Mortal Kombat Review!

After releasing some, at points questionable games (MK Vs DC Univers with no blood?) the rebooted Mortal Kombat is finally here. After a long awaited release is the game that will restore fans fith in the series?

Pros (The Good) :

1) A great roster
2) All those brutal, gory fatalities are back
3) Babalities
4) Plenty of modes to keep you busy (story mode, verses,challenge tower, test your might/sight/ ect, battle tower, online)
5) Enhanced fighting engine
6) The level designs are gorgeous offering you more than just eye candy
7) Plenty of things to unlock (fatalities, costumes, artwork, ect.)
8) The details of characters wounds are amazing to look at

Cons (The Bad & The Ugly)  :

1) Story Mode is entertaining but at times is pretty corny (fighting games are never really known for the stories anyway.)
2) The boss battles, at points it can be unforgivingly cruel
3) graphics at cretain times lose it's sharpness and makes the characters look dull
4) Handicap battles can be unfair and cause frustration (you shouldn't have to rely on doing the same four moves to win : jump, duck, uppercut, repeat)
5) You're unable to skip cutscenes

It's about time!

Mortal Kombat has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember, from playing with my brother as a child to watching the movies with my family (yes even seeing Mortal Kombat Annihilation in theaters). Mortal Kombat has always and will always be a arcade classic, but with games like Super Street Fighter 4 and Marvel Vs Capcom 3 leading the fighting game army how does Mortal Kombat stand? Well truth be told a lot has changed gameplay wise in the newest installment of the blood splattering series. Mortal Kombat adds a whole new super meter which will change how you play. With the super meter it can do a variety of things, each of which can alter the end results of a match. The super meter can help you pull of longer more impressive combos, enhance your special moves to do more damage, or if you fill it up to the max you'll be able to pull off your "X-Ray Attack". What the X Ray attacks do is slow down the gameplay and zoom in to see your character break the others bones and pierce organs. Along with the new super meter, the game also brings in a tag team mode. Players choose two characters to make a team, while playing you can call your partner in for assistance or tag him/her in. This mode leaves you open to do a variety of things you normally don't think of doing in a Mortal Kombat game. Combos are a big part of this, with your partner you can use an assist and continue your combo into your X Ray attack, giving you a new way to play Mortal Kombat. Everything in the game runs smoothly, the combos connect perfectly, and tag matches don't seem forced or added on as a cheap gimmick. The game itself is uses 3D graphics with the classic 2D fighting system. Running a modified version of the Unreal Engine 3, and a all new fighting mechanic to enhance the gameplay. The features a roster of twenty six characters to choose from, each of them plays different to each other so you don't feel like you're using the same character with a different skin.

Blood, Blood, Blood!

One of the things that Mortal Kombat is known for are what? Fatalities of course! This game does nothing but live up to the standards that fans set, not only that they take it one step further. The fatalities in Mortal Kombat look fantastic, each character has rich detail to them making every cut worth awing at. With character molds so realistically designed with veins, organs, and joints you can't help but just appreciate the carnage that is happening before you. Just when you thought Scorpion was cool taking his mask off and burning you, wait until you see Kung Lao use his hat to cut you vertically in half. Not impressed? Picture the same thing happening and add the body falling after the opponents guts, lungs, veins, and spine all fall to the floor. After being disappointed by MK vs DC Universe (ultimately not a terrible game, but far from a Mortal Kombat game.) this new game is nothing but fan service at best. Fans demanded blood, Nether Realm's took noticed and went a step further. Fans demanded gorier fatalities, Nether Realms took noticed and delivered. Along with bringing back the series to a 2D plane, and making it the bloodiest and goriest in the series Mortal Kombat has more to it than that.  Offering many modes to keep you busy and never bored. Online matches (Ranked, player, king of the hill) Battle Tower, Story Mode, Challenge Tower and more. Mortal Kombat offers you more then most fighting games out right now, giving you hours worth of modes to play and complete.

Whats this? I didn't order a story with my order of kick ass fights. 

