Tyrese (What more do you want from me?). This movie was action from the start it contained all the elements that you want in a mindless summer flick. There was one major thing that I felt it really didn’t need, and that was a connection to the Fast and the Furious franchise. I mean, I get it, you saved some time on having people knowing the back story of the characters but you needed no knowledge of the 2 main characters at all to actually watch and enjoy this movie. Yes, I said I enjoyed this movie but for different reasons than someone who may have actually been a fan of the Fast and the Furious franchise. I mean I liked the Original 3 films because I got to see over the top custom, pimp my ride styled cars which in the early 2000s was pretty fun to watch. As the movies evolved into the action/heist/save the world drama II was cool with it but not overly joyed but it was an acquired taste (I mean we jumping cars between two buildings and using nitrous like it was water. 

In Hobbs and Shaw we have found a way to have Jason Statham and The Rock save the world in their own unique way and not be grounded semi in reality by Vin Diesel and the crew. The movie was a spy thriller more in the set of an 80s or 90s action flick (you know deadly virus on the loose and two unlikely heroes have to save the day).

Aside from that I really enjoyed watching it with the cameos from Ryan Reynolds and Kevin Hart Hobbs & Shaw provided that mindless getaway from reality people expect from a summer action movie.

Don’t break your necks for premium formats though and see it as a reduced-price matinee if you just want to get out and see a movie until the next big blockbuster hits the theaters.

Hobbs & Shaw get a hearty 3.6 on the GoingFullNerd 5-point scale. 

I will admit that there are many comic books that I have not read over the years because I have been your traditional superhero fan DC, Marvel, some independent stuff but really the most basic of superhero stories. Good guy fights bad guy, good guy wins no collateral damage everyone cheers. The Boys is not that type of superhero show.

***There will be spoilers*** GET OVER IT

First thing let’s set the record straight this series is not for kids, graphic violence, nudity, sexual situations are plastered throughout the show from the beginning and it shocked the mess out of me from the very first moments of the show. I will admit that watching the trailers and previews which were obviously toned down for broadcast really didn’t give me a clue to the level of debauchery (I just wanted to use that word) this show was going to have. Especially since I didn’t know the source material until after I watched the show. The intertwining plot points and a faux Justice League known as the Seven who were more of a mix between the Justice League we know and some of the alternate version who were a lot less noble like the Crime Syndicate or Squadron Supreme. I did the research and read the original source material which was even more disturbing than the show. 

But I will focus on the store more than the comic. The Seven had no regard for human life it was all about marketing and making money and personal pleasure. Everything from addiction to a screw it attitudes when it came to saving lives mothing mattered than the all mighty dollar or their own personal agendas. 

The Boys were equally off the chain and I really feel they were justified in their actions but when I say they were over the top they were over the top. I mean how would you feel if a super speedster disintegrated your girl all that was left was her hands and forearms as you walked down the street and all that was left was her forearms?

There are many differences from the original DC/Wildstorm/Dynamite entertainment comic book but overall, they stayed true to the intent of the original source material and I will say that is rare for many superhero/comic book translations even on the big screen.

I really wasn’t trying to do a review on this movie because no matter which way I go people would be upset. I know Disney invested a few dollars in this film and in it’s opening weekend it made $185M domestically. My wife wanted to see this one because she is a die-hard fan, knows every scene, every song now I am not that deep. I was planning on sleeping through the movie because I have the Blu-Ray of the cartoon and wasn’t overly excited to go. 

Hakuna Matata - No worries though 

Still, I sit on the outside, way outside but sitting here like I am connected to the Matrix pulling in so much information and news from the truly exciting, to the what in the hell were they thinking about? There was so much put out that was interesting by many of the pop culture and comic book publishers from movies, to games, to toys and I plan on talking about a few of these things that piqued my curiosity.

Comic Book Conventions no matter what the size always has so much to take in. Even when you go you have to pick and choose what you want see because you will never ever catch everything. So, even though I really want to go someday to SDCC this really may be the best way to enjoy the experience to absorb and understand the news being put out.

Netflix has its own troubles with the number of movies it will have available for its library since Disney and Warner Bros are creating their own streaming services. Netflix has one thing going for them they have great original content and they also have not so great original content. Stranger Things as a whole fall into the great original content pile but how does Season 3 stand up to the ongoing story of Hawkins, IN?

Season 1 – Creeped us the hell out

Season 2 – Had a couple of WTF moments as we learned more of 11’s origins

Season 3 – makes us realize a couple of things: it does not pay to fall for Joyce Byers – (Wynona Rider’s character)

Hopper is the stereotypical overactive father figure AKA Fat Rambo

Wow, as kids we could do so much more stuff in the 80s

A world without Iron Man and Captain America. Five years have passed and while others moved on time has stood still for you and you have to figure out where you fit in all of this. This is the basic premise of Spider-Man: Far from Home as Peter Parker the Spectacular/Amazing/Insert Adjective here Spider-Man has to deal with. 

The internet is a cruel space and everyone has their opinion on who was the best actor playing a particular character. This movie puts Tom Holland up there with Tobey Maguire and this holds its own as one of the better Spider-man movies. This movie is a fitting end as well as beginning to the next phase of the MCU. Disney/Marvel can go in many different directions with the ideas they left on the table after this film and as they have in the past used misdirection and teasers to keep the audience on their toes.