The people swarming from all corners was a bit discouraging... I hate crowds. But I had the feeling that it might be worth it... And it was. The whole cinema was full... but not of a tiny specific group of nerds that wanted to see the man in tights... no... There were young people, and old people. There were nerds, and parents, and professionals and groupies... It struck me as odd that such a diverse crowd would meet in such an unlikely place and didn't really mind the clashes on... living perspectives... A bunch of kids were placed by their parents at the front seats, and I foresaw a movie with brats jumping and arguing and fussing with popcorn... Groundel had minions of the Colombian armada flanking his right side (who knows, perhaps his long lost rich father is trying to make contact...)... I had airheads flanking my right side... And a mix of married airheads and college brats lined up in the back seats... I foresaw disaster... A very bad idea to go see a movie that everyone wanted to see on its so-called premier... Then the lights went out... The DC logo appears... A light of hope (since the last time, meaning V for Vendetta, was a sincere treat from DC Comics)... And then the music hits you. The same old music that we all know by heart ever since we listened to it at the opening of the original Superman movie... The music takes you. The dance of images takes you deep into space, and the music alone gives you a certainty that it will all be good after all... Enjoy the moment. I know I did.
I expected the people to be annoying, the kids to bother... None of that. From beginning to end the movie grabs your attention. Everyone, from kids to grannies, were entranced by the magic that unfolded... Almost as if time stopped. You won't want the spell to end...
The unfolding drama is just the right amount, the unfolding action is just the right amount... You get no surprises if you are an avid comic book fan... But you do not mind, because you are feasting your eyes and your senses in what the character of Superman is all about... the way he was meant to be. Lex Luthor keeps his ecclectic nature... but with a villains finesse that almost makes you cry. Lois Lane is not just a pretty face, and shows it. Superman is simply himself... nothing more, nothing less... And that deserves an ovation. He was portrayed as I always imagined him. The classis father-son dilemma and conflict is touched with simplicity and depht. The transition from Smallville to Christopher Reeve's legacy were all reflected in the movie as a praise, taking nothing away from them, but adding some dimentions that all fans needed to see. The smile facing the worst odds is genuine and strong... gentle and fierce. It ends leaving you wanting a bit more of this fantastic tale... in which a superhero is very much needed as well as the superhero needs the humans courage.
If you never expected to see Superman at his most vulnerable moment, an almost hopeless state... You'll see it here. His death recreated the covers of the Death of Superman comics series... Lovely detail. How to help an alien entity with human technology? Laugh at it... but human ignorance and ingenuity will move you. And the final visit to see his son, very much into his character... His words to Lois, a bit cold... but then he finally acknowledges the reasons behind her actions, and his smile promises many things... Like a sequel... Duh!
Marvel better come up with something good, because the Xmen3 movie sucked badly... Of course, their bets go towards Spiderman 3 (guest starring Green Goblin and Sandman, plus a bit of Venom) and they better be good at it... So far from DC it has been 2 aces out of 2 comic book adaptations. Third is a charm?
Go watch Superman Returns. You will return to those years in which you saw him for the first time on the big screen... And then you will get to know him a bit more... Again. You will discover that age can never destroy the kid inside you. And that kid may want to stay... So far it's been the best movie this year.. But be wary, matey... the pirates are around the corner...
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
V for Vendetta, Ultra Violet, Korean horror movies and some more...
V for Vendetta: I think that a movie adaptation should be seen as that, a different work of art that may deal with similar issues but will never substitute the literary (in this case graphic novel) nature. Read it, first or later, but ALWAYS read the work because imagination is always BETTER. Tha said, I think that the movie is powerful as it puts in perspective todays political issues. Yes, it takes the anarchy/dictatorship thing from the original work and rips it apart, but right now the reality is based on terrorism, and that is what most people can relate to… Good or bad, it works as it brings to screen a compelling tale that leaves you with plenty of food for thought. Highly recommended! Go see it!
UltraViolet: What a mayor disappointment! Why Milla Jovovich did it? I guess she has joined the fans that adores her body, that’s got to be it. This movie has no deep plot, no originality, no punch… Just awesome wardrobe changes… all of the same clothing in different colors. I loved the hair/clothing color tones which had to do with the ambience of the movie, BUT… HEADACHE! HEADACHE! Damn, I expect more from the star of 5th Element and Resident Evil. Milla, we love your body but… enough is enough.
