Revenge Of the Sith Movie Mistakes

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) - 16 mistakes
Directed by George Lucas, starring Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid, Jimmy Smits, Natalie Portman, Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Daniels, Christopher Lee, Frank Oz, James Earl Jones, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew


Please note: There are a few minor issues, such as Obi-Wan saying he hasn't used that name "since before you were born", among others, which can easily be attributed to character mistakes, ie. mis-remembering things, rather than "real" movie mistakes.

Continuity: Just before the lightsaber battle between Mace Windu and Darth Sidious, we see the lightsaber of Sidious ejected from his sleeve and he grabs it with his finger down the length of it. We then instantly cut to a wide shot and he's suddenly gripping it with all his fingers curled in. Submitted by Christoph Galuschka

Continuity: While Anakin and Palpatine are talking at the performance, in one shot of Anakin we see Palpatine turn his head side on to the camera and drop his chin to his chest. In the very next shot he's holding his head high. Submitted by Jon Sandys

Continuity: On Utapau, when Obi-wan faces off with Grievous, Grievous sends 4 magma droids at Obi-wan. Obi-wan force-pulls something from the ceiling to crush the droids. But in the ensuing fight between Obi-wan and Grievous afterwards, the ceiling thing and crushed droids are gone.

Continuity: In the Mace Windu/Palpatine fight scene, the glass window is shattered after being hit by a lightsaber. However, while Palpatine is talking to Anakin after the fight, you can still see Anakin's reflection in the space where the glass was.

Continuity: In the scene where Anakin arrives on Mustafar and tells R2-D2 to stay with the ship, as he pulls the hood of his robe over his head, his mechanical hand is on his left hand and not on his right as it should be.

Continuity: When Anakin is in the medical centre lying on his back being transformed into Darth Vader, you can see the main part of the mask being lowered into place but Anakin is not wearing the neck section of the mask that it connects to. We then see the main part lowering directly downwards, in the next shot the neck section is in place.

Continuity: Near the start, as Anakin and the politicians start walking away, Jar-Jar says "excuse me" to a large blue creature next to him. In the next, wider shot, there's now another creature between them. Submitted by Jon Sandys

Other: During the scene of Anakin's transformation into Darth Vader, there is a close up shot of his face just before his helmet is put in place. All of his face is shown as being badly burned with the exception of his eyelashes, which are still impossibly there. Subjecting one's face to any heat source hot enough to sear one's face will also burn away one's eyelashes as well.

Continuity: Anakin has his lightsaber in his hands immediately after having his handcuffs cut off on the bridge of General Grievous' ship. In the next shot, he has to force-retrieve it from Grievous.

Continuity: When Obi-Wan meets Anakin on the landing bay of the volcanic planet, Obi-Wan comes down the ramp from the ship and removes his cloak. It lays across the end of the ramp. The shot changes, then comes back, and the cloak is now bunched off to one side.

Continuity: When Anakin has just had the bad dream, Padme comes out wearing the nightdress with rows of beads around her arms. In one shot, the beads on her right arm are twisted, in the next, they're straight again.

Continuity: When Mace Windu and Palpatine are in his office after the lightsaber battle, Palpatine scrabbles into the corner as Windu paces towards him, ending up directly over him with lightsaber pointed at his throat. As Anakin walks in, Palpatine is already backed into the corner and Windu needs a few paces to get to him.

Audio problem: When Samuel L. Jackson says "I don't think the boy can handle it, I don't trust him" his lips don't match his dialogue when he says "I don't trust him".

Continuity: After the crash landing on Coruscant, Anakin, Kenobi, and Palpatine take a shuttle to the Jedi Council. In the first shot as the shuttle is landing, all shadows are parallel with the edge of the landing area. In the next shot when the shuttle doors open, all shadows have shifted 45-degrees clockwise.

Continuity: During Obi-Wan's departure scene on Coruscant, when he is telling Anakin how proud he is of him, Obi-Wan's eye color shifts from Ewan McGregor's' natural blue-green eyes to a dark brown.

Continuity: During the Anakin/Obi-Wan fight scene Obi Wan switches lightsabers with Anakin. When Anakin is strangling him we can definitely see that Obi-Wan is holding Anakin's lightsaber in his right hand (note the hilt design), but when the shot is reversed Obi-Wan is holding his own lightsaber in that hand.

