tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post9193255876913356217..comments2024-03-27T15:16:57.305-05:00Comments on F This Movie!: 8-Bit WorldPatrick Bromleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-22693495996908507742015-07-18T11:41:43.585-05:002015-07-18T11:41:43.585-05:00I just watched the video and man he sucked at play...I just watched the video and man he sucked at playing that game. He was no wizard...Brent Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17741998097323944343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-29771584597254289312015-07-18T11:38:29.666-05:002015-07-18T11:38:29.666-05:00I've watched "Scott Pilgrim" three t...I've watched "Scott Pilgrim" three times, and each time I hated it more and more. And I love every other movie Edgar Wright has directed and grew up with videogames, which I still play (mostly older console games and portable systems like 3DS) from time to time. I just don't like any of the characters (except for Todd, because Brandon Routh rules!) or give two shits whether Scott and Knives/Ramona end up together. The sound effects/videogame visuals just seem tacked-on to a story/movie that would still suck if it were told straight... which only makes the added multimedia a stick-in-the-mud lipstick on a pig of a movie. Sorry, some of us see the world through different-colored glasses I guess.J.M. Vargashttps://plus.google.com/u/0/114656828393049850554/postsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-30912399093494489932015-07-18T11:10:15.484-05:002015-07-18T11:10:15.484-05:00Yay! Thanks for the shout out, Melissa! I just lov...Yay! Thanks for the shout out, Melissa! I just love that video every time I watch it. :)John Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810774557887719483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-14904977942175561972015-07-17T18:16:05.432-05:002015-07-17T18:16:05.432-05:00John Murphy sent me a video yesterday about all th...John Murphy sent me a video yesterday about all the mistakes the movie made with the video game timelines and scoring systems etc. The best part about it was all of the fake points given for discovering the warp whistle! HAHA!<br /><br />https://youtu.be/NrIn8hklG-I<br /><br />Daryl and I are thinking about creating a video about The Wizard's point system for Mario 3... (Running fast helps you accumulate points! BAM!)Melissa Uhrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16862024588233737168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-46380424710956233482015-07-17T14:29:30.495-05:002015-07-17T14:29:30.495-05:00Huh, 25-year-old mystery solved! Thanks Brent! Huh, 25-year-old mystery solved! Thanks Brent! Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03114869401584310369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-71997128607360706822015-07-17T14:15:22.068-05:002015-07-17T14:15:22.068-05:00He was the Wizard...the Wizard!!! Not a wizard bu...He was the Wizard...the Wizard!!! Not a wizard but the Wizard. He has knowledge we can't even fathom. His only kryptonite was the Power Glove...Brent Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17741998097323944343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-6638617156193351162015-07-17T13:51:44.218-05:002015-07-17T13:51:44.218-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Andy Bishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17324674060230571696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-61994152877891182992015-07-17T13:48:36.453-05:002015-07-17T13:48:36.453-05:00The only thing worse to me is the opposite effect,...The only thing worse to me is the opposite effect, when you're watching a movie and trying to take it somewhat seriously, but the "hip" people around you are ironically laughing in all the right, pre-planned places. The worst experience like this I can remember is American Werewolf in London, which I saw in a theater. Granted, that movie has a ton of comedy. But I was taken a little off guard when the somewhat serious ending was covered up by uproarious laughter and applause.Andy Bishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17324674060230571696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-23992246825680224912015-07-17T13:15:52.843-05:002015-07-17T13:15:52.843-05:00It scored 7.5 on IMdB, 69 on Meta, and an 82% on R...It scored 7.5 on IMdB, 69 on Meta, and an 82% on Rotten Tomatoes. I'd say it is properly rated, as those are great scores for its genre. Predator Minute Podcasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02958735770519595547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-44449827663775441532015-07-17T13:12:31.197-05:002015-07-17T13:12:31.197-05:00I was a big fan of The Wizard too but it was one o...I was a big fan of <i>The Wizard</i> too but it was one of the first movies where I noticed a lapse in logic: How the hell did he know that warp-zone flute existed, huh? How did he know?!Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03114869401584310369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-32540402448195028542015-07-17T13:10:38.244-05:002015-07-17T13:10:38.244-05:00Oh man, Scott Pilgrim is great - I assumed that wa...Oh man, Scott Pilgrim is great - I assumed that was pretty universally loved. I love every minute of that freakin movie.Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03114869401584310369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-72147684854555536642015-07-17T09:01:53.349-05:002015-07-17T09:01:53.349-05:00I only saw Scott Pilgrim once (when it came out) a...I only saw Scott Pilgrim once (when it came out) and remember being lukewarm on it. I don't know why because on paper I should love it. Maybe it was a backlash to the insane hype or maybe it was just the mood I was in. Will have to revisit.