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THE INCREDIBLE HULK Special Features Announced
We have more DVD/BLU-RAY news for you. We have the special features for Incredible Hulk to share with you thanks to our friends over at comingsoon: BONUS FEATURES – SPECIAL EDITION DVD AND BLU-RAYTM HI-DEF: - Alternate Opening - The Making of THE INCREDIBLE HULK: An in-depth look at the making of the blockbuster film, […]

We have more DVD/BLU-RAY news for you. We have the special features for Incredible Hulk to share with you thanks to our friends over at comingsoon:

BONUS FEATURES – SPECIAL EDITION DVD AND BLU-RAYTM HI-DEF:

- Alternate Opening
- The Making of THE INCREDIBLE HULK: An in-depth look at the making of the blockbuster film, featuring interviews with Edward Norton, director Louis Leterrier, and producers Avi Arad, Kevin Feige and Gale Anne Hurd and the entire cast and crew. The documentary covers the film’s innovative take on the character, look and storyline, as well as the casting process, production and profile of director Louis Leterrier.
- Becoming The Hulk: This featurette focuses on Edward Norton’s approach to the iconic role and the incredible visual effects employed by award®-winning studio Rhythm & Hues to create the character on screen.
- Becoming The Abomination: From the first motion-capture session to the visual effects at Rhythm & Hues, viewers go behind the scenes with actor Tim Roth and watch as he transforms both his mind and body into the super villain known as The Abomination.
- Anatomy of a Hulk Out: Behind-the-scenes looks at three of the movie’s most exciting action sequences:
- Hulking Out in the Bottling Plant – Go inside the first action sequence of the film where both viewers and the army are given a glimpse of the Hulk to come.
- Hulking Out on Campus – A behind-the-scenes look at the creation of a Hulk action sequence, featuring airplanes, guns, and even a sound machine.
- Hulking Out in Harlem – From pre-visualization animatics to visual effects, this featurette shows how filmmakers created one of the largest action sequences in Marvel film history.
- From Comic Book to Screen: See the incredible comic books come to life courtesy of narration, sound effects and “living” panels of action.
- Feature Commentary With Director Louis Leterrier And Cast
- Digital Copy of THE INCREDIBLE HULK: Compatible with PC, Mac or iPod.
- Deleted Scenes

BONUS FEATURES – EXCLUSIVE TO BLU-RAYTM HI-DEF:

U Control: Universal’s exclusive signature feature, U Control puts viewers one click away from going deeper into the making of the film without ever interrupting the movie, through animated comic book panels, storyboards, early renderings of the visual effects, interactive cast and crew interviews and exclusive information about the characters, back story, and THE INCREDIBLE HULK physics.
- Thunderbolt Files – Explore the top-secret files of the forces hunting The Hulk with this interactive feature that takes you deeper into the movie – without ever leaving the film.
- Scene Explorer – Discover the secrets behind the special effects! Explore all the individual layers that go into an effects-intensive scene with this unique Blu-ray feature.
- Comic Book Gallery – Enjoy a Hi-Def experience of the classic comic book images that inspired key shots in the movie.

BD-LIVE FEATURES – Blu-ray and Playstation3 players with an Internet connection can access exclusive interactive applications that allow viewers to communicate with friends and family while watching the film:
- My Chat – Just plug your player into your Internet connection and connect to BD-Live to chat with friends while watching the movie and conduct your very own private screening discussions.
- My Scenes Sharing – Share your favorite clips with your buddies through the BD Live Internet connection

Of all the features listed; I am most excited about the digital copy of the movie that comes in addition to the player version. This is handy for those that want to bring the movie with them on a hard drive, or play it on their Ipod. When I first heard that they were planning to do this, I was quite pleased and it’s cool to now see it featured on the disks.

I also look forward to seeing Ed Norton talk about the Hulk so I can get a peek into his thoughts and make the connections between them, and the story of the film. Hearing him talk about the character may also reveal clues about how he will proceed with the Hulk from this point forward.

Nothing else gets me too jazzed, but then again, I’m not big on special features. Sometimes I enjoy noodling through them, but more often than not - I have no interest. For those of you that are fans of special features - is there anything listed that you are interested in laying your eyes upon?

Eagle Eye Tv Spot
We have the new HD TV spot for Eagle Eye to show you this morning. I will warn you that the version we were able to get from You Tube looks more like a recording on a 20 year old VHS tape from a UHF channel. Enjoy your lo-fi hi-def! Still not sure whet […]

We have the new HD TV spot for Eagle Eye to show you this morning. I will warn you that the version we were able to get from You Tube looks more like a recording on a 20 year old VHS tape from a UHF channel. Enjoy your lo-fi hi-def!

