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replayxvalue · 4 years

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Player Review-Aero Fighters/Sonic Wings- ソニックウィングス (1992) Developers-Video System Publishers-JP: Tecmo (Arcade), JP: Video System (SNES), NA: Mc O'River (Arcade, SNES) Designers-Shin Nakamura Composers-Naoki Itamura Series-Aero Fighters Platforms-Arcade, Super NES Genres-Scrolling Shooter Modes-Single Player, 2 player Co-op The first Aero Fighters/Sonic Wings game is good but I didn't really fall in love with the series until the second installment. This one has basically all of the same elements that I loved in the other games just toned down. Aero Fighters came out in 1992 and it was also ported to the SNES so it's not exactly the pinnacle of what type of content this genre can produce.

My favorite part of the Aero Fighters/Sonic Wings series has always been the atmosphere they were able to build around it. The game has kind of a Top Gun feel with a hint of Street Fighter. You can choose machines from 4 different countries, each with a Player 1 and a Player 2 pilot option but players are bound to fighting for the same country. The enemies range from pretty standard fighter jets, space shuttles, warships and massive tanks to armed satellites & a giant cyborg monkey. They didn't stay in the standard modern warfare box, this game not only has a sense of humor but also it's own unique identity.

There are only seven levels in the game which seems extremely short but actually that's fine because games in the vertical-scrolling shooter genre that go for too long eventually start dragging and then you don't want to play any more. There isn't a whole lot going on here and that's not necessarily a bad thing. You can experience the game within a fairly short time and it's fun enough to play again, although the following entries in the series are a lot more advanced; and therefore, better games...you probably won't come back to this one unless you're on some type of gaming marathon and you're going to play through all of them.

THE GOOD -The style of this game is probably the most intriguing thing about it. The designs of the machines, the individual characters & overall aesthetic of the game is what I take away from it most.

-It's not a very long game but short & sweet is a plus sometimes. When I completed it, I didn't feel like I wanted more. I enjoyed the sense of accomplishment from beating it and I moved on, there is definitely room for a sequel and those are very good as well but this is a good start.

THE BAD -You don't do much in the game besides destroy enemy machines. There aren't a lot of bells & whistles and added gameplay elements that enhance your enjoyment of this game. It pretty much follows the same basic blueprint as most games in the genre. You shoot down enemies, you collect power-ups, you get your fire power to MAX, you maybe collect some objects for extra points and then you face-off with the boss.

I give this game a 7.9 out of 10 NOT BAD

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glacialispictorem · 5 years

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Sonic Wings: Special being wacky as usual...

What’s with the monkey?... and WTF at the constellation!

#Sonic Wings Special #Videogames #Blaster Keaton #Sonic Wings #Aero Fighters #Aero Fighters Special #PSX

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chaoticspacefam · 3 years

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OC Music Meme

I was tagged for this by @actualanxiousswampwitch ! Thank you & sorry it took so long, didn’t have time to write this out before I left for holiday stuff so here we go! I shall tag: @actualanxiousswampwitch (go on give us another one XD), @a-muirehen , @kyber-heart , @thedinalixlegacy (no pressure as always, I know I’m kinda late now sksjkshskhs!) and anyone else who wants to do this, yes, I promise I mean you!

art is by @ ocellifera on deviantART! :D

Let’s do Aria this time, shall we! Since her playlist is the second-longest, and her and Vano’s ship playlist is the longest, we’ll have the most (probable options! Long post so goin’ under a cut. Additional TW’s for: drugs, alcohol, alcoholism, drug addiction and murder, in case I’ve forgotten to add it to the song-specific sections. If you click past this cut, know that this is what you may find there.

reminds you of them most: It was super hard to pick just three for hers, there were so many others I wanted to include here, but couldn’t, as I wanted to make sure I included songs that covered as much of her over-arching characterisation as I could. Honourable mentions to: Miss Jackson - Panic! At The Disco feat. LOLO, Wilson (Expensive Mistakes) - Fall Out Boy, Beekeeper - Keaton Henson, and Bones Of A Rabbit - Young Heretics, which can all be found (and more) on her Spotify Playlist - catch-all warning for: sex, drugs, violence and murdering of parents applies here, be aware her playlist is very dark, just as dark as Rai’s but with differing subject matter, proceed with caution if you find anything like that triggering!)

You’re Going Down - Sick Puppies :: This one is kinda self-explanatory. I heard it on a Spotify or Youtube shuffle at some point a year or so ago and immediately went “Oh, hey Aria!” so onto her playlist it went XD “Because I'm hyped up out of control If it's a fight, I'm ready to go I wouldn't put my money on the other guy If you know what I know that I know.” don’t mess with the Tiny Sith, guys, she will put you in the medbay. She’ll do it, she’s done it before ask Vano what happened to the last guy *nods*

Liar - The Arcadian Wild :: This is a relatively “new” song in comparison, which was sent to me by a good rp/writer friend on Discord (who afaik doesn’t have other socials!) that I often discuss plot points etc. with among other things, saying “hey this reminded me of Aria thought you’d like it!”. I listened to it and yep, sure enough, it’s an Aria song. A big part of Aria’s character is that at the start, she really is quite a bad person. She’s nasty, and cantankerous and she really doesn’t care about anybody except for herself (and maybe her dad. A tiny bit.), as things progress, however, while she is still inherently quite rude and selfish, she DOES learn to value other people...provided they are people she cares about, like Vano, and her friends, and so on, as well as (sometimes, she’s working on it still) taking the blame for her own actions and learning it’s not “weak” or bad to a) admit you care about people, b) make mistakes and c) admit those mistakes and take responsibility for them. "I sense there’s trouble ahead, it’s clear by the signs and warnings. That should tell where all blame is due, So why are they pointing at MY head? [...] I sense deception to come. Honestly, truth and I are never one. 'Cause I am the lying man and I have made you my next victim. I need you to see through my act, to tell me I'm wrong, to take off the mask, or else I'll be left in the lie. And I'll deceive my way straight to demise! Cause I’m not in the right state of mind, I just wish I had strength to admit it. My stubbornness will put up a fight! But I don’t deserve to win it... I’m left in the dark, pondering my mistakes But in the light I swear I will, deny it all...”

I didn’t mean to post like half the song but woops it’s done so have it anyway lmao

Brutus - The Buttress :: TW: intense violent imagery in the lyrics. This one is very relevant but contains spoilers for upcoming and as of yet unposted/incomplete chapters (as in...like 3 ish chapters time at most) of Creeping Shadows, so I’ll post this quote as “explanation” and let you theorize who it’s about

“My name is Brutus and my name means “heavy” So with a heavy heart I'll guide this dagger into the heart of my Enemy! My whole life you were a teacher and friend to me Please know my actions are not motivated only by envy I too have a destiny! This death will be art! The people will speak of this day from near and afar This event will be history, And I'll be great too! I don't want what you have, I wanna be you!!“

reminds another character of them:

Where’s My Love? - SYML :: (Vano) I think the acoustic version is especially emotional : ))) Vano looked for her for years but couldn’t find her and genuinely thought Aria was dead. You can understand why she was so fucking angry when she found out that was a lie...but at the same time, she just wanted her love to come home :( “Did she run away? Did she run away? I don't know If she ran away, If she ran away, Come back home Just come home“

Mothers - Daughter :: (Myla, her mother) “Love all you need to love before it goes... When your face becomes a stranger’s that I don’t know. You will never remember who I was to you [...] I’m called “mother”, but they’re called “home”.”

Myla raised Aria for the first few years of her life, and really wanted to keep her away from both the Jedi and the Sith but as it became more and more clear that Aria’s Force affinity was as strong as her father’s, the situation rapidly spiralled out of Myla’s control. She tried to hide Aria, but in the end her father Noctis did find them and take Aria to train with the Sith. She didn’t see her daughter again until she was a teenager, suddenly turning up with the task to kill her for treason against the Empire (Myla is not the canon Imp Agent, but follows the general trajectory of the LS!Agent storyline i.e. an agent disillusioned with the Empire who eventually defects to the Republic with the help of the SIS.). Though she’s a Senator on Onderon now, Myla carried a blaster for personal protection and ofc knows how to use it, except...she couldn’t shoot her own daughter and that was all she wrote. I imagine her thought process during her final moments went something like in this song, especially the bit that I highlighted up there.

