words aren't everything — they aren't even enough
Now hear me out, because I've really, really thought this through! Anyone who has discussed the "Harry Potter" and the "Lord of the Rings" movies know how annoying it can be that a lot of people tend to get the actors portraying Harry Potter and Frodo Baggins mixed up, right? So picture this… Daniel Radcliffe... Continue Reading →
Does a crashed TIE fighter count as endangered wildlife? If so, I've been photographing endangered wildlife in Oslo today! Apparently someone was in a hurry to get to the première in time, so a few minor dents in the vehicle may have to be expected. However, parking illegally like this is bordering on ridiculous. A... Continue Reading →
Fasten your flux capacitors! Where we're going, we won't need roads! You can follow the countdown here. Plus there's this to consider: Just sayin' 🙂
The second teaser trailer for Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens was released today. Here are the first and the second trailer, in that order for chronological enjoyment. Christmas is indeed inching slowly closer. Yes, we're coming home! Teaser Trailer #1 - Published on 28 Nov 2014 Teaser Trailer #2 - Published on... Continue Reading →
Re-watching the Disneyfication of Edgar Rice Burroughs' 1912 creation tonight. I originally read the book in 2012*, just before watching the movie in the theatre … which was really a waste of time because Disney had changed just about everything about it, and made more shortcuts and detours than I think old Edgar would have... Continue Reading →
The Skeptic's Guide to the Universe: New Movie, Lucy, Promotes 10% Brain Myth For the record I confess that I have not yet watched "Lucy", nor seen the trailer (I generally avoid trailers as they tend to give away too much, leaving nothing but "Ah, yeah, I've seen this already" for the actual movie —... Continue Reading →
As a resident of a small and, from a global perspective, relatively anonymous town in Norway (ten out of nine Americans would be unable to place it on a map) it's always nice to notice international recognition, even if the recognition in question is bordering on unrecognisable, barely noticeable without subtitles, which brings it to... Continue Reading →
Telling one disc from another Many movies these days are released as BluRay / DVD combo packs, meaning that there are two discs in the pack, one DVD and one BluRay, with the same movie on both. The problem with this, and I know this from experience, is that many people don't know how to... Continue Reading →
Nine years ago today I stumbled across this X-Wing Fighter hanging from the ceiling in a bar in Tenerife, and my only thought was "I want one!". Now, owing to the immense trouble I would have had getting this one with me on the flight home, along with it being too big and heavy for... Continue Reading →
Definition of "The Future": The point in time to which Marty McFly first travelled at the beginning of “Back To The Future Part II”. If you've been anywhere near the Internet the last week, you will no doubt have seen this: Ye olde "The Future Is Now" hoax. The fact that June 27 was the... Continue Reading →
This is a remake of James Cameron's “Titanic” the way it really ought to have been done the first time. Close cooperation with other directors succeeds in turning this evening-long (and previously quite tedious and rather testing on the patience of those members of the audience in possession of Y-chromosomes) adventure from a “girl flick”... Continue Reading →
Let's get the first, obvious question out of the way first: “Does the Lion King, strictly speaking, need 3D?” The simple and direct answer to that is: “No.” Do not, however, let that stop you from going to see it. Although the Lion King fares very well in its original 2D form, and although I probably... Continue Reading →
A magic evening This was indeed an evening well spent at the theatre. We watched “Deathly Hallows Part 2” in 3D, which was preceded by a live stage magician show by Alexx whose job it was to warm us up for the feature film. I'm not a great fan of 3D movies, but we picked... Continue Reading →
In December last year I bought an LG BD550 BluRay player at considerable discount (special offer for the new opening of a nearby electronics store) for the sole purpose of watching the only BluRay movie in my collection, “Avatar”, the original cinematic release (BD+DVD double pack). The BD550 has a pleasing design, a good looking... Continue Reading →
I first saw the original “Avatar” in the cinema back in January of 2010, both the 2D and the 3D version, and was gobsmacked. Now, as many have said, this story has been told before, in numerous forms including the frequently mentioned “Pocahontas”, but I dare say I have not ever seen it told so... Continue Reading →
Yep, a long post with very little text. Still I think it's value for space: Three music videos on the Star Wars theme. A highly recommended watch and listen for Star Wars fans (you know who you are). May the Force be with y'all, yo! «STAR WARS CANTINA» Richard Cheese (with sing-along subtitles) parody of... Continue Reading →
Warning: Possible spoilers if you haven't seen it already! Oh man, this Transformers movie really raises some tough questions ... Why do robots need teeth? Why do robots have to articulate their lips when they talk? Why do they even have lips? Eyelids? Why the heck would a robot blink? And why does a mad... Continue Reading →
Sunday evening was spent watching Avatar in 3D. To be honest, I wasn't as blown away by the 3D experience as I had half expected to be. Possibly because I've aleady seen it in 2D and rather blown away by the whole otherworldly experience as such (I have a pretty strong three-dee imagination). Possibly because... Continue Reading →
inshadowz: out of context 