PARA EL DELEITE DE MUCHOS,LES PRESENTAMOS NUEVAS IMAGENES DE ”AVATAR”

A PREPARARSE POR QUE COMENZAMOS A DISFRUTAR CON ESTAS ESPECTACULARES ESCENAS.

Lataa Ohjelma (MP3)

Eeppisen mittaisessa juhlajaksossamme esitellään uusi tunnari, palkitaan kommentoijia ja ennen kaikkea käydään läpi panelistien Top 10 suosikkielokuvat kautta aikojen. Mittaa jaksolle tosiaan venähti melkein kolme ja puoli tuntia, mutta älkää säikähtäkö. Annamme tämän kuunteluun kuuntelijoille muutaman viikon kuunteluaikaa ennen uusia jaksoja ja podcastia voi kuunnella vapaavalintaisissa osioissa.

Juhan Top 10 elokuvat:
- Modern Times
- Amélie
- Seven
- Pulp Fiction
- Á Bout de Souffle
- Apocalypse Now
- Dr. Strangelove
- Mies Vailla Menneisyyttä
- Annie Hall
- Requiem for a Dream

Henrikin Top 10 elokuvat:
- WALL-E
- The Great Dictator
- Metropolis
- The Incredibles
- Galaxy Quest
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind
- Manhattan Murder Mystery
- 2001: A Space Odyssey
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture
- Finding Nemo

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What?

“Alien” is the first movie of one of the most popular sagas in science fiction history, and introduces Sigourney Weaver as Ripley, the iron-willed woman destined to battle the galaxy’s ultimate creature. The terror begins when the crew of the spaceship Nostromo investigates a transmission from a desolate planet and makes a horrifying discovery, a life form that breeds within a human host. Now the crew must fight not only for its own survival, but for the survival of all mankind.

Where?

At home.

With?

The muttiest mutt in Muttland.

Why?

Recently Ridley Scott announced some initial details about his Alien prequel and whilst reading through the possibilities and nods to the original, I just had to watch it again.

Worth It?

I knew exactly what I was getting, an absolute stone cold classic. Ridley Scott created a bubble of pure tension that builds and builds until the explosive climax, and smack bang in the centre is the poor crew.

Weaver is incredible as Ripley and her performance fully deserved to go down in sci-fi folklore, and what I like most about the Alien series (yes, even 3 and Resurrection) is how different they are from each other, and whilst the original is the only out-and-out sci-fi movie in the series, the sequels would be nothing without the hints at the growing mythology.

THOSE classic scenes still hold up fantastically, but what I had forgotten was just how long Scott draws them out, so even though I knew they were coming, the tension still got to me to the point I was yelling “JUST JUMP OUT AT HIM FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!”

Classic movie, if you haven’t seen it, then you’re no friend of mine.

I’m thinking I’ll be watching Aliens this weekend to get me in the mood for Avatar, two birds killed with one stone.

8.5/10

(Alien)

Videoteca do Beto #19

Dirigido por Ridley Scott.

Elenco: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Yaphet Kotto, Ian Holm e Eddie Powell (O Alien).

Roteiro: Dan O’Bannon, baseado em estória de Ronald Shusett e Dan O’Bannon.

Produção: Gordon Carroll, David Giler e Walter Hill.

[Antes de qualquer coisa, gostaria de pedir que só leia esta crítica se já tiver assistido o filme. Para fazer uma análise mais detalhada é necessário citar cenas importantes da trama].

Verdadeira máquina de assustar o espectador, “Alien – O Oitavo Passageiro” é uma ficção científica com alta carga de tensão e suspense, que deixa o espectador se sentindo encurralado praticamente o tempo inteiro, além de provocar a sensação contínua de que algo poderá surgir repentinamente na tela. Ridley Scott dirige este bom filme, que apresenta um terror mais psicológico que visual e conta com uma incrível capacidade de nos deixar grudados na cadeira o tempo todo, provocando sustos de forma magistral.