reminds you of a relationship of theirs, doesn’t have to be romantic, can be paternal, friendly, etc:

Tongues & Teeth - The Crane Wives :: Aria & Vano (Romantic). Aria’s relationship with Vano is incredibly messy and complicated. On one hand, she knows Vano deserves better, but at the same time she doesn’t want her to go anywhere else and it seems like no matter what she does to try and “warn her off” about what a “bad person” she is, Vano keeps coming back anyway. Ergo, this song. "Oh, I will ruin you. I will ruin you. It’s a habit...I can’t help it. I know that you mean so well, but I am not a vessel for your good intent. I will only break your pretty things, I will only wring you dry of everything! But if you’re fine with that, if you’re fine with that [...] You can be mine.”

Colours - Halsey :: Aria & Merak & Ziri (Friendship/Platonic Love) “You’re only happy when your sorry head is filled with dope, I hope you make it to the day you’re 28 years old...”

Aria “coped” (i.e. not very well but she did it) with the guilt of killing her mother and the stress brought on by the night terrors by self-medicating with glitterstims (spice) and alcohol, and this is how Merak in particular remembers her. Though she got clean from spice after they picked up Ziri, she still continued to drink (and still does) quite heavily, though at least it’s easier to manage that habit. Both of them supported her through this the best they could and it’s probably a big reason (other than Merak being Vano’s little brother) that they’re still Aria’s friends to this day, even if she doesn’t actively travel with them anymore.

(honourable mention to Agnes - Glass Animals which also falls under this “category” but I didn’t want this to get too crowded lmao, it is once again a super long post woops) You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid - The Offspring :: Aria & Roan/Darth Noctis (Familial/Familial Love) Listen, he may have taught her very bad emotional habits and turned her into a tiny attack dog, but her father did love & protect her the best way he possibly could. He was very proud of her and always envisioned her taking his place as a Darth one day (and it takes her a longass while, but eventually she does! Congrats dad!). That’s all I’ve got to say about this one 🤷‍♀️ Monster - Willyecho :: Aria & Satele Shan/The Jedi Order (Enemies to Begrudging Respect (eventually) “I can see the truth. No, you don’t have to lie to me. Don’t fill your head with things and think you’re free~ [...] You don’t believe in monsters, do you~?” ”Of course not!” ”Well, I do...” See me change...into something...darker....” My personal favourite from this “round”. It’s not until Ilum that Satele and the Jedi finally realise they have not “converted” Aria as they thought they did, but rather...they’ve had a Sith hiding under their noses, a Sith related to a Dark Councillor well-known for murdering Jedi no less, and that perhaps...the “deaths” she had convinced them were accidental, were in fact, not an accident at all. 😈 Aria, of course, gets her ass thrown in jail for a few years for this lmao When the schtick with the Revanites happens and Theron needs someone who can “negotiate in a civil manner with Sith”, he and his mother agree Aria is the best bet - if it works, the Sith will respond more positively to her than any other Jedi, if they kill her instead then they’re “rid of” her and don’t lose one of their own - when Lana’s point-of-contact happens to be Vano and the pair reunite after another several years apart, Aria refuses to return to the Republic after Yavin IV. By then, she’s developed enough of a begrudging respect for Satele (and vice versa) that the Grand Master lets her go (not that she was willing to try and fight Vano, Ni’kasi, Marr & Lana to try and take Aria prisoner again anyways). They haven’t seen each other since and though Aria is neutral to the Jedi who have joined the Alliance, she doesn’t care for those who are still loyal to the Republic and would rather have nothing to do with them if she can help it.

