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(A-kon is this weekend – so I prepped early :P)

Fast and Furious 6 Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Sung Kang, Gal Gadot, Ludacris, Luke Evans, Elsa Pataky, Gina Carano, Clara Paget, Kim Kold, Johannes Taslim, and more.

Directed by: Justin Lin Screenplay by: Chris Morgan Based on the Characters Created by: Gary Scott Thompson Cinematography by: Stephen F Windon Original Music by: Lucas Vidal

Premise: As each member of Dominic Toretto’s crew move on with their lives and try to settle down after their last job, the group gets called back together when Agent Hobbs informs Dom that Letty, Dom’s old sweetheart who they’d believed had been killed after going undercover for Brian O’Conner, is not actually dead. but though she’s alive, it seems she’s tangled up with an international that’s crew willing to kill to steal parts for a device capable of dampening electricity for 24 hours on a huge scale, something which would cause untold chaos and death if applied in a large city and which would go for a very high price in the open market. So Dom and his crew will need to work with Hobbs to bring Shaw down and try to get Letty back before things go too far. (Rated PG-13)


1) Acting – Total Thumbs Up: I love Michelle Rodriguez and she really outdid herself in “FF6”. The first time she and Dom meet face to face, it’s obvious from her expression she’s never seen him before. She did an awesome job separating things she’d lived through in the other movies and acting like she’d never done them. Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, and Dwayne Johnson are just too fun to watch as they pick at each other. Tyrese Gibson as Roman will make you roll your eyes one moment and laugh at another. Sung Kang and Gal Gadot are a blast to watch together. Luke Evans was deliciously bad. Great job all around.

2) Special Effects – Total Thumbs Up: The special effects were slick and awesome. Shaw’s escape sequence close to the beginning of the film will make your jaw drop. Cool electronic gadgets added some nice extra dimensions to several of the physical stunts. Great stuff.

3) Plot/Story – Thumbs Up: While the ending is never in doubt, the script still managed to have a lot of surprises. (And there’s a big one at the end of the film!) Moves created counter moves which made for more moves – two smart groups going at each other trying to anticipate, diffuse, counter, and get the upper hand.

I was even more excited that while Mia had a kid, they didn’t do the usual with her that Hollywood has done with other action female characters who’ve given birth and set her to the side as if she had nothing to contribute anymore. Though it took a bit to get her involved, when her time comes, Mia proves once again she is as capable as any of the guys.

4) Stunts – Total Thumbs Up: The trademark of the “Fast and Furious” franchise is the awesome car stunts. “FF6” is no different and totally delivers. If anything, they ‘raise the bar’ even further with the amazing ‘gags’ in  the film.

The hand to hand combat was also fantastic. The subway section fights were great! I also loved that the women fought as hard and with as much skill as the guys, if not more. On a strange reversal, that only enhanced things, two of the guys fought one of the bad guys, and got totally trounced, the skill level difference incredibly obvious. And it was a great move! Made the good guys seem human. Especially as they agree not to let anyone know about the manner of their defeat.

5) Locations/Cinematography – Total Thumbs Up: Several international locations as well as a few old familiar places grace the screen during the film, which gave it a great variety in the look and feel of the shots. The cinematography was great as well, giving all sorts of angles on the fast driving as well as overhead shots of major events. It definitely added the ‘wow’ factor to the at least the Shaw escape scene.

Conclusion:  “Fast and Furious 6” is a great, wild ride! “Raiders of the Lost Ark” with wheels. Lots of action, great stunts and fight choreography. The film will definitely get the adrenaline pumping. If you’ve seen some of the other offerings for the franchise, you will not be disappointed.






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With the holiday, work, and A-kon coming up this weekend, this week is insane!

But I do have some pics to torture with anyway. Heh heh. Beautiful flower arrangements at HQ’s Baby Shower for one of the accounting peeps. Close up of the gorgeous blooms! These I found at the satellite office. They always make me nostalgic for Puerto Rico, as we have these there all over the place. Funky decor at the local Cheesecake Factory. (Wish I liked their cheesecake but nooo) They have a weird mixture in the decor. Some of it fab, like these – others almost comical. Rosebud at home. My first attempt to bring something in my brain into actual reality. I’m not a crafts person, so this result did not surprise me. heh heh. Supposed to be a baby dragon. Hubby says it looks like a spicy pistachio. 😛 Cool Chinese Dragon at the local buffet place. Same rose bud now bloomed. Wind not helping in taking the pic! The rose and orange tint on this bush have always fascinated me.






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Yeah, running late today. 🙂


The Tea Chronicles! They actually did it! Disturbing and hilarious. Hee!

Lone Ranger International Trailer. Looks like there’s going to be some comedy bits.

Gallowwalkers – walking undead in a western! And Wesley Snipes! Sweet.

Resurrection – ABC Preview – looks like a funky one!

