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How about "No reviewing your own movie".

Movie: HEAVEN GAMES: TOTAL WAR (part 2)

Made by: Kong Productions, Inc.

Rating: *

I strongly recommend you do not watch this movie, unless your IQ is below 100. It relies far to heavily on obscene humor to get laughs, using jokes about bodily functions to cover up the fact it has no plot worth mentioning. The sole aim of the film appears to be to make Luke_skywalker55 look like an idiot, which is not really that hard... Perhaps if KPI's HG: TW part one hadn't been so much better, I wouldn't have had such high expectations. Hopefully, KK will redeem himself with a spectacular HG: TW part three.

[This message has been edited by The Drunk Knight (edited 10-12-2002 @ 01:27 AM).]

published by:Drunken Bottle Productions
Developed by:Drunken Bottle Productions

Is General Fear a good movie, you ask? Yes it is. The Drunken Bottle's first movie is good, but I have a few quips with it that keep it from being the best.
First of all, this isn't TMPC. It's a different setting, and although still funny, it does not come close to TMPC's greatness. And for the record, apples own oranges. Especially if said apples are in a pie...
Now, back to the review at hand. This movie just seems somehow different from TMPC, and the characters themselves aren't great. In fact, General Fear himself is the only one who shows a hint of personality.

And then, there is the way the movie is displayed. Yes, the marquee text is cool. Yes, the centered text makes it look more like a real movie, BUT it also makes it difficult to read. It's okay for short trailers, or the opening title, but not for an entire movie, especially one with such an unnessecerally big image at the end. And the end, while a cliffhanger, isn't very mysterious. You KNOW the good guys will storm the fortress, and you KNOW they will win, etc.

This brings us to the plot. It seems to start off in the middle of something, kinda like the first Day of the Penguin. However, Day of the Penguin had a link to the thing it was based off of. This just starts in the middle, and it's maybe only a bit longer than the average TMPC episode. And it lacks a true ending, it doesn't answer anything. I know there's going to be another part, but they could have at least explained why General Fear is fighting the 'sremag', which looks like 'gamers' spelled backwards. If this is more than a coincidence, then I'm looking forward to the next part. If not, then the first law of sequels will remain intact.

In short, it is a good movie, but it does not live up to TMPC's legacy. It's worth watching, and stands a good chance of winning the movie of the month, but there have been better movies.

Rating:***(good)

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Which ones, I wonder?

Good to see you're being a tough reviewer too, psykitty. Inflated ratings = BAD!

Movie: 0101>>ADMINISTRATOR<<1010 (Part 2)

Made by: Comp Media Corp.

Rating: **

First of all, this movie could have been a "good" if it had images. All film-makers (or anyone selling something for that matter) should remember that presentation is everything. A "forum movie", no matter how well written, will not score nearly as high as another if the producer doesn't take the time to hunt down some smilies. (I think finding the right smilie is kind of fun, actually. ) Also, the centered text format is annoying and makes it harder to read. Comp also could have used more color to jazz it up.

As for content, Comp did a surprisingly good job. The 0101>>ADMINISTRATOR<<1010 series is a vast improvement over his early "shoot 'em up" movies. ADMIN. (part 2) still has that element, but now it has a plot. "Shoot 'em ups" are okay if it has a plot and is going somewhere. Comp uses cliff-hangers and suspense effectively, although he should have made ADMIN. (part 2) a bit longer.

In conclusion, looking forward to part 3! CMC is getting better and better at making movies.

[This message has been edited by The Drunk Knight (edited 10-12-2002 @ 05:48 PM).]

Although I'd say it's more a mystery-with-shooting than a shootemup. And the lack of images make it seem 'darker' IMO.

And I think I know who the main villain is...

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I said it still had that element, not that it was. At any rate, I still think it's just "average."

btw - can you review "Liberation"? I'm working on a review for your movie. (although my attention span isn't quite long enough for your movie... )

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And I was going to review all of September's movies at some point, until I remembered the poll.

But if I can think of anything more to say about Liberation, I'll review it.

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Today, I review one of the most popular forum movies, and September's movie of the month, Liberation.
So, how does Merry Jester Studios' first movie fare in the VOW review station? Read on, to find out.