Source: http://www.moviemistakes.com/film4924

Azumi 2 Death or Love -- Aya Ueto

SYNOPSIS __________

Plot:
' Azumi 2: Death or Love' is the tale of Azumi, a young woman trained from childhood to be the ultimate assassin. Azumi 2, which picks up shortly after the events of the first Azumi, is set around the beginning of the Tokugawa period of Japan (1603 - 1867). In Azumi 2, the sword-wielding Azumi struggles to put to rest the threat of Tokugawa rival Masayuki Sanada in order to maintain national unity and to keep Japan on its destined course.




DETAILS__________

Studio:
Toho Company

Based on:
The manga comic "Azumi" by Yumi Koyama

Release Date:
March 12, 2005 (JAPAN)

Actors:
Aya Ueta
Yuma Ishigaki
Shun Oguri
Chiako Kuriyama
Mikijiro Hira
Ai Maeda
Kenichi Endo
Kazuki Kitamura
Kai Shishido

Azumi tells the story of a young woman (Aya Ueto) trained since her youth to become an assassin. her mission, along with nine fellow assassins, is to kill all the warlords who will threaten the peace. But, to be assassin means to be able to become inhuman. This film, that takes place in an unreal feudal time of Japan, relates the striving of this young woman who tries to preserve the remaining traces of humanity left in her, helped in that by the sweet hearted and lovely Yae (Aya Okamoto), while her universe collapses around her.

This film by Ryuhei Kitamura (Versus) mixes frantic action sequences, typically Japanese humor, huge amount of blood and some touching moments. It is quite obvious that Kitamura’s only aim with this film is to entertain and in that matter, he succeeds perfectly. The viewer should not seek any deep messages in it nor let himself to be distracted by the numerous plot holes, but simply look at the spectacle and have fun. Perhaps the acting is not always very convincing but the majority of the young actors does an honest work. Moreover, the two female characters are so cute!!!



Review From :

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/vine/journal_comments.php?journalid=20923&entryid=128513

Star Wars Ep III Easter Egg Hunt

Ships Aplenty

Fans know well what audiences around the world are discovering: you simply cannot take in all the detail of a Star Wars movie in one sitting. So intricate and meticulous is each shot that every image tells a rich story. In some cases, that story is kind of funny -- a cleverly placed nod to audience members who know where to look. For eagle eyed viewers, they're called Easter Eggs. Sometimes they're inside jokes. Other times, they're just interesting details that are very easy to overlook.

Here's a list of some of those little must-see moments that you may have missed. Consult this list the next time you go see Episode III and count how many you can spot.

Spoiler Warning: If you haven't seen Episode III yet, you may not want to read ahead.



kitchen sink



During the space battle, when a blue laser beam lances out of the belly bay of a massive Republic Star Destroyer and splits a Banking Clan frigate in two, it unleashes a blossoming explosion with streaming debris. The camera pans along with one sizable chunk as it slams back into the Republic vessel. That is indeed a kitchen sink.



"the Wilhelm."



An audio easter egg -- and hallowed tradition of Star Wars -- is the piercing scream affectionately called "the Wilhelm." It's a decades-old audio recording of a very distinctive scream that has become a "pet sound effect" to many sound editors, though Ben Burtt deserves special mention for surreptitiously spreading it through the movies he's worked on. It can be heard shouted by a clone trooper thrown by an exploding weapons emplacement during the opening space battle.



stay on target...



Subtly providing some nice connective tissue to the original trilogy are the designs of the starfighter targeting computers. The display screens in Anakin and Obi-Wan's Jedi fighters very closely resemble those on Darth Vader's TIE fighter, while the little icons lining the screens of the clone fighters look a lot like those found on the X-wings.



destroyers and donuts



There's so much happening high above Coruscant that it's hard to single out one spectacle not to miss. There's a very intriguing tangle that has a triangular Republic destroyer caught within the arms of a massive ring-shaped Trade Federation battleship. It's hard to tell what's happening here: perhaps the Federation ship has somehow captured the Republic vessel in its clutches. According to the Animatics Department that plotted out the space battle, the Republic ship is docked with a captive donut ship, and teams of clone troopers are tearing through the corridors.



the Falcon



It's tiny, but visible enough to send a warm fuzzy through the hearts of original trilogy fans. In the establishing shot of the expansive Senate docking bays, there's a tiny Millennium Falcon easing into frame. And it's not just a non-descript Corellian freighter; it's on good authority -- namely George Lucas -- that this is the infamous hunk-of-junk before it came into the ownership of either Lando Calrissian or Han Solo. Also peculiar about that shot: there are no less than three gleaming Naboo star skiffs parked on the lot. Does Padmé have spares?



