Wednesday 19 December 2018

Most Anticipated Films coming out in 2019

1) Avengers: Endgame.
2) Star Wars: Episode 9.
3) Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (Tarantino).
4) Joker.
5) X-Men: Dark Phoenix. ****
6) Toy Story 4. 
7) Spider-Man: Far From Home.
8) Captain Marvel.
9)  The New Mutants.  ****
10) Glass.

There are 4 other Disney films coming out that Don't really interest me so much:

The Lion King,
Dumbo,
Aladin,
Frozen 2.

****Will hopefully come out next year but the Disney/Fox deal could end them. They were on my Most Anticipated Films list last year lol.

Tuesday 18 December 2018

Best Films Of 2018

1)  The Shape Of Water.
2)  Avengers: Infinity War.
3)  Ready Player One.
4)  Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald.
5)  Aquaman.
6)  Black Panther.
7)  Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.
8)  Deadpool 2.
9)  Ant-Man and the Wasp.
10)  Solo: A Star Wars Story.

Sunday 2 September 2018

MCU Villains

1) Thanos - In the background of the all the MCU to Date and the main character in Avengers: Infinity War.

2) Loki - Thor's Brother the God of Mischief was the main villain of the first Avengers Movie. Has become unclear if he is a villain anymore sometimes helps the good guys when it is convenient and helps him in some way.

3) Kilgrave (The Purple Man)  - Played by David Tennant in Netflix series Jessica Jones.

4) Vulture - Played by the awesome Michael Keaton in 
Spider-Man:Homecoming

5) Kingpin - Appears in Netflix Daredevil series.

6) Ego - Played by Kurt Russell in Guardians 2

7) The Winter Soldier - Again some will say not a villain but if you just watch Captain America: The Winter Soldier he is a the brainwashed villain of that movie.

8) Baron Zemo - does not fight any of the Avengers but sets them against each other, I am hoping this character comes back in future movies. Appears in Captain America: Civil War

9) Eric Killmonger - I know a lot of people will have him much higher on their lists. Appears in Black Panther.

10) Kaecillius - Appears in Doctor Strange.

I know people will disagree with my list that is fine just a bit of fun. Hela and Ultron nearly made my list ;) 

Tuesday 16 January 2018

Well Okay Top 50 this time: Best Doctor Who episodes.

This list took me all night, some people would call that a waste of time. I want to say something close to Ducks taken Off to them ;) lol.

Now I will say at the start that I have a vague memory of watching Sylvester McCoy's Doctor when I was little with my Dad, I remember being scared lol. not much else.

I haven't seen every episode so if I have missed any of your favourites I might not have seen it, but like all these lists they are just my opinion.

I wanted to have at least one story from every Doctor so far on my list, it was harder for a couple I would have probably rather of had more David Tennant or Matt Smith ones on there.

I really became interested in Doctor Who with the relaunch in 2005 with Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper.

But full disclosure here my favourite Doctor is David Tennant, my favourite companion is Billie Piper. Probably my second favourite Doctor is Tom Baker, third would probably be Matt Smith and I have a soft spot for Sylvester McCoy, Oh and Christopher Eccleston ;) 

So on with the list :)

1) Blink - (2007/Tennant) A story about stone statues that can only move when no one is watching them.

2) Caves of Androzani - (1984/Davison) Peter Davison's final story. The Doctor is dying from the start of the story, the rest of the story is about making his final hours count. A thrilling and fascinating story with a complex plot.

3) The Genesis of the Daleks - (1975/Tom Baker) The Daleks’ origins as space Nazis are fully displayed here, and the ethical debates in this story are absolutely mind-boggling. Their creator, Davros, is a master manipulator who gives a human face to the Daleks, probably the best Davros episode.

4) The tomb of the cybermen - (1967/Troughton) Classic cybermen story, introduces the cyber controller and cybermats.

5) Vincent and the Doctor - (2010/Smith) Of all the “meeting famous people” stories, this is the most heart-breaking. An astonishing look at art and madness and what being able to see things that nobody else can see might do to someone.

6) Pyramids of Mars - (1975/Tom Baker) Justly revered, this story about mummies and pyramids is a great example of Tom Baker’s Doctor coming up with three or four plans to defeat an ultimate menace... all of which fail. Sutekh is a fantastic villain.

7) The day of the Doctor - (2013/Tennant/Smith/Hurt)  Matt Smith’s Doctor meets David Tennant’s, along with a previously unknown version played by John Hurt. The Doctor has to come to terms with his past that he wanted to forget.

8) The empty child/The Doctor dances - (2005/Eccleston) Are you my Mommy? creepy episode and we are introduced to Captain Jack Harkness in this story.

