{"id":140869,"date":"2024-08-14T16:06:42","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T15:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wrongeverytime.com\/?p=41388"},"modified":"2024-08-14T16:06:42","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T15:06:42","slug":"summer-2024-week-7-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/14\/summer-2024-week-7-in-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer 2024 \u2013 Week 7 in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. This week my housemate has set off on a trip to Germany, meaning I get to watch all the classic anime I couldn\u2019t successfully pitch as group viewings. This has in practice translated to around three hours of Sailor Moon a day, which has by all accounts been a deeply enriching experience so far. Sailor Moon has one of the strongest core production teams of any anime in history, with Junichi Sato, Kunihiko Ikuhara, Takuya Igarashi, and plenty of other legends all elevating the tales of the charmingly unheroic Usagi and her brave companions. The show\u2019s mostly been about the surface pleasures so far, but with a team this good, even the most frivolous of premises offers plenty of strong gags and ridiculous faces. And of course, all this Sailor Moon has been accompanied by a steady diet of cinema as well. Let\u2019s break down some films!<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

First up this week was <\/span>Around the World in 80 Days<\/b>, a 2004 adaptation of Jules Verne\u2019s novel starring Steve Coogan as an eccentric inventor and Jackie Chan as his valet, who are joined by an aspiring artist (C\u00e9cile de France) in their journey around the globe. Bearing little resemblance to the novel that is its namesake, 80 Days is simply a rip-roaring adventure filled with pratfalls, acrobatics, and lighthearted bickering between its fairly stupid leads.<\/span><\/p>\n

80 Days got panned upon release, apparently in large part because it was such a loose interpretation of the novel. I tend to not put much stock in such criticisms; if I wanted a copy of the source material, I\u2019d simply read that source material again, and I\u2019m far more interested in seeing base concepts reframed in such a way as to embrace the strengths of their adopted mediums. In 80 Days\u2019 case, while the Verne influence might be fairly remote, it is abundantly clear what <\/span>cinematic<\/span><\/i> traditions are being venerated: Monty Python films and Jackie Chan classics.<\/span><\/p>\n

Those are very good influences, and 80 Days does a fine job of combining them into a family-friendly shell. The script is breezy and entertaining, the cast possesses excellent chemistry, and all three of our leads are given plenty of heroic flourishes and signature gags. The film is generously scattered with ridiculous cameos (Schwarzenegger puts in a particularly absurd turn), and perhaps most importantly, it is clear that Jackie Chan directed his own action scenes. His scenes bounce and weave with the same energy and understanding of technique of his Hong Kong classics, ranging from Buster Keaton-style theatrics to fluid, fast-paced martial arts, including one scene for long-time fans where he dismantles an opponent with his signature wooden bench. Even Sammo Hung shows up!<\/span><\/p>\n

So yes, if you enjoy Jackie Chan features and are in the mood for a light adventure, 80 Days is absolutely a superior entry in Chan\u2019s American film canon. Why would you want a Jackie Chan movie to resemble a Jules Verne novel, anyway?<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

My next viewing was the \u201849 adventure film <\/span>Prince of Foxes<\/b>, starring Tyrone Power as minor nobleman Andrea Orsini, and Orson Welles as Prince Cesare Borgia, a master manipulator determined to rule all of Italy. Orsini works hard to prove himself as Borgia\u2019s right-hand man, successfully engineering a marriage between Borgia\u2019s sister and a political rival, and then being sent to eliminate the Count Marc Antonio under the premise of an ambassadorship. However, Orsini swiftly falls in love with Antonio\u2019s young wife Camilla (Wanda Hendrix), and finds the count himself a man profoundly worthy of respect. With his loyalties tested, he will have to choose what manner of man he truly is.<\/span><\/p>\n

Prince of Foxes is a handsomely composed and wittily scripted feature, filmed across as many of the actual textual locations as the production could manage. Power and Hendrix possess an easy, immediate chemistry, and the twists of loyalty and political fortune keep energy reasonably high throughout. However, the greatest pleasure of watching Prince of Foxes is undoubtedly Welles\u2019 turn as the devious Borgia. Welles is perfectly at home playing the Machiavellian prince, savoring the cruelty of his dictates and the poetry of his voice, and demonstrating yet again that the man is simply a first-rate villain. Whether it\u2019s as a conspiring prince, brutal alcoholic (Touch of Evil), or a living embodiment of the darkness (The Third Man), you can count on Welles to gleefully cast some menacing shadows on your production.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Next up was <\/span>House of 1000 Corpses<\/b>, Rob Zombie\u2019s debut film feature. Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, and Sheri Moon Zombie all star as family members and inhabitants of the titular house, a den of sin and horror where they commit themselves fully to the devil\u2019s work. With a fresh group of hapless teenagers led to their house by roadside attraction maestro \u201cCaptain Spaulding\u201d (Haig\u2019s iconic clown), the film wastes no time introducing its victims to the horrors within, commencing an hour-plus tour of theatrical bloodshed.<\/span><\/p>\n

