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Review: Empire of the Wolves...

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This movie is a French movie staring Jean Reno, and a few other French stars. It starts off as a Noir type movie set in Paris. And the main character in this movie is Paul Nerteaux (Jocelyn Quivrin) who is trying to solve a bunch of sirial murders in his hands. The movie starts off in two seperate parts, and then slowly starts putting itself back together. And then there is Anna Heymes (Arly Jover) who is having mental problems from the beginning of the movie. During all this the Turkish Mafia is causing havoc in Paris and people are getting out of their way. There are a lot part to this movie coming together, and for a while you will be jumping back and forth, and its a bit confusing. The characters themselves are really good, and you reall get involved with them. Jean Reno is the old school cop who was thrown out of the police force for some dirty work, and different investigational tactics. Jean and Jocelyn play the good and bad cop really well, the expert and rookie. The one part that kept confusing me is that they didnt tie the stories together until later. The story itself was a bit too jumpy for too long, I thought the story was one thing until I saw that it all tied together in a different way. I think they tied too many stories together for this movie so they couldnt go in depth into one or two stories, so things kept changing and you kept getting introduced to new characters and too many questions are left. Thats why Im giving this movie a 2.5 out of 5.

Link: IMDB


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Review: Annapolis...

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I saw this movie the other night, and its the story about a shipbuilder who goes to the Naval Academy. The main actor (James Franco) is an ok actor, and he was acting opposite Jordana Brewster (Fast and the Furious), and also Tyrese Gibson is in this movie. For me Tyrese is what brought the movie down a lot, and the story just wasnt complete. It was a good movie just to kill sometime, and it wasnt a horrible movie. It felt lost between G.I.Jane and Rocky, because the story revolves around boxing and being in the naval academy. If you have some time you might want to watch the movie, but other than that I wouldnt recommend it.

Link: Annapolis

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Review: Yakitate...

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Plot Summary: Azuma Kazuma isn’t terribly clever, but he’s got a good heart and great skill – at baking. Since childhood, he’s been on a quest to create the perfect bread to represent Japan internationally. Now, he seeks to enter the famous bakery Pantasia, in hopes of reaching his goal. But plots abound…

This is one of the best animes I have seen. Yakitate Japan follows one boy through his baking adventures. Azuma Kazuma is that young baker, and he started baking at the age of 6. And his friends Kawachi, Tsukino, Kanmori, and the Manager go through battles with baking contests against each other and against other poeple to save Tsukinos grandfather’s company. I It is one of the funniest animes I have ever seen, with a great story line and extremely well done. I couldnt stop watching episode to episode. I didnt know there was this much to baking bread, and every time I finished an episode I wanted to eat fresh bread everytime. And this anime jokes about other animes in cameo type epsidoes. I really couldnt stop laughing at some their antics. Kawachi and he manager are the funniest two, and Azuma is the optimistic person who always finds a way to win the competitions with his amazing tasting bread. He never is down, and he will always find a way to make people happy with his odd way of thinking. Kawachi is part of this baking team but his skills are not even close to some of the geniuses he works with, but I keep laughing so hard because of his mistakes and his thoughts. He reacts in his funny ways because he doesnt understand, but he always acts like he is the genius even though everyone knows he is an idiot and tells him that. I really recommend this anime to people to want a great story line, great humor, great music, and just over-all great. I know this was a good anime because at the end of the anime I was really sad to have it, I really wanted more but I just have to move on to the next good anime!

Link: AnimeNewsNetwork

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Review: Azureus BitTorrent Client...

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I download a lot of anime, TV series, and other stuff using torrents. I download so much that I need to keep my torrent client open for many days. And after a while I get all that I wanted. As you can tell from the image above I download a lot and I have a lot of tabs open on firefox!
I have tried different BitTorrent Clients:

BitTornado
ABC Torrent
BitTorrent
Azureus

The best one I have found with all the updates is Azureus BitTorrent Client, it seems to get downloads quick and make sure things are working great. And you can configure the settings down to the packet size being downloaded, and many other custumizations. And it has a lot better interface then most Torrent Clients, and it gets update regularly and runs on Java.

