Reviews

I saw The Reef (which is one of Shark Bait's other titles, to which I shall refer it as) when I was in Ireland, and I kinda liked it. It's definitely not Finding Nemo, and I haven't seen Shark Tale (so I can't compare the two); it's in a class all by itself.

Now, many people have said that The Reef is a rip-off of Finding Nemo, Shark Tale, or both movies. But The Reef is more like, and here I quote another user whose name I forget, "Karate Kid with fish".

A quick summary of the plot: When Pi suddenly becomes an orphan, he travels with a pod of porpoises (NOT dolphins! As Percy laments, "Why does everyone think I'm a dolphin?") to the reef in order to live with his aunt. Pi meets up with his cousin, Dylan, and a beautiful model named Cordelia. Pi is immediately smitten with Cordelia, but a big problem stands in his way. Troy the tiger shark wants to give Cordelia his pearl (the equivalent of a wedding ring, and a bit of a symbol of giving one's purity to his/her spouse...but that's a different story). But Pi can't stand to see Cordelia pushed around by that big bully and his two cronies, a barracuda and a wolf eel, so he decides to do something about it...but what? With the help of Dylan, Percy and his pod, Nerissa the ninja/wizard sea turtle, three old marlins, a seal with grand storytelling skills, a sassy crab, and a flippant saw shark, Pi sets off to save the reef...and the girl he loves. But -- cue dramatic music -- will he succeed? I still remember a few quotes, like "The captain is ashamed of you...and he doesn't even exist!" (Nerissus), and "Evil henchmen don't get the willies. They *give* the willies!" (the barracuda). Plus, the three old marlins swapping human stories (Remember that last fish you caught? How sure are you that it wasn't trying to catch you?) and a few undersea puns ("Check out my mussels" and "Un-fishin-believeable!") will catch the fish nerd in you.

Of course, the CGI is a bit strange. Some people call it cheap effort, but I say it's merely artistic license. Then again, I'm overly optimistic...

Now, this movie is without flaws, even in my view. Occult/supernatural stuff, lots of unnecessary bathroom gags, and a stereotypical gay attitude to the saw shark gave me the blahs. That's why this movie got a seven out of ten from me.

In the end, it all depends on your tastes. If you like fish movies, and you have strange tastes, then go on ahead and see it...although you may want to wait for the DVD and just rent that...it's really up to you.

And, if you *really* like fish movies (like I do), then why not watch FiN, ST, and TF as a triple-feature?

The game is a sequel to the book by Jules Verne, with an amazing storyline on its own. You play as Arianne, a photojournalist (who, to me, looks kinda like Angelina Jolie) who makes her way down into the Underworld by accident and finds herself swept up in a conspiracy of world-wide proportions.

Personally, I thought the graphics and voice-acting were wonderful, and the music glorious to listen to although they needed more of it instead of just one basic theme playing over and over). This is NOT a shoot-em-up game, but a puzzle game...each puzzle harder than the last.

If you're going to play this game, I suggest you have great patience and Einstein-smarts...or just do what I did and search the Net for a walk through.

All in all, I liked it. 10 out of 10 for story out of appearances, but only an 8 for the puzzles...they were too darn hard...

When the previews for this show came out, I remember thinking "Hmm...interesting..." I saw the second episode one day and thought "Hmm...interesting..." I skipped quite a few months and watched again recently. Now I'm thinking "Why do they say it's bad? It's surprisingly entertaining!" The whole power-acquiring situation was interesting, the characters were awesome (Rev Runner totally won me over. Rather quiet until his mouth opens, just like me! At least, I think that's how he's like...remember, I'm only running on two episodes here!) I've heard that fans of the original Looney Tunes should stay away, so I'd like to clear something up: Yes, I am a big fan of the original Looney Tunes and I'll admit that I'm not entirely too sure what to make of their descendants yet. And yes, I'll also admit that this show DID have it's annoying parts (oh, my goodness all that "You're all heroes; my heroes." part was so LAME!!!). But all in all, this show is...interesting...and entertaining! Great thing to watch if you need a morning wake-up call and you don't drink coffee.

This DVD is actually a board game--like you didn't already know that. I love to play it with the little kids I babysit, and they love it, too! The game is rather simple; whoever gets to the end with the most Experiments wins. However, there are setbacks along the way, and random moments that can...POP UP AND SURPRISE YOU! *ahem* You can also play this game if you're home alone and bored to tears--half of the setbacks don't even affect you, then! Anyways, I must say that this is a cute game, and really fun to use if you are a babysitter. Oh yeah, and the DVD comes with two episodes of Lilo & Stitch: The Series. I'm not telling you which ones.