Confucius

October 20, 2014October 20, 2014 / David Chosid / Leave a comment

The movie Confucius is obviously based on the historical person of the same name, founder of the philosophical movement of Confucianism. Personally, I know a little about Confucianism but really less than I’d like to. Therefore, this movie appeals to someone like me. However, I must admit, beyond a simple Wikipedia search, I don’t really know how much of the movie is autobiographically accurate and how many liberties were taken. Based on my meager prior knowledge and the wiki-gods, the movie seems to draw on true events and stories. I’m sure others will disagree. Having said all that, I really learned a lot.

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Shaolin

July 7, 2014 / David Chosid / Leave a comment

Shaolin is a story about warlords during early twentieth century China, their relationship with the Shaolin Buddhist temple, and its resident kung-fu monks. The movie’s title, “Shaolin”, is an overly generic name to describe a simple story. I went into this expecting almost a historical account of all things Shaolin. Nope. It’s just a completely fictional story.

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The Sorcerer and the White Snake

March 31, 2014March 31, 2014 / David Chosid / 2 Comments

When a movie crosses one’s path with Jet Li in a starring role, it’s difficult to imagine anything but a cool action kung fu movie. Don’t get me wrong. While this movie is packed with demon-fighting action, it is really a love story.

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How to Replace Batteries In Your Sega Master System and Genesis Games

November 15, 2013November 15, 2013 / David Chosid / 5 Comments

What did my girlfriend want for her birthday? A Sega Genesis. I’m so happy. Unfortunately, my Generation 1 system disappeared a long time ago. It never stopped working but I think I loaned it away and never got it back. Therefore, I Ebay’d a new one (Generation 1 of course).

I knew that I saved some of my cartridges for a reason including the epic Phantasy Star series (my favorites). However, I had two problems.

1) The beloved Phantasy Star 1 was not a Genesis game. It was made from the precursor, Sega Master System (SMS).

Best game ever made.

2) Phantasy Star 1 was released in the US in 1988. I bought it immediately. Therefore, in this little plastic container was a 25 year-old battery! I just hoped it wasn’t leaking all over the printed circuit board (PCB) by this time.
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Dave’s Time at Rhode Island Comic Con 2013

November 7, 2013November 7, 2013 / David Chosid / 2 Comments

There are a few good reasons why I was really excited about RI Comic Con 2013. First, it was really close to my house. But more importantly, it had an amazing and huge guest list. Here’s a list of just some of the awesome guests:

Danny Glover (Die Hard of course)
Billie Dee Williams (y’know)
Anthony Michael Hall and Ilan Mitchell Smith (both leads from Weird Science)
William Zabka and Martin Kove (Johnny and Sensei Kreese from The Karate Kid… “sweep the leg”)
Sam Jones (Flash freakin’ Gordon!)
Sarah Douglass and Jack O’Halloran (baddies from Superman 2)
Every single bounty hunter from Star Wars! (first ever together… collect them all!)
Alan Oppenheimer (Skeletor, Masters of the Universe)
Larry Kenny (Liono, Lord of the Thundercats)
Jeremy Shada (Finn from Adventure Time)
…and a zillion more. …a zillion.