Reviewing Iron Man, The Movie
May 5, 2008
Hmm, I’ve been blogging for a few years now, and I don’t recall doing a review on a movie yet. But even if I have, I’m sure it has been a while.
I just saw Iron Man yesterday and have to tell you, it was great! There aren’t too many movies I say that about, but this one was definitely worth it, especially one that was based on a comic book super hero.
At first, I had misgivings about Robert Downey, Jr. playing the leader role, Tony Stark. But I must say, he really did a good job. In case you don’t know the background of Tony Stark, you may be interested to know that he and Robert shared some of the same qualities, which makes Robert rather qualified to don the iron suit (okay, it’s really some sort of titanium or whatever). Robert and Tony had their experiences of battling booze and care-free living. But I think this movie has put Robert back on the map as he’s definitely doing the role a great service.
The special effects were quite amazing. But the thing I liked most about the storyline is that the writers didn’t just throw Robert (Tony) into the suit and make him a superhero overnight. No, they took their time to build a credible path from the origin of Iron Man to what he came to be known as in the movie.
Even if you aren’t a comic book fan, you’d definitely get a kick out of seeing this movie. Good acting, intense fight scenes (nothing gruesome), humor, and as mentioned earlier, great effects.
Definitely worth the price of admission.
| 2.8 |
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Make Your Way Through The Fire Storm
March 6, 2008
Like blowing things up? Well Fire Storm can be your new best friend…if you, er, like to call, um, online games your friend. 
Let’s pretend that’s not weird and head on over to Fire Storm, my latest pick in online game offerings.
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Rescue Your Team With Evac
February 13, 2008
Your band of soldiers are left stranded in hostile terrain. It’s up to you to rescue them. You pilot your ship across enemy territory, dodging dangerous elements and enemy fire.
Sound like a movie? Well, this Evac practically plays like one. The graphics are fantastic and the ship’s response to your maneuvers are very sensitive, so be careful — you could run right into a cliff if you apply too much pressure to your thrusters.
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3DLogic: Stronghold Of Sage
January 29, 2008
This is not your ordinary online game. You actually have to think about it. But don’t let that deter you as it is indeed fun to figure out.
With 3DLogic: Stronghold of Sage, you are presented with a floating cube, much like the Rubics cube of years gone by, but this one only has three sides and you don’t have to rotate any of the blocks. But you do have to match colors by creating links between like-colored endpoints.
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Help Merlin Save Christmas
December 19, 2007
Oh my! What a tragedy! 
Someone must have gotten a lump of coal last year and this year they’re getting revenge on Santa by sabotaging his sleigh full of toys.
All the gifts are now falling in the nighttime sky, headed for disaster!
Look! Up in the sky! It’s Super Elf Merlin! He’ll save Christmas by going into a free fall and saving the gifts for all the boys and girls.
You can help him by dragging your mouse in the direction of the gifts for him to snatch up. Click and hold to slow him down.
Go Merlin…go Merlin… 
| 2.8 |
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Fun At Christmas With Deep Freeze
December 11, 2007
It has been far too long since I’ve posted about a game. In fact, I think it was way back at Halloween!
Deep Freeze is a game where you play a Santa-esque elf who has an ice pistol. Your job is to jump, run and shoot the baddies until they’re completely frozen. If they touch you before you freeze them, you lose a life.
When they become a big ball of ice, you knock’em around to break them and they turn into Christmas objects: stockings, bells, candy canes, each worth something like points or a life-up.
I love the time spent on the artwork. Nicely done. 
| 2.8 |
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