Photos from Poland No.1

Straight out of ''Castlevania''.... the Wloclawek Cathedral

Video Entry from Poland No.1

Hey hey! Pozdravi ot Polsha!
Sajaliavam za latinicata, no ne samo che niamam kirilica, ami i Windows-a mi e na polski... No nali znaete, na harizan kon... Shoto az izobshto ne ochakvah da si imam tuka v staiata PC i net!!!
Horata ot universiteta ni posreshtnaha kato niakakvi zvezdi tuka, za ostanalite studenti niama izobshto takiva extri... V staiata sa ni slojili PC, net si imame, TV (e, verno che hvashtam samo Polsat, ama...), hladilnik... Izobshto nishto obshto s obshtejitiata na PU. Pitat ni - imate li nujda ot neshto, vsichko nared li e... Vikam im - ami vsicho e mnogo hubavo, pochti idealno, samo deto se otkachi zavesata na baniata i kolkonkite na PCto ne rabotiat (to za tva i tova klipche ne e s muzika, inache shtiah da si mu pusna da si ima i soundtrack ;)). I dnes se pribirame i kvo da vidia! Zavesite na baniata opraveni, do PCto - novi kolonki! Kvo da vi kaja, kefi me kak deistvat :)
Staiata e tesnichka no uiutna, a i sled kato si q popodredihme i naglasihme, stana o6te po-uiutna. Glei samo, tia plakati chak ot BG si gi nosia, vikam si - kato niama kade da gledam filmi pone na stenata da imam neshichko po-taka! Okaza se che kinoto tuka e mai po-hubavo ot tiq v PLovdiv, grada e malak ama tva ne im pre4i da imat 9 salona! Bileta e 14 zloti, pri 1va vazmojnost otivam da gledam neshto :)
Gradcheto (Wloclawek) e gotino, mnogo spokoino i priatno, ima strashna katedrala, i e na reka Visla, deto e 2 pyti kolkoto Marica, da ne i pove4e, i tuka lebedite si pluvat spokoino...
Za sega e tova, skoro - oshte video i snimki!
Do skoro ;)

Partners in Kryme - Turtle Power

Old's cool :)
From the soundtrack of the 1st "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" movie from 1990. Watch the video, follow the lyrics ;)

T-U-R-T-L-E Power!
T-U-R-T-L-E Power!
T-U-R-T-L-E Power!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

On the half shell, they're the heroes four.
In this day and age who could ask for more?
The crime wave is high with muggings mysterious.
Our police and detectives are furious,
'Cause they can't find the source,
Of this lethally evil force.
This is serious so give me a quarter.
I was a witness, get me a reporter!
Call April O'Neil in on this case, and
You'd better hurry up, there's no time to waste!
We need help, like quick, on the double.
Have pity on the city, man it's in trouble!
We need heroes like the Lone Ranger
When Tonto came pronto, when there was danger.
They didn't say they'd be there in half an hour,
'Cause they displayed...Turtle Power!

T-U-R-T-L-E Power!
T-U-R-T-L-E Power!
T-U-R-T-L-E Power!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

Now our ace reporter was hot on the trail.
Determined to put these crooks in jail.
She spied the bad guys and saw what happened,
But before she knew it, she fell in a trap and got caught
Yeah, she was all alone.
With no friends, and no phone.
Now this was beyond her worst dreams,
'Cause she was cornered by some wayward teens.
Headed by Shredder they were anything but good.
Misguided, unloved, they called them The Foot.
They could terrorize and be angry youth, and
They mugged the people. Who needed proof?
Then from out of the dark came an awesome sound!
Shouted "Cowabunga!" as they hit the ground.
From the field of weeds the heroes rescued the flower
'Cause they possessed...Turtle Power!

T-U-R-T-L-E Power!
T-U-R-T-L-E Power!
T-U-R-T-L-E Power!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles POWER

When you stand for what you believe in
And find the strength to do what's right
That's TURTLE POWER!

