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Assassin's Creed II

Submitted by ardith on Wed, 2009-12-30 00:09
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UBISOFT's Assassin's Creed series is kinda like an RPG, but with ye-olde prostitutes.

The series features a man who is kidnapped for his DNA. A nefarious group is searching through time for something. The only way to do this is to tap into microbial memories buried in the DNA of the descendants of certain people. The first game sent this man back into his ancestral memories to a time during The Crusades.

Assassins Creed II takes place in the memories of another ancestor. This one in Renaissance Italy. Ezio Auditore is handsome (which is great if you're playing for hours!) and athletic. And he is not only willing to spill blood. He is eager. For vengeance!!!

The traditional RPG's I'm used to have things like conversations with the villagers and searching the grounds for treasure.

Star Trek (2009)

Submitted by ardith on Fri, 2009-05-15 22:10
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At the urging of my friend @shawnnar, I finally caught Star Trek (note: iTunes link goes to the ORIGINAL Star Trek Motion Picture Soundtrack, not the reboot). While not everyone loves Star Trek, the characters still have resonence.

I am more of a Star Trek: the Next Generation fan, but the themes of diplomacy, humanity, and diversity that are ingrained in the series has always been fascinating.

This new movie isn't focused on those characteristics.

J.J. Abram's reboot of the Star Trek saga is full of action, special effects, and... characters. There must have been quite a sense of pressure to live up to the popculture collective's expectations. And while the movie isn't about the Prime Directive, it is so freaking entertaining that I had an urge to go for seconds right after.The last time I really felt this urge was when the first Matrix was released.

While watching the movie, you forget about plot holes. I was engrossed by the movie, by the plot, and especially by the dynamic between Spock and Kirk.

The audience is NEVER bored during this movie. J.J. Abrams knows how to set the pace between action and story, seducing the audience into this world that is so very familiar to fans and yet so different.

Wall-e: A Slightly Bias Review

Submitted by ardith on Sat, 2008-07-05 20:08
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Wall-e

I finally had a bit of time to catch Wall-e yesterday. I have to say that I feared that I over-hyped the movie. To be honest, I didn't really care all that much for Cars, though I have watched it again on DVD.

I however totally loved Finding Nemo. I started crying in the theater in the first opening minutes and had a great time with the rest of the film. I think Finding Nemo and The Incredibles are tied as my favorite PIXAR film.... Well, until this.

I love many things about PIXAR, Their storytelling is really solid. They don't stuntcast for voices. Their animation is... amazing.

With Wall-e, you get all of that and more. Wall-e is one of thousands and thousands of robots left to clean up a decimated Earth. Humans have totally trashed the home undefinedworld. B&L, a gigantic conglomerate, seems to own/run everything, and Earth is a junkyard.

So humans leave on a 5 year cruise in space and let the robots clean up. (As an aside, after finally taking a cruise, I was greatly amused by the AXIOM. It's the ultimate space fun ship.)

700 years later, the humans are still away and all of the other WALL-E robots have ceased to function. The last remaining one has is malfunctioning in the best way ever. Like a kind of robot madness, he's broken through and develops a personality.

Wall-e is kind. He's romantic. He's lonely. He's funny. And he's amazing.

Doctor Who

Submitted by ardith on Sun, 2007-09-09 14:51
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Doctor & Rose - Fingers on Lips

I've always been a Star Trek: The Next Generation type of girl. During a convention, I went up to Wil Wheaton and confessed my t'ween love for him.

He probably heard it often as he asked me, "You don't love me now?" Of course, my hormones had settled by then, though I said that I did. Love him, that is. I really didn't know what else to say. I guess, "Um, kinda not, but can you autograph my sketchbook anyway?"

A last weekend, I caught a marathon on BBC America showing the first (new) series of Doctor Who and fell in love again with sci-fi tv. I had never seen the earlier episodes. Not even the longest running Fourth Doctor. Sure, I dabbled in a few other shows, namely Stargate SG-1 and Lost, but really I haven't been THIS obsessed since Picard said, "Make it so."

But there is something just fun about Doctor Who. The Ninth Doctor (and first of the new series) is dark, yet oddly sweet sometimes. Like a great dark chocolate. I'd totally jump into the TARDIS with him. He's that older guy who kinda piques your interest because he's just soooo mysterious and has that smile.

Serenity

Submitted by ardith on Mon, 2005-10-03 06:40
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After getting back from San Diego, I dragged my friend Erika to go watch Serenity. The movie was set for 730pm. Um, I got to her house at 7:30.

Of course, I used my driving skillz to get to the movie theater in less than 10 minutes. We got there in the middle of trailers (no big loss!).

And then.... the movie started.

Serenity is truely action packed, funny, and touching. Of course, I came in a big fan of the show, but my friend had not watched the series. With the combination of genres (sci-fi, western, ect.), the film never stands still.

Ah, I love me the Joss Whedon. His skills with language, characterization, and story are without par.
Several loose ends from the series are tied and several quotable lines were uttered. This movie is something sci-fi fans will enjoy. The characters and humor surely cross all sorts of demographics.

So anyway, WATCH it!

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