Showing posts with label Top List. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Top List. Show all posts
Tuesday, 18 March 2014
Top 10 Little Things You Probably Didn't Know About Pulp Fiction
Friday, 1 November 2013
Top 5 Badass Mom's in Movies
Over the years people have underestimated mothers. As kids we see them as nagging, annoying, uncool adults that can't relate to us whatsoever. However at one point if we were ever in any danger they would drop what they were doing and become dangerous animals capable of tearing a grown man apart if they wanted to. This shows us that deep down that they still love us and why we should love them. Now not every parent is perfect. Some of which depending on the family you live with, would do acts that are the opposite of what a mother or father should do. I for one don't deem them as true parents because it's not about blood, it's the heart that pumps it. This Top List shows examples of characters who if you take the settings away are Mothers defending their children.
5. Pamela Voorhees:
Now I know what you're thinking "But she's a bad guy and her son is already dead." And you're right. However she doesn't have to defend just her own kid, in order to use those instincts. What set her off was when her son Jason drowned and the counselors were too busy having sex in the woods. Rather than simply mourn like most parents do, she took it upon herself to make sure Camp Crystal Lake was closed to make sure other kids don't suffer the same fate. A legacy her son inherited upon her death. Don't believe me? The first clue was at the very beginning, the killer was in the Kid's Cabin before he/she went off to kill the counselors. That scene seemed like a pointless thing. However, when it was revealed to be Mrs. Voorhees, the scene takes on a whole new light. She was checking on the children, making sure all were accounted for, an act Jason Voorhees himself did in Part 6. And for someone her age, she was perfectly capable of tossing a grown man through a window so what does that say about that?
4. The Bride from Kill Bill:
Much like Mrs. Voorhees, she thought her own child was dead. Unlike Pamela though she was younger, well trained in many forms of combat and going after those that truly deserved it. However upon finding out that her daughter still lives, she wastes no time killing the titular Bill. Watching the volumes from beginning to end gives me the impression that all those killings, from the mooks, to the 3 she did get, (Would have been 4 but one of the 3 got him first.) leading up to this moment; It gives me the impression that she was being kind compared to Bill. She held back and even spared some of the mooks who either had severed limbs or minor cuts and bruises. Then when Bill came around she pulls no stops and uses a Dim Mak on him.
3. Donna Trenton from Cujo:
Now this is kinda cheating because Cujo is a book as well, but Dee Wallace plays it well despite the negative reviews. For those who don't know Cujo, it's a story of one of the world's deadliest creatures and the Rabid Dog stupid enough to mess with her kid. Unlike Pamela, she was not insane and unlike the Bride, she had no training whatsoever in terms of combat. What she did have was the early symptom of rabies and a baseball bat. When her son was suffering from Sunstroke and it was made perfectly clear that they were gonna die, Donna made one last stand and won and in the end depending on which one you liked best, the son either lived or died. Who woulda thought the mom from E.T. could be such a badass.
2. Ellen Ripley from Aliens:
As I said earlier it's not about blood, but the heart that pumps it. Ripley after surviving the events of Alien is set to go back to the planet she feared, with a crack team of marines to wipe them out once and for all. Upon searching for them as well as survivors, Ripley stumbles upon Newt, a little girl who managed so survive the onslaught with no weapons or training. Then and there she adopts her and proceeds to protect her every step of the way. From surviving a facehugger attack to facing off against the Alien Queen twice. Which is a bonus because it's a mother fighting a mother. The first time all she had was a gun and a flame thrower and manage to bluff the Queen into letting her and Newt go simply by using it's own Motherly Instincts against it. The second time while she had help using a Mech Loader, she proceeded to knock the Queen out into space. TV Tropes even helped immortalize her iconic line as the main page for their Mama Bear trope. "Get away from her you BITCH!!!"
1. Sarah Connor in Terminator 2:
This person is a mother personified. While she did have her moments in the first Terminator movie, they were only saved till near the end. However if you take away all the machines, the explosions and other things that made the movie so great you could clearly see, from the dialogue to the action its all about a mother raising and protecting her son in a bit of a twisted way. Each scene involving her and talking about her shows that she covers all the steps. When John Connor talks about her having him trained by the best military men that can be translated into her giving him the best education she could find. When Silberman mentions that he intends to keep her committed for the next 6 months it's the equivalent of Child Welfare saying 'You're never gonna see your kid again.".....It took three people to restrain her from strangling him. When she finds out Skynet is still around, she breaks out using nothing but a paper clip a broomstick and a syringe full of drain cleaner. Finally Near the end while wounded no less, she proceeds to empty round after round of a twelve gauge auto-loader into the T-1000. If she hadn't have run out of bullets she would have been the one to finish him off instead of AHnold.
Now I know what you're thinking. "But these are just movies, no real mother is capable of something like that."
Check these out and then tell me I am full of shit.
As usual debate, argue and let me know what I missed. Stay Tuned For More.
5. Pamela Voorhees:
Now I know what you're thinking "But she's a bad guy and her son is already dead." And you're right. However she doesn't have to defend just her own kid, in order to use those instincts. What set her off was when her son Jason drowned and the counselors were too busy having sex in the woods. Rather than simply mourn like most parents do, she took it upon herself to make sure Camp Crystal Lake was closed to make sure other kids don't suffer the same fate. A legacy her son inherited upon her death. Don't believe me? The first clue was at the very beginning, the killer was in the Kid's Cabin before he/she went off to kill the counselors. That scene seemed like a pointless thing. However, when it was revealed to be Mrs. Voorhees, the scene takes on a whole new light. She was checking on the children, making sure all were accounted for, an act Jason Voorhees himself did in Part 6. And for someone her age, she was perfectly capable of tossing a grown man through a window so what does that say about that?
4. The Bride from Kill Bill:
Much like Mrs. Voorhees, she thought her own child was dead. Unlike Pamela though she was younger, well trained in many forms of combat and going after those that truly deserved it. However upon finding out that her daughter still lives, she wastes no time killing the titular Bill. Watching the volumes from beginning to end gives me the impression that all those killings, from the mooks, to the 3 she did get, (Would have been 4 but one of the 3 got him first.) leading up to this moment; It gives me the impression that she was being kind compared to Bill. She held back and even spared some of the mooks who either had severed limbs or minor cuts and bruises. Then when Bill came around she pulls no stops and uses a Dim Mak on him.
3. Donna Trenton from Cujo:
Now this is kinda cheating because Cujo is a book as well, but Dee Wallace plays it well despite the negative reviews. For those who don't know Cujo, it's a story of one of the world's deadliest creatures and the Rabid Dog stupid enough to mess with her kid. Unlike Pamela, she was not insane and unlike the Bride, she had no training whatsoever in terms of combat. What she did have was the early symptom of rabies and a baseball bat. When her son was suffering from Sunstroke and it was made perfectly clear that they were gonna die, Donna made one last stand and won and in the end depending on which one you liked best, the son either lived or died. Who woulda thought the mom from E.T. could be such a badass.
2. Ellen Ripley from Aliens:
As I said earlier it's not about blood, but the heart that pumps it. Ripley after surviving the events of Alien is set to go back to the planet she feared, with a crack team of marines to wipe them out once and for all. Upon searching for them as well as survivors, Ripley stumbles upon Newt, a little girl who managed so survive the onslaught with no weapons or training. Then and there she adopts her and proceeds to protect her every step of the way. From surviving a facehugger attack to facing off against the Alien Queen twice. Which is a bonus because it's a mother fighting a mother. The first time all she had was a gun and a flame thrower and manage to bluff the Queen into letting her and Newt go simply by using it's own Motherly Instincts against it. The second time while she had help using a Mech Loader, she proceeded to knock the Queen out into space. TV Tropes even helped immortalize her iconic line as the main page for their Mama Bear trope. "Get away from her you BITCH!!!"
