Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Nightmare On Elm Street Remake
They are remaking Nightmare On Elm street. The classic horror film about a rapist who returns to haunt the dreams of the desendants of the people that burned him alive. Now the old NIGHTMARE didnt give alot of back story, as this one is to. Now i dont know about you, but learning more about Freddy's back story will be cool. And if they replace the classic Freddy with a new person, than im fine with that. I mean i didnt think anyone could have done as great of a job as Jack Nickolson as the Joker in Batman, but then i saw Heath Ledger as the Joker in the Dark Knight trailer and i was blown away. Yes, i know we cant imagine a NIGHTMARE movie without the classic Freddy, but sometimes we need a change. The old Freddy was great, he was a classic, and he will always be a classic, but its time for a change. Its time to reinvent and to reboot the NIGHTMARE franchise. This means to start fresh. And yes this means to start fresh with a new Freddy but oh well. At least were getting another NIGHTMARE movie. And now that we have better technology, it can look cooler than ever! So dont dis the new remake. Change could be for the best. It could be like Heath ledger as the new Joker as Nicklson to the old Joker. For all we know, it could be an even better performance. So shut up and give the new NIGHTMARE film a chance!
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Horror Fans Everywhere...
Diary Of The Dead
Good news zombie fans. George A Romero's Diary Of The Dead gets good reviews! It hits theaters tomorrow but horror critics are eating it up. Apparently its not as good as we were hoping to come from Romero, but its better than Land Of The Dead. Now dont get me wrong, Land was an okay movie, but nothing more than just an okay movie. George left the corporate machine that made him propduce the negativly rated Land Of The Dead and he returned to his indie roots with a low budgeted horror flick that should delight the zombie fans. Now its not as good as the three Deads, but will anything ever be? Its supposed to be a good zombie movie, and thats all that matters to me, Because we all know that not very many good zombie movies are made anymore. So its by the zombie creater and master George A Romero so go support the Dead community and watch it.
Saw V
Saw's new director has talked about some of the new traps. He said the trap designers are looking at actual death traps and real things that kill people and are planning on incorporating tham into the film. He said that the traps they are biulding can actually kill the actotrs! Every scene now has to be filmed with parametics on scene in case something goes wrong! Now it might be just me but, i think thats bad ass! Knowing that the traps are actually and realistiaclly dangerous instead of a half assed trap that some guy pulled out of his ass will make the scenes alot more intense! So if the traps are as cool and dangerous as the new director made them sound, then Saw V might actually be a movie worth watching!
Good news zombie fans. George A Romero's Diary Of The Dead gets good reviews! It hits theaters tomorrow but horror critics are eating it up. Apparently its not as good as we were hoping to come from Romero, but its better than Land Of The Dead. Now dont get me wrong, Land was an okay movie, but nothing more than just an okay movie. George left the corporate machine that made him propduce the negativly rated Land Of The Dead and he returned to his indie roots with a low budgeted horror flick that should delight the zombie fans. Now its not as good as the three Deads, but will anything ever be? Its supposed to be a good zombie movie, and thats all that matters to me, Because we all know that not very many good zombie movies are made anymore. So its by the zombie creater and master George A Romero so go support the Dead community and watch it.
Saw V
Saw's new director has talked about some of the new traps. He said the trap designers are looking at actual death traps and real things that kill people and are planning on incorporating tham into the film. He said that the traps they are biulding can actually kill the actotrs! Every scene now has to be filmed with parametics on scene in case something goes wrong! Now it might be just me but, i think thats bad ass! Knowing that the traps are actually and realistiaclly dangerous instead of a half assed trap that some guy pulled out of his ass will make the scenes alot more intense! So if the traps are as cool and dangerous as the new director made them sound, then Saw V might actually be a movie worth watching!
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Article Reviews For Computer Class
Making Sense of Freeware, Open Source, and Shareware Article
The article goes to talk about things that are free over the internet. It talks about how they say things are free, but nothing is ever free. Either you have to pay cash, or you could get viruses. Free usually means inferior. In the upside-down world of software, free often means superior. If your nonprofit is on a tight technology budget, freeware and Open Source software can be the answer to getting some great applications without spending a cent. It is important to note that some free software may require a computer science degree to install, and a Web site or e-mail listserv may be the only place for you to get help. So go forth in the pursuit of the free with a little caution. While the idea has been around since the inception of computers, free software is becoming more and more widely available as the Internet increases in popularity. From compressing files to serving Web pages, you can now find free programs that will perform virtually any application with varying degrees of success.
Freeware vs Shareware vs Open Source Article #2
People always get freeware and shareware mixed up. And the word 'freeware' has been way overused and has no real meaning anymore. It can be downloaded, used, and copied without any restrictions. The difference, legally, between freeware and open source, is that yiou cannot get the source code from freeware. Organizationally, this makes a big difference: There is no community and no development infrastructure around "freeware" as there is around open source software. Thus, while you can use freeware "as is," there is no real way to improve upon it or obtain support for it.Thus, freeware is "free" as in those "Free Treadmill" classified advertisements. Shareware is a different concept. You can download and try shareware for free, but if you use it, you are supposed to pay for it. It is developed and released by someone who keeps full control of the intellectual property. The user does not have access to the source code and cannot modify it. There is also no collaboration or community around shareware.In the end, the only difference between shareware and commercial software is that you can download and try shareware for free. Like commercial software, you are utlimately dependent on the developer of shareware for enhancements and support.Thus, shareware is "free" as in "Free Sample" at restaurants or grocery stores.
