Odds and ends June 23 2019: Toy Story, The Grinch, and other stuff...

I recently got praised by Cam Clarke for having some random trivia knowledge! Yes, Cam Clarke, as in

Yes, Spike, as in Classic Simba's non-Matthew Broderick voice...
Cam Clarke posted a picture of Jimmy Flinders, Quinton Flynn, and Sean Barker.
The combination of these three Voice Actors brings Metal Gear Solid series to the minds of fans. But those three have worked together before MGS...



Secret Wars had Clarke playing Reed Richards, Flynn playing Jonathan Storm (or course), and Hayter playing Steve Rogers. (David Hayter playing yet another supersoldier?)
I pointed it out and got props from my favorite Male VA...
So, I'm giddy!

Toy Story 4 was Good, but unnecessary. It's a VERY OBVIOUS Cashgrab... but it has a soul. It kinda feels like a rehash of Toy Story 1-3 fused into one movie.
The Woody and Forky dynamic is an echo of Woody and Buzz's own dynamic in the first Toy Story. Woody's conflict with Bo Peep echoes his struggle with Jessie in Toy Story 2. Gabby Gabby was an echo of Lotso from Toy Story 3.

Don't get me wrong it was a good movie... it was enjoyable fun but not necessary. Personally I would have ended the Saga on 3. Also, I didn't realize Duke Caboom was Keanu Reeves... not even the "whoa" uttered in a scene made me recognize him...

So, I saw The Grinch animated movie with the guy who plays Dr. Strange... it was forgettable... Better than the Jim Carrey version, but with more filler than Naruto.  Also what's the deal with giving the Grinch a tragic backstory? Meh! Stick to the Original one... the one where the Grinch pissed on Tony the Tiger's Frosted Flakes...


The singer is the voice of Tony the Tiger...

Speaking of voice acting... which has been the common thread here. The Netflix redub of Evangelion has gotten a lot of negative criticism. Not only they chabged the voices, but the context of the words spoken... Kaworu no longer wants to stick his longinus spear in Shinji... They changed Shinji's catchphrase... while it's closer to the Japanese phrase, "Don't run away!"  Doesn't have the same ring to it as " I MUSN'T run away!"
The voices are attempting to sound similar to the originals, but they feel OFF!
And the biggest offender?

This is gone...