Captain Blasto – Ep 2. A Comic Caper

Series continues at http://www.youtube.com/blastoseries

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“You can’t take a baby! That’s kidnapping, not a theft!”

I really like the visual design of the opening titles. Colourful and graphic.

So, here’s where things get moving. A crazy plot is hatched… and suddenly our hero’s life isn’t so boring.

There’s a number of funny bits. What tickles me is that they are staging a fake mugging and because they are inspired by the comics, the “mugger” is dressed up like the bad guys in Scrooge McDuck.

The fake fighting is fun, even if there’s some moments that feel like outtakes that were left in. I still like the comic book split screens, especially where they are used to juxtapose the comic book moments with the reality. What stands to be improved most is the acting. (Something to be said for almost every web series.)

All in all, a fun episode, albeit with an abrupt ending.

Captain Blasto – Episode 1

Growing tired of his repetitive life, Colin Carter decides to break free of his boredom and become the comic book super hero of his childhood, Captain Blasto.

3 Swirlies

Slow but interesting start.

Okay, so this series isn’t new, but it is new to me, and that’s good enough for The Watch List.

This first episode has a bad case of ‘pilot-itis’. It’s all set up. In fact, it’ s only half of the set-up – almost a prologue, really.   By the end of it, I’m not really sure where the story is going. The preview of the next episode looks funny. Which is something this episode could have used a tiny bit more of.  But while we have seen this concept before, I’m a sucker for superhero stories so I’m willing to go along for the ride.

There are a few laughs in it. I did like the “dinner” left out for Colin by his mom.  And the use of split screen toward the end, starting at the 4:00 mark, was nice. The layout and style of the split screen had a nice, graphic feel to it, and I admire the fact that they left some panels blank. Many people would feel like they were required to fill each one.

The production looks slick. There’s some nice use of colors. It looks like they put a lot of money into lighting and their sets.

So I’m going to keep posting episodes of Captain Blasto on The Watch List.

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