1. Sarah Connor in Terminator 2:
This person is a mother personified. While she did have her moments in the first Terminator movie, they were only saved till near the end. However if you take away all the machines, the explosions and other things that made the movie so great you could clearly see, from the dialogue to the action its all about a mother raising and protecting her son in a bit of a twisted way. Each scene involving her and talking about her shows that she covers all the steps. When John Connor talks about her having him trained by the best military men that can be translated into her giving him the best education she could find. When Silberman mentions that he intends to keep her committed for the next 6 months it's the equivalent of Child Welfare saying 'You're never gonna see your kid again.".....It took three people to restrain her from strangling him. When she finds out Skynet is still around, she breaks out using nothing but a paper clip a broomstick and a syringe full of drain cleaner. Finally Near the end while wounded no less, she proceeds to empty round after round of a twelve gauge auto-loader into the T-1000. If she hadn't have run out of bullets she would have been the one to finish him off instead of AHnold.
Now I know what you're thinking. "But these are just movies, no real mother is capable of something like that."
Check these out and then tell me I am full of shit.
As usual debate, argue and let me know what I missed. Stay Tuned For More.
Tuesday, 22 October 2013
Top 5 Underrated Stephen King Adaptations
If you been around this blog for a while you know I am a huge fan of Stephen King. I got introduced to it, by an old collection of books my mother had. That collection soon became mine, but some of them were too worn out to read save for a few new ones I bought for her 3 years ago. My personal favorites out of them being Carrie and Christine. Now that the new version of the former is out and since Halloween is a week away I want to do another tribute. This time to the most Overlooked, Underrated adapations that very few have either seen and if they have, didn't care much for it. Why? Because I think they deserve a little love.
5. The Langoliers:
This one barely survived thanks to a combined effort of Bronson "Balki" Pinchot's over the top performance and the Nostalgia Critic's review. I didn't even know of it's existence, until watching said review and upon watching this miniseries, I loved every minute of it. The story goes like so, a group of passengers find themselves waking up to an empty airplane. Upon landing they find more strange happenings and try to figure out what's behind it all. Crappy CGI aside the pacing was actually pretty good and you really feel fear from their isolation. I won't describe anymore than that as the rest you have to see for yourself.
4. Tommyknockers:
Now this one I was aware of, but could never find anything on it until NC's review of said miniseries. This tale is all about a radiation emitting spaceship, increasing the intelligence of everyone in Haven (Yes that Haven.) Maine. While in the process making them more aggressive beings. I love it mostly, because much of their dependence of their brain boosters realistically mirrors real life addictions; from the user staying awake beyond what the body can allow to said body decaying. That and drunk Gardner (who you recognize for being Princess Leia's adoptive father.) is hilarious, especially when he does it on purpose knowing what damage he might do. As well as the miniseries having a better twist than the book itself which is Rare among adaptations.
3. The Stand:
Many people know this one and hate it. Mostly because there were a lot of heavy changes from the book to the movie. But what do you expect, when said book (One of the few not in my collection.) is as long as the Tolken series it was inspired by? A super flu infects all of the world, causing all but a select few to die off. Said few divide themselves between Boulder Colorado, which is mostly a peaceful Town trying to bring civilization back to it's peak; and Las Vegas full of Anarchists, low lives and Arsonists. It is a classic tale of good versus evil and much like the book it was based off of, it introduces a recurring villain in the King franchise: Randall Flagg. Played by Jamey Sheridan. Speaking of which I hear there is gonna be a Dark Tower movie. If they don't get Sheridan to reprise this role, they better get someone who can top it. I also like it due to a certain song in the soundtrack: The Beginning of The End, By W.G. Snuffy. That song is modern day Medieval personified.
2. Maximum Overdrive:
Many people dislike this movie, even King and Star Yeardley "Lisa Simpson" Smith consider it an old shame. However, there are certain things about it that make it worth the watch. Loosely adapted from "Trucks" A local truck stop is being held hostage by the world's technology. Everything from Cars, Trucks, Electronic devices and the like have come to life and are pissed off. The movie is worth it for 3 factors: 1. Stephen King himself gets called an asshole by an ATM. 2. It's one of a few movies that has the guts to show kids getting killed. 3. AC/DC. The third factor especially caused the Angry Video Game Nerd, to give the movie a full 5 star rating. This in turn inspired a meme that shows any movie from Disney Princess to Harry Potter can be awesome when AC/DC is in the soundtrack. King you may not like this movie, but we love the monster it created.
1. The Shining Miniseries:
Ok this is gonna take some explaining. There are two adaptations of The Shining. One is the well received Kubrick Adaptation and the other is a less well received unless your a purist Miniseries. How did this happen? King himself never liked Kubrick's version, it was actually one of the first adaptions of his work that he was ashamed of. So taking matters into his own hands, King along with director Mick Garris who worked with him again in Bag of Bones; created a 3 episode miniseries that was more faithful to the book. The story was all about recovering alcoholic, Jack Torrance who takes his family to the Overlook Hotel, to which he is hired as a Caretaker. What they don't know is said hotel is haunted by a malevolent force that is after his son, Danny; who has an incredible psychic gift that allows him to see said force. Now here is where the problem lies. Kubirck's version while scary, was less faithful to the book, making everything ambiguous: Are the ghosts real or are the Torrances insane? Was Jack Crazy the whole time or was it the booze? (With the exception of the hedge maze, Kubrick wanted to have Topiary animals, but couldn't find a way to bring them to life. So props to him for trying.) The story in the movie, became less Stephen King's The Shining and more Stanley Kubrick's the Shining. I myself knew of the Shining by watching the Kubrick version, then reading the book. Upon reading it, I myself was pissed off because so many crucial elements to the book were ripped out, such as why the ghosts were after Danny and how they were able to get Jack drunk again. As well as the overall tone. Both the book and miniseries played off more as a horror/drama, with the supernatural elements just being incidental like a normal day at work with everything being straightforward. And that's probably why the Kubrick side of the coin hated the miniseries. When you make something straightforward, yes it bores people, but it also helps them understand what is really going on, but when you make it ambiguous it let's the viewer not only decide what happened, but also scare them when they don't know. However despite my understanding of why Kubrick's is more well liked, I am gonna have to side with King on this one. Mainly because regardless of what version people liked, it started with King. Kubrick fans need to accept that without King, their movie wouldn't even be made, whilst King fans need to understand that if not for the Kubrick version, they wouldn't have something to fight for. That being said I can't wait until Doctor Sleep is adapted. Having Danny battling the things he's been running away from is gonna be awesome.
As usual, debate argue and let me know what I missed. Stay Tuned For More.
5. The Langoliers:
This one barely survived thanks to a combined effort of Bronson "Balki" Pinchot's over the top performance and the Nostalgia Critic's review. I didn't even know of it's existence, until watching said review and upon watching this miniseries, I loved every minute of it. The story goes like so, a group of passengers find themselves waking up to an empty airplane. Upon landing they find more strange happenings and try to figure out what's behind it all. Crappy CGI aside the pacing was actually pretty good and you really feel fear from their isolation. I won't describe anymore than that as the rest you have to see for yourself.
4. Tommyknockers:
Now this one I was aware of, but could never find anything on it until NC's review of said miniseries. This tale is all about a radiation emitting spaceship, increasing the intelligence of everyone in Haven (Yes that Haven.) Maine. While in the process making them more aggressive beings. I love it mostly, because much of their dependence of their brain boosters realistically mirrors real life addictions; from the user staying awake beyond what the body can allow to said body decaying. That and drunk Gardner (who you recognize for being Princess Leia's adoptive father.) is hilarious, especially when he does it on purpose knowing what damage he might do. As well as the miniseries having a better twist than the book itself which is Rare among adaptations.
3. The Stand:
Many people know this one and hate it. Mostly because there were a lot of heavy changes from the book to the movie. But what do you expect, when said book (One of the few not in my collection.) is as long as the Tolken series it was inspired by? A super flu infects all of the world, causing all but a select few to die off. Said few divide themselves between Boulder Colorado, which is mostly a peaceful Town trying to bring civilization back to it's peak; and Las Vegas full of Anarchists, low lives and Arsonists. It is a classic tale of good versus evil and much like the book it was based off of, it introduces a recurring villain in the King franchise: Randall Flagg. Played by Jamey Sheridan. Speaking of which I hear there is gonna be a Dark Tower movie. If they don't get Sheridan to reprise this role, they better get someone who can top it. I also like it due to a certain song in the soundtrack: The Beginning of The End, By W.G. Snuffy. That song is modern day Medieval personified.
