Son Of Macenstein

Thank to faithful SOM reader Charlare for the tip!

I had heard that the highly anticipated X-Men Origins: Wolverine film was slated for a May 1, 2009 release date, but according to a newly released teaser trailer making the rounds, it appears production is way ahead of schedule, and we’re actually looking at a “Summer 2008″ release, which is more or less any day now. The movie looks killer, and if this trailer is any indication, the Dark Knight is going to have some serious box office competition next month.

Thanks to faithful Son of Macenstein reader Dave Cawley for the link!

I am very much looking forward to the new Batman movie, The Dark Knight, so I was pretty excited when faithful Son of Macenstein reader Sean sent in this “hidden” teaser clip found on www.gothamcitypizzeria.com. (Just click on the “HA” in “Gotham”).

Get it? “HA”, as in Joker?

Apparently the pizza tie in here is that Domino’s Pizza must have cut a licensing deal with Warner Bros., although I’d wager the fictional Gotham Pizza tastes 20 times better than Dominos. Unfortunately, we learn nothing from this clip, but it’s always fun when you come across stuff like this.

Probably the biggest complaint most people have about the original Star Wars movie is that the hero did not jump high enough. And while George Lucas may not have had the humility to listen to the fans, luckily his Turkish counterparts did. Behold the final scene from “Turkish Star Wars”.

Actually, George Lucas himself must have been involved in the production, because not only is the Star War theme music used, but after a minute or two, actual footage from Episode IV is “seamlessly” spliced into the shots. I’m guessing Lucas used Turkey’s less stringent rating systems to do some of the hardcore violence the MPAA wouldn’t let him get away with in the States (like karate-chopping an alien in half, or, my favorite, ripping off an alien’s head, throwing it at another, who then inexplicably explodes).

Yes, there is no doubt this version is better than the original, and certainly contains far more jumping. The bold choice of combining the Luke and Han characters into one bad-ass, high jumping ass-kicking machine was brilliant, and really lets the audience focus on the jumping instead of the mindless dialogue that bogged down the original. The Darth Vader character’s helmet is also much pointier than the “girlishly smooth” helmet Vader wore in Lucas’ original, and only adds another element of danger as the hero jumps closer and closer.

Here’s hoping Lucas doesn’t ruin this version by going back in and digitally remastering it, adding little extra flying droids and such. This is one cinematic classic that deserves to remain pristine.

Thanks to faithful Son of Macenstein reader Arn for the link!
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Thanks to my 2 small kids I think I have seen about 80% of all Barney episodes (oh, who am I kidding? it’s my favorite show too!) but somehow I missed this episode about the dangers of cock.

Thanks to faithful Son of Macenstein reader Art Vandelay for the link!

I’m not a big Dragonball fan, but if the writers really have this type of sense of humor, I may have to start watching.

“You have 2 Balls. They’re very important, and they’re hidden inside your clothes!”

Not sure she needed a crystal ball to know that…

As a huge fan of Ninja Warrior and Unbeatable Banzuke, I m happy to see that the show “Human Tetris With Bikini Chicks” has addressed the major shortcoming of both shows (namely too many shirtless men) by replacing them with too many shirtless women.

Perhaps the funniest thing is just how seriously the crowd and the girls seem to be taking this. Somehow I get the impression that these girls must be playing to get their father’s out of political prison or some such thing. Anyway, the idea is brilliant, and I expect to see an American version of this on SPIKE or G4 by Summer’s end.

(btw, check out the size of the “ass hole” (pardon my French) on the 3rd girl’s wall. Who are they expecting to show up and compete? Rosanne?)

The original Japanese version (below) is admittedly much funnier, but then it’s a sausage party, so as far as replay value goes, I’m sticking with the girls. Still, there’s something about Japanese game shows, with their screaming announcers, that is inherently awesome.

How bizarre is this? Noticing a similarity between the shots shown in the new trailer for the upcoming The Dark Knight and those in the original 1989 Tim Burton-directed Batman movie, Christopher “Vaportrail” Spenceley decided to edit together a new match cut edit of both films side-by-side. Looks like there are only a finite number of ways to shoot a Batman movie…

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