Movie - Haunting of Helena

This movie is about a separated woman and her daughter who move into an apartment and are haunted by a woman who had her teeth ripped out by her husband and was locked into a cabinet. You only really see the woman once which is pretty disappointing as she is excitingly horrific looking. The story has plot twists and a surprise ending, but for the most part the movie is a little dry. I was slightly disappointed with this movie as the cover really emphasizes on the tooth fairy which you barely see. I will give this movie three skulls out of five for keeping my attention and being a good watch. Had the tooth fairy been in the movie more, I could easily give this movie a higher score.

TV Series - Bones

Just completed the currently released eight seasons of Bones. This show is a perfect balance of crime fighting and romance. It took six whole seasons to get Booth and Brennan to finally get together and two more seasons for them to consider marriage. I absolutely cannot wait for the ninth season to release on DVD so that I can resume watching it.

This show gets five skulls out of five for excellent suspense and watchability.

Favorite characters?
♥ Seeley Booth
♥ Temperence Brennan
♥ Angela Montenegro

Here is a list of my current video games and their value as of today in 2013

Nintendo 64:

System (x2) - About $25.00
Controller (x6) - About $10.00 each
Rumble Pack (x3) - About $2.00 each
Memory Card - $2.00
Banjo Kazooie - $10.00
Mission Impossible - $1.00
Pokemon Stadium - $10.00
Star Wars Racer - $2.00
1080 - $1.00
Star Wars Shadows of the Empire - $2.00
Zelda: Ocarina of Time - $20.00
Wrestlemania 2000 - $1.00
Hexen - $7.00
Pokemon Snap - $10.00
Pokemon Stadium 2 - $20.00
South Park: Chef's Luv Shack - $4.00
Mario Kart 64 - $25.00
Rampage: World Tour - $10.00
Golden Eye: 007 - $15.00
Resident Evil 2 - $12.00
Star Fox 64 - $10.00
Mischief Makers - $2.00
Yoshi's Story - $15.00
Super Mario 64 - $15.00
Paper Mario - $30.00
Super Smash Brothers (x2) - $35.00
Total: $375.00

Playstation 1:

System (missing all hookups) - Free at this point lol
Parasite Eve 2 - $20.00
Final Fantasy Chronicles - $2.00
Final Fantasy Anthology - $10.00
Legend of Dragoon - $20.00
Final Fantasy IX - $15.00
Final Fantasy VII - $30.00
Harry Potter: The Sorcerer's Stone - $1.00
Spryo The Dragon - $10.00
Tomba - $30.00
Final Fantasy Origins - $10.00
Tony Hawk's Pro-Skater 2 - $5.00
Space Invaders - $7.00
Mega Man X4 - $5.00
Gex: Enter The Gekko - $2.00
Gex 3: Deep Cover Gekko - $5.00
Harvest Moon - $10.00
Playstation Demo Disc 23 - $1.00
Spyro: Ripto's Rage - $6.00
Playstation Demo Disc 15 - $1.00
Independence Day - $1.00
Playstation Demo Disc 10 - $1.00
Klonoa - $30.00
Crash Bash - $2.00
Playstation Demo Disc 11 - $1.00
Crash Bandicoot Warped - $8.00
Spyro: Year of the Dragon - $2.00
Playstation Demo Disc 41 - $1.00
Total: $236.00

Super Nintendo:

NHL '95 - $1.00
Hardball III - $1.00
NHLPA Hockey '93 - $1.00
Faceball 2000 - $1.00
Cool Spot - $1.00
Daffy Duck: The Marvin Missions - $1.00
Monopoly - $1.00
Ms. Pac-Man - $7.00
Mario Paint - $10.00
Super Mario World - $10.00
Super Mario All-Stars - $15.00
Buster Busts Loose - $3.00
Donkey Kong Country 2 - $15.00
Super Mario RPG - $40.00
Yoshi's Island (x2) - $20.00
Total:  $127.00

Sega Genesis:

Bonanza - $1.00
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - $1.00
Sonic the Hedgehog - $1.00
Mortal Kombat - $1.00
X-Men 2: Clone Wars - $1.00
Berenstain Bears: Camping Adventure - $1.00
Mega Bomberman - $5.00
Wacky Worlds - $3.00
Streets of Rage - $1.00
MTV's Beavis and Butthead - $7.00
Spider-Man - $4.00
Street Fighter II - Special Champion Edition - $1.00
Shining Force - $20.00
Shining Force II - $20.00
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - $1.00
Lion King - $1.00
The Adventures of Batman and Robin - $1.00
Comix Zone - $3.00
Beyond Oasis - $1.00
Dynamite Headdy - $1.00
X-Men - $1.00
Vectorman 2 - $2.00
Bubsy - $2.00
Bubsy II - $2.00
Ballz - $1.00
Mutant League Hockey - $20.00
Desert Strike - $3.00
Klax - $1.00
Garfield: Caught in the Act - $2.00
Richard Scarry's BusyTown - $1.00
Toy Story - $1.00
Desert Demolition - $1.00
Dr.Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine - $2.00
Sonic Spinball - $1.00
The Incredible Hulk - $1.00
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - $1.00
The Ooze - $5.00
Taz In Escape From Mars - $1.00
Toejam and Earl - $5.00
Alienstorm - $5.00
Clayfighter - $3.00
Total:  $134.00

