Well it’s another week at Factpile and after reading over the comments from last weeks article. I must say the Factpile audience always seems to surprise me.
No one seemed to really get the point of last weeks article because your all so blind and just read whatever and then talk about it. THAT WHOLE ARTICLE WAS A JOKE LAST WEEK! SERIOUSLY Care Bears and Rainbow Brite???? And you Monkey’s ate it up like baby food. I spoon feed you all and you all loved it! You actually took it seriously and didn’t even get the point. Not one person questioned it. That’s why none of you would even come close to being able to write articles for this website. Either way I was glad to see you talk about some cartoons that I actually like.
I’m sure all of you loved the Care Bears and Rainbow Brite!!
Anyways… So how many people went to go see the new Wolverine X-men origins movie this weekend? I actually saw it on Friday and it was probably the first of the X-men movies that I liked almost 90%. I was kind of really disappointed in how the first three movies were done in regards to story line and actors chosen for characters. The best of the three was the third one but now I’d say this one beats it. The video game the made for it actually doesn’t seem to bad either. I played the demo a bit and it was actually done better then I expected. Though most games like
that usually suck.
Next weekend I’ll actually go see the new Star Trek movie as well. So far it looks pretty good and its good to see a slight change in style for the franchise.
Which leads me to this weeks article titled:
“How do all these losers actually have time for MMORPGS? “
Now your probably saying “How does that lead me to this weeks article?”
While I was thinking about the new Star Trek movie coming up it got me to thinking about the new MMORPG they are working on called Star Trek Online. Now I don’t play any MMORPGs currently. I’ve tried WOW but it kind of seemed like too much work for me to get into. I actually use to play Ultima online back in the day and still have a copy of it but not an active account. I liked going on there and robbing people and then getting robbed myself and it was a lot of fun. It would probably be better now since then I was only playing it on a 133mhz computer back then 
(.
But with the new Star Trek Online being release on both console and computer I might be more inclined to taking some time to getting it and trying it out. I always like a game where you can explore universes and destroy civilizations all at the same time while flying through space. That’s why I actually like playing Spore a lot lately. But it’s a bit different then a MMORPG. So I’m looking forward to the Star Trek Online coming out. But that leads me to the actual topic of this article.
How do these losers actually have time for MMORPGs? I mean seriously? If you actually want to be a decent player in this games you actually have to invest serious time. And when I mean serious I mean serious!! Maybe even more like all of your time!
Some people I doubt even have jobs that actually play WOW. I mean I’d love to know the percentage of people who actually have jobs and play that game. Then there are actually some people who play these games and actually make money doing it. Weather it be selling land or weapons within the game for points. And it becomes like a full time job.
Which actually doesn’t sound too bad? I mean playing an online game your entire life just as a job? I mean that doesn’t sound too bad. I’m sure it would get tiresome at times though and I’m sure you would have to pretty much be at your computer constantly. But it would probably be better then a lot of jobs out there.
Unfortunately for me I’m pretty happy at my job and get paid pretty good so can’t really consider switching to becoming a MMORPG worker. But this is something I’ll probably look into seeing how it works. Just because it sounds pretty interesting to find out how it actually works doing that stuff for a living like some people have.
But if your not making money off it then how does anyone have time for it? How can you waste hours of your life on working on something that is really getting you anywhere? Unless you’re that guy in the IT department that doesn’t do anything but that and has time to just sit there and play MMORPG’s constantly. Maybe that’s what truly helps you be a great gamer at a particular game… Just focus on one game and play nothing else. Until you either master it or give up.
In conclusion to all of this I am sure most of the people on this site don’t have jobs and play a MMORPG to its fullest everyday of their lives. So I’m sure you all enjoyed my article. Maybe we can get back to some more Care Bears for all you sheep next week.
For the Fans!
Ok well this weeks for the fans. Is just something I’ve recently done myself. I actually don’t use PC’s and use a Mac. Not just because it’s better. But because I don’t have to deal with all that crap that happens on PC’s and it just works. But anyways I have a ton of Nintendo, Genesis, Super NES emulators and actually found this program called controller mate. Which I use to sync up my wireless Xbox 360 controller too and can actually have it copy my keyboard commands. So basically what this translates into is using my Xbox 360 controllers for old NES games and stuff like that. All you need is controller mate, a wireless device you can buy at game stop, and an Xbox 360 controller. Then you can pretty much use your 360 controllers to play whatever.
