Manny vs Cotto was highly anticipated by Puerto Ricans and Filipinos alike. With both sides thinking that the other was gonna win. I couldn't help but think Cotto was gonna win this one (before the fight), because he really picked up on being a better boxer than a bully-brawler type. Cotto's ability to bully someone into the ropes and bang the body is beyond impressive, and Manny's tendencies to work the inside with aggressive speed seemed like the fight was going to be in Cotto's favor. On the other hand, Manny is like fine wine; he gets better with every fight. He came from being a left handed brawler into an inside power/speed boxer. He has one of the most feared left hooks in the business, and showed his right handed power by defeating (or as my friend would say "killing") Hatton. Boxing fans could not help but think that this was going to be a fight to watch. But despite all the tension for months everything ended up with a W in Manny's corner despite the switch from Plan A to Plan B.
My prediction for the fight was not biased unlike the Puerto Rican and Filipino fans. I didn't want to join in on the hype by becoming apart of the race wars that proceeded for months. It was a bit irritating hearing Filipinos talk about Manny when I knew they were not boxing fans before Mr. Philippines. I went into this fight as a boxing fan and made predictions for both sides. For Manny I predicted a knockout in the 7th and south, because Manny always finds a way to knock out his opponents in an exchange. My 2nd prediction was a fight to the finish. The reason I said this was because of the situation back in the Philippines. I believed that with all the things that were going on back home, he wanted to be a good countryman as opposed to being a good boxer. On top of that, after his fight with Hatton and saying he was gonna perform after the fight made me think that Pac Man was getting cocky. In other words, I believed the Pac Man's odds of winning were unlikely, but possible.
I wasn't too sure about Cotto as well. After Cotto's return to the crime scene, I thought he wouldn't be in tip-top shape. I did believe that he would be more of a boxer than a brawler, and he would win be decision straight up. I knew he wasn't gonna get a knock out on Manny unless he placed his counter punches every time Pac Man tried to capitalize on a situation. I also believed that Cotto wouldn't go down like Hatton did.
After all the thinking and all the boxing science was discussed it was crunch time. I discredited Freddy Roach's prediction to end it early, and saw a bad round by Pac Man. This is when Manny's camp started to switch to Plan B, which seemed like they wanted to fight smarter and contain Cotto's jab which was dominating Pac Man. Pac Man continued to dominate in scorecards, but failed to knock Cotto out. Cotto began to look like a chump, but ran away trying to draw Pac Man into the corner. The shock of that night, which I'm trying to still understand is Pac Man's "rope-a-dope" or what looked like a rope-a-dope. It was shocking because it was convincing..then Pac Man got the knock down..SHOCKER. By the 8th round, Cotto looked like shit, and Pac Man was still looking classy. By the end of the 10th Cotto's corner considered throwing in the towel, but Cotto kept his heart and showed Pac Man how to move his feet. Although Pac Man outclassed and bullied Cotto, Cotto had the best foot work of the night. I often saw Pac Man performing poorly placed footing during punches, leaving openings after power punches, and showing signs of stumbling. If it were not for Manny's quick recovery he would've performed badly. By the 12th round, Cotto had been beat and the ref stopped the fight.
This fight showed Pac Man's ability to dominate with accuracy and block breaking punches. Yet it also shows that he did lack some training by failing to end it early. All in all it was a good fight, Cotto was outclassed, Cotto showed heart, and showed Pac Man's camp that he was no chump. Whatever fight Pac Man has in store, he needs to put all the bullshit aside and train harder to end it early. As for Mayweather, we'll see..he says one thing then contradicts it. GO SUGAR SHANE MOSELY!
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Batman:The Widening Gyre
It may seem that I've jumped on "dick riding" status with my whole "my little tribute to kevin smith" and the obvious play off of "View Askew". And now I can add to my list of "Hey Kevin Smith I want to suck your dick" by reviewing his recent work with Walt Flanagan. Kevin Smith is responsible for writing and directing "Clerks", and has his hands in the comic book business by writing "Green Arrow's Quiver". He's done other things but I'm too fucking lazy to write all that shit out. His recent work before "Widening Gyre" is "Batman: Cacophony", which has gotten mixed reviews by readers and also by the man himself who didn't like the way he intepreted Batman. He states that "The Widening Gyre" is a redmeption for "Cacophony" and that this will be his last Batman comic. So far I've read Issues one and two on Book One, and I like it. Though there are people out there who give nazi reviews *cough*IGN*cough* "The Widening Gyre" deserves to be followed until the series is done.
