Category: Opinion

Hellraiser Judgement (2018)

Hellraiser Judgment is an odd movie. As the tenth movie in the series, a series that admittedly seems to have steadily gotten worse as the years have gone by I really was not expecting all that much from it. Some cheap kills, a bit of gore, maybe some nudity and of course a half-baked story about Pinhead loving pain again.

The movie did deliver all of those things, and I have to say it was much better than I expected. That isn’t to say the movie is all that good, it has 50% on Rotten Tomatoes and 4.3 on IMBd. It just so happens to be that I wasn’t expecting much. The story was simply two cops chasing a serial killer, and it plays out much how you would expect. This is where the crossover with Pinhead comes in. He and his friends are once again doing their job of judging and punishing people which of course plays into the story.

Obviously, this is an oversimplification but I don’t want to spoil things for you guys. The downside to all this is, well the story is pretty bland and everything about it is easy to see coming. Even the ending isn’t all that special or hard to predict. I enjoyed it and it was pretty entertaining, but it was as basic as basic gets. Fans of the series will enjoy it to an extent, but most people will want to avoid it. Best wishes and may the gaming gods bring you glory.

Child’s Play 3

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One thing I have to say I love about horror sequels, many come to a strange point where they make you ask WTF? Maybe it’s Jason X or Leprechaun in the Hood or I don’t know, Chucky the killer doll at a military school- that kind of WTF?

So 8 years after Chucky was destroyed, the Good Guy plant reopens and while disposing of Chucky’s corpse, some blood gets into the molten plastic and I guess we get a new Chucky who kills the company CEO and goes back to tracking Andy down again. Andy is 16 now and enrolled in Kent Military Academy after years of failed foster homes. Chucky mails himself to the school only to be found by a junior cadet named Tyler who swears Chucky is his friend. It’s up to Andy to stop Chucky once and for all…

Child’s Play 3 isn’t bad but its just not that memorable. There’s not any real gory moments and Chucky is mostly funny in this. The dude that plays Andy is pretty decent and I like that his story is basically him trying to stop the past from repeating itself. The supporting characters are kinda bland and I have to say Chucky looks kind of like Trump in this movie which is weird. Child’s Play 3 is meh, you can take it or leave it and be ok either way. May the gaming gods bring you glory.

Child’s Play 2

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Well, I hope everyone out there had a good first day of 2019. So to start the year let’s talk about a lovable, foul mouthed killer doll. Namely Chucky, before we get the remake. I covered Bride of Chucky as well the original for this past year’s Halloween special ( Our Favorite Movies Day 12:Child’s Play )

Child’s Play 2 picks up directly where the original leaves off. Andy Barkley finds himself in the system after being  separated from his mom and his story covered up. The Good Guy toy company seized Chucky’s charred corpse and remakes him ( for reasons?) and that’s enough to revive the murderous doll, who follows Andy to his new foster home, making the kid’s life a living hell and dropping bodies a long the way in his quest to put his soul in Andy’s body…

In a time where the titans of horror Michael, Jason, and Freddy were all getting stale fast, Child’s Play 2 is a pretty good sequel. Andy is still a really sympathetic victim and you do feel for this poor kid; his foster sister Kyle was a good addition and her and Andy’s relationship feels genuine. Chucky is still funny and still badass. The kills are kinda tame until the last act when they fight back against Chucky, then there are some pretty awesome moments and how he finally dies is pretty damn sweet. All in all while not as good as the first, it’s a pretty good simple slasher  movie I’d say is worth checking out. May the gaming gods bring you glory.

Gaming Goals For 2019

Ok so admittedly I did party a little to hardy last night. That being said, goal one is already done, which was to enjoy life a bit more. Tho admittedly, regret it a bit this morning. That is neither here nor there tho. This is about gaming in 2019 and what do I want to accomplish. Well for starters,

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Kingdom Hearts 3. Been waiting awhile for this game, and definitely will be beating it as soon as I possibly can. After that, I plan on moving on to,

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Dark Souls 2 Scholars of the First Sin As many of you know this is kind of my cross to bear. None of my friends have managed to beat this game yet and neither have I. Honestly it isn’t due to a lack of skill, we have all beat Bloodborne or Dark Souls 3. One of my friends even has the Platinum trophy for the original Dark Souls and the remaster. But this damn game pisses us off to no end with the sheer number of bosses and sheer ridiculousness of the layout with so many hidden bosses and some being essentially the same boss with the same fighting style. This year I plan on finishing it.

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Phantasy Star 2 mobile review This is another game I have said I would finish for years, and never have. I plan on doing it in 2019, but to be honest this is the least likely to happen on the list.

Last but not least, this year I plan on starting a Savior Gaming podcast. I have been working towards getting everything set up and need to do some more test and practice editing but it is getting there.

So how about you guys, what are your gaming goals for 2019? Let me know, best wishes and may the gaming gods bring you glory.