2. Maximum Overdrive:
Many people dislike this movie, even King and Star Yeardley "Lisa Simpson" Smith consider it an old shame. However, there are certain things about it that make it worth the watch. Loosely adapted from "Trucks" A local truck stop is being held hostage by the world's technology. Everything from Cars, Trucks, Electronic devices and the like have come to life and are pissed off. The movie is worth it for 3 factors: 1. Stephen King himself gets called an asshole by an ATM. 2. It's one of a few movies that has the guts to show kids getting killed. 3. AC/DC. The third factor especially caused the Angry Video Game Nerd, to give the movie a full 5 star rating. This in turn inspired a meme that shows any movie from Disney Princess to Harry Potter can be awesome when AC/DC is in the soundtrack. King you may not like this movie, but we love the monster it created.
1. The Shining Miniseries:
Ok this is gonna take some explaining. There are two adaptations of The Shining. One is the well received Kubrick Adaptation and the other is a less well received unless your a purist Miniseries. How did this happen? King himself never liked Kubrick's version, it was actually one of the first adaptions of his work that he was ashamed of. So taking matters into his own hands, King along with director Mick Garris who worked with him again in Bag of Bones; created a 3 episode miniseries that was more faithful to the book. The story was all about recovering alcoholic, Jack Torrance who takes his family to the Overlook Hotel, to which he is hired as a Caretaker. What they don't know is said hotel is haunted by a malevolent force that is after his son, Danny; who has an incredible psychic gift that allows him to see said force. Now here is where the problem lies. Kubirck's version while scary, was less faithful to the book, making everything ambiguous: Are the ghosts real or are the Torrances insane? Was Jack Crazy the whole time or was it the booze? (With the exception of the hedge maze, Kubrick wanted to have Topiary animals, but couldn't find a way to bring them to life. So props to him for trying.) The story in the movie, became less Stephen King's The Shining and more Stanley Kubrick's the Shining. I myself knew of the Shining by watching the Kubrick version, then reading the book. Upon reading it, I myself was pissed off because so many crucial elements to the book were ripped out, such as why the ghosts were after Danny and how they were able to get Jack drunk again. As well as the overall tone. Both the book and miniseries played off more as a horror/drama, with the supernatural elements just being incidental like a normal day at work with everything being straightforward. And that's probably why the Kubrick side of the coin hated the miniseries. When you make something straightforward, yes it bores people, but it also helps them understand what is really going on, but when you make it ambiguous it let's the viewer not only decide what happened, but also scare them when they don't know. However despite my understanding of why Kubrick's is more well liked, I am gonna have to side with King on this one. Mainly because regardless of what version people liked, it started with King. Kubrick fans need to accept that without King, their movie wouldn't even be made, whilst King fans need to understand that if not for the Kubrick version, they wouldn't have something to fight for. That being said I can't wait until Doctor Sleep is adapted. Having Danny battling the things he's been running away from is gonna be awesome.
As usual, debate argue and let me know what I missed. Stay Tuned For More.
Tuesday, 1 October 2013
Top 10 Crappy Pick Up Lines of George Lucas and Stephen Spielberg
Well with Jurassic Park IV and Disney's Star Wars being in development hell I might as well crack a few jokes at the expense of their respective Filmmakers Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. While I respect the hell out of them. I also dislike much of their film choices in the dreaded late 90s early 2000s period as at the time they both violated the sacred pact of a good filmmaker "If it ain't Broke. Don't fix it." So I warn you so called "pure" fans that much of what I say may insult them. You can flame me all you want, but don't ever say I show disrespect. Anywho the reason for this specific list is because I often noticed in both their films, much of their romance scenes often sound like the heroes are trying to pick up their respective love interests like they were at a bar. The famous example being Han and Leia's Dialogue In Empire Strikes Back, when he assumed she didn't want him to leave because of her feelings for him.
This list goes like so. 10 lines, 5 for each filmmaker. These are meant to be crappy, but if you get a good laugh from them more power to you. Let's Start With Lucas.
10. I always shoot first.
9. I got away with duck tits, who knows what I can do with you.
8. Wanna see my lightsaber?
7. The hornyness is strong with this one.
6. If you strike me down I shall become more powerful than you can ever imagine.
Now Spielberg
5. You're gonna need a bigger bed.
4. Do I have a Walkie Talkie in my pocket or am I just happy?
3. To me X always marks the spot.
2. You know that boulder chasing Indy? Look down.
1. How about I have a close encounter with all three of you.
In the comments below I encourage all who read this to come up with lines that work with your favorite filmmakers. I am actually curious to what you come up with.
As usual, debate, argue and let me know what I missed. Stay Tuned For More.
Bonus for both of them:
For Lucas: I'm ashamed of the Holiday Special, but I'm not ashamed of you.
For Spielberg: Schindler's not the only one with a list. Look at my black book.
This list goes like so. 10 lines, 5 for each filmmaker. These are meant to be crappy, but if you get a good laugh from them more power to you. Let's Start With Lucas.
10. I always shoot first.
9. I got away with duck tits, who knows what I can do with you.
8. Wanna see my lightsaber?
7. The hornyness is strong with this one.
6. If you strike me down I shall become more powerful than you can ever imagine.
Now Spielberg
5. You're gonna need a bigger bed.
4. Do I have a Walkie Talkie in my pocket or am I just happy?
3. To me X always marks the spot.
2. You know that boulder chasing Indy? Look down.
1. How about I have a close encounter with all three of you.
In the comments below I encourage all who read this to come up with lines that work with your favorite filmmakers. I am actually curious to what you come up with.
As usual, debate, argue and let me know what I missed. Stay Tuned For More.
Bonus for both of them:
For Lucas: I'm ashamed of the Holiday Special, but I'm not ashamed of you.
For Spielberg: Schindler's not the only one with a list. Look at my black book.
Sunday, 8 September 2013
10 Reasons why Nintendo is better than Sony and Microsoft
If you were reading me for the past 119 posts, you'd know I am a huge fan of Nintendo. My first posts were all about defictionalizing the entire Legend of Zelda series. My persona S.T. uses Nintendo based weapons. But I been hearing a lot of shit all over youtube lately that "Nintendo is Doomed" Due to it's recent sellings of the Wii-U and that Sony and Microsoft is better. Now don't get me wrong I did play PS3 and XBox and there have been games I would require one or the other to play that Wii or Wii-U couldn't license. However, most of this top list is personal opinion as well as a bit of fact. I grew up with this system and I am gonna die playing it when I am well in my late 80s.
10. Nintendo actually listens to customer complaints.
Many of their systems produced are made from trial and error. In away they make more of their money testing us rather than give the final product because there is no final product. They test us and they continue to test us and when they hear there is some kind of flaw they work to improve the system. The Wii for example had choppy motion control on their first games. Their solution? Put a Gyroscope in each new control system to allow more fluid movements. Sony and Microsoft on the other hand give too much of the final product and the result is nasty, from 360s red ring of death, too PS3's constant patching thinking software solves a hardware problem. You can't put a bandage over a gash.
9. Wii-U isn't the first near "career killing" situation Nintendo was in.
Now I don't hate the Wii-U, as stated in 10 I think they are testing us like the Wii, however it doesn't mean they were 100 percent on everything.
Nintendo has been known to make bad decisions before. From their CDI games in 1994 which was the main reason they stuck to cartidges and in turn caused Sony to defect, to the virtual boy in 1995 and the N64 DD in 1999. However despite the ideas not fairing well with their customers, it didn't kill their careers, otherwise they would have been 3rd party like Sega and Atari. They grow and learn from their experiences and even made side jokes on the matter in the form of easter eggs in their games.
8. They saved the Video Game Buisness.
Not many people know this, but during 1982, the video game business was on the verge of going extinct thanks to the Atari E.T. Video Game. What saved us? Mario. And regardless of how good and how bad their decisions have gotten, they been riding on that high for 30 years and counting.
7. The other systems became desperate to copy them.
While Motion control has been around for a while, with the Power Glove and Eyetoy. It wasn't until the console war between PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 where things really became ridiculous. After Wii's initial success Sony and Microsoft decided to incorperate motion control in their game. Sony was modest at first, modifying their classic Dual Shock controller to give it a few new ways to play with it. However when 2010 rolled in, both Microsoft and Sony decided to rip them off. PS Move, while it helped boost their sales, was essentially a Wii-mote with a light bulb on it whilst Kinect was simply the other side of the Wii-mote, the sensor. You can take Sony out of Nintendo, but you can't take Nintendo out of Sony. However Xbox took it a step further by stealing from Sony's Eyetoy concept too. As for Kinect's game qualities. Ask Angry Joe. He's more experienced on the matter.
