Paranormal Activity

Just last week I went and saw this movie with my brother, and it was totally awesome. I will actually be going to Davis today with my sister, to see it again. I did warn my sister it would scare her, but she still wants to see it.

Most of you have heard of this movie I'm sure. For those that haven't, imagine those ghost hunter tv shows, and kick it up a few notches. Basically the story goes that this girlfriend and boyfriend are living together, when strange things start to happen. The girlfriend admits to having had a ghost follow her around her whole life, since she was 8 years old. The boyfriend, a techphile, swears to find out what's going on. He buys an expensive camera to film the day and night happenings, with hopes to catch the "culprit" on camera.

The movie is very dry at first, and it's only about a quarter of the way in, that you start seeing anything substantial. In the meantime, the boyfriend keeps the movie going with his good humor.

This movie is in select theaters only and it's time out has actually been extended. Today was originally it's last day in the theaters. Paranormal activity had some very successful viral marketing. It had sat on a shelf already completed, since '06. It was originally intended as a straight to dvd film. A trial run was conducted, where the movie was played at 12 am, at select theaters. From there it was the fans demands and petitioning for the movie to play in their theaters, that the movie spread. This movie was made on a 10k dollar budget, and made in only 6 months in the directors home. Just goes to show how an original movie, with simple special effects, can still do very well.

I have had a couple of friends who said this movie was crap. Although, it seems like more love it, than hate it.

I highly recommend this movie to anyone. You'll either love it, or totally hate it. Just don't blame me if you can't sleep later that night. ;)

Metal Gear Solid 4

Growing up, I was never a fan of the Medal Gear Solid series. They've always had very good reviews, but I was never a fan of sneaking around 24/7 through a video game. Now that I have a PS3, I was won over by the beauty and the outstanding reviews that is Medal Gear Solid 4.

My first impressions were wowww, how beautiful. The opening "commercials" were epic. Then my first intro mission, kind of cut short. I had to get used to the whole sneaking around gameplay, so the intro mission was a boring learning curve. Despite that, it didn't take long for me to get sucked in. This game has a lot of cut scenes, but I look forward to each one, as they all look stunning and progress the story very nicely. I'm totally hooked on this game and spent all weekend staying up til around 5 am playing it. I recommend this to anyone who owns a ps3, old fans and new. It's way cheap if you want to buy it, like 30 bucks.

Here is a tight ass scene from the game, where Raiden makes his first appearance to fight Vamp. This vid doesn't even do justice. It looked 100X better on my tv!

My Thoughts on Aion

Instead of going through a whole list of what I like and dislike, I thought I'd just link a convo that I had not to long ago for you to peruse. Now this isn't everything I'm sure, but it's all I could think of at the time of the convo.


