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The mega post E3 analysis blog!

I know not very timely but The Dark Knight was so good that it overrided any E3 talk. Looking around the blogs seems there is a lot of negative E3 talk, yeah it was disappointing in so regards but forget that. This is going to be a generally positive (well some areas have to be criticized) look at E3, which if you look at the games, was a great show.

First the conferences:

Microsoft - Probably the best one. Started off exactly how conferences should be, lots of demos of upcoming major games. RE5 was my favorite, but Gears 2 blew me away as well. Then the conference went to hell, that movie eye toy ripoff game, yikes. They had some really good announcements though like the Netflix deal, a revamp of Xbox Live and more. To top it off it had the one major announcement of E3, FFXIII. We used to get announcements like these all the time, but at this E3 this was the only one. It was an unbalanced conference, so I give it a C.

Nintendo - What in the hell. If you took all the worst predictions I had about this conference and multiplied them by 10 it still would not match the horror of what happened on stage. The whole conference was like a giant middle finger to anyone who plays the types of games we do. Instead they get this chick to act like a overly enthusiastic mom, their new crowd I guess. Whatever they showed nothing in terms of great new games for the holiday, only Animal Crossing and that is a niche game on its own. Motionplus did not have a good demonstration. Wii Music was terrible, it looks like a joke of a game. Worst conference I have ever seen. I give it an F

Sony - This was a solid conference but almost too safe, it ultimately became boring. They should plenty of games, but instead of full demonstrations (of which they only did Resistance 2) they opted to show trailers, and many CG trailers, what in the hell. Little Big Planet was the highlight of the show and that was done as a substitute powerpoint rather than discussing the game. So many games MIA, Killzone 2, White Knight, Team Ico project. It was a well structured conference but lacking any surprises. Even the GoW 3 reveal was poor cause we knew it would be shown but I though we would see a glimpse of an actual game not a CG movie clip showing nothing, might as well just put a logo on screen. I give it a C-

Ubisoft - Actually one of the better ones cause it just showed games. It loses a ton of points for having a major section devoted to games like Dogz and Monkez. But they showed a mind blowing demo of Prince of Persia. I give it a C-

Konami - Props for actually showing games, too bad most of them were eh. Castlevania DS looks incredible but the fighting game demo was boring. SH5 was interesting. The Rock Revolution demo was the worst thing I have ever seen at E3, yes worse than Wii music. I give it a D.

Capcom - Yeah what the hell was this. Nothing shown, just a talk about the Lost Planet movie. Since NOTHING was shown it gets an FU. A new rating I just came up with.

So yeah the conferences were bad with no real revelations of any kind. Maybe we got too used to having rand new consoles coming out, every bit of news was major cause we were heading into the unknown. That time has passed until the next console cycle. For now its all about the games and if you did focus on that there was plenty to be excited about during E3. I will present the game with a sort of stock like review, stock goes up if the E3 showing was impressive, stock goes down if it did not impress.

The Games:

Resident Evil 5 - We got plenty of videos of this baby in action and it looks phenomenal. One of the best looking games at the show, the action is taken up a notch, co-op doesn't seem that bad. Sure there are some questions like is this just RE4.5, will co-op in single player hurt the game. I dont know the answers yet but the demos were great and the new trailer made my inner fanboy jump with joy. March 13, my new obsession begins. ^

Resident Evil 5 Screenshot

Little Big Planet - This game keeps getting better and better each time it is shown. Every time i have a concern about LBP being a solid platformer it shows me a level that puts my mind at ease. We saw levels that had this SMB feel to it, we saw enemies which you can defeat by bouncing on their heads, we saw levels that are not levels at all but music simulators. This game can do anything it seems. The community aspects were showcased in the GS demo and it looks very impressive. This is shaping out to be a legendary game, I can feel it. ^