When you hear a 2D fighting game has a full fledge story mode you normally just shrug, however Mortal Kombat pulled it off. To be honest the story isn't perfect, but it gets the job done and keeps you entertained. Although sometimes you'll just chuckle at how corny some of the dialogue sounds, for example theres a where a character (I will not mention who due to spoilers) says to another character "If you do not let me go.....THEN YOU ARE MY ENEMY!" and the fight starts.  Although the story does do a good job explaining the history of the series, for those who are relatively new the series you'll get the gist of whats going on. The story takes place after Mortal Kombat Armageddon and returns to the beginning of the series, now taking place in the time  lines of Mortal Kombat I,II, and III. But how is this possible? A simple plot twist to which Raiden now knows what happens in the future and tries to alter the events that lead up to that. As far as fighting game stories go this isn't bad, in fact I was personally entertained the whole way through. The one major problem that holds this game back does happen during the story mode. That is the ability to skip to cutscenes, why is this such a big deal? You're forced to watch every cutscene that happens without the choice to skip it or pause it. If you leave and restart the story mode, you will have re-watch the same scene again. It's not bad in the sense that it affects the game, it's just really annoying. The story mode does a good job in letting you play with a variety of characters, so you won't be bored going through the entire thing with the same character.

I'm about to break this controller!

It just wouldn't be a fighting game if it didn't get your frustrated at times would it. Mortal Kombat offers its fair share of moments that make you want to power toss your controller. For example during the story mode you will be pinned in a handful of two on one battles. These handicap battles play like a regular battle, meaning you have to win two rounds. Which would be fine if you weren't fighting two people by yourself, to win a round you must defeat both characters while they just have to defeat you. It doesn't really sound like a big deal does it? Well I said the same thing until I came across some pretty obnoxious team ups. Characters will spam moves at you leaving you at times unable to attack or get around them. These computer players aren't exactly always easy too, there will be times where you have to press that retry option many times. Two of the most annoying teams you will battle will be Noob Saibot and Quan Chi, when they're not spamming moves at your or teleporting you (Noob Saibot) they will corner you. The other team will be Goro and Kintaro, keep your distance or else with three regular hits you'll suffer 32% damage. If that's not bad, when they grab you in a X Ray attack it does about 52% damage way more than yours. Also your moves on them will do less damage so keep upper cutting! Along with these handicap battles you're also tossed into boss battles which are even worse. The final boss battle of the game will drive you to the point of sheer anger. If you're the type of person who gets easily angry, the final boss battle will make you to put the controller down for a while. The final boss moves at a ridiculous speed at times, does massive amounts of damage, and leave you no other choice but to be cheep and spam moves.

The Verdict!

Although a very different fighting game when compared to Marvel Vs Capcom 3 and Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat stands its own against those two. Giving you that old school arcade feeling that Mortal Kombat games used to give you, and at the same time it's evolved into something more. Having a solid new fighting mechanic that allows for more strategy and combos, this is a step forward for the folks over at the Nether Realms. Fans of the series will not be disappointed, new comers will enjoy the game just as much as the fans. With hours worth gameplay and many collectables to keep you busy Mortal Kombat is a great game. Even with it's hiccups in the story mode, nothing about this game will get you bored or disappointed. The roster is solid, the game offers a high entertainment value and tons of fan service making this the best Mortal Kombat game to come out.

The Score

5/5

- After spending some fair time thinking about what score to give this game, I was set on giving it a 4 but then I started thinking harder. The more I thought about this game, the more I started to remember the story mode and everything I did with the other modes. You know a game is when you go to bed at night and before you shut your eyes, you start thinking about that game in your head. Picturing some of the moves, and start to think of possible combos the next day at work or school. It's these qualities that as a gamer myself, I decide if a game should get a certain score. The game gets a perfect score of a 5/5 due to the fact that there is just so much to like. Even though the game has problems, there is so much it offers and delivers on. With what you get in this game all those small problems can be easily over looked. If you love fighting games, and love arcade fighters this is the game you should definitely get.- 

Gears of war 3 beta thoughts

The Gears of war 3 beta is finally out, for those of you who have the epic edition of bullet storm at least. After spending my morning playing the beta for a fair amount of time, I've broken the beta down to some of the pros and cons it suffers from. 

Pros :

1. Customization 
2. Ability to set a pre-chosen weapon scheme 
3. Team death match & being able to re-spawn.
4. Lots of things to unlock (medals, skins for guns, ect.) 
5. New maps 
6. Maps showing you where the weapons are before each round 
7. New weapons 
8. New executions 

Pros : Discussion. 

