Avatar - A 3D preview

Last night I got to see a preview of selected scenes for the new James Cameron movie "Avatar". It was shown on IMAX theaters all over the country. My usual theaters were sold out so I had to trek to Brooklyn and catch a viewing over there. I got there late, as usual, but caught like the last 10 minutes where Sam Worthington was already a Na'vi (the race of aliens they transfer his mind to. They're like 10 ft tall, blue and cat-like creatures).

**here's the story as I know it: A paralyzed marine is given the opportunity to walk again with the help of an avatar (where his mind and consciousness are transferred to the body of one of the aliens that live on a far off planet)**

From Kelly's Heroes to Inglourious Basterds (pt.2)

Back to Kelly's Heroes, where Kelly is played by Clint Eastwood as normal as you going to get him: laid back in no hurry at all. The whole movie was fun, and at two hours and change the movie moves briskly. The gang of characters is fun to watch as they complement each other on different situations. I knew Telly Savalas only from Kojak, but he brought his character to life in such a way that makes me want to watch everything else he's done. Don Rickles I thought to be this one dimensional insult comic, but he changed my point of view with this movie. Donald Sutherland, playing a hippie even before hippies were invented, genius! That part about his squad blasting music to scare the enemy reminded me of "Apocalypse Now" when Lt Colonel Kilgore (Robert Duvall's character) plays "Ride of the Valkyries" when he's attacking the village. I was wondering who copied whom? "Kelly's Heroes" was done almost ten years before "Apocalypse Now" and they portray totally different wars so I'm guessing this is a real technique employed during combat. Even Uncle Leo from Seinfeld makes an appearance!

From Kelly's Heroes to Inglourious Basterds

To get in the mood to watch Tarantino's latest film I watched Kelly's Heroes, an excellent example of the soldiers on a mission during World War II genre. It's true, every War World II movie has the soldiers on a mission to win the war, but the genre specifies a new tangent mission that is thrust upon the heroes and its the driving force of the plot. Some examples of movies like that we are "Saving Private Ryan", "The Dirty Dozen", "The Guns of Navarone", even "Stalag 17" (all great I made add).

Robot Chicken on Wheels Attacks NYC

You know Robot Chicken, don't you? The late-night TV show on [Adult Swim] that's mostly action figures doing sketches. Yeah that show with Voltron, and ThunderCats, and Transformers and G.I. Joe, and the rest of 80's staple cartoon shows. Well they had a DVD of their Star Wars Special (Episode II) and to celebrate they came up with the idea of making a Tour from California across the land to New York and decided to throw roller skate parties along the way. Last night was the end of the tour right here in New York City.

WOLVERINE [anime]

El fin de semana pasado fue Comic-Con y como era de esperarse muchas noticias fueron anunciadas. En el fronte de peliculas animadas basadas en comics tenemos las peliculas de Marvel. Ya fueron anunciadas las peliculas producidas por Mad House (estudio japones) de dos superheroes: Wolverine y Iron Man.
Estas Animes seran versiones diferentes de estos personajes. Podriamos decir que estan vistas por el ojo de la cultura niponesa. Mas oriente que occidente. Aqui tienen el avance de WOLVERINE version anime. Disfruten!

IRON MAN [anime]

Comic-Con fue el fin de semana pasado y como era de esperarse muchas noticias fueron anunciadas. En el fronte de peliculas animadas basadas en comics tenemos las peliculas de Marvel. Ya fueron anunciadas las peliculas producidas por Mad House (estudio japones) de dos superheroes: Wolverine y Iron Man.
Estas Animes seran versiones diferentes de estos personajes. Podriamos decir que estan vistas por el ojo de la cultura niponesa. Mas oriente que occidente. Aqui tienen el avance de IRON MAN version anime. Disfruten!

La accion demostrada en esta pequena intro es notable, y es una de las caracteristicas de los comienzos en anime donde introducen a los heroes, los villanos y a los ayudantes de estos. La pelicula llegara a tiendas en el 2010.

Otras peliculas anunciadas Marvel Zombies y Planet Hulk.

Movies I've Seen: God of Gamblers III

God of Gamblers II

A young man with x-ray eyes tries to become the disciple of the
"God of gamblers" using his exceptional powers to show he is
worthy.
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Stephen Chow quiere ser discipulo del mas astuto apostador en toda China, pero este no se encuentra, asi que tiene que conformarse con el discipulo del maestro. Uno no puede usar sus destrezas para hacerse rico, ni el otro puede usar sus poderes para su beneficio.

Movies I've Seen: The Lucky Guy (China)

Jun 14, 2004: The Lucky Guy

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The Lucky Guy

It is a story of how three guys get the girls of their dreams.

Stephen Chow de nuevo al ataque. Esta vez dandosela de playboy: todo el mundo cree que es el mas sabiondo de mujeres, pero todo es una farsa.

