8/4/08
"Dark Side of the Nerd" sync.
Some fans already have discovered this, but this is the first time I'm making an official statement. The AVGN Wizard of Oz game review can be synced to the Pink Floyd album Dark Side of the Moon. But I'm very surprised how many people are not aware of the pop culture reference. So, I'll explain:
There's an old urban legend that if you listen to the album Dark Side of the Moon while watching the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, they sync together. During the MGM logo in the beginning of the movie, you're supposed to start the album on the third lion roar. While a lot of really neat coincidences occur, it's nothing that special, but some people swear that Pink Floyd dilerberately composed the whole album to match the movie. Furthermore, it's been discussed in depth to the point where people are even comparing the album artwork, that the beam of light going through the prism, represents the movie's change from Black & White to Color, and "Somewhere Over the Rainbow."
So keeping with tradition, you can also sync the AVGN: Wizard of Oz video to Dark Side of the Moon. You must start the album on the third lion ROAR, ignoring the laughs and various noises inbetween. Or just watch the bottom of the screen for the "I" "II" “III” count to show up. (Start it ON "III") And just for a fun fact, if you want to know what all the junk at the bottom means: “MMVIII = 2008, the year the video was released. MCMLXXIII = 1973, the year Dark Side of the Moon was released. Plus the prism logo are all the clues presented. This was just to give fans the idea without explicitly saying so.
All the things to watch for:
TIMECODE MATCHES WITH GAMETRAILERS VERSION.
TIMECODE CORRESPONDS WITH VIDEO, NOT ALBUM
0:00 – starts on GameTrailers/Screwattack logo
0:13 – Third lion roar (START ALBUM)
1:29 - First chord of Breathe – Nerd appears for first time.
2:20 – music matches with witch bubble
2:45 - "breathe in the air" – clouds appear on “air”.
3:14 - "how you fly." – Zooms in on bird flying.
3:18 - "Smiles you'll give, and tears you'll cry." – Tree SMILES, TEAR drops from bubble
3:22 - "all you touch and all you see." – Nerd TOUCHES clock, EYE appears in background on center poster.
3:29 - "Run, rabbit run" – Very obvious.
3:36 - "Dig that hole, get the sun." - HOLE in ground, SUN appears at top.
3:54 - "Don't sit down” – You wouldn’t want to sit down in a killer chair
4:05 - "Ride the tide" – Dorothy rides the logs.
4:10 - "balanced on the biggest wave." Dorothy jumps on edge of mushroom resembling a wave.
4:13 – “ON THE RUN” BEGINS – Super Mario World starts
6:10 - Crazy laughter – Lion LAUGHS in closeup.
7:05 - another laugh – this time it’s chattering teeth.
7:17 - plane engine (?) – A plane flies by in background, deliberatley added. It doesn’t belong in the game, but perfectly compliments the soundtrack.
8:07 – BELLS!!! – The clock. From here on out, the video repeatedly cuts to the music.
10:32 “in your home town” – Dorothy goes home.
There's also a very brief scene in the video where you can see R.O.B. hanging himself in the background, but I hope I don't have to explain what that one's all about.
7/30/08
UPDATES FROM AVGN GAME
Gavin MacLean has been working on an AVGN game for a while, titled "AVGN: Game Over". He has some things he would like to say to the fans regarding progress of the game and need for a song. I finally have time to post his updates and pics, but I decided to put them all here on one convenient page. So check it out.
7/29/08
VOTE FOR DVIDEOGRAPHY
as best videographer in Philadelphia.
I've been employed part time with DVideography for the past year and a half. We shoot/edit weddings in a kick-ass cinematic fashion and make people cry. If you wanna show some support, come to the page and vote!
7/28/08
AVGN Responds to Nostalgia Critic's challenge
to review a bad nostalgic movie.
The result... RICKY 1
FOLLOW THE AVGN/ NOSTALGIA CRITIC FEUD:
4/18/08 - Nostalgia Critic calls out AVGN
4/19/08 - AVGN responds on forum. Nostalgia Critic analyzes hidden meaning.
4/27/08 - Nostalgia Critic is furious over AVGN's "The Wizard" review.
