I didn't notice until just now, but the withering is so off.
Looks like his eyes are too small, maybe???
Head shape is... Squared.
Great.
A minecraft bastard.
Also his teeth are crumpled at the outside edge, cool.
Now here's the weird part.
The tags look 100% offical funko.
They are... The exact same.
I mean, the cardboard tag looks a bit faded, as if maybe they took a picture of the tag, and printed it on another tag... But how? And why?
The info looks all solid too.
Is it just a fucked up official one they re-packaged?
Did they... What else could they have done?
Taken official tags and put them on a fake?
The materials are good too, basically the same as funko.
But his shape is allllll off.
And the seam on his back... Adds to the mystery.
It's like they took him apart and put him back together...
I don't know.
Anyone here have an official Springtrap plush? Can you give me some similar images of them, so maybe I can compare?
Also, he has a plastic bit in his big ear, to keep it stiff? I don't think funko does that.
And... His fake wires are pink and black.
I could've sworn the real one has pink and blue, right?
I want some help with this mystery lad.
And yes, his name is Springtrop. With an o. That's why I bought him.
His side-glance is troubling.
...
Anyways help me with the mystery! I wanna know what he is. Seems a bit like an unholy hybrid of official and bootleg. I can't understand him. My confusing cursed son.
So I watched this bootleg video yesterday and I must say...I’m impressed,
From what I know, this is the oldest video out there of the West End production of Love Never Dies. It’s completely pre-changes - it uses the soundtrack from the original album.
The leads are played by Ramin Karimloo (as Erik), Sierra Boggess (as Christine), Joseph Millson (as Raoul), Summer Strallen (as Meg), Liz Robertson (As Mme. Giry), Richard Linnell (as Gustav)
What really bothered me at first is that it’s missing about 25 minutes from Act 1. Everything in between Till I Hear You Sing and Mother Please I’m Scared is missing. The bootleg is otherwise complete. There is some washout in bright lights and the camera strays at times from the action, and there’s a bar that blocks some of the actors, but otherwise, this is a very a decent bootleg.
I liked seeing the scenes that they cut off in the Australian production. I thought it was interesting.
The Coney Island Walz is instrumental only, and it serves as kind of an Overture thing, in which, just like in Phantom, they take you back in time and set the whole setting of the show.
It goes all the way back to opening night of Phantasma.
In the beginning, there are people chattering about the new amusement park, wanting to go in.
After that, we get to see the whole only-for-him; only-for-you thing, which I thought was cool.
Also- Although I do think that it’s possible Meg has developed the hots for Erik,this Meg seems to just want a promotion. She’s in love with her career, not with her boss. I genuinely like that!
In Summer’s portrayal, Meg seems to be giving 110%, and wants nothing more than to be noticed and have her work appreciated. Of course it’s a blow for her when her mother told her that her boss didn’t care enough to show up. It’d be a blow for anyone, really, because it means your work is alright, but still not outstanding. What’s next, he doesn’t even know her name? Calls her Meghan, instead of Meg?
Anyways- it’s safe to say, I like Summer’s portrayal of Meg a lot!
Next we move on to Till I Hear You Sing! I absolutely loved the way Ramin sang it for this performance!
It was absolutely breathtaking!
I’ve had chills so many times listening to him sing it, like damn!
Unfortunately, the recording stops right after that and picks back up at Mother Please I’m Scared, where it’s really mostly audio and you can’t really see a thing.
I must say, I liked this Dear Old Friend! I liked how this time, Meg didn’t sound judgemental of the fact that Christine stopped singing to become a full-time wife and mother.
And I liked how instead of sounding bitter, Meg sounds rather confused when Christine said she was going to sing.
Moving on- in the middle of Dear Old Friend, Gustav runs off.
Obviously, he goes to see Erik.
And here we come to the first thing I didn[’t like about the show: Ramin’s Erik is really cold and mean towards Gustav in this performance particularly. I know that it’s only because he believes him to be Raoul’s son but come on- even if Raoul were Gustav’s father, it’s not the child’s fault! You can’t choose your own parents goddamn it!
I liked Beauty Underneath...kind of...idk,. I generally don’t like the vibe this song gives me.
I liked the whole “wow! You and I think the same!” idea, but the way they carried it out was bordering on genuinely creepy.
