Archive for the ‘Personal’ Category

Clash of the Titans 3D (Theaters)

To be honest with everyone, I was quite against this remake since they day I found out it was in production. Yet is was the lure of the original that brought me into the theaters today. As a child, Desmond Davis’s Clash of the Titans was nothing short of magical for me. Regardless of how cheesy...
April 2nd, 2010 | Movies, Nostalgia, Two Stars | Read More

Pandorum (DVD)

To say that I was hyped to watch Pandorum is a bit of an understatement. The premise set up in the trailers, although a bit familiar, also seemed eerily original at the same time. I never got the chance to check it out on the big screen, but when I saw it on the video store shelf I snatched it up immediately....
January 19th, 2010 | Four Stars, Movies, Personal | Read More

Gamer (DVD)

When I first heard of the premise for Gamer, it almost resulted in an instant facepalm. It seemed like Running Man meets Matrix meets a bunch of bad ideas. Throw a role to a token rapper (in this case Cris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges) and you’ve got another cheesy, hot off the press generic...
January 18th, 2010 | Four Stars, Movies, Personal | Read More

Travel : Tokyo JR Lines and Metro System

Last summer was my first experience on any metro system. Two good friends of mine had been stationed in Alexandria Virginia at the time, and had highly encouraged my wife and I to experience the daily grind of riding the Washington D.C. metro. Although there were several bumps along the way, the convenience...
July 13th, 2009 | Lifestyles, Travel | Read More

Travel : Planning a trip to Japan

Summer has arrived, and this year my wife and I have decided on Japan as our travel destination. Of course I’ll have my array of posts on my experiences in Japan when I return, so be expecting some great travel reviews covering the city of Tokyo during the months of July and August. Since I was...
June 27th, 2009 | Lifestyles, Travel | Read More

R.I.P. Michael Jackson (1958-2009)

Wow. I’m pretty speechless at this moment. I grew up listening to his music and he was such a huge inspiration to me. Despite all the bizarre moments in Jackson’s career, he will always be the King of Pop. One of the few things I had always wanted to do was catch one of his live concerts...
June 25th, 2009 | Personal | Read More

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Theaters)

WARNING!! THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS!!!! Let me start by saying that I loved the first Transformers movie. In all honesty, if I were to make a list of pros and cons about the movie, I think the list would be pretty even. But if you look at the weight of each item, the positive far outweighs the...
June 24th, 2009 | Movies, Nostalgia, Three Stars | Read More

Travel : Pikes Place (Seattle)

After eating at the Agua Verde Mexican Restaurant and enjoying their excellent fish tacos, my wife and I decided it was time to pay a visit to Seattle’s world renown farmers market called Pike’s Place. We were told by friends to visit the market during a weekday to avoid the huge crowds,...
April 27th, 2009 | Lifestyles, Travel | Read More