I'll admit, I was kind of looking for a verbal fight when I got into a little discussion with CryptDaddy on Twitter. When he took the position of, "The Tiny Toon Adventures reboot will probably be good." All I could think was, "Yeah, sure, like the Teen Titans reboot, the Doug sequel, Powerpuff Girls sequel, … Continue reading Rocko’s Modern Life series review
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How I measure wokeness.
This is more of a "for future reference" post, so that I don't have to keep re-typing this for reviews where I'm going to rate a film's wokeness. Since I decided to cover how "woke" certain shows, movies, and games are, I should define what is meant by "woke", and measure how woke on a … Continue reading How I measure wokeness.
My Top 50 Favorite Monster Films and Creature Features
Creature features, films about animals we are familiar with that really exist, except they are put in scenarios that are terrifying to the average civilian. Or they become supersized. Basically monster movies, with an emphasis on real life animals. But you also can't ignore the monster flicks that are more on the extraterrestrial side of … Continue reading My Top 50 Favorite Monster Films and Creature Features
Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: October 1991
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRD2IbYFf7o In front of a national television audience on CBS, play-by-play man Jack Buck famously says "And we'll see you tomorrow night!" while calling Minnesota Twins star Kirby Puckett's game-winning home run to send the World Series against the Atlanta Braves to a decisive seventh game. The first official version of the Linux kernel, version 0.02, is released. Child star Adam Rich arrested for stealing … Continue reading Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: October 1991
Watchmen film and comic review and comparison
Comic rated: 5 / 5 The test of a politician's greatness is the success of his plans and enterprises -- in other words, his ability to reach his goal. Conversely, the theoretician's final goal can never be reached; human thought may grasp truths and envision ends that it sees with crystal clarity, even though such … Continue reading Watchmen film and comic review and comparison
Son of the Morning Star (1991) review
Rated: 4 / 5 Introduction (rant on things we once had in the past, but never will again) You know, I used to think the 90s had jack shit for television when it came to "made for TV movies and miniseries." But then I started thinking how much that changed ever since, I don't know, … Continue reading Son of the Morning Star (1991) review
The Hobbit (1977)
http://www.vhsisland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hobbit.jpg Rated: 4 / 5 "There's a magic in that music.""And it moves through me.""You feel the love of beautiful things.""To go and see the great mountains and hear the pine trees and waterfalls...""To wear a sword instead of a walking stick...""Just once..." https://tainthemeat.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/the-hobbit-1977-5.jpg https://www.yst.am/assets/images/movies/the_hobbit_1977/large-screenshot3.jpg The majority of the songs in this movie are pretty … Continue reading The Hobbit (1977)
Lensman: Secret of the Lens (1984) review
https://visocki.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/lensman_h.jpg Rated: 3 / 5 So Lensman has a very fascinating history to it that, in all honesty, is more interesting than the film itself. The film is based on a book series written from the 1930s and 1950s, which in turn inspired the Star Wars films, which in turn inspired this anime film that … Continue reading Lensman: Secret of the Lens (1984) review
Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: September 1991
After being fired from World Championship Wrestling following a contract dispute, Ric Flair makes his World Wrestling Federation debut on Prime Time Wrestling with the "Big Gold Belt". The 20th Anniversary week of The Price Is Right is celebrated. US and USSR (hah!) officially recognizes independence of Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania. Nelson Mandela chosen as president of African National Congress. Mike Tyson indicted for rape of Desiree … Continue reading Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: September 1991
Halo 1, 2, 3, and Reach (2001-2007, 2010) review
Introduction (skip this) For a long while, I've been wondering if I outgrew first person shooters. In all fairness, there's been a large gap between the games I played from my childhood, the last recent modern shooter, and today's shooters. Regarding most recent memory, the last ones I recall playing were Bioshock, Bioshock 3, Wolfenstein: … Continue reading Halo 1, 2, 3, and Reach (2001-2007, 2010) review
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