Still not sure whet to think about this one. I enjoy films where characters are “on the run” but I am wondering if the invisible watchers will come off as cool, or annoying 60 minutes in. I suppose we will soon see; Sept 26th is not too far away.

Transformers Blu-ray
The Transformers Blu-ray disk (pictured above) will be available for purchase Sept. 2, 2008. Transformers may not have been what we wanted as a film, but it certainly looked good. I assume this disk will be used by salespeople across the land to showcase the clarity of the new tech for players, cables […]

The Transformers Blu-ray disk (pictured above) will be available for purchase Sept. 2, 2008. Transformers may not have been what we wanted as a film, but it certainly looked good. I assume this disk will be used by salespeople across the land to showcase the clarity of the new tech for players, cables and televisions. Expect to see this playing in every Best Buy round the clock.

FanExpo 2008 - Least I Could Do and Looking For Group
I stopped by my favourite Webcomic booth at the Con to visit the masters of popculture comedy and penis jokes. Lar and Ryan are a riot in person as well as on the page. You can visit the two comics these guys create together at Looking for Group and Least I Could Do Also, for […]

I stopped by my favourite Webcomic booth at the Con to visit the masters of popculture comedy and penis jokes. Lar and Ryan are a riot in person as well as on the page.

You can visit the two comics these guys create together at Looking for Group and Least I Could Do

Also, for a taste of their shorts (see what I did there?) you can check out their Blind Ferret YouTube Channel or watch the one below

Dragonball Is Still A Go
It looks like rumors of Dragonball’s cancellation were untrue. Fox has responded to news that plans were set in motion to scrap the picture as hogwash. We get the scoop from superheroflix: The film was completed a while ago, and the reasons for moving the film’s release date from this summer to next spring […]

It looks like rumors of Dragonball’s cancellation were untrue. Fox has responded to news that plans were set in motion to scrap the picture as hogwash. We get the scoop from superheroflix:

The film was completed a while ago, and the reasons for moving the film’s release date from this summer to next spring was to insure that all of the needed special effects were completed. We have a source that is very close to the film. And he/she says that the first edit is done, and that it has been shown to those “higher ups” at Fox. And that they love the finished film. Our studio contact, who we aren’t allowed to name at the moment, worked on the production, and has seen the completed movie. Everyone involved seems to think they have a hit on their hands, and he even went on to say that it was “pretty darn awesome. There is certainly talk about a sequel. I have no doubt that it will happen. I’m sure that it will be a trilogy.”

There you have it folks, Dragonball is still a go. For those of you that are fans of the franchise and looking forward to the film, I hope I made your day as the bearer of good news. I thought this news may be too good to be true when I heard it, even if the film sucks studios usually have no problem throwing shit at us in order to make their money back.

As far as the rebuttal goes, it seems overly positive. The quality of the film can only be determined once the gates have been opened and the fans are able to share their thoughts. Avi Arad also killed any hope of me ever believing a studio news release ever again when he said “Galactus will not be a storm cloud.”

FanExpo 2008 - Amira - Slave Leia Bellydancer
There was a brief intermission during the Masquerade Contest in which professional Belly Dancer Amira shared her Slave Leia Dance with us. She dances to 3 different songs, the first two are remixes of the Star Wars Theme and Cantina theme with sampling of soundbites from the movie. Amira is a very pretty […]

There was a brief intermission during the Masquerade Contest in which professional Belly Dancer Amira shared her Slave Leia Dance with us. She dances to 3 different songs, the first two are remixes of the Star Wars Theme and Cantina theme with sampling of soundbites from the movie.

Amira is a very pretty girl, and sure knows how to appeal to a room with over 700 geeks in it.

Amusing and very sexy.

Name That Torso # 11
Last week’s correct answer was Tim Burtons Ex Lisa Marie! And now the game continues with the eleventh installment of NAME THAT TORSO! The answer will be revealed next Monday. The winner will have bragging rights and garner international respect! ****RULE #1 **** If you find the picture online, please don’t post the link and ruin the […]

Last week’s correct answer was Tim Burtons Ex Lisa Marie!

And now the game continues with the eleventh installment of NAME THAT TORSO!

The answer will be revealed next Monday. The winner will have bragging rights and garner international respect!

****RULE #1 **** If you find the picture online, please don’t post the link and ruin the game for others *****

****RULE #2 **** NAME THAT TORSO!

The House Bunny Review
Thanks for checking out our House Bunny Review. If you’d like to see a video version of our House Bunny review, you can see it at the bottom of our written version. I’ve never understood the fascination some people have with Anna Faris. To me, while an attractive woman, she’s never been that “hot” […]

Thanks for checking out our House Bunny Review. If you’d like to see a video version of our House Bunny review, you can see it at the bottom of our written version.

