Freakin' hillarious!!!!......Beatles Rock Band: Office Commercial..

My wife and I still haven't bought ourselves a PS3 as of date. Will probably do that once (if!!! fingers crossed!!!) bonus comes in at the end of the year. Anyway, one of the first games that we've targeted, besides the excellent Ghostbusters: The Game, is the Beatles Rock Band. I've rambled about that game sometime ago in my earlier post.

Well, truth be told, many have labeled this as the best Rock Band franchise as yet, but I truly feel that being a Beatles fan will definitely help you to enjoy the game more. Being Fab Four fanatics ourselves, this will definitely be among the first to be picked up along with our future PS3 console!

Astonishingly, I found this "Office Commercial" created especially to promote the game on youtube. I'm guessing that this is part of a series of commercial released in conjunction of the official release date way back on 09.09.09. This is one HELLUVA FUNNY commercial! Watch this 3 minute video....will tickle yer funny bone, regardless if you're a Beatles fan or otherwise!

Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland....ETA: March 5, 2010!

Just to build up the hype and fans' anticipations, teaser posters of the upcoming Tim Burton movie, Alice in Wonderland have been released recently. The film boasts an impressive cast including JOHNNY DEPP as the Mad Hatter, HELENA BONHAM CARTER as the Red Queen and STEPHEN FRY as the Cheshire Cat. The main protagonist is played by newcomer and rising star MIA WASIKOWSKA. I can't wait for March 2010!!! This promises to be more weirder than Beetlejuice and much more creepier than Sleepy Hollow or Sweeney Todd!

To quote Johnny Depp's crazy character from the movie...."There is a place, like no place on earth. Some say to survive it, you need to be mad as a hatter - which thankfully I am."

And there's the excellent 1/6 action-figure of the Mad Hatter by Medicom....really good reproduction and likeness...but sadly the ridiculous price tag puts off most collectors. Let's hope that Hot Toys or Sideshow picks up this license as well....then we'd get a decently priced version of him!

The official trailer:

El purchaso aka more plastic therapy @ 2nd week Nov '09........

More plastic goodness for my self-therapy! It has been quite a week for me as far as action-figure collecting go. First of all, my long awaited Mattel shipment finally arrived on my doorstep (okay, so I wasn't home at that particular point of time....had to fetch it the day after at the Post Office!).....after a month of waiting, shucks! The package from matty-collector is definitely the high-point of my November collection. Let alone that I still haven't received my DX Joker from my toy-pusher as of date...*sigh*. Let's take a look at my spoils for the week (no, I didn't buy them all at once, it just so happened that the Mattel shipment came at the same time! :P)........

(1) 6" Ray Stantz........woohooo, now bring on Winston and Peter!!!!

(2)What is this? What could the mysterious MOTUC figure be? I'm pretty sure most of you would be able to guess...*hint* refer to matty-collector's page to see what was on sale in Oct....heeheheh....(review on this MOTUC figure to be done later....)

(3) Further contributions to HASBRO.......hey, these were on a 25% discount!

(4) I had my eyes on these Toy Story figures for quite some time (I only wanted Woody and Zurg initially.....but upon seeing Buzz and Jessie.....I just had to get 'em all! Darn you Mattel!!!!)....I had my doubts but was given the final 'push' by my dear wife! LOL!!! I'm glad I did though, these figures have superior sculpt and paintjobs!

Now, where's my DX 01??!.....*grumble, grumble*

Let's hear it (again) from Sir Alex Ferguson.....rants, rants and MORE rants!

Is he losing it? Hahah...just when i thought he couldn't get any more absurb, he's at it again!!! Chelsea's win over Man-yoo yesterday (courtesy of John Terry's header) was inevitably going to invite some serious rants from Sir Alex, and he didn't disappoint!!!

The Manchester United boss was already in hot soup with the English FA over labelling Alan Wiley 'unfit' during the Sunderland match which ended in a 2-2 draw some time back. This time its' referee Martin Atkinson's turn to be showered with nice 'praises' from Sir Alex!

This time, he was furious over the free-kick that led to Terry's header and claimed Didier Drogba fouled Wes Brown as he tried to clear the ball. I'm not saying that Chelsea's freekick wasn't a valid one, it's just that sometimes football can be cruel. It's those instanteneous decisions that end up costing a team valuable points. But hey, it's football. We continuosly depend on human (referee) judgements, either good or bad to decide how a game proceeds and ultimately the outcome of the game. It's just the way things are. Sometime ago, there was even a suggestion to use video evidence post-match to clear up those controversial moments, but the idea was shot down....citing that it will take the drama away from the pitch.

*Sigh*...I guess some people will never get it!

Plastic therapy aka El purchaso for 051109.....thank you Hasbro!!!

I had a considerably crappy week at work.....LOL! No need for details here....*sigh* it'll just bore you. Enough to know that I managed to shrug those 'miserable' feelings away when I got to see me' wife and son right after work. Our proceeding customary trip to our nearest TRU proved to be fruitful too as I managed to snag these 2 hard-to-find figures.

