Inception: The Cobol Job (Comic)

First things first, read this comic AFTER you watch the movie.

I found this during my surfing expeditions and thought I’d share it :) It will make sense after you watch the movie because it gives some context to the job they get into at the beginning of the movie and also more background to the Cobol Engineering company.

Only flaw I picked up was that the “South African” mercenaries don’t use the word “mate” by any stretch of the imagination. I think the writer mixed them up with Aussies. Blame it on the researchers.

Leave a comment about what you thought of the movie. Christopher Nolan is a GENIUS.

Enjoy :)

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What is it with Authors named Murakami and Psycho-Sexual Thrillers?

Up until this point far I’ve read two novels by Haruki Murakami (The Wind-up Bird Chronicle and After Dark) and one by Ryu Murakami (Piercing) and I’m beginning to notice a sinister underlying theme with these Japanese authors.

Firstly, you cannot doubt the dark angle and twist of the stories involved. There is some sick twisted element to all of it which makes it both enticing but revolting at the same time. Secondly, the characters are always normal people with some deep flaw or tortured soul or whatever else it is which makes them 1) act really weird and 2) have some crazy, CRAZY thoughts.

After reading Haruki’s work and all the reviews, etc. I was intrigued and thought the books were ‘cool’ in that underbelly-of-society type of way… but after that, when all the books I’m reading by them tend to be about generally some sort of excessively deviant behaviour and just plain weird shit, I’m starting to question what the point of it all really is.

I do want a point, a moral, a lesson… something I can learn from it apart from being thoroughly freaked out by these crazy motherfuckers these authors seem to come up with.

I think I’ll try one more by Haruki before trying some other sub-cultural authors for different countries. Stieg Larsson (Swedish) also had some crazy elements but at least his work had a golden thread of a story to follow through to the end.

One thing I have to admit is the breadth of imagination these guys seem to have, albeit towards the fringes of darkness and insanity, I’m wondering if a similar movement of authors are available focusing on the more… positive side of life. The search begins.

Gentlemen, A Call to Arms! The Expendables vs. Eat, Pray, Love.

I Love this. How absolutely honest. So enough bitching on Facebook and Twitter about the nauseating sparkly vampires and how your wife/Significant Other has forced you to watch yet another one of the barrage of chick flick which have flooded the scene.

It’s time you got off your ass and put your money where your mouth is. Prove you’re a man!

Gentlemen, it’s time we get out a bit more. By its 2nd week Rambo was beaten by 27 Dresses and Hanna Montana. Stallone ripped a man’s throat out with his bare hands! We can’t let this happen again.

Eclipse: An Objective View (Well, I’ll try)

One thing you have to keep in mind when watching movies is that they are very similar to products. They have a specific target market. So to be true to any particular movie you will have to judge it not only from a “movie buff” perspective but also from the perspective of “is it good for the target market”.

So when it comes to Eclipse… let’s face it, The movie (and the franchise) is an amazing success. It’s not secret who the target market is either (the throng of giggling teenage girls at the cinema when it premièred is testament to this).

So my likes and dislikes about the movie?

1) Rosalie’s story about how she became a vampire could’ve been done much MUCH better. From reading the book, I was expecting Kill Bill style action around the story of revenge. I think an entire movie can be made around this one.

2) Anyone else notice Bella has Buckteeth? Damn those incisors were huge.

3) Bella is a ho. No other girl would be tolerated running around kissing two boys and getting away with it. Also, you can notice Stephenie Meyer’s mormon beliefs coming through with all the sexual tension and Edward’s view of getting married first, etc. To me it’s all just very confusing.

4) The Cullen’s look AWESOME when they stand together in all their vampire paleness awaiting a vampire army onslaught. I really liked the beauty of that picture.

5) The Werewolve/Vampire Fight was pretty good. But then again, we had to wade through a lot of soppy lovey-dovey stuff and a LOT of sexual tension before we got there.

Okay so after this… what do you have to look forward to from the next set… Well, from what I heard from all the conversations after the flick… “I can’t wait to see the wedding!”

That should give you enough insight into who the target market is and it all can get very nauseating.

Enjoy.

Nike’s World Cup Curse and it’s Dutch “Write the Future”

Just looking at the current survivors of the World cup and after yesterday’s semifinal between Spain and Germany, you wouldnb’t be the first to notice just how funny Nike’s (most successful viral ever) “Write the Future” ad looks at the moment. It may even be prophetic,what with the vision of Wayne Rooney in some trailer park with a huge beard, but obviously he won’t be looking at Franck Ribery’s poster, but rather one of the never-seen-in-a-world-cup-final-before Dutch or Spanish players.

After yesterday’s final, Nike has come out with their new “All Dutch” Ad supporting the holland team in the final. Personally, I hope the Spanish win. Here’s Nike’s new ad… “Orange is the colour of Insanity”

There was a spoof of the ad which came out talking about how Nike’s ad’s are the curse of the World Cup where all the players it features seem to mess up/disappoint/fail… and here it is…

And here’s a japanese Spoof which was pretty funny. Reminded me of Kung Fu Hustle in a way :)