Next up! Erik takes his mask off and...fucks everything up. Kid runs away.
I liked Christine’s reaction to all of this. I liked how she asks Madame Giry to take him away and how she apologises to Erik for her child’s reaction.
And here we come to another of the things I didn’t like about Ramin’s portrayal of the character...Repeat after me: You do NOT strangle the woman you thought could possibly have bore your child. You. Do. NOT.
And you do not tighten your grip when she accuses you of abandoning her- especially if you DID abandon her! Dammit Ramin! Why so angry?
Good thing that he releases her- HOWEVER...
Why so angry Ramin??? Damn!!!
Then she tries to kiss him (which I must admit- was out of nowhere) and he pulls away, still looking super angry.
I get it-he feels awful that not even his own son can accept him the way he is. I get it.
BUT...why take it all out on Christine?
Poor girl already had to go through enough because of him.
Moving on: there are a few other things I didn’t like...but this time, I won’t put the blame just on Ramin.
Number one: when he uncovers his face, Christine turns away. Isn’t that kind of contradicting the whole idea behind “This haunted face holds no horror for me now”?
I understand that his face may not be the prettiest sight, and I understand that she was kinda shocked-after all she hasn’t seen it in 10,almost 11 years. Buuuut she didn’t have to full on turn away.. I thought that directing/acting choice was a little over the top.
And number two: after Christine leaves, Erik is left all alone to think about what just happens. He seems to be a really proud dad at first...but then there is one line that really threw me off, considering what happens in the next act. “If it’s true, I’ve no reason to live”
Uhm...dude?? If you’re planning to kill yourself, why the hell would you make a bet, which would be forcing your baby-mama and your kid to stay in America if you’d win it (and you already know you will) ?
And if he suddenly had a change of heart before that, why didn’t we get to see any of that happen? What motivated him? What made him change his mind?
Did Christine maybe ask him to make that bet? It wouldn’t be a surprise if she did....
And I am not saying this to hate on Raoul! I absolutely love Raoul and pity him greatly in Love Never Dies. He’s not an abusive monster. He’s sick! Not only is he suffering from an addiction, but he also seems to be suffering from depression.
He blames himself for all of Christine’s suffering- although, he had nothing to do with it. It all goes back to Erik leaving her, creating a vicious cycle. Christine then marries Raoul just so she wouldn’t be shunned for having a child out of wedlock. She’s obviously unhappy in her marriage, which ends up making Raoul unhappy, so he ends up drinking his sorrows away. In the end, he blames himself for the fact that Christine is unhappy.
This is what I got from Why Does She Love Me?
Quite obviously, she doesn’t.
He thinks she does, because she says so, but she is obviously unhappy in her marriage because she doesn’t. However, Raoul takes her sadness to mean that he is the one who is not good enough. He is the one making her unhappy. He is the one unworthy of love.
It breaks my heart that after everything he’s done for her, he ended up feeling so damn bad about himself. None of this is his fault.
Then, in walks our second unappreciated character: Meg. There are a lot of parallels in between these two. I feel like they’re both going through the same pain, although in very different ways.
When I watched LND for the first time, I thought this would be the start of a brand new love story, one that would steal the show, and inevitably, our hearts.
Unfortunately, that didn’t happen.
When Meg leaves, Raoul starts talking shit about Erik, only for him to end up showing up behind the bar. Talk of the devil, they say...
Over all, I think this scene is a really funny one- probably a fun one to rehearse and perform as well.
But the whole idea behind it...Guys, I hate to be the bearer of bad news but...Christine is a human being..She’s not property...Let her make her own damn choices for once, she never ever got to do that in her life.
I hate how Erik starts objectifying Christine in Love Never Dies. He didn’t do it in the original, why start now?
Moving on to the next day:
Bathing Beauty is so damn catchy! Like damn!!
I love how Meg arrives in a hot air balloon.
I liked this randition of Summer’s Bathing Beauty. I couldn’t see much of it and I couldn’t see the bathing suits either, but the whole scene was really nice.
I felt so bad for Meg in the next scene though!
Madame Giry was waaay too harsh with her.
Next scene is Christine’s dressing room scene.
