1. Tron 2 – Apparently Disney studios decided it would be a good idea to remake Tron. Which means that it’s not technically Tron 2, but Tron the remake. Obviously current CG technology will make this movie look absolutely amazing, but is it really such a good idea to mess with a classic? Especially a mediocre classic. More info HERE.

2. Voltron – That’s right folks… live action Voltron. This is another movie that I’m sure will look incredible with today’s technology (Transformers anyone?). But we’ll see if they can come up with a story line that doesn’t blow. I’ll see it either way because, well… GIANT ROBOT LIONS!!! I mean, how can you argue with that? You can read about it HERE.

Just a few of the words I could think of to describe Star Wars – The Musical. Why didn’t Lucas think of this?

That opening sequence KILLS ME!!! “Red 5 standing byyyyyyyy!”

TmZ reports that a Voltron movie is in the works and although it will most likely be crap, it will be fun to see those tenacious kids ride their robotic lions to victory over Prince Lotor’s minions. So in preparation for what will most likely be a steaming pile of cg, here’s a fun Robot Chicken sketch that really touches on the most important undercurrent of the whole Voltron franchise… giant robots composed of several lion robots are great for winning dance competitions!

Click Here to see the entire Flickr gallery which includes shots of the ice freezer (which contains a chilly Jasper Beardly), the Squishy machine, shelves full of Buzz Cola and Krusty O’s Cereal as well as several life-size Simpson’s characters loitering around the store.

Pretty clever promo if you ask me.

Gizmodo had this posted today.  Not much more needs to be said; now, go forth and build me one!

One of the best things about this event was the size. We filled out a whole theater, but the atmosphere was still quite personal. I got to spend a few minutes chatting with Scott and you could tell he was pretty excited by the turnout. I didn’t want to take too much of his time because I knew he was busy, but he still took the time to walk my wife and I to our seats. What a guy. He also put his mad comic skillz to good use by drawing up some custom collectible tickets for the event:

As for the movie, I was pretty impressed. There were a few small things that urked me a bit, but overall, I thought it was very well done (as usual). Let me put a small spoiler warning here for those that haven’t seen it yet, but I’m going to point out a few of the things that bugged me about it:

1) They should have made Spidey’s black outfit match the classic black suit from the comics. I’m sure it was a design decision that was made for some reason, but I would have liked to see the classic suit instead of just a blacked out version of his red and blue one. Even if they had only used that version for Venom. Just my opinion though.

2) I had a hard time believing that Harry’s mind would be so easily changed by his butler. That scene just felt a bit tacked-on to me like they were taking the easy way out. I mean, Harry has been hell-bent on killing Peter for quite a while now, but a brief 30 second conversation with the butler is enough to change his mind? I don’t buy it.

3) MAJOR SPOILER ALERT!!! Don’t keep reading if you haven’t seen the movie and wish to keep it secret until you do…

Venom can’t die! I mean… what the hell? He’s THE BIGGEST Spiderman villain since The Green Goblin and he’s only in the show for like 30 minutes. To be honest, I was totally expecting a set up for Spiderman 4 with his emergence, but instead they decide to get rid of him. It’s just wrong. Deep down, I’m hoping that he somehow survived that blast and that he’ll make a return (not sure how long they’ll try to keep the franchise alive), but I must say that I was quite disappointed.

Those were really the only parts that bugged me though and it wasn’t enough to change my overall opinion about the movie. I really did love it. And being at this fun event just made it even better.

I just want to throw out one more thanks to Scott Johnson and his sponsors for a great time. Zarch and I both had fun and we even got a picture with Scott after the movie (that’s Zarch on the left, Scott in the middle and Rudeboy on the right).

You can head on over to ExtraLife.com for a few more pictures and Scott’s thoughts on the event.

I’ll share my thoughts on the flick as well as some pics of the event sometime this weekend. Hopefully I can get a shot with the host. =)

Original Dorkman Vs Ryan post…

For those that have seen it, here’s the second episode in this dramatic saga. The evil Lord Dorkman has returned and Ryan (I suppose he’s the good guy) is the only one who can put an end to his maniacal plot. This is truly Star Wars nerdery at it’s finest. And to be honest, Lucas probably could have used these guys while making the most recently trilogy. Their choreography is pretty decent and their dialog is much better than anything Lucas came up with…

“Mesa day startin pretty okee-day with a brisky morning munchy, then BOOM!”… WTF?

Anyway… enjoy the film.