UncleYaris

[COLOR=Red]Totally ready...I've been looking forward to it since summer started. It's funny, but I had no idea university can do that to you...[/COLOR]

[COLOR=Red]Stupid kid...he refuses to come down for dinner, he hasn't gone to school and hasn't gotten a job...all for xbox. Honestly, if I was that kid, I wouldn't be here typing to you guys :P[/COLOR]

[COLOR=Red]It was a difficult toss up between Alchemist and Bleach...but ultimately decided on FMA[/COLOR]

[COLOR=Red]I don't go on the computer drunk or high...let alone the internet. I usually just wait it out and watch a movie or something like that. BTW, The Empire Strikes Back when stoned is just so...surreal. Like, REALLY surreal. Especially when you get to the part when Luke is on Dagobah...[/COLOR]

Having just seen the G.I. Joe movie, to say I am disappointed would be a bit of an understatement. I mean, I LOVED G.I. Joe as a kid; I had the action figures, I read the comics, I watched the movies...so when I saw that they were making a film, I got just as excited as when I first saw the announcement for the Transformers movie. Finally, CGI and my childhood nostalgia would unite and create a force of awesomeness that would illuminate my favourite shows and put them in a new light, one that would blow me away. HOLLYWOOD, STOP RAPING MY CHILDHOOD!!! This rant contains spoilers, so read on at your own risk. To begin, I want to say the movie was not horribly bad...it certainly wasn't phenomenal or groundbreaking or anything like that, and, up until the last quarter of it, it was a very enjoyable film with a decent storyline, likable characters, and great actions scenes. Speaking of characters, thats not a bad place to start. One minor detail that really irked me was the Baroness. As a reoccurring character (in the comics), she was one everybody loved. The hot body, the cold intellectual cunning, THE GOD DAMN RUSSIAN ACCENT!!! That's right, the Baroness formerly known as Anastasia Cisarovna is now named Ana Lewis. Why Americanize her? What was wrong with keeping her a Russian ice queen? Oh, that's right...we need a romantic plot line to fall the movie on. And having the male lead, Duke, engaged to a Russian would just be weird, right? Yes, you read that right. In this movie, Duke and Ana were to be engaged, but of course, that all goes to hell when Ana's brother "dies" in the line of duty, and Duke blames himself for it. I'll get back to Ana's brother, but WHY CREATE A ROMANCE BETWEEN THE BARONESS AND DUKE?!?! In the comics, they were simply enemies...she was a lieutenant to Cobra Commander and he was the leader of the Joes. Why do you need a romantic sub-plot in this movie? It serves no purpose, other than create needless drama. And a brother? Really? The comics left the ambiguity of her past for a reason... As for her brother, well be becomes Dr. Mindbender....sort of. Dr. Mindbender actually isn't in the movie. No, I'm not joking. Well, ok. To be fair, he appears in ONE scene and looks like the scientist in the beginning of "Batman and Robin." He then passes on all of his scientific information to Rex, Ana's brother. Of course, the building that they are in gets blown up...and thats it. No Dr. Mindbender. Rex is Cobra's chief scientist and doctor. And he is known simply as...the Doctor. Well, until the end when "creates" Destro and takes up the mantle of Cobra Commander. You with me so far? Cobra Commander is the brother of the Baroness (although she doesn't know this, until Duke tells her) and she was engaged to Duke. WHY? FOR WHAT REASON? WHY DID THEY INCORPORATE THIS INTO THE MOVIE? A minor complaint, by the way, is Cobra Commander's mask...it looks more (and this goes for the cobra uniforms as well) as a cross between the bad guys from "Killswitch" and the police in "Half-Life 2." Not to mention, Cobra Commander was never a scientist...he was an incompetent military leader with no science background...WHICH IS WHY DR. MINDBENDER WAS A MEMBER OF COBRA! So now what? Is Cobra Commander going to take over the role of head scientist as well? It makes no sense! Oh, and the major kick to the balls is the death of Storm Shadow. Granted, the fight scene with him against Snake Eyes was very well done, and quite enjoyable. But that's another reoccurring villain who is now dead. That leaves Baroness (who after falling in love with Duke again is kept in a separate prison cell in the G.I. Base) and Storm Shadow, out of Cobra. Zartan is also unaccounted for, assuming the identity of the President of the U.S.A. and ending the movie with him in the President's office. I don't even want to know the stupidity of the tie-in between that and the escape of Cobra Commander and Destro, who are also in prison in the G.I. Joe base. Also, I loved that they made Cover Girl an even more minor character, killing her off about halfway through the movie and making her an Hawk's secretary instead of, you know, THE GIFTED MECHANIC THAT SHE WAS!!! Now that I'm done ranting about the stuff that ruined the movie for me, I'd like to focus on the good aspects. The first 3/4's of the movie was great. It was fast-paced, exciting, and kept you generally interested. As corny as some of the dialogue and jokes were, the writing wasn't too horrible. Although I didn't like the actor who played Duke (Channing Tatum) he was alright and somewhat pulled the character off. I cringed when I saw Marlon Wayans was going to play Ripcord, but I was pleasantly surprised. He is more of a joker than his comic book counterpart, but in the movie, that actually helps his character quite a bit. The comic relief by him is done with good taste and is done in the right places, and overall he was a very, VERY likable character, much more so than the comic book. Thankfully, the characters of Storm Shadow and Snake Eyes were done beautifully, and we are treated to two bouts between them. That was something very enjoyable and redeeming, which was desperately needed. The characters were well developed, explaining most their backstories via flashback, which was a great technique. It helped explain the character's past and really did create them into believable (in most cases) people that were likable, overall. Finally, the action sequences were great. I mean, REALLY great. I don't want to go in to too much detail as far as the action scenes, but they were executed fantastically. If you aren't a fanboy and go into this movie with an open mind (and ZERO knowledge of G.I. Joe prior), you will walk out satisfied as it was a well executed action/sci-fi movie that does keep you entertained and does have a suspenseful and compelling storyline. If you're a fanboy, (such as myself) or a huge nerd (again such as myself), AVOID THIS MOVIE AT ALL COSTS. It will just build you up with the rising action and then drop you down with the ending, like a roller coaster that just stops as it's falling down...meaning you crash into the ground and die a horrible death. Yet another nail in the coffin that is my childhood...

