Buffy vs Edward

A great mashup of Buffy and Twilight.




If you enjoyed this video then you would probably enjoy this shirt (which I own).

PS Don't worry, this isn't turning into a Buffy blog. There has just been a lot of good stuff showing up recently. Huzzah.

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Two movies I want to see

Outside of the heavy promoted summer blockbusters and DVD releases there are often good movies just waiting to be seen. Here are the trailers for two movies that I am looking forward to checking out.

The Way We Get By
In Limited Release Now

"Since the first Gulf War in 1991, a group of veterans and townspeople from the area have greeted every troop flight that arrives or departs from Bangor International Airport. They’re so loyal to their mission that the airport set aside a permanent room for them.....“The Way We Get By” follows the lives of three troop greeters." from Hot Air

Official Site
IMDB
Rotten Tomatoes


The Hurt Locker
Already Out, Coming Soon to DVD

"Kathryn Bigelow’s film, which was written by Mark Boal, manages to be many things at once—a first-rate action thriller, a vivid evocation of urban warfare in Iraq, a penetrating study of heroism and a showcase for austere technique, terse writing and a trio of brilliant performances.

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The focal point is a three-man bomb squad working bravely and meticulously, on the streets of Baghdad in 2004, to disarm a succession of the improvised explosive devices that are killing civilians and soldiers alike. While all members of the squad are skilled professionals, one of them, Staff Sgt. William James (Jeremy Renner), has a special relationship with bombs. He loves the circuits that must be decoded, the detonators that must be disconnected. He loves the challenge presented by each bomb, the chance to taunt fate and come up a winner or go up in flames; it’s the ultimate form of a gambler’s high. (In military parlance, bombs send their victims to the locker of the title.)' from Joe Morgenstern via WSJ.

Bonus: I hear that The Hurt Locker does not have a political edge or stance on the war in either direction and can be enjoyed for what it is.


IMDB
Rotten Tomatoes


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Daybreakers - Trailer

I just stumbled across this trailer and was overcome with glee. Ethan Hawke and William Dafoe? Vampires? Yeah, I'm on board.

Here is the plot summary from IMDB:

In the year 2019, a plague has transformed most every human into vampires. Faced with a dwindling blood supply, the fractured dominant race plots their survival; meanwhile, a researcher works with a covert band of vamps on a way to save humankind.


Look for it January of 2010.

U.S. Apache vs Taliban

All the checking in seems a little overkill (pun maybe intended), but a sweet video nonetheless.



If you like this video you'll probably like this site, too.

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I laughed. A lot.

Linkage: Hijinks Ensue

For geeks that care:

Buffy Remake Without Joss? Whedonites will Burn L.A. to the Ground First

Buffy in for feature relaunch

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Thundercats Movie trailer

Fake - but awesome.



From the creator:

Here's the list of the actors movies and music I used to make this.
Actors
Lion-O: Brad Pitt, Mel Gibson.
Panthro: Vin Diesel
Tygra: Hugh Jackman
Cheetara: Gigi Edgley
WilyKat: Daryl Sabara
WilyKit: Alexa Vega
Jaga: Robert Eddison
Mummra: Richard Cetrone

Movies
10,000BC, Masters of the Universe, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Lord of The Rings: Return of the King, Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars, Chronicles of Riddick, Pitch Black, X2:X-men United, X-men:The Last Stand, Troy, Star Trek6: The undiscovered Country, Space Hunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone, Stargate, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, Garfield, Enemy Mine, Spykids, Underworld, The Mummy, The Mummy Returns, Galaxy Quest, John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars, Planet of the Apes, Aliens, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, Reign of Fire, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.

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Pogo

The last few days I have been listening to a musician named Pogo on Last.fm that mainly creates tracks using samples of dialogue from Disney movies and other films. Here are a few of my favorites:

Alice (caution: this will get stuck in your head)



Extra: click here to watch a 'remix' of the Alice video that will make your eyes glaze over. You can do this with any video at Yooouuutuuube.com


Expialidocious



Alohomora



Mary's Magic



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New Best Worst Movie Ever?

Oh....yes. I just came across this trailer this morning and am blown away. I honestly cannot wait for this to come out. The end of the trailer is EPIC.

Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus

Official Site

IMDB





edit: I just noticed this was posted over at BEP in early May. See what happens when you don't check your Google Reader everyday, kids? You have to wait a month to find sweet trailers.

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Parker Lewis Can't Lose

Ah, the early 90s. From 1991-1993 the then new FOX network ran a show called Parker Lewis Can't Lose. The show was basically a direct rip-off of the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off and I mean that in the best possible way. While I cannot claim to remember a lot of the specifics of the show since I was only 12, I do remember it being awesome.

I think of particular scenes every now and then and specifically think of it every single time I see Abraham Benrubi as Jerry on ER. I would like to say that what I remember most were the great story lines, the interesting characters, and sweet music. While all of these things are true, what I most remember are the shirts. That's right, the shirts. If you have never seen an episode, Parker Lewis wore the busiest, most colorful shirts you can imagine. Really, it was pretty impressive.

After the longest wait, Parker Lewis Can't Lose is finally making its way to DVD on June 30 of this year. I recommend it to anyone interested in mocking the early 90s while getting to watch a really good show.

Parker Lewis on Amazon.com

Parker Lewis on Netflix

Parker Lewis Wiki


Here is a mini-episode from season 1. What the folks at Miniepisode do is take an entire episode and edit it down to 5 minutes. While you do lose a lot of the side stories and character interactions, I post this here so that you can get a taste for the show - and the shirts!



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Project Natal Motion Sensing Controller for XBOX 360

I have to be honest, when I heard about this earlier today I thought it was something I wouldn't be interested. Now, after having watched the trailer, I think it is pretty awesome and look forward to seeing what developers do with it.

I will add links as they start showing up. Most of what I found so far are just reporting the announcement.



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Another crazy parkour guy

A lot of people that put up these videos are lame but this one is pretty sweet.



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