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starkeaton · 5 years

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TAGGED ASKS

Tagged by @saintcicada t: lets get this shit over with

Rules: Answer thirty questions, then tag twenty blogs you would like to know better.

jesus fucking christ, twenty blogs? that's as many as two tens! not happening sorry

1. Nicknames? keaton, keat

2. Gender? metal

3. Star sign? x

4. Height? uhhhh XftXin last i checked but that was A While ago, so, im probably a little bit more tall than that now.

5. Time? 10:55pm :p

6. Birthday? september x

7. Favorite bands? idk i listen to videogame shit mostly

8. Favorite solo artists? captain crunch (cereal mascot)

9. Song stuck in my head? scent blasters by the megas. what amounts to an air freshener ad has no right to be so fucking bangin but like come on

10. Last movie watched? i literally dont remember

11. Last show watched? uhhhh......i.... i guess i watched some supernatural with my mom the other day, it was enjoyable

12. When did I create my blog? 3-5 years ago?

13. What do I post? good and funny content only. i want to make sure every post is valuable somehow...also some art

14. Last thing I Googled? mega man atlas

15. Do you have other blogs? a couple but not connected to this one

16. Do you get asks? almost never. a few anons recently though, thats about it

17. Why did you choose your url? my names been keaton since forever and i wanted to make my own sorta brand with it, thus starkeaton

18. Following? 396

19. Followers? 455

20. Favorite colours? lighter shades of pink

21. Average hours of sleep? 5-6?

22. Lucky number? i mean, 7 i guess

23. Instruments? not really

24. What am I wearing? blanket. some pajama

25. How many blankets I sleep with? one + preferably a light one over my head

26. Dream job? video game designer...!!!!....

27. Dream trip? antarctica..

28. Favorite foods? dont usually have favorites :/

29. Nationality? 🇺🇸

30. Favorite song now? doomsday zone from sonic 3 & knuckles

alright time to tag people at 11;14 pm now hahhhahha @rukako-urushibara @silver-silk-spinning @silvenus @clock-castle and also any other mutual who reads this and wants to can just say i tagged them : p

actually what the hell this is to get to know people so i can tag a couple more @weppy @borderline-fluff @england-water

#text post #keatposting #tagged

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battledroids-isms · 7 years

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A white nine tailed fox suddenly jumps on Mr. Bones' head and leaps off of it landing on a nearby boulder. (@keaton-kitsune-isms)

Mr Bones looks off balance as he looks at the fox “Oh I have never encountered something like you!~” Mr Bones aims his blaster at the fox and shoots an electrical net@keaton-kitsune-isms

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imagineunderneaththemountaindeep · 7 years

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General W.D. Gaster Headcannons

- “I like worrying… it keeps me calm.” ~ Diane Keaton, 5 Flights Up - Imagine the most British, intellectual goon that tries to use big words to sound smart. Now multiply that by a thousand, a badly imitated accent, and the almost constant use of giant words that you didn’t even know existed. This man is a walking Oxford dictionary. A wannabe British Oxford dictionary. - He’s memorized the entire periodic table, down to the precise decimal masses of the elements. Might not seem like that much of an achievement, but when he starts both being a meme and flirting with said elements, then you’ve got an…. obviously dorky scientist. -His SOUL color is purple. -His ‘Gaster Blasters’ were named by Sans when he was an assistant to Dr. Gaster. The skulls were artificially created by Gaster’s DNA, Void essence, and some of Sans’ magic. They are beings that live within the Void of the CORE and are summoned by teleportation. They feed off of strong emotions, which is the reason why they decide to aid their summoners in the midst of battle. -S O M A N Y T U R T L E N E C K S. Like, he has every color of sweater you could possibly imagine. You didn’t even know that color existed until you saw him in that turtleneck. But other than that, his fashion sense is very simple and refined. A sweater, khakis or corduroys, and a ‘casual’ black trench-coat. -His facial scars from the Void are actually engraved into SOUL from when he fell into the CORE. -His birthday is June sixth. -Tol boy. Over 8 feet tol, in fact. He hits his head on many door frames and car roofs, and he’s constantly complaining/suffering from a headache because of it. -He is such a cornball. Mistletoe, picnic dates, stargazing, all of it makes him swoon. He’s a hopeless romantic, but his anxious demeanor stops him from really pursuing anything intimate like that. Plus, his work takes him away from his personal life often, so socialization isn’t really the first thing on his to-do list. -He needs constant validation and love. Basically a giant puppy.

-Drinks hot sauce like Sans drinks ketchup. Some of the other Royal Scientists back in the day dared him to take a shot of sriracha and he ended up getting addicted liking it.