I'm not a big Batman fan, nor am I a DC comics fan. But once I started to get back into my reading I chose to read the Batman comics that Kevin Smith wrote him out to be. "The Widening Gyre" is an interpretation of Batman that isn't like the Batman I was used to after playing Arkham Asylum and watching the animated series from when I was younger. In Issue one Kevin Smith starts off in the first page in a most misleading fashion, and you almost believe that you may have bought the most corniest comic in your local comic book store. The art and the shadowing give off this old feeling, where you know that Robin must be peaking around the next page some where. Then to your surprise, Robin is popping out all smiles and ready to whoop some ass; in the way that a smart-aleck sidekick would. The thing that irritated me most was the thing Batman says to Robin as soon as they neutralize the villians, which is reminscent of the old Adam West Batman. Then Kevin Smith switches the story to a more "at-work" Batman who is currently going to work with Nightwing(original Robin) fighting some Neo Nazis. This sets the tone for the artwork in "Widening Gyre" which isn't too dark, but dark enough to let you know that you're reading a Batman comic. The things Batman says from here on out starts to feel as if he has that back-in-the-day syndrome, which is parallel to the star of your high school football team ten years later talking about, "If I would've thrown it down the center we would've won that game." I make it sound worst than it actually is. Batman just has this thing where he takes a look back at things alot. Kevin Smith does a good job at keeping Batman short tounged when talking to others. That includes two of Batman's favorite things to do, ask questions and keep conversations short. An achievement for Kevin Smith and crew is their interpretation of Poison Ivy, she has this feel to her that is exactly as I envisioned her. Kevin Smith provides a dialouge for her that is pornographic(for lack of a better word), and you swear to shit that Batman is gonna face fuck her. Walt draws her semi-naked only covered by a giant leaf suspended S&M style by vines, and I think it's a pretty good interpretation of Poison Ivy; sexy, lewd, and whore-ish. There is also a new mask that is introduced at the end of the 1st issue, and shows a little face in the 2nd. I'm not too familiar with him, but I'm sure some of you folks(whoever gave me 17views) might recognize him.
The things that irritat me about this series is rarely the comic itself, but the people who critique the comic with such negativety. Though there are some flaws in the art that I can point out, such as the akwardness in Batman's face as he shouts to Nightwing across a grocery aisle as gun shots are firing. And even though some critics may be somewhat to an extent right; it still makes me mad. Some critics didn't give "The Widening Gyre" a chance, somewhat shooting it down instantly from their introduction. You cannot read this comic expecting to see Frank Miller, because this comic isn't Frank. It's also important that this is another interpretation of a popular character, and just like other interpretations you're not gonna like how another person did it as opposed to how another did it. I believe "Cacophony" fucked shit up for kevin Smith as well, because people seem to be keeping Cacophony in mind, and shooting down Gyre. Althoughh you should read Cacophony first then read Gyre, because you'll see the improvement in dialouge. The art, on the other hand, isn't as great to me. It provides little definition to Batman giving him this "fat buff" look, to put it simply, think Georgre Foreman..kinda. Another flaw is in Kevin Smith's writing, he puts Batman in this time period that is depressing, not Batman depressing, but old man depressing. Where he brings Batman's burdens too life, he shows Bruce Wayne in that same way (which is bad). Where Batman is lonely, Bruce Wayne is supposed to be a bit more social than the lonely old Bat. There is none of that here. An example of this is a page where Batman meets an old fling again. They talk about how they feel 25 again, and how lonely life is nowadays; if that doesn't make me more depressed to be 30-40.