LittleBigPlanet Screenshot

Gears of War 2 - I want a 360 for this. The graphics are unreal, the action looks top of the line and that setpiece with the giant monster taking out the building, holy crap. Thats how you do fights on a giant scale. Looks very very impressive, one of the best games at the show. ^

Gears of War 2 Picture

Fallout 3 - One of the surprises for me. Yeah it maybe just Oblivion with guns but its guns that can shoot out teddy bears!! The G4 demo blew me away, so much carnage and destruction, it looks fun just to find ways to kill enemies. Not to mention there is a monstrous world to explore, which is something i love to do. This is a day one purchase for sure. ^

Resistance 2 - You know what, not the showing I would have hoped. Maybe I missed something cause I did not see much of anything on the multiplayer aspect which to me is the most interesting aspect. The single player campaign does look good but that monster scene was done poorly when compared to Gears, it looked slow and predictable. I have no doubt the game will be great I just dont think they showed anything worthwhile. v

Killzone 2 - Now this is looking more and more impressive each time I see it. It is the best looking game by far, its still unreal in my mind. At points the game looked slow and boring but previews say its very fun to play. Plus the multiplayer reveal was very impressive, reminds me a bit of TF2. This may turn out better than R2. ^

Killzone 2 Screenshot

Infamous - I am so very excited, the city looks like it has depth and detail to it, almost like a GTA game and not like say a Hulk game. I am impressed by the action and the freedom the game seems to have. Very excited for this one, great showing at E3. ^

Star Wars Force Unleashed - I was sold on the name alone but now I am a believer that this will be a stellar game. It does not look sloppy like past SW games, it has more of a Jedi Knight feel to it but taken to another level. I am sooo hyped now, not only is it an original SW story it seems to be a great game as well. ^

Dead Space - An original game by E3 that looks *gasp* good?! Well it does, it has high production values, has the action of a RE4 but mixed with actual horror. Set in space with all sorts of creepy monsters it looks stylish, interesting and fun to play. Now on my radar. ^

Dead Space Screenshot

Wii Music - Here I was expected a great music game that allows you to be like Rock Band but with a ton of different instruments. Instead it seems like in this game you just wave around the wiimote in the desired manner and music magically happens. There will be no scoring, no beats to follow, just mindless dumb waggling. CRAP. v

Wii Sports Resort - I dont play much of Wii Sports but it was interesting as a pack in. I doubt I would want to pay for a full game with only a few more minigames added. I do want motion plus though... anyway this did not show me anything impressive. v

Animal Crossing - I hear this is an extremely addictive game. But I dont think you can show that, especially not at E3. Its a poor E3 game but I bet its a ton of fun. --

Bionic Commando - I still am unsure about this game. You swing around, that looks fun but something seems off about the world and the controls, just doesn't look right. Nothing at E3 made it seem any different. v

Fable 2 - I think I have to see more videos but what I saw was Fable 1 with jump in jump out co-op. But I heard there are better videos showing a more open world. Combat is still very much Fable, just mindless hack and slash with some spells thrown in. I enjoyed the first but it was nothing special, it can go either way with this one. EDIT: OMG!!! GS demo with Peter, WOWOWOWOW! ^^^

Far Cry 2 - A gigantic FPS world, interesting. Whats more interesting is that its more of a sneak around mess with the environment type game rather than just run and shoot everything type game. I am looking out for it. ^

Sonic Unleashed - WOAH!! The GS stage demo blew my sonic fanboy head away, the sonic level looked like a dream come true. But then that dream turned into a nightmare as werehog took over, looks like any average action game. I am buying it for the sonic levels alone, which impressed me greatly at this E3. ^

Sonic Unleashed Screenshot

Ghostbusters - Looks ok, the game at least has more going for it that most movie tie in games but its missing that AAA polish the best games has. But who am I kidding, we are buying this cause its ghostbusters 3. --

