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Zuke, Schmidty, Zohner, and Stark
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Adobe released new Touch SDK. None of us can say Wacom.
Adobe introduces subscription-based editions of many of their big titles
Acer Iconia Tab A500 could be “The One”
The best interface for an APPLE iPad is MICROSOFT Bing? WTF?
Cisco “Flips Off” fired employees.
IE10 is being previewed, and it’s not what you think!
Red Dwarf returns with new episodes in 2012.
Mortal Kombat Legacy webseries is GOOD!
Paramount not interested in Star Trek. Well, unless they want some money from you.
Star Trek Banned in China?
Oh great, Zod again.
Movie studios test out plan to screw movie theaters. Can’t seem to understand why theater’s aren’t happy.
The US Navy can now fire phasers!!!!!111111!
Fukushima is the new Chernobyl. France and Russia say, not even close.
The horror . . .
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Schmidty’s Favorite: NASA’s page dedicated to the history and specs of the Shuttle
Stark’s Favorite: Stark will be with the Seventh Fleet at StarFest this weekend in Denver, CO. Be sure to stop by and check him out!
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Are you ready for v2.0?
Part of me wants to be cynical and say that this won’t be as revolutionary as the first. Of course, there’s the other 80% of me that’s beating that part over the head and burying it in the desert.
Wolverine, and other movies coming soon.
This past Friday I saw the movie that claims to start the summer, X-men Origins: Wolverine. For years the back story of Wolverine has been incredibly confusing. However this all changed a few years ago with a min-series entitled, “Origins”. This finally put the beginnings of one of the Marvel universes most celebrated characters. The movie holds close to this part of the story. However when it comes to other bits of Marvel history it is far less faithful. There will be a few “spoilers” but lets face it, no one who goes to see this movie was expecting The Usual Suspects.
Wolvie is treated fairly well, but the same cannot be said for his costars. So many different mutants are put on screen that it is sometimes hard to keep track of them. I think that the only reason I was able to track some of them was due to the years that I’ve spent reading comics. To summarize a few of my fanboy problems I’ll provide a small list. Someone who is not a comics fan would likely find no problem with any of these changes, and would merely enjoy all the fun explosions. However I wouldn’t be a true geek if I didn’t nit pick.
- What the hell did they do to Deadpool? He was the best part of the film’s first 20 minutes then they “kill” him offscreen. I’ve read some stuff online that points to possible spin-offs with his character, and I can only hope they come true.
- While Gambit’s character is introduced in the Big Easy he doesn’t sound like a Cajun. While it’s nice to not see an actor try to Costner their way through an accent I’m sure that they could have found someone to teach him. The accent was a huge part of the characters cool factor from the old cartoon, and was missed on screen.
- Emma Frost is NOT Silverfox’s sister. That was a silly plot point that added nothing to the story and was put in just to irk fanboys. Job well done.
- While I’m on Ms Frost, the diamond form was NOT her primary mutation. She was a telepath only eclipsed by Professor X, and Jean Grey, and a few others. It looked cool onscreen, so that one gets a bit of a pass.
- Liev Screiber is one of my favorite actor’s working today, and he did as much as he could with his role as Sabertooth, definitely more than Tyler Mane did in X-men. However there just wasn’t that much for him to work with. He kicks the hell out of Logan, then Wolvie gets cutlery for claws and is unstoppable? Yeah that didn’t make much sense to me either.
- He was called Logan by several characters, but they never explained why. It’s a small thing but an example of the lazy approach they took to the story.
- And most important of all, What the hell did they do with Deadpool.
As I said non comic fans will probably enjoy the generic summer actionness of the movie. Comic fans will find plenty of room to gripe, but its a slow comic summer so we’ll let that go.
7/10
Other movies coming up, and quick thoughts on them.
Star Trek: It’s gonna be great, we all can’t wait to enjoy the geekgasm that will erupt this Friday.
Angels and Demons: Dan Brown’s book is superior to the more lauded Da Vinci Code, my hope is that the movie will follow. Also Christians, and Catholics need to relax. Really all you’re doing is providing free advertisement.
Terminator Salvation: I’m not sure if the world was really crying out for another Terminator movie, but this one looks like it should deliver on the action front. Christian Bale hasn’t made many bad movies so I’ve got high hopes. It’ll probably be the only Terminator we get cause the TV show is on the chopping block.
