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Texas Chainsaw Massacre Prequel Blows - [ videogames ]

Last night I watched a sneak preview of Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, and I've got to say that it was a monumental letdown. If you thought the remake with Jessica Biel sucked, don't even bother with this one. Even the gore scenes were somewhat uninspired.

The whole point of the movie was to "explore the origins" of Leatherface, or so the filmmakers of this reeking bucket of excrement claimed it would do, which could have been interesting, but the movie spends only the first 3 minutes on illuminating the early life of Leatherface. As for the remaining ninety minutes, he is the same as he is in all the other films, a chainsaw wielding adult. Being teased by his classmates is briefly mentioned by one of the characters in The Beginning, but we don't see any of it.

In short, TCM: The Beginning is pretty much identical to the remake that came out in 2003, except with weaker mutilation, no nudity, and lamer actors.

My sentiments exactly


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Brian Posehn: Nerd Rage - [ videogames ]

You may not know him by name, but actor and comedian Brian Posehn has been in a lot of things (The Devil's Rejects, voice work for Halo 2). Now he has started a satirical metal band... Check it out even if you don't care for metal!


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Where the hell is the next Killzone? - [ videogames ]

When the original Killzone was unleashed onto the PlayStation 2 in 2004, it was a letdown. Killzone failed to slay Halo like some claimed it would. But just because people didn't immediately smash their copies of Halo, and run over to the nearest store and buy Killzone, doesn't mean that it failed all together. This may come as a surprise, but a lot of people are playing it online and loving it, myself included.

So what does Killzone have to offer? While it doesn't have the very best graphics seen on the PlayStation 2, the gritty post-apocalyptic art style is very cool. And some actually prefer its look to the whole Halo: shooting Muppets with Nerf guns thing.

At E3 2005, the mind-bursting trailer for the PS3 sequel to Killzone was shown, and since then there hasn't been a word about the status of the game. It wasn't at E3 2006 (not even in trailer form), no new screenshots have surfaced, and Guerilla Games' website hasn't posted any information about the game in almost an entire year. In fact, if you go to their website, you'll immediately be prompted to apply for one of their 19 job vacancies. So what's the deal? Where is the game?

And I'm sick of whiny babies bitching about whether or not the footage in the E3 2005 trailer was CG or in-game (like it was purported to be). Who cares! It's in the game, isn't it? Therefore, you still get to enjoy it. It's not some deceptive art on a GBA box.

I guess until the time when it comes out, if it ever does, I can play that PSP game.

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