PacMan stops Golden Boy

I think it's time for the Golden Boy Oscar De la Hoya to hung up his boxing gloves and retire, his prime was way too long over. No offense to the Golden Boy but I think he should retire.

The World freezes in the Philippines whenever Manny Pacquiao have a fight and today was no exemption. There were no any vehicle on the road. Almost all the Filipino people are glued to the boob tube.

Manny was the underdog in this fight called the Dream Match, but he prove that David can once overcame the power of a Goliath in De La Hoya. Manny was simply dominant in the entire fight and I thought that he won all the round. Manny was awesome from the start and Oscar was already sluggish.

Good thing Oscar decided to stop the fight or else he would have been knocked down by Manny.

I guess Ricky Hatton is next for Pacquiao. Pacquiao vs. Hatton, looks like another great fight. But maybe after his fight he should also consider retiring. He should retire as a Champ, besides he already has a lot of money.

Pound for Pound King!!! Long Live Manny Pacquiao

What's wrong with Franz ?

It looks like that the De La Salle University Green Archers coach Franz Pumaren don't know how to accept defeat.

The Ateneo Blue Eagles just crushed the Green Archers 62-51 in Game 2 of the UAAP Finals to capture the crown.

Now I think that he is sour graping and cannot accept that he had been defeated by his former teammate and coach, Norman Black.

He's saying that it was due to bad officiating that's why they lost in the Finals, well then, he should think again.

Man for Man, the Green Archers are simply no match against the Blue Eagles.

They don't have someone who can stop Rabeh Al Husaini. Before the Game 2 started, he's saying that the Archers are capable of coming back and now that they lost he's blaming it on the officiating.

Well in case he forgot, the reason why the Archers are in the Finals is due to bad officiating, remember the knockout game for the twice to beat advantage, where the Green Archers narrowly escaped the FEU Tamaraws 62-59.

That game was so bad for the Tamaraws, all the referees call were in favor of the Green Archers.

Now he should be just thankful for the Bad officiating, if it wasn't for that, the Green Archers should have been eliminated.

Baketball is just a game.

Unleashed the power of the Force.

The Force Unleashed is a great game with great graphics and a wonderful story!

You play as Darth Vader's Secret Apprentice throughout the whole game and you eventually travel down the road of redemption.

There are wonderful characters including Starkiller's love life and pilot Juno Eclipse. It includes Vader, The Emperor, Bail and Leia Organa, Shaak Tii. It includes a good deal of new Characters, Maris Brood, General Rahm Kota, and a possessed gungan named Kleef.

The story plot is great with a bunch of twists and turns that I wasn't expecting. The graphics are wonderful and the free play modes are even better.

For the PSP you get what is called Historic Missions which is where you can play parts of the original Saga with your force powers. You also get Duel Made and Order 66. There are many other cool things to be discovered including lightsaber Customization and costume customization.

The Force Unleashed is truly the gap between Revenge of the Sith and a New Hope.

This is the greatest Star Wars Game ever.

If I were you, I'm gonna get this game right away.

Jollibee surprised me !!!

Last Sunday, my brother and his son went to our house.They just came from Jollibee and to my surprise my nephew got a Voltron toy from Jolibee's Kids Meal.

I just love Voltron way back in the 80's when I was still a kid. All those Robot Lions transforming to become a mighty Robot.

All the kids who grew up in the 80's will sure remember Voltron and I think that its about time the new generation get to know Voltron aside from the Transformers.

So my son and I hurriedly goes to Jollibee, but to my dismay, the Black Lion is no longer available. Now that's a big problem. How can I build Voltron without the main body.

And so the quest begins for the Black Lion, I guess I have to visit every Jollibee store just to form Voltron. How about you ? You got all the Lions already ? Lucky you.

This toy from Jollibee is a must have for every toy collector out there.

Memphis Grizzlies Triple Tower

Remember the Spurs Twin Tower of David Robinson and Tim Duncan ?

Well then, expect that Memphis Grizzlies to match or surpass the Twin Tower combination this season with the arrival of two seven footer in the person of Marc Gasol and Iranian Hamed Haddadi.

We all know that the younger brother is also a towering Guy, although he seems to be more stronger and wide bodied compared to Pau.

If you've seen the Olympics, you probably see the power of Marc Gasol. Flexing his muscle way inside the paint is a tough task but Marc seems not bothered at all whoever was in front of him, whether it be Dwight Howard or Chris Bosh.

Another Big Guy who was quite impressive in the Olympics was Iranian Hamed Haddadi.

The 7-foot-2, 254-pound Haddadi led all Olympians in Beijing in rebounding (11.2) and blocks (2.6) while averaging 16.6 points in five games for Iran, which did not advance to the medal round. Haddadi, who was not selected in the 2004 NBA Draft, drew the interest of several NBA teams when the Iranian team competed against NBA teams this summer in Utah.

The Iranian team tops the Asian Qualifying because of this Guy.

Now if Darko Milicic won't be traded to other team, they'll be having a Triple Tower combination.
But there is a downside here, if they use all the three players at the same time, they;ll be slower, which is why I think Milicic will be traded.

There are rumors that he'll be traded to the New York Knicks.

Expect the Grizzlies to barge in the playoff this coming season.

Head for adventure with Lego Indiana Jones

Lego Indiana Jones is a very enjoyable game.... the best lego game so far in my opinion. the game had a great tone to it ....kept me entertained and made the overall feel of the game good. Also the puzzles and difficulty level were great considering the wide range of gamers that got it ..

I easily give this game a 9 ....and i would greatly recommend this game to anyone without a doubt...
though this game has a few flaws like character communication and actions that can get a little aggravating at times ..its not enough to make me not want to play it ..if anything it makes me play more to beat the challenge.

Plus the game keeps you entertained by offering funny videos and obstacles .I think everyone with a psp should get this game ...and those who got this game ...along with me is now looking forward to the lego batman.

My kid liked it, so probably your kid will also like it. It's about time you introduce your kid to the daredevil archaeologist.

Get one now and enjoy Indy's adventure.

UAAP's Final Four

This year's UAAP cast of the Final Four includes league leading Ateneo De Manila University,defending champion De La Salle University, perennial contender Far Eastern University and making it for the seventh straight year the UE Red Warriors.

The first and fourth place have been secured by Ateneo and UE respectively, with Ateneo having the twice to beat advantage. I think Ateneo will easily make it to the championship round, with big man Al Hussaini dominating the game. Chris Tiu is in his final year,expect him to carry his team all the way to the Finals.

The second and third place have not yet been decided, with La Salle and FEU both toting a 10-3 record.

Both team have still one game left in the elimination, with La Salle facing Ateneo and FEU against UE.

If both La Salle and FEU wins, these two teams will play in a knock out game for that prestigious twice to beat advantage. It will be some sort of best of three for both squads.

Mac Baracael is back in the FEU roster after being shot by still unknown assailant, FEU's brotherhood has somehow carry the team to where it is now standing.

Final Four action kicks off September 14.

It was a sorry season for the UST Tigers, although boasting a strong lineup,they failed to make it this year. Better luck next time.

