Posted in: Disc Reviews by Michael Durr on May 14th, 2007
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Meeska Mooska Mickey Mouse! (tell me you just didn't say that) So what happens to a 31 year old adult who sits through a show alone that is geared towards children who might not even be in grade school yet? Besides binge drinking & wondering why he doesn't have a date this weekend? Apparently some good wholesome family entertainment. I was actually a little surprised how decent this was after twenty minutes into the program.
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse is a fairly...
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Michael Durr on May 13th, 2007
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It's fairly common to bring ideas from other cultures and bring them into American television shows. We have done it with gameshows (Lingo) and we have done it with movies (Ring). However, sometimes we simply wish to recreate shows in our image. Rarely, we just go ahead and use the same show and edit it to suit our tastes. Enter Most Extreme Elimination or MXC. This show (part of SpikeTV's late night lineup) is simply the Japanese show; Takeshi's Castle peace me...
Posted in: Dare to Play the Game, News and Opinions by Michael Durr on May 9th, 2007
I See Wii People, Double Dragon on Live, & Taito Legends 2 conspiracy - Welcome to the column that has died many times over and still kicking it known as Dare to Play the Game.
Welcome to another edition of Dare to Play the Game. This week has been particularly rough on me. Why may you ask? Well some of you know, some of you don't..and I'm usually a pretty open guy. So...*waits for dramatic effect*. I'm getting a divorce; actually it's been going on for quite sometime....
Posted in: Dare to Play the Game, News and Opinions by Michael Durr on May 2nd, 2007
Halo 3 grublings, A fine Wine, & Centipede - Welcome to the column that earns its living as a backup to the Tequila worm known as Dare to Play the Game.
Welcome to another edition of Dare to Play the Game. My air conditioning busted on Saturday and my house got up to 82..83 at one point. Thank goodness it wasn't the summer yet but it wasn't fun either. I took quite a few cold showers so I could store up my energy. I also went out on Saturday night, by myself and spent m...
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Michael Durr on April 29th, 2007
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*Booming Voice*, "When we last left the Venture Bros season 1, the incredible arch-villain Monarch had been imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit and the Venture Bros were suffering from the loss of their boys Hank and Dean, Meanwhile..." *Monarch voice*, "Where the heck are my cue cards, can't an arch-villain get some normal cue cards for once and how come there is nothing about the sweet Dr. Girlfriend anywhere in here, I mean who really cares about the f****ng V...
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Michael Durr on April 29th, 2007
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Drug addiction is scary. It can take an otherwise decent person and turn them in a messy pool of hate, disgust and worthlessness. When the drug you are addicted to is heroin; amplify that by ten. Enter Paul (played by Harry Eden(Oliver Twist)), a ten year old trying to take care of his younger brother Lee (played by Vinnie Hunter) and his heroin addicted mother Mel (played by Molly Parker(Wicker Man, Deadwood)). The father of th...
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Michael Durr on April 28th, 2007
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When I heard about Loonatics Unleashed the cartoon show, I like many heard it from the web critics. "We can't stand it", "It's ruining the image of the Looney Tunes", or just simply "It sucks" were their cries. However, what I also found interesting in my research is that these comments mostly came before the show even aired. So, the web critics sport superhero abilities I see. They should be villains on this show. Anyhow, needless to say I was a little worried when I saw it at t...
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Michael Durr on April 28th, 2007
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Video game movies tend to fall into two groups; those that are based on video games (The Tomb Raiders, the Resident Evils) and those that follow video games and usually speaks on how it affects a person, driving their addiction. Often the latter pick it as a device of social commentary. Some do it in humor (Grandma's Boy) but more often than not they manipulate it as something that will take over your brain and kill you. Enter in Gamebox 1.0. Gamebox 1.0 is the story of a video ...
Posted in: Dare to Play the Game, News and Opinions by Michael Durr on April 25th, 2007
Panzer Dragoon Orta on 360, Pinball Live style and a GTA Lawsuit dropped - Welcome to the column that is compatible on Colecovision's and Apple IIc’s but not the Odyssey known as Dare to Play the Game.
Welcome to another edition of Dare to Play the Game. In addition to redheads, I realized this week I have a thing for Eastern European accents. My mom was born in Poland but to be truthful, her accent is rather Americanized. My grandmother (bless her soul, may she rest in ...
Posted in: Dare to Play the Game, News and Opinions by Michael Durr on April 18th, 2007
More Space for your PS3, Putting your XBLA, & OutRun Til You Drop - Welcome to the column that promises to bring you 11,796 more bytes known as Dare to Play the Game.
Welcome to another edition of Dare to Play the Game. I'm glad your back, whoever you are. My honest hope is that you are a 5'4 redheaded girl who likes to watch movies and play video games. I'm picky I know. And call me. Some weeks, I just think I float in space until friday and then I think I wake up for...
