Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning

Sunday, October 30, 2005

Star Trek has been in circulation for nearly forty years. And then Babylon 5 stepped up to compete. I've seen both of them and I like them. But... what about a cross-over to really see which one is the best?
J. Michael Straczynski had this to say about it: "... over my cold, dead body."
He also said the only way that could happen would be through some kind of time travel/alternate timeline story. Good idea!
So, take some vulcan ears, a klingon forehead, a vorlon, an alcoholic security chief and a finnish speaking crew and you'll get: Star Wreck
Yes, it's in finnish.
But it's subtitled (or else I wouldn't be writing about it here). I've seen my fair share of fan-made films and this is the best I've seen thus far. It's incredibly ambitious and it works. The movie is hilarious and it's an incredible accomplishment considering what resources the film makers had. Most of it is blue-screened, but most of the space battles looks like a million bucks (in a budgetery sense) .

So, shoo! Go away, run out and download it, it's free. Show it to your friends! Show it to your pets!
Lock on! Fire lightballs!

posted by Richard @ 18:27 1 comments

"Colossal" things are coming...

Friday, October 14, 2005

Do you see the world as a dull place? Nothing exciting ever happens. Always the same news on the same TV-screen and talking to the same friends about the same subjects. And for some arcane reason, H.P. Lovecraft's writings have still yet not come true. Or have they? Giant fossil found in India. Could this be... it might actually be... yes, it must be!
Behold, Cthulu and Shub-niggurath are finally arriving! *chant* *chant*

Shut up! Stop chanting! Yes, I'm talking to you. No, not you. Yes, you, with the hood and the "Death rules your ass!" T-shirt. You really shouldn't wear that in public -- we don't want to read that and I bet Death would have a thing or two to say about your taste in clothes.

Listen... do you hear that?
That, is Mr Lovecraft, turning like a washing machine in his grave.

When you have stared yourself blind at that footage, you might want to take a look at this for more commercial fun.

posted by Richard @ 22:57 1 comments