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Lego 2010 Review: Lego Collectable Minifigures Series 1

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

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Lego 2010 Review: Lego Collectable Minifigures Series 1

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A major part of playing with or collecting Lego has been the fun minifigure designs. Whether they are representations of characters we know from books or films, fantastical figures of Lego’s imagining from space and beyond or small plastic versions of regular people throughout history and the contemporary world, the minifig has always symbolised Lego’s fun and playable style.

In 2010 Lego is taking this love for their little people and is releasing a series of single minifigures designed to be sold as stand-alone and collectable pieces. The first wave of the Lego Collectable Minifigures, released in May 2010, included 16 figures that come with a range of different looks and accessories.

They are limited edition pieces that will be phased out of production after a time and with their unique designs and low price point are designed to be swapped and traded amongst fans and will no doubt demand high prices on the secondary market. They are offered for sale in small opaque plastic bags and it is not possible to determine what is contained inside. All of this of course increases Lego’s brand awareness and reputation worldwide.

The first wave of figures include a Demolition Dummy, Forest man, Cowboy, Super Wrestler, Zombie, Ninja, Cheerleader, Skater, Tribal Hunter, Circus Clown, Magician, Deep Sea Diver, Robot, Nurse, Caveman or Spaceman. They are all highly distinctive and alot of fun. Early polls online indicate that fans are favouring the Cheer Leader, Forestman and the Zombie as highlights of this wave.

If you are wondering whether this is just a rehash of old figures keep in mind that the vast majority of the body parts (hair, torso, legs, heads) and accessories (syringes, trumpet, pom poms, etc) are brand new. That is they have never been used for sets before and given the limited nature of these figures, chances are they may not be used in the future.

For young and adult fans this means that they can now create caveman scenes for the first time or recreate the zombie scenes from “Shaun Of The Dead” or “28 Days” with authentic Lego body bits. At per figure it is such an accessible way for fans to expand their Lego collection in a satisfyingly fun and highly addictive way.

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Crossed Graphic Novel Review

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

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Crossed Graphic Novel Review

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I was going to review ‘Threads’ this week but I couldn’t bring myself to watch it again. Instead I’ve gone for something a little less disturbing, Garth Ennis’s ten part “Crossed”. Yes nothing like a tale about psychotic, rapist, cannibals to help you unwind!

Crossed is released through Avatar press, was written by the excellent Garth Ennis with artwork by Jacen Burrows. It is essentially an ‘end of life as we know it’ survival story. The ‘crossed’ of the title have been infected by a super plague which as well as marking them with a facial scar shaped liked a cross also turns them into homicidal lunatics with a penchant for rape and torture. The story follows a group of survivors as they head across America looking for safety.

The twist here is that unlike your typical zombie story, the crossed can move and act just as quickly as the survivors, like the scary zombies in the new version of ‘dawn of the dead’. They also use weapons, plan attacks, and track their victims making them very dangerous adversaries. In addition they are not just looking for food, they delight in torturing and murdering their victims in ever more inventive ways all graphically illustrated by Burrows brilliant artwork.

Its a good story and its well written as you would expect from a talented writer like Ennis and the artwork really brings home the lunacy and depravity of the ‘crossed’, but it has its flaws.

The ‘good guys’ are your typical bunch of survival stereotypes, we have the nerdy geek turned veteran warrior, the mysterious ice queen leader, the annoying prat, the friendly old guy, the token black guy, the disabled cute chick who always stays upbeat, the kid, although not the usual vomit inducing little gobshite as well as the usual bunch of cannon fodder. All they are missing is a dog, but don’t worry they get one later! In fairness, over a ten part series it is difficult to develop characters and Ennis seems to have gone for ones which everyone will know to speed things along.

Those of you familiar with Garth Ennis will know he likes to shock and he dosn’t disappoint here, however he has a tendency to overdo it. “Preacher”, which Ennis also wrote, was the first comic to print ‘f*ck’ in its entirety and Ennis used it so often that it became extremely annoying and actually spoiled the story. He does something similar here and by chapter seven the antics of the crossed become more ‘yawn’ than ‘f@ck me’.

Ennis still makes a good fist of it despite the lack of character development and the story and characters will keep you engaged right to the rather predictable ending. He throws in a few plot twists along the way but it is Burrows artwork that gives the book its ‘Bloody Hell’ factor!

Overall it is nice idea well executed but it could have done with a longer run to allow Ennis develop his characters. Anyone who has read “Preacher” or “Hellblazer” will know that Ennis is capable of creating great characters.

The book itself comes in at a hefty 240 pages and the artwork is a real pleasure. All of the artwork from the original series is included in a cover gallery and at the beginning of each chapter which really brings the story alive. Well worth a look but if you are squeamish or easily offended then stay clear.

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Welcome to PROG464, Ireland’s new webzine of news, views and reviews on all things Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror and Cult. We bring you the best in books, comics, graphic novels, movies, TV, radio, games, toys, technology and the web – and From classic novels to the latest games we have it all.”

