Transformers 2: ROTFL

As of this day:

Transformers 2: ROTF Metacritic score: 35%

Transformers 2: ROTF Rotten Tomatoes: 20%

Should Michael Bay leave the Transformers franchise? Or much better to stay out making ridiculous film.

TRANSPORTmers 2: Coming Soon

Im excited with the release of Transportmers 2 from Konsern

TRANSPORTmers: Pinoy Transformers on the loose.

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Johnny Depp as the Riddler on the next Batman film

There’s a rumor that Warner Bros. execs want Johnny Depp on the 3^rd installment of Christopher Nolan’s Batman series as The Riddler. Who’s the next Batman villain has been the talk of the town after the memorable portrayal of the Joker by the late Heath Ledger. Heath Ledger’s performance really helps the film to reach the $1 Billion mark on worldwide box office. Beating the The Dark Knight is difficult so they must pick the right one on who will be playing the next villain. I think Depp is a good choice; he got the talent and the appeal (he is proven having multiple box office films on his belt).

Another Hollywood actor is considered to be the next villain, Philip Seymour Hoffman as the Penguin. But according to Nolan, the Penguin character is way too farfetched and he doesn’t like it on the series. But that’s not yet final and I think the Penguin and the Riddler is a nice combination for the third installment.

Upcoming: Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island

This upcoming flick from the award winning director Martin Scorsese is based from the novel Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane. The cast includes Leonardo DiCaprio as Teddy Daniels, Mark Ruffalo as Chuck Aule, Ben Kingsley as Dr. John Cawley, Emily Mortimer as Rachel Solando and many more. I haven’t read the novel but after watching the trailer it excites me a lot both for the movie and the novel. The US play date is 2^nd of October this year and I’m really excited about this film. You can watch the trailer at You Tube just search for Shutter Island.

Shutter Island (Novel) Cover

Puerto Princesa Subterranean River

The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is located about 50 km north of the city of Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines. It features a limestone karst mountain landscape with an 8.2 km. navigable underground river. A distinguishing feature of the river is that it winds through a cave before flowing directly into the South China Sea. It includes major formations of stalactites and stalagmites, and several large chambers. The lower portion of the river is subject to tidal influences. The underground river is reputed to be the world’s longest. At the mouth of the cave, a clear lagoon is framed by ancient trees growing right to the water’s edge. Monkeys, large monitor lizards, and squirrels find their niche on the beach near the cave.

source: New7Wonders

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Today we celebrate the 111th year of Philippine Independence.

1st Philippine Radio Music Awards Winners

It’s a bit late, but here are the winners on the recently concluded 1st Philippine Radio Music Awards held last June 09, 2009

RnB Solo Artist:
Luke Mejares

RnB Group:
Dice & K9 Mobbstarr

Alternative Solo Artist:
Miguel Escueta

Alternative Group:
Parokya ni Edgar

Pop Male Artist:
Gary Valenciano

Pop Female Artist:
Sitti

Pop Group:
Overtone

Best New Artist:
Rico Blanco

Breakthrough Artist:
Richard Poon

Best Solo Artist:
Rico Blanco

Best Independent Artist:
Kitchie Nadal

Album of the Year:
Rico Blanco

International Artist:
Bamboo

Listeners’ Choice:
Sarah Geronimo

Lifetime Achievement Award:
Gary Valenciano

Special Award:
FrancisM

Empire 100 Greatest Game

Another list from Empire Magazine and I’m not surprised if it gets tons of objection. I’m not a hard core gamer so I can’t tell whether the game should be on this list or not. But it’s good enough to see games that I loved playing when I was young. If you are too lazy to browse the list one by one on their site then better check this out.

94. Bomberman

One of the most famous series in the history of digital entertainment, Bomberman has appeared on pretty much every gaming machine since its Japanese debut. But while the hot-headed hero has often been franchised out into 3D adventures and other genres in recent years, the classic maze game - where players drop bombs that explode down corridors and take out everything in their wake - is fiendishly simple, rewarding and addictive, especially in the demented multiplayer mode.

Memorable for…
Aliases. Bomberman was most famous on the NES, but actually appeared on the first generation of British home computers, including the ZX Spectrum. Although, for licensing reasons, it was known as Eric And The Floaters on the Speccy. Yes, really.