6. Lack of mascot. Now this one is centered mostly around Sony. Since their defection, they never had a mascot....or at least one that lasted. At least Microsoft had Master Chief. Sony had and disposed of the following potentials: Crash Bandicoot, Jak and Daxter, Ratchet and Clank. So far the closest thing to a mascot they have now is Sack Boy from Little Big Planet, but how long is he gonna last Sony? How long till you put him in the room of lost Sony Mascots?
5. Paying for extra internet services. This is mostly centered on Microsoft. While Sony and Nintendo do not charge for using their consoles as a means of surfing the Net, save for downloadable content. Microsoft decided "Oh paying their bills and our DLC isn't enough we should have their time too." Thus Xbox live is born. Which charges constantly for being online and has been doing that up to their New Xbox One. Now that wouldn't be a problem since many customers are Single Players, but then the bombshell came. Xbox One announced it's Online only policy. Which states that all games including Single Player will only be playable when you have logged onto Xbox live. Which should be no surprise from Microsoft as they did this before with Sim City 2013 and Diablo III. However at least they don't charge you extra on the Net on your PC. As far as I know XBox live is still being charged, so when you log in to play your single player game, it pretty much becomes World of Warcraft all over again. Gamers including the dedicated Microsoft fans did not like this one bit. To put the Xtra nail on the coffin, CEO Don Mattrick insulted fans by simply saying "If you don't like it, go back to 360." Ya why is he now working in Zynga again? I guess he forgot that Gates is the real Alpha Dog of all Microsoft.This move pretty much made Sony and Nintendo the top competitors. If they screw up like this again, it's gonna be Nintendo/Sega all over again.
4. Call Of Duty.
Let me go on record and say I don't hate CoD, I love shooting games. Doom being my personal favorite among them. But if you are only gonna put effort in the weapons and not the story. (With the exception of that one where that Nuke blew up, that was pretty tragic.) Then you just became the Gaming Industries equivalent to Michael Bay. Ironically he worked with Spielberg who used to be Alpha Dog on the military based shooters with Medal of Honor, which is a better series in my opinion. The point is that playing the game is good, but experiencing the game is better and you aren't gonna if your only praise you're getting is blowing someone's head off.
3. It's the only video game console in the world.
Nintendo has always been only about the games. Even with the Wii, they didn't do anything involving computers or movies, until it's later years when they gave the option to have media broadcasting services like Netflix, Hulu and Youtube. Sony and Microsoft on the other hand, as soon as PS2 and Xbox came around was focused more on taking over every single medium in the world. Games, Movies, Computers, you name it. They pretty much became a cheaper alternative to a PC. While Wii U is just catching up on that, it had 30 years just being the only Gaming system in the world that was all about the games.
2. Sega, Konami and Capcom is their ally now.
If you grew up in the 90s like I did, you are a veteran of the console wars. Sega and Nintendo were focused on 1-Up'ing each other. Even Sega's slogan was "Genesis does what Ninten-don't." When Dreamcast flopped they sold their character rights to Nintendo with only Sony and Microsoft getting a small piece. This in turn made Mario and Sonic, two of Video Games most legendary rivals partners, but that is not all. Konami joined the fun by having Solid Snake appear alongside the blue blur in one of Wii's Milestones, Super Smash Bros Brawl. But I'm not finished yet. Capcom has announced that in the newest Smash Bros Game, Megaman, Capcom's first mascot appear in his original NES attire. It won't be long until there is a Nintendo/Capcom spin off that Pits Mario and Sonic against the entire cast of Street Fighter and Final Fight.
1. Their top guys are still around.
I saved this for last because this is something Nintendo has all companies by the balls with. Many of the people that made Nintendo the superpower they are today are still around. Let's do a headcount:
Satoshi Tajiri Creator of Pokemon which to this day has still been a worldwide phenom.
Makoto Kano, Creator of Metroid and Kid Icarus, the man behind the ongoing question that is still being asked to this day. "Samus is a girl?"
Masahiro Sakurai, creator of Kirby and The Super Smash Bros Franchise, many vs series from movies to video games were stemmed from him. You're welcome.
Shigesato Itoi, creator of Earthbound, this Iron Chef judge showed us that games can be both tell a real world story and still have fantasy like gestures in it. Much of Earthbound were stemmed from things he seen from his own life. Don't believe me? Watch Game Theory.
And last but not least, Shigeru Miyamoto, Creator of Mario, Zelda, Star Fox, Donkey Kong, Pikmin the list goes on. He is so respected in the video game world that neither Sony nor Microsoft speak an ill world about them. Their respective fanbases may insult Nintendo all they want, but they know better than to insult one of the most powerful men in the world. He is also the reason why the other 4 had a chance to express themselves through games. While not the head of Nintendo he still plays an important part as their face and is the main producer and director of almost every game written since his promotion. I have nothing but the utmost respect for this man, not just as a fan, but as a kid who grew up from an NES playing post infant, to a Snes playing preteen, to a 64 playing Teenager and finally to a Wii playing adult. Shigeru you are not just the best thing about Nintendo, you are Nintendo personified. The Kevin Flynn of real world video games.
They are all still here and even if they are long buried their impact has been burned into our hearts and minds.
As usual debate, argue and let me know what I missed. Stay Tuned For More. And to all Nintendo fans past and present, now you're playing with power.
10. Nintendo actually listens to customer complaints.
Many of their systems produced are made from trial and error. In away they make more of their money testing us rather than give the final product because there is no final product. They test us and they continue to test us and when they hear there is some kind of flaw they work to improve the system. The Wii for example had choppy motion control on their first games. Their solution? Put a Gyroscope in each new control system to allow more fluid movements. Sony and Microsoft on the other hand give too much of the final product and the result is nasty, from 360s red ring of death, too PS3's constant patching thinking software solves a hardware problem. You can't put a bandage over a gash.
9. Wii-U isn't the first near "career killing" situation Nintendo was in.
Now I don't hate the Wii-U, as stated in 10 I think they are testing us like the Wii, however it doesn't mean they were 100 percent on everything.
Nintendo has been known to make bad decisions before. From their CDI games in 1994 which was the main reason they stuck to cartidges and in turn caused Sony to defect, to the virtual boy in 1995 and the N64 DD in 1999. However despite the ideas not fairing well with their customers, it didn't kill their careers, otherwise they would have been 3rd party like Sega and Atari. They grow and learn from their experiences and even made side jokes on the matter in the form of easter eggs in their games.
8. They saved the Video Game Buisness.
Not many people know this, but during 1982, the video game business was on the verge of going extinct thanks to the Atari E.T. Video Game. What saved us? Mario. And regardless of how good and how bad their decisions have gotten, they been riding on that high for 30 years and counting.
7. The other systems became desperate to copy them.
While Motion control has been around for a while, with the Power Glove and Eyetoy. It wasn't until the console war between PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 where things really became ridiculous. After Wii's initial success Sony and Microsoft decided to incorperate motion control in their game. Sony was modest at first, modifying their classic Dual Shock controller to give it a few new ways to play with it. However when 2010 rolled in, both Microsoft and Sony decided to rip them off. PS Move, while it helped boost their sales, was essentially a Wii-mote with a light bulb on it whilst Kinect was simply the other side of the Wii-mote, the sensor. You can take Sony out of Nintendo, but you can't take Nintendo out of Sony. However Xbox took it a step further by stealing from Sony's Eyetoy concept too. As for Kinect's game qualities. Ask Angry Joe. He's more experienced on the matter.
6. Lack of mascot. Now this one is centered mostly around Sony. Since their defection, they never had a mascot....or at least one that lasted. At least Microsoft had Master Chief. Sony had and disposed of the following potentials: Crash Bandicoot, Jak and Daxter, Ratchet and Clank. So far the closest thing to a mascot they have now is Sack Boy from Little Big Planet, but how long is he gonna last Sony? How long till you put him in the room of lost Sony Mascots?
