All Good Things...

All good things are supposed to come to an end, right? Well, what about things that are super awesome? They evolve.

Yes my fellow nerds, we’re evolving here at G.N. And by evolving, I mean moving.

Generation Nerd has a great many changes headed its way and the first of those changes is that we are moving to a new home. A site that is far more advanced than Blogger (sorry) with many more options for us to grow and expand with. Right now we’re mid transition, the new site is up and functional, though shaky at best. So if you head on over to the link (that will be provided at the end of this post) you’ll see what we mean.

In addition to a new, badass looking home, we are going to start some new features with the G.N world that will ensure that you get your dose of Nerdom on a more regular basis. What those awesome features are, we’re not telling you… It would ruin the surprise, and then you may not come back.

Feel free to come on over to the new site, drop us a line, a comment, tell us if there are things that aren’t working properly.

Hope you enjoy.

New Hotness

Jurassic World

My initial thoughts when I heard Jurassic World was going to be a movie and the premise behind it.

"Oh great another cheesy Jurassic Movie, you would think after III they would have been like this is done."

And

"Why the #*$! would you combine a T-Rex with a Velociraptor whats next are you going to combine a Brontosaurus with that spitting dinosaur?

The months when by and I had all but forgotten about Jurassic World planning to wait until it was on HBO or Showtime.  But someone talked me into seeing it.

I am honestly glad I did go to see it.  The director Colin Trevorrow took great pains to bring back the concepts from The Original Jurassic Park that we all loved and mixed it nearly seamlessly with his new vision of the island.  You can spot all sorts of Easter Eggs from the original movie.  From the DNA strand Animation to the Bioengineer who helped create the original dinos on the island.  In the twenty two years that have transpired since the first movie.  A lot has changed on the island.  The Visitor Center has been recreated and relocated to further south of the island.  The Dinosaurs are no longer rampaging around the island.....yet.  They seem to really have their act together for the attractions..... Until....  They played god and created a new Dinosaur hybrid.  Smarter and bigger than a T-Rex without the visual limitations and MUCH MORE.  During inspection of the new beast.  The owner of the company decides to bring in Chris Pratt's character to see if there is anything that can be done to make the creature more docile and ready for the viewing pleasure of audiences.  Chris Pratt clearly does not like the idea and is quick to point out everything they have been doing since this thing's birth is wrong.  This is when the shit hits the fan and you find out only a small portion of what this new Dino can do.  

Chris Pratt's character Owen is an ex Navy guy who has been hired to handle and train the Raptors Blue, Charlie, Delta and Echo.  As the movie progresses you find out that Owen has been with the Raptors since they hatched having them imprinted on him and has trained them since they were hatchlings.  They are a pack with Owen as the Alpha and Blue as Beta.  Needless to say Owen is very good with the raptors and has come to form a sort of relationship with them.  Owen points this out to Claire (the chief of operations at Jurassic World) when he finds out that the new Hybrid Dino has been raised alone. 

Claire: "Your raptors were born in captivity."
Owen: "Yeah with siblings, so they learned social skills.  As well as me as I imprinted on them after they hatched.  The only relationship this thing has is with that crane cause it knows that is what brings it food."

Chris Pratt is clearly the glue that holds this movie together.  He commands the scene and keeps the plot on focus while spouting out witty lines all the while.  I was quick to drop the fact that he was Star-Lord and could easily believe him as this Dino Expert/Trainer.

Overall I give this movie an 8 out of 10.

The movie is well paced, very believable.  There is some sections of it that leave you going ummm that was easily avoidable.  It brought back a lot of fun memories from the first movie and brought in scenes from the first movie only with a 22 year old growth on it.  You should defiantly go out and see this movie you will be glad you did.

Cooking with Hiei 2

Please note that this is not an exact recipe the contents change daily and I am ever improving on the taste.

What you will need
1 Shallot
Sea Salt Grinder
4 Seasons Pepper Grinder
Gulden's Spicy Brown Mustard (Or Yellow whichever you prefer)
Honey
Balsamic Vinegar
Extra Virgin Olive oil

What you need to do
Dice and chop half of the shallot or the whole shallot depending your preference to it. Once chopped place into a small measuring cup. From this step grind the salt and pepper on top perferably one to two grinds for each. Pour in 1 to 2 teaspoons of the Gulden's mustard. Pour in about 1 to 1 and a half teaspoons of honey. Drizzle in Balsamic Vinegar, then drizzle and whisk in extra virgin olive oil. This should make about 1/3 cup of dressing (at least that is what my measuring cup told me) pour dressing over the salad and mix to coat the salad. Enjoy.

If you want to kick it up a bit chop in some garlic with the shallots. Please remember that this recipe changes practically daily. Please give this dressing a try and tell me what you think.

Thank you for reading and enjoy.  If you make this.  Tell me what you think or variations you made.

