karissa shannon
Birthplace: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Age: 21Birthday: October 2, 1989
Karissa Shannon has a twin sister named Kristina.
In the summer of 2010, she made a sex tape with Heidi Montag.she was the heart throb on that year and published.
Senin, 28 Februari 2011
karissa shannon
Birthday: October 2, 1989
Karissa Shannon has a twin sister named Kristina.
In the summer of 2010, she made a sex tape with Heidi Montag.she was the heart throb on that year and published.
Minggu, 27 Februari 2011
The Ward Movie Poster
The Ward
Release: 2011
Director: John Carpenter
Writer: Michael Rasmussen, Shawn Rasmussen
Cast: Amber Heard, Danielle Panabaker, Jared Harris, Mika Boorem, Mamie Gummer, Lyndsy Fonseca, Laura-Leigh, Dan Anderson, Susanna Burney, Sali Sayler
Choose Movie Poster
Choose
Release: January 17, 2011
Director: Marcus Graves
Writer: Brandon Camp, Mike Thompson
Cast: Katheryn Winnick, Nicholas Tucci, Kevin Pollak, Richard Short, Bruce Dern
The Victim Movie Poster
The Victim
Release: April 10, 2011
Director: Michael Biehn
Writer: Michael Biehn, Reed Lackey
Cast: Michael Biehn, Jennifer Blanc, Ryan Honey, Danielle Harris, Denny Kirkwood
Elektra Luxx Movie Poster
Elektra Luxx
Release: March 11, 2011
Director: Sebastian Gutierrez
Writer: Sebastian Gutierrez
Cast: Carla Gugino, Adrianne Palicki, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Malin Akerman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Timothy Olyphant, Marley Shelton
Rabu, 23 Februari 2011
Movie Review: All-Star Superman
Hey! The latest DC Comics direct-to-DVD animated film is now available! And you know what that means...an afternoon of watching it and reviewing it for this here blog! So, let's take a look at....
All-Star Superman
Directed by Sam Liu
Starring the voices of James Denton, Christina Hendricks, Anthonly LaPaglia, Ed Asner, Linda Cardellini, Alexis Denisof, Arnold Vosloo, and Finola Hughes.
Backstory: So, All-Star Superman is generally regarded as one of the greatest comic books of the past five years. It was a huge seller, won a slew of awards, and perhaps the highest praise was when my best friend, a self-described Marvel zombie, declared it one of the best things ever. When it was announced that it was next in line to be adapted into a direct-to-DVD animated film, I knew it was finally time to read it for myself. I checked it out of my local library back in the fall, and was entranced with it. So the big question now: how well does the animated film adaptation hold up?
Plot: When Lex Luthor sabotages a manned mission to the Sun, Superman flies off to save it. But, the whole thing turns out to be a trap. Because Superman gets his powers from the Sun, being so close to the Sun supercharges Superman. Not able to handle all the power, Superman's body starts to burn itself out. In short, Superman is now slowly dying. Armed with this knowledge, Superman sets out to get his super-affairs in order, including finally revealing his true identity to Lois Lane and giving her a night she'll never forget, tending to the bottle city of Kandor, finding a suitable replacement for himself in the form of two former Kryptonian astronauts, and one final, epic confrontation with Lex Luthor. Is this how it all ends for the Man of Steel?
What I Liked: This is about as faithful an adaptation you can hope for. I'm sure some scenes weren't written for the screen as much as they were just given an issue of the comic and told, "Here, just do this." Animation, as always, is really good. Hendricks, aka "the redhead with the rack on Mad Man," is a very spry, witty, and flirtatious Lois Lane, and LaPaglia, aka "that badass cop on Without a Trace," does a nice evil turn as Luthor.
What I Didn't Like: Well, since the graphic novel was originally published as a 12-issue mini-series, as you can imagine, the plot is episodic as hell. And they had to leave out some of my favourite issues/episodes! As I've complained before, I don't know who the hell decided that all these direct-to-DVD animated films have to top out at 75 minutes, but some times, that's just too short for some of these stories. They had to make a few tweaks to the plot to get it that short...how they changed the end just doesn't sit right with me. And I know Superman's supposed to be filled with this inner peace as he faces his end, but Denton as Superman just comes across as sleepy.
Final Verdict: As I said, I have a few quibbles with how they changed the end, but the end still does manage to give me goosebumps. Wonder Woman is still my favourite, but this is a close second.
3 Nibs
Bonus Features: Bonus features on the Blu-Ray include two featurettes on the creation of the original graphic novel, a running commentary with Bruce Timm (the film's producer) and Grant Morrison (writer of the original graphic novel), a preview of the next film Green Lantern: Emerald Knights, and 2 bonus episodes of Superman: The Animated Series.
All-Star Superman
Directed by Sam Liu
Starring the voices of James Denton, Christina Hendricks, Anthonly LaPaglia, Ed Asner, Linda Cardellini, Alexis Denisof, Arnold Vosloo, and Finola Hughes.
Backstory: So, All-Star Superman is generally regarded as one of the greatest comic books of the past five years. It was a huge seller, won a slew of awards, and perhaps the highest praise was when my best friend, a self-described Marvel zombie, declared it one of the best things ever. When it was announced that it was next in line to be adapted into a direct-to-DVD animated film, I knew it was finally time to read it for myself. I checked it out of my local library back in the fall, and was entranced with it. So the big question now: how well does the animated film adaptation hold up?
Plot: When Lex Luthor sabotages a manned mission to the Sun, Superman flies off to save it. But, the whole thing turns out to be a trap. Because Superman gets his powers from the Sun, being so close to the Sun supercharges Superman. Not able to handle all the power, Superman's body starts to burn itself out. In short, Superman is now slowly dying. Armed with this knowledge, Superman sets out to get his super-affairs in order, including finally revealing his true identity to Lois Lane and giving her a night she'll never forget, tending to the bottle city of Kandor, finding a suitable replacement for himself in the form of two former Kryptonian astronauts, and one final, epic confrontation with Lex Luthor. Is this how it all ends for the Man of Steel?