Overall, the series is worth looking at; it helped me find my way back into comic books. It's no 60 dollar video game, so go pick that shit up and read it. Remember, try not to judge from the previous work and enjoy it; it's a whole different fucking series it's not Cacophony. And don't be a douchebag and say its like Kevin Smith did another film..dumbass, it is Kevin Smith. You don't see me talking shit about Tim Burton's Batman, or the way Christian Bale thinks Batman sounds like (which is absolutely hilarious and comedic). And if your not wanting to pick it up, think about it like this, it's only 12 issues(6 issues in the 1st book 6 to the 2nd)..it's not forever.
I'm not a big Batman fan, nor am I a DC comics fan. But once I started to get back into my reading I chose to read the Batman comics that Kevin Smith wrote him out to be. "The Widening Gyre" is an interpretation of Batman that isn't like the Batman I was used to after playing Arkham Asylum and watching the animated series from when I was younger. In Issue one Kevin Smith starts off in the first page in a most misleading fashion, and you almost believe that you may have bought the most corniest comic in your local comic book store. The art and the shadowing give off this old feeling, where you know that Robin must be peaking around the next page some where. Then to your surprise, Robin is popping out all smiles and ready to whoop some ass; in the way that a smart-aleck sidekick would. The thing that irritated me most was the thing Batman says to Robin as soon as they neutralize the villians, which is reminscent of the old Adam West Batman. Then Kevin Smith switches the story to a more "at-work" Batman who is currently going to work with Nightwing(original Robin) fighting some Neo Nazis. This sets the tone for the artwork in "Widening Gyre" which isn't too dark, but dark enough to let you know that you're reading a Batman comic. The things Batman says from here on out starts to feel as if he has that back-in-the-day syndrome, which is parallel to the star of your high school football team ten years later talking about, "If I would've thrown it down the center we would've won that game." I make it sound worst than it actually is. Batman just has this thing where he takes a look back at things alot. Kevin Smith does a good job at keeping Batman short tounged when talking to others. That includes two of Batman's favorite things to do, ask questions and keep conversations short. An achievement for Kevin Smith and crew is their interpretation of Poison Ivy, she has this feel to her that is exactly as I envisioned her. Kevin Smith provides a dialouge for her that is pornographic(for lack of a better word), and you swear to shit that Batman is gonna face fuck her. Walt draws her semi-naked only covered by a giant leaf suspended S&M style by vines, and I think it's a pretty good interpretation of Poison Ivy; sexy, lewd, and whore-ish. There is also a new mask that is introduced at the end of the 1st issue, and shows a little face in the 2nd. I'm not too familiar with him, but I'm sure some of you folks(whoever gave me 17views) might recognize him.
The things that irritat me about this series is rarely the comic itself, but the people who critique the comic with such negativety. Though there are some flaws in the art that I can point out, such as the akwardness in Batman's face as he shouts to Nightwing across a grocery aisle as gun shots are firing. And even though some critics may be somewhat to an extent right; it still makes me mad. Some critics didn't give "The Widening Gyre" a chance, somewhat shooting it down instantly from their introduction. You cannot read this comic expecting to see Frank Miller, because this comic isn't Frank. It's also important that this is another interpretation of a popular character, and just like other interpretations you're not gonna like how another person did it as opposed to how another did it. I believe "Cacophony" fucked shit up for kevin Smith as well, because people seem to be keeping Cacophony in mind, and shooting down Gyre. Althoughh you should read Cacophony first then read Gyre, because you'll see the improvement in dialouge. The art, on the other hand, isn't as great to me. It provides little definition to Batman giving him this "fat buff" look, to put it simply, think Georgre Foreman..kinda. Another flaw is in Kevin Smith's writing, he puts Batman in this time period that is depressing, not Batman depressing, but old man depressing. Where he brings Batman's burdens too life, he shows Bruce Wayne in that same way (which is bad). Where Batman is lonely, Bruce Wayne is supposed to be a bit more social than the lonely old Bat. There is none of that here. An example of this is a page where Batman meets an old fling again. They talk about how they feel 25 again, and how lonely life is nowadays; if that doesn't make me more depressed to be 30-40.
