this is pretty cool for people who like stuff like D&D and werewolves:

http://s3.bitefight.org/c.php?uid=150726

I was bored and started looking up metal cover songs, and found these gems:



LOL!

and here's another metal parody:

Last summer A trailer for the much awaited resident evil 5 was published to a mixed reaction. On one hand you had veterans of the series who were excited to see the series take a new turn, then you had others play the race card. In the trailer the hero from the very first resident evil game has been sent to what I can only presume is Haiti or Africa, and some sort of new terrifying virus has been unleashed. here's the problem one white guy vs. tons of black people.

here is the trailer in question:



One with any shred of intelligence could point out that if the series takes place in Africa or Haiti that almost 100% of the population would be black. Unless you see dutch Afrikaners in south Africa, who are a VERY small minority BTW, you can assume that the game is going to be full of black zombies. all of the sudden you have a bunch of journalists (who all seem to be whiny white people looking for points or something) screaming racism.

here are my top 5 reasons why this is inane and stupid (in no order):

5) Resident evil 4 aka Whitey vs Hispanics I think there is a double standard here, people seem to forget that resident evil 4 was about a small town in Spain that had been come under attack from a fanatical cult leader that embedded parasites in people, so they shambled around following his orders to kill you. so guess what, you as Leon Kennedy (who is guilty of being white) had to gun your way through a country full of possessed Spaniards. Funny thing was that I heard no big deal whatsoever. Hell if you flip it around there is a game called 50 cent bulletproof where you as a arms and drug dealer aka 50 cent run around killing cops and other gangs that are almost all coincidentally white and Mexican. Did you hear a murmur about that game being racist? NO! all you heard about was how crappy the game was...also I hugely popular game was GRAND THEFT AUTO SAN ANDREAS wherein you were a black gang member who guess what? killed other black gang members, triads, and Latino gangs. did anyone call racist -- no everyone bitched about a sex scene that wasn't even in the game, but thats another rant.

4) Why can't black people be zombies I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that if I was ever in a zombie/parasitic brain slug/etc outbreak I will kill indiscriminately as long as I survive, and thus you have the basis for every zombie movie, game, or anything else. In all honesty I think these people are being racist themselves saying black people should not be zombies. If we are all equal, as we are, wouldn't it make sense that a zombie outbreak in an African or Haitian town would result in black zombies? Well at least I know when there is a Zombie invasion. I won't kill any black zombies, because who wants to deal with racism in a time like that?

3) Messages within the game here's an idea, what if the game touches on the fact that as greedy corporations get closed down in the US they seem to move offshore to much poorer areas to do their evil. In the series canon the Umbrella corporation (which manufactures biological weapons for warlords) has been disbanded and an old villain has stepped up to restart the business. Who's to say that he doesn't go to one of these countries to set up shop. Did you see The Constant Gardener? Is there really a better place for a game about corporations playing god via medical experimentation to be set than in Africa? the trailer also depicts a government official on a bullhorn commanding the troops towards Chris, could these be seen as a parallel of the military corruption fueled by corporate greed as seen in countries like Sierra Leone? If you look at it in that context you can see that this game may be beneficial in some way, as it could get people thinking of the atrocities going on over there, not a subliminal "kill all blacks" brainwash machine that some of the more outspoken critics of the trailer would lead you to believe.

2) Zombies are from Haiti here's another idea, lets say that the game takes place in Haiti, how ironic would it be if you fought zombies in the land of zombies. add in a villain that is like former president of Haiti - Papa Doc Duvalier - who sets up a cult of personality around himself and his funders the Umbrella Corporation, and I think you have a pretty good idea for a game. It worked very well for Clive barker with that old Serpent and the Rainbow movie, and I still say that is one of the scariest horror movies I've seen.

1) It's a God damned gameIt's just a freaking game. If you wan't make an issue out of a frivolous thing like the skin color of a fictional zombie in a game you have some serious race issues of your own to deal with in my honest opinion.

In the past (especially in High school) I would make south park wrestlers using MS paint, I just made some more because I was bored....

the slideshow makes them look jaggedy, but it was the best way to show them.

I watch a lot of sci-fi, and I can usually get into just about any sci-fi show especially if it is a space opera or cyberpunk show. No matter what show you can think of there has always been at least one instance where the main characters go to some remote planet and you start to realize that this planet could really double for the turn of the century eastern Europe, or the old west. But instead of trying out new ideas, new costumes and new set designs, no you have Spock and Kirk standing there all decked out in chaps and spurs on a a space station with no reasoning behind the how's and why's that the wild west culture got there.

