The Flash Movie - Great Speedforce Review

The Flash is here and so is my review! Just like Barry Allen attending work this review comes later than originally scheduled haha. When his attempt to save his family inadvertently alters the future, Barry Allen becomes trapped in a reality in which General Zod has returned and there are no Super Heroes to turn to. In order to save the world that he is in and return to the future that he knows, Barry’s only hope is to race for his life. But will making the ultimate sacrifice be enough to reset the universe?

The Flash and the Multiverse of madness is a heartfelt film with a celebration of all DC. The Cgi is meh at the best of times especially the opening. Most of the cgi can be explained via some sort of grippy perspective the flash has on time when time travelling and the director has also backed this up.

The final villain wasn't much and soon as they are revealed, it's pretty much goodbye to them which is a shame as I would have liked a few more quick run in's with the villain. Keaton always had me smiling. Sasha's Supergirl was fantastic, please keep her around the dcu. Other cameos were really cool. The ending made me go wtf! Great film if you ask me, I enjoyed it and I would consider myself a big Flash fan, so maybe it's a sort of biased opinion, but honestly I would happily go see this again.

7/10

Thanks for reading, sorry this took longer than planned to get posted.

I have been busy adjusting to life changes having two jobs now haha.

Jared's WWE 2K Soundtrack

Alright it is time to continue my short series on WWE 2K soundtracks me and my friends picked and here is the third and final instalment with Jared Davies picking a few songs for his soundtrack for a WWE 2K game. Time for Jared to clutch and end this series with style, I can tell you this is going to be a fun list!

1: Linkin Park ft Jay Z - Numb/Encore

2: Three Days Grace - I Hate Everything About You

3: Skillet - Legendary

4: Steel Panther - Eyes Of A Panther

5: Sabaton - Night Witches

6: Nickelback - Animals

7: Rise Against - Prayer Of The Refugee

8: Papa Roach - Getting Away With Murder

9: Seether - Betray & Degrade

10: Shinedown - Cut The Cord

Alright that concludes this short, fun and interesting series where me and my best mates picked our own dream WWE 2K soundtrack. Any other list or blog post recommendations please let me know :)

STAY SHINY!

Sleeptoken - TAKE ME BACK TO EDEN (ALBUM REVIEW)

Sleeptoken the hot new metal band that has become a fast rising sensation from viral videos on tiktok to youtube shorts. Sleep Token are a British rock band from London, formed in 2016. The group is an anonymous, masked collective led by a frontman using the moniker Vessel. They have been categorized under many different genres, including alternative metal, post-rock/metal, progressive metal and indie rock/pop.

Take Me Back To Eden starts with a slow build with Chokehold kicking off the precession, around the 2 min mark the instrumentals kick off sounding like a chainsaw has just started up, and then we go back mellowy with Vessel's sing-song lyrics which are heartfelt. When the "You've got me in a chokehold" hits the instrumentals swell to accompany the message being sent, love has got a chokehold on our singer and it's not letting go.

After Chokehold we are ushered straight into my fave prior to the album the viral mega hit The Summoning. Now the summoning starts with heavy instrumentals, but again we divulge into a slow melodic tempo with Vessel the singer delivering the words in a near sinister fashion, this one is so catchy, and I have been singing along to it since I was first shown it by my best mate James. James is obsessed with this band, and so he has made me go and check out SleepToken's latest album and here we are as I am typing my thoughts on the album live as I go. The heaviness of this song intertwines with catchy slow melodic laid back sound and one moment you will be headbanging, the next you will be slow bobbing moving side to side or on your knee's singing along to the sky giving your emotions all into this song. The screams performed on this one are also so good! Around the 3:25 mark we are hit with a groovy heavy breakdown that makes you want to stomp your feet and tip bins over BUT again we are quickly hushed away to calm down and chill with the music as it build's to a softer near jazzy like sound then. Sing with me now "Oh and my love, did I mistake you for a sign from god, or are you really here to cut me off, or maybe just to turn me on. Cause these days, I would be lying if I told you that, I didn't wish that I could be your man, or maybe make a good girl bad. I got a river running right into you, I've got a blood trail, red in the blue, something you say or something you do, the taste of the divine!" Oh my god this smooth as silk, erotic breakdown in the song is so mind-blowing, it's so different but so good! Had no idea that would work so well, Sleeptoken really knows how to mix genre's and sounds together well.

