Category: The Pantry

Random things.

Space Cowboys – Old Men In Space [Film Review]

Space Cowboys feels like one of those feel-good films that just can’t be made nowadays—at least not going for a mainstream appeal. I mean, it’s a movie about a bunch of old white men, with a theme of not everything modern is good—and: “son, listen to the older generation, there might be wisdom to be found“. That said, since Clint Eastwood is in it and is actually the director too—there is a large segment of the film that feels more like a classic political thriller. Space Cowboys is essentially split in two—the feel-good part and the thriller part, which can feel like a minor whiplash when watching.

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Mourning the Loss of An Era

I wasn’t too invested at the time, as I essentially skipped the sixth generation of consoles when those were the state of the art in gaming. I did know about them, of course, and I did play on them occasionally, over at friends or perhaps borrowing a console. But when the seventh and eighth generation came around, I was intrigued, and eventually got an Xbox 360 and a PlayStation 4—to once again join the console community with my own machine. 

Now, consoles have been part of me since earlier on too, but I feel those generations are more abstract, even if one knew about the eternal battle between Sega and Nintendo. The seventh and partly eighth generation made it feel more like a real thing, as suddenly keeping the games around even when completed had value in itself. The point I want to make: from being a magical backdrop when I was a kid, to something more tangible, purchased with my own money—consoles have always been there, regardless of where I was in life. But all that is coming to an end…  

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Trespasser: Jurassic Park’s Biggest Failure? – A History [Video]

Trespasser could be one of the most mythical games to me thanks to its theme (Jurassic Park), year of release (in my youth), and the general mysterious feel of the game. I’m glad the excellent YouTuber Monotonal Lizard | MNTM is here to pull back the curtains and let the sunlight in to demystify it. However, only to a certain degree. After sitting through his six-hour mastodon project, I still feel Trespasser is surrounded by mystique, despite its clear, heavy faults. Watch the in-depth retrospective after the jump, and beyond going over gameplay and plot, it’s filled to the brim with fascinating development information too!

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My Top 10 ZOMBIE films!

Just like My Top 10 ZOMBIE games on PC, I crave something more than just mindless zombie slaughter in my movies. I need dread and some form of realism in how humanity meets this threat, so comedies are basically cut automatically. That’s not to say the films I will recommend are humorless, but humor will not be the main focus—it will be the survival in a world filled with terror and despair.

To avoid making this a George A. Romero list, I only get to pick one of his films for my top ten—even if they are all top choices. Ready your machete. We are going in!

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The Lost World: Jurassic Park – Who Is the Real Bad Guy? [Film Deep Dive]

In Steven Spielberg’s sequel, The Lost World: Jurassic Park—who truly is the bad guy? I will give you a hint. It’s not the new CEO of InGen, Peter Ludlow (Arliss Howard)—he is actually one of the main victims in the film. I will explain. 

Outside of what we will talk about, The Lost World isn’t that great, especially not as a Jurassic Park movie. It has a few cool scenes, like the camper on the cliff, but overall, I found it to be a cynical movie—that strays from the original’s theme. The book is very similar in this style, too, surprisingly. But since I’m not here to exactly review the film, nor the book, let’s get going. 

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Tom’s Gaming Vault Goes Hollywood

It finally happened: there’s going to be a movie about Tom’s Gaming Vault, with Tom Cruise playing me. There will be a lot of violence, with maybe some romance infused in awkward places. Jokes aside, I have decided to add film talk to the repertoire, as it’s one of my biggest joys in life—after gaming, of course. Don’t worry, this site will still primarily be a space dedicated to gaming, but now with film as a side dish.

Also, the movies I will talk about will not be “rage-bait” material, seeing as I don’t watch much modern film. It will work essentially the same as now, but with less news-posting and more articles in the form of deep dives and reviews of older films. That’s basically it, and I want to thank all my readers—you make it fun to write!

Make sure to check in tomorrow when the first article is dropped.

– Thomas