Stan Winston R.I.P

June 16th, 2008 Amy

Special Effects genius Stan WInston has passed away. Le sigh~~

He was responsible for such effects as Terminator 2, Jurassic Park, Aliens… and even his latest work on Iron Man.

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The Incredible Hulk is Here!

June 12th, 2008 Amy

Just returned from watching The Incredible Hulk! Short review is that I enjoyed it a lot… maybe not as much as I did when watching Iron Man, even though I’m a fan of neither of them. LOL First things first, I did like Ang Lee’s version of The Hulk, and I thought Eric Bana was quite endearing on his Green Bana version. But I guess THAT’s not the point of Hulk, is it? Read the rest of this entry »

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Forget Speed Racer, Watch Iron Man!

May 3rd, 2008 Amy

Just got back from a Press screen for Speed Racer (aka, Meteoro, in Spanish). What can I say? Words like FLASHBACKS, MOTION BLUR, and COLOR EXPLOSION come to mind. The Wachowski brothers have managed to Japanese-ized or should I say Asian-ized an English speaking film about Japan’s Mahha GoGoGo. I say Asian-ized because they managed to get Japan (Togo Igawa), Korea (Bi, Rain), and China (Yu Nan) to play family… LOL

But that’s a nitpick from me~~~ Let’s get to business, SPOILER ALERT! (maybe) Read the rest of this entry »

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