Deadly Creatures - What started as a joke has turned into something to look out for. The sense of scale in this game is impressive, you feel tiny as gigantic humans walk past your dirt home. Fighting other insects doesn't look terrible, it looks like a load of fun. I think the oddball concept adds some charm to the game, I liked what I saw. ^

Silent Hill 5 - Looks better than I thought it would be. The boss fight they showed was impressive for a SH game. But the talk of a mission structure scares me. I was slightly more excited for this game so I guess thats a ^

Prince of Persia - WOW!! Thats how you do a reinvention. Huge open world, what looks to be fluid combat, and the graphics look gorgeous. One of the more impressive games of the show. ^

Prince of Persia Screenshot

Castlevania fighting game - Ugh I hate the concept but it did not look like a complete disaster as I thought it would be. Still looks like something I would not pay to play though. --

Sim City Creator - I love Sim City, wiimote controls would make it very easy to play on a TV. Add all sorts of new animations and destruction modes like a giant ball you control with the wiimote and I am sold. ^

DC Online - I dont care for MMO's and this was not impressive. v

Dark Void - This one came out of nowhere. At first glance it looks like an average boring third person shooter but then he takes off to the sky on a jet pack, hijacks an alien spaceship and uses it in air combat, woah. I am curious now. ^

Golden Axe Beast Rider - no. v

Mirror's Edge - I was wondering if this game was on rails, it almost seemed that way but then they picked up the controller and started playing and I was mesmerized. Very excited for this one. ^

NBA Live - A dream come true, daily stat updates and scores added to your franchise to mirror the real world. This is what I want in a football game, make it happen. ^

Mercenaries 2 - You can call for a nuke in real time, its a must see. I loved the first, I am sold on the second. ^

Brothers In Arms - Where is this game, wasnt this game shown like 100 years ago. Didn't it look very impressive. Did something happen cause it looks like it took a big graphical hit. Not only that the gameplay looks slow, telling your teamates where to go every three seconds doesn't help either. v

Wario Land - Sexy 2D gameplay, I want. Runs really smooth, great animation. Hopefully a good game. ^

Wario Land: Shake It! Screenshot

Motorstorm 2 - Very impressive, visually and content wise. I may give this one a try. ^

There are so many more games that I still need to check out. A special mention to some great looking downloadble games coming soon like Ratchet Quest for Booty, Fat Princess, Mega Man 9 of course, that Winterbottom game, even Flower looks interesting. Then there are the hidden games like Heavy Rain that they did show backstage, which I hear was amazing. I didn't even cover portables, the DS once again has a killer lineup of games.

There is something for everyone, the amount of games coming out this and early next year is staggering. How can anyone complain. E3 showed off the goods, yeah I know we already knew about 99% of the games at the show, that OMG world is ending megaton E3 we used to know maybe is gone but as a showcase for future games its still impressive.

Now for my awards:

Best graphics - Killzone 2

Biggest surprise - FFXIII going to 360

Best game you probably missed - The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom

Most Innovative - Little Big Planet

Most improved sequel - Prince of Persia

Best hardware news - Wiimotion plus (cause it affects games, while most other news was about multimedia)

Best trailer - Resident Evil 5

Most embarrising moment - TIE Nintendo shows Wii Music / on stage Rock Revolution demo

Where the hell was this game (game had to exist already) award - Alan Wake

Best company showing - TIE EA and Sony (EA had an excellent showing, very suprised. Sony's first party lineup looks like its all quality, very impressive)

Best 360 exclusive game - Gears of War 2

Best Wii exclusive game - Wario Land

Best PS3 exclusive game - Little Big Planet

Overall Game of the Show - Resident Evil 5 (runner-up Little Big Planet)

Resident Evil 5 Screenshot

Posted by dvader654, Jul 22, 2008 2:34 pm PT   16 Comments
The Dark Knight in depth review/discussion (SPOILERS)

Go to the blog post below if you have not seen the movie yet, I will get deep into the movie here...

Are you gone yet...

