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Saturday, February 11, 2012
Friday, February 3, 2012
Selling:
I've got a brand new Xbox360 Kinect Sensor, never opened, selling it for $120, if needs to be shipped, total w/shipping: $128.50
Please, anyone interested just reply to this message and I'll see it.
Thank You in advance!
Please, anyone interested just reply to this message and I'll see it.
Thank You in advance!
Friday, January 20, 2012
Underworld: Awakening 3D Theatrical Review
Kate Beckinsale returns as the insatiable and very sexy vampire hunter Selene in this fourth installment of the ever so successful Underworld franchise.
Underworld: Awakening (also known as Underworld 4) is directed by Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein. Sandrine Holt, Michael Ealy, and India Eisley have been cast in roles new to the series.
Scott Speedsman who played Michael Corvinas in the first two films did NOT reprise his role this time around. What you see him is archived footage. Filming began in March 2011 in Vancouver, British Columbia. It was released in Digital 3D, IMAX 3D and 2D theatres on January 20, 2012.
Plot : 4/5
Movie : 4/5
SPFX : 4.5/5
Audio : 4.5/5
Plot-
"Kate Beckinsale, star of the first two films, returns in her lead role as the sexy vampire hunter Selene, who escapes imprisonment to find herself in a world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans, and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species." - Sony release
6 months after the events of Underworld: Evolution, Selene (Kate Beckinsale) was captured by the humans. Eventually both government officials and the public learn about the existence of the Vampires and the Lycans (Werewolves).
A crusade and all-out war has begun: study and eradicate. After being imprisoned in cryogenic suspension for 12 years, Selene manages to escape the facility. During the same time, another subject has also escaped the same facility that Selene was in. That subject was Eve (India Eisley), her hybrid daughter who is the key to ending the war by "curing" Vampires and Lycans of their "infection".
Movie- will detail almost the first 15-20 minutes then the rest will be a surprise.
The beginning of the film took us back and showed us a quick recap of the past movies. Then whoosh, you're immediately in the action of the movie.
Which is what I love when they [Hollywood] do that. It's starts out shortly after the end of Underworld: Evolution. The humans have just found the existence of Vampires and Lycans. Governments take control and purge the population, killing all of the non-humans. The battle to stay safe has gotten so rough that that Selene & Michael decide to leave the city.
on her way to meet up with Micael they get ambushed. And Selene gets captured by the company called Antogen.
From the beginning of the movie to the end there is tons of action and fight scenes to the end. The next time we see Selene she is cryogenically frozen. There is a battle outside of her frozen case. Someone presses the release button to her case. She escapes and kills any in her way to get out of the building..........
There are so many twists and turns in the film that at some points I was asking myself, "Wait, what....how?!?"
There were a couple scenes where it shows Selene performing some kind of trick. We never saw her do it before and the movie never explained where or how she learned to do it.
As far as the movie goes it had me on the edge of my seat because of all the intense action.
SPFX-
The special effects, the CG(computer graphics) and the 3D made the film better than expected.
CG: there were many parts of the film where they had to use CG and where it was put, it was put well. For example, the bigger lycan that makes an appearance.
3D: the 3D of the film was ok, not as good as AVATAR3D, but it still had some pretty good 3D effects. When bombs or silver nitrate grenades blew up/off, there was definite eye popping effects. There was some mediocre effects like the people shoving their barrel of their guns at the screen for an ok effect, but that was expected.
Audio-
The audio was put in full 7.1 audio which made it sound even better. It made the action revolve around you.
The soundtrack of the film sounded excellent mixed into the action of the film.
I give this movie a pretty good rating. This is definitely one to see in theaters. I would probably expect a fifth installment by 2014. They left the end of this one wide open for another one.
Underworld: Awakening (also known as Underworld 4) is directed by Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein. Sandrine Holt, Michael Ealy, and India Eisley have been cast in roles new to the series.
Scott Speedsman who played Michael Corvinas in the first two films did NOT reprise his role this time around. What you see him is archived footage. Filming began in March 2011 in Vancouver, British Columbia. It was released in Digital 3D, IMAX 3D and 2D theatres on January 20, 2012.
