Monday, August 18, 2014

Movie Review: Expendables 3


IMDB Storyline: Barney (Sylvester Stallone), Christmas (Jason Statham) and the rest of the team come face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks (Mel Gibson), who years ago co-founded The Expendables with Barney. Stonebanks subsequently became a ruthless arms trader and someone who Barney was forced to kill... or so he thought. Stonebanks, who eluded death once before, now is making it his mission to end The Expendables -- but Barney has other plans. Barney decides that he has to fight old blood with new blood, and brings in a new era of Expendables team members, recruiting individuals who are younger, faster and more tech-savvy. The latest mission becomes a clash of classic old-school style versus high-tech expertise in the Expendables' most personal battle yet.


My thoughts: Okay I am going to be honest this movie did not pass my RLS test. This movie was just over 2 hours and I will be honest it needed to have about 45 minutes cut from that. The movie lagged in so many places I thought I was playing Call of Duty. There were times that I wanted to jump up and walk around because I could not focus. This is saying a lot as I enjoy explosions and shooting fun. While I did enjoy all the new and old blood, the movie lacked the spark that the previous movies had. This movie had the addition of the awesome Wesley Snipes that they break out of jail. You had Mel Gibson, Kelsey Grammar, Harrison Ford, and Antonio Banderas added for fun. Also the young blood of Victor Ortiz (best known for boxing against Mayweather), Kellan Lutz (Twilight and Hercules), Ronda Rousey (MMA fighter), and Glen Powell (Yeah, I couldn't find any important roles for this dude). 


The new with the old aspect was cool for half a minute but then gets old. The movie overall was just okay. It overall lacked a decent storyline. I would say not to spend full ticket price for this one. Go check it out at Matinee prices.

Let me know your thoughts in the comments.

Post by Vikki
Twitter: ProfessorWhite

Sunday, August 17, 2014

True Blood S7 Ep.9 “Love Is to Die”


Recap: Bill refuses to drink from Sarah and says that he chooses to die. Bill releases Jessica.  Sookie and Jessica find out that Sam left and they let everyone else know.  Everyone is gathered at Bellefleur’s for dinner.  Later, Eric tries to convince Bill to live for Sookie’s sake.  Bill explains that dying is the only way he set Sookie free.  Eric tells Sookie that she needs to talk to Bill.  Ginger finally gets her wish when Eric says he will have sex with her.  Pam gets herself in trouble when she plots to sell Sarah’s blood.  Eric is forced to admit that Sookie knows about Sarah’s blood.  Bill goes to Sookie’s house. 


Hoyt and Bridget argue about him not wanting to have kids.  She questions him about Jessica and of course, Jessica shows up.  Jessica starts to tell Hoyt about their past.  Bridget tells him that if he continues to listen, it’s over between them.  He walks out on Bridget.  Bridget calls Jason to come get her.  When Jason arrives, Hoyt punches him because Jessica has told him everyone that happened between the three of them.  Bridget drives Jason back to his house.  Jason tells Bridget about Hoyt and Jessica.  Hoyt and Jessica sleep together.  Jason and Bridget lay in the same bed, but don’t have sex.  They end up just talking.


Review: That “almost sex scene” with Eric and Ginger was not sexy at all.  I was cracking up.  Nice to see Hoyt and Jessica back together again.  Jason may have finally learned how to just be friends with a woman. With only one episode left, I guess it doesn’t really matter what happens.

Let’s just add to the body count.

My question this week is: Will Bill finally die next week?  One episode left! 

Please let me know what your comments or thoughts are.

Veronica Fitzpatrick
Twitter: @RonnieLauren

Thursday, August 14, 2014

Smash Bros: Meta Knight Announced

Hey Everyone,

If you are like me you are constantly waiting for the Smash Bros site to update itself and reveal a new character. This week we were graced with Meta Knight. 


Meta Knight is a small character but is extremely fast and hard to KO if you can play the light weighted character correctly. Meta's dash speed and rolls are fast and his roll is considered the fasted in previous games. Meta's low power hits are easily overcome by using quick combos as he has minimal lag for his hits. While Meta may lack a projectile he makes up for it with his Mach Tornado move. 


Okay we are getting closer and closer to the 3DS release date. What characters are you still hoping for?

Post by Vikki 
Twitter: ProfessorWhite

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

True Blood S7 Ep.8 “Almost Home”


Recap: Eric drinks from Sarah to heal from the Hep-V virus.  Mr. Gus discusses his plan to make a continuous profit from the Hep-V cure with Pam and Eric.  Sookie goes to Eric and Mr. Gus to get the cure for Bill.  Mr. Gus directs his men to kill her.  Eric pretends to glamour her to save her life.  Sookie finds Sarah, but she doesn’t tell her that she is the cure.  Sookie has to learn this from reading her mind.  Sookie leaves her in captivity instead of saving her.  She goes to get Bill and brings him to Sarah.  Bill refuses to drink from Sarah.  


Lafayette and Lettie Mae continue to dig to look for whatever Tara is trying to show them. They convince the reverend to help them. They get a glimpse of the abuse the family endured at the hands of Tara’s father.  It is revealed that Tara was going to shoot her father when she was a child, but instead she buried the gun.  When Lettie Mae finds the buried gun, Tara tells her that she is sorry for not pulling the trigger.  Lettie Mae apologizes for her actions.  Tara tells her to forgive herself.  

Jason goes to Violet’s house to rescue Jessica, Adilyn, and Wade.  He ends up getting captured himself.  Hoyt rescues them all and kills Violet.  Hoyt falls in love with Jessica… again. 


