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Twisted Metal: Black (2001)
The most disturbing game ever made.
Mortal Kombat, Grand Theft Auto, State of Emergency. These games are all attacked by the media repeatedly for being "too violent." If anything, Twisted Metal Black rises above these in terms of sheer horror. While GTA3 may come right at you with violence, it does not attack you mentally like Twisted Metal does. The storylines revolve around the demented minds of patients in an asylum and their quest to right a wrong. The game itself is one of the greatest on the Playstation 2 and without a doubt the best in the Twisted Metal series. About 15 characters in all, and each level gets progressively more difficult, making the game an everlasting experience. If you're looking for a game to buy on your PS2, I highly suggest this title.
Overall rating: ***** out of *****
Crossroads (2002)
Whoever green-lighted this should be kicked in the face.
I was one of the "lucky" people who got to see a free screening of this movie on Wednesday, February 13, and as a result wasted 90 minutes of my life that I will never get back. I honestly do not despise Britney Spears; while I see her as just another disposable face in the dying music industry, but she certainly does not belong on the silver screen.
Crossroads is another movie following the same, tired teen road movie formula. It has your geeky ugly girl that will soon blossom into a beautiful woman, the sassy black girl, the mysterious guy with bad hair, and a new element, the white trash chick. While the plot is paper thin and predictable (how shocking), it also tries to gain credibility by tackling issues such as child abandonment, teen pregnancy, and even rape. These events are force fed upon the viewer and merely expose the movie as the superficial marketing ploy it truly is.
And that's basically all this movie is, a giant commercial. Britney's new CD is especially forced upon the viewer as they are subjected to three renditions of "Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman" and an atrocious cover of "I Love Rock 'n Roll" that proves Joan Jett is low on cash. The acting is yet another horrible aspect of this "film."
The saddest part is, Britney isn't even the worst actress in the movie, Taryn Manning's portrayal of Mimi is something that would make Shelly Duvall look like Jodie Foster. Anson Mount, who plays Ben seems to be bored out of his skull the entire movie, and it's downright depressing to see Dan Aykroyd reduced to acting in a movie like this.
I knew going into the theater this movie would be an abomination, and it certainly lived up to my expectations. There are plenty of other movies to spend $8.75, I would highly suggest not wasting it on this garbage. Certainly it's not as bad as Glitter, but it's damn near close. Britney Spears needs to stay as far away from film as possible, as well as most other pop musicians (I'm looking at you NSync).
Overall Rating: * out of *****