“Expertimp”
I’M THE BEST AT WHAT I DO AND THE REST OF YOU WOULD SUCK AT IT!
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May 4, 2009
#1
Ugh,
These are taking a steep nosedive into a steaming pile of shit, and I am starting to lean towards the oposite opinion regarding this venture.
The other articles I don’t mind as much, but this one is terribad in all “intended” sections.
“THAT WHOLE ARTICLE WAS A JOKE LAST WEEK!”
Much like your writting (and life in general), you should work on your humor.
May 4, 2009
#2
“I’M THE BEST AT WHAT I DO AND THE REST OF YOU WOULD SUCK AT IT! ”
You mean producing a crappy article full of ignorance and what seems like biased hatred?
May 4, 2009
#3
Is anyone else getting the feeling that his opening statement was nothing more than a false apologist image dipped a layer of in crippling narcissism? Just like Michael Richards (Kramer from Seinfeld) insincere public apology on the David Letterman show after calling an audience member a “Nigger”, his attempts to veil some personal defect or flaw (I can’t put my finger on it per say) in non-existent humor just comes across as false.
If so, what is he trying to hide from us? What realization is he not coming to terms with in a normal and wholly rational manner. I’m taking bets right here!
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I agree with Mata on this, the first two articles were promising (The opening article was sloppy, but it showed potential), but since then they’ve seem to have taken a very steep nosedive; there is no longer anything funny or even remotely charming about a grown adult acting out like a teenager on his blog, it’s pure sensationalistic content without the sensation…
…Like a humorless void that appears once a week. Just like a period, but far more consistent and frequent.
May 4, 2009
#4
You need a certain level of renown (not infamy as you posses so don’t kid your self), and for people to actually like you before you can pull off a successful “Oh I didn’t mean that, look deeper” thread, people need to know that you actually are joking and based on the idiocy you regularly display most people here would take a thread saying you thought the sky was green seriously.
Anyway; it is becoming apparent that this is nothing more than a publicized avenue for you to spread bile against something you dislike. I was actually hoping at least a little for entertaining critical analysis, disappointing indeed.
…And attacking WoW gamers for “having no life” merely because they play a sometimes time-consuming game? How very original…
May 4, 2009
#5
“Is anyone else getting the feeling that his opening statement was nothing more than a false apologist image dipped a layer of in crippling narcissism?”
I sorta thought so, I chalked it up to a thinly veiled attempt to throw off criticism with a “I didn’t mean it”.
May 4, 2009
#6
“The best of the three was the third one but now I’d say this one beats it. ”
wasn’t the third x-men movie the worst O_o
Hmmm, some people just like to play one game for many years, I don’t personally, but I guess it’s the same as playing 5 different games in a year or something. Just for WoW it costs you a mini fortune.
May 4, 2009
#7
Okay, your movie taste is horrible if not completely reversed.
You obviously have no idea what any of the characters are like if you think X:3 and XO:W were the better movies. Unless this is again one of your ‘jokes’, but if so, you need to develop a better sense of humor, or, indeed, a sense of humor at all.
That said, stop with the narcistic bullshit, you are not better than anyone else on this site, you have no idea how to captivate an audience, you immediately drive them off in the first paragraph. The only ones that keep on reading are the ones that want to make fun of you. You have absolutely no taste, common sense or respect for anything, your writing is not, by any means, interesting and your points are weak if there are points at all.
So don’t tell others they aren’t fit for something you clearly aren’t fit for yourself.
May 4, 2009
#8
“Just for WoW it costs you a mini fortune.”
You think? Lets see for the year of ’09…
WoW: Battle Chest $40
WoW: WotLK $40
12-month subscription (without any applicable discounts): $180
=$260
5 new Wii games $40-50 e/a
=$200-250
Now, lets keep in mind that would be the expense of a casual gamer. Not something our illustrious author went into detail. The expenses are not that far off.
Since Rob decided to attack the hard-core branch of the gaming industry, lets take into consideration what a console gamer spends (WoW gamers spend the same regardless of how many hours they put into it). Lets say that on average, a hard-core console gamer buys 10+ brand new games each year (I have known several that need to play many more than 10 new games each year).
That means that with the same insane amount of hours invested in video games, a console gamer would spend twice as much as a strict MMORPGer.