I love how conflicted and anguished Sierra portrays her to be. And I love the contrast between the way she acts around Raoul and the way she acts around Erik. Around Raoul, she’s really sweet, like a good wife should be and she is also quite affectionate.
But around Erik...
I think this picture speaks for itself...
By the way: The way she doesn’t question why Raoul asked her not to sing, and the way she gets all conflicted later, makes me think that she knows about the bet, but is starting to have second thoughts about it. Which is completely understandable. As a wife, her first priority is her marriage, which they could, possibly work out.
And as a mother, she has to put her son and what would be best for him first too. She can’t just force him to accept a new guy as his father- even if he is indeed his biological father.
So all that anguish she’s feeling? Completely understandable.
You can see from her body language, even when she’s singing, that she is having second thoughts. That this is really hard for her and that she doesn’t know what to do. There is so much pressure on her, the poor girl is close to breaking down on stage, in front of thousands of people.
But then Raoul leaves...And everything in her body language changes. She becomes more confident, more content with her decision. For once, she put herself first. She realizes that she will finally get to be happy.
She, Erik and their child...
I love how happy and hopeful she looks in the next scene as well!
It’s sad that they don’t kiss in this scene, but oh well...We move...
Another thing that made me believe that Christine knew about the bet was how unbothered she seemed by the fact that Raoul left. She wasn’t shocked. She knew this was going to happen. She didn’t want it to happen like that, but it did.
And then when she realizes that Gustav is missing, she nearly gets a heart attack,
I absolutely LOVE Erik’s reaction to the whole thing! I love how worried and angry he got! See, this is one of those times I do appreciate his anger.
Moving on to the next scene:
One thing I didn’t like about it was how close Erik got to Meg when he told her “We can’t all be like Christine”.
That line is such a bad thing to say when trying to comfort someone who’s having a mental breakdown...
Meg has been working for him for ten years. She has helped him so damn much, and she doesn’t even get a thank you, or a decent. No, she only ever gets all these dumb vaudeville numbers, making her a showgirl, not a respected performer.
While Christine, who has only been in town for two days, and hasn’t been performing for a couple of years, immediately gets the aria, the nice dress and the beautiful jewelry.
And then, he has to point out how perfect she is, in front of Meg, who then, when she just wants to talk back to him, ends up accidentally pulling the trigger. And you can tell this was clearly an accident in this performance. She even runs off to get help, only to later return, probably with a doctor on the way, when Christine is already gone (maybe. nobody checked her pulse or her breathing, and the bullet didn’t hit an important artery. She might still be alive)
I loved Erik and Christine’s last kiss. It was so sweet, so passionate. I love how he kept kissing her even after she let go.
However...I didn’t like the way Ramin portrayed his reaction to her death. I understand that the feeling he was going for was numbness, but it literally ended up looking like he didn’t even care that much. For someone who’s never seen Phantom before (maybe just read the book) , who ends up watching this recording, this is the vibe you would get from it.
I love the fact that Meg came back and that she is holding Christine’s body. You can tell just how sorry she is.
I loved the whole unmasking scene. I loved how Erik slowly started opening up to Gustav, when he was finally ready to accept him. And I loved the hug in the end.
And I must say: Erik is getting better at hugging. That’s good!
All in all: I really liked this recording of the show.
If I were to grade it, I’d give it a 7,5/10.
Before I end this post, can we please appreciate just how gorgeous that dress is? Like damn!!!
IN MY TRIP TO AUSTRALIA I'M SEEEING SOME GREAT BOOTLEG FIGURES WHICH I DON'T GET IN LONDON SO HERE MY REVIEW ON THESE COOL BUT ODD AVENGERS ACTION FIGURES ENJOY AND HAPPY NEW YEAR
Alright kids, gather around because this is our first review, today, we are reviewing "Fracture - Loving Touch EP"
When I thought about what our first review should be this just happened to pop up in my mind.
Coming straight from London this EP features four songs, four songs that are relaxing, chill and entertaining to listen.
It's Drum & Bass with a touch of electronica that is very pleasing to hear.
So, without further ado, let's review this album.
1. Loving Touch
The "leading" track of the album, "Loving Touch" serves as a good opener, the second you hear the track starting you feel in a journey, a chill one.
