Standard Def doesn’t work, you’ll have to to play it at HD. Sorry.

Oh wow what the hell is this? It looks just like your standard beat em’ up but you can never tell if a beat em’ up is fun by watching videos, you’d have to play it to see if it got the feel right. But it looks awesome and I think that Samuel L. Jackson is doing the voice over, at least that’s what it sounds like at the beginning.
One last thing though, it looks an awful lot like this came from a TV show or some anime or something. Is that what happened? Really? Is there an Afro Samurai TV show? Because that would be fantastic.

Via: Kotaku

Hell Boy 2: The unnecessarily long title, was an excellent movie as far as I could tell; It was hilarious when it wanted to be, It was serious when it had to be and it was truly epic whenever the ‘smack down’ had to be laid. For truly and surely; Hell Boy is bad-ass-motherfucker, and whenever a mythological villain needed his dose of whoop-ass, Hell Boy would be standing ready with a can opener.

*Mild spoilers! Everybody Run!!!*

Really the only one beating the shit out of anyone WAS Hell Boy, Liz Sherman (adept pyrokinetic) did not, more than once, throughout the entire movie find an offensive use for her flame-flinging abilities. Abe Sapian (psychokinetic, mind reading man-fish) is actually useful as fuck when it comes to detective work but is as good at protecting the innocent as an ordinary damp dish towel, stumbling around avoiding things while sounding as helpless and British as C-3PO in a gun fight. But I must hand it to Abe, he’s a really great character, he has a lot of balls (do fish have testicles?) and sure can take a beating. Finally, other than sounding excellently German, Johann Krauss (ectoplasmic being inhabiting a mechanical diving suit) does little in the way of combat until he possesses something else mechanical that is capable of kicking ass and then he lets das beatings beginnen.

There is no point in providing you all with a story outline as you can look it up very easily and I’m trying to keep the spoilers to a minimum. Instead I offer you some reasoning for my claims of excellence. The costume work in this movie was beyond fantastic, it was incredible! The only time you could even tell that the movie was using CG on a character was during scenes of distant, rapid movement or acrobatics, and even then the CG was beautifully done and impressively seemless. Attention to detail when it comes to the costumes, environments and effects in this movie is just astounding. The special effects were as good as you expect them to be and nothing ever seemed less than perfect, the movie was built into a world that really let you believe.

Every actor absolutely nailed their parts and I was never left cringing at a poorly delivered line or cheesy love-scene. Expect to thoroughly enjoy a scene where Hell Boy and Abe get drunk; an instant classic. Liz is possibly one of the most competently acted female protagonists out there, never giving into to classic short comings of female characters such as fainting, doing shit all, standing around while the men act the movie and almost killing the cast of heroes by fucking up some how or triggering an obvious trap. You’ll never get frustrated at a character for not doing something or for doing something very obviously wrong just to trigger conflict, these characters are not two-dimensional, they seem real and they act with common sense.

All of Hell Boys guns are deafeningly loud and wonderfully over-powered and deadly, not that his massive stone fist isn’t equally as deadly. If you like action, then you will enjoy this movie; all the fight scenes are well choreographed and the weapons with which they are fought are all absolutely fucking sweet. Unlike cliché villains you will not get frustrated with Prince Nuada (captain bad-elf) for giving up too easily in a fight or for not ruthlessly murdering every human in his sight.

If you like fantasy, then you will enjoy this movie; it is set into a really interesting universe and back story with plenty of wonderful tie-togethers and interactions between a wide variety of mythological and fairytale creatures. But if you are just looking for a funny, exciting, well put together movie, you can look no further than Hell Boy 2: The Golden Army for your summer movie fix. It is an exciting, entertaining movie with so much bloody work and detail put into its visual presentation that you cannot leave the theater without feeling satisfied. Hell Boy 2 is proof that if you just try and create a movie that makes sense and does not take itself too seriously, you get a quality movie.This movie understands itself, it knows what it is and what it is supposed to do and does not try to be anything more than what it should be, entertainment. This is a great movie. Don’t believe me? Here is a more reputable source.

