Hayden Christensen pulls of this role perfectly, an heir to a multi-billion dollar family fortune with his mother in New York, but the one fault he has is a weak heart. He leads a tough life of a powerful business man still living with his mother who is equally powerful and sly. Hayden is faced with an issue and realizes that he has to have a heart transplant and they have found the perfect donor after a year and a half on the list. While this is going on Hayden has been romantically involved with Jessica Alba for sometime but he only has to admit this to his mother which is a harder task then could be expected. Before going for his surgery, he admits it to his mother that he is in love with her as well as wanting to get engaged to her. The surgery is about to go underway, when he is put under he is still aware of whats going on but unable to move. The pace picks up and each actor plays their role perfectly, it was a good movie to start but just kept on getting better and better. Pieces come together towards the end and you are shocked to what was originally thought out. A very good movie which throws an unexpected twist towards the end, and there is a part which makes is a bit difficult to watch the screen but you still do.
Link: IMDB
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Guy Ritchie also seems to make interesting movies and when it comes to British Crime movies he always has a different taste to his movies. Jason Statham is also one of my favorite actors, he is good at what he does and he sticks to it. This time he plays Jake Green a gambler who plays a deadly game with the wrong people, Macha is the dangerous casino owner who Jake Green insults and steps all over. The movie is filled with twists and turns, keeping you on your toes with guns blazing, connecting all the parts and being inside his head requires your full attention. I thought it would be better then expected, but it is different then most movies and has a specific taste to it.
Link: IMDB
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Putting through this tablet its paces has been fun, I have had the N800 for over 5 months now without any issues. Any time I am going anywhere it is always with me in a back pack or my pocket if I can carry the large object in my pocket. The N800 is great for surfing in hot spots or even connecting through your phone, they have really put effort into perfecting the OS, and the new OS 2008 from Nokia is fantastic, the stability and all the features. I’m honestly happy with this purchase recommend for anyone who wants a product that they can use for surfing, all their emails, and many other features, the best part was getting all the updates during the NFL games so I would have the score as the game was taking place.
Pros:
- Long Battery Life (4 – 6 Hours of usage with wifi, 10 Day Standby)
- Bright large 4.1 inch screen
- Intuitive typing for stylus of fingers
- Integrated desk stand for on-table use
- Zooming, full-screen and panning display functionality
- Auto connection to saved Wi-Fi hotspots or through Bluetooth compatible phones
- Video Conferencing
- Fantastic With RSS Feeds
- Integration with AIM, MSN, GChat through Gizmo
- Voip Calls
- Lots of Applications and open development: Clock, Sketch, Notes, Backup, Last.fm, Skype, Gmail, WordPress Extention, Maps, GPS,
- SD Slots can take large size SD cards, I have tried 8 GB cards in both the internal and external, both work perfectly after the latest update
- Very frequent updates and very stable OS
- Good for all types of videos, music, and pictures
- Decent speakers, better sound through the head phones
- USB connection to dump data on it
- Very Light
- Relatively Reasonable Price
Cons:
- No Keyboard (I could live with the screen keyboard but not for extensive writing)
I’m honestly impressed with this machine from Nokia, it has taken beating and I have installed multiple applications on it without too many hiccups.
Price: $300 (at the time, now $229)
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Plot Summary: Deunan, a young female warrior, and Briareos, a veteran cyborg-soldier, are both partners and lovers. As members of E.S.W.A.T., the elite special forces serving Olympus, they are deployed whenever trouble strikes. The two fighters find their partnership tested in a new way by the arrival of a new member to their ranks – an experimental Bioroid named Tereus.
I have been a fan of Appleseed from the original back in the 90s but they have adapted it extremely well to a CGI anime. Deunan is faced with trouble when Briareos gets hurt, she tries to take everything on herself when she is teamed with a new partner who was built with DNA tissue from Briareos. During this time humans have the capability to make humanoids and fuse cyborg parts to normal humans. They are faced with an organization or person who wants to take the world in chaos and Deunans’ and Briareos friendship is put to the test. The story line is well thought out with a few twists in it, but the magic of the whole story is the amazing CGI animation and music, they have taken it to another level which you just have to love. This isn’t for everyone but a very well made anime which will leave its mark, if you enjoy action then you will love this anime.
Link: AnimeNewsNetwork
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Plot Summary: The Empire of Britannia has invaded Japan using giant robot weapons called Knightmare Frames. Japan is now referred to as Area 11, and its people the 11’s. A Britannian who was living in Japan at the time, Lelouch, vowed to his Japanese friend Suzaku that he’d destroy Britannia. Years later, Lelouch is in high school, but regularly skips out of school to go play chess and gamble on himself. One day, he stumbles on terrorists 11’s who’ve stolen a military secret and is caught by a member of the Britannian task force sent after them, who is Suzaku. As the rest of the squad arrives, Suzaku is shot for disobeying orders, while the military secret, a young girl, gives Lelouch the power of Geass, which makes anyone obey any order. While Suzaku is secretly made the pilot of Britannia’s brand new prototype Knightmare, Lancelot, Lelouch becomes the masked Zero to lead the rebellion to destroy Britannia once and for all.
