Star Wars Episode III.......speachless. I would dare say that Lucas has redeemed his name and his entire franchise. Script, special effects, costume, acting. I can only find one flaw with this movie. The one flaw was the fact that it ended at all. I could have sat there for another two hours.
If you have not seen this movie then you are missing out. Buy your ticket now, you will thank me later.
Half-Life 2 is a great game with two fallbacks. The first one is the fact that the story ends where it did. I can't say much more on it's ending without giving it away. Just know that this laid-back gamer was extremely mad that the story came to an abrupt end.
The second problem with Half-Life 2 is Counter-Strike: Source. Counter-Strike is a very popular in-house modification to the original Half-Life. So when it came time to create the multiplayer aspect of the game the developers decided to upgrade Counter-Strike and add that as their multiplayer facet of the game. If this was just a straight port of the original it would have been an asset to the game, but instead of just porting the mod they started reworking some of the finer points of the game. Counter-Strike: Source looks like Counter-Strike but does not feel like Counter-Strike. Inevitably it is just a mire shadow of the original instead of a upgrade.
All in all the single-player game is awesome. The story is in-depth and well-written. The graphics are beautiful and stand out even on lower-end gaming rigs. The clever use of level design and special effects are aweing. Even with the other two mentioned shortcomings this is the best FPS to date.
Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy was exactly what it should have been: a light-hearted tongue-in-cheek rendition of Douglas Adams' beloved book. I have heard many people did not like this film. In fact, 3 people walked out of the theater at the showing I watched. (here in Grand Rapids, MI, we don't walk out unless it's really bad) I think the only real drawback to this film is the fact that people were expecting something very different walking in.
This film is not a Sci-Fi extravaganza. It does not have your common Hollywood humor. It plays on the assumptions of science with a very British comedic flair. The movie, as well as the book, challenges our perceived knowledge of the universe in a silly and light-hearted way.
This is not I, Robot or Star Wars. This is Monty Python in space. Once you have come to terms with that you can sit back and enjoy the ride. I would like every one who has seen the movie previously to go back and watch it again after reading this review.
This movie is not for everyone but it is sure to become a cult classic.
Well it has been a very long time since I have posted anything so lets get down to business. Harry Potter: I tend to agree with Fitz on this one. It was a fantastic adaptation of the book. What liked most was that the overall feeling that you get reading the book is intact in the movie. Now for some fans this movie will be a little hard to stomach. It is considerably different, but if you take the time to read the book you will see that the book is a lot different from the others. The director did a great job in showing the growth of the characters. This movie however is not one you should take your young ones to. There are a lot of scary parts that may frighten younger children. I recommend this movie to anyone looking for a fun, fantasy, adventure. Spider Man 2: Well this movie had a lot of hype around it because of the success of the first one. Sitting in the theatre you can feel the excitement of parents and kids alike. However I think you will find a little less buzz when you leave the theatre. This was a good movie if you discount that it is a spiderman movie. There were a lot of good things in this movie, the humor was good, and Spiderman's struggle to deal with his double life was amazing to see. However, the movie was a constant shuffle between several plot lines and it tended to leave me a little rattled. The shift between drama, action, and romance was dizzying. Overall the movie was decent and I was glad that I saw it, but as spiderman movies go, I was a little disappointed. Saved!: Now this is a movie that a lot of people haven't heard of. This is an independent movie staring Mandy Moore and Macaulay Culkin and Jena Malone. This hilarious movie was directed by Brian Dannelly. I took a good friend of mine with me to see this movie and she was rollin the entire time. The premise of the movie is a teen girl gets pregnant and finds herself shunned by her once true sudo-Christian friends. Through the ordeal she learns what it truly means to be a good Christian and about the world outside her sheltered, Christian high school. This is one fantastic movie! Whether you are a Christian or not, you will have a great time. I Robot: Wow. Color me surprised. This is one that I wasn't that enthusiastic about. I went in with mixed feelings and came out with a smile on my face. Will Smith was fantastic and the film did a great job of mixing action with philosophy. This is one I would recommend to everyone. Well that's about it for now, but I will keep you updated on the newest movies. Signing off!
When F1tZ introduced me to the new MMORPG, Lineage II, I was instantly fascinated. When he went on to explain that L2 was still in beta, I started to twitch. Then, when I managed to get into the beta and create a character, my pants started getting damp. And finally, when I dashed through the game in the form of a dark elf mystic, I had a complete seizure! "THIS GAME IS AWESOME!" I blurted, reblurted, and reiterated in the form of another blurt. And Royale saw Lineage II, and it was D*MN good...
It was good, that is, until the Asian Ebay adena farmers took control. You see, there are...organizations, it seems, who make money by hiring people to create characters, and hang out in dungeons all day, collecting adena (gold). This adena is made available for purchase to people who are too lazy to play the game themselves. That doesn't sound too bad, does it? I thought not also, until things started getting rough. The farmers tend to be higher-level characters, possessive of the dungeon space they inhabit. I started losing count after the tenth time I was "encouraged", verbally or forcibly, to vacate the area.
I'm not a complainer by nature, but it seems to me that if I'm committing $14.99 a month to NCSoft, this potentially GREAT game's creator, not to mention the $49.99 in the game's purchase, my gaming experience should at least resemble that which is described on the package. Instead, I'm limited dramatically by the opportunist ASSHOLES and ICBs (InConsiderate Bastards) with no thought to those of us who aren't major WANKERS!
Okay, okay, I know I'm getting a little hostile over here. To NCSoft's credit, they have announced a coming update, entitled "Chronicle One," which in addition to correcting any number of game bugs, will also remove "bots" from the system. Any of you with MMORPG experience know these THINGS are constructs which automatically kill and collect, kill and collect, etc. Again a toy for those too fucking lazy to get on their computers and play the game themselves. Now read that last sentence again, please. Do you see my point? I tell ya, wankers, every one. So this update that's coming, right, the one to correct this problem? It's been "coming out" ever since the game was released almost a month ago!
I don't use this phrase very often, but BUYER BEWARE!
Thanks, All.
Well, what can I say? This was a great movie. Even with a change of directors, it still seemed to remain on course with the previous two movies. The biggest difference is the dark overtone. It seems as the characters in the series grow up, so does the feel and subject matter of the movies. I am told that the next few movies will continue this trend.
As far as the technical aspects, you could not hope for improvements. The CG in the first two movies seemed a little too rubbery. It seems that problem is all but gone. Cinematography and sound as always remained excellent. It's hard to do a movie with such dark overtones, and still have it remain pleasant to the eye; without overshadowing the film. Alfonso Cuarón and his crew, however, pulled it off.
I would suggest you see this on the big screen. With all of the action and grandeur, it's worth the money. A warning to parents: this one gets scary. I would suggest you bring no one younger than twelve to this film.
Hello, there. My name is Nicole, and movies are my life. I am an actress in training: I love theatre in all its forms. I see movies often with my boyfriend and brothers. So here is my chance to help you by letting you know what to see and what to skip. Along with my brother, I will give you the scoop on who was hot and what sucked in every movie we see. So if movies are your passion--like they are ours--you're in luck!
