Sunday 10 July 2011

Sucker Punch, Unknown and Warhammer Storm Of Magic

For some crazy reason both Toni and I woke up really early this morning! Bit of a first for us on a Sunday when we didn't have anything to be up for! As a real novelty we decided to watch a couple of movies in bed.

First up was Sucker Punch. A lot of people have slated this film and I know it didn't get great reviews but we both thoroughly enjoyed it. Maybe the real message of the film was just hidden too deep for most people to see? If you haven't seen it then I'll fly against the face of opinion and say it IS worth watching.

Next up was Unknown. This is one of those films that I had no idea existed. I don't remember ever seeing any adverts for it at the time of it's release in the cinema or anywhere else except for the recent DVD/Blu-ray release. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. It is a good film that keeps you guessing, just as you think you have things worked out the parameters change. It's definitely a thinking film rather than a veg one! Once again, definitely recommended!

Once we had all surfaced we watched the remainder of Falling Skies with breakfast and then it was back to Warhammer again.

Model building continued until it was time for a Storm Of Magic battle. Sam and Aaron played Chaos and Skaven against Toni's Dwarfs and my Dark Elves. Altough it was a little slow at times due to us all getting to grips with the Storm Of Magic it was quite an enjoyable game. The magic now seems very well balanced although VERY POWERFUL and the Chaos/Skaven team only just scraped though with a victory against the Dwarfs/Dark Elves. As far as damage imposed is concerned the Dwarfs/Dark Elves kicked total butt and dominated but sadly this game was won by the Chaos/Skaven scumbags managing to hold their two fulcrums whilst knocking the Dark Elf Supreme Sorceress off of hers in the last turn :o( I think this will definitely be a game to play one on one rather than as combined teams in the future. If you are a Warhammer Fantasy fan then you would be well advised to go and check out the Storm Of Magic rules although be warned, it can all seem a bit insane.

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