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Can't say anything for Shoot 'Em Up, because I haven't seen it. xd but hopefully it's nothing like Crank, or else I'm afraid you're gonna have a lower opinion of me.

If you don't take it too serious, there's no way you can dislike it. Well, the same can be sorta said for Crank...

No. Shoot 'Em Up is way too stylish to be able to be compared to Crank.

Just watch it sometime, and get back to me on it.

While I think the end scene had the only cool death in the entire movie, at no time did I ever think it was cooler than the original's ending. Then again, what's considered cool is subjective, I suppose.

I dunno. But when you say cooler effect, I'd have to disagree. Although it's obviously fake, seeing an entire body lifted and pulled through a small front door window at a disturbing speed is still a sight to behold, and something I haven't seen before or since (unlike being stabbed through the face, which is commonplace in Slasher flicks).

Don't look into this too much. I only want to defend it because the original nightmare on elm street probably has my favorite horror movie ending, and all because of that impacting imagery (Impacting for me, at least).

Well, you just answered your own question. You said, "As a rule" as if to say, that's your strict way of thinking and anything else you hate. Yeah, I like Ronin or another really good action movie with a storyline as much as anyone else. But sometimes you don't want there to be too much story. I mean, look at The Dark Knight. There was more dialogue than action in it. It was so damn tedious. Sometimes all I want is some high octane action, just because I just spent a day shoe shopping with my friend, or some other girly crap like that, and I just need to cancel it out with some macho.
If you've ever seen the movie, "Men of War" that's the epitome of my kind of action movie.

Yeah, I figured it would be. I'm gonna see it just to have an objective opinion of it as a Nightmare on Elm Street fan.
They should've just done a reimagining, and did something completely different, like The Fly, or Dawn of the Dead did.

I see. I dunno, whenever I hear that, it seems like such a strict phrase. Like, "As a rule, I like it when people take their shoes off inside my house... You rude p***k."


Yeah, but a storyline can constitute anything. I went out to get a carton of milk. That's a story right there. It's not very interesting, but it's a story. Or, I went out to get a carton of milk, and I got attacked by ninjas on my way there. A bit more interesting, right? Haha. If nothing else, at least you'll get a good fight out of it... Or in a realistic situation, at least you'll see me get my a** handed to me.
Point is, that's how it is with action movies. Yes, an action movie without ANY story is just a UFC fight, or a paintball match, if those were broadcast.
But as long as there's a drive to it, any kind of drive, "Ex-military man gets his daughter kidnapped by bad guys. He must now get her back and kick as much a** as possible." It's simple, but it's Commando, right there.

With games, yeah, I like a good storyline. Or no storyline at all, honestly. Like, if they gave me something like MGS VR Missions, I could supplement it with a story I make up in my head. The problem with VR missions is that they look VRish, and not set in actual buildings, or whatnot.
I mean, I restart Fallout 3 on a regular basis. And every once in a while, I just get out of that Vault, and I forget the main storyline, and I just explore, and interact with everyone as if my character was just another Wasteland explorer with a different drive every time. That kind of thing I'm all down for, sometimes. Sometimes.

But mostly... It's not a matter of storyline with video games, it's a matter of narrative. Of HOW the story is told. Sequels are a different matter. With sequels it's about not butchering what the game represents, like a certain franchise, I won't point any fingers.


Exactly. Sometimes you want that shallow filler of blood and gore, or guns and explosions, or men in tights flying around a city rescuing fragile girls, or ridiculous, over the top laughs. Obviously not ALL the time, but some people PREFER that Will Ferrel type comedy, and while I personally hate it, with a FEW exceptions, I'm not gonna say that Dodgeball is a bad movie just because it's incredibly stupid. Of course there are exceptions... Me, Myself and Irene was just plain tasteless. Jim Carrey's worst movie ever. But I digress.

But oftentimes it CAN drag. The Ring is a great example. Yes, I thought it was hella freaky, and I thought the storyline was very engaging, but I had a hard time watching it the second time around, because it's like, "Stop talking already and get to the freaky parts."
Same with the action movies, and... Well... Not really with comedies, because laughs are usually abundant in good, tasteful comedies. But that's a completely different genre. Comedy is like Drama, but opposite. But both of them you watch for the characters.

Well, that's the thing. I agree with that statement, but personally I think that if they didn't fail, then that makes it a good movie. Take a movie like... Okay, take 95% of Van Damme movies. They've very enjoyable. What do people want to see in a Van Damme movie? They want to see JCVD kicking a**. And by those standards, Van Damme made plenty of great movies in his career. Because they deliver.
Now, if you look at something like the recently released Universal Soldier 3, that movie kinda sucks, because Van Damme is barely in it at all. He's got a couple of really good fight scenes, but most of the action is done by other characters. And some of it isn't even that good. So yeah, I think it failed. But you take a movie like Men of War, which I really think you should see if you can, you got Dolph Lundgren kicking a**, with machine guns, rocket launchers, knife fights, explosions (obviously, hence rocket launchers), and all of it on a consistent basis throughout the whole movie... You get all that and it's a good movie, because it delivers everything it needs to.

Truth be told, I never did see Crank. And yeah, it looked a bit too gimmicky for me, so I'm probably not gonna. I gained respect for Jason Statham after Death Race.

A new, original idea... Seems kind of contradictory to this generation of film making.

Where was this? And what monster?

That's why you should save often.

I do hope you don't have the same policy for Survival Horror (or wannabe Survival Horror). Cause you know, having a check point in every other room in RE4 DID remove the challenge and made the game for pussies.


By the way. I never did make the announcement, did I? I gots a new PS3 slim, and it's quiet and functional and sexy! I'm happy.

Last time I checked, Uncharted wasn't a Survival Horror game.


You know, I remember a time when you could play a Resident Evil game... And if you hadn't saved for a while and a boss fight came up, then you actually felt like something was at stake, like if you don't win, there's a high price to pay. Albeit, a few hours of gameplay isn't that high of a price, but still, it felt ******** significant. And half the horror factor came from that.
I remember playing RE4, my first time, and when I lost to Krauser, I was like, "Oh well, it's just gonna restart me from this room anyway. No big deal."
And that's NOT the attitude you want in a Survival Horror game... Otherwise, who gives a s**t?

Well, you should hang out on PlayStation Home with Angela and me sometime. Like, not in a public place where all the losers are, just at one of our personal places. It's like a really cool chatroom, we talk about games, and stuff. It's fun. And a hell of a time killer.

By the way, speaking of communication, do you have Facebook or MSN or anything? Since we're kind of collaborating, it might be a good idea to keep in touch on something other than just Gaia.