We get to Granite now a slow, pop, synthy melodic song. Vessel goes into a full rap breakdown in this one, and it is quite impressive I must say. It's yet another great mix of genre's and sound, and then we have rap like what? Damn, he got bars that can flow like water just so smooth. We have a breakdown around the 2:40 mark where we are hit back with the metal to get us headbanging in a groove again and Vessel smoothes things off accompanying the metal.

Aqua Regia starts with such a beautiful laid back synth sound and joined by a lovely piano piece as Vessel make's the lyrics flow flawlessly. Piano again is so lovely with this song, it's a softer song by its nature, the acoustic guitar blends that come in are also so stunning. Catchy and chill overall.

Vore is next, and this one is HEAVY! Full on screams are here echoing in my ears like a pig to slaughter. Sleeptoken really are a band for everyone, there are songs here for everyone to enjoy. Other than the screams Vessel is whispering along until we hit near the 2min mark where the song meets a chill and Vessel is clean singing along before more of the hard hitting drums and guitars come back at us like fireworks on the 4th of July. The high notes hit before the scream comes back in is amazing. This switch from aggressive to clean vocals is impressive. I feel for me this is one of their weaker songs, I am not so fussed on Vore as I am with the rest at this point, but that's not saying Vore is bad because it's not, it is good.

Ascensionism comes now, and it's starting slow and has the melancholy like feel with its minor piano notes. Beautiful soft sung lyrics, and then we get back into trap like beats following Vessel spitting bars yet again. This is one that will get you grooving moving your head and shoulders to, it's a great flow to be fair to it. We get some whispering vocals and then out of nowhere hit back with heavy metal like woah hang on Ves, I wanted to be more prepared before my flight or fight response kicked off haha. We switch back to the softer vocals with piano soon after my fight or flight response got me all geared up anyway haha. BACK TO FIGHT NOW AS THE METAL RETURNS IN FULL HEAVY SWING TO END THE SONG!

Are You Really Ok? Plays right now, and it starts slow and acoustically with a sweet laid back guitar tuning us into Vessel's soft lyrics. A very soft rock kind of song then the heavy instruments kick off around 3mins mark but don't worry it's still pretty soft and then around 4mins mark the heavy instruments get laid back, and we are bare witness to the soft stylings once more to close us out of the song.

The Apparition comes next, and it starts with Vessel isolated and then an electric, dare I say Spanish style guitar accompanies the vocalist. 1MIN mark we get some synthy keyboard and then drum and bass, what kind of experimentation lies in this apparition? Vessel continues to near rap with the flow of lyrics he delivers along with the drum and bass instrumentals. 2min 20 mark we go back to the heavy nature as Vessel pours his emotions into the lyrics, and then he delivers lines as quiet as a mouse and then the instruments close us off with synth and drum and bass.

DYWTYLM - A near laid back Caribbean like instrumental to start with like an autotuned Vessel singing along. Do You Wish That You Loved Me is the song here if you could not tell from the acronym anyway there's a weird like blend then of computerized sounds before Vessel carries on asking his question of love? This is lovely and laid back, I really liked the unique instrumentals in this.

Time for Rain, Vessel starts off pouring his emotions into the piano on this track. As usual with sleeptoken this one starts slow but builds to some metal rhythms as Vessel keeps his lyrics flowing like a fountain. I don't know how they do it, but I am sure glad I am hearing it work out so well for them. We go from the metal back to the slow powerful emotions poured out with the piano accompanying Vessel, and we quickly get that burst of metal to end the rain.

Time for the penultimate song on the album which is the title of this album, yes it's time for Take Me Back To Eden. Slow start now will this build or will it remain calm and soft. Of course the metal comes into play from 2min 30 mark only for it to leave again 30 seconds later. Vessel comes at us with his hard hitting flow as he raps the lyrics out, damn this vocalist can do anything he wants. When the rapping starts we get the piano and sound of like a rainforest with rain and birds tweeting until Vessel comes back soft with the tempo of the Piano picking up. 5min 30 mark the other instruments join back in until 6min mark where they stop for a brief moment then we get all the instruments back in harder once more. Screams close out the song with heavy instrumentals accompanying it.

