Virtual Tourist - Wolfenstein The New Order 2/25/18

Morning!

We have had tons of rain here. Working on staying dry and not getting another cold! Ugh!

Mini Movie Reviews!



Black Panther - 3.75 out of 5 (Hubby's Rating: Worth Full Price to See Again!) - The film had loads of action, super cool tech, bits of comedy, twisted plot, and neat costumes. The lady warriors were super awesome! :) Two extra scenes during the credit so stay all the way to the end!




Early Man - 3.5 out of 5 (Hubby's Rating: Worth Full Price of Admission) - Like all the works by the peeps from Wallace and Gromit, there's a lot of fun to be found in the film. Surprisingly, the main plot ends up centering around football! (Aka Soccer) Ended up feeling very reminiscent of Terry Pratchett's book Unseen Academicals! The film was a nice bit of fun!

 

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Living quarters area of the hidden Rebel HQ in Berlin.

When I went to sleep at HQ - my dreams took me here. To the original Wolfenstein game! Lol.

This was so nostalgic! And the art is 2D, while your avatar stays the same. Very trippy! :)

This is the leader of our little band.

Heading to our next target. The text throws in a little bit of Star Wars. Perfect! :P

The sky seems almost on fire. Armed dirigibles and mechanized armaments are everywhere.

Another friend has sacrificed his life to blow up the fortified entrance to the space museum. Not all obstacles got destroyed, however. Eek!

Inside the museum proper. Truly a cool place. The deeper you go, the more amazing it gets!

Not a sight I ever imagined. :P Love that they have the statues saluting. Lol. Leaves no doubt whatsoever on who it is. :P

The German's have a moon base! (And yes, we will be going there!) :P

Stay healthy! Stay dry!

Virtual Tourist - Wolfenstein The New Order 1/14/18

Morning!

No Mini Movie Review this week. Work's been killing me for Year End Close, so I was a total vegetable yesterday. Did 16 hours just on Friday. Ugh! The first couple of months of the new year are heinous work wise. :P (My messed up brain kept singing "It's the most wonderful time, of the year!" all week!) :P

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We're taking the train to Berlin. Those two at the table will become central figures in BJ's future.

Close up of one of the top of the line cyborg sentries.

I love all the lovely details!

Our first look at Berlin.

More of the Berlin skyline. The Nazi Secret Police Headquarters

The Nazi's have made it to the moon! This is also, believe it or not, a piece of foreshadowing. Later on, we'll be going there too! Bwahahahahaha!

This is a rather impressive building, no?

After much work and heartache, I've finally found what remains of the US resistance fighters in a super fortified prison. I'm about to cut those chains!

You have to give it to the Nazi's - they know how to go big! (This is also an overhead view which will lead us down to where the resistance has their main HQ. Right in the middle of the enemy!

Resistance Headquarters. What little there is of it. But tapped in good.

Hope you have a great week!

Virtual Tourist - Wolfenstein The New Order 12/31/17

With all the holidays the last two weeks and trying not to catch a cold, my sense of what day it is is a little on the fritz! Lol. Almost forgot today is Sunday and Virtual Tourist Day! DOH!

Mini Movie Reviews

Star Wars The Last Jedi - 3 out of 5 - mostly a smash of Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi with unimaginative changes. For such a huge franchise, you'd think they'd try to do good scripts. Still better than Episode III (Movie 6) :P




JUMANJI: Welcome to the Jungle - 4 out of 5 - I REALLY enjoyed this one! It had a lot more depth than you'd expect, lots of surprises, and the acting was fab! Jack Black outdid himself on this one. They all did. (We went home and immediately watched the original again. Found several nice tie backs!)




Downsizing - 3.25 out of 5 - Hubby was wanting to see this one badly, and ended up very disappointed. The first half or so was fascinating! Then the pace came to grinding halt and took a left turn. I think they tried to do too much with the film and inadvertently lost their way. A pity.

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After escaping the mental hospital, we hide at my girl's grandparents. I brought along a souvenir. Time to get answers. 

The little touches are always the best. Here is a poster that needs no translation. :)

A giant facility and checkpoint. We need to get through this to go to Berlin. 

Should have lightened this one. Dang. Anyway, you can see my girl's grandma and grandpa. Old but mean business. They are helping to sneak the two of us to Berlin.

 

Within the facility/checkpoint structure.

Another one I should have lightened. Boo! I'm sneaking my way further into the facility.

Some cool truck plans in the garage area. Some very subtle foreshadowing as you will soon see. :P

View of a smaller secondary gate. We're almost through.

Surprise! This is what the weird truck specs were for. Transporting mechanized warrior units. Eek! 

A full view of the beastie. Nasty sucker. They pop two of those for you to get rid off. Ugh!

Hope you and yours have a great New Years Eve!

Virtual Tourist - Wolfenstein The New Order 12/3/17

Morning!

Mini Movie Review - Coco

This film was fabulous! It had a lot of layers and a lot of surprises. Bring some hankies! It truly encapsulates the meaning of the Day of the Dead. Filled with a lot of traditional Mexican songs as well. Go see it!!!!!! 

My son-in-law mentioned that there's some controversy with the Frozen short that comes before the film starts. My hubby and I had to look at each other because the Frozen short was adorable and heartfelt. Despite what some are saying, it does have a plot with consequences! Not sure how they can't see that. Emotional damage is a consequence. Very weird...

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Deathshead in the flesh. This is the point in the game where things actually start getting serious and also proves why it's not for kids!

This is a nice view of the armored guards. These guys are tough and no longer entirely human. Deathshead is forcing me to choose between two friends. Nasty, nasty man!

To say I or Blazkowics are not conflicted is a significant error.

Got a shock as my remaining friend and I manage to escape. The game went into the beginning credits. Everything up to now was but the stage setting up the actual game. Gasp!

Yep... Very surprising! Lol.

I took shrapnel to the head, so time has progressed as I sit in a kind of limbo. 14 years elapse during a sequence of scene flashes.

I sit in a wheelchair staring out all that time. Being taken care of at this sanitorium. The caretakers there have problems of their own.

They've just about killed everyone, and Blazkowicz has come to his senses to take them down and try to rescue the girl!

Open hospital bedding area

Cool vehicle! Also shows the Nazi's are still wrong. It looks like history has taken a left turn. (Which is true. Germany won the war in this reality!)

 

Outside view of my home for the last 14 years.

Hope you're having a great weekend! Until next time!

Virtual Tourist - Wolfenstein The New Order 11/12/17

Morning!

Mini Movie Review - Murder on the Orient Express:

I've watched the 1974 version of this film numerous times. It too had an all-star cast. This new version is as good if not better than that one! Awesome performances, beautiful vistas, loads to love!
I'm trying something a little different this week. Not actually sharing every last picture I took. I will attempt to be more particular on what I put in here. I always end up with way more than I use. I have a trigger finger with regards to photos. Lol.

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Once again, there is no question as to whose place we are in. :P That is one solid door.

Some famous personas.

A few more...

Loved these! Yeah, I have a thing about fixtures. Lol

Still being restored, but this is a beautiful hallway. The indirect lighting is awesome. :)

This would be General Deathhead. A very, very nasty man. As I will soon discover. (This painting is also a secret door! Sweet!)

The cool windows and the rays of light. Lovely!

A nice view of the nearby ruins. Too bad so many people are trying to kill me, or I would be more impressed. Lol.

This is where I realized that there is NO WAY kids should play this game. Deathhead is evil, evil, evil. Pictured above is some of his handy work to obtain brains for his automatons. Brrrr.

This is when we realize that running into this room was a terrible mistake. Eek!

Hope you had a good Veterans Day!