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Sonic Spinball (1993)
It's a pretty fun game once you get the hang of it
This is a Sonic the Hedgehog pinball game. It gets pretty addictive. The goals are difficult enough, and they require lots of aiming the flippers in the right way. Once you get the hang of it, it's really fun to play. There is a problem with it, though. It lacks the smoothly animated graphics of the Sonic platformer games, and Sonic's look has been changed. The sounds are also different, and duller-sounding. Maybe this is because it was produced by Sega of America instead of Sega of Japan. Sega of Japan produced the Sonic the Hedgehog platforming games. All in all, though, it's a good game, and will keep you playing for hours on end.
Dead or Alive 2 Ultimate (2004)
An extremely streamlined and awesome game for the Xbox
This is currently the best game I have for Xbox, even better than Halo (and Halo 2). Team Ninja has taken control of the full graphical power of the Xbox, and recreated the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 game with even more options and costumes. The characters are startlingly lifelike, with extremely fluid movements to match. The female characters are irresistibly sexy, and um...the storyline is very interesting as well. ;) It's not your normal fighting game. It is immersed in a dramatic and far-reaching story which connects the characters together. There are even cinematics that are shown between battles in "Story" mode, which elaborate on the specific character's past experiences.
GO AYANE.
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (1999)
It may have been revolutionary, but that doesn't make it a great game
This game was produced for Game Boy Color, PlayStation, and Nintendo 64. I am reviewing the N64 and PSX versions. It's a game where you can play as your favorite professional skaters. That doesn't save this game from its annoying corniness, though. It may have Minneapolis in it, (close to where I live) but there are no manuals, hugely pixellated graphics, and the control is extremely hard; i.e. if you don't land perfectly, you collapse. It gets better every time there is a new game in the series, so I guess they had to start somewhere, but I think they could have upped the bar just a little bit. All the voices sound the same, except for Elissa Steamer. All the other characters just have the generic "male voice" plugged into them. This is the same on all of the PS1 versions. On the PS2, Xbox, and GameCube releases of THPS3 and 4, each character has his/her own voice. Well, overall 3/5.
Pippi Långstrump på de sju haven (1970)
The best of the series
This movie is very well-done, even with the limited special effects of the 70's. I mean, how often do you see a bed with a balloon tied to it flying through the air? Anyway, the special effects aren't the only thing good about it. It also has a pretty good plot, even if it stretches the book a little. If you've seen "Pippi On the Run" or "Pippi Longstocking" but not this, you probably think, "Meh, the series is OK, but not all that good." You're wrong. This is Inger Nilsson at her finest. She gets to beat up big bad pirates for a good portion of the movie. She especially seems to scare Jacque the Knife. I won't give anything else away. go out and see if you can find this movie at Blockbuster.
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (2002)
whoa this is cool!
I just received Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 for Christmas and it rocks! Soundtrack is the best of the series, because it has AC/DC and other songs that aren't limited to the nineties and 2000's. Lots of hangtime gaps, vast parks, great graphics, and above all, playability. This game has the most skateboarding tricks you can do than any in the series. It has mostly the same tricks as THPS3 but it adds a few. The best part is that all of the parks actually exist in real life. Like Kona, for example. That's been there for decades. It is cloned perfectly from the bright red pool to the many rails. Nice job, Activision and Neversoft; another masterpiece shines, right along with the rest of the series and the Spider-Man games. My favorite feature is create skater. I know it's been in the games since THPS2 but it adds more clothes and decks. In the PS2 version you can also make a female skater.
Fun: 4.5/5 Graphics: 5/5 Playability: 5/5
Buy it if you have a GBA, PS1, PS2, Gamecube, or Xbox.
Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (1996)
Highly underrated
If Nintendo 64 hadn't come out this same year, I'm sure the ratings on this game would be through the roof! It's awesome! It's not really 3D, but it gives the impression of it with a bird's eye view and not a sidescrolling view. The object really isn't given, but I think it is to rescue all of the Flickies(little birds) on the island you are on.
