Everything Wrong With...

If you are not familiar with Cinema Sins or their Everything Wrong With (Movie Sins) series, you have been missing out!!

Too much time on their hands? Hell, yes!! Their video shorts, though, are delightfully creative and wicked fun for any movie buff. I have been watching them for years and am a subscriber to their YouTube channel. I look forward to each new installment and episode.

Here are a few video shorts from Cinema Sin. They are well worth the view. For a deeper dive into the Everything Wrong With series, follow the paper trail below. Then, explore the other series, including:

  • How To Make A Film
  • What's The Damage
  • Conversations With Myself
  • Movie Recipes

Everything Wrong With Prometheus

Everything Wrong With Nine 1/2 Weeks

Everything Wrong With Guardians Of The Galaxy

Everything Wrong With The Fifth Element

Everything Wrong With Goldfinger

Everything Wrong With The Avengers

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Paper Trail:

The Force Awakens - Fan Teaser Trailers

On November 28, 2014, the official trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens was released in theaters all across the United States. Did I say the official trailer?? Wrong… What I meant to say was the official "teaser" trailer was released. We still have to wait for the official trailer(s) to be released. 

Disney, Lucasfilm, and J.J. Abrams are working hard to keep us all in the dark on the newest installment of the Star Wars saga. I love the suspense!! 

I was a boy of 12 back in 1977 when the original Star Wars was released. That was back before it was Star Wars: A New Hope. That was back before anyone knew what to expect. That was back before Jar Jar Binks and Sith Lords with unlimited power…lol

I walked out of the theater that night different from how I walked in. I did not know how or why, but I knew, somehow, everything had changed. I was not alone. Star Wars became a creative spark for a whole generation. It is an inspiration for many today.

Do not believe me?? Watch the official Star Wars: The Force Awakens teaser trailer above. Then… Pull your droids close, polish your lightsaber (or blaster), and enjoy the fan created parodies and mashups presented below.

This will be a day long remembered…
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Paper Trail:

Snow Crash

“When the Deliverator puts the hammer down, shit happens.”
- Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash

Snow Crash is a science fiction novel written by Neal Stephenson. It was published in 1992 and broke new ground as post-cyberpunk tour de force that became an immediate modern science fiction classic. Due to it's original lexicon, Snow Crash is not the easiest of reads initially, but is well worth the investment. The characters are well developed and complex. The story is unique and unfolds as a classic mystery with lots of discovery. As pure escapism, Snow Crash completely transports the reader into an alternate reality of a near future will be immediately recognized.

The novel begins with Hiro Protagonist, last of the freelance hackers and the greatest sword fighter in the world. Hiro works as a high-speed pizza deliverer for the Mafia (a Deliverator). Living in a U-Store-It near the Los Angeles airport, Hiro splits his time between the real world and the Metaverse, a three-dimensional virtual world accessed by personal computers and public terminals. Strapped for cash and living on the edge in reality, Hiro is a warrior prince and one of the original hacker elite that created and developed the Metaverse.

After an unfortunate mishap while delivering a pizza, Hiro teams up with Y.T. (short for Yours Truly), a 15 year old female skateboard courier that is streetwise and sassy. Together, Hiro and Y.T are pursued by Raven, an Aleut harpoon Master that drives a motorcycle with a sidecar nuke. Their goal? Unravel the mystery that is Snow Crash, a new a dangerous drug and computer virus.

Snow Crash is a rocket ride from start to finish and one of my favorite novels. It is an absolute recommendation and a must read for any fan of cyberpunk or science fiction. If you have not read Snow Crash, what are you waiting for? If you have read Snow Crash, get comfy and read it again!

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Paper Trail: 
    ▪    Neal Stephenson - Official Web Site
    ▪    Wikipedia - Snow Crash
    ▪    Amazon - Snow Crash
    ▪    Audible - Snow Crash

This post was originally published on Kerrsplat.com, dated October 27, 2013.

More Noir Than Noir

This remix of the Blade Runner movie trailer, by Chet Desmond, is a superb example of creativity and vision. Blade Runner is Ridley Scott's film adaption of Philip K. Dick's classic science fiction novel, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Released in 1982 and shot in a modern film noir style, this trailer is a full-on film noir experience with dialog from the movie and music from the soundtrack.

To springboard off of Dr. Eldon Tyrell's moto for the Tyrell Corporation, this movie trailer is... More noir than noir. Not sure of the reference? This is your que to watch this classic film and then read the book it is based on. Time very well spent.

Enjoy!!

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This post was originally published on Kerrsplat.com, dated October 22, 2013.