Blame the Fuckin Aliens! (A Man of Steel Review)

Spoiler Alert: Some of the things that I will write here contains commentaries about the film, so if don't want to spoil your fun when you attempt to watch the movie do not and I repeat DO NOT proceed reading.

Having said that let's begin.

I like how the movie started, the retelling of how Superman came to be. I have to say I'm not really a big fan of the franchise but what the heck, any movie that have Nolan in it, well I might just enjoy watching it, So I don't have a big background on the superguy.

It's good when a movie starts with backgrounds with him so that new fans don't have to scratch their heads and say who's who and what's what. As in any Nolan movie (though here he's not director) there are flashbacks in the whole movie. A distraction (and I meant it a good way) from a chronological standpoint in which case you get bored without these interruptions.

The anti-hero is better this time compared to just Luthor (as it was in the previous film). He's more badass with powers too. So it's not puny as it was in the last movie.

I have to commend Russell Crowe's performance, making a believable guardian/father throughout his incarnations in the movie. Henry Cavill has rooms to grow for his part as Clark Kent, but my initial apprehensions with him playing Superman's human side was pushed away as the movie progresses. I saw that well he could make a believable case for himself as there are semblance between him and Tom Welling ( Smallville's teenage superman if you were never  fan of that series). I thought Amy Adams was so gorgeous in the movie, that she couldn't be just a reporter. Kevin Costner as Jonathan Kent bravo!

I think the film kind of failed to emphasize Lawrence Fishburne's role more. Well he could be the publisher but he didn't have the kind of feel to emphasize that. He was empathetic in the film, something you'll surely not feel with a lot of bosses.

One of the refreshing thing in the movie is they established early on that Lois Lane know the true identity of Superman. It's kind of hard to reconcile that in the comic book you know that a simple reading glass can hide a person's identity specially when he's as widely follow as Superman. Which is still the thing in the movie, I mean except for the Kent's, Ms. Lane and maybe those who he has saved (the fat kid on the bus) why can't humans identify Superman from Clark Kent with the eye glass? (Big Question Mark)

Another issue for me is the tentacles, I feel that ever since the Kraken has  been relased we have multiple sightings of those kind of tentacles. (Pirates of the Caribbean has it, Clash of the Titans even, Michael Bay also inserted it in Transformers).

The film is visually sound the action is great also, but there are scenes in the movie that maybe devoid of human emotions. Which made me think yes THIS IS A VERY HARD MOVIE TO DIRECT. Because the hero and the antagonist are super there are hardly emotions released.

You know when somebody gets punched you know they can take it because they're super. You know that they'll hardly bulge even if they get hit by a truck, practically blew up buildings and practically endangered the whole world! (Thus the title for this entry!)

It's basically WWII in Asia in a nutshell, the Japanese invaded Caucasian controlled territories in Asia because they were Caucasian controlled. In the movie it was because of Kal-El that General Zod invaded the earth in the first place to seek out the son of Jor-El almost tearing out the planet to ashes.

Overall the movie is great, I just think that there could be more emphasis on emotions in the next movie, heightening it can make this movie into the next level. Also Kudos to Zach Snyder for not balking down on this challenge of a movie.

PS. If you keen on watching you might have noticed some promos thrown in on the movie, Nikon (They even show the model!), 7-11 and other big companies. You might have also noticed Luthor Corps on the background and Wayne Enterprises if I am not mistaken (on the satellite). Until next time!

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The Big Three comes up big at last!

Finals Game 4.

Nobody in NBA history has ever came out winning a series after being down 3-1 in a series. That is surely a big void that Miami wanted to avoid, and it showed in their play. LeBron, Dwyane and Bosh were on attack mode all night long.

What surprises me is the Spurs resolve to counter these three early on, especially before the half. Miami by then was already threatening to blow the game wide open San Antonio tied it before half (Bosh failed to beat the clock when he launched to what could have been an impressive dunk that could potentially have given them the lead).

