Games and Movies

First up, a game that flew completely under my radar comes out on Tuesday. It's called Worms Open Warfare 2, and it's on DS. I think Worms 2 for the PC is one of the best multiplayer games ever made, and it's a shame the Worms franchise pretty much went downhill from there. OW2 looks to turn that trend around, since it's getting excellent reviews, looks pretty much like Worms 2 did, and it boasts full featured online multiplayer to boot (which doesn't work anymore on Worms 2). Now if only someone would get a DS already. *peers at Justin*.

Then, of course, there's Jam Sessions, which I believe is going to rock the house, much more so than any Guitar Hero game. A fucking guitar in your pocket, how cool is that? And you can hook it up to an amp. I am so blasting that bad boy once I get good enough to blast it.

This just in: 300 on BD looks and sounds friggin awesome. Not quite as awesome as TMNT, but still pretty rad.

I really want to see Balls of Fury. It looks hilarious. Here's what I don't get. Balls of Fury and Reno: 911 Miami get bashed, but Superbad is the comedy of the year? Maybe it's just me, but Superbad wasn't that funny. It wasn't well-written, the characters tried to be "real" and weren't, and I couldn't stand the lead actor. Don't quit your day-job, kid. Reno 911, however, is fucking hysterical. It's mostly improvised, and the characters aren't supposed to be real because it doesn't take itself seriously. That's what Balls of Fury looks like, too.

The point is that you can't have your cake and eat it, too. You can't make a raunchy teen comedy and expect it to resonate on some deep, emotional level that sticks with you after the movie's over. Or maybe you can, according to Roger Ebert: "The movie is astonishingly foul-mouthed, but in a fluent, confident way where the point isn't the dirty words, but the flow and rhythm, and the deep, sad yearning they represent." Even if that's possible, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg didn't deliver. It was sort of funny while it lasted, but ultimately it's so forgettable that I can't tell you a single thing that happened or even what the overall plot was.

So...yeah. I'm not sure how that turned into a rant against Superbad, or if it even made sense. I'm going to go to sleep now.