Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time. Commonly attributed to John Lennon, this quotation suits this game perfectly in my opinion. Time that I spend playing LOTRO is certainly not “productive”–nor is playing any game very “productive”–but I certainly enjoy it, more than most other video games that I’ve ever played. In fact, I…
I can’t believe I’m uttering these words, but I honestly think I would have enjoyed The Hobbit movies more had there been only two movies (as first reported there would be—with An Unexpected Journey and There And Back Again) or even one. I wrote in my review of The Battle of the Five Armies that after the hour-long battle scene,…
“Well, that could have been worse.” Crash. The Goblin King falls upon the dwarves (and they still remain uncrushed). Then, a washing machine. Then, a squealing pig. Wait a moment. That doesn’t sound like the movie. Well, except for the dwarves remaining unscathed and uncrushed part. But the washing machine? What could I possibly be…