Sherlocked

Before I get into my late review of this show.  Allow me just a moment to bring you up to speed on one of my favorite fictional characters.  From the time I had stories read to me and the time I could read.  I was enthralled at a young age by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes.  The worlds greatest detective.  I remember listening to the tales of the detective and than later reading some of them.  Sherlock Holmes was brilliant, cunning, witty and all round amazing.  Sherlock was the bases for many modern day detective stories.  I hope you enjoy.

Sherlock, co-created by Steven Moffat (Doctor Who) and Mark Gatiss (Also plays Mycroft Holmes in the show).  The two have taken the old tales of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and brought them into the 21st century.  Retelling them and making them fit in seamlessly into our everyday world.  The seasons are short but each episode is and hour and a half long.  This works perfectly for this show.  How?  Well lets start with Benedict Cumberbatch.  The man brings this modern day Sherlock to a whole new life.  His mannerisms, his inflections, the way he moves about the scene.  Playing off the superiority that is Sherlock Holmes to the point where you want to punch him and congratulate him at the same time. 

"I am a high functioning Sociopath, do your research." Sherlock

With an impecible memory and the ability to deduct minuet details to figure out crimes is uncanny and given who he is.  You can believe he will  nit pick and analyze the scene and possibly you.  He is the smartest man in the room and he knows it...... Unless of course his older brother Mycroft is in the room.  Than it is a battle of wits that would make even the most seasoned psychiatrist's jaw drop. 

But who can you pair with this man.  Why none other Dr. John Watson (Martin Freeman The Hobbit Bilbo Baggins).  Back from the war in Afghanistan.  Watson is looking for a place to stay and not content to living at his sister's place.  Watson starts off the series slow and with a limp which is Psychosomatic as Sherlock quickly points out and than later proves.  They (Sherlock and Watson) have a very tense relationship even from the start.  They have a relationship that quickly blooms into one you would see between best friends.  The tension between them makes for great conversations and for moments when you think for just a split second that Watson is going to punch Holmes in the face.

Overall with the seasons only being 3 episodes long.  I highly recommend you going out and watching this show.  ESPECIALLY if you are fans of the books and movies.... Sorry Robert Downy Jr...... But you have been replaced as best Holmes.
 

You've Got To Be Joking...

Oh, I just think that I’m so punny... Lol.

By now you’ve all been made painfully aware of Jared Leto as The Joker? Well… Here’s a brief opinion from me, Andi.

No, no, no, no, oh, no.

I love Jared Leto, I love the music he comes out with, and I’m not blind, he’s beautiful. He’s a talented young man with a lot of skill and promise. However… Jared Leto… As The Joker? My brain can literally not handle this. I’ve seen the pictures for days now, And under the makeup I can still see Jared. But I can’t see Jared as The Joker. Make sense? I am absolutely okay with the two entities as something separate, but together, Leto as The Joker, I’m very, very skeptical of.

Now, like I said, he’s a talented young man and I’ve honestly got my fingers crossed that he does a great job… I just wish I was able to say I was more hopeful for that. I will however, say that I am very interested to see Margot Robbie as Harley. If ya’ll have a picture, a real picture, send it my way.

What do you guys think of the casting for The Suicide Squad so far? I’d love to know!

Youtube Has Taken Down a Great Show

Within the last couple of months a GREAT Webisode show on YouTube has sprung up and captured the nerdy hearts of many.  Melissa Hunter's Adult Wednesday Addams.  The show follows the life of Wednesday Addams after leaving the Mansion in order to follow her own path.  Each Wednesday, Wednesday Addams takes on a different problem.  Ranging from meeting her potential new roommates, to interviewing for a job and taking on a protestor at an Abortion Clinic.  All the while using her clever and witty barbs and manipulating the situation to her favor.  Melissa Hunter (Wednesday) has captured the spirit and overall power that is Wednesday and made it her own. 

But YouTube has taken down the show for copyright infringement.  Melissa is currently in the process of getting the show back on the air.  So to her I say good luck and hope to see you as Wednesday soon.

The only way I know how to show support is by doing something like this.  Making my readers aware of the situation so that they can reach out to their friends.  Show your support by telling YouTube you want to see More Adult Wednesday Addams.  A collective of voices can grow strong by talking about the same thing.

Thank you for reading and I implore you to show Melissa Hunter support in anyway you can.

If you liked this or want to comment than please do so.

Thank You for reading

Hiei

Mortal Kombat!! (You know you just yelled it like the song...)

Let’s start this off by saying that I have always, always been a fan of Mortal Kombat games. Perhaps in part to the fact that my mother refused to allow me to play them as a child… Which just meant that I played as hard as I could at anyone’s house that had the games, or in any arcade format that I could get my hands on. I of course always favored the female characters, Sonya having been my favorite for the absolute longest time. Girl power and all… Thanks Spice Girls. So when I first read about MKX coming out I looked into what characters were going to be available to me. Sadly I didn’t see some of those that I have come to love, Li Mei being one of them. I was bummed out that I would have to once again learn all of these new fancy characters and their stories and moves.

