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by WetheGeek

Venom: Turd in the Wind or Surprisingly Sweet?

Venom

I was wrong. The critics are wrong. Every opinion I had about this movie was wrong.

When I walked in I was prepared to hate it. I didn’t pay for 3D or a huge screen, just normal movie tickets for my girlfriend and I. I had already been apologizing to her because I was sure this was going to be a crap shoot. Nothing even remotely interesting and probably pretty gross.

I was wrong.

**Spoilers**

Venom is a fun and interesting movie. It doesn’t throw a twist like Infinity War (or honestly any superhero movie since Dark Knight) but that doesn’t mean it was bad. Yeah I thought the predictability would bore me and because it was PG-13 I would be disappointed. I wasn’t. It did follow a pretty linear plot and that in of itself would be dull. But Sony did something that surprised me and worked really well.

Venom, the symbiote, was funny.

Surprising to say the least. The symbiote was the unexpected comic relief of the movie. It was aggressive and dark but also extremely humorous and polite. I enjoyed the banter between Venom and Eddie Brock more then anything. It was fun to watch the dynamic. They play off of each other and in many ways come to a fun understanding of what it’s like to be a crazed hungry human alien hybrid. There is one particular scene when Brock is being chased by the villains that the symbiote politely moves two cars aside so that Brock can escape. He didn’t flip the cars (like I expected), just politely moved them aside. The symbiote cared a lot more about not only Eddie but also most of humanity a lot more than I thought it would.

I really enjoyed Venom. Was it perfect? No. Was is predictable? Yes.

But it was fun.

Venom gets a solid 8/10 😃

-RytheGeek

by WetheGeek

Is Nudity Nessessary?

unpopularopinioneWow! I love this movie! What amazing acting! What a beautiful plot! What incredible editing! This really is-and that’s a naked person…”

Why do films have nudity in them? Why do they think this is necessary? How does it add to the plot?

There are normally two schools of thought:
One:
The human body is beautiful and when put into shapes, like in dancing or a scene or a pose, making it a medium for art.
Two:
Yes, the human body is beautiful but that beauty should be reserved for your significant other. Seeing a naked body only encourages crude thoughts and shouldn’t be allowed in society.

The idea of beauty in the human body can be seen the best when looking back on Ancient Greece when their sculptures began to sculpt their gods using what we now call “The Golden Ratio”. When creating their perfect gods, the Greeks suddenly turned the human body from imperfect to perfect and soon hundreds of these statues popped up and continued into the Roman Empire.
From there, the knowledge of the Golden Ratio took over, notibally in the great ages of Baroque and Classical, and the human body was made a vocal point and was praised through mainstream arts in not only Classical art styles but also in the abstract and other Modern art styles

Now, I’m not the happiest person when it comes to nudity, I prefer everyone to be fully clothed thank you, but I do understand there is a thing called “Necessary Nudity” in media.

What is Necessary Nudity? It is one of two things:

1. Historically accurate (e.g. the ancient Olympics)
2. A character is in a spot that nudity is a reality (e.g. a brothel)

Sex scenes DO NOT COUNT as necessary nudity. I have yet to see a movie where a sex scene (nude or otherwise) has added to the plot. If you’re going to show that characters love each other, show the little lovey dovey moments, just because they had sex doesn’t mean they love each other.

I may be in the minority here but I’m completely fine with that. I will take a movie with less nudity and more plot any day.

Rant done.
-Mabel

by WetheGeek

Aquaman worth all the waves?

Aquaman

…I guess I should finally talk about the newest trailer. I mean it did happen…

If you can’t tell I’m not terribly excited for this movie. I have about as much hope for it as I did for Venom, which wasn’t a whole lot. DC has been disappointing me a lot lately. They have issues with the comics, poor management of their new shows, misuse of current properties, not to mention the 80% failure rate of the DCEU movies.

