More Live Action News: TMNT

On the topic of live action films from my last post.  Where Mortal Kombat is being retold as a webseries.  I stumbled upon this short on Youtube.



It is entitled: "Fight the Foot".  It shows Raphael taking down some baddies and a couple really coold shots of the costume used.  This is apparently a fan film.  And it looks great.  If you're ever bored or need a few minutes of some entertainment to pacify your nerd urges.  Swing by YouTube and do a search for fan films.  There is a lot of great talent out there trying to show the world their spin on their favorite stories and characters.  And for me a lot of the charm is in the fact that these folks don't have huge budgets and are often very limited with special effects, so they try to shine with originality.  So do them a favor and show your support for the amateur film makers.  Who knows, they could be the next Spielberg or JJ Abrams.

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Game Fan Films

I have recently adopted a Playstation 3.  It is awesome.  Since I'm coming into the whole PS3 thing pretty late into the game, I've been playing a bunch of the early PS3 games since they are fairly inexpensive now.  The first two I picked up were 'Metal Gear Solid 4' and 'Resistance: Fall of Man'.  Both of which have turned out to be great games.  I completed my first play through of Metal Gear 4 last night.  Still working through Resistance though.

Metal Gear 4 was an outstanding game.  I haven't played a Metal Gear title since Metal Gear Solid 2 came out on the PS2 years ago.  I have completely missed out on the Metal Gear for PSP titles, and Snake Eater.  Metal Gear has always been about story.  It's plot is heavy with conspiracy and twists and turns.  I remember back with Metal Gear Solid 2 people where complaining about the cut-scenes.  It seemed almost like you were playing a little and watching a lot.  This is no different with Metal Gear Solid 4.  However, I knew this would be the case going into the game.  If you like story and narrative, this is a must play.

After playing through last night, I'm looking forward to going back to the Playstation Store and buying the original Metal Gear Solid for PSX.  Yes, the graphics are very dated...But c'mon, it's classic gaming at it's best.  Since I've been down memory lane a little with Metal Gear.  I stumbled upon a fan film the other day.  It's entitled: 'Metal Gear Solid Philanthropy'.  I know a lot of fan films get the stigma that they suck because they are a fan film.  But often, fan films showcase a lot of talent that isn't able to be backed up by big funding.

It is free for streaming or downloading (admittedly I haven't watched it yet due to time constraints).  But it has a great looking trailer.  I'm trying to make time this weekend to view it.  If you watch it, why not drop by and leave a comment on how you liked it.  Their site is:
http://www.mgs-philanthropy.net/

And one of the trailers:



Enjoy!

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