I can honestly say that the story mode is worth playing! The story is in depth, well thought out, and expertly executed. And the new characters that I had made myself worry about, are actually rather playable. My favorite being Sonya’s daughter, Cassie Cage; she’s a quick spitfire with hard hitting moves. MKX has followed in the ways of the previous games and brought back the Xray moves, each specifically designed per character. The fatalities are just as gruesome as ever; blood and guts galore. There are multiple styles of playing within the story mode. It really is a story, you do a lot of watching cut scenes and learning the background, but within there is also quick hitting trigger buttons and plenty of fights. You aren’t limited to just playing the side of the good guys, some of the fights you are the ‘bad guy’ characters. Though, this does at a certain level of predictability within the game.

The more I play into the story mode the happier I keep getting. For as upset as I was about not having some of my favorite characters as playables, it is still nice to see them in the story mode. And it seems that the further into the story mode I’m getting the more characters that are showing up. Did they forget absolutely any of them? So far, the answer has been ‘no’. – Side note… I googled it… There’s a lot missing, I think I was just being biased based on those that I actually liked

Each level has a predetermined limit of features that are able to be interacted with. Some designed to help you distance yourself from your opponent, whereas others help damage the others by throwing pots, flinging ashes, and even tossing old ladies (my personal favorite right there.). Maybe my mind is a bit more twisted than it should be, but some of the interactions are just laughable.

Now. I haven’t played through the game fully, nor do I wish to give away any plot spoilers, but I will say that this game is well worth the money. I think the only grievance I have had with the game so far is the way that they’ve handled the Krypt. And it isn’t even so much how you use the krypt, it is just the movement in which you go through the krypt. Minus that, I don’t really have anything negative to say about the game thus far… And I hope that it’ll stay that way.

Fast forward like 2 hours or so and I beasted through the entire story line. I still say it was a good story line. I still approve of everything. Now, me being me I do wish that the story line would have been longer. However on the other side of the same coin if they had made it longer, it may have felt drawn out.

Let me know what ya’ll think of the game if you’ve played it. Or if you have intentions of playing the game! I had fun with it. I’d love to know what ya’ll think!

Cooking with Hiei

My favorite way to cook Corned Beef and Cabbage

What you will Need

one or two nice Sized Nathan's Corned Beef Brisket
A Twelve or Six pack of your favorite beer.
Water
Potatoes
Cabbage
Onions
Carrots

Open Brisket Package, Rinse off brine thoroughly (unless you like your Corned Beef really salty)
Place Brisket in a cooking pot or a Dutch Oven
Use 1 bottle of your favorite beer and pour over the Brisket fill the rest of the pot with water to submerge the brisket by 2 inches. Add the seasoning packet from the package the brisket came in.

Bring to boil and than let Simmer for 4 to 5 hours

Flip Brisket every hour.  (have additional hot water ready to pour in should the liquid boil out)

At the last 20 mins of cooking add Onions, Carrots, Cabbage and Potatoes. (This part is optional)

Remove briskets after the 20 minutes with the Onions, Carrots, Cabbage and Potatoes.

Cut Brisket Against the Grain and Serve.

If you want to be bold try roasting your potatoes and carrots and boil the cabbage.  But hey that is up to you. 

I hope you enjoy and if you cook this.  Tell me what you think or take pictures of the results.  :)

My Theories on Game of Thrones

Today is a post I like to call GAME OF THRONES THEORIES

Welcome readers to my first ever theory post.  In where I try to explain my reason of thinking behind certain things.  Today I want to talk about The Bastard Stark.  Jon Snow

Through out book one you are thrown into the fact that Jon Snow is The Bastard of Eddard Stark and Wylla (Why-La) of House Dayne.  Or so we are led to believe.  I think Jon Snow is much more than we are led to believe and closer to a certain character in lineage on the wall.  I believe Jon Snow to be the true heir to the Iron Throne.  Thats right I believe in reality Jon Snow is the Son of Lyanna Stark and Rhaegar Targaryen. 

This is why I think this.  Remember in book one when Ned and Robert are feasting on the Kingsroad and reminiscing of the past, Robert brings up some girl Ned had mentioned named Wylla.  But Here is the kicker Wylla was never described to Robert by his best friend who was like a brother to him.  It was also during the trip south to bring Lyanna's remains to Winterfell that we find out that Lyanna had Eddard swear to keep a secret and Eddard not only brought home his supposed bastard but his sister's dead body as well.. 

It is because of this I believe that Wylla of House Dayne is not real and a story told to keep the secret of his sister dying in birthing Jon Snow (Targaryen).  It is also why I believe Eddard commands his wife never to speak of the other woman because it reminds him of the lie he invented to keep his sister's secret.

Or I could just be as mad as The Mad King

But hey.  It's just a theory...... A Game of Thrones Theory.

Furious 7

A review by HieiYYH2

As a fan of this franchise, overall I have mixed feelings on this installment.  On some levels it was great and unfortunately on others.  I found it bad.  But I shall delve into that shortly.  Let me first say that this movie was a very good send off for the actor known as Paul Walker.  He died in a car accident before the movie was completed a moment in time which rocked both the fan base and the cast and crew of the franchise.  Paul Walker like most of the cast had been in every installment of the series save for Tokyo Drift.  Paul Walker will be missed and the Tribute to him at the end of the movie was both fitting and moving.

