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17Sep 09
For those who care, I am going to be switching my blogging over to Giant Bomb. I have my first one up now. My username is HT101 so if you want to know more about what's up with me and some of my thoughts, head over there.
Party safely and have fun.
HT
- Posted Sep 17, 2009 8:24 pm PT
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19Mar 09
With another break comes a new blog post. In video game news, I have bought the Sonic Ultimate Genesis Collection which is pretty sweet but I still need to play more of the games on it as I have been playing other games. I also bought The Lost and Damned and really enjoyed it. I have all the achievements for that DLC but the achievements were not that hard. I thought it was a really good way to continue the GTA4 story through someone we met in the main story. The best part of it is of course the story but also the music they added in is truly excellent and really made the experience so much better. I am now psyched for the next part of the exclusive DLC.
The other game that I bought is Burnout Paradise and that game is pretty freaking sweet. It is so much better than Burnout Revenge and they continue to support it with awesome DLC like the Legendary Cars pack, which is one of the best buys just for the fact that you can drive a reimagining of the Dukes of Hazard car, with the horn that toots Dixie included. I am very glad that I purchased it. I now have almost 13,500 points on my gamerscore and I am going to work on 100% Mass Effect for my first 100% of a 360 game. The game that I am most excited for is the Ghostbusters game because it just looks like it will be amazing and I love Ghostbusters.
In HT news, the KSU Wildcats are in the NIT and won their first round game last night in OT. They are playing tomorrow night at San Diego State and then hopefully they will play in the 3rd round back in Manhattan. Not much else has been going on with me as I haven't bought any new DVDs so I am just waiting for summer. So in closing, have fun but party safely.
HT
- Posted Mar 19, 2009 11:27 am PT
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15Dec 08
Well, it has been almost a half a year since I wrote a blog so I think I should put up one. In movie news, I have purchased many in the past few months including Tropic Thunder, Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk plus others. I saw Quantum of Solace over my thanksgiving break and it was a good follow up to Casino Royale and it helped move the story along. It seems like Quantum will still be the focus of the next movie and that is fine with me. The movies that are coming out right now that I want to see are Valkyrie and some others that I can't think of right now.
In HT news, my computer has been on a roller coaster of a ride this semester from not being able to get on the network here at KSU to getting a trojan virus a couple of days after I was back on the network. I do like that we have an IT help desk here on campus and they do all of this work for free so I am saving hundreds of dollars most likely with the help they are providing me. I also finished my one and only final today so I will be returning to KC for Christmas break tomorrow and that lasts until January 14th or 15. I will then be going skiing over MLK Jr. weekend at Monarch Ski Resort in Colorado.
In video game news, I eclipsed the 10,000 point mark in gamerscore a month or so ago. I have been playing through GTA San Andreas and it is the most in depth of all the GTAs, including GTAIV. I would highly recommend it if you were like me and never played it before. The soundtrack for it is not as good as Vice City's but it is still much better than GTA IIIs or GTA IVs. I also played through many of the early fall releases like Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Saints Row 2 and Mercs 2. They were all pretty good titles but I have turned all of them at Gamestop. Saints Row 2 was probably the biggest disappointment because it had a terrible glitch where it would freeze up randomly and that was the reason that I traded it in. Over Christmas break, I am planning to play GTA 4 again to get some of the other achievements that I missed in my first playthrough like the under 30 hours playtime, survive on 5 star wanted level, wheelie and some other ones as well. I got Gears 2 and it is truly an excellent game except for the craptastic matchmaking that keeps it from being a 9.5 for me(on a scale that goes by .5 point increments).
Keeping with the video game news, I may get Rock Band 1 and 2 along with new guitars because I am not that interested in GHWT. I will also be playing more of Oblivion and The Orange Box because I am a horrible person and I haven't played through Half Life 2, Ep 1 and Ep 2.
That is about it for me so enjoy your Christmas or whatever you and your family celebrate this time of year and your New Years festivities.
As always, party safely and enjoy life.
