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Good thriller done in a interesting way

Posted : 6 months ago on 26 February 2008 01:01 (A review of Memento)

When I first saw the trailer for this movie back when it came out I thought the movie premiss was interesting.
Now that I've seen it I would have to say that that premiss was fulfilled.
Basically, as Prelude said, the story is done backwards where you see the end of the story first and the beginning last. It's a interesting approach that was done before in Irreversible but fits the whole movie.
Guy Pearce plays a man who is trying find the man who raped and killed his wife and left him with only short term memory unable to commit any new memories to long term memory. Beginning at the end is interesting concept as the audience knows what's the conclusion is but now have to watch and see how Guy Pearce's character reached that conclusion.
Acting by Guy Pearce was wonderful and also Joe Pantoliano did a great job as both brought their characters to life.
Sound was solid across the board with great fitting music that didn't force emotions or preempt what was coming next.
In whole Memento is a good thriller that I thoroughly enjoyed and a must see for all movie buffs.

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Good Britsh comedy

Posted : 6 months ago on 25 February 2008 01:31 (A review of Mr. Bean's Vacation)

It seems like most comedies coming out these days are either really stupid parodies of real movies, like Meet the Spartans and Epic Movie, or more adult humor oriented that sometimes are in totally bad taste.
But along comes Mr. Bean.
I've yet to see the show and have only seen Mr. Bean in action once in his previous movie and having also seen Johnny English, which Rowan Atkinson is also in, I kinda knew what was coming before I watched it.
And I have to say that more comedies should be like Mr. Bean's Holiday.
Story wise it was cute as Mr. Bean wins a holiday to Cannes, France and how he gets there while he causes so much damage along the way.
Comedic elements are also cute and doesn't need to be interpreted by a adult mind to get the jokes so it's a good movie for younger audience.
Acting by both Rowan Atkinson and by the boy, played by Max Baldry, in the film is great and both compliment each other as a half functioning adult and fully functioning child.
Music wise the soundtrack in solid and adds perfectly to the film.
All in all Mr. Bean's Holiday it a solid family friendly comedy and should be enjoyed by anyone who watches it.

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Not my kind of musical

Posted : 6 months ago on 25 February 2008 12:51 (A review of Across the Universe)

I know that the Beatles are loved by many and I do like some of their music but when I heard that Across The Universe was really about telling a story using only Beatles songs I wasn't really interested.
But my sister bought the DVD and some of my friends had really liked it, I said "meh" and watched it.
Now that I've seen it, I really don't know what's so special about it.
The story isn't that interesting even if it was showing the changes that were going on around the Vietnam war which I really disagree with but that isn't important in my review.
The music was nice but again I'm not a Beatles fan so I didn't really care.
The acting was nice and it's what saved the movie for getting a 2.
What really killed the movie for me was the mid part of the movie when all the "psychedelic" imagining and really ruined the rest of the movie.
I've seen other musicals and do like some of them and proudly say that I do like them even if it me look less manly but this musical is one that I don't like and don't plan on watching ever again.

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Terrible

Posted : 6 months ago on 25 February 2008 12:26 (A review of Ultraviolet)

I've was told from plenty of people that Ultraviolet was a terrible movie and after watching I would have to agree.
The writing was bad with little story that really wasn't interesting.
The acting was bad as no one felt real and spoke crappy dialog.
Action scenes felt dry and uninteresting also.
Music was bad techno music that felt forced.
Now I've heard that the director of this directed Equilibrium which I've been wanting to see and it's suppose to be good and I hope it is because this movie says to me that the director can't direct.

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Better Tetris and now portable

Posted : 6 months, 4 weeks ago on 2 February 2008 04:58 (A review of Super Puzzle Fighter II)

Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo is a great game on the consoles and arcades which took Tetris and threw in some cool graphics, Capcom Street Fighter characters, and tweaked some of the core gameplay mechanics and became a even more addicting game. Well Super Puzzle Fighter II for the GBA take all that and puts it in a portable form.
In Tetris blocks fall and when the player makes a line of blocks that line disappears but in Puzzle Fighter gems are dropped and can be built up to make bigger gems until the player can drop crash gem which destroys the gem and send a attack of counter gems to the opponent who is trying to do the same.
Players can pick some of their favorite Street Fighter characters which each have different drop patterns for counter gems.
Sound is the same as the original.
Graphic on the this version seems to be better then on the PSX giving the game a even brighter feeling.
In the end taking Puzzle Fighter and putting in a portable version makes this version even better.

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Tetris but better

Posted : 6 months, 4 weeks ago on 2 February 2008 04:51 (A review of Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo)

Back in the 80's the most played game was Tetris. Well Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo takes Tetris throws in some cool graphics, Capcom Street Fighter characters, and tweaks some of the core gameplay mechanics and become a even more addicting game.
In Tetris blocks fall and when the player makes a line of blocks that line disappears but in Puzzle Fighter gems are dropped and can be built up to make bigger gems until the player can drop crash gem which destroys the gem and send a attack of counter gems to the opponent who is trying to do the same.
Players can pick some of their favorite Street Fighter characters which each have different drop patterns for counter gems.
Sound is great with all the sounds and music from Street Fighter making it really feel like a true Capcom fighter.
And graphic are a real treat as the blocks are nice and bright and the characters are miniature and cute versions of their Street Fighter counterparts.
At the time Tetris was the most addicting game out and while it's still addicting today I find Puzzle Fighter so much better.

