RoyWill Rumble

I cannot sit idly by whilst Mass Effect and suck balls are used in the same sentence. Stop it.

It doesn't, I love that game, but you have to admit that the first hour or so is sloooooooooooooooooow, especially in comparison to the rest of the game.

Mass Effect might well suck balls, I've yet to play it, so that point is entirely moot. I play games to have fun, if it takes over an hour, and it's not even remotely enjoyable, I see no reason to keep ploughing away. I think with most games you can tell in an hour if you're going to nejoy it, I don't get why that's such an absurd notion.

It wouldn't be an absurd notion if we weren't talking abut an RPG, though. That's why it's an absurd notion to me. Most RPGs are pretty slow in the first hour or so.

Basing your opinion on a game because of the first hour is... absolutely absurd to me. Yes, the first hour of Oblivion isn't the greatest, but the rest of the game more than makes up for it. I've played through it once on PC, halfway through on PC with mods, then another two times on 360, and my girlfriend's buying it for me, so I'll probably play through it again, especially with the expansions out now. Plus, it's not like it's THAT BORING. It's surely not exciting as the rest of the game, but it's not like you're tearing out your own eyeballs over it.

Plus, if you're going to be of that opinion, then Mass Effect sucks balls too. The first hour or so of that game is boooooooooooooooooooooooring. In fact, until you're able to explore space, that game doesn't pick up at all.

And for action/shooting games?

The new Rainbow Six Vegas is good. Nearly impossible, but good. GTA IV is an obvious choice.

It's not out yet, but the new Brothers in Arms looks like it could be fantastic, too. I'm not sure when that's out, though.

Unfortunately, right now is kinda lull for games, to me at least. Ninja Gaiden II ought to be awesome, though.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/...t.ap/index.html

Rather unfortunate, and cancer is one of the worst ways to bite the dust.

Made of Honor aside, the man was a solid director.

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Academy Award-winning director Sydney Pollack, who achieved commercial and critical success with the gender-bending comedy "Tootsie" and the period drama "Out of Africa, has died. He was 73.

Pollack died of cancer Monday afternoon at his home in Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles, surrounded by family, said agent Leslee Dart. He had been diagnosed with cancer about nine months ago, said Dart.

Pollack, who often appeared on the screen himself, worked with and gained the respect of Hollywood's best actors in a long career that reached prominence in the 1970s and 1980s.

"Sydney made the world a little better, movies a little better and even dinner a little better. A tip of the hat to a class act," actor George Clooney said in a statement issued by his publicist. Watch how Pollack's career spanned decades »

"He'll be missed terribly," Clooney said.

Last fall, Pollack played Marty Bach opposite Clooney in "Michael Clayton," a drama that examines the life of a fixer for lawyers. The film, which Pollack co-produced, received seven Oscar nominations, including best picture and a best actor nod for Clooney.

Pollack was no stranger to the Academy Awards. In 1986, "Out of Africa" a romantic epic of a woman's passion set against the landscape of colonial Kenya, captured seven Oscars, including best director.

Over the years, several of his other films, including "Tootsie" and "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" got several nominations, including best director nods.

Pollack's last screen appearance was in "Made of Honor," a romantic comedy currently in theaters, where he played the oft-married father of star Patrick Dempsey's character.

In recent years, Pollack produced many independent films with filmmaker Anthony Minghella and the production company Mirage Enterprises.

The Lafayette, Indiana, native was born to first-generation Russian-Americans.

In high school, he fell in love with theater, a passion that prompted him to forgo college and move to New York and enroll in the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater.

"We started together in New York and he always excelled at everything he set out to do, his friendships and his humanity as much as his talents," Martin Landau, a longtime close friend of Pollack's and an associate from the Actor's Studio, said through spokesman Dick Guttman.

Studying under Sanford Meisner, Pollack spent several years cutting his teeth in various areas of theater, eventually becoming Meisner's assistant.

After appearing in a handful of Broadway productions in the 1950s, Pollack turned his eye to directing.