The Force is with Soul Calibur IV

The long awaited continuation of the Soul Calibur series finally arrives on next-gen consoles, and although it's definitely no classic, it improves on the core gameplay & adds a functional multiplayer mode.

In Soul Calibur IV you can play as 26 original characters, including the 2 new additions Hilde and Algol, an additional 5 new 'bonus' characters, which are designed by guest artists, and 2 Star Wars guest characters. All of the characters are quite different from one another, ranging from a dual claw wielding contortionist to a titanic axe wielding golem. The exceptions are the 5 bonus characters, all of whom are simply clones of other characters - which is quite disappointing.

For the most part, all of the characters feel rather balanced. No character has exactly a massive advantage over another, but a few characters are better at dealing with anyone, a few characters may have a SLIGHT struggle against certain opponents.

The exclusive Star Wars characters are extremely different from one another. The PS3 version gets to use Darth Vader while the XBOX 360 will be able to use Yoda. Out of the two characters, Vader definitely feels more in place. While Yoda has quite an original moveset, he is terribly unbalanced... Other characters can't hit Yoda with high attacks or throw him due to his small size, these attacks will simply pass over his head leaving you wide open to an attack. Both versions will have access to 'Starkiller', the secret apprentice from the upcoming game Star Wars : The Force Unleashed. Although he may feel slightly overpowered when you are fighting the AI playing as him, in the hands of another player this is no longer evident.

Apart from the Star Wars characters (which may be downloadable content in the near future for the opposite system), the console's versions don't really feel any different from one another. The visuals are are practically exactly the same. The only other difference is the optional install on the PS3 version, which may improve loading times somewhat, however, this feature will be available on the XBOX 360 version too, shortly.

The game looks amazing, in my opinion it is one of the best looking fighters ever. All the 13 stages look beautiful, the characters are impressively high detailed and the animation is smooth and fluid.

The actual gameplay feels rather unchanged compared to previous installments. The pace isn't as fast as Soul Calibur III, but isn't as slow as Soul Calibur II. It feels just about right in terms of speed. Compared to other fighters Soul Calibur is more of a 'pick up and play' type of game, you don't need to spend hours on end remembering long, 10 hit combos. Rather than spending time learning how to attack, you need to choose when to attack, making this a more skill-based fighter rather than memorizing combos.

Alot of the changes made to the gameplay are welcome additions, the critical finish system will now no longer reward players who block constantly ('turtling') which makes the game more offensive.

Unfortunately, the game hardly has any content with most unlockables just being bought by gold which requires 'farming'. Story mode is now only 5 stages long, although the stages including the AMB (Active Matching Battle) system, which basically lets you or the AI switch between characters during battle. The addition of this feature in single player makes you wonder why it wasn't included in VS modes or Multiplayer, the only option being a 1 vs 1 match.

The main mode, Tower Of Lost Souls, is honestly not very fun. You can choose to ascend the tower, where you will have to play through many stages where the opponents have different abilities, there are 60 floors in total and around the 40th floor thing start to get a little cheap. The AI will guard impact and counter you almost constantly, which sometimes mean you have to resort to cheap tactics to beat the AI. It makes the Tower Of Lost Souls just one extremely drawn out mode. The descend option is a little better, it's basically survival mode in which you have to slaughter foe after foe to see how far you can get down, when you die you will be taken all the way back to the top.

One of the best features of Soul Calibur IV is definitely the character creation. Create A Soul mode offers many options, unfortunately the created character movesets have all been removed and you are limited to choosing a moveset from the main cast. This is made up for by the large range of equipment, all offering different abilities for your character. You can then choose from a number of skills such as invisibility or auto grapple break, which are all surprisingly well implemented, and take your character online via the Special VS mode (where stats are in play). Or, if you don't care much for stats you can take them on Standard VS mode, where you wont have to worry about the disadvantages of your equipment, and can shape the appearance into anything you want. You can also fully edit the original cast, minus a few characters, so if you want to fully cloth Ivy, you can. Or you can make it so that she is wearing less clothes, which I thought was practically impossible.

Overall Soul Calibur IV is a fun, engaging experience and one of the most memorable fighters in recent years. Anyone can pick up and play this and have some great fun with it, but it's pretty stripped down in terms of ingame content and gamemodes, so if you don't have many friends who like playing fighters or don't want to head online, I wouldn't recommend this game for solely the single player content.

Austin Powers heads to Blu Ray Disc

The Austin Powers trilogy is coming to Blu-ray as a box set, although individual releases haven't been announced as yet.

All three films will make the upgrade to 1080p with a batch of extras. International Man of Mystery will come with an audio commentary, both alternate endings, deleted scenes, a trailer and an animated sequence. The Spy Who Shagged Me will include a commentary, the Comedy Central mocumentary, a featurette, deleted scenes, trailers, and music videos. Goldmember will carry a commentary, a trivia track, featurettes, deleted scenes, an outtake montage and four more music videos.

Many might not remember, but Austin Powers was the first breakaway DVD top seller back in the early days of the format and was one of the first titles to help bring people to the new format (before The Matrix broke all the rules). The three pack will arrive on December 2nd.

Now that's Groovy Baby !!!

Redeem Team accomplished Mission

The Redeem Team of USA have accomplished their mission by beating Spain in the Men's Basketball Finals of the Olympics,118-107.

After overwhelming everyone for seven games, the Americans led by only four points with under 21/2 minutes to play. Then the U.S. proved it could handle a close game that seemed would never come in Beijing.

Spain made one last push to close within 108-104 on Carlos Jimenez’s 3-pointer, but Wade hit one on the other end, and the final score became lopsided when the Americans hit a bunch of free throws after the Spanish became frustrated and were called for the technicals.

The Americans were not dominant anymore unlike in their first game,this time Spain was more serious even leading by five points after the first quarter.

What's interesting here is we got the chance to see Pau Gasol's younger brother Mark Gasol to play. Mark Gasol is expected to play in the NBA with the Memphis Grizzlies.The younger Gasol, who is also a seven footer,have shown that he is stronger than his brother. He is wide bodied, I am sure that he'll give a lot of players a hard time in the NBA.

Expect more tough times in the Olympics Basketball in 2012, Spain got a great 17 year old player in the person of Rudy Rubio. He got talent and skills,he can even play in the NBA now.

Once again, congratulations to Team USA and to Spain for giving a big fight that nearly cost Team USA the gold medal.

It's the Basketball Olympic Quarterfinals

It's the battle for survival for the remaining Final Eight for that elusive basketball gold and supremacy. If you blink and loose focus at these stage it's bye bye time for you.

Lithuania vs. China. Lithuania must be very upset loosing to the Aussies in their last game. But Lithuania should have no problem disposing home country China, unless of course they play bad and China play superb like their game against Spain, China can likely upset Lithuania. My choice to make it to the semis= Lithuania.

Spain vs. Croatia. World Champion and last Olympics weeping boys, Spain is raring to make it to the next round and somehow forget what happened to them in 2004. Croatia may give up a good fight but I still predict that Spain will prevail.

Argentina vs. Greece. Two of Team USA past tormentor in the last four years.This quarterfinal match up would be the greatest among the match up. Intensity wise, this series have it, and when your country is at stake, players from both of these squad will surely pumped up their adrenalin. Expect the defending champion Argentina to defend it all cost.My choice is the Argentinian team, why because mainly of Manu Ginobili. Ginobili's experience and leadership can spark up his team.

