Some people do some pretty amazing stuff in Movies that have to do with some sort of extensive tech expertise. The ATM jacking scene in Terminator 2: Judgement Day, the universal TV public access in V for Vendetta, there are a ton out there. But more than often, you’d think of this kind of thing to be only in the TV and movies. But Cracked has compiled some instances in where these crazy hacks happen in real life. One crazy hack thing I recall was in Die Hard with a Vengeance where they were remote exploding people from their computers and apparently we can’t do this. Oh well, probably for the best.
I’m not entirely sure about the mythology of the Harry Potter Universe, and I’m sure you die hard fans could possibly debunk this theory, but here’s the set up to the meme. The Marauder’s Map can show the name of pretty much anyone in Hogwarts castle, regardless if they’re animagus or human. So the idea of Peter Pettigrew showing up on the map was a pretty big deal when the map came into the hands of Harry. We know now that Peter Pettigrew was Ron’s rat all along. But the real questions is that for years, George and Fred have held the map in their hands and used it to navigate the castle. Surely they saw the following: their brother Ron and a mysterious man named Peter Pettigrew together nearly all the time on the map, especially at night. Sure the Maruader’s Map doesn’t explicitly tell what two people are doing, but surely one can insinuate something that happens nearly all the time.
Another hole in Rowling’s universe? Or quite possibly a disgusting truth to the two twins. HP still blowing my mind after it’s techincally over.
Well, I figured in the down time I’d give you guys a somewhat relevant read before I find myself taking two finals today. Anyway, let’s cover a topic near and dear to my heart. Many of you don’t share the fanaticism that a lot of people hold for the Final Fantasy series, but to be fair and honest those games defined a genre. Sadly, their games as of late have lost the shine and polish that made Final Fantasy such a memorable series, but they seem to be wanting to make amends with their latest and greatest title, Final Fantasy XIII Versus. Now, a lot about the game has already been spoiled, but only in articles and screen shots. Unfortunately, it looks like Square Enix doesn’t have half the amount of things done as they should. Will we have to wait until we’ve got grand kids before we’re even able to sneak a peek?
Last week I was unable to do a Game of Thrones review due to finals week, but now that we’re back on regular schedule, this week’s Game of Thrones once again proves that there is never a dull moment as some of our characters are put on the hardest of trials. This week mainly avoids the adventures of Davos Seaworthy and the Red Woman in preparation of what is likely the siege of King’s Landing they were talking about. Instead there is heavy focus on Winterfell and North of Wall plot advancement along with some light dabbing of Dany, Ayra, and Tyrion. Get my plot summary below.
So as many of you have already noticed, EA (Electronic Arts) have released their own steam-like application known as Origin, which hosts a lot of the major EA titles, many of which were pulled from steam before the release of the program. Since then…well…it’s received more than its fair share of criticism ranging from poor design to poor customer service. The interview with Gabe Newell, head of Valve and subsequently, Steam, can clue us in to how he views his ‘competition’. At this point this article could be nothing more than speculation, but I found it to be an interesting enough read.
I’ve soon learned that Weekend Funnies are a temporary vacation from you real life, as you get stuck in a world where life doesn’t suck so much. A world where anonymity is power that allows you to be racist, sexist, judgmental, or all of the above for a few quick minutes and then you can return to whoever you were before. So take this time and enjoy these 24 images are your escape from your likely hellish life. And if your offended with one image, always remember that if EVERYONE finds it funny, it probably truly isn’t.
Back before when Community was still on hiatus, a number of people did artistic works in support of the beloved series. When it was announced it would return come March 15th, the internet went in a storm of laughter and rejoice. As a result, there were even more fan tributes to the series. This one I’ve included is a tastefully done mash up of Community and the Dark Knight rises. The most spine chilling moment for me was when Chang played Bane. Perfect timing.
A long time ago, I wrote a very long article concerning my favorite comedy: Tropic Thunder. It wasn’t soon after I published that article did I think of my favorite movies from other dramas. It’s difficult to narrow them down, but I eventually settled on action movies. I thought hard about which action movie is very much worth calling, ‘the best’. But when you really come down to it, the most influential and generally awesome action movie of all time is “Die Hard”. Almost every person can relate to the lovable John McClane, the idea of one man vs. a dozen is well displayed here, and the outside help elements are film staples we see in just about every action film these days. It doesn’t take a movie critic or a film education to realize how elements from this movie have influenced the industry today, and I’ll try my best to break it down for you all. But first, a summary.
John McClane, a New York police cop, is heading west to join his separated wife for Christmas and their children. His wife is in the middle of a corporate Christmas party after a celebrated project wrap up, so he must make his way to the building itself. Admist meeting her and her fellow co-workers, the building is suddenly taken hostage while John narrowly escapes. In a game of cat and mouse between John McClane and the terrorists, led my Hans Gruber, he must shoot, trick, and explode his way back to his wife with the help of a local cop and a young limo driver.
What is essentially fan fiction, Cracked has come up with a list of 4 movies with potential to be really good sequels to past movies. Some are more obvious than others, but the Iron Giant one takes the cake to be my favorite because of it’s general originality. I’ve read somewhere about the Kill Bill sequel and how it would focus on Vernita Green’s kid getting revenge on Kiddo herself and that’s just as joyous. I’ll keep the next two a secret so you have to visit the link below!
