1.The lead character is supposed to be the DAD not the MOM

2.The ending to the movie, though creepy, is nothing like the game.

Watching the movie,I realized how brilliant the game was and decided to dig it out. Here's a THEN and NOW observation I've made between playing it THEN (99) and playing it NOW (06)

1.Graphics

THEN: awesome

NOW: not so much

for it's time the graphics were great though the game play admittedly took some getting used to. (might as well hold down L2 the whole time or you get your S**t ruined)

2.Playing the game at night.

THEN: not a good idea

NOW: STILL not a good idea

despite the dated graphics, the game is still VERY playable and still engaging. The makers should have gotten awards up the ASS for the sound effects alone. sometimes the background music gets so tense that you gotta stop for a second and get ready for some disturbing stuff! Example: I made it to the School last night and I forgot that on the 2nd floor when you go into the girls bathroom, you hear a little girl crying. it's bad enough that you don't see anything except what is in the light cone from that worthless pocket light you find, but it's REALLY quiet and all of the sudden you hear this sobbing. Even now, it gave me chills and I had to call it a night. (lets not even mention those little fleshy zombies that casually walk up and stab you from behind if you're not careful, or the little fetus/shadow thing that's supposed to help you, but actually scares the crap out of you)

3.Size

THEN: Impressive

NOW: STILL Impressive

When I beat the game 7 (ok, ok, maybe it was 6) years ago, I was suprised that the whole thing fit on one disc (even for the PS1!)Granted, you can't go into EVERY house in Silent hill, but the amount of detail to explore all the streets for an entire town is still impressive. (and the 4 story School)Resident evil tried to do the same thing and in my opinion failed miserably. Silent Hill still stands alone and is STILL Scary as hell!

My Rating: 4 stars

Jewel Returns after her on-stage antics (I don't care what her PR people say, she MUST have been either High or Drunk) with a cleaner slate and a "going back to her roots" album. Nothing can top "Peices of You," as a first album, but "Goodbye Alice in Wonderland" has a similar feeling of "Spirit" (probably the most important Jewel album)her observations of human nature are still there but her penchant for clever/intelligent lyrics is maybe not as clever. (though better than "This way" and "0304") Unlike her previous 2 albums, This one features more musically "Jewel" framiliar sounds and less "experimentation" (no techno sounding songs) a good mix of folk/rock/alternative! A part of me still wishes she had stayed in seclusion to come out with more folk albums like "Peices of You," but the evolution of Jewel still seems to have come full circle with her latest missive.

Tool - 10,000 Days

My Rating: 4.5 stars

First let me say that MOST "Die-Hard" Tool fans are egotistical, over-analytical, nazi-critical jerks that even the band has acknowledged as being over-obnoxious. (how embarrasing!) "10,000 Days" was an 'experience' and the album is bordering on sheer brilliance. I've read other reviews stating that Tool sold out, tool sucks, it's not the same lead singer, blah blah blah. I decided not to listen to the hype or any of the pre-releases (illegal or otherwise) and just listen for myself. the first couple of tracks are trademark Tool: Driving guitars, Morbid Lyrics, screaming vocals. Everything comfortable and framiliar that you've come to expect from Tool. (good stuff) It's the same singer by the way, he's just trying new ways of singing on a few of the other non-framiliar tracks. on a couple of them he sings pretty low and it's sometimes hard to hear him. it adds to the mood of the songs and again: come to be musically brilliant. For me, I was missing some of the more obscure/intelligent type songs from their previous album "Lateralus," but as far as the Tool franchise is concerned, it's on-par. the first edition release of the album has a VERY interresting case. it folds out to be a pair of the new clear type 3d glasses and the inside book is a series of pictures that are 3d when viewed through the glasses. (pictures of the band members, a couple of computer generated images, some other weird stuff, but really awesome) The last track of the album is kind of like sound effects and you hear the voice of what I can only assume to be the "creature" on the cover. I was listening to it and looking at the 3-D pictures when that voice came on, it gave me chills! (pretty creepy!)

Pearl Jam - Pearl Jam(Self Titled)

My Rating: 4 stars

I hate people who trash Pearl Jam because they're expecting another album like "Ten." OK Listen people: "Ten" was Epic-making, not to mention the roots of the "Grunge" movement (ie; Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden) I remember picking up "Ten" on Cassette and wearing the sucker out in less than a week. There has never been, nor never will be another album like "Ten." So get OFF IT! *ahem* that being said: Pearl Jam is the best thing going for Rock & Roll these days. When I think of Pearl Jam's entire catalog of studio albums, the title "Do The Evolution" comes to mind. Why? Because 8 original EP releases later, you can still turn on Perl Jam and know exactly who you're listening to. That doesn't mean that the songs sound the same, in fact, if they did, I don't think I could have stomached them after a 4th release. The songs are dramatically different, but always REEK of the same Pearl Jam brand. Every album offers something different. Every album portrays a medley of moods and to me, it never gets boring. Their latest self-titled album is no exception. It's good music and always sounds smarter than some of the other crap they're playing on the radio these days. I'm a conservative, and Pearl Jam's messages on some of their songs is clearly Liberal or anti-conservative, but this still does not turn me off to their music. I may not agree with their political views, but Lyrically, Musically, Pearl Jam is Evolving to be the best! The only time I thought they were experimenting was on the track "Push me, Pull me" from "Yeild" but even then, they start different, maybe sing a little different, but the music and lyrics are all Pearl Jam.
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It's amazing to me but I can't