I’ve tried to like the DCEU. I really have. Granted I though Man of Steel was at best a 5/10. But Batman v Superman was a 6/10 and Suicide Squad was another 6/10. Wonder Woman was fantastic. I bought it immediately when it came out. It’s an easy 9-9.5/10. But when I walked out of Justice League I had to apologize to my girlfriend. That was the first superhero movie she had ever seen and it was maybe a 6.5-7.

You can always say I’m just a Marvel fanboy who doesn’t know anything. That’s one excuse you can tell yourself. But you’re wrong. I do enjoy Marvel yes. But it’s also incredibly hard to argue against the quality and success of Thor Ragnorok, Black Panther, and Infinity War. Those three hit the MCU out of the park. I admit Marvel has had some bombs like Iron Man 2 and 3, Thor 1 and 2, Age of Ultron and a few others. But Marvel also made giants that put all others to shame.

I should stop myself. This isn’t why the MCU makes better movies. It’s Aquaman.

I mostly ranted because Mark Millar (wrote comics for both DC and Marvel) posted on Twitter “Aquaman trailer just made modern Marvel look like 70s TV Marvel, chums,” Millar wrote in a tweet. “The green gauntlet has been slapped down and DC back in the game. A 5 min trailer so damn audacious, [James Wan], you damn genius!”

I don’t agree.

The DCEU has time and time again shown trailers and cut anything the fans were excited about. Both Justice League and Suicide Squad suffered that fate.

But putting all that aside let’s talk about the trailer. I do think it spoiled too much being five minutes. Here is my plot prediction:

**Spoilers?**

Mera comes to Aquaman needing help. Orm, Aquas half brother is planning to take the throne of Atlantis. But to be king Orm needs the kings trident. So the married couple to be go in search of it. Along the way they are tracked by Black Manta and almost killed. Black Manta was hired by Orm to kill the duo and steal the trident. Manta fails and Aqua gets the trident. He is proven the “true heir”, dons the King Armor, and leads the armies of Atlantis against Orm and his dark demons. Orm turns out to be being controlled by some dark force Aqua has to fight. The final boss fight is poorly lit and the villain is grayish black making him hard to see. Aquaman wins and the movie is over.

Even with all the predictability there are some distinct moments worth mentioning.

Black Manta. He is the sole reason I want to see this movie. He looks absolutely amazing. I’m so ready for him to be on the big screen. As a villain I’ve always found him fascinating.

The King Armor. It’s a call back to the classic orange and green suit. It looks fantastic.

Summary? DC better be bringing something new because I’m very bored with them.

-RytheGeek

by WetheGeek

Ghostbusters (the good one)

We are going to start Spooktober Throwback Thursday off right with a classic geek comedy

Ghostbusters

It’s the 1980’s and Dan Aykroyd is living the big life. SNL is at its peak and nothing can go wrong. Dan along with the help of John Belushi come up with a crazy script about a time traveling SWAT like team fighting ghosts. They titled it Ghostmashers. Seeing the budget (and technology) issues with the first script, Ivan Reitman told Aykroyd to rewrite it. And he did. We finally ended up with what was released in 1984.

I’m going to be honest. You should have seen this in the 34 years it’s been out. But if you haven’t I’ll give you a short recap.

Ghostbusters follows Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson around New York catching ghosts. Aykroyd, Murray, and Ramis are failed Columbia University scientists who get kicked out of school and have to start over. They put together enough money to start a small team to fight and capture ghosts.

New York is strangely exploding with ghosts at this time and the team is in high demand. They hire Hudson to help with the influx. The team is called by Sigourney Weaver to figure out why a demon is hiding in her apartment.

The EPA steps in and screws everything up (typical big government). The EPA accidentally starts the apocalypse by releasing all the ghosts the team had captured. The team discovered the demon in Weavers apartment is responsible and they have to fight it. I’ll let you watch the rest to see how they did.

Ghostbusters is a classic. It’s spun off a ton of material including cartoons, video games, and two other terrible live action movies. If you ignore all the crap it’s helped create you can actually enjoy the movie. It’s funny and charming and not too far down the science fiction path that it gets confusing. It’s very well balanced and includes some amazing talent. Rick Moranis even has a role that he does well. It will definitely make you laugh and probably even cheer as you watch the plucky team fight their was to fame and fortune. It’s iconic and incredible. It’s all memorable and enjoyable from the cast to the music.

