Flight of the Last Vampire

So I went to blockbuster yesterday and picked up some movies, as I am one to do. The movies that I'm reviewing are Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane and Blood: The Last Vampire. Neither of these movies were really that great. Both movies seemed to be fairly low-budget with casts of mostly unknowns. Flight of the Living Dead is pretty self explanatory, some sort of virus that was developed by the government to bring the dead to life is transported on a plane and eventually causes zombies to run a muck. 4/10 for only the fact that I love zombies so much. Blood: The Last Vampire is a 2009 live-action movie loosely based on the anime Blood+. I do mean loosely So loosely only the main character Saya is the only thing that's really in common. There is no other character from the anime in this movie, the plot is completely different and she even uses a different sword. It's not even the same as the 2000 animated movie by the same name that really launched the series. The effects weren't that great either, the "vampires" looked more like claymation of the late 80s/early 90s. Totally fucked that one up 1/10.

Friday the 13th 11 Movie Reviews

Seeing as how it would take a long time and a lot of effort on my part to review every single movie individually I'm going to lump some of them together.

Firstly there is the original movie. This is a great movie that started a generally good series of horror flicks. Mrs. Voorhees kills camp counselors who had let her disfigured son drown because they were off having sex. Very good movie 9/10.

The next two movies, Friday the 13th Part 2 and Part 3 shall be reviewed together. This is the beginning of Jason coming back to life to kill anyone who dares visit Crystal lake. Part 3 is when Jason gets his famous hockey mask and was also originally in 3D. Both of these get 7/10.

Parts 4-6 had some of my favorite deaths in the series, including someone getting their head slammed into the metal side of a van/RV so hard the face leaves an imprint. More greatness about these three include a young boy killing Jason with his machete, another young boy defying the horror stereotype regarding black people by surviving, a character lasting throughout 3 films and the cheesy yet somehow catchy end song of part 6, "Man Behind the Mask". I hereby grant all 3 movies a 8/10.

Parts 7-9 are where the series starts to take a turn for the worse. The plot is at its weakest. Trying to make it even more far out by adding a girl with telekinesis, transplanting Jason to Manhattan and turning Jason into some weird demon slug thing. Overall these movies suck pretty hard, however part 9 does have my favorite kill of the series in which a girl having sex is ripped almost completely in half by a highway reflective pole. These three get 5/10.

Jason X is the 10th movie in the franchise. This movie is a slight improvement over the last three, but not by much. Jason becomes frozen after killing someone and is reawakened in the future to kill and cause havoc. Some decent kills in this movie including the most difficult one in the franchise. It gets a 6/10.

The reboot of the franchise that came out earlier this year was honestly pretty good. Bringing a whole new sense of terror to the franchise. The kills are sadistic and well done. Honestly I greatly enjoyed this movie 8/10.

That about wraps it up for now. Until next time, adios.

Hatchet

Hatchet is a horror film that is quite similar to Friday the 13th. The killer in this movie, much like Jason Voorhees, is disfigured, dies due to teenagers and kills in a variety of gruesome ways. Other comparisons that can be made to Friday the 13th are the nudity (there are breast shots abound in the start seeing as how it's base in New Orleans during Mardi Gras) and the mainly young cast. The movie stars Joel Moore (Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Grandma's Boy) and also features appearances by the great Tony Todd (known mainly for his role as Clive Barker's Candyman, but also a great stage actor) and Richard Riehle (Office Space, Grounded for Life). Overall it's a decent film, worth a rental perhaps. I give it a 6/10.

Braindead

This is the 3rd movie directed by Peter Jackson of Lord of the Rings fame. It uses classic gross-out techniques to horrify and disgust the viewer. though the techniques are outdated enough to no longer frighten, they do gross-out with gusto. It reminds me of the early Return of the Living Dead movies mixed with Gremlins, not really meant to be scary but meant to be gross and funny. Somehow I found it very entertaining and gave it a 7/10.