Plot : 4/5
Movie : 4/5
SPFX : 4.5/5
Audio : 4.5/5
Plot-
"Kate Beckinsale, star of the first two films, returns in her lead role as the sexy vampire hunter Selene, who escapes imprisonment to find herself in a world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans, and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species." - Sony release
6 months after the events of Underworld: Evolution, Selene (Kate Beckinsale) was captured by the humans. Eventually both government officials and the public learn about the existence of the Vampires and the Lycans (Werewolves).
A crusade and all-out war has begun: study and eradicate. After being imprisoned in cryogenic suspension for 12 years, Selene manages to escape the facility. During the same time, another subject has also escaped the same facility that Selene was in. That subject was Eve (India Eisley), her hybrid daughter who is the key to ending the war by "curing" Vampires and Lycans of their "infection".
Movie- will detail almost the first 15-20 minutes then the rest will be a surprise.
The beginning of the film took us back and showed us a quick recap of the past movies. Then whoosh, you're immediately in the action of the movie.
Which is what I love when they [Hollywood] do that. It's starts out shortly after the end of Underworld: Evolution. The humans have just found the existence of Vampires and Lycans. Governments take control and purge the population, killing all of the non-humans. The battle to stay safe has gotten so rough that that Selene & Michael decide to leave the city.
on her way to meet up with Micael they get ambushed. And Selene gets captured by the company called Antogen.
From the beginning of the movie to the end there is tons of action and fight scenes to the end. The next time we see Selene she is cryogenically frozen. There is a battle outside of her frozen case. Someone presses the release button to her case. She escapes and kills any in her way to get out of the building..........
There are so many twists and turns in the film that at some points I was asking myself, "Wait, what....how?!?"
There were a couple scenes where it shows Selene performing some kind of trick. We never saw her do it before and the movie never explained where or how she learned to do it.
As far as the movie goes it had me on the edge of my seat because of all the intense action.
SPFX-
The special effects, the CG(computer graphics) and the 3D made the film better than expected.
CG: there were many parts of the film where they had to use CG and where it was put, it was put well. For example, the bigger lycan that makes an appearance.
3D: the 3D of the film was ok, not as good as AVATAR3D, but it still had some pretty good 3D effects. When bombs or silver nitrate grenades blew up/off, there was definite eye popping effects. There was some mediocre effects like the people shoving their barrel of their guns at the screen for an ok effect, but that was expected.
Audio-
The audio was put in full 7.1 audio which made it sound even better. It made the action revolve around you.
The soundtrack of the film sounded excellent mixed into the action of the film.
I give this movie a pretty good rating. This is definitely one to see in theaters. I would probably expect a fifth installment by 2014. They left the end of this one wide open for another one.
Theatrical Movie Reviews
On occasion there will be a theatrical review. that depends if I can afford to go out.
Tonight I plan on seeing Underworld: Awakening. when I get home, I will write my review and give my full input on this fourth film in the franchise.
Tonight I plan on seeing Underworld: Awakening. when I get home, I will write my review and give my full input on this fourth film in the franchise.
Friday, December 30, 2011
Inside Man Blu-Ray Review
Movie 4.5/5.0
Picture 5.0/5.0
Audio 4.5/5.0
Extras 3.0/5.0
Starring: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster
Directed by: Spike Lee
The film begins in medias res with Dalton Russell (Clive Owen) narrating his plight in the confines of an undisclosed cell, musing about the difference between a cell and a prison. Shortly afterwards, he begins in narration to describe the "perfect" plan for a bank robbery.
The robbery begins in flashback as robbers, dressed as painters and utilizing aliases under variants of the name "Steve," enter a bank, disable the security cameras, and seize control. All customers and bank employees are herded into the basement, where they are forced to surrender their keys and cell phones and change into painter uniforms and face masks identical to the robbers'. The hostages are locked into several rooms; periodically the robbers rotate them and sometimes place themselves in among the hostages at various points.
