Ready Player One Review

Ready Player One is a science fiction action adventure film. The movie is based Ernest Cline's 2011 novel of the same name. Ready Player One is produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Amblin Partners, and De Line Pictures, and Farah Films and Management and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film is written by Ernest Cline and Zak Penn and directed by Steven Spielberg.



The story is it's the year 2045, people can escape the harsh reality of the real world by using the program OASIS. One day a contest is announced by the creator of OASIS James Halliday. Whoever wins this contest will inherit his fortune.

Initial Reaction

I was fully looking forward to this film just because of the director. I didn't want to see anything about this movie. Now yes I did see posters but other than that nothing. No trailers, no videos on YouTube and/or Twitter, and no commercials. So hopefully the film delivers on all the hype surrounding it.

Cons


One problem the film has is exposition, the film does a lot of more telling than showing. For example Wade (our main hero) will explain the OASIS to us even though what's happening is already being shown thus we get the idea.




Middle Ground



One thing that is okay about the Ready Player One is the characters. I did not in no way felt they were bland or boring but they could have used more development. We get glimpses of who they are and where they come from but not much else.




Pros


Now since this film does have a lot of pop culture icons appear or references a lot of people were worried if the film would rely on these a lot. But for me personally they didn't bother me at all. Mainly because the film focuses on the quest for Halliday's contest and something like an Atari video game would just so happen to be a clue. It's not like The Emoji Movie were they dedicate an entire scene that just feels like a shameless plug. Another thing I liked about Ready Player One is the action. Now so far this year I've only seen three action films those being Black Panther, Tomb Raider, and Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay and Ready Player One blows those movies out of the water. There is so much craziness going on that you would have to be the biggest stooge not to enjoy those sequences. Now to give my opinion on the world of the OASIS. The OASIS clearly had to be animated since well it's basically a video game. And the animation is amazing. There's so much detail put into that world that my words to it no justice and you have to see it for yourself. The performances for this movie are so well done. The best actor in the film is Ben Medelsohn as Nolan Sorrento. He was an excellent villain.




Ready Player One is definitely an exciting thrill ride. The pop culture easter eggs/references didn't bother me nor were they shamefully just plugins, the action leaves you at the end of your seat, the animation of the OASIS is stunning, and the performances are great. The film has alright characters but they still needed a lot more development. And the film really needed to tone down the exposition.



My final rating is Good



State of The Project (Mar 17th - Apr 9th)



Mar 17th - Tomb Raider Review


Mar 19th - Road to Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom - The Lost World: Jurassic Park Review


Mar 22nd - No Pacific Rim Reviews. Sorry


Mar 26th - The Top 14 Best Internet Critics


Mar 29th - Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay Review


Mar 31st - Ready Player One Review


Apr 9th - The Top 4 Reasons Why I Hate Rotten Tomatoes




NOTE: IF ANYTHING CHANGES I WILL TELL YOU!

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay Review

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay is an animated film based on the DC Comics' team the Suicide Squad. It's the thirty-first DC animated movie in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies library and the ninth film in the DC Animated Movie Universe. The film is produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment and distributed by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay is written by Alan Burnett and directed by Sam Liu.


The story is Amanda Waller as formed a team of supervillains called the Suicide Squad. She commands this team to go retrieve a mystical item. However just when the squad thinks their the only ones after it other villains arrive who also want the object. Will the Suicide Squad succeed in their mission or will it end in failure?

Initial Reaction

Now I was really looking forward to this one for two reasons. The main reason is after Batman: Assault on Arkham it peaked my interest for more Suicide Squad animated movies. My other reason being so far the DC Animated Movie Universe have ranged from good to okay so I figured if the film isn't good hopefully it will be somewhat decent.

Cons


One thing I didn't like about the film is Maxum Steel. Now they gave us a backstory about him that really didn't need to take so long to explain. Now yes it does further the plot but all it just felt like the backstory could have easily been told in maybe two minutes.




Middle Ground


Christian Slater plays Deadshot and while he's performance is solid at best his voice doesn't seem to fit the character. It's just when I hear Slater speak I don't hear Deadshot I hear Christian Slater. But like I said before he's performance is fine.




Pros


One thing I liked about Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay is how intense it is. This is one of DC's most brutal movies since Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox. It definitely deserves it's r rating. Hell to Pay like most DC animated movies gives awesome action scenes. All of those scenes really helped the film not be a snooze fest. This film surprisingly has some good humor to it and it works. They also helped balance out all the intensity of the action scenes. Another thing the film did right was the animation. All of the scenes were crafted very well, the characters were never off model and the environments all looked good.



Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay is a pretty good entry in DC's animated library. The film is brutal without being stupid or over the top, the action is great, the humor is quite funny, and the animation is definitely good for direct-to-video standards. However Christian Slater as Deadshot is meh and Maxum Steel's backstory really should have been trimmed down.



My final rating is Good



And now I wait for the next DC animated movie The Death of Superman. Which reminds me before that film comes out on digital download look out for my a Look Back at review of Superman: Doomsday.



State of The Project (Mar 15th - Mar 31st)


Mar 15th - Raiders of The Lost Media - The Avengers (THQ Video Game)


Mar 17th - Tomb Raider Review


Mar 19th - Road to Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom - The Lost World: Jurassic Park Review


Mar 22nd - No Pacific Rim Reviews. Sorry


Mar 26th - The Top 14 Best Internet Critics


Mar 29th - Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay Review


Mar 31st - Ready Player One Review



NOTE: IF ANYTHING CHANGES I WILL TELL YOU!