Transformers 2: Should be good action. ‘Nuff said.
UP: It’s Pixar, it’s gonna be great.
Public Enemies: Johnny Depp stars as real life bank robber John Dillinger. It’s directed by Michael Mann, who I’m a huge fan of, so you know it’ll be good. If there was ever a better time to root for the guy who’s ripping off the banks I don’t know when.
Harry Potter 6: Will also be great, but really we’re just waiting for 7 at this point. All this one will be is filler.
Inglorious Basterds: Tarrintino’s look at WWII. It stars the man of both mine, and my wife’s list Brad Pitt. Should be fun and ultra violent
Julie & Julia: The bio-pic of famed chef, and professional alcoholic, Julia Child will be what my wife goes to while I’m reliving my childhood in G.I. Joe. Then I’m sure I’ll see it a few weeks later, cause lets face it I’m fan of both Meryl Streep and Amy Adams.
G.I. Joe: The one I’m most excited for after Star Trek, and also the one that no one is really talking about. I know it doesn’t come out till August, but I’m really looking forward to this one. Any chance to see Christopher “Doctor Who” Eccelston chew up the screen is a rare treat.
Did I miss anything?
More Freeware Options
Every geek that I know has a favorite media player. Mac geeks swear by iTunes because they’ve been brainwashed by Steve Jobs. Some Windows geeks love Windows Media Player because it has Windows in the name. And let’s not forget about Real, WinAmp, or the numerous other “standards” that people use. Despite these options, some people have and have discovered new and better ways to watch the Star Wars Holiday Special or listen to their vast MP3 collection.
I’ve mentioned before how I am able to watch various movies and TV shows at my desk while I’m working. Because these files come from an assortment of locations, I have to deal with a large number of codecs and other hoop jumping in order to watch everything that I want.
I hate Apple so I’ll never get caught using iTunes if there’s an alternative. I used to be a total WMP guy. Note that I say “used to”. About a year ago I discovered VLC Media Player. I started using it because it handled DVD playback much better than WMP. A side effect of my switch was that I no longer had to try and determine which codec pack I needed to watch the latest episode of a particular show; VLC handled every file that I threw at it flawlessly. Because of this amazing efficiency, I was able to watch what I wanted when I wanted. Not an hour later after trying an assortment of codecs.
For a long time, VLC was my media player of choice. The only drawback is that I wasn’t able to use the keyboard controls on my Logiech MX5500. Since I have this keyboard at home and at the office, this was a huge drawback but the pros far outweighed the cons so I kept using VLC.
A few months ago, I discovered a new media player: GOM. This is another free media player that handles DVDs as well as just about any video format you throw at it including Real Media, Quicktime, DivX, Xvid and FLV. The nice thing about this program though is that it uses internal codecs so, in most cases, no codecs are installed on your system. To date, I haven’t run into anything that GOM couldn’t handle which makes me very, very happy. My keyboard buttons also work with it so I don’t need to try and hit that pause button with my cursor.
While I still primarily use WMP to listen to my MP3 collection, when it comes to video files, I always run to GOM. If you’re looking for a new way to enjoy the video files on your computer, I’d suggest giving GOM a try. Of course VLC isn’t too shabby either.
Things have changed
Now, it’s November 5th; New President and all. I’ll bet more that a few of you immediately thought I was going to be talking about that, however you’d only be partly correct.
The fact of the matter is, yesterday I voted for a black President. It was either him, or another candidate with a female Vice President nominee. That doesn’t seem much right now, as half of us are still not too happy with our choice not winning. It might not seem like a whole lot to us in 2012. But think of what it meant to us in 1992.
Did you know there’s a layer of atmosphere that protects the Earth from UV rays? It’s called the “Ozone Layer” and it is effected by the release of certain chemicals into the air. It may or may not also be what causes “The Greenhouse Effect”. Common sense now (even if it is still debated), but what about when they started teaching it to me in 3rd grade?
Now, I know I’ve posted before on how “the kids today ____” thereby making myself sound like the crotchety old guy that everyone makes fun of. This is not one of those posts. I am not trying to point out how much better anything was back then, or how lucky kids have it “now days”.
The inspiration for this post was actually something quite different. I was driving home yesterday and listening to the radio. I wasn’t really even paying attention until I heard the DJ call out the next song: “Here’s Lisa Mikovsky’s new song ‘Still Alive‘. The theme song from ‘Mirrors Edge’.”