Meanwhile, the police surround the bank. Detectives Keith Frazier (Denzel Washington) and Bill Mitchell (Chiwetel Ejiofor) introduce themselves to Captain Darius (Willem Dafoe) and briefly discuss the situation. Russell demands that the police provide food, and they provide pizzas with electronic bugs in the boxes. They overhear conversations in a foreign language identified as Albanian. Eventually, they discover that the conversations are in fact propaganda recordings of deceased Albanian communist leader Enver Hoxha, implying that the robbers knew or guessed at the attempted surveillance.
After being informed of the robbery in progress, Arthur Case (Christopher Plummer), chairman of the board of directors and founder of the bank, hires "fixer" Madeleine White (Jodie Foster) to try to arrange for the contents of his safe deposit box at the bank to remain secret. White meets with the mayor, then manipulates Frazier to let her talk with Russell. Mentioning the special interests she wants to protect, she persuades Russell to let her enter the bank to talk. When White requests access to the safe deposit box, Russell shows her a document bearing a swastika symbol, suggesting that Case received money, enough to fund his bank, from the Nazis during World War II for unspecified services that resulted in Jewish deaths. Russell reveals his motivation, saying, "All lies, they stink; you can cover them up for a while but they don't go away." After assuring Russell that Case will make him a very wealthy man if he destroys or covers up this document, White leaves.
Attempting a bluff, Frazier informs Russell that the plane he demanded is ready but he needs to confirm that all the hostages are safe before permitting them to leave. Russell allows him to enter the bank, and escorts Frazier around the building. As they check the hostages, they discuss the situation, and also Frazier's desire to propose to his girlfriend, something which Russell suggests he should do regardless of finances. Upon exiting the bank, Frazier attempts to overpower Russell, but another robber comes to Russell's aid. Russell lets Frazier leave unharmed with seemingly no repercussion for his attack. Frazier tells his colleagues that he intentionally tried to provoke Russell, but as Russell failed to harm him, he believes Russell is not a killer. Soon after, the robbers call and direct the police to point their cameras to a specific second-floor window where a hostage is executed. An enraged Frazier confronts Russell again, demanding to know the robbers' true intentions. Russell simply replies that Frazier is, "too damn smart to be a cop".
The execution incident prompts the ESU team into action, and they plan to raid the building, using rubber bullets to knock everyone out. Frazier, however, discovers that the written message inside a drawer Russell sent contains a hidden transmitter. He orders Captain Darius to recall his men, but Darius ignores him.
Inside the bank, Russell overheard the conversation between Darius and Frazier and is alarmed that the police plan to move in. The robbers detonate smoke bombs throughout the bank and release the hostages, resulting in a horde of identically dressed people exiting through the smoke in mass confusion. The police detain and interrogate everyone. However, the police are unable to distinguish the robbers from among the hostages, even Russell. The hostage execution is revealed to have been faked, the robbers' weapons turn out to be non-working replicas, and nothing appears to have been stolen, prompting Frazier's superiors to order him to bury the case.
Frazier, however, searches the bank's records and finds that safe deposit box #392 has never appeared on any records since the bank's founding in 1948. He obtains a search warrant to open it. He is then confronted by White, who informs him of Case's Nazi dealings. She attempts to persuade Frazier to drop his investigation, reminding him that she has held up her end of their deal (guaranteeing his promotion and returning money he was implicated in stealing prior to the events of the movie). He refuses, pointing out that he never agreed to such a deal, and plays back their earlier conversation from a secret audio recording pen, ensuring he is protected.
White confronts Case about his Nazi connections, and he confesses everything to her. She correctly surmises that the safe deposit box must have contained diamonds and that these were the robbers' true objective; Case then specifies a Cartier diamond ring, belonging to a Jewish friend whom he betrayed to the Nazis in exchange for money. Case is remorseful over his past, and had since engaged in international philanthropy to try to assuage his guilt.
Russell's opening monologue is then repeated, but with the revelation that Russell is in fact hiding behind a fake wall erected inside the bank's supply room, thus revealing him as the titular "Inside Man", for he has been inside the bank all along. He emerges a week after the incident, with the contents of Case's safe deposit box (including the documents and numerous small bags containing diamonds) in his backpack. As he exits the bank, he deliberately bumps into Detective Frazier, who does not recognize him. Russell's associates meet him in an SUV outside the bank. Asked about the missing ring, Russell assures them he has left it "in good hands."
