It went longer than it should be. I had to spend practically the whole day filing a BAF that nobody seemed to have the comprehensive information on. Only to find out at the last hour or two that there is no need for it. By then some of the signatories for my clearance have already left so there’s still the that to finish up. But finally, no more CQ, PPM, and other hideously ugly, overly expensive commercial software tools. Hello to free and open source. And maybe even to some pretty but inexpensive commercial software. Whee!!!
Finally a Superman movie that’s actually super. Not since Superman (and somewhat Superman II) has there been a worthy Superman movie. I hated Superman III and I don’t even remember Superman IV. And Superman Returns? Let’s just say he shouldn’t have.
The general story is familiar to those who have seen the first two original movies. Kal-El was sent to Earth, Krypton was destroyed, Kal-El grows up to become Superman, outlaw Kryptonian general Zod and underlings shows up, big fight, Superman wins.
But the execution is what makes it super. Fights were dynamic and titanic. Even the ones between Jor-El and Zod. Yes, a scientist kicking ass! Never has Russel Crowe been so cool since Gladiator. And wait till you see Superman vs Zod. No external underwear here. This Superman not just kicks ass but takes names as well. This is Superman for the younger set. Not necessarily good. But not necessarily bad. And it’s definitely a fun watch.
That Man of Steel wraps up the stories of Superman and Superman II makes the reboot complete and in one move (or movie) sets up the stage for what’s next. And that’s the question: What’s next? Given the height of success of Man of Steel, it’s easier to screw it up than make it better. But I hope they’re able to do the former. The franchise now shows so much potential.
Inspiring story of perseverance and innovation.
Earlier, Jeanne, and I were having dinner at Mary Grace at Serendra when there was a loud explosion. The building actually shook. My first reaction was to grab Jeanne and duck close to the wall and floor.
There was no other explosion so I peeked up and saw people calmly heading towards the source of the explosion. Someone said that the it was at Market! Market!
Still, I had no intention of staying around. We quickly paid and drove out. To avoid the traffic, we went the long route away from Market! Market!
When we got home, I checked the news and it turned out that the explosion was from Serendra! Thanks to God were safe. Others were not so lucky, I read on the news there were some casualties.
Last Sunday afternoon, Jeanne, Michelle, and I caught a screening of Fast and Furious 6. Just like the previous installation, it’s a heist movie with cars. But this time around, there’s a hint of James Bond. The crew gets together for a job to stop an ex-SAS international villain from stealing and assembling some kind of doomsday device. See what I mean about the hint of James Bond?
Assembling the crew for the task was care of Hobbs (The Rock/Dwayne Johnson). I guess, James Bond was busy and he needed Toretto’s (Vin Diesel) uncanny ability for doing the impossible with cars (and anything with wheels). He accomplished this by dangling the possibility of Letty Ortiz being alive to the playing-hard-to-get Toretto. Of course he succeeded, otherwise there’d be no movie. First love never dies indeed.
But as usual, the whole point are the cars. It doesn’t matter where they are, what they’re doing. It’s all about the cars. The stunts are over the top and absolutely ridiculous. But there’s no denying it was fun!
You’d think it’s hard to come up with a crazier and more outrageous sequel. But they just may even be able to pull it off. Think Jason Statham of The Transporter fame. Wait for the post-credit ;)
Rating: 3/5