Category: Reviews

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Festive glowing cheer

I thought the USB Christmas tree on my desk was looking a little lonely, so I thought the USB Snowman would be good company for it.

It’s cute looking, about the same size as the Christmas tree. Black painted eyes and mouth. The noze is a funny orangy thing that curves up. The toque and scarf are pink though, which was a little bit unexpected. Good thing I’m confident enough in my manliness that it’s not really a big deal for me. Arrrr.

It cycles through the same colours as the Christmas tree does and looks pretty neat in the dark. There are stars decorating it’s belly, although they’re not all that obvious. Maybe I”ll touch them up with a little bit of paint.

I still think at $13 it’s a little overpriced though. 3.5 stars out of 5 stars for this one.

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More digital crack to get addicted to

I decided to check out Bejeweled 2 from Astrawre to see how it compared to Bejeweled.

I swear, this game is just pure unadulterated digital crack, even stronger than the first one. It’s got cool music, exploding gems, lightning, 4 different variants to play, talks to you and looks absolutely stunning. All you have to do is see someone play it and you’re addicted. Those of you with addictive personalities would probably be better off not even touching this game.

It’s big, taking up 1.5 MB of space on my PDA and another 755 kB if you install the music file.

If you’ve got the space, it’s definitely worth a try (if you dare).

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The Incredibles

Went to see The Incredibles last night. I think it’s probably one of the best and most adult oriented movies out of Pixar to date. Pixar’s other movies I think have all been targeted primarily towards kids, with a good dose of humour for us big kids too. The Incredibles to me feels like it’s targeted more towards an older audience, with plenty of humour for the big kids. There’s a good bit of superhero violence in the movie, so probably not the best movie for small kids.

As usual, the animation is excellent and I thought the movie was hilariously funny. I think if Frozone (voiced by Samuel L. Jackson) had played a bigger role in the film, he could have easily stolen a good part of the movie. One scene in particular will remind anyone who’s seen it of Pulp Fiction.

Definitely one to add to the DVD collection when it comes out.

I wasn’t as impressed with the short film, Boundin’ that came before the movie. The best one to me is still For The Birds.

Elastagirl’s quite the hottie in that stretchy red outfit.

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My desk is all aglow

The USB Christmas trees came in yesterday after a bit of a UPS misdirect. Not sure if they’re worth the $13 each (maybe $10 or so might be a more appropriate price). They are kind of neat though and will look fun on my desk when the holiday season starts.

11 cm (4.25″) tall and maybe about 8 cm diameter (3.25″) it’s small enough to fit just about anywhere without taking up too much space. The cord is a decent length and uses some of the 500 mA provided by the USB port to power the LED light. It cycles through 6 different colours about every 5 seconds. The red isn’t nearly as bright as the other 5 colours though.

It’s just a fun silly geeky little toy. Definitely would have been cooler if the star lit up too.

3/5 stars for this one.

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It’s a Great Pumpkin Thanksgiving Christmas Charlie Brown!

I saw the Peanuts Holiday Collection and just had to have it for my collection.
It’s a 3 DVD set containing 6 cartoons, all of which are classics and familiar to anyone who’s grown up watching them on TV as a kid. It’s not chock full of extras or anything, just two half-hour cartoons on each disk. No matter how old you are, they will be a delight to watch. Big kids can watch and enjoy them and can introduce their little kids to the Peanuts gang.
Definitely a must-have item for any Peanuts fan.