This is a funny video, plus it is a mickey take of vs videos etc...
Sunday, 20 July 2008
Youtube: My new video....
Long time no post...
I could tell you about my day and stuff like that but I promised myself this isn't that kind of blog. I have to find something interesting and that I feel needs to shared or shouted about. Nothing really amazing has been happening worth noting and making a whole blog entry about. So here some events the last month that could have made it to a blog entry
PS3 Firmware 2.41
It came out some weeks ago and gives us XMB access in game but still needs some fine tuning. The access is a bit slow and all games need to be patched to use the XMB in game music option. Also included is trophies which is a nice feature but again games need to be patched and some games you might have to play all again!
Itouched the IPhone
I had my first play with ye old 2G iPhone and I was impressed. The new 3G one is out I might consider it when I upgrade my phone. Sill missing video calling, video recording and flash for camera. my problem is I'm looking for a phone for photos as well, so i can snap away and not worry about how there going to come out. This is why i have a cybershot phone and so do many other people.
Hancock
I went to see it at the cinema if you had not already of guessed by the title. The film was funny and good but as with Indiana Jones I feel it lost the plot at the end. Having said that this films ending wasn't as bad as Indiana Jones...
Will Smith
Why is he always so nice(not a bad thing). I want someone to push him just so i can see him shout at someone.
I am going to try and post any good reviews from Zero Punctuation and more classic moments from break.com
Thursday, 5 June 2008
Review: Cloverfield
When I first heard about this film my expectation were low. I thought "Oh no Blair witch project meets Godzilla". Yes that analogy was right but my "Oh no" was unjust.
The film starts off pretty slow. For the first 20 Min's you are shown a leaving party for one of the main character this is a bit bland but works well at showing the people and there relationships. Then when the action kicks in, it KICKS in. I can't explain it but from the first point of action it draws you in. The whole camcorder thing works very well in this film and makes the action more intense. I don't want to do a long drawn out review so I am going to keep it short and sweet. The special effect are the good and get past the first 20 Min's and the film really is a roller coaster ride I was griped and impressed by how much this gripped me.....
If I was going to nit pick I could argue how the camera survived some of the scenes and the 20 Min's beginning sequence. But because the film was so gripping it kind of voids out those faults.
So all in all I would recommend you turn the lights off and watch this on blu-ray if you can.
9/10
Wednesday, 4 June 2008
The Top 5!
I decided to start a new feature. Every month I am going to state my top 5 Music, Movies, TV and Games. Sometimes the chart may not change. it just depends on what comes out and what I listen to, watch and play....
Music
- Sara Bareilles - Love Song
- David Guetta - Love Is Gone
- The Pigeon Detectives - This Is An Emergency
- Fall Out Boy feat. John Mayer - Beat It
- Alphabet - Fascination (I know, I know)
Also Recommended: Vampire Weekend -Oxford Comma
Annoying Song: Alex Gaudino feat. Shena - Watch Out(I'm horny, horny, Honry etc)
Movies
- Transformers
- Matrix (The first film!)
- Man on Fire
- Seven
- I am Legend
Also Recommended: The Negotiator
Crap Film: The Golden Compass
TV
- Family Guy
- South Park
- Spaced
- House
- The Apprentice UK (BBC)
Also Recommended: Peep Show (Channel 4)
Gone to far TV: Lost (The last episode was ridiculous!)
Games
- Half Life (All Games)
- Silent Hill 2
- GTA4
- Portal
- Call of Duty 4
Also Recommended: Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Crap Game: Lost
Monday, 2 June 2008
Zero Puntuation Reviews
I have found a website with some comical reviews of games. The video below is a review of GTA4. Take a look...
News: T Shirt Ban
Just found this story on The Sun website. A man was told he could not fly from an airport (Terminal 5 none the less!) unless he removed a transformers t-shirt with a gun on it. This is just ridiculous. I understand we are fighting against terrorism etc. What he going to do with a t shirt with a gun on it. Pull the gun out of the t-shirt and shoot people. Its more realistic if he took the t-shirt off and beat someone with it. I hear about people being beaten to death with t shirts all the time...
Sunday, 1 June 2008
The Chirs Moyles Show BBC Radio 1!
Here's my story....
