Comments for Media Geeks http://media-geeks.com Everyone's a Critic Tue, 01 May 2012 19:28:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Michael Bay Punches Us Right in the Childhood by Zack Mandell http://media-geeks.com/news/michael-bay-punches-us-right-in-the-childhood/#comment-934 Zack Mandell Tue, 01 May 2012 19:28:08 +0000 http://media-geeks.com/?p=11017#comment-934 If they brought back Vanilla Ice for the soundtrack I'd give it a chance. If they brought back Vanilla Ice for the soundtrack I’d give it a chance.

]]> Comment on DC Nation vs Marvel Universe by Christopher Kirkman http://media-geeks.com/reviews/dc-nation-vs-marvel-universe/#comment-873 Christopher Kirkman Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:49:50 +0000 http://media-geeks.com/?p=11058#comment-873 Exactly, Ultimate Spider-Man has tons of potential. I really loved Teen Titans and it has a bit of that kind of goofy aside humor here and there. The quality of the animation is very good as is the voice work. I just fear that it takes too much from the Teen Titans style and just duplicates what's already been done. I have faith in the Man of Action team though, Generator Rex and many of the Ben 10 series' demonstrated excellent drama/comedy balance. Exactly, Ultimate Spider-Man has tons of potential. I really loved Teen Titans and it has a bit of that kind of goofy aside humor here and there. The quality of the animation is very good as is the voice work. I just fear that it takes too much from the Teen Titans style and just duplicates what’s already been done. I have faith in the Man of Action team though, Generator Rex and many of the Ben 10 series’ demonstrated excellent drama/comedy balance.

]]> Comment on DC Nation vs Marvel Universe by Justin Peniston http://media-geeks.com/reviews/dc-nation-vs-marvel-universe/#comment-872 Justin Peniston Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:15:04 +0000 http://media-geeks.com/?p=11058#comment-872 I concur, Young Justice is a cut above most cartoons, even historically speaking. It follows in the Timmverse footsteps trod by B:TAS, Superman, and JL/U. I try not to miss and episode. GL is...enh. It's not bad by any means, but it's just not compelling, particularly visually. Ultimate Spider-Man might skew a bit young for me. It's still finding it's footing though; three episodes isn't a fair sampling. (I've never seen Avengers and don't really care to.) I concur, Young Justice is a cut above most cartoons, even historically speaking. It follows in the Timmverse footsteps trod by B:TAS, Superman, and JL/U. I try not to miss and episode.

GL is…enh. It’s not bad by any means, but it’s just not compelling, particularly visually. Ultimate Spider-Man might skew a bit young for me. It’s still finding it’s footing though; three episodes isn’t a fair sampling. (I’ve never seen Avengers and don’t really care to.)

]]> Comment on MIB3 Attempts to go Viral by one soda http://media-geeks.com/news/mib3-attempts-to-go-viral/#comment-818 one soda Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:31:56 +0000 http://media-geeks.com/?p=11001#comment-818 I saw this close to my school, not same one as this one on the image but another one with the same Chinese bench advertisement. I saw this close to my school, not same one as this one on the image but another one with the same Chinese bench advertisement.

]]> Comment on The Avengers Primer by AVENGERS Roundup – 3.15.12 « SciFi4Me.com http://media-geeks.com/special-features/the-avengers-primer/#comment-808 AVENGERS Roundup – 3.15.12 « SciFi4Me.com Thu, 15 Mar 2012 05:56:16 +0000 http://media-geeks.com/?p=10976#comment-808 [...] The Avengers is actually all about and who these people are, you can check out these primers from Media Geeks and AMC’s Nick Nadel (although Nadel seems to not know the villains were spoiled at Toy [...] [...] The Avengers is actually all about and who these people are, you can check out these primers from Media Geeks and AMC’s Nick Nadel (although Nadel seems to not know the villains were spoiled at Toy [...]

