Yesterday, I finally acquired the Retro Duo by Retro-Bit. After over 20 years of faithful service, my original Super Nintendo console have been giving me issues with reading the game cartridges. It probably just needed some cleaning of its contacts. My even older Nintendo Entertainment System have had issues with reading games for over a decade now. Hence the reason for me getting a replacement in the meantime.
A few weeks ago I decided to purchase a modded iPod Classic from a vendor on eBay. Up to now, I have been using another digital music player which I will write about in the future but I have always liked how the old style iPod units feel. After some research, I decided to go with a unit from a particular vendor who has a 100% eBay rating based in the US.
I did the unthinkable one night as I accidentally dropped my beloved Nexus 7 tablet. I was visibly shaken that night after having a life changing shocking moment. I am not sure if it was my grip that was weak or my sweaty palm, but I managed to somehow let go of said tablet and it took a two foot fall onto the concrete bus station floor.
The other night I was able to finally watch Tae Guk Gi, a Korean WWII movie. Released back in 2004, it had taken me this long to get around to this. I can't help but compare this movie to that of Saving Private Ryan as it is set in the same time period and how both movies started off almost the same way. In both movies, an elderly veteran recounted their own experiences during the war. In Tae Guk Gi, the story revolved around two brothers from a poor family who had been forcefully conscripted into the war effort as they tried to flee Seoul from an invasion by the North.
I have just finished a Korean drama titled A Gentleman's Dignity recently. From what I gathered, this one was a huge success when it aired last summer. It is twenty episodes of the usual romantic comedy story of four forty year old well off men as they go about their lives as friends.
There were many funny moments and the characters are all very interesting for me. Each of the four men have their own quirks and that kept me entertained until the end. One thing that got on my nerves as the dating scenes between the two leads of this drama. These scenes and the lines are so particularly cheesy that made me want to hit my face with a brick. But I guess that was part of the quirk that I mentioned.
Any fans who liked this genre should definitely give this one a watch. I was hooked from the first episode.
My inner eight year old just crapped my pants when I saw the trailer for this movie. As a kid, I loved Gavan a little too much. Many kids have sport figures as their childhood heroes. Mine were Japanese men who transformed to cyborgs.
Gavan's TV series was the first time I ever saw a light saber, though his was called a light sword. And his space ship is actually very similar to the Enterprise, complete with a saucer section and a lower section that could separate. Except the lower section could transform into a giant mechanical fire breathing dragon.
It is also fitting that the suit inspiration for RoboCop is coming out first. The RoboCop remake started shooting in Toronto last week as well.
Damn I am excited. The movie comes out on October 20th in Japan. It will be some time before we will get a good quality rip and a decent subtitle for this. It cannot come soon enough.
While taking a break from packing for my trip, I accidentally stumbled upon an Indonesian action/martial arts movie called The Raid: Redemption. Upon finishing the film, I was quite amazed at how good this movie is. Right from the beginning, the action was non-stop. I am now worried for my trip to Indonesia as I needed the subtitle to understand the small amount of dialogue in this movie.
Over the long weekend, I was able to watch a Russian war movie titled 9th Company. Based on a true story, this 2005 movie told the story of several young men who enlisted to fight in Afghanistan during the Soviet occupation in 1988. The movie followed their departure from their civilian lives through their training and onto their mission of guarding a mountaintop FOB against enemy attack. It was based on a true story.
I was able to watch The Front Line yesterday, a South Korean war movie depicting the Korean War between the North and the South. It tells the story of an officer being sent to the Eastern front to investigate why letters from the North are being sent to the South through one of the units there, Alligator Company. While conducting his investigation, he also took part in the struggle for Aerok Hill, which seem to change hands on a day to day basis. All of these leading to the final days before both sides signed the cease-fire agreement.
What can be better than an MP7? Two MP7s. Here is a still of Snake Eyes from the upcoming GI Joe movie. Makes me wish I still have mine. In the last movie, the Baroness was shown dual wielding the MP7.
