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Our favorites Day 19, Alien

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Savior specifically told me I wasn’t allowed to do all 6 Alien movies for our Halloween special. While I love the series as a whole, there are of course 2 that traverse the boundaries. What can I say about Alien I haven’t already said: legendary creature design, tense atmosphere, some great body horror and a heroine for the ages. The first movie was the last I’d seen of the original 4 and as I kid I didn’t really appreciate it but like a fine wine I found it better with age. May the gaming gods bring you glory.

Truth or Dare (2017)

Truth or Dare is a movie that has a pretty cool premise. A group of teens around Halloween rent out a supposedly haunted house to have some fun. Back in the 1980’s a different group played truth or dare and all but one person died, and now these people decide to have a few drinks and play themselves. Sounds like good fun until it turns out the house really is haunted, and the ghost is using this normally harmless game to kill people.

In reality the movie isn’t very good. Sure the acting is fine and so are the effects, but the movie is just trying so damn hard to appeal to millennials. The story itself makes no real sense, with plot holes and contradictions. Towards the halfway point the find the original survivor ( yes they leave the house) and are told it in fact isn’t a ghost but an evil entity that isn’t limited to one place and that is why the game has continued. However, they have to go back to the house since that is where the game started and it has to end there.

The movie has moments of being fun and entertaining but for the most part the movie is simply a train wreck and it is sad because potentially the movie could have been great, it simply needed to stop trying to be cool for a certain age range and try to be the movie it needed to be. Best wishes and may the gaming gods bring you glory.

Our Favorites, Day 18, The Thing

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There are few remakes I ever consider worth watching, let a lone being better than the originals. John Carpenter’s Thing remake is the magic of a simple premise pushed to the Nth degree. I’ve played the Resident Evil series as well as the DeadSpace trilogy, both of which took a lot of inspiration from the Thing in a means of body horror. Images like a human head ripping itself off, growing spider legs out of it’s neck and crawling on it’s own or a body rip itself open full of shark like teeth and tentacles. Besides the amazing bodily horror, there’s is a fantastic sense of paranoia. There is no real telling who the creature is and isn’t, even til the very end. This and tomorrow’s entry were gross out favorites of my dad’s he shared with me as a kid which is why I’m adding it to my list of must sees this Halloween. May the gaming gods bring you glory.

Our favorites Day 17, Suspiria

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With a lot of anticipation I covered the Suspiria 2018 trailer 1 and Suspiria remake trailer 2 that has been coming out because frankly I’m almost at a loss how you would go about remaking Suspiria in the first place. I’ve seen many a horror movie in my day, but nothing as colorful, eerie, and unique as the original Suspiria. It’s about American girl who travels to a German ballet academy that is secretly under the machinations of a group of ancient demonic witches. Sounds weird right? Well it’s filmed like a old live action Disney film and the music is both whimsical and freaky when it starts getting a hard punk vibe to it. Shots of the movie are beautiful to look at and it’s such a strange movie I had to talk it, because Suspiria is proof there is art in horror. May the gaming gods bring you glory.

For those that are interested in helping us out and checking this movie out here is a link to it on amazon.

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Our Favorites Day 16: Phantasm

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For my first day scary favorites, I want to talk about a truly weird horror movie that’s underrated and walks the line between sci-fi and abstract horror. Phantasm begins with a kid seeing something…odd to put it lightly, and how seeing something strange can unravel everything we though we knew. The Tall Man ranks up there for me with the ranks of Michael Myers and Pennywise the clown as a horror icon: intimidating, strong, has one of the most peculiar weapons in horror and a band of creepy ass undead JaWas. If you need something strange as hell, check this out and may the gaming gods bring you glory.