Heroes on the half shell, they're on a mission.
When there's a battle got the enemy wishin'
That they stayed at home, instead of fightin'
These ninja masters with moves like lightnin'.
They were once normal, but now they're mutants.
Splinter's the teacher so they are the students.
Leonardo, Michaelangelo, and Donatello,
Make up the team with one other fellow
Raphael. He's the leader of the group
Transformed from the norm by the nuclear goop.
Pizza's the food that's sure to please,
These ninjas are into pepperoni and cheese.
Back to the story, it's not hard to find.
Ninjas not just of the body but of the mind.
Those are the words that their master instructed,
But a letter from Shredder has Splinter abducted.
That was the last straw, spring into action.
Step on The Foot, now they're gonna lose traction.
Now this is for real, so you fight for justice,
Your shell is hard so you shout, "They can't dust us off!
Like some old coffee table."
Since you were born you've been willing and able
To defeat the sneak, protect the weak,
Fight for rights and your freedom to speak.
Now the villain is chillin' so you take a stand.
Back to the wall, put your sword in you hand.
Remember the words of your teacher, your master:
"Evil moves fast, but good moves faster!"
Then light, shining from your illumination:
Good versus Evil equals confrontation
So when you're in trouble don't give in and go sour,
Try to rely on YOUR...Turtle Power

T-U-R-T-L-E Power!
T-U-R-T-L-E Power!
T-U-R-T-L-E Power!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

Някак си познато...

Кулата "Снежанка"

Death Star II Shield Generator, Endor Moon

ПалеоИдилия

24.11.2007
Татко взе мен и брат ми на екскурзия до Бачково и Асеновград. Обрули ни студения вятър, ядохме 25 сантиметрови кебапчета, и изобщо... Изкарахме си прекрасно! Вярно, че не остана време за Асеновата крепост, но пък за сметка на това се въоръжих с фотоапарат и любимата ми шапка Jurassic Park и си направих дълга експедиция сред скелетите в Музея по Палеонтология! :)

Прехласнато обикалям между витрините...

Вероятно не съм се чувствал по този начин от както през далечната 1993 татко ме заведе в Кино "Космос" на "Джурасик Парк"... или през 1997 когато ме заведоха в един парк със модели на динозаври в реални размери в Германия... - някаква неописуема радост примесена с детинско удивление и очарование :)

И разбира се гордостта на експозицията...

ДЕЙНОТЕРИУМЪТ!

Открит е през 1965г. в местността "Кулну-Дере" край село Езерово, Първомайско, от учителя по биология и настоящ уредник на музея Димитър Ковачев. За изваждането на скелета на гигантското хоботно е организирана експедиция от катедрата по Палеонтология къл Геолого-географския факултет на СУ "Св. Климент Охридски" под ръководството на чл.кор.проф. д-р Васил Цанков. Реставрацията е извършена от ст.н.с. Иван Николов.

Това е най-запазеният от известните до момента скелети на Дейнотериуми в света! Оригиналът е изложен в Музея по Палеонтология към СУ (този тук е негово точно копие).

Един от най-огромните бозайници крачели някога по земята, Дейнотериумът (Deinotherium - "terrible beast") е живял преди повече от 6 милиона години. Предполага се, че е обитавал наситени с растителност заблатени местности, а широките му ходила (подобно снегоходки) са го предпазвали от затъване. Ако ви е трудно да си го представите приживе...

Размерите на скелета са повече от внушителни - висок е 4,65 метра и е дълъг 6.80. Тежестта по всяка вероятност е надминавала 10 тона. Така написани ви се струват просто като големи числа, но повярвайте ми - едва пред самия фосил осъзнаваш колко ГОЛЕМИ са всъщност. Винаги съм се впечатлявал от документалните филми и илюстрациите в енциклопедиите, но там пред него изпитваш искинско благоговение!

А тук сме с откривателя на скелета - Димитър Ковачев

Дейнотелиумът в Wiki - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deinotherium

Информация за музея - http://paleoworld.pillax.com/asenovgradbg.html

Animation #15

Before I begin my review, let me say that I am not really familiar with the Turok comics or video games. So if you're a Turok fan you may feel that I lack the background knowledge on the history of these series. But I'm a huge dino-nerd anyway.

