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• 1Oct 09

  GTA 4 probably the most overrated game of all time

  Well with the headline you may assume i dint like the game but what really happen I found many frustrating aspect not worthy of the 10 giving to it by gamespot,ign,gameinformer and many sites and magazines. Let start with the story that won best story on g4tv,well is not that great,I still consider gta 3 the game in the franchise with the best story.You see the problem is it starts to slow and later on it doesn't get that exciting it feel more like a improvising than the true epic story that you may expect from the game.Apart from that the graphics are good but not excellent like mgs4 or k2.The city look alive but the problem is that the characters in the game look a bit flat when you see them around you don't feel them with the next gen look that you may expect.Also the graphical glitches are everywhere again but i think that is more like a tradition than a problem.Moving on the game is short in terms of story in my first try it only took me 18 hours, I felt that was to short. On the plus side the game play has being drastically improve, the shooting mechanism is spectacular and driving although more challenging and realistic it feels better to. With the addition of the cellphone and Internet to the franchise you feel like more near of real life but you see the give up some old things. For an example you cant get fat or slim,change your hair style and only have a limited selection of close. I felt that san adreas was a test drive to open gta 4 but in those aspects san andreas sadly is better.Side mission aren't that exciting,but they change the package feature for something better.GTA 4 problems are basically they took to step forward in many aspect of the game play but forgot what make the franchise better than other.Wait later for my full review but I have to say is not a bad game but is not excellent either.

  8.0

  • Posted Oct 1, 2009 11:21 pm GMT
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• 27Aug 09

  Is JVCD the resurrection of Van Damme???

  JVCD

  

  In the early 80 and 90 action films mix up with martial arts were the hip of the time.Through the years people went to see this movie to get excited and impress by moves or amazing fighting scenes. That was the million dollar industry of that era. Throughout the years people started to develop more expectation for these sorts of films and wanted more and more each time. Sadly many of these films didn't deliver the quality or picture that the people wanted from the films; they were basically more of the same. Why? well the reason was that most of them where low budget therefore depended in a simple script and actors willing to keep doing the same thing over and over again, you can apply here the term "that is your thing" for these actor. Some of them were Steven Seagal ,Wesley Snipes, Jean Claude Van Damme and many more. As the years passed time went harder and harder for them to make a movie that reach the theater. The last movie that Snipes makes his last day view on theater was Blade Trinity that was pretty mediocre compare to the standards of previous movies. But Jean Claude and Seagal it has been around 10 years since they have made a movie that reaches theater. They both move to home entertaining system that is basically your direct to DVD and movies for tv, ect. Snipes wasn't far behind.

  

  When you come to look the action movies mix up with martial arts movement it coming to a closure sadly many actors will have to adapt to the new system or stay on the home entertaining system. As years go by Jean Claude had less and less movies on the local rentals and you wonder what happened to the good old Van Damme. Recently he did a picture call JVCD the titles seem stupid but don't let that fool you. Is the first time he is back in theater but only in limited release as most fine art movies. When you see the trailer you feel puzzled because with the trailer you can acknowledge that is not an action film is a full complex drama mixed up with a bit of action.

  

  When I get to see the film; the premise feels like Dog Day Afternoon all over again instead of bank is a Post Office even one of the burglars looks alike to the burglar with Al Pacino on that movie. When they film starts to develop you feel really intrigued by the great production values and camera angles. I was thinking this is not Jean Claude it can't be. Well I let the movie run and notice this more like an autobiography Jean Claude life mix up with a robbery that is pretty common premise for a movie. I felt really impress by one thing and one thing only I am not talking about the production values or the script, I am talking about Jean Claude Van Damme's excellent performance. Near the last minutes of the movies he does a monologue about his life, aspiration, hopes, problems and dreams. You feel shock because it is so sincere and natural that you can aspire that all of that was coming directly from his heart not from the script. Also a plus for Jean Claude was in the monologue all was filmed in one shot you can see something different about him. A side of Van Damme that we never seen before that he is more than a simple mix martial arts character in this world, he can make dramas also. Another curious thing about the movie is that it contains some aspects of his life like when he was hooked up in drugs and had problems of getting custody in court. When you see moment where portrayed as the ones you have in your mind when you are remembering and reflecting some deep moment from your life.This is the best performance from a martial arts actor I have seen in all my years watching films. The monologue it was so sincere, so natural that you didn't feel you were watching a movie you felt you where having an actual conversation with Jean Claude Van Damme. With that said Jean Claude Van Damme has reclaimed his formal glory and become something much more and more diverse that what he was in his previous life as a actor. My hopes are up for Jean Claude I have hope that inside of him there is light once more, for that and many reasons this movie deserves your attention and affection.JCVD 8/10

  • Posted Aug 27, 2009 5:49 pm GMT
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• 15Aug 09

  Little miss sunshine review three years after its screening

  Little Miss Sunshine review

  People see film to be entertained and forget about life for a bit. Other go only for thrill of what going to happen next, others go to fell in love again with their couple. But there certain crowd that growing increasingly this few years this crowd goes to the theater to be blow away not for big explosion or insane car chases. But With imaginative clever design that is rarely shown every year 1 included in this group. Every year few movies cause that impact on this people last year was Slumdog Millionaires, the year before Juno the incredible story of pregnant women trying to live life as simple as possible. This movie captures the attention and imagination of millions not because of heart pumping action, laughter or anything between. The reason is so simple clever writing and excellent direction that so few can achive.This category movies are view like art not like a piece of entertainment. Back in 2006 a movie emerge from nowhere, it came from the most unexpected places. That movie is called little miss sunshine. At first it looks like different movie with no impact that was fairly common in this time, it took the theme of a dysfunctional family that isn't a common theme for many reason. One of the reasons is not so easy to elaborate but that wasn't for screenwriter Michael Arndt, many say that it was taken from his life and that all character where from there he, himself confirmed that when he won the Oscar for best original screenplay. Little miss sunshine went and sold 100 millions worldwide, in the united state it sold 59.8 million , from that standard this movie sold really well because the movie budget was only 8 millions and it was sold to fox search line for 10.5 to recover all it production money. But no one expected to be such a success this movie was nominated for 4 Oscars of those it won 2 of them including best original screen play and best actor in support ion role and many more prizes. This movie was so sucefull for many reason one was the excellent cinematography, the great cast that all of them where Oscar worthy and from my stand point by far was the best movie in 2006.

  But what make this movie truly epic was the sincerity in part from all the cast, especially the conexion between the grandfather andOlive hooverthat you can feel the bond between the two of them.

  Also Steve Carell give and outstanding performance he demonstrated to everyone that he can make comedy but he can excellent piece of dramas. The direction in this movie was truly outstanding it unique feels is like nothing you ever seen before. The original score of the movie give it a flavor and taste that was truly remarkable. To sum up little miss sunshine is by far the best movie of 2006 it was worthy of every it was nominated but sadly the academy are more commercial than true critics. This movie taught us something that we don't to see picture of phantasy or adventure to be truly amazed like most of the people think. But the true story that causes an impact in our heart hearts are the ones that comes that come from the real life mix up with some clever ideas that to me is little miss sunshine is one of the best achievement in cinemas history.

  --Goyolap

  • Posted Aug 15, 2009 9:51 pm GMT
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