Only people that have seen the movie should be reading this...

I have to see this movie again cause it was just too much to take in. I will attempt to remember all the awesome I saw but I will probably miss some stuff. I said it in the other blog I will say it again, what makes this movie so powerful is the sense of dread that fills this movie. This is how you do danger, how you do suspense, how you do desperation. I had no idea what was going to happen, and that is so rare cause I am pretty damn good as seeing the outcome before it happens. Hell I thought Two-face was going to kill Gordon's kid, for a movie to make me think that for even a second is incredible. The heroes in this movie are put in such a horrible spot, I had no idea how they could get out of it, at every turn the Joker was upping the stakes, and it got to the point where I was starting to believe they would lose, and in a way they did. This movie is as much about Dent as anyone, maybe more so. Dent was the main hero, he was the future of Gotham, not Batman, and the Joker in a way "killed" him. The Joker took the last hope of Gotham and turned him into a villain.

Then there is Gordon and Bruce, left with what, they are in as bad a spot as you can be in. At the start of this movie you start to see glipses of hope from Bruce that he may be able to stop being Batman and life a normal life. That is what he wants, to be with Rachel. But along comes a Joker and scars him forever. In this movie, Bruce realizes he is doomed to be Batman forever, in a way the Joker took away Bruce's life. Gordon as well will suffer, he just saw his family be threated, he will have to live being the target of every insane crazy forever. Gordon is as much a hero as Batman in this movie, like him he is incorrputable. These two guys, even in the face of the worst possible future decide to continue to fight the good fight, true heroism.

So much I loved about this film. With Batman I loved how he was like a secret agent, almost James Bondish with the toys he had. It seemed plausible, it wasn't like he had a magic belt with something for every siutation, it seemed like well planned out missions with equipment Wayne could afford. I loved the Hong Kong sequence, I loved that Batman was like a detective at times. The sonar thing was a bit out there but it still worked. I did hope that the Batcave would be finished, it was weird not having it in the movie. Also Alfred kind of was way in the background in this movie, Caine plays him so well I wanted to see more. The reality is that the focus is not on Batman so its a bit offputting when you got so used to these characters in the first one and now they play one role in an ensemble cast. Still its handled so well that it does not matter.

Even Rachel had a decent role in the film. Maggie (not spelling the last name) playing the character stronger, more sure of herself, she is not as pretty as Holmes but played her well enough that I cared about her. When she died it was a shock, rarely do movies shock me, that blew me away (and her too, hahahahaha... ). It actually did not register with me that the Joker switched the addresses cause he knew Batman would chose Rachel, I was kind of confused as to why Batman would pick Dent, I figured he felt Dent was more important for the city but that did not sit right with the character. It was after that it clicked, the Joker played Batman and Dent, brilliant.

Then there is the Joker which is a legendary film performance. How many scenes will you forever remember. Of course the magic pencil trick was the best, the whole theater was going nuts for that one. His stories about how he got his scars. The hospital scene!! Him walking out in a nurse uniform as the building explodes behind him, and that skip when the second explosion goes off,. When he is in the interrogation room with Batman, wait screw that, when he talks to that officer that stays behind about killing his friends, wow. "Is that a bazooka!", lol. So many memorable sequences, he stole the show and he was pure evil. That speach he had at the end sums it up, "we can do this forever". In a way Batman is responsible creating this madness and because of that Batman will have to fight it forever. I am so happy they did not kill the Joker, he is not meant to die, he is meant to be the anti-Batman forever, so sad that Ledger has passed away cause I cannot see anyone else in this role now. The problem now is how to they top this, its impossible, any villain that comes next, even another Joker cannot match this.