Just to reiterate there; the DJ on a major radio station was playing the theme song to a video game. This is normal in other countries (I’m looking at you Japan) where video game companies scout out musicians like the Disney Channel, but in America it’s not all that common. For whatever reason, this felt like the moment where I was vindicated as a video gamer.
No, we aren’t all just dumb kids playing a violent game. Yes, video games can (and often do) carry artistic value within them. Yes, video games are right up there with movies and television shows in terms of culture. A game doesn’t need to have a movie made about it to be big (though it does help if all you want is money).
After listening to the song, I sort of marvelled in the revelation that my children may never know of a world where video gamers were the socially outcast; 8-bit jokes were only understood by a subculture, you were unique because you knew the level up code for Earthworm Jim, and no one new you were humming the boss battle music from Sonic.
As I continued to think about it, however, I realized that my children wouldn’t know a lot of the things I grew up with. Sure there’s the classics, staples of Americana, that everyone in the industrialized world will know; Star Wars, Star Trek, Dr Who. But what about the others? The Abyss? Ghostbusters (movie and TV show)? Aliens? Back To The Future? That’s an entire era of pop culture that we will live to see in history books.
My kids will never know of a Germany with a wall down the middle of it. Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia will have never existed. The USSR will be to them like the Nazis were to us (well, not quite as evil, but you know what I mean).
Now, none of this is really a bad thing. I don’t bring it up because I pity them; I bring it up because it’s boggling to think of how their world view will be different than ours.
- A black man or a woman can run for President, no problem!
- The world doesn’t trust the USA, and hasn’t since that whole Iraqi War debacle (compare that to how we were the “go-to” country while growing up).
- Video games are more common place in home media than broadcast television.
- Movie rentals don’t exist.
- The idea of asking a question and NOT being able to find an answer immediately will be completely alien! (I remember having to spend HOURS at the library on their microfilm archives and EBSCO-IS database).
- No one will know what “Lower Lights” was.
- They will have no clue who Shirley Temple was (so people can finally stop advertising those movies).
- “I Love Lucy” will finally stop being referred to in modern culture (another very good thing).
- The idea of a space race will be laughable.
- Environmentalists will protest the drilling of geo-thermal wells, instead of oil ones.
Not all that bad, actually
2008 is pretty much over in terms of movies. Sure, we have the holiday rush to get as many family oriented ones out as possible, but there’s nothing any of us are actually looking forward to (except Quantum of Solace, can’t WAIT). Thanks to this lull, and to the insane “time to home video” capabilities of the movie industry, we’re now able to view the ones we might have missed in theaters relatively quickly.
And you know what? 2008 was a pretty good year, in terms of movies! At least, the big ones.
- 27 Dresses: This movie was actually a LOT of fun! I personally have a bit of a thing for Katherine Heigl, but even if you don’t this is a fun date movie. No, nothing geeky in it . . . but geeks need dates too.
- Mad Money: Totally worth the time and whole $1 it took to RedBox it. Not a bad movie, by any means, just not a great movie.
- Definitely, Maybe: This one was surprisingly good. Maybe it’s just that I’ve also gone through a divorce that I will one day have to explain to my child, but the story and characters were spot on. If you are married, this would be a good one to watch. If you are dating, skip it; typically a mood killer to watch a faux-documentary on why relationships fail.
- Jumper: OK, not all the movies were good.
- Be Kind, Rewind: GREAT MOVIE!!!! Nothing more I can really say!
- The Other Boleyn Girl: It’s been on our media center for months, and not even my wife can bring herself to watch it. From people who have seen it, it’s apparantly very good. If you’re into that sort of thing in the first place, I guess.
- The Bank Job: Not a Top-Notch job by Jason Statham, but really good overall movie!
- The Forbidden Kingdom: Not at all what I was expecting! Did you know there’s a white kid in it? He’s supposedly the main character! Go fig. Overall it was very enjoyable, with a better plot than most other martial art flicks, good action, wonderful scenery, and a nice touch of Chinese mythology.
- Baby Mama: Tina Fey has an odd habit of making outrageously funny things seem subtle. They aren’t, but somehow you think they are. This way you still get the laughs, but it’s not Happy Gilmore.