Ao retornar para a Terra, uma nave espacial recebe estranhos sinais vindos de um asteróide e seus tripulantes decidem investigar o local. Durante a investigação, um dos tripulantes é atacado por um estranho ser que, ao entrar na nave, passa a aterrorizar toda a tripulação. Parte da capacidade de “Alien – O Oitavo Passageiro” de provocar sustos vem do fato de não existir no elenco um grande astro da época. Todos os atores eram praticamente desconhecidos, e por isso, as pessoas não sabiam quem seria o próximo a ser atacado pela criatura, sequer imaginando quem iria sobreviver (normalmente, o astro sobrevive). Hoje em dia, com as inúmeras continuações de “Alien” com Sigourney Weaver, é fácil saber quem sobrevive neste primeiro filme, o que não impede o espectador de admirar o resultado alcançado. Basta, para isso, entender o contexto da época.

Ridley Scott demonstra seu talento na construção de visuais deslumbrantes, criando cenas de grande impacto, como o incrível ninho repleto de ovos alienígenas. Detalhista, nos ambienta em toda a nave logo no travelling inicial, o que permite notar também o bom trabalho de Direção de Arte de Roger Christian e Leslie Dilley, capaz de criar uma nave extremamente detalhada e assombrosa. Com um visual confuso e obscuro, repleta de corredores apertados que dão uma sensação de claustrofobia, a nave lembra muito uma casa mal assombrada. Scott também utiliza a câmera para aumentar o suspense, como no plano em que o Alien some do rosto de Kane (John Hurt), onde a câmera, no nível do chão, nos dá a sensação de que o Alien vai aparecer na tela a qualquer momento. Quando aparece, o susto é grande, também pela composição visual da cena, em que o espectador consegue vê-lo, mas a personagem não. Scott cria ainda duas cenas de extremo impacto. A morte de Dallas (Tom Skerritt) é de tirar qualquer um da poltrona e a famosa cena do nascimento do Alien é absolutamente chocante e inesquecível.

Quando o grupo decide pousar no asteróide para descobrir a origem do sinal, já sabemos que a decisão tomada é errada. O aviso no sistema de que aquilo não era um pedido de ajuda serve apenas como dica do que irá acontecer. Quando o embrião gruda no capacete de Kane, causando o primeiro grande susto do filme, confirmamos nossa expectativa. E é difícil julgar a decisão do grupo na cena seguinte, pois, teoricamente, eles tiveram boa intenção ao tentar salvar o amigo (descobriremos mais tarde que um dos tripulantes tinha outras intenções). A atitude humana de trazer Kane pra dentro da nave acaba sendo a razão da destruição da tripulação. Como podemos notar, o bom roteiro de Dan O’Bannon, baseado em estória dele próprio e Ronald Shusett, tem erros e acertos, com cenas em que sabemos que a decisão tomada é errada se contrapondo às cenas em que realmente não seria possível prever o que aconteceria. Um exemplo negativo é a desculpa idiota criada para que o Alien, já em seu tamanho final, faça sua primeira vítima, quando um integrante do grupo sai à procura do gato para que este não volte a “atrapalhar” a busca. Por outro lado, o roteiro acerta, por exemplo, ao nos apresentar os personagens durante um descontraído café, nos aproximando deles, o que aumenta o drama quando a caçada do invasor começa. E acerta principalmente na forma como cada um dos integrantes vai sendo eliminado, com exceção de Brett (Harry Dean Stanton), sem nos dar qualquer pista do que vai acontecer.

O relacionamento do grupo, aliás, mostra detalhes importantes da narrativa. Em certo momento, Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) deixa claro que não confia em Ash (Ian Holm), dizendo claramente para Dallas o seu pensamento. Ela já havia demonstrado, de forma sutil, que não gostava dele, quando Ash e Dallas entram na sala em que o Alien sumiu (ela diz “Cuidado Dallas!”, sem sequer citar o nome de Ash). Por outro lado, Dallas deixa claro que qualquer decisão científica é responsabilidade de Ash, o que demonstra seu respeito à hierarquia. Interessante notar também que ao dizer para Brett “isto aqui é que é trabalho”, Parker (Yaphet Kotto) evidencia um conflito comum em qualquer ambiente profissional, colocando em choque o trabalho físico e o mental. E se todos estes conflitos parecem realistas e nos aproximam dos personagens é devido à boa atuação de todo o elenco, com destaque para a transformação de Ripley ao longo do filme, tornando-se a líder do grupo na caça ao Alien. O comovente choro de Lambert (Veronica Cartwright) quando seus parceiros começam a ser assassinados também merece destaque. Um último exemplo do ótimo desempenho coletivo é a tensa cena da morte de Dallas, com todos tensos e desesperados narrando pelo rádio à chegada do Alien.

