[Vodstok]

Is there anything out there in the world that actually impresses you? Anything that shows some originality and gives you hope for the future of entertainment? any new or up-and-coming movies, shows, games, books, foods, ANYTHING that doesnt make you say "Oh jesus, here we go again..." but actually makes you think "Wow!"?

I have at least one thing, and i am sure many of you saw this coming:

Half-Life 2. i have never been so impressed by a game before, and i am easily impressed (in some cases). The environment is beautiful, there was a LOT of love put into the world itself. The charcter animations are great. not quite on par with what pixar puts out in theaters, but that level cant be too far off.

By far and away, the most fun i have had with a weapon in a video game so far was playing with the gravity gun last night. You can interact with almost any object using it. I just started in Ravenholm, which is a zombie-infested gothic hell, just after you get this marvelous weapon. There is nothing like firing a giant circular-saw blade at a zombie and watching it shower the area with blood as it's torso is cut in half, or firing a barrel at one and smashing it inot a wall.

Ohyes, and if you happen to catch one on fire? It screams, a lot. Apprently, the human hosts to the headcrabs arent quite completely dead yet.... it is unnerving.