Vlog (10-18-09)

by Spoony on October 19, 2009 · View Comments

Part 1 – Brütal Legend, Uncharted 2

Part 2 – Paranormal Activity, Noroi

Part 3 – Star Wars Republic Heroes

alldreamsfalldown

Saw VII is in pre-production (which will be in 3D) and Saw VIII has been confirmed.

Emperor_Z

I just saw Paranormal Activity, and damn, that was some freaky shit. If there's one thing that worries me, it's total hopelessness.

SPOILERS
The demon picks the girl totally at random, and proceeds to terrify her in the most potent ways possible before killing both her and her boyfriend, and there's not a damn thing that they can do about it. I think if I were in that situation I'd spend every moment in public places, sleeping only at night on a bus, but that probably still wouldn't do anything against a demon that potent. I can tell you, I'm not gonna be able to sleep tonight without worrying that I'm going to be dragged away.

Rath

Brutal Legend isn't an RTS. It's an Action RTS. Different genre.

Vhen

There is a reason why Star Wars - Republic Commando was such a good game.

It didnt go over all the same crap as as the films and what you saw was cynical, dark and funny.

jadedcorliss

I've only seen a few minutes of the show, I sat through The Clone Wars film, it didn't make me that upset, but I just don't think the show is worth much time, yeah, more Clone Wars, more betrayal and stuff and on and on.

KOTOR was one of my fav games.

Defalco

I really thought the Clone Wars "microseries" (I'm fairly sure that's what they called it) that was made by the same guy who did Samurai Jack was good and I liked it a lot despite not being a Star Wars fan at all. It followed a continuity that linked up to the movies. It had Anakin having just enough of a crazy edge to him that one might actually believe he'd one day snap and turn into Vader. The story made sense and the animation was good.
This Clone Wars series doesn't have any of that, which is too bad. The Star Wars universe and concept has a lot of potential, but the way it's written is awful. If you ever watch an episode of the Clone Wars cartoon on now you'll see that nearly every episode doesn't have a smooth ending. It just feels like they got tired of writing or animating and they cut it and rolled the credits. It's always sudden and abrupt. It's like the Lucas trademark. It pisses me off.

jadedcorliss

Once again, someone trashes the Star Wars prequels even though they give no real reason and the last time the reason was Jar Jar Binks even though he's not in much of the second two, and he puts all the three films together into an instant judgment without giving them a look as individual films, even though he said he found Episode 3 entertaining and the best one.

And he's made fun of them in the Star Trek review, FF8 review, Transformers 2 review, even though they are old now and have already been shredded to pieces years ago in such a way that even the original "holy" trilogy without thinking of them as individual films wouldn't stand up.

One other reviewer I saw has said bad things about them in pretty much every video, even though they are old, and he's already shredded them to piece.

Starting to drive me insane, are people going to stop attacking the Star Wars prequels when yet another 1500 days have passed since they've finished? I think we get it, you didn't like them.

spokojasne

if you can`t find guys to play with you Battlestar Galactica, here`s a suggestion:
get AVGN and Motherfucker Mike - they do reviews of board games to,
add to this your brother, Linkara and Nostalgia Critic - and you will have the dream team...
surely there will be an opportunity in the future to do this
:)

Apathetic One

Spoons!!

I think you missed out on the the funnest part of Brutal Legend (IMO, of course)...the side quests and the collecting/finding!! I had a lot of fun just cruising around the different themed lands looking for solos and the other items, running over random enemies and troops of badies while listening to the kick ass soundtrack. I liked the story but the RTS portion of the game really turned me off (the final battle in particular).

Skye Veran

Regarding Paranormal Activity ending:

(SPOILERS!)

I just watched this movie last night and loved it. But while I agree with almost everything you've said about it, Spoony, I still don't think the ending was very well done compared to the rest of the movie, and it really did seem to cheapen the experience a bit. The explanation that the "money shot" was a wink to the boyfriend is okay, but that's already been achieved in a much more effective and realistic sense when she throws his body into the camera; that *alone* perfectly illustrates the demon's contempt for his experiment.

The girl lunging at the camera afterward really jerked me out of the reality which the movie had tried so hard (successfully) to set up, and really didn't satisfy the sense of despair that builds throughout the rest of the film. I would have liked to see something much more subtle, maybe just her shadowy figure in the background after she threw the body, a few feet back from the door, maybe on the stairs, and then the door slams suddenly, then the fade out. As they did it, that soft rumbling blackness that the screen stays on after the movie should have been a perfect cap to the sense of despair that fills the last quarter or so of the movie, but the money shot kind of ruined the effect.

Aside from that, though, the movie was great. Thanks for recommending it, Spoony.

lolzor

why did you say guns of the patriots was a game worth having/playing on the ps3 while you bashed it in a review earlier?

