Thor (Movie) Review

Hey guys!

Yesterday I went to watch a movie with Shin but the coupon we printed out for buy 1 get 1 free tickets didn't apply to Thor so we just paid for it and frankly, it was worth it haha.

Story is of Thor, being an impatient, arrogant warrior and seeking vengeance while defying his father's orders, getting banished to Earth. His powers were stripped off him and a seal put on Mjollnir, Thor's hammer, to only give the powers to the one that is worthy. Thor was to become the king of Asgard, but due to his outcast and his father's falling to illness, his brother Loki takes over.

The movie stars Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman and Anthony Hopkins. Hemsworth is just delicious in the movie, I'm not gonna lie :P The acting was pretty good giving it a very Norse "accent" in the voices and tones I guess. I'm a sucker for Norse mythology so this is somehow just my kind of story. Music accompaniment was pretty good as well.

The best parts of the movie involved action and a bit of comedy. The visual effects were awesome and there weren't much if any "dry" parts of the movie. Every scene has a purpose to it so it doesn't feel draggy.

All in all, if you're a fan of Thor, it is a must watch without saying, but even if you're not, I'd recommend this movie to all! It's pretty good and I thoroughly enjoyed it and it's been a while since a movie gave me the same feeling, the last was James Cameron's Avatar.

This is a 5/5 in my book, go and have a look!

And by the by, do stay till after the credits for an extra scene :P It may not be much but it is something nice haha


~Fox

League of Legends Quick Review

Hey guys!

In relation to my uni work, I have one essay to go! Woo hoo! But it's being a pain in the ass to start off just like the first one :(

Enough of that, today I wanna post about this game I've been playing. Those of you who've played DoTA should know of it. League of Legends, in short LoL xD. This is an MMO game released by Riot Games and is developed by the people who actually developed DoTA! Here're two videos to start it off :P

The gameplay mechanics is almost the same as DoTA but there are differences such as skills are put in the QWER keys for the first to ultimate skills as well as an added area of effect "ghost" cursor so you can see where some skills land as well as their range. The thing that trumps DoTA is being able to reconnect if you happen to disconnect in game, pretty sweet stuff. There are also tall grass which allows you to catch Pokemon hide in order to make ganking more strategy based I think.

There's also a "summoner" (which is the player) levelling system which allows the game to match you to people who are in your league rather than match you with pros who rape you within 30 seconds the game starts (though it isn't foolproof and it has happened). There is the classic 5v5 games as well as a smaller scale 3v3 game to suit your time.

The downside of the game is that you need to "buy" the heroes you want to use though the game cycles a handful of free heroes to use every week; which is a good thing cos I have no idea what heroes are good to use until I tried them out myself. But the more you play (and win) the more in-game currency you get. The game is free to play so that means they make money off rich people that buy their cash points to unlock stuff without much work. And as with all MMOs there are the noobs who complain a lot and report you for no apparent reason.

I've got a friend who wasn't that into it and he says it's probably the colours of the game. If you jump into it thinking of a dark-DoTA-esque look, you'd be disappointed as the colours are more warm and vibrant even on the "Scourge" side.

However, all-in-all LoL is a pretty solid game though stability has been a bit of a problem a week or two ago. I give LoL a 4/5, it's not perfect but it's good :D

If you're interested go here to find out more.

Here's some screens I saved off the site to put on Tales:

Have fun all!

~Fox

Survived the odds! (of exams)

Hey all!

Finally exams are over and I can go back to normal sleep patterns and human functions of have fun and do nothing. But alas I still have 2 essays to complete so it is half sadface.

Anyways as you may or may not know (I don't remember if I had mentioned this) I had 5 exams in 3 days back to back. And no it's not as horrible as it sounds... it's WORSE.

Day 1 was the shittiest, motivation shattering, tag team crap papers ever! They even had the gall to ask questions that wasn't in a lecture but in one of our presentations. Now I'd be ok with that if they gave us a head's up on beforehand! But nooooooooooooo, they just threw it out there going "It's for teh lulz" Then after an instruction from our "course coordinator" to NOT bring calculators for the exams, BAM! A calculation question, which requires a calculator no doubt. Also the questions are worded like shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit, it's as if they got a 4yr old drunk and told him to write it the night before -___-

Day 2 was significantly better! Considering that I didn't study as much and fell asleep on my all nighter thinking "Hmm I'll take a nap for 20 minutes" at 3am in the morning. If you really want to pull an all nighter, DON'T fall into that temptation lolol. Basically I woke up at 6, rushed through the material, then went for exam. Before the second paper, I was pacing back and forth ranting to coursemates how doomed I am (because it's the one which I fell asleep revising) to their amusement. But luckily the questions were not too bad and survivable for the most part.

Day 3 (yesterday) was the best. I still fell asleep but at 5.45am; though my coursemates seemed surprised by this considering they know I didn't study anything until 1 week before lololol. The questions were relatively straightforward and worded nicely.