Intelligence CBS Trailer – a serious version of “Chuck”! lol. Welcome back Josh Holloway

Almost Human Fox Trailer – Karl Urban and Michael Ealy – Squee! I’m so there.


This Week In Social Media from Social Media Examiner. There’s always so much new stuff. Argh!

11 Checks To Make Sure Your Facebook Page is Up To Date from Social Media Examiner. Ack! I need to do this!


Steve Jobs and 5 Tips For Being A Successful Author from Kristen Lamb.

From Chuck (NSFW) Wendig An Examination of the Wily Book Blurb.






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What an insane week it’s been! Next looks to be worse. Wheeeee! Ooooh! An elf! Look at that gorgeous sunshine streaming down into the sewer. Nice work!!! Coolest sewer grate EVER! I want one! More awesome sunshine beams! Look at those clouds and the misty distance. Mmmm Does make Merchant Square look rather ominous doesn’t it? This town has had it bad of late. Into the breach! Found us a secret room/area! They use skulls in all their decorating! Merchant area in the better part of the city Love the dome on this building! Hall of Justice overview. Spawn point in town. Very busy spot.

Have an awesome Memorial Day weekend!


 




This past weekend was the Dallas Comic Con! Fire! Fire! Fire! A great costume of the psychic cop in Judge Dredd Love how her Star Wars tentacle hair came out! Nice! Bane and Bane vs Batman. Noooo! Darth Maul and all his gory darkness. Coolest Borg Queen Ever! Flying Monkeys! Not quite lifesize but still way cool Stargate! More of Taylor’s cool toys! Crappy pic but awesome costumes! This was so cute! The Riddler ala Steampunk! Some yummy sugar cookies given for charitable donations.

And such was this years Dallas Comic Con madness!





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Spent the past weekend at Dallas Comic Con so this may be a shorter post than usual. But we’ll see!


The Tea Chronicles Trailer – I really do hope he did make a short film on this because we NEED psychological thrillers about tea! Yeah!

Riddick Official Trailer #1 – Oh yeah. Playing in the dark again. Heh heh.

About Time Official Trailer – This looks adorable! Romantic Time Travel Comedy! I am in! 🙂

As I Lay Dying Official Trailer – not too sure about this one, but it has a lots of actors I recognized.

Pacific Rim Official Main Trailer – pieces of old and new bits! This should be fun!

Once Upon A Time In Wonderland – new show in the fall. Looks fun!

Marvel’s Agents from SHIELD trailer – ABC is cooking up all sorts of treats! Sweet!

Dracula Official Trailer NBC – Oh! Oooooh!  This looks delicious!


12 Ways To Delight Your Social Media Community and Audiences from Pam Moore.

How Not To Market Or Promote Your Shit from Chuck (NSFW) Wendig.


Want to Write Stronger Characters? from Anita Mumm

Top 10 Questions from New Writers by Anne R Allen.





Author, fan fun, fantasy, game art, game graphics, games, gaming, gaming art, Gloria Oliver, MMO, Neverwinter, Unveiling the Fantastic, videogames, virtual photography, virtual tourist It’s a howling moon… The goo has stripped the flesh of the guy stuck in it. Ick. Bad doings in the darkness. Cool gate for a sewer Mouse dudes. Fire! Time to get out! No really – FIRE! Ah the soothing fresh air of evening. Big trouble maker. Floating castle in the distance. Howl’s here? 😛

Zombie Sunday is about to begin at Dallas Comic Con. Heh heh heh.





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(I have Dallas Comic Con this weekend. So we went to the movies last night! Yay)
 Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Benedict Cumberbatch, Bruce Greenwood, Peter Weller, Alice Eve, Leonard Nimoy, and more.

Directed by: J J Abrams Written by: Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, and Damon Lindelof Based on the TV series “Star Trek” by: Gene Roddenberry Cinematography by: Daniel Mindel Original Music by: Michael Giacchino

Premise: An act of terrorism followed by an unexpected attack on Star Fleet Headquarters sets James T Kirk on a path to hunt down the man responsible. Armed with new top secret, untrackable torpedoes, he’s to follow John Harrison into Klingon space and destroy him before the Klingons discover them and drag the Federation into a full interstellar war. (Rated  PG-13)


1) Acting – Thumbs Up: I believe this is probably one of Chris Pine’s best performances. The great chemistry between the characters comprising the core of the crew is definitely there and a lot of funny moments come from Zoe Saldana’s and Zachary Quinto’s interactions. While Karl Urban was one hundred percent Dr. McCoy and funny as always, it was Simon Pegg who pulled off the most comedic bits this time around. The only real disappointment in the acting area was the lack of use by the scriptwriters of Benedict Cumberbatch’s awesome range. (If you’ve not seen the fabulous series “Sherlock” with Benedict Cumberbatch and  Martin Freeman, go do it now!) Peter Weller also did great, but lacked support in the script for his motivation.

