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To get off the Who chat here is the first part of the Your Movie Sucks review of After Earth. Link:http://www.yourmoviesucks.org/2014/01/yms-after-earth-part-1.html Also, I know I should have done this earlier but R.I.P. Justin Carmacle/JewWario.
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New One Hit Wonderland--"Walking in Memphis" http://blip.tv/todds-pop-song-reviews/one-hit-wonderland-walking-in-memphis-by-marc-cohn-6723177
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Feb 7, 2014 06:20
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Benne posted:New One Hit Wonderland--"Walking in Memphis" Not my favourite One Hit Wonderland of his but then again, the material he's covering isn't very interesting to begin with so there's not that much you can say about it. Celery Face fucked around with this message at 07:10 on Feb 7, 2014 |
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Feb 7, 2014 06:57
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So not exactly a review, but Fading Hearts, Jay O's "The Room of Visual Novels", just got released on Steam. Soon as that sucker hits a cheap Steam sale, I must experience the awesomeness of Y2K Orphans!
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Feb 7, 2014 07:13
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Rebochan posted:So not exactly a review, but Fading Hearts, Jay O's "The Room of Visual Novels", just got released on Steam. Oh, watching the edited version of that was just magical. I almost want to play it to see just how far the game does up its own rear end, but the gameplay looks absolutely dreadful. Jay O, I watched the follow-up stream you did for it the week after and... I'm sorry, I couldn't stick it through, the game was just so terrible. I salute your effort to give it a fair crack though. Is there any chance of maybe seeing an edited version of the week two stream for Fading Hearts, or has that ship long since sailed?
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nine-gear crow posted:Is there any chance of maybe seeing an edited version of the week two stream for Fading Hearts, or has that ship long since sailed? Chiming in for an edited version. That's a wonderful little piece of insanity I would love to share with others who don't want to sit down and watch the full thing.
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Rebochan posted:So not exactly a review, but Fading Hearts, Jay O's "The Room of Visual Novels", just got released on Steam. Tragically, the Steam version is reportedly fixed up with revised grammar and writing. I haven't confirmed this myself, but I think this is the case. I know for sure at least that he had the MS Paint monsters re-drawn completely.  They don't look GOOD, but they're not bad enough to be funny anymore. But the terrible story and underlying awfulness is all still there! ...it's not what it once was if it was finally proofread and un-MS Paint-ed though. SatansBestBuddy posted:Chiming in for an edited version. That's a wonderful little piece of insanity I would love to share with others who don't want to sit down and watch the full thing. I've thought about it! Sure, I'll do it, just because it won't take long to put together, and there is an occasion for it. Jay O fucked around with this message at 08:48 on Feb 7, 2014 |
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Feb 7, 2014 08:45
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Jay O posted:Tragically, the Steam version is reportedly fixed up with revised grammar and writing. I haven't confirmed this myself, but I think this is the case. Awesome!  Thanks Jay O. You're the best.
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Feb 7, 2014 08:57
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Jay O posted:Tragically, the Steam version is reportedly fixed up with revised grammar and writing. I haven't confirmed this myself, but I think this is the case. Even that image speaks to me. And when it speaks, it says, 'Mobile game'. That's on Steam? drat.
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Feb 7, 2014 09:23
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BreakAtmo posted:Even that image speaks to me. And when it speaks, it says, 'Mobile game'. That's on Steam? drat. The forums are full of people saying it's really great and moving, you guys. Most of the reviews are positive.  Just when I think my faith in the tastes of nerds can't get any lower...... ... ... y2k orphans.
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Feb 7, 2014 09:28
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Jay O posted:y2k orphans. It's like the plot of Summer Wars, only if Love Machine was simultaneously shitter and somehow also deadlier.
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Feb 7, 2014 09:42
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Celery Face posted:I happened to be listening to another early 90's one hit wonder when I came across this and man, I'd be thrilled if Todd does an episode on Informer by Snow. Or Steal My Sunshine by Len. Or Around The World by ATC. I really want him to do Tarzan Boy by Baltimora.
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Feb 7, 2014 11:39
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Jay O posted:The forums are full of people saying it's really great and moving, you guys. Let's be honest here, Steam reviews are horrible 9 times out of 10 anyway, the gamers.txt thread proved that a long time ago. I hope Todd does another Top 10 of a random year again, I hope it's from the 90's too, such fertile ground there.
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Feb 7, 2014 14:14
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OldTennisCourt posted:I hope Todd does another Top 10 of a random year again, I hope it's from the 90's too, such fertile ground there. Speak of the devil, and he walks in Memphis: http://blip.tv/todds-pop-song-reviews/one-hit-wonderland-walking-in-memphis-by-marc-cohn-6723177 This is new, correct? It only just popped up on my FB wall.
