Film Review: Space Jam

Release date: November 15th 1996.

Story: Bugs Bunny and his friends are facing a crises. A group of aliens have landed in their world with the intent of enslaving them for their boss's amusement park. But the Looney Tunes characters decided to challenged them to a basketball game (seeing that the aliens are the size of cats). But soon the aliens put a spanner in their works by stealing the talents from professional basketball players and using them to transform themselves into well skilled players (as well as giant monsters). With little to no help, the Looney Tunes characters have only one hope left. That is to get a professional basketball player to play for their team. And then they found one in the form of Michael Jordan.

My thoughts: This is a good film. This was probably one of the first Looney Tunes movie that I have seen at the cinema. This is an alternate history of what happened in-between Michael Jordan's retirement from basketball in 1993 and his big come back in 1995. There many things in this that I found weird though. Like the fact that the Looney Tunes world is under the ground and that you'll have to push your way through a large Warner Brother's logo in order to enter said world. But on the plus side, I really like the theme song that plays over the opening credits. It is one of those songs that stays in your head for ages and I would listen to it constantly. And despite having mixed reviews, this movie was a box office success. If you like sports movies and live action with animation type of movies then I would give this a watch.

My score: Three stars. 

TV Review: The hitchhikers guide to the galaxy.

Release date: January 5th - February 9th 1981 (1 series. 6 episodes).

Story: Arthur Dent is having a terrible morning. Not only has loads of bulldozers suddenly turned up on his front doorstep with the intent on demolishing his home, but also that one of his closest friends is in fact an intergalactic hitchhiker who is a researcher for a intergalactic travel guide. And also that the planet Earth is about to be demolished as well. This leads to a series of adventures where Arthur will meet new people, strange places, bug eyed monsters, and will also learn about the answer to life, the universe, and everything.

My thoughts: This was based on the successful book of the same name by Douglas Adams. Which also spawned a radio series (which the cast had also starred in), a comic book, a stage play, video games, and a feature length movie. This is a great show which mainly follows the first book but takes the ending from the second book (where the characters arrive at the Restaurant at the end of the universe, they then highjack another space craft, then they all get teleported to random places, and Arthur and Ford end up on prehistoric Earth). If you like science fiction with a twist humour then I would recommend this.

My score: Four stars. 

Fan Fiction Reviews: The Cough.

Type of fanfic: My little pony, dark, horror, epidemic, gory, short.

Story: Equestria is suffering from an epidemic. Nearly everypony is either dead or become zombie like. Twilight and her friends have boarded themselves inside a house and are trying to wait until the epidemic is over. That is until somepony coughed. Realising that one of them has the illness, they start to quickly turn on each other. That is until Fluttershy admits to be the one who coughed. And in order to save everypony present, Rainbow Dash is instructed to kill her. Which she sadly does so. With one of their friends now dead, the remaining five try and continue with their survival. Only to hear another cough...

My thoughts: This is the very first MLP fan fiction that I have read (apart from the infamous Cupcakes but this one I've read all the way through). It is set in one dark room with the only light being generated by Twilight's magic. The fact that what ever the illness is turns ponies into zombies isn't said in the story but you get the feeling that that is what is going on outside. The ending is one of those endings that is great and that it makes you think. Did Fluttershy develop the illness and had passed it on to somepony else? Or was she lying to protect one of their friends?... This fanfic has a sequel and a prequel. Both of which I recommend checking out.

My score: Four stars.