2) Special Effects – Total Thumbs Up: From the belly of a volcano to the crashing of spaceships, all the special effects work was ‘top notch’. I especially liked the work on the mini-story at the beginning of the film – it truly felt like an alien world. The Klingon Birds of Prey actually flew like a bird when in atmosphere, which I found fascinating. This made the appearance of the dreadnaught and its almost ‘cookie cutter’ appearance to other Federation ships, despite its being a totally different class, rather odd.

There was also something they did that I couldn’t figure out if it was on purpose, mostly because it wasn’t consistent. John Harrison looked bigger than a standard human during the brig sequences and a couple of other places, but when standing next to Kirk or other characters, he was normal sized. Totally odd.

Lots of new aliens show up in this film. All humanoid, but definitely interesting. Watch for them in the background and not just inside the ships.

3)  Plot/Story – Neutral: There was some great stuff, there was some awful stuff.

For some of the bad – the science got in the way, so it was pitched out the window. Even traveling at maximum warp, it takes more than five minutes to reach the Klingon Empire, let alone their main planet of Cronos. The same applies for the trip back.

Transporter beams cannot beam you onto something that’s moving. Since regeneration of the person on the other end is not instantaneous, it wouldn’t move with the object being beamed onto. Also if the person you’re trying to transport tries to run for it, the beam would not be able to keep a lock as it does not move.

Earth does have stations and other ships in orbit. They also have sensors. (This will make sense when you see it in context.) (There’s more, but I will restrain myself.)

Another major issue was the motivation for one of the characters (not John Harrison). The total turn around of said character had nothing to substantiate it whatsoever. Not to the extreme used – it just wasn’t believable. And with such a flaw, it took away from pretty much everything else that happened after, at least to me.

On the good side – lots and lots of in-jokes and acts of homage for the second of the original Star Trek movies. They even took several familiar scenes and twisted them for the new timeline. (Some worked really well, others not as much.) They also snuck in a “Damn it, Jim, I’m a doctor not a ‘insert occupation here’!” which made my hubby very, very happy. A lot of the little moments were a lot of fun. Watching Spock being befuddled by the actions of those around him and vice versa, never gets old.

There were actually a few unexpected twists and surprises. One I’d told hubby my suspicions on six months or more ago after seeing the first trailers, so it made me giggle when he looked over at me in surprise when my guess did come to pass. Loved that Uhura got more screen time and was pivotal more than once. You go, girl!

I still want to know why the heck McCoy had a dead Tribble sitting around in sickbay.

4) Stunts – Total Thumbs Up: The hand-to-hand fight on Chronos was great! Wonderful intro for the Klingon race into the new universe.

5) Locations/Cinematography – Total Thumbs Up: From the futuristic city of London to the ruins on Cronos, everything looked pretty amazing. The cloud field shot when Enterprise goes back to Earth was lovely.

Strangely, the only place that seemed not to fit was the Enterprise’s engine room. The style and how it was set up clashed with the look of every other section in the ship. Very odd.

6) Costuming/Makeup – Thumbs Up: Overall the costuming and makeup departments did a marvelous job, especially with the new aliens, and giving Klingons a new yet old look. No green tinting at all on Spock’s skin, making him less Vulcan, though Kirk got plenty of it in a scene towards the end.

The uniforms on ship were reminiscent of the original TV series uniforms, and they even had a few ‘red shirt’ jokes, but they clashed with the new gray and black uniforms worn Earthside. For Starfleet and the Federation being dedicated to peace, the hats and dark clothes gave the opposite impression and made Starfleet members look very militant. Seemed very out of place.

Conclusion: A fun thrill ride as long as you turn your brain off and not look at anything too closely. Lots of jokes and homage to the original series and movies, so in that respect, it was a lot of fun. The very end before the credits will make many very nostalgic.

Rating: 3.75 out of 5 (Hubby’s Rating: Worth Paying Full Price To See Again!)





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I actually have a whole 2 pics I took to share today! *shock* 😛 I glanced out my side mirror and thought – that would make a cool pic~! Unfortunately, being the driver in a high traffic area, I didn’t get to do much but hurry and click. lol. Larger than life Snail for Turbo! What a cute idea! Burning Storm by Matthieu Parmentier at Earthshots.org. The sky really does look like it’s on fire, doesn’t it? Nice! Some definite gorgeous stuff at his site too! Go Matthieu! These two are almost like a Ying and Yang, no? Fox Glacier by Alexander Riek at Earthshots.org. So very impressive! More cool stuff to look at at his site too. 🙂 Library of Congress Digitizes Archive of Early 20th Century Panoramic Postcards from PetaPixel. Ooo great for research purposes for books. Harm Less: A Photo Series of Firearms Made Entirely Out of Plants from PetaPixel. Photography by Sonia Rentsch.  What a funky idea! Sonia Rentsch has more funky stuff at her site. Love this one! Made totally out of foods. Too cute!



