critique-ing . spoilers . Poltergeist(2015)

So far I've been an avid movie goer (watcher? viewer? fan?) since the dawn of me spending too much time with my mother, yes I haven't moved out of my parents house, and have countless times watched movies good or bad. But it was only when I reached the age of more than 20 and just became aware that almost all movies are remakes from some era, that I became a truly grumpy critique, well, to me its already grumpy. Not that grumpy grumpy though, cause I appreciate what the modern movie production groups and stuff are doing. Hey, it's not bad to see remakes of alot of movies from the era of pioneer, golden, silver, and overly what ever generation. Its a nice opportunity to attract young'uns to get into the cult base, if the movie series or not has one.

(credits for the images: LINK, haven't really read the article but it looks good, sorry for just viewing the images author of the article oTL)

Yet, it cannot escape the horrible truth about the fact of "shallow" content or production. The movie may be "well made" and the modern graphics and stuff technology is considerably used through out. But, it gets me when the movies story flow just goes down a wee bit the drain.

Concerning, my latest example of this would be the movie Poltergeist(2015), which has been recently premiered in our local theatre's (I know it was released earlier in other countries). I've watched the 80's (?, yes wiki says so, such a reliable temporary source that can well be edited in the near future by scumbags that wants to edit the information falsely, maybe) version when it was shown in our local channels back in the 90's. Back then I was still a wee liddle tyke, and watching horror movies contains several covering of my face just so I won't be scared of the possible jump scares.

Eventually I haven't got over with jump scares, OF-COS, but I did have a twisted sense of what makes me laugh and the only difference now is I laugh more at some jump scares than actually be surprised. Back to the movie, we watched it and of course I didn't expect it to try and be the exact copy of its predecessor back in the 80's. So I wasn't THAT disappointed when the tiny woman medium with a tiny voice wasn't in the movie, however I was hoping she was.

Zelda Rubenstein as Tangina Barrons
(source: http://rhinoshorror.com/2012/04/05/a-look-into-the-poltergeist-curse/)
(note: oh gohds, why is her name, when pronounced in the right way is a cuss word in our country LOL)

She was the number one missing essence for me, I mean yes mister Jared Harris' character as that awesome medium that knows all etcetera actually made a nice impression, however I feel like at my age right now I'm becoming tired of encountering the stereotype black coat, black hat wearing, many scars from experience bragging, super mysterious but sometimes light hearted (or not) man that is the needed factor to save your princess from them ugly rotting dragons. I can compare Tangina to the medium from Insidious, but her charm is just different of course, to each their own.

source: http://filmjunkieconfessions.blogspot.com/2015/06/a-screening-of-poltergeist-2015.html

The end result of my reaction, if I compared it to the 80's version:

• The feel of the script, how they entered snippets of modern media "comedy" or "light hearted family humour" doesn't really cut to the 80's version, it just didn't feel natural against the plot.
• Casting was good, rewritten personalities of the characters (if compared to the 80's version) is "lovable" or "adorable" for me. However the seriousness of the plot doesn't seem to fit them to a POINT that when they do take the whole thing seriously there wasn't enough tension to build it.
• The jump scares as usual caught me off guard.
• Elements that were used to scare the children (Elder sister, first child: basement boss where mud glops out of a chip from the cemented floor and the potential bony love interest dragging her to their new home in the alternate dimension. Elder brother, second child: clown toys boss and tree boss. Younger sister, third child: closet boss) were actually cool, just cool. The clown was cute, definitely a keeper. A friend of mine however will not like him / her.
• Ghost science, the normal ghost science enhanced with the modern graphics of today is typical. The ghost history however feels white-washed (was that correct?), there was no intense build up for my opinion. It got lost somewhere. I think.

Over all, in the harshest words I could muster, it was a let down. Giving it a chance, its a good shallow and cheap ride. Don't get me wrong, I haven't read the article of the production groups true true intentions with this movie. However I cannot help but consider this as a remake of the 80's, unless there was an older one maybe I can get newer reaction feels, and comparing the two is inevitable considering the quality of the wasted tension in the story.

I'm surprised actually that I critiqued it, and was let down. Its different when you have feels towards what you knew and suddenly see a remake and hope it was good but was just so-so.