HT
- Posted Dec 15, 2008 1:58 pm PT
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21Jul 08
Well, I saw the Dark Knight twice this past weekend and that should tell you everything you need to know about how much I liked it. For those of you who want more, all I have to say is "disappearing pencil trick" and that sums up how sweet this movie was. And if the part before this is not even, this is the best movie of the summer(better than Iron Man, Hulk, and every other movie I've seen this summer) and is the movie of the year as well. Quantum of Solace may take it's place as the best movie of the year in November, but for now, Batman and the Joker rule the year. I still need to see it in the IMAX but that will come at a later date this summer before I go back to K-State.
In gaming news, I am making my way through Saints Row, I finished Battlefield: Bad Company but I still need to play more of the multiplayer and I have not played Oblivion since I started it. That game will definitely require my full attention but it will probably have to wait since so many great games are coming out in the next few months. The games that are on my must buy list include The Force Unleashed, Mercs 2, Fracture and Saints Row 2. Some that are making their way up my list include Gears 2, Prince of Persia, RE 5(even if it's out next year sometime) and some others that I am probably missing.
The other part of my title of course refers to Giant Bomb now being open as a full website. My username there is the same as it is here so send me a friend request if you decide to go over there. I will still be here because of the NFL Union and my officership there.
In HT news, I gave my two week notice at my job last Wednesday so I have about a week left of employment at On the Border as a waiter. It has been a good job but I need to be able to enjoy at least some of my summer since I have been taking a class that finally comes to an end this week in the morning and working in the evening so I can hang with my friends and be on my 360 more, working my through some of my games and getting achievements.
In conclusion, party safely and enjoy life.
HT
- Posted Jul 21, 2008 11:29 am PT
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1Jul 08
Well, I bought three new games yesterday for my 360. They are Battlefield: Bad Company, Saints Row and Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. All of them are excellent but I still need to try the multiplayer for BF:BC for a longer period of time than I did in the demo. With these new games, I will be spending less time in CoD4 but I will still be on it from time to time and the amount of time will grow as I get through these games(not Oblivion because I know you can put at least 100 hours into it). I also picked up Season 6 of 24 for 17 bucks since Best Buy has all the seasons on sale. It had the misfortune to come after the best season of the show so it received a little more criticism than it maybe should have. I'm not saying there weren't problems but I think it is not as bad as most people say.
In some wierd news, today at work I received a note from a hot chick that said if I wanted to have a good time I should call this number. I wasn't sure if it was a trick or not so I just threw it out and took the safe road. It may have been real but I'll much rather take the safe choice of throwing it away rather than risking being embarrassed.
Anyway, that is about it for me. I did see The Incredible Hulk last Wednesday and Hancock comes out tomorrow so I would love to see that.
In closing, party safely and enjoy life
HT
- Posted Jul 1, 2008 7:16 pm PT
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22Jun 08
Like the topic states, I will be gone on vacation from today until Wednesday afternoon. Not much else has happened since the last blog post of mine except that I am now only 60 points from the full 1000 in CoD4. Just so Bobbles knows, I have not seen the Incredible Hulk yet but I'd just go F***ING see the damn movie already. It looks sweet and about a million times better than the Ang Lee version that is a POS.
I will see you all on Wednesday so until then party safely and enjoy life.
HT
- Posted Jun 22, 2008 6:07 am PT
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16May 08
Well, I am now on Summer vacation and I am already having a great break. I bought a 50 ft ethernet cable so I can connect to Xbox Live here at home and I have tested it already and it does work. I am now going to watch the season finale of the Office online and then I might play on Live for a while.
In gaming news, I am on the final mission of GTA 4 and the story is excellent and I think it is the best story of all the games. I am wanting to buy Elder Scorlls 4 GOTY edition but it is still 60 bucks and I want to wait until it comes down in price before I actually buy it. I also downloaded the Bourne Conspiracy demo this past week and I really enjoyed it. I am more excited for the game now and I will rent it at the least.
