Friday, March 22, 2013

Critics Consensus: Olympus Has Fallen

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is a new generic action movie. Yay.....
Olympus Has Fallen has been getting a lot of flack because White House Down has been coming out in the same period with the same plot. So Olympus Has Fallen has been doing whatever they can to stand out. Well looks like Olympus Has Fallen Has Fallen.
Olympus Has Fallen is way to over the top with about 10000000 bullets in the first hour as ReviewsOnTheRun complained. The acting is crap as Movie Nation said but it's fun if you are not expecting anything.
Overall only see this movie if you want to.
Olympus Has Fallen is rated R.


Critics Consensus:The Croods

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The Croods is aspiring to be a family friendly fun movie about the world's first modern family. Paramount and Dreamworks are trying to step it up after Madagascar 3 and Ice Age 4 proved well at the box office. The question that begs is will this film succeed?
The Croods barely catches the arrow. Film.com praised that it was heart-warming and that it exceeded their low expectations. However the animation is not very good as The New York Times said. At least some kids will appreciate the voice acting which is sub-par.
Overall see this movie if you have kids.
The Croods is rated PG.



Critics Consensus:Admission

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is a new comedy starring Tina Fey.

Tina Fey has been one of the most prominent features in the comedy worlds today and after 2010's disappointing Date Night is trying to have a theatrical hit. Admissions plot has never been done before which makes it strictly original but the question begs, can it be a hit?
Admission is about a college admissions grader looking for happiness. It also stars Paul Rudd from 2012's This Is 40. The main critics consensus for Admission is that the performances and chemistry between Paul Rudd and Tina Fey is great but the movie is not well directed or not funny as Chicago Reader said.
Overall only see this movie if you want to.
Admission is rated PG-13.

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Critics Consensus: Luigi's Mansion:Dark Moon

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is the sequel to the 2001 hit Luigi's Mansion!

Nintendo said that 2013 would be the year of Luigi. Well looks like it's off to a great start. Nintendo has recently been rehashing old franchises and I can not wait until Mario Hockey rolls in so we can end it but maybe we don't because Luigi's Mansion has a 86 on Metacritic.
Luigi's Mansion is unlike any other Mario game and is exquisitely unique as Telegraph said. Destructoid also praised the addictive multiplayer and said that it was better than the singleplayer. To put it in other words, it's like a new Nintendo Land.
Overall you have to get this game. Fire Emblem and this are the reason to get a 3DS.
Luigi's Mansion 2 is rated E.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Critics Consensus: Gears Of War:Judgement

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Just like Halo 4 a franchise is being milked again. But instead of staying with that now unhealthy cow they will go to a new cow. People Can Fly. The question is it better than Halo 4 or worse than Halo 4. Or is it the same. That could happen too.
First of all let's go to the graphics. Machinima called them beautiful and ReviewsOnTheRun said that the enemies looked the best of any game in the franchise.
For story, nothing is spectacular. The new character Sofia is cool but Baird can be really unlikable. However the end is interesting as it points to the first Gears.
The gameplay is great as Strategy Informer said  the campaign is only 6-7 hours and the last few levels are very linear and tedious. As IGN Italy said the multiplayer was fun and enthralling but could have used more modes.
Overall get this game if you want to. It's not amazing but it's not a disappointment.
Gears Of War Judgement is rated M.