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Jan25

Frat Boy At the Movies: The Martian

by tonyd on January 25, 2016 at 12:01 am

I am way late to the party on this movie, bros. But, I just saw it on On-Demand, so I had to write about it. As one other review said (whose name escapes me), The Martian is like that scene in Apollo 13 when they have to think of a way to save the astronauts, only the scene is two hours long.

And that’s not a knock at the movie. It’s exciting, well-paced and smart. Matt Damon, the screenwriters and the book’s author, Andy Weir, all deserve a lot of credit. Unlike most Hollywood dramas, the plot points aren’t beaten to death with too much melodrama. The events and characters seem very genuine and ends in a satisfying way.

The basic plot you know. Damon plays an astronaut botanist that’s accidentally left behind during a manned mission to Mars. The movie is about his survival and whether or not he’ll be able to last until a rescue happens. Again, super smart. It would have to be, as this movie was recommended by Neil DeGrasse Tyson.

See it, bros. It’s probably Damon’s best movie as an actor.

I give it 9 out of 10 keggers.

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Jan24

Your Fratoscope: January 24, 2016

by tonyd on January 24, 2016 at 12:01 am

If your birthday is this week: Your birthday is postponed, due to snow.

Aries: You would’ve met a new romantic interest, but they got stuck home in the snow.

Taurus: A great job opportunity would’ve happened, but alas, too much snow.

Gemini: You would’ve found $100 bill on the ground if it wasn’t under two feet of snow.

Lemini: An old rival would’ve punched out your lights, but fortunately, his car is stuck in the snow.

Cancer: You would’ve had a great day thinking of all sorts of clever and creative things, if you hadn’t spent all that time shoveling the damned snow.

Leo: The stars say, they can’t see you under all that snow. God damn, that’s a lot of snow, say the stars.

Virgo: Family interests dominate your day, at least they would, if you could see your family, but you can’t because all the snow.

Libra: You spend the whole fucking day shoveling snow.

Scorpio: You spend all day looking at porn because what the Hell else is there to do when stuck in the snow.

Sagittarius: You attempt to drive to the store, like a dumb fuck, in two feet of snow.

Capricorn: Someone asks you, “How about this snow?” and you beat them to death with your snow shovel.

Aquarius: You miss global warming.

Pisces: Snow! Fucking snow! God damn, white bullshit! Fuck!

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Jan23

Level Up: Fallout 4

by tonyd on January 23, 2016 at 12:01 am

By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=46882527

Holy shit, bros. Holy shit. Fallout 4 absolutely crushes it on every level. Taking everything that’s good from the previous incarnations of Fallout and adding to them and making the game even bigger, Fallout 4 is the must-have game of the year. My only complaint is, don’t buy this game if you have shit to do. Remember that 80’s cult classic movie, Looker? The characters would get zapped by a gun and lose many hours of time.

That’s exactly what it’s like to play Fallout 4. You’ll start to play a few minutes and look up, then it will be two hours after your bed time.

For those of you out of the loop, Fallout 4 takes place in an alternate universe. The U.S. realized all it’s sci-fi dreams of the 50’s. Atomic cars, retro robots— Basically, unlimited atomic power. But the U.S. ended it all with a nuclear war against China. Now you wake up in the post-apocalyptic world. Having survived thanks to being stored in a Vault, it’s 200 years later and you must rebuild civilization. But there is an additional story element which I won’t give away, but it’s solid.

The game has even more locations, which refill with villains after a time. Unlike previous versions, where you could murder everyone in the game, this one always finds you new attackers. Plus you can build up settlements, which adds new characters in the mix. You can add trade routes and new stores. Of course, you have to do some maintenance by protecting the same said settlements.

Can’t say enough about it. Buy it, bros. You won’t regret it.