The Top 14 Best Internet Critics

  A couple of weeks ago I made a list where I counted down the top six worst internet critics. So this time I countdown fourteen internet critics who I think are the best. But before I do let me explain a few things. Now just because I'm a fan of these people does not mean I agree with everything they say nor do I think they are perfect with their opinions. Also if you want to get to know them or even support these guys I provided links to their channels, social media accounts, websites, their merchandise, and their Patreons unlike with what I did with The Top 6 Worst Internet Critics. Now with that out of the way let's count'em down. Also no I will not use The Nostalgia Critic and the Angry Video Game Nerd because I really wanted to challenge myself.

#14. Fedora host of Oh, The Horror!


Fedora in case you don't know is a horror movie critic. What I like about Fedora is his humor and just how entertaining he is. He's always providing he's fans a good and entertaining review. Now I don't frequently watch him but when I do he never disappoints.


His YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/SplatInTheHat1
His Twitter account: https://twitter.com/oth_fedora?lang=en
His Facebook account: https://www.facebook.com/ohthehorrorfedora/?hc_ref=ART8a-fmxWdeTdq_BTmEK4ZzCp_veQMCXgNYogdRtZhPZsuNq-dPDUfAKcrjq0HlKWs&fref=nf
His Graphtreon account: https://graphtreon.com/creator/Fedora






#13. Dr. Wolfula


Now much like Fedora, Dr. Wolfula is a horror movie critic. I think what I like about him is he is quite funny especially the voice he has and if you watch his videos you can tell he puts a lot of hard work in them. What I also like is the gimmick Dr. Wolfula. He combined the three most icon horror characters those being Dr. Frankenstein, The Wolfman, and Dracula into one and made it work.

His YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0q-wlyfFsLOX_jJhKquLUw
His Twitter account: https://twitter.com/DoctorWolfula?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
His Facebook account: https://www.facebook.com/DoctorWolfula/
His Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/doctorwolfula/community






#12. Bobsheaux


What I love about Bobsheaux is how he much he's changed since he's debut. Before he did copy Nostalgia Critic which wasn't bad or anything sometimes he would just use the same jokes but since then he has grown to be his own thing. What I also like is when even though he mainly reviews kids films that still doesn't turn you away from his content what with the commentary he provides for the movies he reviews. Also he's got a kick-ass opening theme.


His YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0XPzwmDL_qeZlR4JuX-VLQ
His Twitter account: https://twitter.com/Bobsheaux?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
His Facebook account: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialBobsheaux/
His DeviantArt account: https://bobsheaux.deviantart.com/
His Zazzle store: https://www.zazzle.com/the_bobsheaux_store
His Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Bobsheaux

Don't ask about the shark because I have no idea.

#11. Sean Moore host of Cinematic Excrement


The reason why I like Sean Moore's reviews is for one reason he's hilarious. But what I think what makes he comedy even better is some internet critics think they need big special effects or skits (which I'm not against skits as long as their funny) but not Sean's case. It's mainly him sitting in his chair riffing/reviewing a movie. He's commentary is quite enjoyable and you should check him out when you have the time.


His YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCStzEOk2Pfftjy2f2sHjflg
His Vimeo channel: https://vimeo.com/cinematicexcrement
His Wordpress account: https://cinematicexcrement.wordpress.com/
His Twitter account: https://twitter.com/smeghead4269?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

The only good picture of him

#10. Rob Boor aka Cinematic Venom


I think what I like about Cinematic Venom is how much work he puts into his reviews. Yes the special effects he has are nothing to brag about but he makes up for that by his words. What I also like about him is he's definitely not afraid to go against the grain. My favorite series from him is his reviews based on the book 1,001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. Yes he's reviewing every film from that book. That just demands a watch.


His YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdeTVQXNjkGzQ0wgIXiTfGw
His Twitter account: https://twitter.com/cinematicvenom?lang=en
His Facebook account: https://www.facebook.com/CinematicVenom/
His Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CinematicVenom






#9. Dave Pena aka FilmJunkee


Now I'll admit this I don't watch his reviews as much as I do but when I have the time he's quite good. But what I also like about FilmJunkee is he is always giving you news about the film industry. It's nonstop reporting from this guy. What makes that great is while he agrees with some news other times he debunks rumors (obvious or not). And anybody who defends the DCEU and hates SJWs just as much as I do is alright in my book.

His YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOV_7GPTARoxvgoZmvrS2Hw
His Website: http://filmjunkee.com/
His Twitter account: https://twitter.com/daveepena?lang=en
His Facebook account: https://www.facebook.com/The-Film-Droid-131317206900171/
His Teespring store: https://teespring.com/stores/film-junkee-closet
His Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=2799939







#8. Brandon Tenold host of Brandon's Cult Movie Reviews


What makes Brandon such a great film critic is he reviews unknown films and the strangest films. Which definitely sets him apart from the previous critics I listed. Also the guy is hilarious. He has such great jokes and wit. And if any of you are Godzilla fans or like giant monster movies in general this guy's got you covered.

His YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC51tRQjet4Z45Of3n1Qxn8A
His Twitter account: https://twitter.com/BrandonTenold?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
His Facebook account: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialBrandonTenold
His Teespring store: https://teespring.com/shop/kaiju-critic#pid=2&cid=2397&sid=front
His Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BrandonTenold






#7. Brad Jones aka The Cinema Snob


Now as the name implies Brad plays a cinema snob. When I first heard the name I thought I wasn't going to be in for a good time but after watching his videos I'm definitely a frequent viewer. I love his deadpan and self-deprecation humor he's awesome at it. And while he mostly reviews films you never heard like Brandon he does occasionally review more mainstream films the Friday The 13th films or the God's Not Dead series.


His YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIO689mgXeuzH4M5NS7wZwg
His Website: http://www.thecinemasnob.com/
His Twitter account: https://twitter.com/thecinemasnob?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
His Facebook account: https://www.facebook.com/TheCinemaSnob/
His Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thecinemasnob






#6. Oliver Harper

What I like about Oliver is how much detail and work he puts into his videos. They are long but that's because he practical goes over everything. He tells you about the production, what critics have said about the movie, the story, the acting, the editing, and the music etc. His reviews are very informative and he's definitely worth your time.


His YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4zKSynEH_sLA1TC8_kU0gQ
His Website: https://olivers-retrospectives.com/
His Twitter account: https://twitter.com/OllieH82?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
His Facebook account: https://www.facebook.com/OliverHarpersRetrospectiveReviews/
His Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oliverharper

Sadly the best high-quality photo of Mark.

#5. Mark host of FanboyFlicks

What makes Mark a good critic in my opinion his while he does review the worst films ever made he does it in a different way. Typically when you get these critics who review nothing but bad movies their always playing the "angry critic". You know always mad at bad movies at the point where they destroy it while Mark isn't like that at all. Instead when he reviews a terrible movie he's always claim and relaxed. It's quite a good and refreshing take.

His YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpsjEC4PlHmhM84yX5Y3rrg

His Twitter account: https://twitter.com/FanboyFlicks?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

His Facebook account: https://www.facebook.com/FanboyFlicks/

His Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fanboyflicks

#4. John Flickinger aka The Flick Pick


The reason why I like John is because he has so much energy. Seriously he always acts like he has one big adrenaline rush. Which can make for some pretty entertaining videos. And while he's reviews seem very simple their still is a lot of passion about what's he's talking about.


His YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/theFLICKpick
His Twitter account: https://twitter.com/theflickpick?lang=en
His Facebook account: https://www.facebook.com/theFLICKpick/
His Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/theflickpick/?hl=en
His Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FlickPick
His TeePublic store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/theflickpick






#3. Jeremy Jahns


Now the reason why I like Jeremy Jahns is because it feels like an average person is reviewing movies. Now yes it would help if Jeremy did talk more of the technical side of films but like I said it feels like an everyday person is critiquing a film. What I also like about his movie reviews is they are quick and to the point.


His YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/JeremyJahns
His Twitter account: https://twitter.com/JeremyJahns?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
His Facebook account: https://www.facebook.com/RealJeremyJahns/
His Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/jeremyjahns/?hl=en









#2. RedLetterMedia



Oh man RedLetterMedia these guys are just awesome. Not only is there humor great but I also like how they review movies. Whenever they critique a film their clearly not pandering to an audience. They just give their honest opinions on the films whether or not the certain audience to said film likes it or not.



Their Website: http://redlettermedia.com/
Their YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/RedLetterMedia/featured
Their Twitter account: https://twitter.com/redlettermedia?lang=en
Their Facebook account: https://www.facebook.com/redlettermedia/
Their Bandcamp store: https://redlettermedia.bandcamp.com/merch
Their Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/redlettermedia









#1. Chris Stuckmann


Now the reason Chris Stuckmann is my favorite internet critic is simply because he's my inspiration. Yeah fun fact I wouldn't have made this blog without Chris Stuckmann. But besides that what makes Chris my favorite is because whenever he reviews a movie you can just hear the passion he has for the art of filmmaking. He has a great knowledge of movies and you really should check him out.


His Website: http://www.chrisstuckmann.com/
His YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/ChrisStuckmann
His Twitter account: https://twitter.com/Chris_Stuckmann?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
His Facebook account: https://www.facebook.com/ChrisStuckmann/
His Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/chrisstuckmann/?hl=en
His Book: https://www.amazon.com/Film-Buffs-Bucket-List-Movies/dp/1633530957





And so that was my list of the fourteen internet critics who I think are the best. Anyways that's going to do it for me. Thursday look out for my review of Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay and my next countdown list The Top 4 Reasons Why I Hate Rotten Tomatoes coming in April.

State of The Project (Mar 12th - Mar 29th)


Mar 12th - Road to Avengers: Infinity War - The Avengers Review


Mar 15th - Raiders of The Lost Media - The Avengers (THQ Video Game)


Mar 17th - Tomb Raider Review


Mar 19th - Road to Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom - The Lost World: Jurassic Park Review


Mar 22nd - No Pacific Rim Reviews. Sorry


Mar 26th - The Top 14 Best Internet Critics


Mar 29th - Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay Review




NOTE: IF ANYTHING CHANGES I WILL TELL YOU!

No Pacific Rim Reviews. Sorry

  

   So I was so hoping I wouldn't have to write this but here we are. Now in my review of The Lost World: Jurassic Park I mentioned that I may have to cancel my review for Pacific Rim in case my theater doesn't show Pacific Rim Uprising. And unfortunately there's no showing tomorrow. Now typically I would let this slide but I'm so upset and pissed. Because as a fan of the first movie I wanted to see the sequel. So instead of Pacific Rim Uprising what's my theater showing? Well apparently the Salem Twin thinks more people would be interested in...Sherlock Gnomes. Yep instead of giant robots fighting giant monsters they think we want to see cartoon lawn gnomes, sometimes I don't understand movie theaters. So anyways guys I'm so sorry for this but to make it up for you I'll review Ready Player One.

