DVD Day: April 15th, 2008
? Alien vs. Predator: Requiem
Why have humans in these films? No one who buys a ticket wants to see humans talking. They want to see Alien-on-Predator action. Why not just make a whole film of that?
? Juno
A young generation of nerds is growing up, believing they will find and marry a girl who makes Thundercats references. THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN.
? In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
With a 2% freshness rating on Rotten Tomatoes and having grossing less than a sixth of its budget, how can you afford not to get Uwe Boll’s latest masterpiece?
? Alien Nation Ultimate Movie Collection
There were five Alien Nation TV-movies? I had no idea.
? Eureka Seven Vol. 12
Yet another huge anime series in Japan ends in America with not a bang, but a whimper. In terms of sales, I mean.
? Jesse James Meets Frankenstein’s Daughter
WHAT THE FUCK
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Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.