In other news, here on GS I am almost to 6000 posts and getting closer to another level. I am participating in the NFLU Trivia Contest and will be more active in it now that I am home for the summer. I also registered at IGN and my name there is the same here but all I'll be doing there is posting comments and I won't update my page there like I do here. I also bought the Complete Rocky Saga today for 25 bucks which is well worth the price.
That is all for me so until next blog post, party safely and enjoy life.
HT
- Posted May 16, 2008 12:41 pm PT
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4May 08
Well, I just got back from seeing Iron Man and it is the best movie of the year so far. I am very impressed with how well it turned out to be and Robert Downey Jr. is the perfect person to portray Tony Stark. I would give it a 9/10 because it is really awesome and should be seen by anyone who is a fan of RDJ or loves Iron Man. The supporting characters are excellently cast as well and I am really looking forward to the sequel that will be coming thanks to the fact that this movie made 104 million bucks this weekend and over 200 million worldwide.
In my life, I bought GTAIV and have been enjoying it immensely. I am on the second island and I have been having a lot of fun just driving around and causing trouble. I don't understand why the cops chase you after you hit them and not when you drive on the wrong side of the street and run red lights but whatever. I was wary of all the 10s that were given to this game before I played it but I now know that it truly deserves them. I have not done much multiplayer but that will change once I beat the game, which could take me awhile. I have not bought any movies recently but I did buy The Last Samurai and Fletch about a month ago so those are my two newest movies that are now a part of my ever-growing collection. I may have to photograph all of my movies and post the pictures here.
The article about movies to books has been continually put off and will probably be coming this summer when I am done with school. I am now in dead week here at KSU and next week is finals, so I will be done before my brother's b-day on the 18th which is nice. That's about it so party safely and enjoy life.
- Posted May 4, 2008 9:32 pm PT
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16Mar 08
Well, I am now on Spring Break which is very nice and it gives me time to catch up with my family and friends back here in KC. I bought two more movies recently, Ghostbusters and Equilibrium, and I am just waiting for Equilibrium to arrive. My family is watching the KU game right now so I really don't care much about it. I got a lot of mail from my bank recently but it was to tell me that I had overdrawn on my checking account by 100 dollars. I am very embarrased that I did that so I will make even more drastic cutbacks in my spending money so I can get my account back to a good level of cash.
In GS news, I am a new level and around 5800 posts or so, which is very good. I need to become more active in the NFL Union but I have not been able to do so because of school, work and other stuff that still takes precedence over here. Since I will not be working for a while, I will be able to be on here more and I can make up some of the lost posts and other stuff here. Also, that sort of editorial on books being made into movies that I have been promising since Christmas break will be up by the end of this week since I do not have anything going on this week except work the next three days.
In Xbox 360 news, my 360 has been back with me for around a month now after I got it back from being repaired and it is working perfectly. I have been working on Mass Effect recently and I have got some more achievements there, including shotgun expert, geth killer and organic killer to name a few. I am also finished with the relationship achievement but I need to progress further in the game before I can do more with it. I have not done much of the main quest because the side quests are so much fun and they do a good job with immersing you into the game world. I would have liked the uncharted planets to be a little more diverse, but that is about the only quibble that I have with the game, besides the infrequent frame rate drops that can hurt it from time to time. In CoD4, I have really been playing the multiplayer a lot and I still need to work on the Veteran achievements in the game also. I am a member of the bsak clan with some of the guys from the NFL Union, and we tear it up on pretty much any mode we play. I would have joined the CoD4 tournament, but I don't have my 360 here at home and I don't think the high speed internet connection we have here would be able to handle my 360. I still need to try it out, but it will have to wait until summer before I have a chance to do that.
Also, since my 360 is still at school, you will not see me on Live until after Spring Break, which concludes Easter Sunday for me. I hope you all have a safe week and if you are a Chirstian, that you also have a wonderful and blessed Easter.
To sign off, party safely and enjoy life.