State of The Project (Mar 10th - Mar 26th)

Mar 10th - A Wrinkle in Time Review

Mar 12th - Road to Avengers: Infinity War - The Avengers Review

Mar 15th - Raiders of The Lost Media - The Avengers (THQ Video Game)

Mar 17th - Tomb Raider Review

Mar 19th - Road to Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom - The Lost World: Jurassic Park Review

Mar 22nd - No Pacific Rim Reviews. Sorry

Mar 26th - The Top 14 Best Internet Critics

NOTE: IF ANYTHING CHANGES I WILL TELL YOU!

Road to Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom - The Lost World: Jurassic Park Review

The Lost World: Jurassic Park is a 1997 sequel to the 1993 film Jurassic Park. The movie is loosely based on Michael Crichton's 1995 novel The Lost World. The film is produced by Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures. The Lost World: Jurassic Park was written by David Koepp and directed by Steven Spielberg.

The story is John Hammond has called Ian Malcolm for help. While everything in Jurassic Park is destroyed their is a second site where dinosaurs are kept in hiding. One that site the dinosaurs and alive and well and are even breeding. Hammond wants Malcolm to document the dinosaurs before his financiers can.

• Negatives

One thing I hated about this movie was Ian Malcolm's daughter Kelly. She was completely unnecessary in this movie. She really didn't bring anything to the movie, in matter of fact if they would have cut out some of her scenes it would have been the same movie. I especially hated her gymnastics move on a Velociraptor that was stupid.

• Mix

I've got nothing to say. So let's move on.

• Positives

One thing I liked about The Lost World was it's darker than the first movie. Which I feel is an exactly choice for this movie. Because we already got our fun and exciting movie so it only felt like it was a good choice to go darker.

Another enjoyable thing about this movie is Jeff Goldblum's performance. He is just awesome in this movie. You really can't replace him someone else he just nails this character.

When I reviewed the first Jurassic Park movie back in February. In that review I criticized the CGI saying how it's obvious when it is there here on the other it greatly improved. Now yes you can still tell when it's there but not as much with the first movie.

Once again we great beautiful animatronics. I just love how the creators of these just nailed each dinosaur. One of the best animatronics is the baby T-Rex.

I'm probably one of the few people who actually enjoy The Lost World: Jurassic Park. It has great dark elements to it, Jeff Goldblum is amazing, the CGI was a huge improvement, and the animatronics are once again remarkable. My only complaint is Kelly who really shouldn't have been part of the story.

My final rating is Good

This is definitely an underrated sequel. Sure it's no Terminator 2: Judgement Day or Empire Strikes Back but it is worth checking out. Especially if any of you like when Dinosaurs go on a rampage.

State of The Project (Mar 1st - Mar 22nd)

Mar 1st - The Top 6 Worst Internet Critics

Mar 10th - A Wrinkle in Time Review

Mar 12th - Road to Avengers: Infinity War - The Avengers Review

Mar 15th - Raiders of The Lost Media - The Avengers (THQ Video Game)

Mar 17th - Tomb Raider Review

Mar 19th - Road to Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom - The Lost World: Jurassic Park Review

Mar 22nd - A Look Back at Pacific Rim (2013) - Note: This review could possibly be cancelled because the theater I go to (Salem Twin Cinema) are uncertain/debating if they'll show Pacific Rim Uprising. If they don't have a showing for Pacific Rim Uprising I'll issue an apology and to make up for it I'll give you a review of Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One.

NOTE: IF ANYTHING CHANGES I WILL TELL YOU!

Tomb Raider Review

Tomb Raider is an action-adventure film primarily based on the 2013 video game of the same name. The movie is produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Warner Bros. Pictures, and GK Films and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. Tomb Raider is written by Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Alastair Siddons and directed by Roar Uthaug.

The story is Lara Croft is hoping to solve the mystery of her father's disappearance. Later she finds clues to his last-known destination and she embarks a perilous journey to a mysterious and mythical island off the coast of Japan. Then when the stakes get higher Lara must rely on her sharp mind in order to survive this ordeal.

Initial Reaction

Now I actually had no desire to see this movie mainly because well it's a video game movie. And as we all know those types of films the worst track record next to live-action cartoon movies. Heck I didn't even see or bothered to watch a single trailer. The only reason this movie stayed in my mind was because everyone I follow on Twitter kept tweeting about it. So then I thought "you know what Michael go see it and if it's good say how good it is and if it sucks trash it".

Cons


One problem that Tomb Raider has is exposition. There does feel like there's way too much of it. My other complaint is the writers for whatever reason decided to put a twist. It didn't really feel necessary to me. Especially since it came off as an afterthought. My other problem with the film was the villain. Mathias Vogel. He was kind of a stock bad guy.



Middle Ground


I've got nothing to say. So let's move on.




Pros


One thing I liked about the film is Lara's character. She is just put through hell in this movie. A lot of critics complained about this saying how it just made Lara an "onlooker and a punching bag ". Now I didn't enjoy seeing her get hurt but what made it good was this makes her an underdog and it doesn't make her look unrealistically perfect. Another thing I enjoyed about the movie is some of the visuals. There are a lot of shots that were pulled from the 2013 video game. Now to give my opinion on the main star of the film Alicia Vikander. Her performance was great. She sold the role and really made it her own. Another thing to enjoy in this movie is the action. A lot of great sequences that were definitely worth the price of admission.




Tomb Raider is definitely one of the better video game movie adaptations. If I had to rank it it is number one while Mortal Kombat (1995) is number two. The action was good, Making Lara not come off as the perfect heroine but an underdog was a smart move, the visuals are something the fans of the franchise will love, and Vikander's performance was pretty good. Where the film falls flat is the over amounts of exposition, a clichéd villain, and unwanted plot twist.



