Iron Rubber Baby

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyoA4LXQco4

Yeah, okay, the Baby Geniuses movies are just plain awful, but Iron Baby? I would definitely see it. Maybe even in 3-D, and you know that's saying a lot. But, alas, it isn't real. This, however, is. And it looks awesome.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SJQkWy3UaA

Happy Martin Luther King Day, Horatio Caine Style

Happy Martin Luther King Day! In honor of the great man, go nail a thesis or two or three to a church door. In other news, my brother-in-law and his wife are moving out to San Francisco, where, from what I understand, everyone watches a lot of Full House and eats a lot of Rice-A-Roni. On Saturday night my wife and I went to their going away party. It was fun. It was also where, at some point and for some reason, a conversation started about David Caruso, and which is why I wanted to share the great montage found below. That is all. Tune in tomorrow for something completely different.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sarYH0z948

In Honor Of The Verizon iPhone Announcement

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqcUtPEswDM

Not Montana, Thank God

So we all know Chloe Moretz kicked some serious ass in Kick-Ass last year. Well, now Saoirse Ronan ups the ante in what looks to be a really kick ass movie called Hanna. My question: when will Hollywood release Hit Girl vs. Hanna?

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRUx88vRjIk

Computer Warriors!

Man, does this take me back. A big thanks to Z. Constance Frost for pointing me in the right direction (Charles Gramlich was close with his guess). But silly me -- it wasn't a show so much as a one-time VHS movie. Here's what Wikipedia has to say:

Computer Warriors was a toy line made by Mattel from 1989-1990. The storyline behind the toys involves a top-secret government computer which unleashes evil Virus troops. These troops, led by Megahert, hide in everyday household objects and have the goal of world domination by taking control of computers. The government computer then produces good soldiers, the Computer Warriors, led by Romm to battle the Virus troops. The Computer Warriors tagline ran "Expect the unexpected!"

Unlike many toylines of the time, Computer Warriors did not feature a tie-in animated series. There was only a single pilot episode, Computer Warriors: The Adventure Begins, which was later released on VHS. Directed by Bill Kroyer (who also co-wrote with Carl Macek) it featured his signature style of integrating wireframe CGI with traditional hand-drawn animation.

Of course, I was only nine years old at the time, so I remember the toys much more than the movie (speaking of which, how uncreative was that marketing department? "What should we call these things?" "I don't know. How about 'Computer Warriors'?" "That sounds cheesy." "I know. So let's go sell some toys!"). Anyway, thanks to the almighty YouTube, everyone can experience the movie again. Here's part one:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3ggvKvY_R8