 One major change to the gears of war series is the ability to customize your character. You can set pre-chosen weapons to him/her along with the ability to add skins to your guns. One character which you are able to unlock is "Thrashball Cole". Sporting his thrashball attire and a golden retro lancer, if you unlock this cole in the beta when Gears 3 officially releases he will transfer over. Cole wont be the only transferring over the full game, all of the medals you win will supposedly transfer over as well. Team Death Match in gears 3 is incredibly fun. You and your team share a certain amount of respawns you're allowed in the round so the more you die, the less your team can respawn. After your team uses up all of the shared respawns, you are unable to respawn until the next round, making you pull harder and clutch through the rest of the existing round. One very useful feature is the map of the level you see before each game, this map will show you where all of the weapons will be. This comes in use when you're playing a map you have no experience in and want to go for the frags, or sniper. What makes this game feel more fresh and polished then the previous gears game are the new weapons and executions. The retro lancer for example might not have the the accuracy of the lancer, or the grip but it does make up for it in damage. The sawed off shotgun is an extremely powerful weapon, being able to kill or down an opponent if close. (The gnasher shot gun can kill close range we know, but that doesn't always happen. The sawed off shotgun at just a foot or two away can kill/down an opponent with one shot.)Also the executions have improved and add a whole new aspect of insult to injury to a downed opponent. For example I can keep punching your face while you're downed and the longer I do, the more points I get.    

Cons :

1.  Ink grenade can now stun. Leaving you helpless and unable to avoid it, if it's tossed head on at you
2. Sawed off shotgun id basically a one hit kill if close enough, or a foot or two away. (However it's power is balanced out, the weapon does have a longer reload time and you only have 4 rounds.)
3. If you're taking cover and move over the cover you can kick a player leaving him stunned. (Can be unfair and easily abused online, should be tweaked so the stun time wont be as long)
4. Retro lancer bayonet is the new chainsaw "n00b" kills. 
5. Shotguns are still overly powerful

Cons : Discussions 

 While the game in beta form is still very fun, and entertaining it still has its faults. For one take the ink grenade, in gears 2 you were able to have it fall near you and and side dive away. That is not always the case in the gears 3 beta. The ink grenade now stuns you if you're near it, leaving you unable to move and get downed and even killed without a chance to fight. Another problem I've noticed online is the retro lancer bayonet kills. Listening to people online describe it as being a "chainsaw whore on roids". It's understandable while it is fun to charge the battle field gun first and killing a person whose in front of you automatically, it can be a bit cheap. Especially when while on the charge, if a person has a gun out like the lancer they either have to be farther away from you to down you while running, shooting you the whole time. Or they would have to have a shotgun out and quickly fire it, killing you. It should be noted that while charging you can steer your character, but only slightly no hard turns. As for the cover stuns I'm kind of on the fence about it. While it is nice to end a stalemate by just hoping over that cover and kicking the other person, the stun effect can be unfair. By the time the person is hoping over the cover, you don't always have the time to move leaving you to get kicked, stunned and shot gunned down.

Final Thoughts 

While this is still the beta version of the game, it is still very impressive and entertaining. Hopefully for the finalized game, some of the cons I talked about will be tweaked. Leave the cover stun in but just make the stun time shorter, giving the other person a fighting chance. Fix the ink grenade stun, but even with the cons of the game and minor faults, Gears of war 3 beta is still the most fun I had online in a while. The beta gives us a little taste of what to expect, for those who did not get the epic edition of bulletstorm don't be upset. The beta will be open publicly to those who reserved GoW3 from gamestop on 4-25-11. The online play is smooth, the level designs are amazing, personally I can't wait to go offline and see what the campaign mode will be like. It's going to be a sad day when they close the beta, but the way things are looking gears 3 will be the best installation of the series yet. 

