This is my fourth blog post for today and it is about 10 Random Things About Me. I'm going to make it as random as possible but I must admit some of it are not totally random.
One of its problems is, some Comment Exchange participants don't even read what you've posted. They'll just base their comments on the title of your post and you will eventually end up with an out-of-topic or an off-topic comment.
Unfortunately, the first month turned out badly because SpeedySparrow.com's servers went down hard. It took them days before they could restore everything back to normal.
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Many months ago, my internet connection speed suddenly became extremely slow. It was so freaking slow that it can't even open or load my GMail account. I checked my internet connection speed at SpeedTest.net and it was crawling like a turtle.
(Me and My Globe Tattoo DSL WiFi Router)
I contacted my ISP's Customer Care Hotline and talked to a Customer Service Representative or CSR. I explained my problem and the CSR gave a series of instructions that I performed on my computer. These instructions involved unplugging my Canopy's adapter for 10 seconds and plugging it back in.
Unfortunately, the instructions given by the CSR didn't fix my slow internet connection. The CSR scheduled me for a visit by their Technicians but it would take their Technicians a week to arrive at my door because of their busy schedule.
No Work Means No Money
My current work involves downloading high-res images from my client's Dropbox, processing these images and uploading them back again. This cycle uses a lot of bandwidth and it requires a fast internet connection because, downloading high-res images will take many hours with a slow internet connection.
Unfortunately, working with a slow internet connection was impossible because the client wanted the images back the same day and that was impossible. Just downloading the images was already using up a lot of time and I still had to work on them before I could upload them back.
Thank God For Globe
While waiting for my ISP's technicians to arrive. Outside our home, Globe technicians were installing new Globe Tattoo DSL lines. These new lines were for my neighbors. I asked one of the technicians about Globe Tattoo but, instead of answering, he asked me to wait while he went to get someone who could explain it better to me.
A girl arrived and she explained to me Globe Tattoo's DSL Internet Service Plans. She kept on insisting that I sign-up that day because the technicians would install it immediately. It didn't take her much to convince me to sign-up because my ISP at that time was delivering an extremely poor service.
Signed Up For Globe Tattoo DSL 1Mbps
I signed-up and the Globe technicians immediately installed my Globe Tattoo 1Mbps DSL internet connection. It came with a free landline phone but I wasn't really interested with it. I just wanted to get a good internet connection so that I could continue working.
Thanks to my 1Mbps Globe Tattoo DSL connection. I was able to work without worrying about having a slow internet connection. I got to download my client's images quickly, work on them and upload the final images back the same day.
With Globe's fast DSL installation and good internet connection speed, I was able to complete my work on time and that's why I'm Glad To Be Globe.
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The next movie in Marvel's Cinematic Universe after Iron Man 3 is Thor 2 but I'm going to skip Thor 2 and move forward to Captain America 2: Winter Soldier. Why? Because, Captain America is more interesting than Thor period.
(See more new pictures of Captain America's New Costume at ComicBookMovie.com)
Don't get me wrong, I like Thor but I just don't find him interesting enough specially when the events of Thor 2 will happen mostly in Asgard. Will I watch Thor 2 when it comes out? Of course, because I love superhero movies. ^_^
Captain America's New Costume
Let's forget about Thor and Thor 2 and let's focus on Captain America 2: Winter Soldier and his new Secret Avengers' based costume. I've never heard of the Secret Avengers comic books but I'm really glad that it existed because I'll get to see a different style to Captain America's costume (see picture below).
Cap's new costume for Captain America 2 is darker. It still has the famous red, white and blue colors but they're darker. The blue is darker, the red is darker and the white is kinda silvery or metallic. It also has that tougher and sturdier look and feel to it. Much like the one he wore in the first movie, Captain America: First Avenger.
What I Think About The New Costume?
Simply said, I like Captain America's new costume. The design is more modern and it looks sturdier. It has that military appeal to it but still look very heroic. It also clearly conveys that Captain America is an Agent of SHIELD.
