Set to Stun

So I had a pretty good week and weekend. Nothing too exciting, but good none the less. So on Saturday, I went and saw the new Star Trek movie. It was pretty amazing and a great space adventure. I'm glad I went and saw it opening weekend. Although in the past I wasn't too big of a Star Trek fan, I think I may be after the movie. It made me want to see more, although if I act on it is yet to be determined. I think the plot did get pretty crazy at times, which may be off putting to some watchers, but I liked it. I also wonder if this whole thing is supposed to be in canon or not since it seems like it might through some things off.

Also this weekend I went on a very short hike. I read in the NYT an article about Hudson Valley vistas and Burger hill was listed, so I decided I would check it out. It turned out to be a very short hike up a medium sized hill. The view was ok, but it was nothing special and didn't even have a view of much. I was more surprised that something like this would be listed in the NYT. If I was closer to NYC and decided to come check this out, I would be mad. Since I am much closer, I was ok with it, but was expecting more.

I also finished two rentals this week. I got Benjamin Button which was a pretty good life story, but was epically long which detracted from it overall. I also thought there were some major plot holes since he's born and died with the body of a baby which doesn't make sense. He's also stupid with each. This strides from the original story since he was supposed to be born with the knowledge of an old man. I also just wish that his body didn't somehow shrink.
I also saw Tropic Thunder. Nothing special really, just an ok comedy. I found my self laughing a few times, but not too much.

In my weekend gaming, I finished up Uncharted and started the newest Prince of Persia. Uncharted was great and I look forward to the sequel. I even did a little bit of trophy hunting (although I'm not too sure why since they mean nothing and I don't really have any PSN friends that would care). Prince of Persia seems ok as of now. It is beautiful and the platforming is fun, but the pacing is absolutely horrible and the game can get repetitive. I would guess I'm halfway through or so. The game opens up to 24 different levels and after you complete one, it's just rinse and repeat 23 more times. For now I'm sticking with it since the platforming is a lot of fun.