Original Ending for "I Am Legend"

Posted online is this absolutely wicked ending... so much better than what was in the theatrical version. This gives the zombies a point for all that mayhem in his house, makes them much scarier because they are like us. Much better than Will Smith dying, just seems pointless.

Hope you enjoy!

2008: Time of Beauty

This year I want to really focus on enjoying the beautiful and simple things in life... hopefully also creating a few too. Too often beautiful things are overlooked without us having time to enjoy them. The image above is a background from The Simpson Movie, which lasts onscreen for about 3 seconds. Below is the simple, yet elegant flight of a paper aeroplane through the streets of New York. Hope you take the time to appreciate them!

Movies of 2007

There has been some awesome movies this year.... outta the one's I've seen, this is how I'd rate them...

1. Transformers

This suprised me a lot, this is one I didn't think I'd care about at all.... but just for pure entertainment value, it gets my vote. The action- just when you think it couldn't get any bigger, it does... and the CGI is flawless. Who knew you'd actually care about huge chunks of metal?

2. 300

This was one I was definately looking forward to... even if it was just for the perve factor. This has some of the most stunning visuals ever put onto film, but the suprising thing was how the end had such an emotional punch... which was really unexpected. Who knew guys could achieve such a state of physical perfection.

3. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

This movie enchanted me, especially the whole Davey Jones' locker sequence. It was just a pure joy to hang out with these characters again, and to see the whole series wrapped up so nicely. I'd love to see more films, just leave Elizabeth and Will outta it.... their story is definately over.

4.Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

This is only this far down my list because there isn't much between all the movies so far... each one I've enjoyed immensely, and each one has suprised me with the risks and technical achievements. I find this installment by far the best in the Potter franchise so far... but, the only thing that distracted me - constantly - was how much they'd left out from the book. It makes it such a tight and suspenseful movie, but one is constantly reminded of what is missing... too many characters have nothing to do. The end sequence is absolutely fantastic... we finally get to see what adult wizards and witches are capable of.

5. Ocean's 13

I loved this movie.... I so think it really needs a second viewing to really enjoy the complexity of it... the only thing that lets it down is the end.... this far into the series you expect them to win... and there is no suprise when they do. Awesome cast, and the best use of Oprah in a movie yet.

6. Spiderman 3

Out of all the movies this year... gawd what a mess... from the musical numbers, emo Peter, poorly used Venom, at times horrid CGI - especially background elements, and the worst is how Spidey gets knocked around sooooooooo much and just shakes it off. For every brilliant thing in the movie, one of the flaws is waiting just round the corner to rip you out of the movie experience. The movie never really involved me from the get go, definately very disappointing.

Pulp Fiction in Text

Here are two great examples of how the famous scene out of Pulp Fiction can be portrayed... using only text. I find them very effective... they really enhance the emotion in the scene.

Oscar Nominations!!

And the nominees are…

Best Picture
Babel
The Departed
Letters From Iwo Jima
Little Miss Sunshine
The Queen

Best Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio, Blood Diamond
Ryan Gosling, Half Nelson
Peter O’Toole, Venus
Will Smith, The Pursuit of Happyness
Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland

Best Actress
Penelope Cruz, Volver
Judi Dench, Notes on a Scandal
Helen Mirren, The Queen
Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada
Kate Winslet, Little Children

Best Supporting Actor
Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine
Jackie Earle Haley, Little Children
Dijmon Hinsou, Blood Diamond
Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls
Mark Wahlberg, The Departed

Best Supporting Actress
Adriana Barraza, Babel
Cate Blanchett, Notes on a Scandal
Abigail Breslin, Little Miss Sunshine
Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
Riko Kikuchi, Babel

Click here to see the rest of the nominees!

Dark Side of the Rainbow

This is what you get by playing Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" while watching "The Wizard of Oz". Alot of people claim that the album was synced to the movie deliberately... my opinion??? There's alot of coincidences... but, it's worth watching just for the melodramatic atmosphere it creates... the tension builds as the tornado approaches, the dream-like quality while Dorothy is in the tornado and watching the Munchkins dance.... I'm sure tho, with the proper timing, you could get the audio to sync with the images rather well....

Or you could take some LSD...

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Borat is Funny

I still can't believe this was released in America... besides being the funniest movie of the year by a long shot, it doesn't paint a particularly good portrait of Americans. It emphasises every bad stereotypical American there is... rude, obnoxious, racist, homophobic, and well, you get the idea. I'd love to know how much the people interacting with Borat knew... are they actors?

Definately go see it, but be prepared to find something deeper under the funny exterior.

Spiderman 3 Villians

Found some pretty good pictures of the villians from Spiderman 3... other sites have had them and have been asked to remove them, so I'm guessing they are pretty close to the final designs... enjoy!!

Borat

Trailer from the upcoming movie..

Random Borat video...

Can't wait to see this... let's hope its not a piece of shit

The Departed

Recently saw the latest Scorcese flick, and I loved every second of it. Extremely violent in parts and yet at the same time, quite humourous. Leonardo, Matt and Jack are excellent, but the true stand out is Mark Walberg.... his character is very entertaining. I hadn't even heard much about the movie, but it involves you right from the start, despite its unusual narrative style. Be aware though, there are some homophobic and racist slurs, such as 'nigger', 'fucking homos', 'fucking queers' and 'two-faced faggot'. A bit full on, but so is the violence - which had a bigger impact than some words used. Put it this way, if your offended by words, don't see the movie... however, I find it strange that some people have focussed on that, rather than the in your face violence... which I found way more confronting.

The previews attached on the movie were quite good... a couple I'm looking foward to - The Prestige, Children of Men and A Scanner Darkly.

I've Seen Superman Returns

Woah... what an incredible experience. I vaguely remember Superman as a kid... never a big fan, but boy, did this movie transport me back in time. Loved the retro titles, the overall look of the film strongly reminds me of Burton's Batman... a vague suggestion of the time period. I must admit, the start of the film was a bit rough, it did take awhile to really capture me, but the last half really sucked me into this universe. Some of the story twists shocked me and the end went on a tiny bit long.... (didn't help that I needed a toilet break) So glad the original music is in the movie... its so iconic, that when it was played over those last images before the credits, I broke out into goosebumps.
I kept myself in the dark for this one.... no spoilers for me, and I was suprised on the journey the movie takes... nothing from the last half of the movie is even in the trailers. Awesome movie, can't wait to see it again!!

Spiderman 3 Teaser Trailer

Toby needs to wear a belt, me thinks.....