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"BLEAK HOUSE" (1959) Review

"BLEAK HOUSE" (1959) Review

I never thought a trip to Great Britain would reveal the existence of many television adaptations of certain Victorian novels. But it did. I took a trip to Europe and discover that the BBC had produced older television adaptations of famous novels - including those written by Charles Dickens.

One of the adaptations I had stumbled across was the 1959 version of Dickens' 1852-1853 novel, "Bleak House". First aired in eleven 30-minute episodes, I had been forced to binge watch the entire miniseries at a friend's house due to a time constraint. Eric Tayler, known for his work with the BBC in Great Britain and the ABC in New Zealand, served as the producer. And Constance Cox, who had a reputation for adapting classic literature for the stage and television, had served as the screenwriter for the five-and-a-half hours production. How did they do?

Before I offer my opinion of the miniseries, allow me to provide a recap of this adaptation of Dickens' story. "BLEAK HOUSE" centered around Jarndyce and Jarndyce, a long-running legal case in the Court of Chancery, due a testator having written several conflicting wills. Among the characters directly affected by Jarndyce and Jarndyce are:

*John Jarndyce - a beneficiary of the case, and benevolent landowner and owner of the Bleak House estate *Richard Castrone - one of Mr. Jarndyce's wards and another beneficiary *Ada Clare - Mr. Jarndyce's other ward and another beneficiary *Esther Sommerson - Mr. Jarndyce's third ward, whom he hired to serve as his housekeeper and Ada's companion *Honoria, Lady Dedlock - the wife of baronet Sir Leicester Dedlock, another beneficiary and Esther's illegitimate mother

Although the Jarndyce and Jarndyce case directly affect some, other characters - like Esther - are indirectly affected by the case:

*Sir Leicester Dedlock- wealthy baronet and Lady Dedlock's husband *Mr. Tulkinghorn - Sir Leicester's solicitor, who becomes aware of Lady Dedlock's past, due to her reaction to the affidavit *Nemo aka James Hawdon - a former British Army officer, Esther's illegitimate father and law writer, whose penmanship of a Jarndyce and Jarndyce affidavit alerts his presence to his former lover, Lady Dedlock *Jo - a poor young street sweeper whom Nemo had befriended *Miss Flyte - an elderly woman, whose family had been destroyed by a long-running Chancery case similar to Jarndyce v Jarndyce, and who befriends Mr. Jarndyce's wards *Krook - a rag and bottle merchant and collector of papers, who is also Miss Flyte and Nemo's landlord

Although Mr. Jarndyce remained unconcerned with the case, Richard develops an obsession over it, an act that leads to his estrangement from his guardian. This estrangement leave both Esther and Ada caught between the pair. Lady Dedlock seemed more concern with the identity of the man who had been hired to write the Jarndyce and Jarndyce affidavit. Her concern is noticed by Mr. Tulkinghorn, who becomes obsessed with connecting the two in an effort to protect Sir Leicester's good name. His search for Nemo's identity and Lady Dedlock's secret end up affecting other characters.

I had expected to dislike this version of "BLEAK HOUSE" . . . or merely express contempt for it. To my surprise, I found myself impressed. Granted, I believe it had its share of flaws, which I will eventually discussed. But overall, "BLEAK HOUSE" proved to be more than a solid adaptation of Dickens' novel. Thanks to Constance Cox's screenplay and the group of directors, the eleven-part miniseries moved at a steady pace that kept me alert and interested in the story. And although Bryan Langley's camera work lacked the artistry and sweep of the two adaptations that followed, I thought he managed to provide some artistic touches in the productions, especially those moments featuring Esther, Richard and Ada's arrival at Bleak House, Esther and Inspector's Bucket's search for the missing Lady Dedlock later in the series, the miniseries' final shot and especially the murder of a major character around the end of the ninth episode. What I find interesting is that many of these "artistic" touches had occurred near the end of an episode.

I noticed that this version of Dickens' novel had removed several supporting characters from the adaptation. Those missing included Mr. Jarndyce's old friend, Lawrence Boythorn; the Jellyby and Turveydrop families; the former servant of Esther's aunt, Mrs. Chadband and her minister husband; Rosa, Lady Dedlock's second maid; Watt Rouncewell, Rosa's intended; and Robert Rouncewell, Watt's industrialist father and the older son of the Dedlocks' housekeeper. This led screenwriter Constance Cox to create another excuse for Lady Dedlock to dismiss her French maid, Madam Hortense. I cannot help but wonder if this was an attempt to portray Lady Dedlock's treatment of her personal servants in a more positive light. There were characters whose roles had been reduced by Cox and producer Eric Tayler. Among them were George Rouncewell's right-hand man, Phil Squod; the memorable, yet malignant moneylender, Joshua Smallweed; and his granddaughter Judy Smallweed. Because of this reduction of Smallweed's character, Lady Dedlock needed another reason to flee Chesney Wold, other than blackmail and the threat of exposure. The elimination of one particular character nearly left a hole in the production - namely Harold Skimpole, the selfish and amoral friend of Mr. Jarndyce, with his penchant for sponging from others.

The lack of Mr. Skimpole proved to be a problem for me. Without his presence, I found Richard Carstone's gradual interest in the Jarndyce and Jarndyce case, his growing hostility toward Mr. Jarndyce and his hiring of the greedy Chancery lawyer, Mr. Vholes, less easy to accept. Correct me if I am wrong, but it seemed to me Skimpole had played a major influence in Richard's growing obsession with the Jarndyce case. Without his presence in this production, there were times when Richard's arc seemed rushed. But I had a few more issues with "BLEAK HOUSE", but not as severe as the one surrounding the Skimpole character. The miniseries had failed to explain Miss Flyte's whereabouts, during her landlord Mr. Krook's moment of spontaneous combustion. Where was she? The old lady had already moved to other lodgings in the novel. And in the two adaptations following this one, she had encountered law clerk William Guppy outside of Krook's shop, while returning home. Granted, this adaptation proved to be more faithful regarding the circumstances of Krook's death with the addition of the Tony Jobling character. I just wish it had explained Miss Flyte's whereabouts.

