The Lorax is Being Turned into an Abomination, I Mean a Movie
The trailer for Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax has hit the Internet, and I’m pretty sure it’s an abomination unto humanity. I’ll grant that it’s been a few years since I’ve read The Lorax, but I’m pretty sure it didn’t involve wacky grandmothers, bike races, a love story, or the Lorax as a wise-cracking Danny DeVito. Has Hollywood learned nothing from Mike Meyers’ The Cat in the Hat? Or Jim Carrey’s Grinch movie? Sure Horton Hears a Who was alright, but that at least stuck to the actual story.
This…I don’t even know what this is – other than the worst movie trailer I’ve ever seen.
Review: Batman: Arkham City
I was considering not writing this review because it can be summed up in one word: ‘awesome’. But I’m trying to be a legitimate blog here, so I should really do my best to expand upon my thoughts. I will also need to be careful with the overuse of the word ‘awesome’, because everything in this game is ‘awesome’. The freeflow combat, the story, the side missions, the game world, the game play and, most especially, the rich look into the the world of Batman.
Clearly some very big Batman geeks made this game.
Game rating: 5/5: Great!
The Internet is currently filled with glowing reviews and praise for Batman: Arkham City, the sequel to Batman: Arkham Asylum. Did you know that the first game, Arkham Asylum, holds the record for the best reviewed superhero game ever in the Guinness Book of World Records? You do now. And it’s no surprise. Arkham Asylum was a glorious achievement in the world of video games, especially superhero video games. It made up for decades of mediocre to crappy Batman games, and revolutionized the depth and breadth to which superhero games could reach. Arkham Asylum was clear proof that with a love of the character and a lot of creativity, superhero games could be something special. And then the game developers, Rocksteady, went and made a bigger, better and deeper game for the sequel, Arkham City.
The Batman: Arkham games are to superhero video games what The Dark Knight movie was to superhero movies. We’re not just talking a game changer. We’re talking revolution!
Review: Teen Titans #2
Both dialogue and overall quality of the new Teen Titans series take a noticeable dip in the second issue, providing a lackluster follow-up to what I thought was a stellar first issue. We’re introduced to a rather ridiculous new member of the team and are once again faced with a baffling status quo about the ‘dangers’ of teenage superheroes. Part of the new DC relaunch was that the average person doesn’t trust superheroes anymore, which is fine, but there’s a stark disconnect between every other title I’ve read and the status quo of Teen Titans.
Teen Titans #2
At least Red Robin is still very cool.
Comic rating: 2/5: Bad.
Issue #2 introduces us to brand new superhero Skitter, who I am going to call Skittles from now on. At least until I get to the paragraph where I discuss what a stupid name ‘Skitter’ is for anybody. Teen Titans is still very much in team-building mode, with the B-story devoted to establishing the villain: the secret organization N.O.W.H.E.R.E. I can’t stress enough what a ridiculous job writer Jeff Lobdell does in trying to give N.O.W.H.E.R.E. some villainous cred. This issue features roll-your-eyes bad dialogue, particularly when it comes to that group.
The issue also features roll-your-eyes bad dialogue between the main characters. Basically the issue is just troublesome to read. Which is really too bad. Spoilers after the jump.
Let’s Take Donkey Kong Very Seriously
The Internet absolutely loves to give us realistic/hardcore takes on Super Mario. If you’ve never seen the web series There Will Be Brawl, I highly recommend it. There are also dozens of pictures and comic and jokes. Well this video recently came out, and I thought I’d share it with everyone. Thanks to Topless Robot for the tip.
They Are Going to Need to Find a 12th Doctor
In a recent interview with VH1, current Doctor Who star Matthew Smith declared that he was going to quit the show after the next season. That’s a shame. I’ve come to really enjoy Smith’s 11th Doctor quite a lot. He had some fantastic episodes in Season 6, rivaling some of the best of 10th Doctor David Tennant’s work. I know my own plucky female companion hasn’t been as won over with Smith as I have, but his ‘Colonel Runaway’ monologue is quite possibly my favorite scene in the entirety of Doctor Who.
Matthew Smith will be missed.
Here’s a quote from the interview video:
“I’ve got another year of Doctor Who, but then I’m certainly going to come and give it a shot, come and hang out in LA.”
Apparently Smith wants to try his hand at Hollywood. More power to him, I say. Tennant went on to play Barty Crouch Jr. in one of the Harry Potter movies, and he was pretty creepy and fantastic in the role. So who knows what Matt Smith can accomplish, even with his weird Frankenstein face.
And that come-hither bow tie
I kid. I kid cause I love.
For those not in the know, the character of The Doctor is an alien who can regenerate and heal whenever his body is mortally wounded. But the regeneration gives him a new body, a new face and some new personality quirks. He maintains all of his memories and his mind, just the outer shell changes. Very convenient for a show that’s been on the air for 50 years and has gone through nearly a dozen different actors in the role.
Matthew Smith played the 11th regeneration of the Doctor. So his successor will be the 12th. The next season, Season 7, will be aired in 2012/2013. That means the regeneration into the 12th Doctor in 2013 will coincide with the show’s 50th anniversary. Neat.
If only this existed...
