Several Years ago we launched a blog called Ultra Entertainment ( it has a content warning, but I have no idea why). Then we later renamed it after a fictional character as a spoof of some ridiculous entertainment bloggers who consider themselves part of the entertainment. We made it as a goof and played along with the idea. The point of the site was really just to write whatever we felt about entertainment like movies, music, video games and pop culture. For such a small-time operation there was a lot of noise and "drama", and we effectively ending up killing that character off around 2 years ago. Though it wasn't exactly our choice.
I was asked what was going on with that old blog, and the answer is: Not Much. All thousand+ of those posts can still be accessed through the original Ultra Entertainment blogspot address, if anyone really cares. I don't think it's accessible through search engines anymore, though. So the blog's still there.
As for the Character? I don't know what to say about that. It looks like someone has the domain name and is just parking it for now. Maybe they might make a site and try to capitalize off the good will of the previous site, but the joke's on them if they think that site had any goodwill involved.
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Friday, May 27, 2011
Is an Old Friend Coming Back?
I don't know what it means really, but this seems a little weird. I will have to do some investigating and confer with the Jerks to figure out what the heck is going on here.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
New Movie Trailer for "The Smurfs"
I recently posted that I loved the old school vibe in the "Green with Envy" trailer, but I have mixed emotions on this next trailer. The first "Smurf" movie is on the way this summer, and any time you are dealing with a classic franchise from an awesome era, things can get tricky. This new trailer shows the Smurfs in their traditional village and things are actually looking really cool. The Smurfs are even being chased around by their arch rival Gargamel, which adds to the old school vibe from the cartoon. Things unfortunately take a turn that has me questioning if this will be a winner.
As the story goes, it seems Gargamel chases the Smurfs out of their village and into the real world. Stuff like this reminds me of a combination of the terrible Masters of the Universe movie (where the characters left their home planet in the first 10 minutes of the movie and were on Earth interacting with regular people) and the recent Alvin and the Chipmunks movies (where all the hokey comedy is the main selling point of the movie.)
Things look great in the village, but Neil Patrick Harris doing comedy with the Smurfs may get too far out there for my liking. I'm hoping I'm wrong and we're not going to get a goofy Alvin and the Chipmunks movie starring the Smurfs, but this trailer
As the story goes, it seems Gargamel chases the Smurfs out of their village and into the real world. Stuff like this reminds me of a combination of the terrible Masters of the Universe movie (where the characters left their home planet in the first 10 minutes of the movie and were on Earth interacting with regular people) and the recent Alvin and the Chipmunks movies (where all the hokey comedy is the main selling point of the movie.)
Things look great in the village, but Neil Patrick Harris doing comedy with the Smurfs may get too far out there for my liking. I'm hoping I'm wrong and we're not going to get a goofy Alvin and the Chipmunks movie starring the Smurfs, but this trailer
"Green with Envy" Trailer
**Warning - Bit of a spoiler in this post if you haven't seen the trailer yet **
Anyone who saw Pirates of the Caribbean 4 this past week saw this trailer for "Green with Envy" before the movie. Many of you have seen it online, but if you haven't....I'm going to put the trailer right here in the middle of the post so you can view it before I talk about it further:
That's right, if you just saw the trailer for the first time, you just saw that "Green with Envy" was just a big swerve to debut the trailer for the new Muppet movie! I loved the twist and imagine movie theatre reactions to the twist were awesome.
Even better, I get the vibe that this will be a traditional feeling Muppet movie with Kermit having to go around and reunite the Muppets who are all off doing their usual off the wall jobs and such. And another major plus about this is that they are promoting it as coming out "this Thanksgiving." I can't imagine a better time than the holidays to debut a new Muppet movie. Definitely pumped for this one and can't wait to see this in theaters get that old school Muppet vibe back.
Anyone who saw Pirates of the Caribbean 4 this past week saw this trailer for "Green with Envy" before the movie. Many of you have seen it online, but if you haven't....I'm going to put the trailer right here in the middle of the post so you can view it before I talk about it further:
That's right, if you just saw the trailer for the first time, you just saw that "Green with Envy" was just a big swerve to debut the trailer for the new Muppet movie! I loved the twist and imagine movie theatre reactions to the twist were awesome.