Liberation is based on TDK's 'VOW-A History' book, which is probably lost somewhere in forum history now. It's a satire of the forum war when the BTOOIC tried to retake the VOW, and is the second movie(as far as I know) to be based on these events.

It is also the better of the two, despite being less accurate(Gaiseric, El Bandito(I think he was around at this time), and the AOWFF are missing entirely). As I said in the movie of the month poll, I don't like history movies. However, Liberation, despite inaccuracies that I could nitpick over for a while, is a fairly accurate, and hilarious take on the conquering of the VOW. And it sets itself up for a sequel, while still having a real ending. Sort of. Unfortunately, time has not been kind to Liberation, as some of the images are not working anymore. However, they were at it's first release, so I cannot take points off for this.
Liberation, thankfully, does not use the centered text that was so annoying in some of October's movies.

And now, it's time for me to discuss the plot.
It begins before the beginning(a sign of good writing), as the BTOOIC plans to retake the VOW, and does a pretty good job of explaining what is going on, without getting boring.
Now, while it is based on a book, you couldn't tell. The plot moves at a good pace, it's fairly accurate, and, like I mentioned before, has a real ending.

In closing, Liberation is one of this year's best movies(in my eyes, and the eyes of many who voted in the poll), and Merry Jester Studios has shown great promise. A great first movie, it raises the bar for historical and satirical movies alike.

Rating:****

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Movie: Night of the Living Deathray

Made by: VOW Park Studios

Rating: ****

My only complaint with this movie is superficial. IT'S TOO LONG! Ack! General rule of thumb: if it can't fit into one post (or three in the BTOOIC Cinema, due to the image limit) it may be just a wee bit too long... Movie producers must remember that the largest movie market is America, where attention spans are tragicly low after years of sound bites and five-minute news broadcasts. "Night of the Living Deathray" is unlikely to do very well in the polls simply because some people didn't bother to read the whole thing. Remember: keep movies pithy and don't drag out the plot too much.

As for presentation and content, I have no complaints. Psykitty did a swell job of tracking down the right smilies, and his characters are well developed. "Night of the Living Deathray" follows a clear plot, instead of just random violence and excessive obsene humor. Also, such lines as "Hey! I'm a monster, I have to do SOMETHING evil!" are classics.

In conclusion, VOW Park Studios has produced a real winner. Now all psykitty needs to do is work on length... My maxim is "The less you put in the current movie, the more you can put in the sequels!"

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I have reviewed The Night of the Living Death Ray, by Psykitty, and I must say that this is one of the better movies made. It has lots of funny jokes and parodies without ruining the plot. For those who have read the first one, but not this will meet many of the old characters again, such as Black Helmet man, Mario and Bowser.

The movie is very long, but when you start to read, you just get sucked into it and can't stop before you're done. Also, as TDK stated, the use of smilies are superb, and gives just the right feeling of being out among the stars or in a space-ship. The actors are very good (), and to read Bowser talking in Yoda-style is incredibly funny!
Some of those who haven't read the first one may be a little confusing by the sudden appearence of Samus, though.

The many twists, funny lines and good plot makes this a classic
VOW Park Studios has once again made a movie that will stand among the great ones in the AoWHeavengames-history, and I can't wait until the 3rd movie is out!

Rating: ****

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Today, I'm writing two reviews, including one for the first part of Comp's Administrator series.

Unfortunately, Administrator(the whole series so far) uses the same centered text that's been complained about in earlier reviews. However, since there is no ridiculously large image at the end(actually, Administrator has no images, but more on that later), so it isn't quite as bad. However, it still deserves mention, as it is still a problem.

Like I said earlier, Administrator has no images what-so-ever, not even basic smilies. In fact, the centered text, and a few names colored here and there are the only special effects you'll find.

Now, here's what makes it original: The lack of smilies actually helps, giving it a darker feel(something that smilies would not help), which perfectly suits it's type. The plot is not original in real-life terms, but it is the first forum movie that mainly tries to be suspenseful, and maybe even a little scary. Unfortunately, it isn't scary, but it's a step towards that, and we could easily see a forum horror movie or two in the future, whereas every previous movie was either a (usually lighthearted) comedy, or a copy of some real-life movie/book/game, or a combination of those two. And usually based on forum war, to boot. Now, Administrator may be based on something in real-life, but there's never been anything like it in the Cinemas. Even part 2 seems a little different.

