So I was skimming through this months EGM magazine today and noticed a 300 DVD ad.  Since it was produced by Warner Bros. I assumed it would be just for DVD and HD-DVD.  Then I looked at it more carefully and noticed it’s also coming for Blu-ray?  When the hell did this happen?  Because orginally, WB was exclusive for HD-DVD.  So I dug up some info and found out that WB announced that they’re doing both platforms since 2005.  Where the fuck was I?Â

One thing for sure, this is good for the consumers.  Competition’s always good.  It makes two rival …

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Silver….it’s the new black

The sequel to the Fantastic Four featuring the Silver Surfer was out earlier in the summer and I meant to review it back then.  It’s a mildly entertaining, passable summer entertainment.  I enjoyed it for what it was; a big, dumb and loud spectacle.  It’s better than the first film, but then again, so is an enema.  The cast is lead by charisma-free non-actor Ioan Gruffudd.  I understand he’s quite good in the period film Amazing Grace, but I’m not here to review that film.  Jessica Alba looks good but can’t act, and Chris Evans is having …

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Top 10

1.  Batman Begins (the definitive Batman film with Christian Bale as the best ever Bruce Wayne/Batman, the film also has strong support all around, especially from Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, and future star Cillian Murphy, who plays the creepy Dr. Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow)

2.  Spider-Man 2 (the best of the 3 Spidey films…..by far)

3.  Sin City (near perfect rendering of Frank Miller’s gritty graphic novel)

4.  The Crow (brooding goth classic with Brandon Lee’s final performance in a stylish-looking Blade Runner-esque Hell)

5.  V for Vendetta (The Wachowski Brothers surprisingly good adaption of Alan Moore’s graphic novel, with a …

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Optimus Prime, ready for war

As a child of the 1980’s, one of my favorite animated shows was Transformers. My favorite was probably Masters of the Universe, and I put my Mom into credit card debt buying me the various figures and castles associated with the cartoon. While Masters of the Universe had a live action dud (I liked it for what it was though), Transformers is getting a spiffy, huge budget live action updated from the king of cusinart editing Michael Bay. Bay is like an action porn master, his films are all money shots, all the time. He may …

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Spartan Cosplay Anime Expo 2007

I’m so sad that Anime Expo is finally over.  It’s one of those events that I had such a blast because everybody there is into the same shit as you (that’s if you like anime of course.)  My Spartan cosplay outfit made it in time for AX 2007.  I had my 2 other friends, Andy and Steve, dressed up as Spartans with me on Friday.  One of them, Andy, I had drama with (long story, but let’s just say his brother Denny is a dipshit who would take his own brother’s girl), so it dropped to …

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Got to the premiere around 6:30. We left Anaheim at 4 p.m. but thanks to miscommunication among the group, we got lost and suffered a very heavy traffic. They let us in around 7:20 and gave everyone a wristband who was 21 or older. The movie started around 8:20 and was transmitted by satellite. People cheered and laugh at the right places. The movie ended around 10:45 and got a big applause. Do you expect anything else from a Hollywood crowd?

We got in at the afterparty around 11pm or so. I thought it was …

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As a fan of Transformers, I can’t refuse an opportunity to attend the Los Angeles premiere of Transformers. It was a red carpet event with stars abound. There was a life-size model of Bumblebee on the side of the red carpet.…

Before I review the movie, let me tell you that I am not a big Transformers’ fan. I never collected the figures, never watched the series but enjoyed the animated movie.

Last night, I was fortunate enough to attend the L.A.’s premiere. I will post some pics of the event later, including the afterparty (open bar and free food)!

What you see in the trailer is pretty much what you get in the movie. Michael Bay knew what the audience wanted and he delivers. I’m not going to describe the plot in detail but it is similar to the animated movie: …

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Haha, just went to my neighborhood Wal-Mart. I was going there to purchase some supplies for my Spartan outfit. I went to check out the toys section for Transformers and was listening in on a conversation by these 2 cholos checking out the toys. They were commenting on the new Optimus Prime toy from the new movie by Michael Bay.

“Hijo de puta! Motherfuckin flames on Optimus?!?”

So yeah Michael Bay, it’s not just the hardcore fans that’s bitchin about the flames. It’s also two gangsta dudes bitchin on aisle 5. Reminds me of that shirt Michael Bay would wear during …

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In 2005, a smash hit vampire/horror/action/melodrama called Night Watch came over from Russia and became a minor cult film. Night Watch made age-old cliches fresh again and it was brimming with cool effects. It’s sequel, Day Watch, is even better. It’s filled with stunning visuals, a faster pace, and lots of end of the world action and nifty CG effects. The story (after a 3 minute explanation of the first film) picks up telling us about the war between the forces of light and the armies of darkness. Thousands of years ago they fought for a piece of chalk that could …

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