The Dictator review

Having heard so much about Bruno and Borat from my friends I knew that I had to go and see The Dictator to get a taste of Sacha Baren Cohen's types of films.


The Dictator is about Admiral General Hafez Aladeen who is the dictator of the Republic of Wadiya which is set in North Africa. The film tells the story of Aladeen's reign and the mischief that he gets up to during his reign over Wadiya. One of these problems then becomes is that Aladeen is building nuclear weapons in Wadiya and because of this he has to travel to America to address the United Natoins security council.

As events unfold in America Aladeen finds himself having to do many things that he would not normally do which makes for some hilarious moments throughout the film which you will remember long after seeing the film.

With many hilarious moments in the film I would give this a 5/5 and a must see for comedy fans.

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Dark Shadows review

With Dark Shadows having a very strong cast of Johhny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Eva Green and Helena Bonham Carter it gives you high expectations and i'm glad to say it doesn't disappoint.


The film tells the story of a vampire called Barnabas Collins played by Johnny Depp who has been freed from being trapped in a coffin for two hundred years and of his return to his ancestral home to find his relatives living in the 1970's. However Collins doesn't realise how much time has gone by since he has been trapped in the coffin which therefore leads to a few problems with his judgement of situations. 
With a few twists and turns in the plot along the way Collinns suddenly finds himself having to do whatever he can to protect his secret of being a vampire and to protect his ancestors business from an arch enemy of his.    


Dark Shadow's is a parody if all of the famous and popular horror and vampire films and this adds to the comedy of the already quite funny situations and comments made. 


I would give Dark Shadows 4/5 and a must see for any horror or vampire fans. 


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Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol review

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol is the 4th Mission Impossible film in the  popular series. It starts with main character Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) being sprung from a Russian prison and offered a top secret assignment - which of course he chooses to accept!

Russian nuclear missile launch codes have been taken from a fellow agent in a failed mission and Hunt and his team have to recover them before they can be used in a act of nuclear war against America. You can expect the usual high octane action car chases, shoot outs and hand to hand combat.

Simon Pegg appears as an agent on his debut field mission and adds much humour to the film. There are some amazing stunts done by Cruise himself. 

Any more will give the plot away but it looks as though there will be a Mission Impossible 5.

I give it 4/5 stars and a must see for any action film fan.

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Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 review

Modern Warfare 3 has been out for some months now and  I'm strudders and i'm back to give you a taster of it and give you the good and the bad about a game that I know I have been incredibly excited to get.

Now for most people the Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer is the most important part of the game so I shall review that first.


Now I think the multiplayer is AMAZING!!


First of all there is a new weapons system. When you gets kills with a weapon that gets you XP and that XP goes towards the rank of your weapon. The higher ranked your weapon is, the more attachments you get for your weapon and this includes a new perk for each weapon. To find out what this entails you will have to pick up the game yourself!!  

With the new introduction of 'Point Streaks' it means that the less skilled players (like me)

can still earn rewards like 'UAV's', 'AC 130's' and 'Predator Missiles'. This is because your 'Point Steak' does not reset when you die if you choose the Support strike package (more on that later.) Also say if you capture a flag in 'Domination' or plant a bomb in 'Demolition' this counts towards your 'Points Streak' because you are rewarded for not only your kills, but your objective gameplay as well. 

In Modern Warfare 3 players get these 'Point Streak' rewards from 'Strike Packages'.

There are 3 types of 'Strike Packages' which are:

Assult

Support

Specialist 

Depending on which type you choose depends on what 'Point Streaks' are available for that class

What is great about these 'Strike Packages' is that you have strike package for each of your classes!! So you can tailor your 'Point Streak' rewards to what weapons you use on your classes.

Personally I think that this is a great idea as I always forget to change my killstreak rewards on other Call Of Duty games when I play different game modes.

The multiplayer has also been refreshed by the introduction of 2 new game modes: 'Kill confirmed' and 'Team Defender'. 'Kill Confirmed' is a game of 'Team Deathmatch' with a twist. you will have to play the game to find out what this big twist is!! 

'Team Defender' is also a game of 'Capture The Flag' with a twist as well so you will have to pick up the game to investigate the twist!!

From what I have played of the campaign so far, the action is intense and as engaging as ever using some of the most famous loactions around the world and plunging them into high octane action and fire fights which will keep you wondering what's around the corner.

And now for the 'Spec Ops' part of Modern Warfare 3.

There are 16 all new fun timed missions to do solo or with a friend to test your combat skills.
 The most interesting edition of 'Spec Ops' in Modern Warfare 3 is 'Survival Mode'. This is the a similar idea to the Nazi Zombies mode that  Treyarch created. I am a big fan of this mode and it adds another so much more to Modern Warfare 3.


