Review #1326 – Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers 2 (NES)

The end of the Disney Afternoon week on the channel, the universe, and the most mind-blowing revelation since Baby Yoda getting punched in the face. And just because I feel like it, you’re getting this one early in the morning. All hail the once and future Squirrel Kings.

AEW Dynamite (May 27th, 2026) – Double Or Nothing Fallout Boy

Well, it’s the Dynamite after Double Or Nothing and there’s also an hour of Collision that I didn’t watch because the PVR didn’t catch it, which means that I missed the Kris Stat/Hikaru Shida Lights Out main event. Can we not have these 3-hours just be Dynamite and not some weird combination of one show that TSN airs with another hour of whatever. This is reminding me of that Impact/ReAction experiment that TNA tried back in the dark days where they’d have Impact end in the middle of their main event and then people would have to watch another show to see the rest of it. Fuck off with that noise, man.

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Review #1325 – Ducktales 2 (NES)

Which is the graver injustice? That this sequel is better than the original game that people actually like or that Scrooge McDuck plagiarized all of Darkwing Duck’s best bits? I wish I could say “all this and more,” but really, all I do is talk about the game and the rest is saved for your imagination… such as it is.

AEW Double Or Nothing 2026

Yes, I saw Double Or Nothing… and yes, I also saw last night’s Dynamite. The latter gets musings tomorrow while the former… is what you’re reading right now. A bunch of folks had a get together on Monday that included a repeat viewing of Double Or Nothing, which is how I got to watch the show. Admittedly, there were moments where I had to step out for a bit, so I didn’t catch the whole show, but I did catch enough of it to say that I enjoyed most of what I saw. And also, it wasn’t as much of a drag as I’ve heard Wrestlemania was, which confirmed my decision to avoid that show.

Yes, there are the usual problems. Egregriously long runtimes and too many wrestling matches to remember – though in fairness, if TOO MUCH WRESTLING on your WRESTLING SHOW ends up being your biggest problem, that’s not necessarily a bad thing, now is it?

So, here we are… the eighth annual Double Or Nothing PPV event now airing from Queens, New York rather than Jacksonville or Las Vegas or some other rich place. Honestly, I appreciate AEW going to other places for their PPVs rather than sticking with the old standbys of diminishing returns. They need to get it through their skulls that they are not New Japan, they are never booking WrestleKingdom, and they can never do what that show does in making the Tokyo Dome a permanent home for any one event. Hopefully next year, we can stop making Wembley a thing and book next year’s All In someplace else… perhaps Saud… wait, never mind, bad idea.

Anyway, on witht the show.

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WCW Monday Nitro (May 27th, 1996) – You Know Who He Is, But You Don’t Know Why He’s Here (Also Last Update)

This episode is significant for two reasons. One is that it is the first episode of WCW Nitro to expand to a full two-hour program.

But the second reason this episode is significant is because of this man…

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Review #1323 – Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers (NES)

We continue our descent into Disney Afternoon madness with another game that was long overdue to be knocked off the proverbial bucket list.

If you’re wondering why the usual Rescue Rangers theme isn’t playing you into the video, blame the mouse. Hence, the more CID-friendly Squirrel King theme.

A Load Of Crocodile Dundee In Los Angeles (2001)

Fun fact for you folks: up until recently, I have never watched Crocodile Dundee In Los Angeles.

I’ve seen the first two movies countless times, but for some reason or another, the stars never aligned and I never got around to seeing that third and final chapter in the Crocodile Dundee trilogy until picking up a Blu-Ray that contained all three films. And so I figured, “why not?”

Released in April 2001 and pretty bombing both commercially and critically, Crocodile Dundee In Los Angeles feels less like a sequel to the previous two films and more like one of those reunion specials where the cast of an old television show get together years later to produce one final get together. Think of all those reunion specials; Get Smart Again, Knight Rider 2000, those Incredible Hulk television movies. That’s pretty much Crocodile Dundee in L.A. Having lived in Australia for over a decade, Mick (Paul Hogan), Sue (Linda Kozlowski in what would be her final film role), and their son Mikey move back to Los Angeles so that Sue can take over her father’s newspaper, which naturally results in Mick and son feeling like fish out of water. We also get a plot involving the former editor of said paper who was murdered, leading Mick to try and solve the case, with some hijinks peppered in along the way.

I’ve heard stories that Paul Hogan had been resistant to the idea of doing another Crocodile Dundee for years, so I have to wonder what compelled him to do this one (that he had no involvement in writing.) My biggest issue with L.A. is pretty much the same issue that I had with Highlander III; it feels too much like a retread of the first movie, but nowhere near as good. Don’t get me wrong; Paul Hogan still has that charm and I do appreciate the digs at the movie industry or the way things have changed since the last time we had a Croc Dundee movie whenever they’re brought up. But we’ve already seen Mick as a fish out of water done well with that first film. What we have here still has moments where I can get a chuckle or two, but it’s not quite as much.

For what it’s worth, I enjoyed Crocodile Dundee In L.A. for what it was; one last get together with old friends going on their zany adventures. Most of it feels like retread and the new stuff doesn’t quite hit, but I didn’t come away feeling like I wasted time watching this. Did we need this movie? No, but I didn’t mind this. I thought it was fine.

There hasn’t been another Croc movie since. The closest you can arguably say we got was that Very Excellent Mr. Dundee, but that’s not even close. As far as I know, they never made another Croc movie nor is anyone really planning on it.

Let’s hope they never do.

Review #1322 – Ducktales (NES)

Five days of NES Disney Afternoon kicks off with that game people likes. Had to some last minute changes due to the dreaded Copyright ID gimmick; apparently, you can’t have 8-bit rendition of old cartoon themes playing in your opening schtick. So what should have had familiar childhood memories for most of the audience has become stock themes from the aforementioned games.

Funny how I didn’t have this issue with Darkwing Duck last year… maybe the mouse finally caught up?

Also… Warning: Controversial take contained within.

Eh…

Almost didn’t do a post today, but I assure you it’s nothing serious. Just been busy with some stuff. Notably the week’s offerings and other real life things.

Will be going to a friend’s place for a get-together tomorrow, where we’ll be watching a replay of tonight’s PPV with some other folks. Said friend spent their day watching the latest product from Disney that came out on Friday and shared their regret in doing so. I offered to bring donuts from Timmy’s to soften the blow. I might end up getting Krispy Kremes from Costco instead.

Upload times for the videos will be uneven, but I’d imagine it’ll be the usual time for most of them. Otherwise, it’ll be later than usual for some. Lots of last-minute checking and rendering to see if it all fits well and if no glitches pass through. After that, it should be an interesting ride of sorts.

Catch you all later.