Recent content by Ian S

I doubt that if Jem gets rebooted, that it'll go the MLP route. Most of the fans liked the show for its soap opera-lite aspects. So I'm guessing they'll keep that tone, albeit with one that has a more post-modern bent to it. They'll most likely look to shows like Buffy, Veronica Mars and...

Well, Bob, one could argue that the basic message of Transformers has ALWAYS been that from day one. The Transformers were conceived in the 1980s at the height of Reagansim. And both it and G.I. Joe which usually aired after it were very much products of their time, endorsing the brand of...

Well, at least you didn't out-and-out hate it. That being said, I'm still going to see this movie. And if it means it was just as good as - and maybe even slightly better than Transformers 1 - chances are I'm REALLY going to dig it. Yes, on hindsight, ROTF was crap. I can't really defend...

Glad to see I'm not the only one here who liked Duke Nukem Forever. I myself didn't expect it to be a be-all, end-all great game. But my expectations for it weren't exactly sky-high either. You want some perspective? I'll give you some perspective: Not to pull age on you, Bob, but I've...

Ok, Bob. At least it's reassuring that you're not so high on yourself as to think of yourself as the be-all, end-all, final word on movies (which would truly make you an elitist). That having been said, I still fully intend to see Transformers: Dark of the Moon, and I'll probably end up...

Bob is half-right, but he's also half-wrong, too. As has been pointed out previously, ATMOM was cancelled more for budgetary reasons than over concerns about its rating. That and Del Toro had commitment issues as he had a lot of other irons in the fire, ATMOM being just one of them. Also, I...

Pretty good one, Bob. Though I slightly disagree with you. Sometimes dark and/or gritty is the way to go. Take Battlestar Galactica, for example. The original was a product of its time; very campy and goofy. Even though it dealt with the near-total destruction of humanity, for a show with...

Nice one Bob. I'll just reply to a few of the things you brought up. The 90's: Well, at least I'm glad you're admitting it was subjective. I hated the 80's myself for much the same reason, as I was a teenager myself at the time. As I like to say, "When everyone around you is walking...

Haven't seen it yet, but still want to (Saw Paul earlier this afternoon, though. It was great). But I just wanted to come on here to report that Sucker Punch came in second place to Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, which made $24.4 million as opposed to SP's $19 million take. Ouch.

Like I said, good movie if you give it a chance and accept it on its terms. There's some stuff in it that many people today would find campy, overwrought or unintentionally funny. But it dealt with some big ideas (namely immortality and and eugenics). I think the problem was Boorman was...

Kind of surprised you left out The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and Pan's Labyrinth. Like Sucker Punch and Brazil, they also deal with protagonists who use fantasy to escape their mundane, oppressive and even bleak realities

Just when I think Bob has become so jaded and cynical that I think he won't be able to enjoy a movie like Sucker Punch on its own terms, he turns around and pleasantly surprises me my giving this a good write-up! For the most part, Bob and I seem to agree at least 80% of the time on...

I never really got that out of watching the show. I do remember that ep with Dusty, and there was another two-parter called "Worlds Without End" where they visited a parallel Earth, but those were exceptions I thought to the usual goings-on. I actually think the new show, G.I. Joe: Renegades...

Yeah, I think Bay's been unfairly maligned for the Transformers movies myself. Looking at the old show, it's equally as stupid. And yet as you say, despite that, it's somehow above criticism for some reason. The Bay movies are big, dumb fun, but yet I can watch them as an adult (at least the...

Wow! So many comments already. Loaded topic, Bob. Then again, you never were one to shy away from controversy. ;) You have a lot of valid points, but I'd say that for right now anyway that the PC is still a viable platform. Some games even like the first Dragon Age or the earlier GTA...