I was never really a fan of “Comic Book Movies.” When I was younger I never watched any of the Superman or Batman movies. I did see Batman Forever and enjoyed it, but that was about it. When X-Men came out in 2000, it was met with an “eh” by me. Spiderman? Yeah, they weren’t bad, but of course ended up going downhill very quickly. (Can anyone say emo Spiderman?) Read the rest of this entry »
I know, I know, a lot of great movies are coming out this summer, including ones that have already come out, Iron Man, but when has Pixar had a flop? Exactly, never. Therefore, Wall-E, if not the best movie of the summer, will definitely be in the top tier!
Below are some updates including YouTube vignettes and hi-res images courtesy of the Internets.
This first video may or may not be official, while the other 3 definitely are. Enjoy them!
Everyone knows I love Apple and well, my love for the new Batman movie has not been hidden. I have yet to see Iron Man but plan on it since it is getting rave reviews and made $100+ million this past weekend.
With all that said I just found, courtesy of Digg, a hilarious parody of the Mac/PC ads staring Batman and Iron Man. It has to be one of the better parodies that I have seen. I highly recommend that you hit play below. Read the rest of this entry »
…I don’t know what to say. This movie best be good because the trailer sure makes it look like it will be. I am crossing my fingers that The Happening will be better than Lady in the Water and M. Night will finally redeem himself as writer/producer/director.
What? I can dream, can’t I? Read the rest of this entry »
Ever since 1995 and Toy Story, the world has been infatuated with the company known as Pixar. To the mainstream public, Pixar seemed to jump into the cinema world almost out of nowhere. They have made computer/3-D animation what it is today. Each release has been better than the last and has pushed the medium to levels we never knew existed.
The greatest part of it all is that Pixar has not only done it with technology, but great writing. They have released 8 feature films and have yet to have a flop. That success rate is unheard of in Hollywood and will not be replicated anytime soon (re: Norbit, Meet The Spartans, etc.).
Their next feature film, Wall-E, seems like it will continue Pixar’s winning streak. (If you haven’t seen the trailer yet, head over here.) I have already been excited for this film, as I am with all of Pixar’s films. Heck, one of my favorite commercials from the Super Bowl was the Wall-E “trailer.” Then /film gave me another reason to be excited:
If you aren’t blown away by that image, large or small, I do not know what to tell you. The detail and clarity of everything in that photo is unreal. Sure, I am a kid at heart so I love this sort of stuff, but I believe and hope that anyone can truly see the greatness in that one image, regardless of the fact that we haven’t actually seen the movie.
Now it is just time to start lining up for Wall-E, which hits theaters on June 27th, 2008.
Changing gears slightly, there is a new trailer out for M. Night Shymalan’s The Happening. If you weren’t excited from the first trailer, you should be now. The Happening opens on Friday the 13th of June, 2008.
Here is the new teaser trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s new movie, The Happening, courtesy of FirstShowing.net. Even though I only really enjoyed 2 of M. Night’s movies, Unbreakable and The Village, I never saw The 6th Sense, I still enjoy his style and am looking forward to The Happening. Hopefully it has more success than most of his past movies. M. Night really needs a blockbuster, both with the public and the critics.
Here is the poster, also from FirstShowing.net.
What do you think?
P.S. I have become a blog whore and I know it. Problem?
Are you really that surprised?
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I have to admit, I never watched Transformers as a kid, it simply did not interest me. I was definitely not your typical male when it came to my childhood and cartoons. When the movie was announced and information began to be released, I wasn’t even that interested then. However, as it neared closer to the release date, and I read more information, my interest was piqued. And when I heard that J.J. Abrams movie trailer was attached to Transformers, I knew, I had to go.
Last night was when I went. I went in with no expectations, and I was pretty much blown away. Although the movie was a little long, and the fight scene at the end was a tad bit confusing, the movie was still well done. The plot was limited, but interesting enough that one wouldn’t get bored. The humor factor, which was totally unexpected, was a great touch, and helped carry the movie along at a nice pace. This is one of the reasons the first half of the movie was more interesting than the second, the second was light on humor and heavy on the action. The casting of Shia LaBeouf and the always sexy Megan Fox, was perfect, as they worked great separately and together.
Overall, I would give the movie a B+/A-, and highly recommend it to a Transformer fan and non-fan alike. If you do go, let me know what you think…
Here is today’s photo, an image taken of the movie posters outside the movie. It may be a little on the blue side, but it still was the best photo of the bunch.
Back when I went to see Shrek 3, I was leaving the theater, walking to the car with my mom, when I saw an awesome car, a Maserati. I had to look, then get my camera, then start snapping photos. There was one problem though, it was pitch black out and not very good lighting at all. Therefore, all photos I took did not come out very well, and for that day’s photo, I went with the standby of my doggie.