supporting Senators



Though it's been reported that the Senatorial plotlines of Episode III were all cut out of the film to keep the focus on Anakin's story, almost all of those supporting Senators are still in the film. The starwars.com databank recently added such Senators as Chi Eekway, Terr Taneel, Nee Alavar, Mon Mothma, Giddean Danu, Malé-Dee, Fang Zar, Meena Tills, and Fema Baab to its encyclopedic entries, and they are all on that platform. Watch for them.



speaking of Jar Jar



Some press outlets have reported that Jar Jar doesn't utter a single word in this film, but he does. Listen closely as the Senators file in behind Palpatine and enter the building. The bungling Gungan accidentally invades Senator Orn Free Taa's personal space, provoking an exchange of "Watch it." "Excuse me."

Expanded universe fans may have had their ears perk up when Obi-Wan gives the single-sentence summary of the Jedi briefing Anakin just missed. He mentions that Master Vos has moved his troops to Boz Pity. That is indeed a reference to Quinlan Vos, who was almost slated to appear in Episode III. Lucas included the comic book Jedi in the script, though his sequence was never filmed.

Opera House - Dannl Faytonni



Opera House - Baron Papanoida



Who's who at the opera! There's many familiar faces to spot at the Galaxies Opera House, though given the exotic -- and sometimes immodestly dressed -- patrons seen milling about, it can be hard to spot them. As Anakin runs up the carpeted staircase, one of the guests he passes is Dannl Faytonni, the human character first played by an unmasked Anthony Daniels in Episode II. The man behind C-3PO gets to show his features once more, if ever so briefly, only this time he's wearing a captain's rank and a tall hat, suggesting he's moved up the social ladder.

Once inside, Anakin weaves through a bustling corridor. Blink, and you'll miss such returning aliens as Horox Ryyder (from Episode I), Greeata and Rystáll (from Episode VI) as well as the most notable cameo. Talking to Senator Chi Eekway is the blue-skinned Baron Papanoida -- cameo appearances for Katie Lucas and her father, writer-director George Lucas. His other daughter, Amanda Lucas, is also in this shot as Senator Terr Taneel.

In the next shot, as Anakin settles into Palpatine's viewing box, take a look at box adjacent to the Chancellor's. It is filled with notable names from Industrial Light & Magic. Seated from left to right (first row) are Visual Effects Producer Jill Brooks, Animation Supervisor Rob Coleman, Visual Effects Producer Janet Lewin, (and back row) Visual Effects Supervisor Roger Guyett, Visual Effects Producer Denise Ream, and Visual Effects Supervisor John Knoll. If you look at the shots that favor Palpatine during his wistful retelling of the Darth Plagueis yarn, you'll see Knoll sitting over his shoulder.



Opera House - Janu Godalhi.



In the same establishing shot of the interior of the Opera House is another Easter Egg strolling down the aisles. Dressed in a long green robe is Hyperspace's Set Diarist and Star Wars Insider columnist Pablo Hidalgo as Janu Godalhi. You can read about how his cameo came to be and see pictures of the shoot in this exclusive Post Production report here.

If you wanted to split hairs about continuity, Coleman, Guyett, Ream, Brooks and Hidalgo are also in the far background of the preceding staircase shot, suggesting that they somehow beat a running Anakin to the inside of the theater.



Kashyyyk - alien riders



In the establishing shot of Kashyyyk, the Wookiee aircraft are accompanied by giant dragonfly creatures like can-cells. If you look carefully, they have little alien riders: adventurous Aleenan aliens, the same species as the scrappy Podracer, Ratts Tyerell. Yeehaw!



Kashyyyk - destroyer



It gives you an idea of scale if you somehow manage to miss an entire Star Destroyer, but it happens. When the establishing fly-into Kashyyyk ends, parked behind the trees is Yoda's Republic Star Destroyer.



Kashyyyk - Luminara



Yoda's not the only Jedi on Kashyyyk. Organizing defenses on the beach is Luminara Unduli, only here she's not played by Mary Oyaya for her single shot. It's Art Department Supervisor Fay David. She had previously played a handmaiden in Episode I and Shaak Ti (in the library scenes) in Episode II.



not Sing



Some fans think they spot Aurra Sing, the chalk-skinned bald-headed bounty hunter from Episode I, in the sculpted frieze hanging in Palpatine's office. It's not really, but the sculpture is worth taking a look at. It depicts an ancient battle between Jedi and dark side-corrupted creatures and aliens.