Kaiba . youtubers . comics 101

Currently I've been busy distracting myself with a lot of things while working on another page of the comics project i'm doing and a lot of other stuff. On that note, besides discovering Pewdiepie's (Bro channel) channel and stuff, I've come to be a fan of Markiplier (Mister sexy voice, sorry thats how I really view his existence, and so does some of my friends that follows his channel) and Jackspeticeyes (DUH BAWS!!!!!!), specifically these two I adore since I've actually subscribed to other youtubers but I like those two the most. Specially mentioning Yamimash (The Brit), yep its because of his accent.

link it

Besides personally liking how they commentate on their videos, each unique to their own, I felt like before I used to do stuff like this but through my webcomics. Nowadays I'm just a huge fat slacker trying to live off of making comics, which is a poor drag on most peoples eyes. But it doesn't faze me into quitting something like making a comics half way, not again, not ever. Concerning, I've recently re-watched Kaiba, that anime that broke my heart and gave me diabetes because of how awesome the concept of their world is. It's basically a romance sci-fi story about a guy who lost his memory and within those twelve episodes tried solving the mystery of his lost memories.

Truth be told, I'm not liking the fact that I'm not motivated to search for good animes like Kaiba here. Somehow there are TONS of good animes currently being released and continuously gives good chills down everyones spines, especially in the psychological side. However, I'm just not up much to judging series these days, like if I find a good one its got more than 50+ episodes and it still counting. It discourages me to watch it for some reason. I guess I'm getting infected by the impatience of the generation.

concepts . finished books . EARTHBOUND

You could say that EARTHBOUND (Mother 2, for the original title) is one of the most known nostalgic games out there. Probably by majority of the gamers from the 80-90's, I myself played it under an SNES emulator my brother so generously provided (well he owned the games in the PC for that matter), and browsing over all nostalgias sake for quotes to use for some designs I was supposed to do made me yearn for the game again. Not that its enough that I'm stuck finally playing Breathe of Fire II in a PSP emulator for Android (so much pirated stuff used).

from: http://fantasyanime.com/legacy/earthb_about.htm

I don't quite remember the days when I played the game, or replayed the game, or even finishing it. Still it held such memories for me, that me anticipating a game made by fans (dubbed>> Mother 4) was enough for me to be happy that someones eager to continue something from that nostalgic game play. Even though it wasn't made by the same developers as the original franchise. (see trailer below or visit their>> youtube site)

Speaking of nostalgia, not really, but I was hoping I could get a head start on it. I just finished reading the KREST-OH-MAN-SEE (proper pronunciation for>> Chrestomanci dutifully cleared by the writer her self) series written by Diana Wynne Jones (i seriously don't remember or even know how to pronounce the first two of her name, thank god i remember her other works that i love).

 wait, i haven't read that Mixed Magics one,
but i sure do remember reading those first colourful six
(i think this is an epub icon?)

The book, as always, is dipped in such a way that everything moved in the blink of an eye. From one moment you're bound under a fanciful description of a scenario then towards another, each taking its own pace. Sometimes I get tired of reading the in betweens that ran through, imagining such quantity of happenings being done all at the same time the heros or heroines of the story is being plucked into a grim fate only they were fortunate to be in.

In a way I dub the way she writes her work as something akin to "plot driven by the plot" (i don't quite remember how i got that myself), as if you see the characters could not do anything but do something because of a "fate", unfortunate or not, befall upon them. In contrast to the characters writing the said "fate" with intention or unintentional. (i still do not get how i can explain it clearly, someday I'm gonna have to search for that again and see if I'm quite correct or not by memory)

Over all reading her books are always magical, and exactly what the genre of her books are Fantasy. Their maybe a lot of things strung together and somewhat draggy or hastily woven, still it ends in a way you feel exhilarated.

Game vlog . comics 101

I got to say that somehow I cannot believe how the world wide web is practically the most unexplored thing I want to explore since my childhood. When I was a kid I used to get into surfing alot of things online, but since I've grown I can't think of searching for anything online. Thinking of any significant interest for me these days just feel tiresome.

