I Like Both 2006 "Superman Returns" and 2013 "Man of of Steel. Is That a Problem?

I must not look at movies the way the most harshest of critics does, cause I can just about find something good with any movie. it depends on what I am expecting at the theater that can make or kill a movie for me. I have went to theaters and been completely disappointed in a movie. It has happen a few times that I would miss a movie at the theater and it would get great reviews and have a strong box office showing and I would rush out to buy the DVD because of hype and expectations and get the movie home and think to myself why did I want this movie so bad, it sucked.

In 2006 the long awaited movie "Superman Returns" came out, I thought it was a great entertaining movie but Critics, friends was not as thrilled as I was with the movie. Ok I will give you that some parts where over done. I thought that Kevin Spacey role as Lex Luthor was just a tad strained, but over all still good. Come to think of it I feel as if I just blasphemed for suggesting that Kevin Spacey ever had a bad acting role. It could be that I hate the Lex character, he just pisses me off. Maybe I just don't like the ideal of Kevin Spacey doing anything wrong. I have no problem with Kevin Spacey playing a bad guy, but I always want to join him on the dark side. I just did not like the ideal of him beating up on Superman. So maybe it was just the perception that I did not want to join him this time. I love the video game series Call of Duty, Spacey was the voice of the bad guy Jonathan Irons in Advanced Warfare , again I wanted to join Atlas.

But on to the movie, Bryan Singer of X-Men fame, directed the movie , Brandon Routh played a convincing Superman. I had no problem with his role as Superman. I guess people had a problem with the story line being to much of a love story with Lois Lane played by Kate Bosworth and the possibility of Superman being a father. I am not sure , but I like the story, I thought it was well crafted and very imaginative.

But moving on to 2013 Man of Steel, all you can say is WOW, Freaking awesome, yes I did like it much better then Superman Returns, but it was a different story line altogether, more action and less story but I will not kick the 2006 movie to the curb. Its just a Superman story that I like. Man of Steel was directed by Zack Snyder who has a long awesome movie list in Hollywood. Again they pick a great actor to play Superman in Henry Cavill who has a nice acting resume himself, Amy Adams plays Lois Lane. And there was no Lex Luthor this time around and I missed him. WHAT DID I JUST SAY?!?....

I don't think you can go wrong with any Superman movie or TV Show including Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman from 1993-1997 on ABC staring Dean Cain as Superman and the 2001-2001 series Smallville, staring Tom Welling as Clark Kent. Both very different series. I guess the worst ever Superman movie had to be  1983 Superman III Staring the late Christopher Reeve and Richard Pryor, it was a horrible movie. The first two movies where the best, Reeve's made a comeback in Superman IV, it was not the greatest but much improved. So I guess you can go wrong with Superman.

We can never forget George Reeves in the 1952-1958 classic series Adventures of Superman.

However , with all that said I only have two Superman movies in my collection of 400 DVD's. the 2006 Superman Returns and 2013 Man of Steel, both great Superman stories. And that is what it is all about, the story. Am I right?

Call of Duty: Advanced Warefare: For me, This is a great Thrill Ride.

Back in August I wrote a blog post that I had questions about how well the new Call of Duty game Advanced Warfare would be in game play. Again let me say that I am 51, and I am not a teenager, but for me I like the game. It has the same grit if not more in the new game as it did in the old games. I am really impressed with the campaign game play. Kevin Spacey is the voice of the games villain Jonathan Irons and is represented in a very recognizable CGI character. I really like the story line that is put forth in campaign mode. However the on-line game play is very different, in some ways it reminds me of Halo, but the feel for Halo on X-Box is not over whelming. It just seems to me that the online game play experience is more wide open. Now while I do enjoy online game play , I suck at it. If I get 20 kills my deaths are always higher. while I do try to improve, it's a game and not life and death like it is for some players.

So over all I am very impressed,and the new game has delivered and answered my questions from my August 30th post

Call of Duty: Advance Warfare Comes out 11/2014: I Have Questions.

I would not call myself a great gamer, but I do play video games to get rid of stress, have fun etc. Because of my personal budget I don't buy every game when it comes out. However that is not the case with Call of Duty: Advance Warfare. I have pre-ordered the game and can nlot wait to play it., however after looking at the trailer of the game I have a few questions. Lets look at he trailer for the current Call of Duty game called Ghost.

This game and the ones that came before in the series has a gritty war feel. I have never been in the military and have no clue what war is about, but a few family members have shared details that don't even come close to a video game, But these games have grit in the game play and it seems believable. Please understand I would not want to insult the soldiers that have died for our country in a hell I can not imagine, I am talking about a video game, there is a huge unmeasured difference. But the Call of Duty games has always taken me back to my child hood when we played with other kids of shoot them up bang bang with our toy guns. Call of Duty made it a little more real with impossible missions and warfare simulations. After I played and had a intense session, I always knew it is worse in real war.

Now watch the trailer for the new Call Of Duty Game calle Advance Warfare

This game looks awesome, I can't wait to get my hands on it, but then I step back with questions. Just like the title Advance Wayfarer, it's more like Futuristic Warfare. There are some parts that gives me a feel of KILLZONE: SHADOWFALL or Halo, I truly hope that Call Of Duty Stays Call of Duty, I hope I am wrong but the trailer for Advanced Warfare looked to clean and not enough war torn areas of play. But I am looking forward to it, especially the campaign with Kevin Spacey playing a huge part in this game, that alone is worth the price of the game. I think he will be awesome. I truly hope I am wrong about the fears of what the future of the series will be. I want Call of Duty to always be unique in game play. I know times change and you always have to upgrade, But Call of Duty Games have always been a great source of entertainment and I want it to stay that way.