Seem to say what I'm doing here

My tongue is all twisted around the air

I'm looking for words that were so well rehearsed

But I can't find them anywhere

With you there's no easy answer

It's true

You change the equation that I add up to

And all of the things I thought I knew

You turn it around

I'm amazed

When push comes to shove what I'd give to you

Everything

I'm amazed

The hallways I wouldn't mind crawling through

And I'd do it for days and days

I'm amazed, I'm amazed

That places your taking me to

Wait, I thought I had this down

I built all my cages and my hide out

I covered all my bases

But you

You creep in like a whisper

I try not to listen but I hear you

I don't know just what it is you do

But do it again

I'm amazed

When push comes to shove what I'd give to you

Everything

I'm amazed

The walls that I wouldn't mind crashing through

And I'd do it for days and days

I'm amazed, I'm amazed

At all of the things I know you have done

'Cause this time I think we've really won

That tables have turned

Now I'm taking my hat off to you

You said "we'll see"

But darling it's all clear to me

I'm amazed

And here in the foyer the hallway is small

I don't really think it's a hallway at all

It's a maze

Johnny your suitcase was finally received

She's packed up her things and she's ready to leave

It's amazing

All of the ink that was bled from your hands

Has painted a picture that she understands

It's amazed

And here by the ocean the sky's full of leaves

And what they can tell you depends on what you believe

It's a maze

The ass is a tree and the voices were three

And all that is gone is here sweeping through me

It's amazing

The voice of my father still loud as before

It used to scare me but not anymore

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Inevitably 3 sets of idiot parents ruined the fun for countless generations both back in '88 and in the future. Because of their inadequate parenting, 3 kids died by punctures to the skull by lawn darts. The FIRST thing that comes to my mind is: Where were the parents! Then I'm thinking, they're the ones who probably threw the damn things and let their kids run around under them!

I remember a rule book that the set came with stating that the hoops should be placed 50 feet away from where you're going to throw them, and that they shouldn't be thrown until the area with the hoops was clear of people. NOW, if you're a "good parent" you're going to protect your little ones by enforcing said rules by SUPERVISING their play, (not hoping that someone else will.) And HEY, if you're a REALLY good parent, you'll spend time with your kids and play the game WITH them! I want to meet the backward jackass human rejects that dare to blame the Jart manufacturer for killing their kid.

(SAME thing about videogames that are rated MA. if you're going to give them a game console, you better get your ass involved with knowing what kind of games your 5 year old is playing and you better not blame the game manufacturer that you're a Fricken IDIOT and didn't know they were playing a game made for 18+ year olds! For gods sake, get them to play an E rated game: "Katamari Damaci," it's addicting even to adults!)

Show some balls and take some responsibility! "due to my completely inept concept of parenting, I'm to blame for my son/daughter's deliquency/death" but NOOOOOOO, Hey honey, I refuse to accept that it's MY fault so lets find someone, ANYone to blame for this and have everything banned. Oh, and lets sit the little ones in front of the TV and let THAT raise our kids. Why not? They were unplanned and unwanted in the first place, now we're stuck with them and I have no time to be a real parent. (I've said it once already, why not a second: The kid's a bastard, and the parents are probably 15 year olds.)

I remember when I was dumb enough to use my Dad's bow and arrow without his permission and shot an arrow into the air and it went down from about 200 feet into a neighbors yard. (If someone was standing there, I guarantee they would have been killed.) Anyway, my dad saw me and let me just say I never grabbed the bow and arrow without permission again. If you set up rules, and your kids break them, If you LOVE them, and want them to live or at lease live a life that doesn't include being a dumbass 14 year old stuck in a 35 year old's body, you HAVE to lay down the law. (but it's also your responsibility to show them that you care in other ways that don't include hitting them when they're bad. for instance; telling them they played a good game even though they lost. encouraging them to always do their best even though they failed. Not by causing a scene and looking like a moron at their little league games when they "miss the ball")

Oh, By the way, "YOU'RE WELCOME" these parenting tips I provide free of charge, but if you're not a dumbass and have common sense, you already knew this didn't you? yea. . .you're a smarty.
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She mentioned (sort of) in passing how she wanted a pair of binoculars partly for security (to see license plate numbers of suspicious vehichles) but I'm thinking, "binoculars are great for so many other things!!"

As I paid for the things and was wrapping them up, I'm thinking "wow. . .if she really didn't want these, this is an akward gift!" But I'm also thinking "if she opens these in the presence of others, are they going to think I'm Creepy?" (normally I could care less what other people think, but in this case "other people" was potentially going to be her parents and siblings.)

The solution was to buy two cards, give her a funny one to open in front of everyone so they know I got her at least a card, and then give her the binoculars and a little more serious card when it's just the two of us.(that way, if she doesn't like them, she can chalk it up to my kookiness)

The Afor-mentioned Avalanche vs. Mighty Sucks game was the perfect opportunity to give her the gift. On the drive to the Pepsi Center, she read the card first and then opened the binoculars. Luckily, she liked them a lot and was happy with them, so I didn't have to rush and point out what else she could use them for: Stargazing, Moon Gazing, meteor showers, Office-spying, and HEY! we're going to the Avs game! Binoculars are great to zoom in on a face off, or scope out your favorite player! (and I was a little proud of my gift when I heard some folks around us say "awww, we should have brought our Binoculars")

as I was inspecting the pair I got my beloved, I noticed. . .These are REALLY good binoculars! and I got a good deal on them! I mean, look at these things: (not the actual model, but VERY similar)

I don't want to say how much I paid for them, (because she could be reading and it's my policy not to talk about the price of gifts)But let me just say that for the amount I paid for them, several of my family members (including myself) might be getting a damn good pair of Binoculars for birthday/christmas gifts!!

Personal Moral: My paranoia was ill-founded as Functional/practical items are NOT inappropriate gifts unless it has something to do with personal hygene or feminine products.
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