Instructables is having a DIY halloween costume contest.

Here are some of my favorites:

The Iron Man led light reactor

Airplane pilot Gremlin from Gremlins II

And the ‘How to make a Mignola-esque werewolf mask’ article. But if you ask me, it might be easier to just buy a werewolf costume.

And if you’re short on time, but not on cash this Halloween. Here are some neat-o movie themed Halloween costumes you can buy online:

Batman costumes from The Dark Knight. I predict there will be tons of Jokers wreaking havoc this Halloween.

Return of the Jedi Princess Leia slave costumes seem to never go out of style…

Speed Racer may have tanked at the box office, but I’m sure a few diehard fans of the cartoon will dress up as a Trixie, Racer X, or Speed since the movie revived the nostalgia.

Despite the lukewarm reviews, Prince Caspian was first place at the box office with 56 million. I’ve decided to wait it out and see it at the discount theater.

Iron Man still cleaning up at second place with 31 million, while Speed Racer came in fourth place with only 7.6 million, proving it’s not destined to win the summer box office race.

(source: “Lazy Monday”)

Summer blockbuster season has begun and this week we have the Wachowski Brothers’ Speed Racer.

Trailer Check:

Emile Hirsch stars as Speed, the wholesome racing hero from the 1960s cartoon “Speed Racer”. Speed races against his arch enemy, Racer X, played by Matthew Fox. And Christina Ricci is Trixie, Speed’s girlfriend. I dunno, it’s not really impressing me. The trailer just makes everything seem too campy. I’ll probably see it eventually, since the I do own all the Matrix films.

Learn more about the Speed Racer with the behind the scenes interview in this week’s SciFi Weekly.