Sonic CD (1992)
A great game!
This PC CD-ROM and Sega CD game is graphically like the Sega Genesis games, but it has an awesome CD soundtrack with "new fangled" music. If you're looking for a revolutionary Sonic game, try this (it's included with Sonic Gems Collection for GameCube). It was sorely overlooked. Your new enemy is Metal Sonic, as well as Dr. Robotnik/Eggman. The underwater-type zone is still there. It's called Tidal Tempest. One of the boss levels (in the Collison Chaos zone) is reminiscent of Sonic Spinball. The PC version doesn't work with any OS over Windows 98. But if your old junker still has got that, give this one a try. It's really worth it.
The Mind's Eye (1990)
This movie has got to be the best CG experiment!
I probably saw this movie first in about 1995. Since then I've returned to it many times. It's great! I especially like the first and second clips, "Creation" and "Civilization Rising." Wow! This was so cool back in the glory days of CG animation. CG is way older than I am, as I know the film "Tron" was made 7 years before my time. But this film was a landmark in the early '90s. It was probably the first collaboration of different CG experiments set to music. I like it so much, I think I'll go watch it now. Bye
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (2002)
whoa this is cool!
I just received Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 for Christmas and it rocks! Soundtrack is the best of the series, because it has AC/DC and other songs that aren't limited to the nineties and 2000's. Lots of hangtime gaps, vast parks, great graphics, and above all, playability. This game has the most skateboarding tricks you can do than any in the series. It has mostly the same tricks as THPS3 but it adds a few. The best part is that all of the parks actually exist in real life. Like Kona, for example. That's been there for decades. It is cloned perfectly from the bright red pool to the many rails. Nice job, Activision and Neversoft; another masterpiece shines, right along with the rest of the series and the Spider-Man games. My favorite feature is create skater. I know it's been in the games since THPS2 but it adds more clothes and decks. In the PS2 version you can also make a female skater.
Fun: 4.5/5 Graphics: 5/5 Playability: 5/5
Buy it if you have a GBA, PS1, PS2, Gamecube, or Xbox.
Codename: Kids Next Door (2002)
great show! (includes spoilers)
This show has been really great since it started out as a U-Pick short. It follows a group of five 10 year-olds who keep their ultra technological treehouse safe from adults. All the episodes are given operation names like "Operation: I.S.C.R.E.A.M." In this one, it starts with them all wanting to get some ice cream from the truck. They are in plain view, but the truck just whizzes past them. They then follow the truck to the secret ice cream storage base. Numbah 3 keeps shouting, "Let's have an ice cream party! Yay!" this wakes up a giant ice cream monster and it begins attacking them. Numbah 3 accidentally turns on the heater and a giant tidal wave of ice cream is created. They all ride out of the factory on the wave, all the time chanting, "Party! Ice cream party!"
Numbah One: leader, english, keeps things in order
Numbah Two: science officer, american, eats a lot
Numbah Three: girly girl with stuffed animals, asian, totally unaware
Numbah Four: tough guy, australian, fights things
Numbah Five: gangsta girl, african american, plays it cool
Hope you find this comment a good reminder to watch the show on Cartoon Network!
Life of Brian (1979)
I don't get why people think this is blasphemous!
I am a teen of the eighties, but I have seen this late '70s movie countless times! It's definitely a classic Python film. Ok, it's second best in my opinion. My rating of Monty Python's films: 1.Holy Grail 2.Life of Brian 3.And Now for Something Completely Different 4. Meaning of Life.
This film isn't blasphemous, just straight out funny! There are brilliant cliches such as Pilate's 'R' trouble(welease Wodewick!) and all the people never ceasing to follow Brian. Sure, it's based on the Bible, but so what? There's nothing in it that denotes Christ. I am a Roman Catholic, and I see nothing bad about this film. It's a laugh-out-loud comedy/satire and I suggest everyone see it if you haven't already.
