World of Warcraft - Part 1

World of Warcraft (WoW) is probably the best game ever made.

It's very addictive, you can play with friends and you can waste a lot of time in it.
And it's a lot of fun too.

How can I have a blog about entertainment and not talk about WoW?

I started off with a free 14 days trial about a year an a half ago. This trial only allowed me to build a caracter up to level 10 and many features were locked.

I had made a Dwarf Hunter and he had a bear named Ben as his pet.

I remember sitting him up on top of a hill near Stormwind, looking down into a valley. I had made a fire and was cooking meat for me and Ben as the trial came to a close.

Soon after I bought the game and began a Night Elf Hunter named Queleborn.

He is now Level 35 with two pets and a mount, which was difficult to get because they are so darn expensive.

Hunters are long range fighters, using bows, crossbows and guns to take down enemies. They can tame wild beasts to fight melee for them or to be used as bait to lure enemies while the hunter loots chests and the like.

Other classes in WoW include Warrior, Rogue, Mage, Warlock, Priest, Paladin and Shaman, with the Death Knight added with the lates expansion to the game.

Everytime I play WoW I get a bit excited so this is the first article. I will write more about it as my caracters grow.

Total Recall Being Rebooted???

This site is reporting that Total Recall, one of Arnold Schwarzennegger best entertainment efforts is currently being rebooted.

Sometimes I get drunk or high or I'm just tired and I feel like watching a movie.
I pop one in the DVD player and as the images flow on the screen I sometimes have a Keanu Reeves moment during which I go "Woah! This great piece of entertainment should be remade with today's tech... Wwoooah!"

What is so fantastic in the difference between me, the casual viewer and them, the producers, is that:

1- I don't do cocaïne
2- I don't have the money or the power to make my delusions a reality.

Seriously, Total Recall was an awesome film that does NOT need a reboot.
A sequel, perhaps. To bring back to us this great universe with Verhoeven at the helm again.

But not a reboot.
No.

How To Lose Friends & Alienate People - A Review

I don't particularly enjoy comedies. Much less romantic comedies or "RomComs" as they are now called.
Very few comedies have provided me with genuine entertainment at the movies.
The first Ace Ventura, Animal House and The 40 Year Old Virgin are probably my favorite comedies, after the Naked Gun and Police Academy films of course.
I've never even seen Caddyshack though. :(

There are some really funny moments in How To Lose Friends and Alienate People, most having to do with Simon Pegg's great performance as an English Man in New York, sticking out in the poshy croud of celebrity magazine employees like a very sore thumb.

It is a clash of cultures and even though Pegg's caracter, Sydney Young, seems only a rude, selfish and clueless man at first, quickly becomes quite endearing as the viewer learns what the caracter is about. One soon finds out that Sydney is simply very honest and possibly unlucky, nothing more, with a very sweet and considerate side to his personality. He is also a teenager in a man's body...

The pacing of the film is tight and appropriate with a great soundtrack and although the ending itself takes its time to conclude and is, of course, as predictable as any romcom's, the picture is filled with many little twists that makes it a great piece of comedic entertainment.

Oh and Megan Fox has never been so damn hot!
:)

7.5/10

Oscar Results!

I thought Hugh Jackman did a masterful job as host.
I just wish we could've seen more of his performance.
Fell asleep around 10:30, woke up at the end of Sean Penn's speech.

So how did I do?
Red= Fail
Green= Success

-Actor in a leading role: Sean Penn - Milk
Frank Langella should've won this. It was a breakaway performance, out of nowhere and it was intense and flawless. But Sean Penn did go "Full Gay" so...

-Actor in a supporting role: Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
I think this is very unfair. An oscar, among other things, serves to promote an artist within this industry. It allows an actor to get more roles, better roles with better money. Heath Ledger already received the Golden Globe and many other prizes for his stellar performance in The Dark Knight. But I think the Oscar should've been given to an actor that can actually enjoy what this statue brings.

-Actress in a leading role: Kate Winslet - The Reader
This was a no brainer. She absolutely deserves it and I hope this means we will see more of this great actress in the coming years.

-Actress in a supporting role: Penelope Cruise - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
I won't bitch about this but I don't really like Penelope Cruise and I can't stand Woody Allen movies. So no more on this. Marisa Tomei deserved it completely.

-Animated feature film: Wall-E
Again, no contest here. Wall-E was vastly superior to all animation films released in 2008.

-Art Direction: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
I predicted this with success but I thought Dark Knight would've won, if only for turning Chicago into a believeable Gotham City... An entire city. Oh well.

-Cinematography: Slumdog Millionaire
This film looked very good but there was nothing really special about its visuals. It served its purpose. Button or Dark Knight deserved it more in my humble opinion.

-Costume Design: The Duchess
Period piece. No contest.

-Directing: Slumdog Millionaire (Danny Boyle)
I'm glad Danny Boyle won. I really like his work.

-Editing: Slumdog Millionaire
Sorry but Dark Knight deserved this big time.

-Makeup: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
This was obvious. Great work.

-Music(Score): Slumdog Millionaire
The score was just fantastic in Slumdog. However...

-Music(Song): Slumdog Millionaire (Jai Ho)
...No!

-Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
I was torn between this and Button. It was 50/50 for me but while watching the show it became clear who would take the prize.

-Sound editing: Slumdog Millionaire
Dark Knight deserved it!

-Sound mixing: The Dark Knight
Ok then.

-Visual Effects: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
This is the category that less artsy films win SOMETHING. Should've gone to Iron Man, if only to acknowledge the piece for what it was: A masterfully entertaining film!

-Adapted screenplay: Slumdog Millionaire
Yeah ok. Pretty good. ;)

-Original screenplay: Milk
Fine!