89. Counter Strike

Originally developed as a Half-Life mod, Counter-Strike went on to become a huge commercial success in its own right. Splitting players into teams of counter-terrorism agents and bands of hardened guerrillas, the game’s ‘die once and wait it out’ format was as unforgiving as it was addictive and added an increased level of tension to the gun-happy gameplay. The game went mainstream with Counter-Strike: Source and continues to enjoy a faithful following even amidst the likes of Gears of War, Halo and Call Of Duty4.

Memorable for…
Controversy. It’s been said that the Chinese government used Counter-Strike as a tool for tactical training, and the game sparked further muttering when it was claimed to have influenced Seung-Hui Cho, who massacred 32 people at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University in 2007. However, neither of these claims has ever been substantiated.

84. Super Contra

When it comes to classic side-scrolling blasters, they don’t get more savage than Super Contra. Better known on these shores as Probotector II, the game updated the familiar formula with inclined surfaces, upgradeable weapons and top-down sequences that brought variety to the relentless carnage, keeping the repetitive action fresh and ensuring players stuck around to save the day. The mega shell, a smart bomb that instantly killed all enemies on the screen, was also a guilty gaming pleasure and the stuff of console legend.

Memorable for…
Unnecessary censorship. For its European release, the realistic characters of the Japanese and American versions were replaced by robots, which the publishers hoped would offset criticism of the game’s remorseless violence.

76. Donkey Kong Country

Little known fact: Donkey Kong Country was originally designed by developer Rare to be a Mario game. However, once Nintendo saw the jaw-dropping graphics and how their British partners were squeezing every last bit of juice from the Super NES, they panicked and demanded that new heroes be shoehorned into the game, lest punters avoid buying the upcoming N64 as there was clearly life left in their old console. Despite Mario’s absence, though, DKC was one of the best platformers of the 16-bit era, and one of the finest 2D adventures ever released.

Memorable for…
Gasp… the graphics! Even as every British gamer drooled over tantalising screen shots of the first wave of Japanese PlayStation titles, DKC’s visuals were enough to inspire Mario fanboys to save their cash for Nintendo’s next console.

38. The Sims

Created by Will Wright - whose SimCity had already made him a gaming superstar - The Sims gave players an opportunity to play God and lord it over a gaggle of virtual people. But while the world The Sims created was fun to spend time in - and the developers created an intuitive set of tools to interact with its inhabitants - its biggest triumph was opening up the world of video gaming to a wider audience and attracting more female players than any other title. In fact, EA, publishers of The Sims, now reckon the audience for their game is now split 50/50.

Memorable for…
Simlish - a language used by the characters that blends Ukrainian, French and Tagalog (a major language in the Philippines). Nowadays, every self-respecting band from The Flaming Lips to the Black Eyed Peas has recorded a track sung in the imaginary dialect.

6. Street Fighter

Beat-em-ups are big business these days, but every fighting game currently on the market owes its existence to Street Fighter II. Taking a genre made enjoyable by the simple charms of Yie Ar Kung Fu or IK+ and adding a whole new dimension of gameplay, Capcom’s sequel elevated the 2D fighter to the realm of art form. Special moves, tactical depth that could put most strategy games to shame and the most enjoyable two player entertainment the SNES had yet to offer, SFII was a gaming sensation that went on to spawn more sequels and alternate editions than almost any other title in history, culminating in this year’s Street Fighter IV.

Memorable for…
The level of detail. Your game may essentially be fireball, fireball, dragon punch, sweep, but for the pros SF is broken down to a microscopic level. Tournament players go so far as to count animation frames, using to-the-millisecond timing to crush their enemies, see them driven before them and hear the lamentation of their women. Or something.

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Fanboys: A Trash Talk review

You don’t need to be a Star Wars fan to appreciate this movie (keep off Trekkie, lol). The story is simple like any other road trip movies. Fanboys is about a group of friends that are undeniably a hard core Star Wars fan that wishes to see Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace before it hits the big screen. They planned to infiltrate the SkyWalker Ranch and steal the rough cut copy of the Episode I. Their adventures before hitting the Ranch includes a fight scene with the Trekkies on Riverside, Iowa the future birth place of Captain Kirk, another one in the Trekkie convention in Las Vegas and the worsening condition of Linus that almost lead to the end of their journey. I think you should watch the movie to appreciate it more.

There are lots of negative reviews about this film but who cares if they don’t like it. For me it is a good movie and I like it. Too bad Fanboys didn’t get a wide release.