I work in an office on my own and needed something different to listen to, so I started listening to Radio 1. I chose Radio 1 because it has no adverts I hate adverts on the radio. So I would get back from my duties about 9:30 and always catch the end of the Chris Moyles show. I liked what I herd in those 30 Min's so I decided "I have an MP3 player with a radio on why don't I listen to it on that". I Started listening to the show and found the show was really funny. So I fully recommend you give it a listen even if its just the Podcast Here. I listen now almost religiously every morning from 6:30am to 10am. Its a great way to start your morning, Always makes me laugh....
Friday, 30 May 2008
Movies:Indy 4
- Good Action Sequences
- Indiana Jones is back
- Good acting
- First Half
- Steven Spielberg
Whats Wrong with it...
- Computer generated Animals
- Aliens!
- Stupid Story
- The ENDING!(BIG LOAD OF POO)
- I am your father(Sound Familiar)
- Sci-Fi?
- Star wars wedding end
- Plastic Scull
- GORGE LUCAS!(Seriously)
The Ugly...
OK the movie was NOT that bad but the silly UFO ending really ruined the WHOLE movie for me. It felt like George got the scrips mixed up with his current star wars project (My Rant on George Lucas Coming Soon) or he just copied and pasted from old scrips!
All of sudden at the end we have Indiana Jones son who he has neglected for 12 years or whatever saying "Wow i have a great dad" and the mother doesn't seem to care either. Sorry there was a little fight in a vehicle well that makes everything OK!. Italic means sarcastic...
Also I swear the whole wedding sequence at the end was like watching the end of a star wars movie, might as well have had R2D2 going beep beep boop and they all laugh. I was ready for it fold in and play the star wars music!
If you are going to watch this film then be warned, walk out 30 Min's before the end.
Blog Update
I would like to apologise for the lack of new content. I am currently trying to get some good new content and working on a way of getting my blog out there. I am not getting allot of views. Any opinions or help would be appreciated. I need an editor so just comment on this post with some contact details (E-Mail) . This is The Maniccow Project kind of like a Beta blog.
Thursday, 8 May 2008
Blog News:
I haven't updated my blog in a while. I am in the process of arranging days for posting specific things. So far this is what I have got...
Friday:
on the Friday of every week i will be posting the latest TV news, Episodes reviews etc. I will try and keep them spoiler free but it is very difficult. The first Friday I will do this will be a pretty big blog entry due to backlog of TV I have watched(I know, sad life).
Well I will keep you posted....
Wednesday, 30 April 2008
My Rant: The GTA inside you...
OK this is not a review of the game. This is about a article in today metro I was reading. The article was about the queue violence. I was shocked to read that the person who was in the front of the queue got stabbed then in his condition went home to get a knife to get revenge so to speak. This angers me because you know the Video Game Violence protesting are going to be all over this. Here the facts if you under 18 you shouldn't be playing the game it has a 18 BBFC rating. If your over 18 and play the game and it influences you in some way to commit a crime you clearly got something mentally wrong. Rock star have made a great game they should not be to blame for these kind of actions, Parents and The individual should. These people are ruining for the rest of us!!
Article Here
Please note: I'm not sure if that link is ANOTHER! stabbing becuasec my article in the newspaper version was slightly different
Saturday, 26 April 2008
TV: New Episode of House!
It has been so long since a new episode of house has been aired, I was beginning to lose hope but on April 28th that all going to change!
Friday, 25 April 2008
TV: This Week (Spoiler free!)
Desperate Housewives (Season 4 Episode 12, In Buddy's Eyes)
I wasn't impressed with last weeks episode so I wasn't sure what to expect this week. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. It seemed to recover some of that thrill you get from watching Desperate Housewives. It bought back some old stories you may have forgotten(<----Key Word). All in all it was good episode and gets back into the swing of things.
South Park (Season 12 Episode 7, Super Fun Time)
Yet again another great episode of South Park. This episode was mainly based around Butters and Cartman and I am a big fan of the character Butters(Oh Hamburgers!). If your a fan of Butters then you will love this episode(Allot of Butters moments!) . Must Watch!
The Apprentice UK (Season 4 Episode 5)
This week was all about making a new flavour of ice cream and selling it. Both teams did well. Also I felt Lucinda did well as project manager. I am trying to keep this spoiler free so I cant really say much more. If you got nothing else to do or watch, give this a watch...