A tensão carregada em cada tomada conta com a enorme contribuição da Direção de Fotografia de Derek Vanlint. Inicialmente azulada e escura, refletindo a solidão daquele grupo a tanto tempo no espaço, se torna gradativamente colorida e alucinada, destacando o amarelo, vermelho e azul, na medida em que o Alien começa a perseguir a tripulação. Encurralados, eles tentam enfrentá-lo, mas acabam sendo caçados um a um, chegando ao clímax na fantástica perseguição do monstro a Ripley, em corredores apertados e cheios de luzes piscando que remetem ao pior dos pesadelos. A competente trilha sonora de Jerry Goldsmith, tensa e acelerada, colabora para esta sensação, assim como o som diegético na seqüência dentro do Shuttle, onde apenas a respiração dela pode ser ouvida. Pra finalizar, é obrigatório destacar os excelentes efeitos visuais, como podemos notar principalmente na cena do nascimento do Alien, e, obviamente, em seu visual final assustador, mais parecido com uma máquina do que com um ser vivo. Como diz determinado personagem, o Alien é um organismo perfeito, o que o torna ainda mais temível.

A revelação das intenções de Ash (manter o alienígena vivo) e, posteriormente, de que ele é um robô, provoca um choque na platéia e uma interessante reviravolta na narrativa. A ironia evidente traça um paralelo com o criativo método de criação do Alien. O inimigo do grupo estava dentro da nave, assim como o inimigo de Kane estava dentro dele. Ambos, de certa forma, foram incubados pelas suas próprias vítimas. Além disso, o robô Ash pode servir como uma crítica a cientistas que, por muitas vezes, colocam o resultado de uma pesquisa acima da própria vida humana.

A seqüência final de “Alien – O Oitavo Passageiro” fecha o longa com chave de ouro, com a realista contagem regressiva em que Ripley não consegue desativar a destruição da nave, seguida pela tensa seqüência no Shuttle. Construída de forma lenta, não permite que o espectador desgrude os olhos da tela por um segundo sequer. Do segundo ato em diante, Alien é um filme tenso, que praticamente não permite um minuto de relaxamento. Mérito da grande direção de Ridley Scott que cria, a partir do bom roteiro, um clima papável de suspense e terror, levando o espectador a realmente temer pelo destino dos personagens, o que é sempre louvável em filmes do gênero.

Texto publicado em 26 de Novembro de 2009 por Roberto Siqueira

When three parapsychology professors find themselves unemployed, they decide to start a new business together capturing ghosts.

Directed by – Ivan Reitman

Written by – Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis

Starring – Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Annie Potts, William Atherton, Ernie Hudson, David Magulies, Slavitza Jovan

The change of seasons is taking its toll on everyone in my neck of the woods. The kids are off and on sick, that obnoxious MEH feeling that comes with the total lack of sunshine is kicking in for me and my battle to quit smoking is troublesome. I haven’t found much time, or energy for that matter, to sit down and watch movies. Once my son got sick this week though, he demanded that we watch Ghostbusters and I’m glad he did. He was a good time to sit back and watch a hilarious movie that I haven’t seen in so long.

Seeing this one again reminded me of how much I like Bill Murray with his sarcastic, smart-ass yet lovable all at the same time personality. The movie flows well, the performances are well done, the soundtrack is amazing and the only thing that doesn’t really stand the test of time is some of the special effects. But they can upgrade that for Ghostbusters 3 right? C’mon, we all know you wanna make it anyway!

The Ghostbusters ready for action.

