aniRAGE Year In Review: Zeke’s Top Movie of 2010

Zeke’s Top Movie of 2010

There were a lot of excellent movies that came out this year, and even some that are still slated for release. However by far there is one that stood out among all the others in my eyes. It may not have the best of any one thing, and may not be up for a million awards when all is said and done…but this is the only movie I have willingly paid money to see multiple times.

That movie is Scott Pilgrim vs The World.

By no means is it the perfect movie. Say what you want about certain casting choices, it’s editing, it’s sound track…really anything you want. But at the end of the day, this movie gave me the most entertainment a movie has given me in a very long time.
This is also the first movie I have ever watched and gone to immediately find not only the soundtrack, but also the musical score. That was a big a part of the movie as anything else.
The movie has quite a following behind it, and often times I wonder if I’m merely falling for the hype, and loving it for things that don’t even exist. However, whenever this happens, I merely pop the bluray into my PS3 and take it for another spin, and I remind myself all over again why I love it.
If you haven’t seen the movie, I implore you to go see it. Will it be the best movie you have ever seen? Will it change your life? Will it cure cancer and solve world hunger and bring world peace? Nope, but it will entertain the hell out of you.

-Zeke

Movie Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt.1

Just got back from the $5 matinee where I, my fiancee, and family went to see the latest adventure of everyones favorite wizard. Now, note, I have NEVER read any of the Harry potter books and know (just from sheer astetics) that the books were/are MUCH better. However, that being said, I think that the latest (and second to last release for the franchise) was, actually, a very well placed together movie which draws alot off of it’s predecessor… More so then any of the other movies till now.

I don’t want to give away to much, but the tone of this movie has been the darkest of any of the previous movies and with great reason. The film pervays a great deal of darkness and the dreary about the characters as they seek out the 5 remaining Horcrux’s (black magic items in which Voldemort has sealed away portions of his own wicked soul so as to be able to resurrect himself if anyone should manage to slay him) and destroy them. There is a feeling of woe and despair one feels as you watch the events of the movie unfold and watch as several characters from Harry’s past meet their untimely ends. However, for all of the despair and anguish, there are places of hope and some very clever humor placed to take the edge off of the knife that is the story. It defienately kept me glued to my seat for the entirety of the film and I was truely intrigued… From the time that the Warner-brother’s logo appeared (which was pretty awesome) to the infiltration of Voldemort’s “Wizarding world Gestapo” to the story of the “Deathly Hallows” (truely epic, indeed!) and to it’s climactic “end”. HP&TDH Pt.1, was VERY MUCH a great movie and if you’re a big fan of the Potter series, I dare say that you should enjoy this VERY MUCH! I personally can’t wait to see the end, this summer.

Well, till next time… Enjoy!

~Miroku

Top 5 Comic Babes Who Need To Wear More Clothes (But God Bless Them For Not)

Top 5 Comic Babes Who Need To Wear More Clothes (But God Bless Them For Not)

#5: Power Girl

Power Girl probably wears more clothes than anyone else on this list. But look at that strange “viewing hole” in the middle of her chest. Is there a point to it? Some say that it was wear a “symbol” was supposed to go, but in the end, who really cares?

#4: Vampirella

One of the most well-known comic book heroines who nobody knows anything about. I know a ton of people who can describe fine details of this character’s look, but know somewhere between jack and squat about their personality. Then again, perhaps that’s exactly what they were going for when they designed her outfit. If her books were more mainstream/popular she’d probably be closer to the top of the list.

#3: Psylocke

Most might look at her outfit and go “wait, I’ve seen far worse.” Then you see her from behind and you realize that her costume basically leaves the entirety of her bum hanging out for all the world to see. What’s the point of of covering up just the crack itself?

#2: Mystique

First you look at Mystique (for a good, long while) and say “That covers up quite a lot. Sure it’s unusual, but not too scandelous!” And then you remember one simple fact: Mystique’s clothes are created. By her mutation. Her mutation to change her shape. So her clothes…are her. She really she’s naked, just a much more modest naked.

#1: Emma Frost

I think we all know why her nickname was the “Ice Queen.” She was so damn cold because her clothes cover up noooooooothing. Her secondary mutation is her body turning into diamonds. I can only image that certain parts of her upper body might be a bit like diamond cutters.

In the end, I think all of us heterosexual males and homosexual females can agree: nothing about their costumes need to change anytime soon.

-Zeke

They’re Getting the aniRAGE Bump #3

Our friends over at GigaBoots are experiencing some well-deserved success, so what the hay, let’s add some more to it! They do some extremely high quality video reviews and Let’s Play! videos. So go and check them out! Tell them aniRAGE sent you to get 20% off any purchase!

