ReviewPandorum

Pandorum is a sci fi horror. This genre is a little over populated but not populated well. Pandorum however is a shining diamond in a sea of writhing tigers.

And for those who enjoy a good scare but loathe the tension filled boring start that most horrors have you need not worry. Pandorum starts full of intrigue and mystery. The middle is well paced in such a way that you hardly notice the hour or so fly by. The end however is the master piece. When the final puzzle piece reveals the macabre mosaic you really do feel that you've been taken for an all inclusive ride.

I am a huge fan of sci fi, not so much for its track record of movies and more for its potential. I love seeing technology, realistic and fantastic alike. Pandorum is firmly on the realistic side of the tech with the few strays towards the fantastic saved for the most exciting concepts.

I am terribly afraid of giving too much away in this review so that it might ruin the winding maze of surprises in store, however i am equally afraid of not spending enough information leaving this review utterly useless. So before I topple over the cusp of revealment I will say Pandorum has heavy themes from other sci fi classics that have forged the genre ahead, that is not to say it is carbon copied and cobbled together. It feels more like a much needed refreshment of sci fi horror, starting where Advent Horizon and Alien left off.

So I say if you have any interest in sci fi or horror, you must treat yourself to this well crafted film. Its a great movie and will provoke a good talk on the ride home.

review For Despereaux

No soup so now it doesnt rain anymore!! BullSHIT, this movie sucks.

Long time no post

Yes our avid readers, it seems we've grown apart. Really its both our fault. It was my fault because I havent posted in months, and its your fault because nobody reads this blog.

Well lets get down the gritty and wholesome fondling of the business at hand.


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nope still no business at hand. Ill keep you all posted.

wAGT

havent posted for ages huh. Well here it is... the new post for our dedicated fans.


altho theres no content, but im working on that.. but probably not;

I'm excited to read about some up coming sequels. (Most are will smith movies)

"I am legend" - I was very much a fan of this film (although the ending was a little dissapointing)
But I'm excited to have come across this exert about a sequel: "Francis Lawrence had confirmed that there will be a prequel and that Will Smith will be reprising his role. Lawrence stated that this movie would reveal what happens to Neville before the infected take over New York. D. B. Weiss has been recruited to write the script, while Lawrence would direct. Smith stated the film would have Neville and his team going from New York City to Washington, D.C. and back again, as they made their last stand.^[65] However, it has since been announced that after meeting with Warner Bros, the decision was made to change the direction of the film and make it into a sequel, with Smith and Weiss both still involved.^[66] It is expected for a 2011 release." source wiki.

"Men In Black III" - Loved the first film, second was not as good but still a blockbuster. MIBIII isn't confirmed but....: "

In 2005, Variety magazine mentioned that Sony was in talks with director Michael Bay to direct Men In Black III. Will Smith has expressed interest in returning for a third film.^[11]

In 2008, fresh new rumours have resurfaced regarding a Men In Black III after an interview with Walter Parkes. On September 28, 2008 Parkes told Magazine Personality Parade in an interview, "The challenge is getting the script right and finding a time when our busy stars are available." .... "Everyone, including Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, wants to do another." source wiki.

"I-Robot" - Great film, trippy cinematography and awesome FX, also not confirmed but: "In an interview with the website Collider.com at a recent Battlestar Galactica event, writer/producer Ronald Moore stated that he is writing the sequel to the film I, Robot." source wiki.

"Cloverfield" - Lets hope they show more of the monster this time? "At the premiere of the film, Matt Reeves talked about possibilities on how a sequel will turn out if the film succeeds.^[68] According to Reeves, "While we were on set making the film we talked about the possibilities and directions of how a sequel can go. The fun of this movie was that it might not have been the only movie being made that night, there might be another movie! In today's day and age of people filming their lives on their camera phones and Handycams, uploading it to YouTube... That was kind of exciting thinking about that."^[69]

In another interview, Reeves states:

There's a moment on the Brooklyn Bridge, and there was a guy filming something on the side of the bridge, and Hud sees him filming and he turns over and he sees the ship that's been capsized and sees the headless Statue of Liberty, and then he turns back and this guy's briefly filming him. In my mind that was two movies intersecting for a brief moment, and I thought there was something interesting in the idea that this incident happened and there are so many different points of view, and there are several different movies at least happening that evening and we just saw one piece of another.^[27]

Reeves also points out that the end scene on Coney Island shows something falling into the ocean in the background (pointed out by fans to be in the far right from the view out of the ferris wheel, a bit left of a boat sitting in the water seen falling just as the camera beeps), but didn't give out details.^[27] (This is, however, many days before the start of the film and shows the two main characters on Coney island before they meet again at the start of the party - as shown by the date stamp on the footage from the camera. This relates to how events began to happen and the satellite which falls from orbit owned by the Japanese media company mentioned).

