Game of Thrones 3:8/GoT Ascent: Bear Pit Meets Snake Pit!

Posted on May 29, 2013 by geelw

Man, a week without GoT is like going cold turkey, isn’t it? Of course, the only thing to do after those final two episodes this season is to run around like a headless chicken until Season 4 is announced. OR… you could go long onto the evil nonsense that is Facebook and try out this upcoming time sink of a game. I only use Facebook for the occasional update and a few posts to friends in a few industries there, so I’m not going to be playing Game of Thrones: Ascent at all. Yeah, I did my time on Mafia Wars and Castle Quest years ago, but I’m far too busy to be mucking around with a game I’m not too interested in.

Hey, it might even be really good, but I find it comfortably de-stressing after a season of a favorite show is over to step away from it entirely and let something else take its place, albeit temporarily. So, if you try this out and like it – good for you. Feel free to let me know what the heck I’m missing, though.

Defiance 1:7 Preview” “Razor Rain?” Ouch. Break Out the Old Spice, I Guess…

Posted on May 29, 2013 by geelw

Thanks to being so busy, I missed an episode of Defiance (oops), however, it’s part of my Free on Demand lineup, so I can catch it on the weekend. Meanwhile, here’s two peeks at the next episode. Now, I’ve been in some awful hailstorms, thunderstorms and a few other nutty weather systems, but “Razor Rain” is a new one. Well, it’s a good thing this is a TV show or else I’d stay the hell home a lot more. “Just stick whatever bits you need to get shaved out the window, dear – that Razor Rain will be over sooner then you think!”

“Eww…” and “Ouch!” ladies and gents… I’ll let you deal with the visual imagery on your own. Try and think clean thoughts…

Random Film of the Week (Trois): Sisters

Posted on May 29, 2013 by geelw

Sisters “There was NO body because there was NO murder!” is a great line, folks. Use it wisely, as it’ll either get you in or out of a lot of trouble depending on when and how it’s spoken. Anyway, I must be losing my mind because I really thought I did this one as a RFoTW already. But it was either a dream I had about writing it up (hey, it happens every so often!) or perhaps I’d referenced this great 1973 flick in another film article from a while back.

Before we begin, a note (la!): there’s a 2006 remake of this Brian De Palma horror classic that’s a must to avoid, as it reworks too much, has some odd casting choices that don’t work and ends up being more annoying than scary. See it if you must, but not before checking out the original first. Of course, If your eyebrow has locked itself in a stiff “Oh Really?” position (meaning you’ve seen The Black Dahlia), trust me – from the second that incredibly loud (and incredibly brilliant) Bernard Herrmann main theme kicks in, you’ll be shocked into your seat and unable to look away… Continue reading →

Man of Steel TV Spot 9: All Your Secrets Will (Not) Be Revealed…

Posted on May 29, 2013 by geelw

It’s actually pretty funny to see a small (yet vocal) mini-backlash building against all these TV spots by some that feel WB is “ruining” the film by showing “too much”. Well, let’s see now… some research shows that the movie is about 2 hours and 23 minutes long and we’ve seen maybe five minutes total or less of footage that hasn’t been repeated in other ads and trailers. Add to that the fact that most trailers end up using footage not in the final film (this happens way too often and often on purpose) and even more important, the bigger fact that those whiners can (and should) CHANGE THE DAMN CHANNEL when these ads run and well… “Nothing to see here… move along” makes for a more calming mantra for those folks. My good deed for the day is now done – where’s my cape? Oh, in the laundry (yuk), which actually needs to get done, as it’s walking around the room again…

Rayman Legends PS Vita Trailer: Vivent les Jeux 2D!

Posted on May 29, 2013 by geelw

rayman legends wall I was going to do this entire post in French and make some really funny (translation: LAME) French jokes, but I can’t speak French very well (c’est la vie!), I don’t trust translation software at all (See the mangled title above) and I didn’t want to be kidnapped and tortured by any French special forces that happen to be in the area or just so happen to drop in to see me for getting too funny about the country. Hey, I was watching The Battle of Algiers again, so I’m a little paranoid today,

OK? Anyway, oh yeah, Rayman! *Ahem.* He’s back and coming to the Vita soon, so if you happen to love colorful and hilarious 2D side-scrolling platform games that just so happen to be made in France, well… Rayman Legends is calling to you from that streetlamp on the corner while accordion music toodles away in the background. Go on… you know you want to drift on over just out of curiosity. Hmmm… maybe you should just buy the game before Maurice Chevalier’s ghost wakes up and starts singing “Louise” or “Thank Heaven For Little Girls”… the gendarmes always come for him when that last tune kicks in…

Random Film of the Week (Too): Point Blank

Posted on May 29, 2013 by geelw

(thanks, MyDeathlok!)

Forget that offbeat poster to the left, all the film’s stylish narrative tricks and fine ensemble cast doing some stellar work, folks. There’s one obvious moral to John Boorman’s Point Blank that seems to have escaped nearly everyone who dies in this film. That would be the following: If you owe Walker $93,000, stop talking so damn much, pay the man and stay breathing a bit longer.

Of course, this would make for a really short movie that’s probably not too entertaining, so the assorted bad men yak it up with excuses for not having his money while Walker (Lee Marvin), beats them with his wits, fists, a few well-placed bullets and assorted items in some of the sets. This is one of those “mature” late 60’s flicks where violence and refreshing vulgarity were emphasized as selling points and served the story being told. Although the storytelling here may require repeat viewing for those not used to narrative abstractions such as unusual editing, flashbacks and an ending that leaves a few questions lingering in the night air like the smell of gunpowder.
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Random Film of the Week: Play Misty for Me

Posted on May 29, 2013 by geelw

Play Misty for Me With Arrested Development back on the block as a hot TV series (well, if you count not actually being on TV as part of a popular pay-to-stream service that’s 100% useless if your internet goes down), I figured I may as well celebrate the fact that I can’t see it (until someone wises up and gets a physical media collection out) by pointing you to this more than pretty decent 1971 Clint Eastwood-directed thriller that may have kicked off the whole “unhinged stalker hookup” sub-genre. OK, put that jaw up, stop doing that double take and pay attention – there’s a point here being made (I think).

AD’s Jessica Walter is in this one, younger, more attractive and save for the psychotically imbalanced character she’s so good at playing in this flick, she’d probably be a great partner for Eastwood’s late night DJ, Dave Garver. Of course, Dave’s not actually a completely nice, innocent guy here, but that’s another thing the film plays with as it tells the tale of lust gone bad…
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