In the Korean horror corner, movies of inanimate cursed objects that thrill on blood :
The red shoes: A twist on the original tale of Hans Christian Andersen… Red shoes with a vengueance… They select who will wear them, and if they don’t like you, you are dead.
The wig: I laughed at the idea, but somehow it can work… A mute sister gives her younger sister a gift to sheer her up as she is a cancer patient and has lost her hair due to the cancer radiation therapies… The wig’s original owner, who died of course, is out in a blood curse... Seems interesting enough.
Upcoming horror attractions:
I can’t wait for Silent Hill, Stay Alive, and the Hill has Eyes. Silent Hill being the top priority, of course…
UltraViolet: What a mayor disappointment! Why Milla Jovovich did it? I guess she has joined the fans that adores her body, that’s got to be it. This movie has no deep plot, no originality, no punch… Just awesome wardrobe changes… all of the same clothing in different colors. I loved the hair/clothing color tones which had to do with the ambience of the movie, BUT… HEADACHE! HEADACHE! Damn, I expect more from the star of 5th Element and Resident Evil. Milla, we love your body but… enough is enough.
In the Korean horror corner, movies of inanimate cursed objects that thrill on blood :
The red shoes: A twist on the original tale of Hans Christian Andersen… Red shoes with a vengueance… They select who will wear them, and if they don’t like you, you are dead.
The wig: I laughed at the idea, but somehow it can work… A mute sister gives her younger sister a gift to sheer her up as she is a cancer patient and has lost her hair due to the cancer radiation therapies… The wig’s original owner, who died of course, is out in a blood curse... Seems interesting enough.
Upcoming horror attractions:
I can’t wait for Silent Hill, Stay Alive, and the Hill has Eyes. Silent Hill being the top priority, of course…
Monday, February 06, 2006
A planet called XENA... what will they think of next?
The little rock causing a galactic storm
It's been named after the warrior princess. But the only fighting involved with Xena is between scientists, bitterly divided as to whether she is our latest planet, or just a jumped-up asteroid
Robin McKie
Sunday July 31, 2005
The Observer
Astronomers have found a new world orbiting the Sun. The giant lump of rock and ice is larger than the planet Pluto and is now the farthest known object in the solar system.
The discovery was announced by US scientists yesterday and the object has unofficially been named Xena, after the TV series starring Lucy Lawless. 'We have always wanted to name something Xena,' said Michael Brown, a member of the team that made the discovery using telescopes at the Palomar Observatory, outside San Diego, California.
Preliminary observations suggest Xena - officially known as 2003 UB313 - is an extremely strange world. It is currently 9 billion miles away from the Sun, roughly 100 times more distant than the Earth, and is now about three times more remote than Pluto. At its present distance, the Sun will appear so small in the sky it will almost be indistinguishable from other stars.
Xena will also be incredibly cold. Its surface temperature is likely to be only a few degrees above absolute zero, while a year there - the time Xena takes to make one passage round the Sun on its highly elliptical orbit - will be the equivalent of 560 Earth years.
Despite its distance, the little world is also proving to be highly controversial. Astronomers cannot agree whether it is a planet or just a jumped-up asteroid. Its discoverers are claiming Xena is the 10th planet. Other astronomers say it is just another of the Sun's minor planets. There are thousands of minor planets in the solar system, but only nine fully fledged major planets.
The last full planet to be discovered - in 1930 by US astronomer Clyde Tombaugh - was Pluto. But recently some astronomers have campaigned to have Pluto downgraded to 'minor planet' status. It is so small - its diameter is a mere 2,200 kilometres - that it is unworthy of the status of full planet, it was argued. This bid was finally rejected after heated scientific debate.
But now the discovery of Xena, which is only slightly bigger than Pluto, will re-ignite that row. Both Pluto and Xena are components of the Kuiper Belt, which is made up of thousands of small asteroid-like objects, many mere lumps of rock, that sweep the outermost depths of the solar system. As members of the Kuiper Belt, neither Pluto nor Xena should be rated full-fledged planets, it is argued.
