Madagascar 2: Escape to Africa

I hate sequels nowadays so obviously I was hesitant to go see Madagascar 2 in theaters. I really really like the original; its colorful, original, and completely hilarious. The writing was very clever so its always been an animated film I really appreciated. Now that the sequel is coming out on DVD Feb 6 I finally had a chance to check it out. The writing has remained hilarious and witty, the animation has improved slightly, its actually pretty good. I found it just as interesting as the original when it comes to the actual story. But when the movie was over I didn't feel like it was something I'll ever watch again. I have a feeling that what I didn't enjoy about this one was the setting. Madagascar 1 takes place in a gorgeous version of New York City and then a colorful and exotic Madagascar. Moving the story to Africa puts the characters in an ugly dull setting. Something about the setting messed up the visual appeal of this franchise. That doesn't take away from the story though. The story is engaging and all the hilarious characters from the first film are back. King Julian and The Penguins all get a tiny bit more face time in this one, but it isn't overdone like some sequels tend to do. The writing remains clever, even down to including another Twilight Zone joke. (In the first film they find an airplane with a book inside entitled "To Serve Lemurs" and Mort screams "It's a cookbook! A cookbook!" a reference to the Twilight Zone episode "To Serve Man". In part 2 they use that airplane to fly from Madagascar to Africa, Mort is trapped outside the plane and Alex looks out his window to see what looks like Mort destroying the wing and he screams "Gremlin!", a reference to the classic episode "Nightmare at 20,000 feet.") Stuff like that is what makes a nerd like me enjoy these films. There are just a lot of ridiculous lines that are hilarious and still seem to make complete sense to the story.

Anyways, i should try and wrap this up, if you enjoyed the first one you will enjoy this one. It isn't a sell out like "Pirates of the Caribbean"...:(. If you haven't seen the first one, watch it, then decide if you wanna see more. Pretty simple. The animation is in the cheesy kinda cheap looking Dreamworks fashion (like Shrek and Kung Fu Panda.) So if you like that then just go watch it already.

New UP Poster

JOCKEYS

I LOVE this commercial. Its the ONLY way Jockeys could EVER look even remotely cool.

TONIGHT!

Cant wait for Tonight!!! LOST Season 5 Premiere this evening on ABC. First at 8/7c there is a recap episode, then at 9/8c there is the Season Premiere episode called "Because You Left" followed immediately by the second episode of the season entitled "The Lie". It's gonna be awesome!!

Wacky, Tacky, Obama

OK I know I just wrote a blog encouraging people to be consumers, but seriously... who is buying this shit right here???

Hang some history on your walls
in the form of a rug.


"Change Begins With Your Socks" ??


Get dirty sexy clean with Obama Soap


Yes We Can.
But White People Still Can't Jump.
Sorry.


I would only use this to take pictures of
people who look like Obama


Ok. Is the little one Bush? That'd be
really cute.


Put the Puzzle together while the O man
puts the economy back together.


Ba-ROCK


Reenact the Inauguration with
Obama Finger Puppet. Boring poem
lady coming soon.


You can have a pimp cup just like the
leader of the free world!


Enjoy this historic moment with a
beautiful plate you can't eat off of.


My New nametag for work


Add instant class to that room no one
is allowed to sit in.


Obama paper dolls.
A) Finally, I can undress Obama
B) Where can I get a "HOPE" Pimp chain?


Just what every dude wants staring at his junk


The Official Mi Obama phone.
Not Available in the US.
...?


Is there even a joke? Who has this in
their house? Tell me now so I can
sell them my useless crap.


Let the Obama Nightlight guide your
little ones to the shitter in the late hours.



The Obama doll. Will Smith doll
packaging sold separately.


The only person who should own
this is Obama.


Flavor Flav wore this around his
neck this morning.


"Bearack Obama" - $199.99
God Damnit.


Obama Chocolate Lollipop.
I'm gonna eat this fool. for real.


Give this crappy photoshopper your
real money and you'll get some *awesome*
fake Obama money. Good call.


This is basically the most amazing
thing I've ever seen. Not only can you
open your Obama blinds every morning
to in let the beautiful American sun, but
the kiddies can have a set of Obama
family blinds in their room!!
I've already placed like 5 orders for these, they are going all over my house!!!

Get Your Pastry-iotism On

DO YOU LIKE FREE STUFF? WHO DOESN'T. ARE YOU STOKED FOR OBAMA DAY? WHO ISN'T? SO LETS TAKE THIS HISTORIC EVENT AND PUT IT TO GOOD 'OLE CAPITALISTIC USE, SHALL WE?

Krispy Kreme will be giving away one free donut of choice to each customer today as part of their Inauguration celebration. Get 'em while they're hot!


Also, in part of a settled class action suit Macys, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Dillards, Bergdorf Goodman, Bergner's, Boston Store, Carson Pirie Scott, Gottschalks, Herberger's, Bloomingdales, Parisian, Younkers, and Saks have to give away a free item of high end makeup to anyone who can show proof that they purchased makeup between 1994-2003. Its first come, first served, and is only good for their debt of $175 million, so they are probably only doing it today. According to reports, Macys simply requires a signature, no proof of purchase.