Movies I've Seen: A Chinese Odyssey 2 - Cinderella (China)

Jun 14, 2004: A Chinese Odyssey part 2 - Cinderella

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The adventures of the Monkey King continue in this sequel. The
Monkey King reincarnated as the whimsical joker falls madly in
love with the beautiful Cinderella whom he is destined to meet.

Muy buena secuela, que en verdad parece precuela, pues todo lo que se hace en esta afecta la primera :)

The Mighty Boosh in NYC

I was alerted by my baby sister that The Mighty Boosh were throwing a "secret" show in New York City July 21. I flipped my wig (the colonial wig I wear to keep my scalp warm indoors) and scoured the details: it was FREE and open to "all ages". Who knows when they were coming back, and it was the only show they had in the city. I decided right there and then that I was going.

Movies I've Seen: Avalon (Poland)

Jun 14, 2004: Avalon

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In the not-so-distant future, desperate young people risk
everything to play "Avalon" - an illegal and potentially lethal
virtual war game where addicted combatants earn points and
wealth or a journey from which they will never return!

DC Animated Movies: Superman, Batman, Green Lantern

La siguiente pelicula animada de DC Comics sale este verano: Green Lantern: First Flight donde se narra el origen del Linterna Verda de la Tierra: Hal Jordan, quien fue elegido como el substituto del fallecido agente que vigilaba nuestro rincon de la galaxia.

Movies I've Seen: (500) days of Summer

Sat. Jul 18, 2009: (500) Days of Summer

Movies I've Seen: Faithfully Yours (China)

Mon Jul 12, 2004: Faithfully Yours

Three guys and a girl got drunk one night and fell asleep in the
same room. Now the girl is pregnant, and one of them is the
father.

Se me parece a "3 hombres y un bebe", pero esta vez los hombres quieren hacerse responsable de la criatura para casarse con la bella madre. Cada uno trata de impresionar a la joven, pero en especial al padre de ella, que piensa sacarle lo maximo a esta situacion. Tiene uno que otro momento chistoso, pero no recuerdo riendome como lo he hecho antes con otras comedias.

Movies I've Seen: Escaflowne

Mon. Jul 12, 2004: Escaflowne

The Wing Goddess has the power to summon the legendary
Escaflowne and by doing so she will choose the path of Gaea's
future.

Movies I've Seen: Chungking Express (China)

Sun Jul 11, 2004: Chungking Express

Two interwined romantic tales take place inside the Chung King
high-rise shopping center in downtown Hong Kong: a policeman
falls in love with a snack bar waitress while a house detective
gets involved with a female drug dealer.

Movies I've Seen: Pi

Sun Jul 11, 2004: Pi

A brilliant mathematician teeters on the brink of insanity as he
searches for an elusive numerical code that will allow him to
predict patterns in the stock market.


Tenemos un matematico al borde de la locura. Unos accionistas en busca de la clave que pueda predecir la bolsa de valores, y un cadre de judios hasidicos que estan buscando la formula que los lleve al jardin de eden. En una constante persecucion, fisica y psicologica el protagonista decide continuar con su investigacion, aunque le cueste su cordura.

movies I've Seen: Elephant

Sun Jul 11, 2004: Elephant

A realistic drama that takes the viewer inside an American high
school on one single, ordinary day that very rapidly turns
tragic. It observes the comings and goings of its characters
from a safe distance. The experiences of each student range from
friendly and innocent to traumatic and deeply disturbing.
Muy buena pelicula. La edicion, y la forma tan diestra de entrelazar las diferentes historias son unos puntos a favor que tiene esta pelicula. La trama es bien poderasa: lo que parece ser un dia ordinario en una escuela secundaria, donde el menu del dia es tarea, chisme, noviazgo, pero es en lo menos ordinario. La trama es la masacre de Columbine reinventada. Recomendada.

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Movies I've Seen: The Cider House Rules

July 09, 2004: The Cider House Rules

Tells how far a young man must travel to find the place where he
truly belongs. Homer has lived nearly his entire life at an
orphanage in rural Maine and has been groomed by its proprietor,
Dr. Larch, to be his successor, but Homer falls in love and
strikes out on his own.


Entretenido relato. Homer quiere ser mas que un doctor y se embarca en un viaje de autodescubrimiento, donde la responsabilidad es la que el elige, no la que se le hecha encima sin el pedirla. Recomendada.

Movies I Want to See: La Horde

No soy un mega fan de las peliculas de zombies, pues me he encontrado que si ya has visto una la has visto todas. Claro hay excepciones a la regla, donde una pelicula encuentra la forma de hacer la trama diferente, ya sea por medio a la comedia (Shaun of the Dead) o cambiando la forma de como actuan los zombies (Dawn of the Dead -la mas nueva), o como en la pelicula [rec] el punto de vista aumente la tension en la historia.
Me encontre con trailer de una pelicula francesa titulada LA HORDE (horda o multitud en español), que por alguna razon me llamo la atencion y por eso lo comparto ahora: