Geek Culture & Nostalgia
It’s really nothing we haven’t seen yet visually, but it is the first official Thor poster. It should be in theaters this weekend, and the first trailer will probably be before Tron: Legacy (which John and I get to see early, expect our reviews early next week).
I’m officially pumped about Thor and Captain America. What about you?
Over on Flickr, Steven Quinn has created an awesome set of Star Wars Family Portraits, and I suggest you check them out. Don’t miss the one with C3PO as the baby. It’s my favorite.
The Tophat Sasquatch team reads a lot of blog posts every day, and some slip through the crack or just don’t warrant their own post. That’s where Missing Links comes in. Every few days we collect the best links we’ve come across and pass them on to you.
Hugh Jackman Talks Darren Aronofsky’s ‘The Wolverine’
I’m very excited about the potential for an awesome Wolverine movie.
Data Costume Shirt from The Goonies
I don’t know who wears these costume shirts, but I see them everywhere now. Data is a nice addition.
Geek Art Loves Andy Gonsalvez’s Super Ernie-O World
Wow, this works surprisingly well.
Concept Art Revealed For Aborted ‘Superman’ Films by J.J. Abrams and Bryan Singer
I wish Singer had another shot at Superman, and I think a Doomsday story could have been awesome in his hands, but oh well.
MTV Blogs: Splash Page: ‘Iron Man 3’ Will Be A Sequel To ‘Thor,’ ‘Captain America’ And ‘The Avengers,’ Says Jon Favreau
Sounds like a plan to me.
I love gifting apps to friends and family. Give someone an iTunes gift card and they could blow it on Neil Diamond albums or TV episodes, but gift them an app and chances are they’ll at least give it a try. It helps that they’re super cheap and have enormous value (Angry Birds updates, anyone?), so think of them as digital stocking stuffers. I’m addicted to quite a few iPhone apps at the moment, so here are some of my recommendations that would make great gifts for other iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch owners.
Angry Birds is the biggest iPhone addiction of me and a whole lot of other people, and for good reason. The gameplay is easy to pick up on, but the endless levels can be very tough and take you quite a few tries to master. Angry Birds is the original classic, but Angry Birds Seasons might make a little more sense to gift. It’s like an advent calendar, and each day until Christmas a new level unlocks. Both are 99ยข.
My second favorite iPhone game (at the moment) is The Incident by Neven Morgan and Matt Comi, an 8-bit styled game where you try to dodge an endless array of falling objects. You control the main character by tilting your iPhone, and the combination of the gameplay, graphics, and music makes it one of my top picks. It’s $1.99.
I missed The Sorcerer’s Apprentice in theaters, mainly on purpose, but I watched it on Blu-ray last night and it was actually an enjoyable movie. It’s not great cinema, but it was a pretty good adventure with great special effects and a healthy dose of Nicolas Cage scowling at the camera. So in other words, there’s something for everyone!
To be honest, the story was very predictable and cliche, and besides the fact that they tried connecting magic with science, the actual use of it was very very Harry Potter influenced.
Jay Baruchel is still fun to watch, and until Hollywood typecasts him into oblivion I think he will be for a while. Still, that’s not enough to save a movie with a laughable plot, Nicolas Cage as a Sorcerer, and a boring, tacked-on, love interest subplot.
