"The Amazing Spider-Man 2" Suit

Here is the new suit for the "The Amazing Spider-Man 2". I have to say that I like it.

I didn't mind "The Amazing Spider-Man" suit but this one is much more sleek. You can see that they're taking ideas from the Ultimate Spider-Man comics and even Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy and there is nothing wrong with that.

I'm excited for "The Amazing Spider-Man 2", I want to see where they go with it. I wasn't the biggest fan of the first and I'm hoping that this one delivers.

Game Glitches: Super Mario Bros.

Video games are going to have glitches. So, I thought I would start a new series on this blog called ‘Game Glitches’ and explore glitches in games stretching all the way back to the Nintendo Entertainment System.

For the very first part in the series I’ve explored the classic title – Super Mario Bros.

This was the first game in the Super Mario series, even though the Mario Brothers appeared in a 1983 game titled Mario Bros. Super Mario Bros. was published in 1985 and has become a gaming classic, a game that really kept gaming and home consoles going.

Super Mario Bros. is more than a great game but it does have some interesting glitches that have become well known throughout the years.

Minus World

The first glitch I’m going to talk about is the famous Minus World.

The Minus World is an endless underwater level that is a copy of the World 7-2. There is no escaping this world and once you run out of time you’re dead. Yet, it’s neat just to witness it.

Now, I’m going to tell you how to do it.

1.) Get a copy of the actual NES cartridge and play on an NES. I’m pretty sure most of these glitches were taken out of remakes of the game and your best chance in doing it is to have the original game.

2.) To get the glitch to work you’ll to get to world 1-2. Once there go to the pipe at the end of the level that leads you to the flag. DO NOT go into the pipe.

3.) After you get to the pipe you’ll need to break the second and third block from the pipe. Yet, leave the block that is at the far right alone.

4.) Now, once the blocks are taken care of, you must stand on the edge of the pipe (Face left). Once standing there, crouch down, and while crouched, jump and move right while in the air.

If you do all the steps correctly, Mario should go through the blocks on the right and fall into a warp zone. Once in this warp zone, go down the pipe on the far left and this will bring you to the Minus World.

Jumping Over the Flagpoles

It IS possible to jump over flagpoles, even though people have been trying to debunk this for years. This is something you can’t do in every level but some of them will let you.

1.) In World 1-1 you want to make your way past the second pit.

2.) Once passed it, Mario will need to get up on the bricks that end with a “?” box and wait for the turtle Koopa. Once the Koopa Troopa is about to fall into the pit jump down and even though you won’t hit him the game will register you did and he will get trapped under the level.

3.) You will see the Koopa Troopa’s head under the level. He will be heading into the direction of the flag. Follow him, but never get far behind or far in front of him. Also, make sure to pick up the mushroom power up on the way to the end of the level. Once at the end, wait until he’s halfway between the stairs and the flag. Once he is, jump off the stairs leading up the flag. Mario will double jump in the air by stomping on the koopa without even being close to him. This will give Mario enough height to jump over the flagpole.

Once you’re over the flagpole you’ll soon discover that there is nothing over there. Mario can just run on forever until time runs up.

Vine Teleport

In world 4-2 there is a vine not even halfway through the level. Hit the box containing the vine and then move the screen ever so slightly to have the pipe with piranha plant in it showing.

Now, if you touch the edge of the left edge on the screen, Mario should teleport to the right of the screen.

Blue Bowser

This will work in any of the castle levels. You want to make your way to the end of the levels, but don’t step on the bridge Bowser is on. Instead, you’ll want to wait for Bowser to come into frame himself. When he does he will be blue.

Die and Win

Well you don’t really win but it’s still an interesting glitch.

While in a castle get to the end of the level and try to be and stay small. Now, it gets tricky you’ll need Bowser to touch you while you touch the axe. This will kill you and Bowser but the level will continue.

