Bioshock infinite

I personally did not like the first two Bioshock games. I thought that the graphics and the atmosphere were amazing but the story in both lacked in my opinion and the controls were odd. It has been years though since I played them though so I am going to give them a second chance and review them later. With that said I absolutely love bioshock infinite. Visually it is stunning and the story unfolds nicely and the character development of the main character (Booker Dewitt) and the female character (Elizabeth) is amazing. It seems like the further into the game you get the more you find out about their true nature. If you are a fan of first person shooters and the steam punk style I would recommend this game.

Arrow Season Two season premier (spoilers)

I love what they have done with arrow so far this season even though it is just the first episode. They managed to introduce The Black Canary and he is no longer calling himself the hood but it hinted that he now wanted to be called The Green Arrow. I really like this show and I like that it isn't like your typical CW show, it is more adult then that and action packed. I am hoping that the rumors are true and that they will be introducing other DC characters this season such as the flash. I also like how the first season was kind of a back story of before The Green Arrow and now they are like you know him well enough now that we are going to go into the green arrows story now.

Mortal Instruments City of Bones (movie)

I did not like this movie. I think they did a horrible job adapting the book to a movie. I am currently finishing up the second book and I love the books. The author puts in a lot of details that make sense into the book. The problem with the movie  is that they take out or alter these details to the point it takes away from the movie itself. I think that if you have never read the book the movie could be very confusing and kind of boring. There are also a few parts that don't flow as well as the book at all. 

For the next movie they either need to change the director or do a closer adaptation of the books which will be impossible to do with the details they left out in the first movie. I hate when Hollywood adaptations try to do their own thing with a story that has already been written. In my opinion though read the book and forget the movie, or waste your time watching the movie and then read the books and you will love them and probably understand them better. The things that I hated most about the movie are the following.

They took entire characters and monsters out and even entire situations that made the story that much better. In the book simon saves the shadow hunters with a Bow in the movie he uses a shovel. In the book the monster that they fight when they find the cup is a greater demon in the movie it is just a demon. In the book they explain Luke's character a lot better then in the movie in the movie they barely touch on his character when they should have.

The movie seemed to bounce around a lot focusing on action and less on story or character development. They changed the order of events and it made the movie way more confusing. They changed the entire story from what the books were making it impossible for the movies to fallow the books at all. 

They altered a main characters back story and in a very bad way because it goes against the everything that builds up in the books. I absolutely hate how they did it in the movie it makes it less of a back story and doesn't have as much of an impact on the story or the person watching the movie. They even went as far as to make a bad guy into a good guy. There are even characters that never get mentioned which make the story really hard to understand. One of these things would be that there is no mention of Alec and Isabel's parents.

They altered the stories ending and it wasn't in a good way they changed the story how it happened and the ending entirely. In altering the story as much as they have  the adaptation of the second one will be far worse then the first I fear.  A lot of the stuff that they took out or changed directly influences the second book and in major ways.

As a stand alone movie I would have to give this movie 2 or 2.5 stars out of 5. 

As a book adaptation I would have to give this movie .5 to maybe 1 star and that is pushing it. 

My recommendation is if you have never read the books watch the movie and then read the books.  If you have read the books don't waste your time or money renting or buying this movie.

iOs7

I updated my iPhone 5 the morning that the iOs7 update came out and at first I was kind of impressed. I liked that they added the Control center with the Flashlight, Calculator , Timer, Camera , Wifi , Blue tooth, and other tools at the flick of a finger. I always liked that with the android phones and now my iPhone has it YAY!

I didn't care to much for the new color scheme though I will post a picture below to show what i am talking about. (I am not a big fan of Pastel colors) Oh well that is not an issue with how the new operating system works just looks. I also didn't care much for the floating icons it is another cosmetic perk and doesn't have anything to do with operation.

 I like the changes overall and I am not going to list all of them (it would take far to long) I will however talk about the things I don't like. iOs7 seems to drain the battery on my phone way faster. I also have problems with my apps either not working or not working well. It isn't all apps but it is enough to be frustrating. I also had a hard time connecting to wifi for the first day or so but now that seemed to fix itself. Over all I am impressed with the new iOs for iPhone but I am really excited for them to fix all the little bugs that has come with it. The iPad is another story entirely and if I get the time I will write a review on that in the near future.

Oakley Combat Boots

For my last security post I was required to buy boots due to the chemicals I might encounter. My first choice was going to be cheap Walmart boots and then one day I was up at the Castle Rock outlet mall and came across the Oakley combat boots for one hell of a deal so I decided to buy them instead. Best idea ever. I think my least favorite part about new boots is breaking them in, it always seems to be painful for like the first week. The Oakley boots though fit like a sneaker right out of the box and ar super comfortable. They are designed with Vibram soles and are leather and cloth. One thing that I like is that the soles on the boots come up the sides about an inch and even further in the back so if I were to step in a small puddle of liquid I never had to worry about it getting up to the leather or cloth part of the boot. The insoles on the boot are pretty good but if you are on your feet a lot or have knee or back issues you may want to buy new ones. (I have not needed them and I have knee and back issues.) So I would recommend these boots to anyone that is on their feet for extended periods of time and if you don't need steel toed boots. They come in 8 inch and 6 inch boots and in black or tan.

R.I.P.D movie

I have heard a lot of negative feedback about this movie such as Men in Black with demons. I myself liked the movie because it was like Men in Black and I liked those movies. It  is funny and action packed and for at least half of the movie it leaves you stumped on what the outcome will be. The movie did seem kind of short though and I think that they could have done some better character development. I wouldn't say that the movie was bad but it wasn't amazing either. If you have some time to kill and you want to watch a movie that is a lot like the first men in black then I would recommend renting this movie. I don't think that I would bother buying it until after you have watched it at least once.

Monsters University (Movie)

Last night my son and I sat down and watched monsters university and I have to say I enjoyed it. I liked how it showed where the monsters came from and what brought them together. I also liked that it had enough twists and surprises to keep me interested in the movie. I am not going to ruin the movie for anyone but the whole movie is not what you would expect for the dynamic duo from the first one. I would recommend anyone that liked the first Monsters inc. should check out Monsters University.

Marvels Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D (Show)

The new Marvel Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D  was a pretty good show. I thought that it was going to be like a CW style show like Arrow or Smallville but instead it felt more like a T.V. version of the Avengers movie. The first episode was kind of cool because they talk about the Avengers movie and the super heroes in the movie. It makes it feel like it is an extension of the movie and not just some gimmick. What I am hoping to see in the future of the show would be some cameos of the other marvel super heroes like Spider man, any of the Avengers and maybe even x-men or fantastic four. I would recommend that anyone that liked the avengers give this show a chance. Only the first episode is out so far (the new one comes out tonight) so when I watch more episodes if my opinion has changed at all I will update this post.

Sleepy Hollow (Show)

I started watching the new show sleepy hollow. It was better then I expected by far. The show Starts during the Revolutionary War and Ichabod Crane is fighting in the war, he ends up fighting this monstrous man with a black mask on. He shoots the man and the man just gets up and shakes it off so then Ichabod cuts off his head and gets injured in the process. This is where the story got weird Ichabod's wife turns out to be a witch so they do something to him and he crawls out of a hole a in our time something like 150 years later. I thought that this show would be like Once Upon A Time and kind of childish but the writers went the opposite way and actually made it quiet bloody and kind of action packed. I myself liked the show but my sister in law and her husband did not. This show may not be for everyone but it is worth checking out at least the first episode.