15:31] Erica: hey
[15:31] Erica: what's up???
[15:32] chris: nada
[15:32] chris: u?
[15:32] Erica: just got your text
[15:32] chris: yeahhh
[15:32] chris: pvpve
[15:32] chris: ^_^
[15:32] chris: pretty tight
[15:33] chris: it's the type of dungeon found in aion
[15:33] chris: if u break it down.. it's pvp pve
[15:33] Erica: that's what i thought
[15:34] chris: meaning that as ur rushing down a tunnel to go fight a boss... u might have the other faction pop out of an adjacent tunnel going to the same boss
[15:34] Erica: hmmm
[15:34] chris: meaning u have to fight them
[15:34] chris: to get to the boss
[15:34] Erica: oh wow!
[15:34] chris: so ur fighting for control of a dungeon
[15:34] Erica: sounds crazy
[15:34] chris: hell yeah
[15:35] Erica: sounds cool
[15:35] Erica: adrenaline rush to the fullest
[15:36] Erica:
[15:36] chris: mmmhm
[15:36] chris: that's what I'm thinking
[15:36] chris: this is also a game that wants to keep things balanced
[15:36] chris: unlike our server per say
[15:36] chris: where the alliance out number us
[15:36] chris: so their is a fair chance
[15:36] chris: but i also read
[15:36] chris: that the comptuer controlled race
[15:36] chris: the baluar
[15:37] chris: will go mainly after the winning race
[15:37] chris: in fights
[15:37] chris: to help keep things even
[15:37] chris: o.O
[15:38] Erica: o....wow!
[15:38] Erica: and not WoW!
[15:38] chris: lol
[15:38] Erica: that sounds like a really gd idea
[15:38] chris: yeah
[15:38] chris: but I've found where I'm a little dissapointed
[15:38] chris: lol
[15:38] chris: finallyyy
[15:39] chris: other than mechanics
[15:39] chris: i want low level dungeons
[15:39] chris: with as long as it takes to level up
[15:39] chris: it would be nice to have a couple of basic dungeons at those levels
[15:39] chris: i mean shit
[15:39] chris: it took me two full days of playing just about all day
[15:39] chris: to hit hmmm
[15:39] chris: 14
[15:40] Erica: awww
[15:40] chris: that may mean learning some of what to do, but I'm a good leveler
[15:40] Erica: overall you say that you are a good leveler...
[15:40] Erica: so it would be nice to have something else for you to do
[15:41] Erica: other then just level
[15:41] chris: well no I'm just saying that I'm a good leveler
[15:41] chris: to show how slow leveling is
[15:41] chris: and how yes it would be ncie to have something break it up a bit
[15:42] chris: and not just a straight grind and quest to the top
[15:42] chris: granted, this is a korean game, and as we know, them koreans do nothing more than freaking grind and become uber great players
[15:42] Erica: yeah that's what i was saying....to give you a new challenge
[15:42] chris: butttt, it would still be a nice factor to have for those who would like it
[15:42] chris: just another selling point
[15:44] chris: yeah
[15:44] chris: they do have some challenges
[15:44] chris: i have encountered two world bosses
[15:44] chris: that i would like to take down
[15:45] chris: buttttt meh
[15:45] Erica: oh sweet
[15:45] chris: we have those in wow btw,
[15:45] chris: just somethign where u get a group of 2 or 3 ppl
[15:45] Erica: oh ;(
[15:45] chris: lol
[15:45] chris: it's typical mmo stuff
[15:45] Erica: so nothing new for you.
[15:45] chris: the world bosses
[15:45] chris: nahh
[15:46] chris: most of this stuff isn't new
[15:46] chris: but it has a lot of the better aspects of a lot of it
[15:46] Erica: sooo anything that you are really enjoying?
[15:47] chris: hmmm
[15:47] chris: it's beauty, haha
[15:47] Erica: agree
[15:47] chris: the fantasy setting, with a hint of the anime look
[15:47] chris: lol
[15:47] chris: tickles my fancy
[15:47] Erica: lol
[15:48] Erica: haha....when i did my paper for your hm where i imagine myself...it kinda looked like Aion!
[15:48] chris: haha
[15:48] Erica: *our not your
[15:48] chris: right
[15:48] Erica: yup in my floating cloud ....hehe
[15:49] chris: lol
[15:49] chris: satill haven't figured out how to do taht
[15:49] chris: oh you knwo what's cool too
[15:49] chris: for those who like to pvp
[15:49] chris: well one bad thing is that mostly u have to wait til lvl 25 for the brunt of it
[15:49] chris: but ok imagine honor in wow
[15:50] chris: u get honor for killing other faction players
[15:50] Erica: imagining
[15:50] chris: the more .. i forget the name.. say honor u get, the higher u can go in rank.
[15:50] chris: which btw, you can display ur rank next to ur character name
[15:50] chris: while u walk around.... for those ppl pvp oriented
[15:50] Erica: ok
[15:50] chris: buttt
[15:51] chris: it's also difficult for those at a higher rank to keep it
[15:51] Erica: hmmm
[15:51] chris: cuz when u die, you lose some points
[15:51] chris: so if ur a lower rank u lose a few
[15:51] Erica: awww....blows
[15:51] chris: but if ur a higher rank, and u die, u lose a shitload
[15:51] chris: well it puts importance on staying alive
[15:52] chris: also if u spend points on new gear, it is possible to lower a rank.. or ranks.
[15:52] chris: alsoooo
[15:52] chris: the highest rank
[15:52] chris: only one person can be that at a time
[15:52] Erica: oh..
[15:52] chris: oh and if u have that highest rank
[15:52] chris: u can't just camp and not fight anymore
[15:52] chris: in fear of losing it
[15:52] Erica: lol
[15:52] Erica: so me
[15:52] chris: cuz u have to fight to maintain ranks
[15:53] chris: if u stop fighting, u'll start losing ranks
[15:53] chris: so I like the system, u can be on top, but then again there's going to be some turnover among all of the ranks
[15:53] Erica: ok
[15:54] Erica: sounds like it's a way to keep it in "balance"
[15:54] Erica: i like that
[15:54] chris: yeah