-Zeke

(p.s. 20% off discount does not exist, as they don’t actually sell anything. Attempting to redeem this discount may result in a swift kick in the butt)

They’re Getting the aniRAGE Bump #2

Here’s another great write-up of ShadoCon 2010 with some excellent pictures. And of course they mention how wonderful aniRAGE is, but that didn’t sway our decision AT ALL.

The blog is called Mission Cosplay. She has put up some very nice pictures, and has even uploaded some sweet videos from ShadoCon, including our Press Conference skit featuring Doug and Rob Walker, as well as EroRaptor. It’s a great time, and an excellent way to kill some time while you wait for our videos to be uploaded.

Come check them out at Mission Cosplay and give them the aniRAGE Bump!

-Zeke

Happy Scott Pilgrim vs The World on BluRay/DVD Day!

Today is the day! Hands down my favorite movie of the year is coming out on DVD and BluRay. Sadly I am poor as hell right now, so i don’t have any spare funds, or else I’d be rushing out to get it.

Wait, tomorrow is pay day. VICTORY WILL BE MINE (in about 12-24 hours).

If you are looking for a recommendation of a movie to buy this holiday season, this is definitely at or near the top of the list. If you haven’t seen it, or read the graphic novel source material, then definitely make it a point to go read and watch both. It was truly a great ride.

-Zeke

He’s getting the aniRAGE Bump #1

An awesome dude we met at ShadoCon, Gregory Prytyka Jr., posted a report on his experiences at ShadoCon! Of course he mentions our Whose Line is it aniRAGE? panel! Go check it out, he’s posted some pics. And Greg, make sure to check back here, cause we are going to have some videos up soon!

http://the-wise-mankey.livejournal.com/763487.html

-Zeke

Sibby Reviews – Enslaved: Journey to the West

I just beat Enslaved. All in all it was a pretty good game.

The visuals were stunning, the combat was slow at first but easily picked up, controls were simple, no uber combos, just hit hard and hit harder.

The story starts off as Monkey sees Trip escaping from a slave ship, he too soon escapes and chases after her. Eventually ending up on the outside of her escape pod. After the pod launches they crash and monkey passes out. When he comes to he finds himself with a slave headband on and Trip telling him that if he takes her home, she will set Monkey free. This begins the story which I won’t spoil for anyone.

After playing the game I will say that it makes for a much better book than a game. Not saying that the game is bad, it’s just that there could be more story details if it was written down.

Rediscovering Old Music

Now that my desktop is back in my possession, I decided to scour my often overlooked music folder.  I don’t have a huge music collection, but it does stretch back to my highschool days in some places.  With my MP3 player now being 16 gigs instead of 4gb, it was time to update the music on it.  (When I first got it a couple months ago I just transfered everything from the old one to the new one).

One little treasure that I rediscovered buried deep in the music folder was the Black and Blue album.  Not just any Black and Blue album though, a very specific one.  One that wasn’t released in stores.  Let me give some backstory.

Back in 2003 when Jay-Z released his Black Album, he also released a vocals-only version of it, to encourage mixes and mashups with his lyrics.  One of the more popular mashups to come out of this movement was The Grey Album, which put Jay Z rapping over The Beatles.  MTV would later “mash up” Jay Z and Linkin Park, but both bands had a hand in that one, while most of the others were done independently of either of the utilized talent.

The Black and Blue album combined Jay Z’s “The Black Album” with Weezer’s Self-Titled CD, often called “The Blue Album”.  Most wouldn’t think that either of these artists would make a good collaboration, and indeed some of the songs don’t fit together very well.  But when they do, which ends up being a majority of the songs, then it’s just audible awesomeness.

My personal favorite is the track “Encore for Wayne”.  When I first discovered this, I used to play it over and over to drive my buddy Cliff batshit insane, because he was such a huge Weezer fan and hated to hear it “ruined by Jay-Z”.  Bah I say!  It sounds awesome and I don’t care!

If you are a fan of either Jay-Z or Weezer, and even better both, then go check it out!  The “band” who makes the album is called Jay-Zeezer, and you can find the album, which was made by the “DJ” who goes by Mike, and by the DJ name “Uh…Mike”, over at http://www.jay-zeezer.com/ It really is awesome, and Mike goes into what went behind creating the album (or as he puts it, “The Story of How an Indie Rocker Learned to Love Like Rap Music”).

I’m sure as I dig deeper into this collection I’ll find more and more gems from the way-back machine.  Until next time!

-Zeke