I give it a solid 8/10 😃

-RytheGeek

by WetheGeek

DC you’re a disappointment

I’m going to continue the DC news.

I’m disappointed. DC you’ve done it again! Messed something up cause you’re a bunch of corporate twits that suck and have no decency to make decent content.

They are releasing the Teen Titans live action show on Netflix everywhere

…except the US…

I can’t express my anger at this. Now I’m officially not buying their service strictly because they are doing this. I may have to find… other ways… of watching the show.

DC you screwed up

-RytheGeek

by WetheGeek

Pixverse Part 3: Robot Rise

Part 3- Robot Rise

When we left off I had introduced you to two of the three factions that fight for dominance in the Pixverse, animals and man. I also showed you that animals are intelligent and magic exists.

Now you should meet the ones who destroyed humanity. And you can thank Syndrome for the end of mankind.

Syndrome was in many ways too smart for his own good. In the 1950-60s he created AI (artificial intelligence). You see the intelligence of his creations in the first Incredibles. The Omnidroid destroys part of the city and even learns that it can be controlled. The robot does it’s best to stop the humans from shutting it down.

The Omnidroid uses a special piece of technology. It’s the zero point energy most notably used by Syndrome to freeze the Incredibles in place. This energy seeps into everything over the next 60 years or so.

Supers eventually die out after Incredibles 2 but humanity remains. And so does much of Syndromes technology. Toy Story and Toy Story 2 introduce us to a company that becomes very important later, Buy n Large (BnL). This company was built off of the inventions of Syndrome. They continue to use the AI and zero point energy he created. In many ways they use it very recklessly because it has started to seep into inanimate objects, like toys.

This zero point energy feeds off of human emotions as seen by Syndromes anger and the humans around Woody and the gang.

By the early 2000s animals have continued to evolve. We see this in Ratatouille, Finding Nemo, and Finding Dory. The same zero point energy that affects inanimate objects also changes animals. They have learned how to speak to one another and coexist in harmony.

This all leads us up to the first war. Which we will cover next week.

-RytheGeek

by WetheGeek

Wanna play a puzzle game?

Love puzzle games but can’t find any that is more than one player?

Have you entertained the idea of going to an Escape Room but don’t want to pay $30 per person?

Are your introvert friends clinging to the front door, saying that the Sunlight is burning them when you try to even take them to an Escape Room?

Then look no further than Unlock! the Escape Room like puzzle card game!

Released in 2017, Unlock! offers unique scenarios in which players have to puzzle their way out of within a 60 minute timeframe. The game includes an app that not only provides the countdown but also ambient sounds and clues if the player gets stuck. There are 9 all together, each scenario costing a mere $15!

Though the game isn’t repeatable once you play it, have your other friends play it and watch in glee as the joy on their faces drain when pitted against these puzzles and time limit.

-Mabel

by WetheGeek

Bobs Burgers is Back!

The premiere of season 9 of Bob’s Burgers was last night, and because I’m a millennial, I watched it this morning through Hulu. I was alerted to the season 9 premiere through Josh Gad’s Instagram because he was one of the many guest stars. In this episode “Just One of the Boyz 4 Now for Now” Tina tries to prove she is not boy crazy by walking into a convention center of boys auditioning to for Boyz 4 Now to find her true love. It goes as well for Tina as you would think. The rest of the Belchers take care of a baby rat.

This was another great season premiere for Bob’s Burgers, but my favorite will always be “Work Hard or Die Trying Girl” from Season 5. This season opener had great songs and great guest stars. I really enjoyed all of Tina’s 80s classic movie themed daydreams and the final musical number. It had a great A story, but the B story could have been used later in the season. I, personally, would have loved to see Gene try out for the Boyz 4 Now as a B story.

