As soon as I saw the teaser trailer for X-Men First Class, I wet my theater seat and swore to enjoy this seemingly little slice-o-heaven as soon as it came out. (And I had time) I am so happy to say that this film is everything that I could have possibly hoped it would have been! I highly recommend it as it is true to it's origin and there are no discrepancies as to comic book history. (pet peeve)
*THIS MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS* you have been warned...... read on if you dare
The story goes like this; it's 1966, Charles Xavier is a college almost professor who runs across an angry lad by the name of Erik Eisenhardt. Xavier is a telepathic and so he senses that Erik is also a mutant. They join forces with the CIA and Xavier uses his telepathic powers to locate other young mutants to form a G-Men unit that is intended to be used to protect against any enemy attack against the US. Xavier sets about training these extraordinary youngsters to use their powers is a controlled way for good. They also find out that Sebastian Shaw is scheming to facilitate what turns out to be the Cuban Missile Crisis due to the fact that while the radiation would kill all humans, it would it turn, make the mutants stronger leaving them to rule the world. Adventure ensues, Erik gets his revenge and becomes Magneto, Xavier becomes a paraplegic professor, and the world is saved!
Wolverine makes a very brief, and somewhat amusing, cameo. About 15 seconds or so.
WOW! There really were no real spoilers. Lucky you guys!
A few things I know for sure from my experience seeing X-Men first class;
-Don't fully trust an angry telepathic (I originally learned this from the movie Carrie, but this just reinforced it)
-Love yourself, mutant or otherwise
-If you're going to pay extra for a special Green Lantern popcorn bucket, do NOT allow the girl behind the counter to pump mass amounts of butter into it. The structural integrity of said bucket will never survive.
-And I will NOT be seeing Mr. Popper's Penguins :)
Monday, June 6, 2011
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides................. hopefully the tide's going out.
So, I had a much needed day off yesterday, and decided that I would like to spend it going to see the new Pirates movie in IMAX 3D.
Long story short; the 3D and IMAX bit wasn't working at the theater I went too and I had to see it in normal boring 2D letterbox. As far as the film goes;
*MAY CONTAIN POSSIBLE SPOILERS* you have been warned
My dear friends, I fear the Pirates Of The Caribbean franchise has died. This new film reiterates pretty much every joke and gimmick from the last 3 films, and adds a, "slow motion dive/jump from something about to explode!" scene.
Penelope Cruz plays Angelica, Captain Jack's "love" interest and lady pirate. Captain Barbossa returns in all his peg legged gnarly pirate glory to try to beat Sparrow's crew to The Fountain of Youth. I'll be honest, I was hoping Barbossa got there first as he was looking a wee bit rough.
Sooo, the plot is about how Blackbeard, the British Royal Navy, and the Spanish monarchy are racing each other to Ponce de Leon's Fountain of Youth. Adventure ensues...... kind of. I will say that my favorite part is the mermaid scene. Apparently, you need the tear of a mermaid to make the youth water work, so Blackbeard's crew ventures into mermaid infested waters and tried to make one cry? In any case, the beautiful and majestic mermaids show up, enchant a few of the more feeble minded crew members, grow fangs, and try to KILL EVERYONE! Being as I am a girl who's often been slightly riled by the cutesy, princessy, and loving mermaids that are often portrayed now a days, the scary mermaid attack got my silent nod of approval.
I'll be honest, I fell asleep after that. I woke up just in time to watch the end, roll my eyes, and escape the theater essentially leaving my husband because he wanted to watch the "special extra scene after the credits." I went and got my money back as I paid for IMAX 3D, and as I said, did not get that. So, financially, it like this whole thing NEVER HAPPENED!
I do think that people who are really big fans of the POTC series may find it entertaining, but as I am one of those people who does not like a movie just because it's apart of a series, so I couldn't get into it.
Long story short; the 3D and IMAX bit wasn't working at the theater I went too and I had to see it in normal boring 2D letterbox. As far as the film goes;
*MAY CONTAIN POSSIBLE SPOILERS* you have been warned
My dear friends, I fear the Pirates Of The Caribbean franchise has died. This new film reiterates pretty much every joke and gimmick from the last 3 films, and adds a, "slow motion dive/jump from something about to explode!" scene.
Penelope Cruz plays Angelica, Captain Jack's "love" interest and lady pirate. Captain Barbossa returns in all his peg legged gnarly pirate glory to try to beat Sparrow's crew to The Fountain of Youth. I'll be honest, I was hoping Barbossa got there first as he was looking a wee bit rough.
Sooo, the plot is about how Blackbeard, the British Royal Navy, and the Spanish monarchy are racing each other to Ponce de Leon's Fountain of Youth. Adventure ensues...... kind of. I will say that my favorite part is the mermaid scene. Apparently, you need the tear of a mermaid to make the youth water work, so Blackbeard's crew ventures into mermaid infested waters and tried to make one cry? In any case, the beautiful and majestic mermaids show up, enchant a few of the more feeble minded crew members, grow fangs, and try to KILL EVERYONE! Being as I am a girl who's often been slightly riled by the cutesy, princessy, and loving mermaids that are often portrayed now a days, the scary mermaid attack got my silent nod of approval.
I'll be honest, I fell asleep after that. I woke up just in time to watch the end, roll my eyes, and escape the theater essentially leaving my husband because he wanted to watch the "special extra scene after the credits." I went and got my money back as I paid for IMAX 3D, and as I said, did not get that. So, financially, it like this whole thing NEVER HAPPENED!
I do think that people who are really big fans of the POTC series may find it entertaining, but as I am one of those people who does not like a movie just because it's apart of a series, so I couldn't get into it.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Have we been Raptured?
NOOOO!!!!!!!!!
However I was a little bit miffed when I walked into my patient's room and saw this;
However I was a little bit miffed when I walked into my patient's room and saw this;
Rapture much?
In any case, I hope you all had a FABULOUS end of days! Over and out.
Friday, May 20, 2011
The Top Ten Most Disturbing Events In Video Games :0
While there have been numerous images burned into my mind and left me awake at night in my video gaming history, joystickdivision.com definitely got me thinking with their, "Top Ten" list.
http://www.joystickdivision.com/2011/05/the_top_ten_disturbing_moments.php
I most certainly remember the Bioshock puppy-killing scene, and Link's near death encounter with Mommy Dad , but just seeing the video of Pyramid Head raping the white mannequins left my jaw on the floor.
That being said, once I checked out Joystick Divisions awesome list, it made me think of the ONE video game moment that actually made me scream. Not sure why as looking back, it's pretty tame. Just surprised I suppose. This is from Bioshock;
As if THAT is the most horrifying thing about Bioshock...
http://www.joystickdivision.com/2011/05/the_top_ten_disturbing_moments.php
I most certainly remember the Bioshock puppy-killing scene, and Link's near death encounter with Mommy Dad , but just seeing the video of Pyramid Head raping the white mannequins left my jaw on the floor.
That being said, once I checked out Joystick Divisions awesome list, it made me think of the ONE video game moment that actually made me scream. Not sure why as looking back, it's pretty tame. Just surprised I suppose. This is from Bioshock;
As if THAT is the most horrifying thing about Bioshock...
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