A Dark Ale

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King has been out for 11 days now (12 for you Europeans), and I have been thoroughly enjoying myself so far. It helped that I didn’t have high expectations on launch day. Anyone who know anything about WoW’s previous patches and expansion knows that there is usually a maximum play time of about 8 hours before the flood gates upon and several million people rush into Azeroth and the servers die. I wasn’t expecting to get much play time in because of this issue and the fact that Blizzard was having a ton of problems that had been happening previous to the expansion coming out.

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I was given the idea recently to review a bad movie. The problem is, I hate watching bad movies…at least intentionally watching bad movies. So, with the help of some friends, a compromise was suggested: I would watch a terrible movie and comment on it as I watch. Should be interesting to see my instant reactions to a truly awful movie. The first movie I will try this new format on is Eragon. I kind of wanted to see when it was in theaters, because I loved the book. However, I was told that it was terrible and I didn’t end up seeing it. How bad was it? Well aparantly they kill off most of the main characters, making more movies impossible (it is a 4-part book series). It’s almost as if the producers knew the movie was shit and wrote it so that no sequel could be made. But I’ll try to withhold judgment until I watch, so lets give this new format a whirl.

Eragon (2006), Rated PG, 104 minutes.

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There are a couple of movies that I would call “one-time watchers”. These are movies that are so intense, depressing, sad, or moving that they can only be watched once. One movie that I would consider a one-time watcher is The Passion of the Christ. I’m not a very religious person, but I was still extremely moved by the imagery in this movie. The sheer amount of torture and pain that this man was forced to undergo almost brought me (and the entire theater) to tears.

The only other movie I would consider a one-time watcher is Schindler’s List. This movie I would consider even more intense than The Passion of the Christ. I say this because it took place during an event in world history that I am well versed in. World War II has always fascinated me from a historical standpoint, but I have mainly kept my investigations to the military side of things, the Holocaust I have left relatively untouched. That is, until I saw this movie for the first time about 6 years ago, and it was awe inspiring. Every aspect of the movie was perfect, from the directing, to the acting, to the imagery, to the incredibly important story. This is in my top 5 list of best movies of all time, please bear with me while I explain why.

Schindler’s List (1993), Rated R, 195 minutes.

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The title is one of my favorite/infuriating quotes from our current President, and I think it adequately describes the current race for that lofty office as well. We (the people) are constantly bombarded by advertising, new stories, entertainment stories, and everything in between about the candidates, their policies, and how they would act as President. I got to tell you though, I am fucking sick of it. Continue Reading »

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This isn’t about a movie but I just have to ask: What was Microsoft thinking?!

Truely awe-inspiring Microsoft, and this is supposed to be the company that has taken over the world.

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