Last night, I was able to go see the newly released Act of Valor movie with some friends. The place was packed and we ended up sitting in two separate groups. I was actually looking forward to this movie for a while until I researched this movie a bit. Then my expectations lowered considerably and I went to the theatre expecting a horrible movie. As an airsofter, I still wanted to see it for the gear porn factor alone.
I am eagerly awaiting the second season of HBO's Game of Thrones mini series. I enjoyed the first season so much that after the first episode, I bought all the books and read them all back to back. Fans of the series are also eager to find out what HBO will do with the battle of Blackwater. April 1 cannot come soon enough.
I am completely addicted to this Korean variety TV show. The premise is simple, the show's large cast and the weekly special guest(s) must perform certain tasks in order to have better chances of getting out of the punishment at the end. The tasks are always different and usually result in many funny moments throughout the show. This is also greatly helped by the diverse permanent cast and how they interact with one another. In all the segments, there is always the running man aspect where teams are formed and tasked with eliminating the other teams, hence the title of the show. This show also takes place over various famous landmarks and locales around Korea. For special events, they have even traveled to Thailand and Hong Kong.
Give it a shot. A search through YouTube will reveal many clips and if one is so inclined, sign up at iSubs' website and download the show, completely translated into English.
This was my one and only purchase for this year's Boxing Day. I was actually unable to find this in the stores so I resorted to ordering it online at Amazon.ca. I must say that even with free shipping, I managed to receive this item in two days. I plan to marathon this trilogy during New Year's day as I have nothing planned anyway.
To be honest, I did went shopping for a laptop today but as luck would have it, my two selection was sold out. So rather than settling on a laptop I wasn't planning to buy, I decided to just walk away. Looks like I will have to look for one another time. In the meantime, I really should get a BluRay player since my PS3 died several months back. Otherwise, how would I actually watch the movies.
I felt like I was 16 again when I watched this movie last night. Ranma 1/2 is a live action remake of an anime I used to watch when I was much younger. The martial arts/comedy story revolves around Saotome Ranma and his family, acquitances, friends, rivals, and fiance as they battle through many interesting situations while trying to improve their fighting techniques. The only catch is that some of the cast would turn to animals when splashed with cold water. They can revert back with hot water to their former selves. Ranma on the other hand, turns to a girl. Many hilarious situations ensue as they come to terms with this problem.
My only gripe is that not all of the characters made it to the live action transition. Many of my favourites were missing, such as Shampoo. She is a young girl who was promised to be Ranma's wife while they were both very young and have followed Ranma all over the place. When wet, she turns to a pink cat. Ryoga, Ranma's life long rival did not make an appearance either. I guess it was understandable as they need to squeeze eight seasons worth of anime into a two hour movie. Regardless, even a short cameo would have made me happy.
I have been listening to this particular CD quite a bit recently. Usually grouped under the sub-category of symphonic metal, Nightwish is a band that my brother originally listened to but I never got into it until I heard their cover of The Phantom of the Opera. I was too lazy to go through their entire discography, so I decided to just pick up their Greatest Hits album. Its a two CD set and included their more famous tracks with a mix of the heavy stuff and the softer ballads.
The Devil's Rain is the newest album from the horror/punk band the Misfits. It has been eight years since their last release, Project 1950, a punk remake of oldies songs. That was a pretty awsome album as I still listen to it from time to time. The Devil's Rain from my initial listening seems to follow their usual sound although I still need to listen to it some more to see how much I like it. So far though, it seems pretty good so far. The album art is pretty awsome too.
I had the opportunity over the long weekend to watch this movie that I had for a while now. 13 Assassins is a Japanese samurai movie based on real events that took place in 1830. It tells the story of a government official who attempted to assassinate a Shogun's son before he takes office. A vicious and sadistic man, Matsudaira Naritsugu is set to take a high ranking position after he makes his annual pilgrimage home. The first half of the movie showed how the sadistic nature of Naritsugu as he kills and mutilates on a whim. The task to kill him fell on an old samurai named Shinzaemon.
I have been a fan of RoboCop since I saw the movie in the theaters as a wee lad of eight. When I first saw pictures of this toy, I knew right away that I must have it. I was quite surprised that it was a Japanese company that made this and even stranger is the toyline that this came under.
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