If you are really a Star Wars fan you will notice few cameo roles of the Star Wars stars on this film. And just so you know George Lucas gave his “stamp of approval” on this film.

WTF: Suck Daniel Craig popsicle?

Dream t of sucking your favorite actor/actress? Sounds impossible? Then check it out!

 
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New contest for i.PH-ers

Well hello there i.PH-ers!

The i.PH (and dotPH) team is planning something big. Really big. And you see, we’re letting you i.PH users know about it first.

I can’t give away too much right now, but I can tell you that it will involve an epic battle of creativity. But if you keep your eyes on the prize, it will be worth it.

Are you guys going to sit this one out and just watch from the sidelines, or are you going to join in, creativity guns a-blazin’ ?

Also, have I mentioned that you can win gadgets if you join?

What do you guys think? Are you joining?

 (source: i.PH Blog)

I was intrigued on the phrase “epic battle of creativity”. Looks like it will be a design contest. I remember that they are currently working on new sets of templates for i.ph blogs so I think that this is connected that. It’s only a wild guess and it is better to wait for further announcement. Check out i.ph blog regularly for more details. 

1st Philippine Radio Music Awards

The 1^st  Philippine Radio Music Awards is presented by Dynamedia Productions along with the five (5) Philippine radio stations; Jam 88.3, Wave 89.1, Magic 89.9, 99.5RT, 103.5 Max FM. You can vote for the Listener’s Choice Award, CLICK HERE.

The Grand Awards Night is on June 09, 2009, 6pm at the SM City North EDSA Sky Dome.

Finalists:

RnB - Solo

I Wanna Be With You by DannieBoi
Tattooed On My Mind by JayR
Love Will Lead You Back by Kyla

Pangako Yan by Luke Mejares
I Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing by Nina

RnB - Group

Pambansang Kamao by Beatmathics
Eargasmic by Dice & K9 Mobbstarr
Mainit by Philippine All Stars feat. Q-York, Kenjhons, Chelo Aestrid
Make ‘em Say by Pikaso
Check 1 by Playgirls

Alternative – Solo

Hanggang Dito Na Lang by Jimmy Bondoc
Highway by Kitchie Nadal
Unsaid by Lala
Blue Monday by Miguel Escueta
Yugto by Rico Blanco

Alternative - Group

Kailan by Bamboo
Akala by Parokya ni Edgar
FX by Pedicab
Disconnection Notice by Pupil
Sleep by Rivermaya

Pop - Male

Captured by Christian Bautista

When I Hear You Call by Gary Valenciano
Whispering My Name by Jed Madela
Hanggang Dito Na Lang by Jimmy Bondoc
Pangako Yan by Luke Mejares

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2009 MTV Movie Award Nods and Winners

Best Movie

The Dark Knight
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Iron Man
Slumdog Millionaire
Twilight

Best Female Performance

Angelina Jolie - Wanted
Anne Hathaway - Bride Wars
Kate Winslet - The Reader
Kristen Stewart - Twilight
Taraji P. Henson - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best Male Performance

Christian Bale - The Dark Knight
Robert Downey, Jr. - Iron Man
Shia LaBeouf - Eagle Eye
Vin Diesel - Fast & Furious
Zac Efron - High School Musical 3: Senior Year

Breakthrough Performance Female

Amanda Seyfried - Mamma Mia!
Ashley Tisdale - High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Freida Pinto - Slumdog Millionaire
Kat Dennings - Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist
Miley Cyrus - Hannah Montana: The Movie
Vanessa Hudgens - High School Musical 3: Senior Year

Breakthrough Performance Male

Ben Barnes - The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Bobb’e J. Thompson - Role Models
Dev Patel - Slumdog Millionaire
Robert Pattinson - Twilight
Taylor Lautner - Twilight

Best Comedic Performance

Amy Poehler - Baby Mama
Anna Faris - The House Bunny
James Franco - Pineapple Express
Jim Carrey - Yes Man
Steve Carell - Get Smart

Best Villain

Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Derek Mears - Friday the 13th
Dwayne Johnson - Get Smart
Johnathon Schaech - Prom Night
Luke Goss - Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Best Kiss

Angelina Jolie & James McAvoy - Wanted
Freida Pinto & Dev Patel - Slumdog Millionaire
James Franco & Sean Penn - Milk
Kristen Stewart & Robert Pattinson - Twilight
Paul Rudd & Thomas Lennon - I Love You, Man
Vanessa Hudgens & Zac Efron - High School Musical 3: Senior Year

