X-Men : First Class Review

Hey all, back again with my review of X-Men: First Class. it was top notch and a great movie. the two surprise cameo's were unspoiled and awesome. The special effect were amazing, the scene where magneto lifts Shaw's sub out of the water was amazing to behold on the big screen.

My only complaints are the inexcuseable ignorances towards prior material in the x-men movie saga, and I blame bryan singer at executive producer. He basically pulled a "superman returns" here, ignoring x-men 3 and showing xavier being paralyzed at a young age, where as in x-men 3 it showed both xavier and erik walking to see the young jean grey. It cant be both ways. I understand that there has been a war of sorts between singer and the director of xmen 3 ratner that he made a bad movie and singer would have done it better, and yes i know some fanboys would wish that the continuity could ignore xmen 3 the same way that the next superman movie will ignore "superman returns", sorry bryan. you just cant flub a second time mr singer, it was bad enuf that with "superman returns" you screwed the pooch in the wrong hole by first showing a young clark kent in smallville with glasses, dumb dumb dumb, then you destroy the character of lois lane by making her a typical damsel in distress, instead of the hot headed, stupidly brave lane made famous by both margot kidder and the recent incarnation on smallville.......seriously lois lane fainting at the sight of superman ?? if he was gone as long as they say she woulda kicked him in his super nuts, or spat on him...and the super-kid thing with asthma ? again, really ?? and i love kevin spacey, but he sucked as lex luthor.......

ok im getting away from xmen.....sorry....i cant stand not understanding a simple continuity like superman or xmen, this isnt LOST, its quite simple....

Is it worth the money ? YES....it hits all the emotional highs and lows that a movie should...you do become invested in the characters, even the tossed in token ethnic characters , they kill the black dude, and make the spanish one a villain....im surprised there havent been complaints about that....

Yes there will be a sequel so you can expect more x-men goodness soon.....personally I hope they do X-Men 4, especially after the spectacular cameo mid film from one of the stars of the first 3 films........the "Go Fuck Yourselves" line was worth the admission alone.....

See ya

T-mobile G2 arrives tommorow!

I know its probably being sold in some stores to new customers, so tommorow's arrival date may be moot, but its the day that i'm getting my G2

By all accounts it is the definitive successor to the G1.

To question that, to whine about memory subtraction, to complain that the hinge is supposedly loose, to say that the lack of a FFC (front facing camera) is a dealbreaker, is to basically call yourself an asshole, a primadona, and worst of all a "fanboy"

The biggest selling point for the G2 is that the OS is stock android 2.2, with no skin ontop of it. If that confuses you let me break it down.

a skin is a layer of programming, usually a user interface unique to the manufacturer to make the experience something that they, themselves created. HTC has "sense", Motorolla has "blur", Samsung has "touchwiz".....each one brings the manufacturers signature to whatever version of andoid is running on a phone, for better or worse, usually for the worse, tho htc and samsung have gotten better at it, from every account ive personally heard, blur is horrible, plain horrible.

"stock" android as its called is pure android, unhindered by a skin, its faster, smoother, and gets OTA updates quicker than any phone running a skin on top.

the next selling point is the OS is the latest and greatest android OS, 2.2 or "froyo" as its called. Android code-names every update in the OS alphabetically and after a desert. they seem to have skipped "A" unless A stands for android, there is no B either.....but the first official update to android 1.0 was 1.5 called "cupcake", 1.6 was called "donut", 2.0/2.1 was called "eclair", and now 2.2 is called "froyo....each update brought new features and usability.

Future updates are coming as early as the end of this year.....android 3.0 being called "gingerbread" will see major changes in the UI, hopefully for the best, the next update after that, coming in early to mid 2011 is codenamed "honeycomb"...whether that will be 3.1 or 3.5 is still to be seen.

