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Movies & Digital Copies

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This certainly nothing new, but it was “new” to me. Today when I purchased Star Wars: The Clone Wars it had a nice little sticker on it that said it included a digital copy. I don’t know if any of the other movies in my library included this, and if they did and I didn’t get the digital copy, well I’m an idiot.

For those of you that don’t know the digital copies can be downloaded to your PC or Mac, and even transferred to your iPod. And it’s free with the DVD purchase. Not bad, you get two for the price of one.

How painful was the process? That’s the thing, it wasn’t. I simply put the “digital copy / bonus disk” into my Mac, opened up iTunes, and input the redemption code that came with the DVD. iTunes downloaded the movie, and now I have a digital copy… just like that. There is a similar process for PC+iTunes or PC+WMP.

Yes, I’m still one that buys physical media. Usually I’ll go for the Limited Edition or Special Edition copies first. After this, I’ll be looking to buy more movies with digital copies.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

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During the whole marketing blitz that accompanied the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated movie, I really had no desire to see it. That was until I started watching the animated series that followed. I’m really enjoying the series… funky animation and all.

I went to Wal*Mart today to pick up a few things, and was back in the electronics section looking for a speciffic gift for my father-in-law, when I found myself facing the newly released DVD of The Clone Wars. So, I decided to pick up a copy.

The movie was fun to watch, and certainly less painful to watch than Star Wars: Episode I – Episode III. The animation, though different, makes the lightsaber battles even cooler.

Samuel L. Jackson and Christopher Lee return in the animated film reprising the roles of Mace Windu and Count Dooku. And believe it or not, Anthony Daniels also returns as C-3PO (he’s been C-3PO in all the movies).

Aside from that, it’s just Star Wars. Some will like it, some won’t. I did.

What if Apple Created a Gaming Console?

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Everyone refers to the Xbox 360, PS3, and to a lesser extent the Nintendo Wii as a “next gen” gaming console. Does that mean the next round of consoles (Xbox 3602, PS4, Wii2) will be third gen, or will they just be the new “next gen”? I know, who cares, right?

A while back Apple announced to investors that there would be a “product transition”. No one is really sure what this is, or when it would be. Some think it was the new iPod Nano, the change to the iPod Touch, or even the new MacBooks. Others think it may be some kind of NetBook or Apple Tablet. Still others think it could be a new networked type TV. And some people think we have yet to se it.

Well, what if Apple were to venture into the realm of console gaming systems… better yet, what if they already had, and you didn’t know it. Perhaps you already have an Apple console in your living room, office, or bedroom. It may not be as big of a stretch as you think. Continue reading →

Batman: Gotham Knight

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Just about everywhere you look, you’ll see people comparing Batman: Gotham Knight to The Animatrix. Any why not, both were straight-to-DVD, animated films, made up of a number of short stories that rode on the back of a highly successful movie franchise.

While Gotham Knight offers more action than The Dark Knight, it really doesn’t offer much more than that. While the animation wasn’t bad, I’ve seen better on Saturday morning TV. If this was a few years ago, I might have been impressed.

Story wise, they all pretty much tie in together. Covering some events between Batman Begins and The Dark Knight… and even a bit of a Batman Beings prequel in the form of a flashback.

Stargate: Continuum

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Stargate: The Ark of Truth felt like a glorified episode. While it was nice to wrap up the story, see a few old faces, and of course see the SG-1 team in action, it really didn’t do much for me. I just dismissed it thinking “they’re trying to wrap it up, the next one will be better.”

Nope. At 97 minites long, we’ve basically been given another glorified episode. Or at least an episode and a half. Continue reading →