5. Paying for extra internet services. This is mostly centered on Microsoft. While Sony and Nintendo do not charge for using their consoles as a means of surfing the Net, save for downloadable content. Microsoft decided "Oh paying their bills and our DLC isn't enough we should have their time too." Thus Xbox live is born. Which charges constantly for being online and has been doing that up to their New Xbox One. Now that wouldn't be a problem since many customers are Single Players, but then the bombshell came. Xbox One announced it's Online only policy. Which states that all games including Single Player will only be playable when you have logged onto Xbox live. Which should be no surprise from Microsoft as they did this before with Sim City 2013 and Diablo III. However at least they don't charge you extra on the Net on your PC. As far as I know XBox live is still being charged, so when you log in to play your single player game, it pretty much becomes World of Warcraft all over again. Gamers including the dedicated Microsoft fans did not like this one bit. To put the Xtra nail on the coffin, CEO Don Mattrick insulted fans by simply saying "If you don't like it, go back to 360." Ya why is he now working in Zynga again? I guess he forgot that Gates is the real Alpha Dog of all Microsoft.This move pretty much made Sony and Nintendo the top competitors. If they screw up like this again, it's gonna be Nintendo/Sega all over again.
4. Call Of Duty.
Let me go on record and say I don't hate CoD, I love shooting games. Doom being my personal favorite among them. But if you are only gonna put effort in the weapons and not the story. (With the exception of that one where that Nuke blew up, that was pretty tragic.) Then you just became the Gaming Industries equivalent to Michael Bay. Ironically he worked with Spielberg who used to be Alpha Dog on the military based shooters with Medal of Honor, which is a better series in my opinion. The point is that playing the game is good, but experiencing the game is better and you aren't gonna if your only praise you're getting is blowing someone's head off.
3. It's the only video game console in the world.
Nintendo has always been only about the games. Even with the Wii, they didn't do anything involving computers or movies, until it's later years when they gave the option to have media broadcasting services like Netflix, Hulu and Youtube. Sony and Microsoft on the other hand, as soon as PS2 and Xbox came around was focused more on taking over every single medium in the world. Games, Movies, Computers, you name it. They pretty much became a cheaper alternative to a PC. While Wii U is just catching up on that, it had 30 years just being the only Gaming system in the world that was all about the games.
2. Sega, Konami and Capcom is their ally now.
If you grew up in the 90s like I did, you are a veteran of the console wars. Sega and Nintendo were focused on 1-Up'ing each other. Even Sega's slogan was "Genesis does what Ninten-don't." When Dreamcast flopped they sold their character rights to Nintendo with only Sony and Microsoft getting a small piece. This in turn made Mario and Sonic, two of Video Games most legendary rivals partners, but that is not all. Konami joined the fun by having Solid Snake appear alongside the blue blur in one of Wii's Milestones, Super Smash Bros Brawl. But I'm not finished yet. Capcom has announced that in the newest Smash Bros Game, Megaman, Capcom's first mascot appear in his original NES attire. It won't be long until there is a Nintendo/Capcom spin off that Pits Mario and Sonic against the entire cast of Street Fighter and Final Fight.
1. Their top guys are still around.
I saved this for last because this is something Nintendo has all companies by the balls with. Many of the people that made Nintendo the superpower they are today are still around. Let's do a headcount:
Satoshi Tajiri Creator of Pokemon which to this day has still been a worldwide phenom.
Makoto Kano, Creator of Metroid and Kid Icarus, the man behind the ongoing question that is still being asked to this day. "Samus is a girl?"
Masahiro Sakurai, creator of Kirby and The Super Smash Bros Franchise, many vs series from movies to video games were stemmed from him. You're welcome.
Shigesato Itoi, creator of Earthbound, this Iron Chef judge showed us that games can be both tell a real world story and still have fantasy like gestures in it. Much of Earthbound were stemmed from things he seen from his own life. Don't believe me? Watch Game Theory.
And last but not least, Shigeru Miyamoto, Creator of Mario, Zelda, Star Fox, Donkey Kong, Pikmin the list goes on. He is so respected in the video game world that neither Sony nor Microsoft speak an ill world about them. Their respective fanbases may insult Nintendo all they want, but they know better than to insult one of the most powerful men in the world. He is also the reason why the other 4 had a chance to express themselves through games. While not the head of Nintendo he still plays an important part as their face and is the main producer and director of almost every game written since his promotion. I have nothing but the utmost respect for this man, not just as a fan, but as a kid who grew up from an NES playing post infant, to a Snes playing preteen, to a 64 playing Teenager and finally to a Wii playing adult. Shigeru you are not just the best thing about Nintendo, you are Nintendo personified. The Kevin Flynn of real world video games.
They are all still here and even if they are long buried their impact has been burned into our hearts and minds.
As usual debate, argue and let me know what I missed. Stay Tuned For More. And to all Nintendo fans past and present, now you're playing with power.
Tuesday, 23 July 2013
My Top 10 Guilty Pleasures in Movies
After watching Lindsay Ellis' AKA Nostalgia Chick's Top List. I got inspired by her bravery and decided to do a top 10 list of guilty pleasures. However since I like all mediums and not just Movies like her list I decide to take this to the next level. I will post one top list for each medium. Starting with Movies.
Now to me a guilty pleasure isn't just a movie most people hate but I like, but also movies you guys may not have heard of. So I shall provide poster pictures of each movie so that when you go to your local video store you can go "Hey S.T. likes this, I should see what the fuss is about." I kid of course I mainly do this because I want to share my likes with all of you.
10. Dragonball Evolution.
Now that I taken the time to make sure Chu-ey and Squirty are still guarding my house from lynch mobs let me explain. As said before in my Straight Up Review, I hate the Buu Saga blah blah blah. While I was slowly recovering from what I call Anime Blue Screen Of Death, I heard news that they were making a Dragon Ball Movie. I was excited it was like my inner fanboy was unleashed. Needless to say what I watched was not what I expected, but I liked it anyway. Personally I don't see why people complain about it. "Goku's not Asian." He's an alien I think Nationality was thrown out the window on that one. "Goku's in Highschool." It takes place in the modern future rather than simply advanced past. It's gonna be a little hard to raise a boy in the woods when part of those woods are torn down to make way for new cities. "Piccolo didn't kill Grandpa Gohan." Hey that was a good change even if the other reasons were justified and it ain't the first time a villain was promoted to Murderer of Hero's parents *Cough* Tim Burton's Batman *Cough*.
All and all I like this movie and let's face it when they do make a newer one it's gonna suck worse and people are gonna say that this one was better by comparison. Just like Street Fighter. And hey at least it wasn't Michael Bay that directed.....wait come to think about it as stupid as that sounds that would be perfect for Bay. I mean the Anime alone has it's fair share of fanservice and shit blowing up. Then again so does Ninja Turtles and apparently he is gonna make it worse!!!!
9. Felix The Cat
Now I would like to take the time to thank NC for reviewing this because it helped reignite my love of this character. When I was a kid I used to watch an old show called Twisted Tales of Felix The Cat, it was very nonsensical even for my standards of the time. However my major love of the character came from an old Cartoon Serial I had on my 6 Hour Cartoon VHS. It was called "The Goose That Laid The Golden Age. In which Felix and Goldie, the titular goose decide to use Goldie's talents to help the poor. When an evil pirate named Captain Kidd snatches Goldie, Felix jumps into action to save his friend. This Cartoon specifically was very dark and I often wonder to this day how those writers got away with it. It had it's fair share of comedic moments, but much of it looked like a realistic swashbuckling action movie. And that was just one Cartoon serial. This Movie on the other hand at least to me, was an extension of that cartoon I loved so dearly as a child. In it Felix travels to the land of Oriana to rescue a princess from her evil Uncle, the Duke of Zill. The movie itself was a nonsensical mess, but I loved every minute of it and let's face it, I am a sucker for the 80s.
