Picked up a copy of Full Auto for the 360 this week.  I am very impressed by this game. I have read a lot of user reviews and many have been very harsh to say the least.  Many people have complained of the lack of a story line.  I guess they have never played Burnout as it doesn't have a story line either.

 

The graphics, while not mind blowing, are still very good. The sound effects are very impressive.  Nice and loud.  The steering itself is very much the same as Burnout, although not quite as good. 

 

My only real complaint about the game is the lack of weopan selection.  I wish they could be customized a little more than they are but that's something that is not the end of the world though. 

 

Overall, I am really enjoying this game and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys Burnout and/or the Twisted Metal series.

Not much happened this week.  I guess not that much happens usually anyways.  I finally bought Guitar Hero.  I've spent most of the week since I picked it up on Wednesday playing it.  It is one amazing game.  Hard as hell though. Easy mode was pretty easy but once I moved up to medium it got really difficult.  I think it could be that I am not co-ordinated enough.  I've never played a single note on a guitar before this game and that may be why.  Anyways, even though I am having some trouble with it, I am still loving it.  The music is incredible from Cowboys from Hell to Thunderkiss '65.  I've never played anything with this great a selection of music.  Although, I guess it's a little different than regular games. 

 

I finally watched Doom yesterday on DVD.  It wasn't great but it wasn't horrible either.  The creatures looked great.  Just like in the game.  The acting was the main drawback for the movie.  The first person perspective towards the end really wasn't all that bad either.  Maybe it's because I went into it with low expectations and tere wasn't a lot of room for disappointment.  I don't think I would buy it brand new for full price but I would buy it used or a discount. 

 

I also watched Saw II this week as well.  Just as good as I remember it from the theatres.  Even though I already knew the ending I still loved it.  Not as much as the first one of course.  Then again, not too many sequels are as good as the original. 

 

I haven't really played my 360 much this week either.  Not too many games out there right now that I am interested in.  That's going to change though hopefully soon.  There's a bunch of games coming out in March that I plan on picking up.  Burnout Revenge, Far Cry Instincts and Ghost Recon Advanced Warrior all look fantastic.  I was going to pick up Blazing Angels but it has been delayed a few months.  While that is disappointing, if it makes the game better then I guess it's worth it. 

 

I've been contemplating getting rid of my PSP but I know that the minute I do, something will come out that I will want for it.  Then again maybe I should just get rid it of on Ebay and make some money from it.  If I trade it in at a store they'll give me half of what they'll turn around and sell it for. Hopefully the 1Gb memory stick will increase the $$$ I can get for it.

 

Our hockey team hasn't been doing to well the last couple of games.  I know that some people are going to try and blame the betting scandal for it but I think that is bogus and a lame excuse.  One has nothing to do with the other.  But then again this is only the preliminary rounds and there is plenty of time to go and we will still win Gold. 

 

 

Anyways that's pretty much the week that was. 

I went and saw Final Destination 3 last night and it got me thinking about the horror movies that come out today.  First, I'll give a quick overview of the movie. Overall, I think that it was well done for a teen horror movie.  It had everything one could expect from this type of movie: violence, creative deaths, stupid teens and gratuitous nudity.  Granted it was pretty much the same as the first two movies plot wise, it had its differences. The horrific incident that the main character has a premonition of happening was different and the method in which they figure out the order everyone is going to die is done in a different way as well. 

 

The one thing that disappointed me with Final Destination 3, however, is that there were no real suspenseful moments that made you sit up in anticipation of what my happen next.  The types of scenes that make people jump in their seats.  An example, would be the killer in a movie jumping out of no where to get their victim.  There's just something about being a full theatre that just jumps in their seats all at once. 

 

This movie is definately not on the same level as some other recent horror movies such as Hostel, the Devil's Rejects, the Saw movies or Cabin Fever, all of which I recommend for any horror movie fan.  One thing I am definately finding over the past few years is that it is the horror movies with the lowest budgets that have been impressing me the most such as the Saw movies and Cabin Fever.  Even House of 1000 Corpses and the Devil's Rejects were made on very small budgets and I loved them.  The latter more so than the former. Hell, even Ebert and Roeper gave two thumbs up to the Devil's Rejects.

 

That's not to say that that all of the horror movies in recent years have been great.  I didn't care too much for the Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake.  I absolutely loved the original, one of my favourites and I didn't think they did it justice.  I haven't seen the Ring movies and I don't know if I am really interested in them.  I know I don't want to see When a Stranger Calls.  I guess one of the bad things about horror movies being successful at the box office recently is that Hollywood feels the need to oversaturate the market with them.  The same thing happened after Jaws.  Next thing you know people who go in the water are being killed by everything from an octupus to genetically engineered pirhana (a movie which is being remade for a second time this year).  Then again not all remakes are a bad thing.  The Dawn of the Dead remake was fantastic.

 

To wrap things up, I'm thinking that this could be one of the best years for horror movies yet with all of the horror movies slated to come out this year such as The Hills Have Eyes (I realize this a remake but the director is Alexandre Aja who directed the fantastic High Velocity), See No Evil, Texas Chainsaw Massacre prequel [provided it is better than the remake was] and Saw 3.