The trouble for astronomers is that they do not have an exact definition of a planet. Many say that, if Pluto had been discovered today, it would not have been called a proper planet. In 1999 one group from the US Minor Planet Centre proposed that Pluto be given a new joint classification so that it would keep its position among the major planets, but also be given a designation as a minor planet. The centre dropped the proposal after outcry from those who saw it as a demotion.
Gareth Williams of the centre said he still supported dual status for Pluto, but did not think Xena should be added to the registry of major planets. It should be left as as a minor planet 'permanently', he said.
But Mark Sykes, director of the Planetary Sciences Institute in Tucson, Arizona, disagreed. It should be classed as a full planet, he said. 'The kinds of questions we would ask about this object [Xena] would be planet-like questions,' he said. For example, does it have an atmosphere and what sort of geological processes generated its apparently bright surface?
This view was backed by the leader of the team that discovered Xena. 'It is definitely bigger than Pluto, and I would say it counts out as the 10th planet,' said Brown.
Xena was first spotted in January. Since then scientists have been checking its position and size before making their announcement.
They had hoped to hold back for longer, but a secure website containing details of the discovery was recently hacked and the hacker threatened to release the information.
For Brown, the discovery is particularly satisfying. Five and a half years ago, he bet fellow astronomer Sabine Airieau five bottles of good champagne that he would find a Kuiper Belt object larger than Pluto by the end of last year. In December, having failed, he bought the champagne to send to her. Then 2003 UB313 was spotted on 8 January.
'I lost the bet by eight days,' Brown said. 'But she graciously decided she would let that window slide and I would win the bet. That means I get to drink 10 bottles of good champagne. And I think I will.'
Isn't this grrrrreat? A Xena planet... with a Gabby moon! Xenites be proud! :)
It's been named after the warrior princess. But the only fighting involved with Xena is between scientists, bitterly divided as to whether she is our latest planet, or just a jumped-up asteroid
Robin McKie
Sunday July 31, 2005
The Observer
Astronomers have found a new world orbiting the Sun. The giant lump of rock and ice is larger than the planet Pluto and is now the farthest known object in the solar system.
The discovery was announced by US scientists yesterday and the object has unofficially been named Xena, after the TV series starring Lucy Lawless. 'We have always wanted to name something Xena,' said Michael Brown, a member of the team that made the discovery using telescopes at the Palomar Observatory, outside San Diego, California.
Preliminary observations suggest Xena - officially known as 2003 UB313 - is an extremely strange world. It is currently 9 billion miles away from the Sun, roughly 100 times more distant than the Earth, and is now about three times more remote than Pluto. At its present distance, the Sun will appear so small in the sky it will almost be indistinguishable from other stars.
Xena will also be incredibly cold. Its surface temperature is likely to be only a few degrees above absolute zero, while a year there - the time Xena takes to make one passage round the Sun on its highly elliptical orbit - will be the equivalent of 560 Earth years.
Despite its distance, the little world is also proving to be highly controversial. Astronomers cannot agree whether it is a planet or just a jumped-up asteroid. Its discoverers are claiming Xena is the 10th planet. Other astronomers say it is just another of the Sun's minor planets. There are thousands of minor planets in the solar system, but only nine fully fledged major planets.
The last full planet to be discovered - in 1930 by US astronomer Clyde Tombaugh - was Pluto. But recently some astronomers have campaigned to have Pluto downgraded to 'minor planet' status. It is so small - its diameter is a mere 2,200 kilometres - that it is unworthy of the status of full planet, it was argued. This bid was finally rejected after heated scientific debate.
But now the discovery of Xena, which is only slightly bigger than Pluto, will re-ignite that row. Both Pluto and Xena are components of the Kuiper Belt, which is made up of thousands of small asteroid-like objects, many mere lumps of rock, that sweep the outermost depths of the solar system. As members of the Kuiper Belt, neither Pluto nor Xena should be rated full-fledged planets, it is argued.
The trouble for astronomers is that they do not have an exact definition of a planet. Many say that, if Pluto had been discovered today, it would not have been called a proper planet. In 1999 one group from the US Minor Planet Centre proposed that Pluto be given a new joint classification so that it would keep its position among the major planets, but also be given a designation as a minor planet. The centre dropped the proposal after outcry from those who saw it as a demotion.
Gareth Williams of the centre said he still supported dual status for Pluto, but did not think Xena should be added to the registry of major planets. It should be left as as a minor planet 'permanently', he said.
