Posted by Rob on December 2, 2011 – 12:59 pm
Filed under Video Games
Tagged as 360, big bad bob, bigbadbob, DVD, food lion, gamefly, harris teeter, movie, netflix, PlayStation 3, PS3, redbox, rental, saints row the third, video game, xbox
No more feeling guilty when you hand the video clerk a copy of “Disney Universe”
With my recent console dilemma I was stuck with PS3 games from Gamefly yet no PS3 to play them on. I only have a handful of games for the 360 so I wanted something new to play for a little bit to tide me over until Gamefly can send me a 360 game. Enter the Redbox. I had never used one before, and Netflix has always fulfilled our movie needs just fine. Now that Redbox offers games too I figured I would finally give the service a whirl.
In case you don’t know, Redbox is a giant vending machine located in certain grocery and pharmacy stores that dispenses movies and games. You select your title, slide your credit card through, and they pop the disc out for you to take home. You have until 9:00pm the next day to return it and only pay one day charge ($1.20 for movies, $2.00 for games). If you keep it longer it’s an additional days charge per day. The really neat thing I discovered is that you can go onto their website and see what each kiosk offers, as each one not only has a few different titles but you can also see which discs are available and which are currently being rented. You can even rent a disc off their website and have it reserved so you can pick it up later! Read More »
Posted by Rob on July 13, 2011 – 6:44 am
Filed under Movies
Tagged as big bad bob, bigbadbob, blu-ray, DVD, gamefly, movie gallery, netflix, shit list, streaming, subscription, TV Shows
I’ve been a member of Netflix for…I don’t even know. I know I was using it before I started dating Shell, and that was almost eight years ago. I never really had a problem with them, except for that time they decided to delete profiles so you could no longer have friends and recommend movies to each other…that was a lame move! But this time, Netflix has gone too far.
I received a lovely e-mail from them yesterday indicating that, starting September 1, they were going to be changing their subscription options. I currently have the one DVD/unlimited streaming (with Blu-ray) for $11.99, which is probably too much to begin with, but once I got the HDTV I just had to watch a few Blu-rays to see the quality difference. Under their new plans, streaming and DVD plans will be separated, so in order to keep what I have I will have to subscribe to:
- $9.99- one DVD at a time with Blu-ray options
- $7.99- unlimited streaming
So my monthly payments will jump from $11.99 to $17.98 a month! They aren’t just raising the price by a dollar or two, but by six bucks a month! When you look at the annual breakdown, that’s $71 extra smackers a year. That is a HUGE difference!
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Posted by Rob on April 1, 2011 – 7:02 pm
Filed under My Personal Life, TV Shows, Video Games
Tagged as big bad bob, bigbadbob, co-op, dead nation, farscape, firefly, force unleashed ii, free realms, gamefly, job, mmo, netflix, north carolina, online, PlayStation 3, PS3, review, RPG, Star Wars, work, wwe allstars
So as you can see, it’s been pretty quiet around here lately. I blame the new job, which has definitely been kicking my butt since I have to get up at 2:45am. I usually don’t get home until after 12, so by that time I’m just so exhausted that I drag myself into the shower and then flop down on the couch. Yet it saddens my heart to see this blog not being updated, so today I started up on a few posts which will be finalized over the coming days.
