Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Slave Leia - Star Wars

Adolescent fantasy of many. Fun sketch I worked out and will have to finish at some point...

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Tronified!


Tron - Legacy rocks.
With that out of the way, I can probably say that there are definitely some plot holes and small losses of logistical thinking along the way.  Truly, I don't really care about those problems.  Viewers are given a Wizard of Oz-esque view into the Grid of this magical cyberland through the use of 2D at the beginning of the movie in the 'real world' and the use of 3D while in cyberspace.  The computer world is more magical than technical, with an all powerful master of the world, an ousted wizard like figure, the chosen hero and a princess with a destiny involved.  There's also plenty of glowing weapons and symbiotic mounts that can fly and explode quite prettily.  I would definitely classify this as a fantasy movie rather than sci fi.
This movie gets a 9 out of 10.
It loses points for a rather strange middle area and why there's a bar in a cyberland.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Lunar Eclipse on Winter Solstice

An event that only occurs every four hundred years could be witnessed last night if you drank enough espresso -  http://vimeo.com/18046748.
Happy Winter Solstice!

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Skateboard?
Check.
Ragged sweatpants? 
Check.
Skateboard and typical accent to go with it?
Double check.
Don't get me wrong.  I love Mondo Gecko.  
It's just... he's the Keanu Reeves of TMNT characters.

Dude.

P.S. I took way too long making this for the end result. 

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Princess Leia

"Aren't you a little short to be a Storm Trooper?"
Its been 20 years since I first watched Star Wars: A New Hope, and its affect upon my general existence cannot be taken too lightly.  One of the first truly successful science fiction movies, it was a space opera of massive proportions. The twist on the role of the Princess exemplified the role that women could be in power, take command and be beautiful while they do it.
George Lucas may have made some terrible choices at later dates regarding characters in the Star Wars universe, but he did all right with Her Highness.

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

"F" is for Foot Soldier

I know that the Foot Ninjas are cooler and edgier, but for me as a child of the 80s, I remember the Foot Soldiers much more fondly.  They're dumb, come in large groups, fragile, and they explode at the drop of a hat.  That was always cool. Yay, for exploding robots!

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Maria Bamford is Awesome!


Maria Bamford is tremendously funny and deserves recognition for her comedic work! This is one sea monkey that shouts huzzah!