Avengers Super Bowl XLVI Commercial (Extended)

 

Here it is, sports fans. Enjoy!

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The Hobbit official trailer

The first full trailer of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is finally here. It’s the first in a two-part retelling of JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit by Lord of the Rings trilogy director Peter Jackson. The film’s poster was also released today.

 

The film isn’t scheduled for release until 14 December 2012 in the US. (No dates announced yet for Singapore or the rest of Asia.)

Why the next Batman movie should be in CG animation

The time has come to make a full-CGI / motion capture Batman movie. To make it work, Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill have to be in it. Batman: Arkham City proves that it would be all kinds of awesome. Who’s with me?

With the Christopher Nolan series of Batman movies coming to an end, the opportunity will arise again to reboot the Bat franchise on film. But does it really have to be live action?

My vote is for an CGI / Motion-capture Batman movie in the tradition of films like Beowulf and Final Fantasy: the Spirits Within. But to make this work, the film must feature the voice talents of two men who have brought these classic characters to life for almost two decades: Kevin Conroy as the Batman and Mark Hamill as the Joker.

What? A “cartoon” Batman feature film? Here’s why the idea isn’t all that crazy:

First, Batman the Animated Series is regarded by many Batman fans as the best incarnation of the Dark Knight in any medium. Conroy and Hamill have been fan favorites ever since they first starred in the series in 1992. Since then, they have been brought back in a number of animation projects featuring Batman and the Joker, including Superman, Justice League, Batman Beyond and two direct-to-DVD feature films. They are also both marvelous actors, as this scene from one of the animated series shows.

Most recently Conroy and Hamill reprised their roles in the hit video games Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City. The latter has already sold over 4.6 million units since its release on 18 October. (That’s about US$230 million in gross revenue after only two weeks, which puts it in the same league as any Hollywood blockbuster film.)

Finally, technology is now able to give us the dramatic performances we need to make this an excellent film. Both actors will not only be able to voice but to fully perform these characters. With CG, whether or not the actors resemble the characters in real life is no longer an issue, as the following clip from the making of Beowulf shows.

We’ve all seen how full CG characters — from Yoda to Gollum — can command emotional performances onscreen. I am very excited at the prospect of both Conroy and Hamill fully performing these iconic characters. Plus, the action should be spectacular. Take a look at this trailer for Arkham City.

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Grand Theft Auto V trailer

 

Yeah, baby. GTA is back. This is the latest game on my Can’t-Wait-To-Play-It List.

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Awesome unofficial ‘Adventures of Tintin’ trailer

 

How many characters / story references can you name? 

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Here it is: the first full Avengers trailer

The first Avengers movie trailer shows Loki as the principal villain, a bunch of cars blowing up and tensions flaring between members. It is also probably the coolest two minutes of video on Youtube today.

Avengers will hit screens in Singapore 1 May 2012.

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Floppy Disk Plays Imperial March from Star Wars

This one is really worth seeing. The “music” of the Imperial March from Star Wars (aka Darth Vader’s theme) is actually the noise made by two hard drives. Great job!

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