A good article would have included such basic comparisons. A great one would have included lots more detail. Instead what we get is a rant that somehow manages to ignore the majority of the industry just to single-out a group within the community with the far-fetched concept that somehow all other gamers investing time on their craft are in a sort of time bubble where the hours spent don’t really count. The only gamers that waste their life away are MMORPGers.
Never mind the guy that seems to be on XBOXLive 24/7…
It’s all a matter of perspective, but he believes his own warped views are some how above all the rest of the world.
In truth, the only thing that separates MMORPGers and console gamers is the variety of their hobby. While the people that dump hours on the computer come across as experiencing one game (never mind how massive that game is in terms of content), console gamers get to experience several diferent games with much less content.
That is the only true diference. Addictive behavior will be displayed on both ends of the spectrum. A top ranked PvPer in WoW needs to put arguably the same amount of effort as the guy that must unlock all secrets in a game franchise such as Final Fantasies, or Legend of Zeldas.
May 4, 2009
#9
“[what Mata said]”
This, this is perfectly true…
May 4, 2009
#10
“No one seemed to really get the point of last weeks article because your all so blind and just read whatever and then talk about it.’
so what? we are supposed to read your articals then leave them alone? or read it then talk about random things that have nothing to do with it? or just skip over it.
“THAT WHOLE ARTICLE WAS A JOKE LAST WEEK! SERIOUSLY Care Bears and Rainbow Brite????’
its a good thing im not the only one who knows hes just covering his shame.
May 4, 2009
#11
true true mata, I guess gaming in general costs a god deal of $$$$, the sad thing is that some wii titles now cost 60 dollars, like Wii Music I think. So you actually might end up bumping it right next to WoW. Either way, both cost a good deal of money.
May 4, 2009
#12
Take my advice please…if you wish for people actually to read your articles and take you serioiusly as you write and work with them then don’t insult them.
“And you Monkey’s ate it up like baby food. I spoon feed you all and you all loved it! You actually took it seriously and didn’t even get the point. Not one person questioned it. That’s why none of you would even come close to being able to write articles for this website.”
Claims like that make yourself seem like you get high off your own ideals and bath in your own work so much that you fail to think of those who read it. I suggest for one, get a good number of people who actually enjoy what you write going so when you throw a joke or a humorous article then it will be seen for what it is and not serious bs.
May 4, 2009
#13
“Either way, both cost a good deal of money.”
/nod
“if you wish for people actually to read your articles and take you serioiusly as you write and work with them then don’t insult them.”
See, I don’t mind him bashing folks. He is just one more persona in the sea of anonimity we call the web. If we as the FactPile community take insult, its on us.
Like I’ve said many times before, we just have to grow a thicker skin and react accordingly in an intelligent manner.
That said, I don’t think there is any place for that behavior on main articles. If he meant to reply to the posters’ negativity from last week, then he should have replied so in the multiple sections designed for that same reason. Either the replies section on that very article, or even in the Forums section.
This move is what leads all of us to think (correctly so) that he is just using a CYOA method.
I still think this all has potential, but he needs to shape up lest this whole thing continues on to my forementioned target on post #1.
May 4, 2009
#14
Dude, the last one was okay, but you sound like a douche again in this one. I stopped reading because honestly, it wasn’t worth the time.
BTW: Thepocalypse Reviews “Living Dead” http://www.factpile.com/forum/articles/thepocalypse-reviews
Oh, and the joke thing, that’s a pretty sad cover-up attempt. It’s as blatant as a trekkie at a warsie convention.
May 4, 2009
#15
Admin, I feel like your just a sellout right now. Sorry, but you just let this mega douche 5000 act like this toward everyone for no apparent reason. Factpile’s gone down hill because of this guy. I never even feel like getting on just because this assholes still around. Good try on the cover up though Rob, choking on your own fail. Makes me feel a little better.
@Only the Nose Knows – after all the submitted articles run we’ll have a voting system that will allow for the readers to determine the fate of everyone who participated. At that point in time, if you feel that strongly about this particular column, be sure to voice your opinion. – Admin
May 4, 2009
#16
ROFL, choking on your own fail…Admin, I have no problem with you, but Rob seems to be getting out of hand a bit…maybe I have a different sense of humor or something, but he degrades us constantly thinking of it as comedy gold…I really haven’t laughed at a single one of these articles, and I am not joking at all…I can understand wanting to be experimental with certain things, but with all these comments I see no reason of why it should continue…Admin, I commend you for this site and everything but these articles by Rob are getting ridiculous, I mean sure I think a few people should be able to have their own articles (as it would enhance the growth and idea sharing of the site) but Rob does nothing to entertain, inform or humor us on anything for that matter…I mean, hey, didn’t you read my Swine Flu Survival Guide? I bet that would run pretty well on here
May 4, 2009
#17
“Admin, I feel like your just a sellout right now.”
