Saturday, July 12, 2014

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes


The Planet of the Apes origins continues with the new movie set just moments where Rise of the Planet of the Apes left off and this new sequel, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, continues the secret origins of one of Hollywood's cinematic masterpiece, very long long before the first Planet of the Apes movie. Since this is just the continuation of its origins, fans of the Apes franchise can dig deeper more on the simian uprising portrayed at the eyes of the ape named Caesar.

A decade has passed after Rise of Apes, when the human civilization has been heavily enslaved by highly-intellectual apes. Caesar (played by Andy Serkis) and his ape army are living quietly at the San Francisco woods until a ragtag group of human survivors, led by Malcolm (played by Jason Clarke), trying to restore the hydroelectric plant. With an unlikely encounter, the human Malcolm and the ape Caesar agreed to help each other but it remains complicated as the war between men and apes sparks fury.

This movie is nothing more of a shocking vision of what if apes became the alpha of the chain and while the movie continues to develop, viewers tend to hang in there until some of the questions are answered but mostly just for the heck of it. Despite having flaws, the movie is still one of the most ideal summer blockbusters to watch...if you really want to make it out alive when the film ends.

Even though you won't be able to make it out alive even after the movie ends because of so much stuff that can traumatize you in your whole life, Dawn of Apes still answers the questions that left untold from the entire Planet of the Apes franchise. It continues to tell its origins on even greater heights and overall, you would really guess what happens next after this.

My rating: 3.7 out of 5

Balitang Six Six for 7/11/2014

Breaking news from the July 11, 2014's Banana Nite's BALITANG SIX SIX!

- Isang lalaki na hobby ang pamamaril sa gubat nagpaputok ng baril, hindi nga lang siya nakapagsinturon bago gawin ito.

- Isang dalagita gustong subukan kung kaya niyang mag-golf, nalaman niya na hindi niya ito kaya sa isang ikot lang.

- Isang babae, dahan-dahang bumaba sa buhangin, dahan dahang siyang nag-umpisa pero mabilis siyang nakarating sa ibaba!

- Isang ina naisipang mag-twerk habang nag-aalaga ng bata, hindi niya alam na gusto rin sumali ng kanyang anak!

- Isang babae gustong maging G-Force nag-video ng kanyang audition tape, huling-huli sa video ang kanyang kapalpakan.

- Isa pang dancer ang gusto namang patunayan na madali lang ang pagsayaw sa ibabaw ng mesa. Hindi nga lang madali kung ang mesa ay gawa sa salamin.

Bubble Gang - July 11, 2014

On the July 11, 2014 episode of Bubble Gang...

- IKAW AT ANG INA takes on...your post saying "So many questions"!

- Kabit gags



- Lala Ytera messes up the girls in auditions.

- Patient at the hospital sneaks up for some alcohol.

- The confession of a war veteran...

- Istambay, Istambay sa Looban, Ikaw ba ay napagbintangan, kahit na hindi mo kasalanan, kagaya ng binata si...ALLAN!

- More explanations explained by Brod Pete and his folks in ANG BAGONG DATING DOON!

Strong 6.8M quake triggered small tsunamis


Earlier today, a strong 6.8 magnitude quake jolted Japan's northern coast near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant, the same location where the March 2011 disaster occurred, killing ten thousands of people and caused a meltdown at the power plant. Japan's Meteorological Agency states that this quake struck 10km below the seat surface off the Fukushima coast and triggering a 20cm tsunami at the coast of Ishinomaki Ayukawa, 50 minutes after the quake.

So far, after the strong quake, the Fukushima Daiichi and two other nuclear plants along the coast found no abnormalities and their reactors and fuel storage pools are safely cooled.

Report: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/619039/strong-quake-hits-japan-triggering-small-tsunami

OFFICIAL: LeBron James returns to Cleveland



It's official, NBA fans. Looks like the basketball superstar, LeBron James, is packing his bags from Miami Heat as he decided that he's going back to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

There are things to consider why LeBron James is going back to Cleveland is simple; the Ohio State is where he lives, his business HQ, the Cavaliers can offer James a promising roster, a well-respected coach who developed a strong ties with James, the assets, and facing with the Cavaliers' current ownership.

LeBron spent his first seven seasons in Cleveland until he switched to Miami Heat four years ago where his superstardom rises when he and the Heat went to the NBA finals four times.