What I Liked: This is about as faithful an adaptation you can hope for. I'm sure some scenes weren't written for the screen as much as they were just given an issue of the comic and told, "Here, just do this." Animation, as always, is really good. Hendricks, aka "the redhead with the rack on Mad Man," is a very spry, witty, and flirtatious Lois Lane, and LaPaglia, aka "that badass cop on Without a Trace," does a nice evil turn as Luthor.
What I Didn't Like: Well, since the graphic novel was originally published as a 12-issue mini-series, as you can imagine, the plot is episodic as hell. And they had to leave out some of my favourite issues/episodes! As I've complained before, I don't know who the hell decided that all these direct-to-DVD animated films have to top out at 75 minutes, but some times, that's just too short for some of these stories. They had to make a few tweaks to the plot to get it that short...how they changed the end just doesn't sit right with me. And I know Superman's supposed to be filled with this inner peace as he faces his end, but Denton as Superman just comes across as sleepy.
Final Verdict: As I said, I have a few quibbles with how they changed the end, but the end still does manage to give me goosebumps. Wonder Woman is still my favourite, but this is a close second.
3 Nibs
Bonus Features: Bonus features on the Blu-Ray include two featurettes on the creation of the original graphic novel, a running commentary with Bruce Timm (the film's producer) and Grant Morrison (writer of the original graphic novel), a preview of the next film Green Lantern: Emerald Knights, and 2 bonus episodes of Superman: The Animated Series.
Senin, 21 Februari 2011
Viva Bianca, Belinda McClory and Hanna Mangan Lawrence: X Movie Poster
X Movie
X Movie
Release: 2011
Director: Jon Hewitt
Writer: Jon Hewitt, Belinda McClory
Cast: Viva Bianca, Belinda McClory, Hanna Mangan Lawrence
Kamis, 17 Februari 2011
The New Wonder Woman
So, David E. Kelley, the creator of such classic legal shows like Ally McBeal, The Practice, Boston Legal and the new show Harry's Law, is the latest one to try to bring Wonder Woman to life. He's currently working on a new Wonder Woman TV show. A script for a pilot episode has been written, and today it's been announced who'll be playing the new Wonder Woman...Adrianne Palicki. She was one of the stars of Friday Night Lights and will soon be in the remake of Red Dawn.
In between her superheroics, we get to see Diana try to balance her life between being a high-powered corporate CEO and her not-too-successful love life...you know, the kind of stuff that was revolutionary when Kelley was doing it in season 1 of Ally McBeal, but starting to feel cliched by season 3 of Ally McBeal. Apparently, the script is even full of such "grrrl power" cliches like having Wonder Woman listen to Beyonce's Single Ladies while charging into battle.
I don't know dude. I still think an incredibly fantastic Wonder Woman movie can be made, and the fact that we're going to be getting Ally McWonder Woman instead just doesn't sit right.
As with all my rants about Wonder Woman, I'll end by recommending you check out the 2009, straight-to-DVD animated film, which is the best straight-to-DVD animated film that DC Comics has produced so far.
I'm not too sure about this project...everything I've read online isn't giving me a lot of confidence. Instead of being Diana, princess of the Amazons and the Amazon's chosen ambassador to the world, Wonder Woman now adopts the secret identy of Diana Thymescera, the president and CEO of Thymescera Industries. ?
In between her superheroics, we get to see Diana try to balance her life between being a high-powered corporate CEO and her not-too-successful love life...you know, the kind of stuff that was revolutionary when Kelley was doing it in season 1 of Ally McBeal, but starting to feel cliched by season 3 of Ally McBeal. Apparently, the script is even full of such "grrrl power" cliches like having Wonder Woman listen to Beyonce's Single Ladies while charging into battle.
I don't know dude. I still think an incredibly fantastic Wonder Woman movie can be made, and the fact that we're going to be getting Ally McWonder Woman instead just doesn't sit right.
As with all my rants about Wonder Woman, I'll end by recommending you check out the 2009, straight-to-DVD animated film, which is the best straight-to-DVD animated film that DC Comics has produced so far.
Rabu, 16 Februari 2011
New Thor Movie Posters
Thor Movie poster
Thor poster
Synopsis: Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment present the epic adventure, Thor, which spans the Marvel Universe from present day Earth to the realm of Asgard. At the center of the story is the mighty Thor (Chris Hemsworth), a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth by his father Odin (Anthony Hopkins) and is forced to live among humans. A beautiful, young scientist, Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), has a profound effect on Thor, as she ultimately becomes his first love. It's while here on Earth that Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth.
Chris Hemsworth as Thor
Senin, 14 Februari 2011
My First Doctor
Yay! One of my special ordered DVDs arrived today! And since I'm fighting a cold and everything, what better way to spend an afternoon than curled up on the couch, under a warm blankie and with a warm cup of Neo Citran, and watch said DVD? And what is that DVD? Doctor Who: The Movie!
Only recently in life (past five years or so) have I become a Doctor Who fan. The spectacular revival which started in 2005 provided a perfect jumping on point for the n00bs like myself. But it wasn't my first exposure to Doctor Who. About 20 years ago, YTV started showing Doctor Who with much pomp and circumstance. They were showing the early stuff...First Doctor stuff from way back in 1963. I watched bits of it, but had little patience for it. I thought it was too weird. I wanted that crap to get over with so I could watch Ninja Turtles, which came on right after.
But the first time I opened my mind and gave it a chance was the 1996, American-made TV movie, now affectionately referred to by fans as Doctor Who: The Movie.