My final rating is and I can't believe I'm saying this about a video game movie is Good



Definitely a shocker this year well for me anyhow. Did Tomb Raider break the quote "video game curse" probably not. In matter of fact I wouldn't be surprised if next month in April Rampage sucks or next year in 2019 we have video game films that are awful. But for right now have fun with Tomb Raider.



State of the Project (Feb 26th - Mar 19th)


Feb 26th - What You Probably Didn't Know About Ed, Edd, n Eddy


Mar 1st - The Top 6 Worst Internet Critics


Mar 10th - A Wrinkle in Time Review


Mar 12th - Road to Avengers: Infinity War - The Avengers Review


Mar 15th - Raiders of The Lost Media - The Avengers (THQ Video Game)


Mar 17th - Tomb Raider Review


Mar 19th - Road to Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom - The Lost World: Jurassic Park Review



NOTE: IF ANYTHING CHANGES I WILL TELL YOU!

Raiders of The Lost Media - The Avengers (THQ Video Game)

NOTE: I Could Be Wrong on Some Details. So Take This Post With a Grain of Salt.




Hey everybody it's time for another edition of my favorite segment. Raiders of The Lost Media. And this time I tell you about the cancelled tie-in video game The Avengers.

Part One - What was The Avengers video game?


The Avengers was a THQ first person shooter/beat'em up video game. It was set to be release in 2012 to coincide with the Marvel film with the same name. It was not to be tied to or be based around the film. The story for the game would have been inspired by the Marvel Comics crossover event "Secret Invasion".



Part Two - Gameplay


The game would have had players choice Captain America, Iron Man, Hulk, or Thor where you would have to play in a single player campaign with a co-op mode. Players could also switch between a first person point-of-view and a third person point-of-view. The game was also going to follow much of the film's plot and would go through levels from famous scenes like The Battle of New York, Triskelion, The Helicarrier, and a Skrull mothership.



Part Three - Development & Cancellation



In 2010, THQ acquired the rights from Marvel with development handled by THQ Studio Australia with sourced development handled by Blue Tongue Entertainment to create a video game based on team members from The Avengers. The reason from the game being in first-person perspective was because the developers wanted to try something different from previous Marvel games. They wanted the players to see through the eyes of the characters. The story was to be something original but at the same time borrow elements from the "Secret Invasion" story arc with Brian Michael Bendis, who wrote the arc was brought in to write the script for the game. The main consoles were going to the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360. A PC port was also being developed with Blue Tongue Entertainment handling it. Plans for a Wii U port were also being considered around the system's launch and a port for the Xbox Kinect was also considered. If they had made one for the Kinect it would have featured a mode called "Avengers Training Academy". Where a player would have taken control of a rookie superhero to fight along side the Avengers. However both plans for the Wii U and the Kinect would later be cut from production.


During Mid-2011, the game was struggling to keep up with development what with THQ having financial problems with their latest game Homefront and their gaming graphics tablet the uDraw because of the failure of these products the company lost a total of $100 million. Then to make matters worse the value of the Australian dollar would rise, causing THQ to pay their employees in Australia more than their domestic employees. And because their domestic division was making money and they were paying their Australian employees more THQ made the decision to shut down both their Australian studio and Blue Tongue Entertainment. In the last few weeks THQ reached out to Marvel Entertainment in hopes of getting continuing funding but sadly Marvel refused. Then after that the game was officially cancelled.



Part Four - Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth

After the cancellation, THQ sold the rights to Ubisoft. After acquiring the license Ubisoft would make their own Avengers video game that being called Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth. The game would borrowing some elements from the previous project such as the Secret Invasion storyline. The game was released for the Xbox 360 and the Wii U on October 20, 2012.

Part Five - Gallery & Video


The only thing we have left about the game are these photos.

Now if any of you want more information on the game Unseen64 did a great video on this topic. Which I'll let you view right here. https://youtu.be/7bd4OeguMpI



So that's going to do it for this edition of Raiders of The Lost Media. I'll as usual have another one of these but it won't come out until May 7th where I go back to the land of lost TV shows. What will it be about? Here's a hint it was on SpikeTV (now know as Paramount Network).



State of The Project (Feb 22nd - Mar 17th)



Feb 22nd - Road to Jurassic Park: Fallen Kingdom - Jurassic Park Review


Feb 26th - What You Probably Didn't Know About Ed, Edd n Eddy


Mar 1st - The Top 6 Worst Internet Critics


Mar 10th - A Wrinkle in Time Review


Mar 12th - Road to Avengers: Infinity War - The Avengers Review


Mar 15th - Raiders of The Lost Media - The Avengers (THQ Video Game)


Mar 17th - Tomb Raider Review





NOTE: IF ANYTHING CHANGES I WILL TELL YOU!

Road to Avengers: Infinity War - The Avengers Review

Well people this is an exciting time. Avengers: Infinity War is only two months away and it only seems right to start a road to that movie. So let's begin with my review of the first movie simple titled The Avengers.


The Avengers (or Marvel's The Avengers) is a 2012 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics' team of the same name. The film was produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The Avengers was written by Joss Whedon and Zak Penn and directed by Joss Whedon.


The story is Loki has processing of the Tesseract. With this powerful energy source he can summon an army know as the Chitauri. In order to stop this invasion Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. Nick Fury has assembled a team consisting of Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Hawkeye, Hulk, and Black Widow. And if they don't work together the world as they know it is doomed.

• Negatives

I've got nothing to say. So let's move on.

