This article was published on the original Sorry I’m Late.com on 15/11/2010.
Here is Part 2 of The Weasel Posters Gallery; which incidently happens to be the second part of the first part which I posted last week. Notice the gradual technical improvement. Enjoy!
Also, let it be known that the Nicolas Cage version of The Wicker Man is one of the most train-wreck-hilarious movies of all time.
Posted by Luke Miksa on October 15, 2012
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This article was published on the original Sorry I’m Late.com on 08/11/2010.
Something that I have been doing for funzies over the years is creating Weasel Posters. The premise of these harmless shenanigans was simple: take a well known theatrical movie poster and replace the main actor with The Weasel. I did them purely out of boredom and self-entertainment, but they seem to have taken off in popularity since I began to post them on Facebook.
So here is Gallery Number One: The Early Years. You may notice the sometimes shockingly amateur production values– as do I – but I present these in all their unrefined glory (check out the creepy human hand that I forgot to ‘Weaselize’ in the Dirty Dancing poster). Enjoy!
Posted by Luke Miksa on October 15, 2012
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This article was published on the original Sorry I’m Late.com on 27/09/2010.
There are many embarrassing fads currently permeating throughout our current cultural zeitgeist; Justin Beiber, auto-tune, Ed Hardy, but there is something out there that is obviously just a fad that is misleadingly being sold as the future of home entertainment: 3D Television.
Ever since the release of Avatar in late 2009, 3D has been all the rage in technological circles. We are seeing sporting events, television shows and a great many films utilising this ‘new’ space-age, technological advancement and having it shoved down our collective throats. The problem is that 3D popularity is cyclical; with booms of 3D films in the 1950’s and the 1980’s prior to this current run of popularity. It seems that every generation gets a run of 3D domination: which is fine, except that in each instance the fad dies and becomes a gimmick just as quick as it started.
But I hear you saying, “…but Luke, Avatar was revolutionary; a state of the art, immersive experience that you yourself have praised for its technical achievements. You can’t deny the highest grossing movie of all time, sir. You just cannot.”
This is all true, but don’t forget that Avatar had an unprecedented production schedule of about five years, as well as having an extravagant budget which has been estimated to have been around the $250 million mark – both huge numbers by Hollywood standards. No matter how hard they try, no other movie will match Avatar aesthetically due to those two glaring facts. And in the year since Avatar’s release we have seen a slew of 3D films which have served nothing but to hammer this point home: nothing has matched Avatar and it appears nothing will in the foreseeable future.
Posted by Luke Miksa on October 15, 2012
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This article was published on the original Sorry I’m Late.com on 15/09/2010
Welcome to the newest feature of Sorry I’m Late.com, a little thing I like to call GET IN THE BIN! (Or as many sane people call it: ranting). The genesis was simple: I have a lot of beef with many different things; so begins this gripe-tacular period of this website’s history…
Seven: that’s how many times I’ve had to download a new version of iTunes this year alone! And these are not just simple updates and patches; these are full downloads of roughly about 100MB each time. I know this isn’t very much by today’s standards, but without naming names, my Telstra internet connection is about as sluggish as, well, a slug: a big fat one. The last thing I need is another download to take up all my bandwidth and chip away at my precious download limits.
Posted by Luke Miksa on October 15, 2012
https://sorryimlate.com/2012/10/15/get-in-the-bin-itunes-updates/
This article was published on the original Sorry I’m Late.com on 30/01/11.
Director Darren Aronofsky follows up his successful 2009 picture The Wrestler with Black Swan. Both films share similar themes such as the extent performers will go through for their crafts: Black Swan in the bitchy world of ballet, The Wrestler in the underestimated and gruelling world of professional wrestling. Black Swan’s plot revolves around a new production of Swan Lake by an esteemed New York ballet company. The production requires a lead that can portray the dual role of the innocent White Swan as well as the dark, sexual Black Swan. Nina (Natalie Portman) is the ideal White Swan, innocent and faultless in technique; while newcomer Lily (Mila Kunis) has the carefree nature and sensuality ideal for the Black Swan. As the two contest the coveted role, Nina’s dark side is slowly revealed but does it come at the cost of her sanity?
Unlike The Wrestler, which was a fairly straight character profile, Aronofsky twists the narrative of Black Swan by installing various levels of psychological thriller and horror so that we gather a visual interpretation of the decline of Nina’s fragile state of mind. Aronofsky does an excellent job of keeping the ambiguity as to what we are seeing: is it reality, a dream, or perhaps an amalgamation of both? But then occasionally a character will drop a quote which makes you rethink your entire thought process and you are continually trying to decipher the goings on. He has made the kind of film that be can be interpreted entirely different depending on the viewer.
Posted by Luke Miksa on July 17, 2012
https://sorryimlate.com/2012/07/17/review-black-swan-2010/
This article was published on the original Sorry I’m Late.com on 14/07/10.
Before I start, I need to address what has to be possibly the most misleading film title since The Never Ending Story (or maybe Snatch); the remake of retro 80’s staple The Karate Kid does not contain any semblance of Karate! Forgetting the passive racism – the film is set in China (home of the Kung Fu used in the movie), whereas Karate originates from Japan – it is obviously a ploy to lure audiences to a household brand-name despite all logic and common sense. Either way, it’s pretty poor form from the producers (Big Willie Style!) and another prime example of Hollywood once again patronizing the film-going public.
But now it’s time to take my rage cap off and review this bastard…
He knows never to touch a black man’s radio.
This new take on the Karate Kid sees the action shift from the USA to China, where 12-year-old Dre (Smith) and his mother (Henson) move to begin a new life. Now a fish out of water, the formerly over-confident Dre has to come to grips with living in a foreign land: the language, the customs, weird pre-teen crushes and getting beaten on a regular basis up by a thug of adolescent Wushu upstarts. In steps humble maintenance man – and Kung Fu guru – Mr. Han (Chan): In failing to make peace with Dre’s tormentors and their eeevil teacher, he begins the long journey to teach Dre not only the martial arts to defeat his foes, but the life lessons to help him come to grips with his personal relationships and new surroundings.
Posted by Luke Miksa on July 17, 2012
https://sorryimlate.com/2012/07/17/review-the-karate-kid-2010/
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