The story is really quite simple - one day Turok and his brother encounter warriors from an enemy tribe, and defending a girl from their village (Turok's brother future wife) they get into a fight. Turok goes berserker mode and slashes through the enemies... and his brother. In his rage Turok almost kills his brother and the shaman of their tribe sends him into exile. Some 16 years later Turok is asked for help by his brother's son. Turok seems grumpy for being casted away and refuses to take part in the action. But later the boy returns and brings news that his tribe is almost wiped out. Turok takes his tomahawk and goes to help his bro, only to find him almost dead... and he eventually dies after he asks Turok to swear that he will take care for the boy and his mother. Back to the village the leader of the aggressors recognizes Turok's tomahawk - it was his father's and Turok took it years before at that battle in the beginning of the movie. The bad guy wants to avenge his father's death and goes on a rampage, trying to kill Turok. Going through a cave the Indians find themselves in The Lost Land (quite like Arthur Conan Doyle's Lost World) - where dinosaurs and prehistoric mammal beasts coexist with savage hordes of "The Missing Link" or something (you know, some huge ugly hard-to-kill humanoid hulks) and Indian tribes. The battle continues...

There is not much of a dialog. No memorable quotes, no one-liners. I feel that the characters are somehow flat, they lack emotional depth and motivation. No inner struggle, no inside conflict. And no comic relief.

The quality of the animation is above average, but far from great. Nothing you haven't seen - no innovative style or some recognizable character design. It's not bad, it's OK. And there are some nice looking Indian chicks :) The backgrounds are not really detailed, but on the other hand - what's there to be detailed? Rocks and cliffs? The dinosaurs are OK, but they lack color nuance and shading. And so do the characters in some scenes. And I forgot to mention - there is not a trace of some fancy 3D CGI cell-shading stuff, which I find good - old fashioned 2d works just fine for me. The only thing that seemed crappy were the computer generated flames for the fire effects in some scenes.

There's plenty of action, gallons of animated blood and even some cut-off limbs. But that will only shock you if you've been watching Bambie all your life. The blood and the battles are no match for a good anime style fight, where everything is presented with some wicked camera angles, fast movements and dramatic pauses. There's an attempt for a showdown at the end of the movie, but it doesn't really work out like in the spaghetti westerns.

All in all - the movie is worth watching, it has its moments, but it could have been much more. I enjoyed it because we rarely have the chance to see something more mature oriented and not-anime. If you're a fan of Ralph Bakshi's "Fire and Ice" or the "Heavy Metal" animated features I encourage you to check this one out, just keep in mind that it doesn't manage to entertain at their level. Somehow it lacks atmosphere and couldn't really captivate my imagination the way Filmation's "Flash Gordon" does for example.

And if you're a dinosaur/comic/video game freak I'll advice you to get your hands on the "Cadillacs and Dinosaurs" animated TV series based on Mark Shultz's "Xenozoic Tales" and "Cadillacs and Dinosaurs" comics. That's the real deal!

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - Official Trailer

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Release Date for Bulgaria: 23 May 2008

And I AM GOING TO BE IN POLAND!!! So far no release date announced for Poland. What the Force am I going to do?!? I MUST SEE THIS MOVIE ON THE VERY FIRST DAY POSSIBLE!!!

INDIANA JONES IS BACK!!!

The Web #18

This one is one of my bro's net-finds. When I was his age I had no internet access at home, I had no cable TV, and I was yet to get my new PC... and now this kido gets stuff for granted an has more spare time to waste on the net and geek out. So one day he says "Yo, bro, check this out!" and plays for me some video on YouTube... It was the 1st episode of the IRATE Gamer Show I ever saw and boy I laughed and enjoyed! Some dude playing oldeis on his NES, pulling out one-liners and some visual effects and the result is...

http://theirategamer.com/
http://www.youtube.com/irategamer

I'm a fan of this guys! Me and my bro stay tuned for the next episode and when it comes out...
"Oh boy, I remember this one..."
"Yeah, a hell of a game it was!"
"My fingers got numb playing this for two weeks in a row..."
"They used to throw on you a shitload of enemies on the 7th level"
"I wanna play it again!"
"Yeah, kick some bad guys..."
"Any idea where's the notebook with the NES passwords?"

Check out that show, if you've ever been into some retro video games (like Tetris, Dr.Mario or Contra) you'll like it for sure :)

The Land Before Time - If We Hold On Together

Diana Ross' song from the soundtrack of Don Bluth's animated masterpiece "The Land Before Time"
Enjoy :)

За Рамбо и Бирма.