[COLOR=Red]sub. hands down assuming sub means subtitles [/COLOR]

[COLOR=Red]I know its late, but I just watched the Watchmen after reading the graphic novel... ...was anyone else as massively disappointed as I was?[/COLOR]

[COLOR=Red]My Jade Empire is not co-operating with me :([/COLOR]

[quote name='Stephanie'][SIZE=1]You know what I think? I think you are all socially awkward penguins.[/SIZE][/quote] [img]http://www.animalpicturesarchive.com/animal/Animated_GIF/Penguin/PENGUINANI-dancing_penguins_animated.gif[/img] [COLOR=Red] Thats what we look like :animesmil[/COLOR]

[quote name='chibi-master']Stay the feck away from the creep. That or bring a tazer and/or kitchen knife with you if you decide to meet him.[/quote] [COLOR=Red]I prefer baseball bats...they're legal to carry around :P[/COLOR]

[COLOR=Red]Thats 2-1 Jade Empire...good enough for a win[/COLOR] [COLOR=Red]And honestly, this is all I got from that Pokemon discussion:[/COLOR] [IMG]http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/420/pedobearbustedhj7.jpg[/IMG]

[COLOR=Red]God of War 2[/COLOR]

[COLOR=Red]What should I play next: Jade Empire or Final Fantasy 8?[/COLOR]

[COLOR=Red]I've been watching Trinity Blood on and off lately, because I'm waiting for my Gundam downloads to finish XD So far, its awesome! Before that I finished Samurai 7, Basilisk, and School Rumble. [/COLOR]

[FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][COLOR=Red]All Pistols - [COLOR=Red]Gemini Five [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=1][COLOR=Red][SIZE=2]There's no way of actually measuring this, but Donkey Kong Country for the SNES. And DKC 2. And DKC 3[/SIZE]...[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=Century Gothic][COLOR=Red]I've been known[/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Century Gothic][COLOR=Red] to leave my computer on overnight when I want to finish downloading a particular torrent, but I don't do that anymore. I usually shut it off when I'm done.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[quote][COLOR=deeppink]I haven't watched him since his move to gametrailers. I'm not a fan of that site's navigation.[/quote] [COLOR=Red]I don't bother watching his stuff via gametrailers. I just go on his main website, cinemassacre, and follow the links from there. Its a much nicer layout and much easier to navigate. Other than that, I'm a big fan. Love his reviews and I watch them loyally...although I don't always agree with him. Top Gun wasn't that bad!!! [/COLOR][/COLOR]

[COLOR=Red]Hands down the death of [/COLOR][spoiler][COLOR=Black]Kikuchiyo[/COLOR][/spoiler][COLOR=Red] from Samurai 7. Partially because he was my favourite character, and partially because [spoiler]it was such a noble death. Sacrificing himself to protect Kanna. He embodied what it meant to be a samurai, despite his peasant upbringing. That was just heartbreaking[/spoiler] :animecry: [/COLOR]

I loved VII, but the problem with it is that they are milking the series far too much with oft negative results (case and point, Advent Children). As far as I know, the PS3 demo was merely a test run by Square-Enix to see the PS3's capabilities before releasing XIII, and other than that, no remake is being planned. I, also, wouldn't like to see a remake of the game. After seeing the DS ports of I-IV, I was terribly disapointed at the watered-down dialogue and voice-overs. Although a PS3 remake of VII would be placed in much better care (at least I hope so), I like it the way it is. As far as it being overrated, it isn't so much as overrated of a game as it is mainstream, IMO. For instance, my favourite FF was and still is to this day IV, because I played that before I played VII. Most people never looked back into the older FF games, and their first game was VII, meaning that VII brings back many nostalgic memories for them that the other games wouldn't, which I think is the main reason for its popularity.

[LEFT]Hey, I'm a new member here. I've been lurking the main website for a while, taking some of the AWESOME wallpapers I've found. Props to all of you :P My name is Frank, I'm 18 and live in Canada, and I'm into anime (obv. :P), video games, comic books and manga, RPGs, metal music \m/. That's all, I guess. Can't wait to meet you guys :) [/LEFT]