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WarGames the game

Posted : 6 months, 4 weeks ago on 2 February 2008 04:29 (A review of DEFCON: Everybody Dies)

As a geek one of my favorite movies is WarGames where a hacker breaks into a military computer and starts playing a game of global thermal nuclear war with a advanced AI computer that the computer later trys to make real.
Well DEFCON is that game.
The game was a really simple premise pick a side at the start and progress through the defcon levels setting up for when defcon 1 is reached and nuclear fallout begins.
Defcon 5 is were players start setting up radar, bases, silos, airfields, and the naval fleet. Defcon 4 the radar starts to work. At Defcon 3 players can't build anymore but by then they should be trying to explore a little with the navy and find out the best places to attack when Defcon 1 is reached and players can finally deploy nukes. Single player Defcon gets really old fast but playing multiplayer can be really fun as players can make alliances with friends and attack their enemies together or turn on one another in the midst of conflict.
Multiplayer also has some great alternatives to play like Office mode where the game is played in real time so it can take 6+ hours to finish and also if the player need to hide the game from the boss they just need to press Esc and the game is minimized and a word document is opened. Speed mode is what is sounds like as the game can finish in under 30 minutes and Diplomacy mode is where all players are on the same team and can see everything until one breaks off and attacks.
Graphics are minimal but really stylish in bringing a real life WarGame game.
Sound is really simple and subtle that is makes you feel like the player isn't really playing game but playing real nuclear war.
Overall the game is really good and can be found for under $20 some places so it's also a great buy.

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Great hyper realistic game

Posted : 6 months, 4 weeks ago on 2 February 2008 03:47 (A review of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare)

I'm a big CoD fan and found the first and second game great experiences and when I heard that CoD 3 were console only I was bummed but now that I found out it wasn't developed by Infinity Ward and this is what they were working on I'm okay with it.
The main reason that I enjoy the CoD games is the single player story and while CoD4's is a little short I still found it throughly enjoyable and ended spectacularly.
Gameplay is a really solid while on rails but still feels big enough that I didn't feel too constricted. Every rifle, pistol, grenade, and other weapons feeling like I'm really shooting them. AI didn't fell dumb and gave me a nice challenge.
Sound wise in respects to voice overs, effects, and music it is top notch with everything sounding as it should.
Graphics are what every AAA title is today, awesome.
Now I know some people are put off because of the settings of the game because of the operations in Iraq and terrorism but I think they should get over it and play this awesome game.

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Great game but not perfect

Posted : 11 months ago on 2 October 2007 01:54 (A review of BioShock)

I've been waiting for this game since I saw it in Game Informer about two years ago and when that day finally came I was as happy as a squirrel with a sack of nuts.
I started the game and was amazed by the pure eye candy that was the graphics; the water effects looked better then any other game I've played before, level textures were great, and the only real graphics that weren't awesome was the faces.
As I continued on I started to notice what was the real appeal that drew me in to System Shock and F.E.A.R. which was the very atmospheric and creepy music and sound effects which scared me a couple times and the voice acting was also awesome and gave all the characters real depth.
The guns in the game felt great even though they were really standard for a FPS and the addition of Plasmids (genetic power ups that gave you lightning, fire, ice, telekinesis. etc.) were great at first but became a novelty pretty quick because I was really only using the lightning bolt the majority of the time.
Story is what kept me going (as it should have 'cause it is a single player game only) and getting the good ending, while short, was great and rewarding.
Over all it's a great game but not as great as say Half-Life 2 but a must buy/play none the less.

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Rammstein as their very best!

Posted : 11 months ago on 29 September 2007 04:42 (A review of Reise, Reise)

Looking back at Rammstein previous albums, Reise, Reise is the one I keep suggesting to people when they want to know how Rammstein sounds.
Reise, Reise starts the album with a slower but powerful song that reminds me of the song 'Rammstein' from Herzeleid.
Mein Teil is a creepy song both lyrically and musically that is about a true story of a cannibal.
Dalai Lama is another lyrically creepy but musically slows down a bit.
Keine Lust is my favorite song on the album; it's fast, hard, lyrically funny (the music video is a must see too).
Los is a very interesting piece; its acoustic, very simple and a great song to chill out to.
Amerika is catchy song that criticises America capitalism in the world and the war in Iraq.
Moskau is another catchy song but bit more like Rammstein 'cause the lyrics are about Moscow being a whore.
Morgenstern is another lyrically Rammstein, energetic, and very entertaining.
Stein um Stein is creepy too and has a cool little part near the end with Till singing "Leibholz Ramm... Stein!"
Ohne Dich was meant to be on Mutter but didn't fit and its a good thing 'cause it fits perfectly here.
Amour is much like "Ohne Dich" and bring a great ending to the album and shows the band has really matured.

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