Archive for September 2018
GHX Episode 33: Done with Summer
This week there’s plenty of discussion about Fall, which leads to Halloween, which always leads to horror movies when Fred’s involved. Once jumping to video games things shift to the Extra Life 2018 fundraiser, then Trees’ casino nights and video games, and finally a discussion on the Playstation Classic.
Friday at the Movies: The Predator Review
Please Note: This review contains no spoilers or inferences to the overall plot. Non-specific themes, however, are discussed.
These days franchise movies like to stay safe in creative decisions. Often there are no overtly offensive factors, fans are catered to, and the story continues on for better or worse. The Predator doesn’t play it safe with a drastic shift in tone that is largely humorous, but also gives you plenty of action and violence to remind viewers they’re still watching a movie in the franchise. If my mentioning a heavy basis on humor concerns you, don’t be worried too much yet. It’s not Gremlins 2, which abandoned almost all its fearful themes in return for a slapstick comedy for kids, but rather a blend of genres. As such, The Predator is also not afraid to make some offensive lines that add to the dark comedy vibe of the whole feature, but more about my thoughts on that later. If you are one of those fans who takes keeping the cannon alive and preserving the brand as your highest priority, you will no doubt have plenty of issues with this film, but rest assured nothing here is more problematic than the damage already done by the two previous sequels.
GHX Ep 32: Casino Predator
After some initial tech issues, our heroes speak of upcoming adventures raiding tombs and partying in casinos before eventually getting to video games. Austin sparks a conversation on the myriad of titles on Xbox game pass, Fred vents about media personalities that have no idea what they’re talking about, Trees gives what he’s been playing, and it all closes on some Spyro 4 fan creation demos.
Gaming History 101 