I mentioned Star Trek because, to me, they are some of the worst instances of this bad writing tendency. One that really stands out is the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode - "Code of Honor" which I think was like the second or third episode. My friends and I call this episode "The Africa planet episode" because for some inane reason they go to a planet reminiscent of stereotypical movie/tv renditions of the Zulu tribe from southern Africa.

for an example f the ridiculousness of this:



My question is why would the Ligonians (the race from this episode) have a culture so much like the African pre-colonial cultures, that in the episode they even make reference to the fact. Yes at some point someone actually points out the fact that it has a culture much like Africa with some added technobabble technological instruments....ugh...

Aside from this I've seen Space Samurai, Space Middle ages era people, space romans etc... but the worst, and most annoying for me is:

drummroll please:



SPACE NAZIS

I can handle a show where people go to a planet and a totalitarian regime is in place that may or may not be similar to the Nazis, Hell In my favorite sci-fi show Doctor Who, the most iconic villains - the Daleks are based on Nazis. But when you have honest to god, born in Berlin, but somehow ended up in space Nazis I want to kill people.



take for example the following plot example from an episode of Star Trek called "Patterns of Force":

When the Enterprise approaches the inner planet Ekos to investigate the cessation of communication with researcher John Gill, it is attacked with a rocket carrying a nuclear weapon. This is puzzling as well as dangerous, since neither the outer planet Zeon nor the inner planet Ekos is technologically advanced enough to possess rockets or nuclear warheads. The Enterprise retreats to maximum orbital distance and Kirk and Spock beam down (after having position-broadcasting transponders surgically implanted in case of mishaps).

Kirk and Spock discover that a Nazi movement has swept the planet, complete with genocide of the "Zeon pigs" residing on Ekos. They view a public newscast in which the Iron Cross second class is presented to Daras, hero of the Fatherland. Kirk and Spock are also shocked to learn that Gill appears to be the leader of the planet's Nazi movement.

How, you may be asking, did said Nazi Ideals get to the planet? It has to do with the fact that the the researcher gave the people the ideals, but it never exactly tells the how's and why's of it which just makes it seem sloppy and crappy...Also in Star trek we have a western planet, and a 1930's gangster planet...

I could just chalk it up to goofy 1960's TV, and the fact that WWII had just ended 20 years prior, and to many Nazis were still the epitome of evil. But take Doctor who again, also from the 60's the Daleks were not flat out Nazis with SS badges, in fact they looked like pepper shakers. This 60's mentality flew back then, but I've noticed that Space Nazis have shown up in almost every star trek Series since then. The picture above is from an Enterprise episode I saw a few weeks ago, and while far better written it still has Space Nazis in it.

another bad example of this is an episode where The Crew ends up on a planet where a group of people are fighting. Later it is found out that they have not only an American flag and other paraphernalia during their rituals, but chant the pledge of allegiance. Kirk amazed them because he knows the sacred chant, and only monks are supposed to or something. The Yangs now bow to Kirk as a deity, but he crossly orders them to desist. He looks over the crumbling document they worship, which appears as a distorted version of the American Constitution. Kirk finishes the sacred speech and rebukes the Yangs for allowing the document to degrade to a chant for war. He declares that the words apply to all, hoping they will now rebuild their ruined world. Aside from being so incredibility nationalistic and patriotic, it wasn't too bad of an episode until you thought of how they got the constitution and the flag etc...a thing that furthers this is the fact that Spock says the war had been raging for 1000 years, so unless we got our constitution from their planet in the 1600's or something, the writing was once again lazy crap.

I might sound like I'm picking on Star Trek, but this kind of stuff has happened in Stargate where we see a medieval Europe planet, in doctor who (the androids of tara) and many more....

nicked from aiyakiu.

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Not too long ago Sarah and I watched the new animated Doctor Strange film by Lions Gate and where pleasantly surprised by it. I pretty much picked it up because I have enjoyed all of the Lions Gate Marvel Comic films so far, and assumed I would like this. I was worried because, to me, Doctor Strange is kind of outdated, and I was kind of worried that it would not be able to hold up very well. So, basically going in with very little knowledge of the character aside from what I've read in the Marvel Encyclopedia, and the odd episode of whatever cartoon he would guest star in here and there, I was a nearly clean slate.



All I can say is that It is definitely worth getting ahold of.

The Story follows Dr. Stephen Strange, who is an emotionally destroyed neurosurgeon who's life changes after a chance car crash. With his now shattered hands, he tried very hard to regain what made him what he was, but ends up gaining both control over his life, and a new occupation as the legendary "Sorcerer Supreme."

This film was not perfect, but it was a bit better than the last film Lions Gate did, the Iron Man one.

so far they have put out:

• Ultimate Avengers


• Ultimate Avengers 2


• Invincible Iron Man


• Doctor Strange: The sorcerer Supreme

and their next two are:

• Avengers Reborn


• Hulk Smash!