]]> Comment on The Descendants by Debbiee http://media-geeks.com/reviews/the-descendants/#comment-794 Debbiee Fri, 09 Mar 2012 21:57:51 +0000 http://media-geeks.com/?p=10911#comment-794 "The Descendants" is a great movie, without a doubt. But given the mix of golden globe and Oscar buzz I expected way more. The storyline and the premise of the movie is perfect. In fact, the tagline caught my attention enormously: "trying to reconnect with daughters." That is exactly the type of movie I like. Instantly, I could tell this was a movie about character development and human connection, usually the type of movies with the greatest potential. Unfortunately, it was merely decent, although not special. It felt like the movie built up a lot potential, but failed to release it at a certain point within movie. The entire movie, for me, felt too introductory in nature. Not necessarily the plot, because the plot does evolve, but the overall "feel" of the movie felt preliminary to a bigger and more dramatic event which never happened. It's tough to explain my feelings towards the movie because the fault wasn't necessarily technical or specific. But it did linger around and distracted my viewing somewhat. I felt like there was still more to explore in both Clooney's character and the character of his daughters. Also, I think this element alone impacted on Clooney's performance. His performance was good, definitely, but again, because I felt like there was more to be explored, naturally, I also felt like his performance could have been added to (but not necessarily improved). Given the Oscar buzz of this movie, I have to compare it to other movies of a similar nature. And unfortunately, I didn't feel like there was sufficient connection between the characters...although the potential to reach that connection was established, it was not acted upon in my opinion. Unfortunately I have to say there have been better developed "re-establishing connection" movies. All in all, this is an enjoyable movie, but it is missing some important elements which deteriorates the viewing experience to some extent. Have a great day! Debbie <a href="http://bit.ly/3danimationfreaks" title="poser debbie.poser@3d.us" rel="nofollow"> “The Descendants” is a great movie, without a doubt. But given the mix of golden globe and Oscar buzz I expected way more.

The storyline and the premise of the movie is perfect. In fact, the tagline caught my attention enormously: “trying to reconnect with daughters.” That is exactly the type of movie I like. Instantly, I could tell this was a movie about character development and human connection, usually the type of movies with the greatest potential.

Unfortunately, it was merely decent, although not special. It felt like the movie built up a lot potential, but failed to release it at a certain point within movie. The entire movie, for me, felt too introductory in nature. Not necessarily the plot, because the plot does evolve, but the overall “feel” of the movie felt preliminary to a bigger and more dramatic event which never happened.

It’s tough to explain my feelings towards the movie because the fault wasn’t necessarily technical or specific. But it did linger around and distracted my viewing somewhat. I felt like there was still more to explore in both Clooney’s character and the character of his daughters. Also, I think this element alone impacted on Clooney’s performance. His performance was good, definitely, but again, because I felt like there was more to be explored, naturally, I also felt like his performance could have been added to (but not necessarily improved).

Given the Oscar buzz of this movie, I have to compare it to other movies of a similar nature. And unfortunately, I didn’t feel like there was sufficient connection between the characters…although the potential to reach that connection was established, it was not acted upon in my opinion. Unfortunately I have to say there have been better developed “re-establishing connection” movies.

All in all, this is an enjoyable movie, but it is missing some important elements which deteriorates the viewing experience to some extent.

Have a great day!
Debbie

]]> Comment on Drive by Christopher Kirkman http://media-geeks.com/reviews/drive-review/#comment-617 Christopher Kirkman Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:34:44 +0000 http://media-geeks.com/?p=10392#comment-617 Good comment; except that incomplete is only spelled with one "m". :) Seriously though, thanks for the heads up. I do a lot of complaining on other sites about how incredibly awful their writers' spelling and grammar are and don't do anything about it. You caught what I (the editor) didn't, so my sincere thanks. Good comment; except that incomplete is only spelled with one “m”. :) Seriously though, thanks for the heads up. I do a lot of complaining on other sites about how incredibly awful their writers’ spelling and grammar are and don’t do anything about it. You caught what I (the editor) didn’t, so my sincere thanks.

]]> Comment on Drive by Ryan S. Davis http://media-geeks.com/reviews/drive-review/#comment-616 Ryan S. Davis Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:07:34 +0000 http://media-geeks.com/?p=10392#comment-616 Fixed, thanks! Fixed, thanks!

]]> Comment on Drive by momma mary http://media-geeks.com/reviews/drive-review/#comment-613 momma mary Sat, 05 Nov 2011 22:03:54 +0000 http://media-geeks.com/?p=10392#comment-613 Good review; except that the first sentece in the 6th paragraph is imcomplete and therefore is not clear (just like the word "sentece" which I just noticed. Good review; except that the first sentece in the 6th paragraph is imcomplete and therefore is not clear (just like the word “sentece” which I just noticed.

]]> Comment on Anonymous by Tryxie http://media-geeks.com/reviews/anonymous-review/#comment-611 Tryxie Fri, 04 Nov 2011 02:39:11 +0000 http://media-geeks.com/?p=10453#comment-611 A fine review! A fine review!

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