Monthly Archives: September 2010

Dead Rising 2 Review – Zombie Killing Fun for Everyone!

Head on over to Associated Content for article entitles “Dead Rising 2 Review – Zombie Killing for Fun & Profit“. I go over the basics of the story and gameplay and my thoughts and recommendation. AC had me do a scoring system for Dead Rising 2 which turned out to be pretty close to the average score out there for the game. Dead Rising 2 Collector’s Edition Steelbook case High-Def disc (PS3 Blu-ray)with 83 Minute … Continue reading

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Guybrush Starkiller? | id More Open-source| NBA Jam HD

GuyBrush Starkiller – Force Unleashed II This is perhaps the greatest achievement of LucastArts in the last decade of gaming, besides resurrecting Monkey Island. They have taken their most popular and profitable game IP, Star Wars of course and married it with their most popular adventure gaming series from days of yore. A long time ago in a galaxy far far away… Guybrush Threepwood….. Starkiller. Not only is Guybrush sporting jedi weaponry, but dual-wielding at … Continue reading

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Terminator Mod – Los Angeles 2029

Updates from the previous Terminator Mod post. Progress on the Terminator mod for the Unreal III engine continues, and things are looking great. Check out a video of the gameplay from Los Angeles 2029 area map area of the game below. Los Angeles Gameplay (WIP) video – Mod DB I think what impresses me the most about what I have seen so far are the excellent particle effects and lighting. This Terminator mod is making … Continue reading

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Movie News – Sherlock 2 – MI4 – Bill & Ted

Stephen Fry Joins Sherlock 2 Cast Hey everyone, a few bits of movie news worth more than a tweet or Facebook posting. First up is a article from UGO discussing the casting of Stephen Fry as Sherlock Holmes’ older, smarter brother Mycroft. He joins the newly added Noomi Rapace, of Girl with the Dragon Tattoo fame to strengthen the cast further. I’m a big fan of Stephen Fry as a comedian, actor and writer. He’s … Continue reading

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Craig Ferguson – American on Purpose – A Book Review

American on Purpose : The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot is the autobiography of Craig Ferguson, whom most of you will know as a)Host of the Late Late Show or b)that guy that played Drew’s boss on The Drew Carey show. His journey from the small Scottish town of Cumbernauld outside Glasgow is a great read and is exactly the type of story one would associate with immigrants following the “American Dream”. I shall … Continue reading

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The Lewis Black Story – Basic Black on EpixHD

I was sent an invite code in my e-mail for EpixHD from Verizon which apparently is a new channel for Verizon cable services. Whether my household has the channel I don’t know… I don’t really watch TV these days…. not on TV anyway. EpixHD has an online component which offers the movies and specials that they show in streaming form. My initial sign-up tells me that it lasts for seven days, and there are some … Continue reading

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The Girl Who Played with Fire Review – Millenium Trilogy part II

This is the sequel to The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and the second in the Millennium trilogy. The Mellennium trilogy is a series of novels from the late Swedish author Stieg Larsson. It is called a trilogy, though a 4th book is partially completed and outlines for many more novels are said to exist possibly up to what Larsson is said to have hoped reached 10 novels. The Girl Who Played with Fire continues … Continue reading

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The Last Starfighter Blu-ray Review

I have heard a lot of people talk about the The Last Starfighter as a “guilty pleasure”. I definitely won’t call it that. I have very few guilty pleasure in life as I feel no guilt for the things I have liked in my lifetime (well in film and music anyway…). The Last Starfighter is one of my favorite films from the 1980s and I still enjoy watching it to this day, perhaps 25 years … Continue reading

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Christian Bale – Treasure Island DVD – Soon?

*Update* Treasure Island DVD review here! Update Treasure Island 1990 DVD Pre-orders now available!! Update information on the DVD Release here. A few of you know that I really enjoy the 1990 made for Turner Television movie Treasure Island. It stars a young Christian Bale as Jim Hawkins and Charlton Heston as Long John Silver. Treasure Island 1990 also features Oliver Reed as Captain Billy Bones and Christoper Lee as Blind Pew (and boy is … Continue reading

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Machete makes The Switch, and more.

Machete Review Machete Review is posted over at the usual spot.  I saw the movie late Thursday night with a very small crowd of only three people and I enjoyed almost every minute of it.  There is very little to complain at after watching the movie, and I am always happy to see Danny Trejo get work, and this is his starring vehicle.  The supporting cast is great and everyone seems to be relishing the … Continue reading

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