There are many many jokes in the script, such as the names "Bigus Dickus", "Incontinentia Buttocks", "Naughtius Maximus", and "Sillius Soddus". Excellent choices! Just take the "us" off of the first and last names and you'll get a description of that person. I love the constant haggling, the part where the Roman soldier gives Brian a lesson on Latin grammar, and especially the part when Jesus is shouting the Beatitudes and Eric Idle keeps calling Michael Palin "Big Nose." "Better listen, there might be a bit about 'Blessed are the Big Noses.'"
"Did you hear? Blessed are the Greek!" "No, it's the MEEK, blessed are the meek! Oh, that's nice isn't it? I'm glad they're getting a bit of credit because they have a hell of a time."
Absolutely grand, pythons. I live really close to where Terry Gilliam grew up, and I've probably seen his house a few times but not realized it was his. I like the opening animation a lot! It must have taken a while to have Terry Gilliam animate 3 minutes of film, frame by frame.
The food Brian is selling in the Coliseum (ocelot spleens, wolf nipple chips) is strictly labeled by the People's Front of Judea as 'roman tidbits' "Why don't you sell proper food?"
I'd have to say that my favorite character, besides Pontius Pilate, is Brian's cynical mum, Mandy(he's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy!).
As for the lot of you who in the '70s got really mad at the Pythons, i don't get your complaints. You took the Bible references way too seriously.
And as for you who in these reviews give 'The Life of Brian' a bad name, you should watch the movie again and see what you find wrong with it. Ok, done watching it? And what did you find wrong with it? Nothing!
-from a great fan.
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (2001)
Arguably the best in the series
THPS3 is the best of the series! If you have a Game Boy Advance, PlayStation, PS2, Gamecube, Xbox, or N64 I strongly recommend this game to you. Do not buy the Game Boy Color version because it's crappy like the rest of th series on GBC. But on all other systems it rules! You can play as any of 10+ diff't skaters and rock the parks with your guy! Or girl in the case of Elissa Steamer, the best one besides Tony himself. The foundry is a good place to start and practice your skills because it has wide ramps, easy halfpipes, and lots and lots of rails. As for the soundtrack, THPS3 boasts a 12-song set of hip-hop, heavy metal, and pop. I especially like Track one,which carries on with Hey, Ho, let's go! A great buy for anyone who loves skateboarding.
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (2000)
a great skating game for n64, ps1, gba!
Tony Hawk does it again in this great sequel to the not-so-great Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. (Of course, I have only played the first game for GBC and thinking of getting it for ps1 to see if it's any better, which it probably will be.) I own THPS2 for Gameboy Advance and it rules my vast selection of gameboy games (second to which is mario kart). THPS2 would still probably be better on ps1 because on GBA the only 3-d thing is the poorly-created 3d skaters. Even though the grafx aspect isn't that good, the gameplay still rocks, although i have to admit that I still haven't beaten it. I just bought Tony Hawk 3 for ps1 and you can see the review of that if you want.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
The best.
This Python classic is my favorite film of all time. How about you? Do you like it? You just have to laugh at the medieval logic used in "How do you tell a witch?" And hoot at Sir Galahad as he is confronted by a bunch of girls in Castle Anthrax. A must-see.
And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)
Wonderful!
This is definitely one of the best films I have ever seen! It takes old Flying Circus routines and modernizes them for the big screen and America. E.g. instead of saying "Robin Day's got a hedgehog called Frank" they say "President Nixon's got a hedgehog called Frank." I think that that was a good decision from the Pythonites. It contains such classics as "The Lumberjack Song", "A Dead Parrot", and "How not to be seen". Sometimes you just want to get up with Michael Palin and sing "I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay, I sleep all night and I work all day" and blow up people behind bushes, as well. Definitely a must-see, "And Now For Something Completely Different" is a true classic.