"The Clontender"



There's a lot going on in the brief shot of the dragon pen before Boga comes bounding into frame. There's a little Utai alien luring a dactillion -- a pterodactyl like creature -- to roost with a piece of meat, and a gaunt Utapaun taking a dog-sized spider for a walk.



fork-wielding Utapaun



In the background of the 10th Level, as Obi-Wan whistles for Boga to come and give chase to General Grievous, look in the background. A clone trooper has lost his rifle and is essentially boxing with a battle droid.

If you've seen the fork-wielding Utapaun action figure and were wondering just where it is in the film, you'll have to look quickly. This warrior can be seen riding on the back of a dactillion as the battle erupts on Utapau.

Battleground Bits

get me a medic



Who says clones are compassionless? During the Battle of Utapau, we can see one clone trooper leaning over a fallen comrade, calling for medical assistant. If the animation of the clones seems particularly realistic, ILM animators used motion capture data of real military maneuvers.


upended AT-TE



Earlier in the film, we heard Obi-Wan Kenobi report that Saleucami had fallen. As a nice bit of consistency, before the mutinous clone troopers blast Stass Allie's speeder to smithereens, you can the legs of an upended AT-TE walker, evidence than extended fighting had finally finished. During the crash, you can see clone trooper bodies littering the ground.



Captain Colton



Yes, that is Jeremy Bulloch in the role of Captain Colton. He's the pilot of the Tantive IV as the Alderaanian starship returns to Coruscant for a special session of the Senate.



shot through the heart



One of those blink and you miss it shocker moments is Yoda's unorthodox use of a lightsaber to take out a clone at the Jedi Temple. The little Jedi Master locks his 'saber on, and throws it, plunging it deep into a clone's chest. He then scrabbles up the falling clone, plucking his weapon out of the dead soldier. As chronicled in the Making of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, Lucas was a bit hesitant about including this move. The book reported the scene as cut out, but as amazed audiences who see it can testify, the kill stayed in the picture.




slain Jedi




As Obi-Wan watches the hologram recording, he sees Anakin slay three Jedi. The boy who has his back to the camera is Whie, played by Coinneach Alexander. The girl is Bene, who Anakin strangles. She is played by Mousy McCallum. The adult Jedi Master who puts up a fight is Cin Drallig, played by Stunt Coordinator and Swordmaster, Nick Gillard.

What you didn't see:
Fans who meticulously studied the release trailer may have noticed two shots nowhere to be found in the finished film. One is of a determined hooded Anakin marching down the Trade Federation cruiser hallway, and the other is of Ki-Adi-Mundi reluctantly turning to face some unseen fate while in the Jedi gunship hangar.




trailer shots




These shots were never intended for the final film but were needed to help fill out the story told in the trailer. The Anakin shot had been cut -- it was from the Jedi Temple attack. If you look at the animatics version of the shot (Hyperspace members, click here to see it), you can get an idea of what the shot was originally meant to represent. The footage was deemed trailer appropriate, so ILM composited the greenscreen footage of Anakin against a background plate of the cruiser hallway.

Though Ki-Adi-Mundi's shot was used in the finished film, by the time of the trailer, the background Mygeeto environment hadn't been completed. So, the Jedi Temple hangar was substituted instead.

This of course is only just a handful of things to spot. It is by no means an exhaustive list. Keep watching Episode III and chronicling your discussion on the Official Message Boards, or if you're a Hyperspace member, in your Star Wars Blog.

New Blogskin, New beginning

Finally, I am able to put up an official blogskin today. Thanks a lot to my internet friend that has made this beautiful blogskin for me.

Today is physiotherapy day again. Went to NUH rehab centre at about 3 pm. Today the physiotherapist is called JAmes. First he assessed my condition first. After that we went to another room and he told me to do leg stepping on stool exercise for about 5 mins. After that we go back to his room again and he help to bend my left ankle which is stiff and he helps to loosen it. After that, we went to the other room again and I do balancing exercise on a balancing board. When all the exercises finished, I went for payment and got home at about 6pm.

Follow Up Appt At AMK Hospital

Today is the follow up appointment for me at Ang Mo Kio Community Hospital. Arrived at AMK hospital at about 11am. Then seen Dr Tjan at about 12 noon. After that got next appointment is on 22 Jun 05(Wed) 10 am which is the UDS appointment. After the appointment, went for a haircut and hairwash at a nearby hair saloon. Then get back home about 3pm.

