Mon 25 Aug 2008
I got a free ticket to see Star Wars: The Clone Wars from work on the premiere night. Everyone pretty much knew beforehand that the movie sucked but I figured if I went in with low expectations, I would enjoy it anyway. Sadly I was mistaken.
It’s a shame since I really loved the cartoons and was looking forward to the made for TV 3D equivalent. Still, it wasn’t all bad, the character models were really nice, especially Count Dooku, and I suppose it was … err… colorful?
When applying to a job today one of the scariest procedures is the background check or the check for security clearance. You and I know that you are innocent of anything and you are definitely not a criminal. However, in today’s market employers want to be sure that they are not only hiring the best candidate for the job, they are hiring someone who has a clean slate and are heaven bound. Employers are also beginning to search for you via
First let me say I have been a Soul Calibur enthusiast not just from Soul Calibur 1, but from its often forgotten predecessor Soul Blade on PS1, remembering vividly the crazy hours I dedicated to the world tour mode in order to get every possible sword!
A couple of weeks ago, I took my two youngest brothers and my youngest sister to see Wall-E. I’m a huge Pixar and so I expected the best! Dreamworks might make funny 3D animations but, in my humble opinion, they’re not generally instant classics like Pixar’s work. We were at a premiere in a packed and age-diverse theater filled with excited people. The lights went out, the movies started, and about 90 minutes later the credits rolled. During those 90 minutes I was treated to a wonderful story and an epic feat!
I can’t say that I went into this movie with very high expectations. Quite the contrary, I’m actually very wary of movies with a lot of hype and mystery surrounding them. Still, I did watch Cloverfield with an open mind. Maybe that’s why I wasn’t as disappointed as most. Yup, in general, most people I spoke to were disappointed.
To make the claim that any game is “the Future of Gaming” is a bold move, I admit, but if you’ve played Valve’s Portal than I’m sure you’ll agree that the industry will (or at least should) head in this direction. Sure, Portal hasn’t made any hardware innovations such as rumble support, online play, or motion/touch controls did. Sure, it’s not even a new genre as much as a new spin on several pre-existing genres. It’s true that every element, except for the actual portal game mechanic, has existed in games before. But that, my friends, is not why Portal is the Future of Gaming. It is so because it does offer something which we haven’t seen in the video-game industry in a long time … hope.
watching a movie. What’s next on the queue? Bee Movie ’starring’ Jerry Seinfeld and a host of other big shots who lent their voices such as Renée Zellweger, Matthew Broderick, John Goodman, Chris Rock, Larry King, Ray Liotta, Sting, and yes, even Oprah Winfrey! With so many big name stars in the movie you know it’s going to be good, right? Sadly, wrong.
features two old fossils that I had never heard of before or since (I have seen this movie in the early 90’s but for the life of me I couldn’t remember any of it). Still, since I did sit through the entire thing, might as well share my thoughts on it.
sometimes more than once, and I own all of them on DVD. It’s true, in my eyes, they can do no wrong. I’m warning you, this review is very biased but there’s nothing I could do about it.
So it’s been almost a month since my last (and first) post but I honestly simply forgot I had a blog