The Heat defense produced 7 blocks and forced 19 Spurs turnovers. That while being bolstered by the renewed energy from their leaders prompting the ever quotable Gregg Popovich to say: "When those guys are playing like that, you better be playing a perfect game". Those 19 turnovers produced 23 transition points.

Wade performance came in as a surprise though, hobbled by knee injury the whole post season Wade was Wade of old. The MVP candidate an that kind of energized LeBron as well after a lethargic 3 games, James explodes for 33 points.

Stopping one is already a pain in the ass, how about a three headed monster?

I think Wade is the X-Factor in this series, if he continues to play this well? They might just pull this off. LeBron can score all he wants but if he gets no other help it will be for nut. The Spurs defense will just collapse on him. I think it's on Wade's shoulders fall to give LeBron the help, because Bosh is Bosh.

Now, it's a 3-game series, Let's now see who's the better of both teams the next game. I don't think anybody has an upperhand right now as both teams have been able to quiet the tide. These 3 games might be the most exciting games of these series, stay tuned.

The Jury is out on LeBron

When LeBron James joined the Miami Heat he declared they'd win multiple titles (the much quoted not one, not two crap). Heat are hell bent on making the finals every year (with all the talent they have) but the question rings, do they have what it takes to be champions?

Entering the Spurs series, James swaggered himself telling the press he is about "50% better" than when he first met the Spurs in 2007. In three games, LeBron has yet to show me that he did indeed improve a lot in six years. His numbers are telling 18, 17 and 15. These numbers are underwhelming, in fact it's shrinking. In Game 3 it is noticeable that James didn't have the confidence to make a shot anymore. Had the Spurs didn't softened it's defense on the third quarter James wouldn't even reach double figure scoring.

For all the talent he has it's disappointing to see James dip this far. Skip Bayless even tweeted: LeBron is great in garbage time. Ouch!

There are calls for James to take over the games, much like what Michael Jordan did in his heyday. James is averaging a disappointing 16.7 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists at 38% shooting. Clearly this is not enough.

He said it himself on an interview he needs to be better than Michael Jordan if he wants to be called great, with this showing, add the lousy showing he had in 2007 and 2011 that vision seems too far out for him. He needs to do something with his play. Michael Jordan's playground is the Finals.

For a guy who claims to be king his claim to throne is already slipping away. The Jury is out LeBron.

Learn some defense Mike D'Antoni?

Kobe is trying hard to will his team for the win.

It's really hard to watch the Lakers right now, they got no legs, just standing around and most importantly NOT STOPPING ANYBODY. I don't know why these Laker team is lethargic. I also don't understand why they signed Antwan Jamison and let him sit on the bench. I don't understand why the heck is Mike D'Antoni still coaching.

The final play says it all, Jrue Holiday loses Kobe on offense and drives right through Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol, Steve Nash trying his best to at least distract the guy before he slams the ball. That's awful. For a team that boasts several present day/former all-stars it's not a good watch.

It looked like an old guy vs. young guy match-up. The Lakers just couldn't match-up the energy of this young upstart 76ers team. Doug Collins team was playing the game fluidly. Again as I pointed out  before the Lakers looked lost. Both Dwight and Pau didn't play well almost outplayed by their 76ers counterparts. Kobe looked blank.

For a team that has a payroll of about a 100 million they are playing like an overpaid team. Something the Knicks knew all too well during the Marbury era. Mike D'Anotni as I predicted never seem to bother about their defense. Mike D'Antoni as I said is the other side of the coin that is Mike Brown. If Brown was all about defense this Mike is only about offense and it shows in their current play.

When the Lakers formed this team I thought it was formidable, Ok they're gonna have some bumps along the way but with that many stars how can they be stopped? I think most of you can say the same thing. I hope this team can turn things around, more consistency and more energy.

I'm hoping to see a lot better defense. Mike it's time to learn defense because no NBA team has won the NBA title without playing at least good defense. This is already an overhyped team. To lose this much is already a failure. There is still a chance to salvage this season and starts with the defensive end.

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