That might be a bit unfair. Giving the first oportunity of writting on the main page to a member that has done extensive work on the site is hardly selling out.
I just wish Rob would be a bit more aware of how to execute his article and how this reflects on the site and on admin. Mindless rants and taunts just to get attention in a new section is not the same as creating controversy within the site.
This status quo will only take him so far. Unless he improves the quality of these, his articles will just be ignored in a few weeks. It’ll work itself out in the end.
May 4, 2009
#18
My review of this article:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLpx_yioYik
As for the WoW bashing, it’s called a hobby. How many hours do people spend on them? Building models? Working on cars. Racing model airplanes. Debating about which fictional characters would win in a fight. It’s a hobby, plain and simple. At a simple hour or two a day, you can make a lot of progress in WoW. All you really need is some social skills to get into a guild and make friends, since a lot of the higher end stuff requires excellent teamwork and planning. And as for ‘Do they have jobs?’ One time, I met a guy who had 7 of each character, all level 70, and he was a musician. Another guy was a Chemical Engineer. Another was a painter by proffesion. The people who play WoW are normal people. The ones like this guy: http://www.geekologie.com/2008/10/guy_plays_36_world_of_warcraft.php are just as odd as that guy who has amassed a 500,000 point Warhammer 40k army.
May 4, 2009
#19
Either way, I give it a “Meh”.
May 4, 2009
#20
Selling out was probably the wrong thing to say I’ll admit, but I just don’t see why admin would let him treat us like this. If Rob has helped the site as greatly as people say then thats great. But does he really have to act like this. I’m all for free speech, but this guys just been an asshole. Either way, I’m done bitching, I’ll just wait until we can vote articles and take care of it there.
May 4, 2009
#21
Err,well i give it a meh.
Hobbies are important IMO.
May 4, 2009
#22
Rob, your writing career is like watching the challenger on CNN.
you claim to have “spoon fed” us last week, but did you really prompt our conversations regarding cartoons? It snowballed with little help from you.
“THAT WHOLE ARTICLE WAS A JOKE LAST WEEK! SERIOUSLY”
Oh I’m fucking sorry, i didn’t see you pressing the sarcasm button last week.
May 5, 2009
#23
“Oh I’m fucking sorry, i didn’t see you pressing the sarcasm button last week.”
He didn’t because it wasn’t a joke in the first place, it was just a thinly veiled attempt to throw off criticism with a “I didn’t mean it”.
May 5, 2009
#24
….How….Annoying. This is horse shit.
May 5, 2009
#25
::Response from Expertimp::
I wasn’t pressing the sarcasm button in the least or even trying too. I basically wrote last weeks article just as a joke. The joke was I was being serious about it and everyone here actually got in on it and thought it was a topic of discussion.
That’s my point.
Also I put a lot of things to discuss in my articles and everyone just decides to point out the negatives rather then the positives on a weekly bases. Only a few people here have even came remotely close to actually discussing the main topic of the article. Maybe if it was more about Care Bears I would get more discussion.
May 5, 2009
#26
“Also I put a lot of things to discuss in my articles and everyone just decides to point out the negatives rather then the positives on a weekly bases.”
There’s probably a reason for that.
May 5, 2009
#27
“::Response from Expertimp::”
There we go. That was mainly what I was looking for. I think a response to an article’s reaction(s) should be made within said article, not piled into the next one. That greatly takes away from the intended content of the subsequent submission.
This one is a perfect example.
By adding the initial section where you essentially assaulted all readers, you already program said readers to dislike the main content of your opinions which was the absurdity of the devoted MMORPGers.
My constructive criticism would be to leave that out, and to expand on the main body. The money comparison I gave on post #8 could have been one, but certainly not the only one. You could have talked about hackers/botters, multi-boxers, recruiters, PvPers, raiders, etc, and even the oposite spectrum. What would be your opinion on MMORPGers that play exclusively in that genre but are not able to comit to one game. I’m sure you could have found tons of things to say about that guy that plays WoW, EQ2, AoC, and WH, not to mention the “free” ones like Guild Wars or even Diablo II.