8. The Wraith
Now this movie barely exist to the world if not for 5 names. The first one more well known than the other 3.. And let's just say back then he was also winning. That's right folks, this was one of Charlie Sheen's earlier lesser known films. The others were Clint Howard (Whom you know in every Ron Howard movie ever made.), Sherilyn Fenn (Of Twin Peaks fame) Randy Quaid (Yes the drunk pilot from Independence Day) And Nick Cassevettes whom you might not know acting wise; but you may know him as the director of the Notebook. Suffice to say he plays the main villain of this movie. I found this out by accident when I was watching a tape that had two other movies on it. One was Jason Lives and the other was Little Shop Of Horrors. Since then there were lot's of things. The movie itself revolves around a mysterious man named Jake Kesey (Sheen) who came to Arizona to court local Waitress Keri Johnson (Fenn) who just lost a boyfriend to murder and is now forced into a relationship with Packard Walsh (Cassevettes) leader of a gang of "Road Pirates." Who challenge their victims to dangerous drag races and use their car as collateral. The entire town lives in fear of the gang and the Sheriff Loomis (Quaid) without evidence. As all this is going on a mysterious figure in a black car shows up to challenge the gang, killing them one by one with his supernatural technologically advanced Car. Whoever he is he's "Weird and Pissed off." I love this movie due to it's 80s camp and near anime style story telling and I was surprised to find out who The Wraith really was at the time. I was even more surprised that Cassevette's whom directed one of my most hated movies the Notebook. Played a very intelligent, cold and psychotic villain in Packard Walsh. It just goes to show you never know much about people. Plus it's got the best mix of 80s mix music from new wave to heavy metal. What more can anyone ask? And that Car look up the words Turbo Interceptor and you'll see what I am talking about.
7. The Gladiator.
Now this movie is essentially what the Wraith would be like if A. It was more realistic and B. There two versions, both good and evil.
It Centers around Rick Benton a mechanic who lost his brother surviving a brush with a serial killer who uses a car with advanced illegal technology to kill people. Benton uses his skills to convert his pick up truck to be more stronger, faster and as advanced as the car that killed his brother and becomes a vigilante called the Gladiator. As he searches for the driver that killed his brother he decides to rid the streets of reckless drivers. However as his quest for revenge intensifies the police think he'll go to far and try to stop him. I liked this movie solely because it was not bad for a TV movie. It showed the Pros and Cons of Revenge Vigilantism and unlike Wraith it actually showed a realist approach to turning a car into a dangerous street weapon. You could very well call it Death Wish with Cars.
6. Super Mario Bros.
Personally I don't see what all the hate is all about. I mean the story of Mario at the time of this movie was released while great was pretty generic. Mario rescues princess from evil enemies. It wasn't until Mario 64 came out that they did an extended one in which Power Stars were involved and many worlds have problems that only the titular plumbers were the only ones that can solve it. Before that came into fruition, this movie and the Cartoon Series were the only mediums that have put an actual storyline. Suffice to say much of the games that came out after this movie had elements of the movie put in them. The paintings that lead to other worlds in 64 was taken from the scene where the Bros. enter Dinohattan for the first time. Hell Toad's Turnpike in Mario Kart looks like Dinohattan itself only cleaner. This was the first video game movie I ever watched and I loved every minute of it.
5. Guyver
Don't be fooled by the poster Mark Hamil does not play the titular Bio Booster fighter. This movie was a mess, an overhyped R rated Power Ranger flick and an insult to the Manga. Say what you will about DBE but this was the worse. The suit was cheap rubber, the monsters were inaccurate in every way and they managed to take down Mark Hamill, Jeffery Combs, Jimmie Walker and David Gale a whole peg. In fact the sequel was a lot better because it had improved storyline, costume effects and even replaced that no named guy with David Hayter. That's right folks, Solid Snake is The Guyver. Now you're probably wondering "If you hate this movie so much why is it a guilty pleasure." I liked it when I was a kid, and now a days I catch it on TV and poke fun at how delightfully stupid it is. I mean they had the Jaws theme playing while Guyver cut his way out of the stomach of one of his enemies. This was so stupid it's awesome and I loved every minute of it.
4. Space Jam
This movie was bad but I liked it for one simple reason. If you read my first Straight Up Review of Teen Titans Go, (Which I will not put on this list because it's not a guilty pleasure.) you'll know I talked about a concept known as, characters on down time. This is where it started people. Nevermind the dull acting of Michael Jordon, or the out of character way the Tunes talked when not doing their classic shorts.....or the bunny boobies. This showed us that offscreen the Looney Tunes are no different than the average every day actors. They have lives outside the show and troubles every other actor is. The only difference is that as Daffy Duck pointed out, they get screwed over on merchandise. Joking aside this movie came up with my favorite media concept and I couldn't thank it enough for it even if it did ruin the fandom that existed since the 30s.
3. The Little Shop Of Horrors
When people here this name they instantly think "The musical with Rick Moranis." and I thought of that too, but that wasn't until I seen this. This was what started it all the 1960 B movie Horror Comedy by B Movie Legend Roger Corman. While many consider the musical superior, I find this better, not just because it's original but it had better characters. For example many times Seymour killed someone in this version, he did it by accident in the most hilarious ways imaginable which further shows how bad his luck is. It also showed a character I liked that I found to my disappointment, was never seen in the musical, Burson Fouch. To those that don't know, Fouch was a regular customer at Mushnik's flowershop. What makes him funny, is that he buys flowers to eat them. When I saw that I would think Audery 2 (Audrey Jr. in this movie.) Would be his archenemy. Think about it, Man-eating Plant Vs Plant-eating Man. That would have been an epic battle. Not only that, but it was Fouch that set the plot forward. He stated that the best flower shops keep strange and unusual plants on display which attract more customers and make more money. Last but not least a reason to like this movie we can all agree on. It was one of Jack Nicholson's early roles, but I won't tell you who he plays. You'll have to find that one out.
2. Home Alone 2: Lost In New York
Now I have no idea why this one was hated so much too. Yes the violence is both horrifying and cartoonishly unrealistic, but it's got better cons than pros. First off it's the only Sequel you'll ever see Culkin, in unless he ends up playing a dad in the next one. It also has something you rarely see work in sequels: Escalation. In the original he was simply defending his home from intruders. In this one we see a more selfless side of Kevin McCallister is lost and alone in another city with nothing but his Wits and his dad's credit card to guide him. He finds out that his enemies The Wet/Sticky Bandits are planning to steal money from a charity. To make matters worse, the burglars are somewhat wise to his traps from the first movie but as Kevin says "Don't you know a kid always wins against 2 idiots?". But my main reason for liking this movie is that it contains one of my personal favorite songs "Christmas Star." By John Williams. Everytime I hear this song I get teary ey---- I mean some kind of dust causes my eyes to water. Fuck it it's my 94th post no bullshit. I'm a guy and I cry at emotional moments in movies, happy now!? But ranting aside this movie was one of my greatest movies to watch as a child and it's a hell of a lot better than the sequels they got now.
1. Small Soldiers
This is a guilty pleasure I haven't seen for a long time. I liked it in the theater, I liked it on VHS. Yet as I talk about this I hear that I am only part of half the majority of this movie base. People think that it's cliched with Satire and War Movie Parodies and while that is true there is some charm to it. The movie revolves around a Toy Company being taken over by GlobalTech a once Cold War era based weapons company that uses their money, power and Technology to try to improve the lives of civilian consumers. In this case they help produce two lines of soldier toys. The first is the Commando Elite, a group of GI Joe like figures that set out to defend America from the other Group The Gorgonites. These toys however are no ordinary action figures, but can move, talk and learn like regular humans thank's to Globaltech's experimental chip the X-1000. However that is not all. Local Juvenile Delinquent Alan Abernathy purchases the two sets in order to help his father make money on his failing toystore. Said soldiers activate and wage war against one and other and humans are caught in the middle of it. Not all is what it seems though as the Gorgonites are really peaceful monsters that simply want to find their home while the Elite want to use any means necessary to wipe them out along with anyone that gets in their way. I was stoked when I first watched this movie and even more excited now when I found out that it was Joe Dante that created it. Ya it's cliched and many people would rather watch something better. It also gets bonus points for being one of the few films in the world to get permission from Led Zepplin to feature their music in it. Now that is a hell of an accomplishment.