"An American-made, Doctor Who TV movie?" you're probably asking. "How did such a thing come to be?" Well, its history is well-covered in the DVD bonus features, which I haven't watched yet, but based on the bits I've read online over the years, it went a little something like.
Back in 1989, the BBC canceled Doctor Who. It was still doing mad business in the ratings, but it was just starting to get too expensive. So, the BBC hatched a unique plan to bring back the Doctor. Rather than produce new Doctor Who themselves, they would license out the property to other production companies, and let them make it. Sadly, though, they found very little interest, until they went across the Atlantic. Turns out the head of the Fox network in the USA was a huge fan, and through the early 1990s, Fox was always on the lookout for a sci-fi program that would nicely compliment their breakout hit, The X-Files. So, a deal was struck between the Fox network, Universal Studios, and the BBC for an American-made Doctor Who TV series. They commissioned what's known in the business as a "back door pilot." A TV movie would be produced and aired on television. If the ratings were high enough, it goes to series. If the TV movie bombs, well, the studio now has a nice little TV movie they can sell into syndication to recoup their losses.
And thus, Doctor Who: The Movie was made! While it had huge ratings in the UK, it flopped on American television, and so it never went to series. And Doctor Who fans the world over started having mad debates as to whether the movie counted as canon or not.
As I said, it was the first time I opened my mind and gave Doctor Who a chance. It aired in May of 1996. I was back home after having successfully finished my first year in college, and Fox was promoting the hell out of it. I actually first heard about it from a massive story they did on Entertainment Tonight. So, I sat down, I watched it, and I loved it.
Our film opens on the Dalek homeworld of Skaro. The Daleks have captured the Doctor's old arch nemesis the Master, and execute him. However, the Master made one final request: the Doctor was to take his remains back to Gallifrey. The Doctor obliged. I'm sure what really fueled the debates was the fact that, for the first half of the movie, it's the Seventh Doctor we follow, again played by Sylvester McCoy.
All is not as it seems, though, as the Master's remains re-awaken and burst from their confines, in the form of a CGI animated blob of slime. The slime slithers into the TARDIS console, and the Doctor is forced to make an emergency landing...in San Fransisco, in the final days of 1999. (As is the case of low-budget American-made TV movies, the role of "San Fransisco" will be played by "Vancouver," and to date, this is the only bit of Doctor Who that's ever filmed in Canada.) The TARDIS materializes in the middle of an Asian gang shoot-out, and when the Doctor pokes his head out to get his bearings, he's promptly gunned down. One of the youths, Chang Lee, shows his good heart, and calls an ambulance. The Master oozes out of the TARDIS and stows away in the ambulance.
The Doctor is rushed off to a hospital, and while removing the bullets, the surgeons are confused by the Doctor's irregular heartbeat. They take an X-Ray to see the Doctor's trademark two hearts, but dismiss it as a double exposure. So, they call in a cardiologist to try to fix this irregular heartbeat...Dr. Grace Holloway. For the Doctor Who fans keeping score, she'll be the Doctor's companion for this tale. Grace tries her best, but her unfamiliarity with Time Lord anatomy, and the Doctor's resistance to being put under, results in the Doctor dying on the operating table. So long and fare thee well, #7.
Grace breaks the news to Chang, but when Chang is untouched by the Doctor's death, Grace figures out that Chang doesn't know the Doctor, and Chang swipes the Doctor's belongings and disappears into the night. Meanwhile, the Master manages to possess the paramedic that brought the Doctor into the hospital. And now, with a new body, the Master rushes to complete his plan.
Back at the hospital, the Doctor regenerates in the morgue and we're introduced to #8. All of the surgery that was done on the Doctor prior to his death has left him with amnesia, and he's struggling to remember who he is. While wandering around the hospital hallways, he stumbles into Grace. The hospital has decided to cover up the Doctor's death, attributing it to a perfect storm of horrible mistakes. Grace refuses to take part in this cover-up, and quits in disgust. The Doctor recognizes Grace from the operating room, and implores Grace to help him uncover his identity. Grace feels compelled to help him.
We now catch up with Chang, who's snooping through the Doctor's belongings. He finds the key to the TARDIS, and decides to go explore it. At the TARDIS, he meets the Master. The Master fills Chang's head with stories about how the Doctor is the evil one, and the Doctor has stolen the Master's body. Intrigued by this tale, and promised riches for his assistance, Chang decides to help the Master. The Master takes Chang deep into the heart of the TARDIS...to the Cloister Room, which houses the Eye of Harmony, the device that powers the TARDIS. The Master is unable to open the Eye, as apparently only a human can. Chang opens it, and now using the Eye, the Master can find the Doctor.
We head back to the Doctor and Grace. Grace is running all kinds of test on the Doctor to try to figure things out. They eventually get frustrated, and go for a walk. While out and about, the Doctor remembers bits and pieces of his past, and he finds constant delight in what humanity has to offer. Swept up in the moment, the Doctor kisses Grace, and like true love's first kiss in the fairy tales, the Doctor's memories are reawakened and he remembers who he is. But, as soon as this happens, the Master begins using the Eye of Harmony to see through the Doctor's eyes. As soon as the Doctor snaps his eyes shut and starts babbling about the Master and the TARDIS and what he needs to fix the TARDIS, Grace dismisses the Doctor as a crazy person and calls for an ambulance to come take the Doctor away. Of course, because the Master is still in the body of a paramedic, guess which ambulance comes to pick up the Doctor and Grace?
