Needless to say, DXHR has been taking a considerable amount of my time lately. Too much, really. But onto the subject.
For the last two years life has gone exactly as I planned it not to. I just realized this. Right now, I was supposed to be enthusiasticly waiting for a certain person to graduate and move to Rovaniemi, and plan a life together from there on. I was supposed to be happy. But things change, that is life. She's lost to me now.
I don't really know what am I aiming at in life. I never did. Once I finish highschool, It's going to be a little too much of a blank slate for me. All the power in the world to go where ever I want to, but no direction to pick.
On the other hand being alone has it's perks, got to admit. And I've got used to it. Life's alot simpler when I don't really have to include anyone else than myself into my plans. Harder it is though, but I can take it, I reckon.
I have truly tried to update more often, but the text just hasn't comen to me before this.
torstai 23. helmikuuta 2012
lauantai 11. helmikuuta 2012
We march for Macragge!
So I watched the recent Warhammer 40.000 movie 'Ultramarines'. It is, again, one of the se movies that I could and truly want to like, but again, am disappointed by on at least few levels. Make no mistake,I enjoyed the heck out of it, and can actually recommed it to fans of the games. Granted that it might be tainted by the Warp a bit, but then again, I'm no chaplain.
I'll start by listing the few things that sticked out like a sore thumb, as I usuallly do. It makes teh good parts seem even better. Firstly: A team of twelve(I think, I didn't count them) Ultramarines sent on a rescue missio, seems legit so far, Space Marines are afterall kick-ass. They discover roughly 100(SPOILER: at least 98) slain Marines of the Imperial Fists. Marines. Slain. A hundred. Get. The. Fuck. Out. Of. There. No well-taught marine can possibly make such a miscalculation of teh odds: it's completely common that when a single Space Marine battlebarge enters a system taht the planets one by one surrender(for the record: single battlebarge carries approx. 1-3 teams of marines, that's 5-20 per team. Do the math.), so it seems somewhat unwise to engage an enemy strong enough to wipe out a battalion of Marines.
Second:(HUGE SPOILER) The demon. The very presence of the demon. Ordo Malleus' article regarding dealing with demons says that the demon may be engaged in combat when teh demon is smaller than a goat. Otherwise, straight out exterminatus, with no remorse(exceptations may occur if concerning a significant Hive/Forge world or Terra). The demon was at least the size of a full-grown elephant. An then they beat it up with an exceptionally kick-ass hammer. Yay for the xp for non-combat veteran troops, makes me wonder what are they doing outside of the Grey Knights.
Third(this is just something that bugged me) bolter rate of fire. Everyone seems to fire only semi-auto or three round bursts, even the heavy bolter. And on the same note I could say that Marines don't fall from a single bolter round. From a single well-placed heavy bolter, or if they were using specialized rounds they could, but they were Chaos Marines, so that can be pretty much ruled out.
Ok, then the stuff that I liked. Firstly, the music. O boy, I loved the music. Although clearly a small-budget movie, the solid soundtrack saves a lot. Voice acting was ok, not the best possible, but passable. Fight choreography was also good, they looked dynamic(although there were exceptations).
The Space Marine lore was brought out in acceptable amounts, although I would have loved to see/hear more of it. Some things were good to be left out though; properely explaining them would have at least doubled the lenght of the movie.
Bottomline: If you like Warhammer 40k, you'll like, at least enjoy the Ultramarines. I can't say with a straight face that it'd be good, buut if you don't know much of the backstory, or can supress it, it will be an impressive and inspiring experience. I would suggest this, but not to thh die-hard fans.
We march for Macragge!
AND WE SHALL KNOW NO FEAR!
I'll start by listing the few things that sticked out like a sore thumb, as I usuallly do. It makes teh good parts seem even better. Firstly: A team of twelve(I think, I didn't count them) Ultramarines sent on a rescue missio, seems legit so far, Space Marines are afterall kick-ass. They discover roughly 100(SPOILER: at least 98) slain Marines of the Imperial Fists. Marines. Slain. A hundred. Get. The. Fuck. Out. Of. There. No well-taught marine can possibly make such a miscalculation of teh odds: it's completely common that when a single Space Marine battlebarge enters a system taht the planets one by one surrender(for the record: single battlebarge carries approx. 1-3 teams of marines, that's 5-20 per team. Do the math.), so it seems somewhat unwise to engage an enemy strong enough to wipe out a battalion of Marines.
Second:(HUGE SPOILER) The demon. The very presence of the demon. Ordo Malleus' article regarding dealing with demons says that the demon may be engaged in combat when teh demon is smaller than a goat. Otherwise, straight out exterminatus, with no remorse(exceptations may occur if concerning a significant Hive/Forge world or Terra). The demon was at least the size of a full-grown elephant. An then they beat it up with an exceptionally kick-ass hammer. Yay for the xp for non-combat veteran troops, makes me wonder what are they doing outside of the Grey Knights.
