Mdgeist316

During this time of watered down sequels and fun for the family flicks, we badly needed a throwback to the 80's & 90's form of bad-ass, mindless action flicks. So who are you gonna call? John McClane? Nope. Dirty Harry? Wrong again. The Terminator? Please. Chuck Norris? Maybe, if he would get back into making those types of movies again. Our savior is John friggin' Rambo! This movie pulls no punches while managing to be extremely entertaining. You almost forget the fact that he's 62 years old, and he looks better than some young guys who would try a film like this. There is no slick martial-arts fighting or corny one-liners, this is a depiction of the savagery of war and a glimpse of the cruel activities going on in Burma.

Thank you Stallone for bringing us back to the good old days before political correctness took over. Before we were introduced to films that wouldn't dare go the extra distance to make a few bucks. Rambo is by far the most entertaining action movie I have seen in years, and I hope Hollywood takes notice by giving us a trip back down memory lane more often.

Ever since X-Play was on Tech TV, this show used to be funny, fresh, and excellent at reviewing games. Then when this show became part of G4's initial lineup, many of us fans were in heaven with the non-stop gaming shows, and X-Play just continued to get better and better. Suddenly, the X-play we came to love has been stripped of almost anything that fans know it as. Gone now are the skits, the characters (bring back Roger: The Stan Lee Experience!), the humor, and most of the reviews. X-Play is now a dull show that talks about gaming news, ONE game review per show, game previews, and Cheat segments. As for our co-hosts Adam Sessler and Morgan Webb, they look like they couldn't care less anymore. I don't blame them because this isn't the way X-Play is supposed to be.

It really feels like G4 is trying to hammer the final nail in X-Play's coffin. It's a shame because this is the show that brought and kept viewers interested in the network once they canceled all of their gaming shows. I still give it a positive rating because it's really the only gaming show on TV, and they at least cover the big gaming events.

I had pretty high hopes with this one. Rob Zombie impressed me with House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects. However, those were movies that fit Zombie's persona completely and the fact they were his original creations. Halloween is not a movie that can be handled lightly, and Zombie fails in this one to show his flexibility as a director and writer. Where this movie really shines is in the first hour. Michael Myers development and background was very well done. I don't tend to think Myers was the product of some white-trash family, but it was good for what it was. Sherri-Moon Zombie was excellent in her role, and I was very impressed to see that she can be a great actress. End the movie with his development and relationship with Dr. Loomis, and it would've been a classic.

The big problem is the true "remake" part of the movie or at least when Myers becomes an adult. This is where Zombie's writing and directing fall apart. When we do reach the familiar scenes, Zombie forgets to leave out of that "white-trash" mindset that worked with his other movies. The girls who were victims this time were whiny and bitchy, not to mention very unbelievable. If you've seen the scene with Laurie and her mom in the opening, you'll know what I mean. Who really talks to their mother like that? Then, as expected, Zombie increases the violence meter and the death count dramatically. He also adds in a couple of sex scenes with our two female victims. The ending was equally ridiculous. By this time, I didn't care anymore as it showed me that Rob Zombie should stick to original works, and never touch another remake again (maybe he would be better suited to remake something like Last House on the Left).

Overall, it's a slightly entertaining movie. The first half was very, very good and by far the best part of the movie. The second half is where it ultimately fails. If Rob Zombie is to become a horror icon, he must learn to be flexible when making certain projects and realize that gore is not a replacement for tension and building atmosphere. It upsets me because this movie was bordering on being one of the few really great remakes if it weren't for the out of place moments, and Zombie's need to turn his characters into guests from the Jerry Springer show. It's entertaining, and I could watch it again. However, this is one I won't be seeking out on my own.