But the Doctor has more pressing concerns. The Eye of Harmony has too much power to be opened on Earth, and the Eye is now slowly destroying the planet. To demonstrate how the molecular stability of the planet has been compromised, the Doctor calmly walks through Grace's walls. On the news on the TV on in Grace's house, the Doctor learns of an atomic clock that'll be started at 12:01 AM on January 1 to ring in the new millennium. The Doctor knows that atomic clock has the part he needs to repair the TARDIS. With that part, he can fix TARDIS, close the Eye, and save the planet. Grace is still convinced the Doctor is just crazy, and at this point, the Master arrives to take away the Doctor. On the trip to the hospital, the Doctor finally recognizes the Master's new body, and rips off the Master's sunglasses. When Grace sees the Master's inhuman eyes, she's finally convinced the Doctor is speaking the truth, but not before the Master is able to spit up some kind of venom on Grace. The Doctor and Grace escape from the ambulance, which is stuck in a traffic jam, and they swipe a police motorcycle and speed off to the Institute where the atomic clock is.
Using Grace's connections, and a little bit of subterfuge, the Doctor and Grace are able to swipe the part they need from the atomic clock, and avoid the Master and speed back to the TARDIS. They're able to repair the TARDIS and close the Eye, but the Eye has been open too long. The TARDIS won't start and Earth is still in danger. They need to jumpstart the TARDIS and take it back in time a few hours in order to correct everything. But, thanks to that venom he sprayed on Grace earlier, the Master is able to telepathically take control of Grace and use her to subdue the Doctor. With the Doctor captured, the Master can now unleash his plan.
The Master's plan had been known in the plot for some time, but I haven't had a chance to share it yet. For those only familiar with the Master through the revival, the Master's original MO was that he'd used up all his regenerations, and was looking for...unnatural ways to extend his life. And in the movie, using the power of the Eye of Harmony, the Master intends to steal the Doctor's remaining regenerations. So, with the Doctor restrained, and Grace under the Master's control, the Doctor appeals to Chang to help him. Chang, finally realizing that the Doctor is the true good guy, turns on the Master, and the Master promptly kills Chang. The Eye of Harmony is still sealed shut, and the Doctor reminds the Master that only a human can open the Eye of Harmony, and now Chang is dead, and Grace's eyes have been made inhuman by his control. So, the Master releases Grace from his control, and uses Grace to open the Eye. Now that the Master is distracted by his plan coming to fruition, Grace manages to slip away, jump start the TARDIS, take them back in time a few hours to save the Earth, and then runs back to save the Doctor.
She interrupts the process, saves the Doctor, and the Master is so pissed off he kills Grace. The Doctor and the Master throw down a little bit, which results in the Master tumbling into the Eye of Harmony. The Doctor tries to save the Master, but the Master chooses death over being saved by his enemy. The power of the Eye of Harmony resurrects Chang and Grace, and finally snaps shut. The world is safe, and the Doctor takes them to January 1, 2000, just in time for the fireworks.
With their adventure done, Chang apologizes to the Doctor and returns the Doctor's belongings...including the TARDIS key and the legendary sonic screwdriver. The Doctor, however, does allow Chang to keep the bags of gold dust that the Master paid him with. The Doctor implores Grace to come with him on further adventures, but Grace declines. So, they share one last kiss, the Doctor climbs into the TARDIS, and cranks up his music. The Doctor, apparently, prefers vinyl. And when his record starts to skip, the Doctor exclaims, "Oh, no! Not again!" and has another fantastic adventure! ...or, he would have, had it gone to series.
And that's Doctor Who: The Movie!
Part of the debate that this caused among Doctor Who fans was the changes it made to the Doctor. This was the first time ever that he took a romantic interest in his companion, and some fans weren't hip to it. This also made the revelation that the Doctor is half-human, something that hasn't been acknowledged at all in the revivals. There's been lots of fan speculation as to why the Doctor was half-human in this adventure. Some say he used that device that turns him into a human on himself so as to throw the Master off his trail. Others say that, since it's been alluded that the Doctor can change species when he regenerates, that it's on the Eighth Doctor who has half-human. Whatever. It's a trait that's been quickly forgotten. One quirk that I liked about t he Eight Doctor was he liked to give people "spoilers," and little bits of advice that would help them out a few years down the road, just subtly manipulating the time line so good will always triumph. I still maintain that Paul McGann, who played the Eighth Doctor, would have done magnificent things with the role. I watched the film with the subtitle trivia track on, and the trivia said that McGann was very aware of the nature of a back door pilot, and would joke that he might wind up being "the George Lazenby of Doctors." It's tradition that the Doctor team up with his previous incarnations to celebrate the franchise's anniversary...since 2013 with be Doctor Who's 50th Anniversary, here's hoping McGann can come back for The Eleven Doctors.
The filming style is very unique. Because it was filmed for American audiences, but still had a largely British crew, it has this unique blend of American and British film styles. It looks and feels like the current series, but it's a lot more action packed, like you'd find in a typical 1990s sci-fi show. Fun trivia fact: the composer of this TV movie was John Debney, who is now a big time film composer, having done the music for Elf, Yogi Bear, and Iron Man 2!.
After all these years, it's still a somewhat satisfying adventure. And I'm glad to have it in my collection.
Only recently in life (past five years or so) have I become a Doctor Who fan. The spectacular revival which started in 2005 provided a perfect jumping on point for the n00bs like myself. But it wasn't my first exposure to Doctor Who. About 20 years ago, YTV started showing Doctor Who with much pomp and circumstance. They were showing the early stuff...First Doctor stuff from way back in 1963. I watched bits of it, but had little patience for it. I thought it was too weird. I wanted that crap to get over with so I could watch Ninja Turtles, which came on right after.
But the first time I opened my mind and gave it a chance was the 1996, American-made TV movie, now affectionately referred to by fans as Doctor Who: The Movie.
"An American-made, Doctor Who TV movie?" you're probably asking. "How did such a thing come to be?" Well, its history is well-covered in the DVD bonus features, which I haven't watched yet, but based on the bits I've read online over the years, it went a little something like.
