Battle of the Birds

Domino's Techno Chicken vs. Headbanging Kakadu

Lost Boys 2 - The Tribe

At first I was a little hesitant about a sequel to the cult classic The Lost Boys from the 80's, but as soon as Corey Feldman came on screen, I chuckled. It also stars the other Corey, Corey Haim, Angus Sutherland (yes, Jack Bauer's Kieffer Sutherland's brother). It will be a straight to video movie and is scheduled to be released on Blu-ray & DVD July 29th.

GTA for the NES

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Not much I have to say about this one, thanks for the link Jer.

GTA IV - 28 Days Later

I finished GTA IV last night and according to my stats it took me 68 hours to finish. I started to think about how much of my life this game consumed, so it inspired me to do a pie chart for the last 28 days. WOW, for the last 28 days I mainly slept, worked, and played GTA. The shenanigans included seeing Rambo, Iron Man (twice), What Happens in Vegas, and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls, eating sushi, and drinking oyster shots and lets not forget GTA IV online. Do I regret any of it, no, the lowest point of the last 28 days would have to go to Indian Jones (sad but true).

Flux Capacitor + Amazon = Faster Shipping

I ordered Rambo on Blu-ray from Amazon Sunday and yesterday I looked up to see when it would be delivered and to my surprise according to UPS.com it was delivered in 2006. I just put it off thinking that it was an obvious error, but then today I checked again and this time both Amazon and UPS.com and the both say my package was delivered 12/11/2006. The only thing I can figure is they apparently have a Flux Capacitor. I wonder what they are thinking about my Rambo Blu-ray movie. Now I only need to know what is coming out in two years and order it now.

Flux Capacitor

Amazon.com

UPS.com

Happy Memorial Day

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

I went and saw Indiana Jones last night. What happened? I didn't like it at all. I don't know if I was just so excited for the title and it didn't live up to the hype or it was just bad. I was instantly annoyed when the first shot that I could tell it was on a green screen. I don't know who to blame with all of the corniness that I don't want to tell you about if you plan on seeing the movie, but the Tarzan scene was just unnecessary. I see it making a lot of money in the first week, but I am predicting that it will have a 75% drop in box office totals the 2nd week. It just can't make the big bucks when people don't go and see it a second time. As of right now I don't think I will ever have a desire to see this movie again. It makes me sad, I loved Indiana 1 & 3 the most. I suppose if they offer this movie in a 4 pack Blu-ray set, then I would get it. It is just a sad weekend. Let me know what you think of the movie in the comments.

Weezer - Pork and Beans

This is a new song from Weezer's self titled (Red Album) that will be out June 3, 2008. Talk about a tribute to Youtube heroes from recent years, and to top it off the light saber drum sticks are a nice touch.

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My favorite song in GTA IV

If you saw the first trailer for GTA IV then you may remember this song. Every time it comes on the radio I want to stop and enjoy the moment. It takes a bit to get going, but it seriously is a masterpiece and I am tempted to buy the soundtrack that contains this song.

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Having too much fun

Rock Band Traffic

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This is just amazing. Thanks Bob.

[High quality version]

Onion News Network

Historic 2018Blockbuster2019 Store Offers Glimpse Of How Movies Were Rented In The Past

I haven't rented from Blockbuster in years, this is too funny.

WTF video of day

What is this and where did it come from....

[via twitter]

SNL Digital Short: The Japanese Office

Another classic and remember The Office season finale this Thursday.

MADtv - Grand Theft Auto: The Board Game!

Classic stuff right here...

[Thanks Jer]

Little Big Planet

This game is going to be amazing.

Eat This, Not That

Found this article about food on the run on Yahoo today, kind of interesting when think about it.

MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU

MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.

This short film is pretty cool and creative, but I would be so mad if that was in my neighborhood.

[via twitter]

Mentos and Diet Coke Guys at Maker Faire

I know these guys have been around for a while, but this crowd to me is crazy for being that close to the awesomeness. Plus I want one of the kits they were talking about.

[buy kit]

Mirror's Edge Preview

I downloaded this video last week on my PS3 and was just reminded to post it after watching this weeks TRS and an email from Justin. I don't know if this version does it justice, so if you have a PS3 download the video or go here for an online HD video. The graphics are simply delicious.

Drunk Guy Falls Off Bridge, Gets Hit By Firetruck

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Oops, Bruce didn't want to do that.

[thanks Justin]

Hell of Sand

I used to have a similar game like this on my iPhone. If you find yourself bored, just check this one out and it will provide hours of fun. :)

[via twitter]

[update: apparently my editing staff didn't realize I didn't give an url :)]

iPhone apps

Currently these apps only run on cracked iPhone, but it makes me excited to what we will see when Apple SDK comes out in June.

