Weekly Recommendation - Week #003 - SDCC 2014

As I'm sure some of you are aware, these weekly recommendations take place on Sundays. Due to being stuck in the internet-less void that is a plane for 11 hours last Sunday, no recommendations were made. To make up for that, you are going to get two recommendations today, you lucky sausage.

Snowpiercer - Bong Joon-ho (film) Author: Chris  


So let's kick off with a film I watched whilst during comic con, entitled Snowpiercer. In the future times, a man made attempt to stop global warming ends up bringing an ice age, wiping out almost all of humanity. The few survivors live on a perpetually moving train entitled (you guessed it) Snowpiercer. Of course an extreme class system is in place, so the rich live at the front whilst the poor "live" at the back. The film is about the back, led by Chris Evans, attempting to take the train. It's a very stylish film, full with moments of pure surrealism. For those looking for such a film in a really interesting location, look no further than Snowpiercer.

NSFW - Ninja Sex Party (music) Author: Chris

If you know me or Darren, you will be very aware of the fact that both of us love Ninja Sex Party, and now I have an excuse to recommend them. Why you ask? BECAUSE I SAW THEM LIVE AT COMIC CON LORD I'M STILL HYPED ABOUT THAT. Anyway, I recommend their first album, NSFW. As you can guess from the album name (as well as the band name), their music is very mature (well immature), with every other lyric referencing dicks or fucking or something along those lines. They are what you would call a comedy band, and are great to sing along to. Provided you aren't in public.

Metal Gear Solid V Ground Zeroes - Kojima Productions (game) Author: Chris

I shook Hideo Kojima's hand. I just want to put that out there. It's also the reason I'm recommending his most recent addition to the well know franchise Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes. It's a prequel to the main 5th (well 5th in terms of games with a number in the title) game, Phantom Pain, and it gives the player a taste of what to expect from that game. It's a very small taste with re-playability, but it's a taste I love. The stealth mechanics work wondrously, the gunplay feels great (despite the fact you shouldn't have to resort to this), and it looks and runs beautifully. If you are a fan of the series, do not miss this, if not, maybe wait until it has dropped in price, but check it out anyway.

So there you go, three things related to things I did at comic con. Can that even be considered a theme? Probably not, but hey, it helped me write and I guess that is what counts.
See you back in the UK next week.
Chris