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Here are some Star Trek IV bloopers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKkvbBoas9Y Check out Shatner’s hairpiece. Star Trek TMP Deleted scenes from various filmed versions Television version Trims http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWv340AUrws&feature=related Theatrical Version trims http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtWCwqvPiCc&feature=related Director Robert Wise used scenes and edits from both versions of the film to make his third cut, the Director’s cut. This is the stuff left out. Note: We will probably never see the Security guard getting killed, the memory wall, or the extended Android Ilia scene in the engine room, because Wise is dead now.

Chocolate Rain McDonald’s style __________________________________________ Okay, someone dug up an extremely old McDonald’s ad with that stupid puppet. To show how old I am, I actually remember that logo they use in the ad. Hell, I even remember seeing the commercial back in the day. And you can check out this funny response from this guy . By the way, what is the guy’s name in the clip? I remember seeing him on many shows with that damn puppet.

Looks like someone is a little pissed off about the way Lost ended last night (Spoilers) http://darkufo.blogspot.com/2008/05/harold-perrineau-dishes-on-his-lost.html There were many shocking moments in the last episode, but Harold Perrineau isn't happy about the ending. And, I don't blame him. They seemed to have short-shafted his character a bit, but there is a back-door opening for him. This could all be a well-orchestrated misdirection on the producers' part.

Howard the Duck ( The movie ) I remember watching this movie way back in the day. George Lucas ended up being involved in the movie and some people confuse Lucas as being the director. But, he wasn't, it was Willard Huyck , but Lucas did produce the movie. The movie hasn't aged well at all. For some reason, Howard the Duck always reminded me of Macaulay Culkin with his face. I rarely see this movie on TV anymore and can't seem to find it on video. I read Lucas has distanced himself from this movie and refuses to release it to Region 1. Here are a few notes: ~ Reading the Trivia page , it would appear that this movie 'helped' create Pixar Animation Studios. ~ Lea Thompson is cute. ~About eight people played Howard the Duck. ~In a PG movie, it's okay to have a naked female duck with boobs. ~The UK version was edited down for a few years. Here are a few videos Howard the Duck - Ending : I remember this song. A trailer : I have to...

The Angry Videogame Nerd takes on all those shitty Indiana Jones games . Man, these games are really bad. Some of the games are shovel-ware. I sort of like the Temple of Doom videogame in a shitty sort of way. I love hearing John Williams' score in it's 8-bit glory. He also take on NES Accessories. It's no wonder they eventually went for the Wii sports and controllers, based on tighter and smarter technology. There's a bit of foreshadowing on a certain NES accessory that he will cover in a later program. ( You can check out that one here and here ) It is Interesting that the Dance-Dance Revolution pads were based on this technology.

Karate vs. Kung fu http://fastclips.com/videos/PISKluBdWBSK Way back when I was a little unhappy child, my parents forced me to take up karate. I was a lonely child that didn’t want to take up anything. I just wanted to dwell around the backyard and use my imagination, to basically to be alone. My father forced the karate lessons on me, and it ended with me hating every moment of it. I didn’t want to be there, so I made sure everyone knew it too. Eventually, my parents got the hint and I stopped going. Looking back at it now, I do realize the power involved in Karate. I wonder if I should have tried harder and stuck with Karate. I wonder what kind of person I would have been back when I was young. Would it have made my childhood easier to bear? Above is a video of the two styles fighting each other. I enjoyed it. The link below will give you more information on the differences between Karate and Kung Fu. http://www.yongmoonmookwan.com/1/p1.htm ...

Another Kobe Bryant scandal ? Well, Bryant's legal team thinks so ...Another Cheerleader scandal Looks like Kobe Bryant is doing some dribbling outside the court. Rumors abound that Mr. Bryant has been messing around with a former Lakers Girl. There’s only one problem though he’s still married. Her name is Vanessa Curry and she used to be on the Lakers Girl squad. (they removed her link from the Lakers page) Kobe’s current wife is named Vanessa Bryant. Yeah, they have the same name. It was later revealed that Curry was let go from her Cheerleading job at the organization. (To pursue another gig) Listen, I’m all about people being faithful to their spouses and all. But if a good-looking lady like Curry came up to me, I’d reconsidered my options. Also, I’m not sure why most NBA basketball players are married anyway. Stay single when you’re playing in the league and then marry when you get older. Have as much fun as you can. It’s not cheating when y...