Grocery Store Wars

Grocery Store Wars From Adrian's website:

http://www.storewars.org/flash/index.html

Star Wars Ep III Parody Sypnosis:

The war of human cloning has already lasted three years. At the flagship , trade of alliance, doses of Lievres general , Du storehouse count and they capture handkerchief speaker , court of handkerchief , plan to leave. Europe succours a speaker driving the opportunity of combat of the republic respectively more than prosperous and Anakin, land on the airship of the trade alliance, once with Du Ku the World War. Anakin lets him lose the west of the right hand then three years ago in the face of this, burns the angry flame in the bottom of heart . In is it fly mere sword of storehouse Du to hit, he cut down both hands of Ku Du. Order Anakin to get rid of Du Ku in the handkerchief court of handkerchief.
After this kidnapping, the handkerchief court requires the parliament to give him greater power in the handkerchief. He hint Du storehouse behavior of count prove outstanding to guide warrior bear inescapable responsibility to these war, and utilize his authority to try to arrive and participate in guiding the power of Presbyterian Church outstandingly for Anakin. Among meeting, Anakin and handkerchief Germany plum crossing eyes have frequently, become outstanding to guide Europe of master than so prosperous as to notice already, but say nothing.
Do one's utmost to lead Anakin's dark strength, and is extended Anakin that the life poison and bewitch and begun to know the despotism of the handkerchief court of handkerchief. His loyalty to handkerchief court of handkerchief causes the production with the relation shade between the handkerchief Germany plums.
Europe than prosperous cloning Cody , commandant of legion , lead army attack doses of Lievres general together. Europe has captured the laser rifle than in prosperous from had four mechanical arms with original strength at the crucial moment dose of Lievres' rifle set, have got rid of a general. Because doses of Lievres general the whole Galaxy splittism alliance control centre, robot of army, he one dies, all machine legions have been paralysed. For three years " cloned the World War " finished at last!
Anakin become handkerchief private bodyguard , handkerchief of court, handkerchief handkerchief court say to Anakin oneself to reach ¡¤ disciple then Kui of pula then. Anakin is unable to choose , then rush for and guide the shrine outstandingly and tell warm all master the situation. Warm to guide a master leading three outstandingly and rush in the official residence of the handkerchief court of handkerchief. And the speaker hides the mere sword in the robe inside silently, and has turned on the video device , wait for their arrival. When four guide a master and hold all sword outstandingly in the face of the speaker , he pretends to " murder letting in alarm ! Rebel ! ",then not suddenly it is all sword, it destroy by video device, and the one that has killed except being warm with the unseen before sword law has guided a master other outstandingly . And put to good use out the original strength lightning then of the west in front of Anakin coming, but he is not still warm all rival, it is warm to miss handkerchief handkerchief court for Anakin to ask, warm to take notice of he, is it wave appear the last sword to plan. Anakin draws swords angrily, has cut and broken warm hands that took the sword. Handkerchief handkerchief court the west lightning throw outside the window not being warm then!
The brave one is warm the master has died. Should ask the west ¡¤ the west guide Europe handkerchief then handkerchief court disclose true identity of him to Anakin then at this moment. Anakin is it down to kneel, come over and pledge allegiance to the west warrior then , guide the west Europe authorize " reach ¡¤ link Germany then " the west name then then.
The handkerchief court comes to the parliament to issue the speech in the handkerchief, claim warmly to all want to assassinate him , has guided the warrior outstandingly and already totally betrayed the republic, declare that changes the republic into autocratic monarchy . The dark emperor has appeared! His first order is to ban the outstanding system of guiding , eliminate guiding the warrior outstandingly of all! Anakin and legion of storm wind rush into and guide the shrine outstandingly , break the prohibition against taking life, all including children guides warrior to all murder outstandingly .
Europe outside up to master ,etc. and leads the clansman of Joe's Palestinian card to defeat the remnants army of the trade alliance than prosperously and particularly, but has not thought of cloning the legion and suddenly attacked them. They have hidden from the attack of cloning the legion, has got back to and guided the shrine outstandingly , the front guide the dead and wounded totally miserable condition outstandingly . Through monitoring the video, they have found Anakin's behavior.
At this moment, Anakin comes to look for the handkerchief Germany plum, told her some to guide outstandinglying , the warrior launched the rebellion, if wanting her , oppose the handkerchief handkerchief court again . It is solemn then that he also says , he will go the tower law star will finish the war, will wait for him to come back, two people can be together forever. The handkerchief Germany plum has influenced her judgement to Anakin's love.
After Anakin leaves, Europe than prosperous to find handkerchief Germany plum, tell her Anakin to go bankrupt to dark already. The handkerchief Germany plum is unwilling to believe all these. She tell Europe than prosperous , she marry and have pregnancy with Anakin secretly, and pretend to claim that does not know where Anakin has gone . The handkerchief Germany plum with calm mood plans to go to be solemn then the tower law star looks for Anakin, Europe is than on the prosperous silently ship with reached.
Reach a master to come to the office of the handkerchief court of handkerchief particularly, two top masters of light and dark strength have launched an unprecedented summit battle! Ghana is it move to rescue Congressman ¡¤ Er Bei after Da You lightning hit then dark the west of emperor. Guide Europe and call kingdom's armies together to capture and reach particularly then in the west.
The handkerchief Germany plum comes to solemn tower law star then, here spread all over and catch fire the mountain magma. She see Anakin, interrogate he thing, shrine of massacre whether afraid Europe than prosperous to will is it is it kill Anakin to come to let at the same time. Anakin asks whether she told Europe than the prosperous one's own whereabouts , the handkerchief Germany plum does not answer . Anakin has rested assured , he has revealed one's own wild ambition to the handkerchief Germany plum: Eliminate the handkerchief handkerchief court in the future , will rule the Milk Way.
At this moment, Europe, than to appear prosperously, the expansion of a destiny with already unavoidable fight . C-3PO and R2D2 rescue the handkerchief Germany plum back to the airship. Anakin angry original strength exceed Europe than prosperous, but Europe than prosperous to utilize favorable topography cut down and break a leg of Anakin. Anakin continues stubbornlying resist, quickly, an arm of his has been cut and broken too.
Europe than prosperous to implore Anakin give up original dark aspect of strength for the last time, return to the light. But Anakin has been already unable to turn round. He has taken another mere sword out --Getting red the west mere sword then that make by oneself, use last strength is it kill Europe than prosperous to want. Europe than prosperous to shelter from in time. Anakin's body overbalances, falls into the following lava.
Europe than prosperous to pack up those blue light sword of Anakin's, go to join with the handkerchief Germany plum. At this moment, the kingdom destroyed stars the warship landed , the storm wind legion swarms and appears. Europe flies and flees from the celestial body more than the people such as being prosperous . Anakin with incomplete , on the point of dying limbs is it answer to rescue the imperial bodyguard in the handkerchief court of handkerchief, send to the medical care centre of the kingdom, soak in treating the liquid .
Handkerchief Germany in produce down daughter jasmine inferior and son closing eyesing eternal under Luke early plum. Europe reaches and discusses how with Bei Er Ghana to protect babies than prosperously and particularly, Europe than prosperous to is it separate them to advise, avoid the emperor and Anakin. Bei Er Ghana makes one's own daughter jasmine Adam to take back to the bright celestial body of Germany and raise.....

