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Skkra recommends… Fear Factory Zero Signal!
There is only way to kick off Metal March is with Zero Signal by Fear Factory. This is the song that got me into modern metal back in 1995. This song was on the soundtrack to the Mortal Kombat movie that had come out, and my brother picked it up. It was full of a…
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Fighting February: Conclusion
This was a really fun month to do. I’m a fight scene junkie, so getting to rewatch a bunch of action movies and pick out my favorite fight scenes? What a frigging treat! It’s impossible to pick a favorite out of all of these. Each of these fights as a unique style, tells a different…
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Skkra recommends… Bride VS Vernita!
Kill Bill is full of great fights, but this one is actually my favorite. It’s about 2:30 long, but man, Tarintino really knows how to direct good action. The actresses here both do an incredible job, so like the past few days, we again have no need to shakycam this scene. And thank god. I…
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Skkra recommends… the Blade club fight!
Blade does not get nearly enough credit for being one of the first comic book superhero adaptations. Yeah, we had Batman and Superman, but Blade really broke the mold by being bloody, violent, and adult. This opening scene from the movie is perfection. We get so much from just a few minutes of film here.…
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Skkra recommends… Cage VS Scorpion!
Is this the greatest fight scene ever? No. Not even close. But man. If you grew up in the 80s and 90s, then you definitely played in arcades. And if you played in arcades, you played Mortal Kombat. And if you played Mortal Kombat, well, then you were probably fucking psyched when the original movie…
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Skkra recommends… Neo VS Agent Smith!
The Matrix was basically the worth of modern, effects-laden action movies as we know them today. Back then, the swirling-camera bullet time effects were mindblowing and new. Now, we see them used in Twix commercials like it’s nothing. How times change. The one thing that this movie did better than some of its competition, like…
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Skkra recommends… Winter Soldier!
Back when Marvel was still making good content, Captain America: Winter Soldier quickly rose to be one of my favorites. The first Captain movie was kind of slow. Entertaining enough, but average, not great. This movie really turned the series around though. Action packed and filled with good personal storylines, there’s nothing but excellence crammed…
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Wor Wednesday #5: The Wizard
Well, the game is called Wizard of Wor. So lets talk about the final boss of a level that you may face: The Wizard. The Wizard can appear in any level after level 1, though it is insanely rare to see him in level 2, and fairly rare to see him in level 3. Starting…
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Skkra recommends… Skkra!
We take a break from the action today to note something extremely important: me. Exactly 41 years ago today, in the midst of a massive snowstorm, I appeared for the first time; the culmination of all of humanity’s hopes, dreams, and achievements. I’m very happy to report that I’ve exceeded every expectation, conquered every challenge,…