Not Bob

Has anyone recommended Diary of the Dead yet? Because that is right up this alley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MdqNr0gN4Y

Yet Another Saw Fan

I'm also very interested in how the series plays out. I love the theme of Saw that so many people, the makers included, seem to miss: It isn't how much blood you will spill to stay alive, it is how much of someone else's blood you would spill to save your life. From Doctor Gordon refusing to kill Adam in the first movie, to the elaborate group trials in the second and fifth movies, Saw is all about helping one another. Even if you have no reason to care for the person across from you.

That is why I liked the fifth movie so much. It was not only a return to the theme of the first two movies, but there were at last survivors. Two people got what they deserved.

zwibli

"The Poughkeepsie Tapes" is another great fake documentary. It's about few tapes from a serial killer's home movie collection. Not that scary, but it has a few shocking moments. If you like silence of the lamb, etc then it's a must.

Jose Blanco

After watching this video, I went to a Comic Store and was sifting through some cheap, $1 back issues, and found Ed Brubaker's Criminal #1 for the first story, Coward, in NM condition.

I also bought a lot more issues of Criminal, a few of Sleeper, and some Incognito today. Couldn't find Incognito #1 in 1st print yet, though, but I found the other 5.

Dax

Hey Spoony, have you heard of the show Lost Tapes? It's on Animal Planet & each episode is like a little mini movie, where they have "recovered tapes," very Blair Witch style, and each episode is about a different cryptid, it's pretty cool & frequently pretty scary, I think you should check it out!

Sean

I don't understand that idiot on Youtube doing the parodies. It's one thing to do a parody as a tribute to Spoony but this guys stuff seems really bitter and spiteful like he as some kind of vendetta against Spoony and the site. I'm thinking he was banned from Spoony's forums and is pissed about it as this video insinuates:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hJ2lUCobIk&...

austin bostock

freakin rights love "man o war", so badass that you enjoy it to their song "gods of war" is the shit great stuff that you've recovered from being sick lookin forward to the reviews

Shenron

Have you seen *Beware! Children at Play* if yes then you don't have to continue reading if no keep going!

Beware! Children at Play, is a movie my friends just told me not to watch... but I will its on the intent watch for Netflix which is how they watched it. oh and its a Troma Movie, ah 1980's horror... the HORROR!
Spoony, this is to good to miss! I'm going to watch it when I get some free time because just listen to the description
"Parents in a small town quickly begin to panic when their children start disappearing … and returning as cannibals!" that right there is the shit CANNIBAL CHILDREN!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beware!_Children_a...

James

There was actually a game on ps2 that's in the same vain as Blair Witch/Paranormal Activity called Michigan, where you played the cameraman working on a news crew. The crew gets caught in a monster invasion, but rather than becoming a typical survival horror you stay almost totally detached; recording events as they happen. It's not a great game by any stretch but it does have a brilliant conceit in that your given moral choices throughout the game. For example, at one point you come across a character whose fallen onto the rail tracks when a train is approaching. You can help him up, or knowing that this'll give you some great footage you can just leave the guy there while he moans and begs you to save him (you've lost Karma!).

Or you can just film the ladies boobs. There's a specific ending depending on how you play (good, evil, perv).

Dustin

Oh and one other japanese movie you should check out is Visitor Q. Crazy stuff.

Dustin

LOL I just found that austrian metal band like a couple weeks or ago if I remember correctly. I should probably check out that album.

If I was in the area I'd definitely play that board game. From what you said about it before it sounds like it would be a LOT of fun.

Wayne

you tought brutal legend was going to be a turn based rpg? wow i tought it was going to be a beat em up just like emm well every other beat em up nothing more to add or anything lol

Roiser

Huh, so you got a ps3? :-) I was wondering if you would add me on PSN (but i guess not...), well my nick is Roiser, so anyone else here can do it too. And about U2- till chapter 5 i was a little dissapointed, as you said it's basically the same as U1, but after chapter 5 it gets much better when u can actually use stealth in a really great ways.

Sugreev2001

Hey Spoony,you should complete Uncharted 2 before thinking it's pretty much the same as before.It is similar,but aren't all sequels supposed to carry the same feel as the original.Anyways,since you're only till chapter 5,I guess you haven't really got to the really mind-blowing parts which happen later in the game.I can guarantee that you will have trouble putting down the controller.

Dustin

To the saw question. YES. Yes, I watch the movies, and the video game, just to see how the story ends.

Brad

Hey Spoony, just wanted to thank you for telling me to go see Paranormal Activity in the theaters and not wait for the DVD. You were so right about the atmosphere, there were 30 to 40 people in the room, and the screams of the girls right next to me, made the whole thing a great experience, I really hope to go see it again. The movie itself, was really good, not the scariest thing I've seen, but very compelling, and I really liked the characters as well. Thanks again.