There really isn't one. It's structured more like mythology, with Max getting improbably mixed up in these big events. There's no overarching story, which is a good way to avoid sequel-itis.

Philistines.

They're both still extremely funny to me. I watched them both last year (for the fourth or fifth time).

I agree with all of this, except I haven't seen Enemies Closer. Your description has sold me on it, however.

Those direct to DVD Universal Soldiers are some of the best action movies of the last decade or so. Especially Day of Reckoning. I'll take one of those over some incoherent shaky-cam CGI fest any day.

I was wondering this too. The stills and trailer made them look like Muppets lurking on the fringes of Burning Man, asking for drugs.

As someone from Southern parts of the USA, you are absolutely right. Mastadon helped usher in a golden age of music sites dipping their toes into the genre, and proclaiming bands with crossover success as some kind of vanguard of new ideas that just doesn't stand up to much scrutiny.

At least this writer managed to avoid using "southern-fried" as a descriptor of their sound. This is found in 90% of reviews of all heavy-ish bands from the south and needs to die a horrid death.

I saw a guy at Waffle House butter his salad!

I think 2 nosedives about half an hour from the end, and 3 is just laughably nineties. There's a CD player cenobite! And a camcorder one!

"not a ton of skill involved"

People do that shit all the time. We had a commenter who only ever talked about how Michael Bay's movies were better than the one being reviewed because they made more money.

The Ironborn were the best part of this book though. All the crazy villainous uncles and cousins at each other's throats…

How about when he tried to make a Jetsons live action reboot?

Who's going to hell again this year? Sam or Dean?

"anye did it"

Fuck it, I'm going to fantasy cast this:

Englund would've been a great Quincannon, no doubt.

Verne Troyer?

You're wondering about the swordfish up the ass? Or Jesus de Sade?