One Step Backwards = Another Two Forward

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After the terrible ordeal that was “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”, I searched deep within my soul, and after a lot of digging, heavy breathing and a little crying, I found the will to go on. I took Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix from its place on my shelf and watched my hungry PS3 (another console upgrade? Hell yeah) greedily take the disc from my hand.

Who you gonna call?

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There’s something strange in the neighbourhood this week as the Doctor and Clara travel to a haunted house in 1974 looking for a ghost. It seems that writer Neil Cross has ditched the sci-fi theme in favour of a chilling ghost story, and aside from some blatant stealing from other films and a ridiculous number of cringe-inducing clichés, this episode is actually pretty enjoyable, and sometimes downright scary.

No. Just...no.

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There are many things in the world that cause depression, such as a bad break-up, the thought of attending a Twi-athalon, and Gordon Brown. Something else that’s rather depressing is knowing that something bad is inevitable, and this is exactly what I was thinking as I sat down for game 4 of the Harry Potter series.

And I wasn’t wrong.

Games 2 and 3 of Harry P. What went wrong? (Part 2)

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So, after my thoroughly enjoyable ride through the first Harry Potter game, we get an upgrade to PS2! Unfortunately, a better system doesn’t mean better game. The Chamber of Secrets game wasn’t bad, it just seemed to lack the charm that the first game had. Gone were the happy little minigames, puzzles and collectables, in favour of a darker, more action-oriented game.

Where did the Potter games go wrong? - Part 1

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So it’s the Easter Holidays. I’ve finished my Uni stuff. I’ve finished the work I need to do, and now I’m bored, with nothing else to do but count down the hours until Saturday night. Then it struck me! “Hey Jack!” said my mind, “Why don’t you get a series of games that you haven’t touched in a while, and play through them?” This wasn’t a bad idea, so I pulled out my drawers and dug right to the very back, my fingers brushing against something dusty. This seems promising. I grasped and pulled, and withdrew the gem that is “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”. We have a series. We have consoles. Let’s grab some snacks, some drinks, and lock myself away for the next few days.

Wreck-it-Ralph: Film Review

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Straight from the word go, Wreck-it-Ralph has received some high praise indeed, such as being compared to Toy Story, but is this praise misguided? Does this new, video-game themed adventure warrant comparisons to such a beloved classic, or does it wreck the studio’s reputation? Fear not, the movie is much more entertaining than that terrible pun, even if there is a pun or two thrown in.

Contagion: Film Review

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Remember back in 2008 when M. Night Shyamalan released his epidemic disaster movie “The Happening”? Remember how the only disastrous thing was the movie itself? Well now, 3 years later, we have another title in the same vein. Not Shyamalan, but Steven Soderbergh. Does this give you hope that it may follow a different route? That the idea of viral outbreak can be saved? Don’t hold your breath. Brace yourself everybody, history is about to repeat itself.