I don’t know what to tell you. I really wanted to like this game. I played the original browser game forever ago and jumped on the opportunity to review the full release. I wish it was as good as the original game.
Full review at GIZORAMA.
Monthly Archives: June 2014
The Pacific Rim Universe Grows: Sequel, Cartoons, and More
This is not a drill. Do not adjust your dial. Everything is going to be okay.
Guillermo del Toro has officially announced that Pacific Rim will be taking over the world. The beautifully shot, wildly entertaining, and kick-ass female character-starring kaiju v. mecha film is getting a whole lot of new content in the next few years.
Horror Thursday: Curse of the Cat People
I had to break my trend of reviewing the weekly theme film for the Cinefessions Summer Screams Challenge this week. I just don’t see eXistenZ as a horror film.
Now Curse of the Cat People. That’s a great horror film. Such nuance. Such life. Such beauty. Such a terrifying recitation of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”
Horror Thursday: Curse of the Cat People
The Lego Movie Blu-ray Giveaway Winner!
I just punched the entries into Random.org and I’m happy to announce that GreySkye is the winner. GreySkye, I need you to shoot me a message at [email protected] with your name, shipping address, and e-mail so you can get your prize straight from the company.
Thanks to everyone who entered and remember: everything is awesome!
The original list and randomized list below the jump.
Godzilla Review (Film, 2014)
15 years ago, an unexplained disaster hit Japan, wiping out a nuclear reactor and killing Joe Brody’s wife Elle. Now, in 2014, his son Ford is called to Japan to claim him from police custody. Joe has convinced himself that he can prove the disaster was not an earthquake if he breaks into the quarantine zone surrounding the disabled reactor. Ford humors him, only to discover that scientists have known for years that Joe’s theories about giant creatures and echolocation are correct.
Godzilla, the fifth attempt to reboot the giant monster series from Japan for an American audience, thankfully succeeds as a Godzilla film. The focus is not placed on the monster himself but on the people from all walks of civilian, science, and military life trying to find a solution to the rampage of an inexplicable beast.
Games I Can’t Stop Playing: June 2014
June is almost over, so it’s time to run down the games I can’t stop playing right now. There are a few repeats, and a few new games, as well.
Our Darker Purpose (PC)
The Lego Movie Blu-ray Giveaway
Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls, geeks of all ages, I bring you the official Everything is Awesome The Lego Movie Blu-ray Giveaway at Sketchy Details. That’s right. Sketchy Details has partnered with the WB through PartnersHub to run a contest. The Lego Movie is still at the top of my best films of 2014 list so far for being so gosh darn funny, smart, and adorable. Now you have a chance to win your own copy of the shiny new Blu-ray that just came out this past Tuesday.
It’s running like The Purge giveaway last summer. Leave a comment (using Disqus) below to enter. Or tweet @robertjgannon with the hashtag #TheLegoMovie to enter. Or leave a comment on the Sketchy Details Facebook page that will clearly state “Enter The Lego Movie Blu-ray Giveaway” as the title. That’s it. You can do one, two, or all three.
You have until Wednesday, June 25th to enter. I’ll put all the entries in a Random.org file and pull the winner. You must be in the United States or Canada to enter.
I’ve left the official app for the movie release below the jump. You get to make 6 second Lego movies that get uploaded to the official The Lego Movie YouTube page. It’s fun. Mine’s embedded at the bottom of the post.
Horror Thursday: The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh
One of my crutches in reviews is pointing out I’d rather watch something ambitious that fails than something safe that’s boring. Well, The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh is the epitome of that kind of film. I applaud its ambition. I love the style, the mood, and the refusal to follow the traditional standards of film. However, it doesn’t quite come together as the narrative film it’s trying to be. It’s art, is what it is.
Horror Thursday: The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh