Gaming Artbook rocks

It's been ages since I blogged something about artbook.

The Art of Halo

Amazing artwork from the halo series, I think my favourite would be the architecture of the future buildings.


FFIX Visual Arts Collection

Though it's an old game but it still has amazing artwork and yesterday, me and Fraser looked at this game's graphics. It still looks good and I still think people underated the game because of the character design.

Amano Yoshitaka illustration:

Okami Official Illustration Collection

The game itself has traditional japanese artwork. Very attractive book with amazing concept design for the game.

Oxide

One of my favourite character Designer/illustrator Hyung Tae-kim. The book was average, they are pretty much the same so far I seen. It shows his earliest work.

Funny Comic:

Pirates of the Caribbean 3 - At World's End Trailer

Ok This film isn't as bad what people said about. This is much better compared to Spiderman 3.

I was expecting Chow Yuen Fat has a bigger role but unfortunely his character ended pretty quickly.

The ending shows that Jack is once again on a journey since his boat Big Pearl is once again stolen by Barbossa but Jack Sparrow outwitted him yet once again.

I felt that the screen writer was influenced by One Piece manga but heck I might be wrong. Also the beginning didn't makes sense about the whole singing about the forbidden song.

8/10

And also Fraser brought a PS2 today with a copy of God Of War, wise decision to buy one.

Flavour every moment when playing, mate.

Whats happening

One more month till I finished my first year of Uni and I'm looking forward to it.
I finally finished my THS stuff woot!!! 1500 essay and 9 pieces of creative that is related to the lectures.
Now I concentrate on my two modules. Mark Making and Animation 2.
Mark Making is enjoyable and I learnt how to be random and make building and characters.
Animation 2 is a disappointment so far, they said we have a choice of doing either stop motion or CG animation but we ended up focusing on stop motion.

Heroes
This season's final episode, at first I thought that it had a proper ending but now I can tell that somethings bigger is happening. Something to do with the elipise when Hiro teleported to the past. Yay Ando survives!!! Nathan is a hero who sacrifaced his life to save New York. Mika is reunited with his parents, Jesscia can control her powers. Molly meets her hero Matt who was injured trying to kill Sylar. Sylar was stabbed by Hiro so was the future changed...

Shin Angyo Onshi
OMG Shin Angyo Onshi volume has been released but I won't spoil anything but I might.

Cheers to etc for doing such a brillant job of scanalation project and finally Youn In-Wan and Yang Kyung-Il for making this manga.
Etc has scanalated up till volume 13 and seriouslly the story develops and talks finally about the protagonist past. They are almost up-to-date now.

Spoiler for V16:
Munsu wakes up from his coma condition from the Mandrake drug, apparently his curse is gone and he's smoking... Tae Yu seems to be feels fearful when he sees Aji Tae.

Super Smash Bros Brawl Countdown

Join the countdown for Wii's next greatest game.
http://www.smashbros.com/

Anyway I own the original and Melee edition and both didn't disappoint me so lets look forward to it and hope Sonic will be in the next game.

22/05/07
Turned out to be disappointment since theres nothing going on especially with the characters section locked

Random Youtube clips

Funny Clip

I remember this animation when I was a Kid.

Colbert Report: He's singin in Korean

Well it's related to Rain who I wrote a review about in I'm A cyborg but thats ok.
So Funny:

Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival!

"AKG is going to perform in Korea at the Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival! This is the first time AKG has played outside of Japan. They will be playing with bands like Ash, Copy Machine, Muse, The Strickers, Vanilla Unity, Vodka Rain, and more! The festival will be on July 27th to the 29th. To get more information, check out Incheon Pentaport's Official website: http://www.pentaportrock.com/"
Damn Muse and Ash are going to play at Korea this year and Asian Kung-Fu Generation are playing there as well. I am so envious that people lives in Korea...

Ratatouille preview

Trailer:


9-min preview:


At first my reaction was 'not another rat animation which was after the rat animation from the creators of Wallace and Grombit' but it turned out I was wrong. Pixar made the impossible, love pixar.

I'm a Cyborg but thats Ok

싸이보그지만 괜찮아 Ssaibogeujiman Kwaenchanha

I waited for this film patiently and it was difficult to find. But I seen it now and now I will tell you how did it go.

The film opening was cleverly done with the credits blending in, for example the duct tape that has the art director name on it.

The main protagonist is Young-goon played by Im Su-jeong. She was submitted to the mental institution after slicing her wrist and attaching a plug wire to her vein, which ended up making her unconscious. Apparently she done it after listening to her transmitted radio that gave her the commands, she thinks that it helps to recharge herself. Anyway she thinks she's a cyborg...

She recharging herself with batteries.

Killer Cyborg that resembled Guu in The Jungle Was Always Nice, Then Came Guu.

At first she didn't communicate with the doctors so the doctors has no idea with her problems. The reason is that her grandma was taken to a mental institute when she was young so she hates the people who works at the institute. She doesn't eat due to her because she thinks she is a cyborg.

The other protagonist is Il-soon played by Rain who is also a patient.

He likes to steal people's toothbrush and use them due to his mother leaving him. Look at his hair!!!

Cool cardboard mask because if he doesn't frequently wears it, he thinks he'll disappear.

His problem is caused when his mother lefted him when he was 15, he started to think that he is able to be invisible and steals things. He also thinks that he can steal people's abilites.

My review

Absolutely amazing film though I think Chan-wook Park rushed the ending. It was good throughout the beginning to the middle, than the ending was very confusing.

The film has many interesting characters but mosly are the patients.

I personally don't think it's a love genre but there are scenes are closeness of the two characters. The art direction of the film was very impressive. I really like the setting of the film.

The awkward silence while eating but cool illustration on the wall.

I dunno, but the dome shape is very interesting to see.

Normally this room would be white but the green. This shot was well made.

The wide shot of landscape.

I can see that the director is trying to be artsy with the fantasy thinking and it works really well.

8.9/10

I gave it a high eight because of it's creativeness but like I said that ending seems rushed.

Spiderman 3

I watched this today with my friend Fraser.

Summary:
"Peter Parker has finally found the balance he's longed for between his love for Mary Jane Watson and his responsibilities as Spider-Man. The city of New York and it's citizens are at last coming around and appreciating everything he has done as his crime-fighting alter ego, and Peter is in the running for a staff job at the Daily Bugle. However, everything Peter has worked for is about to unravel. Flint Marko, while fleeing prison, is caught in an accident that displaces molecules and is transformed into the Sandman, a new super villain who is able to change his body into any shape of sand he sees fit. When Peter learns of a connection between The Sandman and the murder of his Uncle Ben, he will stop at nothing as Spider-Man to capture him. But before Peter can do so he discovers a mysterious black substance has turned his suit black, and has brought forth a darker side of Parker and Spidey nobody has seen before. Peter begins to give into this new dark personality, starts to abandon the ones he loves the most and in turn his best friend Harry Osborn takes up his late father's mantle as The New Goblin. Quickly Parker begins a new romance with his lab partner, the beautiful Gwen Stacy but in doing so Peter sets off a rival Bugle photographer, a troubled young man by the name of Eddie Brock who is obsessed with Stacy. Little does Peter know the black substance has its sights set on Eddie else as well. Brock is turned into Venom, a arch-foe that mirrors everything Spider-Man can do. Peter is forced to become the strong-willed hero he has forgotten about if he hopes to defeat his greatest threat yet." Written by Phatmaster (edited by Datrius)

My reviews:
Ok first off CGI were amazing, it was convincing especially Venom/Eddie scene where Venom talks and changes to Venom.
The killler of Peter's Uncle Ben, Sandman was an interesting character who has a background story. He was wanted criminal yet he is a good hearted man who wanted to save her daughter's life. All he wanted to ask was not forgiveness but telling the truth of the death of Uncle Ben, Peter forgave him and he dusted away.
Harry has a larger role knowing that Peter was partially fault for his Father's death, he decided to take revenge on Peter. Harry learns the truth after hearing from his Butler, he decides to save MJ with Spiderman and their combination is very good. Harry dies but teaches Peter about choosing paths and he died as a hero.

Cons:

• Evil Peter does the nerd dance, unbearable to watch
• How did Aunt May and Uncle Ben swim to the Island with the engagement ring? I mean I'm pretty sure they didn't have zipped up swimming shorts in the 50's.
• Peter Parker is the stupidest super hero when he kissed that other girl.
• Peter hurts MJ, so technically shouldn't he be afriad of his powers and tries to abanden his duties as Spiderman after getting rid of Venom. Like MJ in the film, he should be getting sick of hearing Spiderman and switching off the police radio and isolate himself in his room. So it makes scene where he picks his clothing again is more powerful.

See I'm a better screen writer than the main stream film makers.

7/10

Naruto Movie 3

Yes Naruto turned into main stream craze. This is the third movie that has been released so I wasn't so hyped about it. Ok story is the same about promising and keeping your word so I wasn't really depending on the story and it always makes Naruto and co win in the end.
However the animation was nicely done though Naruto's fighting wasn't as exciting as Rock Lee or Sakura.

Kakashi wasn't impressive in the film, very dull.

The Captain turning to stone was impressive, nice facial expression.

Sakura first shot of fighting is impressive but was also average.

Rock Lee's Fight was very impressive with the Nunchaku/staff/chain.

Naruto's boring technique.

Well the animators should learn that film based around Naruto is very boring now with the same technique such as Shadow Bunshin and Rasengan. They could of done somthing based on supporting Character of their view on Naruto.

6/10

Heroes - Episode 20 "5 years gone"

Yep I decided to type in this episode after being influence by thefjk. Craziest episode so far in heroes. You see the events of Future Hiro and his time, you see main characters switching side or died.

Cool shot of Matt losing faith.

Nathan acted like an a**hole then you realized he's Slyer...

The day of rembering of the event.


Matrix like scene with Peter and future Hiro.

Peter vs Slyer - I don't know the outcome of this fight since both have equal powers.

Matt's character change so much since his wife and kid left him, he seems to control his power greatly and he can forcefully enter a person's mind.

Ando seems to know that his presense will be gone one day but he seems to be going to die soon.

The episode tells you Slyer has killed: Nathan, girl with tranform abilities, Claire, DL, Mika (Maybe) and Linderman.Remember Slyer was stabbed by Future Hiro but I think he took Linderman power to heal himself so it looks like he killed Claire.

Can Hiro really change time? I doubt it, since the future timeline shows that nothing has change...