I’ve never understood the fascination some people have with Anna Faris. To me, while an attractive woman, she’s never been that “hot” or something I would day dream about. As far as her acting chops go, I’ve also never been that into her. I think her stuff in the Scary Movie franchise has been terrible and so has most of her other stuff (although I must admit her comedic pace in “Just Friends” was pretty damn funny and shows that she has potential).

So here comes The House Bunny. A comedy about a Playboy playmate with Anna in the lead… and as you’d guess she plays a dumb blonde with nice tits. Can you see where this is heading?

THE GENERAL IDEA

The synopsis for House Bunny looks something like this: “When Shelly, a Playboy bunny, is tossed out of the mansion, she has nowhere to go until she falls in with the sorority girls from Zeta Alpha Zeta. The members of the sorority - who also have got to be the seven most socially clueless women on the planet - are about to lose their house. They need a dose of what only the eternally bubbly Shelley can provide… but they will each learn on their own to stop pretending to be what others want them to be and start being themselves.”

THE GOOD

The one redeeming thing I’ll say about this film is that as it progresses, the charm of the story and the characters starts to capture you a little bit. As stupid and annoying and painfully unrealistic or believable as these characters are… they are sweet, and the more we’re exposed to them in the film, well, you can’t help but like them. Getting an audience to like your character can get you a LONG way.

Some people may criticize this movie for promoting a philosophy that you have to be sexy to be happy. Oddly enough I’ll defend the movie on this one point. To me, the message of the movie wasn’t that you have to look hot to have a life, but rather looking your best can give you confidence. Not looking THE best… but rather looking YOUR best. The fact of the matter is this is true. When YOU think you look your best, you do have more confidence, and it’s often your confidence that takes you places. Deep down this is the message I think certain parts of the movie were trying to convey, and I like how they did that. However…

THE BAD

No laughs. All the jokes can be seen coming from 4 miles away… and the ones that might have worked seemed to all be in the trailers, so those ones were spoiled for me. Oh there were a couple of grins here and there, but not much more beyond that.

While sweet and a bit charming, Faris’ character is just far too stupid, clueless and plain old dumb for me to root for her to any meaningful level. Here’s the thing… when the “bad lady” comes along and says Faris doesn’t belong on the University campus and that’s she’s a negative influence, you have to be able to disagree with her… but you don’t. The “bad lady” is 100% correct and I actually found myself taking her side. That’s not good.

Yes it’s a silly little innocent comedy, but at least PRETEND to give a little depth to your characters. There was absolutely nothing to these airheads. Even the “smart girls” were as dim as twigs.

And I’ve had enough of these extremely sexy young actresses who put on a pair of glasses and we’re supposed to believe they’re suddenly ugly outcasts… then suddenly they get a hair cut and contacts, and BOOM… they’re hot.

OVERALL

I hated this movie for much of it… but as it wore on the sweetness, innocence and charm of the characters wore on me enough that it stopped me from walking out. The film is annoying in parts, boring in many other, but had a few smiles here and there mixed in with a positive message. Not enough to make me like the movie, but enough to prevent me from hating it. Overall I give The House Bunny a 4.5 out of 10.

You can watch the video version of our House Bunny review here:

Death Race Review
Thanks for checking out our Death Race Review. If you’d like to see the video version of our Death Race review, you can check it out at the bottom of our written version. There used to be a plethora of legitimate big screen action heroes for us to go and idolize on Saturday afternoons. […]

Thanks for checking out our Death Race Review. If you’d like to see the video version of our Death Race review, you can check it out at the bottom of our written version.

There used to be a plethora of legitimate big screen action heroes for us to go and idolize on Saturday afternoons. Jean Claude, Sylvester, Arnold, Segal and a handful of others. These days it’s hard to point to a legit action hero with the possible exceptions of The Rock (yeah he likes to go by Dwayne Johnson now… but he’ll always be “The Rock”) and maybe even more so, Jason Statham.

Death Race comes along, and obviously it’s a remake of the 1975 classic… and almost as obvious is that it’s a very lose remake. Not many people have been giving any buzz to this flick, including myself since despite the presence of Joan Allen, has looked cheap at best and an abomination at worst. So off we went to catch Death Race. Was it as bad as we thought it would be. Actually… no.