It also has some really useful plugins. So If Im surfing and using my bandwidth Azureus has plug-in called autospeed which caps the speed on the downloading and uploading. So I would be surfing without any problems. There are regular updates for Azureus, and its always being developed further.

It supports Windows, Linux, and OSX. And their wiki is extremely useful with all the details of how to solve networking problems.

The only problem I have is with my linksys router. To be exact its the WRT54G, and its a router I have had for a long time, and I do like linksys routers from using them in the states, and the features they provide. I forwarded all ports which are needed for UDP and TCP to Azureus through the router, but there are still some problems I face with it. Even if I set the computer with Azureus as a DMZ it still has some problems connecting with certain details, but never any problems downloading. It alway downloads everything perfectly.

I think it is the best Torrent Client out there and I think people would like using it. But there is always room for improvement. That is why I gave it a 4.5 out of 5.

Update spelling changed from Azueres to Azures thanks to CyberRowdy
Link: Azureus

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Review: Cars...

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I just saw this movie with my friends the other night, and I have to say I wasn’t disappointed! This can be considered one of Pixar’s hit movies. The animation was fantastic, and the sounds of all the cars were amazing, and the characters of each car was hilarious! There was a truck who sounded like he was from the south, and our friend studied in Georgia and we couldnt stop laughing because they sounded the same. I think people who like Pixar animation movies will love this movie. It has a fantastic story line, with a great plot. You laugh a lot and your heart gets touched just at the right moments. They brought these objects we call cars to life in this movie. And the main character Lighting McQueen is something to see. And you can identify with so many of the different cars. You have a bunch of endearing eccentric characters in this town and a big race that you cant wait to see. I dont want to give the story away, but im giving this movie 5 out of 5.

Link: IMDB

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Review: Cowboy Bebop...

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Plot Summary: Spike Spiegel, a bounty Hunter with a dark past, lives on bounty to bounty, barely making it each time, or not making it at all. His partners Jet Black, Faye Valentine, Ed and Ein the dog all help him in his adventures from planet to planet.

Cowboy Bebop is one of the greatest animes I have seen, and it is the best dubbed anime I have seen. Some times some companies do a botched job with the dubbing, but this anime is amazing and shouldn’t be missed. You get immersed in the life of each one of these characters, and the combination of this group is hilarious. I couldn’t get enough of this series and it the animation itself is amazing, and storyline is amazing. Spike is the main character and his band of bounty hunters. Jet gets information from the right contacts, Fay is the flamboyant bounty hunter and she helps Spike when the money is right. Ed is a funny girl who only thinks of electronics with the help of their genius dog Ein. Ed pretty much digs up any digital information available on anyone. And this relationship ties them together as one dysfunctional family, and you can relate to these people and understand them. Only good animes get you attached to the characters on a personal level, and I did get attached. I really recommend this anime for people to watch! It’s a good oldy!

Link: AnimeNewsNetwork

Link: Amazon & Amazon


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Review: GTO...

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Plot Summary: Onizuka is an ex-biker and gang leader who has one goal, to become the greatest teacher. He learns of the power and respect possible as an intern teacher, using his strength and connections to get his students to respect him. Now, graduated, he gets a job at a prestigious private school to handle their ‘problem class’ that made the past few teachers quit. He must handle a different sort of trouble when the trouble makers include some of the smartest kids in Japan who preffer a more cerebral approach to torturing their teacher. Onizuka must slowly win his students over and deal with their mistrust of teachers while handling the distrust of his fellow teachers.

This is one amazing anime that I couldn’t get enough of. Onizuka is an ex-gang leader, karate champ, 22 year old who wants to be the greatest teacher alive. He is also obsessed with high school girls, perverted, vulgar, and loves video games. He has to deal with the worst class en school and turn them around, and he uses un-orthodox tactics which are borderline insane. You get involved with all the characters, and get attached to different people. The animation is fantastic, and all you could do is laugh and get hooked on Onizuka. By the time animation is over you don’t want it to end. I recommend anyone who loves animation to watch this animation because its a classic that shouldn’t be missed. This is one of the few animes where they did a really good job with the dubbing. The voices really fit the characters.
Link: AnimeNewsNetwork

Link: BoxSet1 & BoxSet2

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Review: Trinity Blood...

