This summer is somewhat of a let down in theaters. So far I saw Star Trek and Terminator: Salvation, friends haven't advised me against Wolverine. I am a Wolverine fan, I got the hardback version of the Origins series back in 2002. It's a different story and I enjoyed it most of all ( movie and comic included). Star Trek was a good revival of the franchise but it was something I was too familiar with to keep me suspended. Terminator was a franchise I had already had issues with since the second movie, I'd often wondered if anyone had ever thought of using EMP on these things in the world of Terminator it seems EMP only works 50% of the time. I also checked out Night at the Museum: Battle for the Smithsonian, and that was as enjoyable as the first. There were alot more characters, there was alot more going on, and the moral values that came with it were different than the first.
Then came games like Metal Gear Solid 4, Uncharted, Fallout 3, inFamous, BioShock, Lost Planet. These stories really kept me guessing and held me suspended. Games I almost could not put down even for going to the bathroom (which is 4ft adjacent from my bed, I can still see the cutscenes if I left the door open). InFamous was without any doubt the best of all, it started out feeling like your runnofthemill "reluctant super hero" story, but it changed on me. It was Stan Lee, so I was expecting plot twists. My mouth was wide open through the whole thing. They do a really good job of making you hate everyone except Cole.
Metal Gear was a story unlike any other. It put a whole new perspective on war for me. I'd always been really naive when it came to things like politics and war and money all together in the same bed. It was as educating as it was fun. The gameplay was sick but I saw plenty of it in the open beta, it's the story that just won't let go.
Uncharted > Indiana Jones. I'm sorry if I offend anyone especially George Lucas, but Uncharted did it better than you. Drake is funnier and kewler than Dr. Jones and his adventures have more depth than Lara Croft's.
I'm just not getting the fullfillment I want out of movies anymore. Is it because Hollywood is more concerned about quantity rather than quality, that producers are mostly concerned about filling theater seats and selling DvDs than a good film. I can understand the pressure on game producers, a game is $63.00 new and if they want repeat customers they can't just publish crap 2 times in a row.
