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Videogame One-Line Reviews

Played a bunch of videogames lately. Mass Effect: One word: Awesome. Best CRPG I have played in a long time, only topped by its sequel. Mass Effect 2: Beyond awesome; an absolute must. Solar 2: Beautiful. Kind of cool. But … Continue reading

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Rift: Screenshots

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I discovered a new MMORPG called Rift last week, and it looked so promising that I bought it. I’ve been playing it since Thursday, as part of their Headstart, before the game officially goes on sale next week. Until I … Continue reading

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Big Movie Short Review List

Watched some movies recently… Alien vs Predator 1: Watchable, if you like Aliens or Predators. Switch off your brain first though. The Weyland tie-ins are neat. V for Vendetta: Well filmed, a bit too predictable and hard to suspend disbelief … Continue reading

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Clash of the Titans

Watched Clash of the Titans last week, in the non-3D-Version. I didn’t expect much going in, and I wasn’t disappointed. The movie tells the myths of Perseus, and is based on the 1981 movie of the same name. Except, it … Continue reading

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Ultra-Quick Wrath of the Lich King Review

Bought the second World of Warcraft expansion, played it for a while, and feel confident enough to post a super quick review. The good: Zone design is great, the zones look really nice. Quests are much less annoying – there … Continue reading

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Spirited Away

Spirited Away is a movie I watched a long time ago, but it seems I never gave my opinion here, so without further delay… The young Chihiro moves to another town with her parents. As her father takes a short-cut, … Continue reading

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Riverworld (TV Movie)

Watched the Sci-Fi Channel “made for tv” movie Riverworld the other day. Oh boy did that suck. I mean they butchered the characters, the backstory and the setting, the plot, pretty much everything. About the only thing it had in … Continue reading

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Jumpers and Spiderwick Chronicles

Watched two movies on the way to SFO: Jumpers is an action movie about a guy who discovers that he has the power of teleportation, as well as his subsequent run-in with a secret government-sponsored organization that is set up … Continue reading

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Donnie Darko (Director's Cut)

I bought the Director’s Cut DVD of Donnie Darko a long time ago and wanted to *finally* post the review. I didn’t know this movie before I saw the DVD; but it sounded interesting so I shelled out the money. … Continue reading

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Three Movies

Watched three movies on my way to Detroit. **Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer**: Not the worst movie I ever watched, but hardly a piece of art – or even very original. If you’re a guy, the blond female … Continue reading

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