Hello dear readers of Moar Powah! It’s time once again for Give It a Shot! The column that shows you all the amazing stuff you’re missing out on in the world of gaming, cinema, and other forms of entertainment. This week, we’re going to take a look at the more literary side of things, for you fans of both the printed word and the book adaptation.
The Lizzie Bennet Diaries
Another Monday, another edition of “Mecha Monday.” I apologize for the M.I.A. status of this column in recent weeks; however, it’s here once again. Today, I’ll be featuring an amazing stop motion video of some 3rd party Transformers toys. The “Might Hercules” series by TFC Toys are basically the Constructicons. In case you’re wondering where you can purchase these wonderful 3rd party Transformers, head on over to BigBadToyStore or TFSource. I also did a piece on the “Causality” Insecticons by Fansproject a while ago. Without further ado, here’s the stop motion video by Harris Loureiro.
As part of my “Batman Extravaganza,” here’s some funny Batman: Arkham City videos. This game rocks. Enjoy.
“Kamehameha” is a series of post where we examine various action scenes from movies, anime, and cartoons, to name a few. It’s name comes from one of the most famous special moves in Dragon Ball Z. We chose a DBZ reference because it’s the definition of an action show…minus the drawn out stare down filler.
It’s time for a “Kamehameha!” Today we’ll be looking at a scene from the 1998 film The Mask of Zorro. This film is still one of my favorite films to this day. It’s the one that most people associate Antonio Banderas with. The most memorable scene in my mind (besides the Catherine Zeta-Jones stripping scene and the tango dance) was when Alejandro (Banderas) first donned the Zorro mask. Let’s take a look!
Judge here. Been out of commission this past week with a bad cold, but I’m back (somewhat). I got the chance to watch The Raid: Redemption earlier today, and let me tell you, it was the most kickass thing I’ve seen in a while. It got me thinking about the Sleeping Dogs live action trailer, which in turn got me thinking about doing a “top (insert number) live action video game trailers” list.
I’ve done a few other ones before like “Top 10 Zombie Games” and “Most Useless Pink-haired Anime Girls.” Lists are cool because 1) they’re fun, 2) they make me think about how much I value (or not value) something, and 3) they usually cause people to leave some…interesting comments. So without further ado, here’s my “Top 5 Live Action Video Game Trailers.”
Honorable Mention: Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
“Kamehameha” is a series of post where we examine various action scenes from movies, anime, and cartoons, to name a few. It’s name comes from one of the most famous special moves in Dragon Ball Z. We chose a DBZ reference because it’s the definition of an action show…minus the drawn out stare down filler.
Another “Kamehameha.” Here we go. Today, we’ll look at Black Lagoon’s Ginji Matsuzaki. In case you forgot, Ginji is the personal bodyguard of Yukio Washimine, heir to the Washimine Group. This guy is so freaking badass, that he has the ability to cut a bullet in two. Not much else to say. Here’s his final duel with Revy below:
“Kamehameha” is a series of post where we examine various action scenes from movies, anime, and cartoons, to name a few. It’s name comes from one of the most famous special moves in Dragon Ball Z. We chose a DBZ reference because it’s the definition of an action show…minus the drawn out stare down filler.
Hey guys, this week’s “Kamehameha” is a bit different. I won’t be doing any “analysis” of the scene below, just giving some thoughts. This is the trailer of Sleeping Dogs (and yes, the trailer is just a live action short, but it still doesn’t diminish the badassery of Wei). Sleeping Dogs is actually the game formerly known True Crime: Hong Kong. Activision dropped the game because it didn’t think the game would sell well (this was exacerbated by the fact the budget for the game was growing bigger and bigger). Square Enix then bought the rights to the game, which will be released this Summer. Sleeping Dogs is an open world game set in Hong Kong. The plot revolves around an undercover cop named Wei Shen, who is sent to infiltrate the Triads. From everything I’ve seen and read (here and here too), the game looks promising. Open world (Assassin’s Creed) + cop drama (The Departed) + sweet melee system (Batman: Arkham City) + slo-mo shooting (Max Payne) + insane vehicular combat (Just Cause 2) = win.
“Kamehameha” is a series of post where we examine various action scenes from movies, anime, and cartoons, to name a few. It’s name comes from one of the most famous special moves in Dragon Ball Z. We chose a DBZ reference because it’s the definition of an action show…minus the drawn out stare down filler.
Hey guys, Judge here bringing you another edition of “Kamehameha.” I was reminiscing about my childhood today (#randomthoughtsFTW), and one of the things that came to mind was the Digimon: The Movie. Yes it was pretty bad. And yes they merged the three Japanese movies [Digimon Adventure (1999), Our War Game!! (2000), and Digimon Hurricane Touchdown!! / Supreme Evolution!! The Golden Digimentals (2000)] into one, cutting out some cool material. However, the battles and animation were sweet. I also enjoyed the English dub and the music they added. The best battle from that film in my opinion, was from part 2 (Our War Game!!). The fight in question was the one with Keramon-Infermon-Diaboromon. Here’s the first part of the battle.