But Mark Sykes, director of the Planetary Sciences Institute in Tucson, Arizona, disagreed. It should be classed as a full planet, he said. 'The kinds of questions we would ask about this object [Xena] would be planet-like questions,' he said. For example, does it have an atmosphere and what sort of geological processes generated its apparently bright surface?
This view was backed by the leader of the team that discovered Xena. 'It is definitely bigger than Pluto, and I would say it counts out as the 10th planet,' said Brown.
Xena was first spotted in January. Since then scientists have been checking its position and size before making their announcement.
They had hoped to hold back for longer, but a secure website containing details of the discovery was recently hacked and the hacker threatened to release the information.
For Brown, the discovery is particularly satisfying. Five and a half years ago, he bet fellow astronomer Sabine Airieau five bottles of good champagne that he would find a Kuiper Belt object larger than Pluto by the end of last year. In December, having failed, he bought the champagne to send to her. Then 2003 UB313 was spotted on 8 January.
'I lost the bet by eight days,' Brown said. 'But she graciously decided she would let that window slide and I would win the bet. That means I get to drink 10 bottles of good champagne. And I think I will.'
Isn't this grrrrreat? A Xena planet... with a Gabby moon! Xenites be proud! :)
Friday, November 04, 2005
On some old features from this year
The Fog: I am deeply sorry, but the mishmash of plots that didn't really add up were the detail that made this film sink like Titanic... The play on past and present was not well presented, and the only good scenes come at the last minutes of the film... by the way, they absolutely clash with the whole movie. The ghost story was sweet but should have been either left out or made a vital part of the whole story. This is just another movie worthy of rental but not of being seen at theaters...
The Exorcism of Emily Rose: I found it a bit weak... but very realistic. The special effects are very subtle which makes them believable. And since it deals with some dark things that everyone has in the back of their minds, the simple story works... You wake up at 3:00am and you are definitely soiled! LOL The best from this year of bad bad bad live action movies...
The Exorcism of Emily Rose: I found it a bit weak... but very realistic. The special effects are very subtle which makes them believable. And since it deals with some dark things that everyone has in the back of their minds, the simple story works... You wake up at 3:00am and you are definitely soiled! LOL The best from this year of bad bad bad live action movies...
Corpse Bride and other sweet things...
Ok, so right now you can run to theaters and watch Corpse Bride. It is the best you will get, if you are into dark humor (I know I am). For the looks of it, Chicken Little looks promising as well...
Have you noticed that the best movies are turning out to be cartoons or animations? I guess they realy allow imagination to fly... Either that or something is wrong about suspense-thieves and cops- intrigue thrillers... Stop the remake business! Be creative!
Speaking of creative, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire looks promising as well... not too kid oriented but the right amount... I think that the pg-13 brand is a bit stupid because these days we should be honest and acknowledge that kids watch worst gorish and live things on tv and video games... and it is ok with them... A pity... it should NOT be ok with the parents... But, parents are too busy working and having their own lives, right? Anyway... Thanks to Peter Jackson for the Lord of the Rings trilogy, since it opened a Pandora Box or Wonders in matters of films of fantasy. Yay!
And, finally, since I mentioned him... Kong looks much different than what I expected... and although I hate monkeys I will definitively go watch this film!
Have you noticed that the best movies are turning out to be cartoons or animations? I guess they realy allow imagination to fly... Either that or something is wrong about suspense-thieves and cops- intrigue thrillers... Stop the remake business! Be creative!
Speaking of creative, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire looks promising as well... not too kid oriented but the right amount... I think that the pg-13 brand is a bit stupid because these days we should be honest and acknowledge that kids watch worst gorish and live things on tv and video games... and it is ok with them... A pity... it should NOT be ok with the parents... But, parents are too busy working and having their own lives, right? Anyway... Thanks to Peter Jackson for the Lord of the Rings trilogy, since it opened a Pandora Box or Wonders in matters of films of fantasy. Yay!
And, finally, since I mentioned him... Kong looks much different than what I expected... and although I hate monkeys I will definitively go watch this film!
Horror movies 2006
Ok, kiddies, you should put yourselves on watch for these movies, to be released on 2006:
1) SILENT HILLl... (Yay!)
