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2Go Mad in Norfolk (2022)
Hilarious in all the right places
The 2Go Mad In Norfolk series has developed into an extremely popular podcast, which is the source of much amusement with its worldwide audiences as they listen to the hilarious, and often bizarre shenanigans that Nick and Andy get involved in and discuss. The adventures between these lovable twosome is certainly worth watching as it gives me "Idiot Abroad" vibes, which is one of my favourite comedy documentaries ever made. Very good editing, soundtrack and witty banter between the two polar opposites. Keep watching as they continue to make more with a second series that's bound to be better!!!
Mega Ape (2023)
The holy grail of bad movies
"Mega Ape" (2023) is a movie like no other that will leave you scratching your head, wondering why this movie was ever made in the first place. Director Dark Infinity (aka Dustin Ferguson from Amityville in the Hood) makes yet another iconic 'masterpiece' with terrible CGI, editing, sound, acting - the list is endless. There's some underacting from performers like Tom Sizemore (RIP) and Mel Novak, whereas there's some over the top acting by Bai Ling and Erik Russo. If you love iconic bad movies then this is for you. However if you're easily insulted by bad moviemaking then I would walk away from this. Story doesn't have much to offer neither.
Death Stranding (2019)
Meet me on the beach
I just finished the game and what better way to kill time while the credits roll to review this. What an explosive comeback from Kojima-San and his team behind Kojima Productions. Impressive cast, amazing soundtrack, beautiful motion-capture technology and the open world is truly something to behold. If you're a fan of Kojima then you'll be familiar with his quirks and ways of messing around with the player. It has a very similar gameplay to MGSV: The Phantom Pain.
This is not going to be a liked game worldwide. Some have already found it to be a "walking simulator" game with not much happening to thrill the audience. This is a game that's worth investing your time in. The story will confuse you from time to time but you've got to give it a chance as you play through. I didn't feel that everything was explained though, which made me feel like there wasn't a sense of closure to what the mystery of Death Stranding truly is. Maybe it's meant to symbolise certain things or something to make up for ourselves, but this is Hideo Kojima that we're talking about here! We need to be spoon-fed more with his work. I became addicted to the game and found it hard to put down. A great original piece of artwork! You certainly put Konami's heads to shame.
The Last of Us (2013)
In my books, the most perfect thing I've ever seen.
Okay, so this blew me away...
Never have I ever experienced a video game with such darkness, such beauty and such emotion all rolled into one until I played "The Last of Us" the first week it was released in the UK. I can say with such confidence that this is the first ever game that's made me cry, simply because of the performances. Troy Baker (Joel) deserves an Oscar! No hesitation there! I find it surprising how underrated this talented actor is, now that he's playing the infamous Joker in the Arkham prequel. Don't get me wrong, everyone is truly amazing as each scene goes by. But there's something about Baker's portrayal of Joel that makes you break down in sorrow and you generally feel for the character and what he goes through.
With the exception of the Metal Gear Solid franchise (Snaaaake!), this is also the only game that I've been playing non-stop ever since I bought it. It never gets old or boring that's for sure!
It's very cinematic too. It's beautiful imagery (you done it again Naughty Dog!) really captures eery, realistic atmospheres that builds some kind of never-ending nightmare, whenever Joel goes through the sewers, wrecked buildings or alleyways. It's unbelievably realistic with the lighting and movement of the trees etc.
What I love most about "The Last of Us" is purely the story. I'm all about stories, so this particular one really hits me hard every time I play it. I'd like to think of this one as a love story. Not a typical "in love" or romantic kind of love, but a love that you'd feel for another soul - so it's sweet. It's really a love between a father and daughter, even though Joel and Ellie obviously aren't related by blood. But as the story progresses, their bonding blossoms and develops that, so Joel really cares about her as any father would. 20 years after the infection outbreak, Joel is such an out of place man, becoming something he wasn't before, a walking weapon if anything who fears that emotion can get him killed. But meeting Ellie creates a mutual feeling he once had for his real-daughter Sarah before the outbreak and because of that, I really felt something for the two protagonists and it's one of the most convincing 'love' stories I've seen in a very long time... and it's from a video game!
I wish I could rate this higher than a 10. In my books, the most perfect thing I've ever seen. Beautiful in every single way, and every single person that I've recommended this game to, gets hooked into it as much as I do.
The Room (2003)
The Room: What more to say...
The Room has such a reputation of being one of the worst movies ever made by the infamous Tommy Wiseau. However I really disagree. I've seen so many bad movies (The Stuff, Birdemic 1 & 2) that makes me want to pull my own hair out but there's something about this movie that makes you learn things, especially about filmmaking. It teaches you the values of what to avoid and how NOT to go down Wiseau's route. The cinematography and lighting is pretty good but unfortunately my greatest criticism is Wiseau's input on the overall film i.e. directing, writing and even starring as the legendary Johnny. There are so many things about 'The Room' that simply doesn't make sense (lines of dialogue and even the plot). Mark's bizarre decisions in life, Lisa's motive to ruin people's lives and even choices of what to actually say like "Did you get the promotion" "Nah" "You didn't get it did you?".
The summarise it up. I would recommend 'The Room' to everyone simply because no one has ever seen anything like this before for it's 'originality'. It's not the worst film ever made, but I bet once you witness the magic, you'll never want to witness it ever again.