A lot of my favorite action guys are wasted in this. I, too, had high hopes. Suffice it to say Richard did not exactly hate it, but…

No, this is not really a review. Todd was not given enough time with the game, as it stands now, to do a complete review. It is, as stated in the title, a first impression of where “Halo Reach” is at in this stage of development. Still, it sounds and looks damn awesome.

As you know, I usually do not post many game reviews. But, hey, this is different. I mean it IS “StarCraft II”!

Wow! What a difference a day makes. Anyway, Richard’s review and rating only validated my initial feelings on this film months ago. It is what is commonly known in Hollywood as a “mortgage movie.” Unfortunately, there’s a helluva lotta “mortgage movies” coming out.

I am trying to remember the last time I felt Richard Roeper was as excited and enthused over a film as he seems to be over “Inception.” I can’t remember. His rating is evidence enough.

Is this really a surprise?

It’s the spiritual successor to 2004’s Red Dead Revolver and expands on Grand Theft Auto’s open-ended Sandbox game design. Set in 1908, gamers will take on the identity of former outlaw John Marston as he must track down and capture his former gang leader Bill in order to save his family. Along the way players will take on numerous tasks, meet interesting and dangerous people while trying to survive the wild west. In this video, WatchMojo.com explore the 7 things you need to know about the latest third-person action game in the Red Dead series, Red Dead Redemption.

Just once I would like to hear a film critic simply say,”This film sucks. Save your money.” Believe it or not, most games make a lousy basis for a movie. I know that almost sounds blasphemous for a machinima fan, but it happens to be true. There is a difference between what most machinima makers are doing with the games’ rendering and graphic tools and what the bozos in Hollywood are doing. The machinima makers use the game as a creative tool to tell their own original, unique story while the average bozo in Hollywood simply views the game as a marketing weapon to be exploited and tries to dumb down a poorly written story enough to appeal to the most moronic of the game’s fans.

When a film comes that I think really deserves your attention, I’ll make sure I try.

Crowe. Blanchett. Scott. A trifecta of talent.