Yo, Dog, where can I get one of these t-shirts. Random Bits ~I went to a Mexican restaurant with some friends Saturday night, and I really had a good time. The restaurant was actually owned by a Mexican family, so the food was really good. There’s nothing like having a steak arrive with smoke and steam coming from the plate. The waiter had to wear oven pits when he served us. It’s a good thing. Later on, we ended up watching Juno at their house. Two of us had already seen the movie, but two of them hadn’t. It was interesting watching them watch the movie for the first time. Honest to blog… ~ Steve Ballmer receives an egg attack : The guy that throws the eggs at the over-sized douche bag doesn't seem to have good aim. Steve hides behind his desk as the eggs splatter harmlessly onto the large screen behind him. I think the protester made Ballmer's speech a heck of a lot more interesting. I also like the awkward silence after he's done protesting and h...

Captain EO (AKA that Michael Jackson movie.) You can check the entire movie out here This often overlooked, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, 17-minute film was played in Disney owned theme parks. George Lucas produced the movie, and you can clearly tell his influences too. (Note: I can see why he’d create a character like Jar-Jar Binks now. This extended music video is full of characters similar to the often-hated sidekick.) The film looks very dated now and the acting on Michael’s part is bad, but there is a certain cheesy charm about this little movie. Hey, it was the 80s. I have many problems with Michael Jackson as a person, but he’s always made big productions out of his music videos and this one is no different. I think more artists need to go this route in music videos. (I’m still looking for that extended version of Bad .) Grade: C Things worth noting ~Jackson has the power to turn evil robots into Batman & Robin henchmen. ~The design of The S...

Strange Wilderness This movie is not funny. Sure there are a few funny moments, but this movie is beer-fest bad. You would think with this cast they would somehow make this movie work. Why did Happy Madison even fund this movie? It feels like someone wrote an incomplete script, and they decided to make the movie anyway. Scenes go on too long without any funny jokes. The writers didn’t even try to make sense of the plot. Nothing really adds up to anything. At first, the movie is about these goof-offs trying to make a wilderness show, and then it becomes a road movie. From there, it changes to a “lost in the jungle” movie. None of it is damn funny either. (They even steal a joke from Black Sheep involving a gas leak in their vehicle.) You can tell Steve Zahn is bored in his leading role, and Jonah Hill is useless. Justin Long is in the movie, but he nearly says nothing at all, probably there to collect a check. Is there anything good to say about this...

Older, but still fun. The Story George Lucas wanted the story exactly his way and even going as far as rejecting a script that Spielberg thought was well written and entertaining. However, Lucas always wanted to shoehorn in an Alien plotline into the Indiana Jones series. Spielberg took the idea and grounded into making a bit more sense than what Lucas wanted. Both Ford and Spielberg thought Lucas’ idea was too out there, so they toned it down a bit. The alien plotline really does hurt this film a lot. While it does fit with the strange supernatural stuff from the first movie, real life aliens seem too X-files for an IJ movie. However, the entire subplot about Indiana seeing the passage of time is a nice touch and should have been The dialogue ranges from flat to unexciting. You can tell Lucas got his hands on the script and did some rewriting. Not everything is doom and gloom in the story, there are some good continuity moments in this film that are nice little ...