Amusement

The first movie of the month is called Amusement. You should absolutely not watch the second segment if you hate/fear clowns. There is one part where "The Laugh" is dressed as a clown and would give Pennywise a run for his money. The series of short stories is strung together by the psychotic killer known as "The Laugh". He stalks three women who he met when he was a boy. A psychotic as a child, The Laugh first encountered the three as a boy. honestly this is quite a creepy movie, and I loved every minute of it. An extremely well-made movie that actually didn't make a lot of money at the box office. Despite being a bit cliche for horror films I still thought the insane disposition of The Laugh was very entertaining. 8/10

October Fright Fest

It is once again October which means I will continue my tradition of watching as many horror movies as possible throughout the month. This will also help my motivation to post more because I will give movie ratings at the end of the day. That also means plenty of reading for my loyal followers (as few as there might be). So stay tuned because my first block of reviews will be coming within the next 24 hours

Revolving Madness

So last night I saw the movie Revolver with Jason Statham and Ray Liota. A pretty good movie if you like watching insane acid-trip-like movies. Honestly I did enjoy it even if it did confuse the hell out of me most of the time. I think it's one of those movies where the more you watch it, the more sense it makes. Plus, how often do you find a movie where Jason Statham has semi-long hair and a 70s porn mustache? Not very often I'll tell you that right now. This movie is a total mind fuck and I recommend it to people who would like to see a cross between Barton Fink, Ocean's 11 and The Sopranos. Also let us not forget that Andre 3000, a member of the band Outkast did a pretty good job in this movie as well. I give it a well-earned 8/10.

Game Crash

I just got home from seeing the movie Gamer. It wasn't all it was cracked up to be. It's obviously a movie targeted at male gamers. It basically involves two games, Society (which is incredibly similar to Second Life) and Slayers (like a real version of Call of Duty 4). Now I like Gerard Butler and Ludacris but this movie really wasn't great. Sure, the action was cool and I did enjoy the nudity but other than that the plot seemed flimsy and not very original. It's like some hollywood screenwriter took all gamers for murder-loving sexual deviants. Given there are some of those out there but that doesn't mean we should all be generalized like that. Also it seemed even more gender biased when you notice that they didn't show one female gamer and the one female character of the game dies shortly after we're introduced to her. So, in summary, this movie isn't really worth seeing in theaters, and not really worth renting either. It gets a 3/10.

Nicholson and Freeman Score some Buckets

I just got done from sitting down and watching a 2007 movie called The Bucket List. It stars Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman playing two guys who meet in a hospital, both of them with cancer. They make a list of things to do before they die. HBO labeled it as a comedy and, while I agree there are a few funny bits in it, I think it would be better described as a drama. The movie was very human, I could see this sort of thing happening, if it hasn't already. Both Nicholson and Freeman were both fantastic in the movie and I give it a well earned 10/10. If you don't at the very least feel sad at the end of the movie, you have no heart.

This is the Post that Never Ends... Or does it?

Sorry for the lack of updates recently, I've been quite busy and will on,ly be getting more busy. I do have much to share though so strap yourself in for a long read.

First up, I want to tell you about Dragonball Kai. This anime is an HD re-release of Dragonball Z, celebrating it's 20th anniversary, but that's only the beginning. There are also new sound effects, some new dialogue voiced by the original cast, as well as new opening and ending sequences. Oh, and they are more closely following the manga and have cut all of the filler that was created for the show due to it being aired while the manga was still being released. I suggest you watch it if you are a fan of Dragonball Z. Watch here.

I've gotten back into playing on Byond and boy, has it changed quite a lot. It's not nearly as uniformly set out as it used to be. The coding system appears to be more advanced ergo the experience of the game play has improved. If you didn't know Byond is a free site that utilizes a free program to host user-created games. Many of these games are multi-player, allowing you to interact with others. Although this isn't necessarily a good thing because there are a lot of ass holes who play these games and they are more than happy to harass you. But that doesn't apply to all games. There are also some single player games that can be very fun depending on your interests. All of the games use a 2D format thus it is quite reminiscent of the old NES, SNES and Genesis consoles. Many of the more popular games are based on anime such as Bleach, Naruto and Dragon Ball /Z/GT as well as many devoted to Final Fantasy. There are even some Text-based games that are like an online Dungeons & Dragons experience (table-top D&D that is). I suggest trying it if you are into that sort of thing. Remember it's virus-free and costs nothing to play. To check it out go here.

Now to review some movies. Last week I had the opportunity to rent Coraline. Of course, I loved every minute of it. That sort of weird animation just really appeals to me. I'm sure most of you have seen it so I won't go into the plot. I give it a 9/10. Along with Coraline I rented this movie called Undead. It's a zombie movie that is quite over the top. It takes place in England or Australia, I'm not sure which because they all speak like the Brits and play cricket, but at one point there was the Australian national flag so that confused the hell out of me. I'm not even sure if they play cricket in Australia. Anyways the movie was okay for a b-movie, the effects were decent, the make-up was pretty good and I even got a few laughs out of it. The best part of it has to be the farmer-looking fisherman/gun salesman who uses 3 shotguns linked together. Pretty fucking sweet. This movie gets a 6/10.