If you noticed I have not even talked about the action and I am an action junky, the reason is that the drama was so good the action felt second place. Still what was there was top-notch, yeah I know the fist fights get hard to follow cause of the camera but it kind of works cause Batman is supposed to be like a ninja quickly taking out foes without them having a chance to react. The vehicle chases were phenomenal. The whole batpod scene, WOW, when that bike went up the wall and flipped, "HOLY ****!!" The final set piece in the building was well done as well, crazy how Batman had to take out the police while taking out Joker's goons, sick.

There is so much to love about this movie. Oh how about Two-Face and that hideous scarring, yikes. It did have maybe a tad to much CG but it had to be done. Now do you guys think he died or now, I did not think he died until I started reading that guys on gaf thought he did. I thought they were going to hide him away, but keep his image going. Its odd cause it never once specifically says he is dead, maybe its left open on purpose. Again major kudos to Eckart cause he played Dent perfectly, you would think you would want to quickly see him turn into Two-Face cause you can't wait to see him. Not so in this movie, I believed in Harvey Dent, I wanted the outcome to change, I wished he could remain this white knight hero, his fall was so tragic.

There is just so much to talk about, so many subjects to touch on. There are even parallels to 9/11 here, obviously the Joker was the terrorist but it wasn't just that, it was the sense of dread that filled the city and the movie, it felt like that day, where you were hopeless and feared for what would come next. Also with the whole sonar thing it gets into privacy issues and such. The movie is also a look into people at their core, are they good or evil. The whole two boats scene explored that, ultimately showed that at its core humanity can be good, we want to be good, to see that backfire on the Joker was awesome. Its still a comic book movie so it explores good and evil on a grander scale than most movies. This movie does get into the gray area a lot more, like is Batman really the cause of all this, at what cost do you keep on fighting. The last speech by Gordon brings it together, Batman will do anything for Gotham, even be the villain if thats the role he must play, but he is their Dark Knight, what a perfect ending.

Posted by dvader654, Jul 18, 2008 3:08 pm PT   24 Comments
The Dark Knight is a MASTERPIECE.

I'm off to see The Dark Knight soon. See you later with the review.

EDIT:

Just got back and I don't even know where to begin. This is the best movie of the year, I dont even need to see the rest of the movies this year to know that. This is the best superhero movie and its not close, but screw the term superhero movie this is so much more. This is a movie masterpiece on a level with my favorite movies ever.

I am keeping this spoiler free for now so don't be afraid to read. I don't know if a remember a movie that made me feel this uncomfortable, that filled me with such dread and dispair like this movie did. Forget horror movies, nothing is as evil, as unnerving as watching the Joker at work. I don't know if I have ever seen a depiction of a city at the brink of complete insanity as I did in this film. You watch as Batman and company just try to figure out what to do, its incredible.

Ledger will win an Oscar, if he doesn't it will be the biggest rob in Oscar history. To be fair though Heath Ledger was not in this movie. There was not one hint of him. What I saw was the Joker on screen. Not an actor, the Joker is real and they put him on screen, thats what I saw. To say its the best villain performance in comic book history is such an understatement, I dont think I can watch another superhero movie where the villain comes up with a dumb plot for world domination after watching this. This was freaky and captivating, this is a legendary villain performance.

God this movie was SO FREAKING AMAZING. i have not even talked about Aaron Eckart and his amazing role as Harvey Dent. This is Dent's movie as much as it is Batman's and Joker's and he makes the character stand as strong as those two. His arch his another masterfully told story. If there are to be complaints its probably going to come from the movie maybe being a bit too long but it did not bother me. Also the focus is not on Batman like it was in the last one, again did not bother me cause the cast was amazing and it does refocus on Batman by the end.

I can run down a list of great moments in this movie, I will do so later as more of you see it. GO SEE IT NOW!!

Posted by dvader654, Jul 17, 2008 5:58 pm PT   26 Comments
What I expect from E3.