• Mix

Now one thing I feel like is a mix bag is the CGI. There are at times where it is done well and definitely had some time put into it. But then there are times when it's very noticeable. Such as some bits when Thor is fighting Hulk or when The Chitauri are fighting The Avengers.

• Positives

One thing I loved about this movie is the action. All of the action scenes get you hyped for the next action scene and then the next one. One my favorite ones is well the final battle in New York.

Now one the biggest concerns everybody had with The Avengers is will they be able to handle this many characters. And they did even to this today it still holds up. All of the characters of evenly fleshed out and given great development.

The other complaint to give this movie is the humor. Now today Marvel seems to be hit and miss with their humor but back in 2012 and today the film's humor is great. All of the more comedic scenes hit their mark there's not one joke that seemed forced or didn't work.

Let's talk about the main villain Loki. Now through time I kind of forgot why people and/or fans think he's the best villain in the MCU but after rewatching this movie I can see why. He was just so diabolical in this film. The part where I think he really shines is he's scene with Black Widow. I won't give it away but wow was that scene intense.

Now to give my opinion on the performances. All of the cast members are great in this film. They all had great moments and they all had great chemistry with one another.

The Avengers is one of the many good films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The action scenes are all spectacular, each character is handled perfectly and are well developed, the humor is spot on, the performances are very strong, and Loki is a great villain. The only thing the film could have worked on more was the CGI.

My final rating is Great

State of The Project (Feb 19th - Mar 15th)

Feb 19th - Black Panther Easter Eggs

Feb 22nd - Road to Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom - Jurassic Park

Feb 26th - What You Probably Didn't Know About Ed, Edd n Eddy

Mar 1st - The Top 6 Worst Internet Critics

Mar 10th - A Wrinkle in Time Review

Mar 12th - Road to Avengers: Infinity War - The Avengers Review

Mar 15th - Raiders of The Lost Media - The Avengers (THQ Video Game)

NOTE: IF ANYTHING CHANGES I WILL TELL YOU!

A Wrinkle in Time Review

A Wrinkle in Time is a science fantasy adventure based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Madeleine L'Engle. The movie is produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Whitaker Entertainment and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. A Wrinkle in Time is written by Jennifer Lee and directed by Ava DuVernay.

The story is Meg Murry's scientist father Mr. Murry has been missing for five years. Soon she discovers he's been stuck a newly discovered planet. Joined by her younger brother and friend they need to travel through time and space to rescue him, along with the help of three mysterious astral travelers named Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which. But during this journey dark forces are willing to do anything to stop them.

Initial Reaction

When I saw the first trailer I was really looking forward to this movie. But then the film would slip my mind in matter of fact I almost decided to brush it off and wait for another March film to show up at my theater. Then when I saw Black Panther back in February my interest was renewed.

Cons


One problem the film has is Deric McCabe as Charles Wallace Murry. I don't want to knock his performance down because he's just a kid but I don't think he did a good job. It just felt he was forcing it a lot. The film's other problem is the really really weak climax. Basically when Meg is fighting the "it". Things got intense there was emotion then the "it" is beaten. It didn't feel the final fight was really over it kind of felt like it just stopped not concluded. To sum the fight up it's the definition of anti-climatic. My other complaint is strange/cheesy moments. One strange moment is when Meg meets Mrs. Which. Now Mrs. Which is the size of house but Meg looks at her like "Oh there's a giant woman in my backyard. That's inconvenient". If I saw a 30 foot Oprah Winfrey in my backyard I would be scared shitless. And one of those cheesy moments is with the school bullies. They were so clichéd I thought the film would become an after school special.



Middle Ground


A Wrinkle in Time's visual effects are 50/50. 50% of the time the film is gorgeous. I loved some of the visuals and what some of the worlds looked like. The other 50% you can sadly tell when there's a green screen.



Pros


One of the highlights of A Wrinkle in Time is you will feel for what the Murry family is going through. You feel bad for them whether it be them fighting the "it" or the Murry siblings missing their father. Also not counting Deric everybody else's performances were done well. I especially enjoyed Storm Reid as Meg. She sold the role.




A Wrinkle in Time is sadly not the grand experience we were hoping for. McCabe performance is weak, the film has odd/clichéd moments, and that let down of a final fight. The special effects range from awe inspiring to could have been better. The best parts are you understanding the Murry's and the other cast members performances.



My final rating is Okay



Definitely not what some people were hoping for it to be but on the plus side if you have kids they'll enjoy this. I know the kids at my theater did.



State of The Project (Feb 17th - Mar 12th)


Feb 17th - Black Panther Review


Feb 19th - Black Panther Easter Eggs


Feb 22nd - Road to Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom - Jurassic Park Review


Feb 26th - What You Probably Didn't Know About Ed, Edd n Eddy


Mar 1st - The Top 6 Worst Internet Critics


Mar 10th - A Wrinkle in Time Review


Mar 12th - Road to Avengers: Infinity War - The Avengers Review



NOTE: IF ANYTHING CHANGES I WILL TELL YOU.

The Top 6 Worst Internet Critics

  There's an old saying in the world "everybody's a critic" and that saying couldn't be any more true what with us having the internet. However these are the top six people who I think are terrible at their job and/or hobby. Now before any of you think something let me explain. 1) No I don't consider myself to be a better reviewer than these guys but I like to think I'm somewhat decent. Hell I don't even consider myself to be a critic I prefer the term "Film Buff" more than anything. Sure I do give my opinions of certain movies but unlike these guys I don't want you to take them as a fact. 2) If any of you out there are fans of these people okay fine I'm not bashing you for enjoying what you like well expect for one person's fanbase but I'll get into that later. 3) If any of you do know who these guys are, please do me a favor and don't troll or harass them. The last thing I won't this blog to have is some sort of controversy. So enough of me wasting your time let's get right into the countdown. These are my top six picks of who I think are the worst internet critics ever.

