August...

It seems like this year is going by really quickly. Maybe it's always like that, but I just haven't noticed it until now. It just seems like it was only a few weeks ago I was turning 29 and 2011 was almost here. Now its August and only 4 months until I turn 29. For some reason this year feels less fun than last year. Maybe it's the shitty weather we have been having, or living with the wife's parents, or something else entirely. It just seems like last summer was more fun. We lived by ourselves and I enjoyed that. I like having privacy. I like being able to walk around naked after taking a shower, or just sitting around in my boxers when it's hot out. I can't do that now. Well, I could, but I don't think anyone would appreciate that.

I guess now would be a good time to talk about the super hero movies this year. I'll start with Thor as it has been my favorite this year. I thought Chris Hemsworth played Thor really well. I had my doubts when I first heard he was gonna be playing him, but he surprised me. I liked that they told some of the back story so that even if you aren't a fan of the comics you can understand the characters a little better. The teaser scene after the credits was cool. But if you're not a fan of the Avengers, it probably won't make sense until you see Captain America. I liked Clint Barton/Hawkeyes little cameo, which is another thing most nonfans will miss. There were a few things I didn't like. One being that they were an alien race. They should have just stuck with them being gods. Really, that might be the only thing I didn't like about it.


X-Men: First Class is my second favorite of the year. I saw this at a drive in, but I wish I would have seen it in theaters also. I loved the characters, even though other than Beast none of them are in the original First Class. I liked that it showed the relationship between Charles(Professor X) and Eric(Magneto). These two are close friends, but their differences in opinion put them at odds with each other. I really liked Azazel. I thought he was the coolest character in the movie. But Nightcrawler is one of my favorite comic characters, and he is pretty much a more ruthless Nightcrawler. I didn't like that it wasn't the original First Class(Cyclops, Jean Grey, Iceman, Beast, Angel), but it was still pretty cool. The biggest thing I didn't like was that they didn't show Mystique and Azazel showing any love interest in each other. For those that do not know, Mystique and Azazel are Nightcrawlers parents. I guess if those where the only two things I didn't like, it must have been a pretty good movie then. Also, I loved Wolverine's little cameo.

Captain America was my third favorite. I really like Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America. I loved how they CGId him to make him look small. I liked that they had Red Skull as the villain. I don't know a whole lot about Cap, but I know that Red Skull is his enemy. I liked the costume, and the shield looked really good. Tommy Lee Jones was really good in his role, and so was the guy that played Howard Stark. The teaser scene at the end was my favorite one of the three this year. My favorite is still the Deadpool one at the end of Wolverine. I didn't like the ending and that they killed of a key character in the comics, but I can get over that.

Finally, there was Green Lantern. I really liked Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan/Green Lantern. I liked him better as Wade Wilson in the Wolverine movie, but he fits that character a little better than he does Hal. Still, I thought he did a really good job of playing Hal Jordan. I really liked Kilowog. He is my favorite Green Lantern, so it was cool seeing him in the movie. I liked that they had Sinestro as a Green Lantern the entire movie, but still showed that he will someday betray them. I didn't like Parallax, but I can live with it. The tiny teaser scene was cool and leaves it open for more Green Lantern movies, so that's cool.

Anyhow, I must rest now. Gotta get up in 6 hours. I'll try to update this more, but since nobody probably reads it anyhow, I guess it doesn't matter if I do or not. :-)