1000 Corpses\u2019 influences are clear to see; the film essentially posits \u201cwhat if the dinner table scene from Texas Chainsaw Massacre was an entire movie,\u201d giving us a full film\u2019s worth of getting to know Leatherface and his extended family. The actual family members are a suitably charismatic collection of freaks, and the southern-fried aesthetic of the original Chainsaw Massacre is here revived through constant cuts, musical interludes, and distortions of frame, an effect similar in impact to Natural Born Killers\u2019 photography. By the end, the horror ramps up into terrors that wouldn\u2019t feel out of place in a Hellraiser sequel, all while maintaining that unnerving focus on a family of self-declared monsters.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s loud, it\u2019s tasteless, and it\u2019s extraordinarily generous. For someone whose capacity to be scared has been as experience-dulled as myself, 1000 Corpses provides an absolute feast of white-knuckle interrogations and inventive grotesqueries, brimming with leather costumes of dubious make and gleaming devices of no reputable purpose. Haig, Moseley, and family matriarch Karen Black all put in strong performances as our demented ringleaders, while the cast of victims is furnished with such reliable talents as Rainn Wilson and Walton Goggins. Like Tobe Hooper himself, Zombie\u2019s reaction to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was clearly \u201cyes, but moreso,\u201d and the greasier end of horror cinema is richer for it.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

I followed that up with Zombie\u2019s sequel to House of 1000 Corpses, <\/span>The Devil\u2019s Rejects<\/b>. This film finds Captain Spaulding\u2019s family on the run after their murder mansion is hit in a police raid, with Spaulding (Sid Haig), Otis (Bill Moseley), and Baby (Sheri Moon Zombie) fleeing from motel to motel, leaving a trail of bodies along the way. Hot on their trail is Sheriff John Wydell (William Forsythe), whose quest to avenge his brother will draw him into the same darkness that consumes his targets.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Devil\u2019s Rejects is certainly a more accomplished directorial achievement than 1000 Corpses, trading in its predecessors\u2019 surfeit of carnival house horrors for a lean, unnerving road drama, its camerawork as sparse and unsparing as its desert vistas. Removing so much of the Hammer Horror artifice of the family\u2019s home has the surprising effect of making them seem <\/span>more<\/span><\/i> terrifying; they\u2019re no longer clowns in a circus, they are three dangerous people with weapons who have held us up in our motel room. With no overtly preposterous grotesqueries to create a sense of dramatic distance, the stakes feel higher and violence more intimate; I felt genuinely uncomfortable throughout this film\u2019s central abduction sequence, in the same way Funny Games or The Strangers casts mundane backgrounds in an unsettling new light.<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course, this is still a carnival of horror, and thus there are plenty of garish filtered montages and rambling soliloquies from our titular devils. Such disarming theatrics contrast gracefully against the encroaching madness of the rejects\u2019 pursuer, resulting in a finale where you almost feel afraid for this monstrous clan. The rejects see themselves as hellish incarnations of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and in this film\u2019s gloriously indulgent finale, if you squint just right, you can see it too. The Devil\u2019s Rejects proves Rob Zombie isn\u2019t just a lover of horror cinema; he\u2019s a distinct horror voice in his own right.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n\n

Commercials Cooperation Advertisements:<\/b><\/h2>\r\n


(1) IT Teacher IT Freelance
<\/p>\r\nIT\u96fb\u8166\u88dc\u7fd2<\/a>

\u7acb\u523b\u8a3b\u518a\u53ca\u5831\u540d\u96fb\u8166\u88dc\u7fd2\u8ab2\u7a0b\u5427! <\/a>
\r\n\r\n\u7535\u5b50\u8ba1\u7b97\u673a -\u6559\u80b2 -IT \u96fb\u8166\u73ed\u201d ( IT\u96fb\u8166\u88dc\u7fd2 ) \u63d0\u4f9b\u4e00\u500b\u65b9\u4fbf\u7684\u7535\u5b50\u8ba1\u7b97\u673a \u6559\u80b2\u5e73\u53f0, \u70ba\u5927\u5bb6\u914d\u5c0d\u4fe1\u606f\u6280\u672f, \u96fb\u8166 \u8001\u5e2b, IT freelance \u548c programming expert. \u8b93\u5927\u5bb6\u65b9\u4fbf\u5730\u5c31\u80fd\u627e\u5230\u5408\u9069\u7684\u96fb\u8166\u88dc\u7fd2, \u96fb\u8166\u73ed, \u5bb6\u6559, \u79c1\u4eba\u8001\u5e2b.
\r\n\r\nWe are a education and information platform which you can find a IT private tutorial teacher or freelance.
\r\n\r\nAlso we provide different information about information technology, Computer, programming, mobile, Android, apple, game, movie, anime, animation\u2026 \r\n<\/p>\n


(2) ITSec
<\/p>https:\/\/itsec.vip\/\r\nSecure<\/a> \r\n

\r\n

www.ITSec.vip<\/a>

\r\n

www.Sraa.com.hk<\/a>

\r\n

www.ITSec.hk<\/a>

\r\n

www.Penetrationtest.hk<\/a>

\r\n

www.ITSeceu.uk<\/a>

\r\nSecure Your Computers from Cyber Threats and mitigate risks with professional services to defend Hackers.

