DVD of the Weekend - The Immortals

The Lawnmower Man : Beyond Cyberspace was among the several other classic techno thrillers I was watching and mostly remembering pleasant times from the past. I actually got in touch with SFAM from the CyberpunkReview.com, and intend to contribute with another point of view to his initiative I highly recommend you to keep an eye on.



This weekend, I want to recommend you one of the best European film productions ever, namely Enki Bilal's adaptation of his Nikopol Trilogy - The Immortals.



Here's an excerpt from a review, and another one :
"New York City, year 2095. A floating pyramid has emerged in the skies above, inhabited by ancient Egyptian Gods. They have cast judgment down upon Horus, one of their own. Now he must find a human host body to inhabit, and search for a mate to continue his own life. Below, a beautiful young woman with blue hair, blue tears and a power even unknown to her, wanders the city in search of her identity. Reality in this world has a whole new meaning as bodies, voices and memories converge with Gods, mutants, extra-terrestrials and mortals."



The Matrix did shock, and set a new benchmark by combining Hollywood's passion for entertainment, and Japan's culture, still, European productions such as the 5th Element, and The Immortals, are on my hall of fame for effects and the stories themselves. Enjoy it!



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DVD of the (past) weekend

Hi folks, as I've been down for a couple of days, I'm actively updating my blog, so watch out for some quality posts later on and apologies for the downtime. Thanks for the interest and the questions received whatsoever!





So, after the "Lone Gunmen", and "The Outer Limits - Sex And Science Fiction Collection" it was about time we go beyond cyberspace with the second part of the "Lawnmower man" a classic techno thriller, with a lot of VR, Cyberpunks, and futuristic scenarious.





Favo quote from part one - "I find a way out, or I die in this diseased main frame" which is also worth watching as a matter of fact. I'm so excited of seeing Ray Kurzweil's views of the future in a DVD box. I am especially interested into Cyberware, and the biological adaptation with technologies. As a matter of fact, there have already been reported cases of people with implanted RFID chips, and while they wish they had Johnny Mnemonic's view of the Internet, that must be some kind of a joke. Picture yourself scanned and monitored wherever you go while walking around with a false sense of security. RFID is a lot of buzz, I feel the potential for information sharing, and resources cutting is outstanding, still, the levels of security or lack of understanding on the privacy implications is the biggest downsize so far.



Would we someday build an AI that would crawl the Universe forever colonizing the obeying the morale we learnt "it" to? I find this such a great idea :)





Some resources on Cyberware and Cyberpunks :

The Cyberpunk Project
Cyberpunk
"Cyberpunks in Cyberspace"
Cyberanarchists, Neuromantics and Virtual Morality
Cyberpunks and their online activities
Cyberpunk - Ebook

Cyberware Technology
Realistic and Affordable Cyberware Opponents for the Information Warfare BattleSpace
Cyberware Implants





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DVD of the Weekend - The Outer Limits - Sex And Science Fiction Collection

"A sextet of sci-fi tales opens with Alyssa Milano as a woman whose "close encounter" leaves her with an insatiable lust in "Caught in the Act"; the sole survivor of a nuclear holocaust gets some computer-generated companionship in "Bits of Love," with Natasha Henstridge; Sofia Shinas is "Valerie 13," a robot whose emotions become all-too-human; a man who's lived his life onboard a mysterious spaceship meets his female counterpart in "The Human Operators," with Jack Noseworthy and Polly Shannon; a nerd becomes a ladies man via a high-tech "image enhancer" in "Skin Deep," with Antonio Sabato, Jr. and Adam Goldberg; and an alien plant becomes a deadly and
seductive "Flower Child," with Jud Taylor."



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DVD of the weekend - The Lone Gunmen

The Lone Gunmen on two double-sided discs, pure classic! In one of my chats with Roman Polesek, from Hakin9, he was wise enough to state the you cannot be a prophet in your own industry, simple, but powerful statement you should take into consideration.

Initiatives such as The Lone Gunmen, the X-files, and The Outer Limits have already proven useful, given someone listens! For instance :



"In a foreshadowing of the September 11, 2001 attacks, subsequent conspiracy theories, and the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the plot of the March 4, 2001 pilot episode of the series depicts a secret U.S. government agency plotting to crash a Boeing 727 into the World Trade Center via remote control for the purpose of increasing the military defence budget and blaming the attack on foreign "tin-pot dictators" who are "begging to be smart-bombed." This episode aired in Australia less than two weeks before the 9/11 attacks, on August 30."



Conspiracy theorists do have a lot to say, so don't ignore them, find the balance, and enjoy the series :)



You can also browse through some transcripts as well.



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