Sometimes i like to go to the mall with friends.

That's my friend. It seems that every time i contact him, he's too busy to do something cause he's always at the mall. OH ITS 10PM GUYS, GOTTA HIT THE MALL. I for some reason thought he worked at the mall. Then he had the audacity to say to make a blog about it. So of course i obliged. Also, he wears scarfs any season and a fanny pack with nothing in it. Good going bra, good going.

X-Men First Class is getting great reviews thus far.

I normally don't care about reviews, but sometimes things catch my eye, Thor getting great reviews was something that caught me off guard, and now it seems X-Men is getting even better reviews. As it stands right now, it has 27 great reviews and 1 rotten one. I'm not sure if it can hold 97% once it's released, but 90%~ for a movie that most people said was unneeded seems solid. I for one have been amped since i first read about it and now i can only hope it's legit good, not just critic good.

One of my favorite videos ever.

When i first saw this, i just died. So random, i didnt know what was going on. Then i saw the clip from The OC, and it made me love this so much more. One of the few things Shia was ok in, imo.

LOVE

How cool is this? Found this on Twitter. And for those that don't get it, it's the Gears of War COG.

The Next Three Days was pretty good.

Just watched this with my bro earlier. Good movie. It starts off a bit slow for the first 30-45, but the remaining hour twenty was great. Crowe simply carries the movie from nearly start to finish. The movie actually has a very good cast other than Crowe, but without him, i personally dont think the movie takes off the way it does. His acting, is top notch, while the story allows him to show his true talent. Crowe could play a bum with no real story and he'd still captivate the screen.

For those that dont know, the story follow Crowe and his wife (Elizabeth Banks) until she gets arrested for murdering her boss. As the time goes by and he continues to try to free her for a crime she claims she didnt commit. Appeal after appeal is denied and it becomes apparent that she wont ever be freed. So Crowe devises a plan to break her out. First he seeks out an author (Liam Neeson) who specialized in breaking out of prison and avoiding getting caught. He gives him tips on how he needs to plan more about what the cops are going to do rather than what he has to do to get away. By staying ahead of the cops, you'll always be in the clear. He also says that while on the run, he eventually turned himself in due to paranoia, rather than preparing for the day that someone kicks his door down, it was best for him to just turn himself in and be at peace.

So to start the chain of events that'd hopefully lead to the successful escape of his wife, he starts perusing youtube. Who knew you could open a car door with a tennis ball? After gaining insane knowledge of breaking into cars, cloning keys, and robbing meth dealers, he sets out on his mission.

I wont spoil the film for you, but the film takes some dark turns here and there, and at times it feels like he's in way over his head. Overall, once you get past the first 30-45 minutes, it's gripping and you cant help be keep your eyes trained on the screen.

UFC 130 was OK.

Aside from the two main events, both of which i dont blame the winners for, the rest of the fights were solid. The biggest problem with the event was that half the fighters didnt want to fight. In both main events, one fighter tried his best to fight, while the other spent most of the fight trying not to fight. Same goes for the Story/Alvez fight. Really all the fights were too lopsided overall. There were only what, 2 finishes on the entire card? That's not what sells. People dont want to see an out of shape fighter gassing halfway through round two. They dont want to see fighters lay on top of each other, nor do they want to see a fighter who can only wrestle, yet cant take down his opponent once meaning he has zero legit offense the entire fight.

Maybe the fight makers should decide on two fighters who excel at the same thing. Pitting a striker and wrestler is just silly since it will rarely emulate an entertaining fight. Also, more offense heavy fighters who gas early should stop being pitted against grinders. Yea it's a good fight for the first 3 minutes, but the remaining 12 are just an utter bore.

Now, i dont blame the entire event on the bookers as most of the fighters on this card pulled out due to injury, or were suspended for drug violations. Promoters cant really help that. 4 months ago this card looked stellar, sadly last night, the card while looking pretty solid, turned out to be mostly boring.

As i said, the entire even was OK, but that's not going to bring in new fans. Sadly what new fans want is knockouts, submissions, and entertaining fights. And because this card contained 2-3 early finishes and mostly judges decisions, i cant give it a higher grade than 7/10.

Paul Walker's beard is the driving force behind the success of the Fast franchise.

Here's Paul in The Fast and the Furious. Look how young he looks, that beard barely stretches past his chin. He's sporting more of a goatie than an actual beard. Success of the movie was minimal, granted it had a great percentage of profit, but overall, it was the lowest grossing Paul Walker led Fast movie to date at 207 Million. Great sum, but Paul knew, the best was yet to come and he'd have to work on the beard growth before the next film started production.

And that he did. If you look  it's still clean looking and more balanced. Yes it's not as thick in the front as the previous film, but he knew he wasnt going to win audiences over twice with just a standard goatie, so he tried to keep the sides as thick as the front. It paid off well as the movie grossed more than its predecessor by tallying 236 Million overall. With Paul's slight beard advancement, he netted the film 29 million more. With that, Paul knew he had to do something big, so he took the next film off to study beard growth science. With his eye on the prize he set forth to make his next Fast and Furious title the highest grossing to date and really put the Fast franchise on the map.

There you have it folks, 6 hard years of growth for that. You may think, eh, it's not that great, but check it compared to both 1 and 2. One was a bit childish, sporting a goatie that most teenagers grow, he did ok with it, but the success of the first film showed the beard could have been better. He cut down on it a bit in the second one while letting the cheeks grow and the profits rose about 15%, however, he was determined. He wanted proper growth on the sides and the front and while coming up short on his attempt, he was able to still manage a very respectable and marketable beard. Due to this beard, the films gross skyrocketed to a whopping 359 million. Now, would you say that this beard is 120 million dollars better? I sure as hell would.

That brings us to this. This is Paul's mightiest beard yet in the Fast Franchise. Look at the coverage, it's pretty even all around. Got a nice scruff look, but if you glance in deeper, you can see that it's perfect thickness. It doesnt just cover his face, but leaves it open just enough to still see his perfect toned skin. The guy clearly takes great care of this and knows what sells. After year and years of trying, he nearly achieved the perfect beard, and to show for it, Fast Five has grossed to date an astounding 529 Million and counting. Fans arrived in droves opening weekend just to get a peak at what Paul would be sporting and none were disappointed. Even critics hailed the movie, in large part to his exceptional beard he's wearing, putting this as his only Fast and Furious movie to be certified fresh with a huge 79% approval rating.

As history has shown, each installment, as Paul's beard gets thicker, the gross skyrockets. From 207-529 and counting, what's next in store of Paul? Maybe some legit length, maybe he shaves it all off in an attempt to show that it's him drawing in this money, and not simply his beard. Who knows, but we'll see. I personally am expecting something close to this and if that's true, expect the next film to cross the 1 Billion mark, or come very close at the very least. We shall see though.