Stuff on the Net – that Jason Pace

Links to things I find on the internet.

Yet Another Review Collection

2013-02-26 Jason Reviews, Stuff on the Net

The Shakefire site is relaunching soon. Until then, enjoy the old site and these reviews that I wrote upon it.

Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview – An interview with Jobs that was shelved for 17 years. Very interesting.
Wolf Lake: The Complete Series – If they remade this show, it would be much better today.
Duck Dynasty: Season One – I didn’t want to like this. I failed.
6 Degrees of Hell – Terrible.
Flight – Magnificent.
Paranormal Activity 4 – Another chapter in a series I thoroughly enjoy.
Yelling to the Sky – Well made but… I still don’t know I how I really feel about it.
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel – What a fascinating woman.
Testimony of Two Men – Boring, boring, boring…
Chance in a Million – A good amount of laughter to be had here.

Enjoy!

Oh, and yes, I’ll still be reviewing after the relaunch.

Is It Zafe?

2012-11-21 Jason Gaming, Stuff on the Net

The name makes me want to gently rest my face in the palm of my hand. Really? “Zafehouse”? But then I went on to read the features, look at the screenshots and watch the video. Annoying name aside, I’m in.

In the Zafehouse: Diaries you control the fates of people picked to live in a house during the zombie apocalypse to see what happens when people stop being polite and start getting real. Real World: Zombie Apocalypse! Hmm.. I just thought of a worse name than Zafehouse. Anyway, you start with your people, and you assign them tasks, and then they do them. A turn is an hour, and how successful they are depends on their own skill and their relationships with the rest of the people. When you finish, you get a nice AAR of the whole ordeal to share with your friends.

It’s available for sale now, but I’m on holiday lockdown – no buying anything for myself until the new year. I look forward to being able to give this a try, even more so if they manage to get approved for Steam, because I love having all my games in Steam.

In the meantime, seeing this reminds me that I have that pack of screenshots from Rebuild lying around that I need to do the writing for…

Shakefire Ramblings

2012-11-08 Jason Reviews, Stuff on the Net

Here is another list of reviews I’ve written for Shakefire.

Dead Season – A decent no budget zombie flick.
ATM – Full of logic holes but still sometimes tense.
Silent House – A horror film presented as a single take.
Brake – Die Hard in the trunk of a car.
Juan of the Dead – Zombie comedy set in Cuba. Hilarious.
Kill List – This was… dumb.
Penumbra – Spanish horror flick that I wasn’t impressed with.
Jersey Shore Shark Attack – Why? WHYYY?!?!?! So so bad…
Pet Sematary – Stephen King horror film is still as good as it ever was.
Strippers vs Werewolves – The least strippingest strippers to ever appear on film.
Spartacus: Vengeance – the Complete Second Season – Just as good as the rest.
Haven: The Complete Second Season – A good show and a well put together set.
Snowman’s Land – An interesting film about criminals doing each other in.
Absolutely Fabulous: 20th Anniversary Specials – Same as it ever was. Lame.
The Man from Beijing – Oh, the potential squandered in the name of length.
Werewolf: The Beast Among Us – A modern version of a classic creature feature.
The Cottage – An invited guest isn’t what he seems.
After Dusk They Come – Terribly named mediocre horror flick.
Rites of Passage – A huge amount of coincidences lead to lots of dead people.
Nightscape: Dark Reign of Thanatos – A student film. A fantasy. A waste of time.
Occupy Unmasked – Propaganda through and through.

Enjoy!

They’re Coming to Get You, Barbara

2012-11-07 Jason Stuff on the Net

In my new resolve to post more often, I’m going to attempt to also revive my old habit of posting zombie related things on Wednesdays. So, for this, the first of the All New Same As It Ever Was Zombie Wednesday, watch this music video.

I just love No More Kings. There are one of the very few bands who, in my opinion, have no bad songs.

Dead Island: Riptide

2012-09-19 Jason Gaming, Stuff on the Net

From the people who brought you Dead Island, and more importantly the people who brought you the amazing trailer for Dead Island, I present to you, the trailer for Dead Island: Riptide.

