There Will Be Blood Review of who shouldn't watch the film and why

To make this boring, this film is not for everyone. It's long with a lot of silence, where it requires you to appreciate the cinematography and soundscapes to enjoy the film.
It's very artsy.
It's slow.
It's methodical.
It keeps you waiting to see what happens next in the film.
It's basically a drama about a rich man, his son and a egotistical self-loving priest who can make him rich.

The film deals with a right wing Christian group.
For those of you who don't believe they exist, or ever existed, if the idea of a group like this existing alienates you or is uncomprehensible to you, not to mention that you're a loyal Christian who believes Christians have never done wrong in the world,
THEN THIS FILM ISN'T FOR YOU.

If you're a capitalist, thinking that the only way to succeed is to gain more money, and that nothing immoral will happen cuz of it,
THEN THIS FILM ISN'T FOR YOU.

There's a rich asshole in the film.
There's a priest who basically thinks he's Jesus in the film.
The rich asshole kills the priest.

He's finished.
Then the film ends.

Terminator: Genisys spoilers from James Cameron

The Governator fights T1 from the Terminator.
There's Mad Max like action scenes.
Legit Cameron inspired blue metal technology.
T1000 appears.
John Connor is a meta machine bad guy who must be stopped.
Sarah Connor.
Arnold as a human.

Survival is what John Connor is.
More than man or machine.

Criterion Sight and Sound Picks 2010

European:
Dutch:
The Passion of Joan D'Arc
It's interesting in that it pretty much feels like it
It's sort of like in a biographical style, but dramatized.
I'm personally not a fan, although fans really love these.
I prefer Ordet myself.
I do appreciate the creativity though.
Like this film was basically a home movie, yet made you believe in it being an on location set where Joan D'Arc actually died.
And then the epic finale.
It's almost non-auteurish as much as it was a popcorn film for me.
Pretty cool though.

Characters:
Do you really not the story of Joan D'arc?
Seriously though, how they pulled off the characters in silent European style drama really pulled off the film as a stand out.

French:
Au Hasard Balthasar, an interesting tale from the point of view of a donkey, in auteur style. So many things happen to the donkey, that it's sort of a biopic, humanizing him. It's like pre-Malick, pre-Weir, pre-Roeg. Really innovative for its time. Robert Bresson was a beast.
Breathless: It's sort of a French variation of a noir mixed with characters who are into film describing them in detail, classic Godard. I guess when they started hearing that dialogue, everybody went Seinfeld nuts, but this film wasn't really for it for me.
The Rules of the Game: Can't get anymore classical than this. Heavily inspired a lot of film and directors. The hunting scene is one of the most iconic of all time. French Revolution. Controversially for its time.

Italian:
8 1/2:
One of the prime examples of surrealism. And it's about directing a film, which is a film!
And you get to hear Italians argue!


I forgot L'atalante
Not like 70s acting, but really good, dramatic, even if unconvincing.
And let's not forget about the main star of the film: the cinematography. The landscapes really set up films such as Red Desert.

Really good.
Swedish:
Persona. The use of the double switch in actors was really influential not only in film, but in Broadway. Like Mulholland Drive, I still don't understand parts of this film, although I still don't think that the great Ingmar Bergman could've made this a little bit more coherent, not that that was the point.
Japanese:
Ozu:
Late Spring: a story of a father giving up his daughter to her husband.
Tokyo Story: a story of a daughter losing her family.
Both these film accomplish topics Ozu was great with: family. Ozu doesn't do moving shots.

Kurosawa:
Seven Samurai
This script is interesting in how it uses character development as plot structure.
The film begins in media res.
And consists mainly of introduction
Prior to an excellent conclusion. A samurai fight done by Kurosawa

Games My Brother Beat

Arcade:
X-Men
The Simpsons

NES:
Super Mario Bros/Duck Hunt
Super Mario Bros 3
Punch-Out!!!