Then, out of nowhere, the vocals kick in, they make a good complement with the instrumental, simple lyrics that repeat themselves are the perfect combination for this track.
After a while the vocals stop, and you enter the instrumental part of the song, this lasts for a short span of time, before the vocals come back again, a slight echo is heard, then it's back to normal.
A loop starts, but at this point, I was enjoying the song so much that I totally forgot about this, the song itself is really good, keeps you in the mood, but more importantly, you want more, you keep craving this simplistic loop, this simplistic lyrics, this simplistic magic.
Near the end of the song the vocals start to fade away, there's a silent break before we proceed to the next song.
Overall, a good opener, its purpose was accomplished, it made the listener curious, wanting to see "what was next".
2. Werk It
The second track of this album, starts out rough with shouting vocals, hard drums and again, repetitive lyrics.
The song is a build up itself, at the half of the song it takes an unexpected turn, it's raw nature switches to a chill one, some of the shouting samples from the beginning are still present, but they sound different now, it's calming.
But, as soon as you adapt to this new background, it happens, you are brought back to the hard sounding nature of this track, rough drums and a raw style.
A good follow up, keeps thing unique, by now, the listener wonders if the third track is going to be as the opener or as hard as this one, pretty interesting, right?
3. Overload
Ah, "Overload" this one is just, odd.
Not in a bad way, but now, after a hard hitting track, you enter what seems to be a "different reality".
Futuristic sounds and curious vocal samples are what make this track stand out, this is my personal highlight of the EP, I never get tired of this one, it makes things even fresher, again, at the half of the song you can sense an instrumental interlude, the different dimension is coming into our reality, new samples are added, which make a difference, they stand out in a positive aspect, the futuristic touch is loving. (No pun intended).
The song ends just when you thought the songs was going to enter its loop, a good move, I must say.
As stated above, this is my favorite track off this EP, the vibe it gives is what this whole album is about, a good listening experience.
By now, the listener thinks he has heard everything, but, honestly, has he?
4. Gripping Grain feat. Sam Binga
The final song of this EP, Gripping Grain is our main event, high expectations are being held, are they matching them?
The song starts with the drum and bass style we've heard throughout the album, at first it seems kind of chill.
You can still feel the vibe "Overload" left, but it wears off after a while.
There is not much to be said about this one.
I wouldn't call it "disappointing" because, to be honest, that's going too far.
I just wished they did something "extra" with this last track, something that it would have fulfilled your expectations a bit more.
Conclusion:
This EP is very interesting , most of its tracks are really good, they keep a relaxing environment and are entertaining to listen to.
They've made a great EP, props to that, it's a recommendable album if you're a fan of Drum & Bass, or maybe, even if you don't like Drum & Bass, this could be the exception.
If you wish to listen to this EP, their Soundcloud is at the end of this post, feel free to check it out!
Also, if you wish to buy this EP their official Bandcamp website is under the final rating.
Wishing you a good weekend, I'm Jeff from Bootleg Reviews, and we'll see you on the next review, have a good one.
Now, you may be wondering what's the purpose of this album, well it's pretty simple:
I always, and I mean always, wanted to give my opinion on things, anything, it doesn't matter what really, I just wanted to be "heard".
So yes, I am a pretty expressive person.
I also like writing, it's relaxing, plus, with the internet your thoughts can be read from any part of the world, the possibilities for communication and the exchange of information are endless.
I also like music, and as mentioned above I like giving my opinion on everything.
You've probably already realized what this blog is for, maybe you didn't even read this post, the title of the blog is self-explanatory.
It's a music reviewing blog.
Big surprise, uh?
This blog reflects my personal opinion regarding an album, EP, artist, etc.
This doesn't mean that my opinion is better than yours, not at all, I'd love to hear what you guys, the people, have to say about those albums.
I don't want to make this really long and somewhat boring for all of you.
This is meant to be a short introduction, so, to wrap things up, this is a music reviewing blog that contains my opinions, you are more than free to share your thoughts with me, give a suggestion, idea, whatever it is send me a message, I'd love to hear your opinion.
And I hope that you all enjoy this blog, until the next post!
- Jeff, Bootleg Review.
Here's a roundup of all the bootlegs that the Torrentator has been looking at lately.
