Movie Review: Firewall

Firewall
Genre: Action Thriller
Rating: 8/10

Overview: When the family of the man in charge of network security gets taken hostage, he has little choice but to co-operate. However knowing that theres a good chance that co-operation or no co-operation they're all dead anyway it becomes an uphill battle for both the protagonist and antagonist.

Review: This was a decent movie. The characters seemed pretty well played. There seemed to be pretty good logic- for Harrison Ford being stubborn as hell. The only problem I had was that it developed rather slowly both action and plot wise. Other than that it was pretty exciting once things picked up.

Movie Review: Beowulf & Grendel

Beowulf & Grendel
Genre: Action Adventure
Rating: 6/10

Overview: When his father is killed Grendel gains a hate like no other. Honourably killing only Danes and those bringing malice to him- he seeks his revenge. On the flip side: for glory Beowulf seeks to kill Grendel. This is based on the famous poem Beowulf.

Review: This was ok, nothing spectacular though. I found the movie rather plain. It wasn't anything really new or very exciting. The only thing it had was a good moral it seems.


Note: If you'd like a better interpretation of the Beowulf poem- the 1999 movie with Christopher Lambert, Beowulf is recommended. If you like this style of movie, a great one is The 13th Warrior with Antonio Bandares- an action adventure down to earth style movie with a slight epic feel.

Series Review: Full Metal Alchemist

Full Metal Alchemist
Genre: Action Adventure Drama Fantasy
Rating: 10/10

Overview: Following in their fathers footsteps as alchemists, Edward and Alphonse Elric embark on a journey like no other. It all started on one fateful night when they attempted the forbidden: human alchemy, bringing their mother back from the dead. Having given up on any form of resurrection, with just cause, their new mission is to save each other.

Review: This was an amazing series. It had such a good mix of all it's genre's it was really amazing. You may ask why I put fantasy in there, it's mainly because even though actual alchemy is closer to science/medicine, it's more like magic/sorcery in this series. The action was a very good mix of actual fighting and alchemy, and the characters were swell. The plot had several twists which mad things very interesting. The only real problem I had was the ending, but that's personal preference.

I can't wait till Full Metal Alchemist: Conqueror of Shamballa comes out, dubbed, in September. It carries on from the series, it's only a single movie though.

Movie Review: X-Men: Last Stand

X-Men: Last Stand
Genre: Action Drama
Rating: 10/10

Overview: In this third installment of the non-animated X-Men series, a cure for the on set of mutancy is found but not everyone is happy. Some see it as an escape. Others feel that you can't cure your identity, and become offended and upset.

Review: This was a very good movie. I think it's actually better than the first two. The action was awesome and the characters were well maintained. Yes, maintained- they were developed pretty fully at this point, but the movie still gave some lead way for potential new comers. The plot was great, and really built up well. It had a some twists and this made for some drama.

Movie Review: What The Bleep Do We Know?!

What The Bleep Do We Know?!
Genre: Educational Science Drama Comedy
Rating: 9/10

Overview: This movie addresses many issues and topics using quantum physics. It follows along side a story which is used to explain some of these topics. Some of the story is also explained with the use of science. The story is about a recently divorced deaf woman and what she is dealing with.

Review: This was a good movie. It was very interesting and intriguing. The science was pretty in-depth. The story was pretty light, but that didn't bother me- I was more interested in the science anyway. It should also be noted that just because quantum physics may sound confusing and complicated, the movie really simplifies it so anyone can understand.

Note: Variations of the title may contain math symbols and/or other punctuation symbols.

Software Review: Mozilla Firefox

Mozilla Firefox
Type: Web Browser
Rating: 10/10

Tired of lame exploitable browsers? Tired of lame colours? Tired having fifteen programs for simple jobs? Well Firefox is for you then.

Firefox is an open source browser. This means thousands if not millions of people are able to view, edit, fix, and test the browsers source code. This makes it rather perfected. In the recently passed weeks I've read about several problems with Microsoft Internet Explorer and how it's open to exploits due to poor programming. In short, Firefox is more secure, safe, and stable.

There's gotta be thousands of add-ons for Firefox. You can change the appearance by getting new browser skins and themes- everything from making your browser black and blue to a cats theme(I was suprised too).

Need an RSS feed? Use a music player while browsing? Lots of work to check Gmail, Yahoo? Hate pop-ups? Want that in-browser-video but it won't let you save to your hard drive? Need a definition? Just lazy? Anything, there seems to be a solution to it all through wonderful Firefox add-ons. I kid you not. There seems to be near everything available through add-ons available on their site.

In addition it's all free. Free free free. Free! It'll make life so much easier too. I can look up definitions quickly with a simple shortcut action, search torrent sites, chat on IRC, and more all in my cool new browser.

In conclusion I highly recommend this browser. It's very secure, platform compatible, and has many ways that you can improve it with relative ease.

Note: Please don't misinterpret my praise. I haven't tested all of these add-ons out, nor do I intend to due to their volume. All I know is there's often several variations of a add-on allowing you to pick and choose. Alot of these add-ons are also made diligently by fellow users and programmers, and some are in beta with bugs that need to be fixed. Each seems to have a place to post comments, rate, and report the bugs that may arise. This works to aid the programmer in creating the perfect add-on for you and many others.

Glossary:
Add-on - An addition to an item, often intended to improve it.
Beta - The testing stage of software in which it's not considered finished.
Bug - A problem in a piece of the source code of software that causes an undesired effect.
Source Code - The behind the scenes program code used to create a program or software.

Mozilla Home Page
Add-ons Page

Happy surfing!

Movie Review: Poseidon

Poseidon
Genre: Action Adventure Thriller
Rating: 9/10

Plot Overview: When attending a cruise on the glorious Poseidon things take a turn for the worst when the ship goes belly up. Some panic while others band together for the rescue of their loved ones and themselves from an impending fate; all while the odds are against them.

Review: This was a fantastic movie. I don't remember the last time I was so 'on the edge of my seat.' The commercials for this video referenced Titanic; however there is significantly less drama, and significantly more thrill. The effects were flawless and the characters played pretty well. It dove right into the juicy stuff, and mixed the character development in well, giving it an exciting plot.

Movie Review: The Night Flyer

The Night Flyer
Genre: Mystery Horror
Rating: 7/10

This was a pretty decent movie, an older one. It had great mystery to it, the characters progress well, and the plot was pretty good. It leaves some things to interpretation which adds to the mystery. I didn't find it overly scary, but then again I don't find many movies at all that are scary.

Movie Review: Hostage

Hostage
Genre: Action
Rating: 8/10

This was a pretty good movie. The action was good, and characters progressed well. The plot could have progressed a bit better. A big problem I had was with the logic; I don't care who are you don't mess with the damn mafia or mob.

Series Review: Hellsing

Hellsing
Genre: Anime Action Mystery
Rating: 10/10

This was the greatest take on vampires ever- awesome! It was the most creative, and well thoughtout vampire movie ever. I loved the characters as well, they progressed well, and Alucard is the coolest ever. There was alot of action that was logically sound- for nearly immortal vampires. Great series.