The Guild - Season 1 - Episode 10: Boss Fight

Angels & Demons (Soundtrack)

The DaVinci Code had a pretty awesome soundtrack, however for Angels & Demons Hans Zimmer pretty much started again. A few of the original themes are still there, but the majority is brand new stuff. And that's what we like.

"160 BPM" is my favourite of all the cues but the entire soundtrack is made up of great cues. The soundtrack almost reminds me of John Powell's Bourne scores. However, crossed with the sound of The DaVinci Code it takes it to another level.

The opening of "God Particle" is the cue used in the trailer and just sounds even better in the film. The rest of the cue is okay, but after such a strong opening it makes the rest of it sound a bit weak.

I found all the tracks have parts I love. And if you loved the soundtrack for The DaVinici Code or are any sort of a Hans Zimmer fan then you simply must buy this.

The Guild - Season 1 - Episode 9: Owning Bladezz

Terminator: Infinity

This Terminator comic takes place after the events in Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines. However, it does not tie in with Terminator Salvation and actually follows an alternate time line. But considering Terminator has no official cannon you can choose whether or not you prefer Terminator: Infinity or Terminator Salvation.

I think they both have strengths and weaknesses and if you're a Terminator fan then it's worth reading the comic as well as watching the movie. The comic reads as if it were a movie and really feels like part of the Terminator universe.

However, if you read this and like it then you must also buy Terminator: Revolution as this is the sequel comic to Terminator: Infinity.

The only thing I find slightly annoying with the Terminator franchise is all the references to the first film. For example, "Come with me if you want to live." It seems like there are about five lines from the first movie that have to be worked into every Terminator story or film.

Never the less I really enjoyed reading Terminator: Infinity and am about to move onto the sequel.

The Guild - Season 1 - Episode 8: Tipping Point

District 9

I've kind of mixed feelings on this film. The first half an hour (ish) is filmed in a documentary style, similar to The Blair Witch Project and Cloverfield. Now I hate this type of film, and I particularly hated it in District 9. In fact after I saw the style in the trailer I was kind of on the fence about whether or not I wanted to see the film. But one of my friends wanted to go and see it, so I went too.

After about half an hour the film just abandons the documentary style of film and switches to the normal style. Once it did this, I loved the film. But it was also when it switched style that the films story seemed to switch. It started out as basically being about racism, but when it switched it turned into a fugitive film, full of awesome guns and technology as well as exploding people.

But it wasn't just all about the exploding people or the guns because the story was great as well. The ending though I thought was a little disappointing as the film builds up and up and then delivers something else. I wouldn't say the ending was bad at all I just would have preferred it to have ended a different way, as the one it did end with kind of does the whole sequel set up.

They could definitely make a sequel, but in a way I kind of hope that they don't, because the film does work on it's own.

I still don't know whether I'm going to watch this film again, just because I really did dislike the beginning. I think the film didn't know what type of film it was, or what style it wanted to be shot in, because it's kind of all over the place when it comes to both. Blomkamp is definitely a good film maker, although unfortunately just not of the kind of film I love watching.

No Internet :(

Apologies but I currently have no Internet due to recently moving house, so there won't be any posts this week. Although hopefully I will be back online by next week when they'll resume as normal.

The Guild - Season 1 - Episode 7: Home Invasion

The International (Soundtrack)

Another soundtrack from the trio that is Tom Tkywer, Johnny Klimek and Reinhold Heil. This soundtrack whilst perhaps not there best is still very good and has a few nice themes.

I didn't find there were really any outstanding tracks but what was there was very listenable. I'd be happy to just put this CD on in the background, but I'd also be happy to just listen to it on it's own and there are some definite tracks I would go back and listen to.

If you've heard any other music by Johnny Klimek and Reinhold Heil then it is similar to their usual stuff. I found this album as a whole was very strong compared to their other work, however, as for individual tracks, some of their other albums have some better tracks that stand out, such as with Run Lola Run and One Hour Photo.

The Guild - Season 1 - Episode 6: Total Wipe