Posts Tagged ‘movie’

What can I say about this amazing site? Have you ever wanted to have a lightsaber duel with yourself?

Select from several sabers, from Padawan Anakin to Darth Vader to Count Dukoo! Click, drag, click to ignite and you are now using the Jedi’s legendary weapon of choice!

Not as clumsy as the Blaster simulator, but not quite as endearing as a Laser Whip to the arse!

Definetly one of the webs most incredibly weird sites!

It’s been a while since I’ve seen a quality video up on YouTube. Not to say it’s been all “Guy gets hit in the Jublees” videos, but this one really showed us that there are independent artists out there that can produce high – quality work.

This movie is about a woman with Cancer. She creates a fictional world in where the Aviatrix fights the evil cancer.

It’s only 10 minutes (gotta love the YouTube restriction), but it says a lot. The video is well done and the graphics are also top-notch.

If you see one YouTube video this year… WHY? But nonetheless – watch this one. Also Check out the website – theaviatrix.com

I have seen many versions of remakes using “Special” Characters – Movies in 30 seconds by bunnies, stick figures, ASCII. I have even seen Sock Puppet theatre before. Why not? It’s cheap to do – video camera, socks and a script.

Well in this version of Sock Puppet theatre, they spoof the American Classic “Animal House”. A great movie by John Landis and more important, celebrating it’s 30 years anniversary.

While this rendition didn’t have half naked Deans’ Wives, Playboy bunnies flying through windows or Supermarket shoplifting, it did do a decent job of portraying the movie. The Movie Critics add a little more humor to the bit, but the cameo by John Landis really made this movie.

So without further adeau, here is the video:

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away….

In 1976, Star Wars was released in theatres. A movie about a young boy who learns the ways of the force to fight the Empire. It was also a movie that inspired many in different ways.

Since then we’ve seen 6 episodes, an animated movie, a couple Television shows and a few games. But out of all the movies, Episode IV – A New Hope is probably the most prevailant.

Now it’s time to see this movie in a whole new light. The ASCII light. ASCII is simply using text characters and turn them into a picture.

In Star Wars ASCIIMATION, Simon Jansen took the whole movie and reshot it using ASCII. Well, not reshot it, more like re-coded it. Complete with fast forward and reverse buttons, you can watch it at your own speed.

Then again, you can just use the force.

August 2nd, 1985 a movie about two nerds who build a woman out of a Barbie doll and a computer. Lisa then turns the tables and shows the two how to face their problems. Wyatt – who was completely controlled by his bigger brother Chet, and Gary – the man who just wants to be a ladies man.

The movie stars Anthony Michael Hall, IIan Mitchell-Smith and Kelly LaBrock. Bill Paxton and Robert Downey Jr. also play parts in this coming of age movie. And it’s all writen and directed by John Hughes, who pretty much made the 80’s what they were with his movies.

When I found out that this Saturday it’s been 23 years since it’s release, I thought I would do something with one of the dorkiest, yet popular movies in the 80’s. I found what is being touted as “The official site”. While it mostly likely is just a fan site (after all the name of the URL is kutha), it is still a pretty good site and definitely a Dorky thing.

So check out http://www.kutha.com/ for a trip back to times when computers were run with floppy disks and guys wear bras on the tops of their heads.