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The Last Exorcism

2011-02-21T04:06:00.000-08:00

Forget about the other exorcism movies; this one is not like those. This "mockumentary" (fictitious facts in documentary format) is a really good first person movie, so to speak. It feels like the story really happened while you're watching it. The movie appeals to paranormal events only by the end of the film, and yet it is tense all the way to the last scene.

I think the best feature of this movie is that it merges you into the plot; you're afraid, yet curious to know what's happening next. And i think that what contributes the most to this "reality scenario" is the way the film starts: like a real documentary showing how is the Reverend Marcus' job. Then the reverends demonstrates how he tricks people into thinking they were really exorcised. It's like the Reverend is trying to discredit all exorcism movies, including this, but ends up in a real exorcism situation.

The only issue about this movie is the end. It totally destroys the movie, in my opinion. It was feeling so realistic, a plot so good, then, at the end, it just goes downhill. Feels so unreal, cliche and stupid. But, oh well, it is, yet, worth watching. Just ignore the end, or live with it.

In the end, I'll give it a 6/10, just because the end blew. Disappointing.

Mount & Blade: Warband

2011-02-20T16:29:00.000-08:00

Do you like medeival themed games? Do you like mounted battles? Do you like huge battles? Do you like strategy campaigns?

Then this game is for you.

Set in the Middle Ages, this great game brings no magic or sorcery, just a blade and lots of epic battles. Imagine that you're playing some game from the Total War franchise, but you are actually fighting; you're the captain. This awesome game's campaign lets you fight your way to greatness through the lands of Calradia. Playing the campaign you can actually do anything you want: you can just kill bandits, or you can be a vassal of a king, or you can found your own kingdom, it is up to you.

The battles (that can be played in multiplayer matches too) range from open field battles to sieges. Every battle is on a different scenario. Every kingdom has its own set of troops. Every companion that you can get to follow you has it's own set of skills. The wide variety of option in this game is overwhelming. It's just epic. That's the word for this game.

Actually Mount & Blade: Warband is just an expansion for Mount & Blade, but it's like another game, like Mount & Blade 2.0. It has everything that Mount & Blade has and something more.

To top it off, this game has an easy system for adding mods; and there's lots of it around the internet. Lots of awesome mods to be more accurate. Mods that even change the game completely, like this amazing Star Wars one:

Anyway, I'm gonna give this game a 9/10, just because the graphics could be a tiny bit better so we could enjoy a little more of this masterpiece, but not really an issue here. As you guys can see, I do not really rely so much on graphics.

Here is the link for the Star Wars: Conquest Mod.

David MeShow

2011-02-20T15:50:00.000-08:00

Hey guys, I just wanted to show you this folk. He's the best Youtube musician I've seen around.

I found his work very impressive and I just thought it would be nice to give him some support. Here's his first "single", so to speak:

He does very impressive stuff like the one-man-band thing too:

And I ask myself why is this guy barely known while Justin Bieber is the most known artist of these days...

Well, that's it guys. He's very talented and here is his Youtube account.

Breaking Bad

2011-02-20T14:58:00.000-08:00

Did you like chemistry at school? No? Yeah, I wasn't that good at it too. But no worries, this series is amazing, and it's for everyone.

Don't be intimidated by the underwear guy - Walt is a good guy. Actually he's too much of a good guy sometimes. But for you who likes the bad boys, just relax, he gets tougher as the series goes.

The drama tells the story of Walter White, a high school chemistry teacher, who has a job far below his knowledge. But as life goes, he discovers he has lung cancer and it's going to die soon. As soon as he receive the news he realizes he's got to get lots of money for his family before he dies. So, not letting his family know, he begins to cook meth (Methamphetamine). But the problem - actually, one of many - is that his brother-in-law works at the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration). And that's just the beginning.

What distinguishes this series from the other ones out there, apart the original plot, is the novelistic style that brings all the time the drama that revolves around Walt's issues. Every scene seems to have deep feelings from one character to another. And don't think it's just a lousy drama, no; it has it's good portion of it's own kind of action, like when those junkies steal their meth.

Anyway, I really think this series is underrated, to say the least. If you like series, or chemistry, or anything at all, give Breaking Bad a chance. It's tense and exciting at the same time.

In the end, I will give it a 9/10. I won't give it a 10 because in my opinion it could have a little more action and deaths and alike, but I know it doesn't because it pictures the reality, which is not that crazy and which is a good aspect of this series.

KoЯn

2011-02-20T14:14:00.000-08:00

I will talk a little bit about a great - with capital G - band that I've been listening to constantly during the past few days; Korn (or KoЯn, or yet another weird ways to type this). Believe or not, even though I like this kind of music and bands alike, before my friends showed me them last week, I had never listened a single song of them.

Their lead vocalist, Jonathan Davis, states that they originated the new metal scene, where lies great band like Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit, that, in my opinion, used to be good. This new metal thing is like a mix of metal and rap, which turns out to be really good.

Korn has it all: it's heavy, but not over the top; it's freaky, but it's not bad. It's just plain weird good. I mean, just check this video clip:

The video is awesome, and the music is ... well it's Korn: heavy chords and heavy feelings deep within the music. Feelings which Davis, the vocalist, says to bring from his memories, that are not exactly good: he said he was sexually abused when he was a child.

Another great song they have is:

Both these songs are from, in my opinion, their best album: Issues. The lyrics from the album, the music, everything is deep, shows emotions, shows ... issues. It's one of their latest albums (1999), but pretty good yet.

To finish this, I'd like to just introduce you guys to their best song (obviously, in my opinion, again) and probably their biggest hit:

For me, overall, Korn is 8/10. Can't really explain why, it is just good in their unique way.

League of Legends

2011-02-20T13:25:00.000-08:00

To start this blog I'd like to show you guys this great DotA-style game. If you like or ever liked DotA, you will probably like the game. It's a team based strategy game that revolves around two teams of 5 or 3 players each, who have to destroy the enemy team's "base".

It may seem pretty much mindless at the beginning, but as you start to learn the ways to defeat your enemies, this game starts to get really fun. It offers a wide variety of Champions (Playable Characters), each one with it's own set of abilities and stats, therefore, an infinity of strategies you may develop on your own; not to talk about the strategy that the "team part" brings to discussion.

Riot, the company behind this game, is working hard to develop and bring new features and champions to the game. Every week or so a new champions is released. It's pretty fun to watch as the community helps the Riot team to develop champions through forums and such. And the best part is that it's free! All you can buy with money can be easily bought with in-game points.

Anyway, it's and awesome game overall, and it's free, you should at least check it out.

Here's a video of what the game looks like.

I'll give it a 9/10. It's not a 10/10 because the beauty of the game - the highly team dependant strategy - may be really annoying sometimes. You'll understand this if you play.

You can sign up here or here. The first link is a referral link, so if you play, I'll get some stuff, I guess, but it's not gonna affect you. The second is without any referrals.

Hey Guys

2011-02-20T12:31:00.000-08:00

I'm Lucas, and this is my blog; my Place to Place my Stuff.

I'm gonna post mostly about games, music and movies. But you never know what's coming next.

Hope you guys enjoy and stay with me.