A Week of Posts

Well everyone, I am back from my skiing trip in NY and ready to do a condensed week’s worth of posting.

Firstly, here are my new favorite zombie movies.

• Resident Evil: Extinction- This one may be a surprise because of all of the bad reviews it got (Rotten tomatoes gave it a 23%), but it has the best action sequences and a good feel to it. Most of the movie does not try to be a horror and fail like some others. Note: this is a sequel to two previous movies, although you really don't need to see them first)
• 28 Weeks Later- Much more gruesome, it really was a horror movie. Some of the plot really did not make sense to me and the whole instant "zombification" upon exposure was a bit odd, but this one is considered a classic.

I will get around to seeing I Am Legend sometime soon.

Some other movies:

• Hot Fuzz- A story of the perfect cop. Starts off as a comedy, blends into action/horror, and back into a hilarious action sequence at the end. The unbelievable factor in the film is what makes it great.
• Balls of Fury- A comedy, though ultimately funny, that is best described by the following sentence. Meh.
• Blade Runner- So boring it does not deserve its own bullet point. This is supposed to be a classic?
• Shoot Em Up- Pure ludicrous action and sarcasm. Five stars.
• Rush Hour 3- Two movies are not enough to use every possible cheesy joke and cliché? I frown on you, Jackie Chan.
• Stargate: The Ark of Truth- I do not even know why I watched it. It is not bad, but there really is not a point. It seems like this movie could have easily been condensed to an hour-long commercial broadcast.

Moving on, wasn't Christmas great? It is also an excuse for me to review stuff. Yay!

• Samsung Blackjack II- A wonderful Smartphone. This review from Cnet gives it a 7.7 out of 10 (that is good considering that the highest review they have given is an 8.3.) It has Quad-band 3G, 2 Mp camera, GPS (although you have to hack it to enable it fully; it cannot find you, only track you after you enter your address), a huge battery (the original Blackjack had issues, so Samsung wanted to be sure this time), and it runs on Windows Mobile 6. It retails at $250.
  
• Ok, things I don't like so much: No built in Wi-Fi- For so many features it seems odd but I suppose that you have problems if you really need this feature for a phone this size, Of course there is no flash support for IE; most phones don't have that either, Proprietary headphone jack, the jog wheel is a bit unresponsive and it takes a couple turns to scroll down a screens worth of text, and finally the included program ActiveSync sucks, but that’s just a fault of Microsoft. I give it an 8.5 out of 10.
  

• Games
• Mass Effect - A bit boring at the start but I haven't played much into it. I will give a full review later.
• Crysis - Really great so far. Again, I haven’t had a chance to play into it much but it’s incredible so far. Oh, and I'm sorry for already having a computer that can run it well but it just kinda goes with the whole "good with finances" thing.
• COD 4 - Single player is much better than in previous games. I would also like to mention that my car does not have internet. Multiplayer review when I’ve played it. (I'm not actually playing Xbox 360 in my car; my father would not let me hook up a power inverter direct to the battery because the 360 cannot run off cigarette DC power. Something about coming off and causing a spark.)
• Assassin's Creed - 10 out of 10, by far the best game all year. If only it was as long as Mass Effect.
• Guitar Hero 3 - I don't own this one at the time of posting, but I was able to play it some up in NY. Full review once I buy it. Good so far though.
• The Orange Box- I've yet to break the seal on the box. Full review later.
• I also received a 500 gb hard drive, money for GH3, and an Airsoft Sniper Rifle, which was an early gift- look for an earlier post for the review.

Miscellanea:

• I Am America (And So Can You) by Stephen Colbert is hilarious.
• Firefly is my new favorite Sci-Fi series.
• I recommend rear-projection technology when buying an HDTV. I got a 72 incher for only $3000. Incandescent bulb types will keep you warm in the winter.
• Bhutto was shot and someone got mauled by a tiger. Deal with it.
• Alec, why did you plan a LAN Party on New Year's? That seems too cliché. Could it not have waited until Thursday when I was back?
• It's 1:27 in the morning (I'm writing this on my phone) and I have no internet, my fingers are tired and the Full Throttle Energy Drinks and Starbucks are wearing off. If you will excuse me, I have an episode of Diggnation to watch.
• Sorry for all of the bullet points.