As far as video games goes, my drought is finally over. For the past two weeks I’ve had nothing really to play, which was pretty sad. But this week has been nuts, and I’ve had a bunch of games thrown at me: Read More »
Posted by Rob on March 7, 2011 – 10:29 pm
Filed under TV Shows
Tagged as big bad bob, bigbadbob, canceled, heroes, my name is earl, nbc, netflix, no ordinary family, season finale, series finale, the cape, the office, TV Shows
I popped on NBC at 9:00pm EST tonight to catch this week’s episode of The Cape, and was shocked to find that it was not on. After doing some online researching, I found that the show was not just being pushed back a week (as has happened several times this season), but has actually been canceled. Thus I am left to make yet another rant about a good show getting canceled before it’s time, much like My Name is Earl and Heroes. It’s funny how Earl, Heroes, and The Cape are all NBC shows…
The worst part of this is that it happened basically mid-season. Yeah, the season was almost over, with only two weeks left, but it is still upsetting to know that I won’t be watching any new episodes of The Cape on TV ever again. However, all is not totally lost. NBC has confirmed that “…the show’s season finale, which was to have aired this past Monday as part of a double-header, instead will premiere online at NBC.com sometime in March.” Read More »
Posted by Rob on January 26, 2011 – 10:03 pm
Filed under Video Games
Tagged as big bad bob, bigbadbob, droid, eureka, fallout: new vegas, netflix, online, PlayStation 3, playstation blog, PS3, PSN, Sacred 2, trophies, trophy, two worlds II, update, update 3.56, wwe smackdown vs. raw 2011
It was 9:30. Shell was sleeping soundly on the couch, and I was ready to get my game on. I was hoping to dive into Two Worlds II some more, or meet up with Steve for some Sacred 2. Instead, when I went to sign in to PSN, it stated that I had to download the newest update, 3.56. I tried to ignore it, but I could not sign into PSN without this update.
So I clicked on the button to install the update, and I saw it was going very slow. I googled it from my Droid, and on the PlayStation Blog, tons of people were complaining that the update did indeed install slow, and would eventually abort after reporting an error message. After reading the tons of complaints I decided to cancel the update myself before receiving the error code.
So I can’t play online, and I can’t even watch Netflix! I would love to play Two Worlds II, but I don’t know how not having this update will effect things, particularly the trophies (and you all know me for the trophy whore I am.) So I think I’ll just pop in something else, maybe some SvR 2011 or New Vegas. I’ll try again in the morning.
Thanks for costing me a sweet gaming night, Sony.
Edit:
I’m going to play it safe and just watch some Netflix on the 360…probably some Eureka. See what you did Sony? You made me turn to the arms of your competitor!
Posted by Rob on November 9, 2010 – 10:17 pm
Filed under Geocaching, Movies, Sports, TV Shows, Video Games
Tagged as 360, ahl, albany devils, big bad bob, bigbadbob, bigfoot, bioshock 2, castle crashers, co-op, east greenbush, fallout: new vegas, final fight: double impact, geocache, Geocaching, Ghostbusters, guys night, guys weekend, hockey, instant, lara croft and the guardian of light, left 4 dead 2, Movies, netflix, peggle, PlayStation 3, PS3, sasquatch, scott pilgrim vs. the world, street fighter puzzle fighter, super mario bros, svr2011, teenage mutant ninja turtles, wwe smackdown vs. raw 2011, xbox
Shell was in Vegas this past weekend visiting with her family and throwing her sister a surprise baby shower. That left me alone for the extended weekend, which proved to be the perfect opportunity for me to throw a “Guys Weekend In” and have my friend Steve come up from Middytown. The weekend was full of gaming, cheesy movies, geocaching, hockey, and lots more. I fine time was had by all.
The main event of the weekend was WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2011. I had created a co-op storyline for Steve and myself which followed our rise to the top, and eventually to the tag team titles. The storyline had everything: action, suspense, treachery, comedy, and more. It also included a variety of tag team matches of varying degrees, all culminating in a massive Hell in a Cell match at the PPV for the tag team titles. We also played plenty of exhibition tag team and other matches, including Royal Rumble, Table, Money in the Bank, Elimination Chamber, and many others. WWE SvR 2011 was clearly the winner this weekend.
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Posted by Rob on October 19, 2010 – 8:53 am
Filed under Movies, TV Shows, Video Games
Tagged as 360, big bad bob, bigbadbob, console, instant, movie, netflix, PlayStation 3, PS3, queue, Sony, TV Shows, xbox, xmb
I loved that Netflix bought their instant movie/tv show watching to the home consoles, as it is way better to watch from your own tv as opposed to the computer. I used the PS3 initially, and it worked great. The only downside was that you had to put a Netflix disc in the system, so when I wanted to watch a movie I had to get up and change out the game disc with the Netflix one. Then I got a 360, and the fact that their Netflix features were discless made me watch most of my videos on there. I also thought the load times were faster on the 360, and there was less buffering instances.
