Attacked by Gorillas

AbG Podcast Episode #10

Posted on December 30th, 2008 in Brick Prior, Doc, Kenzan, Podcast by Axel Night

AbG Podcast Number 10.  It’s Booshtastic!

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AbG Podcast Episode #9

Posted on December 23rd, 2008 in Brick Prior, Doc, Kenzan, Podcast by Axel Night

The Festivus Special!

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Another Van Helsing Review

Posted on November 25th, 2008 in Doc, Movies by Doctor Detroit

I tried to watch it.  I can’t believe I tried to watch it.

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2008 Election Day Live Blog-a-rama

Posted on November 1st, 2008 in Doc by Doctor Detroit

I’m taking Tuesday off, and am going to vote as early as possible and stay home and watch the news all day.  I’ll try to be posting here, but I’ll definitely be in #abg the entire day if anyone wants to join me.  I’m sure I won’t be the only one of us there, and Axel, JD and Brick may even update this post throughout the day.  It’s insanity!  That said, I can’t promise that the chat/posts will be "insightful" or "informative" or "sober", but I can promise that I’ll…be there?

Updates on Tuesday will be edited into this post below the cut, but I’m posting this now to say that even if you don’t care about participating in this, the important thing is that you vote on Tuesday.  It’s one thing to say you support a candidate and maybe even register to vote, but it’s a whole other thing to take the time to vote yourself.  This election is crucial no matter what side you’re on, and you don’t want to wake up on Wednesday morning counting yourself among those who coulda, woulda, shoulda.  So vote on Tuesday.  It matters.

Tuesday live-blogging after the cut!

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Artist Appreciation: Wes Anderson Is My Hero

Posted on September 28th, 2008 in Doc, Movies by Doctor Detroit

I’m writing this paragraph last, because I’ve just reread what I’ve written and it is kind of contrary to what has been posted here at the Attacked By Gorillas in the past.  I mean, who wants to read about some guy gushing over some director?  But whatever, the whole point of art is that it inspires some kind of emotional response, and that it’s something worth talking about, it’s supposed to make us want to talk about.  Even if the response is “that was pretty damn cool, right?.”  So, whatever.  I need to post something, so here goes nothing.

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AbG FACEOFF! #7: Batman vs. Bond… James Bond

Posted on June 12th, 2008 in AbG FACEOFF!, Doc by Doctor Detroit

Batman. James Bond. They both have access to virtually unlimited resources — wealth, charm, cutting edge technology — and both are fighting to protect something bigger than themselves. Let’s break this down behind the cut.

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AbG FACEOFF! #5: Rocky Balboa vs. Little Mac

Posted on May 23rd, 2008 in AbG FACEOFF!, Doc by Doctor Detroit

Perhaps the most plausible matchup in our Faceoff! series to date, featuring "The Italian Stallion " Rocky Balboa stepping into the ring against the star of the hit Punchout! series on the NES, Little Mac. Tale of the tape is behind the cut.

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Crippled Masters

Posted on May 2nd, 2008 in Doc, Movies by Doctor Detroit

If you’re like me, you’ve got a few things going for you: you’re pretty stressed out, you’re kind of drunk right now, and you’ve got a special place in your heart for bad kung-fu movies. Now, most people will kind of laugh and say that they enjoy bad movies. Maybe rent a Van Damme movie, or I’m told that Van Helsing is a good time, have a few laughs, and pat themselves on the back and walk away generally unscathed. If you are like this, you are weak. You have not seen Crippled Masters.

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Roads? Where We’re Going We Don’t Need… Roads.

Posted on April 13th, 2008 in Doc, Movies by Doctor Detroit

The Back to the Future series is one of my favorite trilogies of all time. Though the quality of the films decreases from beginning to end, as trilogies are wont to do, the series overall is surprisingly easy to watch over and over and over again, to the point where you become obsessed with the minute details of the movies. Which is exactly what I have done.

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