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So I've been a busy little shark lately, haven't I? You guys got, not one, but TWO chapters of "The Writer's Struggle!" For those of you who aren't a fan of The Writer's Struggle, suck it up and read the damn thing.

Honestly, TWS is probably my absolute favorite anything I've ever done. And considering all that I've done (Original Et Cetera Inc. comic, Sa2b's Gang, Halo Toy Box, Et Cetera Inc., Phylum, Series of Tubes High), that just might be saying something. I'd like to thank those of you who gave feedback for it, and for those of you who haven't given feedback, shame on you. At any rate, let's take a look at what's been happenin'...

The Writer's Struggle 3 - After the attempt on our heroes' lives, they are called in to the agency for a mission briefing. That is, of course, after they drop off Blix's one-night stand.

The Writer's Struggle 4 - Our heroes set out on their new mission: infiltrate the leader's fortress and take them alive. All grunts? Expendable.

At any rate, I believe I promised youse guys something. And that something is my review of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

In a word: WHOA.

In two words: HOLY SHIT.

In three words: WHOA, HOLY SHIT.

I honestly don't know where to start. There's so much to say about this movie. More 'bots, more action, more Starscream abuse. But I know what some of you may be thinking, "HAY, =SANE-INTOLERANT, WHAT ABOUT THOSE ANNOYING AS FUCK HUMANS FROM THE FIRST FILM, ARE THEY BACK."

Well, first, stop shouting at me. Second, I honestly didn't mind the humans at all in the first film. Sam's parents are funny, Simmons is awesome, Lennox and Epps are pretty cool guys, Mikaela is eyecandy, and I always thought Shia Labeouf was a good actor (he just needs to learn what "oversaturation" means is all).

They ALL return in this movie, along with a couple more humans (as the audience lets out a collective groan). We've got Leo, who spends most of the movie screaming and making testicle jokes (OF WHICH THERE ARE FAR TOO MANY AS THERE IS [srsly gaiz, it crossed the line at Devastator's "scrotum"]), and Gallaway, who is the biggest government douche since Walter Peck and that guy from Ghostbusters 2 (but more on the 'Busters later).

Plot. Source of energy. Decepticons want, but the use of the energy has a negative impact on the Earth and its inhabitants. Sound familiar? Should. It was essentially the same basic premise of every episode of the TV show as well as the first film in 2007. But even more importantly, it's got the Autobots waging their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons and that's all you ever need.

Now, 'bots. There is more of them. A bunch more Decepticons that are killed off withing 10-30 minutes of their debut, save for a few that very nearly make it to the end of the movie and some who survive through to the end. And the ones that do are the only ones that you will ever need.

Are there familiar faces? It's a little ambitious to make such a claim with something such as a Transformers AU. Mostly, names are just reused. There are, however, some 'bots you definitely will know. Soundwave, for example. He's a communications officer, tentacle raping satellites in Earth's atmosphere for the good of the Decepticon cause. Also here is Ravage, Soundwave's minion, who is as feline as he should be. Lastly comes the Decepticon heavy-hitter, Devastator. A bunch of robots, some of whom we never see the robot form of, merge to form this massive beast near the end of the film.

Then we get to the Autobot side, who tend to give their 'bots a little more character. New faces include Arcee, a collective conciousness inhabiting three motorcycle robots (and female!), Sideswipe, who skates around on his wheels which is pretty much just a recipe for awesome as far as the live-action Transformers is concerned, the Twins, the two bots who are extremely annoying at first but will definitely grow on you by the end (and you don't mess with the twins, or they'll just up and beat their way out of your own face), Wheelie, who I'm told is more like Rattrap from Beast Wars and there's definitely a shout out to that, Jetfire, one of the most likable Autobots other than Bumblebee and Optimus Prime, and finally Jolt, who doesn't say a word the entire film but for some reason I am compelled to say that he's awesome just for his design.

Action. More robot beatings this time around, and Optimus seems to get really fucking ruthless on a few occasions, going so far as cutting off Starscream's arm and then beating him with it, followed shortly by using two hook-like weapons to rip another Decepticon's head apart. But the only robot bashing that matters is Megatron and Starscream, and boy does Megatron let Starscream have it in this movie. How does it all start? With one, simple, knee to the Goddamn face.

All in all, I really enjoyed Revenge of the Fallen. I'd say with some tweaking and a bigger budget next time, Michael Bay could probably make the perfect live-action Transformers film.

Now then, whoooooo wants some vidjamagaem shit!?