Now, the plot: It seems to be heading in the direction of a forum war movie(judging from part 2), which has been done to death. However, they were always usually based off of some real-life movie, especially Neo's movies, whereas I don't think this is. The plot moves pretty smoothly, and it's long enough so that something important has happened by the end. And it's really more of a mystery(nearing horror) than a forum war movie. I hope it does not become another forum war movie, as we've had so many of those, and I fear the title gives away too much(how many people do you know with 0101 in their names?).

In closing: The predictability keeps it from acheiving true greatness, but it's still definately worth watching, and the closest we have to a real horror movie.

Rating:***

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ForumPussy
Published by:Comp Cinema
developed by:Matrix Productions

Yeah, it's an old movie. It could almost be considered a classic, if it weren't for the fact that it's just BAD in every possible way!
Um, no offense, Neo...

Yes, I can sorta tell what's going on, and the text is not centered. However, there are many spelling mistakes(incredibly stupid ones), and the various '¦â€¦'s at the beginning are out of place.
Now, the worst part of this movie is not that it's just not funny(even though it tries), or that it's almost nothing but cliches, but that it's an insult to one of the best series of all time! If this were a real movie, it would have killed the Austin Powers series. Thankfully, it's on the forums, and nobody will make money from it.

About the plot: It's trying to be like something, like I said, probably the Austin Powers movies. And this leads me to wonder if Neo's pet monkey has seen the Austin Powers movies, and what drug(or combination of drugs) it was on...
If it's trying to be like Austin Powers, it failed. If it's trying to be funny, it failed even moreso. The only thing funny about this movie is the sheer level of stupidity. Thankfully, Neo is getting better, but honestly, he made decent movies before this one. I just don't understand how he managed to screw up so badly with this one...

In short, do not watch this movie. If you must, KK posted a link to it in his review station.
I've heard that Luke made a movie, but I don't remember it. Only a preview... So, this is the worst movie ever made.

Rating:-*
woot! First negative-star review!

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Oh, really?

I believe the lack of smilies is due to Comp's laziness.

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Besides, the important thing is that I wrote the first [c=black-*[/c] review!

[This message has been edited by psykitty (edited 10-19-2002 @ 02:30 AM).]

Lets see... It's the sequel to the best movie of last month, it features a great cast(including the Black Helmet Man smily as Cherub Weezul), and it's based on one of the weirdest parts of forum history. So how can it lose?

Answer: It can't.
Despite once again having a few inaccuracies to nitpick over, Merry Jester Studios has once again crafted a fairly accurate satire of forum history. And, it explains where OK_Vespertine came from as well.

Like I said, the characters are great. Well, I can't really say they're bad, since they are real people. I could, actually, but I don't need any more people out to kill me...
Anyways, The Trial of TDK only uses the centered text for it's title, credits(the 'up' marquee is turning into a trend...), and a battle scene, so it isn't annoying.
Thankfully, unlike some movies this month, it ends properly. Things have happened by the end, and you know it won't be weeks, maybe even months before you get to see the next part. Personally, I prefer to see companies make new movies instead of releasing 'parts' every so-often. If you simply must do this, make ALL the parts and then release them in a day or so, one after the other(like i did with both DoTPs). Okay, now I've wandered off-topic, haven't I?
Anyways, the point is it has a real ending.

And now...

WAKE UP!!!

That's better.
Anyways, the plot:
As you can probably guess, it's based on the time after the BTOOIC had retaken the VOW, and the peace treaty had been signed. The time when TDK was put on trial for war crimes.
The plot moves smoothly, things happen when they should, the ending is something you wouldn't expect(well, I didn't expect it anyways), and once again, it begins before the beginning. Oh, and like I said somewhere above in my rambling, it has a real ending.