- Iron Man: I know everyone else saw it in theaters, but I didn’t. I’ll let everyone else’s review speak for themselves, but it was really good.
- Made of Honor: This one is more for the ladies. Guys, you can get through it (it’s not that bad really), but you won’t get as much enjoyment out of it. Special guest appearance by Greg Dean of Real Life Comics.
- Speed Racer: Actually a lot of fun. I won’t say it’s my favorite film of all time (it doesn’t even rank on my top 20), but you can make it through it, enjoy it, care about the characters, and it keeps the kids occupied. Few other movies can pull that off.
- What Happens In Vegas: I’ve never heard Cameron Diaz swear so much in my life. I’m also beginning to think she doesn’t age. In any case, the movie is a lot of fun, and another enjoyable date movie.
- Kung Fu Panda: More quotable lines than any other film this year, I think.
- You Don’t Mess With The Zohan: I have no idea who this film was targeted at. Maybe the guys in my high school who loved and quoted Billy Maddison (who have since grown up and moved on)?
- Get Smart: Loved this movie! Actually very sophisticated humor in many places. I honestly expected more slapstick and cheap gags, but it managed to mix humor and action very well.
- Get Smart’s Bruce and Lloyd Out Of Control: Full of slapstick and cheap gags. Almost painful to watch. Only payoff is when the villain is killed three separate ways.
- Wall-E: The movie seems shorter when no one is talking. That’s not a bad thing, though. I almost cried at the end . . . when he makes the Mac sound.
- Hellboy II: Better than the first, and that’s saying something!
- Tropic Thunder: VERY funny. Right up there with Get Smart.
- Hancock: Much better than I expected! Probably a better superhero movie than most movies about actual, established superheroes!
- Hollywood is finally getting a clue when it comes to what people want to see.
- RedBox, NetFlix, and other similar services have made it so cheap to see a movie that the movie seems better; “Hey, that was totally worth a dollar! That was a frakking deal for just a dollar!”
- RedBox, NetFlix, and other similar services have made it so easy to see these movies whenever we want, and so they have become more accessible to everyone.
Really Good, but Overrated
Recently the film Righteous Kill was released in theaters. Now let me start by saying that I’ve not yet seen it, I’m planning on it, but not yet. It stars two actors you may have heard of; Al Pacino and Robert De Niro. These two are widely acknowledged as two of the “greatest” actors of our time. Since this movie was announced I though, “Yeah they’re good, but are they really the greatest?” I’d have to say no.
As I write this I have IMDB open in another window and am looking at their filmographies. While both have some truly brilliant films in their repertoire; Raging Bull, Serpico, Godfathers 1-3 (yes I count 3 as brilliant), Awakenings, and Scent of a Woman etc etc. I probably didn’t list some that you may enjoy, but between the two they’ve acted in round about 100 movies. However while they have many great films, there are lots of bad movies among the list where they both seem to only be playing themselves, or some variation on themselves. I realize that many actors, in fact many of my favorite actors regularly play the same character over and over again. This is not necessarily a bad thing, but if we are going to call someone “Greatest” then they should really earn the title.
Now if I’m going to say they are not, as any strongly opinionated geek should I’m going to give you my pick for “Greatest” His name is Gary Oldman. Now stop and think about this for a second…….. Have you thought? Good. He has himself been in, according to IMDB, 59 films. These cover a wide range, and in each he plays a totally different character. Off the top of my head I don’t think I’ve ever seen and interview with him, and thanks to his wide range of work I have no idea who he actually is. Think about these films; Harry Potter, Batman Begins, The Professional, The Fifth Element, Immortal Beloved, Romeo is Bleeding, True Romance, Dracula, J.F.K., and Sid and Nancy. Some you may have seen, and some not. But think about the films that I’ve listed and for one try to think about who he played in each film, then compare them and see how many similarities there are. You won’t find many.
Here is his IMDB page for reference. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000198/
If variety is the spice of life, then it should also be a good measuring stick for greatness.
Who Won The Battle Of Summer Blockbusters?
I love comic books and I love movies so naturally, I’m a big fan of movies based on comic books. There is no doubt that this summer was enough to make many a geek wet themselves with delight.
