Sunday, June 15, 2014

Critics Consensus:22 Jump Street

Hi! We are Critics Consensus.  We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it's 22 Jump Street baby!!!!
21 Jump Street hit everyone by surprise. It was a reboot of an old 90's TV show that never really did well but took it to a whole new level with a great cast, hilarious and sometimes gross moments,and shaping Chaning Tatum's career for the better. Now they're back. And in college.
While 22 Jump Street doesn't really offer anything new or innovative sequel wise it's still just as funny or funnier as it used too. The new college aspect kicks up the notch to Round 10 and the scenarios are endless with Jonah Hill and Chaning Tatum taking risks and challenges like never before and thankfully critics are loving this one too with 37 positive reviews, a 71 on Metacritic, and 83% and Certified Fresh on RottenTomatoes. OK just go and run and see this one now!
Overall see this movie.
22 Jump Street is rated R.


Critics Consensus:How To Train Your Dragon 2

Hi! We are Critics Consensus.  We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is the sequel to 2010's How To Train Your Dragon!!
Dreamworks has obviously tried to target a more wider demographic and they are doing it even harder this time. While How To Train Your Dragon was a great family movie the all new How To Train Your Dragon 2 is actually trying to attract the Game Of Thrones viewers and teenagers too. Why you may ask? Hiccup has a slight beard in the top photo, and we ain't lying.
Thankfully this doesn't ruin the movies quality in any way as actually it still remains pretty solid. Yes Dreamworks might be cranking out sequels like a factory in some cases (it doesn't help that Kung Fu Panda 3 is coming out soon) but 31 positive reviews and a Certified Fresh score on RottenTomatoes can't lie. HTTYD2 is chock full of script surprises and interesting characters and surprisingly actually teaches kids good morals this time around as Globe and Mail said. Yep we bet you weren't expecting this one, and neither did we.
Overall see this movie. I don't care if it seems like a shoddy kids movie cause there's definitely something deep in this one.
How To Train Your Dragon 2 is rated PG.

Critics Consensus:Entwined

Hi! We are Critics Consensus.  We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is the all new artsy emotional indie game Entwined!
During Sony's press conference at this weeks E3, in which they announced a barrage of new titles they also announced a small little indie game aswell. It's called Entwined and takes two players a fish and a swan on an emotional journey to love even though the universe does not allow them too. Let's see how it is shall we?
Entwined has been getting mixed responses by critics. It's gotten a couple of 9's with critics like Push Square and Hardcore Gamer Magazine for it's emotional depth and engaging content but at the other side of the spectrum it also got a couple of negative reviews from Eurogamer and GameInformer for it's short length and lack of identity. Obviously it's not for everyone but not necessarily the artsy indie diehards either.
Overall get this if you want to.
Entwined is rated E.

Critics Consensus:Worms Battlegrounds

Hi! We are Critics Consensus.  We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is the new next-gen Worms game!
NOTE:I apologize for not getting these posts out earlier. E3 really got the best of me.
Worms has been a staple franchise since the 90's. It was a simple PC shovelware game that turned into one hell of a popular coop VS franchise largely thanks to Youtube and the Let's Play community. It's hard not to ever really get tired of Worms which explains its appearance on Playstation 4 and Xbox One!
It's just the tired old Worms I guess. Worms Battlegrounds has a 72 on Metacritic and only one score that ranges from a 10 to a 8. Critics like Digitally Downloaded complained about the soporific single player story and GamingTrend says it did little to upgrade any features of the Worms franchise. If you don't really care about that go buy it! It's definitely going to be one hell of a fun ride with friends(and lots of accidental worm deaths in the process)
Overall only buy this if you want to.
Worms Battlegrounds is rated E10+.