King Kong Sings Songs, Jack Black Acts
This weekend I saw Peter Jackson’s Epic, err, his STAND-ALONE epic, King Kong. If you’ve seen the original, or even The Simpsons parody, you’re not really going to be surprised by any part of the story (and so I’m going to go ahead and say there be spoilers ahead) but it’s well worth watching nonetheless.
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Chronicles of Narnia
It is an unfortunate circumstance that the new movie ‘ The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe’ was immediately taken in by many people as very much the same type of movie as the Lord of the Rings trilogy. This comparison went perhaps as deep for most people as the fact that it was released in mid December and that the same special effects company worked on it. (That being WETA) The fact is, there are many similarities and comparisons to be made between the Chronicles of Narnia and the Lord of the Rings, but the movies themselves are two beasts of a different color. (how’s THAT for a tie-in to X-Men 3? Huh? No dice? Hello?) [Read the rest of this article]
Critical Hit Gift Guide 2005
Want to score a “Critical Hit” this Holiday season? (Ha, it works on so many levels! What a whimsical site title!) Here’s a holiday gift guide made by the staff.
To the writers: post as a comment to this what you would recommend as a good holiday gift, price range, and where to get it. (You can also use this as a place to post things that you want to receive, and then send your relatives to look at this post. Genius.)
Find Your Secret Elvish and Hobbit Names
Something I discovered recently was a website that will generate your secret hobbit and elf name.
My secret Elven Name: Elwë Tulcakelumë
My secret Hobbit Name: Polo Danderfluff
Move Your Dead Bones
It has come to my attention that some people still haven’t seen the One Thing that the Internet Was Destined To Spread. For those of you who haven’t yet seen it, here it is: The music video to the third Reanimator movie, starring Jeffery Combs (who also voices the Question on JLU).
Enjoy! But beware… it’s astonishingly addictive!
– Josh, Reanimating his feet
(Link fixed, thank you Google Video! –Ed)
Casshern
I have just seen one of the most astounding things. Based on an old anime series, Casshern is a lengthy epic with all the trappings of classic anime stylings captured in a steampunk reality. [Read the rest of this article]
Firefly Subsequently Serenity.
As soon as I saw her there just across from me in the tube, I immediately whipped it out and pointed it at her, heedless of doors that threatened to close on my precious appendage
I was talking about my camera, of course. [Read the rest of this article]
Interweb LOTR goodness
First, for those of you who are fans of WoW and LotR, there’s this amusing animated gif.
And for you sophisticates, there’s the 1940′s classic Lord of the Rings starring Humphrey Bogart. (Quicktime required)
–Dave
"Perhaps this is a passable day to die."
Star Wreck: The Pirkinning is a full length parody science fiction movie made entirely by some Finns and a lot of computers. It is a fan made film, but from the dead on computer generated ships, you might not know it until you actually saw the actors. [Read the rest of this article]
Unsithasfactory
So, as I was in the shower pondering how Livejournal is the Dark Side of the Internet Force and Blogging is the Light Side (now THERE is a controversal statement) it struck me why Episode 3 was so dissapointing. [Read the rest of this article]
