You’ve already seen Lottery Ticket. No really, you have. Don’t believe me? If you’ve seen a Friday movie, a ‘Madea’ flick, Barbershop, or Beauty Shop, then you know exactly what to expect out of Lottery Ticket. Here you have the same movie with new characters, new antics, and a couple of questionable attempts at humor that are a little offensive. Lottery Ticket delivers a fairly hum-drum plot. Kevin (Bow Wow) lives with his grandmother in the ‘hood and is a recent high school graduate....

When I see a new Will Ferrell movie coming out from the guy who brought us Step Brothers andTalladega Nights, I’m expecting a laugh-a-minute gut-busting experience.  Throw Mark Wahlberg into the mix (be still my beating heart!) and how could this possibly get any better?  I keep discovering that those in the “biz” are full of surprises, either to the delight or disappointment of the people who supply their paychecks: the audience.  One thing is for sure, The Other Guys is full of surprises, and has an unexpected...

Who would have guessed that my favorite memory from our trip to California would not have been the beach?  Who could have possibly guessed that the beach would have come in second to a restaurant serving chicken and waffles?  Not me, that’s for sure.  Now that I’ve been to Roscoe’s House of Chicken’n Waffles, I can’t help but pray that we get something like this out here in KC! OK, I know what you’re thinking.  Fried chicken…syrupy waffles….sounds gross, right?  Let me...

Here is our video recap of South Peak and Majesco’s Booths from E3 2010. Pictures from South Peak including Nail’d! Pictures from Majesco including their new Zumba Fitness Game and Greg Hasting’s Tournament Paintball 2! By Blake Edwards and Rachael Edwards Hite

Lost In Reviews got a hands on demo with Bethesda’s new title “Brink” as well as trying out Seven 45’s new music game “Powergig: Rise of the Six String”. Brink is a fast paced first-person shooter, which uses a class based system of abilities. Although, it’s not quite as restrictive a class system like “Team Fortress 2″, it’s much looser and easier to switch around. It’s something that we’ve been looking forward to since we arrived at E3 and the demo we...

It was a lot of fun getting to watch all the presentations and play demos of all these new games  that the industry has lined up for this year and the next.  Here’s a little grab-bag video of assorted title recaps including:  EA Gun Club, Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days, the Retron 3 console, Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, Rage, and Fallout: New Vegas.  Below the recap, you’ll find a video guide so you can skip right to the parts you really want to see, and I’ve also included some short write-ups about...

So we were lucky enough to get an appointment with 2K (Take-Two Interactive) at E3 this year.  They took us behind closed doors to show us some of their big upcoming titles: XCOM, Mafia II, Civilization V, and Spec Ops: The Line.  We weren’t allowed to take any pictures or video, so we tried to write down everything we saw and what we thought about them, and have it all here for you in a video recap.  We do have a ton of great pictures given to us from 2K themselves, so they’re below the recap for you. By...

We took this video while at the Nintendo Presentation of E3 2010. Here’s Mr. Shigeru Miyamoto himself giving us a gameplay demo of the upcoming Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. We explain the demo and give you our take on it HERE.  Enjoy!  There is much more to come from us tonight and tomorrow here on Lost In Reviews, so check back on the homepage as well as the games section for more cool stuff! by Rachael Edwards Hite

Hey everyone!  Harmonix unveiled the first details about Rock Band 3 that is scheduled to be released around the 2010 holiday season. Rock Band 3 will have new modes including Pro Mode which will allow players to up their musical talents through a fully scalable gameplay option.  This option will have a little something for everyone, no matter what instrument you love to play.  How can you learn how to play like a real musician on Rock Band you ask?  Well, this is where some brand new rockin’ equipment comes in.  Harmonix...

There are some things that just shouldn’t be messed with.  How does the saying go… “If it’s not Baroque, don’t fix it?”  We have seen so many remakes of ’80’s movies that are far from necessary.  The Karate Kid will join their ranks.  It’s a sign of the times when Hollywood can make a longer and higher-budget (but far inferior) version of a successful 1984 film that was endeared by all the youth of the time. Jaden Smith plays a new and younger version of The Karate...

Yup, that’s right.  By this time next week, Blake and I will have flown over 1300 miles and be spending a week in gamer heaven! For those of you wondering, “What in the world is E3?” it’s the Electronic Entertainment Expo.  It has been the biggest and most anticipated annual video game trade show since it’s start in 1995.  PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo go head to head to show off their new and up coming releases of both hardware and software.  Many well known game developers go and set...

Rated: PG for brief rude behavior, some language, and incidental smoking. Runtime: 1hr. 44 min. Letters to Juliet is a sweet film that caters to it’s intended audience better than most.  While it’s fairly predictable, the film manages to retain it’s humor and charming atmosphere right up to the lovely ending that will have all the hopeless romantics swooning and applauding. Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) makes a journey to the beautiful city of Verona, where Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet first met. ...

MPAA: Rated PG for rude humor, mild language, and brief smoking Runtime: 92 minutes Furry Vengeance is a little boring, fairly annoying, and stuffed to the gills with slapstick comedy and crotch abuse.  Sounds like fun, huh?  Even if you are a fan of low humor, you will still walk away unsatisfied from this flick.  Movies like these should make us wonder, “Where do we draw the line for kid’s films?” The general idea of the plot isn’t a terrible one.  Dan Sanders (Brendan Fraser) is a doughy real...

Rated: PG for thematic material, some violence, sensuality and mild language. Runtime: 107 min Nicholas Sparks can usually turn out some decent tearjerker screenplays, like The Notebook or Nights in Rodanthe.  The Last Song is not one of his more innovative pieces, and coupled with poor acting and overdone direction, you’re left with a laughable attempt at a teen romance. Miley Cyrus plays Ronnie Miller, an angsty and sassy teen who’s been getting in trouble in New York.  Her mother decides to ship her and her...

Rated: PG for sequences of intense action and some scary images, and brief mild language. Runtime: 98 min Yep, that’s right, if you liked Avatar, then you’ll like How to Train Your Dragon.  In fact, if you didn’t like Avatar, you’ll like Dragon.  This movie offers a fantastic world that will suck you in, and lovable characters that you won’t soon forget. The story revolves around Hiccup (Jay Baruchel), a teen in a mythical viking world where dragons are real and a dangerous threat.  Hiccup isn’t...