Gears of war 3 will be released on 9-20-11 and the beta closes on 5-15-11

Game Update! Street Fighter X Tekken. (And my personal thoughts on the game)

Finally more news about the highly anticipated cross over game Street FighterXTekken has been announced! Not much on the game has been revealed until now. The first ten characters have been announced characters including :

    (Ryu Street Fighter) 

(Ken Masters Street Fighter)

(Chun Li Street Fighter II)

(Guile Street Fighter II)

(Abel Street Fighter IV)

(Kazuya Mishima Tekken)

(Nina Williams Tekken)

(Bob Tekken 6)

(King Tekken)

(Marduk Tekken 4)

So far the roster to me is pretty impressive. I'm glad to see Guile and Ken back in a game, since they were left out of Marvel Vs Capcom 3. For the first 10 characters to be announced, I'm surprised even though as of now the game looks unbalanced it still seems to work. For example you have characters like Guile, Ken, Ryu, and Chun Li who are able to throw fire balls and awesome sonic booms, against pretty much the entire Tekken cast who are more hands on close up fighters. Even with that, characters that don't use projectiles still seem to be able to handle themselves fairly well. We've all seen or used Abel a character in street fighter with no projectiles just grabs and strikes, take down some of the heaviest hitters i.e Akuma and Ryu online and offline.

That was the first rough video shown when the game was announced. Since that time a lot of progress has been made, with more details to be revealed at this years E3. For those that don't know there will be two versions of the games. Street Fighter X Tekken and Tekken X Street Fighter, what's the difference? Street Fighter X Tekken as you've seen from the video will both look and play like a street fighter game. Using the same engine and design as Street Fighter 4 did, while Tekken X Street Fighter will play more like a Tekken game. Along with Tekken X Street Fighter it won't be that cell shaded look as seen already, but the Tekken 3D look to game which should be interesting. Not much besides those facts have been announced or revealed for Tekken X Street Fighter, but when more news comes along I will keep tell you. 

 

While the game still looks a little rough, keep in mind it's still in its early stages. This is one of the games that I cannot wait for. Having been a fan of Street Fighter since I was a young kid and a fan of Tekken since a early age as well, to me this one of my dream games. The only thing that could make this game better to me was if Capcom decided to make it a Capcom vs Namco vs Nintendo game. That would be my ultimate game where I can place Power Stone characters, Street Fighter characters, Devil May Cry characters with Tekken, Soul Calibur and Pac Man! against Zelda, Metroid, and Earthbound characters! That would be the ultimate game...yeah

 

Who do I think should be in the game?

(Akuma Super Street Fighter II Turbo)

   Akuma would make for a perfect fit in the Street Fighter X Tekken universe. With his dark personality and Raging Demon, who wouldn't want to see Akuma take on Panda from Tekken. 

(Steve Fox Tekken 4)

 Steve Fox the boxer, what more can I say? Being one of my personal favorite characters in the Tekken series, he would honestly fit in perfectly with the Street Fighter cast. With his ability to dodge moves, while still being able to lay quick hard strikes it's easy to understand why he could stand up to any character...fire balls and all. 

(Juri Super Street Fighter IV)

Juri happens to be one of the best new editions to Street Fighter. With her unpredictable moves, deadly kicks and aggressive personality she's not afraid to stand up to anybody. Another one of my personal favorites, Juri would be a more then welcomed edition to the line up. I could definitely see her having something to do with the storyline. 

(Eddy Gordo Tekken 3)

    Eddy Gordo and his Capoeira would certainly be different. His unique fighting style would fair well against those in Street Fighter, it would be interesting to see him go against Elena another Capoeira fighter from Street Fighter. 

Other characters I would love to see in the game are :

• Makoto (Street Fighter III : 3rd Strike)
• Cody ( Street Fighter Alpha 3)
• Alex (Street Fighter III)
• Elena (Street Fighter III)
• Fei Long (Super Street Fighter II)
• Cammy (Super Street Fighter II)
• Sakura (Street Fighter Alpha 2)
• R. Mika (Street Fighter Alpha 3)
• M.Bison (Street FuiFighter II)
• Dudley (Street Fighter III)
• Panda (Tekken 5)
• Jin Kazama (Tekken 3)
• Hwoarang (Tekken 3)
• Paul Phoenix (Tekken)
• Marshall Law (Tekken)
• Lei Wulong (Tekken 2)
• Bryan Fury (Tekken 3)
• Lars Alexandersson (Tekken 6 : Bloodline Rebellion)
• Alisa Boskonovitch (Tekken 6 : Bloodline Rebellion)
• Julie Chang (Tekken 3)

There you have my picks and quick picks, what are yours? I will be posting more on this game as more news comes in. This is a game that remains on my radar and one that I will be waiting for. I will now leave you with this image.

