Ben Rices Review Thread

[Ben Rice]

Originally posted by Saxon
Would you mind doing one of your preview things for NOD? I'll send you some fresh screenshots if you give the go-ahead.

It's already on the waiting list.

[Saxon]

So it is. My bad.

[Ben Rice]

Originally posted by Andres De La Hoz
You mispelled NUMBER ONE there, sport.

Forgive me ol' lord. * prays *

[Aaron Haynes]

Originally posted by Orcus
I just laughed at the second part cause of all the other 5 awards the one picked to runner up Best Movie was the soundtrack one.

Hey now, SATANIK had an incredible soundtrack, and it was going up against some fierce competition (ME AND YOU).

[Ben Rice]

9.
Toilet Humor 2
Directed By: Redwampa
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Action, Comedy

One of the many classics by Redwampa. Holder of one of the greatest scenes in 3dmm history, and one of the many movies featuring the famous NUTS squirells. An all time classic that once seen, cannot be forgotten.

The moterbike scene really leaves people eye boggled, and asking for another Redwampa movie. Indeed that TH2 is the alot more dramatic movie after TH1. Showing the squirell that secretly came out of the NUTS world after Toby and Nemesis were transported to save the day. I think some people just like to go straight to the moterbike scene because that is definately one to remember and people love it. But remembering that there was indeed a slight twist in the tale of that. However there was indeed alot of comedy that is very memorable, like what if Jeff Ching directed Star Wars, and what if we peed rocket fuel, and showing the difference between British and American humour.
Theres is indeed a strange twist in genre, one minute it's showing singing and dancing rats then suddenly it's a desperate rescue attempt to save the forest, which is a squirell riding down a hill on a moterbike and cutting his arch-nemesis in half. It's the sudden relationship that brings in the dramatic and comedic genres that aswell as the movie alone being a golden classic that makes this number 9 in my top 20.

This however is not my favourate Redwampa movie. But I do love it to bits.

[Ben Rice]

8.
Sgt. Steve
Directed By: Jason Ruiz
Genre:Comedy

This was one of the first movies in saw in 3dmm, and from the second it started I fell in love with the classic comedy moments that were already starting to appear in this film. Hitting Doctor Dickelton over the head with a wooden plank whenever something virtually impossible happens in the film. That is classic, classic indeed.

Aside from all the classic comedy this film has, it has a heartwarming story despite this film in reality would be an 15. It has a hilairious story that you can still always remember. Even though Ruiz did pretty much all the voices himself, that is kinda made up by the fact that each of the characters have extremely funny moments. Steve has the whole movie, Buddy the hitman and his jolly face, Richard Gayhe getting his testicles shot of by accident...theres so many of them.
There were so many golden comedy moment here, some of them I've already mentioned, but seeing how Steve was concieved, the out of nowhere Sodomy part, "This is a public service annoucement that Sodomy is illegal in the state of California" Hey Jesus, wanna commit Sodomy?" No."
Also I have a slight guess that Orcus got the idea for Joe the cops voice in Moderately Confused from Sgt. Steves. Just a guess though...

This movie is a golden oldie, if this was going to be a real film, it would certainly win alot of awards!

[Saxon]

Keepem coming!

[Ben Rice]

7.
Moderately Confused
Directed By: James Quicksell
Genre: Comedy

This has got to be the funniest 3dmm movie I have ever seen. Aside from that this is good and long enough to be a real life film! It's an hour and a half long, the normal time length for a real film, it has a decent plot with lots of comedy in it, it has a fair bit of drama in it, and plain ol' good 3dmm facts for this, it has beautiful scenery, voices and contribution to it. The only thing it lacks I must say is pure cinematography, sorry James, but that doesn't mean anything to me. I loved this film just the same.

This movie was released shortly after I joined the community, I unfortunately didn't know what movies there were to look forward to and I barely heard of Moderately Confused existance. Whenever I talked about my favourate movies, James kept trying to get MC into the topic, I however saw right through it like an idiot and when I heard of the film properly I personally didn't want ot download it because of the file size. I wish I knew how good the movie inside the file was. Eventually James succeded in getting me to download it. He seemed proud to actually get to me. After watching the film I was completely stunned and I knew instantly that I owed James an apology. He was indeed happy to know I enjoyed it, now he can be proud of his movie even more because it's my number 7. Now he really know how much I love MC!

Like I've said before I loved it because it seems to good to be a 3dmm film, it might aswell be a real one. James needs to work on his cinematography a little morem but nevertheless he's alot better then me so I can't really complain. You did a really great job with this film James. You know it, I do, otherwise it wouldn't be in my top 20, OR MY TOP 10!
Indeed!