Report: http://sports.inquirer.net/158637/lebron-james-says-hes-returning-to-cavaliers

Friday, July 11, 2014

Top Gear USA: Cool Cars for Grownups



The boys of Top Gear USA are investigating is it possible to have a car that combines the practicality of a family car and the sportiness of a sportscar. To find out, they went to Colorado to find out the best high-performance family car. Adam drives an Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Estate with its 5.5L Twin Turbo V8 engine while Tanner drives a Porsche Cayenne Turbo S and Rut's gone nuts with...some kind of a Honda minivan tuned by Bisimoto Engineering. They have to undergo some challenges and in the end, they'll race at the Pikes Peak Hillclimb.

The first challenge involves practicality and acceleration. They have to quickly load some stuff at the back, accelerate to 120mph, and stop. Fastest time wins. At the end of the first challenge, the man in the station wagon is the winner.

The second is the spare tire challenge, whoever's the fastest to replace theirs with a spare tire is the winner and it's a challenging one until Rut in the van wins the challenge.

Next, it's a race against a Corvette Z06 driven by The Stig at a raceway. Whoever's the closest next to The Stig's lap time by two laps is the winner. Who's closest from The Stig's is Tanner's.

With all boys won each challenge, they all battle against each other in the race at Pikes Peak, one of the most treacherous hill climbs in the world. The boys will gave it all they've got to conquer Pikes Peak and survive until the winner is named.

In the end, Tanner wins, Adam placed 2nd, and Rut in the van is last.

Let's Do The News! (July 11, 2014)

Things we learned today...

- The Land Transportation Office just gave the local car scene the finger and there are newer reports told that most car owners should seek permission from the LTO before modifying their cars. This is a warning sparked by the LTO spokesperson Jason Salvador after some reports told that there are some drivers modified their cars without permits or clearance from the LTO.

In case you want to know, the LTO's DO No. 2010-32 states that any individual or manufacturer should first bring the vehicle that will be modified to the LTO-Northern Motor Vehicles Center for inspection. Under DO, the following modifications that are not allowed are axle modification, chassis modification, extended chassis and body, additional sidings of dump trucks, extended overhang, change of rim size, modification of handle bar and exhaust, and reconfiguration of body dimension and design. They even prohibit, and they're not joking, HID headlights.

- We otakus living outside Japan don't really know what is KanColle (Kantai Collection) but it remains a talk-of-the-town in Japan even though it's not anime material, even though someone's working on it now. It's a browser game in collaboration with DMM and Kadokawa Games where players collect a fleet of...young women named after naval machinery.

One of the baddies from the utterly unknown KanColle, called Aircraft Carrier Wo-class, gets the Good Smile Company treatment as a 1/8 scale figure and she's on sale this February 2015 for 12,778 Yen plus tax. The pre-orders are open for booking right now.

KanColle Aircraft Carrier Wo-class 1/8 scale figure
- Announced by the BBC America, the phenomenal hit drama series, Orphan Black, gets renewed for Season 3, due early 2015.


Orphan Black returns Spring 2015 to @bbcamerica.
Start the countdown now, #CloneClub.
Orphan Black

Oh and here's a little DIY about the success of this series; 
  • It was the #1 show trending on Twitter and Tumblr since the first day of premiere
  • BBC America was the first cable network to live-tweet a TV show with GIFs.
  • The official Orphan Black Tumblr page gained 750,000 notes from almost 140K fans in season two.
You, members of the Clone Club, are the best and so did Sarah Manning from the show.

- Crime drama, Broadchurch, starring former Doctor Who lead actor David Tennant and Olivia Colman, will return for a second season this 2015.

- While basketball superstar LeBron James is still deciding whether if he's returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers or staying with Miami Heat, there's a report about what's going to be his fate if he chooses between the two NBA teams.

- Senator Juan Ponce Enrile has returned at the Philippine National Police General Hospital in Camp Crame after his arraignment at the Sandiganbayan. He left the anti-graft court earlier at around 1040 hours Philippine Time and arrived at the police hospital after 1100 hours.

- Bayan secretary-general Renato Reyes Jr. denounces President Benigno Aquino III's refusal to resign Budget Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad, stating that the president's reject was to protect Abad and himself. This report has this story...

- Check out the sights from the recent 2014 Seoul Auto Salon.

- Shooting for the seventh Fast and Furious movie has finally completed and all set for its April 2015 showing.

TTFN!!!