Dorkgasm Gonzo Is God

            When I saw the premise for MORAL KOMBAT I was ready for battle. I thought it would be another typical take on video game violence, and its effect on the youth of America. Normally these commentaries offer a single side, usually focusing on Jack Thompson, his crusade, and ridiculous statistics and "facts" that lean toward "video games are bad mmkay???". MORAL KOMBAT is something different. The director, Spencer Halpin, gives you all the angles and lets you decide.

            This was the first film I had the honor of seeing at this year’s “It Came from Lake Michigan”, and boy, was it a doozy. Unfortunately I missed the opening sequence, which I’m told was absolutely boobtastic, but I didn’t feel like I was confused at all. It starts out with typical situations bringing six people together in a remote cabin in the woods; only they are not so typical this time around.

            Arriving super early before the start of the festival, I was waiting around for the Uwe Boll press junket to begin. Wayne was rushing around, setting up volunteers, so I could not get too much of a chance to talk to him. I ran into Bill Zenobia, who told me the press meeting was changed until later in the afternoon. I sighed, and settled in for some more Super Mario World on my DS. After a couple of levels, I turned the game world off and began to settle in for the long haul. Suddenly, I heard a bit of a buzz.

Well hot damn! I like the use of talent, and the cinematography looks stunning... Wait, did I just say that about a Uwe Boll film? Huh... Still not used to that!

            Day 2 for me didn’t start until 2 p.m. on Saturday. It wasn’t because I was sleeping; I had to work the other job that morning. I was smart enough to bring my own food this time; I had sampled the fare yesterday and found it akin to lead sitting in one’s stomach.

            Let’s see, where ever shall I begin? I arrived a bit early on Friday, October 26th. I dropped in to say hello to Wayne Clingman and to introduce myself to William Zenobia. Then, I headed back outside to get some Super Mario World in before Joel got there. Unfortunately, he had my press pass (which was totally sweet looking, by the way), so I couldn’t get into anything. After about forty five minutes of me calling Joel to find out how close he was, he arrived and we went off inside.

            I had seen the posters, I'd accidentally met one of its producers, and I also waited most of the day to see it. The “it” I'm referring to is the film, Psycho Ward from Canadian based Switchblade Studios.

Welcome to the final part of my Super Mario Galaxy impressions.

The “demo” (full game) of Super Mario Galaxy has hit some retailers recently and has been put on display for the public in Wii kiosks across the country. I’ve had the opportunity to spend some time with the game and I thought I would give my early impression:

Unimpressive.