They were restocking the Rise of Cobra figures and I noticed that there were only 2 of 'The Doctor' on display....a no-brainer there. With this, I'm only left with Cover Girl and Zartan to complete my 'main/screen' characters (I'll get those later when they get marked-down....hahaha!). Point to ponder....I can't decipher why Hasbro produced so many figures of those characters who did NOT even make any appearance NOR mentioned in the movie? Come on...where were 'Bench Press', 'Grand Slam', 'Speed Metal' etc. in the movie?! Milking the cow dry, dear Hasbro?

On the Star Wars front, I can't understand though....why the heck did Hasbro Malaysia release the new Wave 8 Legacy figures in 'selected stores'? Some TRU only had the new vehicles but not the figures....and some did have the figures but in very limited quantities. Nevertheless, I got my hands on the Han Solo in stormie armour figure (already have Luke, but I was ever-so tempted to get another one! Me and my weakness to the nice packaging ploy.....d*** you Hasbro!).

So, thank you Hasbro for taking my hard-earned dough (again and again!).....and for making my day in my times of despair.... :p

"V" 2009 TV Series....

For those who remembered the original 1983 mini-series well, I'm pretty sure that by now you're in the know that the 're-imagined' series has just premiered on ABC Network on Nov 3 in the States. The pilot episode is one of four to be shown throughout the month of November and the series will resume in March 2010 after the 2010 Winter Olympics to complete the 13 episode series.

I remembered the struggles of Mike Donovan and gang very well from the original mini series so when I first heard that the whole 'V' franchise was going to be 're-imagined'.....I had my doubts straight away. I mean, why fix something that isn't broken? As a die-hard 'V' fan  (yup, I've even read the 'authorised' follow-up novel by Kenneth Johnson and had watched the DVDs many many times!***geek alert!***), I thought that it would have been better if they had picked up where the original TV series had left off. *SPOILER ALERT*.....you know, the part where Diana planted a bomb on the Leader's spacecraft as The Starchild decided to follow him back to his homeworld?

Who can ever forget the uber-evil Diana? Cold-blooded (literally) and ruthless Visitor officer who wouldn't stop at nothing to pursue her ambitions, ever if it means going against her superiors.

Anyway, let alone the fact that Kenneth Johnson (the creator of the whole 'V' universe) did not authorise the ensuing TV series (the one which proceeded the mini series in 1983), he has absolutely no say in this new 2009 version.

However, I applaud ABC Network's efforts to  recognise the fans of the original series by finding out from them what they remembered most about the original '83 mini series. Among the top responses included "the huge ships, the red uniforms, eating the hamster, the alien baby; and the human-latex masks used to hide the Visitors' true reptilian selves. Top executives at ABC mentioned that "We are well aware of those moments and looking to put our own little spin on them to tip our hat to the old audience."

Well, whatever it is, I look forward for these 4 episodes to be aired in Malaysia (or through bootleg DVDs, whichever first....even though I've already watched the pilot episode on youtube...heheheh..). Let's give it a chance...who knows, it might just recaptured the magic of the original mini series! Revive those magical 80s TV series!! (The A-Team's next by the way!!!)

Give me sight beyond sight....AWESOME Thundercats statues!!!

We've been marvelling them DCU Classic figures and the ever-in-demand MOTU Classic figures from matty-collector for quite some time now. It is time for those nice people to consider doing the next best 80s classic cartoon characters....Thundercats!!!! Ahh, I remember bashing those good 'ol Kenner toys against each other in the mid 80s, without knowing that many years later they would rise in value and be severely sought after.....*ARGHH!*

I found a picture of some wicked Thundercats statues done by one brilliant fan called ddgcom. It's high time for Mattel or some other toy manufacturer pick up the license and produce these in their 6" glory! If you can't do it, then hire this ddgcom dude to design them for you! Take a look at the picture below and dare tell me you're not left in awe!!! (Click on the picture for a bigger/better view)

Check it out as it originally appeared on his webpage here.

The next Hot Toys' MARVEL 1/6 figure is......WTH?!

What in Captain Kirk's n*****s was Hot Toys thinking when they decided to do a Blade figure (from the Blade II movie) next?!! As far as I remembered, the poll Hot Toys ran on their website sometime back clearly showed Spidey and the green gamma-giant as the top two fan favourite, heck I don't even recall seeing Blade in the top 3 slots. Don't get me wrong, I don't have anything against Mr Snipes, he's one helluva great actor for the record. It's just that the poll is now rendered useless as the guys at Hot Toys decided to go for a lesser voted character. *Sigh*......

Nevertheless, this is good news for you die-hard Blade fans out there.....this has an insane likeness of Wesley Snipes! For a full pictorial preview, jump on to my fellow blogger buddy Asrul's blog.

Random Beatles moment: Real Love demo by John Lennon...

