Wednesday, July 20, 2005

BLOB FEST

This weekend is the annual BLOB Fest in Phoenixville, PA. Location is
at the acutal theater used in the original film THE BLOB. Which was
film right here in PA in Yellow Springs, Chester County [who hold
their own Blob Fest and you can see some the Studios builds, equipment
and stills from their films....you can see pics from last years event
at: http://www.scifislacker.com/blob_fest/blob_fest.shtml ]

Friday, July 15 at 9:30 will be the re-enactment of the running of the
Blob....the theater gets filled to the gills and everyone runs out as
if the Blob is after them! [I am heading to this just for the Photo
ops]. This event is FREE.

Saturday, July 16 there will be a street fair at noon, costume contest
[being judged by Kira Schon of Night of the Living Dead], big screen
showings of THE BLOB, Ghost In The Invisible Bikini and 9pm a Double
Feature of Robot Monster in AMAZING 2D and THE BLOB. Wes Shank and the
BLOB itself will be there to.

More details for Blob Fest 2005 at:
http://www.thecolonialtheatre.com/html/BlobFest.html

Sunday, July 10, 2005

REVIEW: Destroy All Humans

Destroy all Humans [review of PS2 game]

If you like B-Movies from the 50s/60s looks like Destroy All Humans
might just be the game for you. The game sets you down smack in the
middle of what feels just like a 50s sci-fi film. The story is a
simple one you are a part of a superior alien race who needs to
retrieve DNA placed in the brains of humans to survive. So your
mission is simple - Destroy All Humans!

Both the story and game play options are described to you during your
game play. So you don't really need to read the instructions and can
just dive right in. [However you may wish to familiarize yourself with
the controls a wee bit before starting --- we found ourselves hitting
all the wrong buttons at all the wrong times.]

Fun game for almost all ages [violence you know --- kinda figured that
one out with a name like Destroy All Humans].

Biggest downfall of the game is that when you die you start your
mission from the beginning. And that can be very frustrating when
nearly complete and you get your final zap. Game play is not saved
until you complete the mission and head back to the Mothership for
further instructions.

Good luck and good Zapping!

REVIEW: Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds

Get immersed into the world of HG Wells' novel War of the Worlds with
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds. Originally
released in 1978, Jeff's music has had many fans and has grown to
become a classic. Now a whole new generation will be exposed to this
galactic experience. And they will be pleasantly surprised at how
quickly the music will pull them into the story a create a whole new
world from HG Wells words.

At times the music seems a little dated [at one point it is very
reminiscent of Logan's Run or the disco scenes from Buck Roger's in
the 25th Century], but that feeling quickly disappears as one becomes
so engulfed in the music and what it is telling us above and beyond
the words of the narration.

Fans of the both the book and films will find this to be a remarkable
addition to the entire War of the Worlds experience.

For more info and to enter to win the CDs go to:
http://www.scifislacker.com/music/war-of-worlds-cd.shtml