HMM '13: Hocus Pocus

It's October!  The doorway to not only the start of the greatest food season (early October to Christmas), but also to sexy nurses, zombies, and grown men dressing up like ponies.  That also means it is time once again for Halloween Movie Madness!  This year, I'll be taking a look back at the movies of my youth.  Every movie this year was released before I turned eighteen.  These are the Halloween movies that shaped me into the man I am today.  Some of them are scary.  Some are funny.  Some are fantastical.  Some are just weird.  And not all of them are good.  But to me, they are all Halloween movies.  Now, stand back, for your own safety!   

Hocus Pocus
1993

With this movie,  I kind of cheated.  While I have good memories of this movie, nothing about it really shaped who I am.  I just really enjoy it.  It's one of those movies I can watch any time of the year.  Plus, my son had been bugging me to watch it.

Capcom Releasing DuckTales and Dungeons & Dragons This Summer!

The part of my brain that controls how happy I am is currently on overload.  Capcom has announced that they are bringing DuckTales Remastered and the two Dungeons & Dragons arcade games (under the name DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: CHRONICLES OF MYSTARA) to Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, Nintendo eShop, and PCs this summer. 


I have always been a fan of all three games, but holy cow, look at the DuckTales game!  It is being made by WayForward and looks completely amazing!

It's like Paper Mario leaked into Disney!

Make sure to check the press release for all of the details!

Christmas Special Mania '12: The Santa Clause

It's December, and almost Christmas!  Therefore, I've decided to do a follow up to my surprisingly popular Halloween Movie Madness!  Every night through Christmas Eve, I will be watching a different Christmas movie or special and then rambling on about them, sometimes even being coherent!  

The Santa Clause
(Walt Disney Pictures, 1994)

Tonight's movie, The Santa Clause, has fast become one that we watch a few times every holiday season in our family.  There are a total of three movies in this series, but the other two are not quite as good as this first one.  Regardless, let's focus on the movie at hand.  So, let's talk about what happens when the Tool Man becomes Santa.

Nintendo Download - Nov. 15

Nintendo has released the last bit of downloadable goodness before the Wii U arrives on Sunday.  Well, that isn't technically true.  One of the titles doesn't come out until Wii U launch day.  That slightly delayed title is the downloadable version of Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion.  There are three other downloadable versions of retail games that came out today.  Along with those, we got one eShop title, and two new DSiWare titles.  No big surprise that there aren't any new releases for the Wii this week.  Check out the list after the jump.

The Disney Empire Expands with Star Wars

And now that Darth Vader is the official Dark Lord of Disney...