I just want these people to make a CGI zombie movie or TV series. They could make a series of 5 to 10 minute vignettes and put them on YouTube and I would subscribe to their channel, and I would buy the DVD collection when it came out. In the words of Fry: Shut up and take my money.

I Still Write for Shakefire

2012-08-02 Jason Reviews, Stuff on the Net

… such that it is.

Accident : A team of killers create elaborate accidents to take out their targets, but now they are falling prey to accidents of their own, or are they not accidents?
Falling Skies : I got to preview the first four episodes on the new season.
Trial & Retribution – Set 5 : The UK makes some pretty good cop shows, and this is another one.
Road Trip : It was funny when I originally saw it, and it’s still funny now.
The FP : This movie is a comedy, but it’s done in the style that the film takes its subject very seriously, leaving the comedy to be found by the audience. The subject? Gangs who battle through a Dance Dance Revolution type game.
Franklin & Bash – The Complete First Season : Love this show!
Rogue River : Some horror films make sense, and some horror films just get made.
A Necessary Death : This was far more interesting than I though it would be. It captured the idea of following around a person intending to kill themselves very well.
Destination Truth : I watched the first couple episodes of the new season and mostly concluded that these guys seek truth without science, and thus will never find truth.
Freakshow Apocalypse: The Unholy Sideshow : I’d ask who gives these people the money to make a movie, but clearly they spent very little on making it. Terrible.
Warehouse 13 – Season Three : I love this show.
Extraterrestrial : Simply the best romantic comedy set against an alien invasion ever. This was hilarious and fun.
Sanctuary – Season Four : It’s a shame they didn’t get a fifth season, but this works as a good finale.
Ghost Attack on Sutton Street : Is this a documentary or a horror movie?
Lady of the Dark, Genesis of the Serpent Vampire : This might have been a good short film or music video, but it is a terrible movie.

And there you have it.

Gamer Girl, Country Boy

2012-06-16 Jason Stuff on the Net

Spoiler

2012-06-09 Jason Stuff on the Net

The zombie apocalypse happened — and we won.

But though society has recovered, the threat of infection is always there — and Los Angeles coroner Tommy Rossman is the man they call when things go wrong.

Elder Sign

2012-06-02 Jason Stuff on the Net

If you enjoyed that, then take a look at this one too…

More Reviews on Shakefire

2012-05-31 Jason Reviews, Stuff on the Net

Yet another round-up of things I’ve written for Shakefire.

The All-American Rejects – Kids In The Street : A solid album worth listening to.
The Darkest Hour : A mediocre monster movie.
Top Shot – The Gauntlet : Probably one of the more interesting reality shows that I’ve seen.
Goodnight for Justice – The Measure of a Man : Oh, Luke… Luke, Luke, Luke… I guess it’s better than not working.
Time Team – Unearthing the Roman Invasion : Watch it, you might learn something.
Franklin & Bash : I got to preview four episodes of the upcoming season.
The Innkeepers : This right here is why I put up with reviewing some items that are complete shit. Not only is this a fantastic movie, but it’s a Blu-ray of a fantastic movie with fantastic extras.
Madison County : A not horrible horror movie. It’s not good either, so don’t get your hopes up.
The Genesis Code : Interesting, yet dumb.
Ralphie May – Too Big To Ignore : Some of it was very funny, and some of it I’m sure would have been funny if I understood it. Completely unmentioned in my review, every time he tells a joke that involves black people, they cut to the exact same black guy in the audience laughing.
Car54, Where Are You? – The Complete Second Season : Still funny after all these years.
The Aggression Scale : I didn’t hate it. In fact I even kinda liked it, but I never would have seen it if I hadn’t needed to review it.
Erin Brockovich : The funniest movie about a corporation knowingly poisoning people in a small town that you’ll ever see.Â Re-released on Blu-ray for part of Universal’s 100th Anniversary collection.

As always, some good, some bad, but in all cases I didn’t pay a dime for it.