Jul 23 2008

Comic Con – Preview Day

Category: Adventuresvelveetahead @ 11:48 pm

Comic Con doesn’t officially start until tomorrow, but we arrived to pick up our badges and to check out the preview night. We got to check out the Exhibition Hall, which was quite dangerous. I wanted to buy tons of things. Uh-oh! I haven’t bought anything yet, but that’s because I was waiting to bring my backpack to transport things in a nicer package than the plastic bag they gave us when we picked up our badges.

Now onto some pictures that Jer took with his IPhone since I forgot my camera in the hotel. oops! Here is the line moving to get into the Exhibition Hall when the doors finally opened.

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Jul 23 2008

The Dark Knight

Category: 2008,Movies,Reviews,ROFLMAOvelveetahead @ 11:12 pm

Dark Knight
Directed: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Michael Caine

Synopsis: Heath Ledger is super creepy as the Joker and Maggie Gyllenhaal has thankfully taken the role abandoned by Katie Holmes.

Lately, when I have been watching movies, I snooze a bit during some part of it. Usually only for a few seconds, but it still happens every time. Even though this movie was over 2 1/2 hours long, I didn’t doze off once. I was even amazed that I never felt tired the entire movie. I could feel it was a long one, but I didn’t want it to end. I was willing to have the movie go on forever.

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Jul 23 2008

MWG: Heavy Metal

Category: 1980s,Movie Watching Group,Movies,Reviewsvelveetahead @ 8:41 am

Marci has the July pick and she picked Heavy Metal.

Heavy Metal

Netflix synopsis: Based on the fantastical illustrated magazine Heavy Metal, producer Ivan Reitman creates an otherworldly tale of good vs. evil. Packed with special effects, Heavy Metal set the standard for alternative contemporary animation. Plus a pounding soundtrack by Black Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult, Cheap Trick, Devo and more!

Rotten Tomato Score: 61%