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Tron: Legacy is nearing its premiere here, and as a fan, it would be an utmost excitement if I can get to wear something in tune with the movie. But living in a country where people hardly know Tron, life can be hard sometimes, so that’s why I decided to make my own fan T-shirt. However, I’m hoping that you guys would participate as well so that we can get this T-shirt produced.

First of all, this is a fan-made product, and you MUST NOT resell this T-shirt for any reason, it is for your own personal use only.

Second, while the front of the tee features the classic “End of Line” phrase, I have two different designs for the backside, the outline of the original Light Cycle:

And the Tron: Legacy version of the Identity Disc:

Last but not least, the specification details of the T-shirts:

• The tees will be printed on a 30S combed-cotton material.
• All prints will glow in the dark. Imagine that for an entrance to the cinema.
• The price will be IDR 70.000 and the shipping cost is not included.
• I will have the T-shirts produced once that version reached 12 orders.
• All sizes will be based on this size chart.

So, start emailing me, or send me a message in Twitter and let me know which version you are interested in. Let’s get these produced before the movie is here.

Update:
I’ve updated the blue glow colors to reflect the actual product. Also, I can only sell these to Indonesia only for the time being. Sorry.

Update 2:
Orders are now closed. Sorry folks, but I will no longer be making these T-shirts.

We finally did it, we watched Avatar before the year ends, and I can say that it’s probably the best 3 hours that ever happened to me in the cinemas. Despite of me having a mild headache from the prolonged 3D exposure, despite that only God knows why James Cameron used the Papyrus typeface, and despite that the movie had a recycled story line—I believe we all remember Dances with Wolves or Pocahontas—I think this movie is the pinnacle of the great sci-fi movies this year. Yes, Star Trek was amazingly astounding, simply something that you can expect from J.J. Abrams, a reboot that was needed to salvage the downfall of the Star Trek saga. District 9 was disturbing yet awesome, a budget movie with spectacular results and a bang to your head on racism. But on the top of the list, Avatar is the creme de la creme of sci-fi movie making. Period. James Cameron is nuts, in a good way, you can’t expect less from the man who brought you the Abyss, Terminator, and Aliens. This is a man who knows shit on making good sci-fi movies.

PS: Michael Bay on the other hand is just, well, nuts. Good job on Transformers, Michael. You just ruined our childhood. Yes, I just had to let that out.

I got the chance to watch G.I. Joe yesterday to prove whether the movie is as sucker as Rotten Tomatoes described it or not (As of now, it has fallen down to the lame 39%). I could agree that the movie is a cartoonish PG-13 live action movie, it has a cartoonish plot and occasionally cartoonish dialogs as well. But if I were asked if the movie is enjoyable or not, well then yes, it’s absolutely enjoyable. I would vouch that the storyline of G.I. Joe Resolute is far more realistic and far more mature than this one (and thus better), but aside from the cheesy and seemingly low-budget CGIs, it doesn’t stop the movie from being a refreshment for nostalgic G.I. Joe fans.

To say the least, in my opinion, the movie is far more watchable than Transformers 2 and whatever Michael Bay has created out of it. In this movie, despite that Channing Tatum probably couldn’t portray Duke as he should, you only get one or two unimportant scenes (such as the Accelerator Suit chase scene), compared to the endless barrage of crap that Bay has to offer throughout Transformers 2, although it has better special effects.

Except for the history of a few, the characters are pretty much spot on, and I can bet that all G.I. Joe fans must agree that the movie’s Snake Eyes is just excellent.

Some say the movie is nothing but a fireworks show on steroids. Some say that it is a much better continuation of the previous live-action Transformers. So after watching it today, I think that as a G1 die-hard fan, I should make an obligatory post. What do I think of the movie? It’s good, it’s there, but it doesn’t have the serious qualities to become the best Transformers movie of all times. It’s good when seen as an action sci-fi movie, but not as a representation of the Transformers universe. At least for me.

Why? There are a couple of whys involved here, which for me, probably spanned since the previous movie, and most of them are just probably a comparison to what I expected in a Transformers movie. First of all, it’s not canon. Period. Not to the Marvel comics universe, not to the G1 cartoon, or any other continuities in the Transformers Universe. If you grew up with Transformers as your childhood TV show, you’ll know what I mean. Michael Bay went through a lot to develop a story of his own representation with bits from here and there. Being a fan since I was in the kindergarten, when the teasers went up for the movie back in 2007, I do expect that it would be a modern representation of the G1 continuity, as it is probably the most prominent one. But no, unfortunately my wish did not come true, but in fact, I was greeted by a riced-up Optimus Prime that has lips. Of course, if you’re talking about strange, nobody would beat the Japanese continuity.

Second, while the overall movie was by all means entertaining, there are just some parts that isn’t actually supposed to be there. One example is Wheelie. I am quite disappointed that they turned Wheelie from this, into a crappy-ass R/C Truck. Well, they’re both pretty annoying, but this isn’t necessary. Another example is the twins. Seriously, instead of creating out two redneck hillbillies, why don’t you just make Sideswipe and Sunstreaker appear on screen side by side. I think this is far more logical than having Skids and Mudflaps. A busted ice cream truck? Oh, please.

Third, I was pretty mind-boggled when they state the fact that Optimus does not have the Matrix of Leadership. Say what? He’s a prime, an Autobot leader, but without the Matrix from the first place?

On the other side, I am impressed on how Soundwave looks like in the movie, and how he still retains Ravage as a scout. In fact, that scene was actually pretty cool. I am also quite impressed with how Devastator looks, although for him to have scrotums is just too much, and somehow I don’t understand that while these five Constructicons are combined, there are other five of them fighting somewhere else. So now Constructicons are just Decepticon minions like the Sweeps? And Alice was probably the closest and logical representation of a Pretender that we would be able to see in a real-life movie.

So despite all of that, was the movie entertaining? Yes. Watchable? Yes. Good? Yes. But keep in mind that if you’re a G1 fan, you might want to put that expectation way back and just enjoy this movie as an alternate-reality Transformers. Don’t worry, it’s still worth your money to watch.

I finally watched Star Trek with nine other people today and it turned out that it is better than my expectations. I can only say two things: J.J. Abrams is nuts :D, and that the new Trek blows me away! I could care less about the canonical events here, since it’s a reboot anyway, and it involves time travel that ultimately changed the fate of everything since the birth of James T. Kirk. But whoever thought of putting the time travel business so smoothly and perfectly here is one damn genius.

Of course, as a geek, I am obligated to ask these questions. Since everything changes since the destruction of the USS Kelvin, what would happen to the rest of the timeline? What would happen to Kirk himself? Would he get married, have a child of his own, lost it and repeat the occurrences of Star Trek 3? What would happen to Picard? Would he be involved in a fight with the Nausicaans and got his heart transplanted? And furthermore, would he still be captain? We are yet to find out :D

Geez, today felt like geek orgasm since, I don’t know, Revenge of the Sith?