Stargate (1994) Planet hopping

Before i watched Stargate, i will be honest, i was not looking forward to it. I was imaging it to be a cheap effect boring tv show like i had seen before on tv. However, this movie was surprisingly decent. The movie had a confusing and somewhat leaves loose ends. Although it is enjoyable and entertaining, it tends to be a little confusing and cliche. The setting seems like and egypt style but on another planet.This part would have to be the whole relationship between the Egyptian god Rah, and the aliens. In this movie, Rah is an alien that uses humans to live forever. Throughout the quest of a dorky scientist and a group of soldiers to get back to to earth, they must battle Rah and her (yes her) minions. Their journey is filled with decent special effects and fight scenes. I've seen better but they do entertain you. One of the good qualities of the movie was the acting. The acting was very realistic and you could, in a way, share emotions with the characters. Overall, a decent movie at best, but a good sci-fi movie to watch if you get the chance.


Special Effects Realism: 6/10
Acting conveyance of emotion: 8/10
Environment originality: 5/10
Complex storyline: 7/10

Overall: 26/40

With minor cliche parts in the plot, decent special effects and a rather boring environment, Stargate only gets a decent grade. It could be good for a last resort sic-fi film however!

The Blue People of Pandora

Avatar is a one of a kind movie. Its' environment on the planet Pandora is 100% graphically designed down to the smallest detail. The fluidity of the animations is smooth and flawless. This kind of movie has never been seated before.

Unlike other movies, this film is 100% graphically designed. The plant life looks nothing like it does in other movies. Avatar introduces plants never seen before. Such as the purple flowered plant that plops into the ground. By introducing new plant life, Avatar sweeps you into a whole new world never seen in movies.

The attention to detail in effects is also amazing in Avatar. Each explosion and bullet rocketing by sounds and looks realistic. Being an alien planet, Pandora does not have oxygen, so whenever humans go outside they need a special mask. Throughout the movie there are various scenes when a humans mask is pulled off, and the oxygen spills out. You can actually visually see the oxygen vapor leaving the mask. The detail astonished me. Also in the movie, many trees were destroyed by missiles and explosions. While watching a tree explode, i paused the movie and could see the splinters, millions of them, fly away from the explosion. The detail is simply amazing.

Avatar also has an emotionally driven plot. The storyline keeps you on your toes and fingers cringed scene after scene. The acting is what is able to convey the emotion of it so well, and draws you into the story. While watching, you almost can feel the excitement, or the sadness as the story progresses.

The creativity of this film is absolutely amazing. There are many things that nobody would ever be able to think up and express in a film, but Avatar did it. For example, how all the native life on Pandora has fiber like hairs that can link up to one another to "see" it. You often see when the native humanoids are riding a horse or flying they link their fibers (pony tails) to the animal they are riding. Also in the way just the plant life is completely remade is amazing. Nowhere else will you find such creativity.





Graphic Design: 10/10
Attention to detail in effects: 10/10
Ability to convey emotion in plot and characters : 9.5/10
Creativity and originality: 10/10

Overall Score: 39.5/40

This is the most amazingly visually and emotionally driven science fiction movie i have ever seen. I would Highly recommend it to anyone in the world!

Zombies, Gore, and more Zombies

          The Walking Dead 

is a fantastic zombie apocalyptic show. In one scene, Greg (the main character) sees a helicopter while riding on horseback in the vacant Atlanta city, or is it. In Atlanta, cars are empty with dead bodies, garbage lays all around the streets, no sign of life is seen. As Greg turns the street corner, he runs into a huge mob of blood thirsty zombies. Filled with fear, Greg guides his horse back towards where he came. Upon re-passing the parked tank he runs into another mob of zombies. Without thinking he immediately turns right but the horde has already caught up with him. Angrily the zombies tear him off his horse. While laying flat on his back on the pavement, the zombies begin to mindlessly devour his horse. Greg without thinking twice crawled under the tank and up into it from the bottom. With a sigh of relief he layer against the wall of the tank. Attempting to take the M9 pistol off the dead soldier inside, the soldier springs to life. Greg uses the soldiers gun to shoot him the head. Laying trapped in the tank, all goes dark. The scenes of this television show are seem lifelike in the way it has been created.
          In such an action filled thriller, you would expect the usual suspenseful music, but The Walking Dead has no music during most of its scenes. This creates a realistic environment absent of any foreign sounds. The costumes are seamlessly created. In other words, the zombies look as real as possible. The characters acting fits perfectly as well, making the viewer believe the fear is real. The most stunning aspect however is the special effects. Never before have i seen such a realistic headshot of a zombie. Put all these aspects together and you have the perfect zombie apocalypse show. Never before have i seen a show with so much attention to the detail of costumes, action, and acting. I highly recommend this show to anyone not busy on a Sunday night (nobody ever is so watch it!)

Realism in given setting- 9/10                

Audio adding to the realism- 7/10
Quality of Costumes- 10/10
Fluidity of plot- 8.5/10
Realism of effects- 8.5/10
Acting to convey emotion to viewer- 7/10
Detailed Environment- 8/10

Overall Score- 58/70

The realism of this show is unbelievable. The costumes add tremendously to the believability. The acting could be slightly better and music could have been chosen better when it was actually played. Overall this is the most interesting and exotic television show i have seen. i highly recommend it to everyone. (unless you don't do well with gore)


       

Star Wars XI: Return of the Jedi Review

       
           Overall, I would give Star Wars XI  a 4.5 out of 5 rating. This was an excellent movie based on its special effects in its given time period, thrilling plot that keeps the viewer watching, acting that leads you to believe their emotions and responses are real, and life-like action that has visual and auditory effects that boost the intensity of the movie. For being made in 1983, Star Wars episode 6 had amazing special effects. With its draw dropping explosions, and lightsaber combat fights, these effects seem real even though they are not physically possible (explosions in space). The plot of Luke reaching his destiny of fighting his father Darth Vader keeps you on your toes. You can't even glance away without being thrown into the tension of the plot. The acting is superb. Every emotional response makes you believe the character is actually feeling the way they do, whether it be happy, sad, or furious. The action is also thrilling. Unlike many movies which seem staged, the action in Star Wars episode 6 seem spontaneous as if the characters are making their moves as the movie progresses. These aspects which i just went over, are amazing for the time period this film was created. Through its lifelike imagery and thrilling action, this is definitely a must see movie.

The Lord of the Rings

Greatest thing since the invention of water. THE LORD OF THE RINGS

Is my computer Human: From Essay to Blog

Is my computer human? of course its not. if it was that it would look like you or me. But what does it even mean to be human and what make something human. I believe that to be human, you have to look, think and act like one. Take iRobot for instance. Remember the part when the crazy robot killed his old guy master and then runs from Will Smith? That was a good part. But really, when the robot Sonny asks why he has emotions and what not, he is questioning how human he is. He clearly isn't human but he thinks like one. So basically he's half human to an extent.
          In class we read this short story Blood Music by Greg Bear. It had to be the freakiest story i've ever read. When i finished it i literally turned to my friend and say, "what the F%@$?!" The picture it puts in your mind is terrible. But basically in the end, this guy named Edward sprouts roots like a plant to the sink and the windows to get sun. This all has to do with this futuristic learning biochip that his friend injected into himself but its pretty confusing. Basically, he can think like a human, but he looks far from it. Thus, once again making this "thing" around half human.
          Last we watched a movie called Blade Runner. Once again, probably the weirdest movie I've seen. If you hate clowns don't watch it. There was one scene when the girl put makeup on and hid among the other clowns. In my mind i was begging for the Bear Jew to come and just beat the shit out of her, but that was too much to ask for i guess. But in this movie are these humans that are manufactured but have to emotion. But one of these "replicants" has emotion. She looks human, and acts human.  So is she human? No way is she human? She wasn't even born naturally. So to me, that intently rules her out. In he end, the only way to be human is to be born from other humans.
- Btw, for all you people who think the Bear Jew is just a fictional character, you're wrong. He's Real...

Lets do this

Finally starting to think about how to make this essay a blog..probably gonna be funny. Also have to find how to incorporate the Bear Jew into it. wish me luck! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG4pI5ek4Q8