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Darksiders Genesis (2019)
Enjoyable and worth playing, but what we really want is Darksiders 4
I was pleasantly surprised by this entry in the Darksiders franchise. I thoroughly enjoyed Darksiders 1-3, and I eagerly await Darksiders 4, but I was apprehensive about playing this entry though as I do not usually go for games in the Diablo style gameplay. It's a prequel to the main entries in the franchise and finally introduces the horseman Strife as a playable character. The story line is decent enough, not quite on par with the likes of Darksiders 1-3 but for the style of gameplay it was good enough. The musical score though is certainly on the same level as the rest of them, especially the level called "Decay".
It was great to see that many of the voice actors involved have reprised their roles: Liam O'Brien (War), Vernon Wells (Samael), Phil LaMarr (Vulgrim), as well as a few other that voice different roles this time such as Keith Szarabajka and Troy Baker.
This brings me to the sole disappointing aspect of this game; that being that I felt that Chris Jai Alex voicing Strife was a poor choice. The dialogue from him is clearly of a different calibre than that of Liam O'Brien, Michael Wincott and Cissy Jones voicing War, Death and Fury respectively. It's as if Chris Jai Alex is just playing himself in the game; making little effort to sound any different than a modern American, even to the point of uttering grammatical errors (such as saying "don't got"). Interestingly enough though, Phil LaMarr, who has voiced Vulgrim throughout the franchise, actually voiced Strife in the final scene of Darksiders 3, I would love to know why they didn't ask him to reprise this role in Darksiders Genesis since he was already included in the cast. Given his acting talent, we can only imagine the wonders he could have worked with Strife here. I can only hope that they do call upon him to voice Strife in Darksiders 4.
I paid £6.99 for it on the Playstation store, It's worth that much, I wouldn't have paid more for it though.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Paradise (1994)
The worse DS9 episode
This is an episode that i now always skip. The main reason is that it is never truly acknowledged just what an evil and deplorable woman Alixus is. Consider what would had to have taken place for that colony to end up on that planet. Firstly she has hatched the plan, then traveled to that planet to install that device that she constructed. She has then returned to the federation in order to lure all those colonists on to the doomed ship which must have always been under her control for her to declare that they "were always coming here", and then deliberately marooned them there. She has then activated her device which not only makes it impossible for them to leave but also gives them the impression that it is futile to even attempt to do so. She doesn't seem to bat an eyelid that a girl dies as a result of being marooned there, evidently views stealing a candle a far more serious act that her heinous plan and actively goes out her way to ensure that Sisko & O'Brien are permanent residents there also by somehow possessing the ability of disposing of their runabout.
The most angering parts are at the end, at her sheer audacity at telling the candle thief that he would most likely have been in prison which is ironic since this is exactly where her and her accomplice son are heading, and also the utterly unbelievable reaction from the rest of the colonists when all is revealed, who ultimately decide to stay. It is never pointed out to her that she most likely would have found people in the federation that were willing to participate in her experiment without having to resort to what is ultimately kidnapping.
A badly written episode, there are other characters in the star trek franchise that are acknowledged to be evil and yet haven't committed acts of this magnitude.
There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane (2011)
The amount of alcohol
I was both shocked & intrigued by this documentary. For me, the most shocking part of the whole store was that Diane evidently believed that the most appropriate time to crack a open a bottle of vodka and skin up a joint was when she had a car full of kids, two of which were her own.
However, the one thing that this documentary fails to accurately portray is just how much alcohol Diana had consumed. The toxicologist merely states that she had 10 drinks in her system plus six grams in her stomach that had yet to enter her blood stream. 0.19 BAC is roughly ten drinks in the US, but one shot of vodka is 0.15 fl.oz, this multiplied by ten is 15 fl.oz. A US pint is 16 fl.oz. Baring in mind the six grams that was still in her stomach.
DIANE HAD DRUNK A FULL PINT OF VODKA!!!
This combined with the joint she had smoked (all within a couple of hours). Believe me, she was totally oblivious to her situation. I'm amazed she got as far as she did before disaster struck. What a tragedy that she could not wait until she was home.
The Thing (2011)
A fantastic prequel
I have to admit that i was dubious about this film prior to watching it. The sheer number of cheap remakes that Hollywood seems obsessed with churning out, i thought i'd but condemning myself to sheer irritation. However i was very pleasantly surprised, firstly because i realised that it was a prequel & not a remake, secondly because it is not one of those cheap movies with a whole cast full of gym sculpted teens with hair looking like they've just strolled out of a Hollywood hair salon, all with substandard acting ability. The cast here are exactly what you would expect to find in a remote research facility, most of them look rough around the edges, unshaven, clothes that are practical, not fashionable, and nearly all of them around the middle age mark. The effects gives the creatures' appearance, abilities & nature a realistic perspective. This film is aimed at people who have seen the original & as a result doesn't waste any time with an inappropriate pace of the movie. I'd definitely recommend this, its a gem