Frazier opens the safe deposit box and finds a gum wrapper, along with the Cartier ring and a message: "Follow the ring." Frazier confronts Case, informing him of his intention to investigate the ring. He finds White, telling her that the ring was linked to Case's past. He offers White the pen with the recording and gives her a card for the Office of War Crimes Issues at the U.S. State Department to request they investigate the situation.
After his final encounter with White, Frazier goes home and finds a loose multi-carat diamond in his pocket, realizing it must have been slipped to him by the man he bumped into in the bank, and that man must have been Russell. As the movie ends, it is implied that Frazier will use the diamond to propose to his girlfriend.
This 2006 bank robbery suspense film gets a great recommendation from me.
During the action scenes, you hear every detail there is; tires squeal as they drive up to the bank, the rustle of Washington's beard against his shirt. Every detail you can hear.
overall recommendation: 9/10
Picture 5.0/5.0
Audio 4.5/5.0
Extras 3.0/5.0
Starring: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster
Directed by: Spike Lee
The film begins in medias res with Dalton Russell (Clive Owen) narrating his plight in the confines of an undisclosed cell, musing about the difference between a cell and a prison. Shortly afterwards, he begins in narration to describe the "perfect" plan for a bank robbery.
The robbery begins in flashback as robbers, dressed as painters and utilizing aliases under variants of the name "Steve," enter a bank, disable the security cameras, and seize control. All customers and bank employees are herded into the basement, where they are forced to surrender their keys and cell phones and change into painter uniforms and face masks identical to the robbers'. The hostages are locked into several rooms; periodically the robbers rotate them and sometimes place themselves in among the hostages at various points.
Meanwhile, the police surround the bank. Detectives Keith Frazier (Denzel Washington) and Bill Mitchell (Chiwetel Ejiofor) introduce themselves to Captain Darius (Willem Dafoe) and briefly discuss the situation. Russell demands that the police provide food, and they provide pizzas with electronic bugs in the boxes. They overhear conversations in a foreign language identified as Albanian. Eventually, they discover that the conversations are in fact propaganda recordings of deceased Albanian communist leader Enver Hoxha, implying that the robbers knew or guessed at the attempted surveillance.
After being informed of the robbery in progress, Arthur Case (Christopher Plummer), chairman of the board of directors and founder of the bank, hires "fixer" Madeleine White (Jodie Foster) to try to arrange for the contents of his safe deposit box at the bank to remain secret. White meets with the mayor, then manipulates Frazier to let her talk with Russell. Mentioning the special interests she wants to protect, she persuades Russell to let her enter the bank to talk. When White requests access to the safe deposit box, Russell shows her a document bearing a swastika symbol, suggesting that Case received money, enough to fund his bank, from the Nazis during World War II for unspecified services that resulted in Jewish deaths. Russell reveals his motivation, saying, "All lies, they stink; you can cover them up for a while but they don't go away." After assuring Russell that Case will make him a very wealthy man if he destroys or covers up this document, White leaves.
Attempting a bluff, Frazier informs Russell that the plane he demanded is ready but he needs to confirm that all the hostages are safe before permitting them to leave. Russell allows him to enter the bank, and escorts Frazier around the building. As they check the hostages, they discuss the situation, and also Frazier's desire to propose to his girlfriend, something which Russell suggests he should do regardless of finances. Upon exiting the bank, Frazier attempts to overpower Russell, but another robber comes to Russell's aid. Russell lets Frazier leave unharmed with seemingly no repercussion for his attack. Frazier tells his colleagues that he intentionally tried to provoke Russell, but as Russell failed to harm him, he believes Russell is not a killer. Soon after, the robbers call and direct the police to point their cameras to a specific second-floor window where a hostage is executed. An enraged Frazier confronts Russell again, demanding to know the robbers' true intentions. Russell simply replies that Frazier is, "too damn smart to be a cop".
The execution incident prompts the ESU team into action, and they plan to raid the building, using rubber bullets to knock everyone out. Frazier, however, discovers that the written message inside a drawer Russell sent contains a hidden transmitter. He orders Captain Darius to recall his men, but Darius ignores him.