Yet, after you read the classic text "Thank you Mario! But our princess in another castle!" you’ll be immediately directed to a game over screen.

There are many more glitches in Super Mario Bros., glitches I will cover in a later installment.

Man of Steel Trailer: My Thoughts

I have to say that I’m impressed with the Man of Steel trailer but of course I still have my concerns.

Let’s start with the trailer we received in the summer before The Dark Knight Rises. That one didn’t give us much and left us wanting a larger trailer that included more footage and some ideas of the plot. Yet, we didn’t exactly get that with this new trailer.

With this one we get a glimpse of the tone of the movie, which is what a teaser trailer really does. We can see that this is going to be a movie humanizing Superman, which can go two ways; it can be interesting or just boring.

You can see that the world they’re creating here is dark, conflicted and there is a lot of doubt. I like this, because where everything is working against the hero it just becomes that more satisfying when he becomes Superman.

The villain, Zod does show up very briefly in the trailer. In briefly I mean we just get a glimpse of his face. I would like to see the next trailer focus a little more on him so we can get an idea of what he's up to.

I really hope that this movie works, because let’s face it, if this movie flops and fails we won’t be getting any more Superman movies for a long, long time.

I enjoy Superman, he’s not my favorite comic to read but I always enjoyed the ones that I did read. There is a lot of potential for a Superman movie and I believe that the tone this trailer set is on the right path, let’s just hope that the plot is worth it.

Man of Steel Trailer

Nit-Picking: The Avengers

Now before I get into this I just want to say right from the start that I did enjoy The Avengers. I thought it was a good movie, which stumbled here and there but was still very much entertaining. Yet, it doesn’t save it from me nit-picking the things that I don’t like and that didn’t make any sense.
SPOILERS are ahead.

Let’s just get right into this, starting with Loki. Loki is back in the first few minutes of the movie and he starts to control the minds of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, notably Hawkeye. Yet, the thing I don’t understand is why in the hell didn’t he just control Nick Fury, you know the director of this agency? If he just controlled Fury’s mind then his plan might have went together better, I mean the Avengers might have never assembled, because it was really Fury pushing for them to come together. If The Avengers never assembled then Loki could have had his aliens invade without any opposition. So, why didn’t he just use Fury or kill him? Oh, wait he did try to kill him, which brings me to my next point.

Why couldn’t Hawkeye kill Fury at point blank? Isn’t his whole deal accuracy and vision? I mean they do call him Hawkeye. Yet, he shoots Fury in the chest rather than just shooting him in the head. If they really wanted him dead how about shooting him not in the chest and then check whether or not he is alive after you shot him? My word no wonder Loki ended up loosing in the end.

While on the subject of Hawkeye, I felt cheated by this character. For half of the movie he’s not himself, and for a character that didn’t get his own movie before The Avengers they really should have developed him more. He basically goes from being good, to bad and back to good. That’s it for him. Hawkeye is an interesting character and I would’ve liked to see him do more as Hawkeye not mind-controlled Hawkeye.

Next let’s talk about the Hulk. The whole movie we see him struggling with not letting the “other guy” come out and how he doesn’t know exactly how to control the Hulk. Fast forward to the end, Bruce Banner reveals his secret of controlling the hulk is that he is always angry. What? He then can transform into the Hulk at will and control him.

So, where was this control when he decided to go berserk on the S.H.I.E.L.D. helicarrier? Do you expect me to believe that he just learned to control it while he drove a moped into New York City? Why does he know how to control it now? Well, whatever I guess they just needed the Hulk to fight against the aliens that seem to have no tactics or effective weapons.

Why can’t these aliens kill one Avenger? Or maybe just injure one? The alien army just seems to be getting mowed down left and right. They were just ineffective, you think being an intelligent alien race that they would have more accurate weaponry and effective armor … not the case.

Yet, are Avengers have some great equipment from their suits, to their weapon of choice and don’t forget about the ear pieces they DON’T WEAR.

