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"Robocop" (2014) REVIEW

I'll admit it. Like practically everyone else who went to see this movie, I too had low expectations for it. The movie did let me down, though, but not the way I expected. In the near future (2028), the government has military drones all over the world, maintaining peace in all the countries in the world except the U.S.A. You see, the American government doesn't want those drones on their streets. Why? Because the robots are robots, they have no emotions or independent thoughts. If one of them shot a kid, they wouldn't feel anything different from shooting a criminal. So, the head of Omnicorp (Micheal Keaton), gives in to corporate greed to make something people can rally behind, something with character and and independent thoughts, something that has the strength of a machine and the will of a man. They're going to put a man in a machine. The movie was great from the beginning, from Samuel L. Jackson's performance as a media spokesman trying to get th...

"Gravity Rush" REVIEW (PS Vita)

I had recently gotten a Playstation Vita for Christmas and decided I could get the full experience if I actually bought a game. Short on cash at the time, I purchased this game from Amazon for $17. I heard it's the best Vita experience, but I guess you're reading this to see if I really think so. "Gravity Rush" is, for starters, a very unique and interesting game. The main mechanic of the game is to allow you to shift gravity however you want. For instance, if you want to make your gravity up instead of down, simply tap R which makes you float in zero gravity, aim up with the right analog stick or tilting your Vita up, press R again, and then you're falling up! You can walk on walls, ceilings, or even "fall" to your destination. You can use your gravity powers to solve puzzles and battle in combat. As for the story of "Gravity Rush", it feels more of a pilot for a TV series than rather a stand-alone game. Then again, judging by the ann...

"The LEGO Movie" (2014) REVIEW

It's here! It's finally here! The movie we've been waiting for our whole lives! But... does it live up to expectations? Eight-and-a-half years ago, Lord Business (Will Ferrel) breaks into a cave Vitruvius (Morgan Freeman) was defending, stealing the ultimate weapon that he will use to control the world. At that moment, Vitruvius states a prophecy saying that someone, an ordinary person, will stop Lord Business from completing his plans. Fast-forward to present day LEGO City, where we meet Emmet (Chris Pratt), a regular, ordinary minifigure who always follows the instruction booklets and has a job as a construction worker. He does the same routine almost everyday, being sure to never stray from the instructions. After seeing a girl breaking the rules at the construction site, he tries to follow her, but instead falling down a pit, sticking him onto an adventure unlike any other involving a league a masterbuilders, minifigures who can create just about anything using t...