After a few weeks back from school, I finally have time to do some writing on this site. Finals were a fucking heart attack and a half and my new job sucks balls. However, you aren't reading this to find out about my personal problems so here we go.
Over the past couple of weeks (or months, time is a strange thing in college), the internet has been abuzz about the Shadow Hare: a 'real life' superhero patrolling the streets of Cincinnati, Ohio. All that is known about this person is that he's 21…
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Added by Jon, Chicago's Mindfreak on May 24, 2009 at 10:24pm —
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I have been on this site for a long while now (My first post was way back in September of 2007) and this is the first time I've ever seen a Spill Scandal. Everything that has been happening so far feels like the Spill equivalent to Watergate, but unlike Watergate, the reasonings behind this scandal are completely dumb.
Anyone who has been on the site in the past few weeks knows all the drama that is in the forums. For those of you who don't, Kent wrote a review for a pirated movie and has gotte…
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Added by Jon, Chicago's Mindfreak on April 11, 2009 at 9:30am —
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There is a strange paradox when it comes to horror movies and young children. On one hand they will constantly want to see horror movies in a desire to become more "grown up", on the other hand many parents may wonder if they are mature enough to watch a movie like Alien and not get so scarred that you are forced to eat breakfast with your shirts off in case a random chest…
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Added by Jon, Chicago's Mindfreak on March 4, 2009 at 1:10pm —
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Way way back in August, I walked to my local comic shop and picked up a graphic novel that a lot of people said was pretty good. I sat down and I read it in the lobby of my dorm room and was drawn into a grim looking world of faded superheroes and nuclear war. The next thing I knew, I was halfway through the book and three hours had passed.
This graphic novel was called Watchmen. Since that fateful time in August, I have read the book at least five more times, enjoying it more everytime I read…
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Added by Jon, Chicago's Mindfreak on February 20, 2009 at 2:22pm —
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Alright, now that the Superbowl is over, I need to write this. I have tried to ignore them, but these Dark Knight fanboys are really pissing me off, especially the ones who are giving MDS so much shit right now.
Look, I loved The Dark Knight. I FUCKING ADORED The Dark Knight. If The Dark Knight was a woman I would never feel lonely again.
That being said, you are all being rediculous. MDS said that he liked The Dark Knight, he just had a few problems with it. He never said he hated the movie,…
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Added by Jon, Chicago's Mindfreak on February 2, 2009 at 1:18pm —
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So I am taking a break from reading up on the forum shitstorm I like to call "The Troll Wars" to type about something I was thinking about last night. I was watching some stand up when I thought about someone in comedy. Someone who has been around for a while now and someone who many consider a plague on the industry.
I am talking, of course, about Ned "Carlos" Mencia
I think we can all agree that…
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Added by Jon, Chicago's Mindfreak on January 10, 2009 at 3:00pm —
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So lately there have been a lot of arguements on the forums over the latest Batman movie. Basically, this conflict is between two groups of people. Group A thinks that The Dark Knight was the greatest movie ever made and will be the foundation of a world religion in a few thousand years. On the other hand, Group B thinks the movie was anywhere from bad to "Decent, but not mind blowing" and feel it is vastly overhyped by Group A. So I am making this to try and create some common ground between th…
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Added by Jon, Chicago's Mindfreak on January 5, 2009 at 4:16pm —
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Famed comic book writer Alan Moore once said in an interview, "The Nazis werent supervillians from outer space." What he meant by this is that not everyone in WW2 Germany was the vicious, hate mongering psychopath that Hitler was. In fact, a lot of people hated Hitler as much as every…
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Added by Jon, Chicago's Mindfreak on December 27, 2008 at 8:58pm —
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Ok, I understand that the people who are talking about Disaster Movie on the forums are getting a lot of crap for spreading information about a crappy movie and overall just helping the movie gain noteriety. However, I dont think one review that I doubt anyone will read is going to push Seltzer and Friedberg into the creation of another movie anytime soon. So here we go.
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Added by Jon, Chicago's Mindfreak on September 9, 2008 at 11:00am —
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THIS IS SINGLE HANDEDLY THE BEST MOVIE I'VE EVER SEEN!!!!!!!!
Think of a movie....any movie you want......got one in mind......THE DARK KNIGHT IS BETTER!!!!!!!
If every Director who ever won best actor made a movie together with their choice of the best actors, special effects, costume design and soundtrack availible, The Dark Knight would…
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Added by Jon, Chicago's Mindfreak on July 20, 2008 at 12:35pm —
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As much as I do enjoy Pixar movies, I'm starting to think that someone from that studio is doing sexual favors for the Academy. Seriously, when was the last time you remember a Pixar movie not winning the Oscar for Best Animated Feature? Sure, the movies are good, but getting the Oscar 3 movies in a row? Come on, not even George Clooney is that 'lucky'.