Each one of these individuals invest considerably different amounts of time and money into this genre. Hell, I could make a rant article about multi-boxers alone.
Rants are ok, but they just need a bit more juice to make them valid. Saying something and expecting people to just agree with you is hardly the way columnists work. They usually look to make people understand what is being discussed, even if their tactic is to be abrasive.
Like I said, you just need to tweak certain areas of your articles (grammar and syntax included) for this to truly be a successful endeavor.
Just my opinion. Take it or leave it.
May 5, 2009
#28
I would agree with putting the response in the said article. But wanted to let last weeks article go full circle before replying. I will be replying to everyone’s feedback within the next few days.
May 5, 2009
#29
“::Response from Expertimp::”
Yes, we can read your name, thank you.
“I wasn’t pressing the sarcasm button in the least or even trying too. I basically wrote last weeks article just as a joke. The joke was I was being serious about it and everyone here actually got in on it and thought it was a topic of discussion.
That’s my point.”
Of course everyone thought it was topic of discussion. You brought it up! With no indication otherwise. Besides, you’ve never shown anything to indicate that this would be a stretch for you.
“Also I put a lot of things to discuss in my articles and everyone just decides to point out the negatives rather then the positives on a weekly bases.”
See L-W’s post.
“Only a few people here have even came remotely close to actually discussing the main topic of the article.”
What is there to discuss? You just made a couple of weak points that everyone agrees on are false, that doesn’t seem to be a discussion to me.
May 5, 2009
#30
@Megafire I will response to you and everyone else within the next two days.
May 5, 2009
#31
I will be looking forward to it.
May 5, 2009
#32
“I will response to you”
Scholars of the English language weep.
May 5, 2009
#33
@megafire.. I decided to response this comment before I make my response to everyone..
“Okay, your movie taste is horrible if not completely reversed.
You obviously have no idea what any of the characters are like if you think X:3 and XO:W were the better movies. ”
WHAT THE HELL? if you seriously think X2 or X1 was better then X3 or XW then you are completely insane. The acting in all the X-men movies up until X:w WAS HORRIBLE. X:W at least has some decent actors.. it is you who has the horrible taste in movies…
My response to everyone else will come Thursday mourning.
May 5, 2009
#34
Mourning? Didn’t know someone died
May 5, 2009
#35
@Rob
General consensus is that X3 was the worst. It was like a kid’s cartoon made into a movie, bad dialogue, plot, etc. X2 was undoubtedly the best, as it accurately portrayed the mood of the X-Men at their peak.
“I decided to response this comment”
They’re committing mass suicide! THE HUMANITY!
May 5, 2009
#36
no way X2 WASN’T good at all… I actually think they were all bad. the new one is actually good. But if I had to pick one of the three it would be three. It was way better.
May 5, 2009
#37
Most superhero movies are bad, except Spiderman and Ghost Rider
May 5, 2009
#38
I haven’t seen Iron Man so I can’t say
May 5, 2009
#39
you need to watch Iron, Baron. A lot of win in that movie.
The latest incarnation of the Hulk wasn’t bad either.
May 5, 2009
#40
I also haven’t seen The Dark Knight, but it is probably overrated
May 5, 2009
#41
Iron Man was pretty cool, this is coming from a person who has never, and has no interest, in reading comics of the hero. I saw the movie as a complete noobie and it was pretty well made.
May 6, 2009
#42
I rank Superhero Movies based on three factors:
A: How true they stay to the original story/How well they portray that character
B: How good the story of the movie is. Re imagined is ok, as long as it’s done well.
C: How spectacular the fights are, since this is a super hero movie, we expect Epic.
So to be honest, my all time favorite comic movies are The Dark Knight, X2: X-Men United, Iron Man and The Hulk.
The Hulk being the 2003 Ang Lee one, not that lame ass new one. It had Cardboard characters and fully neglected the whole you know, ‘Strongest there Is’ and Regeneration by actually making the Incredible Hulk the underdog. YOU JUST DON’T DO THAT!
May 6, 2009
#43
X3 and XO:W portrayed everything completely wrong, had a very bad plot, shitty dialogue and XO:W in particular couldn’t even keep it’s own continuity straight let alone the overall one.
And Deadpool!
