Recent content by Pierre Poutine

Bioahock Infinite: Yeah I said it! I can't do justice to Infinite's story line briefly, but I'll just say it's exquisitely well presented, it's actual themes [the game was never at it's core about racism any more then it was about religion, patriotism, classism] about Booker and what his violent...

I think the problem has less to do with the concept of social justice and more with the limitations of the internet. I learned long ago that it's pointless to argue on the internet with someone you don't know and can't interact with. Not knowing who they are as a person, as well as the fact...

Loki Maybe it's because I only saw The Avengers, [haven't seen either Thor movie, or anything comics related], but I legitimately don't get the love for him as a villain. Firstly, his motivation to conquer earth doesn't work because he's basically following some guy's orders. He's not a...

The problem with high heels is that they serve no function. No one in their right mind would wear them to a fight, in the same way that no one would have a boob window in their outfit [basically a great big glowing weak spot], because it's trading style/sex appeal over actually being a good...

Bioshock was mentioned, but I was also disappointed with the endings for Burial at Sea Part 1, and Part 2. Part 1's ending tried to do what Infinite's ending [which I will defend as one of the best endings of a game I've seen], but here, it really made no sense. I guess there's a version of...

Elizabeth needs to be saved 2 and a half times by my count. At the beginning, when she's captured by some soldiers, and when the surgery is being performed [which was Booker was only able to get there because future Elizabeth brought him there in the first place, so I count that as a half save]...

Honestly, I think you could make a similar argument that some people write off animation in general as being "cartoony" and "only for kids". That of course is ridiculous. On the surface it may seem that all Disney movies are just simple kids movies, but if you dive more into them [not all of...

This is sort of my Top 10. I'm implementing a franchise rule to keep it more varied. In any case, for the most part the other games in the series I view as just as good, but I slightly prefer the one on the list: 10. Team Fortress 2 I spent so much time with this game, and I regret none of...

Alice in Wonderland is the most disappointed I've ever been in a movie. I love Tim Burton [I even liked Charlie and the Chocolate Factory], Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman. I also really love the original animated version of Alice in Wonderland. It even has the advantage of not...

Ordinarily, I'd go with Valve, but given how the wait for Half Life 3 has gone from teasing with fervent anticipation, to ridiculously frustrating since they refuse to say anything about it, and given how good great Bioshock Infinite turned out, and how Irrational is no more, I got to give the...

I think "The Avengers" is the most overrated movie of the past 10 years. Sure, it's interesting in that no one's made a film by combining bits and pieces other film franchises into one of its own, but that's the only unique thing it's got going for it. The story is as average as they come, the...

I normally don't fall out of favor with critics. Even Yahtzee, who I've sworn off a few times keeps reeling me back in with his humor and opinion. Moviebob is someone who I actually disagree with constantly; particularly on comic book movies. I thought "The Avengers" was merely okay, and that...

I love "South Park", but I will freely admit that it can be very hit-and-miss. Still, I don't know if it's fair to label them as: "everyone is stupid but us" as their primary mentality, or to imply that they endorse a lifestyle of cynicism and/or detachment. South Park will occasionally tackle a...

-The game does require you to rescue her from the tower, but Booker's purpose changes from him trying to rescue her as a means to end; to trying to help her because he feels it's the right thing to do. -I see this less as a weakness of Elizabeth, and more on how jaded Booker was with murder...

Possible poor choice of words on my part. I used the term: "deconstruction" because I visualized the writers looking at the trope, taking it apart, analyzing it's components, and then putting it back together to resemble the trope, but not quite. On the surface level, she fits in to the classic...