come with me if you want to live

i wish an extremely good director and writers said that to the terminator franchise for the fourth installment Terminator: Salvation. this film was not a total bust, in fact i enjoyed it a lot. but there were so many things in it i just did not think was necessary. (spoiler alert) the second they introduced that they were fighting the t600 and the t800 was still in development, i think its pretty obvious that the is not going to end in this movie even though all the trailers kept hinting it might. some things i didnt like was that there was not actual WAR going.. only little fights here and there where there is ONE terminator... mmm where are the scenes from t1, t2, and t3 where you see like an army of terminators walking around killing people? why are the humans still using bullets when terminators have laser tech and it seems like in the old movies humans have laser rifles too! not only are they using bullets, but they are just regular bullets.. not even armor piercing. did everyone forget they're fighting metal cyborgs? what is up with terminators wearing clothes? some have shoes! one even had a bandana/turbin thing going on! WTF?! makes no sense. seems the machines know a lot about nearly everything, and what i mean is that how would they know john connor is a big threat to them? hes not a general and not even part of the high chain of command. he's just some platoon leader. according to the other movies, john connor doesnt become a threat until he is the leader of the resistance and then thats where all the movies begin. with that said, somehow they know john connor is special, and SOMEHOW they know kyle reese is his father because the machines somehow KNEW john connor was coming!?! because throughout the whole thing, they were looking for kyle reese and then singled him out w/ all those prisoners. and if they knew kyle reese was some form of key, why didnt they just kill him right then and there... that will end just end all that is kyle reese and john connor. last complaint is why do the terminators just throw people around. they obviously have the power to shove there arm rm or something but instead lets just chuck em around. the fight scenes over all was cool, good action and all.. but the story.. WTF

Star Trek

'Live long and prosper.'

and i will spock i will, especially after watching this movie. couldnt be a better movie to be honest. so amazing in nearly all aspects. i had pretty high expectations for this puppy and it definitely exceeded all of em. for a cast full of actors who aren't even on the A list so to say like brad pitt, halle berry, george clooney, and whoever else you can think of thats considered A list. instead u got mostly supporting actors like john cho (harold of harold and kumar). however all the stars perform amazingly well. there wasnt a single part where i wasnt just SO captivated by either the CG or attached to the characters. the ONLY part i wish they added was some of their training in star fleet. it was like one second they're all cadets and the next everyone is going to war.. what is with that? aside from that, LOVED IT

Xbox 360 vs PS3

after working in the gaming industry for the past few months, i've realized a lot of things between the two competing next generation consoles, the xbox 360 and ps3. each console has its pros and cons in the epic battle of which is supreme.

i used to think the 360 was better because it was a lot cheaper and had a lot of good games on it, such as gears of war and halo. if i really had to compare the two over a long period of time, i believe the ps3 will win out and is much more worth your money.

so lets start w/ the ps3.. people say that the ps3 is a waste w/o an HDTV which is true since its all blu ray. so we're just going to assume here that you already have an HDTV for both consoles.

a 160GB ps3 slim right now is retailed at $300 and comes wireless ready, standard AV cables, free PSN membership and one recharable controller w/USB cable.

a 4gb 360 slim right now is retailed at $200 and comes with 1 controller, 1 headset, composite AV cables, wireless ready, and one month Gold membership for LIVE.

already it seems 360 is better with it being $100 less. in the beginning it may seem 360 is better but lets see this in the LONG run say... 5 years.

for the 360. lets assume you're not going to be replace batteries in the controllers like a mad man and will be getting recharable batteries, which is aproximately $15 (4pack) and then the charger which is another $20. extra controllers are $50 each. of course you have to play online so 12+1 months of gold membership is $60. so for a full system, rechargable batteries for all controllers, and on going LIVE acct for 5 years..
-initial system $200
-3 more controllers $150
-rechargable batteries + charger ($15x2)=$30 + $20 = $50
-LIVE for 5 years = $250
so for the 5 years alone of using a 360 equates to $650+ given that you bought everything retail.

for the ps3. no need for extra batteries because ps3 controllers come recharable. online? psn is free and now there is PSN plus for a fee but not necessary like xbox. the ps3 can support up 7 controllers at once so lets say you're nuts and get the rest of em which is $50 each. so in the first 3 years its going to be..
-initial system $300
-6 more controllers $300
all together its goin to be $600 for the 5 years.

in just 5 years you spend around $100 dollars less if not more. chances are you're not going to get 7 controllers, in fact you'll probably just get 3 more at most which will be $150 less so in 5 years you spend $150 less if not more. on top of that with the 360, you have to keep paying for LIVE... so every year you will be shelling out more just to play online.

now this all according to retail price.. i'm sure you can get cheaper deals on BOTH through whatever means and numbers can vary but in the end, the one that will one win out is ps3 with its recharable controllers, free psn, and BLU RAY!!! so everyone out there, do yourself a favor and get a ps3. it might hurt more initially but in the end, its A LOT more worth it.

x-men origins: wolverine

last night i caught the new xmen movie about wolverine's past. i didn't know what to expect with such mixed reviews about the movie. after watching it, it is actually quite good. there were a lot of things i didn't like but i felt it was quite enjoyable. *spoiler alert* the things i didn't like was deadpool and silverfox. deadpool was made right up until they sowed his mouth and gave him psyclops' powers.. WTF is up with that? its one thing to change the story but to change an entire character is RIDICULOUS. then he has swords coming out of his arms like wolverines claws??? WTF is with that? where do the swords go when they are inside him? if he bends his arms it cuts right through! and how does someone live with his head chopped off? that made no sense whatsoever. and then theres silverfox, overall i loved her but the part i didnt like was how she died. it was super cheesy and just not well planned out. she shouldve died right after they reveal to her that she betrayed wolverine. lastly, i didnt like how wolverine lost his memories. i know he has to but they seriously used the dumbest way to do it. in the comic they messed with his memories while he was getting his adamantium skeleton and while he gets other experiments on him. but i was still entertained and the action was fun to watch. gambit was basically a nothing character that was in there purely because of popular demand. all in all id say go see it if u wanna

fast and furious 4

last night i watched the newest fast and furious movie (downloaded). i heard it was pretty bad and i pretty low expectations. all i wanted to see from the movie was cars. at the end of the movie, i kinda liked it actually. it was definitely a lot more dramatic than the other movies. fnf1 were all cars from random ppl and racing teams. fnf2 was all mitsubishi w/ the spyder and evo. tokyo drift was also nissan and mistubishi, another evo and not 1 but 2 350Zs.. number 4 had a lot of nissans too actually, a 240, all the cars paul walker picked were GTRs and one of the racers was a 240 as well. at least there was a lot of american cars AND a sti. seems like nissan will never be apart from the fnf series. all in all id say the newest installment is not bad.