During the final battle the Avengers are able to talk to one another through ear pieces that aren’t in their ears. I don’t know maybe they are telepathic or the ear pieces were supposed to be animated in later but they just forgot. Any care they don’t have anyway to communicate with one another but they are. It looks funny once you notice this.

Now, I’m going to conclude with Thor. In the movie Tony Stark/Iron Man says that Thor is a demigod. Thor is just a god, he isn’t a demigod. You see in order to qualify as a demigod you need to have one parent who is a god and the other has to be human, that’s how a demigod works. In Thor’s case he’s just a god. His parents were Odin and Jord who were both gods, which makes Thor a god not a demigod. After all it’s Thor God of Thunder not Thor Demigod of Thunder.

I could go on and list every little mistake due to cuts and everything but let’s face it that would be just tedious to read. Yet, there are more than a few mistakes in the movie and if you watch carefully you can spot them.

Nit-Picking: Special Halloween Edition

Since 31 Days of Horror 4 has been delayed this year, I still wanted to bring something Halloween themed to the blog. I decided to do a special edition of Nit-Picking, focusing on the inconsistencies and plot holes of numerous horror movies. It will be fun!

Yet, before we dive into this I want to thank everyone who has been reading the Nit-Picking series and making it popular. I appreciate it.

Now, before we start I’ll explain how this nit-picking will be done. I have chosen a few horror movies and a few nit-picks for each. They’re all divided to make simple and easy to follow.

Friday the 13^th (1980)

Let’s start with one of my very favorites.

The original Friday the 13^th made way for ‘80’s slashers, it was really the first slasher to be overly gory. The films that came before it such as Halloween and Psycho weren’t really that gory. Yeah, in Psycho we get the chocolate syrup going down the drain but Halloween really had no gore. So, Friday the 13^th was starting something new that would cause other horror movies to follow. It also has things that don’t make sense.

The first thing I’m going to talk about is the strip Monopoly scene, which always bothered me.

The Dice

During this scene we see the character Brenda roll the dice and she claims to have rolled two sixes, where we can clearly see she rolled a one and a two. Why in the hell are the other characters allowing her to cheat? Do they know how to count?

I know that this was probably not even thought of when they made the movie and they most likely thought no one will notice. Well, I noticed and it’s distracting.

Alice

Alice (Adrienne King) is our hero girl in the movie but some of her decisions puzzle me, especially when we get to the end.

After realizing that Pamela Voorhees is the killer, Alice runs around the camp trying to evade her. She ends up back in cabin where Mrs. Voorhees revealed her true identity to her. I mean really? You couldn’t have gone into another cabin? At least try to make it difficult for the killer to find you, it’s only your life at stake.

Now, after Alice defeats Pamela, she takes a canoe and heads out on the lake for the rest of the night. Why? Why not start walking back to town and getting the police? Maybe she was tired? But if I had a night like hers I most likely would find it hard to rest.

Police

At the end of the film the police show up at the camp and find Alice. Now, how did the police know to go to the camp? Is it something they do daily? Did someone call them? Was there another survivor we don’t know about?

Halloween 4: Return of Michael Myers (1988)

The Halloween film that brought Michael Myers back, hence the name, due to people disappointed about his absence in Halloween III.

The film takes place 10 years after the events of Halloween I and II. Michael Myers who was in a coma, comes out of it to wreak havoc on the town of Haddonfield and his niece, Jamie. Who has been adopted by the Carruthers family after her mother, Laurie Strode, had died in an accident.

The Ambulance

In the movie Michael Myers comes back into action while on board an ambulance. He kills the people that are with him and then we go to a scene with Jamie looking out a window. Outside the window is an ambulance that looks like the one that Michael was in. But how can it be?

A little further into the movie we learn that the ambulance Michael was on is in a river, four hours away from Jamie and Haddonfield. So, did Michael drive four hours to Haddonfield and then drive four hours back to the river to dump the ambulance? Was it a different ambulance? But how convenient is it that an ambulance that looks just like the one Michael was on is parked outside his niece’s house. It doesn’t make any sense anyway you look at it.