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Sunday, February 20th, 2011

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Book Review: Zen of Zombie by Scott Kenemore

Monday, October 18th, 2010

My third video book review. This one deals with Zen of Zombie by Scott Kenemore. For further zombie discussion visit the forums at www.dndarchive.com.

Giving review on two books by Max Brooks.
Video Rating: 4 / 5

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Book Review: The Zombie Survival Guide

Thursday, October 14th, 2010

A book review of “The Zombie Survival Guide” by Max Brooks. themadhermit.blogspot.com
Video Rating: 4 / 5

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The Zombie in/as the text: Zora Neale Hurston’s Tell My Horse.: An article from: African American Review

Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

The Zombie in/as the text: Zora Neale Hurston’s Tell My Horse.: An article from: African American Review

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Book Review: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and the Undead by Mark Twain and Don Borchert

Friday, October 8th, 2010

Book Review: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and the Undead by Mark Twain and Don Borchert
Mark Twain (aka Samuel Clemens) always struck me as an open-minded gentleman with a strong sense of humor and an incredible ability to spin a tale. As a youth, I read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court and many of his other books …
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My Review Of Halloween Ii

Thursday, October 7th, 2010

by duncan

My Review Of Halloween Ii

I think Rob Zombie is a severely underrated director. People give him a lot of flack for his directorial skills, but I believe that while he is not everyone’s cup of tea, he must still be applauded for the skills he displays behind the camera. Although I can see WHY a lot of people don’t like him as a director (he tends to incorporate a “white trash element” into all of his movies) he still has a flair for atmosphere that rivals almost any other horror movie director I know. The way he can film a movie and truly make you feel like it was filmed in the 70′s goes to show you that the man has talent.Now let’s look back at some of Rob Zombie’s movies. His directorial debut was 2003′s House of 1000 Corpses, which he also wrote.

This film was very much an exploitation film, and I absolutely hated it. Kind of ironic that one of my favorite directors working today also created one of my most hated movies. I felt the movie was excessively violent with absolutely no point. It was vulgar, disgusting, grating and completely unwatchable. I have never given this movie a second viewing.

Surprisingly, even with the bad taste still lingering on my palate, I was oddly curious about Zombie’s follow-up to Corpses – 2005′s The Devil’s Rejects. Rejects was like a film straight from the era of 70′s filmmaking – it was gritty, raw, disturbing, and hard to watch. Unlike with Corpses, I was extremely impressed by Zombie’s ability to transport back in time and make you feel as if this movie was from a different century. It was also a completely different movie than its predecessor. Zombie took the film on a different tangent, and while I will admit, Rejects is not a movie I care to watch over and over (nor do I own on DVD), I walked away from it with a new respect for Zombie. While it wasn’t my type of movie, I had to give Zombie heavy praise for his vision.

I knew exactly what he was going for with the movie, and he succeeded. I could also see his growth as a director since Corpses. They have been showing Rejects frequently on the IFC on Dish Network, so I’ve managed to catch pieces of it here and there and I’m reminded why Zombie is such a good director.A year or so later, Dimension hired Rob Zombie to helm a remake of the original Halloween. When I heard the news I was excited, because I knew that Zombie would bring a unique take on the dying series, something that could have easily faltered in someone else’s hands. I followed the movie closely through the stages of production, and lucky for me Rob Zombie is very hands-on with his fans.

He constantly updates his MySpace/Twitter/Facebook accounts with news and tidbits about his experiences on the film, how things are progressing, etc. Not many directors are this interactive, and you get the feeling that Zombie thinks about EVERY little detail in his films. He doesn’t simply film a scene, he focuses on every little detail in the background, even things you don’t see in the final film. His unique touch is everywhere.As for his 2007 take on Halloween, I loved it, and it quickly became one of my favorite all-time movies. Many people absolutely hated the movie, and the critics were not very kind either. I don’t care what anyone says – I will defend this movie until the end. Hence why I was overjoyed when Dimension Studios announced Zombie would be back to pen and direct the sequel.

I couldn’t have asked for better news.I waited about six months for this movie, and thankfully I was not disappointed. I was able to catch Rob Zombie’s Halloween II in theaters this past weekend, and while it took me awhile to become accustomed to the direction Zombie was taking the movie in, I will say now that it is raw, hopeless, gritty, and completely depressing, and I loved every second of it.In Halloween II, which is set one year after the original, all of the returning characters have been severely affected his Michael Myers’ rampage in the first film. Rightfully so, after what they went through. All to often in horror movie sequels, the characters tend to gloss over things from their past (the exception being Sidney Prescott as played by Neve Campbell in the Scream trilogy).

