Movie Review: As Above, So Below

It's a Cool poster, but it reminds me of the film...and makes me sick...
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As Above, So Below is a horror flick...but it didn't really feel like one. The scares were non existent, the camera work was sickening and the plot (while interesting) was executed poorly.

As Above, So Below follows a young woman named Scarlett and her attempts to find the legendary Philosopher's Stone. Her research leads her to the Paris catacombs in very Tomb Raider/Uncharted/Indiana Jones fashion. In fact, this film was inspired by those franchises, and it becomes incredibly apparent when you first meet Scarlett. She's a perfect character. 2 PHD's, fluent in four languages and two dead ones, masters in chemistry, so on and so forth. Now, since her research has lead her to the Paris Catacombs, there's bound to be a horrific adventure to follow right?

Movie Review: Hercules

Should have just been called 'A day in the life of The Rock'

There's only one way I can explain Hercules as a movie.

Think of a roller coaster. Now when I see a roller coaster, I always think 'oh damn! that sure looks like fun! I better gather my friends and take a ride on that thing and experience some thrills!'. So I get some friends who may be roller coaster fans and ride the damn thing. During the ride, I'll be having a ton of fun, and shortly after the ride, I'll be laughing about it, talking about my favorite parts with my friends and so on. But not long after that, I'll start to forget about my experience with the roller coaster, because in the end that's all it was, short-term entertainment.

This is precisely how I would explain Hercules.

You see, Hercules is just that. Short-term fun and only something you should experience with a group of friends who will be just as entertained as you are at the premise of watching The Rock smash some guys with his fists.

I went into Hercules with some pretty low expectations, expecting the movie to be bad in terms of story, acting, special effects...But I did expect it to be a fun film. Something I could sit back and enjoy without having to really think.

Hercules delivers on that front.

My Top 10 Video Games

So I'm a little sick, stuffed head and what not. Not the most enjoyable physical state, but what can you do?

So I've given it some though, I'm going to write about my top 10 video games of all time. These are my personal choices and I'll explain why I love these games so much. However, I've found that this list has been constantly changing throughout the years, so who knows how long this top 10 will last? Perhaps a new, better game will come out and smash one of these titles off my list. I know some of these managed to take away other titles from my list, so who knows right?

Anyways, my top 10 video games will not only be based on quality but what they mean to me. Most of this may come off as very snobbish, I may talk about a ton of different concepts and themes that would make you go 'They're just video games dude, calm down'. But you know what? Video games, to me, are what I love. I have my reasons to love these games, I have my reasons for feeling what I feel, sure they may seem trivial to you, perhaps you may not agree with me, but that's all part of having an opinion!

So here it goes, my top 10 video games of all time:

10. Dark Souls

Prepare to die. Prepare to learn.

The Biggest News from Gamescom 2014

For those not in the know, Gamescom is the worlds largest video game convention. Even larger than E3 with an attendance rate in the 6 digits.

Anyways, this years Gamescom has been incredibly exciting so far with a slew of great news being poured out of the pipes as we speak. I could hardly contain my excitement, so I'm going to write this article with the biggest news from Gamescom!

In no particular order, here is the biggest news from Gamescom 2014:

1. Halo 5 multiplayer will be like classic Halo multiplayer

Some images from the Beta

Movie Review: Guardians of the Galaxy

Be prepared to be high on believin' because Guardians exceeds the hype
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What can be said about Guardians of the Galaxy?

When the original trailer was released, it basically summed up most of our reactions:

'Who?'

But after Marvels most obscure film to date, and possibly one of their most obscure super hero teams to ever hit mainstream media everyone will know who the Guardians of the Galaxy are.

And for good reason! This movie was absolutely amazing. It was everything I wanted it to be and so much more.

Movie Review: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

While the movie was amazing, it's a shame the poster is so generic

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Summer tends to be a time for big blockbuster films to come out so that the general population will stay entertained for those long, hot months. Most of them tend to be big budget action flicks with so-so special effects and mediocre plot. I mean, what kind of summer movie person wants to see a film with depth?

As it turns out, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is not one of those movies.While the trailers, and the poster, give off a sense of "oh great, another action flick with bad story" or "Oh, this is only just trying to feed off the success of the previous film" the actual movie was an adventure with character, emotion, depth, and substance.