Well, the Maserati only avoided me for so long. Today, after leaving Beachwood Place with my folks, sitting in the parking lot was a Maserati, in all its glory. Of course I had my camera, and so as I did at the movie theater, I snapped away. Lucky for me, it was mid-afternoon, so there was plenty of sunlight, almost too much! I did stop a couple times, as I thought one couple was going to get into the car, and I was afraid the security guy would tell me to stop. Luckily though, the owners of the car didn’t magically appear outside to yell at me for taking pictures of their 6 figure car.
Which leads me to today’s photo. What do you think of when you hear the name, Nordstrom? Expensive? Money? Classy? Exactly. What do you think of when you hear Maserati? Well, some might be confused about the name, but the others who know the name, might be thinking expensive? Money? Classy? Again, exactly. Put them together, in one photo, and you have one very classy image.
Until tomorrow…
…I begin looking around the house for different objects to photograph. Tonight’s lucky subject was the family pet, Sammi. She was sleeping on my parent’s bed and couldn’t care less that I was taking her photo, she just went on sleeping. I guess that made it easier for me to photograph, but in some respects, not as exciting. Enjoy this close-up of her paws as they rest from a not-so hard day’s work.
And oh yeah, Sammi almost lost out to a Maserati that I saw at the movie theatre after seeing Shrek 3. Too bad it was dark out, or I might have swapped Sammi for a nice looking car!
Today was one of those days when it was almost impossible to choose a photo. Two photos were vying for the top spot, but only one could be chosen. Those are the rules that I set-up, so I must follow them…no matter how hard it is.
Since it is the evening before Spiderman 3 opens nationwide, I headed down to the local movie theatre to take photos of the poster outside of the theatre. It was sunny and there was a great reflection on the plastic casing of the poster. I was unsure that I would be able to take a photograph in which the viewer would be able to fully see what the poster was promoting. Luckily, I was able to take a photo that was clear, while also being able to sneak myself in.
Below is the poster that I took a photo of, followed by the photo of me and the poster. I am fond of the angle of the poster, and where I am facing.
P.S. It is always funny to see one goose hanging out around the movie theatre parking lot. Maybe he was lined up, with ticket in beak, waiting for the midnight showing of Spiderman 3.
NOTE: If you haven’t seen the movie Meet the Robinsons and plan on doing so, it might be best to stop reading, go see the movie, and then return.
When one goes to see an animated movie, one does not expect a life altering experience. However, that is exactly what happened when I went to see Meet the Robinsons last Saturday night. Going in, I wasn’t expecting much (at the time the reviews weren’t that great), however, the minute I left, I was ready to see the movie all over again.
For those of you who haven’t yet seen the movie and don’t plan to, here is a quick review from IMDB.com:
Lewis is a brilliant inventor with a surprising number of clever inventions to his credit. His latest and most ambitious project is the Memory Scanner, a machine that will help him find his birth mother so they can become a family. But before he can find her, his invention is stolen by the dastardly Bowler Hat Guy and his diabolical hat and constant companion, Doris. Lewis has all but given up hope when a mysterious stranger named Wilbur Robinson whisks our bewildered hero away in a time machine and together they team up to track down Bowler Hat Guy in a showdown that ends with an unexpected and unbelievable twist of fate.
Basically the movie is about Lewis, who learns that he must never give up, never let failure come in the way of success. He learns that he must Keep Moving Forward, no matter what. As was said by the man himself, Walt Disney, and shown at the end of the movie:
Around here, however, we don’t look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.
Walt Disney
This quote and the moral of the movie is the reason I have had such an epiphany. I have not been moving forward, instead I have been looking back. I have been too busy worrying about the past, worrying about what I have or haven’t done, instead of looking towards the future. I have not been opening new doors and creating new things. By the time I am looking towards the future, it is too late. The past cannot be changed, only the future.
I was all excited about about updating this blog, and adding my own flair and style. I was all excited about redoing my portfolio site; I even started creating layouts and logos. However, I become frustrated when a task becomes too difficult and I simply become bored. This can’t be. I need to try new things and learn new techniques. I need to follow through on my ideas, no matter how hard it becomes or how frustrated I become. I need to innovate. I need to Keep Moving Forward.
Another example would be my Wii excercises. I was all excited about losing my belly and getting back into shape, but as usual, I simply stopped playing and my belly has stopped shrinking…it might actually be growing again. Why? Simply because I gave up.
I have stopped moving forward. My curiosity has vanished. My motivation has been sucked away.
I need to…
Keep Moving Forward: The future is where the excitement is, not the past. They haven’t yet invented time machines.
[Photos courtesy: CartoonBrew.com.]
