Riddick: Movie Review

Links to stuff mentioned:

* Pitch Black: Movie Review: https://youtu.be/d2vx-vJKclw 

* The Chronicles of Riddick: https://youtu.be/97qGlPGyOsA

* Conan the Barbarian Review: https://youtu.be/_ODa9C8Zhl8

The AVclub review: https://web.archive.org/web/20140403113149/http://www.avclub.com/review/riddick-102519

This is part of my so-called "Scripted Review" series, in which I make a Youtube video based on an old blogpost.  For more information on what this is and why I'm doing it, see HERE:

https://youtu.be/HgneyXvRI04  

and HERE: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2018/12/vlog-scripted-book-reviews-i-ramble-on.html

In this case, the old blog post is here: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2014/03/riddick.html

Related Playlists:

Movie Reviews playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6N06WoIoV2fLb6xRYrepTk&si=EDHi2_Y41ACLnCmA

Scripted Movie Reviews playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x49ts8TV1DbXQo8zN_e65us&si=_gzqGAmaz337NVCP

Scripted Reviews Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5BKcEIufNKlS58JHU_glyL&si=Pje0KQqIqOgWGGUI

Movies I Saw in 2014 Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4WRnfM_TDQClWj8OOCg9f_&si=Uu6SYX9o1qm1Ndhc

The Riddick Trilogy Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNFv5EkTWhNM&si=2Or_rdEgxvD_kDKe

7 Star Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6c43OnKT_AjWtENJ2ixmRC

Started: Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne

[This is the back-up book I'm now trying to read with my kids after realizing The Borrowers wasn't good for their level.]

Started: The Borrowers by Mary Norton 

I was originally thinking I would do this as part of my Reading Books With My Kids project, but once I started reading it to them, I realized it was not really at their level at all.  (I guess the lesson here is to always preview read the books before attempting to introduce them to my kids.)  We'll see what happens to this one.  We started it yesterday, and after finishing the first chapter, I apologized to my kids, said this book was too difficult, and proposed something else.  But my daughter wants to keep reading it, so for the moment we'll see how it goes.  

Either way, I'm way overdue to read this book just for my own sake.  (Believe it or not, I have never read The Borrowers series).  So we'll see how long my kids want to keep reading it, but if they decide to stop reading it, I'll probably still finish it up by myself and review it here.

-ug and -og Word Story

(TESOL Materials--CVC Words)

Google: slides, pub

Based on this storybook, from this chat here.  (I used Gemini Storybooks to create this.)

The Secret Land Grab Powering The AI Boom

The Chronicles of Riddick: Movie Review

(Movie Review--Thoughts after Rewatching)

As mentioned in the video, this is a rewatch.  I originally saw this movie as a video rental when I lived in Japan, I believe sometime in 2005.  

The Chronicles of Riddick: Movie Review

Links to stuff mentioned:

* Pitch Black: Movie Review: https://youtu.be/d2vx-vJKclw

* Conan the Barbarian Review: https://youtu.be/_ODa9C8Zhl8

Related Playlists:

Movie Reviews playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6N06WoIoV2fLb6xRYrepTk&si=EDHi2_Y41ACLnCmA

Movies that I Watched in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4MSFWzU5IicG0H3orcJ1tV&si=7Xu-ASHaL36-7DER

Thoughts after Re-Watching: Movie Review Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7FpJlwdur1iZDUZJh5xV-u&si=JztauLH1N-x1OaRq

The Riddick Trilogy Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNFv5EkTWhNM&si=2Or_rdEgxvD_kDKe

Word Family -og | Phonics Song for Kids | Jack Hartmann

I used this video in my classes to help students learn the -og word family.  

Pitch Black: Movie Review

(Movie Review--Thoughts after Rewatching)

As mentioned in the video, this is a rewatch.  I originally saw this movie as a video rental when I lived in Japan, I believe sometime in 2002.  

Pitch Black: Movie Review

Apologies for getting cut off at the end.  The camera I'm using automatically shuts off after 30 minutes.  I had said most of what I had wanted to say, however.

Related Playlists:

Movie Reviews playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6N06WoIoV2fLb6xRYrepTk&si=EDHi2_Y41ACLnCmA

Movies that I Watched in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4MSFWzU5IicG0H3orcJ1tV&si=7Xu-ASHaL36-7DER

Thoughts after Re-Watching: Movie Review Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7FpJlwdur1iZDUZJh5xV-u&si=JztauLH1N-x1OaRq

The Riddick Trilogy Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNFv5EkTWhNM&si=2Or_rdEgxvD_kDKe

Contrasting -og and -ug words

(TESOL Worksheets--CVC Word Family)

Google: docs, pub

[Notes: These are matching cards that I use to practice the difference between the -og words and -ug words.  It is based on the words and images from -og cards and -ug cards activities.]

bog
bug
dog
dug
hog
hug
jog
jug
slog
slug
smog
smug

Phonics Song 2

I use this video to help some of my students practice the alphabet and basic phonics.