However, the commonalities jumped out at enough people that a video was made about it! Here is, The Curious Case of Forrest Gump:

And yes, the movie is exactly the same, when put that way. ;)

The last and final book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, will be made into two movies instead of one, coming out in 2010 and 2011.

Thanks to Gryffindor Gazette Tags: harry potter, harry potter half blood prince, half blood prince, hbp, hp and the hbp

In just 13 weeks, you can have your very own WALL•E remote-controlled robot. Disney has begun pre-sales of this new action figure. It can talk, dance, play music, follow you around (with obstacle avoidance sensors) and lets you create more than 1000 action sequence combinations. His eyes even light up and blink. The WALL•E robot has audio and motion sensors to mimic curiosity and responsiveness. He has real working treads and arms that can move & hands that can grib & rotate.

Play modes include Follow-U mode, Explore mode, Dance mode, MP3 Music mode and Program mode plus he has an interactive Talk Back feature

So cute!!

Tip thanks to Buzz on twitter ; Tags: wall-e, walle, wall e, WALL•E, wall e toy, wall-e robot, robot, disney, action figure

Stargate SG-1 (filmed in Vancouver) chronicles 1997-2007 and a spinoff show, Stargate Atlantis, covers 2004-2014 (we haven’t even started on these). In March of this year, an SG-1 film, entitled ‘Stargate – The Ark of Truth’ will be released to DVD (preorder available). At least one other SG-1 film, ‘Stargate: Continuum’, is scheduled.

However, this is not the end. Ianiv poked around Wikipedia and found that a third Stargate television series is expected:

Stargate Universe is the working title for a third Stargate series which is currently in development. According to producer Robert C. Cooper, the concept will revolve around the ninth chevron on the Stargate. It is on track to premiere in 2008.

Of course, this is not new news. But it is new to us, as we’re still exploring the Stargate universe. And it’s exciting. We absolutely love the show. Here are some of our favorite quotes:

• Jack O’Neill asks Teal’c which hockey team he supports, to which Teal’c replies: "I believe the Canucks of Vancouver are formidable warriors"
• Jack O’Neill whines that the SGC won’t accept his name for the new ship, to which Carter replies: "Yeah, sir, we can’t call it the Enterprise."
• Disturbed to see Teal’c, a native says: "He is Jaffa." to which O’Neill replies:
  "No, but he plays one on TV."

The comedy comes out in ways you just can’t always capture by quote. It’s subtle. Like Major Carter humming the SG-1 theme song. The subtle hat tips to Vancouver. Teal’c’s facial expressions. For those of you who’ve seen the show, you’ll know what we mean.

Tags: stargate, sg1, stargate series, stargate tv, stargate universe, stargate movies, stargate humor, television, scifi, science fiction

In the 1964 Christmas story features an outcast reindeer and wanna-be dentist elf who run away together – run into the Abominable Snowman, find an island of misfit toys, to which Rudolph eventually leads the way for Santa’s sleigh.

In the Mac spoof, a desperate PC bastardizes the holiday classic, "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" to encourage people to buy a PC and not a Mac – to which the Mac and Santa look on disapprovingly. Though it’s not a story spoof, it’s incredibly clear where the inspiration for these characters came from!

The Apple: Get a Mac Santa Ad is shown below:

The classics DVD features Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town, Frosty the Snowman, Frosty Returns, Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol, Little Drummer Boy, Cricket on the Hearth)

Tags: claymation, christmas movies, christmas classic, apple ad, mac, apple mac, commercial, advertisement, mac santa ad, santa commercial, rudolph the red nosed reindeer

I will be posting them on this blog and at the end of the day we can all vote on them. Whoever gets the most votes from the audience, wins the movie.

The only other rule is that you MUST be at Barcamp on Saturday.

Have fun and see you on Saturday!

I’ve been Simpsonized. Fun little program to turn yourself into a Simpsons character. They start with a recommended profile based on a picture, then you can customize it.

Saw the Simpsons movie this weekend. Wasn’t overly impressed. There were some funny parts, but in general I didn’t find it very funny. I suppose after many years, it’s hard to come up with new plot lines and jokes.

hat tip to Derek Tags: simpsonize, simpsons, simpsons movie

The one bonus of living in North Vancouver is that, though the theatres are not quite as posh, you don’t need to arrive insanely early for movie premieres. That said, I think we’re planning to give 1-1.5 hours so we can get good seats. It’s a nice walk from here, not too far, so we’ll be able to enjoy much more of the sunshine. And I am so excited about the movie. I’ve been disappointed before – particularly with the third movie, which is my favorite book – but I’ve got my fingers crossed that this one will be good.

Who else is going tonight? And will HP beat the record that Transformers set?

Tags: harry potter, order of the phoenix, movies, movie premieres

I tend to notice really small details about things. And there were a few really small details that just bugged the heck out of me in Transformers. Some bits about it I just don’t get or that really annoy me (don’t read if you don’t want to be spoiled). 

• How come Transformers are male? If created from raw material by the AllSpark, and they cannot mate, wouldn’t they be androgynous?
• If the AllSpark creates Transformers out of Earth electronics, why by default are they all evil? We are led to believe that Megatron and his crew became evil and thus I would think all new Transformers would be good guys
• Would you seriously make out on your friend, with all your other friends watching?
• The satellite coverage of the Decepticon on Mars had a similar "body shape" to the one on Earth, but on Earth, the Transformers take on robotic forms that are malleable into their car/plane forms. So, this would not be true.
• If you were able to take on the shape of any Earth vehicle, wouldn’t you "upgrade" when you saw something better?
• How come Optimus Prime had clean windshields as a car, but messy ones with the wiper half up as a Transformer?

Ok, small details, but I notice them. I always do. What do you think?

Tags: transformers, transformers movie, movie, movie review

Well, you learn something new every day ;)

Via snarky ; Tags: movies, movie titles