The Usual Suspects (Movie Review) February 9, 2010
Posted by Jamie Gore in Movie Review.Tags: Benicio Del Toro, Bryan Singer, Chazz Palminteri, Gabriel Byrne, Kevin Pollak, Kevin Spacey, Stephen Baldwin, The Usual Suspects
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Movie Review
The Usual Suspects
1995
Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Kevin Spacey
Directed by: Bryan Singer
There are times when a story doesn’t make all that much sense but the film is entertaining nonetheless. While Bryan Singer did a good job putting The Usual Suspects together, the script he was confined to didn’t give him much to work with. It’s not the film as a whole is bad; the huge problem is that the beginning doesn’t make all that much sense. It gets better by the end but it feels like too little too late.
Pirates of Dark Water (Video Game Review) February 7, 2010
Posted by Jamie Gore in Video Game Review.Tags: beat-em-up, brawler, Final Fight, Pirates of Dark Water, SNES, Sunsoft, Video Game Review
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Pirates of Dark Water
Video Game Review
Super Nintendo
1994
Developer: Sunsoft
Publisher: Sunsoft
The Super Nintendo had a couple of genres that were oversaturated. The beat-em-up category was one of them. There isn’t a place for mediocre brawlers on the system. Sunsoft tried to do what other companies had been able to do with licenses like Ninja Turtles and Batman had done and take a television/movie license and turn it into a good side-scrolling beat-em-up. The problem was that Pirates of Dark Water wasn’t all that great a game and it was based on a TV show that didn’t have all that large an audience. It’s one of those forgotten games on the SNES that is probably best left to obscurity.
Sonic the Hedgehog (Video Game Review) February 7, 2010
Posted by Jamie Gore in Video Game Review.Tags: 16-bit, blast processing, Dr. Robotnik, Eggman, Genesis, Mario, platformer, Sega, Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog
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Sonic the Hedgehog
Video Game Review
Sega Genesis
1991
Developer: Sonic Team
Publisher: Sega
There are some who immediately discount Sonic the Hedgehog because of how the game was created. Sonic was created by Sega to make a title that could be more popular than Mario. Sonic was going to be the poster child for 16-bit gaming whether the final product was any good or not. Luckily for Sega and all the gamers out there, Sonic the Hedgehog is an incredible fun 2-D platformer. The game is built for speed which both helps and hurts at the same time. Sonic the Hedgehog is the pinnacle of gaming for the Sega Genesis.
Weekly Movie Post – Feb. 6, 2010 February 6, 2010
Posted by Jamie Gore in Movie Review, Podcast.Tags: Podcast, Zombieland, Adam, MB Podcast, Weekly Movie Post, Golden Globes, Oscars, Genies, BAFTA, From Paris With Love
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Weekly Movie Podcast – Feb. 6, 2010 <14 mins (6.3 MB) >
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- Just me flying solo today
- Still having audio issues so I apologize in advance for the popping sounds and the humming sound. I’m working on getting new equipment since I’ve narrowed down the problem to that.
- Can anything stop Avatar?
- There are way too many reasons why Canadians don’t care about the Genies and why a few Americans actually pay attention to the BAFTA awards. Maybe the Canadian film industry should take notes.
- All box office info come from http://www.the-numbers.com
- Click more to see the top 5 movies from this past weekend as well as a listing of the movies coming out this week both in theatres and on DVD
Defender (MB Hall of Fame Inductee) February 6, 2010
Posted by Jamie Gore in MB Hall of Fame, Video Game Review.Tags: Arcade, Asteroids, Defender, MB Hall of Fame, Pac-Man, Space Invaders, Video Game Review, Williams
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Defender
Hall of Fame Inductee
Original Release: 1980 (Arcade)
Developer: Williams Electronics
Publisher: Williams Electronics
Defender has slowly become one of the forgotten titles of the arcade era. It’s not as memorable as games like Pac-Man, Space Invaders, and Donkey Kong. Yet in 1981, even while the world was suffering from Pac-Man fever, Defender made more money than the ghost-hunting pie guy. Defender is one of those games that despite its difficulty and its complex gameplay (for the time), it still pulled in the quarters.
Weekly Video Game Post – Feb. 5, 2010 February 6, 2010
Posted by Jamie Gore in Podcast, Video Game Review.Tags: Civilization, Defender, DS, Facebook, MB Podcast, Microsoft, Nintendo, Podcast, PS3, PSN, PSP Go, Sonic the Hedgehog, Sony, Square Enix, True Swing Golf, Weekly Video Game Post, Wii, Xbox 360, Xbox Game Room, Xbox Live
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Weekly Video Game Podcast – Feb. 5, 2010 <45 mins (20.6 MB)>
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- Just me flying solo today
- I’m still having audio issues (and also my regular life has been very hectic the last week) so I apologize for the delay and the some of the sound problems
- Will Square Enix be the next video company to cut back their support for Nintendo hardware?
