Category: Movies

Activision dropped the ball

Okay when it comes to games based on movies the consensus is generally that they suck. The rare exception is the Chronicles of Riddick and Spiderman 2 the game. Now Spiderman 3 has come out, and so did the game. It took the same brilliant swinging system from last Spiderman movie game, and put it on numerous platforms making the area you can swing around much larger. Well they screwed it up.

Spiderman 3 is a horrible excuse for a sequel. The camera controls suck, you can’t climb a wall without it going utterly bonkers giving you a headache. The graphics look like ASS, even on a 360. The combat is decent, but nothing to write home about. Sure, swinging is fun, but swinging around for hours on end gets quite tedious.

From what I’ve seen of the Wii version it’s the same deal. Poor controls, bad graphics, and an almost worthless experience. If you want a superhero Sandbox game pick up either Spiderman 2, Crackdown, or Hulk Ultimate Destruction, but avoid Spiderman 3 at all costs.

Spider-Man’s Box Office Smash

It really isn’t to anyone’s surprise that Spider-Man 3 did well at the box office, it’s the sheer amount that it totaled which is breath-taking! It’s three day total is at $148 million! Smashing the previous top box office three day holder Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man’s Chest at $135.6 million. Factoring in the world-wide box office earnings, Spider-Man 3 made $375 million since Tuesday. The budget for Spider-Man 3 was $258 million.

Amazing!

The Magic Kid 1 & 2 (-)

Wow amazing fantastic. Remember in the 90s how every and any kid movie was somehow ninja related. Remember those movies where the adults can’t fight for beans and all the kids kick their asses? Well The Magic Kid series is no different, but the fact of the matter is that these two films are horrible. The first one is the kind of movie that leaves a stench in your mouth. While its sequel is just as bad, it’s the type of film that makes you chuckle at its crappy quality. For some reason Howie Mandel and William Daniels make an appearance in the sequel.

Both films have no idea who their target audience is. Within the first 15 minutes in the first film they are talking about sex. Considering that this movie is meant for young kids, do you really think that sex should be mentioned anywhere?

These two films are the types of film that you ask yourself: where’s the remote? But then you realize that you’re too lazy to find it so you keep on watching. After half an hour passes by you either fall asleep or start throwing something at the screen to try and break it – as if you are destroying the film. Sadly all that you’re doing is destroying a perfectly fine TV that will cost you thousands of dollars to repair.

Eat it.