Happy Thanksgiving!

              Well everybody, I'm sorry that I haven't posted all month. It's been pretty hectic. What with Turkey Day coming up and having wrestling practice like every day, it's been a lot. I'm posting in advance so that I don't feel obliged to post when I'm feeling fat tomorrow. 
              But in addition to saying Happy Thanksgiving to y'all, I wanted to say Happy Birthday to +maddy g  today. Hope it all goes well. 
              There's a picture below, hope you enjoy. Eat a lot, and don't forget to be thankful for everything you have!  

Psalm 107:1 "Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!"

Psalm 100:4 "Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!"

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

bibliography: http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=thanksgiving+funny&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CAcQjRw&url=%2Furl%3Fsa%3Di%26rct%3Dj%26q%3Dthanksgiving%2Bfunny%26source%3Dimages%26cd%3D%26cad%3Drja%26uact%3D8%26ved%3D0CAcQjRw%26url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Ffunny-pictures.funmunch.com%252Fthanksgiving%252F%26ei%3D4CV2VO2jH7iHsQSZh4LIAw%26bvm%3Dbv.80642063%2Cd.cWc%26psig%3DAFQjCNHqfWi_hodASjE-XnVF3-fFhe3Ccw%26ust%3D1417115379571545&ei=4CV2VO2jH7iHsQSZh4LIAw&bvm=bv.80642063,d.cWc&psig=AFQjCNHqfWi_hodASjE-XnVF3-fFhe3Ccw&ust=1417115379571545

Happy Halloween!

               Hey guys! Just wanted to throw a post out there before we launch into November. Crazy that the month has flown by, right? Well, enjoy the music below, and hopefully you get a good laugh out of the pics below as well.

Happy Halloween! Stay safe.

Come at me, BRO!!!

Bibliography: "This Is Halloween"<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQuVFBSPGcU>

                                                       "Halloween funny" <http://cdn.themetapicture.com/media/funny-Halloween-pumpkin-decoration.jpg>

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Videogame

           Hello everybody! This is my first post back, and I decided to do a review on The Amazing Spider-Man 2 videogame, as you can see in the title. Note: I will not give away the entire story-line, videogames will be the same gist as movies. 

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

The Video-Game

                 Alright,  The Amazing Spider-Man 2 starts out where The Amazing Spider-Man movie re-told the tale of Uncle Ben's death. Playing as Peter Parker, you are walking out of the corner store where you've just gotten your bottle of milk. 

            You hear a gunshot, and you run over to Uncle Ben, who is already dead.

            The game then fast-forwards to two years later, where the videogame takes place. Returning to his original and classic uniform, Spider-Man stands on top of one of the eagles where, for hardcore Spider-Man videogame players, we see that this is the same eagle Spider-Man stood upon in the first

Spider-Man game, featuring Tobey McGuire. Just a fun fact. 

              Anyway, Spider-Man overlooks the city, and says, mostly to himself, "Uncle Ben's killer is still out there. I have to find him. I'll never stop hunting Uncle Ben's killer." Or something along those lines. You ask me, kinda cheesy. 

              Okay, if you remember in The Amazing Spider-Man 2  movie, Spider-Man got himself involved in the Russian mob's business, where they were terrorizing Manhattan. This is barely mentioned in the film itself, when Peter and Gwen are seen together for the first time in the film at their High School Graduation Ceremony. 

               Now, the videogame expands upon that, and barely follows, let alone stays along the same lines, as the movie. So you can expect a completely different story line that is so loosely connected to the movie, that Gwen is not mentioned or even thought of once in the entire game! 

               Personally, this was a disappointment. Not saying that I would have wanted to witness

Gwen's death a second time, but saying that I think Gwen should have been featured in the game, since the movie really revolves around her death. 

                Anyways, at this point in the game, you are hunting Uncle Ben's killer, and instead you get caught up in a Russian mob skirmish. You beat the crap out of all of them, except for one, in order to interrogate him. 

