Archive → June, 2010
Triweekly Podcast: Of Biker Boyz and Men
What’s this, again? Has it been three weeks already? IT HAS BEEN LIKE FIVE WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU
![Not pictured - DEADLY BARBS [Photo - Bjork.com]](http://www.woogmoog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/bjorkcom-desktop05-1024.jpg "Not pictured - DEADLY BARBS [Photo - Bjork.com]")
Woogmoog Triweekly Podcast 06-17-2010
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YOU AIN’T GOT NO PANCAKE MIX:
- The A-Team
- Torque
- Timothy Olyphant, the star of Torque
- Biker Boyz
- Piranha 3D, savior of Summer 2010
- Example #514 of someone from The Wire whose name isn’t Idris Elba and is stuck in a horrible movie (not counting Prom Night because that movie is suck, redefined)
- More people should like Neil Marshall and Doomsday
- Punisher: War Zone is Season 6 of The Wire
- Josh Brolin is apparently in Men in Black 3
- Have you ever seen Sphere? Explain.
- Splice and Björk
- WHAT IF you could somehow make Mortal Kombat dumber?
- E3!
MUSIC
Intro: Pat and Mike
Outro: Pat
Hate mail? RIGHT THIS WAY, BUCKO
We’ve pared down the length because apparently folks who have lives can’t stand to listen to us prattle on and on for hours and hours. We live to serve, condensed or no. Enjoy!
Review: Splice
![Vincenzo Natali's Splice [Photo - Warner Bros.]](http://www.woogmoog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Splice_wall04_1024x768.jpg "Vincenzo Natali's Splice [Photo - Warner Bros.]")
What we pass on to the next generation is not only what we find encoded in our genes. We pass on our memories, legends and aspirations. But we cannot forget that we also pass on our failures, our fears, and the darker sides of humanity. At least, this is what I gathered from the ending of Metal Gear Solid 2, the only Metal Gear game I’ve played. I stopped paying close attention to the plot after I got in a swordfight with the President of the United States who is dressed in a biomechanical tentacle suit in front of a statue of George Washington.
Vincenzo Natali, the mind behind the brilliant and underappreciated Cube, plays with the same themes in Splice. It dabbles in ideas like nature versus nurture and the question of what we do as parents to our offspring and our families. Splice takes these ideas, tosses them into a centrifuge, and fucks the result on the cold barn floor.
Oh by the way, there will be spoilers in this review. Sexy spoilers. READ MORE!
Force Unleashed Sequel Cinematic Has Lightsabers, Big Robots Being Crushed, Not Much Else
![Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II [Photo - LucasArts (trailer screencap)]](http://www.woogmoog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/tfu1.jpg "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II [Photo - LucasArts (trailer screencap)]")
Trailers, trailers, trailers!
Gametrailers has a nifty little cinematic from the upcoming sequel to the atrocious The Force Unleashed. Click below the jump for the trailer. READ MORE!
Review: The A-Team
![The A-Team [Photo - 20th Century Fox]](http://www.woogmoog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/ateam_wallpaper3_1024X7681.jpg "The A-Team [Photo - 20th Century Fox]")
The A-Team looked like crap. It looked like the worst kind of excessive, remake-happy Hollywood tripe. The trailer, in all of its CG-idiocy, coasted on nostalgia-bombing the audience with Mr. T references and playing the original theme song.
So it came as an enormous surprise when I walked out of the theater completely stoked. The movie is an incredibly satisfying blast. The trailers made this seem much more serious than any summer movie ought to be, which is a shame because the movie’s playful tone is pretty great. Much of this is due to director/writer Joe Carnahan’s electrifying script and sharp pacing; just as much praise needs to be heaped upon the delightful work done by the entire cast. There’s not a flat note in the entire enterprise. READ MORE!
Kill a Commie for Mommy and Defend the Homefront, Wolverines-Style in Upcoming FPS
Ah, another reminder that it’s E3 trailer season in video game land.
On the menu today is Kaos Studios’ Homefront, an FPS set in the American heartland under occupation by North Korea. Clicky below the break for the ludicrous trailer, with its questionable insertion of current events. I’m surprised there aren’t any Gulf oil spill references in there. READ MORE!
Four Sweet New Inception Banners
IGN has got their mitts on a handful of new banner ads for Christopher Nolan’s upcoming Inception, AKA the only summer movie anyone really cares about at this point.
![New Inception Banners [Photo - IGN and WB]](http://www.woogmoog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/inception-300x137.jpg "New Inception Banners [Photo - IGN and WB]")
The posters, while still retaining a touch of that ugly “let’s photoshop together the cast from production stills” look, are pretty damned striking.
Head over to IGN for the rest of the images, in big.
Everyone’s Salivating at Stupid New Mortal Kombat Video
There’s a trailer out there right now that everyone seems to be going gaga for: a new Mortal Kombat game or movie with a “realistic” take on the goofy cast of characters. With folks like Michael Jai White in the trailer (and with E3 being next week) this has got to be for something significant.
“Realistic?” you ask. Reptile’s a dude with a skin problem! Baraka’s a dude with surgical addiction! Click below for video. READ MORE!
Absolutely Gorgeous CG Deus Ex 3 Trailer
Here’s your daily reminder that E3 is coming up, along with all the requisite sexy trailers of games you won’t be playing for at least a year.
Is there a specific term for the synthy, future-y music used in Deus Ex, Mass Effect et al? Because I really can’t get enough of it.
PROS: protagonist’s fashion sense, stealth cloaky stuff, weapons and crap coming out of arms
CONS: silly newscaster’s future-victorian chic
Deus Ex: Human Revolution will be coming to PS3, 360 and PC sometime in 2011, which is incredibly depressing.
Triweekly Podcast: Summer Movies, Double Downs and Centipedes
Triweekly (or so), I gather with friends associates Mike Konieczny and Patrick Stone. We sit at a round table as if to summon eldritch spirits, consume a mighty, greasy dinner, and record.
Feel like something’s missing in your life? Clearly, the answer is meandering, blabbering and unfocused discussion on all things video games, movies, TV, etc. (and etc.)
Woogmoog Triweekly Podcast 05/20/2010
It’s moresome!
Start listening RIGHT THIS SECOND to get uninformed opinions on the following topics:
- Clash of the Titans – supplanted by an in-depth discussion of The Scorpion King
- Kick-Ass
- The Losers
- Iron Man 2
- The Human Centipede
- KFC Double Down “Sandwich”
- Planet of the Apes prequel, James Franco (of Flyboys fame)
- M. Night Shyamalan, action movie director
- Megan Fox’s departure and its impact on Bayformers canon
- MW2 Stimulus DLC, Activision Likes Your Money
- Harrumphing and groaning over 3D idiocy
- 20 minutes of Mike crinkling a gum wrapper!
MUSIC
Intro: Pat and Mike
Outro: Pat
Disagree with us? (how dare you) Think we’re idiots? (yes) Leave a comment down below or email us!
Review: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
![Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time [Photo: Disney]](http://www.woogmoog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/PrinceOfPersia_Poster1-692x1024.jpg "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time [Photo: Disney]")
Here’s the main problem with Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time – it’s already been done about as impeccably as can be done in its 2003 video game incarnation. The movie never comes close to achieving the greatness that that game achieved; then again, Sands of Time is quite literally one of the ten greatest gaming experiences ever, so failing to reach so high a bar isn’t so bad for this movie.
What Sands of Time the film is, however, is a serviceable action-adventure that lasts too long and relies too heavily on very ugly CG and up-close camera angles. READ MORE!