I have also been reading through more of the manga I have listed on the right and am getting much closer to being caught up with Zombie Loan. It turns out that Zombie Loan is made by the same two women who are working on Shugo Chara (have I mentioned this before? If I have I'm saying it again), which explains the similar comedy. As soon as I am fully caught up with that I'll start taking a swing at reading Naruto again. If only I had an extension on my lifespan. That's all for today!

You Dirty, Dirty Basterds

I had the pleasure of seeing Quentin Tarantino's latest film Inglourious Basterds today. I must say it was absolutely fantastic. I'm a fan of all of Tarantino's films but this one is his best, even better than Pulp Fiction (yes I said it). Brad Pitt is fantastic in this movie as Lieutenant Aldo Raine, leader of the Inglourious Basterds, a group of American Jews. This movie has rekindled my old love for the gruesome death of nazis, especially in the scene with Hitler, you know the one at the end. I highly recommend this film to anybody who can stomach the violence. It has a fantastic cast and story and is well worth the money you spend to see it. Hell I want to see it again. I give those Basterds a well earned 10/10.

My Recommendation List Episode I

Today I am making recommendations. My first is the anime Azumanga Daioh. I greatly enjoy this anime and have watched it multiple times. It may be considered "girly" but I like it anyways and recommend it to any fan of slice-of-life high school anime. You can watch it here.

I also have to recommend Kung Fu Hustle to anyone who has not yet seen it. It is a fantastic action comedy by acclaimed Chinese director Stephen Chow. I must say it's quite hilarious and more than that the effects and fight scenes are amazing. Highly recommended to anyone who likes kung fu movies or Jackie Chan type films.

I also would like to make the recommendation of the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan for all my fantasy reading fans. It's got a Lord of the Rings type feel and is very well written. The final book is due to come out later this year. I recommend you pick up all of the books ASAP.

Harry Potter And the Order of the Sorcerer's Half-blood Hangover of the Chamber of Azkaban

Today I was able to see some great movies. I finally got to see Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince along with The Hangover. Of course Harry Potter is loosely based on the book by the same name. I only say loosely because I'm not so sure a lot of the parts were in there, then again I only read the book once where as I've read the first five at least 7 times each. Never-the-less the movie was still great. I loved every minute that I saw when I wasn't waiting in a horrendously long line for a drink refill or running to the bathroom because I drink too much. 9/10 for movie 6/8 (the last book was split into two movies).

The Hangover was hilarious. There's a good reason why it was the number one movie in America for so long. The whole time I was thinking "I could totally see me and my buddies doing this". I also loved the whole cast, even though many of them I hadn't seen before or had only seen a few times. I can't wait to get it on DVD. 9/10 to this glorious comedy.

Crank Private Ryan to Hell

This post will be a trio of movie reviews. First up is Crank: High Voltage. I greatly enjoyed this movie and all aspects; the humor, off the wall action and awesome film techniques were just as good if not better than the first. It's the continuing story of Chev Chelios that picks up right at the end of the first movie. The Triads scoop up his body after he falls from the helicopter at the end of the first movie and remove his heart, replacing it with an artificial one. Just as in the first movie he has to do outrageous things in order to keep himself alive including an awesome public sex scene in the middle of a race track (which has me stoked to get the uncensored DVD). I give this movie 5/5 because of the total awesomeness.

The second movie is Saving Private Ryan. Of course this movie is one of the great war movies of the 1990s. Starring Tom Hanks, Matt Damon and Vin Diesel (yup his first movie). I really enjoyed it, I even got extremely choked up towards the end. If you haven't seen it yet then you need to see it. It gets a well earned 5/5.

Lastly is Drag me to Hell which I just got home from seeing (hence the late post). This is a film written by Sam Raimi and Ted Raimi. Sam Raimi also directed the movie and has also directed great films like Spiderman and Evil Dead. The plot concerns a banker who denies a loan to an old gypsy woman who then begs her and when shamed curses her. It's a pretty good film for making you jump and of course Ted Raimi makes a little cameo appearance. I liked all of the actors especially Justin Long. There were also some pretty gross parts but not like gory gross. I give it a 4/5