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Never have I been so thrilled to see a video thumbnail of Anakin Skywalker. Four months after the awesome that was the Phantom Menace Review, RedLetterMedia’s Mr. Plinkett returns with his thoughts on Attack of the Clones.
YouTube – Part 1 of 9 Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones Review, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9
Do you love big hair and shoulder pads? Or is flannel and ripped jeans more your style?
In this episode we pit our two favorite decades against each other in four categories- Audio, Visual, Playable, and Overall. Who will you root for?
There can only be one!
NOTE: Thanks to Steve Spears of the Stuck in the ’80s podcast.
Break Song: Michael Jackson Vs. Nirvana “Smells like Billie Jean”
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NEXT EPISODE : Macking For Geeks Part 2
When I was but a wee geek, I was obsessed with everything Nintendo. So naturally I didn’t miss the Super Mario Bros. show with Captain Lou Albano. Occasionally besides showing a Mario cartoon, or awkward live action with Lou as a very Brooklyn (Flatbush) inspired Mario, they would also show a legend of Zelda cartoon.
This was a treat because it came on infrequently and It was just so different from Mario.
Well I watched the first episode this morning and while it’s far from perfect it’s hilarious now in an entirely new way.
Earlier today I ran across this link to a seven-part video review of The Phantom Menace and immediately dismissed it due to it’s length. But later on my boredom got the best of me and I thought that I’d give it try. Little did I know that I would end up eagerly clicking on each subsequent video until I had reached the end.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
If you can stand the silly, mumbling voice of the narrator (Makes it even funnier in my opinion) you’re in for a treat.
Continue reading ‘The inexplicable, unexpected brilliance of a 70-minute movie review’
"Hi. I'm Robert Zemeckis and I love Mo-Cap so much that I married it. Now all my children are digital puppets, but they're more human than human. So there."
Apparently Robert Zemeckis feels that the Motion Picture Academy should create a separate award recognizing Mo-Cap Movies. Here’s an article with more info. Thanks Mark.
Zemeckis, Lucas, and Spielberg really make me feel like there’s some sort of shelf-life for certain creatives. I know this isn’t true because I really enjoy Clint Eastwood’s movies but then again he hasn’t been directing that long.
So this begs the question; Does a combination of power, consecutive bouts of success, and large amounts of money birth an uncreative monster who’s become out of touch with what’s good entertainment/storytelling?
This hasn’t happened at Pixar but it seems like they have a system set in place of creative checks and balances that stop any one director from thinking his ideas are the best and always will be.
One thing is for sure; somebody has too many yes-men.
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