I do have some complaints regarding the production's casting, but I will get to that later. Some have pointed out that this adaptation lacked the sweeping visuals of the 1985 and 2005 versions. I cannot deny this. But this "BLEAK HOUSE" was a television production from the late 1950s. It seemed unrealistic to expect the miniseries to possess the same visual sweeps from the two adaptations that followed. With the exception of the mid-19th century hairstyle worn by actress Elizabeth Shepherd, the other major female cast members had their hair (or wigs) swept into late 1950s beehives. If that was not enough, I also had some issues with the women's costumes. Dickens' novel had been published between 1852 and 1853. The costume designs for the 1985 and 2005 adaptations had reflected this time period. But I had noticed that the women's costume designs for the 1959 adaptation reflected a later period - between the late 1850s and early 1860s - when women's skirts were more wider, due to the innovation of the cage crinoline petticoat in 1856. Had it been the intention of producer Eric Tayler to set this adaptation during the later years of the 1850s?

With the exception of one or two actors, I did not have a problem with the performances featured in "BLEAK HOUSE". I certainly had no problems from the likes of Elizabeth Shepherd, John Phillips, Jerome Willis, Angela Crow, William Mervyn, Wilford Brambell, Richard Pearson, Michael Aldridge, Gerald Cross, Eileen Draycott, Leslie French and Annette Carrell. I especially have to commend Shepherd, Phillips, Aldridge and Carrell for being standouts among the supporting cast. The only reason I could not regard John Phillips' portrayal of the lawyer Mr. Tulkinghorn as among the best of the series is that although I found his performance rather intimidating at times, I thought he had lacked the high level of menace and spite that both Peter Vaughn and Charles Dance had managed to infuse into their portrayals.

There were performances that I found questionable. David Horne's portrayal of the aristocratic Sir Leicester Dedlock struck me as a bit too theatrical or hammy - especially during the miniseries' last two episodes. Terence Soall's performance as the moneylender Mr. Smallweed seemed not only a ghost of Dickens' original character. The malice and sharp temper seemed to be missing in Soall's interpretation of the character, leaving the actor's Mr. Smallweed to be nothing more than a man who resorted to passive-aggressive sniveling to get through life. And to my surprise, I believe he was only featured in one or two episodes. I finally come to Malcolm Knight, who portrayed the impoverished street-crossing sweeper, Jo. I am not claiming that he gave a bad performance. If I must be honest, the actor had given his all to inject as much pathos as possible into the role. But . . . if I must be honest, at the age of 23 or 24 years old, Knight had been too old to portrayed the 10-to-12 years-old Jo. No amount of pathos in his performance could overcome this issue.

For me, the outstanding performances came from six cast members. Although Cox's transcript did not touch upon Esther's bouts insecurity - a product of the emotional abuse she had endured, while being raised by her aunt - I thought Diana Fairfax did an excellent job of conveying Esther's sometime frantic need to be liked. Andrew Cruickshank was equally superb as the warm-hearted landowner, Mr. John Jarndyce, who seemed torn between his efforts to protect his charges and his anguish over Richard's unfounded hostility toward him. I also noticed that both Fairfax and Cruickshank had generated a very strong screen chemistry - which would be repeated by those who had portrayed Esther and Mr. Jarndyce in future adaptations. All of the actors I have seen portray the young Richard Carstones had been first-rate. But I believe Colin Jearvons gave the best portrayal of the fleckless but good-natured ward, transformed over time by the character's growing obsession with the Jarndyce case and his own resentment toward Mr. Jarndyce's disappointment in his failure to find a profession. Ironically, Jeavons had appeared in six Dickens adaptations, including two adaptations of "Great Expectations" and two of "Bleak House". Iris Russell did a first-rate job in infusing a good deal of pathos into the Honoria, Lady Dedlock role without resorting to any hammy acting. This especially seemed to be the case in the one scene in which Lady Dedlock revealed herself as Esther's mother to the latter. I believe Miss Flyte must be one of those roles that prove very difficult not to indulge in theatrical acting. Fortunately for this production, Nora Nicholson had been cast in the role of Miss Flyte, the elderly and eccentric woman who had developed an obsessive in other Chancery cases like Jarndyce and Jarndyce, following the destruction of her own family over a similar case. Nicholson managed to keep her performance under control, while conveying Miss Flyte's eccentric nature. Finally, Timothy Bateson really impressed me in his portrayal of the ambitious, yet very funny law clerk, William Guppy, who worked for Mr. Jarndyce's solicitor. I have to say . . . that man had possessed a superb comic timing that not only suited the character very well., but should have been the envy of many comic actors.

I am not going to pretend that "BLEAK HOUSE" should have been faithful to Dickens' novel. That would have been an impossibility for any television or movie production. Some of the changes made by the screenwriter failed to harm the miniseries. But there were a few changes - namely the exclusion of the Harold Skimpole character - that struck me as minor mistakes. However, I thought Constance Cox did a first-rate job in adapting Dickens' novel. And those who had directed the eleven episodes did an excellent job in maintaining the production's pace and also the narrative's continuity. I believe their work had been ably supported by a first-rate cast led by Diana Fairfax, Andrew Cruickshank, Colin Jeavons and Elizabeth Shepherd. I would gladly watch this miniseries again. Unfortunately, it is currently unavailable in the U.S. and I do not see myself in paying for another trip to the U.K. just to watch it. Hmmmm . . . pity.

[tarotoftheendless]

Rewatching Benny & Joon for the first time in like... 20+ years... and there is no way Tom Sturridge did not watch this film and then not base Will Donner on... both Sam and Joon? Like both of them combined....

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Going in a mission in a team of 4/3 SWs.

