As much as I love snow this year’s snow really sent a shock
through my system, simply enough because of how rare snow is where I live. It’s
been about 3 years since the last snow storm that actually stuck to the ground
and this one really impacted us. Frozen roads, frozen CARS, we had the works
out here and while you readers up north are used to this every winter I guess I
and everyone else in my area weren’t prepared for the sudden winter wonderland.
On the other hand the snow looked absolutely gorgeous I can't
express how nostalgic and awesome snow is to me and it’s definitely a treat to
get some after years of no snow. Sucks that as an adult snow becomes a nuisance
but it’ll always have a soft but cold part in my heart.
Here's a photo of our four day winter wonderland below.
My awesome sister has been more consistent with her blog and has
already posted a blog in the last week with some incredible photographs of our
rare local snow. What's better then snow? My sister taking some stunning
photographs of life in the snow. You can check out this blog at: http://ladyannavintage.blogspot.com/2018/01/the-snowy-day-of-year.html
On to the main topic for today…
Well some of you may already be aware of a certain new series of
add-ons from Nintendo for their new console the Nintendo Switch. These add-ons
are part of a series Nintendo is dubbing the “Nintendo Labo” series.
What is the Nintendo Labo you ask? Well it's made of a familiar
material that every human on earth knows very well, a certain material by the
name of cardboard. I kid you not Nintendo’s newest add-on for the Nintendo
Switch is cardboard. Not just any cardboard however this new series is a series
of cardboard sets that you purchase and build into different and unique add-ons
for your Nintendo Switch screen and Joy-Cons such as a piano, a robot and even
a fishing pole. Nintendo has a pretty big history of wacky add-ons but this one
takes the cake. This cardboard actually interacts with the Nintendo Switch for
a variety of games and game modes that while of course being cardboard seems
like a pretty cool idea. So to help better explain this new product let’s check
out this latest video from Nintendo showcasing this new series of add-ons.
Admittedly I wasn't to sure what to make of this concept at first
but on closer inspection it does seem like a pretty innovative idea. Nintendo
will be putting out two sets the first being a Variety set which will include,
well, a variety of building sets as well as the software for interacting with
your cardboard creations. The second is a Robot Set which includes the building
materials for a robot suit for playing a game that looks like the finalized
project of that Project Giant a Robot game we saw Mr. Miyamoto demoing way back
during E3 2015. Funny though considering Nintendo scrapped that project, I
guess they reused ideas from that for this Nintendo Labo set.
It seems you’ll be able to differ slightly from the original
instructions for some customization as well as decorate your Nintendo Labo with
a decorative set sold separately, or you know just use your own art supplies if
you got them.
The Nintendo Labo while seeming interesting I'm pondering how
sturdy this cardboard really is. Just how easy will it be to mess up the
materials? That's a 70-90 dollar risk I'm not sure many will be willing to take,
possibly reducing this product to a small niche base. The Variety set is
releasing at $69.99 while the Robot set is releasing at $79.99 which seems
pricey despite the sets including software. Also will this cardboard be
compatible with any of Nintendo’s other releases similar to Amiibo?
I can see problems with this but it's an interesting concept so
perhaps it’ll kick off. I don't think i’ll be joining the masses however. These
sets will be releasing April 20th, 2018. Read more at Nintendo's official Nintendo Labo website: https://labo.nintendo.com/
So switching over to movies, it’s that time of the year again,
Oscar time!
This is the time of year where the best of the best in movies come together to award those movies that made an impact on us all. Now I have to admit the Oscars have gotten a little too political for my liking and I wish they would focus more on the art of film instead of said politics but it's always nice to go over the nomination list and see who made it where.
This is the time of year where the best of the best in movies come together to award those movies that made an impact on us all. Now I have to admit the Oscars have gotten a little too political for my liking and I wish they would focus more on the art of film instead of said politics but it's always nice to go over the nomination list and see who made it where.
Like last year I can't cover the whole lot so I’ll be
highlighting a few of my favorite categories/movies that have caught my eye and
I’ll link the complete list below.
