RECOMMENDATIONS
Gladiator. It was a beautiful movie-- poignant and sad in all the right places, and gut-wrenchingly dramatic in all the rest. Also home to two of my favourite quotes: "Strength and Honor." and "What we do in life... echoes through eternity."
because they tend to have little enough meat once the flash is stripped away. This book, however, was one of the exceptions that proved the rule. Inside is a collection of short stories strung together by an intriguing main plot-- the images enriching rather than diminishing the incredible details of the stories. Read it now!
away from them (they distract from school and work), some-times I really can't help myself. NN was a brilliant game with amazing environments and an engaging storyline, (fell in love with Aarin the first time I played it). While this game is certainly not for beginners, it makes up for the complexity (which is viewed as a plus by more seasoned RPGers), the replayability is excellent, as the game comes with an engine where you can build your own scenarios and DM them on-line. There is also a very large module download area that Bioware provides on its website-- all the mods you want utterly free. :9
Windows 3.1 ancients, of course.) Set in a Mad Max-type of future, this was an interesting departure from the usual array of Middle-Earth fantasy types. It never took itself too seriously, and was great fun all the way to the last leg. (Fun Note: After finally obtaining the GECK, check the instructions. It reads: Just Add Water and Stir. Lol.)
in all of three days), but MY GOD was it worth it. Featuring 30+ minutes of extra footage, this is one of those Special Editions that really *is* a Special Edition. (Damn that Star Wars 15-extra-minutes-of-scenery crap.) FotR is so far my favourite of the two, but perhaps that will change after I see the extended version of Two Towers. It was bit too action-packed for me, and the effort to adhere to the book version was skimpy at best. In the FotR special ed, you could really feel them trying to stay as close to the book as humanly possible. I actually didn't even mind that they collapsed Glorfindel's role into Arwen's, and the absence of her twin brothers Elladan and Elrohir-- while still noticeable-- didn't serve to detract from the storyline either. An excellent mix of canon and artistic license, the special ed is something *everyone* needs to see.
hauntingly familiar. Leaves a pang in one's heart after reading, and immediate comforting from one's significant other should be dispensed. :) What? Underneath all the cynicism I'm still a romantic!
while seeing it I found myself moved to tears more than once. It is a film to be *experienced* rather than watched, to be *felt* rather than seen. If you know where in the Philippines I can buy a copy of this, tell me. Now.
in High School, and everyone hailed this as his defining movie. Obviously, I had to see it. What I ended up with was 2 hours of sex, drugs, self-abuse, and profanity in every line. There is no moral lesson... Fucking brilliant. Go watch it.
list. :P Seriously though, this book was definitely one of his better work. Brilliant adaptation of an equally-brilliant Japanese legend. Pick this up and fucking DROP your well-thumbed copy of Sandman-- you won't regret it.
book was a gem. I first read it when I was young and impressionable, (sixth grade, if my memory serves correctly), and it formed the basis for all my views on Love. This probably explains why I drive my better half insane whenever I expect him to read my mind, but that's just a by-product. ("How was *I* supposed to know you wanted extra toppings with that??" Bastard. If you *really* loved me, you'd just KNOW.)
truly the best installment (I won't even bother including Escape from Monkey Island to the list-- that 3D garbage was BAD), as the graphics were excellent, the easter eggs were in no short supply, and Dominic Armato was a great choice to be the voice of Guybrush. (Previous games had text-only gameplay, and to actually *hear* the Mighty Pirate talk for the first time was life-changing.) The extras in the dialogue was also brilliant, and the songs Guybrush sings when he tries to audition for the Barbershop quartet were hilarious. (Wooden Leg, Restless Heart was my favourite. Lol.)  |