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Infamous Sphere posted:I really want him to do Tarzan Boy by Baltimora. Oh my yes. OldTennisCourt posted:I hope Todd does another Top 10 of a random year again, I hope it's from the 90's too, such fertile ground there. Agreed, but I think he's saving that for a rainy day precisely because it's both really fertile ground for a top 10 and because it's like a nostalgia spinal tap for his primary demographic.
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mind the walrus posted:Oh my yes. I actually think early 90's, 91 or 92 would be more interesting than mid 90's just to see that awful period where we had the dying gasps of lovely 80's cheese and the first cries of garbage 90's pop as well.
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Infamous Sphere posted:I really want him to do Tarzan Boy by Baltimora.
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OldTennisCourt posted:I actually think early 90's, 91 or 92 would be more interesting than mid 90's just to see that awful period where we had the dying gasps of lovely 80's cheese and the first cries of garbage 90's pop as well. And the big start of grunge. It was a really odd time.
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Celery Face posted:Oh my god, same here. Tainted Love by Soft Cell would be great too. Same with any one of those two songs from Flashdance. yeah, I'm surprised that he's doing more of these...songs like "you light up my life" and "walking in Memphis", which..can't have had that much of a cultural impact, and/or I've never even heard of, when he could be doing really dramatic/over the top songs that absolutely everyone on the planet knows. Although I know that's my opinion, and doing the less interesting hits is probably also necessary, plus you probably want to space out the big ones.
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Feb 7, 2014 21:40
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Marc Cohn actually won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1991 on the strength of that song. For the longest time, I had no idea who actually sang "Walking In Memphis" and just assumed it was Michael Bolton. It's been covered by Cher, of course, who also covered a couple of Michael Bolton songs or performed songs he wrote ("I Found Someone", "You Wouldn't Know Love", "Emotional Fire", probably some others I've forgotten).
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Feb 7, 2014 22:06
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Infamous Sphere posted:yeah, I'm surprised that he's doing more of these...songs like "you light up my life" and "walking in Memphis", which..can't have had that much of a cultural impact, and/or I've never even heard of, when he could be doing really dramatic/over the top songs that absolutely everyone on the planet knows. Although I know that's my opinion, and doing the less interesting hits is probably also necessary, plus you probably want to space out the big ones. His background, initially anyway, was more along the lines of country and such. So songs like "You Light Up My Life" and "Walking In Memphis" aren't so unusual for him to cover with that in mind. That said, there was so little to be said of Marc Cohn that I'm surprised that he decided to dedicate an episode to it. Todd had some clever bits throughout, but it seemed to be more prop up the subject than to enhance it; especially when a good chunk of the review is talking about things other than the artist or the song. Any one of the artists in the opening montage would've made a more interesting subject for him to cover (I wouldn't consider Men At Work a one-hit wonder, but that's just me). A good episode, but would've been made better with an artist with more depth.
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Metal Loaf posted:Marc Cohn actually won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1991 on the strength of that song. I LOATHE that Cher cover. It's clear she's just belting it out off a lyric sheet in front of her. Cohn's version, polished and whitebread as it is, has real passion in it, understanding of the feeling he's writing about. But Todd's right, dude REALLY wanted to be James Taylor.
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Jay O posted:The forums are full of people saying it's really great and moving, you guys. So it could be that all the bad reviews are being erased.
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I love One Hit Wonderland, but yeah that wasn't the most interesting episode. Though I did finally find out who sang Walking In Memphis, a song I've heard hundreds of times in stores and poo poo but never knew who sang it. So there's that I guess. I imagine Todd went into the research for this half expecting something like The Proclaimers, who had a song that makes them sound kinda uninteresting but who were actually a really fascinating band to learn about. Can't win them all I guess.
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I dunno, getting shot in the head and being released from the hospital the next day is kinda interesting.
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Thought I'd throw this out there, I did a short(ish) video a little bit ago covering the almost sequel to An American Werewolf in London: http://blip.tv/OLPresents/that-almost-happened-an-american-werewolf-in-london-ii-6722438
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Feb 8, 2014 21:22
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Miss Wallace posted:Thought I'd throw this out there, I did a short(ish) video a little bit ago covering the almost sequel to An American Werewolf in London: But there already was one, Love and Curses!  Oh wait, that's a different American werewolf in London...
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Feb 8, 2014 23:07
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Ha ha, well admittedly AWiL II sounds better than Love & Curses.  Funny story, She-wolf of London originated as American Werewolf in London: the Series, until the folks working on it realized Polygram owned the rights and Universal was only a distributor.