Post-exam on day 3, we went straight to the nearest supermarket and got food and booze and proceeded to the park area on our campus. It was sunny and they actually had a security guard to ask for ID in case the public wanted to use it HA! Anyways an afternoon of booze and baking in the sun followed. It was a bloody hot day to sit in the sun, though not as hot as Brunei, I'd say I agree with my friend who says it's about 25 degrees Celsius. I actually almost got drunk but controlled myself not to drink in my tipsy state lololol.

At about 5.30pm we went on to do karaoke and that lasted for 3 hours with my head throbbing but it was an awesome time with my mates (b ^.')

We finished at around 9 and the plan was to go to a bar but I can't take it anymore from lack of sleep, food and exhaustion so I went home. Still, it was a pretty sweet time, it was hard to believe (as it had yet sunk in) that exams were just 12 hours before and it felt like it sped through very quickly.

Anyways, hope everyone's well, I still have essays to do but now I can update a bit more than the past weeks haha.


~Fox

Exams and Coffee!

Hey ya everyone!

Busy busy preparing for my exams next week. I've got 5 in 3 days back to back.... It's horrid!!!!!!!!! Quick update to show I'm still checking on Tales :P

Due to exam stress among other things, my coffee intake had increased over the week. Til the point where I get a cappuccino from Cafe Nero once a day. Being a poor student and unable to waste time and money like that, I found some Nescafe Instant Cappuccino at the local supermarket and it is great~

Being instant, it generates the classic cappuccino foams instantly though I have yet found out how it does that.

 It even comes with its own mini chocolate sprinkle! Awesome!

Well just talking about it makes me wanna make another cup. Sooooo I'll do that after posting.

All the best guys! Oh and for those who read but don't get what my new banner is, it's a parody of QB from Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica anime. I do recommend it, it'll blow your mind!

Here's QB~

All the best guys and girls, back to books for me!


~Fox

Hop (Movie) Review

Hey guys,

Yesterday I went to watch Hop with Shin and will give you my quick 2 cents on it.

Synopsis: For ages the legacy of the Easter Bunny have lived on. Every year on Easter's day, he will visit the world spreading candies and nicely painted eggs. But will this age-old legacy end with EB who wants to be a drummer instead? He sets off to Hollywood to realise his dreams after his father crushes it. He meets Fred O'Hare who is just getting back on his feet and the escapades begin!

First and foremost, the names of the characters are unimaginative, I mean like, come on, EB? Easter Bunny? and O'Hare -___-

The movie features the voice of Russell Brand as EB (and even a cameo from himself), James Marsden as Fred O'Hare and Big Bang Theory's Penny, Kaley Cuoco as Fred's sister, Sam O'Hare. The movie even has a cameo from David Hasselhoff.

Storywise, it is just a Christmas Story repainted for Easter. There're flying Sleighs pulled by a flock of chicks, candy factory, the one-day time limit, and so on. Basically I'm unimpressed with the story and less could be said about the plot. Though it encompass two main characters whose fates intertwine, it is as flimsy as a straight men only naked beach party.

Fred is a lazy, no prospects character in the beginning who the only one who can relate with is probably a 30-year old WoW player living in his parents' basement. EB is a great drummer who his father forbids from going full time because he is to become the next Easter Bunny. He goes to Hollywood, meets Fred, meets Hasselhoff, gets chased by the "Pink Berets" (the Easter Bunny's elite guards) and in the end goes back to Easter Island to put things right.

The music in the movie was pretty enjoyable, because they were some pretty famous songs.

All in all I wouldn't recommend this movie unless you are watching it with a child, the kids seemed to enjoy it lol. There's just nothing to wow you; I expected better from the creators of Despicable Me; they shoulda just stuck with full animated movie rather than a cross over like in Alvin and the Chipmunks (which the director....directed).

I give this movie a 2/5 because it is lacking in so many ways. My favourite part was where EB poops jellybeans, enough said.

~Fox

Extreme Dog Makeovers!

Hey guys,

Just got back from Belgium and not even studying still sigh. Just wanna share something I saw a while ago. There was apparently an extreme dog makeover contest and these are what the owners came up with.

 Koi and Panda

 Scorpion

 Eagle

 Fire dragon

 Japanese woman under blanket?

 Queen of Hearts

 Giraffe

 Dragon also I think..

Bison

It is really some extreme makeover. I don't know how to react to being impressed and feeling pity for the dogs some how haha.

Nevertheless, it reminds me of the tiger dog thing a while ago lols.


~Fox

Oh the pain! (and random updating)

Hey guys!

Following the day I joined an aerobic kickboxing class, I've been in constant pain  for the past 2 days... Back, abs as well as chest and tricep muscles hurt to the point I try to stay in one spot and not really move lol.

Other than that I need to study a heck lot more as my exams are coming in less than 3 weeks.... Woe is me!

Other than that I was in a mood to do something on April Fool's day yesterday so I decided to troll my hall with this poster:

The most amusing part is that people actually tore the strips. Yes, I'm telling the truth, I posted them clean haha.

Anyhoots, I found I've been posting too many reviews and informations, just want to tone down for a while haha. I forgot I started this blog to post randomities!

Take care all.

~Fox