Action
Noah’s Barks pages relating to the action genre. The genre features intense or high-pressure situations often related to combat or quick maneuvering.
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Alien
One of my most controversial movie opinions is that I’m not that into Alien. It surprises even myself, as I love its concept. I like horror in general, and the relative novelty of sci-fi horror elevates proceedings. I’m even a particular fan of cosmic horror, and while the immediate threat of the Xenomorph isn’t dissimilar… (read more)
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Death Proof
Death Proof shows a tragic shame when the moment Quentin Tarantino decides to carry a film only with his usually reputable dialogue that his writing is at its absolute worst. The young girls’ sassy shtick gets annoying quickly, and it feels like they just want to hear themselves talk (about nothing). The self-obsession is grating… (read more)
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The Blues Brothers
Seriously way too fucking long, and for a comedy, The Blues Brothers isn’t very funny. Disappointing as a musical, as the choreography and shots are average with dancers randomly out of frame, not to mention the songs are just the same old renditions of classic blues songs we’ve all heard hundreds of times without any… (read more)
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Scarface
The Godfather is significant in how it makes us love a family of criminals as people, and Goodfellas shows us all the thrills that come with the high-life. Scarface gets plain and ugly about the underground, and Tony Montana (Al Pacino) suffers for his obsession with power. Even when he’s on top of the world… (read more)
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Batman (1989)
The fact that there are actually people who view this as “dark” or “badass” only goes to show how ridiculous the preceding Batman movies were. Michael Keaton possesses none of the stature required of Bruce Wayne or Batman, and Jack Nicholson never feels threatening or even crazy enough. It’s difficult to be in awe of… (read more)
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Yoshi’s Safari
Bearing the name of one of Nintendo’s most iconic characters, surely ‘Yoshi’s Safari’ is the highest quality of all Super Scope games… Right? (read more)
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Metal Combat: Falcon’s Revenge
As the Super Scope fails to catch on in the video game market, a sequel to the first standalone Super Scope game, ‘Battle Clash,’ comes in the form of ‘Metal Combat: Falcon’s Revenge.’ Is the rebranding a bad omen? (read more)
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Battle Clash
Produced by Gunpei Yokoi and developed by Intelligent Systems, ‘Battle Clash’ is the first stand-alone video game to use the Super Scope, the SNES’s proprietary light gun. What first impression will this mecha-battling action game leave? (read more)
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Mega Man X4
A contender for my favorite game in the series, ‘Mega Man X4’ takes advantage of its new hardware to make the action more stylish than ever with its detailed sprites—and it’s helped even further by the addition of Zero as a wholly unique playable character. (read more)
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Mega Man X
A landmark game both for the ‘Mega Man’ franchise and platforming games as a whole. ‘Mega Man X’ successfully elevates the classic formula for a new generation with confidence and gusto. (read more)