Avatar

Wow! Amazingly beautiful! Incredible!

Just got home from the movie theater after enjoying over two hours of Avatar, James Cameron's new masterpiece - and a masterpiece it is, well at least visually.

The Na'vi's homeworld is stunningly beautiful and the special effects are exceptional from the first second of the movie to the end.

Storywise, well, it's the well known American story: bad people (Humans) come and try to take over the world (land) of the native people (Na'vi). Sounds familiar? Yes, it does - I'm thinking of Indians, you too?

Nonetheless, this movie is quite an experience to watch and visually so awesomely enjoyable that I can only say this: Go see this movie, now!

Unfortunately, at the moment, it seems impossible to pre-order the DVD…yet… ;)

Taken

Watched Taken (Liam Neeson) last night.
It's a good action movie. Violence usually comes in short but extensive bursts - each time remarkably without any hesitation - it's very well coreographed, too.

If you like action, TV violence and if you're interested in the serious topic of kidnapping and human trafficing (there no cool short liners in this movie) this is a movie for you.

2012

I watched 2012 yesterday with a friend and we had so much fun!

This movie totally rocks! The amount of destruction Roland Emmerich has produced with this one is incredible! There are numerous very cool action sequences with superb special effects. If you're into that kind of stuff go and see the movie!

Bottom line: A must see!

Got my new iPhone 3Gs 16GB!

The day is finally here: well, two days ago on wednesday, I bought my new iPhone 3Gs 16GB (black, of course).

After nearly two years with my beloved first generation iPhone (8GB) that I got through unofficial channels, I finally decided to switch to the real thing, the shiny new and faster iPhone with a mobile plan by T-Mobile (the Apple associated carrier in my country).

And, of course, I couldn't be happier. The iPhone 3Gs is a great improvement compared to my old iPhone (that I sold already by the way) in speed and features. The new camera with the video feature is a VERY nice addition and thanks to T-Mobile I now have nearly total coverage.

All in all, I deem this one to be a very good move and will surely be happy with this new iPhone for the next two years…

Next on the list: the 27" i7 iMac! :)

The day the earth stood still (2008)

Well, this movie has quite an exciting and thrilling start but once the cat is out of the bag it's just weak - and so is the ending. For only once, I want to see a movie like that (end of the world and all) that actually shows the end of the world, that actually makes humanity pay. I mean, let's face it, a few destroyed American cities that's awful, yes, but a catastrophe of universal dimensions? Well, no, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia were still fine…so…

Overall, the movie is somewhat interesting if you are into science fiction and the visual effects have their moments, but you could do without it. ;)

Pixar's "Up"

I watched Pixar's latest animated feature with some friends and had a lot of fun.

Apparently, Pixar has some nostalgic tendencies (like with "Cars") that I enjoy very much but that others might not like (or understand), especially younger folks. There were some small kids in the movie theater that had trouble understanding the beginning of the movie.

The animation and effects were superb (as expected from a Pixar movie). The kinetics seem to have improved quite a bit or at least have changed somewhat from previous projects - for the better.

Overall it's a nice and mostly funny movie (though the talking dogs were a bit much), but Pixar had produced greater pictures in the past. Most probably, in comparison it will not be able to shine besides Toy Story 3…

Google Chrome Frame: The Death of Internet Explorer?

D'ya know about Google Chrome Frame?

If not, read this: http://code.google.com/chrome/chromeframe/

and watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjW0Bchdj-w

This is one of Googles most brilliant ideas yet - in regards to the competition with Microsoft.

Way to go, Google! ;)