The Action The action set pieces are entertaining and complex. Watching Indiana run around on crates and chasing Russians, I found that it is one of the better action scenes in the movie. Indiana Jones is a bit slower and makes a few more mistakes that back in his younger days. The CGI is these scenes are a bit jarring in some places, but overall are done well. (There is an impressive atomic bomb explosion that The sound department does a great job in this movie as well. The punches are loud and the explosions are louder. You’ll be more entertained by the action than the kooky plot. The Acting Harrison Ford : He’s a little older and Ford plays Indiana as guy that misses the good old days of the 30’s and 40’s. One scene where he remembers fallen family members and friends is a touching. This has to be one of Ford’s better roles to date. (Remember Firewall?) Cate Blanchett : Uh, she plays that Russian chick. I really didn’t like most of the scenes wi...

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull A little bit older and beaten down, but Dr. Jones is back in this fun movie that doesn’t quite stand up compared to the first three movies. With a 19-year-old gap between this movie and the Last Crusade, Indiana Jones is a welcomed friend. Yet, the movie has some major problems that keep it from being a true IJ movie. The charm and wit is still there, but there’s something missing in the script. I think part of that has to do with some unbalanced dialogue by George Lucas. It sounds bad during some of the exchanges between Cate Blanchett and Indiana. Lucas has lost some of the writing skills he had in his early days. What he lacks in scripting, Lucas makes up with a good sense of atmosphere, charm, and action. It is the year 1957 and Indiana is in a different world. Time has passed and Indiana Jones lives in the Cold War era. He’s no longer fighting Nazis but Communists, led by the kind of sexy Blanchatt. ...

Star Trek TNG: A Matter of Honor Ah, an early Klingon episode. The first writer strike severely hurt the creative process of the second season, and yet there were many episodes worth noting in this shaky season. This Klingon episode is one of them. The episode opens up with Riker asking for a brief transfer over to the Klingon ship Pagh. Riker discovers it’s a harder assignment than he thought. The episode opens the viewer up to the various cultural differences between humans and Klingons, and it does a fine job seeing these differences through Riker’s eyes. One of the best moments in the episode involves Riker with some of the Klingon officers eating dinner. The writing is funny and interesting. The scene begins with the Klingons making fun of Riker, which turns to Riker joining in on the joke. From there we see Riker bonding with two of the Klingons. It’s just a great scene, and it’s the reason to watch this episode. The scene represents everything Trek ...

So long, Speed Racer (My top five reasons why this movie didn’t work in the Box Office.) http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121098342861200259.html?mod=2_1168_1 The new Speed Racer movie is like Hillary Clinton, it doesn’t know it’s going to lose or won’t admit it. Someone needs to whisper in her ear and say, “It’s over.” It was earlier reported that Speed Racer was number 2 at the Box Office. Then it was switched to number 3. That meant What Happens in Vegas... beat Speed Racer. Dumb shit Ashton Kutcher beat the dudes that made the Matrix! No talented Kutcher! Kutcher punked Speed Racer. Since everyone in the press has decided to post their reasons why the movie failed to make money, here are a few of mine. 1. Only for lonely overweight redheaded geeks who run web sites : I personally think Speed Racer is too fanboyish for a general audience. Just read his review here . I'm a fanboy, but I can't understand why they even made a movie from a cartoon ...

Random Things ~ Lindsay Lohan is asking for sponsors for her 22 nd birthday . Wow, I guess her movie career is doing so bad that she’s taking sponsors. She just received news that the producers from an upcoming film dropped her from the project and now there’s word a Jack Black movie dropped her as well. But, she denies being dropped from the film; she dropped the film because she’s too busy . Yeah, busy selling out for your birthday party. (Way to spin it, girl.) Showing up on Ugly Betty isn’t really considered ‘busy’. ~ M. Night Shyamalan’s new movie has a great trailer, but one negative review has come out about The Happening . If you don’t want to be spoiled, don’t read the review. ~As I walked down Broadway during my weekend walk throughout the city, I noticed a bum standing near a bus stop. He stood there hunched over with his head shaking side to side. Nearby, a family checked the busing schedule and didn’t notice him yet. The bum started to punch ...