#6. Ralph Sepe Jr. aka ralphthemoviemaker

Now Ralph would be higher up on the list but I only discovered him recently so he's at the very bottom. The reason why I think Ralph is a bad film critic is quite simple he's a pompous ass. He's one of those critics who think just because they made a couple of shorts films that means they can be a complete film snob. Seriously that's his attitude. He made six short films and he thinks he's in the same league as Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, or Stanley Kubrick. Another reason why I hate him is he's reviews are so dull. I've never been so bored watching or listening to someone review a movie. Ralph lacks so much charisma that it's just painful to listen to him. Then there was his crusade against Zack Snyder. Which was just cringe. Those "Zack Snyder reviews" videos just made him look bad instead of Snyder. It also didn't help that all he was doing was embarrassing himself. Also he's fanbase sucks! I know that no one can control their fanbase but if you so much as make even the slightest constructive criticism of him he's white knights will come to defend their film reviewing god! Seriously their
that unbearable. Good to know Ralph brings out the best in people.

#5. TheMysteriousMrEnter

Now some of you probably don't know this about me but I enjoy watching cartoons whether it's a TV show or movie ever once in awhile but if there was somebody who I think should stop reviewing cartoons it would be TheMysteriousMrEnter. Which by the way how can he still call himself "TheMysteriousMrEnter" when he has shown his face in photos, videos, and his face is on his avatar it's just weird. Now I'm going to be honest I use to be a fan of his. But then I realized something MrEnter is not a critic he's a nitpicker and he also takes cartoons way too seriously. Like 95% of his videos are just him ranting and raving about the most trivial stuff and the other 5% is an actual criticism. One of the worst parts of MrEnter is he's a hypocrite when it comes to certain shows (most notably My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic because he likes that show). On one hand he doesn't like it when a show plays abuse for laughs but yet his Fairy OddPet review he portrayed a Nickelodeon executive as an abusive parent. Then he claims flash animation is bad but yet people have pointed out that his favorite show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic is made with the same animation. Also he apparently doesn't like jokes that involve sex or are sexually related, making fun of homosexuality, jokes about AIDS and herpes, or shock humor. Now yes some of those can be done in poor taste but sometimes their pretty funny. Also MrEnter sure does like morals...a lot. He just can't get enough morals. But in all seriousness the guy is obsessed with finding morals in cartoons it's kind of annoying & pointless because not all cartoon shows put morals in their episodes.

Can someone tell him to get rid of the "Newsboy cap". The 1920s ended a long time ago.

#4. Nathaniel Wayne of Council of Geeks


Now I'll give Nathaniel this. He is very critical when he's reviewing Doctor Who or television. But movie wise I wouldn't trust he's opinion on them if my life depended on it. I mean he is clearly bias on what comic book cinematic universe he loves the most. Don't believe well look at the titles to these videos. Which are real by the way and I didn't them make up what so ever.

Let's start off with the Fox/Marvel

"Why X-Men: Dark Phoenix is Going to Suck" (He made this video when the title was simply announced. Not when we got magazine photos or a teaser trailer just a title announcement. How can you tell if something is going to suck just by a title announcement? That makes no sense.)

"Why the Deadpool Animated Series is a Bad Idea"

"There Might Be an X-23 Movie...Don't Screw this Up, Fox!" (Hey Nathaniel news flash if you don't want people to think your a cynical asshole you might not want to add things like don't screw this up to whatever studio your talking about. Especially when Fox hasn't even said they are officially making an X-23 film.)

Let's see his opinions on Sony/Marvel

"Venom Movie Story is Hinted At - And The News Isn't Good" (This is the third time he's bashed the movie and around the time we got that announcement we have yet to see even a teaser trailer. Nathaniel word of advice. Criticize the movie's final product instead of little things like an announcement or hint!)

"Morbius - ANOTHER Spider-Man Spin-off Movie...Expect it Isn't a Terrible Idea" (And a Venom movie or a team-up movie with Black Cat & Silver Sable isn't a terrible idea either.)

"Carnage in the Venom Movie - Let's Not Rush This" (Another Venom solo movie hate video. What is with him and having a hate boner for this film? Because yet again around this time there still wasn't any footage yet.)

"Venom Solo Movie - Sony, WHAT are You Thinking?!?" (Why is Venom having his own solo movie such a bad thing? It's not like he doesn't have any material to work with.)

Now onto the DC Extended Universe

"DC Movies Rant - Somebody Stop Them!"

"Why The DCEU Needs to FAIL - An Angry Rant" (Wow Nathaniel you really want people to know how bias you are don't you? Also since it's a rant is it even necessary to put the word "angry" in the title? Sorry if I sounds like I'm nitpicking I just think it's a weird thing to do.)

"Should Warner Bros. Sell DC Comics to Disney" (I swear that is everybody's answer. Oh X-Men: Apocalypse got mixed reviews, sell the rights to Disney. People online made a hyperbolic comments saying Suicide Squad gave them cancer, sell the rights to Disney even thought they would never make a Suicide Squad movie because Disney.)

"Can Wonder Woman Save the DCEU?" (The DC Extended Universe never needed "saving".)

"DCEU Villains: The Problem Nobody is Talking About" (Because The MCU has never done a bad job with their villains before. *cough The Mandarin in Iron Man 3 & Ultron in Avengers: Age of Ultron cough*.)