\r\nITSec provide IT Security and Compliance Services, including IT Compliance Services, Risk Assessment, IT Audit, Security Assessment and Audit, ISO 27001 Consulting and Certification, GDPR Compliance Services, Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA), Penetration test, Ethical Hacking, Vulnerabilities scan, IT Consulting, Data Privacy Consulting, Data Protection Services, Information Security Consulting, Cyber Security Consulting, Network Security Audit, Security Awareness Training. \r\n

Contact us right away.

Email (Prefer using email to contact us):
SalesExecutive@ITSec.vip<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. This week my housemate has set off on a trip to Germany, meaning I get to watch all the classic anime I couldn\u2019t successfully pitch as group viewings. This has in \u2026 Continue reading \u2192<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-container-style":"default","site-container-layout":"default","site-sidebar-layout":"default","disable-article-header":"default","disable-site-header":"default","disable-site-footer":"default","disable-content-area-spacing":"default","footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[61,122,127,129,124,128,125,132,131,133,126,130,123,66,94,88,97,56,64,65,60,33748,112,40,75,95,104,33,120,105,101,98,115,30,29,41,86,70,69,68,72,71,26,118,108,87,46,55,48,52,54,51,50,83,62,58,57,109,35,59,63,85,79,82,96,80,27,81,114,44,42,43,45,38,39,110,117,100,111,116,73,89,90,92,91,93,84,78,37,102,33749,34,36,77,67,74,99,113,119,28,33750,121,32,47,49,53,103,31,76],"class_list":["post-140869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-anime","tag-airpods","tag-anime","tag-anime-characters","tag-anime-cosplay","tag-anime-edits","tag-anime-merchandise","tag-anime-movies","tag-anime-news","tag-anime-recommendations","tag-anime-reviews","tag-anime-series","tag-anime-streaming","tag-animes","tag-app-store","tag-app-store-samsung","tag-appgallery","tag-appgallery-oneplus","tag-apple","tag-apple-music","tag-apple-tv","tag-apple-watch","tag-around-the-world-in-80-days","tag-bbc-sport","tag-best-mobile-games","tag-bixby","tag-bixby-xiaomi","tag-champions-league","tag-cyberpunk","tag-cyberpunk-2077","tag-fantasy-football","tag-fifa","tag-football","tag-formula-1","tag-fortnite","tag-free-fire","tag-free-mobile-games","tag-freebuds-pro","tag-galaxy-a52","tag-galaxy-note-20","tag-galaxy-s21","tag-galaxy-watch-4","tag-galaxy-z-fold-3","tag-game","tag-games","tag-golf","tag-harmonyos","tag-how-to-backup-iphone","tag-how-to-factory-reset-iphone","tag-how-to-reset-iphone","tag-how-to-restore-iphone","tag-how-to-unlock-iphone","tag-how-to-unlock-iphone-5","tag-how-to-unlock-iphone-6","tag-huawei","tag-ios","tag-ipad","tag-iphone","tag-live-soccer","tag-lol","tag-macbook","tag-macos","tag-mate-40-pro","tag-mi-11-lite","tag-mi-home-security-camera-basic-1080p","tag-mi-home-security-camera-basic-1080p-huawei","tag-mi-smart-band-6","tag-minecraft","tag-miui","tag-mlb-scores","tag-mobile-game-design","tag-mobile-game-development","tag-mobile-game-marketing","tag-mobile-game-monetization","tag-mobile-games","tag-mobile-gaming","tag-nba-scores","tag-nba-standings","tag-nfl","tag-nfl-scores","tag-nhl-scores","tag-one-ui","tag-oneplus","tag-oneplus-9-pro","tag-oneplus-buds-pro","tag-oneplus-nord-ce-5g","tag-oxygenos","tag-p40-pro-plus","tag-poco-x3-pro","tag-pokemon","tag-premier-league","tag-prince-of-foxes","tag-pubg","tag-pubg-mobile","tag-redmi-note-10-pro","tag-samsung","tag-samsung-pay","tag-soccer","tag-sports","tag-steam","tag-steeam","tag-the-devils-rejects-2","tag-top-10-anime","tag-valorant","tag-when-do-the-iphone-7-come-out","tag-when-does-the-iphone-7-come-out","tag-when-is-the-iphone-7-coming-out","tag-world-cup","tag-xbox-series-x","tag-xiaomi"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/65"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140869"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140869\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":141541,"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140869\/revisions\/141541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}