USA vs. Australia. Australia is the only team which USA had not blown up, even during its exhibition game. I am pretty sure that Team USA will go all the way with their guns blazing. They have a mission and that is to return to Basketball supremacy. The Aussies might get short in upsetting Team USA.

Let the game begins!

If you haven't seen the Mummy 3, read this....

We just saw the movie, The Mummy : Tomb of the Emperor Dragon yesterday. My family and I have been fans of the series since the beginning cause it was just like an Indiana Jones movie because Indy have been missing in action when the first Mummy was released.

Rick O'Connell kid is already a grown up and this time the country is in China. Jet Li plays a power hungry emperor who will get whatever he wants at all cost.

The action sequences are superb, brilliantly paced by director Rob Cohen. The effects are top notch except for the three headed dragon. The three headed dragon looks like a cartoon.

The Mummy 3 is a roller coaster ride from start to finish just like the first two, this one is a good addition to the series.

Looks like Rick O'Connell is passing the torch to his son, Alex O'Connell played by Luke Ford.

It seems that we have a brewing rivalry between Alex O'Connel and Mutt Williams ( Indiana Jones son ) in the future when their dad retires.

One great mistake in this movie is not casting Rachel Weisz back. Maria Bello maybe pretty but I love Rachel Weisz more, besides Rachel is more beautiful and sexier.Maria Bello's version is an overkill of the character.

If you're looking for fun and enjoyment, this one's for you.

Are the Redeem Team ready ?

This is probably the question many of us are thinking now.

It's the Olympic time, and the most exciting basketball showdown will happen. Only tough teams can play in the quest for the Basketball Olympic Gold.

Defending Champion Argentina sure is raring to win it back to back while 2006 FIBA World Champions are out to forget what happened to them in Athens. Sweeping the elimination was their only great achievement in 2004 but come knock out game, they were booted out by Team USA. So expect the Spaniards to be more aggressive.

And now the Redeem Team, Le Bron James,Dwayne Wade, Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard are mature now, and surely that experience in 2004 have toughen them up.

Plus with the addition of Kobe Bryant,Jason Kidd, Deron Williams, Carlos Boozer and Michael Redd, I think this Redeem Team have a pretty fair chance of bagging the gold.

It's gonna be a very tough competition, but I think the Best World Basketball Team in the Olympics is Team USA,not of course unless other team upsets them.

Batman's Stealth Launch Batmobile

If you are looking for an awesome Batmobile, I suggest that you take a look at this Batmobile toy from Mattel.

With the Stealth Launch Batmobile Vehicle, one touch of a button reveals twin projectile missiles, and becomes a launcher for hours of battle-play fun. Includes two vehicles and one in-scale dedicated 5" Batman figure.

It's a Batmobile outside, but you can also launch the Batcycle which exactly looks like a scene from the movie The Dark Knight. The Batcycle launching from the Batmobile.

Sure is a collector's item for Batman fanatics.

Take a look at Samsung SGH-U900 aka Soul

Who would refuse an armored soul? This one made by Samsung has been protected just partially with only the front panel and the battery lid made out of metal. The rest of the elements are made of black plastic, which prevents the phone from easily sliding out of your hands. All that is combined with a handy size (4.2 x 1.9 x 0.5 inches (106 x 49.5 x 12.9 mm)) and a well balanced body weighing 4.0 oz (112 g).

The display takes up 2/3 of the upper part of the phone. It supports a resolution up to 240x320 and up to 16 million colors, qualities that ensure fully saturated details and images. Unfortunately, it suffers from the typical for most fashion devices, mirror-like effect, which although giving the phone an additional shine effect, makes it hard to use.

Over it, is located the video calling camera and below, are the large and easy to press soft buttons and the widely advertised „MagicalTouch” pad.

That is a touch sensitive display, which replaces the D-pad, by changing the icons indexing the functions according to the corresponding menu. It has a very good sensibility (which can be adjusted depending on your needs), it can vibrate when touched, and the color of the icons and the effects, which are a part of it, are subjects to customizations (however, according to the manufacturer, red and orange are the same color and are visualized in the same way). Even though at first sight it looks like LG KF600’s InteractPad, its purpose is totally different and there are a few substantial drawbacks:

* First, the buttons in it (the arrow for example) are small and not convenient for use by people with big fingers.
* In contrast to KF600’s InteractPad, which can show less, but bigger and different buttons, the icons on it will always visualize in one of the four directions or the center.
* It only reacts to the touch of skin so you cannot even use it with thin glovers.
* The worst is that the rest of the buttons (the soft ones and the two receivers) are not touch sensitive and you’ll often wish they were, since you’ll get used to touching and not pressing (because of the “MagicalTouch”). Nevertheless, you’ll still have to press them, which will make you feel confused; once pressing, once touching. We expected to quickly get used to the system, but alas it didn’t happen even after a few days.
* The last thing that was annoying is the frequent accidental pressing of icons when opening and closing.


The keyboard is revealed in the bottom part. The rows are divided by protruding elements, and the buttons have a fine relief (on the digits), which couldn’t possibly help you find them by touch only (unless of course you have very sensitive fingers). The top row contents a video calling shortcut (left), the clear button and one for the switch menu (right).

On the right hand side, we have the camera key, which almost can’t be felt when pressed and the microSD slot. The opposite side houses the charger/data cable/handsfree connector and the volume rocker, which should have been positioned higher in order to make it more convenient to use.

On the back of the phone, we find the 5-megapixel camera, equipped with a tiny mirror and an LED flash. To get to the SIM card slot, you need to remove the back lid and the 880 mAh battery.

Overall, Samsung Soul is a very stylish device, and the combination of metal elements with a large mirror-like display would attract anybody’s attention.

FEU's Mac Mac Baracael shot

Bad news for the FEU Tamaraws supporters and fans. FEU's star player Mac Mac Baracael will missed the rest of the season due to an unfortunate event that nearly took his life.

Baracael was shot Thursday night at about 8:20 p.m. at the corner of R. Papa and Nicanor Reyes Streets in Sampaloc while walking with teammates Ryan Cabagnot and Robert Kabe.

They had come from the FEU gym and were on their way home, when a man walked up to them and shot Baracael in the back, the bullet exiting through the cager's chest.

His teammates took him first to Mary Chiiles Hospital, and he was later transferred to the Capitol Medical Center.

Witnesses described the gunman as about 5’-1" tall, wearing a red T-shirt, short pants, and slippers. He also had a backpack.

The rest of the Tamaraws must step up the level of their game in order to compensate for the absence of Mac Mac Baracael. Baracael is their go to guy, now JR Cawaling,Paul Sanga and Marlon Adolfo must show that they can also carry this team.

Let's just hope for the fast recovery of this promising player and maybe next year he'll be back again.

Baracael just did a splendid work on his last game, silencing UST 's main man Jervy Cruz. Who would have thought that it would be his last game of the season.

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Watch The Dark Knight

I've just seen the movie The Dark Knight and I am very impressed of how the film was made. It was full of action and suspense.

