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

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...

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

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...

Spoilers Ahead

In this episode we go back to tony and gang in UK as they get there A Level results. Also we have Chris's Funeral which is quite sad. Chris's father tell Sid that he and any of Chris's Friends are not aloud to go. So they have to sneak in. There was a good soundtrack (Love the end song) and at the end of this episode I was left feeling good, and fine the fact they are going to use a new cast for Series 3. No this episode does not answer any of the question in my last review but now I will pass these questions to SID to ask Cassie How did she get there? Where did she get the money? and Why New York? and then forward the answer onto me! He should also tell her "STOP MUCKING ME AROUND BITCH!" and ask himself Why Cassie?!

Read my last episode review Here

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!

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

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?

Why do i want 5.1 Sound I've only got 2 ears?

Well you can hear sound that are all around you all the time from Behind, In front, Side etc although you only have 2 ears you know where a sound is coming from. This is where 5.1 sound comes in.

Set-up
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.

Sound Quality
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.

Games
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.

Build Quality
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.

Value for Money
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.

Summary
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