Evan Almighty, average quality cam, xvid
It is almost impossible to believe that they spent two hundred million dollars on this senseless and cloying poo festival. Watch for the eight times when the bootlegger's coat comes down over the camcorder lens just in time to miss a visual gag.
The domestic version of The Office, all three seasons so far, HD captures, divx
The Office (UK) is one of the most wonderful things ever. But it is gone. Once you stop hating this version just because it isn't the real version, you can open your heart to its many charms. Only bad thing to say about it is that Steve Carell's hilariousness might cause you to think that downloading Evan Almighty is a good idea.
40 Year Old Virgin, "unrated" version, DVD rip divx
Do not watch the unrated version. It has an extra fifteen minutes that pretty much destroys the pacing of the best comedy movie since forever ago. Time management warning: watching Steve Carell in this will probably make you go and download 12 GB worth of The Office.
Freaks & Geeks and Undeclared, one season each, mostly on Stage6 and Veoh
After you get home from seeing Knocked Up in a theater, but before you watch 40 Year Old Virgin again, you'll get curious about what the whole cast of those movies were like when they were playing a bunch of 18-year-olds eight years ago. Answer: they were like pretty funny. And kind of touching from time to time. Judd Apatow seems to be some kind of genius. Check him out flame-warring That 70's Show fauxteur Mike Brazil, circa Undeclared.
Rome, first season DVD rip divx set, second season piecemeal from tv-links.co.uk
Sort of a cross between Deadwood and Desperate Housewives, set during the decline of the Roman empire. Every episode has some humping, plenty of stabbing, and just enough classical history to make you look up the subject matter on wikipedia. Look out, though. Wiki gots spoilers. Also look out for the wrong-ass aspect ratios on the S02 eps on tv-links. Better to get a whole-season torrent, unless you're on one of the ISPs that likes to tell HBO who you are. Like SBC Global. Fuck those guys.
Hardware 1990 Uncut Red Edition PAL DVDrip.avi
Basically a terminator ripoff, but it was about a million times seedier, more drug-addled, and British. Lemmy drives the post-apocalyptic moto-gondola. This German (English-language) supposed DVD rip looks a lot like a VHS capture. But it's all we get. Enjoy.
Bootleg Review: Final Destination III, double VCD Cam, drinking banana rum
First of all, do not ever produce sequels to things that have “Final” in the title. It shows you to be either dishonest or really terrible at planning.
This is a fairly lousy bootleg. The cam isn’t crooked and doesn’t cut off too much screen, but the picture is dim and the sound is terrible. It’s like someone’s crinkling cellophane right in your ears—both ears—the whole time. You can barely make out any of the dialogue. Luckily, it is not the kind of movie where it matters what the characters are saying.
I am going to be hugely generous and say that this movie follows theEvil Dead II tradition in that it is less a sequel than a remake of its initial installment. If you have never seen Final Destination, you are in the same boat as the lead characters in Final Destination III, although they do not let that get in their way; one of them looks up the plot of that movie on the internet and explains it to the other one. Thus they are well armed for the terrors to come: fate itself is gunning for ten teen-agers who avoided a grisly death in the opening segment. Each will be claimed through an absurd sequence of accidents, prompting the audience to regard every puddle, breeze, or banana peel as potentially murderous. The leads scurry from scene to scene, trying their best to interfere in the Doomed Teen Succession Order, but to little effect. Eventually, the three who survived most of the film are run over by subway trains in the final scene. Or are they?
I think this is not so much a banana rum kind of movie. I recommend instead: Jagermeister shots with a bottomless Miller Genuine Draft chaser. One shot per death (real or premonitory); one sip per visible blood splatter (especially if you’ve just had a shot); one shot per unique nipple (they start about 33 minutes in) and a sip each time each of those nipples returns to screen; one sip per swear word that does not occur within a complete sentence; one sip per line of dialogue in which you think the gothy kid is trying to do Christian Slater from Heathers; one sip per dead pigeon, one shot per “Fuck you, Ben Franklin.”
Statistical Analysis:
Number of jokes in movie: 4 (the audience chuckles at each)
Number of heads that explode: at least 2 really explicitly, maybe others
Number of characters introduced in the last scene as if they were about to start a whole ‘nother Final Destination movie before this one’s even over: 2