Euclid is our closing song now, what a bizarre journey of music this has been, Sleeptoken really are the future, and they have a bright one from what I have heard here. Euclid starts with Piano and Vessel flowing the lyrics then we get this near robotic synth vocals before switching back to the same piano chilled tempo with Vessel flowing the lyrics like a running water tap and this switch happens a few times in this song, it's really quite something else. Lovely song actually and we do get rushes of the heavy instruments before the soft nature plays back and this happens on and off in this song a few times. Robotic vocals and synth and a piano closes this album off.

If this is the future of metal, we are in uniquely good hands. Sleeptoken are the hot new band we should all keep an eye on because the only way forward is going up past Eden now.

4/5

James's WWE 2K Soundtrack

I am continuing my short series on WWE 2K soundtracks me and my friends picked and here is the second installment with James Evans picking his 15 songs for his soundtrack for a WWE 2K game. Knowing James, I can tell you this is going to be a wild list!

1: Sleeptoken - Chokehold

2: Disturbed - Down with the sickness

3: FFDP - Under and over it

4: Metallica - For whom the bells toll

5: Sleeptoken - The summoning

6: Sabaton - 82nd all the way

7: Linkin Park - Lost

8: SiM - The rumbling

9: Enter Shikari - It hurts.

10: Electric Callboy - Pump it

11: Electric Callboy - We got the moves

12: BFMV - Your betrayal

13: Falling In Reverse - Zombiefied

14: Bleed From Within - Temple of lunacy

15: Skillet - Psycho in my head

Alright, this has been James's 2K Soundtrack, visit the blog again soon for the last instalment which is JARED's 2K Soundtrack. It's going to be a fun one!

Stay Shiny!

Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts Review!

Alright so following on from the highly praised and successful Bumblebee we are following our giant transforming robot companions 7 years later, this time it's revealed there's a key on Earth that has been hidden for centuries. A great terrible evil is on the hunt for the key, and they won't stop until the Terrorcons get it and open a portal for their master Unicron!!!! 

So we follow some humans who come across the key and the Autobots and then trouble ensues as per usual, and it's up to the Autobots to save the day and our world, or would they rather save their world?

I thought Noah Diaz was a good human character. The story was very interesting unfortunately I wish it was longer, and we got just some more scenes with the Maximals. Cheetor and Rhinox didn't get much screen time, and it was sad because they are awesome. Airazor was brilliant one of the best good Transformers we have had. Primal and Prime were brilliant together and on their own. Prime again hits hard with cold-blooded badass lines and kills. Bumblebee being a badass side character worked well too. Mirage was outstanding! The Terrorcons were scary mechanical dudes and dudeettes, especially Unicron and Scourge! Action, cgi animation, character designs, story and soundtrack were all solid! I almost cried hearing the Bayformers iconic tracks! Also, the ending made me go "WTF!!!!!!"

Great film! One of the best Former movies. I need more!

8/10

I have a video review and reaction to Rise Of The Beasts up on my youtube channel, if you want a laugh and funny impressions there you must go to see it. 

Thanks for reading and visiting my blog!

Readers Stay Shiny & Rollout!

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse FILM REVIEW!

Alright, let's do this one last time.....Let's follow Miles Morales as he navigates his life balancing school and being your friendly neighbourhood Spider-man. It's been a year since Miles entered into the Spiderverse now he's going to go on a journey across it, to stop the menacing SPOT! The Spot may look like your average weekly cartoon villain of the week but don't tell him that because he will lose his mind and unleash hell upon you because he's a slippery devil to catch, let alone fight. Miles ends up with old friend Gwen going to different realities trying to stop Spot all the while meeting many other different Spider-Men and Spider-Women throughout the 2 hour 16min feature animated film.