About that Obama shirt… http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/14/AR2008051403613.html This is f’ed up, I grew up on Curious George. I liked the Man in the Yellow Hat, anyone that can pimp out an all yellow outfit is alright to me. Now, this harmless character has some controversy surrounding him and Curious George will never be the same again. Damn you, Mike Norman. ` Mike Norman claims that he never intended for the shirts to cause such an outcry. Really, where has this guy been for most of his life? Under a rock? You simply can’t make a monkey joke involving a person of color. For years, racist people have called black people monkeys, and it is almost as bad as the N-Word. Any person of color understands that there are racists out there that only view us as animals and nothing else. Despite our progress, there are still some people trying tear down all the progress we've made together. He should be fully aware that selling these shirts ...

As you already are aware, I hate most reality shows. I think they are destroying our minds and bodies. That's why I find this list of The Worst 15 Reality Shows so refreshing. There are some people that hate reality shows just as much as me. Reality shows seem to be a haven for has-been actors and washed up reality stars from other reality shows. But the list above has some of the worst ones I've heard of. Britney & Kevin: Chaotic: Thank goodness that Britney Spears reality show only lasted five episodes. It ended up being an extremely low-rated show, even by UPN standards. Now, her running over paparazzi and hitting cars sounds like a better reality show to me. Mr. Personality : WTF, this was actually a show? And, intern-slut Monica Lewinsky was the host. Monica Lewinsky? This is the woman that kept a soiled dress in her closet, and she hosted a show. The Swan: There's something disturbing about changing normal women into plastic surgery beau...

The Golden Child Way in the mid-80s, Star Trek producers had Eddie Murphy in mind to play a role in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. Instead, Murphy chose The Golden Child . It was a move he later regretted. While Murphy didn’t like the end product, I still find the movie very funny and fun. The Golden Child is a simple movie. Some bad guys kidnap a magical child and only Eddie Murphy can save the child. There is some business with the devil, a bad guy that is really a demon, and a naked woman who is half dragon and human. You mix all that up and you get an entertaining and funny movie with poor production values. Sure the movie doesn’t stand up to Murphy’s other flicks during this period, but it isn’t his worst movie either. With a paper-thin plot, most of the focus is on Eddie Murphy. He does a great job making fun of the ridiculous plot. It’s like his character is fully aware of the goofiness around him. Eddie Murphy is simply funny in this movie and ele...

Nice, very nice Random Bits ~Looking at these photos of Megan Fox, I can safely say that I am in love. Women always look better covered in water. ~Terrell Owens sued a Porn company (Bang Bros.) Because they showed him on their site as he walks through the shoot. MC has some more info on the appearance of T.O on Under One Roof . And, TMZ points out something strange about T.O’s character. He’s a porn producer. ~ Marvel vs. DC Iron Man/Batman : I love all these stories. I like how Batman reminds Iron Man that Spiderman had a bigger opening and Venom had more screen time than Iron Man's villain. The main villain was the only problem I had with the movie. ~Make a hot girl laugh: I love these bits. Check them out here and here . I pride myself into making people laugh in real life, including hot girls. Too bad it doesn't translate into her giving me her number or myspace page.

Bill O'Reilly Remixed and Parodied After this O'Reilly footage resurfaced, people have been remixing and making up their own videos involving this bloated blow-hard. Here are a few of my favorite ones. The Dance Remix : I can see this being played in some trendy club with glow sticks and moving dance lights. Here's a Parody with a guy that looks like a younger Paul Shaffer : The video is pretty funny. Bill O'Reilly vs. Producer (Parody) : This one is probably one of the best ones out there. Deflated basketball face, brilliant! Colbert takes a jab at O'Reilly : Stephen Colbert defends O'Reilly's outburst with funny results. O'Reilly Responds to the leaked video : Looking at that young O'Reilly, I'm amazed how much bigger his head has gotten and the turkey neck has grown too.