Here's the plot: Rose cannot accept the knowledge that her daughter Sharon is dying of a fatal disease. Over the protests of her husband, she flees with her child, intending to take the girl to a faith healer. On the way, she ends up driving through a portal in reality, which takes her to the eerie and deserted town of Silent Hill. Sharon disappears in Silent Hill, and Rose follows what she thinks is her daughter's silhouette all over town. It's soon clear the town is not like any place she's ever been. It's inhabited by a variety of creatures and a living darkness that descends and literally transforms everything it touches. The human inhabitants—the ones who are left—are trapped and fighting a losing battle against the Darkness. Joined by a cop named Cybil, who has been sent to bring her and Sharon back, Rose searches for her little girl while learning the history of Silent Hill and that Sharon is just a pawn in a larger game. To save her daughter, Sharon makes a deal with a demon in the form of a little girl, and allows the forces of darkness to take the town and destroy those who tried to destroy the demon.
Strays a bit from the original plot, but doesn't look so bad... We'll see how the movie turns out... I absolutely loved the PS Silent Hills series, hopefully the movie wont do to it the same damage done to Alone in the Dark... that renames crappyness!
Release date: April 21, 2006 Director: Christophe Gars Cast: Radha Mitchell Sean Bean Laurie Holden Deborah Kara Unger Kim Coates Tanya Allen Jodelle Ferland
2) THE ATTIC
Browsing through the new horror movies in progress, this one got my attention as it works on the old fear that we have of attics... I think it is cool... But just because an idea is cool doesn't mean that it will be developed correctly...
The Plot: Emma has a strong aversion towards her family’s new house, especially the attic. After moving in, she becomes miserable and reclusive. The rest of her family also seems unhappy and unsettled. The situation escalates one day when Emma is in the attic alone. All of a sudden someone who looks like Emma’s identical twin sister attacks her viciously. Emma is convinced that someone or something is haunting her, and she refuses to leave her house until she can piece the puzzle together. Eventually, Emma suspects her parents of hiding skeletons in the closet from the family’s past and practicing evil wicca rituals. As the clues pile up, she discovers that she did once have a sister named Beth, who died twelve days after Emma was born. Emma realizes that this identical twin apparition may actually be Beth returning to life.
Coming on 2006 by director Mary Lambert... Please, please, PLEASE! Let it not be a teenagers-gone-psycho thriller! Please!
Cast: Elisabeth Moss, Jason Lewis, John Savage, Catherine Mary Stewart, Tom Malloy, Thomas Jay Ryan, Clark Middleton, Alexandra Daddario, Betsy Aidem, Denise Wilbanks, Tara Thompson, Lynn Marie Stetson
3) GHOST RIDER
This delicious find brings some hope to comic book fans... I collected Ghost rider ever since 7th grade. Hopefully the movie will keep the essence of Johny Blaze!
A film about Johnny Blaze, a motorcycle stuntrider who makes a pact with the devil that will allow him to avenge a wrongdoing to a loved one. By day, Blaze is a normal man, but at night he is transformed into a burning skeletal demon on wheels who hunts down those who have brought pain to the innocent.
On theaters July 11, 2006, directed by Mark Steven Johnson
The cast: Nicolas Cage (Let him save the movie!), Wes Bentley, Eva Mendes, Matt Long, Daniel Frederiksen, Laurence Breuls, Matthew Wilkinson, Donal Logue
4) UNDERWORL:EVOLUTION (ermm... this kinda sounds like X-MEN Evolution, but what the heck...)
A sequel to Underworld... I don't know what to make of it... The first movie was suppossed to be a big one and it blew on fans of White Wolve's faces! Yup, Underworld is, surprise surprise, a copycat of Vampire the Masquerade and Werewolves Apocalypse... both from White Wolf... Roleplaying fans know this company... The books are sweet, filled with drama and plots... But the movie was superficial and a bit taciturn...Anyway, hopefully the sequel will be better... After all, Saw2 was better than Saw1 (although it sucked the same way). It continues where the first left off and adds more backstory of the two families. Should be released on January 20, 2006, directed by Len Wiseman. The cast: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Derek Jacobi, Shane Brolly, Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy, Tony Curran, Zita Görög
Information about movies comes from: www.upcominghorrormovies.com
1) SILENT HILLl... (Yay!)
