I'M GONNA WRECK IT! - Page 4

Nique · 06-12-2012, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Magus

Hand-in your badge, Nique, you're relieved of duty.

Listen, I tried to watch some documentaries about classic video games. It was bad times. That Pac-Man champion guy is a douche.

tacticslion · 06-12-2012, 11:32 AM

I want to see this movie. I'm so worried that my sudden hype from what amounts to a little more than "hey, flashy game characters" trailer is going to crash so hard. But I must. See. This. Movie.

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reference Pastiches or whatever, DK isn't there likely because he's now a bona-fide actual honest-to-goodness hero with his own villains and stuff, and Mario isn't there because, you know, he's not a villain (although one could make the case that when he was still Jumpman he was kind of villainous and paying for his ways by having to jump barrels to rescue his girlfriend Pauline).

Also, where can I watch me some of those documentaries. I want to see them.

POS Industries · 06-12-2012, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Betty Elms

That was the studio exec decision like 9 years ago, Disney has resumed creating traditionally animated films although people like to pretend they haven't in order to justify being grumpy. Another thing people like to pretend: that studio executives are the ones saying nobody wants to see classic, hand-drawn 2D animation, when really that claim kind of is backed up by box office grosses.

I think you may have misunderstood my intention, as I was merely clarifying that Disney has been pretty much all in on the CG animation thing for a while and that just because they're not making a traditionally animated film doesn't mean that they have to cling to Pixar to get the job done.

Obviously, if we live in a world where The Princess and the Frog can't even bring in as much revenue in theaters as Bolt, the studio is going to follow the money. No one's trying to "justify being grumpy" here, but thanks for being so super cool about it.

Magus · 06-13-2012, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Nique

Listen, I tried to watch some documentaries about classic video games. It was bad times. That Pac-Man champion guy is a douche.

I just thought King of Kong was the one everyone had seen, due to it actually being quite well produced and near-universally lauded.

Lumenskir · 06-13-2012, 01:15 PM

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Listen, I tried to watch some documentaries about classic video games. It was bad times. That Pac-Man champion guy is a douche.

I don't know what I'm more surprised by, that you've only seen non-King of Kong documentaries featuring Billy Mitchell, or that there are actually non-King of Kong documentaries featuring Billy Mitchell.

Krylo · 06-13-2012, 01:59 PM

Why the shit would anyone watch a documentary on anything, least of all video games?

phil_ · 06-13-2012, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Krylo

Why the shit would anyone watch a documentary on anything?

Because David Attenborough. And how else are we supposed to find out that aliens built the Eiffel Tower?

POS Industries · 06-13-2012, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by phil_

And how else are we supposed to find out that aliens built the Eiffel Tower?

Magus · 06-13-2012, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Krylo

Why the shit would anyone watch a documentary on anything, least of all video games?

It was a pretty interesting character study of Steve Wiebe, who basically dedicated vast hours of his time to mastering the minutiae of Donkey Kong, often to the apparent detriment of his marriage and home life. I suppose this amounts to memorizing the minutiae of someone memorizing the minutiae of something, like a minutiae ouroboros. A rather amusing and entertaining ouroboros, though. It used some creative editing to create a narrative tale that is basically the videogame equivalent of Rocky, besides.

Like when you say it is a documentary on video games, I'd say it is more of a character study or at the least a documentary on a particular facet of them, focusing more on the people who do it than the things themselves.

Krylo · 06-13-2012, 03:46 PM

So because you're bored with nothing better to do than stare at the wall and doing something even more boring and pointless sounds like a good idea?

06-12-2012, 11:32 AM	#32
tacticslion Regulator Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,842	I... I need this. I want to see this movie. I'm so worried that my sudden hype from what amounts to a little more than "hey, flashy game characters" trailer is going to crash so hard. But I must. See. This. Movie. EDIT: reference Pastiches or whatever, DK isn't there likely because he's now a bona-fide actual honest-to-goodness hero with his own villains and stuff, and Mario isn't there because, you know, he's not a villain (although one could make the case that when he was still Jumpman he was kind of villainous and paying for his ways by having to jump barrels to rescue his girlfriend Pauline). Also, where can I watch me some of those documentaries. I want to see them. __________________ Make the best decision ever. I look forward to seeing you there! You should watch this trailer! It's awesome! (The rest of the site's really cool, too!) I have a small announcement to make. And another! Last edited by tacticslion; 06-12-2012 at 11:42 AM. Reason: Pastiche

06-13-2012, 01:59 PM	#36
Krylo The Straightest Shota Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: It's a secret to everybody. Posts: 17,789	They're there to be played, not to watch or memorize pointless minutia about. Why the shit would anyone watch a documentary on anything, least of all video games? __________________ I am very tired.

06-13-2012, 03:46 PM	#40
Krylo The Straightest Shota Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: It's a secret to everybody. Posts: 17,789	While you watched some guy destroy his life playing Donkey Kong, I was gaming. So because you're bored with nothing better to do than stare at the wall and doing something even more boring and pointless sounds like a good idea? __________________ I am very tired.