Best Fight

Anne Hathaway vs. Kate Hudson - Bride Wars
Christian Bale vs. Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Robert Pattinson vs. Cam Gigandet - Twilight
Ron Perlman vs. Luke Goss - Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Seth Rogen & James Franco vs. Danny McBride - Pineapple Express

Best WTF (jaw-dropping) Moment

Amy Poehler - Baby Mama, “Peeing In the Sink”
Angelina Jolie - Wanted, “Curved Bullet Kill”
Ayush Mahesh Khedekar - Slumdog Millionaire, “Jumping in the Poop Shed”
Ben Stiller - Tropic Thunder, “Tasting the Decapitated Head”
Jason Segel and Kristen Bell - Forgetting Sarah Marshall, “Naked Break-Up”

Best Song from a Movie

“Jai Ho” by A. R. Rahman - Slumdog Millionaire
“The Wrestler” by Bruce Springsteen - The Wrestler
“The Climb” by Miley Cyrus - Hannah Montana: The Movie
“Decode” by Paramore - Twilight

MTV Generation Award

Ben Stiller

Supernatural Season 5: Coming Soon

It’s no surprise that CW renewed Supernatural for another season. Supernatural along with Smallville give CW a tight grip on the primetime ratings war in spite of under promotion. CW is crazy over promoting Gossip Girl and 90210 which is currently struggling on the primetime.

Season 5 will start this coming September 17, 2009.

Chris Cornell’s Scream

What happened to the former frontman of Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog and Audioslave? Soundgarden (1984-1997) is one of the most successful rock bands back in the 90s along with Temple of the Dog (1990-1992, 2003) which is later known as Pearl Jam. Audioslave (2001-2007) is also a success which sold millions and which also received 3 Grammy nominations.

Chris Cornell and his distinctive voice still capture the heart of the million fans of his former bands until today. Even with his solo career the fans embrace his past two solo albums, Euphoria Morning (1999) and Carry On (2007). But with the release of his latest and third solo album called Scream the fans have mixed reaction. Unlike the past two solo albums Cornell changes track from alternative rock to R&B, pop and electronic. The album is produced by Timbaland and JRoc which notably influences Chris Cornell’s new music preferences.

Scream is released last March 10, 2009 and debut at #10 on the Billboard 200 but it drops 55 places on the second week. The drop on sales is due to the mixed reception of Cornell’s fans and critics reviews. In Metacritic the album received 42/100 which is based on 19 reviews of mainstream critics and 3.5 out of 10 from users review.

I am not a huge fan of Chris Cornell and I only became a fan when he front Audioslave. I’m not a pro to discuss the past and present Chris Cornell because I rarely listen to his past recordings. For me, Scream is not a bad album or what others called a piece of shit. If you will listen to the whole album you will notice that Cornell’s trademark is all over it and it’s a feel good music. Most of the fans wants to hear Cornell to sing Soundgarden, Temple of the Dogs and Audioslave music where they are inclined to which is rock and don’t want any other genre like R&B on their music library. Real fans appreciate every music their favorite artist makes but like other said you cannot please everybody.  

Travian New Server for .ph

Today is the launch of the newest server for the Philippine version of Travian.Travian is an award-winning German massively multiplayer online browser-based strategy game developed by Travian Games Gmbh (Wikipedia). There are currently 2 servers on .ph that are in normal server speed, s1 and s2 which stands for server 1 and server 2.

The new server (s3) will be using the new version T3.5. This new version will features new buildings, artifacts, new resource field combination, new icons and buttons and more comfortable map. New buildings include Brewery (for Teutons), Horse watering place (for Romans) and Trapper (for Gauls).

 Register at s3.travian.ph

Trash Talking

Hi! Welcome to Trash Talk.

What is Trash Talk?

According to Wikipedia, Trash-talk is a form of boast or insult commonly heard in competitive situations (such as sports events). It is often used to intimidate the opposition, but can also be used in a humorous spirit. Trash-talk is often characterized by hyperbolic, figurative language, e.g., “Your team can’t run! You run like honey on ice!” Puns and other wordplay are commonly used. However, citing information about a rival’s weaknesses would not be characterized as trash-talk, but could be described as a “discussion topic” (which might foster a trash-talk situation)

How about Trashtalk.i.ph?

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