May 6, 2009
#44
@Rob
Reasons? X2 was faithful to Wolverine and featured some favorite characters.
X3 had a really weird looking Beast and Ellen Page as Kitty. Only problem is, they already had Kitty Pryde in X-Men. They just replaced her actress without an explanation. That bugged me.
May 6, 2009
#45
Iron Man is arguably the best Super Hero film to date. I am SO looking forward to the sequel. Marvel’s official line-up looks solid.
Iron Man 2
Thor
Captain America
Avengers
I disliked….
Wait, that’s not true. HATED the latest Hulk film. I think I am the one soul that considers Lee’s film to be dead on. I know the world abroad disliked that film, but I think it was perfect.
I thought the Ghost Rider film was not good, but I was expecting that as soon as they revealed who was directing it. Nevertheless, I enjoyed it out of pure fanboyism. I’s surprised to find a non-fanboy that liked it.
The new Batman franchise is good as well, and The Dark Knight was indeed one of those cases where the sequel surpasses the original. I also liked the Return of Superman quite a lot, but people were still hung up on Reeve’s for it to have any real success.
As for the Xs….
I will say that I like them all. Yes, its true. I am THAT dude. I suppose that has to do with the fact that I am able to separate the comic continuity from the film continuity. A lot of people dislike those films mainly for those reasons. When they say things like “the performances were horrid”, they really mean “that’s not how Juggernaught acts in the comics”. That said, I disagree that 3 and W are the better ones. For sure that will have to go to 2 in my book.
If you all want to continue movie discussions, feel free to express your thoughts in the Movies section of the Forums.
May 6, 2009
#46
The Dark Knight wasn’t overrated and actually really well done. Iron man was done very well and probably about as good as they could introducing that character.
The main problem with superhero movies is that it’s very hard to introduce a character that is so far off from what might be possible in reality and have him living in reality.
Ghost rider could have been done way better. But I can understand it being limited by the budget. They probably could have choose a different no-name actor to play him and it might have been better. The story overall was good but I wasn’t too big on some of the villains.
May 6, 2009
#47
Here is a division of the best and worst since the new millennium:
The best:
The Dark Knight
Batman Begins
Iron Man
Watchmen
Good:
Spiderman
Spiderman 2
X-Men
X-Men 2
Blade 2
The bad:
Elektra
Daredevil
Superman Returns
Spiderman 3
Blade Trinity
Hellboy
The “Holy shit I wish I shot myself instead”:
X-Men 3
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Hellboy 2
Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Hulk
The Incredible Hulk
Ghost Rider
Catwoman
X-Men: Wolverine
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The last two X-Men films were so embarrassingly bad that I could have tolerated a public proctology exam with less shame. Throughout X-Men 3 in particular, I laughed my ass off through the entirety of the second half.
May 6, 2009
#48
You missed the first Blade and the Punishers.
May 6, 2009
#49
For the most part I agree with your best and good list but your last two list are debatable.
The bad:
Elektra ( sucked)
Daredevil ( yes sucked)
Superman Returns ( REALLY BAD)
Spiderman 3 ( Had some decent areas. They should have waited on the venom thing and just did sandman)
Blade Trinity ( it was ok)
Hellboy ( It was ok. but not bad)
The “Holy shit I wish I shot myself instead”:
X-Men 3 ( this was the best of the entire series your wacked in the head)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (REALLY BAD)
Hellboy 2 ( EVEN BETTER THEN HELLBOY 1. you’ve got to be joking)
Fantastic Four ( BAD)
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer ( COULD HAVE BEEN AWESOME BUT DECIDED TO BE REALLY BAD INSTEAD..I enjoyed the silver surfer effects but the completely ruined his character)
Hulk ( bad story)
The Incredible Hulk ( Actually pretty decent. Huge improvement over the last one)
Ghost Rider ( Good story. could have been better but not bad)
Catwoman ( seriously BAD)
X-Men: Wolverine( BEST X-MEN movie to date)
As you can see I’ve put in my feedback. You seem to just judge movies and make them bad for one reason and then think the whole thing is bad.
May 6, 2009
#50
…oh, and 300, Sin City, The Spirit, V for Vendetta…
I know I’m missing some others, but I don’t want to continue multi-posting.
May 6, 2009
#51
“The main problem with superhero movies is that it’s very hard to introduce a character that is so far off from what might be possible in reality and have him living in reality.”