Anyways, enuf of the android history lesson. Android 2.2 brings lots of new features over prior versions, the use of 7 homescreens as opposed to 3 on the original G1, and 5 on the nexus one. The cool thing about android homescreens is the ability to put as much or as little on a screen as u want. U can put a picture that will scroll a bit across the 7 homescreens and nothing else..or u can litter the screens with as many apps as u feel fit to put on there. u can even move them to whatever position u want them to be at for your convenience. for the 2 apps u use the most, android 2.2 has two customizable buttons to the right and left of the app menu button. Automatic two way syncing of your google homepage though a feature of the android OS since ver 1.0 is worth noting again here for android newbies. any contacts you add on your android phone, automatically get copied to your google homepage and vice-versa. so imagine u are in a hurry and smash your phone or lose it down a sewer grate, u wont lose your 200 contacts or any of your email messages. because when u buy a new android phone, u simply have to enter your google account information and within seconds all of your contacts are copied back to your phone, no need to re-enter all 200 contacts manually...its instant.

The next and final selling points are the physical snap out qwerty keyboard and the 720P HD recording capability. The keyboard alone is my selling point....no virtual keyboard created can beat feeling your fingers pressing real keys, sorry, not even SWYPE. although i understand the appeal. the lack of a dedicated number row is not a problem for me, i loved the dedicated row on the G1, but just thinking about how little i actually used the numbers made me realize i really didnt need them. the inclusion on the G2 of the 3 "quick keys" which are three customizable buttons on the keyboard that allow for instantaneous activation of whatever u assign to them, be it a favorite app like the calender, or to text someone, it can even be used as a quick dial button to dial your boyfriend, girlfriend, wife, hubby, whoever, and the dedicated "www and .com" button for typing url's on the internet.....those 4 buttons alone make the lack of a number row very tolerable....again to call that a "dealbreaker" is fanboy-ish....unless youre an accountant, u dont need to be typing numbers that much for it to be an issue.

The newest feature on the G2 is the 5 megapixel camera with LED flash. the original G1never had a flash, so having one on the G2 is a nice bonus...also the ability to record HD videos in 720p is awesome.

The G2 is an awesome phone, whether it be your first android phone of your tenth. Dont let detractors down the phone or the OS without first trying it out and making your own decisions.

The IPHONE IS NOT THE BEST SMARTPHONE !! do research, dont be a follower.

thanks for reading

What is a "fanboy" and why do I hate them?

Listen, I'm sure there is a real definition to "fanboy". I'm sure of it. Perhaps my definition is the same, maybe not. if it is , awesome, if not i dont give a fuck. But one thing is for sure, a "fanboy" would make sure to correct me...repeatedly.

My definition of fanboy is anyone who does not want anything that theyre passionate about, believe in, or want to be disected, questioned, or challenged by anyone. it must be their way or the highway. there can be no halfways, no compromise, no maybe's...and god forbid u say anything, anything different.


Well, fanboys have always been around, lurked in corners, wrote in their diaries and journals, and the world really never had to deal with them, or even know they existed, until about 1996. thats the year when a little thing called the internet happened. the internet gave rise to movie sites, and social networking, then they combined to the point where every site online now has a forum where anyone can comment, pick a fancy name, and tell the world what they think.

the internet was crack to the fanboy....finally a geek, a jock, a homosexual, or an anal retentive loser could post anonymously their opinion to the world, whether they wanted to hear it or not. at first the fanboys were contained to the geeky websites, talking about how hollywood was raping their precious childhood, but just like any good zombie virus, fanboyism spread to other forums. its gotten to the point where u cant post on webMD about the pimple on your nose without some random dude telling u its a boil, and then telling u ur a loser because u dont know that, and all ur left thinking is "who the fuck is this guy and why has he taken such a liking to my pimple" its so confusing.

the truth is, he dont like u, doesnt care about your problem, he or she is bored and wants u to know what they think, whether u want to hear it or not..its the lack of purpose, the lack of a point, just the bare-faced smack in the face of an opinion from some random ass on the intenet. that makes me hate them, so that is why when im on one of my message boards and some FANBOY is trolling, i make it my personal mission to irritate them, and annoy them, and show them up...because while others may shy away from conflict, especially on the net, i dont....someone has to annoy them, and i guess thats me.

JOIN THE CRUSADE AGAINST THE SCOURGE OF INTERNET FANBOYS !!