Woo, E3 week is upon us. Not the big build up like previous years. I think its a mix of the industry moving away from E3 and us being in the middle of the generation (so no big surprises like new consoles) that is not making this one of my more anticipated E3's. Seems to me like we know about every game that will be shown, even the ones that are supposed to be surprises we know about like Kid Icarus and God of War 3. Maybe something unexpected will come around and blow us away but I doubt it. I am excited to see what some of these games will look like to be sure. Also it hurts when so many of my favorite franchises are in down periods, I doubt any new Zelda will be shown, Mario just came out, MGS4 just came out, we have seen plenty of RE5 (I cant wait to see more), DMC4 and NG2 came out. So many franchises are going to be missing. So here is what I expect:

Microsoft - Lots of talk about the price cut. I huge focus on Gears 2 which we have seen a bunch on already, does look amazing. Lots on Banjo, Fable 2, Halo Wars, Forza 3, Viva Pinata 2. Something stupid that is supposed to be like the wii. What I really hope for is Alan Wake, I want to know what is it exactly.

Nintendo - I have no clue, I just hope it doesn't suck like last year. I have no clue what is coming out on the Wii from them. I assume the rumors are true and Animal Crossing and Kid Icarus will be shown. AC I dont care for and KI is a wild card, who knows what its like. Will we see anything from the big three, I dont think so, and that makes me sad. I expect something horrific like Wii Fit once again. I have no clue what will happen in this one, i hope its good but its the one I fear the most.

Sony - I expect them to be the star of the show, the PS3 has a ton of stuff going for it right now and I think they will build on that. They will talk about the great enhancements on the PSN and show off whats to come like Home. LBP will be on full display. Killzone 2 and Resistance 2 will have major showings as well. GT5 of course. Some Infamous. Maybe some Uncharted 2... But what I hope blows us away is God of War 3. Oh and maybe the revealing of the team Ico game. Oh and more White Knight Story.

Capcom - RE5!!!!!! Mega Man 9!!!!!! RE5!!!!!! Mega Man 9!!!! SFIV!!!!! RE5!!!!! MM9!!! Bionic Commando?? RE5!!!!!!! WOOOO! Oh and I think they will show a new RE game for the Wii.

Konami - *chirp* *chirp* Hey MGS4 just came out... Look we have a Castlevania fighting game... why are you leaving, come back.... we will sue you if you dont... *chirp* (Please new Metal Gear game, anything)

Square - FFXIII canceled, FF Versus canceled, all products to be released on DS. In reality they better show us some actual FFXIII gameplay footage or I will be pissed. Its been long enough and we have seen some magic video of some crazy train fight, show us more. Thats all I care about, give me FFXIII or go to hell.

Tecmo - A sign that simply says "Going out of buisness"

Sega - WEREHOG!!! GRRRR!!! (maybe Yakuza 3 US version)

Ubisoft - Lots of PoP hopefully its awesome. Some BG&E 2 would be great. Tons of crap for the Wii. Splinter Cell canceled cause the devs are playing MGS4 instead.

Platinum Games - I hope they make a big showing at E3. Bayonetta could be excellent. Mad World looks interesting, I want to see more. Most of all, I want to see what Mikami is up to, show me!!

Western devs - Stuff with guns and things blowing up, could be good. Oh and fake music instrument games, which I do love. And Madden.

PC - Yes I made a PC section, why, cause I want to see Doom 4. I have a feeling something will be shown and it will melt our brains. Oh and HL2 Episode 3 of course. (Portal 2 please.)

The Dark Knight - Will be the best movie of the year.

So thats what I expect, check back after for the post E3 report card.

Posted by dvader654, Jul 12, 2008 11:46 pm PT   17 Comments
Insert Coin

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Posted by dvader654, Jul 2, 2008 5:33 pm PT   8 Comments
Dvader at the movies: Wall-E and Wanted

Yah I already saw this weeks two big movies, I like the movies. First lets start with the new Pixar masterpiece Wall-E.