What do you think of Captain America's new costume? Share your thoughts by posting them below as comments.
Captain America's New Costume For CA2:WS.
Reviewer: Romelo Itong
Date: .
Summary: Darker, modern, tougher and sturdier.
Description: Captain America's new costume for Captain America 2: Winter Soldier.
Rating: 4.5
Man Of Steel is about an alien from the dying planet of Kypton who was saved by his mother and father from death by sending him here to Earth. This alien was raised by human parents and grew-up as a human in a small town in Kansas.
He eventually learned the truth about himself and went on a journey of re-discovery. He found his true self, embraced it but forced to reveal it when he was faced with adversity. He proved that he was more human than alien by protecting his adopted planet and he was accepted as one.
That was the movie, Man Of Steel.
The Good
The things that I liked about Man Of Steel are the following:
Krypton
General Zod
Jor-El
Destruction
Special Effects
Krypton
Krypton in Man Of Steel is very different from the Crystallized or Icy Planet depicted in previous Superman Movies. Yes, Krypton had an extreme or harsh environment but it was teeming with life. It felt like a living planet and it was shown in the movie as such.
Also, Krypton's red star didn't destroy the planet. The planet destroyed itself when it imploded because the Kryptonians abused it by harnessing its core as a source of energy. Jor-El knew it but the council didn't listen to his warnings which forced him to send his son, Kal-El, to Earth without the council's approval.
General Zod
General Zod is a true General in Man Of Steel because he has an actual army under his command. In Superman 2, General Zod only had two minions with him but it was enough to cause Superman and Metropolis grief.
In Man Of Steel, General Zod didn't only caused grief. He leveled a big section of the city. His terraforming ships toppled numerous buildings and his battle against Superman damaged and destroyed a few more.
Jor-El
Jor-El was never depicted as a warrior in the old Superman movies but, in Man Of Steel, he wore a really cool looking suit and went toe-to-toe with General Zod. He also had a ton of action sequences never before seen in previous Superman movies.
Unfortunately, Jor-El died in the hands of General Zod. He was caught off-guard by the General when Kal-El's ship was launching. The General took advantage and stabbed him with a blade which killed him but Jor-El's presence didn't end there.
Jor-El returned as a holographic figure that helped Kal-El know the truth about himself.
Destruction
The amount of Destruction displayed in Man Of Steel was appropriate for a movie based on super-beings fighting each other. Superman's fight against the Kryptonians toppled buildings, blew-up cars, demolished structures, took down jet fighters, etc. In other words, they destroyed everything.
The Bad
I've listed and talked about the things that I liked in Man Of Steel. Now, I'll list the things that I didn't like about it below:
Shaky Cam
Flashbacks
Superman's Costume
Boring
Forgettable
Too Complicated
Shaky Cam
Man Of Steel used the Shaky Cam technique and the movie used it a lot. In fact, the entire movie was shaking from start to finish. I have no problems with the Shaky Cam if used during action sequences because it kinda makes the action more action-packed.
Unfortunately, Man Of Steel used this Shaky Cam technique on everything. From two people talking to Superman flying. It was so overused that it made my head hurt early in the movie. If you have an issue or problem with this technique then you might not enjoy Man Of Steel.
Flashbacks
I liked how Man Of Steel started but when Kal-El's ship fell on Earth the movie switched into Flashback mode. Flashbacks are used to better explain or tell a story because it shows events that happened in the past that affected the main character in the present or even the future.
In Man Of Steel, the movie kept on jumping back and forth. There were too much jumping around in the story's timeline that it made the movie feel disconnected. The story didn't flow naturally for me.
Superman's Costume
Well, they needed to update Superman's Costume but I felt it was too dark specially for a superhero like Superman. I liked what they did with the 'S' on his chest because it was modernized but it didn't really stand out for me. It was lost in the darkness and dullness of the costume.