Back in 1989, the BBC canceled Doctor Who. It was still doing mad business in the ratings, but it was just starting to get too expensive. So, the BBC hatched a unique plan to bring back the Doctor. Rather than produce new Doctor Who themselves, they would license out the property to other production companies, and let them make it. Sadly, though, they found very little interest, until they went across the Atlantic. Turns out the head of the Fox network in the USA was a huge fan, and through the early 1990s, Fox was always on the lookout for a sci-fi program that would nicely compliment their breakout hit, The X-Files. So, a deal was struck between the Fox network, Universal Studios, and the BBC for an American-made Doctor Who TV series. They commissioned what's known in the business as a "back door pilot." A TV movie would be produced and aired on television. If the ratings were high enough, it goes to series. If the TV movie bombs, well, the studio now has a nice little TV movie they can sell into syndication to recoup their losses.
And thus, Doctor Who: The Movie was made! While it had huge ratings in the UK, it flopped on American television, and so it never went to series. And Doctor Who fans the world over started having mad debates as to whether the movie counted as canon or not.
As I said, it was the first time I opened my mind and gave Doctor Who a chance. It aired in May of 1996. I was back home after having successfully finished my first year in college, and Fox was promoting the hell out of it. I actually first heard about it from a massive story they did on Entertainment Tonight. So, I sat down, I watched it, and I loved it.
Our film opens on the Dalek homeworld of Skaro. The Daleks have captured the Doctor's old arch nemesis the Master, and execute him. However, the Master made one final request: the Doctor was to take his remains back to Gallifrey. The Doctor obliged. I'm sure what really fueled the debates was the fact that, for the first half of the movie, it's the Seventh Doctor we follow, again played by Sylvester McCoy.
All is not as it seems, though, as the Master's remains re-awaken and burst from their confines, in the form of a CGI animated blob of slime. The slime slithers into the TARDIS console, and the Doctor is forced to make an emergency landing...in San Fransisco, in the final days of 1999. (As is the case of low-budget American-made TV movies, the role of "San Fransisco" will be played by "Vancouver," and to date, this is the only bit of Doctor Who that's ever filmed in Canada.) The TARDIS materializes in the middle of an Asian gang shoot-out, and when the Doctor pokes his head out to get his bearings, he's promptly gunned down. One of the youths, Chang Lee, shows his good heart, and calls an ambulance. The Master oozes out of the TARDIS and stows away in the ambulance.
The Doctor is rushed off to a hospital, and while removing the bullets, the surgeons are confused by the Doctor's irregular heartbeat. They take an X-Ray to see the Doctor's trademark two hearts, but dismiss it as a double exposure. So, they call in a cardiologist to try to fix this irregular heartbeat...Dr. Grace Holloway. For the Doctor Who fans keeping score, she'll be the Doctor's companion for this tale. Grace tries her best, but her unfamiliarity with Time Lord anatomy, and the Doctor's resistance to being put under, results in the Doctor dying on the operating table. So long and fare thee well, #7.
Grace breaks the news to Chang, but when Chang is untouched by the Doctor's death, Grace figures out that Chang doesn't know the Doctor, and Chang swipes the Doctor's belongings and disappears into the night. Meanwhile, the Master manages to possess the paramedic that brought the Doctor into the hospital. And now, with a new body, the Master rushes to complete his plan.
Back at the hospital, the Doctor regenerates in the morgue and we're introduced to #8. All of the surgery that was done on the Doctor prior to his death has left him with amnesia, and he's struggling to remember who he is. While wandering around the hospital hallways, he stumbles into Grace. The hospital has decided to cover up the Doctor's death, attributing it to a perfect storm of horrible mistakes. Grace refuses to take part in this cover-up, and quits in disgust. The Doctor recognizes Grace from the operating room, and implores Grace to help him uncover his identity. Grace feels compelled to help him.
We now catch up with Chang, who's snooping through the Doctor's belongings. He finds the key to the TARDIS, and decides to go explore it. At the TARDIS, he meets the Master. The Master fills Chang's head with stories about how the Doctor is the evil one, and the Doctor has stolen the Master's body. Intrigued by this tale, and promised riches for his assistance, Chang decides to help the Master. The Master takes Chang deep into the heart of the TARDIS...to the Cloister Room, which houses the Eye of Harmony, the device that powers the TARDIS. The Master is unable to open the Eye, as apparently only a human can. Chang opens it, and now using the Eye, the Master can find the Doctor.
We head back to the Doctor and Grace. Grace is running all kinds of test on the Doctor to try to figure things out. They eventually get frustrated, and go for a walk. While out and about, the Doctor remembers bits and pieces of his past, and he finds constant delight in what humanity has to offer. Swept up in the moment, the Doctor kisses Grace, and like true love's first kiss in the fairy tales, the Doctor's memories are reawakened and he remembers who he is. But, as soon as this happens, the Master begins using the Eye of Harmony to see through the Doctor's eyes. As soon as the Doctor snaps his eyes shut and starts babbling about the Master and the TARDIS and what he needs to fix the TARDIS, Grace dismisses the Doctor as a crazy person and calls for an ambulance to come take the Doctor away. Of course, because the Master is still in the body of a paramedic, guess which ambulance comes to pick up the Doctor and Grace?
But the Doctor has more pressing concerns. The Eye of Harmony has too much power to be opened on Earth, and the Eye is now slowly destroying the planet. To demonstrate how the molecular stability of the planet has been compromised, the Doctor calmly walks through Grace's walls. On the news on the TV on in Grace's house, the Doctor learns of an atomic clock that'll be started at 12:01 AM on January 1 to ring in the new millennium. The Doctor knows that atomic clock has the part he needs to repair the TARDIS. With that part, he can fix TARDIS, close the Eye, and save the planet. Grace is still convinced the Doctor is just crazy, and at this point, the Master arrives to take away the Doctor. On the trip to the hospital, the Doctor finally recognizes the Master's new body, and rips off the Master's sunglasses. When Grace sees the Master's inhuman eyes, she's finally convinced the Doctor is speaking the truth, but not before the Master is able to spit up some kind of venom on Grace. The Doctor and Grace escape from the ambulance, which is stuck in a traffic jam, and they swipe a police motorcycle and speed off to the Institute where the atomic clock is.