FORWARD AND ONWARD

(If you do not want spoilers please skip to the second paragraph)

The movie opens with Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) visiting his now crippled little brother Owen Shaw (Luke Evans) in a London Hospital.  Vowing to take down the team who crippled Owen, Deckard proceeds out of the hospital as the opening credits roll with the destruction caused by Deckard getting to his brother.  Jump cut to Dom and Letty as they travel the dessert to reach Race Wars an event in which they created apparently together.  After a brief race and a reunion with Hector we jump to Brian who looks ready to get into a race only to pull out to reveal he is a family man driving a mini-van.  We are than taken to the office of Hobbs as he is filing away paper work or some such office duty with his really loud sounding stamp and the Brazilian beauty from Fast Five whom receives a letter of recommendation from Hobbs to transfer to another agency.  It is never really said as to what she will be doing.  Hobbs walks back inside to find Deckard Shaw at his desk.  And than begins in my opinion.  The Best fight in the entire movie.  You have two brilliant action heroes fighting each other and Deckard Shaw proving you don't have to be big to win a fight by dealing crazy damage with his martial arts skills.  When Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson layth the Rock Bottom on Statham it was a thing of beauty and I was hoping against hope Rock would roll over and get up and lay down the People's Elbow.  But alas we are not treated to two of Rock's finishers.  The fight ends with Rock saving his friend from an explosion and being blasted out the window and onto a car putting big bad Hobbs on the sidelines.  The movie progresses to the point of where we left off from Fast Six with Han's death at the hands of Deckard Shaw and an extension to it with 1327 in LA being blown sky high.  I will go no further as I have spoiled enough of the beginning.

While I can appreciate this movie on a certain level on another I feel that it should have waited another year or two and respect the wishes of the director who has been a major part of the franchise from the beginning.  Taking the Director's chair is James Wan the director of the Saw movies.  He does do somethings right in following Justin Lin's style for the movies.  But adding his own style just made the movie seem rushed and jumpy instead of flowing and smooth.  There was A LOT of jump cuts and cutting in of Stock Footage from the older movies to tie together the story but it just seemed out of place in say the scenes involving Lucas Black's character from Tokyo Drift you can clearly tell the difference nine years makes in a character.  I can apprechiate the homage to the older film but if you are going to continue it from that point like nothing happened..... just redo the scene cut the actors who didn't return (Shad Moss) and (Nathalie Kelley) use Moss's voice for the Challenge but just keep the camera focused on Black and than do the race between Sean and Dom and than have the part where Sean gives Dom the necklace.  You would have had a much more believable scene instead of having Black suddenly age nine years.  And you would have saved on budget from having to pay the other two actors royalties for their likeness in the film.  Now we move to the new element of the story...... Kurt Russel.  While from a stand point of Russel being a cinema icon he was terrible for the role and didn't take it seriously at all.  Russel felt very cartoonish and just a means to get another well known actor into your film.  Russel was a huge disservice to the film in general.  What was with the Beer.  Of all things promoting a Belgian beer made by monks and Corona in a supposedly serious and secret government agency is just disarming and highly unbelievable for the character and what it stands for.  There is product placement and then there is just straight up derailing a scene to promote your sponsor. 

I did however enjoy the aspect of the hunter program introduced while realistically it would be unbelievable but from a cinema stand point and what the characters deal with.  It isn't all that far fetched.  It adds a sense of urgency and importance to why the characters need to save the creator and gives them a way to find the person who is putting down their teammates.

Overall I have to say that this installment of the franchise does not make it into my top three favorites for this series.  It is near the bottom.  There is many scenes that feel rushed, out of place and down right foolish.  James Wan did a sub par job on this film and I feel he should go back to pandering to his Saw fans.  I also feel that this movie should have waited another year or two in order to give Justin Lin time to come back like he had planned too, and the movie would have probably been better.

Fan stand point this movie was fun and enjoyable.  I give it a 7 out of 10.

From a critic Stand point..... I give this movie a 5 out of 10.  It is a passable movie but it is clearly rushed even more so by the death of a main actor.  This movie could have been done so much better and it is a shame to see this Series knocked down so low after a much better 5th and 6th movie before it.

Thank you very much for reading and I hope you enjoy.  Despite my review I do suggest that you go out and watch this movie for some good mindless fun.

Tech Services If You Please

Hey guys. 

Some of you know, and some of you don't. But aside from being a super hero by night... I am a computer technician by day. I work for a bug company that has a lot of stupid rules in regards to what we can and cannot do. For that specific reason I have started my own little company of sorts. 

The company I work for currently doesn't allow for any tutorials or lessons for customers who don't understand computers. They would rather charge an 'hourly labor fee' of almost $80 in place of what could be a $30 half an hour tutorial depending on what someone needs to be taught. The company I work for, in my absolute honest opinion, just like any other large corporation only wants the money; they don't care if they are over charging their customers because they know that the customer will pay. 

