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In: Movie Review
31 Jan 2007Every now and then, a filmmaker with a great vision will create a masterpiece that transcends many barriers including film genres, languages, themes and sensibilities. Director Guillermo del Toro’s latest work Pan’s Labyrinth is clearly his best work. Set in 1944 in rural Spain where the resistance fights against the early Fascist dictatorship, we’re presented [...]
In: Gaming
30 Jan 2007Nowadays, it’s hard to imagine a game console that doesn’t go online and the latest generation console from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony all have network capabilities, although to varying degrees.
Connectivity Options
• PS3  : Sony’s latest console is supposed to fight Xbox 360’s well-established Xbox Live service, and it offers 2 ways of connecting to [...]
In: Game Review
29 Jan 2007Nintendo promised us revolutionary new gameplay and Wii’s finally here (although whether you can get it or not is unknown thanks to extremely limited supplies). Wii Sports include 5 games which showcase Wii Remote’s motion capabilities
Baseball
Even though it’s called baseball, it’s just batting and pitching. You hold and swing the remote like a bat and [...]
In: Gaming
18 Jan 2007Now that I had the chance to test out all 3 of the next-generation consoles, I’ve decided to create this comparison in order to determine who, if any, can be crowned winner of the Console War. Best will get 5 stars out of 5, and runner-ups will get stars according to the differences between them [...]
In: Movie Review
15 Jan 2007Remaking Asian movies is such a huge trend in United States, and The Departed is no exception, except for that fact that this is a well-made remake. Unlike all those Japanese horror films that got butchered, Martin Scorcese ends up making a movie that condenses 3 movies (the Infernal Affairs trilogy) into one, and it’s [...]
In: Game Review
14 Jan 2007Japan is well known for producing quirky and fun games, and Elite Beat Agents is no exception. Originally released in Japan, this isn’t just translated into English but it is westernized as well. This rhythm game’s mechanics are pretty simple as you have to touch (on Nintendo DS’ touch screen) circles with numbers on them [...]
In: Movie Review
13 Jan 2007Writer/director M. Night Shyamalan has never been able to match the critical and commercial success of The Sixth Sense, and his latest project can’t redeem him. Lady in the Water is a fairy tale set in an apartment complex: Paul Giamatti plays the building manager and he discovers a narf in the swimming pool. It’s [...]
In: TV
13 Jan 2007Contestants winning money and other fabulous prizes make for great television, and indeed TV is full of opportunities for you to get rich: the most famous was Who Wants to be a Millionaire? which became uber-popular, and then by over-saturating the market with the same show, it died and is now just a syndicated show. [...]