-Such a nerd. Goes of on science-y tangents because it makes him happy. Listen to him ramble and it will make him even happier.

-Grade-A chemist and physicist, but knows close to nothing about biology and needs a calculator for ‘2+2′. Not saying he’s dumb in the mathematical regard, but he doesn’t trust himself to provide the right answer with his brain. He also didn’t know what the hell a period was until he got a female human as a friend, and knows zip about human reproduction. Monsters reproduce with their SOULs, and most don’t even have reproductive organs, so he most likely doesn’t even know what a vagina is. Wait... humans put what where?!

-Loves lollipops and will always have some sort of sucker in his mouth. Gives him something to distract himself with in the silence of the labs.

-Got teased for being a pretty boy because of it

-Gets really distressed when his friends are distressed. It’s a vicious cycle.

-Suffers from PTSD and anxiety. Help the poor boy.

-Hates the darkness and is utterly convinced that thunderstorms are the spawn of the devil himself, especially if they cut out the power.

-Unsurprisingly is the white dad friend.

-Loves his friends as if they were his children. Calls people ‘my child’ and ‘dear’. Toriel rubbed off on him.

-Likes to try and be smooth, but fails miserably and he ends up making the situation 10000000000000x more awkward.

-Most of these are just @gasterimagines version of Gaster. They dragged me into this hellpit, they’ll get their goshdarn credit for it.

~Mod Jellyfish~

#undertale #undertale headcanons #undertale gaster #w.d. gaster #undertale w.d. gaster #this dork #is my weakness #also jk I love the people over @gasterimagines #so creative #much adorable #mod jellyfish

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alexanderthunderwolfe · 7 years

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Idea for a Sonic game

I have an idea for a possible future Sonic title called Sonic: Worlds of Magic. It goes something like this; It has been three years since the fall of the Eggman Empire. Sonic (now 18), Tails (now 15), and Knuckles (now 19) are relaxing in Seaside Hill. Suddenly, they see a spacecraft crash on one of the islands up ahead. Then, a giant spaceship lands near their location and a swarm of robots come out and begin to go towards the craft. The three heroes also make their way to the wreckage. When they get there, they see that the spacecraft was being piloted by s chimp and three girls wearing dresses when it crashed due to one of its engines being damaged severely. Suddenly, the girls each tap their wrists, causing their dresses to transform into battle armor. They then begin to fight the robots, but are having trouble doing so. Then, just as things look bad for them, Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles jump in and began to fight the robots as well. So the enemy retreats back to the ship and flies away from them. The three princesses walk over to them and greet the three heroes. They reveal themselves to be Rairakku, Sakura, and Jasumin and were actually sent to find and ask our heroes for help. It turns out that an evil alien overlord by the name of Lord Dragneus (Voiced by Liam O’Brien) has not only taken over their planet, but he has taken over their whole solar system as well. Upon hearing this, the seven heroes go off in Tails’ spaceship, the Cyclone, for this new solar system to defeat Dragneus. Playable Characters [Each character will have their gameplay styles, so they will be unique from one another.] 1. Sonic the Hedgehog (Voiced by Roger Craig Smith) 2. Miles ‘Tails’ Prower (Voiced by Zach Callison) 3. Knuckles the Echidna (Voiced by Travis Willingham) 4. Rairakku the Red Panda (Voiced by Britt McKillip) 5. Sakura the Tanuki (Voiced by Amanda Lott) 6. Jasumin the Wolf (Voiced by Ashlyn Selich) Levels World “Level name” (Acts # - #) 0. Mobius “Seaside Hill” (Acts 1 - 4) 1. Futurista “Techno City” (Acts 1 - 7) 2. Earthunda “Rocky Canyons” (Acts 1 - 7) 3. Plantike “Grand Forest” (Acts 1 - 7) 4. Aquarino “Aquarium World” (Acts 1 - 7) 5. Wintical “Frozen Wonderland” (Acts 1 -7) 6. Aerialos “Skyway Road” (Acts 1 - 7) 7. Hauntrivera “Ghastly Woods” (Acts 1 - 7) 8. Haevonera “Floating Kingdom” (Acts 1 - 7) 9. Pyrollinoc “Hellfire Mountain” (Acts 1 - 7) 10. Dragneus’ Fortress “Final World” (Acts 1 - 4) Bosses (Numbered = level bosses. Lettered = mini bosses.) 1. Modernix the Goliath (Voiced by Thomas F. Wilson) 2. Boulder the Golem (Voiced by Jeff Bennet) A. Rock Crusher 3. Treeton the Sasquatch (Voiced by Andrew Francis) B. Psycho Plant 4. Oceanire the Sea monster (Voiced by Sam Riegel) C. Water Blaster 5. Frostnore the Mammoth (Voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) D. Ice Shooter 6. Aironier the Chinese Dragon (Voiced by Robert Englund) E. Flying Raider 7. Ghoulivik the Monster (Voiced by Steve Blum) F. Ghost Chaser 8. Aetheraus the Quetzacoatl (Voiced by Seth Green) G. Celestial Warrior 9. Blastfire the Dragon (Voiced by Dimitri Diatchenko) H. Flaming Berserker 10. Lord Dragneus DLC Content 1. New Characters A. Shadow the Hedgehog (Voiced by Jason Griffith) B. AxelAration the Cybernetic Wolf (Voiced by Josh Keaton) C. Kameria the Cat (Voiced by Tara Strong) D. Usagi the Rabbit (Voiced by Cherami Leigh) 2. New Levels A. Lunarian “Moonlit World” (Acts 1 - 5) B. NiGHTS Into Dreams “Nightopia” (Acts 1 - 5) C. Monkey Ball “Jungle Island” (Acts 1 - 5) D. Samba de Amigo “Carnival Town” (Acts 1 - 5) Notes 1. Since three years have passed, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Shadow will all have new designs, but don't worry. They won't be like Sonic BOOM! 2. The DLC levels will be available on on the anniversaries for those games. So should something like this be put into action or should it stay as an idea?