Director Christopher Nolan has done a wonderful job of bringing back Batman back to the big screen once again.

Gotham City has a new villain and he's wreaking havoc and creating chaos and that you probably know is The Joker played by the late Heath Ledger. Ledger's acting here is way above exceptional,gives me a chill whenever he appears on the screen. Ledger's Joker gives a new meaning to villain compared to Jack Nicholson's Joker. Ledger's Joker is crazier and really is a menace. Bad thing though,no flashback scene were shown as to where The Joker originated from. Still the performance could give Ledger a nod for Best Supporting Actor.

As for Harvey Dent, also known as the White Knight, He brings balance to the chaotic city of Gotham. The Joker managed to create the bad side in him,thus creating Two Face. The make of Two Face was very impressive, you can see that his eye are moving in the same way with his eye for the normal side of his face.

Batman's new vehicle was outstanding,emerging from the Bat Mobile. The BatCycle or whatever they call it, is a collector item for Batman fanatic.

I won't say anymore, so I'll keep it up as a surprise for you to find out.The Dark Knight is one intelligent film and one of the best summer movie this year.Kudos also to the supporting role of Michael Caine,Gary Oldman,Morgan Freeman and Maggie Glyenhaal.

So watch it now and be entertained.

New Teams for some NBA Players

It looks like NBA teams are getting busy this early. One month after the Celtics bagged the NBA title, there are already a lot of blue chip players who have been traded to other teams.

Elton Brand will surely provide muscle for the 76ers who made a surprise appearance in the playoff last season. Partnering with Iguodala,Miller and Dalembert will give them a fearsome look.

Jermaine O' Neal boost the stock of the Raptors and somehow solidify the frontline of the team. Now the East have their version of the Twin Towers with Chris Bosh and Jermaine O' Neal.

Richard Jefferson has a new team with the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Bobby Simmons and Yi Jianlian. Looks like the Nets is gonna sport a new look this coming season.

My favorite team, the Indiana Pacers has seven new players in the team.Good thing they got TJ Ford,Rasho Nesterovic and Jarrett Jack plus two new rookie in the person of Brandon Rush, a 6' 6" swingman who played NCAA 2008 Champion Kansas, and Roy Hibbert a 7-2, 278-pound center, played four seasons at Georgetown, averaging 10.9 ppg and 5.9 rpg.

While the Orlando Magic has acquired the services of Mickael Pietrus to add more depth to their bench.

I'll talk about the Western team on my next post. So Keep it up here.

RESIDENT EVIL 5 trailer will give you goosebump

Check out this latest trailer of Resident Evil 5.

If you think that the first four Resident Evil are pretty scary, think again.

Set in Africa, this game has outstanding visuals, as you can see the colors are faded to give that creepy feeling about the game.

Problem is, we still have to wait for its release.

Syphon FIilter : Logan's Shadow is the best in the series so far

Syphon Filter Logan's Shadow is the heart-pounding sequel to the award winning Dark Mirror. You play as Special Agent Gabe Logan, and during a mission to capture a lethal weapon; you uncover some secrets, and learn that you can't trust anyone.
With your partner missing, you set out in hope to find her, while trying to stop the agency you work for to become corrupt.

Presentation
Syphon Filter Logan's Shadow is presented incredibly well, with nearly no bugs or glitches to speak of, a very sleek and neat looking menu, which is easy to navigate and short loading times. Top work.

Graphics
With some of the best graphics for the PSP to date, Logan's Shadow pushes the PSP's capabilities very hard. The in-game graphics are very good, with no framerate problems or slowdown, but the character models could do with a bit of work, well from a distance anyway. Enemies that are far away look similar to the poor quality that distant ones that Medal Of Honour has. But don't be fooled, Logan's Shadow still offers a very nice and detailed environment. The only slightly disappointing thing is that the online graphics are not quite up to par with the Single Player's, but no biggie.
The movie graphics are another story, they are absolutely incredible, a visual feat on the PSP. They are either equal or very close to the best-looking PS2 games movie graphics.
There are also no glitches to speak of… well at least during my 50+ hours of playing the game, I haven't found any.

Sound
Superb voice acting, and is very close quality with some PS3 games. But the guns don't sound like real guns; they sound more like a little kids toy, which is disappointing. But the noises of when the player moves around is spot on. And this all stays the same while online.

Gameplay
If you have played Dark Mirror, then you will be familiar with the controls, but this time round, Gabe has a few new tricks up his sleeve, including being able to do blind fire and… well I don't want to spoil it for you, so play it and find out. Logan's Shadow offers up pretty much the same experience as Dark Mirror did, but with a few changes. That's not saying that it is a bad thing though, it is still very fun to play. The only big let down here is the very confusing storyline, where you en up wondering which side you are on, good or bad.
Now time to move onto Multiplayer, Logan's Shadow's Multiplayer is again similar to that of Dark Mirror, but this time round it also has a free demo of Syphon Filter Combat Ops, which is a Multiplayer game only, where you can create your own maps, chose where to put guns, crates, barrels, ladders and zip lines, but the actual creation of the maps is very limited, but that's because it is only a demo.

Lasting Appeal
The campaign will last you around 7 hours, but you can always go back to unlock new guns and equipment, which will add another 5-12 hours, depending on how you approach it. Then there is also the very fun Multiplayer that should last for months. And if all that isn't enough, why not have a play around with Combat Ops and test the maps that you create.

Overall
All up, Logan's Shadow succeeds at almost everything it tries , making it the best shooter on the PSP, period.
Lets hope that Gabe's next instalment is as fun and challenging as this one was.

It's UAAP Basketball once again!!!!

College Basketball has always been exciting.

And its the start of the new season of the UAAP ( University Athletic Association of the Philippines )once again. Expect all the eight teams to give out their best to win the country's most prestigious collegiate basketball title.

And for this year, here are my choice teams who will make it to the Final Four.

De La Salle University Green Archers. No doubt about it, DLSU Green Archers have always been in the Final Four except in 2006, where they were banned from the league, but came back with a vengeance last year bagging the title against the unbeaten UE Red Warriors.

Ateneo De Manila University Blue Eagles.Barely making it to the Finals last year but lost to the eventual Champion DLSU Green Archers, expect the Eagles to soar this year. It will also mark Chris Tiu's final year and I am sure he wants to end it with a title.

Far Eastern University Tamaraws. Although they nearly make it to the Final Four last year with a bunch of Rookies and Sophomore, I believe that this team have already mature and are ready for the big time. Watch out for the 1-2 punch of Mac Baracael and JR Cawaling.

University of the East Red Warriors. Sweeping the elimination round last year but winless in the Finals, the Warriors are raring for a shot once again. Although they are no longer the same team last year with the departure of Mark Borboran and Kelvin Gregorio, still the team remains a potent threat with Elmer Espiritu, Marcy Arellano,Hans Thiele and James Martinez around.

Dark Horse is the University of Santo Tomas Tigers. This team have become unpredictable for the last two years,thanks to main man Jervy Cruz.

It's war in the basketball court.

UMBRELLA HAS SO MANY GREAT COVER

Rihanna's Umbrella maybe the most covered song with other versions that are also outstanding.
From pop to acoustic to rock, they sound great.Even Linkin Park have one, but I kinda don't like it.