HT
- Posted Mar 16, 2008 1:38 pm PT
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12Feb 08
I am now back since my laptop was repaired after having the registry files being deleted by some unknown force. With my 360 red ringing last month, I think Microsoft has it out for me. Fortunately, my 360 is fixed and Fed Ex tried to deliver it to my house but no one was home, so I just hope the next time they come by that someone is home. For those of you who are friends on Live, you have seen that I've been online, but it has been on a different 360. Once I get mine after I go home in two weeks, I will delete my profile from that 360 and play on mine. I have many games that are awaiting me, like Mass Effect, CoD4, The Orange Box and some Arcade games also. I am also not spending as much this semester because I need to save money for grad school for when I go for my masters. The blog I promised before Christmas will be coming soon, but it will probably next week when I have some more time on my hands that is not being used for studying and reading for my classes. I have to study for my US Politics test tomorrow, so I will see you after that test. Just remember to enjoy life and party safely.
HT
- Posted Feb 12, 2008 6:39 pm PT
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11Feb 08This is just a quick blog to let everyone know that my laptop crapped out on me so I have not been able to get on except for a few times each day. I hope to have it back sometime this week and I will do my best to post a lot in the unions I'm active in and get back into the GameSpot world. I'll do another, longer, blog when I get my laptop back.
- Posted Feb 11, 2008 1:25 pm PT
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11Dec 07
Well, it has been a long time since I have made a blog post, so here is an update on me and some new information for the coming year. I was very sad to see Jeff go but I am glad that I kept a cooler head throughout the entire hubbub. I will still be keeping my subscription and will still use them for reviews, but with a more critical eye from now on. I am now at almost 5600 posts and over half way through level 30, so that is pretty good. I am still active in the NFL Union and I am hoping to get more involved in the other unions that I ama part of as well.
In personal news, I recently bought seasons three and four of 24, so I can still enjoy it even though season seven won't be on TV. I also bought The Prestige and I heartily recommend it to anyone who likes a movie that makes you think about what just happened. I guarantee that you will be puzzled about what happens until you really give it some thought. I am also at 3745 gamerscore and I will probably have that grow when I go home tomorrow for Christmas break as I am able to focus on them without having school to worry about. I am also going to be off of Live from now until the middle of January since I don't have high speed internet access at my house and I am forced to "borrow" a neighbor's wireless internet signal just to get on the internet.
For my next blog, I am going to prepare something about how book to movie adaptations can be both bad and good, so look for that around the beginning of the year. That's about it so have a safe and Merry Christmas.
HT
- Posted Dec 11, 2007 4:34 pm PT
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3Nov 07
Well, since my last blog, a lot of stuff has happened. I have seen the ups and downs of K-State football which has been very frustrating but we are just one win away from being bowl eligible but are losing to Iowa State right now. I have bought two video games recently and I am very satisfied with them. The Orange Box is excellent and the same goes for Guitar Hero 3. The next game that I'll be getting is Assassin's Creed and then Mass Effect after that. I am also going to be renting Madden 08 over Christmas break and I will make my decision on whether to buy it then or not. I am very glad that I got a 360 with all of the great titles that have come out and that are coming out in the future. I am just glad that I have two jobs so I can pay for all of these games. I also bought season one of 24 off of Amazon last week and I can't wait to watch more of it. I may actually watch some more after I post this. I only paid 15 bucks for it and I will slowly be buying the other seasons that I don't have in anticipation over season seven, which looks amazing, from the trailer that I watched last week.
In the other sports world known as the NFL, the Chiefs are 4-3 and are facing the Green Bay Packers tomorrow and I have a pretty good feeling that we could win since Brett has always struggled against us, as evidenced by his 0-3 record against us. We are the only team that he has not beat and I would love to keep it that way.
In GS news, I have just gone over 5400 posts and I am very close to level 30. I have been really active in the NFL Union since I have a lot of responsibilities there now since I do the Power Rankings there and participate in the Fantasy Football league and Pick 'Em that the leader, wallymartin, puts together and keeps track of. I also participated in the Halo 3 tourney here but my team got lit up by the eventual leaders and we also scored the most points against them leading up to the finals so I don't feel that bad about it. I will also be putting up reviews of all the games I have soon so be on the lookout for those.
