If only this movie would come out as a double pack with Fast & Furious 4, my dreams would all come true.
(And yes, we still have a blog)
The X-Files I Want to Believe
Fox Home Entertainment / 2008 / 108 Minutes / Rated PG-13
Street Date: December 02, 2008
List Price: $39.98
Movie :
If you enjoyed the TV Series and the previous movie you can’t really go wrong with checking this out, with that said you might come away a tad dissapointed. I won’t go into the plot points but in my opinion the story written for this movie does not stand up to the first film and comes off as more of a plot for one of the X-Files shows produced for television. If you go into the movie expecting a huge spectacle you’re going to come away dissapointed. With that said though, if you go into the movie expecting what I’ve written you will find a pretty interesting little story that will at the least keep you entertained just to find out what it is that’s goin on. So this isn’t a bad movie by any means, it’s just not a great one.
Blu-Ray Picture :
As for the transfer of the film it kinda came off a tad bit soft in spots but overall was sharp and vivid with deep blacks and nice use of color. This isn’t a huge special effects type film so it’s not in the category of material you would use to demo Blu-Ray to friends and family.
Supplements and Extras :
Deleted Scenes
Audio Commentary
Featurettes
Documentary
Gag Reel
Trailers
Interactive Timeline - featuring over 80 video clip segments from “The X-Files” archives
Video Commentary (Profile 1.1)
Online Game (Profile 2.0)
Digital Copy
D-Box Enhancement
Bottom Line - If you are a major X-Files fan this is of course a buy and for anyone else it’s def worth a rent.
Burn After Reading
Universal Studios Home Entertainment / 2008 / 95 Minutes / Rated PG-13
Street Date: December 21, 2008
List Price: $34.95
Movie :
The basic set up of the film revolves around two of the most retarded characters I’ve seen in a long time, 2 gym employees played by Brad Pit and Frances McDormand who think they stumble upon highly classified CIA documents that belong to a high up in the chain CIA Agent. What follows next is their brilliant plan to blackmail the agent, played hilariously by John Malkovich, so that ultimately the character played by McDormand will get the money needed for her plastic surgery……. Yep you read that right and that’s what in my opinion makes the movie so great, the complete absurdness of the plot. Of course there are other stories being told throughout the movie that involve cheating spouses, the Russians, spy games, and a hilarious disscussion throughout the movie of what exactly it is that is happening by two senior CIA officials.
Now not everyone is going to like this movie though, it is very random and quirky to say the least and if random and quirky aren’t your thing then it’s probably best to just stay away for it would end up being a waste of your time. If complete pointlessness is your thing though you will probably really enjoy this movie and it’s characters.
Blu-Ray Picture :
Not much goin on here worth mentioning as far as ” Holy Shit ” Blu-Ray wow factor talk. It’s pretty much what you would expect from this type of movie which primarily takes place in office buildings, apartments, and occasional bed room scenes. The outdoor shots of Washington DC look nice when you get to see some of the sourroundings but they play a very little role in the film other then being the backdrop for where the story is set.
Supplements and Extras :
Not much goin on here at all just a few featurettes.
Bottom Line :
I would like to reccomend this to everyone but I think it might just be too quirky and pointless for some to enjoy or ” get ” for that matter. This is one of those movies where you’re gonna love it or absolutely hate it and of course for the slow minded ADD crowd ” Shut the movie off 15 min into it ”. Personally I loved it and found it to be hilarious and recommend it for those who enjoy stories about pretty much nothing at all. Is it worth a buy? Probably not, but I felt it was worth adding to my collection. For those who aren’t into ammasing a Blu-Ray collection I would say Rent It.
What I’ve Been Playing:
Call Of Duty : World At War
I just picked this up over the holidays and while not a huge fan of the Call of Duty games I gotta say I’m pleasantly suprised. The game looks amazing first off which should be assumed since it’s running off the Call of Duty engine which runs at 60fps and I’m a whore for 60fps. I know everyone is pretty much burnt out on WW2 FPS’s myself included but Treyarch managed to so far craft a pretty fun game. I play the game on Veteran difficulty and while that can be brutally frustrating at times the fun factor and just spectacle at whats goin on all around you really make you feel like you’re ” in the shit “.
Last night I got to try the co-op campaign mode with one of my friends and again while playing on Veteran we were dying pretty much every 10 seconds on certain parts the whole time we were just laughing and having a blast. I want to try and get a full 4 player co-op campaign going sometime this week to see if that makes it any easier on Veteran and I can only imagine the hilarity that would ensue from having a room full of sub-par FPS players trying to go through together on Veteran.
I haven’t yet tried the multiplayer so I can’t comment on that but I def want to give it a shot this week. So if any of you guys reading this have the game add my gamertag so we can play.
I encourage all the other Bloggers to post their lists as well. Please note I obviously haven’t seen every movie, heard every album, etc. So omission does not always = dislike (example: Left 4 Dead).
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Albums
8. If - Mindless Self Indulgence
7. Third - Portishead
6. When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold - Atmosphere
5. Rising Down - The Roots
4. Attack & Release - The Black Keys
3. The Odd Couple - Gnarls Barkley
2. Feed the Animals - Girl Talk
1. At Mount Zoomer - Wolf Parade
While I didn’t get into this one until recently, it’s easily the best album out of the bunch as far as a complete package.