We watched the new Flash Gordon pilot on Scifi last night, and I'm not sure if I like it or not. As a reimagining it wasn't too bad, as the episode seemed to mostly set up the rest of the show, but one thing really struck me: I don't like the new take on the villain, Ming the Merciless. In this new version, Ming the Merciless is portrayed by John Ralston, is a blond benign looking villain who is supposedly evil when messed with. they shifted his race from pseudo Asiatic to a German looking blond guy. the problem I have is that for 80 years Ming has been similar in his appearance,mood, and demeanor, but this new version has pretty much changed him because of political correctness. I could buy it if he was intimidating, hell Mings second in command - that science officer / interrogator with a segway for legs was more scary than Ming.

The other problem is that Flash Gordon is insanely campy, almost like an episode of Hercules: the legendary journey. While this show had its moments, I felt it was trying to take itself too seriously. I'll give it a few more episodes to see if I still like it....all I know is Mr. Ralston better convince me that he can be a good villain.

First, I will start this off in saying that Transformers was without a doubt the best summer movie all year, I had so much fun watching the movie, and was sad when it was over. Of all the movies this year, Spidey, Potter, Pirates, or even Shrek were nothing in comparison. Keep in mind that I generally HATE Michael Bay films, but after watching the movie you almost want to be a damn transformer. My friends and I have been buying the toys, and we’re all grown-ass men. From the first time you hear the old school transformer noise at the beginning I was hooked. Was this the best film I have ever seen? NO – but I think that it is one of the better popcorn movies out there.

I was even one of those people who thought some of the new character designs looked bad, especially Megatron. You know what, once seeing it in motion, I'll admit that he looked really good. I think they changed him a tad, or the picture I had was a bit off.....but he was cool!

I’ve noticed a few folks out there that did not like the film, and are very vocal about it, vocal to the point of being assholes. I'm getting tired of seeing the IMDB message board, which is troll heaven, being populated by people that say if you like Transformers, your an idiot. You don't see people, who like the movie, saying if you like it you're the smartest rocket scientist ever. Most of these pricks have never seen the original show, or played with the toys, so they have no emotional attachment to it. Thats great because the movie garners to new fans without being bogged down in continuity. but since they're in film school, they need to be overly critical of everything. these are the same guys that will insist that some minuscule error, like the way a computer looked, is unrealistic but it's a movie about friggin robots that change into things for Christ's sake!

What the hell do you expect from a movie about giant robots fighting each other, and a movie directed by Michael bay as well, this isn’t fucking memento, it’s a summer popcorn flick.

Some of these guys seriously want the movie to be like this (yes this is an exaggeration)

“Transformers”, now titled the “wingless Gossamer” is directed by James Cameron, with the help of Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, Francis Ford Coppola and the freshly resurrected Orson Wells.

Starring an epic cast containing a person from each ethnic group in the world, watch out as up-and-comer t’clock-mantu becomes the first Swahili speaking superstar in a box office film.

At the very beginning, the film, shot entirely in black and white, we have a 30 min long introduction explaining, in detail, every single event that leads the transformers to earth. The scenes of the immense plumbing system they use to cool their ship are spectacular as they are also scored by John Williams. This introduction is used because the fans of this film need to be spoon fed, and can’t have imaginations.

The Plot itself is written by physicist, Michio Kaku, and a team of psychologists. What unfolds is a plot so deep and philosophical many with PHDs have had a hard time with it.

All of the dialog for the transformers, who coincidentally speak French, would contain long conversations between the transformers, discussing everything from the logic of their existence to Shakespeare. Optimus Prime delivers a soliloquy on the existence of Energon, and how that impacts the space time continuum and the global warming epidemic that is Oscar worthy at best.

To please ALL of the fans, because no fan should feel left out, it will be an exact remake of the original transformers cartoon and "TRANSFORMERS: The movie." The script would result in a pseudo-philosophical paradox set in 80's, containing all the potholes, which are completely forgivable, because plot holes from the eighties (like how Megatron can shrink down into a small gun when he transforms) is different than new plot holes. This combined with the previous dialog and cinematographic techniques will result in a movie that is exactly 2 hours long. period. Any more would be unwatchable as we are not able to endure more than 2 hours for a movie in one sitting.

In a pivotal scene, the protagonist, Sam, is driven to the brink of suicide and back from the sheer sight of the Autobots. He then discovers that they have been sent there to help his personal problems, like his addiction to Heroin:



For unexplained reasons, this film will never be as good as the “best film ever made” which is: "Godfather”, “Citizen Kane”, “Deer Hunter”, “Shawshank Redemption”, “Goodfellas”, “Schindler’s List” and “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift"

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*note: not my personal fave movies, but what is constantly touted as "best" movie ever...