It's rainy season once again, so I think We should have our umbrella ready just in case it rains.

This time I am gonna post Three of my favorite cover of Umbrella.

First is with Mandy Moore version :



Next is McFly's version



Up Next is Vanilla Sky with their version. Although McFly and Vanilla Sky do sounds the same but Vanilla Sky's version is also great especially at the beginning.



And Finally, the most rock version of Umbrella comes from Lillasyster, check it out!

Celtic's Pride Returns

I was wrong at my prediction that Lakers would win the Finals in Game Six, turns out that it was the opposite, it was the Green and White of the Boston Celtics that dominated the Finals.

It was imminent that the Celtics would win the Championship after Game 4, down by as much as 24 points in the second half. The Celtics rallied down the stretch to beat the Lakers 97-91 in Game 4.

I thought that the Lakers have the greatest comeback in the Finals in Game 2, but they fell short.

It was hunger and determination that paved the way for the Big Three to win their first NBA title. It was the 17th Championship for the Celtics and the first one after 22 years. Last time around was with Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish the original Big Three back in 1986.

Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen each scored 26 points to lead the Celtics. While Finals MVP Paul Pierce added 17 points.

The Lakers simply have no match against Kevin Garnett who simply outsmart, outhustled, outrebounded and sometimes knock Pau Gasol down. Gasol was just too soft for Garnett to crack offensively. Also, the bench of the Celtics outplayed its counterpart, thanks mainly to veterans Sam Cassel,James Posey and PJ Brown.

Can they do it again next year ? Only the Big Three cans answer.

The Lakers are still Alive

This time the L.A. Lakers survived the onslaught of the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of the NBA Finals with a win of 103-98.

Winning the Game 5 of the NBA Finals cuts the deficit of the series to 2-3.Game 6 Would be tough because I am pretty sure that the Celtics want to end the series right away.

No team has ever come back from a 3-1 deficit in NBA history.The Lakers are only two wins away from doing that. But up against the Mighty Celtics, I think that they might have a hard time doing it.

My prediction that Lakers will win it six games is already history, now that the Celtics can end it Game 6.

The Lakers started the Game once again with an early big lead just like in Game 4, but this time they managed to hold on to it.The Celtics even tied it at 90-all with less than 5 minutes remaining.This time Kobe Bryant diplayed flashes of brilliance down the stretch.

I think that Game 6 will be toughest of the series with the Title on the line for the Celtics and survival for the Lakers.

METAL GEAR SOLID 4 IS A MASTERPIECE

Wondering why, it took me so long to update my post ? It's because of this game, Metal Gear Solid 4.

Upon starting arguably the most anticipated game of 2008, you'll be welcomed with an installation screen boasting an incredibly detailed bust of this tale's protagonist, calmly smoking cigarette after cigarette, coupled with the various health warnings that usually take up space in the manual, or the back of the case. After the initial install, which takes approximately 8 minutes, you're thrown into the first of many amazingly directed cutscenes. The seemingly slow start does a great job at setting the scene for a non-stop thrill-ride experience, burrowing ever deeper into the story of the MGS universe.

Along the way, you'll be treated with the chance to remind yourself of the back story of the Metal Gear Solid saga, with button-presses during cutscenes triggering flashbacks, and given that MGS4 has such a legendary series behind it, this game does a brilliant job at evoking a sense of nostalgia that no other modern game, of my knowledge, has managed to accomplish.

In an attempt to keep this review spoiler-free, I'll keep the name of a 'certain key location' from Snake's past under wraps, but going back there is, undoubtedly, one of the best things that could happen to long-time fans of the series.

Fans of the series that were longing for all the loose ends to be tied up will not be disappointed. The game is, however, not without it's usual accompaniment of plot twists, and even in this game alone, manages to create more loose ends, and tie them up by the time the experience comes to an end. Every surviving character from previous games of the series is brought back to have their story fulfilled, and new characters, such as the new members of Rat Patrol and the Beauty and the Beast unit, make for a truly memorable, immersing, video gaming experience.

The gameplay has had a few changes applied to it, which may take some getting used to for veterans of the series, but shouldn't prove to be an obstacle, as the story will be sure to make you persist through the campaign.

Shooting can now be taken care of via an 'over-the-shoulder' camera, similar to Resident Evil 4, Gears of War, or Dark Sector, or by aiming down the sights of the various weapons of the huge arsenal made available to you by either collecting them from the battlefield, or by your friendly neighborhood gun launderer, Drebin. His shop can be accessed at any time via the pause menu, and offers items such as ammo, playboy magazines, new weapons, weapon upgrades and customization, and the unlocking of ID-Tagged weapons that you find on the battlefield.

The OctoCamo system is a new addition that avoids the fuss of the camouflage menus of MGS3. OctoCamo adapts to the environment that you are in. If you lie still, or are flattened still against a wall or object, the camouflage will adjust to the texture that you are against, making it possible to sometimes hide in plain view.

You are also reminded to pay attention to the new Psyche and Stress gauges. These both have an impact on how you perform during combat. If your stress rises to 100%, you will experience a 'Combat High', which, while benefitting for a period of time, has a negative impact on your abilities as soon as your stress drops again, resulting in shaky hands while aiming.

Graphically, this is one groundbreaking game. I found myself constantly thinking; "There is a game that can finally take the graphics crown from Uncharted: Drake's Fortune.". The cutscenes often end with them blending seamlessly back into gameplay, reminding you of just how stunning the game engine behind this incredible title is. The lighting, while over the top and 'movie-like', takes a more realistic stance than that of other game engines such as the Unreal Engine, and often fooled me into thinking that some of the scenes were acted out by real people.

The sound effects in this title are easily on a higher level than any other game out there. The voice acting puts many movies to shame, with the game's actors putting on a moving, emotive performance. The sound effects are best heard through a surround sound system, as they are nothing short of spectacular.

Last note on this Games:

This game is simply a perfectly executed package, and a true testament to the potential of the PlayStation 3's hardware, and the creative genius of Hideo Kojima and his team. As much as I hate to see this series come to an end, after seeing the battle waged by Snake in his final chapter, I believe Snake has earned his rest, and received a fitting send off in what I believe is the best videogame of all time.

Farewell, Solid Snake.

Nice Toys from Mc DonaldsHappy Meals

If you've seen the movie Kung Fu Panda, you must have heard its toys from McDonalds Happy Meal.

Well these toys are nice for kids to play with. There are eight characters to choose from or collect.

It includes the main hero Po, Master Shifu, Tai Long and the five other Kung Fu Masters.

Your kids will probably love it, they are well detailed and each character comes with specific action to perform.

Great for toy collector.Another nice set of toys from Mc Donalds.It also comes cheap, because it comes with every Happy Meal. They are big compare to the other Kung Fu Panda Toys out in the market today.

Have you completed your Kung Fu Panda Toys yet ?

It's Lakers Time

It's Lakers turn to host the NBA Finals for three straight game. They will be hosting from Game 3 to 5.

I am sure sure that the Lakers are aching to bounce back in the series and finally gab a win in tonight's game.

