The internet hordes that fill the comment sections and message boards across the web tend to come across as a somewhat bipolar. You see the extremes of people's opinions everywhere. You either love something or hate something, it’s either the best or the worst, right or wrong. You get the idea. And lately the internet commenters have turned their divisive gaze towards Marvel and DC...
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American Redemption - Expolring the Similarities Between American Sniper and Red Dead Redemption
While watching American Sniper something dawned on me. I'd seen this story before, in a game I'd played years ago. Red Dead Redemption was released in 2010 and remains one of my favorite games of all time. After realizing the similarities between the film and the game I jumped at the chance to look at the phenomenon that is American Sniper through a Red Dead coloured lens.
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Five Thoughts - March 8, 2014
After a few busy months I'm back with another Five Thoughts (so much for "working title"). This time I explore a few of my favorite things: Lego, Star Wars and Batman. I also look at some of the big reveals from the past few weeks, including the Guardians of the Galaxy and Arkham Knight trailers.
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Five Thoughts - January 5, 2014
I'm not known for consistency when it comes to the ToB blog but that's not to say I'm not always getting ideas for new blog posts. Its finding the time to actually write them that's difficult. So that means today is a red letter day. Not only is this a new blog post, its the first entry in an ongoing series of blog posts. My 5 Thoughts (working title) are meant to give me a way to get what I'm thinking on paper in an quick and easy format. For the first of many posts to come I tackle Batman vs. Superman, DCUO, Community and the trailers for The Son of Batman and Game of Thrones season 4.
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"Thor: The Dark World" Review
I put my thoughts about Thor: The Dark World on paper (err e-document?) and spill my guts about the meh-ness of it all. I also address some of the post-credits scenes and the impact on the rest of the MCU.
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How to do Batman's Voice Right
With the casting of Ben Affleck (Batfleck) as the new Dark Knight of the DC cinematic universe, I wanted to take a moment and concentrate on something that, in my opinion, is not discussed enough: Batman’s voice.
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