Celebrity culture is a strange entity, we love them, obsess about them, hate them all in the same moment. Being mainstays in the public life provokes pitch-perfect parodies as ascertained attributes act as accurate ammunition for imitation. In the late 90s, a show that captured … Continue reading Celebrity Deathmatch (2003)
Like Doom just before it, the impact that Grand Theft Auto has had on gaming is astounding, from causing moral panics to shaping gameplay in competitors. Inspiring an open world sandbox gold rush of copy-cat competitors each providing their style to the winning formula. Many … Continue reading True Crime: Streets of LA (2003)
As storytelling takes us to the stars, it often becomes tempting to move beyond the classic conflict of good and evil. But it can be tempting to return to the safe and familiar waters of biblical prophecy, theistic combat. In 2003 Konami teamed up with … Continue reading Apocalyptica (2003)
When Batman TAS entered the scene, it was a serious noirish take in the world of Superhero animation, borrowing from the Fleischer cartoons of old. It was also a huge success, spawning a franchise of its own. In 2003 the colourful world of Batman TAS … Continue reading Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu (2003)
It became the in thing to make apocalyptic predictions before the year 2000. The Terminator franchise prophesied a Robot uprising in the year 1997, but it is hard to forecast doom if that date comes and goes without nary a metallic massacre. In 2003, Skynet … Continue reading Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
While film adaptations of games have often been tarred with negativity, game adaptations of films have often been marred with the same issues too. The uncomfortable challenge being that the two mediums, despite looking similar have strengths and weaknesses that don’t complement each other. But … Continue reading The Great Escape (2003)
There’s nothing like a frozen wilderness to inspire fear, we’ve seen it in The Thing, Alien Vs Predator, The Grey. Despite our conquering of other elements, we weren’t meant to survive the tundra. In 2003, a book that helped a writer deal with a car … Continue reading Dreamcatcher (2003)
It’s the classic conundrum, you have a film, it does well, and now you want to capture the magic again. How do you do so without robbing the film of the conclusion you gave it? Luckily for a universal concept like thwarting death, returning to … Continue reading Deadly Intuition Part 2 – Final Destination 2 (2003)
Rebooting Charlie’s Angels was a big gamble, but it was a gamble that paid off dividends. The commercial success of the first film introduced a whole world of possibilities for the Charlie Townsend investigation agency. With so many opportunities to take, which one is necessarily … Continue reading Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
With its live-action adaptation in 1999, Inspector Gadget managed to make a grand introduction to the silver screen, yet when it came time for a sequel, none of the original cast wanted to return. Shifting the tone of their franchise, to more reflect the property’s … Continue reading Inspector Gadget 2 (2003)
