My Dog is a Jedi
Wednesday, November 7th, 2007YouTube Link
If you like this, you may also enjoy Jedi Turtle, and Jedi Bird.
Archive for the ‘Movies & TV’ Category
Star Trek “The Menagerie” in-theater event
Tuesday, October 16th, 2007
On November 13th, 2007 over 300 theaters around the country will be showing Star Trek, “The Menagerie”, in HD, presented on the big screen. They’ll also be showing “Never-Before-Seen Footage and Behind-the-Scenes Featurette”. The event is a precursor to the release of digitally remastered first-season episodes on HD DVD, happening the following week.
There’s no participating theater here in San Francisco, but the Bay Street 16 over in Emeryville is showing it. Check out the site to find a theater in your area.
I’m a huge Star Trek fan, but my girlfriend isn’t. I can’t pass up this opportunity, so unknown to her, I just bought tickets for both of us. ;)
I can’t wait!
Rocket-powered 21-foot X-Wing
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007
A group of Star Wars enthusiasts built this very cool 21-foot model of an X-Wing fighter, and equipped it with actual rockets. The plan was to launch it in a similar fashion as a traditional model rocket and recover it in one piece through the use of parachutes. You can read the whole story and see many more pictures and a video over at Gizmado, here and here.
Unfortunately, as this video shows, the launch didn’t go quite as planned. But, the first few seconds still looked pretty cool.
via Geekologie
Rick, Steve, or Mike
Thursday, August 16th, 2007
I was just taking a little break for lunch, and there happened to be an Elvis movie on TV. I was reminded of the fact that in almost every movie Elvis made, his character’s name was Rick, Steve, Mike, or some other macho one-syllable name.
He also rarely played just a singer. He was always a singer/race car driver, singer/scuba diver, singer/pilot, or singer/…, well you get the idea.
Oh, if only life could be like the movies.
The Simpsons Movie
Thursday, August 16th, 2007
This past weekend we went and saw The Simpsons Movie. Well, I should say that I went and saw it, and I dragged Anne Marie along kicking and screaming. She’s not really a Simpsons fan.
I would say that it was OK. Not great, but OK. I went in thinking it could really suck, as so many things do when moving from the small screen to the big. But, I found it entertaining and enjoyable.
The reason I say it wasn’t great, is because it was basically just a long episode. There wasn’t anything particular movie-worthy about it. It could have stayed on the small screen.
I also marked it down just a bit because I think they took it down a notch from the TV show. For instance, there isn’t a single drop of blood in the entire movie… not even during the Itchy and Scratchy segment. That’s just wrong. I’m assuming they did this to ensure that it got a kid-friendly rating, but as it is, I’m surprised it was rated PG-13. I would have given it a G. It doesn’t seem quite right that you can get away with more on TV than you can in a movie.
If you’re a Simpsons fan, it’s worth checking out. Just don’t go in with extremely high expectations.
Ninja’s Ultimate Movie Pitch
Friday, August 10th, 2007I watched this back when it first came out and thought it was hilarious. I meant to post it here, but totally forgot about it until I saw it again on Laughing Squid today.
It starts out a little slow, but gets better and better.
Transformers: Less than meets the eye.
Saturday, August 4th, 2007
We went to see Transformers last night. We purposely waited a few weeks since it’s opening to avoid the crouds. With all the hype that preceeded the opening, I was a bit surprised that I haven’t heard anything about it since it opened. Last night I found out why.
My first question for anyone who is still planning on seeing this is… is 23 minutes of over-the-top action and eye-candy worth 2 hours of being bored to tears? If the answer is no, then you should skip Transformers.
I think I went to this movie with reasonable expectations. I assumed the story wouldn’t be much to speak of, but it would be an action-packed, visually stunning ride. I would have been correct… if we were running so late that we missed the first 2 hours of the movie.
Let me break down the movie a little to give you an idea of what to expect. In the first hour there are a couple of good scenes, but for the most part nothing all that exciting, or of any relavance happens. At about one hour and fifteen minutes in, Optimus Prime and the other Autobots finally make an appearance. They spend 15 minutes on Autobot introductions, and then another 15 minutes hanging out in the main characters back yard in a scene that is stricktly comic-relief. After that we get a 15 minute scene that sets the stage for the finale. At this point we’re almost 2 hours into the movie, and not much has happened. I’m so bored that I’m ready to leave. Finally, Megatron and the other Decepticons are introduced, and the action begins. The remaining 23 minutes of the movie are pretty cool, visually speaking.
I won’t even bother telling you about the many side-stories that were thrown in for no good reason, like the Chihuahua with a cast on it’s leg, or the mandatory hot, young, female “hacker” that doesn’t actually do anything important.
So, I give transformers 1.5 stars. Keep in mind you get 1 star just for going through the trouble of making a movie.
Spock, Kirk, and Nine Inch Nails
Wednesday, August 1st, 2007YouTube Link
