You used Derivatives on Zombie 1.

I 100% agree. Those very same studio folks deserve boat loads of credit for establishing a new paradigm for film franchises. The notion of linking franchises together has gone beyond Marvel and DC to the point where they’re talking about teaming up the Men in Black and Jump Street franchises. It seems like a…

To kinda play devil’s advocate to the line of complaints regarding heroes sitting out the climactic moments of other films (the fall of SHIELD, end of Dark World), you could make this very point about the comics as well. Hell, how many end-of-the-world threats have hit New York City and been thwarted only by Spidey,…

Agreed on the one liners. I’m as much a Whedon fan as the next Buffy-watching, Astonishing X-men-reading nerd, but the constant barrage of witty remarks actually took away from them as a whole. When EVERYONE is spouting dry, sarcastic wit it makes the characteristic just a bit less distinctive. Fortunately Whedon has…

I’m not sure if either of these count as an exploit per se, but I’ll roll with it. Both come from Final Fantasy 3 (errr, 6, if you use the Japanese numbering).

I'll toss my hat into the "I saw this on the SciFi channel" bucket. I caught it during their Saturday morning anime block (as opposed to what I recall as their week-long anime showcase, where they showed a different movie every night). I was only 10 or so at the time and absolutely loved the first three episodes...and…

Agreed. I had read reviews for the sequel and still opted to watch it, hoping my fondness for the franchise (I read the manga too...now there's some messed up stuff) would make it enjoyable. But not, it's beyond horrible.

I can't remember whether I watched the movie (yay BitTorrent) or read the book first, but both are very entertaining. The novel, without the restriction of a two hour run time, is better able to flesh out all of the characters; you know, so that the gut punch is that much harder when they get knocked off.

Not sure why, but the Elite Beat Agents "You're the Inspiration" level absolutely crushed me, and it happened when I was playing the game in the midst of all my (now) in-laws at the first Christmas celebration I ever attended with my wife. I very quickly excused myself.