(Movie Review) The Godfather Part 2

Friday, May 4, 2012

Title: The Godfather Part 2
Year: 1974
Genre: Gangster
Director: Francis Ford Coppola

The Godfather Part 2 is written and directed once again by Puzo and Coppola and is a direct sequel of The Godfather, a film released 2 years before this film. The Godfather Part 2 is partially based from Mario Puzo's original novel The Godfather. The Godfather Part 2 has two story lines, Don Vito's and Michael's, coinciding with each other.

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(Movie Review) The Shawshank Redemption

Title: The Shawshank Redemption
Year: 1994
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Darabont

The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 American drama film adapted from the novel Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption written by renowned author Stephen King. The movie tells about the story of Andy Dufresne and how he managed to live and escape Shawshank prison.

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(Movie Review) The Godfather

Friday, April 27, 2012

Title: The Godfather
Year: 1972
Genre: Gangster
Director: Francis Ford Coppola

The Godfather is a movie based from Mario Puzo's 1969 novel which is also entitled The Godfather. The movie stars Marlon Brando and the young Al Pacino. The Godfather lets us in the world of the different mafia families centered on American soil.

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(Movie Review) The Thomas Crown Affair

Friday, April 20, 2012

Title: The Thomas Crown Affair
Year: 1999
Genre: Heist, Romance
Director: John McTiernan

The Thomas Crown Affair was loose remake of the original 1968 film with the same name. The 1999 film was directed by John McTiernan and stars Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo on the lead roles. 

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(Game Review) Final Fantasy X

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Title: Final Fantasy X
Year: 2001
Genre: RPG
Platform: PlayStation 2
Developer: Square

Final Fantasy X or commonly known as Final Fantasy 10 is a role playing game produced and developed by Square. It belongs to probably the best gaming series ever developed, the Final Fantasy Series. Final Fantasy 10 was the first game in the Final Fantasy Series that was released on the Play Station 2. It is also the first game in it's series to be in full three-dimensional in it's every aspect. The active time battle was replaced by the conditional turn-based battle system. Final Fantasy 10 also used a new leveling system known as the Sphere Grid.

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(Movie Review) Loosies

Friday, April 13, 2012

Title: Loosies
Year: 2012
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director: Michael Corrente

Loosies is a 2012 film written by Peter Facinelli and directed by Michael Corrente. The film is about a young pick pocket living in New York. 

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(Movie Review) 3 Idiots

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Title: 3 Idiots
Year: 2009
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director: Rajkumar Hirani

3 Idiots is a 2009 Indian film. It holds the record for the highest grossing Bollywood film of all time in India. It has been a major success on East Asia and the United States. The film went on winning many awards such as 6 Filmfare Awards, 10 Star Screen Awards, and 16 International Indian Film Academy Awards.

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(Game Review) Ragnarok Online

Saturday, April 7, 2012

Title: Ragnarok Online
Year: 2002
Genre: RPG
Platform: Windows
Developer: Gravity

Ragnarok Online is one of the longest running massively multiplayer online role-playing game in the world. It was created and developed by Gravity. Ragnarok Online has been running for 9 years and it is showing no sign of slowing down. It's because of Ragnarok Online's large fan base in the whole world. It also has an anime adaptation, Ragnarok The Animation. 

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(Book Review) The Alchemist

Monday, April 2, 2012

Title: The Alchemist
Year: 1988
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Writer: Paulo Coelho

The Alchemist was written by Paulo Coelho and it sky rocketed him to fame. The book was originally published in Portuguese and was translated to 67 different languages. The Alchemist has become an international best seller and is still rising in popularity even today.

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(Series Review) Band Of Brothers

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Title: Band Of Brothers

Year: 2001

Genre: War

Directors: Phil Alden Robinson, Richard Loncraine, Mikael Salomon, David Nutter, Tom Hanks, David Leland, David Frankel, Tony To

Band Of Brothers is a 10-part HBO television mini series tackling the lives of the soldiers during the second world war. It is based on the book of the same title by Stephen Edward Ambrose.

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(Game Review) Temple Run

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Title: Temple Run
Year: 2011
Genre: Action/Arcade
Platform: iOS, Android
Developer: Imangi Studios

The game first tell you the statement "Take the idol if you dare". The game will officially start when you decide to take the idol. Your character will start running and evil monkeys will attempt to catch you. There are many obstacles along the way such as trees, flames, and pits. Your character will also gain momentum from running and will begin to run faster. You'll need to direct your character through the maze and prevent him from dying. The game will officially end when your character dies and your current score will show on the ending screen. 

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(Movie Review) The Three Musketeers

Title: The Three Musketeers
Year: 2011
Genre: Action/Comedy/Romance
Director: Paul William Scott Anderson

The Three Musketeers is based from the novel of the same title written by Alexandre Dumas.

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