A Book of Empty Pages

REVIEW: If it wasn't for Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman headlining this movie, I'd say The Book of Eli is probably worth reading its first chapter. That's it. The movie preaches about having faith in our darkest hours and not lose it when everything in the world says otherwise. Yet, the Hughes Brothers showed no faith in their audience at all.

There was no drama within the character of Eli (Washington) at all and his so-called path of faith towards west didn't present much of a test for him that make him question the voice he heard that prompted his 15-year long trek to save humanity from themselves. Meeting and befriending the brave but innocent Salara (Mila Kunis) is not exactly what I call a testament to his found beliefs.

Video Game Spotlight: God of War 3

On March 31, 2010, Sony Computer Entertainment's Santa Monica Studio will be releasing 2009 Spike Video Game Awards' "Most Anticipated Game" of 2010, God of War III. The game is the fifth and final installment of the series and will be the first God of War game to be released for the Playstation 3.

G.O.W. III takes place immediately after the events on God of War II and is promised to take full advantage of the PS3's rendering muscles and will support full 1080p HD and Sixaxis vibration capabilities. But, will it be as good as Uncharted 2: Honor Among Thieves? That remains to be seen.

Daybreakers Trailer 2

If you're into vampires (and who isn't these days), Lionsgate is releasing their take on bloodsuckers that doesn't involve a love triangle between a vampire, a human, and a werewolf on Friday (Jan. 8th).  

Daybreakers is an original twist to the genre that surrounds a plague infecting and turning almost the entire human population into vampires 9 years from now. The surviving humans have been hunted and farmed for their blood but eventually become scarce threatening the on-going existence of both vampires and humans alike.

A vampire researcher who doesn't believe in human blood consumption named, Edward Dalton (Ethan Hawke) is in a race against time to perfect a human blood alternative that will save both humans and vampires from extinction. But Dalton's work runs into a dead-end when his experiments prove inadequate. That is until he runs into Audrey, a human survivor who has the answer to the breakthrough he needs to complete his research.

But the vampires are growing impatient and the fate of the earth's population is in danger should the last remaining humans are found.

The film isn't padded by miscalculated production budget, over-marketing, or 3D technology. Instead, it relies upon good story-telling, action, suspense, and characters to drive the movie.

It certainly looks promising.

Here is the second trailer: