Monday Richard's review mania

Welcome back to Monday Richard's review mania!

Film - Thor

I was disappointed by Thor, but I'm not entirely sure why. the action was pretty good and some of the set pieces where amazing. but the story does not seem to go anywhere, it meanders around a bit without anything overly exciting happening.

Its a classic brother competing for there fathers love plot. but that's about it, you keep waiting for the twist and when it comes its disappointing to say the least.

I'm only giving this film 2 brains, but i'm not saying you should not go see it, just don't expect anything amazing from it.

Xbox 360 game - Bulletstorm

Bulletstorm's plot is also completely irrelevance but it this case it actually works in the games favour. the plot it dumb to say the least the dialogue is crude and is almost completely curse words. but its... fun...

There is no other way to put it some of the stupid dialogue genuinely made me laugh and the set pieces are amazingly fun, the weapons are over the top and just pure fun to use. plus i can't understate how much fun it is to use the slide to get around the whole game.

3.5 out of 5 brains

Film - Press Start

This is a low budget independent film, but its a good one. The story is your classic RPG fair a chosen hero goes out to collect the sacred stones to slay Count Nefarious Vile. he teams up with a ninja and a space warrior (who turns out to be a girl)

This film pokes fun at all aspects of gaming, from the classic 8-bit all the way up to modern day but does it in such a charming way its impossible not to love. i honestly can't recommend it enough go watch it, plus the sequel just came out.

4.5 out of 5 brains

Board game - paper-clip railway

Before i get into this review i have to stress that the version i played of this was a unfinished prototype.

This game has an interesting concept, its like ticket to ride, but using a free form board layout and paper-clips to represent the length of the rails.

However the rules are a little convoluted and not very well explined (although i have heard they have tweaked the rules a little) to start with the game was slow and uninteresting, but once the game got going i actually had some fun with it. plotting how to make your railways stealing station points from you opponents is fun but the final scoring is a little over complicated.

My main issue with this game however is the way its presented, in my view it should not be a full boardgame, it should be a cheep PDF game that you use your own paper-clips to play.

1 out of 5 brains

Films glorious films. Nice, big BLOCKBUSTERS

Finally a new decent post by me.
HURRAR!

Well I say decent...
Anyway

I watched Scream 4 last week and tbh although it was good it was quick, predictable and pretty much the same as the other three. None the less I enjoyed it. Maybe thats because im biased and love the scream films or it was just a good film. The killings happened pretty much right away and the ending (for me) wasnt really a big build up. I had to watch the film online as the mrs wouldnt come see it with me :( I do intend to buy it though on dvd which when I know im going to buy it, I know its a good film.

I also saw THOR today. This film I wasnt all that excited about. The main reason I wanted to see it was because of the big build up that is spiralling out towards the Avengers. I enjoyed it mainly because it was funny however I found it boring in parts and it seemed to drag a bit. I think the writers found it difficult to come up with a decent story so it was the old Jealousy over the thrown between two brothers. You thing we see everyday between Will and Harry. They fight, the brawl, one uses a giant happen to take down buckingham palace the other sends in terrorists.

So on with the main point.
2011 is one big year for FILMS!!! :D YAY
Being a huge, HUGE. HUGE MASSIVE BIG FAT FILM FAN!!!!
I am actually impressed with the amount of good films coming out this year.
We have:

Pirates of the caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
Transformers: Dark of the moon.
Cars 2. (I havent seen the first one yet)
The Green Lantern.
Captain America.
The Hang Over 2.
Sherlock Holmes 2
Super 8.
Cowboys and aliens.
Harry Potter 7 part 2
Xmen First class and
Immortals.

However this year has already brought us:

Sucker Punch
Battle Los Angeles
Paul
Tangled
etc etc

I am actually so glad that this year is bursting with decent movies. I really cannot wait to see Harry Potter 8 part 2 and Cowboys and Aliens.
Pirates of the Caribbean isnt a big one for me though : ( Being a huge fan of the first 3, this one just isnt jumping out at me....yet. I will go and see it though and hopefully be all smiles afterwards. The same goes for Transformers 3.

Now the films I really couldnt care less about are The Hangover 2 and Breaking Dawn. BOOOOOOOOOOOOO ROBERT PATTISONS FACE. These films just don't appeal : /

The thing I love more about this years film however is the fact next years will be even better for example: The avengers, Silent Hill: Revelations, Resident Evil 5 and and ANDDDDDD Monsters Inc 2!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAYAYYAYAYAAYAYAYAYAAYAYYAYAYAYAYYA

I cannot wait for those 4 films or to be honest I cannot wait for their trailers to pop up online. I think Silent Hill: Revelation is the biggest one I am looking forward to. The first film is probs the best Game to film adaptation I have seen in a long time. The only downfall is the the fact 2 of the producers for the Resident Evil films are helping to make this. They ruin Silent Hill and ill find out where they live and shit on their kids.

I think thats about it for now. My blog was more of a list :P but still.

Peace Out Girl Scouts.