There's a certain grunginess to '80's sci-fi that disappeared when CGI became a standard. The ease and range of stuff you can achieve with computers might be more desirable but the attention to detail is missing from modern FX and replaced with this weird sense of sterility I never really bought into.
It's most apparent of course in the Star Wars prequels - and I think it largely contributed to their lackluster reception by the general public. I'm going to make a general statement and blame The Matrix for this shift in aesthetics. Nothing against that movie but I think it inspired this kind of push towards boring visuals and simplified plot devices (like everything Kurt Wimmer had done thus far). Minority Report tends to stand out as one of the only mainstream movies of the 2000's that didn't adopt that sterile simplified look, although the color treatment definitely pays homage to it. There are other films from the last decade that would illustrate my point, but this tangent is a little long already. Suffice to say that dirty, gritty, apocalyptic look that I fell in love with during my formative years is slowing seeping back into the mainstream. Now that I sound like a hopeless nostalgic, here's the movie that inspired this rant.
Also took the liberty of re-watching the abysmal failure that is David Lynch's Dune. What can I say it still looks cool.
Friday, April 23, 2010
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Bill Gibson Q&A
At long last, Gibson appears to have finished his follow up to Spook Country and returned (at least temporarily) to the blogging universe. This is cause for celebration...though maybe not so much for the author. In this brief Q&A my idol describes the process of writing novels as "painful."
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Extended Absence
Writing a blog about what I'm doing is like reading a journal entry to an absent minded pet puppy. Maybe that's a terrible analogy but as I type this I legitimately wonder who is reading it. Especially after my escapades with John on broadcast TV.
I have a new follower who appears to be Japanese. It's not Mr. Sugitsuka - as he would likely comment in English - but shout out to said stranger in any case. And if you are the guy/gal that is responsible for this...thank you very much sir or ma'am.
In any case, since I have some kind of following, it stands to reason that I should keep updated bulletins on the blogosphere, at the very least to justify to myself my total lack of output. So here's my excuse. I'm spending all of my spare time learning Motion Graphics and Screenwriting. Hopefully it will eventually pay off, and at some point I'll reach a point where I'm consistently making new stuff to share. Until then, reviewing movies and bitching about Glenn Beck will have to take a back seat. Many sorries to my followers. All two of them.
Be sure to follow me on twitter, where I am considerably more active.
ADDENDUM: Apparently that is Takashi. Hi Takashi! I don't understand your kanjis!
I have a new follower who appears to be Japanese. It's not Mr. Sugitsuka - as he would likely comment in English - but shout out to said stranger in any case. And if you are the guy/gal that is responsible for this...thank you very much sir or ma'am.
In any case, since I have some kind of following, it stands to reason that I should keep updated bulletins on the blogosphere, at the very least to justify to myself my total lack of output. So here's my excuse. I'm spending all of my spare time learning Motion Graphics and Screenwriting. Hopefully it will eventually pay off, and at some point I'll reach a point where I'm consistently making new stuff to share. Until then, reviewing movies and bitching about Glenn Beck will have to take a back seat. Many sorries to my followers. All two of them.
Be sure to follow me on twitter, where I am considerably more active.
ADDENDUM: Apparently that is Takashi. Hi Takashi! I don't understand your kanjis!
Monday, March 29, 2010
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Zophar's Domain
It's nice know some old relics are still around. Zophar's Domain...for all your emulation needs, made obsolete and inconvenient by PS Network, Virtual Console, and Xbox Live.
I'm going to play Xenogears on my PC now, BRB!
I'm going to play Xenogears on my PC now, BRB!
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010
New Site BETA
I finally made some changes to the layout of my page. It's unfinished, but functional. (Death Star joke summarily deleted)
Bob Officer Sucks.com
Feedback would be appreciated. I'm still a stranger to CSS as the only formal training I've had was a decade ago - back when pizza was free and money was blue and knowing what HTML stood for made me sound smart.
Bob Officer Sucks.com
Feedback would be appreciated. I'm still a stranger to CSS as the only formal training I've had was a decade ago - back when pizza was free and money was blue and knowing what HTML stood for made me sound smart.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
New Comic
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Yeah, so I was watching Ninja Scroll yesterday. Not funny but fun to draw.
Yeah, so I was watching Ninja Scroll yesterday. Not funny but fun to draw.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
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