Regular Nintendo

Game Genie - $10.00
Total - $10.00

Playstation 2

Console - $60.00
Controller - $5.00
Memory Card 8GB (x2) - $3.00 each
Resident Evil 4 - $1.00
DDRMAX2: Dance Dance Revolution - $1.00
Dance Dance Revolution Supernova 2 - $2.00
We Love Katamari - $12.00
Technicbeat - $3.00
The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon - $20.00
Kingdom Hearts - $10.00
Kingdom Hearts II - $13.00
Final Fantasy X - $15.00
Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus - $5.00
Okami - $7.00
Total: $160.00

Game Cube

Console - $10.00
Controller (x2) - $5.00
Memory Card (x2) - $3.00
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures - $20.00
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem - $35.00
Mario Party 4 - $13.00
Luigi's Mansion - $25.00
Total: $119.00

Playstation Portable

Console - $30.00
Rainbow Islands Evolution - $5.00
Hackers (movie) - $5.00
Me & My Katamari - $5.00
Resistance Retribution - $2.00
Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core - $5.00
Total: $52.00

Nintendo DS

DSi - $60.00
DS Lite - $40.00
Chrono Trigger - $15.00
The World Ends With You - $20.00
Cooking Mama 3: Shop & Chop - $3.00
Super Mario Bros. - $7.00
Pokemon Diamond - $18.00
Pokemon Black - $15.00
Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia - $2.00
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team - $7.00
Mario World/Super Mario Advance 2 - $15.00
Pokemon: Fire Red - $15.00
Total: $217.00

Game Boy

Game Boy Color (x2) - $15.00 each
Pokemon Blue - $20.00
Pokemon Red - $15.00
Pokemon Yellow - $20.00
Pokemon Gold - $15.00
Pokemon Silver - $15.00
Total: $115.00

Book - The Ruins by Scott Smith

I saw the movie for this a few years back and then recently came in contact with the book. I highly enjoyed the movie when I had seen it in theaters so I knew I would like the book even more. The more and more I got through the book, the more and more I noticed how much changed when turning it into the movie. Here are some BIG noticeable differences:

Movie: Amy gets out alive and gets away to freedom.
Book: Amy dies first and is choked by the vine in the middle of the night.

Movie: Pablo gets shot in the head as soon as they get to the ruins.
Book: Pablo falls down and breaks his back/Gets his legs eaten by the vine/Gets choked by the vine and dies.

Movie: Matheus falls and breaks his back/Gets his legs eaten by the vine/Gets choked by the vine and dies.
Book: Matheus gets stabbed in the heart by Eric.

Movie: Stacy goes down the well and cuts her knee. She eventually goes crazy trying to cut the vine out of her body and ends up killing Eric.
Book: Stacy is the last one and kills herself with the knife. She is uninjured up until this point.

Movie: Jeff carries Amy to the bottom of the hill and distracts the Mayans while she gets away. He is killed with arrows by the Mayans.
Book: Jeff tries to make a run for it while it is dark and raining and is killed by arrows from the Mayans.

Movie: Eric gets stabbed by Stacy and dies. He is uninjured up until this point.
Book: Eric goes down the well and cuts his knee. He eventually goes crazy trying to cut the vine out of his body and ends up killing Matheus on accident.


I just don't understand why they completely flopped everyone's positions in the book? Granted it was a good movie, but it might have been even better had they just stuck with the storyline.

I give this book a 4/5 for being a "I can't put this down" kind of book:

Movie - The Possession

I am growing rather partial to possession type movies and this one was right up my alley. I didn't think at first that it would be a possession movie, but then it snuck up on me and amazed me with a great movie. This has to be one of the best possession type movies I have seen in a long time. If you like these times of movies, I suggest that you go because this one was really good. I highly enjoyed this movie and the detail and horror was terrific.




I give this movie a 4/5 stars for the great portrayal of a demon possession.

God of War - Ghost of Sparta

I was absolutely hungry for more Kratos blood and gore and this was just what I needed to satisfy it. I thought I would die after beating the trilogy because I thought that that would be the absolute end. I had totally forgotten about the two PSP games that were re-released for PS3. I highly enjoyed this game. It stayed true to the other games and filled in a few gaps that were left from the other games. You also got to meet parts of Kratos's family which were not offered in the other games. His wife and child were mentioned, but nothing regarding his actual blood family. This was a good game and it has great replay value.


Deimos

Kratos's mother

As always, God of War has never let me down. It deserves the 4/5 stars I am giving it:

Video Games - Splatterhouse

I finally got to try out this game after having it in my posession for quite some time. I have to say that I highly enjoyed every aspect of this game. It wasn't a long game and wasn't too entirely difficult to complete. The replay value is phenomenal and the trophies are not too incredibly difficult to obtain. I plan on going back in and getting them all once I've ventured through a few more games.  I did not know that this was a three part series for earlier systems. I had never heard of this game until it came out for the PS3. I must say that after attempting to play the older versions that I am amazed at how much technology has progressed throughout the years.



I rate this game a 5 out of 5 stars for epic awesomeness!