Blog: Michael Serna

Netflix for the Wii

Just got my Netflix disc over the mail. I can now use Netflix over my 3 next gen consoles.

Redeem Digital Music!

 

For Blu-Ray customers have you purchased a movie that came with another disc where you can redeem your movie by entering a code?

I think music should be the same! When you purchase a music album, you should be able to redeem a digital version and have it accessible in your computer, or compatible music player! 

Terminator Salvation

  

Can't judge the movie so much solely based on the Terminator Trilogy. If you know the trilogy, then you know the story. The plot takes place after it was much described by Kyle Reese in Terminator 1 in which John Connor has a major role in the resistance of the machines. SPOILER ALERT! I thought the best scene in the film was Arnold's appearance in the movie! (well a CG version of him of course) And it very much replicated the old Arnold of the 1980's. Young and buff. Very good job on the look-alike! Even though his appearance was just for a total of 30 seconds. Anyways the story was okay and has potential to build up for a sequel where John does actually send Kyle Reese back into time to save his mother, Sarah Connor. The entire movie was predictable and okay. 3.8 stars/5 stars.

Star Trek 2009

I was rather hesitant to watch another Sci-Fi thriller as I was already hooked to the Star Wars saga all along. Another attempt to stir my addictive ways to the realm of another galaxy would increase my geekiness by another 150 points. But I wasn't all that hooked into it. I think this is more of the fan based that touched the lives of those that loved the 1960's version of the television series. The action was great and I tried to adapt to the philosophy they had of commanding space ships and space wars. But the movie wasn't for me. But I'd give the movie 4 out of 5 stars. It's what I gave it in my iTunes playlist after purchasing the movie from it. Nice to see that iTunes is adapting to a menu-like system like DVDs do.

Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup

Just finished watching Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup and I gotta say it has pretty disturbing news. Most significantly a man being interviewed in 2007 about exploiting the events he noticed that day with explosions within the WTC buildings. While many believe the collapse of the buildings had to do with the planes, footage and other evidence revealed that it was more than the planes that struck the structures down. Anyway had some facts and history that were analyzed in-depth. 4.5/5 stars

More suspicion rising to Bush administration and how our military service who were trained to counter these tragic events never did their job. Who knows? 

Thank you Netflix again for providing the film! 

Heading to Starbucks later today and spending my Thursday evening with Pastor Greg Laurie in Irvine, Cali.

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Netflix

Well, I am a new subscriber to Netflix and what can I say. I've joined the bandwagon. No more trips to the video rental store. The only thing is, you gotta wait a couple weeks before new movies can be released on its catalog. But what the heck, if you really gotta have the movie, you'd run to your local Best Buy shop and pick one up. Anyways movies that I have watched are: Super Size Me and Street Fighter Alpha on Instant Quene in which you can watch on your computer or on Xbox 360. Blu-Ray that was snail mailed to me was Valkerie. So the experience is quite there and whenever there's a movie I can't stand the first 20 minutes, I click "STOP" and choose another movie in the catalog. All in all, good service. So if anyone is thinking about fetching me a gift for any occasion. A Netflix giftcard would be great! Not to take any away from iTunes. iTunes still delivers awesome music service. Just don't accidentally quit the app while you're purchasing and download music or movies, it gets "confused."

Super Size Me: 4.7/5 , They went a little bit extreme with the main character having to go to Mc D's all the time. NO one does that. Right...? That's just killin' himself but overall a good reminder on how we can't rely on fast food chains all the time.

Valkerie: 4/5 Tom Cruise gave subpar performance but I thought the story was good overall. I thought the film was gonna be in German but the scenes and props made it all-in-all authentic. This is a good film for all those who barely keeps up with Hitler history. I'm talking to those hs students who are far from reality and so into this virtual world.

Street Fighter Alpha: 2/5 Why not? It's netflix. Ryu never fought Akuma. And the story was "yawn" The original Street Right II The Animated Movie is still by far the best SF movie of all time. Even beating out Jean Claude Van Dam's version. --> 1/5

Movies Month of December and January

Here's a few reviews of some of the movies I watched during my Christmas holidays and in January when I found the time. 

Hancock - 2/5 - I didn't pay attention so maybe I'll rewatch it if I get the chance 

Hellboy II Rise of the Golden Army - 2.5/5 Not as good as the first one

Rambo - 5/5 - Probably I'm overdoing it a little bit on my rating, but it's actually a good Sly film! 

Get Smart - 5/5 - Extremely hillarious, Steve Carrel, I think he's better than Jim Carrey 

The Incredible Hulk

Had low expectations on this film due to the fact that the 1st one sort of ate the can. The beginning was taking its tole on me on what the plot would turn up to. Finding a cure, containing the Hulk, controlling the Hulk, or running away from Betty's dad, the general. Well all didn't matter once you past the first action scene. That's when I thought story really got to the point and kicked off an exciting storyline or Bruce and Betty. The role played by Edward Norton proved to be an exceptional character compared to Eric Bana. There are so many interpretations and versiosn of the Incredible Hulk I can't compare this movie to the rest. Either TV Show, Comic, Cartoon series, or movie, this one is quite up there. This movie gets a 4.5/5 stars from me. SPOILER! Iron Man makes an appearance at the end of this movie! 

So when is the Avengers movie coming out? The making of Captain America should be coming out nicely right? Here's another cool link --> Captain America shield spotted in Iron Man movie! 

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Cannot Wait!

I cannot wait for these two movies to come out! Hopefully Iron Man wont dissapoint like Ghost Rider.

Check out these trailers on the apple website.

The Dark Knight




Iron Man








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Movie review time!

Apocolyto: A great movie directed by Mel Gibson. A suspense thriller with a little dosage of adreneline rush. Weird omens and one man's desire to live and save his family. A one man's struggle against people of different beliefs. One man's determination to use nature as an ally. Not a lot of dialogue, and funny at times when it needed to be. Stunning visual scenery with nature throughout the movie. A perfect 5/5 for me on this movie. Will watch again!

Transformers: Just watched this movie today. Great visual effects and use of surreal-like CGI. Great action and well done voice overs of Optimus Prime. A risky gamble of director changing the personality of Optimus Prime but overall good movie. A good main character who isn't boring.

As far as I remember for over 15 years of not watching the cartoon show. I remember many things from the original cartoon series. And one thing I was hoping to watch was Prime saying, "Autobots! Transform!" or Megatron saying, "Deceptocons! Transform!" No where in the movie where both characters portray the famous dialogue line. And I was hoping Starscream would show his cockiness in wanting to become the leader of the deceptocons. Only thing annoying was the agent from Sector 7 who took the character Sam and his girlfriend into custody. His character was too weird for the movie and certain times annoying. I give this movie 4.5/5. Below are pics of the 80's version. So awesome! Will buy the original 80's DVDs!

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