The Year 2006

Film

This was a tough one. 2006 brought tons of fantastic films into vision, with titles like the amazing Departed, and the serious, fantasticallymade Children of Men, as well as The Prestige and the third Mission: Impossible title. But, you saw this coming, and this fantastic re boot of a withering franchise couldn't have come at a better time. It's of course, James Bond 007: Casino Royale.The James Bond franchise was revitalized with this winning adaptation of Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel. Featuring blond Daniel Craig in his debut as 007, Casino Royale re boots the franchise intro modern territory, forgetting every bit of the old series. The story is as much about Bond and his heartbreaking romance with Vesper Lynd as it is his first mission as a 00. It's a fantastic story, one never really done before in a 007 film. Casino Royale is a fantastic re boot of a once dead franchise, with exciting action, a solid James Bond and a engaging plot, this was the film we were all waiting for. Welcome back, Bond.

Game

Well, I'd go as far and say 2006 was a disappointing year for gaming. Dead Rising was released, and it was the only true zombie game I actually like, aside from Left 4 Dead, of course. But, another Microsoft Xbox 360 exclusive caught my eye when I bought my Elite system, and I glad it did. Gears Of War, the most brutal, exciting and engaging Xbox 360 game I've ever played. You play as Marcus Fenix, and your joined by three other marines, fighting your way through difficult waves of Locust in a graphics, blood thirsty, graphically impressive game. You have little buta gun equipped with a chainsaw and a friend named Dominic at your side (he's one of the three Marines, you really get the know him, and his past, it's a engaging story line). Gears Of War was, and still is a brutal, gory, engaging, action packed, adventurous title, that should be experienced by every gamer on the planet.