Movie Review: The Fly (1986)

Oh boy... this movie... It was pretty bad... not as bad as I thought it was going to be, but pretty bad. This is a remake of the original 1958 film by the same name, and although I never saw the original, I can safely say that it probably wasn't as weird as this one.

Chaos ensues when crazy scientist Seth Brundle accidentally splices his own genes with the genes of a fly, turning himself into some kind of crazy fly man. Also there's some romance involved with the crazy fly man. That was weird. Anyway, that's really all I have to say about the movie. It's maybe worth seeing if you really want to see something weird, and it was actually pretty well made for an 80's film, but otherwise... no. I give The Fly a 5/10.

30 Day Drawing Challenge: Day 16

Day 15: Inspiration

I was having a conversation with my girlfriend yesterday, and somehow classy motorcyclists came up. So there you have it, my inspiration for drawing is random discussions about random silly things.

Anime Movie Review: The Secret World of Arrietty

WOW. This was the best anime movie I have seen in a while. The Secret World of Arrietty (Karigurashi no Arrietti in Japan) is a new Studio Ghibli film that recently hit theaters here in the US. It's about little people that live under the floor. Yeah, I'm not joking. Pretty great though. This was probably the easiest Studio Ghibli film to follow and also my favorite.

The soundtrack for this movie was incredible. It wasn't super intense, or even very memorable, but the music was extremely atmospheric. It really made you feel like a part of the experience. The animation was also fantastic, although this is basically a given for Studio Ghibli films.

The plot... while not incredibly deep or anything, it was still very entertaining. The somewhat lighthearted story about an ill boy who meets a (really) little girl is presented in a pleasant manner, and the major conflict of the film doesn't seem forced like it does in so many other movies like this. All in all I have to give the Secret World of Arrietty a 9/10.

So I found a pretty entertaining webcomic today...

The comic is called Omake Theater and it can be found at omaketheater.com. It's funny, well drawn, and best of all, it has no words~! So yeah, go check it out.

Btw, this one was my favorite.


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Remember the Top 5 Video Games list?Well here's a notable mention...

Notable Mention: Mega Man Legends

This game itself is basically a legend now in the Mega Man community. Many fans still say it's their favorite one in the franchise, while others couldn't care less that there were only two (and a half) games, destined to never be continued. This game and its sequel came out in the late 90's/early 2000's. There was also a spin-off game called "The Misadventures of Tron Bonne" starring the comical band of thieves from the the series. I can easily say that this game is my favorite third-person shooter of all time.

Unlike other titles in the Mega Man franchise, Mega Man Legends is a game where you run around on a 3D playing field shooting up "reverbots" in attempt to find treasure and progress in the actually-somewhat-captivating-story. The story is enhanced by full-on, humorous voice acting in the PS1 version of the game as well as some well-animated and well-presented cutscenes.

The reason I chose this game over Mega Man Legends 2 is in its simplicity. Mega Man Legends is a completely solid, even if somewhat short game. It can be completed in around 6 hours. But I could replay this game time and time again. The second game... not so much. It branched out into some pretty crazy plot twists and delivered some not-so-necessary "improvements" into gameplay. Still fun though. Anyway, yeah. Mega Man Legends. Great game. Not good quite good enough to make it into my top 5, but certainly in my top 10.

Oh, also Data is awesome.