Just kidding. Actually it's everything you could possibly want out of a Batman or comic-based movie or even movies in general. I know it's being said all over the place but Heath Ledger's Joker is IN-F**KING-CREDIBLE. I'll spare you any description simply because I can't do it any justice in words, so I implore everyone to GO SEE IT. The supporting cast also does a marvelous job but Ledger definitely steals the show and drives home what a loss his death really is, especially for folks who weren't fans of his previously. I have a couple of teeny tiny complaints though. A couple of lines of dialog don't flow quite right, and Christian Bale's death metal singer voice he gives Batman can sound weak and forced at times but I am really just nitpicking here. This is the triumph that critics hailed the first Tim Burton Batman film as being. A comic book movie nominated for Academy Awards? You never know...

Hi folks. Firstly, if you're reading this, thanks. Secondly, if you're reading this that means you're tracking me, which I appreciate and want you to know that in no way is this directed at any of you. I appreciate a degree of level-headed-ness in a gamer, which is why I tend to track people who don't show obvious signs of fanboy-ism. Which brings me to my point. Usually when I read an article I end up glancing at the first handful of user comments and lately have been getting f**king FURIOUS at the rampant ignorance and hypocrisy. It only gets worse when one ventures into the forums, which I don't do unless I'm totally desperate for a piece of info. Of course this phenomenon isn't exclusive to GameSpot. I also frequent 1UP and Gametrailers and it's the same trolling **** looking to poop all over someone who disagrees with them. The inspiration for this blog, however, is thanks to GS and it's awesome community. My b*tching won't really help but it helps me to vent to a group that will most likely agree. GS user DouglasBuffone recently posted a blog with some similar sentiments and I totally see where he's coming from. Hell of it all is, it's not remotely wothwhile to fire back at these people. Trying to communicate on some normal level with the unwashed masses can be extremely trying and sometimes flat-out impossible. So I fight the urge to post a comment calling people on their **** because at that point I'd be no better than these fools. I'm already not the biggest fan of humanity so I usually take people's opinions with a humongous grain of salt. But when your most loved hobby is plagued by legions of deluded morons, it becomes personal. And it kind of pains me that there's nothing I can do to stop this madness. I've always been aware of fanboys and their ridiculous ways of rationalizing their beliefs, but it wan't until this hardware generation that I truly understood the depths that these people sink to. So to wrap this rambling mess of a blog, simply put - I YEARN FOR THE TASTE OF FANBOY BLOOD. I'm probably heading to my local Gamestop tomorrow and am thinking about hanging out a while, profiling a fanboy (console preference is inconsequential) and beating the sh*t out of them. I'll let you guys know how that goes (and maybe give some impressions of Guitar Hero: Aerosmith).

In my teens and early twenties I was way into playing guitar. I was well on my way to being pretty good I thought, but somewhere just lost interest. That is I lose interest until I see a live show or hear something that really inspires me. But soon enough I get distracted again, usually by video games. Games have probably been THE biggest thing to steal my time from playing guitar. There are other factors too but games are a big part of it. But a couple of days ago I finally cleared all the crap off of my amp and tuned up my axe and jammed on some Opeth tunes. To the extent that my fingers hurt like they did when I first started playing. It felt good. Now here's where things get a bit wacky. I was using my 360 to play the music I was playing along to and when the song (Harvest in case you were wondering) was over I went to back out of the menu and I attempted to press a button on the neck of the guitar. Whoa. That is not cool. Funny, yes. Cool, NO. So I intend to to atone for this by getting a bunch of guitar stuff, like new strings, picks and a capo. I just bought a drum set recently (yea I know) so I might get some drum stuff too. I'm just kind of bugged out that I've slacked for so long and I'm trying to get back into music because, lets face it, gaming isn't the most constructive pastime. Not that I'm going to quit gaming anytime soon.

I have to thank the fine folks at Rockstar who chose the music for GTA4. For what, you may ask? For helping me to fully discover that reggaeton is the WORST THING TO EVER BE MISTAKEN FOR MUSIC. Prior to playing GTA4 I believed that dancehall was the worst "music" ever conceived. But I was mistaken. So a big "thanks guys" to Rockstar for the clearing that up.

We're all playing it so I'll keep obvious stuff to a minimum. Simply put, Grand Theft Auto 4 is one of the best games I've ever played and I knew this within the first hour. I've got about 25 hours in it and at times I'm just overwhelmed by how much stuff I can do in Liberty City. And I want to do it ALL. I've been staying up into the wee hours every day and even when I turn it off I still want to be playing it. It has easily topped Vice City as my series favorite. Two quick things about my experiences thus far: The most recent crazy thing that happened to me occured while I was attempting to fly under all the bridges for the achievement. I was right in front of the last one when a heli-tour copter crashed into me at full speed, knocking off the tail section of my copter. I spun out of control for a few moments when I bailed out, hoping to hit the water below but I got smacked by a blade and was flung to my gruesome death... holy sh*t. The second thing is that just moments ago I heard something during a dialog exchange between Nico and Kate which blew my mind. It was waaay heavy and the most serious thing I've ever heard in a game. It was also delivered perfectly which just sold even more. However I have the feeling that things are going to get waaaaay more screwed up before it's over. Needless to say, I really like this game.

Hi folks. I just read an article and subsequently saw the news report about bus ads in Chicago for GTAIV being pulled by their local transit authority. I thought you guys might like to see it so here you go. Enjoy!