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Also known as Batman Begins sequel, Christian Bale returns as the Batman to save Gotham City from criminals and wackos. I considered the first one as a masterpiece and this one takes it a step further. The performances of the Joker and Two-Face are pivotal to the story and overall it’s action packed, plot thick and blood pumping. I jumped of surprise at least three times during the movie and despite it’s long running I wasn’t bored a bit.

This movie has serious potential to be the best flick of the year. We went to a Tuesday showing and the theater was crammed. When you have a comic book inspired property, it’s not just the “hero” that is great, he’s just as cool as the villains you put him up too. The Dark Knight accomplishes so many things and it’s worth your entertainment money. I bet you the piracy rate for this movie will be huge, but at the same time it still got the power to break the top one spot for box office records. Make room in your schedule to miss it, you wouldn’t want someone to spoil any of the fun for you. Some scenes were even filmed in IMAX size so it might be worth it to check it out in an IMAX theater.

The official trailer has hit the web. It’s suppose to roll out before the new Batman movie (The Dark Knight). If you can’t wait until you go see it in theater Trailer Addict offers you a first look with the trailer in high resolution (forget about those bootleg YouTube trailers).

I first heard about Watchmen on The Totally Rad Show comic book section as this film will be based on a critically acclaimed graphic novel from the likes of how 300 was developed from a similar source material. I don’t know much about the premise, mostly their seems to be super heroes and super villains. The comic book genre is gaining steam and as long as they pump great movie adaptations they will continue making them. This trailer looks amazing… that’s all!

It feels like the last Hellboy movie was years ago… In fact it has, and I don’t really get why they waited so long to bring a sequel out. It’s obvious the first one was not a break all records box office success, but the story was good, the action and special effects were pretty amazing. Overall I think Hellboy is an under-rated character that everyone should learn to appreciate. Considering he should be the ultimate hero because his destiny is to bring forth the end of the world, yet he was raised by a good man who tough him to do good in the world. Hellboy, is a red horned demon, with an indestructible stone hand. Him and his friends from the Bureau of Paranormal activities act as a kid of MIB organization. I bring up Men In Black because some of the themes are similar, except that Hellboy doesn’t care about secrecy and would rather the entire world know about how he’s saving them everyday.

In this chapter, an Elf prince decides that humans do not deserve to exist because of their flaws and disregard of nature. To do so, he wants to awaken an ancient power known as the Golden Army, indestructible mechanical soldiers that could lay waste to the world with ease. Hellboy, Abe and Liz have to work together to stop this mad man/elf. I was very satisfied overall, the creature design is great and the comic relief was apparent but didn’t reach the cheese factor. It’s a nice little summer movie and I’m looking forward to add it to my collection.

Honestly the best action film this summer so far. I had more fun watching Wanted then I had with The Incredible Hulk or Iron Man. Angelina Jolie, James McAvoy and Morgan Freeman are great actors and played their roles impressively well. The story is presented in a great way, there is some humor here and there and the action is the most graphic so far this summer.

The story starts out when Wesley Gibson is introduced to The Fraternity, a group of assassins that dispose of people that will do bad things (in order to prevent them from doing evil things). This is an over simplification of the plot but you are under the impression that he will have to learn to become as great as an assassin his father was, and to control his extra-ordinary abilities that allows him to curve bullets, increase his reflexes, senses, speed and such. Great things happen during this movie. Be ready to be amazed and surprised by many things story wise. The use of computer generated images is very present but it never truly distracted me from the awesome sequences they portrayed using it. Wanted is in my opinion the best movie of the summer so far. After Hellboy II and The Dark Knight the summer blockbuster season may take a bow.

The news took the Internet by storm this week-end when Blizzard announced that Diablo 3 is in developpment. Many had speculated that it was about time they gave sign of life to this franchise and I can say I’m genuinely looking forward to it. The original Diablo was my first Mature rated game and I clearly remember how under aged I was back then. It’s a good old hack and slash RPG, played mostly with the mouse (point and click). If you visit their official website you can see a theatrical teaser that announces the new game, along a 22 minutes video that demonstrates the gameplay with two different character classes. You can get up to speed with the franchise by reading or listening to Cain’s journal that summerises events from the original Diablo, Diablo II, and the expansion set called Lord of Destruction. I just hope this will be released this year! Who needs Starcraft II or Warth of the Lich King when a new Diablo game is coming.

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I haven’t posted about myself or about my work situation in ages. Mostly because I don’t believe it to be that interesting or note worthy. When I started this blog I saw it as an online diary that could keep track of my different impressions of what ever happens in the world. Lately I’ve been focusing on reviewing a bunch of stuff but not really for the sake of pouring my heart out. Mostly trying to drive traffic to the blog. Hoping to make a few pennies. I’m a die hard optimist most of the time and if I have the blues I can dismiss it after good night sleep… Right now I feel there is some foreshadowing coming from the 40s crisis that men tend to have (when they reach their 40s). Questioning my career choices and decisions, trying to make a living, valuing your qualities and proving yourself shouldn’t take such a toll on me. But they do… and it down right sucks. One day your in a perfect spot, not really thinking ahead or what tomorrow may hold. You believe in destiny, and somehow God has a plan for you, a way to be meaningful… until the day you realize you might have to wait longer than expected. You’re starting to loose confidence in your ability to keep your head above the water. You think you’re skilled but there is always that other one that beats you to the punch. You can’t be number one, and you sure can’t be in the top 10 either. I’ll be 22 next month and I get the feeling I’ve wasted so much time not doing the right things so far. Realizing this now might be a blessing or a curse who knows… Eat, sleep, play is not that different from Commute, work, sleep. For now I’m longing for the latter option.

I was lucky enough to win a pair of tickets to an advance screening of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. This movie marks the return of Harrison Ford in the role of the famous adventurer archaeologist. I’ll be upfront with the fact that I was too young to have experienced the original series. I’ve seen their re-runs on TV but haven’t paid significant attention to call myself a fan. I knew little bits and pieces so here is my review from the un-trained eye.

It boils down to be a really fun movie! That’s what you call an adventure epic, there is comic relief, amazing sight seeing and unexpected plot twists. The movie starts off with our heroes already captive from KGB operatives in search of a mysterious box. Henry “Indiana” Jones Jr. is not the kind of hero that requires an armor, mutant powers or lots of cash, he’s just working with what he’s got and survives stuff you know you just wouldn’t.

However fans of the original series might feel cheated as this movie was produced in the 21st century with all the means available today including CGI (computer generated imagery). When you think about it, many shots would of been near impossible to create in the 80’s with out the use of some funny miniature model. I came into this movie really spoiler free aside the few trailers out there I had no idea of what I would be getting. It’s probably a good thing for you too, because talking about the supernatural elements present inside this movie would spoil part of the mystery. All I could say is that this Crystal Skull would open The Ark and drink from the Holy Grail and still be up for a party.

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There is that great podcast I’ve fell in love with. Who would of though that by watching an episode of Martin Sargent’s Internet Superstar (episode 9) I would come to discover MobLogic.TV and experience a profound revelation. I used to love following the news, find out what happened in the world and all. But anyone who turns on to their local station to watch the evening news is bound to be heavily disappointed. When you’re stuck with a perception where the media dishes out scandal after scandal, never taking the time to see what it all “really means”. I’d like to say I’m knowledgeable enough to know better. I’d like to consider myself a better Human, caring for my neighbor and not be a mindless sheep. Obviously I no where close to that. But when I watch MobLogic it makes me think, I’m not a consumer of information anymore. You can watch an episode below or check them out at www.moblogic.tv.