The article goes to talk about things that are free over the internet. It talks about how they say things are free, but nothing is ever free. Either you have to pay cash, or you could get viruses. Free usually means inferior. In the upside-down world of software, free often means superior. If your nonprofit is on a tight technology budget, freeware and Open Source software can be the answer to getting some great applications without spending a cent. It is important to note that some free software may require a computer science degree to install, and a Web site or e-mail listserv may be the only place for you to get help. So go forth in the pursuit of the free with a little caution. While the idea has been around since the inception of computers, free software is becoming more and more widely available as the Internet increases in popularity. From compressing files to serving Web pages, you can now find free programs that will perform virtually any application with varying degrees of success.
Freeware vs Shareware vs Open Source Article #2
People always get freeware and shareware mixed up. And the word 'freeware' has been way overused and has no real meaning anymore. It can be downloaded, used, and copied without any restrictions. The difference, legally, between freeware and open source, is that yiou cannot get the source code from freeware. Organizationally, this makes a big difference: There is no community and no development infrastructure around "freeware" as there is around open source software. Thus, while you can use freeware "as is," there is no real way to improve upon it or obtain support for it.Thus, freeware is "free" as in those "Free Treadmill" classified advertisements. Shareware is a different concept. You can download and try shareware for free, but if you use it, you are supposed to pay for it. It is developed and released by someone who keeps full control of the intellectual property. The user does not have access to the source code and cannot modify it. There is also no collaboration or community around shareware.In the end, the only difference between shareware and commercial software is that you can download and try shareware for free. Like commercial software, you are utlimately dependent on the developer of shareware for enhancements and support.Thus, shareware is "free" as in "Free Sample" at restaurants or grocery stores.
Video Game Talk
what to say?...
Well the only cool news i have about now is the kick ass new game called Rock Band. I bought the special Edition for the X Box 360 which includes a guitar, drum set, and a microphone. It is very very addicting and it wears you the hell out. Your hands throb and blister from the drums, your voice becomes course and sore from the microphone, and your finger aches from the guitar. But you cant stop playing it. Yoy just need to get more fans and more money!
Another cool game thats kinda old is Halo 3. It is probably the funnest game you will ever play on live next to Call Of Duty 4. The maps are cool along with the weaponry. and i love to kick peoples asses after they talk mess over their mic's.
Another video game, of which i am dying to play is Resident Evil 5. But it sucks cause it wont be released until 2010. Ive been waiting for this game since like 2004! It looks so kick ass though. The graphics are amazing, although the story doesnt sound too cool. It might take place after the events of Resident Evil 4, but who knows...
Speaking of zombie games, another game im dying to play is a multiplayer zombie survival game called Left 4 Dead. I think its one of the only multiplayer zombie games. Yet it sucks cause its not coming out til around June...
Im also dying to play Kane and Lynch. Its a multiplayer buddy cop game that is a first person shooter. I alos really want to play Mass effect. As well as Gears Of War, but i just dont feel like paying for all of them so im just waiting for the prices to go down.
Well the only cool news i have about now is the kick ass new game called Rock Band. I bought the special Edition for the X Box 360 which includes a guitar, drum set, and a microphone. It is very very addicting and it wears you the hell out. Your hands throb and blister from the drums, your voice becomes course and sore from the microphone, and your finger aches from the guitar. But you cant stop playing it. Yoy just need to get more fans and more money!
Another cool game thats kinda old is Halo 3. It is probably the funnest game you will ever play on live next to Call Of Duty 4. The maps are cool along with the weaponry. and i love to kick peoples asses after they talk mess over their mic's.
Another video game, of which i am dying to play is Resident Evil 5. But it sucks cause it wont be released until 2010. Ive been waiting for this game since like 2004! It looks so kick ass though. The graphics are amazing, although the story doesnt sound too cool. It might take place after the events of Resident Evil 4, but who knows...
Speaking of zombie games, another game im dying to play is a multiplayer zombie survival game called Left 4 Dead. I think its one of the only multiplayer zombie games. Yet it sucks cause its not coming out til around June...
Im also dying to play Kane and Lynch. Its a multiplayer buddy cop game that is a first person shooter. I alos really want to play Mass effect. As well as Gears Of War, but i just dont feel like paying for all of them so im just waiting for the prices to go down.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Saw V, Grindhouse 2, Sin City 2
The Saw franchise may be taking a break for a while. The writers are saying they dont have enough time to come up with a good story and be able to film it in the amount of time the studio wants, to release it by next Halloween. They were talking about shooting V and VI at the same time, and have them released in a few years. Now although the break would possibly make the series alot better, and alot more thought out, this would be the first year wihtout a new Saw movie since 2004. This may upset alot of the fans, but it may be best for the series. I mean theyve already made 4 movies and they still want to make 3 more. They must be running low on material, and need time to rethink the series out, and see where they really want to take it. If Saw needs a few years to rethink things, than thats fine with me. It would make it a better movie. I'd rather wait a couple years to see a thought out movie, than just another rushed sequel so they can make more money.
