Media Worth Mentioning VI

Every week, the incredibly busy staff here at Fajitamonday will bring you the important [read: important to us] releases in movies, dvds, music, and video games as we see fit. This is where the complete biast of our writers shines through. Please note that all the distributors lost our address and we have no advance copies of anything. We are also poor.

Video Games

Guitar Hero: Metallica

RP: I’ve never been a huge Metallica fan… in fact I’ve never been a Metallica fan at all but I am interested to give this game a shot. Not only does it include many a’ metal rockin songs that are probably pretty fun to play. It includes a song by Mastodon…who are fucking awesome because they release concept metal albums based on moby dick. So in closing… listen to Mastodon.
MtK: Is the only difference in GH:M the inclusion of a second bass pedal? What I do legitimately wonder if is in later releases on harder difficulties you’ll be able to use that second pedal as a hi-hat control. Also, I really don’t like Metallica, but do look forward to playing “Enter Sandman”

Movies

Fast and Furious

RP: FUCKING FINALLY. To quote a friend of mine after the third movie where Vin Diesel shows up at the end “This brings it full circle!” Well apparently that circle was not full enough. MtK and I will most likely be seeing this opening night tomorrow in all of its ricing magnificense. I have loved the entire series, from the first Race where whats his face fucks up his car because he’s an idiot to when that other dude goes to japan and learns how easterners drive. The cultural significance of this movie being released cannot be undervalued.
MtK: I think you’ve confused me with our colleague TH (TrainHumper), as I will NOT be attending the opening of this film. I never got into the F&tF (god I love acronyming things) series…not even ironically. I may be interested to give this one a watch, but I always hate the rash of morons with plastic parts taped onto their cars that this will generate.

DVD

Slumdog Millionaire

RP: I havent seen this movie. I know that it won a bunch of oscars. AND Fox released this movie in a “rental version” that didn’t have all of the extra features and shit but then the discs got confused and now everyone is pissed. AWESOME.
MtK: I haven’t seen this one either, but I feel like I probably should.

The Matrix: 10th Anniversary Edition [Blu-Ray]

RP: I’m not gonna lie… I thought it had been more than 10 years since this movie first came out. None the less, its one of my top 10 movies ever made and to see it on Blu-Ray is going [would] to be incredible. This movie had so many graphical and special effect achievements that its hard to count. Its the last great sci-fi action movie I’ve seen.

MtK: It took me a minute to think that it’s really been a decade since the Matrix first came out. It truly was an awesome, awesome film, HOWEVER, the sequels were just so awful that that has tarnished the original for me as well.

Compact discs/Cassettes

Mastodon: Crack the Skye

RP: RAAAAAAAWWWWWKKKKKK AND ROOLLLLLLL BBLLALAAAAAARRRRRGGGGG PAAAIAAAIIINNN DEAATTTTHH FLLAMMEESSS SBLLLLARRRRRRGGGHGHHHHH MUUUURRRRRRGGGGGGGGGEERRRRRRRRRR

MtK: What’s murger? Either that’s a typo of “merger” or “murder.” Probably the former, because nothing spells bloodbath like a corporate merger.

Bonnie “Prince” Billy: Beware

RP: I heard one of the songs on my local college radio station and I thought it was quite nice. It does seem like a full blow aids country album. I don’t know if I’d pay for it…but it seems to be worth a listen.

MtK: So, speaking of college radio, it annoys me that the nearby college radio station is ALWAYS audible over my crappy speakers in my office. I mean, maybe it’s my fault for buying crappy speakers, but maybe they could turn down the juice, too.

by roninpowride
2 years ago