The special extended version of

Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring came out this week and I got a copy of it on Wednesday. Last night I watched the first disc of it and it was stunning. According to the liner nodes that came with the DVD:

But rather than simply inserting deleted scenes, Jackson approached this Extended Edition as if he were creating a whole new version of the film. He and the editor, John Gilbert, carefully evaluated material to be integrated into the film, and then worked to bring each scene up to the same polish as the rest of the feature — visual effects were completed, dialogue was recorded, and sound effects were created

To make sure all of the scenes flowed, Howard Shore composed and recorded new score with the London Philharmonic Orchestra

After seeing the first hour and three quarters I have to say that it I could definitely spot things that I don’t remember from the movie. But there were other differences that I think were a little more subtle. The movie seems to flow a little more smoothly. I’ve seen too many ‘extended versions’ where they just drop in unused footage that was better left on the floor. If you haven’t picked up the original version of this movie I highly recommend picking this one up. Heck, even if you do have the original version I recommend picking this one up too. It also comes with a two disc documentary on the making of the movie.

The ever cool lilymab pointed me at MuffinFilms.com today. This is pretty cool. Some of the films are even interactive (I like ‘Feed Me’).

Ogden Nash. “Parents were invented to make children happy by giving them something to ignore.” [Quotes of the Day]

star trek & babylon 5, eat your heart out 😛

Crest of the Stars is… wonderfully beautiful. what space opera, imnsho, is supposed to be. i also highly highly recommend this anime series to anyone and everyone looking for a classic, classy, space opera and love story. truly, for all the multiple layers of intrigue, story, depth, and persona, lafiel & jinto are the heart of it all 🙂

the next season is set to start release beginning of next year, either january or february.

much like 12 Kokki, the CotS anime series are all based off a fiction series. i would like to see both translated and available in english. for amazingly complex stories, the transition from novel to anime has been extremely well done ^_^

mm… Lafiel }:D
Spoor is a h00t; love those red eyes ^^

William Dement. “Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives.” [Quotes of the Day]

One of the people on my LJ friend’s list has been posting about MegaTokyo lately. And I just noticed a recent post about a sequence of comics that I think may be one of my favorites. It is certainly a good example of why I like the comic so much.

Let me just go on the record and say that Peeps scare me. Something about their evil shape, and how they up when you nuke them just makes me want to crawl under my bed and hide. That being so, I still enjoyed The Lord of the Peeps: The Fellowship of the Peeps. Some people definitely have too much time on their hands.

Shamelessly stolen from /usr/bin/girl

I had an obscene amount of legos as a kid, but I was much too innocent back then to even consider all the things you could do with them. Luckily in my old age I’ve crawled deep into enough the gutter to appreciate things like lego porn. I think I heard about this site a while back, but hadn’t actually looked until this morning when reading the reverse cowgirl’s blog and realized what I was missing.

I had a much longer post written about this show, but my browser crashed and I lost it. So here’s the shortened version. I just finished watching this series and loved it. I’d seen a few previews before and hadn’t really gotten much of a feel for it from them, or at least an accurate feel. It’s a wonderful bit of space opera based on a series of books that I now wish would be translated to english. And I believe the next series based on them is due to start coming out beginning of next year.

Here’s a review of the first DVD for those interested in reading about it.

someone obviously had a much dire need for my two
passenger side hubcaps because they’re not there anymore.
of course, the driver’s side ones are still there.
~shakes head~
so, when i get new ones, i’ll have one pair shiny and one
pair old and dull -.-;

the GiTS anime didn’t do much for me, which wasn’t all that
surprising as i just can’t get into much of anything that is
directed by Oshii. it’s not to say he is a bad director; in fact, he’s
very good at what he does. i just don’t find it all that interesting
or relateable. the manga was ok.
my fave shirow anime is Black Magic M-66 😀
my fave shirow manga is the new Dominion Conflict. leona is just way
too much fun and way too {glompable} for her own good.
!mreow! =^^=
too bad she already has bonaparte ;P

Hellsing vol. 3 with ltd. ed. Alucard figure better be in my box
when i go to the comic store tomorrow…