9) The girl in the fireplace - (2006/Tennant) probably the best “unstuck in time” story, where the Doctor meets Reinette at various points in her life, and winds up shaping her life story only to lose her after they share an intense intimacy.

10) Listen - (2014/Capaldi) The Doctor becomes obsessed with proving a weird theory, which leads to a really strange exploration of the nature of fear, and why we fear what we cannot see.

11) The Impossible planet/Satan's pit - (2006/Tennant) A great foray into horror, in which Satan claims the humans on a planet orbiting a black hole, but the Doctor outwits the Devil.

12) Silence in the library/Forest of the dead - (2008/Tennant) A planet-sized library is haunted by killer shadows, and Donna gets trapped in virtual reality. The skeletons in spacesuits, repeating their last words, are creepy as fuck!

13) Bad Wolf/Parting of ways - (2005/Eccleston) The Daleks are pretty intense, and the Doctor’s final choice between ruthlessness and “cowardice” is astonishing.

14) The ark in space - (1975/Tom Baker) Years before Ridley Scott’s alien, a wasp creature laid its eggs inside cryo-preserved humans. The Doctor is at his wits’ end coming up with plan after plan to try and defeat the Wirrn.

15) Dalek - (2005/Eccleston) A single Dalek brings more danger, and more emotional intensity, than a whole fleet. The Doctor’s arch-enemies have never been more iconic. Or tragic.

16) Inferno - (1970/Pertwee) The Doctor visits a mirror universe ruled by fascists, and realizes our world is doomed to destruction. Despite dodgy “Primord” monsters, it’s an intense horrifying ride.

17) Turn left - (2008/Tennant) A fantastic alternate-universe story where one little change wrecks everything, and we see just how bleak things could really get.

18) Human nature/The family of blood - (2007/Tennant) The Doctor chooses to become human, but he doesn’t expect to find romance. Nor does he expect some bloodthirsty aliens to track him down and wreak havoc, on the eve of World War I.

19) Army of ghosts/Doomsday - (2006/Tennant) Mostly memorable for the Dalek/Cybermen smackdown. Features Torchwood London heavily. This episode always makes me cry.

20) Tooth and claw - (2006/Tennant) Kung-fu monks and a werewolf menace Queen Victoria, but she’s got a secret weapon she doesn’t even know about. Kind of glorious in its madness.

21) Time heist - (2014/Smith) It’s a heist story in which the thing being stolen is redemption, rather than some object of value. And everyone involved is trying to regain a lost piece of their identity.

22) The lodger - (2010/Smith) Feat. James Corden. When the Doctor has to deal with ordinary everyday life, it’s often fascinating—but it’s seldom as hilarious as in this story. Best bit: the Doctor’s ominous speech about not allowing soccer destruction.

23) The Robots of death - (1976/Tom Baker) This is such a brilliant story, in which the alien robot-dependent society is beautifully depicted and thought-out. Mostly structured as a murder mystery, but it opens up a ton of questions about identity and subaltern relationships, with loads of witty dialogue.

24) The curse of Fenric - (1989/McCoy) The “dark Doctor” story to end all “dark Doctor” stories—facing an ancient evil from the Dawn of Time, the Doctor is willing to manipulate everyone, including his companion Ace. So much cleverness and creepy darkness, you can forgive the dodgy vampire effects.

25) Spearhead from space - (1970/Pertwee) Jon Pertwee’s first story has a few great moments, notably when the shop window dummies come to life and kill people. Pertwee is trying to do a more comedic performance as the Doctor, and there are also a lot of random subplots, like the poacher who’s hiding a deadly meteorite.

26) The Deadly Assassin - (1976/Tom Baker) The Master returns and the Doctor’s people are redefined forever. The show’s penchant for gothic horror and twisty intrigue is at its absolute best here, and Tom Baker seems determined to prove he doesn’t need a companion, by giving enough of a performance for three time-travelers.

27) The waters of Mars - (2009/Tennant) The real horror here isn’t the water zombies killing everyone on an isolated base—it’s what happens when the Doctor decides to throw out the rulebook and do what he wants.

28) Father's day - (2005/Eccleston) A great cautionary tale about time travel, in which Rose tries to fix her greatest tragedy, only to break everything else.

29) Utopia/The sound of drums/Last of the time lords. - (2007/Tennant) This three-part story brings back the Master in amazing style, putting the Doctor through the wringer as the Master enslaves the entire human race. Your view of this one depends on how much the somewhat miraculous ending bothers you.

30) The power of the Daleks - (1966/Troughton)  Based purely on reconstructions and clips, this is a marvelous story in which the endangered Daleks are at their most cunning — but they face a brand new Doctor, who’s at his most unpredictable.