However, this suspision of Pixar employees did no…
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Added by Jon, Chicago's Mindfreak on July 16, 2008 at 2:36pm —
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I havent been here in a while. I've been working fourty hours a week at a summer job, which is way too much for a kid fresh out of high school, I dont care what anyone says. So I havent had time to catch up with my movies for the summer. However, lets get these reviews out of the way.
Although I am a huge fan of comics and superheroes, I really hate Superman. The reason for this…
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Added by Jon, Chicago's Mindfreak on July 15, 2008 at 6:31pm —
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Let me take you back to another time. A time when Chicago was a much colder place and I was far away from being out of high school for good. Let me take you back to November of 2007 on the night of my 18th birthday.
My friends had decided to take me to see the Rocky Horror Picture show at the midnight showing at a nearby theater, a movie that is as horrifyingly wierd as it is fucking awesome. Ho…
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Added by Jon, Chicago's Mindfreak on June 8, 2008 at 6:20pm —
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I recently was hanging out with some friends playing Rock Band. That is until we got bored. That is when we realized that the person whose basement I was in had rented the movie Meet The Spartans.
Of course my first thought was to gouge my eyes out with a spoon, however I was in a daring suicidal mood that night so I decided to watch it.
As the 20th Century Fox logo appeared on the television screen, I feared what most people feared before watching this movie, that my soul would be ripped from…
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Added by Jon, Chicago's Mindfreak on June 7, 2008 at 4:58pm —
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Yes, this review is slightly late, but I have been busy graduating high school, so lets get started.
I am a HUGE Indiana Jones fan and have been since I was a wee lad. So when I found out that they were going to make a new Indiana Jones movie, I was worried, considering Hollywood has a bad habait of finding my most cherished childhood memories and shooting them in the head with a 12 gauge…
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Added by Jon, Chicago's Mindfreak on June 7, 2008 at 4:44pm —
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Hey, its been a while since I've posted anything. I've been really busy planning for prom and a trip to Toronto. But now that I'm back from Toronto, I got time to post something.
Before we begin with this movie, you need to know a little backstory. The night I saw this movie I was supposed to go see the Forbidden Kingdom, a movie I am very excited about.. However, all my friends…
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Added by Jon, Chicago's Mindfreak on April 28, 2008 at 11:54pm —
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This movie follows the story of a MIT student who is strapped for cash, so his math teacher teaches him how to count cards and takes him to Vegas, where he makes a killing. This movies stars Kevin Spacey and Jim Sturgess (The kid from Across the Universe), both excellent actors and I felt they had excellent chemistry together. I loved the story, probably because I'm a…
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Added by Jon, Chicago's Mindfreak on March 30, 2008 at 8:00pm —
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First off, I'd like to wish everyone Happy Big Props to Jesus Day. Or a Happy Easter, whatever you feel like saying.
Second of all, I have had an epiphany. I feel like I have stared Cthulhu in the face and lived to tell the tale (thank you to those who know what I'm talking about). Like I've learned some terrible truth that should have killed me or driven me to a catatonic state, but by some miracle or curse of God I managed to survive.
I have learned why Lionsgate Studios constantly Milks the…
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Added by Jon, Chicago's Mindfreak on March 24, 2008 at 12:00am —
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Semi-Pro
Before reading this movie review bear in mind that I am a huge fan of Will Ferrel movies. I loved Blades of Glory, Anchorman and Talladehga Nights. So I expected Semi Pro to be just as good as these movies if not better.
God I hate being wrong.
Look, I'm a simple man of simple pleasures. If Will Ferrel wants to keep on playing the same character over and over again, more power to him as long as he's still funny. The problem with Semi Pro is that he wasnt funny. The only person…
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Added by Jon, Chicago's Mindfreak on March 10, 2008 at 12:39am —
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Now less than five minutes ago, I found out that there is going to be a third Mummy movie (4th if you count Scorpion King, which I dont technically consider a Mummy movie). Now I enjoy all three Mummy movies, as flawed as they are. In fact, they might be some of my favorite movies I've ever seen.
So naturally, I was excited to find out about a third Mummy. So I went to IMDB to find out more. There I found out two things UNBELIEVABLY wrong with this movie. The first being that the movie will NOT…
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Added by Jon, Chicago's Mindfreak on February 29, 2008 at 7:16pm —
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