"Public Enemies"

After the exams slacking around the house and splitting my free time between Japanese and my shadow priest is not as productive as would one expect so I better try to get things here back on track. But enough about me, "Public Enemies" is a good start for this batch of updates.
I usually try to keep the reviews short and snappy so I will say it at the beginning: I got a little disappointed. Maybe this is what you get for letting the hipe-wave reach you. The trailer and Johnny Depp's participation made me expect something breathtaking. Well, the movie isn't bad, on the contrary it is awesome but not that awesome...
The presentation was really fabulous. They have captured the sandy gold and the tarnished silver of the times of the Great Depression. Time and Life are slow and sluggish with John Dillinger (Johnny Depp)'s gang being the storm breaking the monotonity. I really felt like I was watching that era. The aspect of how the FBI is established is also presented nicely although Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale) 's quiet ruthlessness is not as epic as some ending lines accounted it to be. For those the movie is a must see on big screen. I felt I can touch the walls wrapped in tacky wallpapers, the cars, the old woolen overcoats... The story is also classy gangster story... Then what is wrong. Well, they try to make the story too sad and heavy, and to me they overdid it. Instead of suspence and incoming dread I got slightly bored and found myself waiting for the inevitable and somewhat disappointing ending.

Alternative Salvation

So me and my roomie saw the new "Terminator". And we couln't avoid questioning the severe lack of logic on few levels in humanity and machines alike. We came up with an alternative ending that might have been more enjoyable. It is quite spoilerous so I advice not to read the following if you plan on seeing the movie.

T-800 is conviniently trapped in metal. John Connor rushes to the motionless body of Marcus Wright. In desperation he grabs two electric cables and tries to resuscitate his fallen friend. Unfortunately T-800 is slowly getting out of his metal case and trying to break free. Sadly for Connor his attemts are futile and he turns in time to get impaled by T-800. T-800 drops the dead body on top of Marcus and requests following procedures for restoring order in the battle ravaged factory.
Outside the Resistance team escorting Kyle Reese and Star looses John Connor's communication signal which informs them of his current deceased state. Barnes calls for immidiate retreat and everyone gets to the choppers. When slightly away from the Skynet Central, Barnes notices Star holding something in her little hands. On his query about it she reveals the detonator to the explosives set by John Connor. She then gently presses the button unleasing a heavy explosion at the base of the Skynet building. It is followed by several smaller explosions leading to the building's destruction.
Instead of an inspiring speech as conclusion we have the following scene: Several years later the Resistance lead by Barnes and Reese is still fighting to free more regions from Skynet's control. Our heroes are gathered at an underground laboratory freed from Skynet. We witness how the pregnant Star and Reese take their farewell. She steps back to stand next to Barnes and Kate Connor. Reese takes a position in the middle of a strange machine which pulsates with energy. Barnes and Kate wish him good luck. By Reese's words on the screen fading we understand that he is on his way to the past to protect our future. And wooohooo we have the movie linked to the privious ones. Unfortunately the producers need to make two more movies so my ending would be rejected...

On "Twilight" and Furry...

I finally saw "Twilight". A true test to my perseverence. Well, I can't say much good about it, and I don't want to be too hard on its flaws. It was frankly mediocre. I was really annoyed how all the characters tried to make Bela like them, even Rowling didn't force the people to lick up to Harry that much. So enough about that and to make this post more meaningful here is next batch of comics. And my editor will quite enjoy those for they are furry.

"Better Days" I enjoyed. In past simple for it recently finished the story. It was a story not always happy and one that had its ups and downs. It was a story about life. The life of a brother and a sister and their broken family. The art is not amazing but decent enough and if you are a little on the furry side you will probably like it even more. The new comic again drawn and written by Jay Naylor is called "Original Life" and is just starting so there isn't much to talk about it.
"Sequential Art" is done by Phillip M. Jackson and I like it more than "Better Days". Possibly because of the finer art and the more refreshing and entertaining cast and comedy story lines. It is the story about an artist, his roomates- a cat and a penguin and the squirel girl they find on their attic.
"DMFA" is probably the one comic I should have started with. "Miss Mab" as it was originally called was what showed me the wonderous world of furry. The comic is about the adventures of Amber's - the authors' characters from an online furry game. The art has evolved a lot from its early years and the Dan and Mab have had quite a lot of adventures since the start of the series.
So this is for today. Hope you don't think I am an weaboo now.

The Big List p.4

So the next portion of this course will consist of two "World of Warcraft" related comics and a fresh light 3-panel comic for dessert.

"Dark Legacy Comics" started as a series to entertain the guild the author's Warcraft character - Keydar is in. The art is simplistic but fun, the humour is extremly fresh and deals with the daily plight of the casual Warcraft player. I usually find this comic very refreshing among the "1337" gaming comics.

"Manic Graffiti" fits the same category as the above. Though the art is unique probably because of its eastern origin. As opposed to "Dark Legacy" we are shown both the Alliance and Horde's point of view. The comic takes a little time getting used to the style but for every Warcraft player it will be a fun thing to check.

"Three Panel Soul" is the epic continuation of "Machall" which followed the college mishaps of two friends. Frankly I loved "Machall" during my high school years and was very sad when it ended. Because of that, Mat & Ian's next project "Three Panel Soul" was an enjoyable surprise. The new comic is on a whole different level. The art is amazing, the colour pallete is usually fixed in the shades of grey and they manage to nail the humour in the confining format of only three panel comics. Amazing work.

"In Bruges"

A well told story, mate! This film really surprised me. I expected an action flick deserving redicule. Instead it turned out to be a fresh and pretty sad tale about life and how to deal with the consequences our good and bad decisions produce. The setting is astonishing. Bruges indeed sports an atmosphere like you have been stucked in the timeless continium of a fairy tale. While some people enjoy it, some people find it immensly boring and dull. So is the case with our leading character duo. The master assassin and the troublesome student, forced by their boss to lay low after a not-so-perfect job. Sadly the trip turns problematic. Well... you see the guns on the poster, don't you? The act is grand and all the girls can rejoice for Colin Farrell had ample opportunities to show his cry/sob skills. The OST is even more grand and entangles you in the timeless Bruges while not forgetting to put you on the edge when the guns are waved around. Not to miss the English in the movie... well it is simply fockin' Irish, mon!