Transformers 2: ROTF Metacritic score: 35%

Transformers 2: ROTF Rotten Tomatoes: 20%

Should Michael Bay leave the Transformers franchise? Or much better to stay out making ridiculous film.

Im excited with the release of Transportmers 2 from Konsern

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There’s a rumor that Warner Bros. execs want Johnny Depp on the 3^rd installment of Christopher Nolan’s Batman series as The Riddler. Who’s the next Batman villain has been the talk of the town after the memorable portrayal of the Joker by the late Heath Ledger. Heath Ledger’s performance really helps the film to reach the $1 Billion mark on worldwide box office. Beating the The Dark Knight is difficult so they must pick the right one on who will be playing the next villain. I think Depp is a good choice; he got the talent and the appeal (he is proven having multiple box office films on his belt).

Another Hollywood actor is considered to be the next villain, Philip Seymour Hoffman as the Penguin. But according to Nolan, the Penguin character is way too farfetched and he doesn’t like it on the series. But that’s not yet final and I think the Penguin and the Riddler is a nice combination for the third installment.

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This upcoming flick from the award winning director Martin Scorsese is based from the novel Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane. The cast includes Leonardo DiCaprio as Teddy Daniels, Mark Ruffalo as Chuck Aule, Ben Kingsley as Dr. John Cawley, Emily Mortimer as Rachel Solando and many more. I haven’t read the novel but after watching the trailer it excites me a lot both for the movie and the novel. The US play date is 2^nd of October this year and I’m really excited about this film. You can watch the trailer at You Tube just search for Shutter Island.

The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is located about 50 km north of the city of Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines. It features a limestone karst mountain landscape with an 8.2 km. navigable underground river. A distinguishing feature of the river is that it winds through a cave before flowing directly into the South China Sea. It includes major formations of stalactites and stalagmites, and several large chambers. The lower portion of the river is subject to tidal influences. The underground river is reputed to be the world's longest. At the mouth of the cave, a clear lagoon is framed by ancient trees growing right to the water's edge. Monkeys, large monitor lizards, and squirrels find their niche on the beach near the cave.

source: New7Wonders

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INDEPENDENT?

Today we celebrate the 111th year of Philippine Independence.

RnB Solo Artist:
Luke Mejares

RnB Group:
Dice & K9 Mobbstarr

Alternative Solo Artist:
Miguel Escueta

Alternative Group:
Parokya ni Edgar

Pop Male Artist:
Gary Valenciano

Pop Female Artist:
Sitti

Pop Group:
Overtone

Best New Artist:
Rico Blanco

Breakthrough Artist:
Richard Poon

Best Solo Artist:
Rico Blanco

Best Independent Artist:
Kitchie Nadal

Album of the Year:
Rico Blanco

International Artist:
Bamboo

Listeners’ Choice:
Sarah Geronimo

Lifetime Achievement Award:
Gary Valenciano

Special Award:
FrancisM

Another list from Empire Magazine and I’m not surprised if it gets tons of objection. I’m not a hard core gamer so I can’t tell whether the game should be on this list or not. But it’s good enough to see games that I loved playing when I was young. If you are too lazy to browse the list one by one on their site then better check this out.

94. Bomberman

One of the most famous series in the history of digital entertainment, Bomberman has appeared on pretty much every gaming machine since its Japanese debut. But while the hot-headed hero has often been franchised out into 3D adventures and other genres in recent years, the classic maze game - where players drop bombs that explode down corridors and take out everything in their wake - is fiendishly simple, rewarding and addictive, especially in the demented multiplayer mode.

Memorable for…
Aliases. Bomberman was most famous on the NES, but actually appeared on the first generation of British home computers, including the ZX Spectrum. Although, for licensing reasons, it was known as Eric And The Floaters on the Speccy. Yes, really.

89. Counter Strike

Originally developed as a Half-Life mod, Counter-Strike went on to become a huge commercial success in its own right. Splitting players into teams of counter-terrorism agents and bands of hardened guerrillas, the game's 'die once and wait it out' format was as unforgiving as it was addictive and added an increased level of tension to the gun-happy gameplay. The game went mainstream with Counter-Strike: Source and continues to enjoy a faithful following even amidst the likes of Gears of War, Halo and Call Of Duty4.