Now the big one the Marvel Cinematic Universe

"Black Panther Trailer Review & Thoughts - Long Live the King"

"Spider-Man: Homecoming Review - A Return to Greatness for the Wallcrawler" (I wouldn't really call Spider-Man: Homecoming a return to greatness. I mean all of the Spider-Man films in my opinion range from great (Spider-Man 2) to okay (Spider-Man 3 & The Amazing Spider-Man 2).)

"Why the "MJ Thing" in Spider-Man: Homecoming is BRILLIANT" (As someone who enjoyed Spider-Man: Homecoming the "MJ thing" was not brilliant it was stupid.)

"How Continuity Could Kill the MCU - A Geeky Ramble" (In other words the Marvel Cinematic Universe is so great it don't need no stinking continuity.)

"Black Panther Full Trailer - An Excited Geek's Thoughts" (What is with him and putting the word geek or geeky in the title of his videos? Dude we get it your a geek. For crying out loud your part of a YouTube channel called Council of Geeks.)

So yeah I not trusting Mr. Wayne's opinions on comic books films ever since he has shown his true colors.

#3. ERod aka The Blockbuster Buster


Oh boy this guy. Believe it or not you could actually make your own blog based on how awful he is at reviewing movies. I mean seriously despite being called "The Blockbuster Buster" his doesn't know that much about movies. He called Batman Forever a reboot when it was actually a sequel, he criticized Ang Lee's Hulk (which if I'm being honest it's just alright not bad) for having too much substance, and in his review for The Last Airbender he stated that there were no white people in the Avatar universe. When there were it's just that the writers, animators, and actors back then didn't really want to make a big deal or boast about how diverse there show was. Unlike today's entertainers. Also ERod's character The Blockbuster Buster is a total Mary Sue. Seriously in his latest reviews his character can beat up Superman, Batman, Deadshot, The Joker, Wolverine, Apocalypse, Aang, Zuko, M. Bison, Mario, Spider-Man, The Fantastic Four, and The Lone Ranger with complete ease and without breaking a sweat. And despite calling himself a "DC fanboy" he sure does like to bash DC Comics. Unless there the cartoons that Bruce Timm and Paul Dini made in the 90's and early 2000's such as Batman: The Animated Series or Justice League. And his comedy oh boy his comedy. He is awful at being funny. All of his jokes and skits are painful to watch and listen to. Basically ERod is everything wrong with this Nostalgia Critic-esque style of reviewing.






#2. Lewis Lovhaug aka Linkara (Host of Atop The Fourth Wall)


Oh great another internet critic I used to be a fan of but not anymore. So If any of you don't know who Lewis (Linkara) is I'll explain. He's the host of the internet webshow Atop The Fourth Wall. Where he reviews bad comic books. And like I said before I use to be a fan of his. But the more and more I watched his videos I started to realize something. The dude is a feminist/social justice warrior. Because as we all know those people are the most sane. Now to be fair his does have a lot of good criticism for the comic books he's reviewing but then out of nowhere he'll complain about something trivial like noticing Wonder Woman's side boob or when Black Widow has an ass shot that's not offensive at all. And it's kind of hypocritical of him to say comic book artists/writers are perverts when he has a history of looking at porn. Basically what I'm saying is the more and more he rants and raves about all of this "offensive" things he noticed in comics the more and more I wanted to stop watching his videos. I mean how can I take what he says seriously when out of nowhere he'll go on a third-wave feminist/sjw tirade over something pointless like Harley Quinn wearing booty shorts.

You ain't fooling anyone Bob. Ever rational person knows Ghostbusters (2016) sucked.

#1. Bob Chipman aka MovieBob


Do you ever wonder what would happen if you take Ralph's attitude of knowing what's best for Hollywood, Nathaniel Wayne's bias towards the DC Extended Universe, and Linkara's feminism/sjw personality and put them all together? Well then you wind up with MovieBob. I really can't stand this guy. Bob is always acting like he knows the ins and outs of the entertainment industry when he reality he doesn't. He's just some 37 year old man who thinks he knows the ins and outs of the entertainment industry. And like I said above, he hates the DC Extended Universe. He hates it so much that he made a four hour long review about how Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is the worst movie ever made (which it isn't. Also that rant is longer that the extended cut of the movie.) and then there's he's How to Fix the DC Extended Universe videos (does anybody else hate those "How to Fix this franchise" videos as much as I do?) And if he's opinions of movies is bad you don't want to know about his opinions on video games. Basically during the whole GamerGate fiasco he believed all the clickbait articles on how gamers are awful people (which I guess he thinks he's an awful person considering he's a Nintendo fanboy). Then he made a video on how PC gaming is dead. One of he's reasons being the rise of laptops. Which doesn't make any sense because a laptop is a computer where you can play PC games on. Then he's must infamous moment was when he called Bungie racist because they gave the Spartans from Halo blue eyes...Yeah he's this dumb. Now there's a lot of other things to criticized Bob on but I think I've said enough.



So that's my list of people who I think are terrible internet critics. Now I am going to make a list of internet critics who I think are good. But that list won't come until March 26th. Until then enjoy all of the other post I'll be uploading.

State of The Project (Feb 15th - Mar 10th)



Feb 15th - Cinematic Disasters - Date Movie



Feb 17th - Black Panther Review



Feb 19th - Black Panther Easter Eggs



Feb 22nd - Road to Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom - Jurassic Park Review



Feb 26th - What You Probably Didn't Know About Ed, Edd n Eddy



Mar 1st - The Top 6 Worst Internet Critics



Mar 10th - A Wrinkle in Time Review




NOTE: IF ANYTHING CHANGES I WILL TELL YOU.