THE GENERAL IDEA

The synopsis for Death Race looks something like this: “In 2012, the United States economy collapses and life for everyone is not the same. Once a NASCAR champion, Jensen Ames, (Jason Statham), hits rock bottom and spent several years in prison. His life was improving and changing for the better after meeting and marrying Suzy (Janaya Stephens) and having a baby girl. Then the steel mill closes, and he loses his job. But that was not the worst thing to happen to Jenson that day. Suzy is brutally murdered, and he is framed for her murder. Jenson is sent to Terminal Island, the worst and toughest for-profit prison in the country run by Warden Hennessey (Joan Allen). She has created the country’s most popular pay-per-view sport, a kill-or-be-killed car race where the inmates race to win their freedom from prison after 5 wins. Every inmate driver is driving a monster car that they built which is loaded with machine guns, missiles, flamethrowers, napalm, and no rules. Warden Hennessey convinces Jensen to secretly take the place of the late 4-time superstar winner, Frankenstein, and wear his metallic mask in the race. If Jensen wins just one race, he can go home to his baby daughter. To get to the finish line, Jensen must kill his competition before they kill him.”

THE GOOD

One of the things I wasn’t expecting from this little flick were laughs, but surprisingly enough I caught myself giggling a bunch of time throughout the movie. Yes, most of the laughs came from the over the top visual violence… but there are a number of crisp one liners throughout that kept me engaged beyond just the crazy violence. Speaking of which…

I knew that if there was going to be any saving grace for Death Race it would have to come from sheer quantity and quality violence. My friends this movie nails it right on the head in this regard!!! The brutal weaponized car on car psycho violence was INSANE! The movie starts with a great action sequence and then just keeps delivering for the rest of the hour and a half run time. There were several spots where both Doug and I jumped out of our seats. It was good stuff.

One thing I don’t mention very often is sound design. Death Race had AMAZING sound design! The sound of the car races pulls you into the action almost as well as the visuals did. As a matter of fact, the last time I so clearly noticed sound design like this was when I watch the Pod Race scene in The Phantom Menace. It was killer.

THE BAD

Action and some giggles aside, this isn’t a very good movie. The plot and the set up are beyond stupid, the dialog throughout wasn’t the worst I’ve heard all year, but still quite poor. Whenever someone had to say anything beyond one line, it usually ended up making me cringe.

I swear, this movie was more of a “Shawshank Redemption” remake than it was a “Death Race” remake. Seriously, it had far more in common with Shawshank… to the point that I’ll call it out and proclaim it a pure rip off.

Lead Character
Shawshank - A man with a skill useful to the warden that is falsely accused of killing his wife
Death Race - A man with a skill useful to the warden that is falsely accused of killing his wife

Warden
Shawshank - Corrupt, quotes the bible, wants to keep hero in Jail selfishly
Death Race - Corrupt, quotes the bible, wants to keep hero in Jail selfishly

Best Friend
Shawshank - Understands the prison system, been in a long time, afraid to leave jail
Death Race - Understands the prison system, been in a long time, afraid to leave jail

The similarities go on and on. it was quite annoying actually.

OVERALL

A bad comedy can be saved if it at least makes people laugh. A bad horror can be saved if it at least creeps people out. And so to, a bad action movie can be saved if it’s exciting and fun to look at. Death Race, although a “bad” film, is ultimately saved because of its crazy and fun action. You walk out entertained despite the glaring weaknesses inherent in the other aspects of the film. I ended up liking it. Overall I give Death Race a 6.5 out of 10.

Here’s the video version of our Death Race review:

World of Warcraft Trailer Online
Before you get all your 3 day old lucky raiding boxers and cheetos in a bind, this is the cinematica trailer for the World of Warcraft Game Expansion due out later this year. Wrath of the Lich King. I love how the narrative is of the noble king and father of Arthus who is passing […]

Before you get all your 3 day old lucky raiding boxers and cheetos in a bind, this is the cinematica trailer for the World of Warcraft Game Expansion due out later this year. Wrath of the Lich King.

I love how the narrative is of the noble king and father of Arthus who is passing his wisdom on to his son. In the game storyline, that son is decieved by demons to take up Frostmourne, a sword that taints his Paladin upbringing and makes him into a servant of an evil undead sorceror. Eventually he becomes the Undead King of the Frozen Throne. I’d love to see that story told in film.

Even back in the good old days of Real Time Strategy games like the original Warcraft and Starcraft, the animated sequences between levels were something to raise an eyebrow to. I always wondered why they would restrict themselves to just games when they can produce segments as amazing as this.

The planned World of Warcraft movie has been hopping about limbo like a lost puppy for a while now. First confirmed by Legendary Pictures in spring of 2006, we heard that it would not be attached to the current game lore. Then later it was said to be a prequel to the events in the game.

I think it should have some sort of tie to the game canon. If ever there was a video game movie that had potential NOT to suck, World of Warcraft could be it. However, I think instead of the planned live action epic, they should really do it animated.

I’d sit through 90 minutes of THAT!

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