Top 5 games to look forward too!

E3 2011 is right around the corner, along with E3 we also get a glimpse of whats to come. Since last years E3 we've been teased with some great games. However, not every game is going to be released this year. Here's a top 5 list of my personal favorite games that should be on your radar.

Number 5 - Metal Gear Solid : Rising. (Xbox 360, PS3) (TBA 2012)

Metal Gear Solid: Rising follows the events that resulted in the transformation of Raiden. Raiden, who made his debut in Metal Gear Solid 2 : Sons of liberty and Metal Gear Solid 4 :Guns of the patriots. Metal Gear Solid : Rising will take place between those two games, unlike the series Rising will be a fast pace game. The reason why this game is number 5 on the list, is because Raiden himself is a interesting character and one can only imagine what this game will bring. The game itself looks visually stunning, and the game play seems solid, I'm interested in this game because it's not your typical metal gear game. Although I hope in this game, there won't be awkward naked raiden flips.

 

The game has no release day as of it, supposedly slated for a 2012 release this is a game you should keep your eye on. Especially for those who are fans of the metal gear solid series, I'm more then sure you'd want to know what really happened in the gap between those games with raiden.

Number 4 - Alice : Madness Returns. (PC, Mac, PS3, Xbox 360)(June 14, 2011)

Alice : Madness Returns is the sequel to the PC game American Mcgee's Alice which was released in 2000. Madness Returns takes place eleven years after the first game, Alice has been released from Ruthledge Asylum. Still haunted by the traumatic events of her parents death, Alice returns to wonderland feeling that's the one place shes safe from her thoughts and hallucinations. This is a game that I have been overly excited about for a while now. There's a reason this game is number 4 on the list, and it's not just because its one of my favorites.Not only is the story interesting, but for those who actually got to play the first game know how special this game is. The original game is pretty hard to find, if you were to find it on Amazon or Ebay, the seller always asks for a ridiculous price. This game took everything we liked about Alice in wonderland( Alice's adventures in wonderland) and gave it a sadistically dark spin. From the weapons you use, to the re-imagined characters you meet everything about the game feels fresh. Even while maintaining that freshness, the core game play of having these puzzles to solve, and an improved combat system makes this game one to look out for. 

Number 3 - BioShock Infinite (PS3, Xbox 360, PC) (TBA 2012)

BioShock Infinite is the third game in series, unlike its predecessors BioShock Infinite wont be a sequel. Instead the game takes place in 1912, also to be noted the game takes place in a "air-city" rather than under water. Taking control of the main character Booker DeWitt, a former agent of the pinkerton national detective agency. Being dismissed from the agency for behaving beyond the agency's acceptable bounds. BioShock Infinite looks to be great a game, with a compelling story and gorgeous graphics. The game blends a futuristic steam punk look with the old school 1912 colony look beautifully. As a fan of the series personally I expect nothing but greatness, after all with its trailer it's hard for you to not get even slightly excited. 

 

Number 2 - The Legend Of Zelda : Skyward Sword ( Wii ) (TBA 2011)

