Yep, I dragged myself out into the cold Aussie winter and checked out Transformers 4. It's a true giggle-fest and all for the wrong reasons.
Sounds and music: awesome
Acting: Hmmm
Dialogue: So bad that I laughed in places I wasn't supposed to laugh.
Special effects: the destruction of anything and everything was impressive. Big thumbs up. However there were some dodgy green screen effects that could've used some attention.
Character development: none
Plot: holier than a holy thing on a holy day.
Final word: Switch off your brain and go see it. Despite its massive flaws, I had a good time. Probably because I expected little except things-go-boom and that's exactly what I got.
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This was originally made in 1933 and again in 1976. I saw the 2005 version first and prefer it over the others, even over the 1933 version which was an amazing feat of animation for its time. Truly ground-breaking.
This would have to be my favourite remake of them all. I’m talking about the 1982 film directed by John Carpenter and with Kurt Russel in the lead. It’s a remake of a 1951 film, The Thing from Another World. Unfortunately the film was remade again in 2011 and it lacked the same scary spark. 
This would have to be my least favourite remake. I enjoyed the 1982 B-grade quality of the original. They didn’t take themselves too seriously but they did a good job. I think they tried too hard in the 2011 remake. Or maybe, as I hinted above, it was simply a sense of loyalty for the first one I saw.
(1980), Zork II (1981), Zork III (1982):
. I’d love to write a text adventure one of these days.
(1993): There were other zorks before this, including a comic book, but I didn’t play them. Then this one came out. This stepped away from the classic text adventure format and used ugly graphics instead, including videos of real actors. I couldn’t get into it. I mourned the death of text adventures. No graphics could match my imagination. Or so I thought…
(1996): At last they got it right. This graphical adventure game was pure awesome. It had atmosphere, great music, fantastic puzzles. They got the immersive experience totally right.
(2009): This is one of the best zombie movies, behind 
which is probably THE best. I love the list of rules to survive the zombie apocalypse. Rule number one: Cardio.
(1983): “Us Yellowbeards are never more dangerous than when we’re dead.” I love this silly movie. 
(1988): Okay, so this might not be too geeky, but these guys made westerns cool again. I must confess, I had a mini crush on Emilio Estevez
(1974): You have to be in a silly mood to fully appreciate this movie.
: The films include 
(2000), 
(2003), 
(2006). 
(2011), and there’s more to follow. I didn’t read the comic, but I did catch the Saturday morning cartoon, and the movies were even better. Hugh Jackman as Wolverine was awesome and scrummy all at once.
(1980): Slightly cheesy even in its time, but I enjoyed the magic and the music.
(1995-2001): I love stories with strong women in the lead so Xena appealed.
: my game console of choice. It’s great to away from the computer.
by Kylie Chan (2011): This is written by an Australian author about Chinese gods in modern day Hong Kong. The first series is truly fantastic.
series by Robert Jordan (1990): This massively long series has taken a lifetime to read--or so it feels. The first few books are particularly good.
(1983): “Do you want to play a game?” The size of the computers in this will give you a chuckle. Gotta love this iconic 80s film.
(1981): For the purposes of today’s post, pretend this starts with W-werewolf. This was a horror that got me laughing so hard, I thought my sides would split. I don’t have the same reaction anymore. The surprise factor got me at the time.
(2012): A wonderful animated movie about game characters and what they get up to at night when the arcade closes.
(2004): I’m horribly addicted to this massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) and played every expansion. I currently have four level 90 characters (the highest level you can have in the game at the moment). I generally only play at night now with my hubby after a full day of writing.
(1987): I didn’t actually play this table top game. Instead I painted the miniatures that go with the game. I painted so many Space Wolves I think I went slightly insane.
(2010-), 
(1975-79), 
(1988) 
(2003): I think the 
(2000): A superhero movie for the modern age. I love it. There’s something special about the Everyman who becomes something more. I would've liked to have seen a sequel of this one.
(1998) and 
(1999): First person multiplayer action. Lots of laughs and running about, and lots of pewpew action.