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Sissy
Award-winning Wolfenstein film columnist Sissy helped to shape Wolfenstein movie criticism as we know it. As co-host of "Sissy & Eggbert", Sissy and partner Eggbert have influenced and entertained millions of people with their opinions
and barbs on current Wolfenstein films, becoming part of the American entertainment culture and making their
trademark "two boney hands up/two boney hands down" a pop culture icon. A graduate of Wolfenstein University, Sissy received a bachelors
degree in Zombiology.
Eggbert
Co-host of "Sissy & Eggbert", Eggbert is a Pulitzer Prize-winning Wolfenstein film critic and has been working
for the Zombie Sun-Times since 1967. Eggbert is the author of 15 books, including "Great Wolfenstein Movies,"
"Eggbert's Wolfenstein Movie Yearbook," "I Hated, Hated, HATED This Wolfenstein Movie," the Norton anthology "Eggbert's Book of Wolfenstein Film," and the best-selling "Eggbert's Bigger Little Wolfenstein Movie Glossary".
Sissy: The Bug Project by {Just-Me} caught my interest right away, based on the name of the film alone. Of course actual creepy, crawly bugs first came to mind...
Eggbert: No wonder they call you "Sissy", I've never seen a grown Zombie act like such a baby over a little bug.
Sissy: LITTLE BUG? Which Castle Wolfenstein have you been living in? Half of the bugs in here weigh in excess of 100 pounds! Even the industrial fly swatter and bug spray I bought doesn't combat those things. Besides, I'm not afraid of them per se. They are more of an annoyance.
Eggbert: Right, we believe you.
Sissy: Shutup. The Bug Project, much to my delight, was not actually about giant bugs. The movie is based on stunts done using bugs, glitches and tricks. Even though it's not cool to exploit bugs and glitches in a game, it does add a bit of a twist to your standard trick / stunt style movie. According to the read me: "Most Wallbugs are sped up to keep your interest, but all bugs are possible without cheats. It is my first video and my aim wasn't to get a high quality movie, but mainly the content." So let's see if {Just-Me} succeeded in the content department then!
Eggbert: Did you notice that the intro music is from the television show Prison Break? That was kind of cool. The intro overall was short but pretty good. A bit of swearing in the soundtrack, so be warned if you're a big baby like Sissy.
Sissy: They are HUGE bugs damnit! Although the movie's director wasn't out for amazing quality, the graphics are fine and certainly passable. The sound quality is good. But since this is all about content, we'll talk about content! If you're a long-time Enemy Territory player and you know everything there is to know about the game, then this movie may not be for you. If you're a casul player who's not very good with stunts and such, AND you like Wolfenstein videos then you may enjoy this one.
Eggbert: Of course we do not endorse cheating, so if you plan to use this as a training manual to find glitches in the game then you're a tool.
Sissy: Even so, your average rookie may not be able to perform the tricks even knowing where the glitches are. Most of it appears to be getting through cracks in the architecture, and they really had to squirm their way through. It certainly wouldn't be worth it to spend 5 minutes trying to fit through a crack when you could be out laying waste on the battlefield!
Eggbert: It's actually a bit boring to watch because a lot of it is people struggling their way through walls. But it also had some entertainment value as we watch players with part of their body on one side of a wall and their feet kicking up the dust on the other side.
Sissy: True. As I said before, if you think you've seen all there is to see in Wolfenstein then the movie probably won't be as entertaining to you. If tricks are your thing then you'll probably want to check it out, as overall I would say that the film was pretty well done.
Eggbert: One boner up here. Not exactly an epic Wolfenstein movie, but I watched it to the end and that's got to say something. Not sure what, but it says something. Probably something dirty.
Sissy: Probably. I'm going to go with the same, one boner up from this dude. I hadn't seen all of the game glitches before so I was slightly amused watching it all play out. Until next time, this is Sissy & Eggbert saying... Go to the movies!
Eggbert: And eat brains.
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