You see how dangerous they were in Game 2, erasing a 24 point deficit in just over four minutes. They could have won that game had Sasha Vujacic made his three point with over a minute left.

The Lakers 0ffense and defense were tremendous at that time, although they missed their last two important field goal.

The Celtics should be very afraid, they are the underdogs here in this series. Expect the Lakers to bounce back.

The MVP, Kobe Bryant is trying to prove something and that is winning a championship without Shaq. Expect him to play hard in the next games.

It's game time.

KUNG FU PANDA is a must see movie

If you're looking for a great family movie. I am recommending Kung Fu Panda.

Kung Fu Panda has lots of funny moments that kids and kids at heart will surely love.

The film starts with Po being picked as the Dragon Warrior. From then he must trained with the Furious Five and its teacher, Master Shifu. Although I cannot describe what kind of animal is Master Shifu, but he is also funny in his scenes. From this moment on, I am letting you discover the wonder of the film and find out for yourself what happened to Po.

The CGI animation is so alive and detailed. The film is also very colorful. It will stimulate your visuals. Dream Works has done it again and keeps on improving with the quality of their works.

This is a great wacky and hilarious film for the entire family. I am pretty sure that this movie will have a sequel and I can't wait for it.

CELTICS VS LAKERS

Much have been written about these two fabled teams. The Lakers and The Celtics finally faces each other once again the NBA finals after twenty one long years.

The Lakers and the Celtics met 10 times in the Finals from 1959-87, with the Celtics winning the first eight. Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul Jabbar were the pillars of that Lakers team against Larry Bird and Kevin McHale of the Celtics.

Now comes a new breed of Lakers and Celtics.

This is Kobe Bryant's chance to prove that he can win a championship without Shaquille O' Neal. Although he got the support of another 7 footer, lanky Spaniard Pau Gasol. Pau Gasol has more perimeter shot compared to Shaq. Gasol can shoot the three at any given time. Kobe and Pau are the new dynamic duo of the Lakers.

The Big Three of the Celtics are veterans out to prove their greatness in the league. Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce wnat just one thing in their mind. A championship before they retire. Although they don't have championship experience, it is their supporting cast who can teach them how to play at cruch time. Sam Cassel and James Posey are champions who can instill the virtue of how to be a Champion.

This is the Celtics chance to redeem themselves, who never have success at the league after the 1986-1987 season, failing to advance in the Finals for 21 years.

What's exciting about this series is Phil Jackson's record of surpassing Red Auerbach. With his tenth title at stake. I am pretty sure that he will do everything just to get that exclusive tenth championship ring. He will than be named the greatest coach ever. Six championship with the Chicago Bulls and three with the Lakers, another one is coming unless the Celtics stops his team.

My prediction Lakers will win it in six games.

About Kung Fu Panda The Game

This video game from Activision looks very exciting to play and I am looking forward to play it.

This game is packed with thirteen level of action, you can invite three of your friends to play with and the foes here looks just tough.

This is a good promotional tool to promote the movie, just in time for the release of the film this coming Friday.

The graphics looks very colorful and alive. S o if you're looking for a game for your kid or for yourself, Kids will enjoy it more. This games for you. Let's just hope that it live up to its expectation. Watch the trailer below to find out what I've been talking about.

It would be Great if the Lakers face the Celtics in the Finals

The L.A. Lakers just trounced the defending champions San Antonio Spurs to advance to the Finals. Lakers won the series 4-1.

The Last time that the Lakers advanced to the Finals was in 2004. Led by All Stars Shaquille O’Neal, Kobe Bryant, Karl Malone and Gary Payton. Karl Malone transferred to the Lakers that season hoping to bag a championship before he retires. But destiny would not permit it, the Lakers lost to the Pistons in the Finals, putting an end to the career of Karl Malone with no Championship won.

Luckily for Gary Payton, he was signed up by the Miami Heat in 2005-2006 season and got a Championship with Shaq, Wade and the rest of the Heat.

Now Kobe Bryant has a shot of getting the Championship ring without Shaquille O’Neal around.

This time around help will come with Spaniard Pau Gasol. Ever since the trade of Gasol to the Lakers, Lakers are on a roll. Gasol easily blended with his new team. Pau Gasol easily adapted to the triangle offense instilled by Phil Jackson.

Boston or Detroit ? That’s the question that’s been buzzing now. Boston has 3-2 lead over the Pistons, but they are not yet out.

It would be great if the Celtics reach the Finals. It would be renewing fabled rivalry. But if the Pistons make it, I am pretty sure that they want to repeat what happened four years ago. While Revenge will be on the mind of the Lakers.

The Spurs are in Big Danger

Defending champion San Antonio Spurs is once again in danger of being eliminated in the playoffs. They just lost to the Lakers 93-91 in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals right at their homecourt.

Maybe they just don't have the drive to defend their crown. Since winning every other year have always been the habit of the Spurs since 2003.Their lineup is aging now, they must pull their act together to come from 1-3 deficit to advance to the NBA Finals.

If the Spurs lose this series against the Lakers, they will be tagged as the only dynasty team that failed to win back to back crown. Or perhaps you cannot call them a dynasty because they didn't dominate a straight year instead they are winning the Championship every other year.

Another loss and its goodbye for the Spurs. Its time to wake up.

Are the Celtics for real ?

Ok, the Celtics may have lost in their homecourt for the first time in the playoffs, but looked at them bounce back.

Crushing the Detroit Pistons and winning their first road game in the post season. It's a tall order for the Celtics and I thought that they would succumb to the pressure and lost. But no, they managed to hold on and won their very first on the road.

Kevin Garnett led the Celtics with 22 points and 13 rebounds. Now that's what I am talking about, Big Time player should step up now because its playoff time, if you blink you're in danger of being eliminated.

Let's wait tonight if the Celtics can steal another one from Detroit tonight. Or the Pistons equalize the series in the Eastern Finals.

Go see Indiana Jones 4

It has been nineteen years since we last the wisecracking and daredevil archaeologist Indiana Jones in the big screen. I was still in first year high school when The Last Crusade was shown.

Now that I have a family of my own, It's time to introduce my kid to my Idol. Yesterday, I brought along my family to watch it and my son was excited to see Indiana Jones on the big screen for the first time. Harrison Ford may have grown old , but still got that killer moves that makes him an Icon. He is my favorite actor since watching him in the Temple of Doom.

All the Indiana Jones elements are still in this film. Action, Adventure,Comedy. Name it,you got it. Steven Spielberg still directs it amazingly.


The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull starts off with Indiana Jones being held by the Russians who managed to sneak into the warehouse of the Top Secret Facility of the U.S. Government. The Lost Ark of the Covenant have a brief cameo appearance here, so keep your eyes very closed.

From then on it was a roller coaster ride, Tug of war for the Crystal Skull as to who can bring it back to where it rightfully belongs. It's a fast paced film so don't blink at all, you don't wanna miss highlights after highlights.

There are three things that I noticed here unlike in the three previous film.

First is the Location. I don't know if George Lucas and Co. are on a budget. Only two countries are shown here,US and Peru unlike the first three its an around the world adventure.