That's about it for me these past couple of weeks so until next time, party safely and enjoy life.
HT
- Posted Nov 3, 2007 12:00 pm PT
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27Sep 07
Well, it would seem that this game came out recently and I just wanted to throw out my impressions of it so far. I am into the 4th level on Heroic and the AI is definitely better in this game than the other games. I am also enjoyingthe multiplayer even though I haven't played much but that will change once I finish the campaign. I am also going to sign up for the Halo 3 tourney here on GS, so if any of you, my friends, have Total Access and would like to join my team, drop your gamertag name here and we can go from there through PMs and the like.
In other news, I am about 20% away from level 29 here on GS. I bought the Back to the Future trilogy a few weeks ago and it is definitely a must own for any fan of that series or Christopher Lloyd, who is absolutely perfect in his role as Doc. In sports news,K-State is goingto play Texasthis weekend so hopefully we can beat them two years in a rowsince they have not looked like the Texas of old in theirstruggles with supposed cupcakes.
Anyway, that is about it for these past few weeks. As always, party safely and enjoy life.
HT
UPDATE: I am already on a team so it looks like I can't team up with anyone else for the tourney. If you are in it, I will see you online.
- Posted Sep 27, 2007 12:01 pm PT
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2Sep 07
Well, these past two weeks have been pretty crazy for me, in terms of video games, movies and GS in general. I have finally leveled up and I am now level 28, Bionic Commando. I also have 5152 posts and it is growing every day(obviously).
In video game news, I am slowly working my way through expert in Guitar Hero II but I will only go as far as I can so I can just buy the final costume so I can get that achievement. I also purchased Rainbow 6 Vegas and Gears of War, which are both excellent games. I like R6 better so far but I am not that far into Gears right now so that opinion can change. I also preordered Halo 3 at Best Buy so I will have that close to launch. When I get back to school tomorrow night, however, I am going to start a new game in Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction and beat that before the second one comes out. I am also thinking of selling my copy of C & C 3: Tiberium Wars(360) since I have not got as much enjoyment out of it as I thought I would. If anyone here would like to buy it from me, make an offer and we will see what comes of that.
In movies news, I bought three movies today on Amazon: Daredevil, Shanghai Noon and Shanghai Knights. I love all of those movies and they will be worthwhile additions to my collection.
I also participated in two fantasy football drafts this past week and I think I came out alright in both of them. My first pick in both of the drafts was Reggie Bush and both of my QBs are good players who always have good seasons. I have some troubles in certain bye weeks but I think I have all of those problems sorted out now.
In another video game related topic, I have been unable to post my gamertag into my profile here and I would appreciate any help that can be given. I have done what both Xbox.com and gamertag have on their site but it does not work.
That about does it for now so it is now time for me to go to bed so I can get up at a slightly decent time tomorrow morning(read 9 am or so). As always, party safely and enjoy life.
HT
- Posted Sep 2, 2007 9:35 pm PT
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22Aug 07
The topic pretty much sums it up, but today is my 2 year anniversary here on GameSpot. It has been a good two years and I plan to be here for a while. I really don't know what else to say except thanks to all the people who helped me out when I first got here and all the leaders of the unions that I am an officer in.
HT
- Posted Aug 22, 2007 11:34 am PT
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19Aug 07
Well, I am finally on Xbox Live after having to jump through what seems to be a million hoops. For those of you with a 360, my gamer tag is HT101 so you can go ahead and add me as a friend. Just be sure to let me know your Gamespot name as well. I look forward to meeting you online in friendly competition. More on school and other stuff later this week.
