I got to admit, I was tentative when I first heard about a prequel to the Alien Series. I still enjoyed the hell out of Alien 3 and Alien: Resurrection despite their problems. Not so much the The Alien vs. Predator movies. They were pretty bad. After hearing that Ridley Scott will be directing the prequel, I was still iffy about the idea. His last few movies since American Gangster were not that good. But the recently released trailer for Prometheus got me excited. I take back all my complaints about Prometheus' trailers for the official trailer. I need to save up money for all these great movies coming out in 2012. Prometheus might still be bad but, I'm sold by the imagery in the trailer. Prometheus also stars a couple of actors whom I like:
What is that noise in the background? Is that the Space Jockey to the far right at 0:44?! Does the Prometheus trailer look familiar? |
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Friday, December 23, 2011
Prometheus Trailer
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Happy Festivus!
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I wish everyone a Festivus Miracle! apackerfan The youtube snowflakes makes it even more Festivus for the rest of us! |
Wind.Flower.Snow
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風.花.雪 The forecast for tonight and tomorrow (12/22/11-12/23/11) calls for snow. It's been a pretty warm December this season. I think the snow will just turn into rain. What are the chances for a "White Christmas" this year? Just in case there's no snow, let's get into the spirit of the season with Kelly Chen's (陳慧琳) Wind.Flower.Snow (風花雪). This song blew me away when I first heard it. It kicks off with a pretty nice guitar riff then Kelly's voice smoothly flows in: "從認識 才信摯愛有不尋而覓 而你我卻也不遺餘力 每天都珍惜 就算半瞬一秒 全部放進記憶" "After realization, love can't be transcribed onto paper, Effortlessly, we're able to cherish each day, Even every instance, every second, it's all stored in my memory," You can credit the poetic lyrics to Chow Lai-Mau (周禮茂). The fantastic composition was done by Mark Lui (雷頌德). Wind.Flower.Snow (風花雪) is the 2nd song on the Kelly Chen album with the same name. It was released in October, 1996 and it drove me deeper into Kelly Chen's fandom. Apparently a lot of Cantopop listeners liked it as well. It was a chart topper and is on Hong Kong's 1996 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten List (十大勁歌金曲). Even after all these years, I'm still a fan of Kelly. Also, for 15 years, I never really found out what "Wind.Flower.Snow (風花雪)" actually means. With a little research I found out that the original idiom is "Wind, Flower, Snow, Moon (風花雪月)." In classic Chinese poetry it's a combination of elements depicting a perfect, beautiful, heaven like scenery. In a more contemporary sense, the idiom is a description of romance. Both classical and contemporary ideas works with the song. Every time I do one of these posts I find out more about Chinese literature and Cantopop. "無吝嗇 情似細雨每天簷前滴 流進你我愛海成潮汐 似生生不息 話語也永不缺 長夜與摯愛的風花雪" "Generously, love is like steady rain, dripping down day by day, Flowing into an amorous sea, creating waves, as if it's alive, living forever, Words can not describe it, Long nights with my love, wind, flower, snow," I can never do the original Cantonese lyrics any justice. In closing, I guess I'm actually wishing everyone a beautiful and romantic Christmas. More or less a "White Christmas" but, not literally a Christmas with wind, flower and snow. 作曲: 雷頌德 填詞:周禮茂 編曲: 雷頌德 從認識 才信摯愛有不尋而覓 而你我卻也不遺餘力 每天都珍惜 就算半瞬一秒 全部放進記憶 無吝嗇 情似細雨每天簷前滴 流進你我愛海成潮汐 似生生不息 話語也永不缺 長夜與摯愛的風花雪 來一杯清風 共醉躺於天空 你我與天和地互融 拿一朵鮮花 遞到我的手中 我再借向清風相送 尋一顆飄雪 讓你掛於星空 悠悠地用愛照遍天下情夢 求一世歲月 最美(尾)的一分鐘 你我也擁抱一起 飛蹤 曾共釋 如世界到了死亡前夕 而你我也有心而無力 再不急不迫 語縱也不說 長夜與摯愛的 風花雪 |
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Trailer
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Two awesome trailers, a 6min kick ass preview along with an awesome movie, all within a week?! Dark Knight Rises, Mission Impossible 4 and now... The Hobbit! Awesome to the MAX!!! Do people say that anymore? A day after the 10th anniversary of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring the first trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is released! More proof that The Hobbit is being made! You can follow the progress on facebook or on TheOneRing.net. Mulgorea I'm shedding tears of happiness... |
The Dark Knight Rises Trailer 2
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WB hunted down all the IMAX Dark Knight Rises 6min Prologue videos but, they did release an official version of the 2nd trailer which was attached to Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. You can find it on youtube and won't have to go watch Sherlock Holmes if you don't want to. Hearing from those who did watch it, they had a fun time. "Holmes for the Holidays" anyone? |
Monday, December 19, 2011
Happy 10th Lord of the Rings!
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10 years ago today on December 19, 2001, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring was released in theaters. Earlier this year, back in June, Fathom Events had a viewing of the extended version of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy to commemorate the 10th anniversary. Peter Jackson introduced each movie with some insights of the technical aspects along with some anecdotes. He also talked a bit about the upcoming The Hobbit movie. Fellowship of the Ring was screened on June 7th. The Two Towers was June 14th. Return of the King was June 21st. Then finally, the extended version on blu-ray was released on June 28, 2011. Peter Jackson is in the process of making The Hobbit and you can follow his progress on facebook or on TheOneRing.net. How will you be celebrating the 10th anniversary of The Lord of the Rings? I'll be rewatching the extended version on blu-ray sometime this week. |
Holiday Cheer (Financial) Strategy
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Hello Youtubes! The holidays are upon us and, that means spreading cheer and good will! Even Batman and Robin is getting into the spirit of the season:Unlike Bruce Wayne..ahem... I mean Batman, I'm not financially independpent. Spreading cheer and good will can be very expensive! In order to keep my holiday spirits up, I took on a second job. My second job requires me to go through some sort of technical training: I thought just blowing into the system and the cartridge would fix it but, I guess I'm wrong. With this second job, I'm able to buy some cool stuff for myself... I mean for my family and friends: I bet they'll love playing with MY Nintendo Action Set! Hey, I'm sharing. Only one more week to go! Seth Green in a Christmas Toy Store Commercial From 1986 |
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