First off, let me say that the Zelda series is my personal favorite video game series of all time. Zelda was on of the first games I ever played, I was raised on Nintendo me and my brother owned the NES and played the crap out of it. One of the first games that wasn't a Mario game, or a fighting game that I beat to completion was The Legend Of Zelda : A Link To The Past for the SNES. Ever since that game my love for the characters and games to come have only grown. To this day my top five favorite Zelda games are A Link To The Past (SNES), Ocarina Of Time (N64), Majora's Mask (N64), Oracle Of Seasons/Oracle Of Ages (GB Color) and Twilight Princess (Wii). I could write a whole book on why the Zelda series is so great, but that's a different subject for a different day. Shigeru Miyamoto has gone on to create some of the most successful video game franchise's ever, including Mario, Donkey Kong, Starfox, The Legend Of Zelda, F-Zero and Pikmin. Miyamoto is the reason I've played so many video games, if it wasn't for him I would of never been happy. A bold statement true, but nevertheless I spent so many hours as a young kid refusing to go outside and play with others. Instead of enjoying the day and playing tag, I spent my free time inside exploring dungeons, solving puzzles, racing cars, trying to save the princess all because of this guy. Instead of remembering notes for tests, my mind was filled with remember the previous time I played as link. Filling my mind with useless facts and trivia on the game, such facts like the obvious Link is left handed but in certain games he was right handed, the names of all the transformations in majora's mask ect. Wanting to be link, or trying to figure out a puzzle so I can go home and try my new take on the world. The Legend Of Zelda series only gets stronger and better, Skyward Sword looks to be no different. Call me a fan boy or whatever you'd like, but anyone who has a history playing a game or is a real gamer has played a Zelda game before. The fact that to this day I remember those games perfectly, shows how not only important the series is to the gaming community but how much of a part in your life a game could be. Skyward Sword is a prequel to Ocarina Of Time. In this game Link was born and raised in Skyloft, a group of islands floating above the clouds. Link lives a ordinary life until one day where finds the Skyward Sword, which leads him to a unknown land beneath where evil forces rule it. (I was going to add The Legend Of Zelda : Ocarina Of Time 3D. But I didn't want to fill the page with to much of one game.)   

 

 Number 1 - Final Fantasy Versus XIII (PS3) (TBA)

Final Fantasy Versus XIII has been a mystery for the most part. With only a trailer to go by and no release date, many have been exploring the corners of the internet for more information. More news on the game has been rumored to be announced/reveled in E3 2011. The game itself was unveiled in 2006 at E3, following the character Noctis Lucis Caelum. Noctis is the last heir of a dynasty ruling over the only remaining city to control crystals. Why should this be the number one game on your radar? Well for a few reasons, one the game looks absolutely beautiful and two the gameplay will be something completely new to the final fantasy name. Tetsuya Nomura (the director of the game) has stated that the gameplay will be a realistic derivation of Kingdom Hearts battle system, with some third person shooter elements to change things up even more. This won't be the typical final fantasy turn based game but something much larger. Although the turn based battle system is traditional in the final fantasy games, think about it after watch Advent Children didn't you think to yourself "they should make a game like this!" well with this battle system this could be that game. Along with the new battle system, the battles themselves will take place in real time environments. You will still have a party of three players on your team, players will be able to switch between the controlled characters. Ever since I saw this trailer I got blown away, the characters look interesting and everything looked beautiful. Given it was a cut scene, final fantasy games have always had beautifully done cut scenes with amazing graphics and this game only further pushed that. 

   

(trailer)

(extended trailer with game play)

Sucker Punch Review!

WARNING FOR THE REVIEW OF THE FILM "SUCKER PUNCH" I WILL BE REVIEWING IT THROUGH BOTH A CRITICS AND VIEWERS EYE.


Critics Eye :