But yesterday Sony rolled out their own discless Netflix, and I was instantly hooked. Once you select the movie you want to watch, it is played almost instantly. I would say that there is maybe a two-second load time, if that. Also, I haven’t experienced any buffering or lag during play. Also, the Netflix program itself loads up extremely quickly from the PS3′s XMB. The PS3 has also upgraded it’s Netflix capabilities by offering most of the features the 360 does, mainly the ability to get suggestions, browse more categories, and actually search the instant database for movie titles or actors/actresses. The only feature that the 360 still has over the PS3 is the ability to watch a movie/tv show with your online friends.
I am so glad the PS3 got this upgraded version of Netflix. Not only does it now offer the same features that the 360 does, but it is now superior to the 360, in terms of video quality and upload speeds. I’m not saying that the 360′s Netflix is bad, but the PS3 will offer the same quality experience, just faster. I truly love the instant Netflix on my consoles!!!
Posted by Rob on October 11, 2010 – 9:59 pm
Filed under Video Games
Tagged as amazon, big bad bob, bigbadbob, bioshock, Books, borderlands: goty, cd, co-op, deathspank, dvds, Fallout 3, fallout: new vegas, gamefly, lara croft, library, local, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, Movies, netflix, nhl '11, online, Resistance 2, scott pilgrim vs. the world, single player, smackdown vs. raw 2011, svr 2011, trade-in, trine, Uncharted 2, video games
I think I have some kind of crazy, compulsive problem where I have this “need” to have a media collection…I used to buy tons of games, DVDs, CDs, and books just to say “look at my collection.” Tons of CDs were never listen to, even more books were never read, and some DVDs still sit on my case in their original wrapping, having never been watched. Over the past year or two…actually since moving into my current apartment, I have severely cut down on my spending, but there is still one bad habit I maintain…buying single player games.
I really came to this realization this morning. Over the weekend I had beaten Trine, Scott Pilgrim, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, and DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue, so this morning I needed something to play while waiting for Shell to get ready. I was lying on the floor, looking at my game collection, and I realized that I had a lot of single player games that I will probably never play again. Games like BioShock, God of War, Uncharted: Drakes Fortune, and Dragon Age: Origins were all great, wonderful, classic games, but I would probably never play them again; especially since I always have something new to play through Gamefly. So I sat there, and I said “you know Rob, you paid $60 for these games when they came out, you spent less than a month playing through them, and once you beat it, you move on to the next game.” I realized how stupid it was for me to buy these games that I would never play again. I have Gamefly…I can rent any game whenever I want, and usually get it the week it releases if I plan my queue right. It’s so silly for me to be buying these single player games! Read More »
Posted by Rob on July 12, 2010 – 7:43 am
Filed under Movies
Tagged as andy, big bad bob, bigbadbob, buzz lightyear, family, jim varney, Movies, netflix, shrek, slinky dog, toy story, toy story 2, toy story 3, toys, woody
It wasn’t until Toy Story 3 came out that I realized that I had never seen Toy Story 2. I don’t know how that happened, but it did, and I wasn’t happy. I quickly rented Toy Story 2 from Netflix so that I would be ready for the new one when it hit theaters. I had been hearing a lot of good things from reviews and friends alike, and being the big kid at heart that I am, I couldn’t wait to see this film. What everyone was saying is true…the movie lives up to the others, and delivers a funny and emotional film that is enjoyable to people of all ages.
The movie basically starts off with the toys’ owner Andy getting ready to go away to college. With him leaving, his mom wants him to clean his room up and get all his old stuff either in the attic or thrown out to the curb. A series of events finds the toys arriving at a daycare center, where they dream of being played with all the time (since the now seventeen year-old Andy has not sat in his room and played with his toys in years.)