So I'm at the point where I am creating my inventory list, the list of services that I will offer my clients and want to make sure that I'm not overlooking anything. 

If there were a local tech service near you; what services would you like to see offered?

Hiei's Top Ten Boss fights

How do you describe level achievement.  Do you describe it as how many trophies or achievements you unlocked?  Or are you old school like I am and you find your mastery of gaming put to the test by the Boss of a level or a game?  Welcome readers to another Top Ten List.

BOSS FIGHTS!!!!!!!!!!

Going from 10 to 1 this countdown style list will be accompanied by why I placed them where I did.

IT'S NUMBER X

Super Mario World Bowser: Ahhh yes the shades of the first game I took seriously. Hours on hours.  Days on days.  Watching my brother beat levels better than I ever could..... But than it happened.  I found entrance into the final castle.  MY JOURNEY WAS NEAR AN END..... Once you mastered the castles various paths you come to King Koopa himself.  BOWSER!!!!!!!!! (Insert god chorus music) and the battle begins you have to figure out how to beat him.  It was a satisfying day when i finally beat that game too.  I placed this at number 10 because of the Nostalgia and the challenge it serves for young gamers.

NUMBER IX

The Addams Family on Super Nintendo The Wacky Scientist:  The game itself is fun and pretty to look at.  A much improved version of it's NES counter part.  The super version is far more responsive and better to to handle.  Pugsley's boss The Wacky Scientist.  Was my favorite boss and as I found it challenging especially the level leading up to the boss.  Once I finally beat him I felt elated and the response you get from Pugsley is hilarious.

NUMBER VIII

Your Rival From Poke'Mon Blue and Red:  Yes yes I know the game is childish, I know it is a big game of Rock Paper Scissor.  But the build up is amazing.  You fought through the Eight Gyms, you mastered Victory Road, and than you got to face down the Elite Four only to find out you are not yet champion..... You had to fight your rival.  All of your training all of your defeating your rival gets test one last time...... Or you could glitch out the game and get unlimited Rare Candy and get level 100 pokemon and make the game a cake walk.  Or. You can show your skills as a PokeMon Master and create a team that decimates all. 

NUMBER VII

Super Smash Brother's Melee Master Hand: So you have battled Link, Mario, DARK LINK, MARTH,..... Kirby yeah.  You mastered the story mode and you fight The Master....HAND!!!  Yeah a hand, supposedly the hand of the creator of the game himself.  Methodical like a conductor this maniacal instrument of doom.  It is a fight you will never forget.

NUMBER VI

Star Fox Andross:  Welcome to the FX Graphics of Star Fox a rail shooter unlike any other.  The graphics while a 3D looking version of something out of Atari it was none the less appealing.  You fight your way through boss after boss till you reach Andross, the boss will test your limits and than some.  You have to show your mastery of skills learned through out the game and be bold and daring to get in those timely shots.  But once you see the boss go down, you know, you have become a master.

NUMBER V

The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess: Skull King:  This battle was down right FUN.  shortly after getting the anicent gear tool.  You are treated to a boss battle that feels like it is right out of Tony Hawk Pro Skater. WITH A SWORD!!!! Oh man was this boss fight fun.  I was so tempted to replay the temple again to fight the boss again.

NUMBER IV

Guitar Hero Three Satan:  The rhythmic guitar game that made rock star wannabes drool.  Satan was one boss fight that was both challenging and fun.  Instead of star power you got power ups to mess with Satan's playing ability.  Laughingly fun, and extremely tough given the learning curve and level of ability the players had to have to make it that far.  When Satan uses the same power ups on you to throw off your game ohhhh man will you want to smash your guitar into the ground out of fustration.  But with time and diligence and super mad skills and maybe the blessing of the rock gods themselves.  When you beat Satan you can proudly say you stood upon the mountains of hell and slain the beast.

NUMBER III

Devil May Cry 3 Cerberus: A strange and challenging battle to be sure.  You fight the legendary guardian of Hades himself in order to gain entrance into the Tower of Temen-ni-gru in order to find and face down your Twin brother to stop him from entering hell in order to claim the sword of your father.  For new players Cerberus is one tough cookie to fight.  Three heads, ice shooting toward you and from the ceiling.  Early on you are tested and shown how much you will need to learn in order to master the many many skills of Dante Sparda.

NUMBER II

Megaman 2 Airman:  Labeled as one of the toughest bosses in Megaman 2, air man is a PAIN IN THE You know what.  His patterns are tough and couple that with being sucked in toward the boss itself.  If you are not a seasoned Megaman player you will rage, you will curse and you will throw your controller in the air in fustration...... Until you figure out Airman's Weakness  The leaf shield.  Once you beat Air Man, you will feel like you can jump right on over to Wily's Castle and take down the big bad doctor.

