Posts tagged Movies
It’s Friday – Excellent
It feels like a week twice as long as normal, but it was in actuality a day shorter. It didn’t help my number one was on vacation at work and I had a major nut to crack with regards to training. Friday is here now, so I’m happy.
Doubly so because tonight I’m taking my lovely wife out to dinner; just the two of us. Going to our favorite Austrian Cafe, Jorges. It’s wonderfully relaxing and fantastically quaint. I was hoping to take my brother there in August, but alas it appears he and is family can’t come. He’s been accepted into grad school. Damn proud of my little brother.
Tomorrow I should be seeing a old family friend that I’ve not seen since I graduated from college. Actually it may have been high school. He was always a rock when I was a boy. I met him in Civil Air Patrol. Yes, I wore a silly blue uniform for a spell. It’s always nice to see old friends. So many have drifted into the mist of time. (more…)
POC: On Stranger Tides
Today Tracy, Krisite and I are going to go see Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. We’ve seen all of them and have enjoyed them all.
No they won’t win Oscars for acting or writing, but they are FUN!! Johnny Depp is a blast as Captain Jack Sparrow, and Geoffrey Rush as Barbossa always seems to steal the scene. With Ian McShane joining this latest voyage as Blackbeard and Penelope Cruz as a new vixen; it should be a wild ride.
I don’t care if there will be a 5 and 6, just looking forward to having fun with number 4.
Toy Story 3 – “Meet Ken”
Toy Story and Toy Story 2 are two of my favorite animated films, actually two of my favorite films period. Technically amazing for their day, still a joy to watch. Soon though the film series gets the “trilogy” treatment – Toy Story 3. While it might not be the most original name, has there been a Pixar movie yet that wasn’t simply fantastic. Forgetting for the moment the incredible technology that goes into every new Pixar movie, the stories have an uncommon ability to appeal to children and adults. It’s not surprising that the kings of animation, the house that Walt built, bought Pixar. Quite simply, Pixar was doing what Disney had failed to do – make animation not only popular but a box office hit – EVERY SINGLE TIME.
While I’ve not seen Toy Story 3, what I have seen of it looks to be the makings of yet another box office hit; and yet another mandatory movie to add to my collection. Below is a scene from Toy Story 3. I’m guessing it’s from early on in the film. It shows you all the characters you knew from the first two films, as well as glimpses into a few new ones – including Ken and Barbie; who apparently haven’t met, yet!
Be sure to choose 720p if your computer will handle it, and then go FULL SCREEN!
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Toy Story 3 – Official Teaser Trailer [HD]
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Wow, amazing HD on YouTube. If you have tried HQ on YouTube before you’ve probably been impressed, but not incredibly so. Wait till you watch this trailer from Toy Story 3 on youtube. It’s in 1080p goodness, and at least for me it runs smooth as silk on my Mac. Jut amazing how much better video keeps getting on the net.
Video of the Week: 8/10 – Trailer 2012
I love trailers, and whether this movie is good or not… the trailer sure is fun. It’s coming out in November, which seems like a strange release date for a movie like this; but November isn’t a throwaway month either. Day After Tomorrow was a similar movie and made by the same folks. Cool special effects. Lots of destruction. The world on the edge of oblivion. Who knows, maybe a Mac will save the day! Okay, probably not, but it did in Independence Day and that was made by the same folks too. Enjoy the trailer to – 2012.
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Worn Out… And How…
Last week was one heck of a week. I can’t go into any detail for all kinds of reasons, but needless to say I worked my behind off at work. Lots to do and lots to take care of each day. By the end of the week I was completely worn out and ready for the weekend. Come Friday night I just wanted to casually drive home and then crawl into bed. Which basically I did.
On Saturday the wife and I had to get up early (not that we don’t already) and be at the High School by 8:45. Our youngest daughter had registration. Amazing how much bureaucracy a school organization can have put into place; it seems just to drive me crazy. After that the girls took off for a day on the town together as well as see a movie. I headed off to see a movie myself – Star Trek.
Yes, I had already seen it two months ago, but it was such a great ride I thought seeing it again would be fun; and it was. How often can you see a movie twice and the second time is as much fun if not more so than the first time around? Not often.
That night I ended up staying up late, really late, working on KellysWorld. I ended up changing the look of the site again (the theme) to something less dark than before and I think easier to read. I’m happy with it for now.
On Sunday I putzed around for a while then help Tracy with the laundry. That afternoon I started working again, had lots of paperwork to do. I didn’t finish what I was working on until that evening.
It was a long week, with a weekend that wasn’t anywhere near long enough. I survived it though; just in time to do it all again… Well, at least I’m still young and energetic. Not like I’m nearing 40 or anything…