Here's the plot: Rose cannot accept the knowledge that her daughter Sharon is dying of a fatal disease. Over the protests of her husband, she flees with her child, intending to take the girl to a faith healer. On the way, she ends up driving through a portal in reality, which takes her to the eerie and deserted town of Silent Hill. Sharon disappears in Silent Hill, and Rose follows what she thinks is her daughter's silhouette all over town. It's soon clear the town is not like any place she's ever been. It's inhabited by a variety of creatures and a living darkness that descends and literally transforms everything it touches. The human inhabitants—the ones who are left—are trapped and fighting a losing battle against the Darkness. Joined by a cop named Cybil, who has been sent to bring her and Sharon back, Rose searches for her little girl while learning the history of Silent Hill and that Sharon is just a pawn in a larger game. To save her daughter, Sharon makes a deal with a demon in the form of a little girl, and allows the forces of darkness to take the town and destroy those who tried to destroy the demon.
Strays a bit from the original plot, but doesn't look so bad... We'll see how the movie turns out... I absolutely loved the PS Silent Hills series, hopefully the movie wont do to it the same damage done to Alone in the Dark... that renames crappyness!
Release date: April 21, 2006 Director: Christophe Gars Cast: Radha Mitchell Sean Bean Laurie Holden Deborah Kara Unger Kim Coates Tanya Allen Jodelle Ferland
2) THE ATTIC
Browsing through the new horror movies in progress, this one got my attention as it works on the old fear that we have of attics... I think it is cool... But just because an idea is cool doesn't mean that it will be developed correctly...
The Plot: Emma has a strong aversion towards her family’s new house, especially the attic. After moving in, she becomes miserable and reclusive. The rest of her family also seems unhappy and unsettled. The situation escalates one day when Emma is in the attic alone. All of a sudden someone who looks like Emma’s identical twin sister attacks her viciously. Emma is convinced that someone or something is haunting her, and she refuses to leave her house until she can piece the puzzle together. Eventually, Emma suspects her parents of hiding skeletons in the closet from the family’s past and practicing evil wicca rituals. As the clues pile up, she discovers that she did once have a sister named Beth, who died twelve days after Emma was born. Emma realizes that this identical twin apparition may actually be Beth returning to life.
Coming on 2006 by director Mary Lambert... Please, please, PLEASE! Let it not be a teenagers-gone-psycho thriller! Please!
Cast: Elisabeth Moss, Jason Lewis, John Savage, Catherine Mary Stewart, Tom Malloy, Thomas Jay Ryan, Clark Middleton, Alexandra Daddario, Betsy Aidem, Denise Wilbanks, Tara Thompson, Lynn Marie Stetson
3) GHOST RIDER
This delicious find brings some hope to comic book fans... I collected Ghost rider ever since 7th grade. Hopefully the movie will keep the essence of Johny Blaze!
A film about Johnny Blaze, a motorcycle stuntrider who makes a pact with the devil that will allow him to avenge a wrongdoing to a loved one. By day, Blaze is a normal man, but at night he is transformed into a burning skeletal demon on wheels who hunts down those who have brought pain to the innocent.
On theaters July 11, 2006, directed by Mark Steven Johnson
The cast: Nicolas Cage (Let him save the movie!), Wes Bentley, Eva Mendes, Matt Long, Daniel Frederiksen, Laurence Breuls, Matthew Wilkinson, Donal Logue
4) UNDERWORL:EVOLUTION (ermm... this kinda sounds like X-MEN Evolution, but what the heck...)
A sequel to Underworld... I don't know what to make of it... The first movie was suppossed to be a big one and it blew on fans of White Wolve's faces! Yup, Underworld is, surprise surprise, a copycat of Vampire the Masquerade and Werewolves Apocalypse... both from White Wolf... Roleplaying fans know this company... The books are sweet, filled with drama and plots... But the movie was superficial and a bit taciturn...Anyway, hopefully the sequel will be better... After all, Saw2 was better than Saw1 (although it sucked the same way). It continues where the first left off and adds more backstory of the two families. Should be released on January 20, 2006, directed by Len Wiseman. The cast: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Derek Jacobi, Shane Brolly, Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy, Tony Curran, Zita Görög
Information about movies comes from: www.upcominghorrormovies.com
Wednesday, July 27, 2005
BLOOD RAYNE's PREQUELLLLLL
This looks GOOOOOOODDDDDD!
