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Dumb and Dumber.

So I tried to watch Talladega Nights tonight. I made it about 25 minutes before the lack of humor just made further viewing as pointless as the idiotic double-standards of Nascar. Their selective enforcement of the rules has continuously shaped … Continue reading

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This thing of ours…

Back in ’99 when the Sopranos came out, it was groundbreaking… a view at La Cosa Nostra that nobody had ever seen before. Gone were the 3 hour long sagas of Coppola and in was a fast-paced web of intrigue … Continue reading

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Knocked Up [*****]

Knocked Up was an absolute Knock Out. From the same director of The 40 Year Old Virgin (which I really didn’t care for) comes a comedy based on the lives of Ben Stone (Seth Rogen) and Alison Scott (Katherine Heigl) … Continue reading

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Forza Motorsport 2 [*****]

When it comes to gaming, I don’t fool around. I need a challenge. I need realistic physics. I need as much of a simulation as possible. Prior to these types of games, I thought that Need For Speed, Test Drive, … Continue reading

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The Godfather [*/*/-/-/-]

Define tedium. Here at home, 2 days off a 3 day weekend, feeling like crap due to some mystery sore throat bug that has tossed me for a loop. So I park my tail on the couch, fire up the … Continue reading

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Forza Motorsport 2 Demo [*****]

I want to specify that this review is for the DEMO version of FM2, available via XBOX Live. One track, a couple dozen cars from various performance classes, and a graphics / physics / control scheme that will make any … Continue reading

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Marvel: Ultimate Alliance [****-]

Cool game. Really cool game. Take SmashTV, update the graphics, give it a comic book plot ala Marvel – then add a team of Marvel superheroes. Controls are great, graphics are adequate. My main gripe thus far is the top-down … Continue reading

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Spiderman 3 [**—]

Can I have my $9 back? I’d like to put it towards renting this movie – I’ll even volunteer to have the entire experience erased from my memory. Now don’t get me wrong, Spiderman 3 wasn’t a colossal blunder in … Continue reading

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F.E.A.R. [****-]

Solid first person shooter, traditional graphics and lighting for the genre, easy controls and a cookie cutter plot. Doom. It set the standard for the first person shooter and made ID Software a household name. Doom 3. Made me wish … Continue reading

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Drive… ?

When I saw a new series starting on Fox starring Amy Acker and Nathan Fillion, I kept close track of it so I could make sure not to miss the premiere. That said, I like it. Decent story, decent action, … Continue reading

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