Second, too much CGI especially the cliff scene and the Aztec Pyramid. It was too obvious that it was CGI. You cannot see the natural light of the Sun. I guess no one can replace it. The first three was full of beautiful scenery like Egypt,Italy, India and Hong Kong.In the three previous films,you can see the natural beauty of the SUN.

And last, Indiana Jones used to looked for religious artifacts, but now Aliens. Aliens have been touted here as the Gods of the Aztec civilization. This maybe its weakest point,making it the less realistic among the series. Unless of course you believe in Aliens.
Its like Indiana Jones crossing over the Star Wars world.

But nevertheless, nineteen years is worth for the wait. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is an enjoyable movie from start to finish. Bring your kids along to see it in the Big Screen.

America got it Right

This time America got in right in who's the real winner in American Idol. David Cook won the title over David Archuleta by a margin of 12 Million votes.

It was a sweet victory for David Cook. David Archuleta has all the praises of the judges but America has decided who the real deal is. David Cook is the man.

We've followed his journey ( see all my previous post)through the Idol and I knew it from the start that he would win the title. Why ? Because David Cook is original, a music genius. He makes an old song a hot single today.

Simon Cowell was just right to apologize to David Cook for his cruel remarks he made last night. He must have been ashamed that he lambasted the new American Idol. David Archuleta's fans are just loud unlike David Cook who are silent yet serious.

Told you, David Cook will win.

David Cook ROCKS !!!!!!!

So Simon may don't like his performance last night, but I predict that David Cook will win tonight.

It's about time that a Rocker wins American Idol. From Bo Bice to Chris Daughtry, they've been denied and I think its high time that David Cook wins the title.

We all saw his performances and he has shown that he realy got talents. And we saw different sides of him. He was a brave,fresh,daring and brilliant performer. David Archuleta may have a good voice, but it gets tiring to hear and boring. I am bored during his second set and utterly surprised why he sung Imagine once again. He just stayed on his comfort level, afraid to take risk.

I think that David Cook's song Dream Big is the winner for the songwriter's choice. In this Moment by David Archuleta is more self centered and selfish at all, not that inspiring at all. Maybe his dad picks it up for him. Unlike Dream Big, it has an edge,catchy tunes and great melody. You would even think that it was already performed by someone else.

David Cook kicks off the show with the song of U2 I Still Haven't Found What I Was Looking For. David Archuleta countered with an Elton John song Don't Let the Sun Goes Down on Me. This round according to Simon was won by Archuleta.

The most boring part of the show was when David Archuleta sung Imagine. We saw that before why don't he just sang a new one. Now that could spell trouble for him.

If David Cook wont win this one, I believe that he would sell more records than David Archuleta. He might even give Chris Daughtry a run for his money. David Cook will surely be a bankable recording star.

David Cook ROCKS !!!!!!

Battle of the Two Davids

Tonight's the big night for the two DAVID in the American Idol. David Cook and David Archuleta. The two singers are very different from each other.

David Cook is a rocker, and is very good with some of his arrangements in the songs he have chosen most particularly Always Be My Baby and Hello. He also have this strong personality and sure is a ladies man. So I guess girls aged between 20 - 40 years old will vote for him. David Cook has proven his versatility, you thought that he could only sing rock song, but think again look at how he performs during The Andrew Lloyd Webber week with his rendition of Music of the Night. I daresay that it was even better than the original.

David Archuleta is a balladeer, who is just like previous Idol winners, a balladeer. David fanbase are teenage girls who seems to have strong voting power. David Archuleta can sing almost every song except one, Rock song. He did show his weakness during the Rock and Roll week, instead of performing a Rock and Roll song he sang Leave Me Tender which is obviously a ballad song. Plus during the Top 12 first night, when he was singing We Can Work It Out, he forgot some lyrics of the song during the the first minute.

But if I were to choose who among the two Davids, I prefer Cook to be the next American Idol.

Why ? Because David Cook's studio version of his songs is almost like a hot record, if you've listened to it you know what I meant. David Cook can sell record now and become a certified hitmaker.

Expect him to be a big star. My choice for American Idol.

Tekken 6 to hit console soon

With its arcade release, Tekken 6 has become a highly anticipated game for the video game console.

Japan has always been lucky since they are the first one to play the game in arcade. With High Definition and advance graphics, Tekken 6 is setting the benchmark for fighting game.

With some new characters led by Leo, a German trained in the Hakkyoku-Ken styule She my look like a man, but she is definitely a woman.

While Miguel is a Spanish brawler who's quite a toughie even if he isn't trained in any fighting technique.

Another girl, although she obviously looks like a girl, is Zafina, another babe to love in the series. Ahe is a mysterious girl who looks like a cross between a gypsy and an Egyptian mystic. Even her fighting skill is unknown.

A new big fella in the series, Bob is a fighter who practices free style karate. He also seems to be the unofficial hero of the overweight people because he's surpirsingly quick for his size.

Now the big boss for this game is Azazel. This boss is so large, he makes Jinpachi looks like rat in comparison. Looksmore like a mother Alien from the Alien movies.

Now this is one fighting game that shouldn't be miss.

Can the Celtics finally win one at the Road ?

The Boston Celtics are just having a hard time winning on the road since the playoff started. They now have five losses at the road.

But the question, will be answered when the Celtics visits the Cavaliers. They lost two in a row at Cleveland and I don't think Le Bron James will allow the Celtics to shut them out at their home court.

The problem with the Celtics is that there Big Three is shy of one another. They are too nice with each other, that's why they've been losing on the road.

One of these Big Three should step up big time if they wanna win, one of them has to score 40 points or more. Neither of the three are taking charge in offense. Look at what James been doing to his team, his taking charge of his team and that's the reason they're in the second round.

It's playoff time, one has to step up big. So can the Boston Celtics win one at the road ? Or Le Bron James and the Cavaliers lives for Game 7 ?

The answer after Game 6.

Prince Caspian is the movie to watch this week

It's time for magic and fantasy, after being blown out by Iron Man, I am only watching one movie this week, and that is The Chronicles of Narnia : Prince of Caspian.

This sequel is more darker and it has more action than the first one. I even think that it would be even better than the first.

Follow the kids adventure in Prince Caspian, and discover the new creatures that they will be facing.

Go bring your whole family. Watch the new trailer above to find out more.

I think it's the Two David in A.I. Finals

The Top 3 performed very well last night and I must say that once again, David Cook rocks the house especially with his last song I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing by Aerosmith.

It was a very good choice for the producers to pick one of the greatest song in recent years and have David Cook performed it. Although it would have been better if the song was in its original running time.

The semi-Orchestra were also great giving David Cook the much needed firepower in the show.

The Other David also had his fair share, singing current hit With You by Chris Brown was my favorite of his performance. This is probably David Archuleta's strategy to garner more votes.

Not lagging behind is Syesha Mercado whom I think that after being almost in the bottom two or bottom three is ready to kiss her American Idol dream goodbye. Two thirds of her performance were just average for me.

So it's the two David for me.

Will Smith as Robert Horry ?

It's playoff time, and there is only player that I like to watch when it comes to crunch time.

Robert Horry a.k.a Big Shot Bob.

