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My Ranking of the MCU's Phase One Films
With Infinity War now out on DVD, I thought it would be a great time to look back at the road that led us here. After I watched Avengers: Infinity War, I rewatched the entire MCU from the very beginning. I will admit I did it in release order and not chronological order (you can eviscerate me in the comment section below). During my two-month rewatch of the MCU, I came to realize how much Phase One is overlooked now.
By Steve Brewer7 years ago in Geeks
Top 10 Anime Heroes Turned Villains
They went to the dark side and never looked back. Welcome to WatchMojo.com and today we are counting down our picks for the "Top 10 Anime Heroes Turned Villains."
By WatchMojo7 years ago in Geeks
'War of the Worlds' Review
Do you ever come across that one movie where you hear bad reviews from countless different places, but you still want to watch it anyway? This scenario has happened to me a couple times, but the most recent example was Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds. I've heard this film is boring, stupid, lazy, clumsy, messy and downright terrible. I'm here to tell you that I had an amazing time with this movie. Sure, some moments can be a little cheesy and there are some inconsistencies in terms of the aliens and their 'plan' but this is still an excellent, exciting, entertaining and terrifying movie.
By Brandon Wettig7 years ago in Geeks
Stephen King & the Ambiguously Gay Trope
The collected work of Stephen King reads as a who’s who of strange monsters, bone-chilling villains, and the characters created within the cycle of his classic tropes. King is not only famous for his unique way with words and amazingly horrific stories but also for his staple line-up of tropes/vintage plot devices and characteristics. Authors and writers are bound to have their own assorted line-up of personal tropes or stereotypes. King’s are a huge part of the charm he has as a writer and storyteller. They act as a familiarity to let the reader know the novel their reading is a true King masterpiece. It’s part of what makes the man so great and his work so special. Most of King’s readers or fans of his films are able to recognize some of his more well-known character tropes. Most notably in his writing one can easily find a religious character, an alcoholic, a writer, childhood bullies and more. One that flies under the radar but is very apparent in his work are the undertones of homosexuality between chosen characters. Looking at characters from just three of King’s most popular stories; The Body, The Long Walk, and IT, it becomes clearer to see this interesting character relationship/trait that has been included in multiple stories of his.
By Jaime Burbatt7 years ago in Geeks
Disney-fied: 'The Little Mermaid'
The Little Mermaid is one of my favorite Disney characters of all time because of her red hair, her curiosity and the way she does things herself even though she is told she should not/can't and she was only 16 when all of the events that changed her life forever.
By Ada Zuba7 years ago in Geeks
'Fairy Tail' Season 9
Finally! October has come and with it brings many, many amazing animes that premier this month. Among one of them is Fairy Tail's last season, or better known as season 9. It has been a long-awaited season and with it the story wraps up of our favorite guild members. Many fans are aware that the manga has finished and the new spin-off was released this summer in the continuance of the last manga chapter of Fairy Tail. Just because the manga has ended does not discourage fans. As a matter of fact, many fans have been in an enthusiastic uproar of the new season.
