Recent content by elwood731

I find it interesting that you come into a topic where you have nothing to add to the actual conversation and attack those who are attacking. Why is that? Is it because you feel left out? You're always welcome to join in. We're an inclusive lot. Is it because you don't understand? I'm sure...

Right, evidence. My point about Tetris. No evidence. Any English teacher who told you art is up to individual interpretation and that all views were worthwhile was a horrible English teacher. This could not be further from the truth. unfortunately, this is often how classes get taught...

Actually, I would say that person has no idea what they're talking about. No such themes exist in Tetris. No more than Hungry Hungry Hippos is a commentary on American consumption. You can make up whatever you want, but there has to be evidence to support it. This is basic analysis taught in...

I would say anything off the AFI Top 100 list beats any game, pretty much. I haven't looked over that list in a while, but that's a fair bet. Same with literature. Anything on the AP English exam list would work well. I haven't seen that list in years, but it's generally fairly sound. But...

But eh gameplay mechanics aren't at all interesting in WOW. They're a means to an end, in this case the role playing the game allows. Again, the pushing of the button is not artistic. The elements within the game, such as the guilds you mentioned, are what are interesting. Think of it this...

Well, yes, to some degree. How do you determine a great game? By your opinion, right? But is the opinion of your five-year-old brother, cousin, neighbor, etc. as valid as yours? I doubt you think so, because they are likely spending most of their time playing Toy Story games. Of course...

Yes, it is. That's the nature of art. This is why we review movies, games, music, etc. Some is worthwhile, and some is not. I have no qualms with saying I'm an elitist when it comes to art. Who wouldn't want to be? There's too much garbage to not be one. Now, if you mean that as a general...

Not really. I'm just saying when it comes to any discussion, I'll put more stock in those than the average person. The average person thinks the Transformers movies are good. Or Twilight Or a whole host of other things. Even the Price of Persia film did decent at the box office. I don't...

Agreed, which is why the process of adaptation is so difficult. Which is why I imagine our friend above thnks the first two Harry Potters are the best films, because they are the closest adaptations (literally almost scene for scene). They also happen to be the least interesting as films. I...

Let's use a basic definition: Of those, probably definition 4 is most useful for our purposes, though I would argue it's still a bit more complicated than that. Having said that, I find few video game stories to be real drama. Many are melodramatic, and that's fine. But, for example, when...

I would say you're in the vat minority in thinking the Potter films have gotten worse as they went along.

There's likely something to be learned there. I love Ico as a game, but it's not nearly as dramatic as even an average film. Compare it to say, Junebug, and one is real art while the other is a very good video game with a lot of excellent artistic elements, and a sort of juvenile story. No...

Mike Newell has directed... Four Weddings and a Funeral Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Mona Lisa Smile Pushing Tin Donnie Brasco Enchanted April Young Indiana Jones Chronicles This is to say nothing of his long track record of work in England I am less familiar with. Prince of Persia had...

Yes. But in addition there are discounted games and addons that you can buy. If you buy them separately, they're yours to keep forever.

Vaio's are generally well made laptops, so you're good there. Personally, I think it's a bit silly to pay for Blu-ray on a laptop, because you're not really going to appreciate the quality unless you hook it up to a larger screen, in which case why not just buy a stand alone Blu-ray player...