Corvette Summer

When I was 7 years old, stars wars, Mark Hamil and Corvettes ruled my world.

I admit it.

I liked it.

Now, I'm not so sure.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwmkmfBmZFw

Some even did a worse job on this replica. The front is an abortion, it doesn't have the inset lights, Lake pipes are all wrong, the bonnet is incorrect, the rest seems weak.

However this corvette is awesome.

1978 was the time of corvette pace cars. I got this monogram kit and after that I proceeded to paint my whole toy car collection in this colour scheme.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWMhGGriTtI

I even thought about it years later for my roadster.

Love the Beast!

If your like me and remember Eric Bana as just a regular aussie guy who did a bit of standup, then this movie is for you. We must be about the same age because I can remember most of this stuff too. I have a similar passion, only I changed many cars searching for a passion rather than sticking with one.

I cried... almost.

Do yaselfs a fava mates!

Feel the love... Official Love The Beast Trailer

Shawnee

I like Shawnee's laid back attitude apart from the obvious attractions.

Here is a little best of from her role in Becker as Linda.
Sometimes when you see actresses so much from young age till old, you do become attached. Thats why they are rich. All us dumb ass guys love 'em.

Here's someone quite a lot more obsessed than me.

You may not be aware of her antics in Fydolla Ho. "FIVE DOLLAR HORE" is a pretty raw band. A bit like her vocals... raw. But I like that she doesn't try to be more than is there.

Lost in Translation

This post was meant to be about Karaoke.(which I love) But I guess I'll change it totally.

Bill Murray's film of a few years ago is "Lost in Translation" a famous guy comes to Japan - Tokyo and gets taken to all kinds of places to promote Suntory whiskey or whisky (recently votes worlds best). Some places I've been to and some I haven't.

As a foreigner living in Japan this movie has some hype and reality around it. Those people who hate living here will love this movie and those who love living in Japan will dispise it as a negatively slanted view of proceedings.

I have a mixed bag about it.

You can live in Japan and never experience any of this stuff, or all of it. It's a bit of a documentary style movie and therefore bores me to tears. Its slow... hard to watch and sometimes just stupid. But for the content I was quite interested. I used to work very close to where it was mostly shot. "Shinjuku".  A few scenes from other places near there "Shibuya" etc, but mainly around the Shinjuku area. This is not a temple tour of a movie, but a city image that some people get hooked up in.

I've read many reviews of this movie and as a movie its ok. Two people become friends and probably want more. But as most people do, they try to bring a broader meaning to the movie that maybe this is what happens to boring people in Japan. FORGET IT! IT's A MOVIE!

Come to Tokyo and see for yourself. Like Bill, you will uncover something in your life.

But it's probably not going to be... "I get 2 million dollars to promote a product in a foreign country and confused in the process, because I can't communicate in their language, So I'll find some things to do to occupy my time."

Trailer

Russ.

Queen & Highlander

Christopher Lambert was pretty good in this movie.
"I was born in 1518 in Glenfinnan on the shores of Loch Shiel. I am immortal. I cannot die." Connor MacLeod.

Sean Connery definately makes a hmmm "UN?" forgettable entranceWho?
I believe it was ... "Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos Ramírez Chief Metalurgist to Chief Metallurgist to King Charles V of Spain"

The Kurgen is a champ. "Hi, I'm Candy." "Of course you are!"

Queen, Freddy and Brian MAY(Guitar Legend) Princes of the Universe kind of explains everything. . Who want's to live forever is probably the biggest hit.but I think every song on this movie's soundtrack was a kit of which Queen were a major part.

There were sequels but of course they were crap!

There can be only one!

Speed Racer

Watch the Speed Racer Trailer first and forget the actors, look at the scenery.

This movie is good on sooooooo many levels.

The whole design element is amazing and the green screen involvement is HUGE! The backgrounds for each scene are generated from realworld and fake environments in a mash of tech and life.

It takes My Drift hop idea and actually evolves to a virtual reality.

While some of the acting takes a bit to get used to.... bear with it and enjoy the other stuff.

It takes the original repetitive animations to a whole new level.

Back to the Future

Back to the future... on its release held so many cool things for me. The interesting (but as we all know impossible) issue of time travel raised some cool questions about possible realities.

A huge Guitar amp that blows you across the room. Turn it up.

M.J. Fox aka Calvin Klein. did a reasonable job.

And there was that crazy looking delorean. 1.21jigawatts!!!!.

and of course ... Lea Thompson. (I'd probably answer her name to the fave all time actress question.)

When you look back now Promotional trailers were very very lame.

Rent it... go on.

Russ.

Blade - Opening Scene

Watch and admire one of the coolest scenes. The Bloodbath at the start of the first movie has it all.

Watch the start of the movie here.

Russ.

Cannonball Run

This Movie had a H U G E influence on me as a kid. 10 years old and my world full of hotwheels cars and plastic models. It was one of the first movies I went to on my own. No Prental Guidance.

The intro is awesome. I just remember the black lp500 screaming....

Ive seen it sooo many times in re-runs and a VHS video I recorded.
So many cool quotes I remember and use to this day.

Cars and star galore.

Hawaiian tropic 1976 Chevrolet Chevelle Laguna was one of my favourites.

"I can't see shit... can you?.."

What kind of car would you choose for this event.... Hmmm thats another post.

Russ.

ps. Let's remember Farrah at her best.