Posts from — April 2007

You could use a Samsung SC-DC164 DVD Camcorder to make a decent music video like this one. If you have a good song, it doesn’t matter how you present the images. Check out this video for “Love, love, love, love” by As Tall As Lions.

It’s basically them performing in a bar with their girlfriends watching. Then, they make out at the end. Easy to shoot and burn onto a dvd. I enjoyed its simplicity because all I really wanted to hear was the song. Their sound is a bit reminiscent of Maroon 5, but I think they’re similar to Jeff Buckley’s last album.

I was shopping at CVS, when I noticed a flyer advertising disposable camcorders. They were like really basic camcoders. No real tricks or extras that a traditional video camera has. And they were at least 50 bucks for not much memory!

If you did that 10x, you’d be able to buy some sort of camcorder sony makes for beginners. Or you could buy a really nice digital camera, like a Sony Cybershot H9. They come equipped with decent camcorder technology. It’s nothing fancy, but neither are these disposable ones.

I just can’t believe they are trying to market these crappy camcorders. I guess it would be useful if you have an event you want to videotape only once. I hear plenty of people who invested in camcorders never really use them. So this would be the ideal product for those types of users.

The other day I was at the mall, walking past a home theater store, Good Guys I think. And they were blasting “Desperate Housewives”. I’m not into that show, but I’ll watch it from time to time. But this week’s episode was a tad overtop. Teri Hatcher drove her SUV into a lake and James Denton somehow was around shirtless to save her. What the hell, Marc Cherry? It was like some parody of a romance novel cover.

Seriously, I know you have to be unpredictable to get people to tune in. But that was a bit much. One minute, Hatcher’s character Susan is talking to her fiance. Next thing we know, they’re flying into a lake! I know she’s supposed to be a clutz, but sheesh.
Sadly, it did make me wanna see the whole episode. Just to see how they were gonna explain that plot point away. I blame the loud sound system at the mall.

What is this film, Vacancy?

It is so overtly ripping off Hitchcock it makes me sick. I do wonder what’s on the other line when you call the promo phone number, 1-888-9-Vacancy. Bet it’s just some spooky voice or the audio from the trailer. I won’t even watch this as a home theater review exercise.

And I hear they might re-do The Birds. Oh hell to the nah. Have you ever watched that flick with home theater audio systems? It’s awesome, especially when the birds start attacking the kids. Don’t ruin my memories Hollywood. We need to revolt against these re-makes. It’s one thing to turn a television show into a movie. It’s another to re-do a movie from a classic director. I think Hitchcock would find it hilarious though. All this fuss with these directors trying to elevate their crap script into some sort of masterpiece. They don’t stand a chance.

I wonder how many people have home theater systems that use them instead of going to movies. I think people who are really into films are the most enthusiastic for home theaters. They get a sick system installed with stereo receivers coordinating the whole set-up. And I bet 50% of this group buy camcorders and other big ticket electronics. Like persons working in the entertainment industry. But are there people in middle America who just have to have a shiny HD home theater system?

And I wonder what movies or tv shows they watch that make it worth the expense. If I had the money, I would watch action movies from the early nineties like Die Hard or something. Maybe i could hear all the minute details of Willis crawling through the elevator dropping bombs etc on Alan Rickman’s goons. That would make it all worth it. I do have a special appreciation for David Fincher’s Panic Room because I saw it in a home theater setting. You could hear the rumble behind you and everything.

I can’t wait for the fourth installment. Total popcorn action ridiculousness! Too bad Timothy Olyphant plays the villain (not very believable imo).