Sunday, August 31, 2008

The Mask

So today I headed over to my local Fry's Electronics, because I heard they were having a sale on some Blu Ray movies. I hate going to Fry's. The parking is always a mess, and the actual store is a dump. But hey, I couldn't pass up Mrs. Doubtfire on Blu Ray for $14.99.

But his post isn't about Mrs. Doubtfire, it's about The Mask. Not the movie with Cher and the weird looking kid... but the one with Jim Carrey. Fry's was actually playing it on one of their demo TV's. Why? I don't know! Anyway, the bug was planted, so I had to pick it up on DVD. I used to love this movie when I was a kid, and I even had a cassette of the soundtrack! I haven't seen it since the days of VHS, and I wanted, nay, needed to see it again. Mostly out of curiosity I suppose. Was it still good? How does the 14 year old CGI look?

So? How was it you ask? Surprisingly good. It holds up really well still, and CG still looked decent. A heck of a lot better than those monkeys in Jumanji at least. I was also surprised on some of the adult jokes I never caught. In one scene, the Mask is making balloon animals, and when he reaches into his jacket to pull out a balloon, he pulls out a used condom. I kid you not.

I highly recommend watching it again, especially if you used to like it back in the day. And heck, for $7.99 on DVD, you can't go wrong. I'll leave you with this:





4 Cogs out of 5

Sunday, August 3, 2008

The New Crocco.net

Today I launched the new and improved version of crocco.net! My site desperately needed an update, and I have finally finished! Some of the cool things to note:

  • New Portfolio section showcasing some of my favorite work I've done at Sony
  • All new video section
  • Revamped game section
  • Social Networking and Flickr links on the side bar
  • Blog section brings in my blogger rss feed automatically
  • Keep your eyes peeled for the costume changes on the Robot!
Go check it out!!!

I hope you enjoy the new look, and please, let me know what you think!