Before we get to  Number 1 lets recap
10. Bowser
9. Wacky Scientist
8. Your rival
7. Master Hand
6. Andross
5. Skull King
4. Satan
3. Cerberus
2. Airman


ITS!  NUMBER I

Out of all the possible bosses, all of which provide excellent challenges all of which give you the satisfaction of making you rage to the point of quitting.... Who can provide you with the ultimate challenge....

Final Fantasy VI Kefka:  The seemingly harmless clown who you fight in the beginning of the game, under that happy face lays a nihilist sociopath who wants nothing more than to watch the world burn.  How do you try to get someone who cares about nothing see reason..... You can't and at one point he succeeds so when you finally ascend to top to face down Kefka one last time, the battle is both beautiful and hauntingly sad. 

I hope that you have enjoyed this list and I look forward to making another for you.

A chance to be on TV

Greetings gentle readers.  I have entered a contest on twitter..... To become a panelist on @Midnight Hosted by Chris Hardwick. For those of you who follow me on Twitter when you see twitter posts with the Hashtag PointsMe ( #PointsMe ) please Retweet and Favorite them.  :)  The more Likes I get the higher of a chance I shall have to get on @Midnight.

Posts so far

Only the strong stand up when you kick them hard in the junk.... that is when you realize.... they were on steroids. RUN! #PointsMe

So many of my greatest Ideas came from the voices in my head that sound the craziest..... The sane voices get shunned #PointsMe 

I'd tap that mana pool to do some direct damage on that chick. #PointsMe

For the love of god wash your lucky underwear! #PointsMe 

Grumpy Kitty Influenza #AdorableIllnesses #PointsMe

Kitten Pox #AdorableIllnesses #PointsMe 

The best way to get points is to go for the nuts.... right.... right... or was it.. Sweep the leg? #PointsMe 

It is only funny if it involves LeBron James ending up as the spokes person for Midol #PointsMe 

Focus

So, being so wrapped up in work means that I don’t get reviews up in a timely fashion… That sucks… However. A friend and I went to see the new Will Smith movie ‘Focus’. And here’s what I thought of it…

The movie is about Nicky (Will Smith) who grew up in the realm of con artists and became quite a successful one himself, having a team of other con artists that he works with on a regular basis; not to go for the big score to set yourself up for a life time, but to live a plush, comfortable life. Which seems to be a system that Nicky is accustom to. That is until Margot Robbie’s character, Jess comes into play. She’s a young woman who is trying to learn how to con people on a professional level, such as the level Nicky is already on. To her own mistake she takes him as a mark and is caught instantly. Jess is floored by Nicky’s skill and all but begs for him to train her; which she is of course a natural at. Things between Nicky and Jess become hot and heavy until he bows out feeling it to be the best for the both of them. Three years later, Nicky is working on a big deal when Jess falls back into the picture.

Overall… Plot was pretty predictable. Boy meets girl, boy falls for girl, there’s always a bump in the road, and then they live happily ever after. However, I can honestly say there were at least two twists that snuck up on me throughout the movie. Will Smith will forever be one of my favorite actors, whom I swear doesn’t age anymore. His character gets a few good one liners in there, and is certainly convincing in his role as a con artist, as he is meant to be of course. Margot Robbie, I’ve never seen any of the other movie’s that she has been in so I can’t really speak for her acting skill. However, the pair of them together with the subject matter and the scripting; I rather liked the movie, as did the friend that I went with. Of course it left us both wanting to learn how to remove someone’s wallet, or watch without them noticing; and also wondering how the hell someone wouldn’t notice their watch suddenly leaving their own wrist…
Gerald McRaney’s character was one of my favorites, even if he wasn’t meant to be the main character, nor a really liked character throughout the majority of the movie. He is very similar to someone that I work with and just all around the perfect grumpy old man of sorts. McRaney has, positively, the best line throughout the entire movie, and is involved heavily in one of the bigger plot twists (the one that I really didn’t see coming).

According to IMDB the movie was a 6.8 out of ten. Which is apt in my opinion, it wasn’t a stellar, mind blowing amazing movie; but it certainly wasn’t terrible. If you’re just looking for an interesting, albeit predictable movie, feel free to go see it. No one could ever go horribly wrong with the Fresh Prince afterall.

Thanks for reading, feel free to comment and tell me your opinion on the movie!

Top 10 Overrated Movies

Welcome one and all to a TOP TEN LIST

This list comprises of movies that were BOX OFFICE HITS but were subsequently Big Pieces of Shitaki Mushrooms.  

10. Transformers Series
9. Zoolander
8. TMNT (2007)
7. Titanic
6. Avatar
5. The Green Hornet
4. Funny People
3. Grown Ups 2
2. Twilight Series
1. 50 Shades of Grey

* please not that this list is my opinion and you are free to disagree with it

The D.U.F.F

The D.U.F.F

Welcome to my review of The Du…..  HOMER NO THIS ISN’T A REVIEW ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE BEER!!!  Ahem ….. The D.U.F.F

What does Homecoming mean for me?  Frankly I haven’t been to a homecoming since high school  so yeah there is that small detail.  This is a tween chick flick.  Albeit very awkwardly funny and for those of us who have been out of high school for a while….. prepare to have the floodgates of awkward moments in your life come rushing back to you.  Once the word Duff gets defined it brings to mind some of those random experiences where you felt like people were just using you to get something….. It is explained in the movie that even men can be Duffs… but we don’t call it that.. we call it wingman or diffuser.  A label placed a on friend that makes us “look better” or a gatekeeper to get our friends some points with potential dates.  Anyway you spin it, it can hurt or it can be a great asset.  