Bad Times At The El Royale (2018) — Dan the Man’s Movie Reviews

Next time, stay at the Ritz. The El Royale is a hotel that straddles along the California-Nevada state line and back in the day, when gambling was allowed and legal, it was quite the happening place. But now, in the late days of the 60’s, it’s definitely seen better days; it’s run-down, dusty, and vacant, […]

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Horror games that deserve a remaster

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Hi folks, meet Lisa Trevor. Lisa Trevor is a undying, hauntingly tragic character from Resident Evil (remake) who helped set the remake apart from the original. I’ve played a good deal of horror games that would do some from touch up and could actually compete today. In no particular order lets begin with a particular favorite of mine…

a51 1. Area 51 –

I love crazy ass government conspiracies one thing I loved was how all the collectibles were linked to famous conspiracies like Sasquatch, psychics, aliens, super soldiers, cloning, and the JFK assassination. Touch up the graphics, add some new depths to Area 51 and these days we have a wealth of crazy things to ponder..

fear 2. F.E.A.R

I’m honestly shocked this hasn’t been remade or remastered yet. It’s a widely loved horror game that with some new graphics and a few gameplay tweaks, this game would be truly great.

alienr game1 3. Alien Resurrection: the game –

Ok, I know Alien Resurrection wasn’t exactly everyone’s favorite installment in the series so besides being a huge Alien fan, why include it? Well, the game had a damn good atmosphere, the aliens weren’t easy to take out, and I think with updated graphics and some new controls it could be close to what Aliens: Colonial Marines was supposed to be.

trapt 4. Trapt –

This is a strange case. The atmosphere and music are creepy and there are some alarming ways to kill people in this castle but it’s not your typical horror game. I think with a bit bigger story and a few new trap ideas, I think this could be really special.

5. Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s requiem-

I’m really curious why the hell Nintendo never re-released a game many have praised for being ahead of it’s time in horror and now modern systems have more than the capabilities to give this game a grand remake it deserves.

6. Silent Hill 2-

I know pretty much nothing about Konami except Savior rage quitting the Metal Gear Survive preview but the effect Silent hill has had on the horror field is undeniable. Silent Hill 2 gave us Pyramid Head and a great twist; imagine with a updated camera system and new graphics?

7. Dino Crisis-

The last game on this list and I don’t know why we haven’t heard from the series in decades. Essentially it was if Resident Evil and Jurassic Park had a weird hybrid baby. A reboot could be amazing if done with love and care.

I hope you enjoyed my list and may the gaming gods bring you glory.

She’s Out of My League (2010)

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We have all met people who were out of our league. But what would happen if you ended up dating that person? That is the story of Kirk(Jay Baruchel) and Molly (Alice Eve) Molly will end up dating Kirk. Molly is a 10 and he is a 5, tops. The story is as you would expect full of friends telling Kirk it won’t work and why and even Molly has a friend saying the same thing. Ex’s show up, both crazy and one even thinks Kirk is gay.

The movie is as you would expect for a romantic comedy quite funny considering he works for the TSA and she is a party planner. Admittedly if I ever found out that is how working for the TSA really was, I would apply that day. So if anyone reading this works for them and has seen this movie and can confirm, let me know.

All that being said while the movie is fun, the acting great and the soundtrack surprisingly well done the movie isn’t perfect. Kirks family and even every ex in the movie is nothing more than a stereotype and we all know how much of a pet peeve that is for me. Come on, put some effort into this guys. That being said, if you like romantic comedies check this one out. Best wishes and may the gaming gods bring you glory.

22 July (2018) — Dan the Man’s Movie Reviews

So many angry white guys. It started like any normal Norwegian day. The sun wasn’t really shining, but people were happy, peaceful and ready to go about with their lives. Then suddenly, a bomb explodes in Oslo, right where the Prime Minister was staying. Everyone’s already confused, scared and worried about what’s to transpire next […]

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Conan Exiles: Savage Frontier & Pet Taming Trailer — All The PlayStation You’ll Ever Need.

Conan Exiles is about to get one of those updates that will change the game in many ways. Funcom has brought us some really fun times with building, adventure and combat in the game and now we are about to get pet taming. I have been looking forward to this update since it was announced. […]

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