First up is my favorite category, Visual Effects. Special Effects
(Effects done in real life) and Visual Effects (Computer generated) are always
fun when it comes to movies and this year’s list has a lot of triple A
production movies. Star Wars, Guardians of the Galaxy, Kong: Skull Island, War
for the Planet of the Apes and Blade Runner 2049 all are in the running for the
title of best visual effects this year. Honestly I kind of want Guardians to
win, I recently got to watch that movie finally and I was absolutely taken back
by the colorful visual effects done in this movie. (I owe you guys a review of
that movie.) I know people are probably rooting for Blade Runner but I didn’t like the original Blade
Runner and I don’t
think too much of this flick, so I’m
biased towards Guardians. (Haven’t
seen the other movies on the list, yet.)
Can’t
have Visual Effects without editing, right? Well I haven’t seen any of the movies
nominated for Film Editing but the movies are of the following: Dunkirk, Baby
Driver, The Shape of Water, I Tonya and Three Billboards outside Ebbing,
Missouri. I’m actually
only aware of The Shape of Water and Dunkirk but I’m wondering whether The Shape
of Water might take the cake, seems like a nicely edited movie but I haven’t seen it yet.
Animated movies, I adored them as a kid and till this day I still
love my animated movies. They allow for so much more imagination then a live
action film and if done right animation can be extremely inspiring and
beautifully flowing. Well this year’s list is filled with some good animations
which are of the following: Boss Baby, The Breadwinner, Coco, Ferdinand and
Loving Vincent. Okay so I don’t
know why Boss Baby is on here, I guess it’s
an okay movie but the rest of these movies are pretty strong competitors. Coco
has that Pixar and Disney edge of course but it is one of Pixar’s most unique movies but the
movie I’m rooting for
is the movie that probably won’t
even get an eyelash batted at it. Loving Vincent is an incredible film starring
Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman and Ivan Mactaggart. What makes this film
incredible? Notice the animation? Yes every single frame in this movie is hand
painted using oil paints, a favorite medium of Vincent Van Goth who this movie
is all about, telling the story of the man’s
life. This movie is an absolutely masterpiece and so much love and effort put
into every little frame. Who would of known oil paintings would make such a beautiful
animated film. So yes this is the movie I’m
rooting for, but I know that Boss Baby (Why?), Coco or Ferdinand are probably
going to take this category.
Finally the Best Picture Category, the best of the best of 2017 (According
to the Academy) are filling up this list. Call Me By Your Name, Darkest Hour,
Dunkirk, Get Out, Lady Bird, Phantom Thread, The Post, The Shape of Water and
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri fill this year’s list. I’ve not actually seen any of
these movies but it’s
going to be a tough one this year. Darkest Hour seems like a great film with
Gary Oldman (Who’s
nominated for best Actor) playing Winston Churchill during England’s Darkest Times of the modern
age. (I’m not sure how
they made him look like Winston, but they pulled it off.) Lady Bird is a strong
contender as well with its strong story and good acting. Really I can’t choose a favorite out of this
list as I haven’t
gotten around to seeing any of these movies but we’ll just have to see who takes
home the gold when the 90th Academy Awards (Pretty big anniversary
might I add) airs Sunday March 4th at 8 eastern/7 central/5 pacific
USA time on ABC. (Check your local listings.) Jimmy Kimmel will host and while
I’m not the
biggest Kimmel fan I think he’ll
do alright as long as he doesn’t
go over the top with the politics and offensive jokes.
You can check out the full nomination list right here from the
official Oscars website: http://oscar.go.com/nominees
With that said and done I’m
going to wrap up for the day, hope you all enjoyed the read. I’ll be back next week with the
hopes of consistent blogs again. Really sorry about the lack of blogs for the past two weeks but
between getting sick, schedule issues and getting snowed in everything kind of
fell apart. Regardless I still love writing this blog for you guys and hope you
guys enjoy reading so until next time.
This was ZAK Entertainment.
Never rub another man’s
rhubarb.
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