There’s something about the science fiction movie “Sunshine” that makes me watch it every time it comes on TV.
I own a copy of the DVD.
It’s just such a great science fiction movie that I can’t resist the allure of watching it when it appears.
You have to see it from the beginning, so you can understand the story and be sucked into the madness.
Based on a manga, I just watched Usagi Drop (or Bunny Drop if you’ve got a Viki movie pass) and it was adorable. Featuring the guy that played L in the live action Death Note, and the little girl that played young Mako in Pacific Rim.
Daikichi (Kenichi Matsuyama) is a 27-year-old office worker that goes home for his grandfather’s funeral, only to find out that his grandfather has a 6-year-old daughter Rin (Mana Ashida) that no one in the family wants to take in. After listening to the older members of his family coldly discuss dropping the girl off at an institution, Daikichi steps up and takes her home with him.
It’s a hard road, but he finds love in his life as he takes care of Rin. He’s still kind of a weird guy, but it’s adorable how he becomes a father — or a “Daikichi!” — to a little girl that doesn’t have anyone else.
Based on the manga “Usagi Drop” by Yumi Unita.
This movie was adorably uplifting. They’re two people that don’t have anyone else, but find happiness with each other. Daikichi didn’t even realize how empty his life of work and play was until he had Rin there with him, counting on him to take care of her. He may have spoken up before he’d thought about it, but he really stepped up with the responsibility and the love. As a result, Rin goes from being a solemn child that’s constantly afraid of being left behind, to smiling and laughing as she knows Daikichi will always be there for her.
When I was a teenager, the movie Hackers was the greatest thing ever to me and I loved it. I still have a copy on DVD.
Sexy Burn, vibrantly dressed Crash, and a bunch of brightly cheerful pseudo-hippies/anarchists. What wasn’t there to love? This movie had it all, including a red leather motorcycle suit, close ups of dewy stomach skin and near kissing-close conversation. Plus a crazy alternate state version of the Internet and reality.
Though considering the direction graphic interfaces are taking, the rise of vblogging, and the changing state of technology, maybe Hackers is closer to reality than it was back when it was made. Sure, it’s full on cheese, but there are some aspects that spark a strange echo in my chest.
So when I saw “xkcd: The Hack,” my heart did a little skip-beat and I was filled with such happiness that I just had to share it with the world.
Links of interest:
IMDB: “Hackers (1995)” – Hackers. Starring: Johnny Lee Miller, Angelina Jolie. I had such a crush on Johnny Lee Miller at the time, and Angelina Jolie was completely mesmerizing. I wanted to see more of Joey, which meant I stalked Jesse Bradford for a time. Plus Matthew Lillard will always be my favorite Cereal Killer.
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Wikipedia: “Hackers (film)” – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackers_%28film%29. Spoiler alert?
So this is one of those teen movies where a bunch of kids fight the alien invasion by killing people and doing drugs. Basically, it’s high school.
Btw, this movie has a crazy number of famous actors in it — Elijah Wood, Josh Hartnett, Jordana Brewster, Clea DuVall, Shawn Hatosy, Salma Hayek, Famke Janssen, Christopher McDonald, Bebe Neuwirth, Robert Patrick, Usher, and Jon Stewart.