My god the different animation styles are insanely gorgeous and just so brilliant from all the different spider-peoples and their worlds. Gwen's in particular has some of the most beautiful blends of colours which reflect moods and emotions and the goings-on in the world and story perfectly. Hobie Brown aka Spider-Punk is a show stealer with his ever-changing animation! There is about 20 mins of flashbacks and reminders to the last film just to show you that all this came from some just unthinkable out-of-the-box foreshadowing, I have ever seen in a film. The Butterfly effect in this film is insane, the attention to details the animators and writers and directors had for these animated films is extraordinary and out of the park. The story is quite dark and mature for a family friendly film, but don't worry there are jokes here, and they are genuinely funny. There's so much I could say, but I want to keep this spoiler free. My faves are Miles, Gwen, Peter B Parker, Miguel O'Hara, Spider-Punk, Spider-Man India, Spot and I know it's like I could name all the characters, but honestly they are all so good and the great writing and voice actors support it so much. There were some sound issues to start the film when I watched this, but It was not to a point where, I needed there to be subtitles haha.

Miles is fantastic as usual with his gripping story and how he balances life and spider-man. All the voice cast here are just excellent you know, I can't say enough of how good a job they have all done! All the cast and crew behind this film need a massive pat on the back for their outstanding efforts towards bringing us not only one of the best animated films and spider-man films ever made but also Spider-man stories! Daniel Pemberton kills it once more with his original OST! Metro Boomin with their licensed soundtrack is also a massive hit! Animation, music, soundtrack, voice cast, story are all outstanding, and I am willing to 100% say PHENOMENAL!

10/10!

This is in the league of the best Spider-Man films ever made and spoiler alert.......this was only part 1 of the two part Spider-verse films. March 29th 2024 cannot come quick enough!!!! Honestly I don't know what else to say. If you are a Spider-Man fan, you will love it. If you are not a Spider-Man go watch into the spiderverse first because you will be blown away! I got a video review on my youtube channel!

Thanks for visiting my blog true believers!

Stay Swinging and EXCELSIOR!

My WWE 2K Soundtrack

So I am going to be bringing you 3 separate blog posts dedicated to the WWE games and the 2K soundtrack. This is the first, this is MY 2K soundtrack. I have asked my 2 best buds Jared and James to name 15 songs they'd put on a WWE game and so the results are coming your way shortly. Soon as we have seen my 15 song soundtrack anyway.

1: Pale Waves - Jealously

2: Sleeptoken - The Summoning

3: Bad Wolves - Killing Me Slowly

4: Halestorm - The Steeple

5: Letdown - Shipwreck

6: Mike Shinoda, Kailee Morgue - In My Head

7: Billy Idol - Mony Mony

8: Sabaton - The Art Of War

9: Cypres Hill - (Rap) Superstar

10: 2Pac - All Eyez On Me

11: The Notorious B.I.G - Juicy

12: Ghost - Spillways

13: Electric Callboy - We Got The Moves

14: The Roots, John Legend - The Fire

15: The Score - Born For This

Alright, this has been MY 2K Soundtrack, visit the blog again soon for James's 2K Soundtrack.

It's gonna be a wild fun one!

Stay Shiny!

Transformers Original Rap/Poem/Lyrics? - Sjones

We transform, we roll out,
We are robots in disguise,
You can't touch us, because some of us can fly,
We can run, we can hide, we got the speed and the size,
Alone marooned a long way from home,
I send this message out so others know we are not alone,

Transformers, Robots in disguise,
Transformers, More than meets the eye,

We got Bumblebee, Hot Rod & Optimus Prime,
These three Autobots won't commit a crime,
There's more on the way, landing here minute by minute,
Ironhide, Jetfire, Mirage, Arcee and Ratchet,
We got Cliffjumpers, Mudflaps, Bulkheads and Jazz,
Our enemies may have numbers and be able to fly,
We are more than meets the eye,

Transformers, Robots in disguise,
Transformers, More than meets the eye,

We are the Decepticons, we are here to deceive and enslave you,
Filthy, weak humans, choose to help those we fought in war,
They don't want to save our planet, so here we are to take Earth,
This world can be harvested into Energon,
We are going to take it and enslave humanity and bring back Cybertron,

Transformers, Robots in disguise,
Transformers, More than meets the eye,

Decepticons attack, take down the Autobots with our air superiority and immense firepower,
We are Megatron, Starscream, Soundwave, Barricade,
We will kill Witwicky and take down Cade,
Shockwave, Bezerker, Frenzy, Shockwave, Ravage, Dreadwing and Lazerbeak,
Our flyers will leave you unable to speak,
When Decepticons are on the prowl the autobots hide,

Transformers, Robots in disguise,
Transformers, More than meets the eye,

One shall stand and one shall fall,
Bringing the war across the stars to their new home,
Living side by side with Humans and bots battling bots,
Humans try to keep the peace, While the cybertronians call,
Til all are one!