To be honest, I liked certain songs from other albums on this list more than some of the songs on At Mount Zoomer, but almost every single album on this list was hit & miss this year (I’m looking at you Black Keys). Wolf Parade put out an incredibly tight package from end to end that made me give it the nod here. Good times.
Video Games
7. Fable 2
6. Gears of War 2
5. Grand Theft Auto IV
4. Braid
3. Rock Band 2
2. Prince of Persia
1. Fallout 3
Bethesda has done it again, only this time they took my favorite series of all time and brought it to the next gen, intact. A miracle considering my expectations. Sure the game isn’t perfect, but it is hands down the best game of the year, in a year with a lot of big contenders and a lot of big surprises.
Movies
7. Cloverfield
6. In Bruges
5. Iron Man
4. Pineapple Express
3. Let the Right One In
2. Wall-E
1. The Dark Knight
What’s there to say that hasn’t already been said? Chris Nolan knocked this one out of the park on almost every level, and Heath managed to put out one of the most memorable performances in the last decade as everyone’s favorite psychopath. Gritty, mature, and kick-ass, this one was an easy pick.
I wanted to like Wanted.
I really did.
The cards were all in play: I was a huge fan of the comic, I really enjoy Angelina Jolie being hot, and Morgan Freeman would be my dad in a universe that made sense - coincidentally the same universe where Carlos Mencia is working at Taco Bell and gets punched in the mouth every time he tells steals a shitty joke.
And let’s face it, comic-based movies are getting a lot better. We got a decent Hulk movie, Iron Man set the groundwork for a solid sequel, Spider-man 3…well, let’s forget Spider-man 3.
Not every movie can be Daredevil.
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Only 3 more weeks left in the year and the gaming releases are slowing down to a trickle. For the 3 major consoles we only have two titles being let loose into retail this week. They are:
Playstaion 3
12/10/2008
Sonic Unleashed
Nintendo Wii
12/10/2008
Neopets Puzzle Adventure
and for the Xbox 360 -
Nothing….
Moving onto handhelds we have the PSP’s last release of 2008, and 5 new titles for the DS.
PSP
12/10/2008
Dungeon Maker 2
Nintendo DS
12/10/2008
Slingo Quest, Cate West: The Vanishing Files, Drivers Ed Portable, Build a Lot, and Left Brain Right Brain 2.
This week’s Blu-Ray releases are probably the biggest news in the land of geekdom. Actually one release in particular….
Blu-Ray
12/09/2008
The Dark Knight
OMGZ Christian Bale is sooo hot!
Lost Season 4
Horton Hears a Who
and for the rest of this week’s Blu-Ray releases you can check the full list here - http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=br_nf_2_more?ie=UTF8&field-releasedate=1y-7y&node=16295751&rank=salesrank&pf_rd_p=325297301&pf_rd_s=center-11&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=193640011&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1HRG6XJRDPV1QX2HB1VN
In other tech related news Microsoft has released two new colors for the 120 gig Zune just in time for Christmas.
I have a Zune. I love it! www.zune.net
Now for the list I’m sure alot of you came here to read, The Most Pirated Games of 2008. It really should read the most pirated PC games of 2008 but whatever. This list was compiled by Torrentfreak.com and in no way are these official numbers but they more then likely give a pretty good look into what went on in the GameZ Scene this year.
PC Game Downloads on BitTorrent in 2008
| downloads | released | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spore | (1,700,000) | (Sept. 2008) |
| 2 | The Sims 2 | (1,150,000) | (Sept. 2004) |
| 3 | Assassins Creed | (1,070,000) | (Nov. 2007) |
| 4 | Crysis | (940,000) | (Nov. 2007) |
| 5 | Command & Conquer 3 | (860,000) | (Mar. 2007) |
| 6 | Call of Duty 4 | (830,000) | (Nov. 2007) |
| 7 | GTA San Andreas | (740,000) | (Jun. 2005) |
| 8 | Fallout 3 | (645,000) | (Oct. 2008) |
| 9 | Far Cry 2 | (585,000) | (Oct. 2008) |
| 10 | Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 | (470,000) | (Oct. 2008) |
Link to their story - http://torrentfreak.com/top-10-most-pirated-games-of-2008-081204/
No wonder why Crytek wants to shift focus onto the console side of development.
In case anyone forgot Crytek’s president Cevat Yerli had this to say back in April of this year ” I believe that’s the core problem of PC Gaming, piracy,” “It was a big lesson for us and I believe we wont have PC exclusives as we did with Crysis in future. We are going to support PC, but not exclusive anymore.”
Way to go PC gamers! Keep on destroying your hobbie and don’t come on here commenting about how successful pc gaming is doing because of Blizzard and WOW, they are the anomaly of the PC gaming industry.
I don’t even know why I’m writing about this, pc gaming dead.
PS:
Only 17 shopping days left until Christmas!
Good movie. Watch it.
Out on Tuesday.
Since it’s the beginning of the week let’s start off with this week’s gaming and movie releases. I’m only going to list the 3 major consoles as the handhelds have a…… Well no one really cares about the handhelds, so moving on.
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