Quick List (updated)

This is just a quick rundown of movies I have watched that really stood out and did something other movies didn’t. Some of these movies aren’t academy award winners, but for the genre they are in, for the subject matter or for someone interested they did something fresh.

Note: This List Will Be Updated Periodically

300
9 Songs
A Complete History of My Sexual Failures
Across The Universe
Air I Breathe, The
Alter Ego
Batman Gotham Knight
Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead
Blindness
Book of Eli, The
Braveheart
Candy
City of Angels
Children of Men
Chumscrubber, The
Crow, The
Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The
Dark Knight, The
DaVinci Code, The
Death Race
Definitely, Maybe
Devil’s Chair, The
Diving Bell & The ButterFly, The
Donnie Darko
Eden Lake
Elegy
Eye 3, The
Go-Getter, The
Gran Torino
Hard Candy
Normal Adolescent Behavior: Havoc 2
Henry Poole Is Here
House of Dark Shadows
Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, The
Jack and Jill vs. The World
Juno
Killshot
Kurt Cobain About A Son
Lords of Dogtown
Love in the Time of Cholera
Machine Girl, The
Machinist, The
May
Memento
Mirror Mask
Mysterious Skin
Paris, Je T’aime
Pathology
Pretty Persuasion
RocknRolla
Red
Scenes of a Sexual Nature
Sex Movie, The
Sherlock Holmes
Southland Tales
Sunshine Cleaning
Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Swimming Pool
Thirteen
Tupac Assassination Conspiracy or Revenge
Underworld
Underworld Evolution
Untraceable
Universal Soldier Regeneration
Vantage Point
Veronika Decides To Die
Wrist Cutters
Young People Fucking

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Gameplay Matters Most :
It’s not unlike me to flip through old gaming magazines strictly for the nostalgia. Yesterday was no different when I picked up an issue of Tips and Tricks published back in 2000. If you do the math, that’s a decade ago. The more things change the more they stay the same unfortunately.

There was one particular article written by Ara Shirinian that compared the graphics of Dead or Alive 2 on Dreamcast and Playstation 2. The article was written to illustrate how minute details in graphics really wouldn’t matter in the future because eventually graphics would be so advanced that gameplay would take precedence. When Ara ended the article by saying, “If one year and 100 MHz (among many other improvements) gives us graphics enhancements this minute, developers may have to actually focus on gameplay and interaction to grab our attention,” it really grabbed my attention. No pun intended. It also, got me thinking about Bayonetta on PS3.
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Dreamcast In The Works For Microsoft’s Game Room:
I had a long talk with James Hawk, group manager for Games Platform Business Development today. I wanted to get all the details on the new Game Room they plan on launching. Here are some things you should know:
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Ju-On: The Grudge Review:
All most all gamers want to get into video game journalism for one reason: to review games. While I sure as hell shall not complain about being in it (free games + being paid to be a nerd = win), I have to set the record straight. There are times when we feel pain and anguish for accepting this badge of honor. There are video games out there that are BAD! I mean, really bad. Putrid even! Playing these games is torture. Enter Ju-On: The Grudge.
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Bayonetta on PS3

Playing Bayonetta on PS3 makes me wanna say…

When someone asks what I’m doing while Bayonetta is loading I reply…

When multi-console owners were asked would they be getting Bayonetta on PS3 they had this to say…

My Wii Got A Makeover

The Air I Breathe

It’s so weird and fascinating how the lives of strangers can be connected. If I hadn’t taken it upon myself to check out some of Sarah Michelle Gellar’s other movies after loving Southland Tales and Veronika Decides To Die, I know I would have missed out on this great movie. Maybe I am the one who gets to start to ‘word of mouth’ on this one. Makes me wonder how many other movies are out there waiting to be discovered since we live in a world so focused on the right now. The Air I Breathe is amazing. So amazing it got me to finally post a new movie blog. I have to tell you Forest Whitaker is such an underrated actor. I hope he knows his body of work is something he can be proud of.

Spike TV 2009 VGA Winners

    GAME OF THE YEAR
    UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog)

    STUDIO OF THE YEAR
    Rocksteady Studios

    BEST SHOOTER
    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Publishing / Infinity Ward)

    BEST RPG
    Dragon Age: Origins (Electronic Arts / BioWare)

    BEST FIGHTING GAME
    Street Fighter IV (Capcom / Capcom/Dimps)

    BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME
    UFC 2009 Undisputed (THQ / Yuke’s Media Creations)

    BEST HANDHELD GAME
    Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (Rockstar Games / Rockstar Leeds)

    BEST GRAPHICS
    UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog)

    BEST MUSIC GAME
    The Beatles: Rock Band (MTV Games / Harmonix)

    BEST DRIVING GAME
    Forza Motorsport 3 (Microsoft Game Studios / Turn 10)

    BEST ACTION ADVENTURE GAME
    Assassin’s Creed II (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal)

    BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME
    NHL 10 (Electronic Arts / EA Canada)

    BEST SOUNDTRACK
    DJ Hero (Activision Publishing / FreeStyleGames)

    BEST XBOX 360 GAME
    Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve)

    BEST Wii GAME
    New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)

    BEST PS3 GAME
    UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog)

    BEST PC GAME
    Dragon Age: Origins (Electronic Arts / BioWare)

    BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
    Halo 3: ODST (Microsoft Game Studios / Bungie)

    BEST MULTI-PLAYER GAME
    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Publishing / Infinity Ward)