[Ben Rice]

6.
Bodily Functions
Directed By: Adrian Pikios
Genre: Fantasy, Action

Adrian Pikios's most memorable movie, the movie that started the fame of his body cell characters, the red ones, the white ones, the badass antibiotics and finally the cute loveable green body cell. This short movie has some of the most beautiful animations that were just barely beaten by REDUX. Pikios view of what happens inside your body reminds you alot of some sort of Disney film, with the cute characters, the evil badguy, and the music. I loved the big battle scene between the antibiotics and the virus and his bad bacteria minions. I makes you wonder what can really happen inside your body, yeah, fuck the whole science thing maybe red body cells really do have bigs eyes and the white body cells go into war with virus's and bad bacteria, Pikios had a beautiful imagination and could turn it into a 3dmm movie if he really wanted to. Despite most of his movies were either short or unfinished, they were still fantasys which many people loved because of the ideas inside Adrians head.

This was another one of the first movies I saw, I loved it straight away and has always been a personal favourate 3dmm movie of mine. Aswell as having a brilliant imagination, Pikios was good at adding drama to his movies that can bring a tear down your cheek. Infact his last movie, Redwampa Meets Pikios really brought a tear down my cheek. It was so beautiful but so was this, although it's not a drama movie it has such a lovely ending that is a brilliant finishing touch to a truly brilliant movie.

[Bown]

BF has to be the most overrated 3dmm movie ever made. I mean, it's pretty, but it just didn't appeal to me at all. After the awesome shots at the start it quickly lost steam.

[Ben Rice]

5.
Ghost In The Shell
Directed By: Redwampa, Spencer Crabb
Genre: Sci-fi, Action, Fantasy, Drama

One of the best actions movies in 3dmm history and it has one bitchin' plot. The immense characteristics and simplicity in GITS as fantasticly done and this is a classic indeed.
At first to be honest, I didn't like this movie. Mainly because it was 2 years ago and back then all I wanted in 3dmm was mindless action style films like DD. So I wasn't very intrested. Later however after wanting plots and good animtions etc, I remembered GITS and decided to give it another shot. Getting the full picture, I finally fell in love with this film.

Ghost In The Shell shows a new genre in Redwampas film making career, mostly Red created loveable movies like Toilet Humor, NUTS and The Showdown, but this movie was very different, it was dark, mysterious, ferociously plotted and action packed, and as entertaining as the rest of Reds movies. Aswell as that this was the spotlight movie of Spencer, who in the past had indeed made some great film, especially that one with Evan Strobel. (I keep forgetting it's name )
But the sci-fi feeling this film has is incredible the future style city and the futuristic cars, factories and of course the cyborgs. The scene where Motoko shoots one of the chasing guards in the helmet eye window causing it to smash, showing it's robotic, eye, that scene was awesome.
What more can I say? This movie was just brilliant. I love it and I'll watch it again definately, even thought I've seen it about 3 or 4 times....

[Ben Rice]

4.
Diabolical Delightment
Directed By: Will Maltby
Genre: Action

5 years ago, I'm sitting on the beach with Will Cheyney and Atlantis in front of Wills beach hut, Will showed me a program on his laptop. 3D Movie Maker, and showed me a movie. Diabolical Delightment. Through the whole thing I was choking with laughter, "EHHHHHHH MONNNN EHHHHH!" That was one thing I couldn't stop laughing at. Because of Will, and this movie, I got 3dmm and started my own movies. And now here I am. 5 years after watching Diabolical Delightment and now I'm directing my own movies. However, I havent forgotten the two things that got me here, obviously I can't forget Will Cheyney, I talk to him almost everyday, and see him around this time of the year alot.
This movie changed my life. And I continue to love it.

Despite this isn't my number one which honestly it dserves to be, it isn't. I have sort of gorwn into the mood for big movie with plots and stories but I still like to stop listening and sit back and see exploding scientists and people being riddled with bullets and having the shit kicked out of them. And I'm not just talking about JDR Revival.
DD may not be the most explosive and fun movie to me, JDR Revival has taken that role, but DD means alot more to me, aside from it being the first I movie I ever saw and it being the reason I got into 3dmm, it is mindlessly funny. Even now, I continue to laugh at the beggining Taxi scene. "Where can I take ya, you fucking twat!?" "Oooh yeah, can you take me to the town centre please mon?" "Hell yes dickhead!"
Then the ride begins...
Then there Jack telling Eh Mon Ehh to get the fuck out of his way, yet Eh Mon Ehh just stands there smiling at him, still whenever I see that I can't help but laugh so much when you see Eh Mon Ehhs face up close after Jack shouts at him, then Jack riddles him with bullets, ending his hilairious reign of pain and suffering in EE and DD.