Wall-E:

Go see this movie. Take your girlfriend, take your kids, take anyone, it doesn't matter, this is a movie that can be enjoyed by everyone. I love most Pixar movies, Wall-E is easily up there with their best. Wall-E at its core is actually like an old silent movie era love story mixed with the most eye popping visuals you will see in a movie and a sci-fi setting. The brilliance of the movie are the robot characters mainly Wall-E and Eve, these robots are some of the most charimatic, lovable characters to ever grace the screen. You will love Wall-E, its impossible not to, his curiousity is infectious, he has this childlike innocence about him. Your heart will ache for him when all he wants is companionship with another robot, Eve, basically the imac of the robot world. The amazing thing is that these robots practically don't talk, they say a few words but mostly say each others names. Ben Burt, the man that create all sounds for Star Wars and the voice of R2D2, does a wonderful job as the voice of Wall-E, as with R2D2 Wall-E has as much a personality as a human but with limited language.

Even though the core of the movie is a love story for the ages, the backdrop is one of the most interesting sci-fi concepts in a long while. I don't want to ruin much of it but lets just say its a world where robots have to teach humans how to be humans. Wall-E and his small gang of misfit robots have more personallty than the humans of this time period, the humans basically learn to be human from a robot. It has a good message for kids and adults alike. Its a movie that works on so many levels, kids will love it cause of the classic characters, adults will love it cause of the romance and ideas presented. Its not fall on the floor funny but you will have a laugh every few moments.

Go see this movie, best movie of the summer so far. BTW the short in front of the film will have you in tears from how funny it is, their best short ever.

Wanted:

I am a huge action movie fan, if you have read my blog before you know I loved 80's R rated action movies, not the whipy crap we get today that passes as action movies. Thank god Wanted is an R rated all out, stylish in your face action movie. Easily the best action film of the year, this movie has energy from start to finish. I was shocked at how close it followed the Matrix formula, its almost a beat by beat recreation of the movie minus the plot. It starts off with a moment that sets you up for the crazy powers these people have. Then you follow a guy living a normal life but he feels he does not know who he is. Soon he is yanked out of his life and taken into a world of super powered assassins. There he trains to be their best assassin ever. It ends with him grabbing as many guns as possible and going nuts in a huge ballet of gun play that will blow you away. Sound familiar, yeah cause its is all the action style of the Matrix without any of the substance. Oh and it has a bit of Fight Club thrown in, he has a lot of inner monologue and you can't help but notice the Fight Club influence.

So yeah this might not be the most original movie but who cares when its this mother bleeping bad ass!! Like the Matrix so many years ago, some of the action you see in this movie will shock and awe you. It has great stylish bullet effects, insanly thought out action scenes and its almost non-stop. The characters are memorable, I have no clue who the main dude is but by the end I totally believed he was a bullet curving badass. Angelina Jolie is about as sexy as you can get. Morgan Freeman was even a total badass, he curses in the movie, OMG! The movie is very predictable though, I figured out most of the plot twists coming from a mile away again didn't matter much cause it was such a fun ride.

If you are an action movie fan see this movie now.

So there you go, two great movies came out this weekend, you have no excuse to not see one of them.

Posted by dvader654, Jun 28, 2008 12:12 pm PT   12 Comments

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Soul Calibur IV (Taki vs Asta)

Category:
Gameplay
Association:
Soulcalibur IV (X360)

Taki (Yama) vs Astaroth (FinalxBoss) - First day gameplay, competitive SCII players trying to figure out what is going on in this new instalment.

Posted Jul 27, 2008 by Yama | 2'16" | 7 Views

Fallout Speed Run

Category:
Speed Runs
Association:
Fallout (PC)

Fallout Speed Run

Posted Jul 19, 2008 by RK-Mara | 10'47" | 139 Views

Morrowind Speed Run

Category:
Speed Runs
Association:
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (PC)

Speed run of Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind.

Posted Jul 19, 2008 by RK-Mara | 9'34" | 36 Views