So now I'm just enjoying myself by watching Game Vlogs made by Pewdiepie, currently I'm watching his South Park: Stick of Truth Game Vlog in Marathon. Entertaining and less hassle on my part, albeit wishing I could find a game I want to play. I mean I like playing games but nowadays I feel really lacking on that patient motivation to just search for that game I want to play.

Pewdiepie and Cutiepie
(yes, it has to be a couple pic because I like Marzia!!!)

In any case I'd rather complete a new page for the comics project we're currently working on and I'm beginning to think that large breasts are annoying as hell to draw when it comes to perspectives. Theres always a moment of patient practice!

Angles and Videos

sure confused . comics 101 . Tales of the Abyss anime

Finally had the chance to watch one of the anime series version of a popular game franchise "Tales of...". Tales of the Abyss was the 8th from the series, released 2005 (almost ten years ago!). I honestly just like the series because I played Tales of Phantasia (the very first in the series), then I started supporting it because most of the titles does have good story plots. Plus its the type of adventure PRG that doesn't rely much on dating simulation and the romance isn't that obvious. Or i'm just a sucker for a fixed romance between two entities, just two, whatever the gender. It was a fun watch, in its own way quite good.

source: http://www.zerochan.net/865718

Sometimes a huge distraction is what makes me a complete human being when I do my work, however its just a large bumping of a proof that i'm not well focused when it comes to things. As far as work goes, right now i've been busy with the fourth page of a project i've been busy with, and its a wee bit delayed. Compared to the other things delayed in my past existence.

there should've been tears right there

And as of now, I have well trodden on something emotional, an emotion so great my hunger actually surpasses it.

Must go back to work then.

MWAM . Comic project 101 . PhilStuff

Recently been getting myself addicted with songs from a j.rock band Man with A Mission. Starting off with their song "Seven Deadly Sins" for Nanatsu No Taizai anime (which I recommend, read the manga and be swept with alot of fantasy adventure awesomeness > < from artist S.Nakaba). I'm engrossing myself as well with their other song, released for Hentai Kamen (have not tried this one...and prolly will not for another few years, until i get out of my system that something that makes me not enjoy reading this type of manga or seeing this anime), entitled "Emotions".

It helps when you have something to repeat to your ears while making awesome artworks, although I couldn't call mine awesome for various major reasons. So far, the current progress for the comics I'm making falls under slow due to motivational issues.

roses, the only rose i can think of was left on a different dimension
far away from the tenth doctor

And lastly, randomly posting an image that can sail a thousand opinions in the land of the butthurt (yes i love calling our selves butthurt, but no i'm not proud of it, the name calling i mean. hehehe).

says in the original text of the person who posted it:
My new pet dog.
My kid is crazy, he's gullible...
I'm laughing out loud here.

I'm guessing, this is originally a private image shared by the person who took it. Eventually someone had the audacity and sense of shaming justice to spread the good humour towards the public and get their active sense of justice emotion.

Don't get me wrong, I did not like it either. The way she treated the child. Thats the number one thats whats wrong here, and the fact that she had the gal to spread the good humour to those she deems as acquaintances with the same humour.

However, since I could not control whatever comes out of anyones butt holes, here it is being currently investigated upon.

I hope everything gets a clear light of who should learn a lesson here, and not get any more blown up, as I known it often happens in media. A cautionary tale per se, an amusing play of psychological and mental drama for mankind.

Not a bad run down on what runs in whoever's mind or what kind of mental flow to the person who posted this publicly and privately.

job resigned . comics project 101 . not really bumming

Recently, more like more than two weeks now, I've resolved to dedicate myself in focusing on my freelance projects (alot of graphic or illustration ones). It's a huge thing for me, owing to the fact that I couldn't remove even my side thats too lazy yet, nor even have that large motivation to move out. However, it's not something that concerns me greatly, yet.

watching Frozen while working, yeah FROZEN

I'm still not used in focusing well in the confines of my home, usually it just gives all the reason to delay everything I intend to do, regarding my freelance jobs of course. But now, I have all the confidence to man up and just have fun while working, thought I'd say something inspirational and bull but I'm not in the mood for it.

Thinking back (regarding the movie) Elsa really IS a relatable character...for majority of the friends that I know. Annas' just the natural dear day dreamer. Funny.

.end transmission.