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There've been a LOT of bad videogame-based movies. In fact, one can make the argument that they've all been pretty bad. I mean, even the one's I've enjoyed (the Resident Evil films, for instance) aren't exactly what one would call high art. But lately, one guy seems to have cornered the market on bad when it comes to the videogame movie. I first stumbled across Uwe Boll's name in conjunction with the movie House of the Dead , when I found a trailer to the film on the latest release (at the time) of the videogame franchise. The trailer included there was so spectacularly bad that I immediately rejected any chance that I'd see the movie. Judging from what I heard at the time of it's release (and from its spectacular 4% ranking at Rotten Tomatoes ), I think I made the right choice in avoiding this one. This year we got "treated" to Alone in the Dark , yet another videogame dragged kicking & screaming to the nearest multiplex. This one didn...

Ok, so I'm as guilty of succumbing to reality TV as the next person. I've watched at least part of every season of Survivor . Dani and I watched both seasons of Temptation Island (oh my god, they did a third season?!?) and we almost got suckered into watching The Apprentice last season. The glut of dating and relationship shows has, fortunately, made nary a dent on our collective viewing (the obvious exception the previously mentioned Temptation Island) and I've got no time for crap like Fear Factor and others of its ilk. But a while ago I was at my mother-in-law's house without a book when Dani and her mom decided to go shopping. Not seeing any real reason to subject myself to a day of shopping, I decided to just hang out at the house and watch TV or something. So I'm channel surfing, and I come across an episode of a some show called Maximum Exposure . Maximum Exposure (or "MAX X" as they apparently like to refer to themselves) is one of those video-c...

Apparently teaching about the Constitution , Bill of Rights and concepts such as Freedom of Speech aren't really a priority these days. First Amendment No Big Deal, Students Say U.S. students say press freedoms go too far We're far too concerned that the kids pass those "competency" tests than to make sure they understand the rights and privileges that supposedly make this country so great. Next time you sit there wondering how the hell the people running this country can warn you to watch what you say or how you think in "times like these", you can understand how they get away with it a little better. Meanwhile, THIS bozo has no problem with free speech: General Counseled Over 'Fun to Shoot' Talk I'm actually kind of torn over this one. On the one hand, we've got this clown mouthing off about how fun it is to shoot people and all he gets is "counseled to watch his language in the future". On the other han...