By G.B7 years ago in Geeks
Reasons Why Ross and Emily Were Never Meant to Be
There were so many signs coming up that Ross and Emily were never meant to be. Their relationship was moving too fast. It happened so fast that even Ross' friends thought it was too fast. When he talks to Joey and Chandler, he comes up with this crazy idea for them to move into together and Chandler claims he's had a relationship with a milk carton that lasted longer. That was an obvious giveaway if you have something molding away in your fridge longer than your relationship has even existed, then slow down! Ross was not ready. When he asked Emily to move in and she says it would be different if we were getting married. Ross just drops down and proposes right then and there without any planning and without a real wedding ring. This is was a spur of the moment thinking and it was not something they both talked about extensively. Emily was clearly still in love with Colin. Colin and Emily got married not too long after Ross' divorce, which probably meant she was not fully committed to Ross in the first place. Emily not liking Rachel. If someone told me that I had to get rid of one of the people closest to me, they would be out the door and my life so fast. Ross, however, seriously contemplates cutting Rachel out of his life. That did not make it fair for Rachel nor Ross. Ross not thinking. He did not think to go away to Vermont with a person he just met. He did not think when he proposed. He did not think when he wanted to impress her with rugby. Some people may think that's because he was in love, but he was more in love with the idea of her. Parents. During the wedding weekend, the parents of Monica and Ross did not want to pay to refurbish the Waltham's house. They had an argument before the wedding even happened. They had only met each other once before the wedding. Waltham's did not see eye to eye with the Geller's on the wedding set-up. Waltham's did not see this as a wedding as much as an opportunity to redecorate and refurbish their house. They were charging Jack for carpeting and other unnecessary things. The two families did not fit together. Ross was blindly getting rid of all of his stuff just for her and even his friends thought he was compromising too much to make a marriage work. They all saw he was clearly miserable with her. Ross saying Rachel's name. He clearly always wanted to have Rachel up there and Emily clearly knew that he always wanted Rachel even though she went through with the marriage and the wedding. Ross had reassured her time and time again. They are just friends. The food. Emily was complaining that the food was not right and that nobody understood what it meant for her to have a wedding of her dreams. The venue. The church was torn down early. That must have been the clearest sign that there ever was. If the church is being torn down, it's for the reason that the wedding was not meant to happen. The wedding nearly got called off when Ross explained to her that postponing the wedding was not an option, and if he had not talked to Monica, their wedding would have never happened. Where was Ben for Ross's big day? I get maybe he would just be in the way of the plot, but still. Ross saw Emily in her wedding dress before the wedding. Big no-no unless if you are doing that first look thing. Ross asked Carol and Susan to change their entire lives to make it work with Emily. Clearly, this was a relationship never meant to be. Monica tried on Emily's dress. Isn't there some kind of bad luck with that too for someone else to wear your wedding dress before you get married? Everything seemed broken from the start.
By Ada Zuba7 years ago in Geeks
Disney-fied: Rapunzel
Tangled is a great Disney movie with the iconic girl with long hair and her love of painting. The original tale, by the Brothers Grimm is much darker.
By Ada Zuba7 years ago in Geeks
PS4 Spider-Man Meets Superior Spider-Man! (Spoilers!)
Okay so we are getting into Spider-Geddon #0. Most of it was because the Spider-Man from the recently released PS4 game makes his first comic appearance. I just want to say really quickly that the Spider-Man game is absolutely amazing, and if you can you should really check it out. It is one of the best superhero video games I have played in quite a while. Before we go in any further there will be spoilers for both the Spider-Geddon #0 issue and the Spider-Man video game.
By Just a guy7 years ago in Geeks
Disney-fied: 'Snow White'
We are all familiar with the Disney's Snow White movie because it was one of the first films Disney had ever created. However, this charming tale was told much differently when it was originally written in 1812. Disney had taken a disturbing story and turned it into a family classic. I say "disturbing" because in this day and age you wouldn't want your little one to read this let alone relate to this.
By Ada Zuba7 years ago in Geeks
Commentary on 'Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?' by Joyce Carol Oates
Joyce Carol Oates wrote Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? to be set in the Southwestern United States during the 1960's. Connie, the main character, is transforming from a teenager into an adult and lives in a rural area, possibly in Tucson, Arizona. This era was a time of consistent breakthroughs of liberal freedoms, hence the splurge of social movements and experimentation with new lifestyles that many hadn’t had before. One event inspired Oates to write this horrifying story of an individual forced to make a life or death decision in an increasingly unpredictable society that would lead to a crucial decision of trust. Trust, for Connie, whirls her life toward a tragic end.
By M C7 years ago in Geeks
'We the Coyotes' Review
On Sunday 30, September I went to London to attend my first-ever film festival, The Raindance Film Festival. I enjoyed it thoroughly with it being the UK's biggest independent film festival, and whilst I was there I was privileged to watch the premiere of Hanna Ladoul and Marco La Via's fantastic film We The Coyotes.
By Dee Simone7 years ago in Geeks