Pac-Man
Blades of Steel

Up to Stage 4 of Ghosts and Goblins

Gameboy:
Pokemon Red and Blue
Pokemon Yellow

Game Gear:
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic Chaos
Shining Force (Gaiden:) Sword of Hajya

Nintendo 64:
Killer Instinct Gold
South Park: Chef's Luv Shack
Star Wars: Episode I: Battle for Naboo
Legend of Zelda:

• Ocarina of Time
• Majora's Mask

Super Smash Bros
Perfect Dark
Mario Kart 64
Super Mario 64
Quest 64
Gauntlet Legends

Playstation:
Final Fantasy Chronicles
Final Fantasy Anthology
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy Tactics
Brave Fencer Musashi with Final Fantasy VIII demo
Legend of Dragoon
Breath of Fire IV


Dreamcast:
Power Stone 2
Star Wars: Jedi Power Battles
Jet Set Radio
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3
Evolution

Space Channel 5
Space Channel 5 Holographic
Shenmue
Street Fighter Alpha 3
Resident Evil: Code Veronica
Virtua On

Spider-Man

Gameboy Advance:
None of them work now. THANK YOU NINTENDO!
Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls
Final Fantasy IV
Final FantasyV
Pokemon:

• Leaf Green
• Fire Red

Gamecube:
Super Mario Sunshine
Metroid Prime
Super Smash Bros Melee
Evolution (Gamecube)
Phantasy Star Online Episode 2 & Card Battle
Battalion Wars
Simpsons Hit & Run

Playstation 2
Sly Cooper:
1
2
Burnout 3
Lego:

• Star Wars
• Indiana Jones

Warriors Orochi

Genji


Nintendo DS:
New Super Mario Bros
Mario Kart DS
Asphalt
The Simpsons Game
All the Phoenix Wrights and Miles Edgeworth and Apollo Justice
Electroplankton
Strawberry Shortcake
Pokemon:

• Platinum

Xbox 360:
Halo 2, 3
Gears of War 1, 2

Wii
Klonoa

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Wii Sports
Wii Fit
SoulCalibur: Legends
Super Smash Bros Brawl
Super Mario Galaxy
House of the Dead: Overkill
No More Heroes
Metroid: Other M
Mario & Sonic: Olympic Games
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core
Resident Evil 4
Strong Bad
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Wii Music
Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Playstation 3:
Uncharted 2
Heavy Rain

Nintendo 3DS
Super Street Fighter IV
Asphalt 3D
Thearhythm Final Fantasy
Tekken Hybrid
Super Mario 3D Land
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D

PC:
Doom
Hexen
Quake
Duke Nukem
Gazillionaire Deluxe
Civilization
The Sims
Warcraft II
Diablo
Diablo II
Starcraft
Casino Empire
Stronghold
Counterstrike: Condition Zero (also includes:)
Counterstrike
Orange Box:

• Team Fortress 2
• Half-Life 2

Pinball
Star Wars: Episode 1

Chinese PC Pirated:

• Super Mario 3D
• Fire Emblem

Steam:
Left 4 Dead 2
The Wolf Among Us 

iPhone:
Final Fantasy ATB
88 Days
Final Fantasy Record Keeper

Inductions into the Strong World Video Game Hall of Fame

The finalists are:

• Pong, 
• Pac-Man, 
• Tetris, 
• Super Mario Bros., 
• DOOM, and 
• World of Warcraft 

They were selected from a field of 15 finalists that also included:

• Angry Birds, 
• FIFA, 
• The Legend of Zelda, 
• Minecraft, 
• The Oregon Trail, 
• Pokémon, 
• The Sims, 
• Sonic the Hedgehog

I would've preferred Legend of Zelda, Oregon Trail, and Sonic the Hedgehog on that list.
At least no FIFA.

Ranks of the Episodes of the Back to the Future Tell Tale Game

1. 3
2. 4
3. 2
4. 5
5. 1

How Final Fantasy 13 should've ended

The Sorceress should've sent you back in time thanks to Ellone.

You fight Garland.

Vanille and Hope and all the annoying voice actors die attempting to save someone's life,
Anyone's life.
Doesn't matter.
Not important.
You defeat Garland.
He reveals that there's a world of 4 Fiends for the original 9 Final Fantasies in the next Final Fantasy.
It'll be 2d chibi overhead.

