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The only good thing about this unfunny dreck is that I didn't have to pay for it. I saw it for free at college. And if a college student can't find humor in something that was free, it's hopeless.

Stale acting and poor jokes cannot be masked by an excellent, yet bewildering set design (that goes out of its way to market Volkswagon Beetles). I don't know what Michaels Myers was doing in this movie, but I have never seen anything more depressing. This was nothing more than a blatant effort to capitalize on the previous success of the Grinch (which has its opponents, but I enjoyed it very much). It's difficult not to sit through this failure and wonder what better projects were passed over to fund it.

You want a funny Seuss adaptation? Go with the Grinch.

Fresh from seeing The Ring Two, I can say that I was disappointed. This time, the problem has very little to do with the spooky tape seen in the first installment. A lot of what it did have to do with seemed pretty random and just thrown in to scare you. That's all well and good for a horror flick, but if everything was tied in together to somehow make sense in coordination with the first film, this movie would have been better. It also would have helped if what did tie in with the first film didn't ruin what was initially creepy, for instance, the issue of Samara's parentage. A lot of the dialogue was odd or awkward, especially Rachel's bit of advice for Aidan in the beginning. There was very little gradual understanding; the characters just lay it out for you. I won't spoil the ending, but I personally didn't like it. The special effects were excellent, but I've always been more for plot that shiny visuals.

Overall, I won't say that The Ring Two was bad, but it didn't live up to its predecessor. I'd recommend seeing it at the matinée price, or just waiting to rent it.

I first saw Gitaroo Man when I went to Anime Next, and one of the many people packed in the hotel room had brought the game and their PS2. It looked like so much fun, that when I was home I bought a copy off of Amazon.com. Gameplay is pretty simple-- you basically play along with the music-- but it's also very challenging with the rhythms and attack button sequences. The storyline is sparse, but the awesome music makes up for it. Each battle is done in a different music style: three different rock variations, a techno-pop piece, reggae, percussion, etc. I would recommend this game to anyone who is into music or loves games that are just plain fun. The only other way to describe it would be "very Japanese". And you either know what I mean by that, or you don't.