The D.U.F.F in of itself is a good movie with a great message.  Believe in and be yourself and your positive vibes will shine through.  It also sheds light on how to handle bullying of any kind.  The main character Bianca grew a lot in the short time we meet her.  She went from hard, to insecure and then to enlightened enough to realize it didn’t matter what happened in that moment.  She gained a confidence that not many of us could discover until we were way out of high school or in college.

The highlights of the movie came from the awkwardly funny situations Bianca puts herself in.  While attempting go from approachable to dateable.  I was skeptical going into the movie but by the end I found myself enjoying the film and having a good time laughing at the humor and story presented to me and my date.  It is a mixture of happy and fun and feeling bad for Bianca as she attempts to grow that makes this movie so appealing.  

If you are looking for a movie to bring your date to than take your date to see The D.U.F.F.  On a scale of 1 to 5 I give this movie a 4.  It has it’s moments but it is by no means the perfect film.  Some of the scenes just seem out of place and I feel if the directors added a bit more in certain places it would have been slightly more cohesive.   But be that as it may.  Go out and enjoy!

Thank you so much for reading please feel free to comment below and if you like what you read please feel free to read other reviews and stories by myself and the other authors.  

Last Review:  The Fifth Estate

Nerdist Podcast

I have decided that as of today I will be going over Podcasts and writing my thoughts on them. 

What better way to start off this weekly segment than by talking about Nerdist Podcast http://www.nerdist.com/podcast_channel/nerdist-podcast-channel/

This is a podcast started by Chris Hardwick, Jonah Ray and Matt Mira.  They have been going strong for five years.  Starting off as once a week, than twice a week, now three podcasts up a week.  Each podcast has great topics and great guests.  Ranging from Tom Lennon to Bill Gates and all the way to Sir Paul McCartney from the Beatles.  It is consistently entertaining and always fun to listen too.  When I was down with the flu, I had the podcast streaming on my iheart radio app on my tablet.  Even when they do hostful episodes (Episodes where all the guys get together) they are just as funny and fun to listen to as their guests.

I highly recommend you listen to this podcast.  ENJOY YOUR BURRITO!!!

*Enjoy your burrito is how Nerdist Podcast ends their podcast.

Please tell me what Podcast I should write about next week.  Leave suggestions in the comments. 

The Fifth Estate

A review by HieiYYH2

Disclaimer:  I am by no means condoning or praising the actions of the founders of Wiki-leaks I am simply reviewing a movie based on their story.  Now forward and Allons-y (It's french for Let's Go)

"A secret organization that fears information.  Historically not awesome."  Tony Stark from The Avengers.

The Fifth Estate a movie based on the raise and fall of the infamous information site named Wiki-leaks.  A site that mirrors a much more widely used and sited website called Wikipedia (though the credibility of information on Wikipedia is questionable at best.).  The movie shows us possibly a more monstrous underbelly of the world.  The premise of the movie while based on true events, dramatizes the lengths too which governments and organizations will go to silence those who would make public knowledge the dirty skeletons in their closets.  This albeit extreme case scenarios for a movie leaves open the door to some haunting questions.

1. How can you trust what you read or hear?

2. Is your sources credible?

3. What are those in power hiding that they would silence those who would call attention to them?

4. In a world where truth is distorted based upon the tellers beliefs and understanding.  How than do we know what is truth and what is heresy?

The flow of information has DRASTICALLY changed in the last thirty years.  It has gone from what we are told on TV and Newspapers.  To being able to find information on anything at just a few key strokes.  Information both public and private spread faster than you could ever possibly imagine my humble readers.

But.... As we delve deeper into this.... remember this my friends.

The truth of a matter is lost depending on who you speak to and who has the more convincing information.

The Fifth Estate opens with the downfall of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.  Moments after his speech to the world about the biggest leak of information in history.  It shows you Julian being driven off in a private car with one of his followers in the backseat.  And than as the car scene fades out we cut to two years earlier in Berlin.  

The story starts off with Wiki-leaks meager begins with an auditorium speech to a miniscule sized group at best.  Julian speaks to the crowd while his partner Daniel Berg looks on as Julian lures in a few of the listeners into his web.  "One Convert at a time."  Julian says as he and Berg exit the conference hall. At this point in the movie we are slowly being introduced to the magnetic charisma that is Julian.  He has information and knows how to use it to both intrigue and mystify you.  He shows time and again his ability to pull people to his side.  It is truly amazing to behold.