Only The Good Die Young - Original Lyrics/Poem - Sjones

Another heart's been broken today,
A young man down on his luck lost in the fray,
It's a ludicrous display of those in higher power,
Taking the poor's money, pushing the common folk lower,
What a terrible thing to do, it turns around your day,
They say stop, smile and hey, have you had 5 today?.

It's ok to feel alone and lost in the shuffle,
Only few know their life's purpose,
Many don't make it past 60,
Only the good die young,

Behold a distraught man, He has no plan,
He lost his life, thanks to the divorce from his wife,
Feeling no longer like he could go on,
Out of money, game over, would you like to continue,

It's ok to feel alone and lost in the shuffle,
Life is chaotic, manic, it's a struggle,
Many don't make it past 40,
Only the good die young,

Another head hangs low,
Behold another one lost without a soul,
He's blue, she's new, was it fate or destiny,
To spare you the long story,
It was not to be, he shot his shot and she hit his gut,

He lost his job and became a slob,

It's ok to feel alone and lost in the shuffle,
Only a few know their life goals and how to hit them,
Many don't make it past 30,
Only the good die young,

Pay attention, listen up, here's a man down on his luck,
Not born into wealth but born into hell,
His home broken where he dwells,
Abused, neglected and left alone to die,
He stands before you with a single tear falling from his eye,

It's ok to feel alone and lost in the shuffle,
when life's a struggle, take control, have a stroll,
Many don't make it past 20
Only the good die young,

Young men, lost, scared and confused,
Sign up to the army, one and all,
Drafted, ordered against their will,
Over the top, their leaders cry,
While men young and old are led astray to die.

It's ok to feel lost in the shuffle and all alone,
This is not the war you signed up for,
Many never make it out or back alive,
Only the good die young, only the lucky survive.

The male suicide rate is on the up,
Don't be a statistic, talk it out,
The voices lie, it's all in your head,
You are not better off dead,
Only the good die young it is said.

Is It Fate or Is It Destiny?! - Original poem/lyrics by Sjones.

We're two worlds apart, one joint connection,

Our hearts beat, longing to meet,
My shoelace was untied, you swept me off my feet,

You showed me the ropes, Taught me how to swing,

I know you are all alone, but you have not lost a thing,

I'm still around, I won't slow you down, take a chance on me,

And if you drop your crown, i'll pick it up from the ground,

No way am I going to slow down,

Is it fate we meet or is it destiny?!,

Have I always been the one you were destined to meet,
Is this just some crazy coincidence you ask of me,
Well the evidence is clear for all to see,
I need you now, can you still meet me,

Two worlds apart yet we are stuck together,
Invisible strings tied to eachother,
I'm caught up in a web of my feelings,
All I want is your touch to calm me,
Just to save me you gave your all for me,
Hearing you screaming, callin for me,
Is it my fault i made you fall for me,

Is it fate we meet or is it destiny?!

When I got paired with you, in class,

I didn't know those blue eyes would warm glass, 

I'll always wipe your tears and comfort you,

I'm sorry for getting stuck and making you feel blue, 

I will go through any obstacle, I'll make you see and believe in the impossible, 

Two worlds apart, years of distance,
We have the same qualities, even down to the similarities,

I would give you all of me, just to see you living happily,

Its not your fault i fell for you,
I need you now, can you come see me too,

Is it fate we meet or is it destiny?!

Did not know if i could love again,

I have been through many bitter ends,

Thought i'd have to be cold and bad,

But you walked in my life and made me fall like mad,

I hope you feel the same because i wanna bring you to your knees,

Two worlds apart, 10 miles out of range,

We are of a different age,

But life has guided me,

Through the twists and turns it brought you closely, 

Is it fate we meet or is it destiny?!