Now normally this would be the part where I, like many reviewers would apologize for putting you through a nightmare of things you probably hate. But let me go on record and say.....no. Better yet, Hell No. This may sound hypocritical, since I have on occasion have hated other guilty pleasures and spoke proudly of how much I hate them, but here's the thing: There are gonna be things I like and things I hate. There are gonna be things I like that some people would hate and there would be things I hate that someone would like. More power to us either way, but it doesn't mean I am gonna disrespect others for hating what I like and liking what I hate. We may get into arguments on it and even go as far as cussing each other out and as low as calling each other names when we can't think of things to win either side of the argument. If someone even likes something as god awful as Twilight I am gonna make my argument known but it doesn't mean I hate the person for liking it. I just wonder why someone would like that piece of shit. The same Twihard fan probably wonders the same about me when I mention Stephen King or Bram Stoker. The point though is that without our guilty pleasures, we wouldn't have that one of many things that makes us as human beings so unique.
As usual debate, argue and let me know what I missed. Stay Tuned For More.
Now to me a guilty pleasure isn't just a movie most people hate but I like, but also movies you guys may not have heard of. So I shall provide poster pictures of each movie so that when you go to your local video store you can go "Hey S.T. likes this, I should see what the fuss is about." I kid of course I mainly do this because I want to share my likes with all of you.
10. Dragonball Evolution.
All and all I like this movie and let's face it when they do make a newer one it's gonna suck worse and people are gonna say that this one was better by comparison. Just like Street Fighter. And hey at least it wasn't Michael Bay that directed.....wait come to think about it as stupid as that sounds that would be perfect for Bay. I mean the Anime alone has it's fair share of fanservice and shit blowing up. Then again so does Ninja Turtles and apparently he is gonna make it worse!!!!
9. Felix The Cat
8. The Wraith
7. The Gladiator.
It Centers around Rick Benton a mechanic who lost his brother surviving a brush with a serial killer who uses a car with advanced illegal technology to kill people. Benton uses his skills to convert his pick up truck to be more stronger, faster and as advanced as the car that killed his brother and becomes a vigilante called the Gladiator. As he searches for the driver that killed his brother he decides to rid the streets of reckless drivers. However as his quest for revenge intensifies the police think he'll go to far and try to stop him. I liked this movie solely because it was not bad for a TV movie. It showed the Pros and Cons of Revenge Vigilantism and unlike Wraith it actually showed a realist approach to turning a car into a dangerous street weapon. You could very well call it Death Wish with Cars.
6. Super Mario Bros.
5. Guyver
4. Space Jam
3. The Little Shop Of Horrors
2. Home Alone 2: Lost In New York
1. Small Soldiers
Now normally this would be the part where I, like many reviewers would apologize for putting you through a nightmare of things you probably hate. But let me go on record and say.....no. Better yet, Hell No. This may sound hypocritical, since I have on occasion have hated other guilty pleasures and spoke proudly of how much I hate them, but here's the thing: There are gonna be things I like and things I hate. There are gonna be things I like that some people would hate and there would be things I hate that someone would like. More power to us either way, but it doesn't mean I am gonna disrespect others for hating what I like and liking what I hate. We may get into arguments on it and even go as far as cussing each other out and as low as calling each other names when we can't think of things to win either side of the argument. If someone even likes something as god awful as Twilight I am gonna make my argument known but it doesn't mean I hate the person for liking it. I just wonder why someone would like that piece of shit. The same Twihard fan probably wonders the same about me when I mention Stephen King or Bram Stoker. The point though is that without our guilty pleasures, we wouldn't have that one of many things that makes us as human beings so unique.
As usual debate, argue and let me know what I missed. Stay Tuned For More.
Friday, 12 July 2013
5 facts you didn't know about well known Celebrities
While I was on my journey to seek out the truth in fiction I noticed very interesting facts about certain celebrities both living and dead that very few people know, but when found out they go something along the lines of "Holy shit I didn't know that." This list here is 5 of those people.
5. Bruce Lee used to be a bully.
That's right, the man who became a legend in both the action movie business as well as the Martial Arts business, was actually a bully used to get into fights wherever he went. In Hong Kong he was known for his poor grades and violent temper. After one brush too many with the police, Bruce was sent to America by his parents in hopes that the change in scenery would help him. And it did, along the way he used his reputation as "Cha Cha Champion." To make extra money giving other travelers dancing lessons and upon arriving he got a job as a live in waiter at a restaurant owned by Ruby Chow. Then and there he finished his highschool education and even enrolled in the Universty of Washington, where he got among all things, his degree in Philosophy and his future wife Linda. It goes to show that not all bullies have bad things happen to them.
4. Mr. T was a bodyguard before he became an actor.
Before T became the modern day superhero we knew, loved and sometimes feared, he was a bodyguard who protected about almost everyone, prostitutes, welfare recipients, teachers, preachers, bankers and store owners. When his reputation on protection had improved he also added celebrities into the list such as Steve McQueen and Michael Jackson. It was during that time, he entered in NBC's "America's Toughest Bouncer." one of the competitions was boxing and it was then and there Sly discovered him and gave him the part of Clubber Lang in Rocky III. The rest is history on that one. Though word to the wise, if you are playing World Of Warcraft and see a Night Elf Mohawk, run away. Because T is coming for you Fool!!!
3. Rob Zombie was a production assistant to Pee Wee's Playhouse.
No you read that right, Rob Zombie. Yes that Rob Zombie, the guy that's been known as one of the founding members of the Death Metal genre. Them man who's created a world where everyone is an asshole or a psychotic killer through movies, like House of 1000 Corpses and the Devil's Rejects started out as a production assistant. The messed up part is, I found this out by accident. I was looking to see if Pee Wee got his idea from Andy's Funhouse. (He didn't, but it's a good rumor.) I am just as shocked as you are. Still knowing that makes me wonder if he came up with the "Everything Talks" gags. I mean Reubins mind is warped but Zombie's is more warped.
2. Scott Melville was a Brony before it existed.
Before he became known in such roles as Robin of Teen Titans and Max of Dark Cloud 2 Fame. One of his early roles included Danny Williams 1 of 3 human children who got transported into Ponyland (Before they changed the name to Equestria) whenever the ponies needed their help. This was during the Generation 1 My Little Pony series, you'd either have to be a hardcore fan of the show, or just someone that has a vast knowledge of actors. I'm the latter by the way. Melville makes a subtle hint of his stint on the show during an episode of Teen Titans Go. Goddamn it. I swear if I rhyme again I am gonna patent it as Suess-itus.........what I couldn't find a picture of Scott Melville.
1. Almost every famous celeb used to be victims of Bullying.
It's true actually many celebs have actually been bullying victims themselves. No hand in the world can count how many. But I can name a few.
Christan Bale for example when he started out as a Child Star, was bullied because of his success. Personally until Rises came out I never took him seriously as Batman, but hearing this story makes me glad he got to be the titular Dark Knight. At the very least it probably got the kids (Who were probably his age by now.) To fear and respect him and regret what they did.
Even Internet celebs were the victims of Bullying.
During his review of "Mazes and Monsters" Noah Antwiler aka The Spoony One, lamented that he along with fellow players of the famous Dungeons and Dragons Role Playing Game, were bullied not only by other kids but teachers. This was strictly due to the controversy surrounding the game at the time. Now I know he isn't the only celeb internet or otherwise, but upon looking for a proper list I discovered a lot of name, some well known, some not so known in the public eye. Celebs such as Robin Williams, Matt Groening. Personally I never played, nor participated in any form of Dungeons and Dragons. I don't hate it and would like to try it out, but do not know where to start. The game intimidates me. I grew up when Zelda was still growing and got used to that and while I love that series I know it can't compete with D&D if they decided to go at each other. Hell I found out to my shock that even Mr. Rogers is in it. As a character. I'm dead serious. But I ramble on, the point though is many of the great celebs for various reasons has been victims of bullying in the end they get the last laugh as they become bigger successes than the people that bully him. (With the exception of Bruce Lee who was the bully.) Huh I just noticed something. If you shave off Bale's beard he and Spoony look kinda similar. Makes me wonder if they ever do a biopic on Spoony would Bale play him?
As usual, debate, argue and let me know what I missed. Stay Tuned For More.
