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Monday 27 February 2012
Halo Combat Evolution (2001)
Game Review
Halo Combat Evolution (2001) 6/10
So everyone keeps going on about how halo changed FPS gaming
well so I finally decided to check it out and see what all the fuss is about,
and I must say, I am not impressed. Fine it looks solid and plays solid yet it
feels like I’m playing Half Life with a green suit (although you can change it
to orange if so inclined) and the ability to drive a beach buggy. But then again
this was an Xbox thing and I’m playing it on PC.
The story seams basic so far, aliens bad humans good, we
kill aliens. The game runs on a 3 weapon system meaning you can only hold 3 weapons
at any time 2 guns and grenades (4 of a kind), and switching between them is
fast and easy. So far the game is very mediocre and I cannot see myself giving it
more than a rating of 6, but that said ill still continue playing it to see
where it goes.
Saturday 28 January 2012
The Crow City of Angels (1996)
Movie
review
The
Crow City of Angels (1996) 5/10
Plot
Some years after the first Crow Movie another man is
resurrected by the crow after he and his son are murdered for witnessing a gang
killing. the movie plays of in Los Angeles, the
city of angels is plagued by drugs and violence The new crow is a man named
Ashe Corven (Vincent
PĂ©rez) and is assisted by a
grown-up version of Sarah (Mia Kirshner) from the first movie who’s role could have been replaced by a fridge, as she
does nothing but provide a girl to look at. So Ashe goes out to kill drug king
Judah Earl (Richard Brooks) and his thugs Spider-Monkey, Nemo, Kali and Curve (Iggy Pop).
Visual
The movie looks good, dirty and gritty
in nice sepia tones, the special effects are lame but don’t destroy the film.
The costume design is very confusing, for instance The Crow wears black biker
boots, black leather pants, a heavy black leather trench coat, everything
looking good and then they top it off with a black vest??? And no not one that
fits but a vest that exposes the crow’s stomach so that he looks like a spice
girl. His hair is shoulder length and frizzy so it looks like a half afro and
the makeup is wrong as they gave him black lip liner with red lips, all in all
the crow looks nice in a far off shot but close up he looks like a
transvestite. All the villains look good except main baddy Judah who looks like
he walked of an Egyptian set for some scones. The city of angels kinda looks
like the set from Escape from L.A, all messed up, broken cars and stuff everywhere,
with people wearing day of the dead masks and kids in Halloween gear (cut
straight out of movie one) but it all still looks good.
My opinion
Firstly I am a Huge Crow Fan so I really want to
give this movie a good review, unfortunately it’s just not that good of a
movie, it’s not horrible but that’s definitely not the point. There are some really
nice scenes in this movie, especially when Ashe stars kicking ass as the crow, laughing
at the others discomfort and going crazy unfortunately moments like these always
go with one-liners and every time he opens his mouth he sound like the
terminator with his thick accent. The plot is lame and pretty much a copy from
the first movie, there could have been a nice romance twist but that was cut
short by Sarah lack of personality and
inability to do more than stare into open spaces and Ashe’s constant crying.
Iggy Pop is probably the most entertaining thing in this movie as he plays his
character really good and look good as well. There
is no Heart in this movie as you never feel a connection with the main
character because he just has no personality
Bottom-line
Only watch if you are a fan of The
Crow.
I give this movie 5 out of 10
average feathers, and that’s only because I’m a fan.
Tuesday 17 January 2012
13th Warrior (1999)
Movie review
13th Warrior (1999) 8/10
Plot
Set somewhere in 922 AD a Muslim poet and wife fondler (Antonio Banderas) is banished from his home land by some nobly offended husband. He is send somewhere? And on the way is saved from Mongol Tatar raiders by the appearance of a Vikings ship sailing on a river in the desert, anyway so there he meets the rest of the cast a bunch of rowdy Viking warriors and there newly appointed king. On his second day in camp a messenger appears (other Viking king’s son, who subsequently never again makes a appearance in the movie?) bringing news of “those that will not be named” attacking there village and they need assistance, so true to Viking valor (and stupidity) only 12 warriors set out and a Muslim poet while there rest of the horde chill on the banks of the desert river camp. Anyway the extremely smart and perceptive Ahmad Ibn Fadlan (Banderas) soon learns the Viking language by listening, even though the 12 Vikings are speaking different languages, but never the les who am I to judge, after that is sorted the party is off and the adventure starts.