    BEST GAME BASED ON A MOVIE OR TV SHOW
    South Park Let’s Go Tower Defense Play! (Microsoft / DoubleSix)

    BEST CAST
    X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition (Activision Publishing / Raven Software)

    BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN MALE
    Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition (Activision Publishing)

    BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN FEMALE
    Megan Fox as Mikaela Banes (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen / Activision Publishing)

    BEST VOICE
    Jack Black as Eddie Riggs (Brutal Legend / Electronic Arts)

    BEST DOWNLOADABLE GAME
    Shadow Complex (Microsoft Game Studios / Chair Entertainment)

    BEST COMEDY GAME
    Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard (D3Publisher / Vicious Cycle)

    BEST DLC
    Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony (Rockstar Games / Rockstar North)

    BEST INDEPENDENT GAME FUELED BY DEW
    Flower (ThatGameCompany)

    MOST ANTICIPATED GAME
    God of War III (Sony Computer Entertainment / SCE Studios Santa Monica)

Marvel vs Capcom 2 Combo DVD

August 21-23, 2009

Last weekend my Uncle Nate died. His funeral was Saturday. That meant I was going to have to do some traveling. Getting away from Texas was exactly what I needed. I could’ve do with out the strange hotel, but it was nice hanging with my cousins.
I had no idea so many people were going to show up at my uncle’s funeral. Then again he was at one time in the army and he was the pastor of “our” family church. (I live out of state and don’t even go to church. So yeah.) It was kind of cool seeing the military there doing what they do. It really is like it is in the movies. My brother was acting silly the whole time. lol
Anyway since my uncle was being buried in the same cemetary where my mother was buried I decided to pay her a visit. It’s not like I can see her grave anytime I want considering she’s buried out of state. Honestly I never even got a chance to see her tomb stone until now because it wasn’t ready the day of her funeral. I am going to have to get some money and buy her a new head stone. Growing up, getting used to death and heartache was a bitch. I’ve lost a lot of people over the years and it all started with my mom. In some ways visting her was therapeutic. It was like this weight was lifted. I think I finally forgave her for not being the mother of the year and myself for being such a douchey dick growing up. For good or bad I couldn’t miss my chance to ’see’ her. It really sucks that no one told me they fucked up and spelled her name wrong. Even worse that most of my distant relatives don’t even know who I am. Hell they didn’t even know my brother and I are brothers. WTF? They know we are Pendletons, but they didn’t know we had the same mother. These are my mom’s brothers and sisters I’m talking here. -.-’ I mean come on!

Anyway, I have to get ready so I can go home. I miss my bed. Summer Slam tonight!! Batman AA Tuesday!! My birthday Thursday!! This week looks very promising.

 

BlazBlue: The Truth As Told By Me

I have the PS3 version. Now let’s get to the good stuff.

So I got the BlazBlue Limited Edition (free upgrade) last week and after sometime with it I have to say it’s definitely the best fighting game of this generation. SFIV is still fun and addicting, but BlazBlue takes the crown for sure. Visually nothing compares to it especially in 1080p. It’s like anime in motion. There are a ton of unlockables, a really deep fighting system and the characters are really diverse. The story mode reminds me of Melty Blood (visual novel) and I like that!^-^
Some of the features right out of the gate are 6 player lobbies, player matches, ranked matches, disconnect percentages (unfortunately there are rage quitters attached to this game as well) and the ability to download, record and watch matches. I hope Capcom has taken note of this, I love that you get trophies for doing just about anything you’d normally do anyway. The trophies are very practical and attainable. There are a lot of hidden trophies. When you combine all of this with the fact that the game is extremely fun to play you get unrivaled replay value. This game is quite challenging, but immediately accessible. I really hated Marvel vs Capcom 2 because of how easy and cheap the game was. While it’s the highlight of the versus series it’s also the game that took most of the skill and chess match aspects from the game. I like that Blazblue has really improved upon what Arc System Works started with in the Guilty Gear series. Some little things I like about the game are:

-It’s the best looking 2D fighting game in history.

-You can adjust the screen size horizontally and vertically at the same time. I also think this shifts it between 1080i and 720p.

-If you don’t play online for a reasonable amount of time you run the risk of getting demoted. So if you are ranked really high you still have to play to keep that rank.

-Score Attack mode is very challenging. No easy cheap tactics will work in this mode. So if you get a really high score it’s because you really have some skills mang.

-No Lag! I repeat there is no lag in this game when playing online. For the douche out there yes at the very beginning BEFORE the match starts there is sometimes a little lag due to syncronizing, but it’s finishes before the match starts so to me that doesn’t count. This is probably the best feature in the game after the gamplay of course.

-Limited Edition content. 2 Disc limited edition soundtrack and a blu-ray disc with a very detailed VIDEO tutorial for each character that includes the basics, strategy and combos. There are some other goodies on the disc as well, but I’ll let you find out for yourself. The fact that the limited edition is selling for the standard $60 price tag is really awesome. I hope everyone understands this truly is a limited edition. Ebay sales for the game are going to be similar to the old MvC2 prices I bet. lol

-My favorite character is V-13. You can unlock alt. versions of the characters just like in the GG series.

Sunshine Cleaning

Going in I knew nothing about this movie, but I haven’t been watching that many movies lately so I gave this one shot. I was definitely surprised at how much I enjoyed it and just how much of the subject matter I could relate to. I won’t give away any of the plot points, but there is sunshine at the end metaphorically speaking of course.