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Arts and Entertainment Page 4 November 1, 2013 'Bad Grandpa' pushes media boundaries Garrett Ward Staff Writer Johnny Knoxville and his crew are back at it, folks, with a more directed "plot" to their pranks. The bad grandpa himself, a well-known character from the Jackass movies, is played by Knoxville who sets out on a road trip with a young boy who plays along as his grandson as the duo pulls countless pranks on the unsuspecting victims of crude humor. Needless to say, Jackass has built up quite the reputation for their schemes that push the movie limits of vulgarity and obscenity. "Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa" definitely delivers upon this reputation with a road trip that includes male strippers, irate beauty pageantees, bikers, and mourners at a funeral. Irving Zisman (Knoxville) and Billy (Jackson Nicholl) set up these awkward, crude scenes that classic Jackass viewers have grown to love. Needless to say, www.google.com/images once again, Jackass's humor is an "acquired taste" as my mom would put it. However, this installment of the Jackass legacy doesn't seem to reach the bar set by former Jackass stunts and pranks. Jackass is known for their outrageous stunts that keep viewers wincing and gagging. Unfortunately, this plotted out road trip did not include Bluffer Staff Pick Monty Python and the Holy Grail(1975) Becca Blanchard Topics Editor In the atrocious, volatile world that we call society, one movie stands out among all to make fun of world history all while capturing a timeless humor. This film is Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Not only is it educational, it is just cool. Not to mention it was created in 1975, and is still remembered. But I'm not saying the 70's weren't relevant or memorable. Monty Python is only one of the 70's memories that has become a classic, and one that really stood out. The basic synopsis of this ingenious film is if somebody explained history, but sensed that the listener was bored, so they said that there was a bunny that ate people. Then nobody believed that that was something that really happened so they added even less realistic details so it would seem believable in comparison. I will admit that there are a few details that are just outrageous. For one thing, in a very woody area, a shrubbery isn't that hard to come by. But other than that it's…completely and utterly nonfiction. Thus all teachers should take a chance and show this in their class without any prior knowledge of this movie. Don't worry, you have my personal guarantee, and remember, my name is Robert the Shrubber. Heck, boys and girls, cite this for a history project. Heck, even use it as a cite for biology as it speaks briefly of coconut migration. Classic flick for your friends!!! the same tier of violence and disgustingness. With this said, some viewers who may have found the previous Jackass movies too extreme for they may find this installment more bearable. The plot of the movie is loosely based around Knoxville's staged road trip that delivers plenty of comical confrontations with victims of the bad grandpa's mischief. The hilarity of the movie may not have come in as abundantly as past Jackass hits, but there were definitely scenes of awkward encounters with angry, disgruntled Americans that produced just as laughable scenes as movies past. At this point in Knoxville's and the rest of the Jackass crew's career, the members of the team are reminiscing on their former glory days and simply trying to keep cashing in from their former popularity in their barrier-breaking pranks and stunts. Although the Jackass team peaked during their previous trilogy, this new installment to the legendary Jackass productions provides great comical relief and remembrance of their previous successes. 'Bad Grandpa' pushes the limits!!! 'Attack on Titans' will blow your mind Grey Grotke Staff Writer Season one of the anime Attack on Titan, or Shingeki no Kyojin, ended on the twenty-eighth day of September. Like most other animes, Attack on Titan is based off of the manga. The series is set in a world one hundred years after the horrific yet mysterious appearance of the first titans, giant humanoid creatures with a desire for human f lesh. The titans greatly vary in a height, the smallest are around 5 meters (16.4 feet) tall and the largest height of the normal types of titans are around 15 meters (49 feet) tall. The titans will quickly heal all wounds inf licted on them, except for a cut to the back of the neck. The remaining humans dwell inside a single massive city surrounded with 50 meter (164 feet) tall walls. The people have lived in peace until the appearance of the colossal titan, a skinless 60 meter (196.85 feet) tall titan. The colossal titan kicks down a part of the wall and the titans swarm into the city. The story follows Eren Jaeger as he joins the military and fights the titans with them. The military utilizes what's called "3D maneuver gear" against the titans. This gear is a system of grappling cables and air tanks carried on the back that allows the user to swing around like spider man as they evade the massive crushing swings of the titan's arms and attempt to cut the titan's nape of the neck with their special steel blades. All in all, this show is awesome. Another manga turned into a succesful show!!! 'Panic! At The Disco' wows with groovy new album Maggie Tallan Staff Writer Panic! At The Disco has recently released a new album, called "Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die". While Panic! At The Disco stays true to their alternative sound created in previous albums, they introduce a more electronic vibe on this new record , which is unexpectedly enjoyable. Lyrically, the album is written on the concept of Las Vegas. Brendon Urie, the main vocalist of the band, says about the new CD, "There's some glitz, some glamour, but there's also the dingy, old Vegas side to the music." The album includes intricate bass lines, (a personal favorite of mine) featuring a newer permanent band member and bassist, Dallon Weekes, add an indication to the music that this record was well thoughtout and conceptualized, and not thrown together in the name of a previously known style. Some of my favorite tracks from the album include "Miss Jackson" , a high energy, This album differs from lyrically sound piece with previous Panic! At The Disco dramatic albums in undertones of that it's got "There's some glitz, more of a lust and style, e f f o r t l e s s l y some glamour, but p r o d u c e d fitting into the sound to it. Vegas-themed there's also the dingy, H o w e v e r , c o l l e c t i o n . old Vegas side to the this doesn't Another track necessar ily music." that stands mean the out would be album isn't - Brendon Urie "The End of as impressive All Things", as its a simple predecessors. chorded expression authored This record is more matured by Urie. than previous ones, and the genuinity with which the band produces the music further proves this aspect. At a quick listen, this CD isn't something a veteran Panic! At the Disco fan can easily delve into with any previous expectations, but after a few listens and some readjustment to the new sound, I found myself wanting more 'Panic! At The Disco' music similar to this concept. The only thing I didn't particularly find enjoyable about this album was the lesser amount of physical instruments utilized to make the music. I definitely recommend this album to those who have enjoyed music by 'Panic! 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