Advice/Site Review

I’m not going to give the name, because that would just give them publicity, BUT:

If you ever find yourself on a MUX, or MUD, or MUSH, or any other den of supposed roleplaying, and you make a character who is a good-natured and pleasant but naive virgin, and another character forces her to masturbate so hard that she bleeds profusely, and she is upset by that and complains, and you (as player, and character) are accused of behaving “neither fair nor proportional”, and a/the Imm then suggests maybe this isn’t the place for you…agree.

The Monkey’s Paw (2013)

Come on, do you need a description? What happens when someone gets a – sorry, THE – monkey’s paw? Three wishes and a lot of twist to them. Really bad bleepin twist.

New Orleans…nice setting.

A somewhat interesting take on the premise. Pretty predictable, and VERY dark, but for horror movie fans, probably worth a watch.

Personally I found it got worse as it went along, as I realized there was less and less time for it to NOT be predictable, right til the end.

If you don’t like dark horror, you’ll hate it anyways.

Inspirational Quote: “So much for ‘lover not a fighter’, huh?”

Grade: D+

Dead Within (2014)

Extremely minimalist: almost the entire movie takes place between a couple in a small cottage.

The story involves some sort of plague that turns people into infected/zombie monsters. We don’t see the cause or very much of the effect, outside of the two featured characters.

As time goes on and on, supplies become scarce, tempers become short and both undergo a gradual descent into semi-insanity; he from his constant journeys out to get food and other supplies, she from her constant and unbroken complete isolation.

Things become a bit unclear near the end, when the story and visuals could be shown through either’s eyes, one or both of whom may be seeing incorrectly.

Overall it’s somewhat interesting, especially given the limitations of the setting. But as part of me cheers the lack of generic descent into zombie action, part of me grows bored at what is basically a very long story of a failing relationship.

Grade: C-

Galaxy Quest (1999)

The Star Trek parallels are cool.

Basically a washed-up group of actors, beloved for a series in times past, cruises on that mutual love but finally begins to feel…well, washed-up.

Then it turns out that a REAL group of aliens wants to recruit the crew, who they believe to be real as well.

The female alien is kinda hot, and Tony Shalhoub is quite lucky.

I found it both amusing and actually somewhat moving.

Recommended to both Trek fans and Trek haters.

ON Netflix Streaming as of 10/1/14.

Grade: B

Eight Men Out (1988)

About the 1919 Chicago “Black Sox”, some of whom got paid to lose the World Series, and the immediate fallout of that.

Last time I re-watched this I was disappointed. This time I was
somewhat pleasantly surprised. So I figure it’s somewhere in the middle.

A little too hokey, but fairly enjoyable.

On Netflix Streaming until 10/1/14.

Grade: C

Heavy Metal (1981)

Poorly animated sex and violence, with a mediocre rock score.

The story itself is about a green orb that spreads evil throughout the universe. Some of the stories are bad while others are somewhat interesting.

If you must watch, I recommend starting an hour in.

GASP…did ‘Legend of Huma’ rip off this ending?

If not, a pleasant coincidence, with a bit of Torm thrown in.

On Netflix Streaming until 10/1/14.

Grade: D+

Antisocial (2013)

It was going along ok until the laughable “social media” intros.

Made me think it was REALLY gonna suck, but since the plot sounded ‘Crazies’-ish, I figured I’d give it a bit longer…

So basically a small group of college students have to fend off badly fx’d infected – so they attempt to pull a NotLD boardup job almost immediately.

Luckily it’s unanimous…no Joe named Cooper.

But it’s second-rate all the way: acting, script, and FX.

Slow and painful, actually.

Grade: F