Producers Bryan Burk and J. J. Abrams also announced their thoughts to Entertainment Weekly about possible sequel(s). According to Bryan Burk, "The creative team has fleshed out an entire backstory which, if we're lucky, we might get to explore in future films".^[70]

Also, Abrams states that he does not want to rush into the development of the sequel right away because of the first film's success, instead he wants to create a sequel that is true to the previous film.^[70]

At the end of January, Matt Reeves entered early talks with Paramount Pictures to direct a sequel to Cloverfield, which would likely be filmed before Reeves's other project, The Invisible Woman.^[71] Reeves now said:

The idea of doing something so differently is exhilarating. We hope that it created a movie experience that is different. The thing about doing a sequel is that I think we all really feel protective of that experience. The key here will be if we can find something that is compelling enough and that is different enough for us to do, then it will probably be worth doing. Obviously it also depends on how Cloverfield does worldwide and all of those things too, but really, for us creatively, we just want to find something that would be another challenge.^[72]

In an interview with IGN, J. J. Abrams stated that they are still in talks with Paramount. Abrams thought (in his opinion) that it would be fun to work on something different. Matt Reeves and Drew Goddard have drawn up different stories for the sequel, but Abrams is only considering the idea of continuing Cloverfield. Paramount is still trying to seal the deal for the sequel." source wiki.

"Transformers: revenge of the fallen" - Confiremed and in the making. I'm excited.

"Jurassic Park: IV" - In development.

I drew these pics today...take it home, chew it!

review_Death Race

Death Race is an interesting one. Its obviously not supposed to be taken seriously or they would put Tyrese in it. But it is a jonty romp with guns and driving, Its the kind of movie they made car noises to when coming up with the script, and halfway through they hulted the writing production so they could all go out and get hotweels and GI joes.

But how fun, having armoured hotweels and GI joe Jason Stateham's. So im gna have to give this one two ratings: one for how i feel and the other for how much worth it has as a movie. (not in dollars)

Also you should watch this, Its not badly done but it was a paycheck movie aimed at an incredibly wide audiance so it doesnt directly apeal to you or anyone for than matter, as if your constantly thinking " I get it but Id get it more if i were gangster, or a motor head, or have been to prison." So it wont be staring at you, yes you from across the ball room floor making sensual signals to meet it in the bathroom, but you can still apreciate it.

My skewed opinion = 2
Actual rating = 1

review_There Will Be Blood

Movie was an experience. Not sure how to describe it but some could say it was bad, some could say it was good. Very long and (by Hollywood standards) unsatisfying but you cant help walking away with a feeling you've glimpsed into some lost chapters of a mans life, Its almost painfully real.

My consensus is WATCH THIS whether you like it love it or hate it you'll feel like you've seen something unwitnesed in a long time.

NEW SYSTEM, Ive decided to give movies a score now. unlike normal reviews however its going to be 1 to 3

1 is bad 2 is watchable but in my opinion not the best leaving 3 to be the best, either for uniqueness or overall quality.

There Will Be Blood = 2

Mirrors Edge

After months of waiting I finally got my hands on this game. It is good. I was expecting great. While I love certain elements of the game, the visual style, the soundtrack and the parts of the game where you actually get to run, there are parts that frustrate the hell out of me. While combat is annoying, I think that with practice I can master the controls and dispatch the police more easily. The most annoying thing for me is the constant stop start feeling in regard to game play. One minute your running for your life over rooftops, the next your stuck trying to jump up a crappy ledge in a warehouse. It sucks, and I hate it. As much as I love this game, I have to agree with The Sand People (as much as I don't want to ), it feels like part of a bigger game, not a game in itself. Having said that, I very much enjoy it, I think it has definite replay value and I can't wait to clock it so I can play again with a better understanding of the controls and environments.

6 out of 10.

review_ In Bruges

Pretty cool movie in all accounts.

If you had to classify this movie I'd say its a comedy, but after seeing it you know that to broadly classify it doesn't do it justice. It covers far more emotions that tugging the corners of your mouth into a smile (although it does that well). 

It is in fact a little bit deeper than your average comedy, and it also delivers on what i can only describe as a slickness to its presence.

At first I wasn't too sure how to feel about this movie. It baffled be when I was laughing when in most movies i should have been the mans version of crying (anger?) .

All in all this movie felt like a fresh breeze, It wasnt your average slapstick romp and felt new and clean compared to most comedys these days.

So I like!

review In The Name Of The King

Last night i saw this movie.... where to begin.

OK the casting. With ever Ewe Boll movie your always looking to be surprised by who he managed to trick ( like a god damn forest sprite) into his movies. This time its Jason Stathams turn. Along for the ride of shame is Ray liotta and Burt Reynolds!