Thursday, 24 April 2008
My Rant: Drivers Strike?
I have to catch a bus to work locations everyday so I go past allot of petrol stations and to me it seems like petrol prices are going up 2 pence once every 1-2weeks! I am not over exaggerating. Today I saw the price £1.24 per litre for diesel and £1.14 for unleaded etc. I swear 2 weeks ago they were 5 or 6 pence cheaper. Yes some petrol station are cheaper but even £1.14 per litre of diesel is asking too much and PLUS the fact that it seems to go up by 2 pence regularly. I DON'T EVEN DRIVE and this is annoying me, I feel sorry for you drivers.
Wednesday, 23 April 2008
Tuesday, 22 April 2008
Break.com: Cop Wrong...
Break.com: Speeding?
Monday, 21 April 2008
My Rant: Fail! Remix!
For a while now people have used YouTube to post video of generally anything. For me the most annoying videos are the Remixes of other videos. I mean how many times can the star wars kid be funny with different music and repeated parts. Also whats up with these clips simlar to shows like jackass and you been framed, where someone falls off there bike it comes up with FAIL! in big letters its ridiculous and annoying.
Saturday, 19 April 2008
PS3: Firmware 2.30
My first PS3 post. In case you didn't know it the latest PS3 update is out and has a new updated PlayStation store which is faster but still doesn't have much content!. Also it has DTS HD Master Audio support for all you HD enthusiast on Blu-ray Playback.
TV: Some Opinions
Desperate Housewives (Season 4 Episode 11 Sunday)
Due to the writers strike there has a been a huge gap between episodes so its been a while since I've seen any episodes. I watched the latest episode and I am not sure what I was expecting but it didn't seem to draw me back into it. Also i cant remember whats being going on. I hope the next episode has a more involving story...
South Park (Season 12 Episode 6 Over Logging)
South Park is always the highlight of my week(TV Wise) when Family Guy isn't about. For me South Park keeps get better because the first seasons were not that funny and also I think South Park grows on you, but these episodes are really pushing the bar. Normally South Park has some hidden message, in the latest episode I wasn't sure what the message was.
The Apprentice UK (Season 4 Episode 4)
The second to last episode was pretty crap not much to talk about there. The last episode was OK. I am getting the feeling that Lucinda gets picked on a bit. This is spoiler free, but who got fireD in the episode deserved to get fired!
TV Coming soon(America)
Family Guy Airs: Sunday April 27, 2008 (So far away!)
Thursday, 17 April 2008
TV: Britain's Got Talent
This show is about people coming on stage and show there so called talentS. Now i don't watch it but I am spoon feed clips of the show on GMTV and newspapers etc. The clip below is the latest talent to hit the show....
Tuesday, 15 April 2008
TV: Skins, Season 2 Episode 10
After last episode I wasn't expecting much from this one but I have to say I was pleasantly surprised...
Monday, 14 April 2008
TV: Balls of Steel!
There is a program on channel 4 called Balls of Steal. It can be funny. The only thing I cant stand is the host! Take a look at clip below...
Sunday, 13 April 2008
My Rant: Game, PS3, Condemned 2
I have recently played condemned 2 on PS3 and here what annoyed me about it...
Story
The game is about… Well I am not sure. I haven’t played the original and I find this game doesn’t really explain allot of what is going on. You can sort of get a snippet of what is going on but I never really fully understood who I way and why I was there. It's got more a story that your average game but the cut scenes don’t really draw me in, to bother understanding what is going on.
Game play
At first the game play felt new and fresh but for me slowly became annoying. You kill people by using melee combat mainly and sometimes you have to do button combos. OK so what wrong with that, well nothing when used in the right context? Most of the time combat gets stuck and you can’t kill someone etc unless you press the buttons at the right time etc. So they can just keep smacking you but you can’t do any damage to them unless you press or do the right thing. This becomes annoying fast and really lets this game down. I would like the option to kill them one way or another…
Graphics
Graphics in this game are average. Sometimes the graphics wow me, with the black gue stuff everywhere. This game tried to create atmosphere by fuzzing every now and then and for one level it did this too frequent it became annoying.
Sound(Take note)
This game suffers from serious sound issues. It constantly cuts out and it’s not my receiver etc. Very bad sound, you have been warned
Overall
The game brings something new to the Horror Genre in games. I can’t think of anything that hasn't annoyed me about this game. Please note this is a rant about annoyances in the game not a review!