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Posted by Rob on June 13, 2010 – 8:08 pm
So just to bring everyone up to speed, I came back from the hotel the day after our wedding, opened our apartment door, and found a HDTV sitting in the living room, begging me to release it from its box. Steve, my best man, had snuck into my apartment the day of the wedding and planted the TV there as our wedding gift. So I finally have an HDTV! It’s a Samsung 40″ 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV, and it’s wonderful. Let’s just say that soon after we got home, my father-in-law and I were busy getting it hooked up. I just couldn’t wait!
The picture is wonderful. Shell keeps saying that old movies in particular look like a “reality show”, in that movies that are like ten to twenty years old look like they were shot last year. And this is just DVDs…I can’t wait to try out some Blu-rays. Speaking of which, I went over to Netflix and we will now be receiving Blu-ray movies instead of DVDs. I’m really looking forward to really enjoying it! Read More »
Posted by Rob on May 15, 2010 – 8:14 pm
Filed under My Personal Life
Tagged as big bad bob, bigbadbob, butcher block, disney, grocery shopping, honeymoon, iron man 2, mall, netflix, price chopper, prime rib, saturday, shopping, steakhouse, the blindside, wal-mart
Today went by ridiculously quick. We started at 8:00am with a fresh egg and turkey bacon breakfast. After getting ready for the day, we did our normal grocery shopping routine, which consists of Wal-Mart and Price Chopper. We also stopped at the liquor store and picked up some wine, since our cabinet was low.
After returning home and eating lunch, we headed out to the mall. We did some more wardrobe shopping and other junk, and ended up catching an afternoon showing of Iron Man 2 (a review of it will be done in a separate post.) Needless to say, the movie was freaking awesome. I’ve been very happy with the Iron Man franchise as far as the movies go. Read More »
Posted by Rob on February 20, 2010 – 12:23 pm
Filed under Movies
Tagged as comedy, dwayne johnson, fantasy, magic, michelle pfeiffer, movie, netflix, princess bride, robert de niro, romance, shakespeare, stardust, the rock, witch
We got Stardust in from Netflix kind of on accident. I had been interested in watching it, but I hadn’t intended on seeing it yet. Needless to say, I didn’t keep an eye on my queue, and in it came. However, it ended up being quite a pleasant film, and if anything I was mad at myself for not renting it sooner.
Stardust is a romantic/fantasy/comedy movie, and definitely reminded me of The Princess Bride in terms of how it is presented to the viewer. The basic plot is that a star (that for whatever reason is human) falls from the sky, and everyone wants a piece of it. The protagonist Tristan wants to bring a star to the local woman he has his eyes on to prove his love for her. Some witches want her because, in this fantasy world, witches eat the hearts of stars in order to regain youth and magical power. There are also two princes who are attempting to get the star, because whoever has her necklace will become King. Tristan gets to her first, and attempts to escort her back to his town while avoiding the wily witches and greedy ruthless princes. As might be expected from a romance movie, along the way Tristan falls in love with the star, which eventually leads to a happy ever after.
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Posted by Rob on December 30, 2009 – 2:59 pm
Filed under Movies
Tagged as big bad bob, bigbadbob, enemy, film, google, jamie kennedy, movie, netflix, PlayStation 3, PS3, queue, review, rob lowe, sky high, super hero, the specials, villain
I was going through my Netflix instant queue on the PS3 to find a movie to watch. I had added the movie The Specials, which looked like a spoof on super hero/X-Men movies (since one of the guys looks basically like a broke-ass Nightcrawler). So I gave the movie a go to see how it was. I was pretty disappointed.
So the movie is about a group of super heroes called “The Specials.” As the name implies, they are not the brightest heroes of the bunch, and in a world where there are several super hero teams, they are the last. The movie is not really a direct spoof on any particular heroes or storyline, but on heroes in general. The leader of the group is an arrogant jerk who thinks he is best, but soon finds his team falling apart. Other members include a lady who can talk to demons, a super strong retard, a girl who has “bird powers” (she lays eggs), and more. Eventually the team dissolves due to various conflicts (including an affair between members, selling out to a action figure company, one member leaving to join the more popular team, etc.), and in the end they reunite and learn that they really are heroes, regardless of how lame they are.