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Wallpaper of Super Wings The Movie

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Who i currently am writing for

Billy Loomis (scream)

Stu macher (scream)

Ethan Landry (scream)

Roman Godfrey (hemlock Grove)

Spencer Charnas (ink)

Andy biersack (bvb)

Gerard Way (MCR)

Frank iero (MCR)

Edward Nygma (Gotham)

Jerome Valeska (Gotham)

Jeremiah valeska (Gotham)

Herbert West (re animator)

Art the clown (terrifier)

Adrian Chase (Peacemaker)

Requests are open!!!

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"the unknown" was actually just jonathan trying to have some fun and traumatize some kids. jerome was the oompa loompa

The Glasgow Jervis Experience

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In light of James Earl Jones recent passing I thought it would be nice to celebrate his life and career by highlighting some of his major TV works.

Unfortunately most of these shows have not made the leap to online streaming and it’s possible they may have never even been released in any form of physical media. I hope one day we may see these shows available for viewing again but for now I’ll share what I could find of them.

Gabriel’s Fire (1990 - 1991)

“The main character, Gabriel Bird, was played by James Earl Jones. He was a former Chicago police officer who, over twenty years prior, had been wrongfully sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a fellow police officer. In fact, he shot the officer to protect a defenseless mother and child whom the officer was about to murder in cold blood during a 1969 police raid. Unbeknownst to Bird, the raid had been merely a pretext for the police to attack the members of a militant black nationalist organization.

This incident in the character's background was inspired by the 1969 death of Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton, who was shot and killed during a raid upon his residence conducted by Chicago police and other law enforcement personnel. On the show, the street on which the raid involving Bird had occurred was identified as "Hampton Street".

After serving about twenty years in prison, a human rights lawyer decides to work for his release as his testimony is needed in another case. At first, Bird opposes any attempts to release him, as he became accustomed to life in prison, but after his release takes place against his will, he begins to get used to life as a free person and uses his time away from prison to help other people who are wronged by society or the authorities.

When Bird is released, he starts working as a private detective, hired by the lawyer who had helped free him.” (Source)

James Earl Jones won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role in this show.

While this show is unfortunately unavailable on streaming services I was able to find someone who had uploaded a recording of the first episode on YouTube (unfortunately I could not find the rest of the series at this time). There do not seem to be any DVD or physical media copies of this show.

Paris (1979)

“Los Angeles Police Captain Woody Paris (Jones) is the supervisor of a team of rookie detectives, led by Sergeant Stacy Erickson (Cecilia Hart) and including officers Charlie Bogart (Jake Mitchell), Ernesto Villas (Frank Ramirez), and Willie Miller (Michael Warren). Hank Garrett portrayed Deputy Chief Jerome Bench, Paris' superior, and, in an unusual turn for police dramas of that era, Paris' home and off-duty life was given considerable attention, with Lee Chamberlin portraying his wife Barbara. Paris additionally moonlighted as a professor of criminology at a local university.” (Source)

This show is also unavailable online and I could only find DVD listings on a few obscure sites so it’s unclear if any physical media of this show truly exists. However I did find a short clip of its theme (unfortunately it’s just a short clip of James Earl Jones in the intro sequence followed by the rest of the music over a blurry image of him).

Pros and Cons (1991 - 1992)

"Gabriel Bird is a former Chicago police officer, who, over twenty years prior, had been wrongfully sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a fellow officer. He was exonerated and subsequently became a Chicago private detective (as seen on Gabriel's Fire). Bird then moves to Los Angeles, where he teams up with another private eye, Mitch O'Hannon. Bird also marries his love interest, Josephine, She had been the proprietress of a café where Bird had begun frequenting shortly after his release, at first for her good, homestyle cooking, but soon, primarily for her companionship." (Source)

Once again this show has not made the leap to streaming and there have seemingly been no DVD or physical media releases of it. However I did find a clip of a short promotional spotlight for the show.

Heat Wave (1990)

"Heat Wave is a 1990 American thriller-drama television film about the 1965 Los Angeles Watts Riots" (Source)

Heat Wave was a made for TV movie and also starred: Blair Underwood and Cicely Tyson.

James Earl Jones won the Emmy for Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries for his role in this movie.

This movie is available for streaming on Amazon, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home. And it looks like there are some DVD copies for purchase on Amazon, Ebay, and other sites.

Here is a promotional trailer for the movie.

CW: Police Brutality and Racism

I hope this has bean able to shine a light on a lesser acknowledged section of James Earl Jones extensive acting career and legacy. And I hope one day those shows of his that have been seemingly lost to time may yet see the light of day once again.

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Kingdom Hearts IV predictions: Radiator Springs/Dinoco Rust-eze Racing Center/Fireball Beach/Thunder Hollow/Thomasville/Florida International Speedway (Cars)

Takes place after Cars 3.

Is visited by Sora, who enters the world as a 2017 Nissan 370Z before visits to Luigi’s Casa Della Tires and Ramone’s House of Body Art end with him modified into a next-gen race car sponsored by Dinoco (with Tex’s blessing) and with Cruz’s number.

It isn’t combat based. Missions include keeping up with McQueen’s top speed by racing down Radiator Springs’ main street, learning how to turn right to go left at Willy’s Butte, driving backwards with Mater, keeping up with Cruz’s top speed on Fireball Beach, avoiding pushy competitors with the Thunder Hollow challengers, and practicing with Cruz at Thomasville, culminating in the Piston Cup race at Florida International Speedway, where the objective is to win against Jackson Storm.

It’s set during Cruz’s first Piston Cup racing season, so McQueen still has Doc’s colors and spends the Florida race as Sora’s crew chief. Also, Ramone wears his “Saludos Amigos” body paint from the epilogue of Cars 3.

As Sora finishes his story, Mater is certainly unhappy with Xehanort’s actions forcing Sora’s hand. “That dad-gum Xehanort,” he says angrily. Extra points if Sora doesn’t get to the part where Xehanort is dead, then Sarge gets in his face and demands him to teach Xehanort a lesson when he gets back in a militaristic manner. “Is that understood,” Sarge yells. Then Sora tries to correct him, but gets cut off and asked again, “Is that understood,” and has to respond, “Sir, yes, sir!”