A half human and half vampre called Rayne, who was raised and trained by a secret agency to hunt down supernatural threats around the globe. In this prequel to the game (set in the 18th century) she'll make an attempt to overthrow her father, Kagan -- king of all vampires.
A half human and half vampre called Rayne, who was raised and trained by a secret agency to hunt down supernatural threats around the globe. In this prequel to the game (set in the 18th century) she'll make an attempt to overthrow her father, Kagan -- king of all vampires.
Horror movies to check...
The Curse of El Charro
About four college girls who are terrorized by the spirit of El Charro, an evil 18th-century land baron who slaughtered the family of a young woman who had spurned his romantic advances. One of the coeds is apparently a reincarnation of the old object of his desire, leading El Charro’s ghost to commit a bloody rampage.
The Cave
A group of expert cave explorers who go for a deep sea ocean dive to explore a cave. While on the expedition, the cave collapses, leaving the team stranded. By the time they are discovered, they have all mysteriously mutated into primeval beings.
Skeleton Key
The film centers on a caretaker (Hudson) working with an elderly couple in their New Orleans home, which happens to have mysterious goings-on.
The Nun
A torturous nun is murdered by a group of girls in a boarding school and 17-year-later her vengeful spirit decides to kill off the girls one by one. The remaining girls reunite and visit the old boarding school in attempt to somehow put a stop to the nun's madness.
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
A true story, the case of Michel is well known among those who study exorcisms. In 1976, the Catholic Church officially recognized the demonic possession of an 18-year-old German college freshman. During her exorcism, the young woman died, and a priest stood trial for causing her death.
The Fog
Set in a Northern California town near where a ship sank about 100 years earlier under mysterious circumstances in a thick, eerie fog. The ghosts of the deceased mariners return from their watery graves to seek revenge.
-Source: www.upcominghorrormovies.com
About four college girls who are terrorized by the spirit of El Charro, an evil 18th-century land baron who slaughtered the family of a young woman who had spurned his romantic advances. One of the coeds is apparently a reincarnation of the old object of his desire, leading El Charro’s ghost to commit a bloody rampage.
The Cave
A group of expert cave explorers who go for a deep sea ocean dive to explore a cave. While on the expedition, the cave collapses, leaving the team stranded. By the time they are discovered, they have all mysteriously mutated into primeval beings.
Skeleton Key
The film centers on a caretaker (Hudson) working with an elderly couple in their New Orleans home, which happens to have mysterious goings-on.
The Nun
A torturous nun is murdered by a group of girls in a boarding school and 17-year-later her vengeful spirit decides to kill off the girls one by one. The remaining girls reunite and visit the old boarding school in attempt to somehow put a stop to the nun's madness.
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
A true story, the case of Michel is well known among those who study exorcisms. In 1976, the Catholic Church officially recognized the demonic possession of an 18-year-old German college freshman. During her exorcism, the young woman died, and a priest stood trial for causing her death.
The Fog
Set in a Northern California town near where a ship sank about 100 years earlier under mysterious circumstances in a thick, eerie fog. The ghosts of the deceased mariners return from their watery graves to seek revenge.
-Source: www.upcominghorrormovies.com
Sunday, July 24, 2005
Summer of Helplessness
Seems that there is a contest in the movie industry to see who achieves the highest level of hopelessness and helplessness in the movies... War of the Worlds was not such a big deal in matters of script, but keeps you on the edge in matters of visual hopelessness. I mean, nowhere to run to baby, nowhere to hide! And then comes The Island, keeping you on the edge when you realize the Tylenol pill society of boys and girls is in reality a cloning factory... where the clones are coming alive on their own and so... they are as close to being a human as some humans I know...You feel for the clones, because they have nowhere to run to, nowhere to hide... But then... Ah! A good movie has all the elements, not just eye candy. What War of the Worlds failed to do was giving a heart to its storyline which was very straightforward and lame. The Island touches you deep inside, with a reality than even with eye candy, you come to accept and acknowledge.
What's next?
What's next?
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
"Jesus Christ, Vampire Hunter"
A canadian movie, Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter is turning some heads and making some people think... Cool, huh? The real superhero of all times!
