Articles Archive for February 2006
Movies, Reviews »
Get your sci-fi fix
This movie was recommended to me, and when I finally got around to watching it, I was blown away. Truly impressive movie, especially for something so low budget and unheard of. I know what you’re thinking, I’ve never heard of it, it must suck. Truly wrong. This is an essential movie for any sci-fi fan. It’s kind of like The Matrix meets Minority Report meets 1984.
Plot Summary
A futuristic world where emotion is outlawed and destroyed when possible. Colors that bring emotion are illegal, and the emotion of …
Games, Reviews »
Stupid monkeys…
What do you get when you throw together a giant gaming company like EA, a developer like Dice, and tons of money and manpower? A whole mess of ruined expectations is what. Being the most anticipated first person shooter of 2005 on pc, it really knows how to piss me off. But it provides a good example of how people will continue to play a game when there are better ones out there. So let the hate mail pour in and cover the children’s ears and eyes! EA’s ugly …
Movies, Reviews »
Being the movie that started my addiction to Luc Besson, The Fifth Element is probably his best known work. But because something is well known does not mean it is well received. This movie is often criticized as being Besson’s weakest attempt at character and plot development, especially when compared to other films such as La Femme Nikita or Leon The Professional. Though their point may be valid, I don’t believe this movie was meant to be like his others–this has the same characters we have seen many times …

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[February 12, 2006 | 
(4 out of 5)