Tuesday, March 01, 2011
Lie
Due Date
Big Mommas : Like Father, Like Son
Hall Pass
127 Hours
Unknown
I Am Number Four
Gnomeo & Juli...
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Due Date
In his new film Due Date, director Todd Phillips (Old School, The Hangover) stages a rather audacious cinematic experiment, placing two enormously talented actors, Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis, on a mostly deserted island, handing them an assortment of blunt and broken tools, and charging them with constructing a free-standing, fully-functioning Hollywood comedy.
To his credit, Phillips was at least considerate enough to supply his comic Crusoes with a detailed blueprint. An odd-couple/road trip movie hybrid, Due Date unapologetically mimics Planes, Trains and Automobiles, one of the John Hughes' rare “grown-up” comedies, in which Steve Martin starred as a straightlaced family man forced to travel cross-country...
Big Mommas : Like Father, Like Son
Big Momma is back, the question is: Why? In the name of all that is decent and thoughtful and pleasant, why? Was there some nuance of humor and commentary on the human condition to be found in an idiotic actor dressing up in an old-lady fatsuit that had not already been fully explored in Big Momma’s House and Big Momma's House 2? Of course not, because those films bothered not with such matters in the first place. I generously presume that all involved here are self-aware enough to feel remorseful when cashing their paychecks, and surely had to have been cognizant of what utter dreck they were flailing around in, but that only raises more questions, such as: Have they no shame? Martin Lawrence’s (Death at Funeral) FBI agent once...
Hall Pass
Men and women, as every chick flick and buddy-slob comedy will tell you, don't just come from different galaxies — they're locked in a battle for supremacy. But Hall Pass, a light comedy of horny marital woe from directors Peter and Bobby Farrelly, makes a novel statement about the sex wars: It says that they're essentially over. And that the guys — in case there was any lingering suspense about it — have lost.
Rick (Owen Wilson), a real estate agent who dresses in amazingly dweebish plaid shirts, and Fred (Jason Sudeikis), a life-insurance salesman as genial and square as Howdy Doody, are suburban schlubs devoted to their wives and (in Rick's case) family. When Rick isn't taking out the trash or disciplining his children with textbook...
127 Hours
Danny Boyle doesn't believe in doing the same thing twice. After the rousing success of the romantic fantasy Slumdog Millionaire, he has switched not only gears but continents to tell the true story of Aron Ralston in 127 Hours, an "action film with a guy who can't move." The film's similarities to Buried are striking in that both movies rely primarily on the performance of the lead actor and both challenge the audience's stamina to stay with a character under trying circumstances for 90 minutes. The level of tension in 127 Hours does not reach the intense level achieved by Buried, but it contains a scene so disturbing in its blistering, realistic gore that some will be forced to turn away. 127 Hours is unflinching in its depiction of...
Unknown
Biotech scientist Dr. Martin Harris (Liam Neeson) and his wife Lisa (January Jones) arrive in Berlin for an international conference. However, he accidentally leaves the briefcase containing his passport and other important papers at the airport. Letting his wife check him in at the posh hotel, Harris catches a cab to go back to the airport. But on the way, the cab is involved in an accident and plunges into a river. Martin is pulled from the water by Gina (Diane Kruger), the courageous driver. Since she is an illegal Bosnian immigrant, she leaves the scene after making sure he is taken care of by a medical team.
Harris falls into a four-day coma and wakes up with a mild case of amnesia. Without his passport, he has no way of proving...
I Am Number Four
Based on the book by Pittacus Lore, I Am Number Four follows teenage alien John Smith (Alex Pettyfer) as he and his guardian attempt to blend into the fabric of a small town - with their efforts inevitably confounded by the arrival of vicious warriors from a rival planet called Mogador. Despite the decidedly sci-fi bent of its premise, I Am Number Four is primarily concerned with the budding (and idealized) relationship between John and a kindhearted local (Dianna Agron's Sarah) - which, when coupled with a slightly overlong running time, does contribute heavily to the film's distinctly erratic atmosphere. There's little doubt, however, that director D.J. Caruso does a superb job of holding the viewer's interest even through the...