Michael’s Knowledge of Jamie

How does Michael know about Jamie and more importantly how does he know where to go to find her?

Michael has somehow found his niece who has a different last name and lives with a different family. Did he somehow find his way to a library, pulled up newspapers and learned the truth about Laurie Strode and also learned about her daughter? Would he really have time to do this? I mean looking at the movie it seems he goes from the ambulance in the river, to a gas station and then to Haddonfield. I guess we’re just supposed to accept that he knows. How he knows is anyone’s guess.

Also, why in the hell would you keep Jamie in Haddonfield? Move the kid to a different town or even better a different state!

The Jumpsuit

In the movie we see Michael at a garage and he kills a mechanic by impaling him in the chest with a metal pipe. He then takes the man’s jumpsuit to wear. Yet, when Michael is wearing the suit, there is no blood or hole on the chest. Detail! Come on guys, how about some attention to detail!

Michael’s Name

Here is one showing my true geekeness. Michael Myer’s full name is Michael Audrey Myers. So, his middle initial would be A. But, in the scene where they’re typing his name on a form we see them type Myers, Michael M. Again with the details! Come on!

Michael’s Mask Hair Color

Michael’s mask hair color has always been brown and in this movie it is still brown until one scene.

Towards the end of the film Loomis and Jamie head into the school to hide from Michael. He of course finds them and throws Loomis through glass doors. During this whole scene you’ll stop yourself and say “is that Michael”, because at first you might think it’s a different character. Michael’s mask hair color goes from brown to a very noticeable blonde and it’s stupid.

Why in the hell didn’t they use the mask with the brown hair? What’s going on? Did they think no one will notice? How could you not notice? It’s very blonde!

Resident Evil Series (2002-2012)

*Sigh*

Everything.

Scream 4 (2011)

I like all the Scream movies but let’s face it there is some great stuff to nit-pick.

The Scream franchise has an interesting premise, the killers and the victims are well aware of horror movies. This is causing the killers to take their revenge on a certain character by structuring their kills on the rules of the horror movies we all know.

In Scream 4 its Sidney Prescott’s cousin, Jill Roberts, is the killer and it attempting the reboot the franchise by making herself the last one alive. Yet, there is some problems with her plan.

Jill

Jill is a psychopath and in the movie we learn she is the mastermind behind all the murders.

Jill and her partner, Charlie Walker, are seen killing people in the movie by stabbing them multiple times. Then when we get to Sidney, the person they want dead the most, Jill only stabs her once in the stomach and leaves her to die. Sidney of course survives, which I’m glad because Jill is nuts, but this just shows how stupid Jill actually was.

For a girl who obviously devoted a lot of time to this plan she just couldn’t execute it in the end.

The Closet

During a scene where Ghostface calls Jill and Kirby, he tells them he is hiding in THE closet. Kirby opens the closet and of course there is nothing in there. He then informs Kirby that he didn’t say THEIR closet. He then jumps out of the neighbors’, Olivia, closet instead and kills her.

Here’s my problem with the scene. Ghostface isn’t being quiet on the phone. So, how in the hell didn’t Olivia hear him talking in her closet? Does her closet have a sound proof door?

Paranormal Activity (2007)

A demonic presence haunts Micah and Katie in their suburban home. But lets be honest it’s a lot of footage of people sleeping.

Why Aren’t They Running?

After the first encounter of this thing why wouldn’t you just leave the house? It’s obviously something terrible is going on … just run.

Alarm System

They have this alarm system in the movie which they set every night. Yet, Katie is walking outside every night without setting it off. I would definitely consider returning it.

Gremlins (1984)

Three important rules get broken and Billy Peltzer’s new pet gives birth to the Gremlins!

Gremlins is a great movie but there is something that has always bothered me about it.