What can you say about the Ghostbusters that everybody doesn’t already know. If you haven’t seen this movie then I’m calling you out on it and questioning your love of movies! Peter, Ray and Egon start up the Ghostbusters. Their jobs, to catch ghosts. Of course it wouldn’t be a movie without a large problem to overcome and that’s where Gozer comes in. Insert scientificy jibble jabble about how Gozer is an ancient demon thing or something and then have Bill Murray scream something about going and kicking its butt and you’re off. Eventually the workload becomes too much and Winston is hired on and that’s just about the time that the EPA gets involved. They wind up shutting down the power to the Ghostbusters containment system which releases all the ghosts back into New York and sets it all up for the final showdown with Gozer, and of course the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man!

So destructive and yet so tasty!

Seriously, a classic comedy that everyone should have already seen. I think it works so well because of the trio of Akyroyd, Murray and Ramis. Those three together play off each other so well and with perfect comedy timing. Take any one of them out and you’d lose the whole movie. Annie Potts as the annoyingly voiced secretary has her moments but poor Ernie Hudson just doesn’t seem to get enough time to have fun. Sigourney Weaver is looking good in the movie and I always love her back and forth with Murray in the film, plus she has such a rocking apartment! And of course there’s Rick Moranis. Such a dork but you just wanna hug and squeeze him.

I’m glad the kids liked it so much even if the librarian at the beginning scared them a little bit. Although it does make me feel old to think that movies I watched as a young kid are now some of the same films my kids watch. In the same respect, it’s good to know that they appreciate the classics so I don’t have to watch Hannah Montana.

Under the mistletoe – Will

Não sei se você sabe disso, mas o YouTube tem algumas frescuras na hora de incorporar vídeos em blogs e sites. A incorporação do vídeo, através de um código-link, permite que você, digamos, puxe o vídeo para o seu blog ou site sem a necessidade (bem trabalhosa) de fazer downloads ou algum tipo de carregamento.

O novo trailer de Avatar já saiu por aí, não é uma divulgação nova, mas o problema é que a incorporação desse vídeo legendado foi desativada, pelo menos nos quais procuramos. As versões sem legenda estão lá, de boa. Mas como somos brasileiros analfabetos na língua inglesa, e como uma boa parte dos brazucas também são, é nosso dever trazer essa opção de vídeo com legenda para o blog. Mas foi difícil encontrar.

Mas não desistimos tão fácil e apesar do WordPress também ter a filhadaputagem de ferrar com a vida do blogueiro se ele quiser postar vídeos de outro lugar que não seja do YouTube, foi necessário buscar ajuda em páginas e mais páginas na internet para resolver este problema.

Isso é até possível chamar de revolução da informação. Mas fica para outra postagem e pensamentos.

A questão é que, apesar do atraso, o mais recente trailer de Avatar, novo filme de James Cameron após Titanic, chega ao Feijoada LEGENDADO!

Você pode muito bem ver o trailer por aí, no YouTube principalmente. Não estamos preocupados com isso. A verdade é que para cada tipo de barreira na Internet, é criado atalhos para provar que esses imbecis que acreditam possuir o direito de limitar a livre navegação de internautas estão na verdade, limitando a si mesmos.

Mas em todo caso, para aqueles que insistem em impedir a incorporação de vídeos no YouTube, apenas um comunicado: vão para a puta que o pariu!!!

Empieza la recta final para esta película, y con ella toda la artillería pesada en lo que a material de promoción se refiere. Reciente mente se ha confirmado la duración oficial de la película, 150 minutos del mejor CGI hecho hasta la fecha.

A continuación os dejo diversos videos en los que podemos ver más sobre este acontecimiento cinematográfico.

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Does it actually take 8 different point of views to see who assassinated the president?

Moments after he arrives in Spain for a landmark anti terrorism summit, U.S. President Ashton is shot. The 15 minutes leading up to the shooting are rehashed — Rashomon-style — from the perspective of various onlookers: two Secret Service agents (Dennis Quaid and Matthew Fox), a TV reporter (Sigourney Weaver) and a tourist (Forest Whitaker).

I’m not going to lie but the premise is actually quite intriguing. I was looking forward to actually seeing this movie, but it collapsed into car crashes, shoot-outs, and utterly implausible plot developments.

The one thing I liked about the film was its style. It revealed something new at just about every vantage point, and sometimes things we didn’t understand the first time, we understand somehow later on.

Then, after awhile the flashbacks really start to be annoying. I felt like I was watching Groundhog Day by the 5th flashback, cause to be truly honest, this film has way too much plot and not enough action to let us have fun with. Instead we always have to think about whats going on at that exact moment.

The one big twist to the whole film is that the president that gets shot isn’t really the real president. Yes, it’s one of those dumb look alike twists. I found this completely stupid and just put in to give William Hurt some lines to work with. Also, the cliches come out almost every step of the way. You have lines like “but you gave me your word”, and I’m thinking how could they give you their word, their terrorists!!!

The cast is well-picked but not the best acted. William Hurt does an OK job as the president, Forrest Whittaker probably gives the best performance as a lovable camera man. Dennis Quaid and Matthew Fox probably play some of the dumbest security guards ever who ditch out lines so bad that I won’t even try to restate them.

Consensus: Though with an intriguing premise, Vantage Point turns into a loud, dumb, and stiffly acted gimmick of a film.

3/10=SomeOleBullShittt!!!!!!!

He aqui los posters mas interesantes de las peliculas que espero con ansias, todavia no hay niguno de Harry Potter and the deathly hallows part I, pero me conformo con los de Alicia en el pais de las maravillas y Avatar, no les pierdan la pista a estos proximos clasicos!

click en las pics para agrandar

Avatar is the story of an ex-Marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet filled with exotic life forms. As an Avatar, a human mind in an alien body, he finds himself torn between two worlds, in a desperate fight for his own survival and that of the indigenous people. More than ten years in the making, Avatar marks Cameron’s return to feature directing since helming 1997’s Titanic, the highest grossing film of all time and winner of eleven Oscars® including Best Picture. WETA Digital, renowned for its work in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy and King Kong, will incorporate new intuitive CGI technologies to transform the environments and characters into photorealistic 3D imagery that will transport the audience into the alien world rich with imaginative vistas, creatures and characters

Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez
Director: James Cameron
Screenwriter: James Cameron
Producer: James Cameron, Jon Landau
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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QUE TAL AMIGOS,EN ESTA OPORTUNIDAD LOS INVITAMOS A DISFRUTAR CON DOS AFICHES QUE HAN SALIDO DE ”AVATAR”.  ESTOS SON FRANCESES,VEAMOS……

The Natural Resources Defense Council has released a new film, Acid Test, with Sigourney Weaver (you can watch the full 21+ minute film clip above, or follow the link to the site to also learn a lot more).

The crux of Acid Test is a little talked about result of global climate change and the intense amount of carbon gasses we’ve been releasing into the atmosphere since the Inustrial Revolution— the basic Ph balance of our oceans is shifting. The water on our planet is becoming more acidic–and that makes it less hospitable for most of the life currently calling the oceans home. (Like all change in the planet, it may prove that some species thrive in this comparatively harsher environment, or may evolve to survive in acidic waters–but it is certain that many forms of life will not survive if the shift continues).

Scientific experts believe we can stop our slide down this slippery slope and if we commit ourself to taking better care of the planet, we can improve the health and durability of our oceans…but not if we snooze about it and take this challenge on as slowly and lazily as we have been doing thus far.

Take a little time to watch. It will shift your understanding, and that’s always a good thing. www.nrdc.org

Nuevo video que nos trae IGN.com en el que los involucrados en el film nos explican detalles del mundo creado por James Cameron. Esta bien que la película haya tenido su secretismo hasta más bien hace pocos meses, pero que ahora nos bombardeen casi con un video diario…

Brave Despereaux prepares to leap into the unknown.

(Universal) Starring the voices of Matthew Broderick, Dustin Hoffman, Robbie Coltrane, Sigourney Weaver, Kevin Kline, Emma Watson, Tracey Ullman, William H. Macy, Stanley Tucci, Ciaran Hinds. Directed by Sam Fell and Rob Stevenhagen

It is far easier to judge someone on the way they look than on the way they act. It is also not uncommon for people of smaller stature to be overlooked. Still, it’s not the size of the mouse in the fight but the size of the fight in the mouse.

The kingdom of Dor is a wonderful, magical place ruled by a king and queen who are kind and generous. The best thing about Dor, however, is its soup. Chef Andre (Kline) is a genius, concocting new and wondrous creations that are famous far and wide. At the annual spring festival, Andre debuts a new creation that is shared by every citizen. Roscuro (Hoffman) is a shipboard rat with a taste for the good life. Curious about this wonderful soup, he hangs out at the ceremony in which the soup is tasted for the first time by the King and Queen. Unfortunately, Roscuro sets into motion events that cause tragedy for the kingdom and will cause an animosity between humans and rats that is so severe that the very sunshine is taken from Dor, leaving it drab and grey.

Into this world is born Despereaux Tilling (Broderick), a mouse half the size of his peers but with gigantic ears that more than make up for his lack of height. His parents and teachers do their best to teach Despereaux to be timid and fearful, survival instincts for every mouse. He reads stories of brave and noble knights and longs to be like them.

His refusal to adhere to mouse behavior and to actually contact a human – and not just any human, the sad and deluded Princess Pea (Watson) herself – leads to his exile. Once away from the mouse city he makes his way to the rat city where he befriends Roscuro. Despereaux’s quest to save the Princess inspires Roscuro, but her rejection of him leads him on a road of destruction and rage that may ultimately cause further catastrophe.

What is most intriguing about this movie is not so much the story which is pedestrian (although based on four Newberry Award-winning books by Kate DiCamillo) but the animation which is very different than what we are getting. It looks like an illustration come to life but with a life-like quality, particularly to the mice and rats. There is a rich detail in the animation that stacks up nicely to some of the better work of Pixar; indeed, this is some of the most complex, detailed animation ever seen.

There is some very good vocal work. Hoffman channels Ratso Rizzo in his performance and you get the impression that he was having a great time. Ullman also has some great moments as a scullery maid who dreams of being a princess and plays an important role in Roscuro’s revenge. There is also solid work from Broderick, Kline, Hinds as a scheming rat, Tucci as a magical being who assists Chef Andre and Weaver as the film’s narrator.

There is definitely a sense that this is meant for smaller children than larger ones, but there is so much heart in the movie that it’s easy to overlook that focus. There are moments of humor that are offbeat and surprising enough adults may wind up appreciating more than their tykes. However, one of the things I found most enchanting was the worlds of the rats and mice that are created – each with a distinctive look that thoughtfully echoes the philosophy of each race.

Once upon a time, magic and charm was enough for a movie to get by. These days we seem to look for a lot more. Granted, something like Up or Wall-E deserve more critical acclaim because they take chances with their stories that The Tale of Despereaux simply doesn’t take, but that doesn’t mean this isn’t a good movie. This is a movie that does the heart good and leaves you with a warm feeling not unlike a batch of cookies fresh from the oven baked by someone who loves you.

WHY RENT THIS: This is a movie that is breezy and full of heart with an offbeat sense of humor that adults may like as well. Some superb vocal acting, particularly from Hoffman, Ullman and Coltrane.

WHY RENT SOMETHING ELSE: The animation is more like a painting than what animated features are doing right now; this might be off-putting to some less adventurous kids. The movie is a bit heavy on the fluff and light on the substance.

FAMILY VALUES: Some scenes of jeopardy but nothing any child can’t handle.

TRIVIAL PURSUIT: Despereaux was originally to be voiced by Justin Long until the producers settled on Matthew Broderick.

NOTABLE DVD EXTRAS: There is an interactive map of the Kingdom of Dor that allows for descriptions of characters and places, an amusing featurette called Ten Uses for Oversized Ears and a pair of interactive games on the DVD. There is also a card creator on the Blu-Ray edition.

FINAL RATING: 7/10

TOMORROW: The Death of Mr. Lazarescu

Pare AGORA de ler a Você S/A e preste a atenção no que a Tess tem a dizer,

porque este é o verdadeiro case de sucesso profissional e amoroso.

E, como toda grande história, embalada por uma boa música.

Tout le monde attend le nouveau film de James Cameron, Avatar, qui sort le 16 décembre prochain. Nous à GQ, on note que le pape de la superproduction (Terminator, Abyss, Titanic) a beaucoup fait évoluer l’image de la femme sexy. Le casting de son nouveau film confirmant son goût immodéré pour les créatures athlétiques à mâchoire de cow-boy.
S.P.

1. Michelle Rodriguez, qui joue dans Avatar.

2. Sigourney Weaver la star d’Alien, le retour (réalisé par James Cameron) qu’on retrouve dans Avatar.

3. Linda Hamilton, son ex-femme qui campe Sarah Connor dans Terminator 1 & 2.

4. Kathryn Bigelow, la réalisatrice la plus “couillu(e)” d’Hollywood (Point Break, Démineurs) qui est son autre ex-femme.

Nueva imagen de Neytiri, el nativo de Pandora que interpreta la actriz Zoe Saldana, a la que pudimos ver este verano en “Star Trek” interpretando a una joven Nyota Uhura.

Y el póster final francés, el cual no me llama mucho la atención ya que no soy muy partidario de los pósters en los que aparecen medias caras.

Ya solo queda un mes para el estreno de la ultima película de James Cameron, aquella con la que nos promete una vez vista comenzar con una nueva vida, con la que ya nada volverá a ser lo mismo cinematográficamente hablando, con la cual el 19 de Diciembre pasara a denominarse Día 1 D.A. (Día 1 Después de Avatar) y así sucesivamente… bueno, bueno, dejemos todo eso para cuando este vista la película.

La verdad que por los avances tiene una pinta estupenda y el resultado logrado con los personajes humanos es asombroso, hay planos en los que es imposible distinguir si son CGI o reales, cosa que con los nativos no me sucede, que a pesar de ser una especia ficticia no termina de convencerme mucho el resultado final.

Way to rip off "And Out Come the Wolves", asshole.

This is the kind of music that makes having powerful speakers a worthy and noble goal. Before Ian MacKaye was busy being the over-achieving father of post-punk, back when he was a teenager and age hadn’t dulled his fury, he was the frontman for Minor Threat, a hardcore punk band formed out of the ashes of a band he had been involved in earlier (Teen Idles). Starting in 1980, right at the beginning of the hardcore punk explosion in the United States, they would achieve moderate success in their region but later be recognised as one of the best examples of hardcore in its primal state.

And it is primal. Pure rage, distilled anger. Thrillingly furious with the way things are in his world, and shouting about how it. There’s just something about angry music that makes it beautiful. So now I shall review their self-titled and debut EP.

Filler

Opens slowly, with a drum fill to Ian screaming What happened to you, you’re not the same. There’s something in your head, made a violent change. Apparently he wrote this about a close friend who turned into fundamentalist. He also blasts people looking to fall in love and live happily ever after: Was she really worth it / She cost you your life / She’ll never leave your side / She’ll be your wife … You call it romance, you’re full of shit. Right away, one of my favourite songs on the album, as it tackles that kind of absolute devotion (to a person or a religion) that warps a person – the kind of devotion I tend to find disturbing, so I can entirely agree with him on this. One thing you notice immediately is that these guys rock: not content with just playing fast and shouting loud, they also play effective riffs and have a good interplay between instruments.

I Don’t Wanna Hear It

Ah, my favourite song from Minor Threat. Bass opens, guitar smashes everything, Ian tells us he doesn’t want to hear it. The verse describes those lying, self-aggrandising, ego-stroking people who just don’t ever shut up. The chorus sees the song get a little sparser, with the refrain: I don’t wanna hear it, know you’re full of shit / I don’t wanna hear it, no it’s bullshit. I think the first is the correct lyrics but the second certainly have something going for them.  Unbelievably, in the third verse they amp up the rock again, with even more direct lyrics: Shut your fucking mouth, I don’t care what you say. The telling-off of a lifetime in When the fuck are you gonna realise and the song closes with an amusing Aww, shut up! Can squeeze one more mention of how much these guys rock? Also, the bassline for the chorus kicks ass. Listen to it, hear it, love it.

Seeing Red

Ain’t nobody making hardcore music like these guys. Continuing the theme of bass starting the song, we get a few bars of the bassline before the heavily overdriven guitar comes in over the top. The guitar develops into its riff and Ian starts screaming, almost incoherently and a little out of step with the band. Hehe, out of step. Sorry, Minor Threat joke. After fumbling through the verse the whole song just snaps together with the chorus: Red! I’m seeing, Red! I’m seeing, Red! More incoherent rock into the chorus again, then the coda turns the chorus on its head by extending the Red! into Reeeeed! I am a big fan of that all-out finish, where they take the chorus and pump it full of extra energy, add lines, or add complexity.

Straight Edge

Has a band ever regretted a song as much as Minor Threat regrets this song? In just 45 seconds of music they single-handedly created an entire subculture – straightedge. And what a subculture. Don’t drink, don’t smoke, don’t do drugs, don’t fuck. At least, don’t fuck promiscously. Okay, fuck heaps, but don’t do any of that other stuff. You would think that telling people not to have sex would turn them away from the movement; it didn’t. Edgers soon began to refuse legal drugs such as painkillers, stimulants like the caffeine in coffee (these guys pretty much drank water at shows and got their high from beating people up) and probably refused medical treatment with drugs, knowing those crazy guys. Ian never wanted to start a movement; Minor Threat’s message was to think for yourself instead of following the crowd and doing drugs. Instead, in a very short time, angry and physically imposing punks were running with Xs on their hands, swatting bottles and cups out of peoples’ hands. It must have been like giving birth to a baby and watching it turn into an Alien that eats your husband. The song itself is pretty simple – I’ve got straight edge so if we come up against each other in the pit, I’m sober and clear-headed and you’re wasted off your face, I am going to beat you.

Small Man Big Mouth

Clearly Ian’s met a small man who tends to boast a lot, and it pissed him off enough to write a song. Seems like it doesn’t take much to rile him up. Why does he feel like he has to yell at everything he doesn’t like? Surely it’s enough to simply dislike it. Empty barrels make the most noise, Ian. You better be happy with what you got. Ian stands five feet nine inches tall according to Wikipedia. Maybe he was wearing 5 inch heels? Some people think this song is unintentionally self-directed. I couldn’t tell you what they are talking about.

Screaming at a Wall

You won’t hear my words, no matter how loud I shout. The guitar fumbles around the riff, with rough transitions. The bass doesn’t seem to be able to quite keep up, and the drums are just mental. Musically there is a small improvement over the beginning of the album: we get a breakdown in the middle! For some weird reason it reminds me of We’re Only Gonna Die’s breakdown. Even though Bad Religion came after. The breakdown in this song, though, is pure music: Ian starts his mangled shouting up at the end and they kick it back into top gear for the finish.

Bottled Violence

More anti-alcohol attitudes – get the drunk punks out of the pit! Lose control of your body / Beat the shit out of somebody / Half shut eyes don’t see who you hit / But you don’t take any shit. A tirade against alcohol-fuelled aggression. Amusingly enough, this song starts with the sound of a bottle being smashed – the only sound effect on the entire album.

Minor Threat

The entire ideology of the band can be summed up in the first lines of their namesake song: We’re not the first, and I hope we’re not the last. This song is a youth anthem in the purest sense, warning the young ones not to rush into adult life. The time is so little, the time belongs to us. They coin their own name in the pre-chorus Try not to forget / We never will / We’re just a Minor Threat! The song’s riff is decent enough, and they derive their chorus from it by speeding it up sloppily. Even though it’s only 1 minute 30 seconds long, it’s longer than most songs on the album and with the transitions, feels too long for band. It is nevertheless powerful and energising throughout. The play on words is between a minor threat – nothing to worry about – and minor threat – the threat of young people (minors) having some sort of youth-oriented revolution. The song ends chillingly with the spoken words: But it’s a promise and a half-hearted, almost menacing laugh.

An extremely powerful album – not moving or compelling as much as it makes you want to scream and shout too. The rage directed at everything bad is refreshing – he’s not trying to change it, not trying to justify it or show that it’s wrong, he’s just venting his hatred of it. More than anything else, this music is cathartic, and a listen-through of the record leaves you feeling exhausted but with a slow-burning hate, like a well-stoked fire.

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