Overall, the series is worth looking at; it helped me find my way back into comic books. It's no 60 dollar video game, so go pick that shit up and read it. Remember, try not to judge from the previous work and enjoy it; it's a whole different fucking series it's not Cacophony. And don't be a douchebag and say its like Kevin Smith did another film..dumbass, it is Kevin Smith. You don't see me talking shit about Tim Burton's Batman, or the way Christian Bale thinks Batman sounds like (which is absolutely hilarious and comedic). And if your not wanting to pick it up, think about it like this, it's only 12 issues(6 issues in the 1st book 6 to the 2nd)..it's not forever.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Masturbation
everyone jacks off, or flicks the bean once in awhile. but i just thought about this..i was watching porn, and there's a category for masturbation. it has this girl sitting in front of her mirror, checkin her self out, slowly making out with her self in the mirror, and then she full on just masturbates on her bed shamelessly. i remember thinking, "okay this is porn..she's shamelessly playing with herself." but then i switched to a different video, a complete opposite of what i just saw. this porno had the white lighting in a hotel with a perfect view over the beach. this girl touched her self for about 5 minutes of the video, and then does the deed. when she finishes she does the back arch, closes her eyes, and the camera fades to white in her name. shit was hella romantic. and i personally believe-and i think everyone believes-is that doing the deed is a shameful act..after you do it.
in no way possible can you make masturbation a romantic experience, unless you have this special shit you do before you bust one. but even that isn't romantic. masturbation is a tool in which if you can't have sex for some reason, you bust a nut call it a day and get going. who is actually gonna take up an hour of there day to light some candles and do some freaky ass buffalo bill shit without walking away in shame. i don't know about everyone else, but when i masturbate and finish..i feel dirty, like i just fucked a whore and threw up on her to get off. i don't ever walk away thinking,"man my right hand is a good lay..i love her." i walk away saying,"fuck..i could've just had sex..did i really have to do that?" but i guess when you're in sixth grade and you just found out you can bust a load masturbating can be a romantic experience. but as a grown man or woman you should not be sitting there lighting candles. all you have to do it get on your computer, shoot, then you're finished. unlike ms. get-a-hotel-and-do-it-to-myself; there is no camera..so why do all that shit?
but point being, that video made me think how shameless that is to fuck yourself with passion and love just to feel like a piece of shit afterwards. fuck yeah you feel good for those first few seconds, but after a minute you sit there..and you're just like, "damn." also that video sucked..it was well put in superbad. seeing a vagina by it self..unnatural. but seeing someone make sweet love to their own vagina..fucking horrible camera.
in no way possible can you make masturbation a romantic experience, unless you have this special shit you do before you bust one. but even that isn't romantic. masturbation is a tool in which if you can't have sex for some reason, you bust a nut call it a day and get going. who is actually gonna take up an hour of there day to light some candles and do some freaky ass buffalo bill shit without walking away in shame. i don't know about everyone else, but when i masturbate and finish..i feel dirty, like i just fucked a whore and threw up on her to get off. i don't ever walk away thinking,"man my right hand is a good lay..i love her." i walk away saying,"fuck..i could've just had sex..did i really have to do that?" but i guess when you're in sixth grade and you just found out you can bust a load masturbating can be a romantic experience. but as a grown man or woman you should not be sitting there lighting candles. all you have to do it get on your computer, shoot, then you're finished. unlike ms. get-a-hotel-and-do-it-to-myself; there is no camera..so why do all that shit?
but point being, that video made me think how shameless that is to fuck yourself with passion and love just to feel like a piece of shit afterwards. fuck yeah you feel good for those first few seconds, but after a minute you sit there..and you're just like, "damn." also that video sucked..it was well put in superbad. seeing a vagina by it self..unnatural. but seeing someone make sweet love to their own vagina..fucking horrible camera.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Batman Arkham Asylum (13% so far) and other comic book news
In a nutshell this is what Batman Arkham Asylum is. A lot of unnecessary inverted takedowns, surprise walls blowing up, silent take downs on guys on the phone, helping a criminal from a ledge then knocking him out without pressing a button, etc. This is the type of game where you find yourself saying, "That's fucked up." and then you laugh. To put aside any confusion about the game to you guys who are still contemplating whether this game is a buy..this game is a buy. You might think that it's one of those rip off Metal Gear Sold, just like that game Getting Up, you remember that game? Same tags over and over again, lame sneak arounds, and what not. Anyways, this game is beyond that. It uses elements from sneak around games almost giving you the feeling that you are Batman. It also uses the element of strategy, which goes hand-in-hand with sneak games. And also, if you must know, it's a beat-em-up game. YEAAAAAH BUTTON MASHING TIME DURING COMBAT!!! BOUT TO PWN SUM NUBS WITH MY FAST FINGER SKILLZ! No really, it's still fun.
