Monday, August 28, 2006
THE PARTAKER
AKA, more content-free reviews. A diversity of media, this time.
IDLEWILD: The movie, not the soundtrack. Overall I suppose it's sort of slightly okay. Parts are good, parts are awful, but it's really disjointed, and rather confusing in a few spots. Relationships between characters don't always make sense. And, visually, they should've either dropped the fantastical elements that sporadically appear, or included far more of them. The acting is not at all a problem; Big Boi and Andre are both fine, and everybody else in the cast is a solid pro.
ERIC BACHMANN, TO THE RACES: Fogelberglary.
VERONICA MARS Season Two: Only six episodes left. The central mystery isn't as compelling as any of the three from the first season. Other than that, no real complaints on our part. Highly entertaining. It was great to see George Michael and Maeby, although they completely made no attempt to resolve that particular little mystery.
CASTLEVANIA Double-Pack: Two games in one, for the Game Boy Advance. I play it on my DS. IT IS AMAZEMENT. If you liked that Castlevania game for the Playstation, Symphony of Sorrow, or whatever, the one that's like Castlevania reconfigured into a side-scrolling Metroid game, then I'm sure you'd love this.
YOUNG AVENGERS VOL. 1: SIDEKICKS: I only bought this 'cuz I was drunk and had a coupon. I never expected to like it. I'm surprised that I did. It's a better Avengers tale than anything Bendis has written. It's a shame to see Iron Lad leave, as a non-assholish Iron Man would be nice to have around, but at least his departure left it open for the return of the Vision. This is a solid superhero yarn (written by some OC writer, apparently) that nicely splits the difference between old-school Marvel yuks and modern-day decompressed ultra-heaviness. And Hawkingbird is a great name for a character. But still, I probably should avoid the comic book store when drunk.
AKA, more content-free reviews. A diversity of media, this time.
IDLEWILD: The movie, not the soundtrack. Overall I suppose it's sort of slightly okay. Parts are good, parts are awful, but it's really disjointed, and rather confusing in a few spots. Relationships between characters don't always make sense. And, visually, they should've either dropped the fantastical elements that sporadically appear, or included far more of them. The acting is not at all a problem; Big Boi and Andre are both fine, and everybody else in the cast is a solid pro.
ERIC BACHMANN, TO THE RACES: Fogelberglary.
VERONICA MARS Season Two: Only six episodes left. The central mystery isn't as compelling as any of the three from the first season. Other than that, no real complaints on our part. Highly entertaining. It was great to see George Michael and Maeby, although they completely made no attempt to resolve that particular little mystery.
CASTLEVANIA Double-Pack: Two games in one, for the Game Boy Advance. I play it on my DS. IT IS AMAZEMENT. If you liked that Castlevania game for the Playstation, Symphony of Sorrow, or whatever, the one that's like Castlevania reconfigured into a side-scrolling Metroid game, then I'm sure you'd love this.
YOUNG AVENGERS VOL. 1: SIDEKICKS: I only bought this 'cuz I was drunk and had a coupon. I never expected to like it. I'm surprised that I did. It's a better Avengers tale than anything Bendis has written. It's a shame to see Iron Lad leave, as a non-assholish Iron Man would be nice to have around, but at least his departure left it open for the return of the Vision. This is a solid superhero yarn (written by some OC writer, apparently) that nicely splits the difference between old-school Marvel yuks and modern-day decompressed ultra-heaviness. And Hawkingbird is a great name for a character. But still, I probably should avoid the comic book store when drunk.