#sonic the hedgehog #sega #video games

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saftasming · 7 years

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...Okay, Now Disney XD are just fucking with me.

“Okay, so let’s make our Peter Parker look/sound as much like Ben Tennyson as possible without yanno actually being Ben Tennyson...I feel his colour co-ordination needs something else though.....I KNOW LET’S ADD MORE GREEN!”

There was already a scene that almost made me think of Ben twiddling with the Omnitrix too when he was screwing about with his web-blasters. Not to mention the whole Robbie/Yuri voice thing confused me for a hella long time.

I watched the video today which previewed some of the cast involved with the series. Seriously loving Gwen and Anya and I hope to god they’re amazing team members together. The last thing I want between these two is an ep where they’re both fighting over Peter because ROMANCCCEEE/HET SHIPS HAVE TO HAPPEN!

Also not sure how I feel about Josh Keaton as Norman Osbourne, I mean before Drake Bell took on Spidey’s voice we had Josh playing Spidey in Spectacular Spider-man. ALSO ALL I’M GONNA HEAR IS SPACE DADDY BEING KIND OF A PRICK. (Damn Voltron.) But yeah, Looking forward to the show - I still have new Ducktales to watch and the one Tangled episode I’ve been waiting for since it was announced a few weeks back and from the preview of it they previewed at D23...holy crap there’s gonna be some drama in that ep and I know I’m just going to want to hug Pascal and Punzie super hard after watching it.

#Abi #Abi rambles #cartoons #Disney XD #Disney #Spider-Man #Peter Parker #Voice actors #shows #Spider-Girl #Spider-Gwen #Anya #Gwen Stacey #Miles Morales #Norman Osbourne #Josh Keaton

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ivegotsomethingtosay · 7 years

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Spider-Man: Homecoming (movie review)

About a month back, Marvel/Sony/whoever was in charge of the marketing for the upcoming “Spider-Man” film (the sixth in almost fifteen years) released an official poster detailing all the characters in heroic positions Richard Amsel style. Yeah, you know the one I’m talking about.

The internet response was swift and brutal: just what the hell are we supposed to be looking at here?? We’ve got Spider-Man, sure, and I guess Iron Man shows up in the movie at one point. But why is he on their twice? Why is Michael Keaton on there twice? Did we need Happy Hogan there? Did you even remember Happy Hogan existed?