The Story also delves into the progression of Wiki-leaks from minor site to major pain the rear for many governments and companies.  Going even to the embarrassing story of Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin using her personal emails for what should have been on her government email.  Amongst many other stories.  As the story progresses it begins to show the darker side of this ripping back of the veil of secrets spun before our eyes by our governments and the companies in which we buy our products and place our money in.

"Give a man a mask and he will give you the truth." Oscar Wilde

It is in the crescendo of the story in which the real reason to which Wiki-leaks was ultimately torn asunder.  The incident involving a blank CD labeled only with the words Lady Gaga.  An item so unobtrusive was used to leak the biggest information leak in history and turned the world of Berg and Assange upside down and turned them on each other.

For the technical side of this review I have nothing but the utmost praise.  The script is well paced, the dialog between the characters is believable even the parts with Assange's psychobabble.  The music is fitting but doesn't over power or underplay the mood of the scene.  The characters themselves are believable and you feel for them.  You have a star studded cast with Benedict Cumberbatch as the lead role of Julian Assange it is a joy to watch.  The cast also leaves you both sympathizing and thinking on what will become of them as they go down their path.  When a movie can move you to question and think and not talk down to you like you are below the intelligence of the movie.  You know you have found a great film to watch.

I give this movie a 5 out of 5.  I highly recommend you go out and rent or buy or stream this movie.  Enjoy.

I thank you so much for reading and I look forward to bringing you my next piece

Andi's 2015

Well hello there nerds. How are you doing today? I hope you're all well.
This is going to be a quick rambling of what I'm promising to bring to the page for the year 2k15... Granted. I hate myself for typing it as 2k15, it physically hurts me... Apparently it is a lot harder to reach up and hit 0 than it is to hit k...
A.D.D Aside... Adam has made this fantastic youtube page for us, and I for one cannot wait to get started on using it to my advantage. Mwhaha! I subscribe to Loot Crate so you'll have to deal with my face and my often raspy voice as I unbox them with you! Though... I'm a wee bit over zealous and have already opened the 2 that I have in my home currently. The first... vlog? I suppose, that I'm going to do is going to cover November, and December's Loot Crates with a generalized showing of what is in it, and how fan girl excited I get over the most simple things. I hope to start filming for this later today if not tomorrow.
I'd also like to bring my specific brand of sass to the Nerdom (get it. kingdom, but not?) with various reviews of games, movies, TV shows and such. I'll try some products and give you guys my opinion on them. So long as there are promises not to start a witch hunt for me saying that a horrible movie wasn't really all that bad. Speaking of... I'll just do a quick review of the most recent movie I've seen...

Myself, and a small gathering of my home slices of pizza went to see Into The Woods... Hmm...
Now, let me start by telling you guys, that I did not do any research into the movie, I saw the previews, I saw the actors and figured it was a good idea. Well... Firstly... I didn't realize it was a musical. Which, I personally have no problem with, I'm a girl, we like these things, it happens. In most musical's I have seen in the past though, there is at least a decent amount of spoken word in the movie as well as singing. Not so much the case for Into The Woods. Almost every single word was sung. This movie takes your typical fairytales that we've all grown up with; Jack and the Beanstalk, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, all of those and kind of squishes them into one giant cluster of a movie. So you're following at least five to six different stories that are all happening and variously intertwining all at one time; all surrounded by nothing but music, constant music. Though, I will thoroughly praise the actors and actresses in the movie for their performances; the movie is already nominated for three Golden Globe awards. I give even extra credit to the actors and actresses who I didn't know could sing, Emily Blunt and Meryl Streep for example; hats off to ya'll. Johnny Depp, one of my all time favorites had a rather... interesting role in the movie. Interesting and short... His character was probably the absolute creepiest in the entire movie, singing a song that came across a bit too much on the pedobear side for me to get behind, though, it did still give me chills, thank you Mr. Depp. There was a song, a scene, chapter in the movie, in which Chris Pine, whom plays the prince, and his brother prince are singing about the women that they've fallen in love with. This scene was the most... over acted... ridiculous, oh my gosh there are no words in the English language for what happened in that scene... Just... Lots of laughter.
Despite the company I went to see the movie with, they've done many things right, the casting was on point, the acting fit the parts to a t. All in all I give the movie a thumbs up, though I wouldn't pay to see it in theaters. The movie itself is listed at 125 minutes long, though I felt it lasted longer than that. Most likely because we did the movie wrong and didn't use the bathroom first. The sets were clearly all via stage, the makeup and costumes were fantastic. All in all, thumbs up to Into The Woods.

And the harder I'm sitting here thinking about this movie, I do recall sometime in high school, all those many years ago, the musical being Into The Woods... Maybe. The shrill noise that accompanies the song where they actually say "Into The Woods" about a thousand and twelve times is starting to seem all too familiar. Whether that's from hearing it in the movie, or dredging up memories that I've clearly blacked out, I'm starting to wonder...

So there you have it. A promise of what is to come turned into a review for your viewing pleasure.
If you have seen this movie. Please let me know what you think about it. I'd love to hear your feedback.

Happy New Year Nerds. =)