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Posted by Rob on November 22, 2009 – 2:07 am
Filed under Books, Movies, My Personal Life, TV Shows, Video Games
Tagged as 2010, boondock saints, cleaning, games, johnny reb, laundry, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, mua2, netflix, PlayStation 3, portfolio, PS3, saturday, season 11, Simpsons, smackdown vs raw, svr, wwe
Shell went to a friends house today, so I was on my own for the afternoon and night. I kept quite busy during this time. Heres what I did (in no particular order):
- Watched Simpsons Season 11
- Watched Boondock Saints off the PS3(never saw it before…was a really great film)
- Worked on my portfolio
- Played WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2010
- Played Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
- Did three loads of laundry (mine, Shell’s, and the linens)
- Took out all the garbage and recyclables
- Read some of The Life of Johnny Reb
- Talked to my mom and sister on the phone
So yeah, I got quite a bit done. I like to do some little chores around the house when Im home alone so that I dont get accused of playing games the entire time, so I break up my relaxing time with more productive things. Today was a good day to just unwind and relax. I enjoyed my day off.
Posted by Rob on November 7, 2009 – 8:18 am
Filed under Movies, TV Shows, Video Games
Tagged as comedy, couch, delivery, disc, instant, laptop, movie, netflix, PlayStation 3, PS3, Sony, streaming, TV Shows
I received the disc from Netflix yesterday. When placed in the PS3, the disc allows me to access Netflix streaming video services, which is pretty sweet. I mean, its nothing new, as I could always do it on my laptop. But the quality on the laptop was horrible, where it would sometimes lag, skip, or buffer, and the sound was not the greatest either. I dont know if it was my laptop or what (I assume it was, stupid piece of junk) but when I heard that I would be able to do the same from my PS3, and thus be able to watch these videos on my TV rather than the laptop, I couldnt wait.
The minute I got the disc in the house, I loaded up the PS3 and got ready to check it out. First I had to verify my account, so once I got the Netflix program going on the PS3, it generated a random code that I had to enter on Netflix’s website from my laptop. Once that was done, I was ready to go. What I actually get is two different things. First, my entire queue of instant movies and shows is loaded up on the PS3, and I can choose what I want to watch. Secondly, I am able to browse the “top 100″ instant videos for different categories such as comedy, horror, and tv series.
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Posted by Rob on November 5, 2009 – 5:34 pm
Filed under Movies, TV Shows, Video Games
Tagged as disc, movie, netflix, PlayStation 3, PS3, Sony, streaming, tv show, video
I got an email from Netflix today informing me that the disc for use in the PS3 is shipping today, meaning I’ll get it tomorrow. This is awesome…Ive been waiting to get my hands on this. The disc will allow me to access my Netflix queue from my PS3, so I can then watch any of the instant movies or TV shows on my TV through the PS3.
I used the instant streaming on my laptop a few times, but I wasnt a fan. My laptop isnt the best, so it was kind of lame. Worse off was the sound…it was just horrible. I look forward to being able to plop down on the couch, fire up the PS3, and watch a movie or TV show within minutes.
Posted by Rob on September 3, 2009 – 8:48 pm
Filed under Movies
Tagged as adventureland, big bad bob, bigbadbob, bill hadar, comedy, long island, movie, netflix, ryan reynolds, teen, theme park
Why did I rent this movie from Netflix? One reason…it is loosely based on the theme park of my childhood. Thats right. There is a real Adventureland, and its on Long Island, where I grew up. We went there many times a year…with family while my parents were at work, with friends for birthday parties and the like, and with groups like Boy Scouts. It was a great place, with some good rides and a great arcade. I especially loved these bumper boats they had. The best was that often they would run out of gasoline in the middle of play, so you would be just sitting there getting bumped, and when everyone else went back after the round, one of the attendents had to come out and drag you back. The haunted house was also pretty crazy, and I remember it being my Dad’s favorite as well. It was a great park, and I have lots of memories of it. But I digress.
