ILM released a new video about the special effects that went into Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon , specifically, the building falling over scene, which seemed to last a mere 55 minutes in the film. If you like seeing how computer effects are integrated into movies — and I do — it’s pretty cool to see all the bits and pieces ILM had to create to make the scene. However, the real revelation comes… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Topless Robot Discovery Date : 23/01/2012 21:58 Number of articles : 2
If Yoda shilling for cup noodles made your skin crawl and your soul cry “Nooooo,” get ready to feel the Force sell-out even harder, and weirder, with a recent spate of George Lucas -approved shameless Star Wars marketing tie-ins. First, there’s Darth Maul and Yoda stumping for Lipton iced tea . Embarrassing, but that’s nothing compared to the super disgusting idea of a Darth Vader-themed hamburger featuring black-dyed buns. Blech. These are not the burgers you’re looking for, at least not to eat. The Vader burger is offered at French-Belgian fast food chain Quick, along with two other new sandwiches, the Dark Burger on dyed red buns a la Darth Maul, and the Jedi Burger, topped with diced mozzarella cheese cubes. The special Star Wars fare will be available for a limited time from January 31 to March 1, though the Vader burger, which is comprised of “two minced beef patties topped with one slice of melted pepper Cheddar cheese, pepper sauce, endives and rings of red pepper all between black-colored buns sprinkled with black pepper and poppy seeds” and is inexplicably spelled “Vador” burger in this Quick ad, will get an extended run through March 5. You can thank the upcoming 2012 release of Star Wars Episode I — The Phantom Menace 3D for the upsurge in shameless cross-branding, which is fine and a part of the business, especially when reintroducing a film to newer audiences and older fans who are now old enough to drink iced tea and order gross burgers at the drive-through. Still, that doesn’t excuse Lucas from the real problem: These burgers look completely disgusting. Who in their right mind will be ordering the Vader burger? French diehard Star Wars fans, I’m sure, and the kind of perversely curious fast foodies who thought the Double Down sounded intriguing. Oh, and maybe the members of the International Church of Jediism , followers of a new faith whose quest for recognition was immortalized this week by the Taiwanese animators at NME. According to the NME news video, these real life Jedis hang out drinking Mountain Dew and eating Doritos. Substitute the Quick Jedi Burger for Communion bread and everybody wins, no? [ MintinBox , Topless Robot , International Business Times ]
Especially not the Dark Knight Rises IMAX prologue. And if it were, it wouldn’t be filmed in unsteady-cam from someone’s armpit, only show the top half of the screen, and make everyone as unintelligible as Bane is supposed to be. But if it were, I’d watch it immediately because no matter how shitty the presentation the video probably wouldn’t be around very long. If it were. Though it’s not. ( Via… Broadcasting platform : DailyMotion Source : Topless Robot Discovery Date : 14/12/2011 12:56 Number of articles : 2
You’d be hard-pressed to find people who could do good impressions of the Real Housewives (excluding this guy, of course) because, well, most people don’t know who they are, nor do most of the Housewives have any identifiable qualities other than being nasty old bitties (and wearing jewel tones — never forget the jewel tones). Enter Amy Phillips, who will make any viewer of RHONYC cackle at her DEAD-ON… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : VH1’s Today In Music Discovery Date : 20/09/2011 23:26 Number of articles : 2
[ picks up the phone, dials ] “Chuck. Chuck! It’s Marvin – your cousin, Marvin Berry . You know that new sound you’re looking for? Well, listen to this !” [ holds the receiver out , plays this YouTube video ] “That’s nothing like what I’m looking for, Marvin.” “Fuck you, Chuck. I’m just trying to help.” ( Via Gorilla Mask ) Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Topless Robot Discovery Date : 21/09/2011 15:00 Number of articles : 2
It’s another new Batman: Arkham City trailer, this one based on the Riddler, who appears to have hidden his riddles all through Gotham much as he did Arkham Asylum . It also appears that there are some more dire consequences involved in solving the puzzles this time, or maybe its just another exceedingly well don trailer, or maybe I’m just so excited for this game I’m making shit up. Anything’s possible… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Topless Robot Discovery Date : 11/07/2011 20:00 Number of articles : 2
Finally, a clip of the doomed Wonder Woman TV series longer than a half-second has crawled onto the interwebs for me to share with you. It’s the very beginning of the big fight scene at the end, where Wonder Woman illegally breaks into evil Veronica Cale’s evil drug factory, which is guarded by the group of ridiculously steroid-ridden thugs you see above. Now, three things: 1) The effects weren’t… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Topless Robot Discovery Date : 23/06/2011 22:25 Number of articles : 3
(Video Link) Yung Lee went to the Anime North convention in Toronto and asked cosplayers to act out action scenes with him. He edited the resulting footage into some epic battle action. -via Topless Robot Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Neatorama Discovery Date : 23/06/2011 01:14 Number of articles : 2
Hat Tip Reboot Congress & Instapundit . Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : P/Oed Patriot Discovery Date : 10/02/2011 21:22 Number of articles : 2
Actually, I have no idea if Jimmy Smits/Bail Organa will actually be showing up in Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars . However, even if he isn’t, I don’t think I’ll miss him — the game looks just as fun as the previous Lego Star Wars games, but much more epic. Some of those battles look genuinely intense — if I was a little kid, I’d be totally freaking out. As is, I’m freaking out a little right… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Topless Robot Discovery Date : 10/02/2011 21:30 Number of articles : 2