I give this movie a 9/10. It’s damn awesome.

P.S: I haven’t seen the first Hell Boy, so no enraged hollerings of “fanboy” from you folks.

P.S.S: There was only one scene in the whole movie that didn’t quite work, I won’t spoil it but basically while rescuing a baby, the ensuing movement and acrobatics ensure that Hell Boy has never heard of Shaken Baby Syndrome.

There is no reason for this following picture other than I couldn’t stop thinking about a parody like this once I left the theatre. Besides, Hell Boy is bad ass and a complete tank, he really deserves this title.

July 10 (Bloomberg) — Konami Corp., the Japanese creator of the “Dance Dance Revolution” music video game, sued Viacom Inc.’s Harmonix studio, claiming its “Rock Band” game violates patents.

The Konami patents, issued in 2002 and 2003, relate to simulated musical instruments, a music-game system and a “musical-rhythm matching game.” Konami also makes the “Karaoke Revolution” music game with microphones, as well as the “Metal Gear Solid” espionage game.

“Rock Band,” the game in which players emulate rock and rollers with toy instruments, drove a 16 percent increase in first-quarter revenue at New York-based Viacom’s media networks business. Konami’s Digital Entertainment unit said in May it plans to begin selling its own rock band game, called “Rock Revolution,” later this year.

Konami is demanding cash compensation, plus an order that would block Viacom and Harmonix from using the inventions, according to the complaint, filed yesterday in federal court in Marshall, Texas. The suit names Harmonix Music Systems, Viacom, and Viacom’s MTV Networks Co., which owns Harmonix…..

Via: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aHQODoKwFYrA

Via: Neatorama

The Incredible Hulk can be summed up in 2 words. HULK SMASH. Yep that’s it. 2 simple words. Now i’m not saying that this is a bad thing, this is exactly what i was looking for in this movie. I didn’t want lots of plot or romance like their was in Spider Man 3. I just wanted the Hulk beating the shit out of pretty much everything.

As i wrote this review so late this movie is probably no longer showing at your local theater. Which is probably a good thing. There is absolutely no need for you to see it in theater. It is one of those movies that you can just wait for it to come out on DVD, rent it, enjoy it, and forget it. That’s all its good for. A one night stand.

Just for pure enjoyment purposes only i give this movie 7.2/10. It’s not a movie i ever really plan on watching again but it was pretty damn enjoyable at the time and was a good way to spend 2 ish hours. But multiple other movies have come out this summer(Wall-E, Hellboy 2 etc.) that are way better then this so i recommend leaving this for later.