Every now and then an actor has to do something they're not proud of to keep the rent paid... and not everyone can be a prostitute.

So the story is a confusing ride, its a turbulent mess of colourful accents spanning from all corners of the globe; for example Jason has his patented British accent while his apparent son has suburban American, and ol Burt hes just doing his thing regal or not.

I don't know why it was so confusing, It wasn't exactly rocket science but somehow you felt like you couldn't commit, like your brain could be doing better things than trying to follow an estranged German's interpretation of a game he's never played.
But in all things the movies not obviously bad, there's no definitive reason why your feeling sorely tested to keep your eyes and ears open. So its not even that craptacular, it fails in all regards, its only just below the OK mark so its not that funny either. It seems to have no one thing wrong with it you can pin point but thousands of things "just missing the mark". Like every atom in the movie was lightly tinged with failure.. not enough to see what it is but you know its there.

So another thing to notice in the movies arsenal of illusive flaws was the fact that many things were stolen from other movies. So what heaps of movies do that right? Not like this they don't. All the parts stolen are cobbled together in a rickety road of Fuckupery.

The grand battle scene was probably the most mentally taxing part in the movie. It was 20 minutes of brawling. Sounds cool right? Well its not. The battle just didn't really have a point, it was just rabble fighting... for 20 minutes

And when the credits finally roll as if to explain the reason why; the words " A Ewe Boll Film" Fade onto the screen. Thanks Ewe for your celebration of nothing spectacular in any regard.

NZ Perspective

I have a new site, NZ Perspective
I'll still write for this one doing game reviews and what not. The new one is more for my own entertainment. It's about my crappy job and my hatred of customers and things of that nature. Check it out!

review ; Dead Rising

Since playing this game I new it inevitable that I review it.. And I've been dreading it. Why the mass of our dedicated readers will ask no doubt and my only reply is; I just do aright.

To begin this game is a must play, so if you contemplating renting it do so.. go ahead, I'll wait.

So lets get down to the grit & shit of it shall we. Its very fun for the first hour or so because you can just kill zombies in a mall with an assortment of items (anything you can pick up ((except for food))) but I've long learned that there's more to games than stabbing zombies in the head with a shower nozzle and watching blood poor out, no its gotta have more because (believe it or not) that does get boring after a few hundred goes.

So how does the game fair after you get bored of mindless killing while wearing the stupidest costume imaginable? It fairs only OK in my book.

Starting with what I liked.

I like the fact that you can start again with your level, something about that is comforting allowing you to really explore and get creative, if you screw up the worst is you start from day 1 in the game with your full level.

I liked how the game was indeed challenging (though annoying at first) when you finally beat those god damn bastards on the hummer or This motherfucker you'll feel like you really acheived something.

What I didn't like

The controls are literally retarded, they didn't think about it really and I found myself craving resident evil 4.

You can find yourself trapped in a cycle of doom when fighting pretty much most of the bosses so you just watch yourself get hit, fall down, begin getting up and before you get control back from the standing up animation you get hit back down again... very annoying.

Sometimes your destined to fail, You'll receive a mission with no timer so you take a few minutes to get food and weapons, maybe some Xbox achievements and complete said mission with ease,, only to discover the next mission will happen at say for example 11 am which you can easily have missed. Only thing to do now is start again or go through the shame of ending b!

One small thing that got my goat was the fact that every second person in that mall was a psycopath, little unlikely but ill cope.

In a complete 180 what first appealed to you for that couple of hours at the start beings to bug you; the makers of the game in a bid to make sure you used a variety of weapons force you to change weapon every 5 minutes via the weapon breaking, this means you end up fighting zombies with weapons than only frustrate you to no end. Like empty cardboard boxes... unless you triple stack the mini chainsaw (which you get from that motherfucker) which is good for a kill mileage of 1000

To close things up I definitely recommend playing this game. It has at least 3 days of pure entertainment before you've decided you've done all its offering. Its strong point is definitely the variety of weapons and sand box like freedom (plus gore.. sooo much ), the story however isn't so fun especially when you have to replay it over and over. I wouldn't suggest buying it unless its the only way your gna get to play it, rent it or borrow or steal, make buying your last resort, But in ANY CASE make sure you play it.

The Forbidden Kingdom

Saw this film in the cinema during the weekend. My verdict 5/10, I didn't much care for it.

Un-Explainable

Look up un-explainable on google and you get this...

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/1538/unexplainableyk1.jpg

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but this image isn't unexplainable, this dude is a male stripper who likes to play football during the day...hes strolling down main street in his clogs and comes across a riot...there you go. Google lied. I am angry about this.