Robert Rodriguez has talked about Grindhouse 2. He wants to do a full length movie of his fake trailer "machette". The other doubled-feature movie he wanted for it is a movie about the sexy baby sitter twins. So instead of Tarantino doing the other feature, he'd like to do both. eli Roth also showed interest in making his fake trailer "Thanksgiving" into a Gindhouse film, but instead is making "Trailer Trash" in which hes just going to make a whole bunch of fake trailers and turn it into a movie. Rob Zombie also said he wanted to make a grindhouse movie of his fake trailer called "Werewolf Women Of The SS". But which movies have been chosen to be made for Grindhouse 2 is still unknown.
Sin City two is now on delay thanks to Robert Rodriguez. Even though he said it was the Weinstein brothers fault for the delay, it is actually because he is taking time to film his new movie Barberella. Bruce Willis will not be back but Johny Depp has said to be rumered to be attached to the project.
Robert Rodriguez has talked about Grindhouse 2. He wants to do a full length movie of his fake trailer "machette". The other doubled-feature movie he wanted for it is a movie about the sexy baby sitter twins. So instead of Tarantino doing the other feature, he'd like to do both. eli Roth also showed interest in making his fake trailer "Thanksgiving" into a Gindhouse film, but instead is making "Trailer Trash" in which hes just going to make a whole bunch of fake trailers and turn it into a movie. Rob Zombie also said he wanted to make a grindhouse movie of his fake trailer called "Werewolf Women Of The SS". But which movies have been chosen to be made for Grindhouse 2 is still unknown.
Sin City two is now on delay thanks to Robert Rodriguez. Even though he said it was the Weinstein brothers fault for the delay, it is actually because he is taking time to film his new movie Barberella. Bruce Willis will not be back but Johny Depp has said to be rumered to be attached to the project.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Hollywood Remakes and sequels
Hollywood Cant Produce Originals Anymore...
I was looking at upcoming movies and i was shocked at how many remakes and sequels they are making. For example: Cloverfield, a movie that seems like a one time monster movie, is coming out with a sequel. The huge twist in Cloverfield that noone knows yet, is that the monster was only a baby. Cloverfields sequel is going to be about its mother. Now how unoriginal is that? Thats not a twist. Its just an excuse for a sequel.
There remaking Hellraiser. Now that movie has about twenty sequels and prequels, so why the hell does Hellraiser need to be remade? Same thing with the Friday The 13th their remaking. It has about ten sequels and prequels. Plus there remaking Nightmare On Elm Street. Why redo all of these movies?! Their classics with a hundred sequels. Its all the same crap over and over again.
There remaking Wolfman, The Creature From The Black Lagoon, It Came From Outer Space, Bad Seed, The Birds, Evil Dead, The Thing. all of these movies are classics. why ruin them with shitty remakes?! I mean damn. And you ruin series with sequels and prequels. I mean look at Saw. Every Saw movie makes me hate the franchise a little more.
Final Destination, The Grudge, The Ring, Are just a few of the series of movies that have been ruined with sequels. Also like Nightmatre On Elm Street, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday The 13th, The Exorcist, Poltergeist, Ect. These are all movies that Hollywood has now ruined for me. Hollywood is drying up with all of these sequels and remakes. You cant reuse ideas froever. Its only a matter of time before they are drained dry, and Hollywood goes down forever...
I was looking at upcoming movies and i was shocked at how many remakes and sequels they are making. For example: Cloverfield, a movie that seems like a one time monster movie, is coming out with a sequel. The huge twist in Cloverfield that noone knows yet, is that the monster was only a baby. Cloverfields sequel is going to be about its mother. Now how unoriginal is that? Thats not a twist. Its just an excuse for a sequel.
There remaking Hellraiser. Now that movie has about twenty sequels and prequels, so why the hell does Hellraiser need to be remade? Same thing with the Friday The 13th their remaking. It has about ten sequels and prequels. Plus there remaking Nightmare On Elm Street. Why redo all of these movies?! Their classics with a hundred sequels. Its all the same crap over and over again.
There remaking Wolfman, The Creature From The Black Lagoon, It Came From Outer Space, Bad Seed, The Birds, Evil Dead, The Thing. all of these movies are classics. why ruin them with shitty remakes?! I mean damn. And you ruin series with sequels and prequels. I mean look at Saw. Every Saw movie makes me hate the franchise a little more.
Final Destination, The Grudge, The Ring, Are just a few of the series of movies that have been ruined with sequels. Also like Nightmatre On Elm Street, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday The 13th, The Exorcist, Poltergeist, Ect. These are all movies that Hollywood has now ruined for me. Hollywood is drying up with all of these sequels and remakes. You cant reuse ideas froever. Its only a matter of time before they are drained dry, and Hollywood goes down forever...
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