Laurie Strode, played fantastically by Scout Taylor-Compton, lost her friends and her parents in the first movie. No way that girl could ever possibly be okay. Not to mention psychotic tendencies run in her bloodstream (she is the long lost sister of Michael Myers). Zombie’s take on Laurie is that of a bipolar, nightmare-plagued, puddle of emotions who is hysterically crying one moment and then throwing herself into reckless partying jags the next. She is completely unhinged, and you can almost feel the desperation she displays. She lashes out at everyone around her, and her trippy, intricate nightmares add a surreal, unsettling vibe to the proceedings. She now lives with her best friend Annie (Danielle Harris), who also survived Myers’ attack, and Annie’s father sheriff Brackett (Brad Dourif, excellent in his role). I really enjoyed the surrogate family aspect with these three, and Harris (who is beloved by Halloween fans for her original turn as Jamie Lloyd in Halloween 4 and 5) takes on the motherly role in Laurie’s life.

There is obvious strife between the two girls, once best friends who have been so obviously scarred by the earlier events. Though Taylor-Compton is the central focus here, I really felt that Harris was the heart of the film. SPOILER ALERT: I knew Annie was going to die in this movie, but I didn’t expect it to be as sad as it was. She dies in Laurie’s arms, and the image of the two girls crying as Annie lay naked on the bathroom floor, was absolutely heartbreaking. Not many horror movies have moved me as this scene did. Bravo to Rob Zombie for his directing during this touching scene. It could have easily been another throwaway slasher death but he raised the bar here.As far as the rest of the cast, Tyler Mane is back as the imposing Michael Myers. Malcom McDowell also returns as Dr. Samuel Loomis, and he has also been changed by the events.

Loomis is now a vain, pompous jerk, looking to capitalize on the massacre with a new tell-all book. Only in the final reel does he have a flash of conscience and resort to his old Loomis-like behavior. Laurie also has two new friends (or should I say Myers’ fodder), played by Brea Grant and Angela Trimbur, and neither one of them is overly annoying or unrealistic. It rings true that Laurie would befriend girls such as these given her reckless personality. She is no longer the straight edge she was in the first movie, and instead of hanging out with cheerleaders she is now spending time with the punk rock girls. Completely fitting. There are a few cameos sprinkled throughout the movie, but none of them are distracting.As I mentioned earlier, it took me awhile to fall into the stride of this movie. Once I realized Zombie was going in a completely different direction as the last movie, I embraced it. The two Halloweens can be compared to House of 100 Corpses and The Devil’s Rejects in terms of the tonal shift.

I left the theater feeling somewhat drained and depressed, and trust me, as a horror movie fan who enjoys spending weekends watching horror flicks through Netflix and on SyFy, it takes a lot for one movie to affect me in such a way. I applaud Zombie for doing what he did here, and I know many fans are going to be split on this one. Many are going to absolutely hate the direction he took this one, while others, like myself, will embrace the change. After all, with a series like Halloween that had gotten stale after eight films, they needed someone who was going to step in and completely change the dynamic. Zombie did that, and while I highly doubt he will be back for more (Halloween 3-D was just announced as being on the fast track for summer 2010), I would be completely open to him returning once more. Hopefully whoever fills in the director’s chair for the next one is up to the challenge.

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Book review: Zombie Survival Guide

Tuesday, October 5th, 2010

This is a book review of the “Zombie Survival Guide” by Max Brooks. ISBN: 1-4000-4962-8 The music used is freely available at music.download.com. It’s “The Beast. Part 2″ from N’Kaado.
Video Rating: 5 / 5

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Q&A: Is this book review ok that i wrote? (year 9 english)?

Sunday, October 3rd, 2010

Question by ..♥..: Is this book review ok that i wrote? (year 9 english)?
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Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Halloween Havoc, was written by Diana G. Gallagher and was published in 1997. This novel is about a girl named Sabrina who is a teenage witch trying to fit in socially and deal with high school whilst hiding the fact that she is a witch from her peers.

It is Halloween and no one in Sabrina’s neighbourhood is throwing a Halloween party. So, after excessive amounts of begging, Sabrina’s aunts allow her to throw a party at their house. Sabrina and her best friend Jenny spread the word about the Halloween party attempting to get as many people as possible to attend and to hopefully become more popular. When they tell Libby Chestler, the most popular and snobby girl in school that they are having party, Libby takes advantage of the arisen situation and tries her best to manipulate it.

On the night of the party only Sabrina’s two closest friends Jenny and Harvey show up . It had turned out that Libby decided to throw her own party and everyone decided to go to hers. But with a little bit of magic Sabrina’s aunt Vesta, a real witch, some of her friends over including zombies, mummies and Frankenstein. Before long everybody is partying at Sabrina’s house. Sabrina tries desperately to hide the truth about her magic family from all her friends at the party.

Beyond doubt this was an amusing book that gave me many laughs. It explored the themes of peer pressure, truthfulness and loyalty of friends and fitting in. I enjoyed this book because I could relate to the problems Sabrina had to face as a teenager in high school. I recommend and strongly urge for teenagers between the ages of 13-16 to read this book for some lighthearted and free reading.

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