Using Grace's connections, and a little bit of subterfuge, the Doctor and Grace are able to swipe the part they need from the atomic clock, and avoid the Master and speed back to the TARDIS. They're able to repair the TARDIS and close the Eye, but the Eye has been open too long. The TARDIS won't start and Earth is still in danger. They need to jumpstart the TARDIS and take it back in time a few hours in order to correct everything. But, thanks to that venom he sprayed on Grace earlier, the Master is able to telepathically take control of Grace and use her to subdue the Doctor. With the Doctor captured, the Master can now unleash his plan.
The Master's plan had been known in the plot for some time, but I haven't had a chance to share it yet. For those only familiar with the Master through the revival, the Master's original MO was that he'd used up all his regenerations, and was looking for...unnatural ways to extend his life. And in the movie, using the power of the Eye of Harmony, the Master intends to steal the Doctor's remaining regenerations. So, with the Doctor restrained, and Grace under the Master's control, the Doctor appeals to Chang to help him. Chang, finally realizing that the Doctor is the true good guy, turns on the Master, and the Master promptly kills Chang. The Eye of Harmony is still sealed shut, and the Doctor reminds the Master that only a human can open the Eye of Harmony, and now Chang is dead, and Grace's eyes have been made inhuman by his control. So, the Master releases Grace from his control, and uses Grace to open the Eye. Now that the Master is distracted by his plan coming to fruition, Grace manages to slip away, jump start the TARDIS, take them back in time a few hours to save the Earth, and then runs back to save the Doctor.
She interrupts the process, saves the Doctor, and the Master is so pissed off he kills Grace. The Doctor and the Master throw down a little bit, which results in the Master tumbling into the Eye of Harmony. The Doctor tries to save the Master, but the Master chooses death over being saved by his enemy. The power of the Eye of Harmony resurrects Chang and Grace, and finally snaps shut. The world is safe, and the Doctor takes them to January 1, 2000, just in time for the fireworks.
With their adventure done, Chang apologizes to the Doctor and returns the Doctor's belongings...including the TARDIS key and the legendary sonic screwdriver. The Doctor, however, does allow Chang to keep the bags of gold dust that the Master paid him with. The Doctor implores Grace to come with him on further adventures, but Grace declines. So, they share one last kiss, the Doctor climbs into the TARDIS, and cranks up his music. The Doctor, apparently, prefers vinyl. And when his record starts to skip, the Doctor exclaims, "Oh, no! Not again!" and has another fantastic adventure! ...or, he would have, had it gone to series.
And that's Doctor Who: The Movie!
Part of the debate that this caused among Doctor Who fans was the changes it made to the Doctor. This was the first time ever that he took a romantic interest in his companion, and some fans weren't hip to it. This also made the revelation that the Doctor is half-human, something that hasn't been acknowledged at all in the revivals. There's been lots of fan speculation as to why the Doctor was half-human in this adventure. Some say he used that device that turns him into a human on himself so as to throw the Master off his trail. Others say that, since it's been alluded that the Doctor can change species when he regenerates, that it's on the Eighth Doctor who has half-human. Whatever. It's a trait that's been quickly forgotten. One quirk that I liked about t he Eight Doctor was he liked to give people "spoilers," and little bits of advice that would help them out a few years down the road, just subtly manipulating the time line so good will always triumph. I still maintain that Paul McGann, who played the Eighth Doctor, would have done magnificent things with the role. I watched the film with the subtitle trivia track on, and the trivia said that McGann was very aware of the nature of a back door pilot, and would joke that he might wind up being "the George Lazenby of Doctors." It's tradition that the Doctor team up with his previous incarnations to celebrate the franchise's anniversary...since 2013 with be Doctor Who's 50th Anniversary, here's hoping McGann can come back for The Eleven Doctors.
The filming style is very unique. Because it was filmed for American audiences, but still had a largely British crew, it has this unique blend of American and British film styles. It looks and feels like the current series, but it's a lot more action packed, like you'd find in a typical 1990s sci-fi show. Fun trivia fact: the composer of this TV movie was John Debney, who is now a big time film composer, having done the music for Elf, Yogi Bear, and Iron Man 2!.
After all these years, it's still a somewhat satisfying adventure. And I'm glad to have it in my collection.
Minggu, 13 Februari 2011
Spider-Man 4 (Jul 03, 2012) First Picture
Spider-Man 4 (Jul 03, 2012) First Picture
Spider-Man 4
Director: Marc Webb
Cast: Emma Stone, Andrew Garfield, Martin Sheen, Rhys Ifans, Sally Field, Annie Parisse
X-Men: First Class Movie Poster
X-Men: First Class
Release: June 3, 2011
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Writer: Christopher McQuarrie
Cast: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Rose Byrne, January Jones, Kevin Bacon, Nicholas Hoult, Jennifer Lawrence, Caleb Landry Jones, Lucas Till, Edi Gathegi, Jason Flemyng, Oliver Platt, Morgan Lily, Zoe Kravitz, Bill Bilner
Sabtu, 12 Februari 2011
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Today, I bring you Episode 4.18: Little Things, Little Show, in which I pontificate on pine tree air fresheners, the special effects of Inception, and 12 Pokemon movies!