Final Fantasy VII is finally remade.
The draw system is taken out of Final Fantasy VIII.
The Excalibur II is easier to get in Final Fantasy IX without a Gameshark.
Chrono Trigger 2 is made.

Thoughts on Jurassic Park sequels

Needs Jaws
Needs Planet of the Apes
Needs King Kong
Needs Godzilla
Needs Predator
Needs Alien

Guessing Darren Foley's top films of the year

1935: Modern Times
1939: The Wizard of Oz
1948: Bicycle Thieves
1950: Rashomon
1975: Barry Lyndon
1978: Straight Time
1980: The Elephant Man
1982: The Verdict
1983: The King of Comedy
1984: The Terminator
1985: Back to the Future, The Color of Money
1986: Blue Velvet
1988: A Fish Called Wanda
1989: Parenthood
1993: Groundhog Day, Falling Down
1994: Ed Wood
1995: Dead Man
1996: The Cable Guy, The Birdcage
1997: The Edge
1998: What Dreams May Come, Buffalo '66, Out of Sight
1999: The Straight Story, Man on the Moon
2002: Punch-Drunk Love, Equilibirum, Changing Lanes, the 25th Hour
2003: Adaptation, Lost in Translation
Howl's Moving Castle
2005
2006: Candy
2007: There Will Be Blood
2008: The Wrestler, Two Lovers
2009: Up
2010: Inception, Bronson, Hesher
2011: Drive
2012: The Master
2013: Prisoners
2014: Guardians of the Galaxy

Video Game Review: Final Fantasy V

Gameplay: Excellent
Let's start with gameplay: you heard from Stanburdman how much he praises the gameplay.
So much variety how you want to approach the game.

It was originally going to be adapted as Final Fantasy Extreme after Square skipped Final Fantasy II & III from Japan. I hear rumors on how they perceived the game as too complex for American fans resulting in the release of Final Fantasy Mystic Quest.
There wouldn't be such a Final Fantasy 1 innovation till Final Fantasy Tactics. It's a missed art honoring the original game.
So many fighters and magicians.
It's sorta like playing as Megatron when he gets all the Decepticons' powers that one episode, or Kamen Rider Decade who has all the other. I guess a video game analogy would've been Mega Man gaining all the Robot Masters powers, but you get my point!

A

Story: Simple, but effective
Four Crystals.
Get an extra vehicle to get to a locked place.
Long lost evil was trapped. Long lost evil wants out.
Has Final Fantasy III Japanese-like secondary protagonists.
True sequel to Final Fantasy I, since Final Fantasy III.
No exceptions here. Exdeath is the fall of man and will destroy you unless you beat the game of course.

It's the original Fem Shep game with Lenna and Faris proving to as physical, less magical than previous female counterparts.

Amnesia is a theme allowing one to get immersed in the game discussing how the world works and getting to know the characters very well.
They used this in pretty much every Final Fantasy on the Super Nintendo and Playstation, but it's super effective like a fire pokemon against a leaf pokemon. (If you want to be super specific, without any special resistances of course, a conventional one!)

B

Character Design: A bit stereotypical yet still confusing
They really make it super obvious that Faris is a woman, thanks to codifying. Some weird jokes.
Galuf is also this really drunken master-ish character in the beginning as he duel strikes like a monk, and has a brown beard with tan clothes.
It would've been cool if he reappeared during Final Fantasy Tactics
Exdeath sorta reminded me of Hindel from Shining Force: Sword of Hajya on the battle screen.
It doesn't really stand out like an anime-ish Terra or a spiky hair Cloud Strife. Nothing really iconic unfortunately.

B

Music: I love the music.
Albeit some songs I can't remember as well or are my favorite.
Everybody seems to think Gilgamesh's theme sticks out the most. I can't disagree.
It's Nobuo Uematsu. Hopefully, he'll play at Distant World another time.
A-

Overall, really memorable game.
A great use of the job system with a great experience playing along with music. A lot of people love Sephiroth and Kefka. I have Exdeath as one of my favorite baddies. Consistently and unsuprisingly battled by him throughout while telling a story about a world.
It's a great game. Play it.
A-