Dead on, which may be the reason why they underpower the superheroes in the movies, in an attempt to make it more realistic and believable. That’s why I tend to like Batman movies so much. He already is pretty believable in his basic form. They really don’t have to “nerf” his powers, and can instead focus on other elements of the movie. No wonder I liked The Dark Knight so much. Although there was some weird batman movie I remember with some ice guy which sucked the big one.
May 6, 2009
#52
“Although there was some weird batman movie I remember with some ice guy which sucked the big one.”
Batman and Robin
That is the epic of all comic movies FAIL. It is very hard for me to think of any film that could be worse than that one.
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May 6, 2009
#53
Iron Man 2 and Thor? Ooft, sounds nice. I was hoping for a new Spider-man, solely because Carnage has a chance of appearing. I agree that they should have kept Venom out of the third one, he didn’t really get enough time to develop his abilities etc.
I remember hearing somewhere that they were ‘saving’ Galactus for an appearance. Would be pretty good if they actually got it right. Unlike his appearance (if I can even call it that) in Fantastic 4. Cosmic cloud my ass.
May 6, 2009
#54
Alright Rob, what’s good about XO:W?
And don’t give me an ‘EVERYTHING!’, I want details.
May 6, 2009
#55
EVERTYHING! LOL.. Just kidding.
- Well the acting was much better overall.
- The way the went about telling the story as well as they could in order to make it as realistic as it possibility could be.
-The character development was good. They did a good job of telling the wolverine story in a way that people who knew nothing could understand it.
-They introduced a lot of characters in a natural way which helped the audience.
-They told the story of his origins very well.
I can go on but I figured that’s enough for now for you to chew on.
Keep in mind I will be giving a general response to all comments in this article tomorrow mourning
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May 6, 2009
#56
Am I the only one with enough brain cells to notice you guys have thrown this whole article discussion off track. Get back to his article or post somewhere else.
May 6, 2009
#57
You all are dumb. Catwomen was the best superhero movie. It touched me in a way that was just plain amazing, my life’s never been the same
May 6, 2009
#58
@JoshMcFace…. They are writing Spiderman 4 as we speak. But I firmly believe Carnage will not be in the movie at all. They are going to get back to what they did in spiderman 2 and try to make it a fun adventure for spiderman. Also they are going to start making Venom movies that revolve around his character. Carnage might appear in those but I dunno. But Venom alone could have been a 3 part movie series trilogy and I believe the F’d it up big time.
as for Galactus yeah they missed that up big time as well. But they are going to reboot the Fantastic Four Franchise so hopefully they get it right the second time. But i doubt they will go there for a long while.
May 6, 2009
#59
@Only the Nose Knows I’m so happy for you. That’s very touching..
@Spellca The topic of the X:W movie is part of the article but if you’d like to get back to the main topic of the article which is “How do all these losers actually have time for MMORPGS?” then that was the entire purpose. But people would rather talk about Care Bears. I’ll comment more on this tomorrow mourning so be ready!
May 6, 2009
#60
300 was pure pwnage, for real man I love 300…sure, it had historical inaccuracies but that isn’t what movies are supposed to be unless it is a documentary
May 6, 2009
#61
Oh and Rob, I invite you to read my Star Wars Holiday Special review
May 6, 2009
#62
“You missed the first Blade and the Punishers.”
Blade was made in 1998 (Which would be before the new millennium), I never watched the Punisher simply to refrain from…Punishing myself any further.
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“X-Men 3 ( this was the best of the entire series your wacked in the head)”
This is purely subjective, but X-3 had everything and objective film analysis could study going against it the entire time:
Shallow characterization, enough exposition to sink a ship, unnatural and often contradictory dialogue, the poorest excuse for a substitute director they could find (Brett Ratner – The Rush Hour series, yeah…), a screenwriter with an even worse track record (The xXx series, Fantastic four), an implausible and nigh ridiculous setup, a derivative narrative, masses of purposeless characters, a maze of pointless subplots and the most ridiculous finale for an action film I have ever seen sans Robocop 2. All flash, no whiz or bang.
Rotten Tomatoes: 56%
Metacritic: 58/100
This scene is from a parody script of the same film, which perfectly surmises my feelings towards the entire project:
There is a long battle. IAN MCKELLEN throws cars at people and AARON lights them on fire.
AARON STANFORD
Couldn’t you just use the metal in the cars as bullets like you did in the last movie? What’s the point of me lighting them on fire?