31) Amy's choice - (2010/Smith) Amy has to choose between two different worlds, at least one of which is a dream—but more than that, she has to decide what she values. The Dream Lord is a scary mirror version of the Doctor.

32) The impossible astronaut/Day of the moon. - (2011/Smith) The Doctor’s apparent death kicks off a wild adventure, including Richard Nixon and the horrifying Silence. Steven Moffat’s writing is seldom more inventive and unnerving than it is here, even if the over-arching plot is a bit half-baked.

33) Earthshock - (1982/Davison) One of those stories where the Doctor is trying to outwit an alien menace, and keeps coming up with things on the fly in the face of worsening odds. It all leads to the first death of a companion since the 1960s, and by far the most shocking.

34) Talons of Weng Chiang - (1977/Tom Baker) On the one hand, it’s a lovely Victorian confection where the Doctor and Leela interact with hilarious 19th-century people and outsmart the time-traveling Magnus Greel. On the other, it’s full of Asian stereotypes and dodgy rats, plus the real villain barely turns up until the final two episodes.

35) The girl who waited - (2011/Smith) One of the best examples of a time-paradox story that really works, as Amy ages decades in a short time and has to deal with being apparently abandoned by the Doctor and Rory—and then there’s another, younger Amy.

36) Remembrance of the Daleks - (1988/McCoy) All of a sudden, the Doctor is dark and mysterious again, and he has some scheme of his own in the midst of a Dalek civil war. As long as you don’t think too much about the plot, the metaphors about fascism and racism are enough to make this a fascinating watch.

37) Into the Dalek (2014/Smith) The Doctor and his friends get shrunk and go inside a Dalek that has apparently turned good, but needs some repairs. The Doctor’s hatred of Daleks, and his desperate longing to believe a Dalek actually could turn good, add a nice edge to the exploration of what makes a Dalek a Dalek.

38) The Idiot's lantern (2006/Tennant)  A 1950s-set story in which television is erasing people’s faces, and there turns out to be an evil entity named The Wire, plotting to devour millions of people’s souls.

39) Closing time (2011/Tennant) Feat. James Corden a sequel to “The Lodger” in which the Doctor helps look after a baby, and Cybermen turn out to be lurking in a department store. Let down rather badly by the pat ending, but overall a fun outing.

40) The War games (1969/Troughton) The first meeting with the Doctor’s own race, the Time Lords. This story is ten episodes long but it is worth it, starts off abit slow but it gets better as it goes on.

41)  Planet of the spiders (1974/Pertwee) There’s a beautiful parable about the Doctor overcoming his own selfishness and facing his fear, at the end of his life.

42) Rose (2005/Eccleston) Re lanched the franchaise. The best introduction to the Doctor, this story is all about the mystery of the time traveler who brings death in his wake. There’s a reason why this story was such a captivating launch to the new series.

43) In the forest at night (2014/Capaldi) They come out of museum to find everywhere covered with trees and vegetation.

44) The Angels take Manhatten (2012/Smith) Bits of this Weeping Angels story are heartbreaking, especially the Elderly Rory who’s grown old without Amy. And the River Song/Doctor relationship is never better than it is here.

45) Partners in crime (2008/Tennant) The Adipose are so cute I have a Funko of one that glows in the dark :) Most of the plot mechanics in this story involve the Doctor being reunited with Donna, after a series of “oops you just missed him/her” pantomime mishaps. But the actual plot, involving fat pills that work too well, is both creepy and a bit flimsy.

46) The Doctor, the widow and the wardrobe (2011/Smith) I like this story it might be my favourite Christmas special.

47) An unearthly child (1963/Hartnel) The first Doctor is the one I have seen the least of but I wanted to have one on here. If you could split off the masterful first episode, this would rank way higher. As it is, three episodes of Shakespearean cave-people drag it way down.

48) Love and monsters (2006/Tennant) Feat. Peter Kay.A group of ordinary people bond over their obsession with the Doctor, until they get manipulated by the evil Absorbaloff. Has a great song on it if you like ELO :D  

49) Trial of a time lord (1986/Colin Baker) I wanted to have one story from each Doctor on the list, this is a fourteen part story lol. but it is out of the ones I have seen of Colin Baker's the least sucky lol ;) 


50) The TV Movie (1996/Mcgann) Paul McGann’s sole outing on television is good fun, when you watch it as just a piece of Who and not as the attempt to start a new series. McGann is fantastic — but Eric Roberts as the Master drags the whole thing way down. I feel they tried to make this to Americanised and it didn't really work.