5/4/08 - Nostalgia Critic reviews "The Wizard" and makes a radical discovery at the end.
6/12/08 - AVGN makes his long awaited video response to the Nostalgia Critic.
6/15/08 - Nostalgia Critic challenges AVGN to a bad movie review.
7/28/08 - AVGN reviews the movie Ricky 1, and is furious at Nostalgia Critic for it. (see above)
7/24/08
"Welcome to Warp Zone"
A flattering, but well written article by Matt Sigl has caught my attention. Check it out. It's a good read, but not just because I'm in it.
7/23/08
AVGN: BATMAN... Part 1!
Flash
Quicktime
Windows
7/21/08
Bat-a-thon: Part 3
BOTTOM LINE:
I thought Dark Knight was great! (4 stars)
I thought Batman Begins was good (3 stars)
However, I have several nitpicks about Batman Begins which are all addressed in the video. So if you hate me over it, please don't miss these comments.
BATMAN BEGINS
- 8:00 "I know I'm completely a minority on this"
-7:50 "Should I voice my honest opnion? Whether you agree or not..."
-4:07 "Now after all my complaining, you probably think I hate this movie, but no, I didn't. In fact, I was able to sit through it 3 times, which says a lot for me. What I'm doing is what you call nitpicking."
-3:35 "So relax. It's my own opinion and at least I gave my reasons. I didn't mean to bash it, but it already gets enough praise as it is."
I gave it 3 tumblers (stars) which means Good.
THE DARK KNIGHT
-2:48 "It was pretty good."
-0:47 "heath Ledger did a great job."
-0:14 "Overall, pretty good."
I gave it 4 pencils in the eye (stars) which means Very good.
So what this proves is that the internet is a pathetic dictatorship. I think the Christopher Nolan Batman movies are very well made, but if you give them anything less than 5 stars, 10 out of 10, A + perfect rating, you get roasted.
"OPINIONS" are neither right nor wrong. Go look it up in the dictionary.
7/20/08
An experiment:
Help write an AVGN episode.
7/19/08
My recap from E3
My impressions on Mega Man 9, Street Fighter 4, and more.
7/14/08
History of Batman Movies - Part 2
7/11/08
TOP 10 RIDDLER RIDDLES
See the Batman reviews on Spike here.
TONIGHT!
BLOB FEST!
It's the 50th anniversary of the release of the cult classic The Blob which was filmed in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. One of the movie's key scenes takes place at the Colonial Theatre. Every year, the theatre celebrates "BlobFest". I will be showing up TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. If you're around the area, and happen to be a fan of The Blob, stop by. I might be conducting interviews. So if you wanna be in a CineMassacre Production, come on over!
More details at thecolonialtheatre.com/blobfest
7/9/08
It's finally here, one of the biggest AVGN requests ever!
Flash
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7/8/08
My first in-person interview at ScrewAttack.com.
See how much I suck ass at interviews. Check it out.
It's from the Iron Man of Gaming Tournament in Dallas Texas.
7/7/08
CineMassacre's Bat-a-thon:
History of the BATMAN movies
- Part 1
Stay tuned next Monday for Part 2, in our 3 part history of the Batman movies.
7/2/08
CineMassacre Movie Reviews
COMING SOON ON SPIKE.COM
If you've been enjoying my movie reviews on YouTube, then stay tuned for more on Spike.com. There will be at least 1 movie review a month, usually about 4 minutes in length. Sometimes they'll be a little longer. Coming first is a 3 part retrospective of all the live action Batman movies, yes including The Dark Knight (which will be up after the movie comes out). The first part goes up July 7th. Be sure to stop by and check it out!
Also a special credit must go out to Mike Matei for editing all this stuff!
Catch up on my old reviews:
Transformers (1986)
Transformers (2007)
Cloverfield
Rambo
Indiana Jones & the Crystal Skull
The Simpsons movie
Spiderman 3
TMNT
Live Free or Die Hard
Rocky
Rocky II
Rocky III
Rocky IV
Rocky V
Rocky Balboa
CineMassacre's Monster Madness: History of Horror movies
Top 10 Jackie Chan Stunts
Top 10 Jackie Chan Fights
Top 10 Giant Movie Monsters
Top 10 Baddest Bad Guys