HT
- Posted Aug 19, 2007 11:23 am PT
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27Jul 07
To begin this blog post, I would like to give a little tribute to Rich Gallup, who either has left GameSpot or will do so very soon. Rich will always be one of my favorite people here on GS because he knew when to have fun and when to get serious. Not many people know when to get serious but he is one of those people. He will be missed by me and every other user here on GS. Good luck to you in your future endeavors, whatever they may be.
Now that that mushy junk is out of the way, time for the real meat of the blog post. First, in GS news, Iam 98 percent through level 26 so tomorrow I willmove up a level. I am also closing in on 5000 posts so two milestones could be made tomorrow. I have also been watching some of the stage demos from E3 since I was not able to watch them live since the wireless I use(read: steal)is not the best when it comes to live stuff. I also have a new review up, which is on Guitar Hero 2 for the 360. I will slowly put more reviews up whenever I have the time to do so.
In personal news, I bought Burnout: Revenge on Wednesday and I must say that I really like it. The game itself looks beautiful and the gameplay is also top-notch. When I get further in the game, a review will come up for that as well. I am also getting deeper into World War Hulk and I must say that it is an excellent event so far. The only tie-in that is not that good is Gamma Corps, but I am giving it one more issue to make an impression on me. I also bought some comics from the Annihilation: Conquest event and both of them are excellent. I will keep buying those two tie-ins and I will get the Conquest miniseries when it comes out later this year as well. The best comic series that I have read recently, however, has been Silver Surfer: Reqium. This is written by J. Michael Straczynski, the creator of Babylon 5 and many other television shows. It tells the story of the final days of the Silver Surfer and it is definitely one of the best comics that I have ever read in my life.
On the DVD side, I bought The Incredibles and Tears From the Sun, which are both excellent movies. I wholeheartedly recommend both of them if you have been wanting to see them but not sure yet. I also watched The Untouchables with Kevin Costner and Sean Connery which is another excellent movie. If you think that I have never seen any bad movies, rest assured that I have but I can probably count them on both hands. That, however, is for another time.
This is probably the part most of you are wanting to read, which is my spoiler free review of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I will do my utmost to keep this spoiler free so if you have not read it you can go into it unspoiled. The book starts with Harry at his aunt and uncle's house waiting to be escorted from their by members of the Order of the Phoenix. He gets out but not without losing some good friends that we have all come to know and love. The rest of the book deals with him, Ron and Hermoine looking for the remaining Horcruxes that Voldemort made. I will tell no more of the story because I would probably give away many of the plot points in the book. Suffice it to say that many of Harry's friends die but many others survive. The ending is especially satisfying and anyone who is a fan of the series will not walk away disappointed.
I now bring you some reviews of the movies that I have seen since Ocean's Thirteen. These reviews will be in the order that I personally saw them, and not in the order they were released.
1. Live Free or Die Hard: This is an amazing movie that would be the best movie of the summer if not for another movie that has come out. Bruce Willis does an excellent job coming back to that character that we all know and love and Justin Long does a good job as the stupid hacker who unknowingly helps the villians in their quest to teach the US a lesson. This movie does get unbelievable the further is gets into the movie. When I say "unbelievable, I am talking about the action sequences, that get crazier and crazier as the movie goes along. What makes this movie so awesome is that you don't seem to care when you see the movie because it just looks awesome and the movie has done an excellent job in immersing you in the story. You may know in your head that a jet destoying a highway is totally insane and improbable, but you go along with it because it is just so awesome. This is the second best movie of the summer in my opinion.
2. Fantastic Four 2: This is an improvement over the original, which I thought was pretty damn good. The action sequences are incredible and the Silver Surfer is an excellent character who I hope gets his own movie since there are so many good stories that they could do with him. Some people thought that Galactus was lame and they wanted the original Marvel Universe one, but who would want to see a movie where the main villian is a 50 foot tall giant encased in purple and red armor? I was totally fine with how they did Galactus so it did not bother me. What did bother me was Jessica Alba. She is one of the hottest women in movies today, but they did not have to make her look like a Barbie doll and make her lips grow throughout the movie(if you don't believe me, watch it again and then tell me what you see). This was another great summer movie that surpassed my expectations.