<br /><br />Also, never heard of The Wizard. That's going on the watchlist immediately. Sounds great.Mikko Viinikkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16045016331246302112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-69852775473855913392015-07-17T02:46:43.028-05:002015-07-17T02:46:43.028-05:00Having never ever played any video game except &qu...Having never ever played any video game except "Unreal Tournament" maybe 15 years ago, I am in no position to say anything about how good what movie is in relation to the game.<br />But speaking only for the movies I can say this: <br />I don´t know Wreck-it Ralph or The wizard<br />Doom was terrible.<br />Both Tomb Raider movies were also terrible.<br />Scott Pilgrim was great, funny and totally surprising on first viewing.<br />And the first Resident Evil was fine and still holds up today - at least for me. <br />The other chapters are of varying quality from ok to bad but I have a soft spot for this franchise, although Paul W.S. Anderson simply isn´t able to write a good or at least a coherent script.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-70225231173608246712015-07-17T02:33:08.686-05:002015-07-17T02:33:08.686-05:00Good article. I loved the references SPVTW made th...Good article. I loved the references SPVTW made throughout the movie. Also, it's *select and then *start because you press select to choose 2 players and then start to begin he game. Sorry, I speak video game way more than I speak movie. Predator Minute Podcasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02958735770519595547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-85162500469438738562015-07-17T00:48:29.705-05:002015-07-17T00:48:29.705-05:003 movies I genuinely love: the Wizard, Wreck-it-Ra...3 movies I genuinely love: the Wizard, Wreck-it-Ralph and Scott Pilgrim. When I saw the Wizard as a kid, I thought it was the greatest thing ever! Scott Pilgrim is one of the only movies I saw that I wanted to watch again, immediately. If you don't like it then you are not my friend. In fact, we were never friends to begin with. Wreck-it-Ralph is just great. Sarah Silverman is one of my favorite animated performances. Great article! You hit me right in the controller where my heart used to be. That last sentence makes complete sense. Don't overthink it.Brent Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17741998097323944343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-14222726265706195832015-07-16T19:39:30.873-05:002015-07-16T19:39:30.873-05:00My favourite thing about The Wizard was exactly th...My favourite thing about The Wizard was exactly that John! The music, the vids, everything threw me face first into my childhood. We even got my NES and SNES up and running again! Hooray! I am however, steering clear of listening to New Kids on the Block. Some things can remain memories HAHA<br /><br />YAY! I always notice new things when I give Scott Pilgrim a re-watch! So MANY MANY things to love!Melissa Uhrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16862024588233737168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-20670133194483643792015-07-16T19:36:40.839-05:002015-07-16T19:36:40.839-05:00People are dumb. They should just like what they l...People are dumb. They should just like what they like and not be lemmings. There are SO many movies that I am literally the ONLY one laughing at whatever joke or dumbness is going on. This is probably why I have never fit in with the IN crowd. I unashamedly love too many things! HAHA!Melissa Uhrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16862024588233737168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-32519348787147330312015-07-16T18:14:35.158-05:002015-07-16T18:14:35.158-05:00That's just it - it's hip to not like it n...That's just it - it's hip to not like it now just like Donnie Darko. I love both of those films.Chaybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00696179838579647187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-28525250889811403812015-07-16T18:08:54.629-05:002015-07-16T18:08:54.629-05:00I really dig Scott Pilgrim as well and I think eac...I really dig Scott Pilgrim as well and I think each time I re-watch it I notice new things and like it all the more.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10475027751253870681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-11850907271822156212015-07-16T17:12:02.522-05:002015-07-16T17:12:02.522-05:00Great minds think alike: Scott Pilgrim is one of m...Great minds think alike: Scott Pilgrim is one of my favorites of all time, too! Also, I unashamedly enjoy The Wizard for the gaming nostalgia bomb it always plants on me.John Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810774557887719483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-19779529408383085612015-07-16T17:01:09.380-05:002015-07-16T17:01:09.380-05:00I don't really understand the hate for Scott P...I don't really understand the hate for Scott Pilgrim. I'm always surprised by this because it seems exactly like the type of movie that the pretentious hipster movie crowd would like. I was ok with tomb raider when it was released and was excited about the casting of Angelina Jolie but its not a movie that I ever think about. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03126755816681470979noreply@blogger.com