The Crazies: Movie Review

So, Yesterday I went and saw the movie The Crazies.

If you do not know what the movie is about, here is a brief summary.

As a toxin begins to turn the residents of Ogden Marsh, Iowa into violent psychopaths, sheriff David Dutton (Olyphant) tries to make sense of the situation while he, his wife (Mitchell), and two other unaffected townspeople band together in a fight for survival.

This movie was actually a remake, but I did not see the original. I will talk to a friend of mine to see if he has it so then I can give you the review of the old one.

In The Crazies, the movie started off pretty slow, giving you a vivid background of the town. As soon as the first sign of the outbreak, the movie took off. There was no lack of action in this movie once it got started. During the climax of this movie, all of the jump scenes were totally predictable. The soundtrack gave all of them away. Also, the ending [of which I will not say] made me mad.

Overall, the movie was good, though it could have been much better. I give this movie a 7/10.

Facebook Chat for AIM?

Today on mashable I read that you can now use Facebook Chat from AIM instant messenger.

Since I am always looking for the most convent way to connect with friends and such on the internet, I decided to try it out.

What is it?: Facebook and AIM Instant Messenger have teamed up and made Facebook Chat be accessible to users who use AIM in their new Beta.

At First Glance: It seems nice that you can connect with a highly used chat program, since anyone who has been on the computer for a while has heard of AIM or AOL Instant Messenger. With this connectivity, it seems flawless.

In Depth Look: Most people have moved past AIM onto other messengers such as MSN or Skype. AIM is hardly used today and has features that are out of date. For anyone on a mac that uses AIM usually connects to it through iChat or some other chat program that supports different messengers.

LLIOF Conclusion: A great concept that should be used in more in later projects. Since I am on a mac, it seems like too much of a hassle for me, and I would much rather use Gabtastik or the intergraded chat itself. I give this new feature a three out of five.

Google Wave

I was one of the lucky people to get into the Google Wave trial, thanks to Corey Wells over at youquoted.com.

After a waiting period of around 3 days for my invite, I opened up google wave to see what I thought was one of the most innovative things I have seen.

Google Wave could be a big hit in schools for posting notes, pictures, or even just asking questions, and posting videos. It features the ability to imbed videos into the 'Wave' and also a playback feature.

Two screenshots from Google Wave: Layout of Google Wave The Question feature in Google Wave

I have not been able to test Google Wave to the fullest yet, but I plan to. The reason for that is...I have no friends who are in the Google Wave preview.

I will get back to you later on with more things on Google Wave. Please be patient until I write a better review for this.

I do know of Google Wave's full potential thanks to a video I saw on the web. (I forgot the original website)

Here is that video:

TRV$DJAM - Fix Your Face Vol. 1 and 2

This post is going to be half review and half tribute. I will start out with my review

Upon hearing this for the first time, I was instantly impressed. Me being a drummer and Travis Barker being one of my major influences as a drummer. I also have played drums to rap songs for fun just messing around on my set. When I heard this, I clicked with it instantly. Gave it a listen through all the way, then another after that.

These mix tapes are both a solid flow of rap mixes, very well transitioned to one another, showing DJ AM's pure skill, and you can almost feel his passion for it by listening to how well he performs. As with Travis Barker, his skill is very well displayed in this tape. He adds his own touch to all of these songs.

The pure talent of Travis Barker and DJ AM together is insane. I realize I keep on repeating that over and over, but it is true.

I apologize for this being scattered, it just happens that way.

Download the mix tapes for free at trvsdjam.com

R.I.P. DJ AM

Adam Goldstein

March 30, 1973 – August 28, 2009