Saturday, 12 April 2008
Friday, 11 April 2008
Break.com: Naked Pictures of Buddies Girlfriend
For those of you who don't know there is a website called break.com. It has some funny videos. Here one I found on there website enjoy...
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Thursday, 10 April 2008
TV:Skins, Season 2 Episode 9
Yesterday I watched Skins Episode 9. For those who don't know what Skins is, its hard to describe click here for official website.
Wednesday, 9 April 2008
YouTube: Broke Trek
Here a funny parody of the Brokeback mountain trailer using old Star Trek Footage. Goes together well and is funny. Give it a watch!
Tuesday, 8 April 2008
My Rant: World of Borecraft...
This is not just about World of Warcraft it is about the latest craze in online gaming MMORPG. I have played Star Wars Galaxies briefly and I downloaded a free trial of World of Warcraft. In order to get anywhere you need to do missions etc e.g. get 10 boar snouts. The trouble is, this is mainly what this game and most MMORPG games are based on. These games lack depth and story. Your next mission is to collect or hunt something different and then bring it back to the person who asked you to do it, then you get a reward e.g. Sword of Metatron! and XP Points. XP Points help you level up for example to get to level 10 you need 110 XP points. With Each Level you get to chose what you want to upgrade e.g. strength agility attack and all that RPG stuff. Let me compare this to Oblivion on PS3. Oblivion has more depth and story and when you attack someone or something you press the action button and your character attacks in real time and blocks etc if you want to attack something on World of Warcraft just press the mouse button 5 times and you have selected to attack them 5 times( basically click and wait). Maybe I'm not a fan of this fighting system, Fair Enough. These games all do same tho. When you progress, mission get harder by asking you to get more of something or the monsters etc have higher levels. Now to the nitty gritty
*Special thanks to Amanda Elliot for Title
Review: Sony Ericsson K850i
I’ve had this phone for about 6 months now and I thought I would review it from that point. I previously owned a Nokia N73 and hated it. I was a bit dubious about switching to Sony Ericsson.
Full spec Here
Look and Build
The phone looks stylish. It has a shiny outer surface and a silver side with a choice of green or blue trims. The buttons seem small but eventually become a joy to use. The phone is a bit bulkier than some phones today and because of this the phone appears heavier than it is. Warning this phone is a fingerprint magnet but putting it in your pocket give it a little clean up when you pull it out to use etc. The phone seems sturdy I have dropped it twice with no problems a few scratches and abrasion here or their.
Features
It makes calls! Only joking, yes it does make calls. It has java for all your gaming needs and lots of handy little programs like timer (I use that one a lot). I like the Track ID on most new Sony Ericsson phones it works well; I used it to identify a song from a car radio. I went from a N73 Symbian(What is Symbian? Click here) phone to a standard phone and I haven’t really missed any features except the crashing!
Cybershot(Camera)
This is the best camera phone I’ve had. The picture quality is really surprising. The flash is very bright, so bright that I used the torch function when we had a power cut and it lit up a whole room 7 meters by 7 meters. Now the only downsides is that sometimes the flash overdoes it making objects close white, and I don’t know if this is just my phone but sometimes the phone takes a picture and it all comes up black (Like the flash hasn’t gone off)
Music
You can also use this phone as a music player if you wish. It has the standard walkman phone features. I have to say I bought a normal headphone adapter for this phone and the sound quality wasn’t great (Please note my headphones are High Quality). Its ok for avid listener and if you just listen to music through phone speaker then you cant complain at all!
Final Verdict
Overall this phone does well is most areas the only problems I’ve had is SOMETIMES the phone restarts itself. It also feels a bit bulkier compared to other phones (N73 is bulkier). If I was to compare this to my old phone this would be a must have. It has a good battery life 2-3 days with general use. If you’re looking for a Walkman and a good camera phone look here.
7/10
Monday, 7 April 2008
My Rant: Standby....
I am all for saving the planet and being Eco friendly. But here is where i draw the line. Why should I have to turn my electrical products off at the wall to save energy or even use energy saving light bulbs. I will do these things to save me money but not to save the planet. I pay for the electricity, so shouldn't it be up to the energy suppliers to use renewable energy sources. I agree with buying Eco friendly cars but telling me to turn my stuff off at the wall is ridiculous unless the reason is to save money. Some products don't retain there settings e.g. Microwaves. I am aware they cannot cope with demand from renewables, but they should find a way so I can PAY for my electricity I want to use and not be guilt tripped into not using standby.