               You find out some information that will help you with finding the killer, and aid you in your intervention of the Russian mob's constant fighting. Okay, all you really need to know is that yes, you do indeed intervene with the Russian gangs, and you meet Kraven along the way.
              Kraven teaches Spider-Man how to become a true hunter, and attempts to bring out the killing side to him. This fails however, and Spider-Man discovers that the true reason Kraven taught Spider-Man everything he knew, is that Kraven wanted a worthy opponent to fight him. 
               Along with Kraven, you must fight Electro, and the story line leading to Electro's boss fight is completely off, since you fight Kingpin before Electro. And then after Electro, you fight Carnage, then after Carnage, you fight the Green Goblin/Hobgoblin. 
               With Kingpin, he becomes involved when he makes a contract with Harry and Oscorp Industries to help protect Manhattan from the Russian mob threat. This poses a new threat alongside the villians already mentioned. The Kingpin's company is called Trask, and the Task Force is assigned into protecting Manhattan from vigilantes and thugs. Which, includes Spidey. 
               Then you also have the opportunity to play as Peter in a few other scenarios, but overall, you are suited up as Spidey for the majority of the game. 
Details (small ones, like gaming mechanics): 
Web Swinging Rating: 9.5 out of 10- interesting, fun, and a real joy to be able to use both triggers to enable a sense of actually swinging between skyscrapers.
Web shooter mechanics (i.e. web shooting, web grappling, special moves, silent takedowns, web yoyo, etc.):  7.75 out of 10- very cool, fun, but repetitive. at first, interesting to experience the different types of takedowns and the limited variety, but overall, a good usage. in order to get an even better experience that could bump that rating up to an 8, possibly an 8.25... UPGRADES! upgrade as much as you can. it'll pay off, i promise you that
Overall Rating: 7.75 out of 10- now, i try to be as honest as i can in all of my reviewing, and this is my honest opinion: this is definitely not the best Spider-Man game made ever. but, it is one to take a look into. i didn't even mention the hero or menace system, but that was pretty neat. so yes, i am being as generous, but as honest, as i can possibly be with this videogame. i honestly thought it was going to turn out better, but hey, it's Spider-Man, right? who doesn't love a Spider-Man game?

               

Bibliography: "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" <http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/b86577a4ca145cb53792835ac3ba51f6df913dfe/c=37-0-5468-4080&r=x383&c=540x380/local/-/media/USATODAY/GenericImages/2013/12/03//1386098248000-XXX-AMAZING-SPIDER-MAN-2-JY-2206-60284546.JPG>
                               "The Amazing Spider-Man 2 videogame  swing"  <http://assets.vg247.com/current//2014/03/amazing_spider_man_2_3.jpg>
                               "The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Electro vs. Spider-Man" 
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                               "The Amazing Spider-Man 2 video game wallpaper"
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Happy National Martial Arts Day!

                  Yes sir! It is National Martial Arts Day, and I wanted to letcha all know, because I myself take Tae Kwon Do, and I love it. I have competed in quite a few tournaments with +maddy g , and +Nate AG at and representing +Pride Martial Arts. To celebrate this awesome holiday, here's some pictures down below. 

Flying Sidekick Much

Bibliography: "Happy National Martial Arts Day!" <http://www.nationalkarate.com/images/larrysidekick.jpg>

                                  "Jury Jiu Jitsu" <http://theteamfury.com/mylesjury/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Screen-shot-2013-03-15-at-3.40.58-PM.png>

 

Happy Columbus Day!!!

                   Hi y'all! I know that I haven't posted in like forever, but I see that people have viewed the blog, or at least the blog posts, quite a few times. So thank you to anyone who decided to check out Piece of Cake, I really appreciate it. 
                   But please do expect some posts quite soon. I am planning on doing flashback videogame reviews, and if I see another movie, I'll post about that, too. Thank you all again for viewing even when I didn't have anything to show. OH! By the way, a friend of mine has a YouTube channel, and he would like me to share it with you guys. 
                   The link will be on the "Link Bar" up above the date of this post, and is called, "Power Chord Games." My friend has done many videos on videogames, and I am planning on reviewing his videos, to get us both some views. So check out "Power Chord Games," expect some reviews soon, and I hope you all had a great Columbus Day!

Bibliography: "Happy Columbus Day!" picture from Google images <http://www.columbusdayweekend2014.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/happy-columbus-day-pictures-3.gif>

 

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

                    The new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a new approach to the original story-line in the first Turtles movie made. In my opinion, it was a better story overall, suggesting that the turtles' origin was not a mistake, but in fact intentional. 
                    April O'Neil (Megan Fox) is a news reporter for Channel 6 News. She's trying to get her hands on a big story for her reputation, and The Foot Clan is a huge topic around The Big Apple. The Foot is attempting to completely overtake Manhattan. 
                   The Turtles aren't allowing that, as they are making secret outings of the sewers to help the people who are constantly being taken hostage by The Foot. Their master, Splinter, does not believe that his sons are ready for the world outside of the sewers, therefore forbidding them to go above ground. 
                   April discovers the turtles as they are fighting off the Foot Clan, and meets them unofficially. As the turtles talk amongst themselves, calling each other by name, April repeats their names, a look of shock on her face. When the turtles leave, she goes back to her apartment and uncovers her father's files on one such "Project Renaissance," a project to create a mutagen that strengthens the body to a point where it is nearly indestructible. 
                   She watches a video she took when she was about ten years old, which shows her looking at her father's experimental turtles, named Leonardo, Michaelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael. They were given the mutagen to see how it would work, but April's father found out what the purpose of the project was. 
                   The CEO of Sacks Industries, Eric Sacks, has teamed up with the Shredder in order to make a chemical attack on Manhattan. The toxin can only be cured by the mutagen that is in the turtles' blood, making them targets of the Foot. Shredder raids the turtles' sewer home and captures everyone except for Raphael, also leaving Splinter nearly dead. 
                   "Let's go save my brothers." Raphael and April go to where the Foot are holding Leonardo, Donatello, and Michaelangelo. The turtles break out and go to stop Shredder. An epic battle ensues, where the turtles almost die, but make it out alive. 
                   The turtles make it back to their home, grabbing the mutagen extracted from their own blood and taking it with them. They use it to revive Splinter, and all ends well for the city and the turtles.  