Review: Violet’s revenge plan was ruined.  It figures…  Hoyt ends up being the hero and falls in love with Jessica again.  That was pretty funny.  Finally, Lafayette and Lettie Mae find what Tara has been trying to show them..  I guess I expected more than that. What’s the deal with Bill?  Does he really want to die because he sees no future of a real family with Sookie?  

As usual, everything revolves around Sookie I guess. 

My question this week is: Is Bill going to die?

Please let me know what your comments or thoughts are.

Veronica Fitzpatrick
Twitter: @RonnieLauren

Teen Wolf S4, ep. 8 "Time of Death" Recap


Important Moments: Episode starts with Malia and Stiles trying to sleep in the bed. It results in Malia spooning Stiles. It is quite funny. Then Stiles wakes up realizing that it is not real and he is alone. Mr. McCall is doing his report at the police station. Scott waits at the police station for him. Mr. McCall has to go back to San Francisco for a review. There is foreshadowing as McCall says that it is hard to take a man's life. McCall says that when he gets back he wants to know the secret. Stiles, Liam, Kira, and Scott work on a plan to get the benefactor to come to him. Hospital - Liam's father is shocking someone and calls the death. The body on the table is Scott's.

Braeden and Derek are at the loft. She notices that Derek is not healing and his eyes cannot change. Kira, Scott, Liam, and Kira's mother at at Scott's house. She is showing Kira how to make Scott mimic death. Kira puts her hand on his chest and shocks him. At the hospital Mrs. McCall is freaking out. Great show! Mrs. McCall is in on the plan. She is able to feel his heartbeat. 


Stiles and Argent reach out to the benefactor saying Scott is dead. They type back and forth with the benefactor until Argent threatens him. Braeden plans to teach Derek how to be a human and fight against the supernatural. Scott is in a dream state. He finds himself at the high school. He sees Liam and follows him a classroom. Of coarse the lights are flickering to add the spooky factor. Scott sees the Mute killing Liam.

Malia is in the Hale vault. She gets a call from Stiles and ignores it. She opens a safe with her name on it. In walks Peter. Lydia is at the boat house. In walks her mother. Mrs. Martin questions what Lydia is doing at the home. Lydia shows her mother the picture of Meredith and she knows her. Liam is back again and Scott is looking at his fangs and realizing he has more teeth. He questions if he is evolving and the Mute kills Liam again. 


Hospital Kira and Liam run on the roof questioning what happened to the system at the hospital and run into a berserker. Kira is knocked out and thinks back to before Scott is shocked. They are in bed talking about what their first date will be. Argent is walking the halls and Stiles stays with Scott's body. Braeden shows Derek how to use a gun. She is showing him up and the sexual tension is nice. They hook up. Stiles is calling Argent. Argent is thrown through the doors and in walks Kate. Kate says she wants the body but is not the benefactor. She refuses to say why she wants the body. Malia questions why Peter is a murderer. Malia questions as to why his name is not on the list. He claims that he is not the benefactor. Peter is looking for Malia's mother as the memory was stolen from him by his sister. He knows that she is referred to as a desert wolf which is another name for a coyote.  


Mrs. Martin pulls out the ashes of her mother in law. They believed she was crazy because she said she heard things. Lydia's grandmother requested for Lydia to spread her ashes across the lake when she turned 18. The urn is not filled with her grandmother's ashes but rather mountain ash. The whole boat house is made with mountain ash. Argent begs for Kate to take the berserkers and leave as they have a plan. Scott is still in his dream state and the Mute is showing him how to kill Liam. He starts hacking away at him and looks sinsister covered in his blood. Kira brings him back to life. The beserkeer hurt Kira's mother really badly. Kate meets with Peter and says Scott is still alive who says thank God. 


Malia shows up to Stiles's house. Stiles tells Malia that she may be related to Peter but she is not like him. Malia is worried that she is going to turn out just like Peter. She walks out. Derek wakes up with Braeden by his side. Kira and Scott are at this house. Kira's mother will be okay. Kira plans to go be with her mother who was transported to a hospital in Palo Alto. Scott thinks the plan did work. He says who doesn't need to see a visual confirmation to know that someone is dead. A banshee. Lydia reads a note from her grandmother. Lydia questions whether her grandmother is really dead. The letter is in the same code that the list was in. Apparently the letter was the last thing that she wrote before her death.


My Thoughts: I had the chance to flesh out my thoughts with a friend from work. He had his theories and I had mine and here is what we came up with. 

First wow so Lydia's grandmother is still alive. I do not believe she is the benefactor it would be too easy. I think she may be held captive by the benefactor who is using her powers. She knew what was going to happen and wrote the letter for Lydia for a reason. I also have a theory as to why Peter is not on the list. I think because he already died he may not be considered alive according to a banshee and therefore is not on the list. 

What are your theories? 

Post by Vikki
Twitter: ProfessorWhite

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Dancing Mini-Groot Available

Hi Everyone,

I am sure that you are just like me and loved Guardians of the Galaxy. We all really loved the Mini-Groot at the end. I have been scouring the internet to find if they will be selling this item somewhere. Let's be honest, a Mini-Groot will pull in the money hand over fist. I even had a friend from work who is an awesome artist make me my own Mini-Groot that I will be putting in a flower pot soon.



I was happy to see that Hot Toys will be releasing a dancing Mini-Groot with the Rocket and Groot set. In order to get the Dancing Groot you have to pre-order and the set is scheduled to be released in March 2015. I thought I would pick the set up until I noticed the price tag of $359.99. So I will not be picking this up.

What are your thoughts on this set?

Post by Vikki
Twitter: ProfessorWhite