The Water Rule

First, let’s quickly review the three rules for raising your mogwai.

1. Don't expose them to sunlight.

2. Don't let them get wet. 

3. Don't feed them after midnight

Probably not the exact wording but you get the idea. The one I want to point out is “Don’t let them get wet”. This rule was broken numerous times throughout the movie.

The movie is set near Christmas time and there is a lot of snow on the ground. Did they forget that snow is just frozen water? Shouldn’t the gremlins be multiplying left and right? It makes no sense and bothers me every time I watch it.

Hocus Pocus (1993)

Last movie I’ll discuss is a Halloween favorite – Hocus Pocus.

This film is one of those movies that has a large following, and I remember always watching it around Halloween as a kid.

The movie is about two teenagers, Max Dennison (Omri Katz) and Allison (Vinessa Shaw) and Max’s little sister, Dani (Thora Birch) who accidentally resurrect three witches in modern day Salem, Mass., who are bent on sucking the youth out of children.

The Black Flame Candle

In the movie, the heroes find themselves in the house of the three witches, which has been turned into a museum.

In the house there is a black flame candle, which legend says if it’s lit on Halloween night, by a virgin, the witches will come back to wreck havoc on Salem.

Of course, Max lights the candle and brings back the witches.

The problem I have here is that Max uses a Zippo lighter that he gets in the house; apparently they were selling them as gifts. Now, correct me if I’m wrong, but don’t you need to add lighter fluid to Zippo lighters? How is there lighter fluid in the lighter?

I know it was just to move the plot, but couldn’t they just have Max have is own lighter already?

Also, why is he lighting something that shouldn’t be lit. I get the fact he just doesn’t believe in it, but still just leave things alone.

Jacket

After Max brings back the three witches he uses his lighter to set off the sprinkler system. We see his jacket get completely drenched but once he’s outside his jacket is magically dry. I hate when things like this end up in movie. Same thing happened in Fellowship of the Ring.

Dates

Now let’s get into some history. The witches, or Sanderson sisters, are hung in the beginning of the movie. For me it’s implied that this is happening during the Salem Witch Trials. Yet, let’s look at the date, they are hung on October 31, 1693, The Salem Witch Trials were started and ended in the year of 1692.

There you go some quick nit-picks to some horror/Halloween movies.

To find some horror movie recommendations check out my 31 Days of Horror series, links on the side.

Happy Halloween!

Connecticut Casting Call

Feature Film Shooting in Connecticut Seeks Paid Background Actors

Who: Hollywood Casting Director Judy Bouley

Recently worked on Tom Cruise/Morgan Freeman Film

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0099515/

SAG-AFTRA Low-Budget Feature Film

*SAG-AFTRA signatory status is pending

What: Casting Call for Background Actors to be Paid

Where: 2614 Boston Post Rd (RT 1), Guilford, CT 06437

When: Wednesday, September 12th

Parking: Plenty of Free Parking

Contact: featurefilmct@gmail.com

Hollywood Casting Director, Judy Bouley, who recently work on “Oblivion”

starring Tom Cruise and Morgan Freeman, is holding a casting call this

Wednesday, September 12th in Guilford, Connecticut, for paid background actors

for an independent movie filming in the Guilford, Connecticut area in September

and October. Seeking African, African American and Caucasian looking males

and females who are able to portray ages 18 to 70. All must be legal to work in

the U.S.

Auditions for SAG-AFTRA members will be held from 12 pm to 3 pm but

members are welcome between 12 pm - 8 pm. (Bring your membership card).

Non-Union actors are invited to attend auditions from 3 pm to 8 pm.

Casting call to be held at 2614 Boston Post Road (RT1), Guilford, Connecticut

06437. Wheelchair accessible. Plenty of free parking.

Those unable to attend the casting, please submit a current photo and contact

information to featurefilmct@gmail.com. It’s an honor to film in Connecticut.