Dracula as a Christian hero...
Was Dracula a Christian hero? Interesting article. And it is true. Yes, the original person in which Bram Stoker based his Dracula character was in high standard within the Church... A dream to some but a nightmare to others. You can also say, iron fist on velvet glove... well, not so velvetty, the impalements are nothing but barbaric but quite effective against the enemies...
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Theme Parks rides' accidents
It is an interesting thing that no tragedies had happenned for a while within the Disney realms at Orlando, Fl… Yet after I went there on my so-called vacation getaway two children’s deaths have occurred: One on Mission:Space, the other in Tower of Terror. Seems like my black cloud left a small fragment of its evilness over there… It’s interesting, though… I loved Universal Studios, but their attractions are more adult-oriented and more adrenaline pumping… Yet it was these two Disney rides the ones that tolled for those lives… I think that parent’s common sense had a lot to do with that as well. Those are not the right rides for small children. Period. But… as my stepmom would say… Some people have “mojones atravesados en el cerebro”.
If you would like to check rides accidents at theme parks and the like, the stories behind the regulations and opinions from experts, go to Ride Accidents and amuse yourself with the raw facts.
If you would like to check rides accidents at theme parks and the like, the stories behind the regulations and opinions from experts, go to Ride Accidents and amuse yourself with the raw facts.
On comic book prices...
Damn! I remember everything! I remember everything as if it happenned only yesterday! I was barely 12 and I once pay 75 cents for a comic book from DC... LOL I was baffled when I read the price tag for a similar comic book... on today's world... $2.99 Wow! I know, inflation and everything else... plus the years thank-u-very-much... but it is appaling! And kids still buy them as I did years ago... I remember I would spend my whole allowance on comic books... $10 box. In today's world such a feat would be an expense of $30 to $50 box, if you buy wisely. And the down part is that the art may be better, but the storylines are repetitive and dull... Whatever happenned to feeding the imagination? Oh, I forget, today's society is not about imagination but about instant visual gratification. Excuse my ignorant remark...
Marvel is a complete recycling of old storylines... DC Comics offers a better menu, some old, some new... The Vertigo line has some little delights, but it was a BIG mistake to finish off The Sandman. Between The sandman, Black Orchid, Swamp Thing and Detective Comics, plus the ocational appearances of the Demon, that was a delight...
The good old times... And I am not that old, mind ye, punks! Only 32 and counting. Ugh!
Marvel is a complete recycling of old storylines... DC Comics offers a better menu, some old, some new... The Vertigo line has some little delights, but it was a BIG mistake to finish off The Sandman. Between The sandman, Black Orchid, Swamp Thing and Detective Comics, plus the ocational appearances of the Demon, that was a delight...
The good old times... And I am not that old, mind ye, punks! Only 32 and counting. Ugh!
DC's Neverwhere
Read about this comic book series from the Vertigo line... Absolutely loved Door. Interesting plot, of course its a spin off of a story written by Neil Gaiman... He rules! The London undergorund where this new London breathes (an eerie London where the imagination can run wild, as characters reminiscent of the Sandman appear on every corner).
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Silent Hill, Night Living Dead 5
Silent Hill is on filming process... the father of the missing girl was changed to mother, but everything else seems the same. Hopefully, the movie will keep the feeling of the game.
Night of the Living Dead 5 is in process as well. I guess this year is the Zombie revival!
Night of the Living Dead 5 is in process as well. I guess this year is the Zombie revival!
New game, stopped
As usual, we find new players, and something big happens. Groundel was to throw Forgotten Realms 2nded and he did for 3 sessions. Then a personal cataclysm happenned, and the games halted. We dont know if they will happen again. Got to see Demo to give him his Draconomicon and Steven to get my Players Handbook back. The game will not be resumed anytime soon.
Monday, July 11, 2005
WELCOME to the HIVEzineLAIR
The Lair of the HiveQueen was my first website, and it has undergone many changes. One thing remains basic: black backgrounds and greenish things that are reminiscents of the Aliens trilogy. I've always loved Aliens, so... this is my way of letting the world know. Anyway, here I should list things of interest for sci-fi and fantasy fans, as well as things related to my other hobbies (horror, cats, dragons, roleplaying games). So... Until next.
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