New Moon Trailer Released, Already!?!

Hey guys! When I said that I wouldn't post on Christmas, I meant it. But I have to say, these are not normal circumstances. I have received news that the New Moon trailer has been released already. I understand that movies usually release their trailers months before the movies come out but Twilight just came out. Once you see the trailer for yourself, you will puke as well.

EDIT: I gave the wrong link. Here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNYK9RKc0rA

I'm pooped. David

Hayao Miyazaki

Who excactly is the guy in the title? Well, obviously, this person is Japanese. But who is he?
Hayao Miyazaki is the magic behind absolutely amazing animated movies, the highest grossing in Japan. If you haven't already guessed, he is the director of movies such as Sprited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, and Princess Mononoke.

Never heard of them? Well then, you are missing out on unbelievable experiences. Don't judge a movie by its poster, these movies truly are spectacular.

What's so great about them? Well, EVERYTHING. That's right. His works are virtually perfect, from the music and sounds to the expressions on characters' faces. But best of all has to the plots. It's amazing how different the main character is by the end of the movie than at the beginning. With twists and turns almost everywhere you wouldn't expect, the plot will keep you excited until the credits scroll by.

But although the plots may be different, there are some attributes that all the movies share. All of them have a magical element to them. All of them have a discovery feel to them, as the characters are introduced to new areas and worlds. And most importantly, all of them will have you wanting more.

All in all, these movies are just great! I recommend these to anyone, really. Just watch them! What's the worst case scenario? Besides, I'm sure you'll like it!

-Michael
goombainthepark@gmail.com

Poll Winner: Hannah Montana!

Here' s a shoutout to everyone who voted. It appears that Hannah Montana won. The final review will be posted on January 10th, 2009. On January 5th, a preview will be posted. Thanks again for voting and a new poll should be up soon.

~David

MK vs. DCU Review

WARNING: This blog is more profane than usual, so if you're easily offended I advise you don't read it.

EDIT:Don't worry, I'll post something on unicorns for those easily offended people so you can read that, I did not write this post, btw ~David

As a child I have been a large fan of Mortal Kombat, but as soon as I heard of the new game I felt like pulling my hair out. As you may know, genius game designer turned fucktard Ed Boon is trying to hide the fact that he has run out of ideas by making a dumbass crossover. I fear reviewing this, but it must be done.

Logic

I'm writing about this because of the numerous amount of "logic fails" in the game. The most obvious one is how Superman can be defeated so easily, and while they say it is because he has a weakness to magic, that still doesn't explain why WonderWoman doesn't just throw them to kingdom come or why Batman doesn't just break their arms. And how come Catwoman is able to defeat Superman? It's total BS. And how can Deathstroke's bullets harm Superman? He's fucking bullet proof you dipshits!

0.5/10

Story

Watching your favorite franchises being torn apart by Ed "George Lucas" Boon is like having your dick cut off, have it barfed on, raped and pissed on, being forced to eat it, barf it out, eat the barf, and continue this for 5 hours. Let me explain the story to you:
Characters from MK and DC are being transported to each others universes. Then they fight each other. Then they realize that the universe is being torn apart. Then they fight each other. Then they realize that if they don't do something about it the universe is doomed. Then they fight each other. then the Ghostbusters appear, fix the problem, and they all jolly fuck themselves.

4/10

Gameplay

Since most of this stuff you can get from Mortal Kombat Armageddon I'll just review the new features:

Close Kombat

I really don't understand how you can find going up close and taking turns bitch-slapping each other fun, but you know what? FUCK YOU.

Freefall Kombat

This feature would be fine if it weren't for one thing: SUPERHEROES CAN FLY. And again if you find this fun, FUCK YOU.

Test your might

I'm not even gonna bother to review this button-mashing extravaganza.

6/10

Overall

1.05

Epic Fail

Conclusion

I am honestly sick of this franchise being ruined. So here's my plan, Ed Boon admits he's run out ideas, we all that Mortal Kombat 2 was the MK game, and we get on with our lives.

Happy Holidays!

Hey! This is David from the JDM blog. Although we will be continuing operations through the break, I won't be posting until December 27th. So I would like to wish everyone a safe and wonderful Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Tim-Day! If you have any comments, do not paste comments here, email me at thejdmblog@gmail.com

Have a good Christmas!
~David
The JDM Blog
thejdmblog@gmail.com

Leafs Win 7-3 over the Penguins! 12/20/08

After the Leafs's loss in Boston two nights ago, Ron Wilson tried to get the players re-energized for the next game against Sidney Crosby and the Penguins. The offense was not a problem at all in Boston, scoring 5 goals, but the defence and goaltending was just attrocious. Toskala got yanked in the first 5 minutes of the game, letting in 2 goals.

But the Leafs bounced back form the wild game, and just obliterated the Penguins, outscoring them 5-1 and out shooting them 33-13 at the second intermission. Jeremy Williams picks up another goal after begin called back from the Marlies. I'm getting a really good feeling about Jeremy Williams, hes already got 4 goals in 5 games! And congratulations to Jonas Frogren for getting his first goal of his NHL career. Antropov and Kaberle both pick up another 3 point night.

Don Cherry was actually pissed at the Leafs after their win, because they weren't getting physical enough after their huge lead. Maxime Talbot started shoving Niklas Hagman around and Talbot eventually took off the gloves while Hagman kept them ON and kept his head down as Talbot threw punches at this face. Later on Crosby starts to shove and exhange some words with Grabovski, but he just skated away. That was probably why the Penguins felt good about the game although they lost. After that Don Cherry quoted "They might have won a battle, but they'll lost the war if they keep playing like this."

I think all the Leafs need to do is focus on winning games right now, and gainning some ground in the Eastern Conference, they currently sit at 11th place. But they have won 4 out of their last 5! I hope they keep this up for the rest of the season so they could break their playoff slump