The Man Who Wasn't There

I mentioned that I planned to talk about Cloverfield. I guess I can, but there's no real point. It's exactly what I thought it'd be: an old school giant monster movie dressed in new, hip threads. I really like movies that focus more on the microcosm as opposed to the macrocosm and, by definition, that means that I should like Cloverfield. And I did. I also like movies where they don't spoil the mystery. We don't really need to know everything. So, it was a good movie, if one is into such things. Well done, though I do wish the camera-guy was just a little more stable with some of the shots. That said, there were some amazing moments and breathtaking camera shots where you don't even realize that what you're seeing is a green screen.

Didn't do much else this weekend. Still trying to cough out my insides get better, but that's not happening yet. I might actually go to the doctor this week. Because, seriously. Not fun.

I watched Heartbreak Kid and Eastern Promises on Saturday. Heartbreak Kid was...entertaining. It's typical Farrelly Brothers movie and if you like such things, you'll probably at least semi-enjoy this one. And if you don't, well...

Eastern Promises...good movie. Seems a lot of reviewers are flip-flopped: they either loved A History of Violence and didn't care for Eastern Promises as much; or, they were the opposite. I happened to really love A History of Violence. And while I thought Eastern Promises was a good movie that touched greatness sometimes, I wasn't as bowled over by it as some reviewers have been. Enjoyed it; wish Cronenberg would do another horror film.

We hit level five in DDO this weekend and I got access to more spells. I'm still really enjoying the game. I just wish each level had more quests/dungeons so we didn't have to do repeats unless we wanted to. That said, I'm loving the more strategic nature of the game since it feels more like a multiplayer RPG and less like a grindtastic MMO.

Age of Conan was pushed back. To May. This actually surprised me a ton when I read it yesterday. I seriously thought March was it. I'm actually a bit ambivalent about it. On one hand, I can't play it in March. On the other hand, I'll be back from my 8 week training course of hell and won't have to worry about how I'll get it. The biggest worry I have is that it's pushing close to the Warhammer Online release date. And I know some of my friends who want to play both might end up jumping ship for Warhammer Online. Which will make me a sad panda. We'll see. I actually wouldn't be surprised if Warhammer Online was pushed back to an Oct/Nov release...of course then they might be pushing up against the latest WoW expansion. It's going to be a juggling act. We'll have to see how it all plays out and where the balls fall.