Top quotes from this Episode:

1: – Bob – “I like the rat more than I like all of you.” 2 – Tina – “He left his shoe! Oh wait… That’s a pigeon.” 3 – Tina – “I’m not boy crazy. I’ve never felt more boy sane.”

-KaytheHuman

by WetheGeek

Fans vs Fanatics

Fan or Fanatic

Fandoms have crossed a line. Actually I really shouldn’t say fandoms, it’s the fans that have gone too far. Breaking into YouTubers homes, shooting up video game tournaments, bullying celebrities because you hate their characters, casting characters based on antiquated ideals, the list goes on of how fans have crossed the line into crazed fanatics.

None of this is okay. It needs to stop.

There are enough examples of fans going too far to make it an issue. Look at Star Wars fans. It’s one thing to start a campaign to remake a not so great movie. It’s another to cyber bully not one but several different actors from the series, most notably Kelly Tran (Rose Tico), Hayden Frye (Anakin Skywalker), and Ahmed Best (Jar Jar Binks). I do not fault fans for hating those characters. In many ways they were all annoying and obnoxious. I draw the line when these stars contemplate suicide because of all the hate. Kelly in early 2018 deleted her Instagram because of the abuse. Disliking a character and bullying an actor are completely different things. No person has any right to do that unless the actor is on r/roastme on Reddit. I do not think any Star Wars fan would turn down an opportunity to be in a movie, even if they were ten times as annoying as an Ewok. Bullying anyone is not acceptable for any reason.

Stalking and breaking into celebrities houses definitely crosses that fan to fanatic line. I really do not care if they are a YouTuber or not, fans need to learn restraint. January 26, 2018 Gavin Free of Rooster Teeth and Slow Mo Guys on YouTube, had his house broken into. Gavin and his girlfriend Meg Turney has to hide in the closet from a fan with a gun. The fan had shot the front door open and was looking for the couple. Reports say the intruder had an obsession with Meg and wanted to kill Gavin. The police stopped the fan when they arrived. Once again a fan has taken it too far and become a fanatic.

My last example hits a bit closer to home. It happened on the WetheGeek Facebook page. A long time supporter of WetheGeek content posted some very aggressive and negative comments about the casting of Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor on the hit show Doctor Who. Disagreeing is fine and we encourage healthy debate on our pages. But the comments and actions that were taken by the fan were sexist and unacceptable. WetheGeek had to change rules and policies because of the interaction. Not because the staff handled it inappropriately but because the reality is it will probably happen again.

These are just a few examples of fans going too far. The list goes on and it hurts knowing fans can become so toxic. People need to realize that change is okay.

I’m even guilty of taking a fandom too far. I was very much opposed to the replacement of Tony Stark in Marvel Comics in 2016 by Iron Heart. But then I read the comics and realized what potential the comics had and hopefully a spot in the MCU.

If we are willing to see change as a positive over a negative it makes things a lot better for fans and creators alike.

Be a fan. Not a fanatic.

-RytheGeek

Sources:

https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/6/5/17429196/kelly-marie-tran-instagram-deleted-harassment-star-wars-rose-last-jedi

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna847971

by WetheGeek

Tiny Town Murder

So party games lovers rejoice….blank media games has released something that will make you never have to leave the house again. Town of Salem. It’s an online game where players are assigned roles in the town- either as a good person like a sheriff or body guard or a member of…you guessed it…the mafia. So the game is mafia with people you’ve never met. Challenging, I know.

The game is available for free on their website or paid on Steam which gives you slight cosmetic perks (although in my opinion the free game is all you need and you’re fine without paying for it)

Only advice I have is the worst kind of human is the one who throws the whole game and tells everyone who the other mafia members are when they’re dying. Those people can perpetually step on legos. Good riddance. Don’t be that guy.

-Luna

Luna and I have spent a few hours playing against each other in the office. If you can keep your poker faces on while playing you will have a lot of fun. But truth be told it’s hard. Unless you have a silent keyboard, you can hear when the other person is typing and it creates a slight disadvantage. Otherwise it’s great to be a bad guy and kill your friends! Get a group (or go solo) and wreck a little mayhem.

-RytheGeek