 

2018 gone…

dark tower 19 Happy 2019 everyone from me since Savior basically already said it in his post The End Of 2018 but there’s a little more I want to say. Savior was right, 2018 was a huge year of ups and downs. Yes, I got a new job that I don’t hate with every fiber of my being and I’m thriving there, 2018 had a lot of personal close calls and I’ve lost a few people plus an ongoing battle with mental issues.

So why the beautiful pic above? I’m a huge fan of the Dark Tower series by King and for any of us that read it, 19 plays a huge factor in it. Everything is 19, and the Tower is everything after all. The Gunslinger: the Dark Tower is one of the books that made me want to be a writer in the first place and I do have a copyright, it is still the best thing I’ve achieved to date. The book is far away from being complete but that’s here nor there at the moment. I’m trying something different this year and making a new work. Have no fears, I’m not leaving Saviorgaming by any means but I’m taking a step back to work on the new book as well as build an author platform for myself.

This year, I hope to start my journey for real to become the writer I was meant to be and for all those out there with hidden talents or passions, you owe yourself to try and follow it in 2019. May the gaming gods bring you glory and have a great new year.

Elite Dangerous, Distant Worlds 2. Should Savior Make The Trip?

The question seems simple, but the trip and expedition will require some explanation. See Elite Dangerous works off its own time, currently, it is 3303 (tomorrow will be 3304) and back in 3302 there was a place someone went to on the far side of the life-sized galaxy. In fact, it is so big most of it has never been seen. Well someone went to a place that is now known as Beagle Point and back in 3302 a huge group of people went there.

On January 13th, a new group that is over 4000 people will go again. over 65 thousand light years and 20 weeks of travel will end on the far side of the galaxy. There is more info here but really the question is, would any of you be interested in me making the trip? They have various roles to fill and I could sign up as a member of the media to write about and chronicle the entire trip. Obviously, I would take pictures and update you guys weekly on the progress me and others have mad, but I don’t want to invest the time if there is no interest so please, let me know what you think and my the gaming gods bring you glory. I have also included some pics from my previous travels for you guys to get some examples of what I would be sharing.

The End Of 2018

So this is it, ladies and gentlemen. The end of 2018 It has been a pretty wild year hasn’t it? We saw the disappointment that was Fallout 76, we lost Stan Lee, Thanos wiped out half the universe. (We made it tho) Seriously tho it has been a pretty great year, @torstenvblog got a new job that he enjoys (its why he hasn’t been posting much lately) I managed to not die (tho I legitimately almost did back in August) and you guys have been an endless source of fun, and for that thank you for everything. I truly hope 2019 in great for all of you, and that we can all enjoy it together. So please stay safe tonight, don’t drink and drive and best wishes and may the gaming gods bring you glory.

Hellboy 2: The Golden Army

hellboy 2 There are a few rare times in life where I’d say a sequel is just as good as the original. Many try being bigger and better and failing. Hellboy was a cool superhero movie and 4 years later came the sequel, indeed bigger and more badass but does Hellboy 2 still keep the magic of the first?

Life is changing for our lovable, stone armed demonic hero. Abe stumbles on the secret Liz is keeping that she’s pregnant with Hellboy’s son; Hellboy has a new boss after years of breaking cover and damages in the strict and peculiar Dr Kraus and Hellboy has to deal with being exposed to the public. Meanwhile Abe discovers love with a Elven princess on the run from her twin brother, who plans on unleashing a unstoppable army on mankind. Can Hellboy and his friends stop this dormant evil?

Whether the second Hellboy movie is better than the first is up for debate; they’re pretty damn close in my opinion but I like the second one just a little more. The action is indeed bigger and better with a more compelling villain. The characters we knew from the first grow and we do feel for them. Del Toro’s strange art style comes out in full and it makes it feel more wondrous than the first. The only little gripe I have is that it does feel a little more mainstream than the first movie. I don’t think the tones and plot structure hurt the movie at all. I think it’s one of the better sequels I’ve ever seen and I do recommend it. May the gaming gods bring you glory.

Bird Box Director Defends Changing Ending From Book

What many people don’t know about Bird Box is the Netflix sensation is based off a book by Josh Malerman. The book released in 2014 and had the same name. Well, ScreenRant reports that director Susanne Bier in an interview with Polygon confirmed she changed the ending because she wanted the movie to end on a more positive note than the book because she doesn’t believe people should leave their screens or the theater with a bleak point of view. If you want her full quote I have included it below. Best wishes and may the gaming gods bring you glory.

 

“The movie is slightly more positive. The movie is, in many aspects, different from the book, but it’s also very rooted in the book. The book also has a kind of positive ending and I would not have wanted to do an apocalyptic movie that didn’t have a hopeful ending. In a way, pretty much everything I’ve done has had some sort of a hopeful ending. I’m not particularly interested for the audience to leave, from the cinema or their own screen, with a kind of completely bleak point of view. That’s not really what I believe in.”