Talk to the hand
The summer started off with a giant crimson and gold bang as Iron Man dominated theaters to the tune of $318,219,154. Not too bad for a movie about a dysfunctional millionaire with a really cool suit. Despite the fact that I think that Tony Stark is a giant douche bag in the comics, especially after Marvel’s Civil War, there’s no doubt that Robert Downey Jr. was flat out amazing. Throw in a nice cameo by Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury that set up the upcoming Avengers project, and this provided much geek glee.
Next up we had Speed Racer, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, and Indiana Jones and the Something About Aliens. I didn’t see Speed Racer because I fear having epileptic seizures. I don’t have epilepsy but the trailers were enough to keep me away. Plus, I’m not a big Speed Racer fan. Narnia was good, albeit a bit long and Indy was further proof that George Lucas is going insane. It should be noted though that I will be buying both Narnia and Indy because I am a geek and really enjoyed both movies.
Hulk contemplate the complexities of life.
Once the pre-summer blockbusters were out of the way, we were treated to Edward Norton getting all green and smashy in The Incredible Hulk which, surprisingly, did not suck. It even made a respectable $134,518,390 at the box office. I didn’t expect much from this film given the fact that Ang Lee’s The Hulk made me want to jump off of a bridge. That was a bad movie. The sequel, not so much. I may even end up buying it on DVD. Plus, there was a cameo by Robert Downey Jr. reprising his role as Tony Stark. In case you forgot, it set up the previously mentioned upcoming Avengers project. There is also some alleged footage that was cut at the last minute that showed Captain America. It’s purpose? To set up the upcoming Captain America movie.
Between The Incredible Hulk and The Dark Knight, which let’s face it, is probably one of the best movies in the history of movies, we saw the release of Wanted, Hancock, and Hellboy II: The Golden Army. I didn’t see Hancock but the other two were good movies. To be honest though, at this point in the summer, I was just waiting for Batman to beat the crap out of some bad guys.
"I've never felt this way towards a psychopath before"
July 18 will go down as the day that the best superhero movie of all time opened. Yes, I’m talking about The Dark Knight. I’ve already reviewed this so I won’t do it again here but this movie is two hours and thirty two minutes of pure awesome. When all was said and done, it brought in $521,890,027 making it one of the most successful movies in history. With a re-release planned for Oscar season, who knows how much this movie will end up making.
We were also treated to The X-Files 2: I Want to Believe and Star Wars: The Clone Wars. I didn’t see X-Files. Not because I don’t want to, but because I was too busy. I’m sure I’ll eventually watch it though. For my thoughts on The Clone Wars, read my review. Needless to say, with a box office take of only $34,477,361, I don’t think I was the only one mildly disappointed by it.
This all got me to thinking, who came out on top this summer? Obviously DC Comics did well with The Dark Knight but Marvel had two offerings that were really good. OK, one that was really good, one that was awesome. However, Marvel set up future projects and actually did what the comics do in showing that these characters don’t live in a vacuum. With Thor, Captain America, The Avengers, an Iron Man sequel, and two Spiderman sequels all in the works, I think that Marvel is going to prove to be the big winner in this summer’s box office battles. With the cameos and the upcoming movies that they were able to set up, every geek should be jumping for joy. Now if only DC could pull of the same thing with the much rumored Justice League movie…
An issue with modern games
In any video game, you have to have a suspension of disbelief; that is, you’re willing to let certain parts of it go to the wayside, because you realize you are playing a fictional game. Here’s a good example for people who are new to the phrase:
Example 1 – You are fighting off a zombie horde. In real life, zombies don’t exist . . . and even if they did you’d most certainly die. But since it’s a game, you let it go. That’s suspension of disbelief.
However, it can only go so far. Shows, movies, and games that take it too far end up becoming painful to endure (see Battlefield Earth for what I mean . . . actually, don’t). Keep reading and I’ll give you some of the best examples, in my opinion.
First up is the game I’m playing now, Mass Effect. This game is awesome. I won’t go into a review here, since the game is hardly brand-new and has been reviewed to death already, but suffice to say it should appeal to 90% of the gamers out there. BioWare put a lot of effort into making the game as immersing as possible with characters and dialog that feel very natural. The use of actual professional actors in the voice lineup helps with the game’s quality (as a bad cast can make an otherwise decent game unbearable; see the first Resident Evil).
