Saturday, June 4, 2011

L.A. Noire? Fuck Yeah!


Have you played this yet? It's been out a couple of weeks and if you havn't yet, go to your local whoever sells video games and get one. Now. Seriously, this game is one that is quite original, at least for a video game and uses cutting edge technology for some of the gameplay. 30 camera's or something to film the actor's faces so when your interrogating suspects or whoever, they have subtle ways of saying different things and you have to decide whether or not they're lying.

Thor's A Great Ride


After Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk and Iron Man 2, I was not sure how the fantastical elements to the story of Marvel's Thor would fit in with the already established believability of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. I'm not that sure that it does yet, we'll have to wait for The Avengers, I suppose. In saying that, Thor by itself is better than The Incredible Hulk, not as good as Iron Man and only slightly better than Iron Man 2, meaning it's awesome in it's own right.

Iron Man 2 is the Shit


Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow and Paul Bettany are back in the sequel to the 2008, Iron Man. Also joining him are Don Cheadle, replacing Terrance Howard as James Rhodes, Sam Rockwell, Mickey Rourke, Scarlett Johansson and Samuel L. Jackson in an expanded role as Nick Fury. I know it's been out for a while but I've been meaning to do this for a while anyway and with the Marvel Cinematic Universe in full swing, it might as well be now.

Have Fun With an Alien Named Paul


Have you met Paul yet? He's a funny little fucker. He drinks, smokes, swears and eats birds. All that wholesome stuff and he's voiced by the guy with the best laugh ever, Seth Rogen. He escapes Area 51 in Nevada and meets up with two Brit nerds who have just been to Comic-Con in San Diego. Scares the shit out of 'em to begin with.

Friday, June 3, 2011

Retro Review #13 The Incredible Hulk


In this not sequel to Ang Lee's overlong attempt to bring the green beast to the screen via Eric Bana in Hulk, Louis Leterrier does that with Edward Norton in this, The Incredible Hulk, the second outing in Marvel's Cinematic Universe, following Iron Man earlier in 2008.

Retro Review #12 Iron Man


The giant Marvel project kicked off with this ripper of a movie in 2008. Starring Robert Downey Jr. in his first Blockbuster film and directed by Jon Favreau, this entertaining romp made 585 million worldwide paving the way for more Marvel entries.

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

WA Reds for NRL 2013


The Reds were part of the ARL in 1995 and 96 and joined the Super League for 97. Even though they weren't a powerhouse, they helped bring Rugby League to a wider audience. Since being declined entry to the inaugurel NRL season in 1998, they have continued to build the club in the lower grades, contesting the SG Ball, with the goal of once again playing at the top level. They now have their own juniors coming through and up into the NRL to play for other clubs, which gives them a base to work on should they gain entry to the National competition. Melbourne Storm have only now started to have their home grown juniors compete for spots in first grade and that's why I think the Reds would be ideal for one of the two licences being considered for 2013.

Smallville's Done and Dusted: 10 Years of Not Quite Superman

Well, it's done. I love when shows finish of their own accord and the CW let Smallville do that after 10 event filled seasons. I don't have the feeling of I-can't-believe-it's-over as I did when LOST finished, but I def felt something after investing 10 seasons and 218 episodes into it.

Clumsy guts.

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Settling Down From Origin 1



Fair dinkum, for fuck sake and other words of buffudlement. I'm sick of this shit. QLD annoy the hell out of me for more than one reason but NSW are the most frustrating team to support in recent history as far as I'm concerned. The Roosters at the moment are a very close second but this is not about them.


Are You Watching Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza?

No? Well you fuckin' should be. It is one of the funniest shows on television at the moment and goes back to the days of Whose Line Is It Anyway?