5. Bruce Lee used to be a bully.
4. Mr. T was a bodyguard before he became an actor.
Before T became the modern day superhero we knew, loved and sometimes feared, he was a bodyguard who protected about almost everyone, prostitutes, welfare recipients, teachers, preachers, bankers and store owners. When his reputation on protection had improved he also added celebrities into the list such as Steve McQueen and Michael Jackson. It was during that time, he entered in NBC's "America's Toughest Bouncer." one of the competitions was boxing and it was then and there Sly discovered him and gave him the part of Clubber Lang in Rocky III. The rest is history on that one. Though word to the wise, if you are playing World Of Warcraft and see a Night Elf Mohawk, run away. Because T is coming for you Fool!!!
3. Rob Zombie was a production assistant to Pee Wee's Playhouse.
2. Scott Melville was a Brony before it existed.
Before he became known in such roles as Robin of Teen Titans and Max of Dark Cloud 2 Fame. One of his early roles included Danny Williams 1 of 3 human children who got transported into Ponyland (Before they changed the name to Equestria) whenever the ponies needed their help. This was during the Generation 1 My Little Pony series, you'd either have to be a hardcore fan of the show, or just someone that has a vast knowledge of actors. I'm the latter by the way. Melville makes a subtle hint of his stint on the show during an episode of Teen Titans Go. Goddamn it. I swear if I rhyme again I am gonna patent it as Suess-itus.........what I couldn't find a picture of Scott Melville.
1. Almost every famous celeb used to be victims of Bullying.
It's true actually many celebs have actually been bullying victims themselves. No hand in the world can count how many. But I can name a few.
Even Internet celebs were the victims of Bullying.
As usual, debate, argue and let me know what I missed. Stay Tuned For More.
Saturday, 23 March 2013
Top 5 Greatest Defictionalizors in Movie History
In this post I am gonna do something completely different. I am gonna make a list of the best defictionalizors in movie history. While this top list is about defictionalizors its sad to say what happens does not exist in real life....yet.
5. The Thermiens from Galaxy Quest.
For those that don't know they are a race of aliens who mistaken a popular Sci-Fi show as a real space battle and recruit the actors in a replica. At first said actors save for William Sha--- I mean Jason Nesmith are reluctant and at first do a crappy job. However after learning to work together and realizing what they missed on the show they become the heroes that they played on TV. What's so great about the Thermiens is that not only are they obsessed fans of the "Historical Documents." But they went as far as using their advanced tech to recreate the ship and weapons for the actors to use.
4. The Mexican Villagers from The Three Amigos.
Here is something that is like Galaxy Quest but without the space themes. Ironically this was made before Galaxy. Three Actors, under the impression that a letter for help in Mexico was an offer for an acting gig. When they find out that's not the case rather than run they use their acting talents to save the day. What makes the Villagers more awesome is that while unlike the Thermiens who were aided by their advanced technology. These Villagers used what they can to help the Three win in the end. Showing that when a town is in danger and there's heroes to stand behind, the townspeople refuse to take any crap from the bad guys.
3. Charley Brewster from Fright Night.
Here's a guy that is obsessed with horror. However unlike some idiots that would walk in guns blazing and get killed for their troubles. Charley has the sense to try to talk to someone else who could. He started normally by talking to the cops, who of course don't believe him. Out of options he turns to Peter Vincent, actor and self proclaimed vampire slayer. Vincent like others at first think Charley is a crazy fan. However upon his own encounter with the undead, he gets his act together and prepares to kick ass. What makes Charley better than the other two is that he takes on his fair share of fights without getting bit.
2. Jeff from My Name is Bruce.
Imagine if Charely were a lot more paranoid than Tony Montana on a bender. You would have Jeff a fan obsessed with the God of B movie Badasses, Bruce Campbell. When he accidentally unleashes a demon bent on killing him and his family bloodline (Which hilariously means his entire home town.) He calls the man who is less than thrilled thinking he is in another bad B movie. Unlike the other 3 who face the challenge when Sh** gets real. Bruce promptly retreats. What makes Jeff better than Charely though is while Charely is intentionally smart, Jeff is inadvertently smart. It only takes him calling Bruce intending to sacrifice himself to the monster to snap Bruce out of his funk and kick some Ash. Hail to the King indeed.
1. Ben Chapalski Aka Choda Boy from Orgazmo.
This guy should have his picture on the definition of Defictionalization. Here we have a man who plays a side kick in a low budget action, superhero, pornography, starring along side a Mormon Missionary playing the title role. But off screen he's a master martial artist, a former MIT Grad and an inventor who manages to make every single gadget from said movie, including the Orgazmorator. A laser like weapon that triggers sexual release on anyone it shoots. But that's not all, he manages to recruit said Mormon to fight evil as the roles they played on screen. This makes him both the defictionalizor and one of the two actors he defictionalizes. Not only that but he also does something different. In the porno they play in it's Orgazmo who's the leader and Choda Boy as the sidekick. However the "Real" Orgazmo and Choda Boy's roles have reversed. Ben becomes the leader because he made the gadgets as well as the strategies and this also makes him the mentor of the titular hero. All this is the reason why he takes the number 1 spot.
As usual debate, argue and let me know what I missed. Stay Tuned for More.
5. The Thermiens from Galaxy Quest.
For those that don't know they are a race of aliens who mistaken a popular Sci-Fi show as a real space battle and recruit the actors in a replica. At first said actors save for William Sha--- I mean Jason Nesmith are reluctant and at first do a crappy job. However after learning to work together and realizing what they missed on the show they become the heroes that they played on TV. What's so great about the Thermiens is that not only are they obsessed fans of the "Historical Documents." But they went as far as using their advanced tech to recreate the ship and weapons for the actors to use.
4. The Mexican Villagers from The Three Amigos.
Here is something that is like Galaxy Quest but without the space themes. Ironically this was made before Galaxy. Three Actors, under the impression that a letter for help in Mexico was an offer for an acting gig. When they find out that's not the case rather than run they use their acting talents to save the day. What makes the Villagers more awesome is that while unlike the Thermiens who were aided by their advanced technology. These Villagers used what they can to help the Three win in the end. Showing that when a town is in danger and there's heroes to stand behind, the townspeople refuse to take any crap from the bad guys.
3. Charley Brewster from Fright Night.
Here's a guy that is obsessed with horror. However unlike some idiots that would walk in guns blazing and get killed for their troubles. Charley has the sense to try to talk to someone else who could. He started normally by talking to the cops, who of course don't believe him. Out of options he turns to Peter Vincent, actor and self proclaimed vampire slayer. Vincent like others at first think Charley is a crazy fan. However upon his own encounter with the undead, he gets his act together and prepares to kick ass. What makes Charley better than the other two is that he takes on his fair share of fights without getting bit.
2. Jeff from My Name is Bruce.
Imagine if Charely were a lot more paranoid than Tony Montana on a bender. You would have Jeff a fan obsessed with the God of B movie Badasses, Bruce Campbell. When he accidentally unleashes a demon bent on killing him and his family bloodline (Which hilariously means his entire home town.) He calls the man who is less than thrilled thinking he is in another bad B movie. Unlike the other 3 who face the challenge when Sh** gets real. Bruce promptly retreats. What makes Jeff better than Charely though is while Charely is intentionally smart, Jeff is inadvertently smart. It only takes him calling Bruce intending to sacrifice himself to the monster to snap Bruce out of his funk and kick some Ash. Hail to the King indeed.
1. Ben Chapalski Aka Choda Boy from Orgazmo.
This guy should have his picture on the definition of Defictionalization. Here we have a man who plays a side kick in a low budget action, superhero, pornography, starring along side a Mormon Missionary playing the title role. But off screen he's a master martial artist, a former MIT Grad and an inventor who manages to make every single gadget from said movie, including the Orgazmorator. A laser like weapon that triggers sexual release on anyone it shoots. But that's not all, he manages to recruit said Mormon to fight evil as the roles they played on screen. This makes him both the defictionalizor and one of the two actors he defictionalizes. Not only that but he also does something different. In the porno they play in it's Orgazmo who's the leader and Choda Boy as the sidekick. However the "Real" Orgazmo and Choda Boy's roles have reversed. Ben becomes the leader because he made the gadgets as well as the strategies and this also makes him the mentor of the titular hero. All this is the reason why he takes the number 1 spot.
As usual debate, argue and let me know what I missed. Stay Tuned for More.
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