Basically that's kind of the biggest problem. Monster Hunter's human population, while it doesn't have any form of ethnic consistency like humans did growing up, is still quite varied and different, partly thanks to the fact most towns are still rebuilding themselves after the last major civilization and Elder Dragons squared off. Throwing that out just to toss in what is essentially Slasher Movie Fodder Characters #80427 will not win you brownie points with the fans of the series to start with, and the want to drag the monsters into the real world after just feels like the type of pandering that the Michel Bay Transformers reboots reveled in. The worse part is, even the Bay Transformers TRIED to have the plots somewhat be, y'know, Transformers related, even if they were rather meh Transformers stories.It's not about being against white americans or black people or whatever. It's about staying faithful to the source material. If you have a story taking place in Asgard, Heimdall(who is specifically called as being light-skinned) should not be black. If you have a story set in a fantasy world where America doesn't exist, the protagonist should not be American.
Went to see Rogue One today. I found it to be a highly enjoyable film that doesn't centre around the main characters of the franchise. It did very well giving nods to the original trilogy(perhaps even to the point of too overt fanservice, with AT-ATs, x-wings and other things). Vader was awesome, the little that was shown of him(and really makes me with ep 7 had a decent villain instead of Kylo Ren). I have to say that the ending felt very fitting.
The scene where Vader just slaughters rebel soldiers effortlessly was frickin' great, also.
I agree for the most part, but do feel the need to note that AT-ATs and X-Wings make absolute sense in the context of Rogue One according to the timeline. They're what the factions used at the time, and continued to use well afterwards. The needless shots of certain characters in random scenes were more annoying imo.
Also, while I overall thought it was pretty good, I hated the main character and most of the first half of the movie. The second half and Washbot just made up for it.
Just finished watching Zootopia. Damn, what a great movie. Between this and How To Train Your Dragon 1 and 2, I'm really glad that today's kids are getting some good movies that their parents can enjoy as well.
Me want to see moar cave-man posts.
Me want to see moar cave-man posts.
Not feeling like gaming, I decided to watch some random movie I could dig up. I stumbled upon this little gem.
The title and art style suggested an animated adventure movie set in medieval Japan, so I decided to find out more about this one. Turns out it heavily features stop-motion animation, which I really, really dig! Plus, the setting is medieval Japan, but with a fantasy/magic setting as well. That made me decide to give this a shot without further research on plot or characters.
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"From the acclaimed animation studio LAIKA (Coraline) comes an epic original action adventure featuring the voice talents of Academy Award winners Charlize Theron and Matthew McConaughey all in the wonder of 3-D! Kubo mesmerizes the people in his village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales with origami. When he accidentally summons an evil spirit seeking vengeance, Kubo is forced to go on a quest to solve the mystery of his fallen samurai father and his mystical weaponry, as well as discover his own magical powers. Kubo and the Two Strings is a wildly imaginative, magical adventure." – Scott Mantz, Access Hollywood
To be honest, only after copy-pasting Mr. Mantz' comment, I realized the studio behind "Kubo" also made "Coraline" - another movie I really love. So no wonder "Kubo" was nominated for an Oscar! I had a blast with this one!
Huge dose of creativity throughout the whole movie, amazing stop-motion and general animation work, great soundtrack and a nice story that I feel is rather dark for a movie so low on the PG rating, which for me however is a big plus. The only complaint I have is that the movie is aware of its rather harsh story themes and tries to lighten things up with a joke here and there - most of which just feel so badly delivered or out of place, they make it more awkward than funny.
Give it a shot!
Was the new Resident Evil any good? I've been debating on whether or not to watch it.
Side note; Might go watch Lego Movie today.