[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu1Bn5hj4FU] Anthropomorphic heroes are nothing new to us. But when we think of talking animals saving the day we tend to think of Mickey Mouse or any number of other cute, cuddly Disney leading animals. Whole Hog Games‘ Fredrick joins Pumba, Wilber, Spider-Pig, Babe, and Gordy in a rare brotherhood […]
Personally, I Wouldn’t Add the Collection to My Movie Collection But Hardcore Gore Fans Might Like It
[youtube=http://youtu.be/msSH5v6tK9k] I came to see the Collection as the only person in my group of five who had seen the original. While everyone else had low expectations of the movie and thought it would be like any other senseless slasher film, I had a lot of hope that it might […]
A SPOILER-IFIC Side by Side Comparission of Red Dawn and the 2012 Remake
All right, so, now that the remake of Red Dawn has been released, I feel like it’s time to offer up what everyone’s been wanting. Pretty much all the traffic to our blog over the past week has been people wanting to know some spoilers about the remake and how […]
You’re Probably About To Revoke Any and All of My Credibility But I Really Did Enjoy the Selection
I did not go into this book intending to like it. In fact, I think that I was judging it a bit unfairly before I even began and I approached it harshly when I first started reading it. I regret that now. I regret not letting myself just enjoy the […]
After Twilight Viewers Can Find A Little Southern Comfort in Beautiful Creatures
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYTptJesPuU] Now that the Twilight series has officially run it’s course a number of new young adult adaptations are rushing to take it’s place. The Hunger Games was the first contender hoping to take over the market established by Harry Potter and the Stephenie Meyere series. While that series has […]
In the Red Dawn (2012) Remake Teenage Rebels Valiantly Fight For… Spokane?
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGoe7BdGdlg] Wolverines! I don’t know how many fans of the original Red Dawn (1984) there are reading this so if you haven’t seen it before believe me when I tell you that there are few more epic movies from the 1980s than this anti-communist action movie. Then go to Netflix […]
Unlike Twilight, Warm Bodies Really IS Necrophelia
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGRHrr6IYdg] A few months ago I reviewed Isaac Marion’s novel Warm Bodies. It chronicles the story of a semi-sentient zombie named R as he falls in love with a living girl and the two attempt to disrupt the post-apocalyptic order the world. The movie seems to be along the same […]
As Awesome As It Looks I Still Have Issues With the World War Z Trailer…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md6Dvxdr0AQ] I love World War Z. Absolutely love it. It is inventive and offers a unique look at what a post-zombie apocalypse world could be like and how the end of the world could come to pass. Never before have I been sucked in to something quite like I was […]
The Uncertain Future of the Star Wars Extended Universe
It is hard to overstate the iconic position Star Wars has held in American pop culture. For decades the movies have been considered among the greatest movies of all time. There have been countless action figures and memorabilia produced. People who haven’t even seen the movies understand phrases like “Luke, […]
Bundled Releases Breathe New Life in to Older Video Game Franchises
Like many of our followers, I love video games. I really do. The bulk of my expenditures since 2008 have been on amassing a collection of current gen hardware and games that anyone would probably consider excessive. But I came into the game late. I got my first real home […]