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• R2-D2 beanie hat (via Fanboy)
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• Mysterious tadpole rain in Japan (pics) (via Pink Tentacle)

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• Puss in Boots Will Feature All New Characters (via /Film)
• Marcus Nispel To Direct Conan (via /Film)
• Kristen Stewart’s Joan Jett Look For The Runaways (via /Film)
• Sigourney Weaver to star in sci-fi comedy movie Paul (via SCI FI Wire)

Game

• D and D Online Goes Free, But With Purchasable Upgrades (via GayGamer)
• E3 09: DC Universe Online (via GayGamer)

Webcomic

• Girl Genius (via Wednesday, June 17, 2009)

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• New Harry Potter and the Half Blood Featurette (dashPunk)
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The Plot / Story: Pitka (Meyers) an American raised outside of his country by gurus devotes his life to helping troubled couples. He returns to the States to get into the self-help business. He uses unorthodox methods to resolve his first challenge which is to settle the romantic troubles of a professional hockey player (Malco) whose wife left him for a rival lover (Timberlake) before the NHL Stanley Cup.

I gave the trailer a 5 out of 5. The trailer clearly conveys the story of the movie. It made me laugh and gave me confidence that this film was able to capture Mike Myers’ comedic sense. I found myself thinking about the jokes from the trailer at latter points throughout the day especially the joke about when he saw the inspirational message on the bathroom wall, demonstrating the trailers lasting ability. It also did not become tired, boring or annoying after watching it multiple times.

I think this will be a renter and maybe even an owner site unseen. I really enjoy Mike Myers’ jokes and I get the feeling that this film will be full of them. I’m not expecting a moving or compelling story from The Love Guru like we get from Shrek but expect this to be more along the lines of Austin Powers movies. This would probably be a great film to watch after The Happening though, so if you are going to catch The Happening this weekend I would recommend making it into a double feature.

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Why? The only question I was left with when I heard the news from /film that there were talks that they might try an all CGI Avengers movie.

I can understand trying a live action format because it lends a more realistic flare to the movie.

I can understand doing an animated format because, brace yourself for the “duh factor,” people are used to reading the comics and seeing their favorite characters sketched thus moving sketches is no stretch for the imagination.

Doing a live action format also brings with it a lot of expense and hassle but at least that format brings a competitive advantage because the fan base can see their beloved comic characters IRL instead of just imagining it.

A CGI format screams out “Danger Will Robinson”! Why attempt a format that is more expensive than animation and has a greater risk of failing / offending the audience / having the look go wrong. Beowulf is a great example of that format failing with scenes that has both beautiful looking characters and characters that look like they were drawn on the screen with Crayola Crayons.

Don’t get me wrong, there are many types of stories that lend perfectly to CGI. I love the Shrek series, Shark’s Tale, and Finding Nemo. But why go through all of the risk when the stories and tradition of comics lends perfectly to the animation format.

Join me in telling the studios, “Please, Please! stop putting out disappointing films, wasting your money and mine by making the movie projects needlessly overcomplicated. I would rather have more of the beautiful Avengers films in animated format like Ultimate Avengers & Ultimate Avengers 2 or if you must try something different go forward with the live action at least then there is a greater chance of success to go with all of the risk and a greater chance of bringing me something I will enjoy .”

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• Simple Steam Engine (P:S HQ)

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Everyones favorite green ogre is back, and the trailer is out: (see it here)

This is one of the funniest trailers I have every seen.  A good time had by all.

I am a huge fan of the first two flicks, and can’t wait to see this one.

When Shrek married Fiona, the last thing he had in mind was becoming the next King. But when Shrek’s father-in-law, King Harold, suddenly croaks, that is exactly what he faces. Unless Shrek (with the help of his trusted companions Donkey and Puss In Boots) can find a suitable King for Far Far Away, the ogre could be stuck with the job. The most promising candidate, Fiona’s cousin Artie, an underachieving Medieval high school slacker, proves to be a more of a challenge than they bargained for (Moviephone via AOL).

BTW: Justin Timberlake is playing cousin Artie… I hope he does a good job, but I am a little concerned about that.

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