This movie has some fantastic matrix animations, and I can also see that this movie is loved by Dan Martin alot, however some people hate PAMs and thats fair but some of the lines are just classic. "Havent you ever seen the Matrix dickhead!?" "Hmmm hmm hmmmmmm what shall I do? I know yeah..."
Hell yes. Madness, and it turned me into a mindless retard. HMM HMM HMMMMMMMMMMM YEAH!!! O_o

[Bown]

This does not deserve to be anyway near this list. And your 'review' was more like 'Quotes I thought were funny.'

[Pirate Balloon]

Originally posted by Tom Bown
This does not deserve to be anyway near this list.

Its HIS opinion.

[Ben Rice]

And now for the top three...

3.
Ninja Gaiden
Directed By: Jason Meckes
Genre: Action, Drama

One good reason this is number 3 in my list is because it has some godlike animating in it, and a short yet effectively dramatic plot, which seems pretty simple at first then gets bigger and bigger, despite this is quite a short movie.

Goro is the king of animating (No offence Dan). and this film indeed has some brilliant animations, like when Ryu escapes Dr. Smiths house before it blows up. Theres different things to this story that makes it effective including music, story etc.
When I first saw it, it was the first movie I saw with properly animated HMCs, I didn't know what to think of it at first though. But seeing it again after I got the full ang of the whole HMC idea, thats how I grew to appreciate it. However I did indeed have to watch it more to get the plot fully after gawping at the animating etc. This is in my top 3 because I when watching the movie you feel like your'e part if it. Thats quite hard to acomplish. This is a strong film. I can't imagine what Ninja Gaiden 2 is going to be like, it'll be truly incredible.

[Ben Rice]

2.
NUTS Series
Directed By: Redwampa
Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Adventure

C'mon. 3dmm wouldn't be right now without NUTS. Redwampas amazing and legendary series is at the place for number 2.
The NUTS Series is magical, it's extremely special and watching all three of them, really gets you attached and highly dissapointed that the series will never end, it is truly special and has one of the most fantastic stories ever in a 3dmm movie, it starts out small, then later in NUTS 1 it gets slightly bigger with the war against the "beasts". The NUTS 2 continued the evergrowing story, showing how the war and Gladamire empire came to an end, and starting a dramatic journey, then NUTS 3, a huge shick appearing to us a few weeks ago as Redwampa made an ever so sudden return to give us something many of us wanted. NUTS 3 shows the story getting even bigger, with Meiko, Guya and Kendo being the Promised Arrivals and being destined to save and bring back the lost kingdom. Redwampas imagination must be immense to come up with such a brilliant and growing story that makes this movie so special.

The drama is the most powerful thing in NUTS, from when it looks like it's going to be fun with all the squirells having fun with their mother.....until the "giants" come. But the part in NUTS 2 when Meiko and Kendo are making their way across the forest and the lost empire to find Guya is pretty sweet, mainly because of the music being used is what makes it so sweet. You can just look at those squirells faces and wish they were real so you can give them a good hug, they are so adorable and they fit in the the story, the atmosphere, and the series so perfectly.
It's the relationships that there was once this massive war of squirrel vs. man and hunting dogs, then theres 2 little ones making their way around, desperately trying to find their brother and bring back the lost kingdom, it can really bring some brilliant drama to the entire genre.
Seriously though, this series is completely enough too bring a tear down my cheek, it's just so beautiful, everything is! The scenery, the animations, the characters, the dialogue, and of course the story.

Redwampa may be gone, but I hope he can look back at what he's created. He's made history as one of the greatest directors in the history of the 3dmm community. All of his movies are sensational, The Snowman, Spice Girls, Toilet Humor, The Showdown, Ghost In The Shell. Honestly, NUTS will always be part of my heart. It was his purely his greatest acomplishment.
As much as I wish this amazing series to be number 1, I have to be true to myself. There is a movie that we all grew to love when it was released, it was a mindblowing movie. However, for NUTS, my final compliments are.

Redwampa, god bless you for creating 3dmm history.







And now for number 1. I'm sure many of you would know by now but if this didn't exist, NUTS would be number 1 without a doubt. However I couldn't help but fall in love with this last movie in my list.
Thats right folks. My number one 3dmm movie ever is.....

[Salter]

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[Orcus]

Wow thanks for the 7 spot man. I really do enjoy seeing all that hard work in such an honorable spot (top 10 on anyone's list is great). Some other really good choices as well. Can't wait for number 1.