Of course, during the top speed races, Luigi is the one to signal the race to begin. In the Radiator Springs race, Sora’s top speed is tracked by Sheriff’s speed radar, and on Fireball Beach, it’s via Cruz’s personal assistant, Hamilton.

If you fail the “Turn Right to go Left” mission, Sora goes flying into the bed of cacti, and Mater fishes him out.

“I don’t like to toot my own horn, but…” (HONKS TWICE) “Toot my own horn. That’s funny right there.” - Sir Tow Mater, beginning his backwards driving lesson, 2017

Cars 2 elements will be here. Heck, maybe Mater can’t be present most for the training because he’s busy with Finn and Holley. After all, does he still owe Holley a first date?

I wanted the player character in this world to be Kairi just so Storm can feel the embarrassment of losing to not one, but two “costume girls”.

The Piston Cup race is announced as a 500-lap race, but no game developer is that malicious to force the player to race 500 laps around an oval, so they’d take after the first Cars game and make it twelve laps with the sun slowly lowering throughout the race.

Starring the voices of:

Lightning McQueen: KEITH FERGUSON

Cruz Ramirez: CRISTELA ALONZO

Tow Mater: LARRY THE CABLE GUY

Smokey: CHRIS COOPER

Sally Carrera: BONNIE HUNT

Luigi: TONY SHALHOUB

Guido: GUIDO QUARONI

Mack: JOHN RATZENBERGER

Fillmore: LLOYD SHERR

Sarge: PAUL DOOLEY

Ramone: CHEECH MARIN

Flo: JENIFER LEWIS

Sheriff: MICHAEL WALLIS

Lizzie: LARAINE NEWMAN

Red: JEROME RANFT

Jackson Storm: A.J. HAMILTON

Natalie Certain: KERRY WASHINGTON

Finn McMissile: MARTIN JARVIS

Holley Shiftwell: EMILY MORTIMER

Sterling: NATHAN FILLION

Louise “Barnstormer” Nash: WENDIE MALICK

River Scott: KEVIN MICHAEL RICHARDSON

Junior “Midnight” Moon: JASON DOUGLAS

Mater’s Computer: TERESA GALLAGHER

Chick Hicks: BOB PETERSON

Miss Fritter: LEA DeLARIA

Tex Dinoco: HUMPY WHEELER

Hamilton: LEWIS HAMILTON

Bob Cutlass: BOB COSTAS

Darrell Cartrip: DARRELL WALTRIP

Strip “The King” Weathers: RICHARD PETTY

Ray Reverham: RAY EVERNHAM

Maddy McGear: MADELEINE McGRAW

Shannon Spokes: SHANNON SPAKE

Cal Weathers: KYLE PETTY

Doc Hudson: COREY BURTON & PAUL NEWMAN

McQueen’s Biggest Fan: A.J. RIEBLI III

Tractors: STEVE PURCELL

Millie: LORI ALAN

Tomber: MICHEL MICHELIS

Siddeley: JASON ISAACS

The Queen: VANESSA REDGRAVE

Stephenson: JOE MACDONALD

Prince Wheeliam: CHRISTOPHER SABAT

Sweet Tea: ANDRA DAY

Bobby Swift: ANGEL OQUENDO

Brick Yardley: WILL COLLYER

Crazy Eight Commentator: JOHN DeMITA

Arvy Motorhome: JEREMY MAXWELL

Dr. Damage: BOB PETERSON

Roscoe: WILL COLLYER

Mr. Drippy: PETER SOHN

Taco: PATRICK RODRIGUEZ

Jimbo: ANTHONY SARDINHA

T-Bone: ANDREW STANTON

APB: JESSIE JAMES GRELLE

Blind Spot: JESSICA NIGRI

Pushover: KAIJI TANG

Tailgate: JEN TAYLOR

Cigalert: BARBARA DUNKELMAN

Fishtail: DUSTIN MATTHEWS

Broadside: KYLE PHILLIPS

Patty: MAGGIE TOMINEY

Bill: TYLER COE

Pileup: BRENDAN BLABER

High Impact: LINDSAY JONES

Faregame: JASON PACE

Airborne: TIANA CAMACHO

Superfly: DJANGO CRAIG

Jambalaya Chimichanga: JEN BROWN

Liability: SAMANTHA IRELAND

Hit: GUS SOROLA

Run: CHRISTOPHER GUERRERO

Todd: ALEX MAI

Danny Swervez: DANIEL SUÁREZ

Ryan “Inside” Laney: RYAN BLANEY

Bubba Wheelhouse: BUBBA WALLACE

Chase Racelott: CHASE ELLIOTT

Tim Treadless: KERRY SHAWCROSS

Rich Mixon: COREY KRUEGER

Cam Spinner: ZENO ROBINSON

H.J. Hollis: JOSH KEATON

Ed Truncan: ADAM ELLIS

Herb Curbler: BURNIE BURNS

Aaron Clocker: AARON CONOVER

Harvey Rodcap: GARRETT HUNTER

J.D. McPillar: MICHAEL JONES

Flip Dover: YURI LOWENTHAL

Barry DePedal: BARRY PERKINS

Steve LaPage: STEVE PAGE

Conrad Camber: AARON MARQUIS

Sheldon Shifter: GAVIN FREE

Paul Conrev: PAUL CONRAD

Michael Rotor: MICHAEL RUTTER

Richie Gunzit: RICHARD GUNZER

Eric Braker: ERIC BARKER

Spikey Fillups: NEATH OUM

Chris Roamin’: CHRISTIAN ROMAN

Dan Carcia: DAN GARCIA

Jonas Carvers: JONAS JARVERS

Jim Reverick: JIM RODERICK

George New-Win: GEORGE NGUYEN

Noah Gocek: NOAH KLOCEK

Will Rusch: WILLIAM REUSCH

M Fast Fong: MICHAEL FONG

Nick Shift: MICK LAUER

J.P. Drive: RICHARD NORMAN

Tom W.: WEERA TOM WICHITSRIPORNKUL

Sudeep: SUDEEP RANGASWAMY

Krzysztof: KRZYSZTOF ROST

Shriram: SHRIRIAM NEELAKANTA IYER

Kurt: DJANGO CRAIG

Ronald: ALEC WILLOWS

Junyi: JUNYI LING

Gabriel: LEVI NUÑEZ

Aiden: ANGEL OQUENDO

Jae: JAE HYUNG KIM

Ernesto: ERNESTO NEMESIO

Sequoia: SEQUOIA BLANKENSHIP

Melissa Bernabrake: CIA COURT

Pat Traxson: PAT TRYSON

Laura Spinwell: LAURA FINELL

Gale Beaufort: ANAIRIS QUIÑONES

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This is probably going to be my last review but it's definitely better than my other ones

I actually think the sole reason this movie even exists is because they tried to replicate the fame of other Hollywood kids movies. There are a lot of elements in this movie that are just straight up copied. But I think my biggest problem with this entire movie is the plotline and disregarding the continuity. First of all, Jett has never being disregarded in the entirety of the 10 years since this show released. In fact with how him the show probably wouldn't even exist because he is tasked by constructing the plot of every episode in the series. Delivering packages I'm doing the most important job not many super wings can do. Remember that episode in season 1 Jerome tried to take the delivery and he failed. So the fact that Jett is basically written as a hero's journey character in this movie is just bullshit. Enough