This year lacked good movies overall but there were a couple of diamonds in the rough and a couple of series that blew my mind.
1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2: I asked myself how could this series get any better and somehow they did it, I'm not a Harry Potter fan boy by any stretch of the imagination but this was definitely the movie of the year and I am sad to see the series end. No more wizards using big sticks to make magic o_0
2. Fast 5: Finally this series gets back to its blockbuster status, The Rock blew the top off this series and I can't wait for the next one to come out. The Rock and Vin Diesel fight was B.A.
3. Warrior: This is an example of a diamond in the rough movie of 2011, this movie had everything from a great climax to emotional scenes and intense fighting. This movie is a must see and one of the best sports movies ever made.
4. Sherlock Holmes A Game of Shadows: Better than the first one somehow, Robert Downey Jr. is a great Sherlock. The story is great the comedy is great and Jude Law is once again excellent and has great re pore with Downey Jr. And the cliffhanger was a good one Here's to a Sherlock III.
5. Fighter: Another great sports movie this one however is a true to life story and Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale do a great job in this movie. This movie displays the struggle of drug addiction and how perseverance truly does pay off. Micky Ward is a beast x_x
These are my top 5 movies of the year leave a comment on any movies you think I snubbed. Unless its Twilight in the great words of Lil Wayne I got no love for Twilight o_0
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Top 5 Video Games of 2011
This year has produced many excellent and elite video games that have raised standards for future games but here are the five top video games for the Xbox 360.
1. Elder Scrolls V Skyrim: An excellent open world game that will take over your life, with excellent graphics at least a couple hundred hours of gameplay to beat the game. Killing dragons was a nice addition to the franchise and the side quests are fun especially the stormcloak ones. The only thing lacking in this game is there is absolutely no online capabilities.
2. Batman Arkham City: Just like Arkham Asylum I have absolutely no complaints whats so ever. The story is a decent length, the side missions are fun, leveling system is great and getting all the riddler trophies is fun, exciting, challenging, and time consuming.
3. Dead Space 2: Way better than the first one visually and storyline wise, no more backtracking just pure necromorph destruction. Only reason why this isn't in the top 2 is for the lack of fun in the online gameplay. Story takes about 8 hours to beat and is the best horror shooter game ever made. End of discussion.
4. Modern Warfare 3: Another excellent Call of Duty game in the series, campaign is kind of lacking however the online play more than makes up for it. The new game modes keep the fun going and new perks, killstreaks make if fun for everyone whether your a 20 kill streak player or a conservative support player. Spec Ops and survival mode also add to the God status of this first person shooter franchise.
5. Fifa 12: The only sports game ever to crack my top 5 video games of the year ever is Fifa 12, this game is excellent visually and almost could be mistaken for real life soccer. The tactical defending made it even more realistic and this franchise is leaps and bounds over any other sports series going.
Other notable games of the year: Assassins Creed Revelations (yet to play so can't put on list), Saints Row the Third (toss up with Fifa 12 for the 5th Spot), Dead Island ( sorry Dead Space 2 stole my heart and you couldn't take my brainssssss), Rage (definitely a top 8 game just not a top 5 one), Madden 12 (eheh is that a joke? Madden 12 probably 30th) x_x
Next blog will continue with the top 5 theme as we will decide on the top 5 movies of the year (hint hint) no Twilight but maybe some wizards with big sticks o_0
1. Elder Scrolls V Skyrim: An excellent open world game that will take over your life, with excellent graphics at least a couple hundred hours of gameplay to beat the game. Killing dragons was a nice addition to the franchise and the side quests are fun especially the stormcloak ones. The only thing lacking in this game is there is absolutely no online capabilities.
2. Batman Arkham City: Just like Arkham Asylum I have absolutely no complaints whats so ever. The story is a decent length, the side missions are fun, leveling system is great and getting all the riddler trophies is fun, exciting, challenging, and time consuming.
3. Dead Space 2: Way better than the first one visually and storyline wise, no more backtracking just pure necromorph destruction. Only reason why this isn't in the top 2 is for the lack of fun in the online gameplay. Story takes about 8 hours to beat and is the best horror shooter game ever made. End of discussion.
4. Modern Warfare 3: Another excellent Call of Duty game in the series, campaign is kind of lacking however the online play more than makes up for it. The new game modes keep the fun going and new perks, killstreaks make if fun for everyone whether your a 20 kill streak player or a conservative support player. Spec Ops and survival mode also add to the God status of this first person shooter franchise.
5. Fifa 12: The only sports game ever to crack my top 5 video games of the year ever is Fifa 12, this game is excellent visually and almost could be mistaken for real life soccer. The tactical defending made it even more realistic and this franchise is leaps and bounds over any other sports series going.
Other notable games of the year: Assassins Creed Revelations (yet to play so can't put on list), Saints Row the Third (toss up with Fifa 12 for the 5th Spot), Dead Island ( sorry Dead Space 2 stole my heart and you couldn't take my brainssssss), Rage (definitely a top 8 game just not a top 5 one), Madden 12 (eheh is that a joke? Madden 12 probably 30th) x_x
Next blog will continue with the top 5 theme as we will decide on the top 5 movies of the year (hint hint) no Twilight but maybe some wizards with big sticks o_0
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Why are there guaranteed contracts in baseball?
This is possibly the biggest beef I have in all topics of sports and this is why is a baseball player guaranteed money when he signs a contract and not in football? In baseball its pretty hard to get hurt and you bat every 9 times, pitch every 5 games, or throw roughly 20 pitches per game. Its a farce that a baseball player should be guaranteed money look at baseball players when they get paid a majority of them check out and don't play with the same passion or underachieve considerably.
Whereas in football you have to show up every game of every season risking your lively hood to play a game where you may not see future paychecks because only a certain part of your contract is guaranteed versus baseball where you can be a player like Chone Figgins and hit sub .200 and get paid 10 million dollars per season to be an abomination of a professional athlete.
In football you can get your contract terminated at any moment and get screwed out of millions of dollars versus baseball where you can have one good expiring contract season and not show up for that contract and still get that whole contract. Pujols will make $250 million over the next 10 years but how many of those years will he deserve to make that type of money? It doesn't matter because that money is Pujols money now.
In conclusion, the NFL is the number one sport because it provides the best competition week in and week out because players know that if they don't perform they will be out of the league and their contracts are null and voided other than their bonus money. Whereas a baseball player ehm Chone Figgins can have a few good years get paid and then ride the pine. Baseball get rid of your guaranteed contracts its egregious and an embarrassment that players can get $10 million when they deserve to be sitting at home wasting your money when you can hit the baseball if it was the size of a beach ball..
Whereas in football you have to show up every game of every season risking your lively hood to play a game where you may not see future paychecks because only a certain part of your contract is guaranteed versus baseball where you can be a player like Chone Figgins and hit sub .200 and get paid 10 million dollars per season to be an abomination of a professional athlete.
In football you can get your contract terminated at any moment and get screwed out of millions of dollars versus baseball where you can have one good expiring contract season and not show up for that contract and still get that whole contract. Pujols will make $250 million over the next 10 years but how many of those years will he deserve to make that type of money? It doesn't matter because that money is Pujols money now.
In conclusion, the NFL is the number one sport because it provides the best competition week in and week out because players know that if they don't perform they will be out of the league and their contracts are null and voided other than their bonus money. Whereas a baseball player ehm Chone Figgins can have a few good years get paid and then ride the pine. Baseball get rid of your guaranteed contracts its egregious and an embarrassment that players can get $10 million when they deserve to be sitting at home wasting your money when you can hit the baseball if it was the size of a beach ball..
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