Black House and Brutal Legend

Black House by Stephen King and Peter Straub
First thoughts: I'm not to the 3rd chapter yet but I'm having problems staying focused with it. It seems to have a very slow start as well as flipping through a little it seems Jack doesn't make an appearance to the chapter 3.

Conclusion: Although it took awhile to get into it I loved this books. Especially since I had ready a little of Dark Tower and the short story in one of the collections. The story was slow but awesome. The only thing I disliked was the characters I liked who died. I adored Henry and Jack along with Breezer. Mouse and Doc were pretty cool too though. It seems like there's going to be a 3rd one and if there is I will be excite to read it. 9.5 out of 10.

Brutal Legend
First thoughts: It seemed like a pretty sweet game just from the demo. I loved how you could select censorship in the game. The characters seemed pretty cool too.

Conclusion: The overall story is good and I did like the twists in it. I LOVED the music in it and it made it all the better that Superbeast -Rob Zombie was in it near the final battle. Really the only thing that bothered me was the 'break-up' because of how much it was like "I'll never betray you; I'll always believe you" then its like nope don't care. I also loved the second half of the games enemies. I really do want to play this game for myself one day and try to get all the stuff in it. 9 out of 10.

Games I'm currently needing to beat that are of interest to beat:

1. *Dark Cloud 2
2. Eternal Poison ( <(T.T)> the game keeps freezing)
3. Folklore (So what if I don't have a PS3 yet)
4. Half-Life
5. Hoshigami: Ruining Blue Earth REMIX
6. Izuna: The Unemployed Ninja (I hate the last level!)
7. Kameo: Elements of Power
8. Marvel Ultimate Alliance
9. Ninety-Nine Nights
10. Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
11. Shining Tears
12. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent (maybe...)

Games my friend and I are trying to beat:

1. Eternal Darkness
2. Metroid Prime 2
3. Metroid Prime 3
4. Sherlock Holmes series
5. Syberia
6. Syberia 2
7. X Edge

Books currently reading or needing to:

1. Cell - Stephen King
2. Dark Tower: Long Road Home
3. Just After Sunset - Stephen King
4. Nightmares and Dreamscapes - Stephen King
5. She's No Faerie Princess - Christine Warren
6. The Demon You Know - Christine Warren

Books I will eventually get to that aren't mine:

1. *Alice in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass
2. Complete Collection of Sherlock Holmes 1 & 2
3. Count of Monte Cristo
4. Dracula
5. Hobbit & Lord of the Rings 1-3
6. Hunchback of Notre Dame
7. John Dies at the End
8. Pride and Prejudice
9. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
10. Sense and Sensiblity
11. Sense and Sensiblity and Seamonsters

Paranormal Activity

Paranormal Activity:
First thoughts: I hadn't really seen much about it and when it first started it seemed slightly interesting but more boring than anything.

Conclusion: Even though I thought it was boring I did enjoy the movie. However the characters are both annoying and stupid. The girl is too stuborn to try to get ride of her problem and believes everything will make it worse unless you ignore it while the guy is so amused by it that he wants to do everything and anything he can to it. It did have plenty of scares though most of them didn't bother me (except the last one) however it was fun listening to all the screams of the other people in the theater. I actually would like to get this movie when it comes out to observe all the other little things in the movie as well as any extras. 9 out of 10.

Games I'm currently needing to beat that are of interest to beat:

1. *Dark Cloud 2
2. Eternal Poison ( <(T.T)> the game keeps freezing)
3. Folklore (So what if I don't have a PS3 yet)
4. Half-Life
5. Hoshigami: Ruining Blue Earth REMIX
6. Izuna: The Unemployed Ninja (I hate the last level!)
7. Kameo: Elements of Power
8. Marvel Ultimate Alliance
9. Ninety-Nine Nights
10. Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
11. Shining Tears
12. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent (maybe...)

Games my friend and I are trying to beat:

1. *Brutal Legend
2. Eternal Darkness
3. Metroid Prime 2
4. Metroid Prime 3
5. Sherlock Holmes series
6. Syberia
7. Syberia 2
8. X Edge

Books currently reading or needing to:

1. *Black House - Stephen King & Peter Straub
2. Cell - Stephen King
3. Dark Tower: Long Road Home
4. Just After Sunset - Stephen King
5. Nightmares and Dreamscapes - Stephen King
6. She's No Faerie Princess - Christine Warren
7. The Demon You Know - Christine Warren

Books I will eventually get to that aren't mine:

1. Alice in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass
2. Complete Collection of Sherlock Holmes 1 & 2
3. Count of Monte Cristo
4. Dracula
5. Hobbit & Lord of the Rings 1-3
6. Hunchback of Notre Dame
7. John Dies at the End
8. Pride and Prejudice
9. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
10. Sense and Sensiblity
11. Sense and Sensiblity and Seamonsters

The Talisman and Oldboy

The Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub
First thoughts: I still adore Stephen King and since I had bought Black House a while back I was determined to finish this one in order to read the 2nd one. The story seemed pretty well and right off I enjoyed the story. It seemed really entertaining even at the start. I couldn't wait to see how the story unfolded.

Conclusion: The story was super. I enjoyed all the details (though near the end I spaced out a little bit) and how his journey went. The characters were all super great (even in there evil ways). I was on the edge of my seat reading it is really the best way to describe. I can't wait til I get to finish the 2nd one. 9.5 out of 10.

Oldboy
First thoughts: From the summary it seemed like a movie I would kind of like full of action and adventure as the main character tried to get his revenge. I thought, though maybe not my favorite, I would enjoy this movie.

Conclusion: The story itself was good, however it was extremely weird and not in a good way. The characters were pretty well developed though the girl was just annoying. It was also fun to watch the fight scenes they had. However it got weird as it revealed the reason to his imprisonment. I guess it just seemed like a really stupid reason.

(SPOILERS)

I understand the villians sister killed herself due to the rumor. What bothers me is he blamed the main guy for just happening to see him and his sister having sex and told ONE friend a little about it and said not to tell anyone. Then that friend spread the rumor that she was a slut to EVERONE while the main guy wasn't even in the same area anymore.

(END SPOILERS)

Really it just didn't seem logical to me. I did kind of like the ending and I saw the twist at the start however they did lead away from it. I guess part of me dislikes all the incest in it but that isn't what makes me dislike the movie itself. 5 out of 10.

Games I'm currently needing to beat that are of interest to beat:

1. *Dark Cloud 2
2. Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
3. Eternal Poison ( <(T.T)> the game keeps freezing)
4. Half-Life
5. Kameo: Elements of Power
6. Ninety-Nine Nights
7. Izuna: The Unemployed Ninja (I hate the last level!)
8. Shining Tears
9. Hoshigami: Ruining Blue Earth REMIX
10. Marvel Ultimate Alliance
11. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent (maybe...)
12. Folklore (So what if I don't have a PS3 yet)

Games my friend and I are trying to beat:

1. Metroid Prime 2
2. Metroid Prime 3
3. Syberia
4. Syberia 2
5. Sherlock Holmes series
6. X Edge
7. *Brutal Legend
8. Eternal Darkness

Books currently reading or needing to:

1. She's No Faerie Princess - Christine Warren
2. The Demon You Know - Christine Warren
3. Just After Sunset - Stephen King
4. Nightmares and Dreamscapes - Stephen King
5. Cell - Stephen King
6. *Black House - Stephen King & Peter Straub
7. Dark Tower: Long Road Home

Da Vinci Code

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown:
First thoughts: I'm at about the halfway point I really enjoyed it. The only thing is sometimes it goes into a whole lot of dept on some things. It also can be confusing deciding what is actual fact and what is fiction. I was also proud of figuring out what the numbers had in common.

Conclusion: I absolutely adored this book. The story was great and the characters well done and extremely likable. However they could be annoying when solving some of the codes. I think its funny how long it took them to do a simple one yet the complex one took them like 2 seconds. However, I enjoyed trying to solve some of the code myself. The twist about the Teacher was kinda confusing (not like "What" but "How's that possible?"). Also I want to yell "Who's side are you on!?" to the police chief. It made sense once they really explained it though. Hopefully I can eventually read more of his books since I enjoyed this one a whole lot. 9.5 out of 10.

Games I'm currently needing to beat that are of interest to beat:

1. *Dark Cloud 2
2. Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
3. Eternal Poison ( <(T.T)> the game keeps freezing)
4. Half-Life
5. Kameo: Elements of Power
6. Ninety-Nine Nights
7. Izuna: The Unemployed Ninja (I hate the last level!)
8. Shining Tears
9. Hoshigami: Ruining Blue Earth REMIX
10. Marvel Ultimate Alliance
11. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent (maybe...)
12. Folklore (So what if I don't have a PS3 yet)

Games my friend and I are trying to beat:

1. Metroid Prime 2 (Watching Xeno play)
2. Metroid Prime 3 (Watching Xeno play)
3. Syberia
4. Syberia 2
5. Sherlock Holmes series
6. X Edge

Books currently reading or needing to:

1. She's No Faerie Princess - Christine Warren
2. The Demon You Know - Christine Warren
3. Just After Sunset - Stephen King
4. Nightmares and Dreamscapes - Stephen King
5. Cell - Stephen King
6. *The Talisman - Stephen King & Peter Straub
7. Black House - Stephen King & Peter Straub
8. Dark Tower: Long Road Home

Dark Cloud and Batman Arkham Asylum

I finally got through one of my many games. Dark Cloud was a decent game however I wouldn't ever want to play through it again. The story was okay; it wasn't as exciting as it could have been. I know it an earlier PS2 game but voices would also have helped my interests. As for the characters... they also weren't very interesting. Some of the designs were neat they just barely had personality. But I do love the Moon People. I did, however, greatly enjoy building the cities. I only hope the 2nd one fixed what was lacking in this one. 7 out of 10.

I actually forgot about Batman: Arkham Asylum. I watched Xeno play it and really enjoyed it however was sad I have only got to play the demo. But once I get the money I plan to actually buy it and try to get all the trophies and such. Anyway the game is awesome. I love how they had so many Batman villians in it (even if I don't know that many) and all the bios. The gameplay was awesome too. Though I kept thinking Splinter Cell due to Batman's stealth. I really hope there will be a second one soon with more of the villians in it.

Games I'm currently needing to beat that are of interest to beat:

1. Dark Cloud 2
2. Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
3. Eternal Poison ( <(T.T)> the game keeps freezing)
4. Half-Life
5. Kameo: Elements of Power
6. Ninety-Nine Nights
7. Izuna: The Unemployed Ninja (I hate the last level!)
8. Shining Tears
9. Hoshigami: Ruining Blue Earth REMIX
10. Marvel Ultimate Alliance
11. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent (maybe...)
12. Folklore (So what if I don't have a PS3 yet)

Games my friend and I are trying to beat:

1. Metroid Prime 2 (Watching Xeno play)
2. Metroid Prime 3 (Watching Xeno play)
3. Syberia
4. Syberia 2
5. Sherlock Holmes series

Books currently reading or needing to:

1. She's No Faerie Princess - Christine Warren
2. The Demon You Know - Christine Warren
3. Just After Sunset - Stephen King
4. Nightmares and Dreamscapes - Stephen King
5. Cell - Stephen King
6. The Talisman - Stephen King & Peter Straub
7. Black House - Stephen King & Peter Straub
8. The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
9. Dark Tower: Long Road Home

Zombieland, Harper's Island, Behind the Mask

Zombieland was a super awesome movie. It was better than I would have thought it would be. The story was well done and humorous yet it wasn't a really stupid humor. The characters were fun. The only character I didn't adore as much was Little Rock. Tallahassee was just great, him and his silly Twinkies. I really want to get this movie when it comes out! 9.9 out of 10.

Harper's Island was a really good series that I'm kinda sad I didn't watch as it aired. However the end absolutely sucked (they killed my favorite couple!). I like it but considering only four people really survived it was annoying. Plus I still want to know why some of them were so stupid....

(SPOILERS)

Why would you not question someone when their brother was just slaughter and they had scratches ALL over themselves and when questioned they say they can't remember how they got them. PLUS he had blood splatter all over his face but they don't seem to find that the least bit weird!

(END SPOILERS)

They did good and the characters for the most part were awesome its just a typical slasher series. 9 out of 10.

Behind the Mask... I... don't know what to say about this movie... It sucked. I still have no clue why you would follow a guy who is going to be the next Jason or Mike Myers and NOT call the cops. Instead they laugh... and act stupid... Now it did get better when the twist finally occured but it was slightly predictable. I think the real problem was it's a stupid idea for a movie. 5 out of 10.

Games I'm currently needing to beat that are of interest to beat:

1. Dark Cloud
2. Dark Cloud 2
3. Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
4. Eternal Poison ( <(T.T)> the game keeps freezing)
5. Half-Life
6. Kameo: Elements of Power
7. Ninety-Nine Nights
8. Izuna: The Unemployed Ninja (I hate the last level!)
9. Shining Tears
10. Hoshigami: Ruining Blue Earth REMIX
11. Marvel Ultimate Alliance
12. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent (maybe...)
13. Folklore (So what if I don't have a PS3 yet)

Games my friend and I are trying to beat:

1. Metroid Prime 2 (Watching Xeno play)
2. Metroid Prime 3 (Watching Xeno play)
3. Syberia
4. Syberia 2
5. Sherlock Holmes series

Books currently reading or needing to:

1. She's No Faerie Princess - Christine Warren
2. The Demon You Know - Christine Warren
3. Just After Sunset - Stephen King
4. Nightmares and Dreamscapes - Stephen King
5. Cell - Stephen King
6. The Talisman - Stephen King & Peter Straub
7. Black House - Stephen King & Peter Straub
8. The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
9. Dark Tower: Long Road Home