IAN MCKELLEN
Well, what’s the point in bothering with any of this when Famke can just destroy everyone with her mind?
AARON STANFORD
Um.. To needlessly pad the scene with superfluous action in order to compensate for the lackluster script?
IAN MCKELLEN
Attaboy.
They FIGHT more. Eventually, most of the new characters are killed and IAN is “cured”. FAMKE goes fucking BATSHIT CRAZY on everything.
HUGH JACKMAN
The only way to stop you from killing everyone is to kill you, Famke!
FAMKE JENSEEN
Well, you could throw the cure mutant kid at me.
KELSEY GRAMMAR
Or we could have saved a few of the cure vials for Famke, rather than stick all four of them in Ian for no reason.
HUGH JACKMAN
Nope, it’s definitely the thing where I kill her.
He DOES.
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“Hellboy 2 ( EVEN BETTER THEN HELLBOY 1. you’ve got to be joking)”
Yes, when the title character spends the mid-point of the film (The narrative crux) getting drunk as a fish with a fish, rather than say, advance the plot, it clearly must be good. No direction, no narrative, no purposeful dilemma and all the drama of a daytime soap opera. The only good thing about the film was Guillermo del Toro raiding the prop department from “Pan’s Labyrinth”, alas good visuals do not, a good film make.
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“X-Men: Wolverine( BEST X-MEN movie to date)”
Suffered the same flaws as X-3 only with worse special effects. One avenue that comic book films should never fail in, yet this does.
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“As you can see I’ve put in my feedback. You seem to just judge movies and make them bad for one reason and then think the whole thing is bad.”
The hypocrisy of this statement is so overwhelming, I actually chuckled from reading it.
May 7, 2009
#63
“Blade was made in 1998 (Which would be before the new millennium), I never watched the Punisher simply to refrain from…Punishing myself any further.”
Yea, after I posted it I caught on to that mistake when I though “hey, maybe he left it out for a reason”. Looked it up and indeed its not part of this millenium.
The others are.
I have not seen War Zone, but the first Punisher was not bad in general. I’d put it between your Good and Bad sections.
300 we all know its pwnzination.
Sin City is good, but I think its a little TOO loyal to the books. They could have trimmed some details here and there to shorten it up and keep a faster pace.
V for Vendetta was decent.
Are there any other year 2000+ comic movies that we could be forgetting/overlooking?
May 7, 2009
#64
“I’M THE BEST AT WHAT I DO AND THE REST OF YOU WOULD SUCK AT IT! ”
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So you are saying you could beat me in super smash bros? Are you saying you could beat ME In killzone 2? NO, No you could not.
May 8, 2009
#65
“I’M THE BEST AT WHAT I DO AND THE REST OF YOU WOULD SUCK AT IT!”
Man, I really hate this fucking guy…He is exactly what is wrong with society.
I say we hold a new contest. First one to go to this “Expert Douchebags” house and break his fingers with a tack hammer get’s to write next weeks article.
May 10, 2009
#66
I’ve seen a couple of Spider-Man 4 adverts showing a ’4′ with both lizard skin and a red symbiote-like substance. They looked official but I guess we wont know for a couple of years.
June 1, 2010
#67
Swtor is the best mmorpg game. it will have the TITLE*****WOW KILLER
June 1, 2010
#68
No it’s not. SWTOR is going to fail a million times and then explode.
June 3, 2010
#69
No it’s not. “SWTOR is going to fail a million times and then explode.”
Really? how come that SWTOR is more famous and better than the rest of the MMORPG GAMES? SWTOR HAS CRUSHT WOW MILLOINS OF TIME AND THE OTHER MMO’S. WHERE IS THE PROOF?
Sure to check out more on http://www.swtor.com/
“Locutus you are jealous you are unfair you are retarded ,stupid like a trekie. Because there are a few of real trekies on the world, or i will collect that bounty from GE WEBSITE!”
Star trek online most boring mmo in history even boringer than WOW, GUILDWAR AND 40K.”STAR TREK ONLINE IS A FAIL!!! AND SWTOR IS THE BEST (LITERALLY) MMORPG IN HISTORY READ THE INTIRE WEBSITE IN SWTOR”.SWTOR HAS ALSO OTHERS SYTEMS IN YOUR HEAD.
So locutus think first BEFORE you will enter your jackshit post.