Tag: Review
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Uncharted 2: The One I Kinda Almost Liked
Hey. Almost is more than Uncharted 1 got. Upon booting up Uncharted 2, it became immediately clear that this one was a huge improvement over the first. For a while, I was actually enjoying myself! “This is it!” I said. “This is why people love this series!” But then I kept playing. My hatred for…
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Jurassic Park: A Book or a Movie Script?
The Jurassic Park franchise is a strange one. At this point, there have been five movies, with a sixth on the way, but only one of them has been widely considered any good. Yet all of these films have been massively successful. So much so that people often forget the book that started it all.…
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Airplane!: A Masterclass in Visual Comedy
Remember when movies were allowed to just get completely ridiculous? Back when directors could pitch a movie in which a flight attendant gives a blow job to an inflatable pilot without getting kicked out of the room? I remember. Airplane! is a movie that doesn’t worry too much about telling a story. It’s focused entirely…
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Resident Evil 3 Remake: A Step Down
Holy shit, I am late to this one! Last year, the Resident Evil 2 remake took me completely by surprise, becoming one of my favorite games of that year. And this is coming from the guy that utterly despises horror games. So, after that pleasant surprise, I was chomping at the bit to get my…
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Hunt for the Wilderpeople: Two Perfectly Stable Boys Against the World
Ah, Taika Waititi. Will your wonders never cease to amaze me? I expected many things going into Hunt for the Wilderpeople. And I did get what I was expecting. But I got so much more on top of that! This movie drove up to me, rolled down the windows, and shouted “Get in, bitch, we’re…
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