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  1. So how long before someone kitbashes it into Noisy Boy from Real Steel?
  2. No surprise here - this film has been panned by critics and it has collected only $13.1 million since it opened on Christmas. Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 12%
  3. Only two more weeks before the much-awaited showdown between the space pirates and the space sheriff.
  4. I was referring to the 7" version. They also made an 18" version, but it's more into gimmicks than articulation.
  5. I'll just go with the NECA version. It's cheap, accurate and doesn't go overboard with articulation unlike the FIgma version.
  6. File this under "Where Are They Now?": Former WWE Stars Will Hit Manila This February!
  7. Part man. Part machine. All crap. The future of vampire slaying is here. End of debate.
  8. Christmas is over, but who cares? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmfli1WCcFA&hd=1 And just for good measure, here's a one-shot blast from the past.
  9. Actually, the real story of this segment is at 2:25 of this video, where Sarah crashes a Ferrari 355 before even entering the track.
  10. Damn, that makes Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus look like The Dark Knight.
  11. In honor of the last Friday of 2011... "Friday" by Richard Cheese
  12. Bunraku Snoot Entertainment/XLRator Media/ARC Entertainment/IM Global, 2011 Written and Directed by Guy Moshe Running Time: 118 minutes Rated R for graphic violence and profanity. Cast Josh Hartnett (Salesman in Sin City) as the Drifter Woody Harrelson (Defendor, Tallahassee in Zombieland) as the Bartender Gackt (overrated, overexposed J-pop artist) as Yoshi Kevin McKidd (Tommy in Trainspotting, Mactavish in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2-3) as Killer #2 Ron Perlman (Hellboy, Nino in Drive) as Nicola the Woodcutter Demi Moore (Jules in St. Elmo's Fire, Molly in Ghost) as Alexandra Jordi Mollà as Valentine Shun Sugata (Takayama in Ichi the Killer, Nakao in The Last Samurai) as Yoshi's uncle Emily Kaiho as Momoko Mike Patton (Faith No More lead vocalist) as the Narrator Synopsis Several years into the future, following a devastating global war, mankind has outlawed the use of guns. However, the will to fight still exists using swords and fists. A nameless cowboy known as the "Drifter" and a lone samurai named Yoshi arrive in a lawless town with just one common objective: kill the ruthless and powerful crime lord Nikola the Woodcutter. Despite their initial differences, the duo befriends a local bartender and join forces to take down Nikola and his syndicate of killers. Lowdown Bunraku (文楽) is a term used to describe a centuries-old form of traditional Japanese puppet theater. Unfortunately, this movie makes puppet theater look and feel more exciting. Bunraku (the movie) is an ambitious attempt to fuse together Sin City with a Spaghetti Western and a Samurai Epic in a digital sound stage. Hell, there's even a fight scene that tries to be the old video game Elevator Action. Sure, the fight scenes are marvelously choreographed and many of the camera angles are well-placed, but the intentional paper look of the background props just adds to the half-@ssed approach to the storytelling. The talents of Woody Harrelson and Kevin McKidd are wasted by the bland dialogue and cheesy acting by both Josh Hartnett and Gackt. Demi Moore may still be hot in her late-40s, but really, she doesn't do anything to make this film more watchable. Worse is that this cliché-ridden snooze-fest is almost two hours long, struggling to wow viewers with its cheaply-made visual effects in place of a non-coherent plot (if there ever was one to begin with). In short, Bunraku is just a mediocre rental at most. It actually makes Sucker Punch look like an Oscar contender for Best Picture. Rating: D Links Official Site References The Internet Movie Database
  13. A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away (or Turkey, to be exact)... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkkTqG9pRHk
  14. Finished watching Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Dinosaur 2006. What a depressing movie.
  15. So, over the Christmas weekend, I decided to re-visit this series by watching the two episodes that I missed out on over seven years ago. Now I wish I hadn't seen one of them. Act.Zero This is actually the prequel to the series, featuring the origin of Sailor V. However, it bears practically no resemblance to the Codename: Sailor V manga. Of course, we see cameo appearances by Ami-chan, Rei-chan and Mako-chan, but the episode presents somewhat of a plot loophole by having Usagi-chan and her classmates directly involved in one of Sailor V's crimefighting adventures. This was made merely for Artemis to discover who Usagi-chan really is, thus prompting Luna to come to Earth. Also, Tuxedo Kamen knows from the get-go that Minako-chan is Sailor V. The episode also has two mini-episodes. One features Hina's career as an actress after breaking up with Mamoru. Another has Mamoru explaining to Usagi-chan how he came up with the Tuxedo Kamen gimmick. Pretty creepy, if you ask me. Special Act Four years after the events that ended the series, Usagi-chan and Mamoru are about to get married. However, a small quarrel has them calling off the wedding, while something evil lurks to take over the Dark Kingdom. It's really unfortunate that many of our favorite shows end in a sour note. This is no exception. Bad enough that they brought back that creepy chick Mio. Worse is that the whole final confrontation was half-@$$ed, with Rei-chan injured and confined in a hospital within the first half of the special. This was supposed to be the chance for all five of the Sailor Senshi to fight together just for once (since Sailor Venus wasn't a team player throughout the series), but no - they had to put Rei-chan in the sideline. WTF happened? Did Keiko-chan have some sort of scheduling conflict during filming? Regardless of what happened, I'm not watching this special again.
  16. Speaking of product placements, is Coke Zero also prominent throughout the film?
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