Finally, this isn't free but, it is also the 10th anniversary of "The Powerpuff Girls" today. In celebration the entire series is hitting DVD including a never before seen documentary on creator Craig McCraken, and a brand new episode/ series finale entitled "The Powerpuff Girls RULE!" (It premiered last night on Cartoon Network). Its got everything a PPG fan could possibly want. YAY!

So get out there and start participating in some old fashioned consumerism. Lets do our part to make America great!

The Wednesday Tales No.3 - The Lightning Key

Here's the cover art for the next installment in the Wednesday Tales series, "The Lightning Key" by Jon Berkley. The artwork is by Brandon Dorman, and I'm not gonna lie, I haven't read these yet... I just have them because the cover art is so breath-takingly beautiful. The drawings on this cover aren't as striking as the last 2 books but the colors are vibrant and it'll look cool next to the other 2. Reviews for the books are really good so hopefully one day I'll have the time to actually read them. Anyways this comes out in hardcover next week, January 27th. If you get bored and are looking for a fun read ala Harry Potter, check it out.
Here's the cover to the first book in the series "The Palace of Laughter" out now in paperback
and here's the art for the sequel "The Tiger's Egg", available now in hardcover and paperback

Untold Treasures

Scarfish and I just googled our brains out for treasures across the web. It is very important that these treasures be shared.


Coraline Alphabet Movie Posters... so cute

Ghetto Cars we hope to someday own...

Not this one, Its just an entertaining photo.


If Batman was on welfare...


The Do-It-Yourself Bodykit


You can spill fruity drinks on this interior


Classay...


It's allergic to Vince's nuts


"You want Fries with that?"

Star Wars - Retold By Someone who hasn't seen it. LOL!

Star Wars: Retold (by someone who hasn't seen it) from Joe Nicolosi on Vimeo.

Looking up these amazing cars we discovered this sick online blog Neatorama. Bookmark it, its a GREAT time waster.

Also here is a link to a cool Obama icon generator. Look what I did!

Grabbag

-Fox is turning the smash anime hit "Cowboy Bebop" into a live action film starring Keanu Reeves, its the story of 2 bounty hunters (Spike Spiegel + Jet Black) rollin' around in a space ship called the Bebop. Keanu looks just like Spike, but lets see if he can actually get some acting out and play the role.

-Twice cancelled, less than a hit show "Jericho" is getting turned into a movie. If you know anything about this show; it was canceled before the end of season 1, so in a move relevant to the story enraged fans sent Peanuts to the studio in protest. The show was renewed for 8 episodes (an unprecedented accurance) and if it did any better it had the option for 8 more season 2 episodes. WELLLL it actually did even worse season 2 and was yet again canceled. Ape shit fans tried to bring it back yet again, and failed miserably. But now show director John Turtletaub is set to direct a movie version. You can apparently watch this even if you've never seen the show as it will focus on the entire country during an epic disaster as opposed to simply Jericho. The whole cast is signed on. I tried to love this show but it was a bit too slow paced for me, I think focusing on the whole nation though is a smart move. Ill probably watch this.

-"South Park" Season 12 will be the first season of the show released on Blu-Ray. Looks bomb, the show will be presented in High Def 1080i Widescreen (the dvds will get standard full screen :p) and be the first set with legit bonus features. 6 days to South Park: A day by day making of, Behind the Scenes: Major Boobage, Behind the Scenes: About Last Night. Drops March 10th, cant wait!

-WonderCon 09. Feb 27th to Mar 1st. San Francisco, CA. You gonna be there?

-New Red Band Trailer for "I Love You, Man" looks OH so funny.

New Plain White T's

My favorite music video of all time to date. I am very very excited for this video.
Plain White T's - 1, 2, 3, 4 - Official Music Video (HQ)

Paper Megaman

I want to fight an Oreo cookie!
This video was a school project for graphic design student Nicolas Menard. I give him an A+!

Megaman 9 - Rockin in paper from Nicolas Ménard on Vimeo.

Garrett "My Dream Man" Hedlund takes the lead in TR2N

So I am very excited about this news. My <3 Garrett Hedlund has just been cast as the lead role in the new Tron sequel. Formerly called Tron 2.0 (but there was already a videogame called Tron 2.0 with a seperate storyline), then TR2N (Pronounced TRON but people could not comprehend the 2 in the middle of the word), and now simply being referred to as TRON (which I think is weeeeak, they already have a TRON, lets just stick with TR2N people). Anyways the amazingly talented and sweet as a doll, Hedlund will be starring in the Fantasy epic and I can not wait. He'll play a role similar to Jeff Bridges' role in the original, and Bridges will also be back reprising his badass character. This is just as good as hearing Karl Urban was cast in Star Trek, 2009 will be wonderful!

The Slammin' Salmon

Here's the trailer for the HIGHLY ANTICIPATED (by me) upcoming Broken Lizard film "The Slammin' Salmon". This is from the guys who did "Super Troopers", "Club Dread", and "Beerfest" and is about a former Pro Boxer running a restaurant. Shenanigans ensue.



It looks hilarious. "Ahhh. I am so sorry but her soup face scared the shit outta me!" I CANT WAIT!

Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen