Beyond My Geeky Life

We are two weeks into the new season of Doctor Who and I figured I should chime in with my thoughts on it all. I saw the premiere on the big screen at a special event hosted by Denver Comic Con at the Sie FilmCenter. I ended up winning first place in both the costume contest and the trivia contest they held that night. It was a fun way to begin the new season. This season introduces Peter Capaldi as the latest regeneration of the Doctor. I am going to come out and say I have not fully formed my opinion on his Doctor yet. They are very much still forming the character and may be doing so through out the season. In his second adventure I get the impression that he has still not pulled himself together. He is a darker Doctor than the last few have been. He is also the oldest Doctor since William Hartnell took on the role as the first Doctor over fifty years ago. So far he has come off as a bit of a jerk, quick to give insult and highly condescending. In some ways he is much like th...

So this year I was involved in an entry for the 48 Film Project here in the Denver area. ( http://www.48hourfilm.com/en/denver/ ) Your team has 48 hours to put together a short film, no longer than 7 minutes (Before credits). I've been part of a team before and was very proud of our final product: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLZwdsemjRg. This year I am not sure what I can say about our final product. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_cUALa42rA Somehow all the needed dialogue to make the story clear got cut. I was not involved in the editing process, so I am unsure why that happened, when the film could have been two minutes longer, and included all that NEEDED dialogue. We filmed those scenes and they would have added so much to the film. As it is I do not think anyone who has not read the script will understand all of what is going on. I have other isseus beyond that, but it is the feeling the the script itself got ignored for the most part that bugs me the most. I am ...

Yesterday the family got out to the movies. Do I need to tell you what movie we saw? Read the post title. As the internet is flooded with reviews for this movie already, I will do what I can to offer some new insight into it all. Let's start with what are the greatest CGI characters we have seen to date. Make no mistake, I love what they did with Golem in the Lord of the Rings, but Rocket and Groot are so well done you really do not think of them as being CGI. Remember, we are talking about a sentient tree and a talking Raccoon as being believable character. While they have the comedic moments, they are not comic relief, but real, significant characters. Even with Groot only being able to say 'I am Groot' we are still able to see a fully realized character in that. Rocket and Groot kick Golem's pale little ass, as well as stomp Jar-jar and Dobby into insignificance. Then you have the rest of the team. Starlord, Gamora and Drax. They work and are enjoyable. That re...