- Microsoft’s Game Room will only have family titles. That means you won’t be able to be trashed talked by your grandmother while playing Killer Instinct.
- Sony’s trying to eliminate all the reasons why someone would want to buy a Playstation 3. On that note, are there any people out there considering buying a PSP Go? Anyone???
- Civilization coming to Facebook. If I get a note from George Washington asking me to help him mine for silver to sell to the Aztecs, I’m going to punch the Internet in the groin.
- Rumours are swirling about Nintendo possibly announcing a new system at GDC next month. My prediction: Limited Edition Pikachu Yellow Wii
- All our sales data comes from www.vgchartz.com
- Continue reading for all the release dates and expanded sales figure
Robot Rescue (Video Game Review) February 5, 2010
Posted by Jamie Gore in Video Game Review.Tags: DS, DSiWare, Maze, Puzzle, Robot Rescue, Teyon, Video Game Review
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Robot Rescue
Video Game Review
Nintendo DS (DSiWare)
2009
Developer: Teyon
Publisher: Teyon
Usually when you see a new game retailing for $2, you sort of hold your breath as you give payment; regardless if it’s a retail release or a digital download. Surprisingly, Teyon’s Robot Rescue is a good value for its price. It offers a solid experience. It’s fun while it lasts since; which isn’t all that long.
82nd Annual Oscar Nominations Recap and Podcast February 4, 2010
Posted by Jamie Gore in Movie Review, Podcast.Tags: 500 Days of Summer, A Serious Man, An Education, Avatar, Christoph Waltz, District 9, Inglourious Basterds, Julie & Julia, MB Podcast, Meryl Streep, Mo'Nique, Oscars, Podcast, Precious, Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side, The Hangover, The Hurt Locker, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Up, Up in the Air
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Madness Brewing 2010 Oscars Nominees Recap Podcast – 34 mins (15.6 MB)
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Join myself, Jamie Gore, and Chris Karpyszyn as we talk about this past Tuesday’s Oscar nominees. We’re both not happy. He doesn’t really care for award shows and I think this year’s whole process is awful. We don’t need ten nominees for best picture. It’s beyond ludicrous. Also, although I rather liked District 9, I recognize that it’s a broken film. The last twenty minutes looked like a what-not-to-do for filmmaking. Yet it got nominated for several awards it shouldn’t have like Best Picture and Best Editing. Completely stupefying. Have a listen as we sound more like fifty-somethings complaining about how these films are on our lawn rather than the twenty-somethings that should be talking about how edgy the Academy is being this year with their bold choices. I think I’m not going to be the most fun guy to hang around with on March 7th.
*Sorry about the delay but as you can tell by listening to the podcast, I’ve still got some audio issues. I apologize about the quality but considering that in the last week I’ve recorded FOUR podcasts that were essentially inaudible, I’m happy that at least you can hear what I’m saying. If I sound distracted, it’s because I kept noticing that the audio kept spiking for no reason and my computer kept increasing the volume on my microphone for kicks, I suppose. You may hear funny pops and other nonsense because of that or me trying to correct the problem. Hopefully I’ll have everything fixed shortly.
Click below for the list of a list of all the nominated titles by the total amount of nominations they received as well as Youtube links for the trailers and links to the ones I’ve reviewed. Below the table is a a list of all the categories with each film nominated.
Weekly Movie Post – Jan. 29, 2010 January 29, 2010
Posted by Jamie Gore in Movie Review, Podcast.Tags: MB Podcast, Movie Review, Weekly Movie Post
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I’m still having issues with the audio equipment so there won’t be any podcasts this weekend. Even if I have to buy a new microphone, the podcasts will return to their normal schedule next week. At least it gives me more time to work on movie and game reviews.
Click below for the box office charts for last weekend (all info comes from http://www.the-numbers.com) as well as a list of movies opening in theatres this week and new DVDs premiering this week.
Weekly Video Game Post – Jan. 28, 2010 January 28, 2010
Posted by Jamie Gore in Podcast, Video Game Review.Tags: MB Podcast, Video Game Review, Weekly Video Game Post
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No video game podcast this week. We had recorded one for yesterday but it was awful so I scrapped it. I tried recording one today all by myself but while editing it I heard that I’m having major mic issues. Rather than record a third time for it to fail again, I’m just throwing up the white flag and will spend the time trying to fix the mic so that I can record the movie podcast for tomorrow.
All the regular stuff in the weekly video game post like sales figures (all information from http://www.vgchartz.com) and this week’s game releases are posted after the jump.
