When I first saw this trailer, I knew I remembered the kid with his monster costume. Then I remembered this book when I was in elementary. This is a live action adaptation of the book by Maurice Sendak called “Where The Wild Things Are.” This trailer was very refreshing. None of that epic stuff that seems to be the norm for every freakin fantasy/kid movie. What’s up with that. This one is just plain fun. Just like the book.
I hope the movie has a soundtrack like what they used for the trailer. It different and gives it a little of that indie feel to it. A little known fact. Disney had a test with this story, it was to be the first to use 3D background on 2D characters. It was done fairly well. John Lassater was involved. Later, it was scrapped though. Check it out. It was really good for it’s time ( early ’80s).
It’s been a long time coming. Square Enix has finally release (June 2009 North America) Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete. From my recollection SE announced this at the time of the unvieling of the PS3. Ever since I knew they were going release a High Defintion version I opted to wait for it rather than get the DVD. A couple years laters it’s a reality.
This blue-ray is worth the price. If you’re an avid videophile this is something you should not pass up. Though the colors are not too vivid (they made it that way) the little details are unbelievable. Compression is non-existent even in the action sequence.
The extra scenes are scenes that are needed. In the original, there were alot of plot holes In Complete a couple of them have been answered. The fight scene between Cloud and Sephiroth have been extended. Also the chase seen got more minutes and explosions as well. They also have other extras on the disc, like an anime of before the advent children. There is also a history of Final Fantasy as well. Now if you were a die-hard fan, you probably purchased the Japanese version. Why would they, you ask, well they included a free demo of Final Fantasy XIII in select presses. The demo in it self is worth the price.
All in all, if you want to watch instead of play, than this is for you. If you want something different than a kiddie CG movie, you gotta watch this.
Little Big Planet is being ported over to PSP. Check the video above. It doesn’t look that different from the PS3 version. I wonder if this will have online play. The PS3 version was fun as hell. With the online play, it made it even that much better. Now we can have LBP on the go.
Here is the original music video for the main theme song on the Little big Planet PS3 version. Love this song.
The new installment to the Harry Potter series has just been released. I must say that if you’re a Potter fanatic, you won’t be disappointed. If you like fantasy movies, you’ll enjoy it too. If you don’t like fantasy movies, then why are you reading this?
As many have already stated, the movie is much much darker. There are some scene that may not be suitable for the youngins. The movie is long, I believe it over 2+ hours long. You don’t really notice it because the pacing is done very well. The soundtrack is subtle, but impactful. Giving the right mood at the right time. I didn’t know this, but John Williams did not score this film. He scored the first three installment of the film which is kind of wierd. Maybe there were too many Harry Potter movies.
The actors, especially the three main characters are good. You can tell with each movie their acting is improving. Some of the supporting cast get more dialog in this film as well. Draco has a use in this film where before, he was just there to irritate Harry. As always Dumbledore always asks too much of Harry Potter. Now lets talk about the CG.
The movie looks absolutely stunning. Eventhough alot of the scenes are matte painted, they have done an excellent job to make sure it flows well. The smoke effect when they were looking at the memories was awesome. Transistion from water to ink/smoke to actual footage is so fluid. It’s reminiscent of the ink use in the Stree Fighter 4 intro. The fire scene is absolutely stunning. I think this is the first use of fire where you didn’t notice the greenscreening at all. Usually when a scene uses alot of fire (ie Spawn during hell or Constantine) it looks really fake. Here it doesn’t. It really looks like the environment and the characters fit very well. One thing, I don’t know if it’s just me, but the monsters in that cave looks like modified versions of Golum. Even the way they moved looked similar as well.
The next two film are being filmed right now and will be split into two ala LOTR. With releases in 2010 and the finale in 2011. I wonder what the ratings for the films will be as alot of people are going to die in the next films. Well if you can’t wait then, I’m sure there will be other fantasy movies to arrive before then.
Green Day has a new album out. Well it’s been out for about two months now. Just wanted to let you people know. It’s another very good album. Its not as hard as their older stuff, but it still is good to listen to. Their new album is called 21’st Century Breakdown. They’ve grown leaving behind their pop-punk style and transformed into a more mature rock band (if their is such a thing).
Trackist:
1. Song of the Century
2. 21st Century Breakdown
3. Know Your Enemy
4. ¡Viva La Gloria!
5. Before The Lobotomy
6. Christians Inferno
7. Last Night On Earth
8. East Jesus Nowhere
9. Peacemaker
10. Last Of The American Girls
11. Murder City
12. ¿Viva La Gloria? (Little Girl)
13. Restless Heart Syndrome
14. Horseshoes And Handgrenades
15. The Static Age
16. 21 Guns
17. American Eulogy (Mass Hysteria/Modern World)
18. See The Light
Just wanted to let everyone know that CGSociety Chicago chapter had their first meeting yesterday. This is the first ever CGSociety chapter in the U.S. The only other one is in austrailia. If you don’t know what CG Society is it’s a group focused on digital artists (not graphics programming). The CGS Chicago Chapter started on July 17, 2009. They are a non-profit organization. They will be having another meeting in September. So if you live in the Chicagoland area keep an eye out. You never know who you’re going to meet.
Be part of the group, attend their meetings, free food and alway free giveaways. Check them out HERE.