For Fishing in the Discount Bin, we're still working our way through Christmas movies, so we're at The Sound of Music, and we recap the week's movie news
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Jumat, 11 Februari 2011
Movie Review -- Pokemon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
FINALLY! For reasons I'm too lazy to look up on Google, this DVD was supposed to come out a year ago, but didn't. When this thing finally was available for pre-order on Amazon.ca back at Christmastime, I put in my order. And now, it's here it's here it's here! So, let's get to it!
Pokemon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama; English translation directed by Tom Wayland
Starring the voices of Sarah Natochenny, Bill Rogers, Emily Bauer, Michelle Knotz, Jimmy Zoppi, Evelyn Lanto, Dan Green, and Jason Griffith
Backstory: Dude, I don't know what I was so obsessed with getting this. I don't even watch the cartoon that much anymore. It comes on at 2PM on Saturday afternoon now, and I'm usually doing something better. Maybe it's the fact that, with the two Pokemon movies before this one, they all form a trilogy, and I just had to know how the whole thing ended. All I know is, with the arrival of this from Amazon.ca, my collection of every Pokemon movie is complete. Was it worth the extra year wait, though?
Plot: Centuries ago, the town of Machina was on the verge of destruction from a meteor. But, the pokemon Arceus appeared and destroyed the meteor. Stunned at the wasteland that Machina had become, Arceus used a potion of his life force to forge the Jewel of Life, and with it, Damos, the ruler of Machina, was able to revitalilze the land. But, when the time came for Damos to return the Jewel of Life to Arceus, Damos betrayed Arceus and attacked so as to keep the Jewel. Wounded, Arceus retreated to a parallel dimension to heal, and swore one day he would have his vengeance on humanity. In the present day, Ash, Pikachu and company wander into Machina, and meet Sheena, the guardian of Machina's ruins and a descendant of Damos. Turns out the temporal distortions of the past two films signaled the impending return of Arceus, and Sheena seeks to return the Jewel of Life to make up for her ancestor's crime. But when the Jewel Sheena tries to return turns out to be a fake, Ash, Pikachu, Sheena, and all the rest are thrown back in time to prevent Damos from betraying Arceus in the first place. Can history be re-written? Can they save Machina and the world?
What I Liked: As with the past batch of Pokemon films, this one's location was inspired by a real life location...this time around, Athens and the outlying Greek countryside. And it does look gorgeous. There's good music, and intriguing premise and plot. And it almost turns into a Godzilla movie with all the giant pokemon doing battle with each other.
What I Didn't Like: As Pokemon films go, it's awfully talky, and the time travel narrative doesn't help much. We're told a story of what happened in the past, and then, later in the film, we go back in time and act it out. It gets rather repetitive.
Final Verdict: It doesn't stray from the Pokemon formula. It's exactly what you expect, and offers no surprises. And with this, I think I may finally be done with the franchise.
2 Nibs
DVD Bonus Materials: In the immortal words of Kuni from UHF: "NOTHING! ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!"
Pokemon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama; English translation directed by Tom Wayland
Starring the voices of Sarah Natochenny, Bill Rogers, Emily Bauer, Michelle Knotz, Jimmy Zoppi, Evelyn Lanto, Dan Green, and Jason Griffith
Backstory: Dude, I don't know what I was so obsessed with getting this. I don't even watch the cartoon that much anymore. It comes on at 2PM on Saturday afternoon now, and I'm usually doing something better. Maybe it's the fact that, with the two Pokemon movies before this one, they all form a trilogy, and I just had to know how the whole thing ended. All I know is, with the arrival of this from Amazon.ca, my collection of every Pokemon movie is complete. Was it worth the extra year wait, though?
Plot: Centuries ago, the town of Machina was on the verge of destruction from a meteor. But, the pokemon Arceus appeared and destroyed the meteor. Stunned at the wasteland that Machina had become, Arceus used a potion of his life force to forge the Jewel of Life, and with it, Damos, the ruler of Machina, was able to revitalilze the land. But, when the time came for Damos to return the Jewel of Life to Arceus, Damos betrayed Arceus and attacked so as to keep the Jewel. Wounded, Arceus retreated to a parallel dimension to heal, and swore one day he would have his vengeance on humanity. In the present day, Ash, Pikachu and company wander into Machina, and meet Sheena, the guardian of Machina's ruins and a descendant of Damos. Turns out the temporal distortions of the past two films signaled the impending return of Arceus, and Sheena seeks to return the Jewel of Life to make up for her ancestor's crime. But when the Jewel Sheena tries to return turns out to be a fake, Ash, Pikachu, Sheena, and all the rest are thrown back in time to prevent Damos from betraying Arceus in the first place. Can history be re-written? Can they save Machina and the world?
What I Liked: As with the past batch of Pokemon films, this one's location was inspired by a real life location...this time around, Athens and the outlying Greek countryside. And it does look gorgeous. There's good music, and intriguing premise and plot. And it almost turns into a Godzilla movie with all the giant pokemon doing battle with each other.
What I Didn't Like: As Pokemon films go, it's awfully talky, and the time travel narrative doesn't help much. We're told a story of what happened in the past, and then, later in the film, we go back in time and act it out. It gets rather repetitive.
Final Verdict: It doesn't stray from the Pokemon formula. It's exactly what you expect, and offers no surprises. And with this, I think I may finally be done with the franchise.
2 Nibs
DVD Bonus Materials: In the immortal words of Kuni from UHF: "NOTHING! ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!"
Rabu, 09 Februari 2011
The Super Bowl Movie Spots!
I've been putting off blogging about this for a while, but after chatting with a friend about this on IM, I figured it was time to sit down and do it.
I'm one of those guys who watches the Super Bowl for the commercials, and especially since Hollywood has started putting together some Super Bowl spots for their summer blockbusters, giving us the first glimpse of a lot of these films.
So, here are the Super Bowl movie spots I was looking forward to, and my thoughts on them!