Britannia has taken over 1/3 of the Globe and only the Chinese Colony and the European Union remain is global powers, but none can much with the strength of the Britannians. There moto is simple, the strong will live and the weak will die. Lelouch has fallen victim to this motto and he lives only for his sister, they were usage as hostages in Japan and when Britannia invaded they were thought to be dead. Lelouch takes his place to get revenge against the Britannian Empire he gets the power of the Geass when accidentally meeting CC. With this power nobody can resist an order from Lelouch. This anime picks up at a very fast pace with it getting better from episode to episode, there wasn’t a single moment where you weren’t wondering how Zero was going to pull this one off, or how he was going to defeat his enemies. He sold his sole to the devil to defeat the Britannian Empire, but what is the real cost of it all. You get pulled into this show not wanting to stop, it has a lot of mechas in it but its more about the delicate relationships rather then the robots. An excellent story line with high quality animation which can be enjoyed by any person that even remotely likes anime.
Link: AnimeNewsNetwork
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This is a bit odd for a movie that had so much hype. The movie was a bit confusing to start and I was left more confused with a minor headache at the end of the movie. If you suffer any form of seasickness, motion sickness, headaches, migraines, or medical ailment please avoid this movie for health reasons. For the rest of the people, if you have any expectations for the movie then you will be sorely disappointed. I was hoping for something, anything, but no I was left unsatisfied with a minor headache. JJ Abrams didn’t think this one through.
Link: IMDB
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Four friends running a bar in Philadelphia keep trying to do something new to make their business and friendship work. They keep getting side tracked by all their wild ideas, and pitfalls of their nature. A bunch of people who are so hilarious you can’t stop laughing from everything that happens to them. A simple idea could end up a disastor just as they try to make more money. This is one the most unique shows I have seen in a while, and I can’t stop laughing. It has an odd way of coming together as a show, and you just can’t stop laughing.
Link: TV.com
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Plot Summary: Tokiha Mai and her sickly younger brother, Takumi, have received a scholarship to attend the prestigious Fuuka Academy. On the way, the ferry they are traveling on becomes the site of a destructive battle between two girls wielding apparently supernatural powers. This is only the beginning of their troubles, as Mai learns that she herself possesses these powers – the powers of a HiME.
HiMe came out a few years ago and I knew it was good anime, but I didn’t know it was this good. I thought it was a regular story about a girl going to school who then finds out she has powers, this girl is Mai. It turns out that a lot of the girls at this school have powers, some know and some don’t know. It picks up to be an entertaining anime, the unexpected happens, just when you think it couldn’t get any worse, it does and you are in shock. The anime kept me on my feet for the longest time, and that is why this is one of the animes that every person should watch. A good anime leaves you wanting more, in shock, and loving every moment. I lost a lot of sleep watching continuous episodes of this anime and it was all worth it.
Link: AnimeNewsNetwork
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This turned out to be an interesting game, it was delayed until recently for the launch. I expected the usual First Person Shooter but it turned out to be a little different. This is more of a Co-op game that is more enjoyable with someone that knows how to play first person shooter games and is good at cooperative play. This is a little different then most games since you are trying to make money on all the missions to upgrade weapons, armor, and clothing in different ways. You get to switch weapons with your partner in mid fight, and you can change the assortment of weapons so that you can really cover yourself in battle. Then there is the rage meter, if you both buildup rage from being shot at then you can slow down time for about 13 seconds and you can kill as many guys as you can.
It is a fun game with a little different style to the gaming, but it takes some getting used to. I do enjoy the sniper rifles they have, and there are some crazy sniper rifles that you can only use by winning a lot of contracts and getting the money to purchase them. Overall there are other first person shooter games which are better then this but it is an entertaining game and very well made.
Link: IGN
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I have been using this keyboard for a little over four months now, and I think this is probably the most necessary computer accessory.
Pros
- Very Solid Build, Stylish
- Bluetooth chip is small and can communicate from 10 meters away, which is perfect for a media center
- I charge it only once in the past three months so it does last over a month and half for one charge
- It is extremely thin, but it feels good in your hands, lap, and desk
- Very good track pad and you won’t be touching it when you type like other track pads
- Scrolling is very intuitive, you just have to go in circles on the track pad, very simple and useful
- Good placed buttons:
- Zoom
- Volume Control
- Media Key
- Big Delete Key (Very useful)
- It feels good to type on it
- Almost nothing is sacrificed between this and a regualr keyboard, instead you get a lot more then you expect
Cons
- No Number Pad (Don’t care for it)
This is nothing short of the perfect keyboard, it has all that I need and it is one of the highest quality keyboards I have used and one of the best that Logitech have made, it is worth every penny.
Price: $164
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