I just watched the tail end of Die Hard 2. While certainly not the best movie in the Die Hard series, it still has its moments. Here are a few thoughts I’d like to make. ~ Renny Harlin directed this movie, when John McTiernan (Die Hard) was too busy. I wished they would have waited for McTiernan’s schedule to clear up and hired him to direct. Harlin simply doesn’t have the skill that the McTiernan has in making action films. After this hit, Harlin would produce crap after crap movies. ~ William Sadler and John Amos make great villains. I also like the plot twist involving Amos. ~When Sadler’s character tricks the British Airplane down, I couldn’t believe it. It is a harsh scene, but it makes the audience hate his character even more. ~ Colm Meaney is the pilot of the airplane that crashes. Meaney would later end up on Star Trek TNG and then move to DS9. William Sadler would have a recurring role on DS9 as a villain and share a few scenes with Mean...

It looks like the makers of GTA IV have been making some not too subtle attacks on Scientology. It appears they named a street after the founder L. Ron Hubbard . And, this street is near some other streets that the programmers named after cult leaders. Then, someone discovered a strange church with a volcano logo . (The guy took a picture and there it is above the post.) I have to give credit to Take-Two Interactive for daring to make fun of Scientology. I'm sure someone in the Scientology law firm will try to sue Take-Two.

Go Speed Racer! I can't believe I've never heard this remixed techno song with samples from the Space Racer show. Here's the kicker, it gets very “freaky” at the 3:50 mark. After listening to the moaning and grunting in the song, I want to smoke a cigarette, and I don't even smoke. If they had put this song in the movie, I'm sure more people would have went to the theaters.

Remember that crazy girl from the subway video? (Soulja Girl) Well, there's more to the story than what we saw in the video. If this was any other nutjob, the police wouldn't care. but they discovered the identity of this crazy woman. I guess it had something to do with the fact that it was plastered all over Youtube. ((After getting tips identifying the young woman as Ziyad, MARTA police charged her with simple assault and two counts of disorderly conduct. )) ((Investigators told WSB-TV Channel 2 reporter Tom Jones they were able to identify the elderly passenger and after speaking with her they arrested Ziyad. Her mother told WSB-TV's Monica Pearson Ziyad is bipolar and was off her medication when the attack took place. )) Looking at the video again, I can see the Bipolar in her behavior. She's lucky one of the guys, who were defending the older woman, didn't hurt her. By the way, the older woman is the mother of the head football coach of Morehouse Col...

Here are a couple of guys out on the town looking for women. Wait, so the man on the right is a woman? Oy... Bill O’Reilly is an asshole http://youtube.com/watch?v=2tJjNVVwRCY We all know that now, but he was a prick back in his Inside Edition days too. Can you imagine how much bigger of an asshole he is now behind the scenes? He looks like such a crybaby in this clip. Now, is this real or was this just Bill goofing around?

Michael Clayton When things go wrong for the rich people, a major law firm brings in a Fixer, Michael Clayton, to fix the problems. And, Things do go really wrong when one of Clayton’s lawyer friends looses it in a proceeding. On the surface, things seem on the normal. As Clayton digs deeper, he discovers a major conspiracy. And because of this discovery, his life is in danger. This movie isn’t for everyone, but it isn’t a bad film. The movie has some great moments, but the film has many dull spots at the beginning. There are long scenes that don’t pay off until the middle of the film. The slow pacing and the nearly disconnected subplot about Clayton’s brother will turn some people away from the movie. (The brother subplot does seem to pay off in a limited fashion to the main plot though.) But it is the acting that will attract people to the story. George Clooney is fine in this rather reserved role, but Tilda Swinton will steal the movie. I don’t want t...

Random Stuff ~I t looks like Stephen Colbert can dance pretty well . Korean singer/dancer actually visits Colbert and has a dance off with Colbert. The guy certain has a Michael Jackson style to his dance moves. You can check out one of Rain's videos here . At first he's an Angel and then becomes a soldier (?). Rain gets major cools points for coming onto Colbert's show and making fun of himself. ~Clay Davis from The Wire says shiiiiiit like no other person . He's one of these corrupt characters that ends up surviving all kinds of scandals. Watch this clip of his character conning an entire courtroom into thinking that he's a man of the people instead of a conman. ~ What the hell is this girl talking about? Is this English? What has happened to our education system? As a member of the black community, I'm embarrassed. I'm also sure she has a child. Why is she picking on an old woman? ~ A British DJ dumps a cheating Girlfriend li...