Yep, he is that one guy who always hit the clutch shots when it mattered most. From his heroics to his Houston Rockets days to L.A. Lakers and currently to San Antonio Spurs. Always delivering the killer blows when it mattered most.

Watch this video above to relive the heroics of Robert Horry, truly a fighter and a Champion. Expect Big Shot Bob to make more this playoff time.

I was just wondering, Will Smith really do looks like Robert Horry, so I guess that if ever Robert Horry's life be turn to a movie,Will Smith could play him.

David Cook's Homecoming

American Idol is down to the Top Three. Here's your chance to watch David Cook's Homecoming at Blue Springs Missouri.

Singing his famous rendition of Mariah Carey's Always Be My Baby.

It was proclaimed David Cook Day in Missouri, with more than ten thousands attending the ceremony.

Fans eagerly awaited for his performance of Always Be My Baby, which is becoming a hit in the airwaves. You can almost hear it every minute in the radio. It has somesort of becoming a hit of the year.

Guillermo Del Toro for The Hobbit

The Hobbit is finally confirmed to be filmed. Although this time Peter Jackson( the genius behind the Lord of the Rings Trilogy) won't be manning the direction for this film adaptation.

Instead Guillermo del Toro ( Hellboy and Pan's Labyrinth) will direct the prequel for the Lord of the Rings saga.

They are going to make it into a two movie, which I think is not a good idea. The Hobbit is just too short and I dont think you need to prolong it.Maybe the producers are thinking about more of their profits for this highly anticipated film.

Although he is a great visual director, expect that the visuals of the Hobbit changes from that of The Lord of the Rings. When a film series changes a director, the series transform into a new world is far from different from the one that we are used to. Example of this, the one that happens to Harry Potter, the first two were magical. But when Chris Columbus begged off for th third, the magic was gone.

Another one is the Batman series, Tim Burton's world is very different from Joel Schumacher that's why the last two suffered badly. Good thing they revived it with Christopher Nolan, who also directs the sequel The Dark Knight.

Thanks to Steven Spielberg, he still handles the latest Indiana Jones that is why it is one of the highly anticipated movie this summer.

Let's just wait what will happen to the Hobbit. Hope it would be a good one.

SPEED RACER's first seven minutes

Watch the exclusive first seven minutes of Speed Racer, then head to the theaters and finished it. I am sure you'll have a good time with this one.

Gore Verbinski tapped to direct BIOSHOCK

Gore Verbinski, the acclaimed director of the Pirates of the Carribean and The Ring, has been tapped by Universal Pictures to handle the film version of BIOSHOCK.

BIOSHOCK is last year's big hit videogame which sold around more than 2 million units.

This would be a great treat for BIOSHOCK since Gore Verbinski seems to know or more familiar in terms of water adventure. Just think of what he did in Pirates of the Carribean.

For those who didn't know what is BIOSHOCK all about. BIOSHOCK takes place in an underwater city based on the free market principles of Ayn Rand, but things have gone disastrously wrong. Players control a pilot who crash-lands at a secret entrance to the city, called Rapture, and is drawn into a power struggle during which he discovers that his will is not as free as he'd thought.

Another movie on my list of anticipated movies.

Who's your choice for Captain America ?

There are a lot of actors being considered for the role of Captain America. But the most number o answer you will receive will probably tell Matthew Mc Conaughey.

Physically, Matthew fits the bill. He is blonde,blue eyed, square jawed and has the body to play the role of Captain America.

The Last Captain America movie was forgettable, I don't even remember who the actor was ?
All I remember was that he fought Red Skull in that old movie, which was somehow released in 1990 or 1991.

Perhaps with advancement in CGI, this Captain America would be better just like Iron Man.

Maybe Marvel would also conduct an audition for the role and get a new actor just like what DC Comics did to the Superman movie. They made Brandon Routh a star out of the movie.

What's wrong with American Idol ?

They are supposed to be singing Rock's finest song and yet the best performance from the judges point of view came from David Archuleta.

You call Stand by Me and Love Me Tender a Rock and Roll song, you gotta be kidding me.

David Cook is the only Idol that personifies their motif for Rock and Roll song with his rockin performance.

Are the Idols producer being biased to David Archuleta? It was supposed to be rock and roll week, but what have we seen? We've seen and heard pop songs on a Rock and Roll week.

About Jason Castro, he did tried to Rock bu unfortunately he should drink a lot of memory enhancer so as not to forget the lyrics next time, that is if just in case he gets lucky and manage to stay with the show.

When you mean Rock and Roll, you should mean it. David Cook showed the way how to rocks.

SPEED RACER TRAILER

WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS trailer

Speed Racer is next Big One

After Iron Man officially opens the summer movies, the next anticipated new movie for this week is Speed Racer.

Directed by the Wachowski Brothers ( creator of the Matrix trilogy ), the brothers team up once again to bring the famous anime to the big screen with ground breaking visual effects. It stars Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci and Matthew Fox.

Speed Racer was based on the classic 1960s series created by anime pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida that later was retooled for North American audiences, the big-screen film will follow the adventures of the young race car driver Speed in his quest for glory in his thundering gadget-laden vehicle, Mach 5. The movie will feature other characters from the show, including Speed's family and his mysterious archrival, Racer X.

It's been almost a decade now since Cameron Diaz starred in There's Something Mary, Cameron Diaz one again stars in a romantic comedy by teaming up with Ashton Kutcher.Set in Sin City, storyline revolves around two strangers who wake up to discover they got married sometime during the previous night's drunken festivities, with one of them winning a huge jackpot on the other's quarter. The couple set out to undermine each other and claim the coin, only to fall in love along the way.

Check out the new Indiana Jones trailer

Can't get enough of IRON MAN

IRON MAN Rules!!!!!

I've just seen the movie IRON MAN and what can I say, the movie is so damn great.

It's seldom for a comicbook hero character to movies, to be that AWESOME.

IRON MAN has started the Summer Movies with a big big bang. All of his guns are blazing hot.
Although I've said last year that Robert Downey Jr. may not be perfect to play IRON MAN, I'm gonna change it. He is perfect for the role.

The movie tells the origins of Iron Man.How a greedy billionaire turns to dedicated hero.Tony Stark was held captive by terrorist from Afghanistan.And while being held captive, genius Tony Stark manages to create a weapon and manages to escape his abductees.

Upon returning home, he decided to cancel the operation of Stark Industries in Weapon Making which irked the character played by Jeff Bridges. Who by the way is unrecognizable in this movie with his bald head and beard.

Playing his secretary is the beautiful Gwyneth Paltrow, with Ms. Potts help.Tony Stark manages to resurrect himself by replacing the circle ( this is the one I think where he gets his energy and strength) in the middle of the his chest, which was planted on him while he was still being held captive.

I don't wanna be a spoiler for you, but all I can say is that the final battle between Iron Man and his nemesis is one of the movies highlight.

I bet that Iron Man, although still early, will have a run for his money in next year's academy award for visual effects. If Transformers didn't win it, I'm pretty sure this time Iron Man will win it.

With a great script,great visual effects Iron Man is one big movie which the kid will also like.OH I think this one's headed for a sequel with a hint on War Machine and Samuel L. Jackson in cameo role as a black Nick Fury. Can't wait for the sequel.