All in all in my opinion Modern Warfare 3 is a great game and a must have for any FPS ad Call Of Duty fan.



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Johnny English Reborn: Born again or born to fail? (again)

Following the massive success of the first Johny English film, the second installment with Rowan Atkinson reprising his role as the trouble prone spy Johnny English has come to the Box Office.

English is recalled by MI7 from years of exile after a mission in Mozambique, to undertake a mission which MI7 believe he can only do. This mission takes English on a captivating and interesting set of locations, from the Kowloon to the Alps with the usual mishaps and mistakes a long the way and with the usual array of gadgets at his disposal.

I rate it 4/5 stars and in my opinion it is better than the first one.

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FIFA 12 review

The day that all football fans and gamers have been waiting for has arrived. FIFA 12 came out on friday and I am here to tell you the good and the bad about the game.

FIFA 12 is a big step forward for the FIFA franchise with the new player impact engine, new defensive controls and a whole new online mode called Support Your Club.


One of the notable changes in FIFA 12 is the new quick throw system. Basically instead of having a cut scene how how the ball went out of play, now you can take the throw straight away if you players are ready. This adds to the realism because having a cut scene is really just wasting playing time.


The graphics in FIFA 12 are also brilliant. The players and the stadium look stunning and it really does feel like you are a part of the action on the pitch.


As always FIFA 12 is full of game modes such as Kick Off, Tournament mode and Several Manager modes as well as the Be A Pro mode. As always in the FIFA games the modes are very slick with very good looking and easy to use menus.    


The new precision dribbling means that you have even more control over the ball and adds to the total realism of the game.

  

The new tactical defending controls mean that you have off the ball control of players. If the player holds R1 for PS3 and RB for Xbox 360 then another player comes and also helps pressure the opposing player that you are trying to tackle. The advantages of this are that you can hold R1 or RB for a team mate to  tackle the opposing player while you run into a good position. However it can mean that you let the opponent through on goal because it called the last man in the defence.

Now for the most important new feature of FIFA 12. The Player Impact Engine. This has been in development for 2 years by EA and this is how EA aim to make FIFA 12 the most realistic football simulator on the market. And im glad to say that the 2 years have payed off big time. It has made it a whole more realistic and it feels like you really are in control of a player on the pitch. It also makes the injuries that the players suffer a lot more realistic. However it will take a bit of time to get used to the new physics of the game but then that is always the case with a new game with big changes. 

And now for the online part of FIFA 12. The newest edition to the online is Support Your Club. This is a mode which you can influence while you are playing both online and offline. First of all you have to choose which club you want to represent. There is an XP system where you earn XP while playing offline or online for whatever club which goes towards the club you have chosen to support XP count. 
The leagues last for a week and the club with the highest average XP which each individual has contributed to their club wins the league and teams get promoted and relegated like normal football leagues.


So just to clear up. For example say that someone chooses to support Liverpool in Support Your Club. Everything tht player does on FIFA 12 is contributing to Liverpool's total XP online in the league that they are in.




All in all FIFA 12 is an excellent game and, in my opinion is the best football is simulator out there.


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(All pictures are accredited to EA Sports)

Amazon reveals Kindle Fire tablet and new Kindles on US website

There are many companies out there who have entered the fray of competing to produce the best tablet around and rival the biggest one of all, the iPad 2. Now the biggest online retail company in the world, Amazon has joined the fray.


Pre-orders are now available on the US Amazon website from and first things first its cheap at $199 which is a very competitive price. The battery life has been said as 8 hours if you are reading continuously and 7.5 hours of video play back.
Its memory is 8 GB which is decent but I think Amazon will have to release models with higher memory like 16GB to be able compete with the likes of the iPad 2. It's weight is 14.6 ounces which is 413 grams. The screen size is 7" and is made of Gorilla glass. This is a great thing because it means that a Kindle Fire screen will not be scratched by objects like keys. It also has a 3.5mm headphone jack which is standard on tablets these days. It connectivity is Wifi and it also has USB 2.0.

Amazon have also released the details of their new increasingly popular Kindle range, with 3 new models.


The first is the new version of the Kindle. It is 30% lighter than the 1st generation Kindle and has an 18% smaller body but still keeps the 6" screen size and also retains the turn page buttons. It is also at a very decent price to pre order at $79 with a special offer.









The second is the Kindle Touch. As the name suggests Amazon has again got rid of the keyboard and now it has a 6" touch screen. It also has Wifi and there is another version called the Kindle Touch 3G which, as you have probably guessed, has 3G.







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