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Plot Summary: The background is in the distant future after the destruction brought about by Armageddon. The war between the vampires and the humans continue to persist. In order to protect the humans from the vampires, Vatican has to rely on other allies to counter the situation. The protagonist, a priest called Peter Abel Nightroad, travels through the countries as a representative for the Vaticans. However, he is also part of “Ax”, a special operations group controlled by the Cardinal Catherina. His encounter with a young girl called Esther will determine the struggle and survival between the human race and the vampires.

This is an intereseting anime to say the least. It involves vampires and the Vatican Church and the battle between them as two empires. You meet a Abel Nightroad, they all call him Father Nightroad. He is a very comical character. This is a very deep story with intertwining pieces. The character development is amazing, and the animation is fantastic. The story line is great and you just want to keep watching it. After watching the first episode I waited for the whole anime to finish, and then I downloaded all of it. And I watched it over four days, and I was made that I finished it. The are a lot of characters that you will like, and could relate to. And Father Nightroad just seems like a funny clumsy guy, but you dont find out except later of his skills as a member of Ax. Every member of Ax has a very special skill, and Father Nightroad seems to be the most powerful even though it does not show.

Link: AnimeNewsNetwork

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Review: Speed Grapher...

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Plot Summary: Ten years after the Bubble War, the dichotomy between the rich and the poor in the world becomes more prominent and Japan is no exception. The rich seeks to satisfy their desires and derive pleasure for themselves, and Tokyo has materialise into such a city as a result. Saiga, once a war photographer, works for Hibara Ginza in the capitalist state of Tokyo. He infiltrates into Roppongi Club, a secretive base located in the red district area of the city, to collect information about them. However, he was caught in the process and brought forward to a girl called Kagura who was in the midst of a ritual. His contact with Kagura awakens his special ability: the power to make things explode once photographed. In order to unravel the mystery behind the Roppongi Club and Kagura, Saiga begins his solitary battle.

This is a slightly dark anime which goes into the depths of a person’s desires. It starts off with Saiga as a solitary type person, who has a knack for amazing photographs. At first it was a bit odd, and I didnt understand everything going on. But one thing I was happy for sure, that I had all the episodes downloaded by the time I started watching it. After the third or fourth episode I couldnt stop watching this anime. I kept watching it late into the night! The character is amazing, and the story line is extremely creative. Everytime you watch an episode you have more and more questions, and the mystery of his powers and how these are develop keeps you going. And through all the battles you want Saiga to win. Its a very deep story that a lot of people will enjoy.

Link: AnimeNewsNetwork
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Review: Sousei No Aquarion...

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Plot Summary: In a distant future, humanity once again is facing the threat of the “Shadow Angels”. Mystical creatures who returned after 12.000 years of absence. They attack human cities and kidnap their inhabitants in order to drain their “prana” (vital energy). To fight against them, youngsters with special powers from arround the world were gathered and trained to pilot the “vector machines”, three ancient ships that together form mankind’s ultimate weapon, “Aquarion”. The story revolves mainly arround Apollo, a teenager rumored as the reencarnation of Apolonius, a fallen angel who fought against his own kind to protect mankind. Few believe it could be true, but the fact is that dispite his untamed and reckless nature, he proved to be an invaluable asset in the battle against the Shadow Angels.

If you are person who enjoys mecha type animes then I deffinatly recommend this anime for you! The animation itself is breath taking, and I cant get the music out of my head. I really enjoyed this anime. I really like the character Apollo, and Pierre. Apollo being the main character, and Pierre being a playboy type side character. And it has its funny moments, and its really deep moments. What I love about a good anime is when you are always left wondering about different relationships and what will happen next. I think you wouldnt be disappointed watching this anime!

Link: AnimeNewsNetwork
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