Idle Hands I just got done watching the movie Idle Hands. I remember watching this movie years ago and not really enjoying it that much. Watching now after all these years, I have to say that I rather enjoyed watching it. It's a good mixture of violence and humor. Jessica Alba is very hot in her role. This was before before she got really skinny. Seth Green is almost too convincing as a drugged up slacker. The best part is the fact Anton's hand kills his friends , but his friends come back from the dead and haunt him because they were too lazy to go to heaven. The movie was intended to be bad and goofy, but there are some scary moments here and there. This movie would have never been made or worst PG-13ed. Anyway, I read that there was another ending to the movie and I decided to find it, which I did find. Check out the original ending : I have to agree with the director. This ending is too serious, but it has a very A Nightmare on Elm Street style a...

The claws are out in this catfight Star Jones vs. Barbara Walters http://www.abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=4799179&page=1 After all these years, Barbara Walters still knows how to make the news. She not only bashes Star Jones (which is a good thing), talks about Rosie and her big head, but also dishes some dirt on her affair with married former Senator Edward Brooke . Being the shallow person that she is, Star Jones has decided to attack Walters for coming out with the information. (("It is a sad day when an icon like Barbara Walters, in the sunset of her life, is reduced to publicly branding herself as an adulterer, humiliating an innocent family with accounts of her illicit affair and speaking negatively against me all for the sake of selling a book," Jones told Us Magazine. "It speaks to her true character.")) Star Jones, you should know a lot about character. I remember when you started to promote your wedding and not revealing the...

Uh, they got some things wrong and a few things right. Okay, we all know the GI Joe movie is coming no matter what. I'm still thinking the movie is going to bite the big one, but I'm willing to give this movie a chance. Here are a few photos from the live action GI Joe movie from the site Coming Soon . Check out the other photos there. (Yo, Joe!) Yeah, this is Duke. For some reason it feels like this guy should be starring in a poorly funded CW (WB) production or working in the WWE. Duke was blond and seemed a bit older. ___________________________________________ Ripcord: Marlon Wayans. Don't act goofy in this movie, Marlon. Btw, wasn't Marlon up for the role of Robin in the Batman films or was that the other Wayans brother. I read somewhere that he was even fitted for a Robin suit. __________________________________________ Destro: Last time I checked the old show, this character wore a metal helmet silver or gold. And, he didn't look like ...

Random Bunch ~ Hot for teacher : Tiffany Shepherd, a science teacher, got canned for her cans . She has a part time job dressed in a bikini for a boating fleet. It looks like someone didn't like what she did and complained to the school board. It wasn't like she walked around the classroom in a bikini or banged some of the students. Hey, I'd have a problem if she moonlighted as a stripper, but this second job isn’t more than Hooters on a boat. Why are we so afraid of sex and the female body? Hey, if you have the body, feel free to show it off. There always seems to be one jealous lady that’s going to hate on the attractive woman. ~Speaking of Hooters, I always enjoyed going to that restaurant, but I think they’re a little overpriced for my taste. I guess you’re paying for the lovely ladies in tight shirts as well. ~When I went to the second viewing of Iron Man last weekend, I noticed this crowd was more nerdy/geek. There were fewer women in t...

Watch three minutes of Speed Racer I know it’s three minutes, but something inside me is telling me this will be a terrible movie. Reviews have been mixed . But to be fair, there are some positive reviews out there . Some people out there like the frantic pace and shiny appearance. This movie could very well become a hit because of the kids and teens, or it could very well crash and burn. The Wachowski Brothers (Sister?) could find themselves in Hollywood jail for a very long time if this movie isn't a modest hit. By the way, the PG rating and that stupid chimpanzee have me a little worried too.