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  • Wallace & Gromit’s latest adventure

     

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    Most animated shows and movies are either computer generated or hand drawn, leaving claymation out in the cold. This is not the case for the Wallace & Gromit series, which is a high quality and entertaining cartoon produced by UK cartoon studio Aardman Animation.

    The bug news is that there is a new installment to the series, and is premiering on BBC One on Christmas Day. The newest adventure is titled A Matter of Loaf and Death.

    I myself enjoy watching W&G, and if you have never seen any of their adventures, you should! I guarantee you’ll like it, even if you don’t understand all the British humor!

    httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCcWvdNCkdg
    A BBC spot for the new episode!

    More Information:

    http://www.cinematical.com/2008/12/19/oh-yeah-a-new-wallace-and-gromit-film/
    http://www.wallaceandgromit.com/index.html

  • Skip the Christmas Gloom

    An interesting observation here: Why are so many gloomy and emotionally-taxing movies released during the holiday season? I think it goes without saying that the Holidays have enough drama as it is, and you should see a movie that is uplifting rather than depressing. I have five great movies for you to watch if you want some holiday cheer! As an added bonus, these are all Christmas-themed movies! YAY! 😉

    Note: These are in no particular order, but feel free to tell us which movies are the best in the comments!

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  • Preview: 7 Pounds

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    Will Smith is back, but what’s changed since Hancock and I Am Legend?

    The answer? A lot. Smith has returned from his hiatus with a new drama film, 7 Pounds. The last movie of this drama that Smith starred in was The Pursuit of Happyness, which has been in the SquidFlicks to-be-reviewed list for some time now.

    7 Pounds is from the same director of The Pursuit of Happyness, and since the first was a hit, I really think that 7 Pounds has great potential. Smith has been riding a streak of top-grossing movies for quite a while, and I don’t think the gravy train will end here.

    The premise of the movie is that Ben Thomas (Smith), an IRS agent with a secret helps seven totally random strangers change their lives forever. All he asks for in return is that they never contact him or ask any questions, and that they answer when he calls for them.

    Sounds like a great story to me, what do you think?

    Release Date:
    Friday, December 19, 2008

    Trailer:

    httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9nn0eKwxHY

    Links:

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0814314/
    http://www.sevenpounds.com/

  • Madagascar: Back 2 Africa

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    Intro:

    After spending several months on the island of Madagascar, the wild gang of animals plan their return trip to New York. After a short trip on their badly-repaired airplane, they land in Africa. Alex (Ben Stiller) meets his long lost father, and the others fit right in with their respective groups. All seems well until the four realize that they need each other more than they ever realized.

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  • The Stranger Returns

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    More disturbing news from SquidFlicks HQ. The mysterious figure sighted earlier this week appeared once again on the security footage overnight. It seems as though there is something it is looking for inside…

    Stronger security measures will be implemented throughout the rest of the month to prevent the creature from getting inside and and doing whatever harm it may want to do. Stay tuned for more updates on the location of the Stranger.

  • Waylon Bacon Shorts (Demo Reel)

    This is a review of three short films by Director Waylon Bacon.

    Bob

    The short starts out with a very strange looking man walking around town. He seems to be very well known and one of those people who you just can’t hate. After a series of “Hi Bob!!” from many other strange looking people (Such as a veteran, a hobo, a bag lady, business man, etc). Bob is then struck in the middle of the street, Killed upon impact. The driver of the car then looks back and then says “Sorry Bob.” The thing that really gets you is that abnormal make up done by Shannon Burla, which is grade A.

    3/5 Reels
    Squid Rating

    Poster Boy

    This short deals with a guy, who obviously isn’t healthy due to the color of his skin, looking around his house for cigarettes. We learn he smokes ALOT based on the massive amounts of empty cigarette packs around his house. So he proceeds to go out and buy some more. After he purchases them and starts smoking them, the public notices him. They all start coughing and see he is the one causing them to do so. They start chasing him around the city until he makes it back to his house. Once he is inside he races to the bathroom and starts to smoke again. After he takes a few puffs he notices lines begin to appear around his jaw. All of a sudden it just falls off. His chasers come in and think he did it himself to stop smoking. He is praised and then made into the next billboard, this is what will happen to you if you smoke, kind of deal. Really unique piece here, and it would not have been anywhere near as good as it is without the score by Jason Miller. The incredible special effects continue as Shannon Burla, with Jeff Lanzaga and Ali Ulrich, show off more of their work.

    4/5 Reels
    Golden Squid Rating

    My Worst Nightmare

    This short was my favorite out of the whole group of them. I loved how it starts out in his dream, with him telling us about it in a voiceover. The fact that both his father and him were buried under two twin rosebushes is insane!!! He comes back and the ladies of the house, but they complain about how rude he was for coming back. They explained how it wasn’t fair to them, since they’ve grieved and recovered already. With that said, he proceeds to go back to his rosebushy grave. This one shows more of the creative side of the twisted world of Waylon Bacon. Also there are plans for this short to be made into a feature length film, which I think would be amazing to see.

    4.5/5 Reels
    Platinum Squid Rating

    To catch more of his awesome shorts and artwork check out: www.waylonbacon.com

  • Twilight

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    Guest Reviewer Brandon Carter submitted his take on the box office power and current hit Twilight. Thanks for the submission Brandon!

    I went into this movie with huge expectations. As a fan of the Twilight series, I had read in numerous reviews that it was very true to the books, and that that was a defining part of the movie. Unfortunately, that didn’t prove very true.

    In fact, I found the accuracy compared to the book was unparalleled in disaster. Even the Harry Potter movies aren’t this bad. Fabricated events don’t happen in HP, and neither does the changing of character’s personalities.

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  • Rapturious

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    Intro:

    What’s your price for fortune and fame? At what point do you realize that what you’ve done may have gone too far? Many times this is the case, you want something so bad that you become obsessed with getting it and have to obtain it at any cost, even if that cost includes death, like the fellow in the 2007 release of Kamal Ahmed’s “Rapturious.”

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  • Weekend Box Office: Dec. 12-14

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    Having to do back to back Weekend Box Office posts, as I was tied up the past two weeks! Sorry! =)

    The premiere of The Day the Earth Stood Still attracted a big crowd, earning a respectable $30.5 million. I myself look forward to seeing it despite a lot of anger of it being a remake of a sci-fi classic.

    Four Christmases, last week’s box office leader, was knocked off the top by The Day the Earth Stood Still, and earned $13.1 million, slightly less than last week’s earnings.

    Familiar faces Twilight, Bolt and Australia continue to hang on in the top five, but it will be interesting to see how much longer we’ll see them on the list. My guess is not long, with all these new and anticipated films premiering in the next couple of weeks.

    Weekend Top 5:

    Statistics are provided by Box Office Mojo

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  • Weekend Box Office: Dec. 5-7

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    Having to do back to back Weekend Box Office posts, as I was tied up the past two weeks!

    Four Christmases continues to pull a holiday crowd, with Twilight closely behind in second.

    Bolt continues to fight for a top five position, right behind Twilight in third place.

    Australia and Quantum of Solace flesh out the rest of the top five, earning $7.1 and $6.8 million respectively.

    Weekend Top 5:

    Statistics are provided by Box Office Mojo

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