of that. I need to talk about the plotline and oh boy, is it a shit show. As soon as I heard a movie was being made. I honestly thought it would be about discovering more of the super wings lore and discovering new things we've never seen in the show before. Plus every single character that was discarded. Would make an appearance in this movie. When I heard this movie was going to be about social media influences, I just fainted. The people that worked on this movie seriously thought that making the plotline about social media influencers that's never been established in the Super Wings universe before was a good idea. There were hundreds of other things they could have done with this movie. And because of this stupid plotline. The other super wings except Jett contribute nothing to this plotline despite this movie being called the Super Wings movie. I literally don't want to get started with Billy Willy. But in basic terms, he is easily the worst written villain I have ever seen. There is no way his toy company could have been shut down. There were still hundreds of kids around the world who want toys. But that's not my biggest problem. His plan is to get rid of the social media influencers by literally said in them to space possibly leaving them there to die. I mean just because his toy business went out of business does not mean he can become an absolute psychopath and kill all of these people. I mean he literally tries to kill Jett in the toy factory scene by chaining him. Did they not think that this would scare a few children? In fact, this was actually one of the reasons why this movie was a disaster. I don't sympathise with him. He's literally just a clown. Oh yeah, did I forget to mention he literally floods New York City killing even more people. Again this movie is so freaking dark for being a show about talking transforming planes. Oh yeah, there were only seven super wings in this entire movie. Can this even be called the super Wings movie anymore because they literally don't bring back any forgotten characters that we have wanted to see for years. I'm really surprised they didn't bring Chase back. He's literally the perfect Super Wing for the movie. Now I'm actually one of the few people in this community to own an English DVD of the movie which cost me nearly $30 because I had to get it shipped from the UK. The English dub makes this movie even worse. All The jokes were some of the worst ones I have ever seen in any movie. The series never had this kind of humour before and when they did it was actually funny. But I did not laugh or charcoal at a single joke in this entire movie. In fact, My soul was slowly being sucked out of my body because of this dull movie.

Overall, I am just blown away by the fact that this movie. That has some of the worst writing I've ever seen, Wasted potential, lots of character assassination and overall one of the worst animated movies I've ever seen. Was even approved by the people at Alpha. All of the executives should feel embarrassed thinking that this god-awful movie would work. This is evidence that they don't care about what they're making anymore. And it's not just me that thinks this movie is awful. So many other people from across the globe that saw this movie in theatres has the same problem that is being in the social media plotline which I just don't understand how they managed to come up with that. And of course the dark implications. I've been trying to find a high quality version of the English dub because I want to get overview of this movie out on YouTube because there's just so much other stuff that I couldn't fit into this. But that's just my opinion.

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Well, TomStu gurlies, I can't say I will be the first one to write Will Donner/Willie Pajamas Waiting for Forever fanfiction, but this is just a taste of what could have been out there all along. I have stuff in the works too that I hope y'all will love 😘

Thank you @dragon-kazansky, I love you 😘

Beautiful

Will Donner x Female Reader

SMUT!!

18+ content!!

This fic contains explicit sexual themes.

For my darling @tarotoftheendless 😘💕

♡♡♡

Willie looked at me through those long lashes of his. His lips were slightly parted. He looked nervous and all I could think to do was reassure him.

“Tell me to stop, and I will.”

Willie licks his bottom lip and then nods his head. It seems he can't quite find his voice at the moment. I smile and reach out, brushing my hand against his. He lets me take it. 

“You'll enjoy it. I promise.”

I take a step closer and look up at him. He watches me with those pretty blue eyes of his. God, I could lose myself in them. He's so pretty, and I don't think he realises it. I reach up on my toes and kiss him softly. He inhales sharply through his nose as soon my lips touch his. I smile slightly. Slowly, I reach up and caress his cheek. I run my thumb along his cheekbone.

He shivers.

“Do you like that?” I ask softly.

“Yes.”

I chuckle and do it again.

If Willie reacts like this to a simple touch, how will he react when I have my whole body pressed up against his?

How will he react if he lets me go all the way?

“I'm going to look after you, sweetheart. Okay?”

He nods and chases after my lips again. I chuckle softly. He wants kisses and he can have them.

This time, I wrap my arm around his shoulders and guide him back toward the bed. The moment the back of his knees meets the mattress, he goes down.

