Futurama The Beast with a Billion Backs REVIEW July 7, 2008
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Futurama is back (again) in this second straight to DVD flick. This one follows Bender’s Big Score which we reviewed back in December.
Long review short – this is an 89 minute movie that could have been done in a regular 30 minute episode if this show were still on the air.
It’s funny and has its share of hilarious moments – including Bender so scared he ‘drops’ bricks…and the street parade for St. Asimov (yes there are real Sci Fi fans working on Futurama).
But the basic story of an extra-universe with a creature that want to love all humans is a bit too drawn out in 89 minutes. We just kept waiting for something ‘else’ (anything else really) to happen but it just kept going on.
Sure this is a complete story with a beginning, middle and an end that wraps everything together and the dialogue is great. But Fry as the Pope for the ‘tentacles’ just wasn’t terribly funny. The League of Robots and the Army of the Damned – now that was funny!
Overall this is an enjoyable movie – not as great as Benders Big Score – but still a must see for fans of Futurmara and SciFi comedy animation.
Star Wars Rebellion #14 Small Victories #4 July 4, 2008
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What a great ending to this story arc… i frankly didn’t expect Deena Shan to survive but i’m glad that she did.
She really showed her strength in the last issue and this issue it all really comes together – the Rebellion wins a small victory indeed.
Amazing really how this story came together with the rebels getting stuck at the fuelling station, getting stuck and then ending up blowing the whole thing up – without everyone dying in the process.
Next issue Vector comes to Rebellion – i wonder who will face off against Celeste Morne and the Muir Talisman..
Win 100 Free DVDs from EA for Watching Dead Space July 3, 2008
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Well it’s not quite that easy ..here’s the pitch:
The Electronic Arts (EA) Dead Space team has watched a ton of Horror and Science Fiction films while developing and creating the scariest, most realistic survival/horror game to ever hit the streets, and now they want to pass their collection on to you! By registering below for the Dead Space Newsletter, you will be entered to win a hundred DVDs, hand picked by members of the Dead Space Development Team. Users have until midnight on July 27th, 2008 to sign-up, and a winner will be notified shortly thereafter. With films that range from 12 Monkeys to 2001: A Space Odyssey, Alien to Predator to Alien vs. Predator, this giveaway is the most comprehensive way to own the very best collection of Horror and Sci-fi films to date.
Interested visit http://deadspace.ea.com/sweepstakes/
The game itself looks like a basic first person shooter like Doom (but on steroids).
Star Wars Dark Times #12 Vector #6 – last issue till 2009 July 3, 2008
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Vader faces off against the Muir talisman and what?!!!
He runs away??
Nuts.
Decent ending to a nice story arc.
He’s trying to undermine Palpatine? I guess that’s the entre to the Secret Apprentice in the Force Unleashed..
but
Crys…oh poort Chrys
This is a dark comic book overall as we’ve reported before..characters..good characters die and their families live on so we can see the grief.
Dark Times indeed.
Now for Vector the series moves to Rebellion for Luke Skywalker to deal with. So far in six issues of Vector the story has been ..ho hum..not bad but not terribly exciting either.
As for Dark Times no more issues till 2009!!!
Vote in the Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge !! July 2, 2008
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Back in March we first wrote about the Atom (no longer called Atom Films btw) Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge
well the entry period is now over and it’s time to VOTE!
The official voting page is up at:
http://www.atom.com/spotlights/starwars/challenge/
Unfortunately the ShowMeSciFi.com entry titled ‘Greedo’s Guide to Bounty Hunting‘ didn’t make the final cut. But we’re not sore loosers…no we’re not.
It doesn’t look like Atom in their infinite widom actually included any Fan mashups in the finalist though which kinda sucks because the orignal rules implied that they would. Does that mean that Atom sucks ?! (well maybe but just a little).
Voting ends on July 10th – we don’t have any particular favs (right now at least) though not everything in this contest is new is it?
For example the RvD2 Ryan vs Dorkman video is actually something we reviewed OVER A YEAR AGO when it first showed up on YouTube. Is it awesome? Sure it is but it’s not new.
Knights of the Old Republic #30 Exalted Part 2 July 2, 2008
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Continuing the march toward final vindication for Zayne is what this issue is all about.
The net on the covenant is closing with Zayne picking up more pieces of evidence and allies along the way…
A fun ending for the Exalted story arc
it’s a bit of a slower process than I personally would like but it’s all goood.
Zayne Carrick faces off against one of the Jedi Masters who framed him for the murder of his fellow Padawans in this shocking conclusion to “Exalted”!
When Zayne and his con-artist companion Gryph decided to risk it all in an attempt to prove Zayne’s innocence, they never expected a consequence for failure quite like this! Their plans ruined and their future bleak, Zayne and Gryph need to act fast or the history and traditions of an entire world could fall victim to another display of madness by the secret Jedi Covenant!
R.I.P Don S. Davis – Gen. Hammond of Stargate Command July 1, 2008
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The man that first commanded Stargate Command and for many fans will always be the commander General Hammond (actor Don S. Davis) passed away on June 29th.
An obit for Davis appeared in the Vancouver Sun
Davis’ last Stargate appearance is in the upcoming Stargate Continuum direct to DVD movie.
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