Category Archives: Movie Talk
Transformers: Dark of the Moon [REVIEW]
Jun
21
2011
The first PS1 game I ever owned was the third-person shooter based on the Beast Wars Transformers. I was nine and at the perfect age to ignore the crappy combat and graphics for the fact that I could play as my favorite Transformers characters. Unfortunately, like many children, I ...
Red Faction: Origins [REVIEW]
Jun
3
2011
Video game movies have never done well. They always feel cheap and poorly acted, and they never follow the nature of the game in any wholesome manner. When THQ announced—through a partnership with the SyFy network—that they would be releasing Red Faction: Origins, a made-for-TV movie premiering at 9 PM ...
Weekly Wrap-Up 5/27/11
May
27
2011
GameZone follows up another great week in gaming with the latest coverage. Check out our full look back and scope out this week’s reviews, a few previews, some top lists, and a handful of interesting E3 predictions. All that and more on this edition of GameZone’s Weekly ...
The Hangover: Part II [REVIEW]
May
27
2011
I have the utmost sympathy for whoever decided to make a sequel to a hugely successful film like The Hangover. Sequels are never a simple thing, and the more specialized and distinct their predecessors are, the bigger the challenge is. Even worse, since the first film was also a ...
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides [REVIEW]
May
20
2011
I didn't watch the third Pirates of the Caribbean movie. Johnny Depp's turn as the drunken and flamboyant Captain Jack Sparrow has become the primary selling point of the franchise. He's great, but nothing can top The Curse of the Black Pearl. Its sequel, Dead Man's Chest, was so ...
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean [REVIEW]
May
18
2011
The LEGO franchise has seen numerous variations over the past several years. Comic book heroes, explorers, and even wizards have received the LEGO treatment, and now Pirates of the Caribbean is the latest license in block universe. LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game takes the series’ familiar brand ...
Weekly Wrap-Up 4/29/11
Apr
30
2011
GameZone once again offered more in-depth reviews and previews this week, and we’ve even got some interviews and an indie game recommendation in store for you. But let’s be realistic here, all gamers have really been able to think about lately is the PlayStation Network debacle. GameZone ...
Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars [REVIEW]
Apr
8
2011
Lego Star Wars III certainly isn’t a giant leap forward. Instead, it’s a cautious step in generally the right direction, adding some welcome new features to TT Games’ multi-franchise while failing to address more persistent problems. Those expecting the Lego Star Wars games to conclude once all ...
Source Code [REVIEW]
Mar
31
2011
Looking back on the last eight minutes of someone’s life could say a lot about the kind of person they were. Imagine if the government had the technology to use an "echo" of these final moments to learn about terrorist acts, using the insight to prevent future attacks. It'd be ...
Angry Birds: The Movie [Trailer]
Mar
29
2011
In order to rescue the Eggs from the enemy Hogs, the military will have to use their secret weapon which they have been developing for years. It’s not just a sling shot but they’re Angry Birds. ...
Sucker Punch [REVIEW]
Mar
25
2011
Leaving the theater after my screening of Sucker Punch, I made a few tweets. "So Sucker Punch was pretty fun! Empty, but flashy. Like a straight man’s Moulin Rouge. Lot’s of cheesecake, a burlesque version of Inception. With crazy girls." "It’s Onachebara with Strictly Ballroom." After a night of ruminating, I ...
Game Trilogies vs. Movie Trilogies
Mar
13
2011
Video games have been creeping up on movies for decades now, but only in recent years have they been able to match the silver screen in narrative quality and substance. Sure, Final Fantasy VI had a great story, but reading text spouted by sprites doesn’t have quite the same ...
An Interview with Sean Murray: Composer of Black Ops
Feb
18
2011
When playing a game, watching a movie, or even laughing along with a sitcom, so much of the weight and power of the experience is tied up with the music. We’re not talking about backing pop tracks, but the orchestral tones and sounds behind the scenes can transform a piece ...
Gnomeo and Juliet [REVIEW]
Feb
11
2011
The process of creating Gnomeo and Juliet, a GDI animated film retelling Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet with garden gnomes, is as long and chaotic as they come. Originally destined to be a Disney movie, Gnomeo and Juliet started off right with backing by Elton John (who’s music provides the musical ...
Five Upcoming Shooters Under The Radar
Feb
8
2011
2011 is promising to be a huge year for games, and one genre still getting plenty of love is the shooter. Killzone 3, Crysis 2, Bulletstorm and Deus Ex: Human Revolution are just a few examples. But what about the shooters just outside the spotlight? Here are five ...