I chuckle and let him get comfortable before straddling his lap. I reach for his hat and toss it to the side carefully.

His hands settle on my waist. I smile and lean back in to kiss him. I let my hands settle on his shoulder and slowly bring them down his chest. He tilts his head down to see what I'm doing, so I reach up and tilt his chin up.

“Eyes on me, love.”

I go slow, giving him plenty of time to stop me if he wishes. I remove his vest, letting it fall on the bed behind him. I keep kissing him, distracting him a little as I work on the pyjama top, pushing it over his shoulders.

He lets out a shuddering breath.

There's only one layer left on top. I can see his cheeks turning slightly pink. He's bound to be bright red when I remove his pants.

I kiss along his jaw and down his neck, keeping him occupied with my lips. He's panting. I have to smile. He's getting so worked up and hasn't yet asked me to stop. He's enjoying this.

I want him to enjoy it.

My hands grab at the hem of his tee, and I tug at it. He gets the idea and lifts his arms up, allowing me to remove it fully.

There's a moment of utter stillness and silence as he takes in the fact that I can now see his body.

I smile.

“You're perfect.”

Willie smiles and leans forward again, claiming my lips for his own once more. I run my hand down along his bare chest and feel that shudder again. He's excited. Very excited judging by the tent in those pyjama pants.

I can't help smiling again.

His arms try sneaking around my waist, but I tell him off lightly. “Ah, ah. Now I have to take something off.”

“Let me,” he says quietly.

He grabs my own shirt and pulls it over my head. He lets it fall to the floor. I place my arms around his shoulders and pull myself closer to his body. His lips inches away from my own.

My breasts are pressed up against his chest with only my bra preventing further contact.

“It's going to have to go if you want to see everything,” I say, chuckling.

Willie exhales quietly, and I feel his hand trail up my back gently. His fingers are soft as they inch up toward the clasps. His other hand follows, and I rest my head against his as he pulls the claps apart. My bra becomes slack, and I pull away from his body so I can reach up and pull the straps down my shoulders.

I watch him as I toss the flimsy bra to the side. I reach for his hand and lift it up to my chest.

“You can touch.”

His fingers wrap around my breast, and he squeezes it gently. I chuckle.

“It's okay. You won't hurt me. Do whatever feels right to you, Willie.”

He kisses me again, giving him reason to hide his warm cheeks as his hands carefully cup my breasts. He's being so careful, as if unsure of himself. It's rather sweet.

I lean into the kiss some more, moving my body further up his lap. He gasps against my lips and a smile.

His hard cock was right under me now.

“Those pants have to go.”

I slide off his lap slowly, trailing my hands down his body until I reach the top of his trousers. I look up at him as I tug them gently. He knows he has to lift his hips up off the bed for me to remove them completely.

He takes a second. I can see him thinking it through in his head. I told him I'd stop if he asked, and I meant it.

Then he lifts his hips, and I smile at him. I tug his pants down, leaving his underwear on for now. I tug the pants off his legs and toss them down where my clothes lie.

I lean back up and kiss him again.

“I'm proud of you, Willie.”

“Yeah?” He voice is soft.

“You're doing so well for me, baby. We're taking it nice and slow, yeah?”

He nods. Willie reaches out with a bit more confidence to touch my body again. I smile at him.

I give him another kiss and stand up. He looks up at me, his hands settling on my hips. I smile and tug off my trousers, taking my underwear off with them. I want him to get comfortable with my body.

“Give me your hand.”

He lets me take his hand in mine, and I guide it down between my legs. His lips part as he looks up at me. I guide his hand to massage me.

Willie bites at his bottom lip as I press his hand harder against me. I guide his fingers across my clit, letting him get a good feel of me.

I let go of his hand slowly. Willie's breath seems to catch in his throat.

“You're fine, Willie. Go on.”

I feel his fingers twitch a little before he continues the motion I helped him with before. I gasp softly as he pushes a finger in. I nod at him, wanting him to carry on. Willie keeps his eyes locked on mine as he works his finger in and out gently.

“Go on,” I encourage again.

His other hand grabs at my hip, kneading the flesh there. I don't care if he leaves a mark, I want him to enjoy himself. His other hand keeps a steady rhythm in and out my pussy. Willie inserts a second finger, almost shyly, and I tilt my head back a bit as he fingers me. I moan and Willie breathes out sharply.

I return my gaze to him to find him looking at me with a glazed over look.

I reach over and place my hand on his chest. His heart beats wildly under my palm. I can still see his cock begging to be free from the only piece of clothing between us, so I let him finger me a little longer before I move his hand away. His fingers glisten and he looks at them curiously.

I want to remove his underwear, but I decide to wait. Grasping his wrist gently, I bring his hand to my lips and take one of his fingers into my mouth.

Willie looks surprised.

I slowly drag his finger out, licking it clean, but leaving it covered in my saliva.

I then bring his hand close to his face.

“Do you want a taste?”

His cheeks are beyond flushed.

He hesitates, but I can tell by the way he looks at his finger he wants to.

I push his hand closer to his lip, and I watch his tongue dart out to lick his finger. I smile softly. He's so cute.

I pull his hand away and kiss him.

“Alright, sweetheart, let me see you. You can't possibly be comfortable.”

I sit on the bed beside him and tuck a finger down the waistband of his underwear. He leans toward me, seeking any sort of contact. I kiss him once and free his cock to the air.

He inhales a little sharply, and I leave his underwear with the rest of our clothes.

He's glorious. The poor darling is clearly aching for release. I've worked him up so much.

“You're so beautiful,” I whisper in his ear.

He chuckles softly.

I signal for him to move further up the bed. He does so. His breathing pattern is uneven, and he grabs the sheets beneath him. I hover over his body and lean down, pressing my lips to his chest. I press kisses down his chest, down his belly, and all the way down to his waiting cock.

I kiss the tip lightly, and he makes a small whining sound.

It was perfect.