(Image Credit: Comic Vine)
As you can see from the picture above, the one on the right looked much better than the one on the left. The color of the costume on the left was just DULL and boring while the one on the right was screaming with excitement and fun.
Boring
Yes, Man Of Steel was boring. I can say it was boring because the kids who were watching it in the theater were very, very silent. I think many of them fell asleep. Well, my wife fell asleep three times and I kinda broke a yawn a couple of times.
When the movie ended, I felt an air of disappointment from the people who were walking out of the theater. There was no buzz and the atmosphere was kinda gloomy.
Forgettable
The Avengers and Iron Man 3 had tons of unforgettable moments or scenes in their respective movies. In Man Of Steel, there was none. Nothing really popped-out.
Yes, Man Of Steel had tons of action scenes but none of them stood out. They weren't even exciting nor fun to watch because I've seen them all before.
For example, one of the best scenes in Superman Returns was the airplane scene. The entire sequence was great and it was exciting to watch. Man Of Steel had none like that.
The fight between General Zod and Superman was great but it didn't excite because I've seen such fights in other superhero movies before. Well, they did make Superman kill General Zod in the end but that wasn't exciting at all.
Was It Good Or Was It Bad?
Honestly, Man Of Steel falls under the "Just Okay" category. It wasn't exciting but it wasn't extremely bad and, for a superhero movie, it fell short specially if you compare it with The Avengers.
The movie had no exciting nor memorable moments which made the movie very forgettable. It did have a lot of action scenes and the special effects were great but it wasn't enough to carry Man Of Steel into greatness because it didn't excite and it didn't entertain.
Was Man Of Steel a good or bad movie? To answer that question, as I was walking out of the theater after watching Iron Man 3 and The Avengers, I wanted to watch both movies again and again BUT that feeling or urge never came to me after watching Man Of Steel. I just wanted to go home after watching it.
If you want to watch Man Of Steel but you also don't want to waste your money then just wait a few more weeks and just rent it on DVD.
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Man Of Steel. Reviewed by Romelo Itong on . Superman came from a planet named Kryton. 33 years later, General Zod and his men followed him to Earth to re-create Krypton's lost civilization here on Earth.Man Of Steel is a superhero movie based on DC Comics' Superman character. Rating: 2.5
I'm not a fan of Vice Ganda and I'm also not a big fan of his style of humor but I think it's time for everyone to stop attacking him. Yes, he did make a mistake but he already apologized for it. He learned his lesson and, hopefully, he'll never used rape as a material for his jokes in the future.
Everyone Makes Mistakes
I make mistakes, you make mistakes, everyone makes mistakes because no one in this world is perfect. If we make a mistake then we must recognize it, admit to it and apologize for it. Did Vice Ganda recognized his mistake? I think he did. Did he admit it? I think so. Did he apologized for it? Yes.
(Bubble Gang and GMA 7 also made a mistake when they allowed this rape gag to be aired on national television.)
Mistakes make us human. Mistakes also make us grow into better human beings because we learn from our mistakes. Did Vice Ganda learned from his mistake? I think so because, underneath that comic persona is a very intelligent individual. He definitely learned something from this issue. Who wouldn't?
Bubble Gang Rape Jokes
As I've said, everyone makes mistakes and the same is true for GMA 7 and its Bubble Gang gag show. In the past, Bubble Gang had used rape as a material in its gags as well (see video below).
Was it a mistake for GMA 7 and Bubble Gang to air such an insensitive gag? Yes. Did they learned from it? Yes, because they stopped using rape as a material for their gags.
Bubble Gang and GMA 7 were very lucky because, when they did these rape jokes, the country didn't react to it as much as it did with the Vice Ganda Rape Joke.
Forgive And Move On
Vice Ganda already made a public apology and I believe it was sincere enough to merit forgiveness from everyone whom he offended. Forgive and move on, that's the best thing everyone can do right now.