John Rambo - Безкомпромисен реализъм и наистина силно послание.

Филмът е изключително въздействащ и показва какво се случва в Бирма (или Мианмар ако предпочитате). Сталоун е снимал на границата на Тайланд, близо до Бирма, имало е заплахи от страна на тайната полиция на Бирма, и директни предупреждения че ще си имат сериозни неприятности. Всичко във филма е автентично - осакатените от мини са осакатени от мини, част от актьорите са бунтовници срещу режима в Бирма...

Бях с един приятел. филма започна. 30 секунди...
"Бахти, човек, тва документални кадри ли са?!"
"Не знам..." (в последствие се оказа че са)

След филма и двамата бяхме disturbed. Възможно ли е в тая държава нещата да са такива или това си е преувеличена измислица for the sake of the action?

След като се прибрах от киното се зарових в нета да чета за Бирма. Преди да гледам филма просто знаех къде се намира на картата, нямах никаква представа за какво става въпрос в тая държава. Изгледах и един документален филм по темата. (пишете Burma в YouTube - материали не липсват) Имаше неща от рода на как водачът на британеца го спира и му показва къда на три метра напред по пътеката има поставени мини, или разказите на селяни как работят на полето и виждат пушека от горящото село, а когато успяват да се приберат всичко е изпепелено и хората ги няма, единственото което намират сред въглените и саждите е ръката на невръстното им дете... Правят се избори в началото на 90-те, след изборите управляващата хунта анулират резултатите, а жената която печели изборите е 16 години под арест... Изобщо БАХТИ държавата... То в Азия и Африка верно че стават разни наистина лайняни неща, но...

Като оставим настрана, че Сталоун връща по един изключителен начин героя си, и че баталните сцени тук карат дори десанта в Нормандия от Редник Райън да изглеждат като семейна комедия... Евала на Сталоун за куража да направи този филм и да покаже на света за какво става дума. Филмът е забранен в Бирма за всякакви прожекции, излъчвания и разпространение, даже ако те барнат с копие вероятно отиваш директно в затвора. Според хора които живеят/са живели там - филмът се припокрива 80% с действителността. Сталоун специално е говорил с MPAA и е казал, че иска да покаже всичкото това насилие именно с тази цел, и получава рейтинг R вместо X.

Ето една статия примерно: http://www.abitsu.org/?p=1270
И един сайт: http://www.starsforburma.com/
Има и за Сталоун: http://www.starsforburma.com/sylvester_stallone_burma.htm

Movies #14

"John Rambo" is pretty much the same for the Rambo series what is "Rocky Balboa" for the Rocky series. Incredibly strong return after all these years, Stallone brings back his character in a way that stays true to the original and redeems the series after the not-so-good sequels.

This is one of the best action movies I've ever seen. The camera, the editing, the light, the sound - it makes you feel right there, you might want to clean the blood and the dirt from your face after you leave the cinema. I'd describe the style of "John Rambo" as Mel Gibson's Apocalypto with machine guns.

The movie has simple and realistic plot, which also manages to give a message to the audience. After I saw the movie I spent hours on the net reading about Burma - a country I only knew where to look for on the map. I really had no idea about the situation there. And this movie made me really care.

The conflict of the film might be military and political, but it's also an inner one - a matter of morality and faith. The idealism versus the harsh reality. You won't change a thing on your own, but somebody has to start.

John Rambo started. I hope others will join.

Quotes #21

"I don't talk well. I stare well."

Clint Eastwood

Poetry #2

Seems like I've neglected my Poetry posts, haven't I? High time for me to post some rhymes :)

Epilogue To Through The Looking Glass
by Lewis Carroll.

A boat, beneath a sunny
onward dreamily
In an evening of July --

Children three that nestle near,
Eager eye and willing ear
Pleased a simple tale to hear --

Long has paled that sunny sky:
Echoes fade and memories die:
Autumn frosts have slain July.

Still she haunts me, phantomwise
Alice moving under skies
Never seen by waking eyes.

Children yet, the tale to hear,
Eager eye and willing ear,
Lovingly shall nestle near.

In a Wonderland they lie,
Dreaming as the days go by,
Dreaming as the summers die:

Ever drifting down the stream --
Lingering in the golden gleam --
Life what is it but a dream?