Oh my goodness, I love it when movies and videogames collide in pop culture. And Dorkly is usually the best at doing this sort of thing. What we have here is an interpretation of famous movie quotes as though they were given in a Mass Effect dialogue option. Those who know Mass Effect won’t need an explanation, but for the uninitiated but still interested, the Mass Effect dialogue tree is an interactive conversation ploy that directs how you want your person to be played throughout the game. During points of most conversations, a tree comes up how you want to respond. You may respond neutrally, or in most cases you have a paragon/renegade option where if you choose the blue path, you’re a nice guy who plays the hero card or if you choose the red option, you’re a liscenesed bad ass. Now take a look at the Han Solo example above. In response to Leia saying ‘I love you’, the Mass Effect dialogue tree comes up and you have a series of choices. Obviously you know the red option is the real dialogue and exemplifies that Han Solo is a badass. Get it? Got it? Good. Here are 4 more of my favorites below. Be sure to check out the other 8 at Dorkly here.
Moviefone artists have creatively taken 90s Nicktoons and applied them to the upcoming Avengers. Above you’ll see representatives from Rugrats, Rocko’s Modern Life, Hey Arnold, and Doug. A creative notion that I wish I had come up with first. See these images in higher resolution as well as their standalone pictorals at Moviefone.
Is that nostalgia I smell? No? Sadness and Grinding? Okay…
Oh dear, what have I done to myself. Brace yourselves folks, it’s time for an emotional and critical Game of the Week featuring none other than one of the most time-wasting, grind-heavy, non free player friendly MMORPG, Maplestory. Now, I have a lot of mixed feelings about this game, a lot of good mixed with a lot of bad. I did, and still do have fun playing this game with a group of friends (that may or may not include a certain movie blogger ;)) and feel like I have come to terms with the fact that despite all the changes, all the fancy skills, and the drastic change in leveling design, this game is at its heart a grind-fest designed to test both your patience and at some points your ability to keep change in your pocket (meso sacks and permanent pets, I’m looking at you). I originally started playing Maplestory some 5 or 6 years ago, maybe more. I started playing before Ludibrium came out, before even Orbis was really established, back when grinding to level thirty was almost a years worth of work and it was impossible to get anywhere beyond that. I was playing when people still wore Beta Bandanas, and Perion channel 1 was essentially the free market. Things were a lot simpler back then, harder yes, but simpler nonetheless.
College Humor enlisted Dan Markowitz from Defectivity.com to draw a neat schematic as to why you’d be bleeding according to movie cliche’s. While none are overly insightful, you gotta appreciate the art and semi-witty statements that accompany it. Above is the first half, in support of College Humor, I’ll link you to the second half.
As of late, Banana Feed has been having serious leak issues. Such as articles getting posted at random times that aren’t completed, days of complete lack of articles, or a general lack of enthusiasm in posts. This is largely because of finals and other stressful times. But as summer approaches, I plan on bringing Banana Feed to 100%. And as I finally have a well paid internship this summer, we’ll be making some serious time and financial implementations [as far as getting our own domain!]. Mind you that Banana Feed is not exactly 100% as my bookmarks folder was accidentally deleted so I lost about 90% of what I had bookmarked lol. So now I’m trying to transition into a new era. Please bear with us as we try and organize our lives and this site. In my case it’s the same thing.
And so it begins, with every good charity project, there are those who wish to utilize their services for evil. It was only a matter of time since the game industry boom on the funding website Kickstarter until people started to fake projects to steal money from people who truly look forward to amazing new indie games. Read all about how a project almost took 4,000 dollars from customers before the kickstarter was shut down either by the ne’erdowell.
I would’ve had this article up yesterday had it not been for the Finals I had to take yesterday. As many of you know, The Dark Knight Rises trailer has hit the internet, making a wave of spine tingling emotions be felt across the world. The trailer itself is fairly unorthodox to most trailers I’ve seen for a number of reasons. We’re essentially told a miniature story within the trailer. That part is not so unorthodox because most trailers these days seem to give the entire plot to the movie in 3:00 minutes. But this trailer told a different story. I think it’s a way of us getting a grasp on the 8 year gap between The Dark Knight Rises and The Dark Knight, to see what has happened to Gotham and Batman. From what I can tell, he’ been nearly exhausted as a man and feels as though he’s responsible for maintaining Gotham, even in a its darkest hour [Bane’s coming] that will likely destroy him. I’m sure this theme will be reiterated throughout the movie, but I think having a grasp on this idea know will help us find deeper meaning in what I’m sure is to be a very complex story. Overall, here’s some notes I’ve been taking as I watched the trailer. Continue Reading »
Follow @GregBurney for this rendition and awesome breakdown of the one of Christopher Nolan’s first movies Memento. If you haven’t seen this movie, it’s probably one of film buff’s 101 movies to watch. The style, the story, the performance. Everything about this movie will make you fall in love with the industry like I have. And it’s clear that others who have fallen in love with the industry can create graphics like this to absolutely blow people’s mind just as much as the movie did.
Entertainment Weekly has released the first two stills of Tarantino’s upcoming flick, Django Unchained. The film itself revolves around slavery during the western years as former slave Django (Jamie Foxx), needs to fight through accepted racial barriers to save his wife from major slave holder Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio). Along with the ride is foreigner Dr. King Schultz, who is unaccustomed to the slavery of this land. Together they take on Candi with guns and your usual Tarantino badassness. Below is the image of Candie himself, who looks as though he’s about to bash a gentlemen’s head in.
It’s finals weeks for my college and I can say that I’m more stressed than usual and am finding less and less time to do Banana Feed stuff. This is the primary reason there have been more simple morning links and videos compared to full blown articles lately. This also accounts for the lack of Universidaze and Sunday Sketch for the past 2 weeks now. As far as I’m concerned, come next Tuesday when my finals are over, I’ll be free of this semester’s heavy burden to write, draw, and inspire debate with the internet. Please bear with us.
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