However, there is one glaring problem with the game world; weapons. Not how they operate, or what they look like . . . but they are EVERYWHERE!!! I’m not kidding either; you break into a safe and there are three sniper rifles inside. Tell me why the safe in the medical clinic had three rifles please! Why does the bug I just killed have two ammo upgrades on it? Why, on a planet that is so anti-weapons that I have an argument with security just to bring my gun with me (Noveria for those who’ve played the game) can I find grenades in the trash can?!
In a game like this, you’d have to be utterly inept not to end up swimming in extra weapons, armor, mods, power-ups, and upgrades. Everything that can hold anything is nine times out of ten holding a weapon.
Penny Arcade
Alexander pointed out a similar situation in Diablo; you’ve killed a skeleton and a suit of armor drops as loot. Where the crap was he hiding it? Why wasn’t he wearing it?
Every game seems to do this to some degree. Even more baffling is why I’m gaining credits for every enemy I kill. Am I a bounty hunter without realizing it? I’m pretty sure that law enforcement isn’t paid on a “per kill” basis, so why it’s this way in games is confusing.
Also confusing is the fact that you are typically rewarded for robbing people. If you see your mouse/cursor/reticule light up, it means you can rob someone. It doesn’t even require skill, so it’s not like you’re Danny Ocean and this is some challenge. You press some buttons, use a hammer, or (in the case of Mass Effect) just over ride it with omni-gel.
Penny Arcade
Perhaps these games occur in a world where human nature doesn’t exist, so no one ever thinks to steal any of their neighbor’s stuff . . . but that seems like a stretch to me.
Even better is who you are stealing FROM. Typically an NPC you can get a quest from has some goodies in their house you can take as well.
“Thank you sir. You’ve saved my daughter from those bandits and scared off their leader.”
“Yup, sure did. I also went into your home, smashed every crate I could find, and stole everything of importance. I don’t need most of it, so I’ll just sell it for gold the next chance I get. Oh . . . I also stole your gold.”
“You are a most honorable and brave adventurer. I wish you well on your travels.”
Can anyone else see the problem here?!
I realize that the player character has to get credits/gold/supplies from somewhere, but wouldn’t it be more interesting if that somewhere had more to do with the player’s actions? If you are hailed as a hero, wouldn’t sword smiths be lining up to give you their best work? If you are some jerk who’s been robbing every person you come across, shouldn’t the law be after you?
Just once, I’d love to see some NPC in a game sitting around, making crates. You can talk to him and he’d explain that everytime an adventurer such as yourself comes through, people lose all their crates. It’s up to crate-smiths such as him to make sure everyone has enough crates for the next time.
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What To Watch With Your Kids
I know that some of our readers and contributors are parents. Obviously we’re all geeks of one form or another and so our children are doomed to have inherited some of our geeky genes. Is knowing that they’ll likely be geeks, causing them to be tortured by the “cool” kids, a bad thing? Would you prefer your child to know that the answer to life, the universe, and everything is 42 or would you like to see them run a 4.4 40 and hit a baseball 500 feet?
These are questions that I’ve debated for a while and I’ve determined that my kids can choose their own path. My eight-year-old daughter thinks I’m the coolest guy in the world and wants to be just like me. Lately she’d rather play video games or watch a movie than play outside. My wife hates it but what can I do? I turned out OK.
Anyways, I told you that so that I can tell you this. I came across an article over on Wired where they list the ten geeky movies that we should raise our kids on. I disagree with some of their choices but some of them are extremely obvious. Here are their choices.
- Star Wars
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
- The Last Starfighter
- My Neighbor Totoro
- Time Bandits
- The Dark Crystal
- WarGames
- Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang
- The Goonies
- Back to the Future
I agree with most of these choices; however, there are some glaring omissions. I’m going to have to give a strong “second” to Star Wars and The Goonies. I would also add The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Granted this is a bit scary for the smaller kids but it’s such a staple in the geek world that it has to be included. The Indiana Jones trilogy, UHF, and The Princess Bride are also a must. Finally, Ghostbusters has got to make the list of geeky movies to raise your kids on.
Because of the age of my kids, there are certain movies that I won’t let them watch now that I can’t hardly wait to sit down and watch with them when they’re older. My daughter loves to watch Ghostbusters but it gives the younger kids bad dreams so we can’t watch it very often. She’s also been begging me to watch Gremlins with her but, again, bad dreams for the younger kids.
Are there any other movies that you think should be on this list? What do you watch with your geeks in training, or if you prefer, your younglings?
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