Moving on to the coolest thing about Batman; his gadgets. Now, I'm not too far with the game, but it was so exciting I had to let people know what was awesome so far. One of the coolest things so far is Batman's exploding gel. It can be applied to breakable walls or any flat surface you stand in front of. I've used it to blow people away mostly, but it helps you get to unlockables, new areas, and you get to blow people up. He has other ones, but it's classic Batman so far for me..grappling hooks and batarangs *sigh*. Also, a cool little thing they did in this game are riddles left by a man who makes riddles..you know him; he doesn't need an introduction. Aside from alot of the cool things in this game, there are bads..and in an attempt to being fair I'll tell you them.
There's this thing called detective mode.. You can see through walls, and you think it's awesome at first. But after a few walks around Arkham; you become dependent. Another bad thing about the game is..well..detective mode makes the game easier. I admit that I use it, and sometimes leave it on (on "accident"), but I find it alot more fun to turn it off when not needed.
There's alot left to say, but I have nothing left to say. Why? Because I'm not even done yet. But I will leave you with these parting words: Batman...
does not like chocolate..
P.S. http://www.sdentertainer.com/lifestyle/disney-buys-marvel/
haha kinda like those endings in old superhero tv shows,
"WILL THIS BE THE END OF MARVEL? WILL DISNEY FUCK MARVEL OVER FOREVER? WILL MARVEL EVER BUY THEMSELVES BACK?? FIND OUT SOON IN THE NEXT ISSUE OF..LIFE;AND HOW IT FUCKS SHIT UP FOR YOU!"
seriously though..wtf Marvel??
Thursday, August 27, 2009
TwitterXFacebook on Xbox 360
If you haven't heard about it, or just don't play video games, or maybe you live under a rock some where in iraq; you've gotta hear about this. I'm not too big on twitter, because I don't have an iPhone or any mobile device that allows me to get on the internet and get on twitter. But the facebook update was the one I was interested in, although I haven't been on my facebook in awhile.. I was so amped I started using my facebook again, and discovered how it was a mature version of myspace. So now I can play games AND let you know I am (when the update comes out). In lamer news; who heard about the magic wand thingy for PS3? It blew over my mind and whispered on to PS3 fanboys, because of the awesomely epic no hand thing that Xbox 360 is releasing. FACE PS3 FACEEEEE!!!
But back to the greater news, Xbox 360 is actually giving you a run for your money with the facebook/twitter update, and with greater things coming it'll be worth getting one year accounts for more than owning at Halo3 (lame as fuck now), Gears, or whatever video game you play online. Why? because it's cool to let people know your gaming business. This 360 update will be coming out later on this year.
-Ashez
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Set up out of boredom
So I set this up because I've been talking shit about doing it. Allow me to introduce the nature if this blog. I set this blog up, because I felt I talked too much shit about shit I hated (i.e. movies, music, etc.). And on top of that, I felt I needed to have something to do with my major in college. Getting off subject..my bad. This blog is a blog about reviewing shit from a biased view, then comparing shitty shit to awesomely epic shit. Yeah, completely unfair right? That's what I said, but fuck man, best idea I've ever had. No seriously, I'll try to be fair. Oh, by shit, I mean everything. It doesn't matter, I feel like I'm gonna be blogging about albums, movies, and video games. But I'll review whatever.. I get bored..and I find things to talk about. SOOOOOOO with that said. I hope you stick around for the ride, because I'm new at this stuff.
-Ashez.
-Ashez.
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