twiztor

Batman: Dark Knight, Dark City was a good read. I had heard it touted as being amazing, so my expectations were a bit high, but it is well worth checking out. Fun stand-alone that you don't have to read anything leading in to it. Infinite Crisis. i felt it was very good. at the time i wasn't reading the lead-ups to the event, which i actually think helped me enjoy the event itself more. It is unapologetically a sequel to Crisis on Infinite Earths, so if you liked that event (and/or the idea behind the story) you will likely enjoy it.

so finally saw Batman v Superman. two major thoughts: 1. this was, by far, the worst version of Batman i have ever seen, in any media, ever. 2. other than that, i didn't hate the movie as much as i expected to.

amazing card. more of this, please. more thoughts: missed the Fight Pass Prelims. bummer. Drakkar Klose was frustrated because he didn't know how to deal with an opponent who knew how to use range to his advantage. I'm ok with Herb Dean issuing a warning, because it made for a better fight, but Klose really needed to force Teymur into his kind of fight but didn't have the experience to make it happen. Yancy Medeiros vs Alex Oliveira. what a fight. FOTY contender, if not the favorite. not sure what happened on the ground that lead to the stoppage, but wish we would've seen it in replay. i felt like Joey Styles because i said "oh my god" so many times over 15 minutes. It doesn't get much better than this. Alvarez vs Gaethje. i said before the fight that Gaethje had this, because he'd lure Alvarez into a brawl and get the better. Please allow me to eat my words. Alvarez showed composure and know how and really took the fight to Gaethje. He made better adjustments and used the body shots and composure to show that he is still an elite fighter. Cejudo vs Pettis. it was still too early for Pettis to take this fight. who gets the next flyweight title shot? DJ has beaten everyone in the top 5 except Jussier Formiga, who recently lost to Cejudo and Borg. not looking forward to those two (DJ/Cejudo) in a rematch, but it probably happens soon. Ngannou vs Overeem. that uppercut scared me. it was like something from Soda Popinski in its brutality and finality. I've seen the Reem KO'd before, but never like that. Hol. Eee. Shit. Aldo vs Holloway. Aldo looked good early, but you could tell he was fading even after Rd 1. Once Max turned up the aggression in Rd 3 it was all over. Better strikes, better positioning, better angles. Aldo should have no excuses. Aldo's been teasing/threatening retirement for a while now, it is probably time to step away. He will never be the top dog again, and i feel that he's not OK with being second best. Not a fan of Frankie Edgar, i hope Holloway is able to put him away next.

LOL at Carwin refusing to qualify for a tournament. Dude hasn't had a fight in like 6 years, lost his last two, and pulled out of the last tourney he was announced as being part of.

cheers for the reviews. like the UnholyDragon, i read the first issue but didn't enjoy it. i've stayed away from the series since, although i have been curious. will take this as my invitation to check it out.

watched the movie Warcraft yesterday. played Warcraft 2 back in the day, never tried 3 or WoW. you know, it wasn't terrible. some of the characters were developed well. others clearly were just thrown out there.i can see why it wasn't well regarded, but i had no major problem with it. well worth my 2 hr and $0 investment.

used my long weekend to beat Gauntlet: Dark Legacy (GCN) and Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES). Zelda is my favorite franchise ever, haven't played LTTP in probably a decade. Still great. Gauntlet is one of my top 10 games. i've got great memories of playing this (and its predecessor, Gauntlet Legends for the n64) constantly when it came out, usually with a couch full of buddies. still a great game, I'm going to have to backtrack to unlock all the hidden characters. also may as well level up to 99, as I'm only lvl 85 now.

remember when everyone was excited for the StrikeForce HW Grand Prix? yeah, this is not that.

damn, Alex Volkanovski has gone thru a bunch of opponents.

oh good, we can get the long awaited Swagger vs Lashley match. seriously tho, wtf? unless he's been doing low key striking lessons, dude ain't gonna make it far. amateur wrestling background, sure, but at heavyweight you gotta have hands

with regards to Marvel, i would be down for Silver Surfer being ported to the MCU. don't really care about the Fantastic 4 franchise and the X-Men films have been largely enjoyable.

watched the Storm/Aldis match live on Facebook. it was fun but mildly disappointing. the ending was not good tho.

so even when they pay the audience to be there, they can't get a full attendance? that is the saddest thing ever. I imagine it went like this: Promoter: Hey you guys wanna watch some live wrestling? Free tickets! and we'll pay you $50. Potential Fans: what's the catch? Promoter: There is no catch. We'll pay you to watch our Impact Wrestling show. Fans: Wait, like TNA? yeah, no thanks.

is this a FS1 card? easily could be on big Fox. looking forward to this one.

Holy shit, this movie was amazing. i'd put it easily in my top 3 Marvel movies. will need to come off my Thor high before i can properly rate it, tho. so much awesomeness in this. Korg stole every scene he was in. nobody mentioning "Pure Imagination" during Thor's hallway introduction scene is disappointing. i popped when i heard it.

i worked at Target for a number of years. Buy a game that is the same price as Lego Marvel 2 will be, and in two weeks exchange it. Have never run into somebody that wouldn't honor that. save your receipt. edit: just realized that it is Sunday and that promotion is over. sorry.

i've never looked more forward to a match between two people who i've never seen wrestle. well, i saw Tim Storm's last match in Hollywood a week or two ago, but that was a glorified squash. I am completely on board with this new and improved NWA.

edit: double post

did you enjoy the movie? can you make me see what I'm missing? genuinely curious. flat characters + nonexistent plot really leaves me scratching my head.

every time i say I'm done buying batman dvds, they find a way to get me all excited. day one purchase for me.

here's my review:

target did a collector coin for mario galaxy as well. will have to check this out.

ha! haven't seen Popcorn in quite a few years but i definitely enjoyed it. nice choice, Nate!!

i'm ashamed to admit that i didn't know Rizin had an event this weekend AND i haven't watched the last event yet. got to get caught up.

just finished mine and sent the review in. long story short, not a fan.