The movie is about a guy who just graduates college. He has plans for a European summer vacation, and then to go to a high end grad school. All these hopes are smashed when his father receives a demotion at work, and his parents cannot afford to send him to either place. Thus, he takes it upon himself to get a summer job, and the only place he can get one is as an attendent at Adventureland (which is set in Pittsburgh for the movie for some reason.) Once there, he meets a girl he likes, but then the rest of the movie is filled with all sorts of drama, love triangles, and broken hearts aplenty.
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Posted by Rob on August 13, 2009 – 12:04 am
Filed under Video Games
Tagged as christmas, DVD, gamefly, games, infamous, mail, month, movie, netflix, plan, subscription, video game
So as many of you may know, I recently purchased my first smart phone (BlackBerry), so I had to prepare for the increased monthly bill to compensate for the internet usage and whatnot. My plan was to cancel my old phone’s insurance, drop down my text plan, and to cancel Gamefly, in order to kind of break even.
Well, I dropped the insurance and texting, but not Gamefly.
My Gamefly account renews on the 8th of each month. So on August 7th, I sadly went to Gamefly’s site to cancel my subscription. When I clicked “Im sure I want to cancel”, it took me to a new screen with an amazing offer. Basically, they said “Hey, give us another chance. We’ll only charge you $8.99″. I was paying $15.99, so this was a steal. I was tempted for mere seconds before giving in to the savings. Plus, I had not finished InFamous yet, and was sad that I was getting ready to send it back without beating it.
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Posted by Rob on July 3, 2009 – 7:59 am
I rented Mama’s Boy from Netflix for one reason…Jon Heder. I think he’s the man. Ive seen pretty much every movie he’s been in, including Just Like Heaven and Surfs Up. He’s a great, funny actor, and definitely one of my current favorites. So when I was browsing on Netflix and saw that there was a movie he starred in that I had missed, I had to rent it.
Its got a pretty big-name cast. Heder plays a 29-year old who still lives with his mom (Diane Keaton) ever since his dad died when he was young, and he has been sabotaging her love life ever since, continually clinging to her. That is, until she meets a motivational speaker (Jeff Daniels) who sweeps her off her feet. Eventually, Heder and Daniels go back and forth trying to one-up the other for Keaton’s affection, with hilarious results. Along the way, Heder meets an odd singer (Anna Faris) who he eventually hooks up with.
The movie is very good. Its hilarious while keeping to a very decent and warming story. As I said, the cast was great (even Faris, who usually annoys me, was bareable in this film). And sure, you can argue that Heder is still playing the same Napoleon Dynamite character to some extent, since his character in this film is also a shy, quiet, odd person, but it is so much more.
I highly recommend checking out this comedy. It was pretty sweet, and definitely cleaned out the bad taste that Balls Out left in my mouth.
Posted by Rob on July 1, 2009 – 10:41 am
Straight away, I will say this was one of the worst movies Ive seen in a long time.
The movie stars Sean William Scott (Stiffler) as some loser of a tennis player who becomes a janitor, and eventually becomes the coach for the high school tennis team. It sounds like a decent enough premise, and Scott is a decent enough actor, but this time I was proven wrong.
The movie is actually creepy, in a pedophile-like way. I could see Scott’s character being played much better by Billy Bob Thorton, as he was made off to be a creepy perverted old dude, hanging around and hitting on high school girls. That was probably the biggest thing I hated about the movie. That, and the fact that it wasnt funny.
Actually, the only thing that was funny was the very, very minor character of one of the player’s grandfathers. He was Chinese and didnt speak English, so all he would do is stand up, mock-wave his arm like he was playing ping pong, and then laugh hysterically. That was the only thing that made me glad I watched the movie.
AVOID IT AT ALL COSTS!!!