I kiss it again and watch as his fists tighten on the bed sheets.

Without much warning I take his cock into my mouth. The groan he makes is one of the sexiest sounds I've ever heard.

I go slow to start with. Willie's never experienced this before. He makes even more beautiful sounds as I take as much of his cock into my mouth as possible. I suck and lick him, getting my fill of him.

The moan he makes turns me on. There is plenty about Willie that I consider beautiful, and the sounds he's making right now top that list.

He makes little gasping sounds the closer he gets and I go just a little longer.

He starts whimpering my name and at that point I remove his cock from my mouth and look up at him.

His eyes are pleading with me. “Please,” he whispers.

“Don't worry, sweetheart. I'll let you cum, just not like that. Okay?”

He nods his head, and I move myself to straddle him. His breathing is heavy as I lean over him. I press my lips to his forehead. He closes his eyes.

“I love you.”

He smiles. Another beautiful thing about him. I kiss his forehead once more and position myself over his cock. He's sensitive to my touch at this point, so I guide his cock in carefully. I love every little sound he makes while he waits.

I sink myself onto his cock, gasping as I take him in.

His head tilts back, and once again, his lips part, wider than before. I look down at him and smile. He's panting loudly. That's when I roll my hips, and he makes another gorgeous moan. No wonder I'm so fucking wet.

I start slow, finding a rhythm. Judging by the way he reaches out and claws at my thighs, it's far too slow for him. Proud doesn't even cover how I feel about him right now.

I start bouncing in his cock, leaving only the tip in before sinking back down on him again. He squirms under me, trying to thrust his hips with mone. He wants me. He needs me.

I place both my hands on his chest and focus on making him feel fucking amazing.

Willie deserves all the love I can give him.

I pick up the pace and find the exact speed he wants by his moaning alone. I can't get over how beautiful he looks and sounds.

I run my hands over his body. His heart is racing, and it's all because of me.

I can't even praise him because the only sounds I can make now are the moans that match his.

My name tumbles from his lips in a broken whine. He's looking up at him through those long lashes again. His eyes are watering, and I lean down desperately, kissing him.

He clings to me in desperation, and all I can do is wrap my arms around him.

I ride him like my life depends on it, and he clings to me like his does too.

He's so, so beautiful.

My darling Will.

I hear how strained his voice is becoming and press my lips against his ear.

“Cum for me, Willie. It's okay.”

He buries his head in my shoulder and I keep riding his cock until I feel him cum. I don't stop, riding it out. He holds onto me tight.

His breath is warm against my skin. I reach up and brush my fingers through his dark hair. His whole body is shaking. I kiss his head and continue to hold him until he's ready to move again.

“You were perfect,” I whisper.

I feel him kiss my shoulder softly. I smile and slowly tilt his head up. His blue eyes meet mine, and I lean forward, kissing him again.

Everything was perfect.

I let go of him slowly and climbed off his lap. He lies back on the bed and watches me. I simply bring myself to lay down on top of him, resting my head on his chest. His arms wrap around me, and we stay like that. I can hear his heart beating, and I smile once again.

Even when he eventually drifts off, I don't let go of him. I stay just as I am.

I'll still be there when he wakes again.

I'll give him all the love he deserves because he's far too precious for anything less than that.

[we-dont-talk-about-brurome]

Movies I think Jerome Valeska would like besides classic comedy films:

- all of the Terrifier movies

- both of the Devil’s Carnival movies

- the Saw franchise (but specially 3, 6, and 10. Basically the ones that are gory soap operas)

- specifically the boat scene in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Though I think he would appreciate that movie as a whole for the most part.

I’ll add more when/if I think of them

[tarotoftheendless]

Forever Waiting Chapters Master List

Note from Tarot:

The is a WIP. It will be more mature, more explicit and more angsty than the film but I am planning to keep everything fairly within the continuity of the film. Our beloved Willie will be portrayed as accurately to being in character as possible. This is 18+, minors DNI/DNR.

Brief Starting Summary:

Willie has come back into town because Emma has returned to their hometown of Taft, PA. He is faced with connecting with another old friend first, Jules, Joey's twin sister.

Jules has been in love with Willie for as long as she can remember. But Willie's love for Emma has always stopped Jules from telling him her true feelings.

Will Jules finally admit to her feelings and completely derail Willie's plans to tell Emma everything? Or will Willie finally start to see what was right in front of him the whole time? How long will Jules be stubborn and how long will Willie be dense, clueless and confused?

Read to find out.

Warnings/Tags:

Angst. N S F W. Self - Harm. Original Character Self - Unaliving (later on in the fic). Swearing. Pining. Unrequited Love. Slow Burn. Slow Build. Mental Health Issues. Emotional Health Issues. Dated Mental Health Terms (to fit in the with time period we are in). Ableism. Possible Political Climate at the Time (Gay Rights, BIPOC Rights).

Chapter One: Don't You (Forget About Me)

Chapter Two: No One Hurts Me Like I Hurt Myself

Chapter Three: Bitter Sweet Symphony

Chapter Four: The Promise

Chapter Five: TBD

I will list more chapters as they get done.

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[ladymiraclewings]

Some 2024 olympics disciplines

[marcmarcmomarc]

And then he gets turned into a next-gen race car, with Luigi and Guido applying the tires and Ramone giving him the race car modifications. After, of course, he tells the Radiator Springs gang at Flo’s V8 Café how he ended up here. “That dad-gum Xehanort,” Mater says (extra points if Sora doesn’t get to the part where Xehanort’s dead, so Sarge gets in his face and orders him to teach Xehanort a lesson when he gets back, and Sora’s attempt to correct him is ignored, and he just gives in when Sarge asks him again, “Is that clear?!” “Sir! Yes, sir,” he says).

