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Luc Besson to Produce Hitman Film
Luc Besson is probably the only director whose movies I go out of my to watch. Ever since I saw Deep Blue I couldn't get enough of his often moody, visually captivating flicks. So I'm jealous that VH1's Harold Goldberg got a chance to sit down with the man to talk about his latest and last movie, Arthur and the Invisibles, and the game based on it. Apparently, Besson had nothing to do with it: I don't know anything about video games. ... I don't have a computer.I know that they don't have to be done in a similar way, but I think that one of three things could happen:
1) It is very similar to Leon (in feel), which brings down the Hitman movie's own cred.
2) It is very different from Leon, but people like Leon more, and it draws negative comparisons.
3) It is BETTER than Leon (somehow) and becomes the best video game based movie ever.
3 is a long shot.
Like many others here, I have to say, I love Luc Besson too.
But...having his hand in possibly the best hitman-based movie ever (Leon), won't the Hitman movie draw way to many comparisons? As if you went to Danny Boyle, and said, "Here, make a movie about cocaine additionc." While people love Trainspotting, I dont know how well recieved such a similar movie would be done by the same guy twice.
Does that make sense? I've had a long day.
Don't Leave Your Phone At The Yosemite Riverside Inn
Ok, this one made us laugh. The Yosemite Riverside Inn has a reader's cell phone...and they can't seem to get around to sending it back. But they're so nice about it that Michael doesn't know what to do. Michael writes:Last Thanksgiving weekend my girlfriend and I stayed at the Yosemite Riverside Inn for its proximity to El Capitan and its "Riverside Cabins with Rustic Charm."... Upon entering the park I realized I had left my phone in our 'cabin' (read: outhouse with curtains).Perhaps there is a Consumerist reader who can go there and pick it up for him? That would be nice.
It sounds to me that they were 2 hours away from the inn when they were at the park....not that they LIVE 2 hours away (I could be wrong). So shipping might be the only option.
I'd say find some courier service, pay them to go there and pick it up.
This Day in Gaming, January 12th
1999: Intel announces the PIII processor. Prices start at $580 for 450 MHz. When you think about being an early adopter to any computer hardware, keep that number in mind. 2000: Nintendo of America announces that the N64 will come in new colored versions: ice, fire, smoke, jungle, watermelon, and grape. I don't know whether to be hungry or run for help. Mark Wilson Have gaming history, trivia, or famous birthdays you'd like to see in TDIG?During the 2 weeks I worked at a Gamestop, some nice woman traded hin her son's N64. It was Grape, in the box, with all the plastic and foam and paperwork. Very nice. It even had the expansion pack installed. We bought it off of her, then I turned around and bought it from the store. I eventually sold it for a decent ammount on eBay.
Lost Planet VS Action Figure
Capcom just sent me a Collector's Edition of Lost Planet along with this sweet little VS to add to my growing video game action figure collection. Yes, that's a Lego me standing in front of the giant robot... don't ask. Brian CrecenteMacro is your friend.
Save Money By Putting Change In A Jar
Here's a sure-fire way to save money. • Take an opaque jar or tube. • Put a hole in the top. • Put the jar somewhere where you are often. Ours is right by our desk. • When you empty your pockets, put the spare change in the jar. • When the jar gets full, take it to a change machine, like they have by the checkout in some supermarkets or to Commerce Bank's "Penny Arcade." • Convert the change to cash. • Deposit the cash in your back account. Wow! Genius!Step 1: Take an opaque jar or tube.
Step 2: Put a hole in the top.
Step 3: ?????
Step 4: Profit!
I too have a large jar for change. My old job, I'd be buying lunch, hitting up fast food, etc. Now, I bring a lunch, and rarely buy anything with actual cash. So my jar has not had a deposit in quite some time.
Walmart Nazi Tshirt Watch: Day 62
Sixty-two days after t-shirts bearing Nazi insignia were discovered in Walmart, the retailer has yet to remove them from all their stores, despite promises to do so within days. Jason in Columbus, Indiana writes: "I stopped in my local Wal-Mart this morning in Columbus, Ind., and happened by the t-shirts to see if the Nazi skulls were still here. There were about 20 shirts still on the shelf.So...what would this fall under? Nazi memorabila? Anti-Wal-Mart humor? Internet fad?
Complain To Win: 7 Stages Of Escalation
Your expectations were not met. Now you want them to fix the product, redo the service, or give you a credit. Here's seven general stages of complaint escalation to follow. 1. Ladle on the honey. Contact Customer Service and ask for what you want really nicely. 2. Focus on fixers. Hone in on solutions to the problem, not how bad it makes you feel. 3. Cut to the chase. Say, 'I expect you or your manager to take ownership of this right now. I'm not going to be put on hold." 4.what kind of consumer dispute would rise to the level of requiring street-level law enforcement involvement?
http://www.snopes.com/crime/cops/burger.asp
In highschool pre-calc, everyone was given TI-83s. Shortly after, people realized they could use the programing feature to type in cheats for math tests. Once someone got a link cable, there was a routine of one person each week summarizing the chapter into their 83, then distributing the info to everyone in class right before the test. I prefered to actually code a program to preform the math functions. One week, this girl copied the wrong chapter into her 83, resulting in almost everyone failing that test.