Super 8
I'm one of those guys who watches the Super Bowl for the commercials, and especially since Hollywood has started putting together some Super Bowl spots for their summer blockbusters, giving us the first glimpse of a lot of these films.
So, here are the Super Bowl movie spots I was looking forward to, and my thoughts on them!
Captain America
I've always had a soft spot for ol' Cap, and I'm glad Marvel made a Captain America film a top priority. I've always been intrigued by superhero films that are done as period pieces (which is why The Shadow and The Rocketeer are among my guilty pleasures), so I'm also thrilled that they decided to go back to Cap's origins and make his movie a full-blown World War II tale. Speaking of The Rocketeer, The Rocketeer's director Joe Johnson is the director on this one. Chris Evans, who's already dabbled in the Marvel Universe by playing the Human Torch in the Fantastic Four films, is Steve Rogers/Captain America, and Hugo Weaving, still best remembered as Agent Smith in The Matrix Trilogy, is his arch-enemy the Red Skull. It hits theatres July 22.
Thor
Marvel Comics also brings us their rendition of the Norse God of Thunder. It's neat to see a superhero film as an epic fantasy tale, but as intriguing as this is, it hasn't fully grabbed me yet. Kenneth Branagh, still legendary for his Shakespeare adaptations, is the director on this one. Chris Hemsworth, who played Captain Kirk's daddy in Star Trek, plays the Thor, Tom Hiddleston is his arch-enemy Loki, and Natalie Portman is Jane Foster, Thor's human love interest. Hits theatres this May.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
And Michael Bay promises us he's bringing an end to his Transformers trilogy. To recap my thoughts on the first two. I enjoyed the heck out of the first one. My childhood nostalgia was strong enough to overlook the flaws in the story. The second one...was the first movie that pissed me off so much I wanted to throw things at the screen. It's just a horrendous film. That being said, the visuals in this trailer are giving me goosebumps. Something about that large-scale Decepticon invasion looks amazing. If the movie turns out to be crappy again, at least we've got some great special effects. July 1.
Cowboys and Aliens
The latest from Iron Man and Elf director Jon Favreau is getting a lot of buzz, but still hasn't quite grabbed me yet. Favreau has been saying that these trailers are showing very little about the actual film, so as this campaign grows, I might get sucked in more. Based on the graphic novel of the same name (with a script by Star Trek writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman), it follows the adventures of a loner named Jake (played by James Bond himself, Daniel Craig) who awakens in the middle of the desert with a strange device attached to his wrist. When his town soon becomes attacked by invaders from outer space, he rounds up a posse of Western archetypes to fend off the invasion. Harrison Ford and Olivia Wilde also star. It also comes out this May.
Super 8
Still not much is known about this one. All we know is J.J. Abrams (the Star Trek reboot, and creator of Alias and Fringe) teamed up with Steven Spielberg teamed up to make a film in the same vein of the films Spielberg produced in the 1980s under his Amblin Entertainment label. You know, E.T., The Goonies, Back to the Future, and such forth. And, based on the opening shot of this trailer with the kid on the bike and the music, I'd say they're on the right track. This one comes out June 10.
Selasa, 08 Februari 2011
Celebrity Bar Refael
First Name: Bar
Last Name: Refaeli
Nationality: Israeli
Hair Color: Light brown
Eye Color: Blue
Date of Birth: June 4 1985
Place of Birth: Israel
Height: 5'8" ; 173cm
Bar Refael is an Israeli model and occasional actress, most known for her modelling work and for her relationship with American actor Leonardo DiCaprio.
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Captain America: The First Avenger Poster
Captain America: The First Avenger
Release: July 22, 2011
Director: Joe Johnston
Writer: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Richard LaGravenese, Michael Petroni
Cast: Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Hugo Weaving, Sebastian Stan, Toby Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, Dominic Cooper, Tommy Lee Jones, Stanley Tucci, Neal McDonough
Sabtu, 05 Februari 2011
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I came to a startling realization. Last week's episode was my 200th episode! 200 episodes I've been doing this now!
So we take a moment to celebrate that fact in Episode 4.17: Formula 201. We also discuss the big Superman casting, and discuss the future of distribution!
For the stuff I do in every show, this week on Fishing in the Discount Bin I share my thoughts on Die Hard, and What's Wrong with Society finally returns with an angry rant about Groundhog's Day.
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Jumat, 04 Februari 2011
Hollywood hot and sexy actress Mila Kunis
Milena Markovna Kunis
The talented Milena "Mila" Markovna Kunis was born in Chernovtsy, Ukraine, USSR (now independent Ukraine). She has one older brother named Michael Kunis. After attending one semester of college between gigs, she realized that she wanted to act for the rest of her life. She started acting when she was just 9 years old, when her father heard about an acting class on the radio and decided to enroll Mila in it. There, she met her future agent. Her first gig was in 1995, in which she played a character named Melinda in Make a Wish, Molly (1995). From there, her career skyrocketed into big-budget films. Although she is mostly known for playing Jackie Burkhart in "That '70s Show" (1998), she has shown the world that she can do so much more. Her breakthrough film was Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), in which she played a free-spirited character named Rachel Jensen.
Mila Kunis starred opposite William Shatner in American Psycho II: All American Girl, playing the lead role of Rachelle Newman, a purported Patrick Bateman survivor.
Then, in 2007, she had a role in the movie Boot Camp. She also had two 2008 film projects: Forgetting Sarah Marshall, costarring Kristen Bell, and Max Payne, with Mark Wahlberg, Beau Bridges, Ludacris, Chris O'Donnell, and Kate Burton.
Recent films for Mila include Extract (2009), Tom Cool (2009),the post-apocalyptic thriller The Book of Eli (2010), Date Night (2010), and Black Swan (2010).
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