Sucker Punch the long awaited original movie by Zack Snyder has finally been released. Following the story of Baby Doll( Emily Browning) a twenty year old girl who is sent to a mental hospital by her step father. Trying to avoid being lobotomized by escaping this hell hole, Baby Doll gathers a small team of women who share the same ambition. The film co stars Abbie Cornish as Sweet Pea the doubtful older sister to 'Rocket', Jena Malone as Rocket the eager and welcoming girl, Vanessa Hudgens as Blondie a character who technically doesn't serve a meaningful purpose, and Jamie Chung as Amber the friendly token asian basically. With all the hype the movie has gained from the trailers, is the film as good as the trailers made it out to look? The simple answer is no. The movie lacks many things ranging from emotion(or lack there of) to just the god awful script. Anyone who's seen a Zack Snyder film knows what to expect, his love for slow motion which he does tend to abuse. Randomly in the movie you'll see slow motion being unnecessary used, such as a bowl of potato's falling off a table. The main problem of the movie is main actress Emily Browning. Every scene she is in, she's one emotion driven the whole movie. Leaving no trace that you should really care or can connect with her. The girls also don't seem to have any connection, they share scenes however emotionally they're as distant to each other as could be. Scenes tend to drag on and most of the time you're left confused and unimpressed, for a movie that's two hours long it has nothing to show for it. Putting the bad script aside, this just ins't a good movie. It tries to be a video game in some scenes and dramatic rendition of a video game if that. The movie is about an hour to long,  you could take this movie apart due to its many useless scenes.  Also during every fight scene music will start playing, this happens so frequently that you can't help but feel you just paid good money to watch a really long music video. The choreography is decent, nothing that blows you away or truly impresses you. The script itself has many plot holes, along with never really fully explaining some of the aspects of the movie. For example the movie never really goes into depth, describing how all the girls communicate with one another so freely in Baby Dolls imagination. As for the "Wise Man" character played by Scott Glenn, who's supposed to be man that helps these girls on their missions and be insightful? Well when he's not muttering cliche phrases at these girls, he is randomly showing up without the movies help. Meaning the movie never really gave you any idea how baby doll imaged him, who he was, or why he's there. The movie just randomly throws him in the mix without any explanation and assumes it's okay. The movie also has as awkward and sometimes hard way of explaining to the viewers whats going on, and if the scene they're watching is in reality to characters or still apart of Baby Dolls imagination. Every character in this movie seems forced, Baby Dolls at times looks lifeless and unemotional, even after completing a mission and all her friends are excited she stays in that one boring tone. As for the other girls they all seem boring as well, the character Blondie seems almost useless. Having no purpose in the film most of the girls with the exception of Sweet Pea might as well be background characters. Baby Doll and Sweet Pea are the only girls in the movie actually are given decent scenes to act in, and for most of the part the both swing in miss in those scenes. The acting as stated before is just dreadful, even with all the flashy eye candy the movie has to offer its not enough to satisfy you.

Viewers Eye :


Sucker punch is one of the worst movies to come out in theaters, rivaling The last air bender. The first five minutes of the movie made absolutely no scenes, becoming a bad music video for a cover of the song sweet dreams. The poster I used that states "you will be unprepared" is spot on, you will be unprepared, unprepared for how terrible this movie was. At many parts of the movie I was struggling to stay awake. This movie was so bad, that no amount of explosions and "hot girls" could save it. Another thing everyone is saying that this movie was just eye candy, well yes and no. Compared to the entire movie the visuals are impressive, but even then thats not much to brag about. With a storyline as creative as dirt, it's almost as if Zack Snyder wrote this script as a teenager and thought having skimpy dressed girls fighting robots would be cool enough that everyone will love it. Truth is it's honestly not that cool, especially when Zack attempts to make it something its not, awesome.

The movie just doesn't make sense, scenes just play along each other without giving any explanations. Most of the times you're just left bored, confused and asking what the fuck is going on? This movie has been one giant disappointment, I understand that the movie takes place in this blonde idiots imagination but come on. The movie has a PG-13 rating so in order to tone down the violence, Baby Doll imagines all her enemies as either a robotic samurai, steam punk robotic soldiers, or cliche iRobot robotic character molds. There a few problems with this premise, whenever a person dies in the movie instead of blood you get a face full of steam. This movie sucked plain and simple, Emily Browning either looks like she's taking a shit or about to cry, those are the only two emotions she seems capable of in this movie. Looking back at the theater behind me, there were literally 9 people in the room. Everyone walked out the same, tired, confused and not the slightest bit entertained. You can say what you want about the girls in the movie, but lets be honest a pretty face and nice body aren' t enough to save this piece of shit. I wouldn't recommend this movie to anybody, I would actually watch The Expendables than this trash. I don't even why in her imagination she would give herself such a hard time, and why the hell did a samurai have a gatling gun? What sense does that make? Fucking non. If you're looking for movie to shut your brain off and just watch, look some where else. You can defend this movie all you want but look no amount of eye candy is good enough to endure this two hour snore fest. If you like girls dressed in skimpy clothes, a badly done live action video game cutscene for fights, explosions and have the I.Q of a rattled baby then sure this movie is for you. If you on the other hand want to not regret spending your money on a bad movie then don't waste your breathe on this film.

The Score :


This movie gets a big heaping score of FUCKING BULLSHIT.


Zack Snyder managed to get everyone hyped up for a awesome movie and didn't deliver. Who ever he hired to make the trailer should be given an award, after all the trailer is awesome the actual movie however isn't. I'm sick of your lies hollywood, and Zack for your first original movie this is not how you want to do it. Hopefully you learn from your countless mistakes, although I doubt you will.