The Tin Tin movie!

I very vaguely recall watching the cartoon version of Tin Tin on TV, so I think that seeing a movie version would be super cool.

In case you haven't seen a preview:



Tintin Trailer #2 (Spielberg 2011) HD -- FilmsActuTrailers

http://youtu.be/xz3j8gKRUTg



And in case you don't remember the original:



Opening TinTin -- cobra123454321777

http://youtu.be/KeQif4Cg2XE



Unfortunately, I've had a really hard time finding original clips of the TV show on YouTube. Pretty much everything that I've found has been overdubbed with rude dialog. There's so much of it that it's like a fad. I hope it ends soon.

Go see the movie! If you do, feel free to leave me a comment and let me know how you liked it!!

101-year-old cruisin' in her 77-year-old roadster

This woman is awesome. To hear someone like her talk about auto maintenance is very impressive in my opinion. And the car is gorgeous. Glad to know that it's in good hands.



http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/07/08/automobiles/collectibles/100000000895665/two-classics-one-car.html?emc=eta1

1930s "King Kong" spoof

There is nothing like watching an old TV show or commercial to show you just how far we've moved from our past. It's particularly interesting to me what details are considered acceptable back then but are not now, and vice versa. This short cartoon definitely features some racial stereotypes, but not unlike others that I've seen from that era.

But that aside, there is one characteristic of this particular time period's art that I think is awesome. Look at the creativity in the animation. Like, when the hero pulls out the plane's front propellar, it's made to look like the plane lost its dentures. And the spikes on the giant lizard/dinosaur's back turning into a chainsaw of sorts. Epic stuff. I don't really watch cartoons nowadays, but I'm pretty sure that you don't see that anymore!




http://youtu.be/ArKXdba3C8E