Rating: 8 out of 10 half-shells, due to great story, and awesome martial arts action. To family friendliness, a 10, and script/line-wise, a 6, because there was a lot more cheesy than epic lines. Overall, a 9 out of 10.

Re-watch Probability: Very high

NOTE: There is one swear word in the entire movie, uttered by Raphael when they are making their last stand against the Shredder. The turtles are getting their butts kicked, and Raphael clearly says it; inappropriately however. "Ugh, we're getting our asses kicked out there." Just a heads-up for those parents who would like to know. 

Bibliography: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2014 teaser poster
                   Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2014 April O'Neil
                   Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2014 Shredder vs. Splinter

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

                    Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is definitely one movie to see. Hosting an all-star cast and continuing the journey of Caesar the chimp, Dawn will have you on the edge of your seat. 


                 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 

            The beginning of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes shows the ALZ-113 virus spreading across the world. Giving some background as well, we see the massive expansion of the ALZ-113, also come to be known as the "Simian Flu."
                  The disease spreads rapidly, killing tens of millions of people in its airborne state. Those that are immune survive, which only comes out to only a couple hundred million. All of this takes place within a time span of ten years since the events of Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
                  Since Rise, the apes have made their home in the Muir Woods located in San Francisco, California. Caesar has a son, whom he has named "Blue Eyes," and his wife bears another son, both heirs to his position as leader of the apes. The apes have developed enough where they can now speak, but very short and choppy sentences. Their main form of communication is signing, taught originally by Caesar. 
                  The humans in San Francisco, however, have secluded themselves on the other side of the Golden Gate Bridge away from the apes, but are now desparately in need of a source of power. 
                  That source of power is located within the apes' territory. It's a dam that could last the humans as long as they need to survive and rebuild their home, without having to fight the apes. So a shaky agreement is made between Caesar and Malcom (Jason Clarke). Malcom has three days, or else Dreyfus (Gary Oldman) will unleash war on the apes. 
                   While Malcom is working on the dam to get it up and running, Koba, on of Caesar's most trusted chimps, scouts ahead to the human settlement. He finds a huge stash of weaponry, being tested and approved for battle. Koba wants war with the humans, so that they don't stand in his way of creating a larger empire...once Caesar has been eliminated. 
                    Koba steals a human weapon, and shoots Caesar near his heart, in fact, an inch from it. He makes himself scarce after shooting Caesar. Blue Eyes sees the weapon, and picks it up, handing it to Koba. Koba raises the gun in his hand, and speaks, "Humans...kill...Caesar! We must fight!... To avenge Caesar!"
                    Blue Eyes is very against going to war, but Koba reassures him in sign, "Don't worry Blue Eyes, we will avenge your father's death." 
                     War begins, and the apes attack the human settlement, making prisoners of the humans that they don't kill. 
                    Meanwhile, Malcom finds Caesar, barely alive and bleeding out. Caesar has them take him to his home that he lived in with Will Rodman (James Franco) in Rise of the Planet of the Apes. There, Malcom's wife heals him. But in order to complete the healing, she needs supplies that are back in the city.
                    Malcom goes and retrieves the supplies, running into Blue Eyes, telling him, "Your father...he's alive." Blue Eyes goes back with Malcom, and uncovers the truth about his father's shooter. 
                    "Father, Koba warned me, he feared for your safety." (in sign)
                    "Not human...Koba." Caesar replies in his deep and authoritative voice. 
                     Blue Eyes goes back to the city, telling the apes that are still loyal to Caesar that he is still alive. He uses his father's emblem that was used in Rise. The loyal apes break out and go to see Caesar himself. Together, they go to the city, where Caesar must face off against Koba. 
                     Caesar kills Koba, necessarily breaking the first law of the apes, "Ape not kill Ape." 
                     Malcom meets Caesar in a courtyard, where all the apes are gathered, prepared to fight. 
                     "Caesar, you have to go. You have to get out of here now. The military is coming, it's going to be all-out war."
                     "War...has already...begun. Get out...before...the fighting...begins."
                     Malcom obeys, disappearing into the shadows of a train station, taking one last look at Caesar, the mighty leader of the apes. 
                      Caesar faces his loyal apes, standing gaurd, watching, waiting... for war. 

Laws of the Apes: "Ape not kill Ape"
                            " Apes together strong"
                            "Knowledge is power"

               
Bibliography: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Caesar 

          Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Caesar vs Koba

                   Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Wallpaper

                    Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Blue Eyes