Sunday, 6 April 2008
Review: SpeedLink Medusa SL-8793 5.1 Headset
My first Review. Let me start with the Speedlink Medusa 5.1 Headset I bought recently. So you got a PC with a 5.1 sound card but you don't have the space or money to buy 6 Speakers. Never fear the Speedlink Medusa 5.1 Headset is here, Or is it?
This headset comes in a handy carrying bag and with all the relevant connections for connecting to AMP or PC. It also has a USB to normal plug converter. Setup is simple just plug into your sound card with corresponding colour and plug USB into a free USB slot on your PC for power or use the plug adapter if no USB slots are free.
I Have to say i was very impressed with the sound quality. I plugged in stereo at first and this was very good. Good bass and very dynamic. You can get a 5.1 Plug-in for Winamp which enables you to use this headset to its full potential download it Here.
5.1 sound in games was also good. It gave that surrounding feel. I used Half Life Episode 2 and work like a dream. What didn't work like a dream was Windows Vista but that not the headset fault.
This is the only thing that puts this headset down. The headset feels very flimsy and the mic doesn't detach, but you can move the mic upwards out the way.
OK so this is the real point your looking for. You can buy the headset Here for around £45 which isn't bad compare to other 5.1 headsets. I Would say this is excellent value for money.
Overall This headset really is quite good. While it will never sound as good as real 5.1, It does a good job. Aside from some build issue the sound quality really shines and is a steal at £45.
8/10
TV: The Next Episode
Here is some of the television I like to watch and the next episode air dates for anyone else who likes them.....
TV: The Apprentice
For anyone who didn't know there is a new series of The Apprentice UK. I don't like this reality TV stuff but this show is actually quite interesting. In the last episode both teams had to set up a laundry business from scratch. I know your thinking that sounds really boring but it isn't. For more information on the program click Here and to watch the latest episodes download the BBCI Player that i talked about on my last post.
Spoilers Ahead!
Anyway just wanted to express my dismay with the girls team.They really did a crap job. They were asking for tips, TIPS! this is a business not a bar. They didn't even research the price so they quoted £5000 for a job that should cost around £300, I mean how embarrassing is that. Oh and to compensate for the extra £4700 they said that they had a 24 Hour hot line. I mean come on a 24 Hour hot line for laundry how would that go...
Customer "How is my shirt doing?"
Them"70% of the ironing is done?"
Customer "Wow thank you, i really just want them back on time i don't really care about the progress"
They also lost people laundry!. Finally the team leader was a bit of a bitch to be honest. So I guess that didn't help.
Saturday, 5 April 2008
TV on Demand....(Internet TV 40D etc)
I recently downloaded 40D (Download it Here) and BBCI Player (Download it Here). They are really great little programs. 40D has most channel 4 shows old and new. BBCI player offer the option to download to your hard drive using the BBCI Player Download Manager. I would recommend you do this because viewing the content streamed loses allot of quality.
Allow me to introduce Kevin Bishop
I was show this video on someones fun wall and loved it, so I thought I would share it with you
Enjoy!
For more Kevin Bishop Videos click here
Hot Topic:Hybrid embryos
Friday, 4 April 2008
My Rant: Pregnant Man....
Please tell me why this pregnant man stuff is making news everywhere.
1) He was a she first (Had a sex change)
2) He/She kept his/her reproductive organs.
There is nothing strange about it at all. In fact it makes sense.
Read the full story Here
TV: Gota Watch New Episode of South Park!
I watched it yesterday and it was so funny I thought I would post all the Youtube videos it references in one place! Viewer Discretion is Advised... No Really It is!
South Park Episode Moments....
More Info on the Episode HERE
Happy Birthday to me!
Its my Birthday today seems a fitting day to start a blog. I will try and keep this blog up to date with all things ManicCow! For your enjoyment.
What is the ManicCow! Project?
I don't really know but the tittle sounds good doesn't it. I come here to rant about things. maybe post some interesting news and facts about ANYTHING.
Well the blog starts here. Only you can keep it alive!