QUICK HITS: REVIEWS

X-MEN FIRST CLASS:
Great movie. It's not really very faithful to the source material but it's undeniably entertaining. More of a spy film than a comic book movie, this one will definitely rank high on my end of summer list.

Just want to geek out a bit if you let me. Here are some of the inconsistencies when you compare the movie with the comics (as if you'd care):

- Havok is Cyclops' younger brother
- Moira MacTaggert is not an American spy but an Irish (or Scottish) scientist
- Xavier's First class includes Jean Grey, Cyclops, Iceman Angel and Beast
- Emma Frost shouldn't be that old. Unless Cyclops is into cougars (she's his current gf)

Still doesn't mean that I didn't like the movie.

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GAME OF THRONES
Wrote about this a few posts ago but I can't stress enough how awesome this series is. This is like the season's The Walking Dead.

I am not privvy to the written books (for one I can't find a copy on any bookstore I go to) but they say this is pretty faithful to the original material. This show's got everything you want in a series and they're not afraid to flaunt it.

You get beheadings, incest, full frontal nudity, lesbian sex, dwarf sex, basically every immoral thing you could think of that is entertaining, you will see in HBO's latest offering. I doubt they'll show this in it's entirety here in Asia.

I don't watch the show only because of those things, believe me, it is awesome. I love the intriguing story. I love the mythology. I love the nudity. And it is well acted. It's the type you'll only see in movies. But then again it's from HBO so that is expected. Fortunately they deliver.

The season's only ten episodes long and we're at episode 8 already so you can still jump in.

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21 - ADELE
I know this has been out a long time already, but it's only recently that I've downloaded or rather asked a colleague's copy of Adele's album.

Honestly, I was blown away by her songs. Most of them may sound bitter, but undeniably at one point or another, we've all gone through what those songs were about.

When I'm tired or travelling, I listen to her album. Heck I sing her songs too. To hell with the people inside the fx who hears my out-of-tune vocals, they're great.

I love how bittersweet Someone Like You sounds, how angsty Turning Tables is, or how hopeful One and Only seems. This is music. Real music. Not some noise that Lady Gaga produces.

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Hope this writing streak continues. I miss posting regularly.