Memorable for...
Controversy. It's been said that the Chinese government used Counter-Strike as a tool for tactical training, and the game sparked further muttering when it was claimed to have influenced Seung-Hui Cho, who massacred 32 people at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University in 2007. However, neither of these claims has ever been substantiated.

84. Super Contra

When it comes to classic side-scrolling blasters, they don't get more savage than Super Contra. Better known on these shores as Probotector II, the game updated the familiar formula with inclined surfaces, upgradeable weapons and top-down sequences that brought variety to the relentless carnage, keeping the repetitive action fresh and ensuring players stuck around to save the day. The mega shell, a smart bomb that instantly killed all enemies on the screen, was also a guilty gaming pleasure and the stuff of console legend.

Memorable for...
Unnecessary censorship. For its European release, the realistic characters of the Japanese and American versions were replaced by robots, which the publishers hoped would offset criticism of the game's remorseless violence.

76. Donkey Kong Country

Little known fact: Donkey Kong Country was originally designed by developer Rare to be a Mario game. However, once Nintendo saw the jaw-dropping graphics and how their British partners were squeezing every last bit of juice from the Super NES, they panicked and demanded that new heroes be shoehorned into the game, lest punters avoid buying the upcoming N64 as there was clearly life left in their old console. Despite Mario's absence, though, DKC was one of the best platformers of the 16-bit era, and one of the finest 2D adventures ever released.

Memorable for...
Gasp… the graphics! Even as every British gamer drooled over tantalising screen shots of the first wave of Japanese PlayStation titles, DKC's visuals were enough to inspire Mario fanboys to save their cash for Nintendo's next console.

38. The Sims

Created by Will Wright - whose SimCity had already made him a gaming superstar - The Sims gave players an opportunity to play God and lord it over a gaggle of virtual people. But while the world The Sims created was fun to spend time in - and the developers created an intuitive set of tools to interact with its inhabitants - its biggest triumph was opening up the world of video gaming to a wider audience and attracting more female players than any other title. In fact, EA, publishers of The Sims, now reckon the audience for their game is now split 50/50.

Memorable for...
Simlish - a language used by the characters that blends Ukrainian, French and Tagalog (a major language in the Philippines). Nowadays, every self-respecting band from The Flaming Lips to the Black Eyed Peas has recorded a track sung in the imaginary dialect.

6. Street Fighter

Beat-em-ups are big business these days, but every fighting game currently on the market owes its existence to Street Fighter II. Taking a genre made enjoyable by the simple charms of Yie Ar Kung Fu or IK+ and adding a whole new dimension of gameplay, Capcom's sequel elevated the 2D fighter to the realm of art form. Special moves, tactical depth that could put most strategy games to shame and the most enjoyable two player entertainment the SNES had yet to offer, SFII was a gaming sensation that went on to spawn more sequels and alternate editions than almost any other title in history, culminating in this year's Street Fighter IV.

Memorable for...
The level of detail. Your game may essentially be fireball, fireball, dragon punch, sweep, but for the pros SF is broken down to a microscopic level. Tournament players go so far as to count animation frames, using to-the-millisecond timing to crush their enemies, see them driven before them and hear the lamentation of their women. Or something.

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You don’t need to be a Star Wars fan to appreciate this movie (keep off Trekkie, lol). The story is simple like any other road trip movies. Fanboys is about a group of friends that are undeniably a hard core Star Wars fan that wishes to see Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace before it hits the big screen. They planned to infiltrate the SkyWalker Ranch and steal the rough cut copy of the Episode I. Their adventures before hitting the Ranch includes a fight scene with the Trekkies on Riverside, Iowa the future birth place of Captain Kirk, another one in the Trekkie convention in Las Vegas and the worsening condition of Linus that almost lead to the end of their journey. I think you should watch the movie to appreciate it more.

There are lots of negative reviews about this film but who cares if they don’t like it. For me it is a good movie and I like it. Too bad Fanboys didn't get a wide release.

If you are really a Star Wars fan you will notice few cameo roles of the Star Wars stars on this film. And just so you know George Lucas gave his “stamp of approval” on this film.