In short: Merry Jester Studios has managed to make a sequel that lives up to it's predecessor, and even surpasses it in some aspects. And did I mention it's the first movie based on TDK's trial?Well, I don't remember any others...

Rating:****

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That was my intent. I love bizarre endings!

Now, since January's only a few months away, I'd like suggestions for a 'movie of the year' special rating. I was thinking a smily of some kind. New years isn't linked to any sort of color is it?

And about the Movie of the Year rating - you don't have any blue stars.

Revolution, the third movie in the HG-A Satire series has just hit theaters yesterday, and it is my job to ramble on about it, and eventually post some colored stars that are supposed to tell you how good it is... And how it compares to it's predecessors.

First of all, while a lot of movies use centered text, perhaps intending to make it look more like a real movie, Revolution does not, making it pretty easy to read. And it looks like marquee(spinning) text is becoming as common as smilies, for both credits, and various other scenes. I would like to complain about this, but it really isn't a bad thing.

Now, on with the plot. Revolution is set during the time when TDK first formed the IHF, and tried to start a revolution in the Hall. From my limited understanding of what happened(I didn't go to the Hall at the time), there are a few inaccuracies, but once again it doesn't really matter. It begins before the beginning(does this make sense to anyone?), like previous movies in the series, but the ending... Well, this is the last movie in the HG-A Satire series, and the ending doesn't really look like the kind of ending you would end a series on... I know it's a prequel, but the cliffhanger still kinda bugs me...

In closing, I'd have to say that aside from more special effects, Revolution doesn't really do much that The Trial of TDK didn't do, however whether it's better than Liberation or not is debatable. Had Revolution been released before, or instead of The Trial of TDK, it would have gotten a four-star rating, but it just falls short of the new standards. Revolution is great, but compared to The Trial of TDK it just falls a little short...

Rating:****

[This message has been edited by psykitty (edited 11-27-2002 @ 09:00 PM).]

When I first saw the title, I was expecting the worst, another forumpussy but with James Bond ripoffs instead...
And I must say, I was pleasently surprised.

First of all, it doesn't have the centered text, and there are almost no spelling mistakes.
There isn't any marquee text either, but I don't think the Pub lets you post HTML. No complaints here.

Now as for the plot, I'm pretty sure it's a kind of forum war movie(basically, about a forum that's jealous of the Hall... Kinda like the HRPF incident), different from most forum war movies, but still not very original. And it's definately not a ripoff of James Bond, the pacing is too quick for that. However, it does share one problem with many other current movies... It basically ends around the middle.

In closing, Double-Oh-l33t is Matrix Productions' best movie yet, and could very well become their flagship series. If it's ever finished, that is...

Rating:**(above-average)

[This message has been edited by psykitty (edited 11-27-2002 @ 09:00 PM).]

Well, HG:TW part 3 has been cancelled, and not long after making a poll asking what kind of movie he should make next, KK released 'Capitolisation'.

Lets see... Centered text only in the title and credits(both opening and closing), working smilies, few spelling mistakes, marquee texted end credits, and photo-ish pictures of locations. Capitolisation doesn't do anything wrong in the way it's designed.

Now, forum history movies are one of the most popular kinds, right up there with forum war movies. In fact, a movie is very rarely not a forum history, or forum war movie. Even the original Day of the Penguin was sort of a forum war movie... But anyways, Capitolisation is a forum history movie, based on the Borg's 'assimilation' of the Capitol, which I think is now the EEHeaven community forum.
Granted it isn't 200% accurate(although my memory of that time is a little foggy), but it probably wasn't intended to be. And here comes my biggest gripe: it ends with a big, red 'to be continued'. Granted it does progress fairly well, but I can't help but wonder if it'll go the same way as the HG:TW series.

In closing, Capitolisation is a good movie, and the next part could very well exceed it.(the borg invasion, like TDK's trial, was one of the weirder and sillier parts of forum history.)

***(good)

[This message has been edited by psykitty (edited 11-27-2002 @ 08:59 PM).]

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You can't be serious! Neo's movie was a blantant rip-off of my "Revolution" movie!

(I'd write a review, but I'm going on a vacation)

[This message has been edited by psykitty (edited 11-28-2002 @ 01:07 AM).]