Smallville/24 Review Scores

Both of these are my favorite shows, so here's my scores for each season.

Smallville:

Season 1: 8.5/10

Season 2: 9/10

Season 3: 8.5/10

Season 4: 8.5/10

Season 5: 9/10

Season 6: 9/10

Season 7: 6/10

Season 8 9.5/10

Season 9: (Score Pending)

24:

Season 1: 9.5/10

Season 2: 9/10

Season 3-8: (Score Pending)

James Cameron's Avatar Review

The movie of the year is finally here. Yes, THE MOVIE OF THE YEAR.

James Cameron is one of the best filmmakers in history, directing favorites such as Terminator 2 and Titanic. So, the expectations have been high, and the hype is phenomenal. I'll save you time right now and say that it lives up to everything you've heard. First let me start with the visuals.

The strongest point of the movie is the revolutionizing special effects. I can imagine what the people watching King Kong (1933) and Star Wars (1977) feel, saying how "Yup, movies are changing". The world of Pandora is simply amazing, with every detail attracting my attention. The plants, the animals, and everything prove that Cameron has pretty much created a new world. The actual Na'Vi (blue people) look incredible. You remember Polar Express, and you've seen/heard of the new movies A Christmas Carol? Same technology here, except Cameron makes it look love action. You really have to see this movie to believe the visuals, as the trailers barely even give you a sample of it.

The 3D is also revolutionizing. James Cameron actually invented a new camera to make the 3D with. Its a camera with two lenses, sort of representing two eyes. This makes the 3D look so realistic, and certainly not gimmicky *cough* Spy Kids *cough*. There's nothing popping out at you like in Spy Kids just to show off the 3D. While watching it, you just feel so immersed in James Cameron's world you feel like you are actually there on Pandora.

The story isn't revolutionizing, but it gives some good messages about racism and more specifically the Native Americans (or at least that is what came to mind as I was watching it) and gives each character a personality that fits the story well. Sometimes the writing ids a little awkward, but its not really a big deal.

Acting, for the most part is good, and this is by far Sam Worthington's best film. He is way better in this than in Terminator, showing that he can give a more emotional performance when he needs to.

Avatar comes down to be the most epic film of the year. It has a strong story, and literally revolutionizing special effects, non-headache 3D (never thought that would happen), and it is just a piece of art. See it the best way you can (if not IMAX 3D, at least regular 3D), because Avatar is a visual masterpiece that you cannot miss.

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Seeing Avatar in IMAX 3D today!!!

Yes, I will be reviewing the 3D aspect of it in addition to the film itself.

Iron Man Posters

The one with Iron Man and War Machine is my favorite!

ARKHAM ASYLUM 2!!!!

Spike TV Video Game Awards 2009 Video Game, Batman: Arkham Asylum 2 Exclusive Debut Trailer | Game Trailers & Videos | GameTrailers.com

Infected Trailer (title may change)

Infected is a new movie I'm making about a virus that turns humans into violent creatures. I'm planning on making it a two part movie, the first part being about how the virus was formed, and the second part about the creatures vs the humans that are not infected (I actually may call the movie "The Uninfected"). I also may make the second part into two parts, making three total movies, but I haven't decided yet. Here is the (extremely short) trailer:





(EDIT: Updated Trailer)

Vanguards of Vengeance: Coming 2010 (No official release fate yet)

MovieBuff Jr., Caseydude, and I are making a super hero film coming (not so) soon (2010 or 2011)! Its called the Vangaurds of Vengeance, which is like the 3 musketeers but for super heroes. The heroes names are Sharpshooter (ability to turn his hands into guns), Detonator (Can make small explosions), and the Cortex (all sorts of mind powers, including telekinesis). Here's the logo:

Just bought HDMI cable and Terminator Salvation on Blu-Ray

I always wondered why the Blu-Ray movies always looked better at the store, and why I really couldn't tell a difference on my PS3 between Blu Ray and DVD. Well, I can tell you that I am a total idiot. Of course it didn't look HD, I was using the component cables (the red, white, and yellow ones that you use for SD) instead of an HDMI cable (high definition 1080p cable)! So it was technically the same as a DVD when I watched Eagle Eye on Blu-Ray. So, I bought an extremely cheap (a little over 3 bucks) HDMI cable and Terminator Salvation on Blu-Ray.

Jurassic: The Hunted PS3 Review

I'm pretty new to first person shooters (lol), but here's my review for jurassic the hunted:

Graphics: Since this is a low-budget game, it doesn't have the best graphics, but for what it is, its decent. 7/10

Sound: Funny B-Movie type voice acting mixed with fitting suspenseful music. 8.5/10

Story: A little cliched (I have no Idea how to spell that), but overall it works for the game. Nothing too exciting, but not terribly boring either. 7/10

Gameplay: Basic FPS gameplay, but with dinosaurs. Not much else to it. There is a thing called adrenaline mode, which is sort of like bullet-time where everything goes slo-mo. It's not original, but there's something that's just plain fun about shooting the crap out of raptors. 7.5

Overall: Its a low-budget game, so you can find it pretty cheap. Its hard, but its fun. I recommend it, but not for more than $30. 7.5/10

Prince of Persia Classic (PSN Downloadable Game)

Graphics: The original Prince of Persia (1989) redefined video game graphics, and personally I think the original still is amazing. This one has "refined" graphics, so in other words its 3d-sicescrolling. I like the graphics in this game, but its not redefining the video game industry like the original. 7.5/10

Story: Nothing really new here, everything expected. 7.5/10

Sound: Good sound effects and cool music. 8.5/10

Gameplay: Basically the same as the original. You have 60 minutes to save the princess. Sword fighting and platforming are all there really is, but its really fun. The not-so-fun part is the difficulty. Its extremely unforgiving, which takes the fun away A LITTLE BIT. Still fun though. 8/10

Overall: Although its frustrating and the graphics aren't that special, prince of persia is a fun game and is cheap, too.

Pure PS3 Review

Graphics: If I'd played this about 2 years ago, I would have been absolutely blown away. Its been a couple years since PS3 came out, and especially after some recent games, this one doesn't look quite as good. Still great though. 8/10

Story: Every character has their own backstory, which is cool, and it shows that the developers put some thought into the game. Otherwise, its an ATV game, there's not supposed to have a story. 8/10

Sound: Great sound effects and decent music, too. 8.5/10

Gameplay: Some cool new features, including a pretty intricate trick system. You can either use your trick/energy meter for boost, or you can save it up for better tricks (more points and more boost over time). Although this is new and fresh, I prefer the classic "press that button to do that trick". But either way, this ATV game is enjoyable, even if its not the way we've learned to play these types of games. 7.5/10

Multiplayer: Online only, surprisingly and disappointingly no splitscreen.

Overall: One to check out if you like this type of game, but if you don't, it's still worth it if you get it cheap (I'd say from 8-15 bucks is a good price). 8/10