Republican Space Rangers

There is so much to GTA IV, it is unbelievable. This video can be found if you watch TV at your safe house. It has lots of language and is very stereotypical, but I still find it funny with the Halo theme. I don't know how long this will be up on YouTube, so check it out sooner than later.

MacBook - thin enough.

[via twitter]

GTA IV - My Review

(I started writing this last Friday & have updated anything that has changed)

Now that I have been playing Grand Theft Auto IV for the past week, I felt it was time to tell you what I think of the game. I know everyone and their uncle has reviewed this game, but I have played it on both the Xbox 360 and the PS3 and wanted to give my personal thoughts. I started with the 360 version after standing in line for a couple of hours Monday at midnight with a couple buddies (I think I was the oldest one in line). Of course I got home and played it for a few hours (didn't regret it, but I felt it at work the next morning). I immediately loved it just for the simple fact that it improved the things I always thought were problems in last 3 installments like for starters the graphics and a free roaming camera when your walking.


Game play - You play an Eastern European named Niko that has come to America to live the life that his cousin Roman told him so much about, but shortly after he arrives, he finds out that Roman was BS'n him big time. It is very simply a top notch game, my friend Justin and others think the driving needs to be updated with a patch for how loose they are, but I personally think that is the way it will be on the 360, as for the PS3 driving doesn't seem to have the same short comings. Anything goes in GTA IV, you can just drive around and people watch if you choose to do so, that is one of the things I enjoy about free roaming games. You can walk, drive any car, motorcycle, helicopter you see or just explore. What more can you ask for in a game.

Online - Online game play has been around for a long time on the PC front, but Xbox Live made it a necessary component for console gaming with the introduction of the Microsoft Xbox back in 2001. Since then online gaming has grown to be one of the most popular things to do while playing games especially with the next gen consoles, Xbox 360, PS3 and yes the Wii. Enough about the history of online gaming, I really need to tell you how it is on GTA IV, well for starters, in as few words as I can type it is simply amazing. I haven't played a lot of sessions of the online component, but spent over 4 hours one night with 2 buddies just checking out the entire city on the 360. I had a total blast just roaming the city while chatting it up with buddies. One person can drive while others can get in also as passengers. I have read that some guy thinks that GTA will be the most played online game soon (updated: it has taken the #1 spot on Xbox Live), to beat out Halo and Call of Duty 4, and I don't see why not, as for GTA, it has a larger appeal than your typical first person shooter. That PS3 seems to be the same thing, but I am waiting for my brothers to get their copy and other friends to get back into town to give it a true testing.

Xbox 360 vs. PS3 - Like most reviews have stated both versions look really good and play very similar, but I think the controls on the PS3 are a little more solid. I don't know if it is the Dual Shock 3 precision or if it is a coding thing, but for me when I play the PS3 version it seems that I have better control of the character and cars. The advantages of the 360 are the achievement points and the additional exclusive content that Microsoft paid $50 million for. The advantages of the PS3 are better controls and the city seems bigger by the raw power of the PS3 being able to draw more of the world faster. One other advantage of the PS3 is the reliability of the system, the 360 is getting better, but I still remember when I got the RROD (red ring of death). (Update: My PS3 version stopped working on Saturday, apparently this is only affecting a small portion of players and I did not get it going until late Sunday. I had to go through these 12 steps to get it going, but now I know to just log out, start the game and then log in if I want to play online and it works just fine) (Update: A patch was released and now everything seems to be working just fine.) For what system to buy it for would depend on what system you have and how many of your friends have that have the same system.

Overall thoughts - Like what everything I've posted for the past few months about how excited I was for GTA IV, Take Two spent the estimated $100 million very well on making one the best gaming experiences I have ever had. For starters I really like the main character and the story so far (Update: the story is top notch). Online is great and will indeed keep me coming back for some time. Both the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions are very comparable and recommend either one. Finally, all I have to say is if you like video games and want to experience one of the best games ever made (IMO) then you need to look no further than Grand Theft Auto IV.

(Also, I will try to add some pictures of both systems soon)

Will It Blend? - Wii Remote

I'm have been telling you if you want an amazing blender, you should check this one out.

The Star Wars Retrospective: Episode IV

Some good late night humor GTA style

Lego Indiana Jones Trailer

This is totally going on my B-day list for this year.

Coldplay

Get your free Coldplay song (mp3) from the soon to released album Viva La Vida or Death And All Of His Friends (that is the title that iTunes shows). Just click on the album cover to go to their site to put in your email, zip code, and country (it may take a few hours or days to get the email with a link to download). First time I listened to it I wasn't sure if I liked it, but I think it is starting to grow on me.

GTA IV online

Came across 12 Ferrari's while playing online last night. After
driving down the street & coming back all but 3 were left. The city is
just an amazing world, being that I have been to NYC, the detail is
breath taking. What are you still dong here, get online & have fun.