_{You Guys: DON'T YOU EVEN FUCKING START.}

Let's try that again. Whooooo wants to live to see sunrise!?

_{You Guys: I DO, I DO!}

Good, now sit down and shut up.

I had never really seen either Ghostbusters film all the way through as a child, and if I had then I had forgotten all about it. Did that mean I wasn't a fan? Well, of course not, it just means that all I had to go on was the two cartoon series, The Real Ghostbusters and The Extreme Ghostbusters (of which I had many toys of).

I always had plans to get the original films, but somehow the impending videogame sped up this urge. So I bought them. Watched them. LOVED them. So how does the game stack up?

The game is, in a word, AMAZING.

This is what being a Ghostbuster should feel like. Definitely the complete package and then some. Designs of the ghosts are very nice, the graphics all around are good and very pleasing to the eye, the humor is very well-written, and the gameplay is so solid that you could build skyscrapers out of it.

After Slimer escapes and makes a break for the Sedgewick hotel where he was found in the first movie, the Ghostbusters go after him and uncover a plot to bring the Ghostworld into our world. And since two versions of Manhattan can't occupy the same space, it's up to the Ghostbusters and their new recruit (i.e. YOU) to fix everything.

A good chunk of the original cast returns for this game. You've got the original Ghostbusters: Bill Murray (Peter Venkman), Harold Ramis (Egon Spengler), Dan Aykroyd(Raymond Stantz), and Ernie Hudson (Winston Zeddemore), as well as Annie Potts (as secretary Janine Melnitz) and William Atherton (as douchey government agent Walter Peck).

The game manages to tie itself to the first two films, as well as reveal connections between both movies that were previously unknown (like the cultists who ushered Gozer to Earth in the first film also being responsible for pumping the pink slime that gave Vigo his powers into the sewers in the second). It's in no way hamhanded or forced, all seems very natural.

You get an arsenal of new gear too. There's the proton stream of course (and, for the love of all that is good, don't cross the streams. It would be bad) as well as a slime pumper (like in the second movie). Both these have new abilities and there's even a couple pretty useful gadgets to be had. There are easter eggs lying around in the firehouse as well as some "cursed artifacts" you can pick up (like a Ghostbusters DVD from DA FUTURE [c. 2008])

Of course, there are a couple little flaws, but otherwise they don't prevent you from having a good time while playing. The audio sync on some of the cutscenes tends to falter and there are some framerate issues at times where there's a lot going on. I'd also suggest installing this one to your 360 hard drive, as one playthrough before I had done so caused my game to freeze up. I installed it and it hasn't happened since. Load times are shorter too.

Overall, it's funny and has amazing atmosphere. Busting truly does make me feel good.

This one is definitely a buy and receives the =SANE-INTOLERANT mark of approval.

So, until next time, I'm =SANE-INTOLERANT, and you are like the buzzing of FLIES to me!

EDIT:
get life gay! says:
*starts whistling the Winnie the Pooh theme*
I have that stuck in my head for some reason
[c=#B30004][Femaleclaws][/c] says:
:3 lol
get life gay! says:
Oh, fun fact
Peter Cullen, best known as the voice of Optimus Prime, is also the voice of Eeyore
[c=#B30004][Femaleclaws][/c] says:
|3 GLOOMY TRUCK
get life gay! says:
Oh, know what I had stuck in my head the other day?
[c=#B30004][Femaleclaws][/c] says:
?
get life gay! says:
The english Pokémon theme
[c=#B30004][Femaleclaws][/c] says:
D8
.........
get life gay! says:
I WANNA BE
THE VERY BEST
[c=#B30004][Femaleclaws][/c] says:
GO GO POWER RANGERSSSSS
get life gay! says:
LIKE NO ONE EVER WAAAAAAAAASS
[c=#B30004][Femaleclaws][/c] says:
............DIU DIU DIUDIU DIU
get life gay! says:
TO CATCH THEM IS MY REAL TEST
TO TRAIN THEM IS MY CAAAAAAAAAUUUUUSE
And I'll stop there
[c=#B30004][Femaleclaws][/c] says:
..........
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM?
get life gay! says:
I WANTCHU IN MAH RUUM
WE'LL SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER
FROM NOW UNTIL FLABBERGRABBLEPTBTHHBTTPPPBTH
[c=#B30004][Femaleclaws][/c] says:
XD
I WANT YOU TO SING ME THAT OVER THE PHONE
NOW

And so I did.