Guns/Blade/Fangs
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thebitterguyRented Gun from Blockbuster (the local Microplay shut down last month, which kinda sucks as I had most of a powerplay card left). Fun little game. It's a lot like Grand Theft Pony, with an open gaming area and a main linear plot with lots of non-linear subplots (but no sexin'). It's got (so far) two towns, indians, outlaws, evil ex-confederates and lots of shootin' peeples in the haid. Some head shots just knock their hats off; some make their cabezas vanish. Either way, enjoyable.
There's a sequence where you have to use a sharpshooter, a gatling gun, and a cannon. I ended up just ditching the cannon and shooting them with my pistol, as it was just better.
The voice cast is interesting, starring Thomas Jane (the guy who played The Punisher), Kris Kristofferson (which would be cooler if he hadn't appeared in Blade Trinity (*see below)), and Lance Henrikson (ditto for that goofy dog movie, or AvP).Horse riding is fun, and shootin people is funner. There's a special 'slo-mo/bullet time/focus' mode where you can flick the pistol back and forth from baddies by gently touching the left thumbstick. Quite fun, even if it's becoming a bit of a cliche. I may use my Controller o' Doom for it, as it seems an appropriate use for it.
I have also had the pleasure (?) of watching Blade: Trinity recently. Okay, Jessica Biel is kinda hot (although I suspect any choice Esquire might have made would be reaching after Jolie got SWA last year), and that was nice, but why wasn't I informed that the film was worth watching for Ryan Reynolds peformance?
Not to just be preaching for a hometown boy, but he did a really good job as Hannibal King in this movie. Now, I don't mean "he reminded me of the vampiric PI from the old Tomb of Dracula comics", but he made the character fun to watch. Sure, 90% of his dialogue was potty mouth, but it was funny to listen to, and he acquited himself nicely as an action star (even getting a good fight out of HHH, which I believe puts him in a league with Shawn Michaels). And he was sure more fun to watch than Wesley "I signed for three movies, I'm doing three movies" Snipes. When a man is tired, he should lay down. When he lacks the energy to make a sequel to a bad vampire movie, he should become a farmer. Or a record producer. Or something.
The vampiric Pomeranian was cute, although the first time it got handed to HHH I assumed it would become a snack, and wondered where the payoff was for that scene.
I'm desirous of seeing the previous sequel, as it has Ron Perlman, which never hurts. Okay, usually doesn't hurt.
The Dracula in this movie was lacking enthusiasm, although they did ditch the whole "Rumanian bloodsucker" to make him a bronze age bloodsucker who apparently spent all of human history working behind the scenes, except when he ruled Wallachia and had an Irish guy write a book about him, both of which are in the 'not subtle' category. He DID inflict gratuitous violence on a couple goths because they were selling Dracula Bobbleheads and Count Chocula, which was nice. Although you'd think he'd go after the guys who made Dracula 2000 instead.
But, yeah. Blade: Trinity was about two thirds of an enjoyable movie. Thank God for The Movie Network and my short attention span.
There's a sequence where you have to use a sharpshooter, a gatling gun, and a cannon. I ended up just ditching the cannon and shooting them with my pistol, as it was just better.
The voice cast is interesting, starring Thomas Jane (the guy who played The Punisher), Kris Kristofferson (which would be cooler if he hadn't appeared in Blade Trinity (*see below)), and Lance Henrikson (ditto for that goofy dog movie, or AvP).Horse riding is fun, and shootin people is funner. There's a special 'slo-mo/bullet time/focus' mode where you can flick the pistol back and forth from baddies by gently touching the left thumbstick. Quite fun, even if it's becoming a bit of a cliche. I may use my Controller o' Doom for it, as it seems an appropriate use for it.
I have also had the pleasure (?) of watching Blade: Trinity recently. Okay, Jessica Biel is kinda hot (although I suspect any choice Esquire might have made would be reaching after Jolie got SWA last year), and that was nice, but why wasn't I informed that the film was worth watching for Ryan Reynolds peformance?
Not to just be preaching for a hometown boy, but he did a really good job as Hannibal King in this movie. Now, I don't mean "he reminded me of the vampiric PI from the old Tomb of Dracula comics", but he made the character fun to watch. Sure, 90% of his dialogue was potty mouth, but it was funny to listen to, and he acquited himself nicely as an action star (even getting a good fight out of HHH, which I believe puts him in a league with Shawn Michaels). And he was sure more fun to watch than Wesley "I signed for three movies, I'm doing three movies" Snipes. When a man is tired, he should lay down. When he lacks the energy to make a sequel to a bad vampire movie, he should become a farmer. Or a record producer. Or something.
The vampiric Pomeranian was cute, although the first time it got handed to HHH I assumed it would become a snack, and wondered where the payoff was for that scene.
I'm desirous of seeing the previous sequel, as it has Ron Perlman, which never hurts. Okay, usually doesn't hurt.
The Dracula in this movie was lacking enthusiasm, although they did ditch the whole "Rumanian bloodsucker" to make him a bronze age bloodsucker who apparently spent all of human history working behind the scenes, except when he ruled Wallachia and had an Irish guy write a book about him, both of which are in the 'not subtle' category. He DID inflict gratuitous violence on a couple goths because they were selling Dracula Bobbleheads and Count Chocula, which was nice. Although you'd think he'd go after the guys who made Dracula 2000 instead.
But, yeah. Blade: Trinity was about two thirds of an enjoyable movie. Thank God for The Movie Network and my short attention span.
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Date: 2005-11-23 11:21 pm (UTC)Dude. Blade 2 was a complete shitfest. Trinity was at least entertaining.
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Date: 2005-11-24 12:58 am (UTC)...I kid, I kid.
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Date: 2005-11-24 02:32 am (UTC)*grins*