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I'd like to see a talented reviewer who specializes in Lifetime Original Movies. That said, as there isn't one that I know of, here's my foray into discussing the genre: When Friendship Kills!
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echopapa posted:I'd like to see a talented reviewer who specializes in Lifetime Original Movies. That said, as there isn't one that I know of, here's my foray into discussing the genre: When Friendship Kills! You've got a good screen presence. I dig this video.
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echopapa posted:I'd like to see a talented reviewer who specializes in Lifetime Original Movies. That said, as there isn't one that I know of, here's my foray into discussing the genre: When Friendship Kills! That's a pretty insane genre. I watched one where a lady was kidnapped, forced to watch her own funeral, formed a motherly relationship with a fellow kidnapee, tried to escape, watched her new friend shot to death in front of her, and then killed her kidnapper. Then it turned out to all be an elaborate intervention on her by her husband which she only discovered after threatening her best friend/assistant(Tia Carrere) who she thought orchestrated the whole thing to have an affair with blond protagonist's husband. In the end she thanked her husband for the severe emotional trauma and decided it was just how much he loved her. Because it helped her quit booze and come to terms with her son's death. Win Win.
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Gyges posted:That's a pretty insane genre. I watched one where a lady was kidnapped, forced to watch her own funeral, formed a motherly relationship with a fellow kidnapee, tried to escape, watched her new friend shot to death in front of her, and then killed her kidnapper. Then it turned out to all be an elaborate intervention on her by her husband which she only discovered after threatening her best friend/assistant(Tia Carrere) who she thought orchestrated the whole thing to have an affair with blond protagonist's husband. In the end she thanked her husband for the severe emotional trauma and decided it was just how much he loved her. Because it helped her quit booze and come to terms with her son's death. Win Win. Following my rules for naming Lifetime Movies, I'd call that one "A Stolen Friend." (Although really, nobody at Lifetime can compete with the all-time champion in exploitative TV movie names, "Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?")
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Some of you might remember that I wrote a book on bad movies (So Bad, It's Good). I'm working on a sequel that features contributions from a couple people who have posted in this here thread, and while I'll be sure to plug that more when the Kickstarter goes up, I bring it up now only because I just recently finished the first draft of an entry for a Lifetime/Asylum co-production called Social Nightmare. It's the story of a high school girl who has it all, until someone starts hacking her social media account and posting mean things about other people. Since we're talking about Lifetime movies, I threw it up as a "preview" of the upcoming book on my site. I mean, it's The Asylum making a movie for the Lifetime Network -- how can you go wrong? Or right? echopapa posted:Following my rules for naming Lifetime Movies, I'd call that one "A Stolen Friend." (Although really, nobody at Lifetime can compete with the all-time champion in exploitative TV movie names, "Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?") Mother, May I Sleep with Danger is a movie that could have lived on that title alone, but it was pretty hilarious in execution, too.
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Here's a distillation of Lifetime Original Movies. What was the name of the one featured on the SA front page a few years ago? I think it was about a boy who fell prey to the dual addictions of blurry softcore pornography and Red Bull.
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Metal Loaf posted:Here's a distillation of Lifetime Original Movies. That would be Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life! My favorite part of that one is that (before the kid clearly has a problem later in the film) the dad's reaction to mom finding out that their son looks at porn is "umm...you do know he's a teenage boy, right?" There's also a weird subplot about a cam girl who turns out to be insane or something.
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OrangeKing posted:That would be Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life! My favorite part of that one is that (before the kid clearly has a problem later in the film) the dad's reaction to mom finding out that their son looks at porn is "umm...you do know he's a teenage boy, right?" There's also a weird subplot about a cam girl who turns out to be insane or something. The mom acts like her son was doing heroin straight into his eyeballs when she finds he watched porn a few times.
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OldTennisCourt posted:The mom acts like her son was doing heroin straight into his eyeballs when she finds he watched porn a few times. But it will ruin his swimming career!!!!!
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OrangeKing posted:But it will ruin his swimming career!!!!! He won't be able to stop swimming in circles!
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Miss Wallace posted:Thought I'd throw this out there, I did a short(ish) video a little bit ago covering the almost sequel to An American Werewolf in London: This is really interesting. Thanks for taking the time to make it. I had no idea the production was so insane to attempt.
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OrangeKing posted:But it will ruin his swimming career!!!!! My favorite part of the entire movie was her just brutally tearing into the kid to the dad. "YOU KNOW SWIMMING IS THE ONLY POSSIBLE WAY HE'LL EVER BE ABLE TO GET INTO COLLEGE!" Wow mom thanks for the support there. It might be the Lifetime movie with the most horrible mother we're still expected to root for.
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