3. Transformers: This is the best movie of the summer so far because it has giant f*cking robots, as Michael Bay put it. Everything else that the movie has in it is also pretty sweet as well. Shia LeBeouf does a good job but the real stars are the Transformers. The fight scenes are excellent and the movie does not slow down one bit. All of the voice actors do an excellent job giving their characters a real personality. The one part that disturbed me was when Shia's mom talked with him about masturbating for a couple minutes. If they had cut that one scene, it would have made the movie a little less awkward and would have made me recommend it to all ages. Megan Fox, his love interest, is smoking hot but it was pretty stupid how they had her change from a brain dead bimbo to a girl who took not sh*t from anyone and started kicking some robot ass. Besides those two little missteps, it is the greatest movie of the summer, so far.
4. Harry Potter 5: This was the move that I saw most recently and it definitely did an excellent job of telling the main story of the book. The Harry Potter fanboys(of whom some of my friends are)may want to hang me but the stuff they left out was not needed to tell the overall story of the book and they did not make me sad about what they left out. The special effects were superb and all of the actors did an excellent job with their character. The fight scene between Dumbledore and Voldemort was the best duel in the movies so far and you will be blown away by it if you have not seen the movie yet.
All in all, this has been an excellent summer for movies and I still have one more movie that I want to see, which is Rush Hour 3. I lied about talking about E3 in this blog, but that could still happen but most likely not. If you really want to know about some of the games that I am looking forward to, just pm me and I will send you a list with some of my thoughts on them.
Finally, if you agree OR disagree with anything you read in this blog, feel free to respond but do it in a way that is respectful to both me and anyone else you are replying to. Thanks for reading this super-sized version of my blog. Now I am going to go play some more Burnout and get ready for work, where I hope to makea lot of money.Until next time, party safely and enjoy like.
HT
- Posted Jul 27, 2007 11:23 am PT
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12Jul 07
Well, I finally uploaded the pictures of my car about 15 minutes ago. It took me longer that I thought it would because it has rained on and off here in KC for the past few weeks but I caught the weather on a good day.
In the world of video games, I have not been able to watch any of the E3 stuff live since the wireless that I use is not my own so I don't get the strongest signal from it. I have been watching the demos that I wanted to see after they were on live, so that works as well. I was really impressed with Assassin's Creed in the chase sequence since it seems as if they put as much into that part as they did in everything else. Mass Effect also looks awesome as it is one of the best looking games that I have seen ever. Once E3 finishes, I will give my impressions on the entire show and my favorites and other little tidbits like that. In games that I have been playing, I finally beat Hard mode on Guitar Hero 2 but I am still far from 5* all of the songs. I will get around to that eventually but I am content to just play the songs that I like and make attempts at the other songs when I need to play something different.
Not much has happened with me in the real world these past few weeks. I love my job and I am really pulling the money in. From tips alone I am pulling in about 110 to 120 dollars a week. Life has been good to me this summer and I have truly been blessed this year in general.
It is time to go deposit my said tips, so until next time, party safely and enjoy life.
HT
- Posted Jul 12, 2007 1:05 pm PT
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27Jun 07
Yes, you read like. Just like on "The Price is Right"I have a new car. Well, it is really a used car but it is new to me. I will have pictures of it up whenever it stops raining here in KC, which could be a while. It is a 1997 Honda Civic with 5 speed manual transmission, AM/FM radio with CD player, cruise control, AC, power windows, doors and locks. It is an awesome car and I am very pleased with it. Look for the pictures in the next few days.
In other news, I am going to go to the comic book shop in an hour or so and get some more of the World War Hulk comics, just not the Ghost Rider one, since IGN totally pwned it with their review. Other than that little snippet, there is not much else going on. Life is awesome and I am so pumped for school to begin, which is very wierd, but that is for another blog on down the road.
As always, party safely and enjoy life.
HT
- Posted Jun 27, 2007 10:58 am PT
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