Inside the bank, Russell overheard the conversation between Darius and Frazier and is alarmed that the police plan to move in. The robbers detonate smoke bombs throughout the bank and release the hostages, resulting in a horde of identically dressed people exiting through the smoke in mass confusion. The police detain and interrogate everyone. However, the police are unable to distinguish the robbers from among the hostages, even Russell. The hostage execution is revealed to have been faked, the robbers' weapons turn out to be non-working replicas, and nothing appears to have been stolen, prompting Frazier's superiors to order him to bury the case.
Frazier, however, searches the bank's records and finds that safe deposit box #392 has never appeared on any records since the bank's founding in 1948. He obtains a search warrant to open it. He is then confronted by White, who informs him of Case's Nazi dealings. She attempts to persuade Frazier to drop his investigation, reminding him that she has held up her end of their deal (guaranteeing his promotion and returning money he was implicated in stealing prior to the events of the movie). He refuses, pointing out that he never agreed to such a deal, and plays back their earlier conversation from a secret audio recording pen, ensuring he is protected.
White confronts Case about his Nazi connections, and he confesses everything to her. She correctly surmises that the safe deposit box must have contained diamonds and that these were the robbers' true objective; Case then specifies a Cartier diamond ring, belonging to a Jewish friend whom he betrayed to the Nazis in exchange for money. Case is remorseful over his past, and had since engaged in international philanthropy to try to assuage his guilt.
Russell's opening monologue is then repeated, but with the revelation that Russell is in fact hiding behind a fake wall erected inside the bank's supply room, thus revealing him as the titular "Inside Man", for he has been inside the bank all along. He emerges a week after the incident, with the contents of Case's safe deposit box (including the documents and numerous small bags containing diamonds) in his backpack. As he exits the bank, he deliberately bumps into Detective Frazier, who does not recognize him. Russell's associates meet him in an SUV outside the bank. Asked about the missing ring, Russell assures them he has left it "in good hands."
Frazier opens the safe deposit box and finds a gum wrapper, along with the Cartier ring and a message: "Follow the ring." Frazier confronts Case, informing him of his intention to investigate the ring. He finds White, telling her that the ring was linked to Case's past. He offers White the pen with the recording and gives her a card for the Office of War Crimes Issues at the U.S. State Department to request they investigate the situation.
After his final encounter with White, Frazier goes home and finds a loose multi-carat diamond in his pocket, realizing it must have been slipped to him by the man he bumped into in the bank, and that man must have been Russell. As the movie ends, it is implied that Frazier will use the diamond to propose to his girlfriend.
This 2006 bank robbery suspense film gets a great recommendation from me.
During the action scenes, you hear every detail there is; tires squeal as they drive up to the bank, the rustle of Washington's beard against his shirt. Every detail you can hear.
overall recommendation: 9/10
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Happy New Year!
why do we celebrate it over and over and over again?!? seriously, we all know it's gonna be the same routine thru the new year as last year. we make new years resolutions and how many of us actually keep em?
as for me I'm gonna be working and doing nothing for the celebration. it's the same junk year after year. and it's a waste of money on fireworks. "Oohh ahhh, wow look at that one!" it's the same every time there's fireworks.
they're noisy, dangerous and a hell of a mess to pick up in the morning. that's if you're neighbors ever do pick em up. oh and how many house fires happen in the few hours that we can blow fireworks up?
New Years Eve/New Years Day are special as in the end of the year/beginning of the new year. but that's all. and why do we call it happy? how many of us are going to be truly happy throughout the entire year? seriously?
as for me I'm gonna be working and doing nothing for the celebration. it's the same junk year after year. and it's a waste of money on fireworks. "Oohh ahhh, wow look at that one!" it's the same every time there's fireworks.
they're noisy, dangerous and a hell of a mess to pick up in the morning. that's if you're neighbors ever do pick em up. oh and how many house fires happen in the few hours that we can blow fireworks up?
New Years Eve/New Years Day are special as in the end of the year/beginning of the new year. but that's all. and why do we call it happy? how many of us are going to be truly happy throughout the entire year? seriously?
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