Even better, I get the vibe that this will be a traditional feeling Muppet movie with Kermit having to go around and reunite the Muppets who are all off doing their usual off the wall jobs and such. And another major plus about this is that they are promoting it as coming out "this Thanksgiving." I can't imagine a better time than the holidays to debut a new Muppet movie. Definitely pumped for this one and can't wait to see this in theaters get that old school Muppet vibe back.
Friday, May 20, 2011
RIP "Macho Man" Randy Savage
I was a little kid, and I was new to the world of wrestling. The very first match I ever saw was Tugboat Vs Jobber on Superstars. After that, I was hooked. My parents owned a small video store in Phoenix AZ and later that day, I went in to see what wrestling VHS tapes we had there. Wrestlemania IV was it. The one with the giant Hulk Hogan pop up when you opened it up. I put that on, and watched Randy Savage win the WWF Championship. And I was instantly hooked and a huge fan, and ever since that day long ago, Randy Savage has remained my all time favorite. Sure I was a Hulkamaniac, and I loved some Ultimate Warrior, but when it came right down to putting together the all time list, Macho Man stayed at the top.
I'm not a die hard wrestling junkie like I was back in the 80s and 90s, but I am still a fan. I haven't bought a wrestling figure in a long time except on 4 occasions. 1. Was of the Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase, he was signing autographs so I went into Toys R Us and got his figure for him to sign. The other figure, was of Andy Kaufman. But the one figure I most recently went far out of my way to find, was the Defining Moments figure of Macho Man. It was his figure from my favorite match ever, Macho Man Vs. Ultimate Warrior at Wrestlemania VII.
His matches and stories were always so engaging it would drive me insane. Back then, wrestling had a major hook. When two guys were feuding with each other, they wouldn't lay a hand on each other until the big PPV show. And if they did, it was always the villain of the story beating on our hero. Unlike today, where you see them fight every single week. I remember running to Safeway one night from my parents video store, because I heard the new issue of WWF Magazine was out and it had the photos of Flair with Miss Elizabeth.
I could go on and on about my fanboy love for "Macho Man" Randy Savage. How awesome it was to see him in Spiderman as Bonesaw McGraw. And to FINALLY have him in a current video game in WWE All Stars. In the end, it is now gonna be somewhat bittersweet and a little annoying because the WWE is FINALLY going to put him in their Hall Of Fame, where he has deserved to be for many years now. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOH YEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHH!!
Everyone will be posting their favorite matches of him in their blogs and tweets, but I am going to share one of my all time favorite Randy Savage moments...
Update: Pro Wrestling News Macho Man Randy Savage Died in a Car Crash
Many of our other writers and blogs will be sharing their thoughts and memories. Stay tuned.
I'm not a die hard wrestling junkie like I was back in the 80s and 90s, but I am still a fan. I haven't bought a wrestling figure in a long time except on 4 occasions. 1. Was of the Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase, he was signing autographs so I went into Toys R Us and got his figure for him to sign. The other figure, was of Andy Kaufman. But the one figure I most recently went far out of my way to find, was the Defining Moments figure of Macho Man. It was his figure from my favorite match ever, Macho Man Vs. Ultimate Warrior at Wrestlemania VII.
His matches and stories were always so engaging it would drive me insane. Back then, wrestling had a major hook. When two guys were feuding with each other, they wouldn't lay a hand on each other until the big PPV show. And if they did, it was always the villain of the story beating on our hero. Unlike today, where you see them fight every single week. I remember running to Safeway one night from my parents video store, because I heard the new issue of WWF Magazine was out and it had the photos of Flair with Miss Elizabeth.
I could go on and on about my fanboy love for "Macho Man" Randy Savage. How awesome it was to see him in Spiderman as Bonesaw McGraw. And to FINALLY have him in a current video game in WWE All Stars. In the end, it is now gonna be somewhat bittersweet and a little annoying because the WWE is FINALLY going to put him in their Hall Of Fame, where he has deserved to be for many years now. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOH YEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHH!!
Everyone will be posting their favorite matches of him in their blogs and tweets, but I am going to share one of my all time favorite Randy Savage moments...
Update: Pro Wrestling News Macho Man Randy Savage Died in a Car Crash
Many of our other writers and blogs will be sharing their thoughts and memories. Stay tuned.
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