[Ben Rice]

1.
REDUX
Directed By: Jason Meckes, Aaron Haynes
Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Adventure

From the moment I clicked play on REDUX, a brilliant and magical movie was playing. When the movie ended, I couldn't belive what I had just seen. I had just seen a movie with beautiful scenery and gold animating. And who can do that better then nobody other then Aaron Haynes and Gorosaurus? Nobody, THATS WHO!
REDUX was a spellbinding film, taking Adrian Pikios's classic, Rebirth Of 3dmm and continuing it to make an even bigger masterpiece. Redwampa and Pikios may have been idols to these two but REDUX has proved that their skill in 3dmm have grown even bigger and they have taken their roles since they stopped 3dmming.

REDUX featured more HMCs then any other movie, almost every HMC you can think of, Lock N' Toad, the Vlarions, the NUTS squirrels, Yeti And Squidworth, The Green Body Cell, Godzilla, the Bored Of 3dmm Demon and so many more. If you play the film without stopping you you can lose count on how many HMCs there are in the movie. Unless you stop and go back for a look then thats just cheating.
This movie wouldn't be so epic if it wasn't for the music, the music sounded so big and expanding and brought the movie too life, from when the tune really kicks in from when the asteroids start raining down from the sky, to when it's zooming out from Lock, Toad and Aaron as the snow falls with an expansion texture, it's a perfect fit for such a brilliantly compiled movie. When it comes to animating, Aaron and Goro are definately not a let down and seeing REDUX shows some of their biggest skills at creating a new world using the expansion pack.
Thats what this movie is mostly about, Rebirth Of 3dmm didn't make sence back then because the expansions didn't exist back then, but when they did it was like a new age in 3dmm, and indeed it was. REDUX truly shows the rebirth of 3dmm as the old one we kow dies and it's reborn thanks to the expansion pack. God bless it.

REDUX may have no dialogue or speaking in it, but it doesn't matter as the atmosphere in it is enough to shed a tear like, when HMC Goro sacrafices himself to save the new growing planet from the Bored Of 3dmm Demon. And the aftermath the self chosen sacrafice and seeing poor Lock and Toad their beloved creator is pretty sad indeed.
Goro and Aaon have brought alot of cuteness into the movie, despite this an epic, dramatic adventure it can still be enough to make you at least think "awwwwww.." at shots like Toad starting to cry before Goro makes the painful desision, or maybe just when the whole things starts of when the world is starting to end. It's strange, yet pure magic in 3dmm.

REDUX is a very special movie, truly the best movie ever to me. I love every second of it whenever I watch it. Because Aaron and Goro are concentrating on their own projects now, we can expect even more magic from each of them this year.

Kudos to you both. You both are an inspiration to keep myself and other to keep going in 3dmm. And these are all good reasons that REDUX is my number one 3dmm movie of all time.









And that concludes my top 20.

[Ben Rice]

Won't bother fixing the other screenshots I'll wait until Yossarko is fixed.

Anyway to those who can't be asked to go back and read the whole top 20, heres the more simple list.

20. Yeti & Squidworths Halloween Nightmare: Good Edition
19. Rebirth Of 3dmm
18. Dead Heart In A Dead World
17. Honochio 3
16. 007: Unleash The Dragon (unfinished)
15. Osamas Heroes
14. Zombie Series
13. In The Box
12. JDR Revival
11. Doom 2: The Awakening
10. Satanik
9. Toilet Humor 2
8. Sgt. Steve
7. Moderately Confused
6. Bodily Functions
5. Ghost In The Shell
4. Diabolical Delightment
3. Ninja Gaiden
2. NUTS Series
1. REDUX

[Salter]

Pretty good list, that. I don't agree with all of it but some of it is certainly well thought out.

By the way, could you review Angel, please?

[Ben Rice]

It's already on the list my friend.

[Gorosaurus]

I'm glad you've enjoyed my work enough to put two of them in your top 3. That's more than I ever hoped to achieve here, and it's a great feeling to know that I've helped influence you on your way.

Great list, Ben. You've got some unique taste, but everything on the list deserves some good recognition. Oh, and don't listen to Tom.

[Digital Taco]

Originally posted by Tom Bown
This does not deserve to be anyway near this list. And your 'review' was more like 'Quotes I thought were funny.'

You're cool.

[Saxon]

You know, coming back to DD, I enjoyed it a lot more than the first few times I watched. Maybe it was the smoke in air, maybe it was the caffeine, but I just found it so much more funnier than I used to. As you say Ben, Jack's lines are gold. And Eeh Mon Eeh's final scream.