Via: Kotaku

Rock Band 2 On-Disc Track List:
Artist Song Title Decade
1. AC/DC “Let There Be Rock” 1970s
2. AFI “Girl’s Gone Grey” 2000’s
3. Alanis Morissette “You Oughta Know” 1990’s
4. Alice in Chains “Man in the Box” 1990’s
5. Allman Brothers “Ramblin’ Man” 1970’s
6. Avenged Sevenfold “Almost Easy” 2000’s
7. Bad Company “Shooting Star” 1970’s
8. Beastie Boys “So Whatcha Want” 1990’s
9. Beck “E-Pro” 2000’s
10. Bikini Kill “Rebel Girl” 1990’s
11. Billy Idol “White Wedding Pt. I” 1980’s
12. Blondie “One Way or Another” 1970’s
13. Bob Dylan “Tangled Up in Blue” 1970’s
14. Bon Jovi “Livin’ on a Prayer” 1980’s
15. Cheap Trick “Hello There” 1970’s
16. Devo “Uncontrollable Urge” 1980’s
17. Dinosaur Jr. “Feel the Pain” 1990’s
18. Disturbed “Down with the Sickness” 2000’s
19. Dream Theater “Panic Attack” 2000’s
20. Duran Duran “Hungry Like the Wolf” 1980’s
21. Elvis Costello “Pump It Up” 1970’s
22. Fleetwood Mac “Go Your Own Way” 1970’s
23. Foo Fighters “Everlong” 1990’s
24. Guns N’ Roses “Shackler’s Revenge” 2000’s
25. Interpol “PDA” 2000’s
26. Jane’s Addiction “Mountain Song” 1980’s
27. Jethro Tull “Aqualung” 1970’s
28. Jimmy Eat World “The Middle” 2000’s
29. Joan Jett “Bad Reputation” 1980’s
30. Journey “Anyway You Want It” 1970’s
31. Judas Priest “Painkiller” 1990’s
32. Kansas “Carry On Wayward Son” 1970’s
33. L7 “Pretend We’re Dead” 1990’s
34. Lacuna Coil “Our Truth” 2000’s
35. Linkin Park “One Step Closer” 2000’s
36. Lit “My Own Worst Enemy” 1990’s
37. Lush “De-Luxe” 1990’s
38. Mastodon “Colony of Birchmen” 2000’s
39. Megadeth “Peace Sells” 1980’s
40. Metallica “Battery” 1980’s
41. Mighty Mighty Bosstones “Where’d You Go” 1990’s
42. Modest Mouse “Float On” 2000’s
43. Motorhead “Ace of Spades” 1980’s
44. Nirvana “Drain You” 1990’s
45. Norman Greenbaum “Spirit in the Sky” 1960’s
46. Panic at the Disco “Nine in the Afternoon” 2000’s
47. Paramore “That’s What You Get” 2000’s
48. Pearl Jam “Alive” 1990’s
49. Presidents of the USA “Lump” 1990’s
50. Rage Against the Machine “Testify” 1990’s
51. Ratt “Round & Round” 1980’s
52. Red Hot Chili Peppers “Give it Away” 1990’s
53. Rise Against “Give it All” 2000’s
54. Rush “The Trees” 1970’s
55. Silversun Pickups “Lazy Eye” 2000’s
56. Smashing Pumpkins “Today” 1990’s
57. Social Distortion “I Was Wrong” 1990’s
58. Sonic Youth “Teenage Riot” 1980’s
59. Soundgarden “Spoonman” 1990’s
60. Squeeze “Cool for Cats” 1970’s
61. Steely Dan “Bodhitsattva” 1970’s
62. Steve Miller Band “Rock’n Me” 1970’s
63. Survivor “Eye of the Tiger” 1980’s
64. System of a Down “Chop Suey” 2000’s
65. Talking Heads “Psycho Killer” 1970’s
66. Tenacious D “Master Exploder” 2000’s
67. Testament “Souls of Black” 1990’s
68. The Donnas “New Kid in School” 2000’s
69. The Go-Go’s “We Got the Beat” 1980’s
70. The Grateful Dead “Alabama Getaway” 1980’s
71. The Guess Who “American Woman” 1970’s
72. The Muffs “Kids in America” 1990’s
73. The Offspring “Come Out & Play (Keep ‘em Separated)” 1990’s
74. The Replacements “Alex Chilton” 1980’s
75. The Who “Pinball Wizard” 1960’s
Bonus Artist Bonus Song Title Decade
76. Abnormality “Visions” 2000’s
77. Anarchy Club “Get Clean” 2000’s
78. Bang Camaro “Night Lies” 2000’s
79. Breaking Wheel “Shoulder to the Plow” 2000’s
80. The Libyans “Neighborhood” 2000’s
81. The Main Drag “A Jagged Gorgeous Winter” 2000’s
82. Speck “Conventional Lover” 2000’s
83. The Sterns “Supreme Girl” 2000’s
84. That Handsome Devil “Rob the Prez-O-Dent” 2000’s

Via: Kotaku