Musics
Black Eyed Peas - The Time (Dirty Bit)
B.O.B feat. Bruno Mars - Nothin' On You
Enrique Iglesias feat. Ludacris - Tonight
Lady Gaga - Born This Way
The Script - For The First Time
Guy Sebastian feat. Eve - Who's That Girl
Unique Zayas feat. Charice - Wherever You Go
Taio Cruz feat. Travie McCoy - Higher
P!nk - Fuckin' Perfect...
P!nk - Fuckin' Perfect
Pretty pretty please, don't you ever ever feel like you're less than fuckin' perfect ...
XBOX 360
Call of Duty : Black Ops
Marvel vs Capcom
Fallout : New Vegas
Bulletstorm
Mass Effect 2
Dead Space 2
Red Dead Redempt...
PS3
Marvel vs Capcom
Call of Duty : Black Ops
Killzone 3
Gran Turismo 5
Final Fantasy XIII
Dragon Age : Origins
Dead Space 2
DC Universe Onl...
Monday, February 28, 2011
Red Dead Redemption
"A damn fine rental"Rockstar can build a hype machine like none-other, but what about their games ? If you've played GTA 4 you've seen this engine, Red Dead of course was what this engine was built for - so naturally it runs at a better framerate and can dish out some better draw distances and character models than GTA 4 did.
One of the biggest improvements from it's predecessor (GTA) are the aiming and shooting mechanics. The new "normal" aiming lets you pick your targets much swifter and precise than the lock on from GTA, it doesn't do all the work for you fortunately leaving you with lining the headshots up real clean. Handling your horse takes some time to get used to, but once you've got it down it's nice and responsive. Something...
Mass Effect 2
"The Empire Strikes Back of video games...."There are no spoilers for either Mass Effect 1 or Mass Effect 2 in this review except for a basic plot description of the second game (which says less than the back of the box).
The Good:
-Incredible storytelling with one of the best casts in gaming
-Unprecedented presentation, especially the star-studded voice work
-Updated combat system rivals the best third-person shooters
-Overall streamlined design makes it supremely polished
The Bad:
-The text on SDTV's could make you go blind
-Mining is a chore
Sequels are a tricky thing; especially the ones bridging a trilogy together. Though flawed, the original Mass Effect had a charm and freshness unrivaled by other console RPGs at the time of its...
Fallout : New Vegas
"Viva New Vegas!"Welcome to my review of Fallout: New Vegas (from this point on referred to as F:NV), the spin-off of Fallout 3. This game was developed by Obsidian, under supervision of Bethesda.
I really loved Fallout 3 (also the first Fallout-game I played; I bought the other Fallout-games later on PC) and like Obsidian's recent games, so I decided to get this on release date despite several other games (and DLC) being released around the same time.
I started writing this review when I was about 20 hours in. I'm playing on the Normal-setting with Hardcore-mode on. My goal is to more or less focus on the main story-line and do side-quests whenever the opportunity presents itself.
Story and setting
The game puts you in the role...
Dragon Age : Origins
"Bioware's Next Great Adventure"Let's start this thing by me explaining one very important thing: I have never done a game review before. I've done movie reviews however, and from that I can say that as a professional critic I suck, so there is no risk of me deliberately searching for faults in a game and being an elitist snob about it. To me games are a form of artistic expression and a source of great fun, so if it's fun it's good and if you readers think it sounds like fun then game on. Introduction over, let's move on.
Story: I've seen a lot of stories in games before, most can be split into two types. One is the type of deep, engrossing story that players are just along for the ride for, the ones where all we can really...
Dead Space 2
"Horror has a new name"EA has been busy with Dead Space these last couple years. After the success of the first game they responded quickly to produce a Wii game, (Dead Space Extraction), a PSN/XBLA game, (Dead Space Ignition), two animated feature films, comic books, it seems there is even talk of a big budget Hollywood movie in the works. If I didn't know any better I would say EA is extremely proud of their new IP. What I admire about the way EA has handled this franchise though is that they really took their time to produce this next big game. Dead Space 2 isn't a sequel for the just for the sake of having one, this is the continuation of Issac's story, a rollercoaster ride through hell set in space. Not only does it improve...