The context: he’s temporarily taking Cruz’s place during the 2017 Piston Cup racing season (hence why McQueen still has Doc’s colors from the Cars 3 epilogue), and needs to train to do so. From matching McQueen’s top speed by racing down Radiator Springs’ main street (signaled by Luigi and tracked with Sheriff’s radar), to learning how to turn right to go left at Willy’s Butte, to keeping up with Cruz’s top speed on Fireball Beach (again signaled by Luigi and tracked by Hamilton), to avoiding pushy competitors at Thunder Hollow, and practicing with Cruz at Thomasville. This culminates in the Piston Cup race at Florida International Speedway, where the objective is to win against Jackson Storm.

Fun fact: I, for a while, wanted the player character to be Kairi because, imagine this. “I lost to one costume girl, but I’m not gonna lose to two,” Storm says before he loses to Kairi, another “costume girl”.

concept worlds for kingdom hearts 4

hocus pocus

owl house, this is where sora and riku kiss

high school musical

sofia the first

american dragon: jake long

robin hood: furry edition

cars. people who know the breeds of cars what car would sora be

diary of a wimpy kid

dinosaur. @patema-introverted​ what dinos would sora donald and goofy become

or the good dinosaur. sora is still human but donald and goofy transform and he thinks it’s very funny how big they are

home on the range would also be really really funny

phineas & ferb

they go to neverland again but this time they get turned into fairies and we do one of the tinkerbell movies/books

then they turn into toys again and they’re like “oh we’re in the toybox??” and then doc mcstuffins walks in

quadratum turns out to literally be the enchanted world

donald takes the gang to duckburg and webby kicks sora in the face cause she doesn’t know what a human is

lilo & stitch and kairi adopts one of the experiments

the haunted mansion come on where is it

mysterious benedict society. somehow

amphibia but during season one, anne starts crying because “finally another fucking human” while goofy and hop pop spiderman point at each other

the rescuers but it’s them having to save sora’s ass

the moon, della is there

they end up in storybrooke with new names and identities and xion “probably immune to amnesia at this point” has to travel down to fucking maine and slap some sense into them

percy fucking jackson

jungle book and sora is like “for some reason mowgli sounds a lil bit like me that’s kinda fucked up”

tangled the series, cassandra summons a keyblade

mira: royal detective

club penguin

kairi ends up in the princess protection program

this one is technically a legit suggestion but like. i NEED them to go into raya and be like “yea we’re looking for a princess of heart” “you mean raya??” “…no?” “she’s the only princess of hea– namaari? do you want her gf??” “what is happening”

song of the south and mickey is literally forcing everyone out of the live-action segments “LET’S GO ON SPLASH MOUNTAIN INSTEAD HUH”

teen beach movie

figment ride

wander over yonder

the black cauldron but the characters look and act more like their book counterparts which confuses legions of adults

disney decides to assert its dominance over 20th century fox by putting anastasia in here, confusing legions of more children

lion king 2

[paul-transportlifemashup]

English version of Super Wings The Movie poster

[theaawalker]

Fandoms I'll Write For

Marvel (not Iron Man, Starlord, Loki, Thor, Doctor Strange, or Hawkeye, Drax, Victor Creed, Antman, Adam Warlocke, AG's Spiderman, or Cyclops)

DCEU (not Peacemaker, Killer Croc, JL's Joker, RP's Batman, or anyone from Gotham except Jerome/Jeremiah Valeska)

Scream Queens (not Chad Radwell or Pete Martinez)

American Horror Story (only Murder House, 1984, Freakshow, and Cult)

Hunger Games (not Gale, Maymitch, President Snow, or Cato)

The Maze Runner (not Ava Paige, Jorge, or Janson)

My Little Pony

Once Upon A Time (not Hook, David, Rumple, Neal, Peter Pan, or Zelena)

Pacific Rim (not the sequel)

Twilight (not Seth, Edward, Carlyle, or Jasper)

Stranger Things (not Will Byers, Billy Hargrove, or Jim Hopper)

IT (2017, 2019, and tv series) (not Henry Bowers or Pennywise)

Jurassic Park/World (not Owen Grady or Ian Malcolm)

Jumanji (1997 & 2017)

Zathura (not the dad or robot)

Stand By Me (not Ace Merrill)

Girl, Interrupted (not Jared Leto's character)

The Black Phone (not the Grabber or Mr. Blake)

Teen Wolf (the film & series)

Equestria Girls

Teen Wolf (not Peter, Jackson, Theo, or Derek)

The Office (not Jim, Ryan, or Dwight)

Now You See Me (not Dylan Rhodes or Merritt McKinney)

Descendants (not Chad, Harry, Ben, Jay, or Carlos)

Sky High (not Zach or Speed)

Percy Jackson films (not Luke Castellan)

The Umbrella Academy (not Five)

TMNT (live action ver. only)

Dance Moms (not the final season)

Ender's Game

Wednesday (not Xavier, Tyler, or the Dean)

Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse (not Mentor Peter Parker)

Unbreakable (not Hedwig or Dennis)

Big Hero 6

The Black Mirror

Dynasty (not Culhane, Adam, or Blake)

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Spy Kids

Sharkboy & Lavagirl

Clue, Knives Out, & Glass Onion

Back to the Future (not Biff), Breakfast Club (not Bender), Sandlot, Stand By Me (not Ace Merrill), Mighty Ducks, The Outsiders (not Dally, Two-Bit, Randy, Bob, Steve, or Darry)

I’m willing to write imagines for underage characters so long as there's no romance (examples: hang out with the Losers Club at the barrens; go shopping with Eleven and Max; play baseball with Finney and Bruce). I’m allowed to deny any request and the longest I should take ever to write one is about 2 weeks. I’ll write smut, fluff, angst, poly relationships, LGBTQ+, etc. Generally most of my x readers are female unless stated otherwise.

What I won’t write-

I won’t write anything to do with rape, bestiality, necrophilia, incest, romance with anyone younger than 18, gun play, anything about poo(sexually), anything about urine(squirting is fine considering it’s not technically urine), age gaps. See guidelines for more details.

Thanks for reading❤️

A.A. Walker