Wizard Dojo’s 2019 (The Whole Dang Year)

Alright, one more dangling thread from 2019 to un-dangle. Y’know, besides those 2019 games I still need to review. Technically, I somewhat did this in my 2019 Christmas post, but for the sake of closure, let’s give it its own post.

After every three month period in 2019, I briefly went over the different reviews I wrote in the year up to that point. Now that 2019 is a memory (a mostly pleasant one, despite all the overrated movies that are now becoming even more overrated with their Oscar nominations). So before we get any further into 2020 and this makes no sense whatsoever, let’s knock this out of the way while it still makes a tiny shred of sense.

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I think this was the first year where I ended up writing more movie reviews than video game ones. But because I haven’t actually taken the time to fact-check that, don’t take my word for it.

Anyway, here’s what my reviews were and when they were written, along with the scores they currently hold (you may find I’ve retroactively altered a couple of them, due to my changing feelings upon giving it more thought). This time I included the links to the reviews…just like I did in the Christmas post which is making this feel even more superfluous. Don’t worry, I’ll have new reviews soon.

Titles in bold were released in 2019.

Total Movie Reviews Written in 2019: 40

Total Video Game Reviews Written in 2019: 38

 

January Reviews

MOVIE REVIEWS: 8

Bumblebee – 7/10

From Dusk ‘Till Dawn  – 5/10

Mary Poppins Returns – 6/10

The Cat Returns – 7/10

Ralph Breaks the Internet – 8/10

Unbreakable – 7/10

Split – 6/10

Glass – 3/10

Video Game reviews: 5

Wario Land II – 6/10

The Haunted Island: A Frog Detective Game – 6/10

Inside – 7/10

Donut County – 7/10

Tetris Effect – 8/10

February Reviews

Movie Reviews: 1

Fighting with My Family – 7/10

 

Video Game reviews: 3

Red Dead Redemption 2 – 8/10

Wario Land 3 – 6/10

God of War (PS4) – 8/10

March Reviews

Movie Reviews: 2

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World – 5/10

Captain Marvel – 5/10

VIDEO GAME REVIEWS: 10

Kingdom Hearts 3 – 5/10

Tetris 99 – 7/10

Toejam & Earl: Back in the Groove – 7/10

Wario World – 4/10

Sonic the Fighters – 2/10

Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble – 4/10

Tails’ Skypatrol – 2/10

Tails Adventure – 5/10

Sonic R – 2/10

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 9/10

April Reviews

movie reviews: 5

Dumbo (2019) – 6/10

Shazam! – 7/10

The Avengers – 8/10

Avengers: Age of Ultron – 5/10

Avengers: Infinity War – 8/10

Video game reviews: 3

Yoshi’s Crafted World – 7/10

Pokemon: Let’s Go Eevee – 5/10

Wario Land 4 – 7/10

May Reviews

MOVIE REVIEWS: 2

Avengers: Endgame – 9/10

Pokemon Detective Pikachu – 6/10

VIDEO GAME REVIEWS: 2

New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe – 7/10

Wario’s Woods – 7/10

June Reviews

MOVIE REVIEWS: 5

Aladdin (2019) – 7/10

Godzilla: King of the Monsters – 6/10

X-Men: Dark Phoenix – 4/10

The Secret Life of Pets 2 -4/10*

The Dark Crystal – 5/10

video game reviews: 1

WarioWare, Inc. Mega Microgames – 7/10

 

July Reviews

Toy Story 4 – 6/10*

Spider-Man: Far From Home – 7/10

video game reviews: 3

Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty’s Revenge  – 4/10

Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman – 6/10

Mario Vs. Donkey Kong – 6/10

August Reviews

movie reviews: 2

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – 4/10*

The Lion King (2019) – 5/10

video game reviews: 2

Super Mario Maker 2 – 8/10

WarioWare Touched – 6/10

September Reviews

movie reviews: 2

Dora and the Lost City of Gold – 7/10

The Peanut Butter Falcon – 6/10

video game reviews: 2

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night – 8/10

Wario Land: Shake It! – 7/10

October Reviews

Movie reviews: 2

Abominable – 6/10

The Addams Family (2019) – 4/10

video game reviews: 4

The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Switch) – 8/10

Untitled Goose Game – 7/10

Wario: Master of Disguise – 3/10

Luigi’s Mansion – 7/10

November Reviews

movie reviews: 4

Maleficent (2014) – 5/10

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil – 5/10

Terminator: Dark Fate – 4/10

Joker – 7/10

video game reviews: 2

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair – 8/10

Mario & Wario – 6/10

December Reviews

movie reviews: 5

Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace – 5/10

Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones – 4/10

Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith – 6/10

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – 7/10

Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope – 9/10

video game reviews: 1

WarioWare Twisted – 8/10

 

* indicates a title whose score was lowered since my last such update. Because seriously, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is a deathly bore.

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And there you have it, all of my movie and game reviews of 2019. But there’s still some unfinished business to take care of leftover from last year. Like these…

 

2019 movies I saw, but probably won’t get around to reviewing for a while (with approximate scores).

Last Christmas – 5/10

Judy – 6/10

 

2019 movies I’ve seen and hope to review in the near future (saving the scores for the reviews)

It: Chapter 2

Jojo Rabbit

Knives Out

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019 movies I might still see, maybe review.

1917

Parasite

Cats   (yes, it looks abysmal. Every now and again I get the sick curiosity to see a notorious movie on the big screen).

 

2019 video games I should have reviewed already and hopefully will soon.

Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled

Luigi’s Mansion 3

 

2019 video games I need to play more of to review

Astral Chain

Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr’s Journey

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

Ni no Kuni Remastered

Pokemon Sword

 

And well, those are the last lingering threads of 2019 I hope to tackle. Those and my awards, of course. There are a few 2020 movies on the horizon, and a couple of upcoming video games, that I’ll hopefully get around to as well. Also more older games and movies and such. But we’ll get to those when we get to them.

Anyway, thanks for reading! Thanks for your support throughout 2019! And all of your support before then, and your continuing support now.