May 24th 2011 - Another average day for people around the world? Think again...
Activision have released a 2 minute trailer of the upcoming Modern Warfare 3 due for release in November.
The video includes the three countries seen in the lovely NVG style green video last week, America, England and France. This time however, we get to see each of their famous, tourist filled capitals turned into a bloody battlefield thanks most likely to some horrible nasty Russian renegades, (will the grizzly one armed man reappear? You better believe it!).
Make sure you're ready for November 8th 2011 - Get your face paint on, your perks all setup and your gear all locked and loaded, November looks like its going to be one hell of a fight.
Thats right, its that time of year again, the lovely people over at Activision have just offered up the next Call of Duty game in the series for pre-order AND have also chucked in a 'teaser' video.
The Call of Duty series has long alternated between two sets of stories and timelines. The games made by Treyarch have typically been set during the events of World War II, though last year's Call of Duty: Black Ops moved the setting to the Cold War of the 1960s. Starting with 2007's Modern Warfare, Infinity Ward's Call of Duties all took place in a modern day setting.
This time, its Infinity Ward's turn to wow the crowds with the sequel to their 2009 GOTY - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. This time though, they have thought long and hard about the name and decided on, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Original huh?
Although 'Infinity Ward' will be heading up this years Call of Duty, the actual designers and developers are completely different to the guys and girls that headed up the first Modern Warfare under Activision / Infinity Ward. This was due to some not so friendly Activision lawyers. Needless to say, the team behind the new Modern Warfare are still of a high caliber (coming from Sledgehammer Games) so we can be rest assured that Modern Warfare will still be a heart pumping action fest with some gorgeous eye candy to boot.
Although I am not a huge fan of the multiplayer aspect of Call of Duty, I do get very excited whenever there is a new COD on the horizon and this year is no exception. The single player in my opinion has never been beaten, the action / visuals and storyline are second to none, whether its Treyarch or Infinity Ward, they never disappoint have never really been rivaled in the single player arena and time of year release.
That is, until now.
EA games are going toe to toe with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 not only on the release date, but also on SP and Multiplayer. For the first time, EA/Dice are putting as much effort into their Single Player campaign as they normally do on the Multiplayer experience and you know what, I honestly think Infinity Ward should be worried.
We're told that Modern Warfare 3 will take place on a much larger, epic scale. It appears the game will explore the lead up to a blossoming set of engagements that could pull in other countries, creating a potential World War III scenario. The game will also feature large, urban destructible environments.
The focus on larger maps and destructible environments brings to mind competitor Electronic Arts' Battlefield series which made a name for itself with those two keystones. Battlefield 3 is also set for a 2011 fall release, meaning the two games will be vying directly with one another for gamers' attention. Battlefield 3, as shown by EA in previous events this year, will take place in a modern setting and feature large maps and destructible environments.
So, when will Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 be released? Well, my birthday - 08 / 11 / 2011, thats right, 3 days AFTER Battlefield 3 - an epic battle for the top slot, and one battle that I will wholeheartedly be at the forefront of.
You can pre-order Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 now from Game.co.uk and you can see the teaser trailer below
"If you hit up that well known video site, you may notice that each country gets their OWN teaser trailer"
Look out for the 24th May where Infinity Ward are releasing their next teaser trailer - I for one, cannot wait.
Is your seat belt on? You will need it. Strap in for a 2 hour thrill ride that never lets up
Making a sequel to a film is never normally a good thing. They excite all the fans of the previous film(s) and then disappoint them with a production that is not better than the original. The same goes for a remake. Some films turn into a series where each film becomes worse – this has been the case somewhat with the Fast and Furious series. However this fifth film is one that outclasses its predecessors, read on to see why.
Fast Five continues where Fast and Furious left off, with Dominic sentenced to 25 years in jail and the bus chase that was seen at the end involving Mia and Brian. The aftermath of their interception was that they managed to break Dom out of custody, dodged every authority, and have fled to Rio de Janeiro (where every Brazilian owns some sort of semi-automatic rifle). In order to break free, they attempt to pull off a 100 million dollar heist. It isn't long before they all become a few of the most wanted criminals. Their mission that rips through Brazil sees two on their tail – federal agent Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson), who never lets anyone escape and corrupt drug lord Reyes (Joaquim de Almeida) who wants them dead.
Dwayne Johnson was perfectly cast for his role and shows a lot more of his talky WWE side unlike his last film Faster where he was virtually on mute. Fast and Furious has never been known for excelling in intellectual filmmaking or Oscar winning scripts. It's known for the action scenes and for the FUN. And what spectacular action scenes there are in Fast Five. It takes it turn to be more of “The Expendables” instead of the previous films of the series by having a 'men on a mission' plot element and emphasising more on fighting than racing. There's more road rage in here than street racing, and for the record there's even an ex-wrestler versus action hero fight like there was when Stone Cold fist fought Sly Stallone – I’ll let you watch it instead of ruining it
The first act of the film is fast and furious. It quickly takes the audience on a relentless train ride where we see a train robbery in process. This act quickly builds up a background for the story so the audience knows who, what, when, how and why the team are in Brazil. The second act revolves around the main plot element of the $100 million heist. The film decelerates slightly here when we see the crew plotting. Anyone who would have seen the details of the film beforehand would realise why – this lasts over 2 hours, longer than all of the previous films. The 10 minutes after a full two hours weren't really necessary but show us the aftermath of the third act, the hugely thrilling act. Any who feel frustrated at the pace of the second act – stay for the climactic scene in the third act.
Fast Five isn’t an Oscar worthy nomination, nor will it be up there with the ‘King’s Speech’ as a classic, however, Fast Five is a very fun, action packed film that doesn’t take itself seriously and allows the audience to get swept away in a life that they most likely, will never be part of.
It's like the men behind the camera decided to perfect the action scenes, the plot was secondary. Looking at this year's earlier films The Mechanic and The Green Hornet, it's safe to say that Fast Five has the best action sequences of the year yet, and is the best action film overall so far.
Verdict: Forgive the simplicity of the script / plot and get ready for the fastest and most furious ride yet - 9 / 10
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The Geek Mill.