Far be it from me to judge a movie based on its poster, but as it turns out, Spider-Man: Homecoming suffers from the exact same problem. In an attempt to re-invent the iconic superhero for a new generation (and for a third time, thanks to Mark Webb) by means of a smaller, lower-steaks, teen angst dramady set on the fringes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, producers Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal have delivered… basically just another Marvel Cinematic Universe movie. It’s bloated, it’s over long, it’s got so many cheep callbacks to the greater universe and god-knows-what comic book bullshit that it threatens to smother the charming, unique twist on the beloved character that stands firmly at the film’s center.

But Homecoming has two great things going for it: the cast and director Jon Watts. Fortunately, these are enough to keep the damn thing afloat (if only that), but it’s still disappointing to see the movie this was meant to be try and weasel itself out from under the VFX hodgepodge that lands on-top of it like a crumbled, brick wall.

The aforementioned twist on the Spider-Man mythology isn’t so much a twist as it is a literal interpretation of the phrase “your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man.” Here, Peter Parker (played by Tom Holland) is a sixteen year old kid at a public high school who’s post-school bell Spider-Man activities primarily consist of helping old ladies onto the bus and catching petty car thieves in his small neighborhood in queens. Mostly, however, he likes to hang out with his friends on the academic decathlon team, build LEGO sets with his best friend Ned (a star-making performance by Jacob Batalon), and harass Happy Hogan and Tony Stark about when they’ll let him join the Avengers. There’s no overarching conspiracy involving his past, no giant mutant lizard who wants to turn the whole city into giant mutant lizards. The stakes are low, the characters are real, and for maybe the first time in his fifteen years on screen, “Spider-Man” the character feels like the kind of kid who would read “Spider-Man” the comics.

There’s something really admirable about that. Director Jon Watts has a John Huges-level talent for sincerity, particularly when it comes to the high school bits. It’s telling when the less actual “danger” our hero is in, the more dangerous the situation feels. For example, there’s an extended sequence in the middle of the film where Peter is trying to bust an alien-superweapon-dealing crime ring the night before his decathlon competition. Things go wrong, of course, and suddenly Peter must make it back in time or face social and academic destruction.

But this is an interesting point in the story to talk about what Spider-Man: Homecoming does wrong. You see, the ticking clock doesn’t actually end up being the decathlon. Peter misses it, and aside from a detention slip, nothing ever comes of this. It’s as if the film sets up a plant for a completely different payoff. The different payoff ends up being one of the alien weapons that Ned has stashed in his backpack. It deteriorates, causing havoc during a field trip to the Washington Monument, and Spider-Man must swoop in to save his friends before it’s too late.

I guess this constitutes SPOILERS, but it’s tough to talk about where Spider-Man fails without getting into how it fails. Instead of the actions set pieces feeling like the progression of the plot, most of them feel like diversions. The Washington Monument sequence doesn’t have any real effect on any of the characters, and it shatters the smaller, more personal consequences the film spent so much time setting up before hand.

The same can be said of the villains. I have to preface this by saying that casting Michael Keaton as The Vulture was a great decision (considering he’s played two Birdmen before). He brings an authenticity and genuine frustration to his roll, and the script deals him an even hand, all while giving him the appropriate amount of menace. He’s interesting, he’s scary, he’s empathetic, and he ends up having a very surprising and very personal attachment to Peter that I’ll refrain from spoiling here.

The problem is that even though he and his team of scrappy super weapons dealers are interesting in their own right, Spider-Man’s conflict with them feels oddly forced. On paper, Peter isn’t seeking justice so much as using them as a way to prove himself to Stark and Happy. While this is a convincing enough reason to have him duke it out with The Vulture once or twice, it’s not enough to drive all of the action in the film. He isn’t “saving” anybody by fighting them, not directly at least. As a matter of fact, as Spider-Man, Peter ends up causing more trouble than he fixes, and the movie is never really sure what to do with this idea.

Save for one set piece involving the Staten Island Ferry, most of the action in the film left me bored and wishing we could cut back to the high school. Perhaps that might have been the point; that Peter himself is wildly out of his league in the world of alien blasters and avian supervillians, but that’s not an excuse to have boring action. This is an action movie after all, and when the set pieces leave you cold, that’s not a good sign.

There’s more than enough of Spider-Man; Homecoming to warrant recommendation. Just spending ten minutes with Peter and Ned is worth the price of admission. Watts knows his audience better than his audience probably knows themselves, and if Marvel left him to his own devices, Homecoming would have easily been the best MCU movie since The Winter Soldier. But it’s about twenty minutes too long, and those twenty minutes are defeating in their blandness and irrelevancy. Like Peter himself, the film is charming, ambitious, and little too big for its britches (or super suit).

OVERALL RATING: 7 / 10 SEE IT OR SKIP IT: See it, but level your expectations.

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glacialispictorem · 6 years

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I’m not sure if I have posted this here before but, I’m pretty sure I haven’t... Featured in this artwork is Blaster Keaton from Aero Fighters.

P.S I tried...

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johndarnielle · 11 years

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Citizens Against Dragon's Lair

Toggling a joystick toward a flashing light? Whatever man I'm Aero Fighters for life

coming soon to this space: JD locates and shares things about monsters and boxing and books, most likely, who knows, it's never a good idea to plan too far ahead

#Lord River N. White #Hien #Kohful the Viking #Blaster Keaton

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glacialispictorem · 7 years

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Keaton... I didn’t know you were getting married to Ellen.

Cindy is not amused...

#Sonic Wings 3 #Sonic Wings #Aero Fighters #Aero Fighters 3 #Cindy #Ellen #Blaster Keaton #Mecha-Keaton #Robo-Keaton

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glacialispictorem · 4 years

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For the headcanon meme Blaster Keaton from Sonic Wings and the number 1.

Headcanon time for another Aero Fighters character, eh?

1. Their physical weak spots

Nope, almost no physically weak spot. I’d say he’s physically fit but is nowhere as totally strong as the likes of the Karate Blazers or Kohful. However, he is prone to getting caught off guard though.

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glacialispictorem · 4 years

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For the character list ask: Blaster Keaton.

Oh goodie, my favorite character from a not-so-well known series and with a relatively small fandom.

Favorite thing about them: Looking at him is basically looking at a mirror. Blaster Keaton shares a sizable number of traits that are also present in me. We’re both serious when it comes to dealing with work/duty-related matters (Aero Fighters 1) but we also hide a comical side (the later games... in his case, he’s a comical wisecracker and I’m a punslinger)... the only big difference though is that he’s a social butterfly and I can come off as cold and aloof at first.

Least favorite thing about them: Impulsive and hot-blooded on some occasions. Sometimes there needs to be someone who can keep a watch on his tendencies.

Favorite line: “I didn’t expect to be back here again.” (Aero Fighters 1 - before entering the Syrian Desert stage), “I can’t believe it, they’re aliens!” (Aero Fighters 1 - before entering the final stage because I picture his face being like “WTF”)

brOTP: Him and Keith, there’s something about those two that makes the first game somehow funny despite of him being the more serious one.

OTP: Hmm... maybe Ellen? I mean look at their ending in Aero Fighters 3... Also there’s something amusing about them since they’re quite the opposites as Ellen is the serious and dutiful tutor to a young woman who will inherit her father’s riches... and Keaton is the wisecracking but badass silly ace pilot.

nOTP: Uh... I don’t know... Not really an active shipper honestly.

Random headcanon: While the older Keaton sibling is a bit of a comical wisecracking man, he is surprisingly smart. Aside from that, he's the most welcoming towards newcomers to the group and also is the one who is good at lighting up the room (when I mean by that, keep a positive air among the team)... and his family lives in the south, he just doesn’t have the accent though.

Unpopular opinion: I think he may portrayed as a dumbass sometimes but then again, that’s just a mask he wears before he shows his more serious side.

Song i associate with them: Danger Zone - Kenny Loggins (Let’s be honest... he’s that crazy to go into the danger zone and kick some butt in the skies)

Favorite picture of them: One of the artworks from Pseudo Sky Rascals! (NOTE: Already translated though)

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