Have a good one everyone...

 

 

First off I'll start with my quick review of Saw III which I managed to catch last night.  While it wasn't as good as the first one but definately better than the second one.  I don't know how they keep coming up with these new "games" for the victims to play but they do.  It had quite the ending too.   As with the other ones, this movie is definately not for the squeamish as I think they may have actually found a way to increase the level of violence. 

 

As I'm sure you all know, Halloween is upon us (Smithers..hang the decoration) and that means its time for horror movies (although for me any time of the year is time for horror movies).  I plan on watching as many as I can before Tuesday with Halloween being my choice for Tuesday night.  It's a bit of a tradition for me.  I watched Slither earlier this week since it was released on DVD.  Some of you who have been visiting my little corner of the web here since I started it in February may remember me doing a review it back in March after seeing it in the theatre.  It's just as good as I remember.   

 

On the gaming front,  I picked up Marvel Ultimate Alliance and I am just loving it.  This game is a lot of fun.  There are so many characters to choose from.  Unfortunately a good number of them have to be unlocked while I thought they were unlocked to beging with.  That's ok though.  I haven't had a chance to play it online in co-op yet but I can't wait to do so. 

 

Last weekend I also took advantage of Gametap's 1/2 price subscription offer and it is fantastic.  There are soooo many games to play from Atari to Arcade to PC to Genesis and more including a lot of my favourites from my youth. I seriously recommend this service to anyone who has a broadband connection.  I would recommend though that you have some sort of a controller for it.  I'm using a wired 360 controller. 

 

I've also started playing Guitar Hero again in anticipation of Guitar Hero II which should be out in a couple of weeks.  I can't wait to get that nice cherry red guitar.  I'm also really looking forward to playing some co-op as well.  This is a game that I think everyone should at least try out.  It also helps that I love rock music.  I'm just not very good at the game.  Cowboys From Hell is one of my favourties songs but it kicks my ass. 

 

Well I guess that's it for now.  I hope everyone has a safe and happy Halloween if I don't post again before hand and please remember to keep an eye out for kiddies trick or treating if you should happen to be driving home from work at the time. 

 

 

 

 

 

I see it's been a little while since I've posted anything.  I've just been busy with some other stuff.  So today I thought I'd post reviews for a few movies I've seen over the past couple weeks.

 

 

For anyone who doesn't know, this is a prequel to the remake they did a few years ago but I actually enjoyed it more than the remake.  It wasn't a great movie and it definately pushed the limits on gore but I did find it entertaining overall.  The acting was on a level you would expect for this type of movie.  This is definately a movie for horror fans to see.  However, Saw III is coming up and I think that will be the horror movie to see this fall. I know I can't wait to see it.

2) The Departed

 

While I did enjoy the movie, I found it ran a little longer than it really needed to.  The performances were all as good as could have been expected.  It had a great blend of drama and humour.  Alec Baldwin was definately one of the high points of the movie.  The ending was interesting to say the least. 

 

 

This movie stars current WWE Champion John Cena in what is more or less a throwback to the old style Schwarzenegger/Stallone movies from the 80s and early 90s.  While this was definately a rather cheesy movie overall it did have some good action sequences and Robert Patrick was fantastic as the over the top villain.  He was hilarious.  This movie is for those times when you've had a rough day and need some good escapism.