Few more

Ok so I'm still not updating quite as much as I should but anyway:

Pride and Prejudice was a really good movie though I really didn't remember the book. The only things I had remember was I didn't care a great deal about the novel and that the characters were Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy. However I really enjoyed the book. Elizabeth was a typical rebellious girl who was lovable and Mr. Darcy (though kinda stalker-ish) was so sweet. It really makes me wish guys still acted like they did then (you know that whole opening doors for the ladies and standing when they leave the table or enter the room). Even the villains were fun yet evil. I actually can't figure out how someone managed to make a zombie version of the book though.... 9 out of 10.

Still Life 2 was a great disaster. The first one had such a grand story and a great cliff hanger but the 2nd game just blew it off. I did enjoy how you got to see the story from both points of view but Hernandez seemed to be more in the Saw movies than anything else. Really this game just seemed to be a Saw rip-off (I haven't seen them but even I agreed with that). Also they keep hinting at the past then go back to the present. By the time you find out about the past you don't really care because it just seems to be all stupid. Plus Vic somehow managed to gain a fear of fire yet when they show the reason it doesn't seem to be such a big deal. I mean I would be kinda scarred but not fear it like it is planning to attack me. Overall it just sucked.... Plus I still want to know how you walk outside down some stairs and NOT notice like 5 corpses on the ground. 5 out of 10.

I managed to finish Only Revolutions by Mark Z. Danielewski. Though it can be hard to follow at times (ok most of the time) it was extremely fun to ready. Like House of Leaves it kept me greatly entertain mostly due to finding all the little things it hides but I'll leave those at the end. The characters were really entertaining and fun it just hard to follow the wording at times. I wouldn't probably ever dub this book a great awesome story due to how confusing it can be yet it's so enjoyable to read and note all the little things in it. 9 out of 10.
I noticed for the most part and what others have pointed out:

• Hailey always had gold 'revolutions' (0,O, and o) while Sam had green. However around the half way mark the colors combine yet are opposite each others story.
• Hailey had her plants in bold and Sam his animals. Also as the animals start to die the bold black text fades to grey as well as at the end of their story the animals appear in Hailey's and vise versa.
• There are 360 pages (revolution) however I didn't notice that there were 360 words per page and 36 lines per page. Also the numbers revolve around if you flip the pages. Also each section is 8 pages long, which on its side would be ∞ (circle being infinite and all that fun stuff) or theres the possiblity of it being a twisted O (representing the flipping back and forth).
• Creep or The Creep is always in purple.
• Then there are some words spelled funny: allways, allso, feer. Along with capitalization: Them and US.
• The stories tend to mimic each other slightly but at times just barely being different at times: "afster and faster" vs. "faster and afster".
• Another neat things is if you looked at one page with a "Leftwrist ____ Twist" that same line would be on that same page yet opposite story. However the pattern is broken near the end when Leftwrist is on the page twice.
• There also tended to be opposite genders in each story. However the few actual names tend to be spelled differently each time.
• The sections end on opposites pages. So if you look at the bottom page of and new section you will see one of the other stories new section. Also if you take the first letter of each section you get HAILEY AND SAM AND... creating a loop
• Also on a few pages there are circles with II in them or just circles with black centers (on purple however)
• At the halfway point the stories change some, Hailey claims bread was thrown while Sam knive but after that point its reversed.
• The types of cars are ever changing

Games I'm currently needing to beat that are of interest to beat:

1. Dark Cloud
2. Dark Cloud 2
3. Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
4. Eternal Poison ( <(T.T)> the game keeps freezing)
5. Half-Life
6. Kameo: Elements of Power
7. Ninety-Nine Nights
8. Izuna: The Unemployed Ninja (I hate the last level!)
9. Shining Tears
10. Hoshigami: Ruining Blue Earth REMIX
11. Marvel Ultimate Alliance
12. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent (maybe...)
13. Folklore (So what if I don't have a PS3 yet)

Games my friend and I are trying to beat:

1. Metroid Prime 2 (Watching Xeno play)
2. Metroid Prime 3 (Watching Xeno play)
3. Syberia
4. Syberia 2
5. Sherlock Holmes series

Books currently reading or needing to:

1. She's No Faerie Princess - Christine Warren
2. The Demon You Know - Christine Warren
3. Just After Sunset - Stephen King
4. Nightmares and Dreamscapes - Stephen King
5. Cell - Stephen King
6. The Talisman - Stephen King & Peter Straub
7. Black House - Stephen King & Peter Straub
8. The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
9. Dark Tower: Long Road Home