I first saw the movie trailer for Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time back in November, and right away I had a gut feeling that this would be the movie to break the very long chain of bad to absolutely horrendous video game adaptations. Since it's release, the film has received mixed reviews. For the most part, viewers have found it fun, and critics have hated it. Despite the less than stellar press, and the growing knot in my gut warning me that I was in for a let-down, my fiance and I hit the theatre last night for a light night showing, and am I ever glad we did.
I loved it!
Before we go any further, let's get a few things out on the table. First of all, you have to set the right expectations going into this movie. Are you going to see the next Academy Award winning movie of the year? No. Absolutely not. PoP (Prince of Persia) is not one of those movies, and it isn't...
My son, Ethan, has never really been a gamer. At least not in any way that I'd define the term. Sure, he spends a good deal of his free time on his computer, and much of that playing video games, but I'd never say that it's something he's passionate about. More like something he does to pass the time when he's bored.
This weekend, after building myself a new computer last week, I gave Ethan's computer a much needed upgrade, and installed a few games on it that wouldn't run on his old machine, most notably, Mass Effect, and Dragon Age: Origins. Last night, sometime before dinner, I set everything up for him, and demoed the games. He seemed fairly interested, and soon after started into Mass Effect.
I took Tonya (my fiance) out to a movie last night, so we left Ethan, who recently turned 15, to his own devices. When we got home, he...
I went to see Alice in Wonderland on the weekend. Refusing to wait for the crowds to die down in order to see what was sure to be an excellent movie. I, of course, went to see the movie in 3D and as with any 3D movie I was happy with my decision.
3D, which is becoming an exceedingly popular trend, is in my opinion worth the extra money and the slight head ache. When items are popping out of the screen at you, you can’t help but feel involved. This works well in a movie like Alice because the Underland is very interesting and a place that I'm sure many people would love to visit. Some other movies that are set to be released in 3D are, Toy Story 3, How to Train Your Dragon, Dispeciable Me, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 and 2, Disney's Rapunzel, and Tim Burton's Frankenweenie, that's just the tip of the ice burg. I09 has a list of 32 films to be released in 3D over...
I've been pretty hardcore during this year's olympics. In the past, I've done my best to watch key sports, mainly hockey, but this year I've been all over the olympics. Last night I had hockey up on the big-screen, while watching men's curling and arial skiing online in HD, all at the same time. I've been bleeding maple flavoured red and white this year, and my team, my country has delivered.
Last night, just as our Canadian women's hockey team brought home their third straight gold medal, I found my self embarrassed to be Canadian, and embarrassed to be a hockey fan, due to what I am calling the "douchebaggery" of the Canadian men's olympic hockey team.
CTV did a great job of covering the game, and moreover, did a great job of capturing the atmosphere of the arena last night as Canada supported their gold medalists. All of Canada that is, except the Canadian men's hockey...
Anyone that has been to our firm or has tuned in our agency radio station knows that there is always great tunes spinning in the office. Music is a big part of our culture here and we love it when we discover a new artist that provides a unique sound. Recently we discovered two great rockabilly ones that we've been listening to all week.
Kitty, Daisy & Lewis are a three-piece band comprising the teenage siblings of the Durham family. Their music is influenced heavily by R&B, swing, jump blues, country and Western, blues, Hawaiian and rock 'n' roll. They are all multi-instrumentalists playing guitar, piano, banjo, lapsteel guitar, harmonica, double bass, ukulele, drums, trombone, xylophone and accordion between them.
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I first saw the movie trailer for Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time back in November, and right away I had a gut feeling that this would be the movie to break the very long chain of bad to absolutely horrendous video game adaptations. Since it's release, the film has received mixed reviews. For the most part, viewers have found it fun, and critics have hated it. Despite the less than stellar press, and the growing knot in my gut warning me that I was in for a let-down, my fiance and I hit the theatre last night for a light night showing, and am I ever glad we did.