Third(this is just something that bugged me) bolter rate of fire. Everyone seems to fire only semi-auto or three round bursts, even the heavy bolter. And on the same note I could say that Marines don't fall from a single bolter round. From a single well-placed heavy bolter, or if they were using specialized rounds they could, but they were Chaos Marines, so that can be pretty much ruled out.
Ok, then the stuff that I liked. Firstly, the music. O boy, I loved the music. Although clearly a small-budget movie, the solid soundtrack saves a lot. Voice acting was ok, not the best possible, but passable. Fight choreography was also good, they looked dynamic(although there were exceptations).
The Space Marine lore was brought out in acceptable amounts, although I would have loved to see/hear more of it. Some things were good to be left out though; properely explaining them would have at least doubled the lenght of the movie.
Bottomline: If you like Warhammer 40k, you'll like, at least enjoy the Ultramarines. I can't say with a straight face that it'd be good, buut if you don't know much of the backstory, or can supress it, it will be an impressive and inspiring experience. I would suggest this, but not to thh die-hard fans.
We march for Macragge!
AND WE SHALL KNOW NO FEAR!
keskiviikko 1. helmikuuta 2012
Well, I watched Terra Nova.
There was this "sci-fi" TV show called Terra Nova that started airing in Finland last saturday. Unfortunately I missed teh first episode, and decided that illegal download was the way to go this time, and downloaded the first episode. Well, I accidentally downloaded the first season instead, so I thought that what the heck.
Well, hate to bring this down to you, but it wasn't too good. Wasn't too bad either, though. It was like The Little House in the Praerie with dinosaurs. Yeah, and 85 million years in(apparently) the past.
The plot was....Ugh, just like any other teenager drama ever. But with dinosaurs! That's got to be good, right?
Nope.
The main plot, beyond the whole teeangers-in-love shit is, surprisingly, pretty entertaining. Story of settlers in a hostile world trying to get along, this could have been soooooooo good if it were serious all along. I'm talking Firefly good, this series had SO much potential, but tehy screwed it to up the number of viewers. They tried to take a serious premise, and make it the whole family's show. unfortunately, I liked some of the plot twists enough to not spoil it for the readers, this part will be considerably shorter than usual with my reviews.
I've heared the rumor that Terra Nova would be the most expensive TV show ever produced, and I wouldn't be surprised. The environments, the vehicles, all are top notch. Except props and armor. In spite of the 20 million budget, every single prop gun in this show is made from a Nerf gun, apparently to make the show more kid-friendly. The armors also, are all just motorcycle/paintball armor, which, for a prop person like me, is disappointing, it doesn't even look that futuristic(Wanna see good futuristic armor and props? Watch Aliens.) Clothing department though, was great(although I hated the Justin Bieber impression they pulled off with the protagonist's son)
I can't say that I'd suggest the show for anyone, but if you like shoddy sci-fi wannabe teenager dramas, your of cup of tea.
Bottomline: Terra Nova starts very slowly, and without the stupid sideplots it would have been much better. Also, I was little disappointed with the shortness of it(only 11 episodes, with the first and last double the length of other ep's). It had potential, but again, capitalism wrecks art.
Well, hate to bring this down to you, but it wasn't too good. Wasn't too bad either, though. It was like The Little House in the Praerie with dinosaurs. Yeah, and 85 million years in(apparently) the past.
The plot was....Ugh, just like any other teenager drama ever. But with dinosaurs! That's got to be good, right?
Nope.
The main plot, beyond the whole teeangers-in-love shit is, surprisingly, pretty entertaining. Story of settlers in a hostile world trying to get along, this could have been soooooooo good if it were serious all along. I'm talking Firefly good, this series had SO much potential, but tehy screwed it to up the number of viewers. They tried to take a serious premise, and make it the whole family's show. unfortunately, I liked some of the plot twists enough to not spoil it for the readers, this part will be considerably shorter than usual with my reviews.
I've heared the rumor that Terra Nova would be the most expensive TV show ever produced, and I wouldn't be surprised. The environments, the vehicles, all are top notch. Except props and armor. In spite of the 20 million budget, every single prop gun in this show is made from a Nerf gun, apparently to make the show more kid-friendly. The armors also, are all just motorcycle/paintball armor, which, for a prop person like me, is disappointing, it doesn't even look that futuristic(Wanna see good futuristic armor and props? Watch Aliens.) Clothing department though, was great(although I hated the Justin Bieber impression they pulled off with the protagonist's son)
I can't say that I'd suggest the show for anyone, but if you like shoddy sci-fi wannabe teenager dramas, your of cup of tea.
Bottomline: Terra Nova starts very slowly, and without the stupid sideplots it would have been much better. Also, I was little disappointed with the shortness of it(only 11 episodes, with the first and last double the length of other ep's). It had potential, but again, capitalism wrecks art.
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