Visual
Nice to look at, good selection of scenery although the Viking/desert thing still confuses me, especially since Ibn (Banderas) apparently comes from Baghdad and Vikings from Scandinavia (Denmark, Norway, and Sweden) which is very far apart, but not impossible. Costume design is nicely done although very wrongly as our Viking party’s armor ranges from Knights chain mail (500 AD), Roman gladiator armor (264 BCE) and even a Spanish Conquistadors armor (1492 AD) makes a appearance. Well traveled Vikings I must say, they even managed to travel to the future. Apart from that the movie is a warrior action movie and mainly consists of fighting warriors, the fight scenes look nice and there is a fair amount of blood, guts and amputated body parts, all backed with a epic soundtrack.
My opinion
Loved it. Although there where confusing aspects and unfinished and underdeveloped plot lines (2, one romance and one concerning a arrogant prince ling) it all made for a epic watch as our Viking warriors strived to best a unknown foe and learn an well mannered Arab the ways of the blood encrusted sword. The movie is based on the book Eaters of the dead which in turn is loosely based on the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf. Bottom-line, it is a straight forward hack and slash Fantasy/Action with no pretty icing toppings.
I give this Movie an epic 8 Bloody Battle axes out of 10.
13th Warrior (1999) 8/10
Plot
Set somewhere in 922 AD a Muslim poet and wife fondler (Antonio Banderas) is banished from his home land by some nobly offended husband. He is send somewhere? And on the way is saved from Mongol Tatar raiders by the appearance of a Vikings ship sailing on a river in the desert, anyway so there he meets the rest of the cast a bunch of rowdy Viking warriors and there newly appointed king. On his second day in camp a messenger appears (other Viking king’s son, who subsequently never again makes a appearance in the movie?) bringing news of “those that will not be named” attacking there village and they need assistance, so true to Viking valor (and stupidity) only 12 warriors set out and a Muslim poet while there rest of the horde chill on the banks of the desert river camp. Anyway the extremely smart and perceptive Ahmad Ibn Fadlan (Banderas) soon learns the Viking language by listening, even though the 12 Vikings are speaking different languages, but never the les who am I to judge, after that is sorted the party is off and the adventure starts.
Visual
Nice to look at, good selection of scenery although the Viking/desert thing still confuses me, especially since Ibn (Banderas) apparently comes from Baghdad and Vikings from Scandinavia (Denmark, Norway, and Sweden) which is very far apart, but not impossible. Costume design is nicely done although very wrongly as our Viking party’s armor ranges from Knights chain mail (500 AD), Roman gladiator armor (264 BCE) and even a Spanish Conquistadors armor (1492 AD) makes a appearance. Well traveled Vikings I must say, they even managed to travel to the future. Apart from that the movie is a warrior action movie and mainly consists of fighting warriors, the fight scenes look nice and there is a fair amount of blood, guts and amputated body parts, all backed with a epic soundtrack.
My opinion
Loved it. Although there where confusing aspects and unfinished and underdeveloped plot lines (2, one romance and one concerning a arrogant prince ling) it all made for a epic watch as our Viking warriors strived to best a unknown foe and learn an well mannered Arab the ways of the blood encrusted sword. The movie is based on the book Eaters of the dead which in turn is loosely based on the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf. Bottom-line, it is a straight forward hack and slash Fantasy/Action with no pretty icing toppings.
I give this Movie an epic 8 Bloody Battle axes out of 10.
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