Pollack is survived by his wife, Claire; two daughters, Rebecca and Rachel; his brother Bernie; and six grandchildren.

I know this show is a few years old now, but the CBC here in Canada just started airing it.

So, I figured, why not watch it? I must say, for about fifteen minutes or so each episode, it's a good way to pass the time. It's interesting to me, personally, and can be funny at times.

With that said, I wanted to know mainly what the Brits on the board think about it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creature_Comforts

I'll admit, when I first learned that Christian Bale would be the next Batman, I was very disappointed. I didn't believe he could pull it off. However I will admit that I was completely wrong. Not only did I love his portrail, but his character is EASILY my favorite Batman to date. So needless to say, I am very interested to see Bale, and this spin on the Terminator pre-quel? (Could you call it that considering the time line?). .. even though admittingly, I am not a huge Terminator fan in the first place. This algo goes in line with the hollywood trend of not only trillogies (thanks alot fucking Lord of the Rings), but pre-equels, instead of sequels.

.... however what ever happened to the rumors that the Rock was going to take over Arnie's role of Terminator. Could Rock posisbly play one of the terminators in this movie series? Or has this rumor been shot down/disprove to be false?

The thing is, The Rock looks nothing like Arnie. At least Christian Bale could kinda look like a scrawny version of Arnie? I guess? I dunno, I'm trying to some substance behind Bale and Arnie, but I can't.

I wanted to believe in Disney, I really did. The general majority of their movies have been superb, but this is just... AND GEORGE LOPEZ, WHY? That man is the comedic equivalent to... well, shit.

Civilians will call the cops as well.

I know.

I just figured I'd killed all the civilians within the surrounding area. Though, I guess a shotgun blast IS pretty loud.

Edit: I just remembered something else. It wasn't a massive explosion or anything else like that, but a "holy shit, that was cool" moment in the sense that Liberty City really lives and breathes no matter what you're doing.

I was just walking down the street when I saw a cop pull a gun. I thought it was on me at first, but then I realized I had no stars and I see some guy in dreads and a white pinstripe suit. The cop's pointing the gun at him and says, "So, where'd you get those stolen credit cards?" and the guy with the dreads says nothing back. The cop threatens to shoot and after a bit of banter, the cop escorts the guy across the street into a waiting cop car. The guy's put in the back seat, the cop gets in the passenger seat and a driver who was waiting all along pulls off.

I know not many (if any) of you know me (I basically just lurk) but I figured I'd share this.

So, I'm just wandering the beach and decided to fight some homeless guys. I beat them up, pull out my shotgun and swing it around to some fat guy. I realize he has an 'LCPD' jacket on, but figure "Fuck it, I'm on the beach. No one will notice." Well, appartenly someone did notice because within ten seconds I've got three stars on me.

A helicopter pulls up, I get out my sniper rifle and shoot a guy out of the helicopter. He hits the water with a resounding splash. Then, I take out the guy driving the helicopter. I didn't get to see the helicopter crash though, because I got gunned down moments later.

To me, the original and the Tim Burton version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory are two completely different movies with the same name, really.

To be honest, I HATED Burton's version, and I really tried not to considering it was Burton and Depp. Depp acted well, but his dialogue in the movie was terrible, and his character was just... well, it was a rather awful character too, to be honest.

And the Oompa Loompas? What in the hell was that? To me, that movie was just bad on so many levels. I'm sorry.

None the less, this is about Sweeney Todd and not Charlie.

I dunno if anyone reads Ultimate Spider-Man, but I just finished reading 116 the other day and it was... well, it sucked. This story arc with the Green Goblin has really been a let-down, especially after the clone saga.

Ultimate X-Men though, from what I've read so far is awesome. Not saying that Ultimate Spidey isn't, because it's possibly my favourite comic series ever, but this current arc has sucked.

What a fucking great movie.

Not for everyone, but I swear, this movie just further proves my notion that Tim Burton is such an amazing auteur and has to be remembered as one of the most consistent directors around today. Has this guy made a bad movie outside of Planet of the Apes?