The Video Game/Movie Review Blog

Decided to do something a little different this time and actually review a video game instead of a movie. I'm putting all the games I own (and some I don't) through a randomizer and playing and reviewing the ones it chooses. As you can tell by the title, our first review of this kind will be Super Mario 3D Land for the 3DS. This game holds a special place in my heart because it was the first 3DS game I ever owned. The story is a standard Mario story, with Peach being kidnapped by Bowser and Mario having to save her. They aren't exactly Shakespeare. But where Mario truly shines is the gameplay, and this was the beginning of a new style for Mario games. It took the environments from the past 3D Mario games and the simple 'get-to-the-goal' gameplay, and combined them together, and, honestly, it works pretty well for what it is. I will say this game isn't the hardest, although the final world has some truly difficult parts, especially in terms of collectibles. That ...

I am...absolutely blown away. Like, I'm not even exaggerating. This movie was amazing, and the amount of respect shown to the franchise blows the previous reboot away. The story deals with a single mother named Callie, played by Carrie Coon, and her two children, Trevor and Phoebe, played by Finn Wolfhard and McKenna Grace, who inherit a dilapidated old farmhouse from Callie's recently deceased father. However, he holds a secret that his grandchildren discover as they explore the house. The story was quite a bit darker in tone than any of the previous Ghostbusters movies and the concept was taken a lot more seriously, which was refreshing. I'd argue the standout performance of this movie was McKenna Grace, who plays her character as an awkward and nerdy sort of character, and the show is arguably about her character's growth more than anything, which was great since her character was so great to watch. I'd also say that Carrie Coon and Paul Rudd, who plays the summe...

I remember watching this movie out of morbid curiosity. All I had heard about it is that it was absolutely terrible. When I watched it the first time, I actually liked it. On this rewatch, well, I still like it and don't really get the hate for it. The story is similar to the original Ghostbusters, in that it involves a team of four women: Erin Gilbert, played by Kristen Wiig, Abby Yates, played by Melissa McCarthy, Jillian Holtzmann, played by Kate McKinnon, and Patty Tolan, played by Leslie Jones, who start their own ghost hunting business. A lot of the story beats did feel pretty similar to the original movie from the 80s, but I still felt it was an interesting update all the same. The main thing with this movie is that it was a more outright comedic film than the original two, which tended to balance horror and comedy a lot more. Now, if the comedy wasn't funny, then I would probably not have liked this movie, but I'd say, that although not all the comedy lands, a lot o...

So, this is my first time watching this, so I knew very little going in. Although I definitely preferred the first one more, I still had fun with this all the same. The film brings back Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson as our favorite ghost hunters, and this time, they have to stop a plot by an evil Carpathian ghost named Vigo to possess a baby and take over the world, and the baby's mother happens to be Dana Barrett, played once again by Sigourney Weaver. While there were definitely some fun and scary sequences, and some interesting ideas with a strange slime moving underneath the city, a lot of it felt derivative of the first movie, especially the climactic scenes at the end. The acting was good, and I still found a couple funny moments here and there, but the story just didn't feel as fresh, and a lot of the plot points, especially the fact that the Ghostbusters went out of business because nobody believed they were the real despite the fact that a gi...

So, obviously, this is not my review on Iron Man. I'm getting a bit of superhero fatigue, so I've decided to spend some time reviewing a franchise I have wanted to experience for a long time, and that is the supernatural comedy Ghostbusters. The story focuses on three men, Peter Venkman, played by Bill Murray, Ray Stanz, played by Dan Aykroyd, and Egon Spengler, played by Harold Ramis, who decide to open up a ghost hunting business called the Ghostbusters. Along the way, they gain a fourth member, Winston Zeddemore, played by Ernie Hudson, and have to deal with supernatural experiences of a woman named Dana Barrett, played by Sigourney Weaver. Pretty complex sounding story, but really, it's actually pretty straightforward in practice, which made the story simple, easy to follow, yet fun all the same. I'd say, besides the famous theme song, the movie also has some great acting from the titular Ghostbusters, especially Murray and Aykroyd's comedic timing, although the...

I had no idea what to think going into this one, knowing only that it took place in the 1950s. While I feel there was a lot going on, and this one wasn't as strong as Doomsday, there was still a lot to love all the same. The story deals with the Justice League facing adversity from the American government, due to their vigilantism being seen as destructive. All the while, there have been whispers of something known as the Centre, almost as if it is a harbinger of doom. It's got a good idea, but it's a little unfocused since they wanted to give an idea how all the heroes play a role in the story. I'd argue one of the best characters was Green Lantern, voiced by David Boreanaz, whose origin story is shown here to amazing effect, and I'd argue he is the true main character of the film. There is also the Martian Manhunter, voiced by Miguel Ferrer, and he's more there to show how the government is terrified of aliens that aren't Superman, but they actually truste...