Month: January 2014
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Rush
I really loved this, and it was even more interesting for me since I didn’t really know the story – just that Lauda had been seriously injured. I like that it focuses on pretty much just one season, and wow, what a season that was, it’s almost hard to believe it really happened. And the…
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Bad Grandpa
Full disclosure: I love all of the Jackass movies, and so it’s no big surprise that I loved this too. It’s stupid fun, and the scene in the strip joint with balls hanging had me in pain from laughing (loved the “Cherry Pie” bit at the end too). I think the movie got criticized a…
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Star Trek Trexels
When I first heard about this game – before it came out – I thought it had the makings of something pretty cool, based on the pixelated aesthetics, and the fact that it uses music and sound effects from the original TV series. Then, when it came out, I was turned off by what I…
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Bravely Default Demo
They’ve just released a demo for the upcoming US release of this (in February I think), and it’s pretty interesting that the demo itself is its own thing, not just a part of the full game – and you can unlock stuff in this that will carry to the full release. I’ve only started playing…
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Despicable Me 2
I thought the first one was pretty fun to watch, but this one felt like it was just going through the motions. Sure, still had a few laughs, and I did like the Kristen Wiig character, but for the most part it didn’t really grab me much. Don’t think I’ll watch a third one, if…
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Don Jon
Was really looking forward to watching this, and yeah, it’s a pretty fun movie. Great job on the first-time directing gig – I especially liked that rhythmic editing bit that he uses to highlight every time the main character jerks off.