http://www.ajroberts.net/blog Thoughts on books, music, movies and everything else. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:04:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Again, thanks to the brilliant Due Fiumi.com, here is a list of known characters so far, since the announcement of the new title, Suikoden Tierkreis for DS. Link - note, spoilers within, read at own risk! Very interesting stuff, still exceedingly excited! Technorati Tags: suikoden, suikoden tierkreis, suikoden characters http://www.ajroberts.net/blog/2008/08/21/suikoden-tierkreis-ds-characters/ I can't be any more excited than when I hear the announcement for a new Suikoden game. Suikoden 2 is one of the greatest games ever made. With 108 great characters, a fantastic story and a villain rivaling the best of them, it truly is just one of ... http://www.ajroberts.net/blog/2008/08/20/suikoden-tierkreis-ds-hells-yeah/ How to classify a bad comedy? There are many things that could lead to someone dubbing a comedy bad. The writing, the acting, the plot - anything. Tropic Thunder, a cast of Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr, Ben Stiller and even Tom Cruise. Out of those four, who are more-often-than-not ... http://www.ajroberts.net/blog/2008/08/16/tropic-shit-storm/ The Last Theoremby Arthur C. Clarke & Frederik PohlArthur C. Clarke sadly passed away earlier this year, but merely days before his sad passing, he finished work on what would be his last novel, The Last Theorem. Co-written with the equally matured brilliant mind of Frederik Pohl, The Last ... http://www.ajroberts.net/blog/2008/08/16/the-last-theorem-by-arthur-c-clarke-frederik-pohl/ Recently I've got back into playing games. I'm currently working my way through Lost Odyssey. I play Unreal Tournament 3, Halo 3 and Soul Calibur 4 online. i also play Mario Kart Wii with the wife every now and again.So, there are some games coming out this ... http://www.ajroberts.net/blog/2008/08/01/games-of-the-future-that-have-me-excited/ Contest by Matthew Reilly The New York Public Library. A silent sanctuary of knowledge; a 100-year-old labyrinth of towering bookcases, narrow aisles and long marble hallways. For Doctor Stephen Swain and his daughter, Holly, it is the site of a nightmare. Because for one night this historic building is to be ... http://www.ajroberts.net/blog/2008/08/01/contest-by-matthew-reilly/ The Dark Knight According to IMDb this is one of the greatest movies ever made, ever. It has, as of writing this, 9.3/10 (179,586 votes), which is pure insanity. Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight is just not THAT good. Sure, Heath Ledger's retooling of The Joker is great. ... http://www.ajroberts.net/blog/2008/08/01/the-dark-knight/ The Bank Job Starring Jason Statham. Martine offers Terry a lead on a foolproof bank hit on London's Baker Street. She targets a roomful of safe deposit boxes worth millions in cash and jewelry. But Terry and his crew don't realize the boxes also contain a treasure trove of dirty secrets - ... http://www.ajroberts.net/blog/2008/07/19/the-bank-job/ What a terrible movie. Flawed in everything. Acting. Directing. Writing, oh, especially the writing. Some of the dialogue is beyond terrible. and some of the scenes are even worse. I'm a huge fan of Guillermo Del Toro, The Devil's Backbone is one of my favourite movies of all ... http://www.ajroberts.net/blog/2008/07/14/hellboy-2/ It’s the second decade of the twenty-first century, and terrorism has escalated almost beyond control. New weapons are being spawned in remote basement labs, and no one feels safe. In North America, the FBI uses cutting-edge technology to thwart domestic terrorists. The War on Terror has reached a deadly stalemate. ... http://www.ajroberts.net/blog/2008/07/13/cr-quantico-by-greg-bear/