Extraction African Version

This brilliant remake of Chris Hemsworth’s Extraction trailer is a hit on the internet

A remake of Chris Hemsworth-starrer Extraction by a group of boys from Nigeria is a hit on the internet with millions viewing it. Recreating the trailer perfectly, The Ikorodu Bois’ stunning ‘low budget’ representation is being applauded by the original makers of the trailer as well.

The boys, who describe themselves as “your favorite mimickers,” recreated every scene using household items. From using toy cars to shoot an epic chase to using an empty cold drink can atop a toy rifle, there are plenty of unique methods used.

Hemsworth shared the video on Instagram and it had over six million views in less than six hours. Praising the group for their efforts, Hemsworth wrote: “Huge shout out to these amazing young filmmakers @ikorodu_bois for recreating @extraction trailer shot for shot! I think your version might be better than the original!!”

 


The actor wasn’t the only one blown away. Netflix also retweeted the video on Twitter saying it was “most epic”. The Russo Brothers, the producers of the film, promised to invite the young filmmakers to the film’s premiere — something the young filmmakers said would be a dream come true.

Sony PS5 The Future of Gaming reveal; My thoughts and Impressions

So I've watched the Sony PS5 The Future of Gaming reveal 3 times now.

25 titles shown spanning a wide spectrum of genre's and target audiences. The overall presentation was polished and well produced, but it felt too well designed...I miss the days of Jack Tretton honestly.

25 games shown is impressive but how many really grabbed my attention?

I'm gonna simply list the titles in the order shown with a brief comment next to each with my initial impression.

1. Spiderman: Miles Morales- looks great

2. Gran Turismo 7-Gorgeous (but they always have been)

3. Jak and Daxter Rift Apart- perfect for kids my son's age

4. Project Athia - Gorgeous...probably FFXVI

5. Stray - This looks new and interesting! Another Annapurna title....

6. Returnural - Reminds me of Dead Space.

7. Sackboy - Meh

8. Destruction All Stars - Rocket League + Destruction Derby + Twisted Metal...no thanks.

9. Kena: Bridge of Spirits - Visually stunning, good VO work...reminds me of Okami.

10. Goodbye Volcano High - Who the fuck asked for this!? Excuse me while I wipe the vomit from my lips.

11. Oddworld Soulstorm - I never played an Oddworld game, I'm sure they're fun, and their are gamers eager to get this latest iteration.

12. Ghostwire Tokyo - Battling demons and Slenderman using Jutsu jestures in Tokyo seems pretty cool... 

13. Jett: The Far Shore - reminds me of No Mans Sky...fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me.

14. Godfall - Meh GoW clone..

15. Solar Ash - Annapurna has some great alternate type games in their portfolio I've truly enjoyed...Journey, What remains of Edith Finch and upcoming titles like this and Stray.

16. Hitman III - Never got into this franchise....gimme a Golgo 13 rebbot from the NES days!

17. Astro's Playroom - should come with the console....

18. Little Devil Inside - the trailer made me chuckle  

19. NBA 2K21 - I miss NBA Street...

20.Bugsnax - no thankyou

21. Demon's Souls - Shuhei Yoshida introduced this one, kinda like he was saying "ok now on to the real games you've been waiting for".

22. Death Loop - Absolutely LOVED this trailer! From the retro cinema/ Shaft style and the Bioshock feel of the gameplay!

23. REVIII - At first I had no idea, but my eagle eyes caught the millisecond glimpse of that logo and I knew instantly! Looks great! Fingers crossed.

24. Pragmata - Absolutely yes please take my money! 

25. Horizon II Forbidden West - This game more than any other shown gives a look at true next gen graphics potential! Holy shit that was insane looking!

Now here's what I was hoping Sony was also going to show,

It's clear from this graphic From Mark Cerny's presentation a couple months back that PS5 is BC with more than just the PS4...why else is the backdrop designed that way? I could easily fit PS3 under PS4 legacy mode AND PS2 and PS1 in the bottom left section!

Now as far as the console's design...

I like it! It's fresh, stylish, bold...it's clearly a Video Game console, but doesn't look like a kids play toy and it can't be confused for a computer peripheral. As for the announcement of 2 sku's....the rumors were sorta correct. At the start of the current gen I was all about physical media...I'm 47 years old...I've always known media on vinyl or cassett or cartridge or VHS or disk....funny it was this generation where I have only 5 games on disk, and 75 games on my 8 TB external HD! I think the shift to all digital media will happen during this upcoming generation....I'm torn! I'll most likely get the one with the drive...still like my movies on disk, even though I have D+, Netflix and Hulu. 

So the only remaining question is how much will we be shellin out, and I completely why Sony's playing this one close to the chest...Both M$ and Sony don't want to show their hand first!