A long time ago in a galaxy far far away .......

May the force be with you …. Those have been the trademark for all the six Star Wars movies. It all began when a young George Lucas set out to make a movie that would earn him money. Upon completion of the movie (1977 Star wars Episode V, A New Hope) he had called in all the big companies of that time and made them watch it. At the end of the screening only one company took the risk of releasing the movie and that was 20h Century Fox when told the movie will not be a success. Lucas said once in an interview (not exactly his words but) I knew people would want to watch a movie with a title that suggests the movie is about outer space. Well what o you know it worked for him.

The first three parts of the saga deals with the character Anakin Skywalker. A little kid in the first part who shows qualities and traits of Jedi’s that leads him to the Jedi temple. He is trained by Obi Wan Kenobi (between episode 1 and 2) and later grows (much faster then Padme) and they fall in love and have kids. Twins actually. Anakin turns to the dark side before he turns to the twins are born. But he knew his wife was pregnant. In a dual between Obi Wan and Anakin, Obi Wan cuts his body in half and is left to die. Darth Sidious come along and saves Anakin and give him a life support suit (that’s the reason he breaths like a blow pipe).

The last three parts deals with Darth Vader’s (aka Anakin Skywalker) son (Luke Skywalker) all grownup and becomes a Jedi. His training is started by Obi Wan and then Yoda continues his training in the caves. Later his focus is shattered when he finds out that Lord Vader is his father. At last in the 6^th part Luke becomes a Jedi master and he sets out to fight the dark lord (his father). In the end just as it always happens the good defeats the evil and saves the world from destruction.

Now did u know that that George Lucas has made cartoons and TV movies to link up stories between movies. Take for example the clone wars is a cartoon series that came out to link up the story between Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones. This series is supposed to show how Anakin had grown up and how he got his recognition (General Grievous in the opening sequence tells him “I was expecting someone with your reputation to be a little … older”) in the world of the dark and lighter side. At first George Lucas had planned to make a nine part series of Star Wars but later decided against it saying “I don’t want to be making Star Wars all my life”

The later parts were supposed to consist of story after the events of The Return of the Jedi. Luke has mastered the Jedi traits like yoda and is running a Jedi temple. Leia has twins with Han Solo and she has become a prominent name in the politics in the galactical senate. The story was supposed to be where an old Sith returns and draws a kid from the Jedi temple to the dark side and nearly kills Luke.

The whole idea of Star Wars as I see it was a vision of George Lucas to see a future where humans have advanced so much that every thing has changed. Humans and aliens leave in peace. The main idea was the fight between good and evil. It tried to show us that best friends Obi Wan and Anakin fought till only one was alive and then father and son fought leaving only one standing also. Many people have visions of the future and all come up with a different perspective of it. Below are some links that I found useful to keep me up to date with the Star Wars universe. I hope u enjoyed this first blog now get lost and write a comment.

Star Wars – Official Website.

Blue Harvest – Fan Site

Force.net - One of the oldest Star Wars fan sites

Now for the images: this is the cast of Star Wars old and New.

Hayden Christensen, Ewan McGregor, George Lucas (the man himself), Natalie Portman, Yoda, Darth Vader, R2D2, C3PO, Samuel L Jackson, Jar Jar Binks, Jimmy Smits, Christopher Lee, Liam Neeson, Pernilla August, (Kid unknown by me), Ian McDiarmid, General Greivous, Carl Weathers, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Chewbacca, and Mark Hamill.

Silent. Invisible. Invincible. The Ultimate Hunter

No I m not talking about the Hunter from Unreal Tournament, this is the creature that was first seen in the movie Predator (1987). The movie started Arnold Schwarzenegger as Major Alan Dutch Schaefer and the late Kevin Peter Hall as the (Yatuja) Predator. Predator is a character that has the ability to bend light making him near invisible and with an array of weapons at his disposal (plasma gun on the shoulder) makes him nearly invincible.

But "If it bleeds, we can kill it,". Imaging coming face to face with a creature like this who opens his mouth in four different directions. Whoa! This character was portrayed perfectly by the late actor Kevin Peter Hall. A less known fact about the actor is that he was actually blind.

An excerpt from a book published 1993:

Arnold confesses to have had some initial anxiety when first confronted with the creature:

-There was plenty of fear there, believe me. Working with something like this was wild in reality because he[monster Kevin Peter Hall, who stands a foot taller than Schwarzenegger] couldn’t really see. Not only in the movie does he have heat seeking eyes, but in reality the sonuvabitch couldn’t see. So when he’s supposed to slap me around and stay far from my face, all of a sudden WHAP! There is his hand with claws on it! (Flynn, John L. The Films of Arnold Schwarzenegger, p116)

The second part of the movie that came out in 1990 also had the same guy playing the Predator. For the menacing one and the elderly one (in the end). Towards the end of the movie there is a xenomorph (Alien) skull seen in the spacecraft. Now what does that show? Simple this is where the story idea for AVP came right? Wrong! The cross over was done a year before the movie was release through a comic titles Alien Vs Predator. Imagine after more then 14 years someone had the guts to pull of a movie like AVP. Also this story is very different from the comics.

Story on the sequel for AVP:
Alien vs. Predator: Survival of the Fittest is the upcoming sequel to 2004's Alien vs. Predator film. Filming began on September 25, 2006 in Vancouver. Tom Woodruff Jr and Alec Gillis from Amalgamated Dynamics will be handling the special effects for the film as they did for the previous installment and Daniel Pearl has signed on as director of photography. Shane Salerno wrote the script. Reiko Aylesworth and Steven Pasquale will play leading roles in the film. ComingSoon.Net has reported a release date of December 21, 2007, however, according to other Internet reports, the film will debut in Australia on September 27, 2007 casting doubt on the North American date. The film is expected to be rated R, as opposed to the PG-13 rating of the original.

Visual effects artists and commercial and music video directors the Brothers Strause have been announced as the directors of "AvP2". A June 1, 2006 news entry on their website merely says "Something big is brewing" and a June 7, 2006 news entry says "AVP2 ! The Bros. have signed on to direct their first feature."

After looking a the rating it feels that the movie should be a little more bloody don’t you think. I had a feeling that held back on the fight scenes. One of the reasons (I feel) was that the Yatuja had been too bulky to make any moves. The end scene with the Yatuja jumping in the air to stab the mother Alien was all CGI. What other choice do they have when the suites are so bloody BIG. Any ways lefts hope APV 2 is good. Cant wait to see how much they fucked it up. Until then see ya.

Silence is golden … but would you be in Silent Hill …..

Imagine standing on the side of the road and hoping to catch a flake in your hand but you realize it is not snow flake its ashes. 40 years after the town was burnt it is still full of smoke and ashes. That is the start of the silent hill. Well not exactly the start but from where the main story starts. The small town is being haunted by a small girl, she controls everything. If you are in silent hill, during the day it is your day but when it is dark its Alyssa’s world you are in.

She only needs to take revenge from the people that put her in a bed by burning her alive, but she survived. Her hatred for the people of Silent Hill grew so much that she is blinded by it. Her hatred was fueled by an evil little girl. There are so many things that are unexplained in the movie that people might find it hard to grasp. Like people are thinking that she is dead, but do u smell dead people. Yuck! I see dead people is good but smell? It’s would be more like smelling the evil Ash character from Evil Dead 3 – Army of Darkness. Eeks!

Now according to some readings found on the internet I have found out that some of my questions were answered. Like how come Rose is in the same place as her husband and still they do not see each other but he smells her perfume. People would say that she is dead. But how do you explain the bodies not found. Every dead peoples body are found. Well in extreme cases like having the legendry “Predator” in the forest then it is a different case. Now according to the readings there are supposedly three dimensions to this story. First the real world (where her husband is), second being the silent hill with ashes and mist and the third being Alyssa’s world, stained in blood and full of rust.

People have their own perception as to what the story was. One of my friends said that he had watched the movie three times and says that Rose had died in the end of the movie where she is stabbed. Now if that is the case how come the husband didn’t see her in the movie (prior to the stabbing) while both were in the school scene? Apart from that there are so many views that people have. It is also said in one write-up that the little (evil) girl is Satan in disguise which is true if you watch and listen to the movie closely ( "I go by many names").

My View: The Satan wanted the souls in hell for him so he helped Alyssa to try and kill the people one by one. He was able to give her powers beyond belief (love the barb wire scene in the end). In return he wanted the misplaced souls. The people in Silent Hill were trapped in the second dimension (3^rd paragraph) where everyday before dark they are given a warning that the darkness is approaching (air raid siren). After darkness Silent Hill changes to Alyssa’s world and there is havoc. Satan had brought Sharon into Silent Hill because Alyssa looked exactly like Sharon when she was burnt. (Burning was because the people thought that Alyssa was a witch and in those times witches were burnt alive.)

Now with Sharon some where is Silent Hill, Rose wanted to get her back and she was prepared to go to any length (beheaded nurses and the red pyramid) even though she didn’t battle the red pyramid. As always Satan couldn’t get into the church where the people of Silent Hill took shelter at night. Satan needed a transport and Rose is the only one in sight. So he uses her as transport and makes the way for Alyssa to take revenge. After the finale the second dimension is still present because Alyssa’s mother is still alive and so is Rose and her daughter Sharon. The third dimension is not shown may be it is still there may be it is gone who kn

All in all I think Silent Hill is a good movie and if I were to give it stars I would give it 9 out of 10 for the suspense and horrific scenes and 6 out of 10 for acting. I guess that sums up my perspective of the movie. Now all your comments will be heard but don’t wait for my reply because I m not bothered.

Full artical/story can be found on this link. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Hill_%28film%29

Now if you havent seen the movie get of your chair put some makeup on ur ugly face and go watch the damn movie!!! Its a must see.

I cut him up in so many pieces but i couldnt get the smile of his face .....

"I took his weapon away both of it" - Thats what Hartigan said when he disarmed the yellow bastard.

Sin City ... makes people wonder what if there was a place like that which consisting of people so ruthless and insane. Take Marv for example, Goldie slept with him once (after which she was killed) and he goes on a killing rampage just the find the main killer. Who is he? By now you should have seen the movie, if you haven't then go see it before you read this post.

The movie consisted of four colors: yellow for yellow bastard, red for the lipstick colors and the lady in red, and the rest was black and white. The movie had a wide array of stars all of whom have a name in Hollywood. Take Clive for example, he has been in so many movies but very few people choose to remember an actor like him. The same goes for Benincio Del Toro. Have you heard of him. I didn’t think so. Benincio made his name as the insane brother of Sanchez in the James Bond movie “The Living Daylights”. After his first appearance he was only given roles that made him look insane.

The first character is Marv, played by Mickey Rourke
“ Creator, Frank Miller describes the creation of Marv as a juxtaposition of his two biggest influences: film noir and medieval stories. The result was the idea for a character he called "Conan in a trench coat." Despite his presumed Catholic upbringing, Marv is a violent, borderline psychotic who uses his tremendous strength and fighting skills to bring down those who challenge him or break his personal code of ethics.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marv - Link for more story on Marv from Wikipedia

Like him there are more characters all of whom possess different traits that makes them standout in the movie. All of whom can be found here.
Dwight: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_McCarthy
Nancy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Callahan
Hartigan: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hartigan
Wallace: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_%28Sin_City%29
Roark Jr (Aka Yellow Bastard): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roark_family#Junior.2FThat_Yellow_Bastard

According to individual reviews (my friends reviews) Sin City was the best movie they had seen. It was the closest a movie maker can get to making a live-action movie from comic books. There are even comparison shots on the internet that show the closeness between the movies.

Here is an article found on the internet about the sequel tell me what you think about it?

**** Sin City 2 will be released in 2007, although an exact release date has yet to be confirmed. It was revealed by director Robert Rodríguez that the story for film to be based around would be A Dame to Kill For as well as a new story to be written by Frank Miller. The new story centers around the character of Nancy Callahan (Jessica Alba). It will weave in and out of A Dame to Kill For and will show "A whole new side of Nancy", according to Miller. No other stories have been confirmed at this time, but Frank Miller has also expressed interest in including other Sin City short stories in the film, possibly including "Blue Eyes." *****
Full story: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sin_City_2

“Walk into the right alley of Sin City and you will find anything …..”