In 1996, The Beatles released the second (and last) single to coincide with the release of the Anthology 2 discs. The single, Real Love was a reworked version of one of John Lennon's composition in the final days prior to his assasination in 1980.

From wikipedia:

"Real Love" is a song written by John Lennon. Lennon made six takes of the song in 1979 and 1980 with "Real Life", a different song that merged with "Real Love". The song was ignored until 1988 when the sixth take was used on the documentary soundtrack Imagine: John Lennon. The song was well received and many considered it to be one of Lennon's best.

"Real Love" was subsequently reworked by the three remaining members of The Beatles (Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr) in late 1995, an approach also used for another incomplete Lennon track, "Free as a Bird". "Real Love" was released as a Beatles single in 1996 in the United Kingdom, United States and many other countries; it was the opening track on The Beatles' Anthology 2 album. It is the last "new" credited Beatles song to originate and be included on an album. To date, it is the last single by the group to become a Top 40 hit in the U.S.

I came across this version, purportedly being one of the earliest demo version recorded by John accompanied only by his piano on youtube...and instantly felt 'real love' (pun intended) upon hearing the bare/raw incarnation of the song. I love this version more than the official Anthology version for its' simplicity and raw emotion! :)

For the record, although as big of a fan of The Beatles myself, I've always thought that Lennon's vocals were too squeaky in the Anthology 2 (1996) version, though the music video really brings out that nostalgic feeling for the fab 4. Hear it for yourself here in the official video:

MUST READ: Sir Fergie's greatest football rants!!!!

For the record, my team was thrashed five-nil by a certain London club over the weekend. Not a problem. I don't sway allegiance like true glory hunters do. That's reality of football. Money buys good players....those who have the cash will rule the league. Ok, 'nuff said. My grief immediately turned to joy the very next day (Sunday) as Liverpool trounced Manyoo 2-Nil. It's not so much about the result, but I was actually looking forward to Sir Fergie's weekly edition of rantings. As if his outburst towards referee Alan Wiley wasn't enough (landed him in hot soup with the English FA), he quickly blamed referee Andre Marriner for allowing the Kop crowd to influence his decisions. What the...?! Losing the plot Fergie? Or just plain 'sore-loser'? It's up to you to decide. I'm not gonna dwell on that though. what I read in this morning edition of The Sun (Malaysian ver. NOT the UK ver.!) tickle my funny bones so much, I felt that I had to reproduce those here in my blog.

Behold, a compilation of Sir Alex Ferguson's greatest football rants (taken from the sports section, The Sun, Wed, Oct 28 '09):

“They are a small club, with a small mentality”

- On big-spending Manchester City

“At the last minute, from what I can gather, either Emmanuel Adebayor or his agent phoned us after they had agreed a deal with City and then did the same with Chelsea. He was desperate to get to either Chelsea or us.”

- Stirs things up a bit at City

“When an Italian says it’s pasta I check under the sauce to make sure. They are innovators of the smokescreen.”

- On the Italians

“You go to Milan and everyone’s so stylish. Every woman who passes you by is Miss World. The whole atmosphere at these places is unreal.”

- Doesn’t think Italy is all bad

“Jose understands winning and losing are twins in a way. When you win you don’t gloat and when you lose you don’t go bananas.”

- On Jose Mourino

“If Chelsea drop points, the cat’s out in the open. And you know what cats are like - sometimes they don’t come home.”

- Ferguson on Chelsea, and, er, cats

“You can’t applaud a referee.”

- Sir Alex on officials

“I remember the first time I saw him. He was 13 and just fl oated over the ground like a cocker spaniel chasing a piece of silver paper in the wind.”

- About a teenage Ryan Giggs.

“If he was an inch taller he’d be the best centre half in Britain. His father is 6ft 2in - I’d check the milkman.”

- The United boss on Gary Neville

“I’m no f****** talking to you. He’s a f****** great player. Yous are f******* idiots.”

- Ferguson on the media after he was criticised for signing Juan Sebastien Veron

“They say he’s an intelligent man, right? Speaks five languages! I’ve got a 15-year-old boy from the Ivory Coast who speaks fi ve languages!”

- Fergie has a dig at Arsene Wenger

“He’s a novice - he should keep his opinions to Japanese football”

- Again on Wenger, shortly after his arrival at Highbury

“That lad must have been born offside.”

- Sir Alex on the news that Filippo Inzaghi is the most offside player in the history of the game

“My greatest challenge is not what’s happening at the moment, my greatest challenge was knocking Liverpool right off their f*****g perch. And you can print that.”

- Dismisses the 2002/03 title as his greatest feat, instead endearing himself to Liverpool fans.

“It was a freakish incident. If I tried it 100 or a million times it couldn’t happen again. If I could I would have carried on playing!”

- Ferguson on kicking a boot that left David Beckham needing stitches

“The credit to them, the better team won and there’s nothing we can do about that now.”

- Ferguson on Barcelona after the 2009 Champions League final.