Broadband Cut

Just find out from Adrian's blog that cannot access MSN and other services because one of the submarine cables that links us to America was accidentally severed.

"MSN Less" Day

Don't know what happen to MSN and IRC today but both cannot get to connect the whole day.

Devoted to smallville website has been hacked today.

Here is the sypnosis for the season 4 finale episode "Commencement"

Clark (Tom Welling) begins to piece together the reason he was sent to Earth after he has a nightmare that something horrible is going to happen to Smallville and heads to the cave to seek answers from Jor-El. His biological father tells him he must reunite the three crystals immediately or a disaster of epic proportions will befall the planet and even Clark won't be able to stop it. Meanwhile, Lex (Michael Rosenbaum) helps Lana (Kristin Kreuk) escape Smallville after the death of Genevieve Teague the takes shocking action to get one of the crystals away from Lionel (John Glover). Realizing they are connected to Clark, Chloe (Allison Mack) tries to stop Lex from discovering the truth about the crystals. Jason (Jensen Ackles) takes Jonathan (John Schneider) and Martha (Annette O'Toole) hostage and threatens to kill Martha unless Jonathan tells him where Clark hid the crystals.
Greg Beeman directed the episode written by Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer.

Source: http://www.thewb.com/Shows/Episode/0,8201,||2357,00.html

Download Speed 200k/s

Tried out testing my broadband today, and downloading something in bitorrent. Can reach max speed 200k/s. Quite surprised because bitorrent can never reach such high speed before for me.

Why The Simple Blog

I am keeping my blog simple now, because of some reasons:

1) It is hard to find a good skin for blog hosted by blogspot and I do not know HTML so it's hard to design my own skin.

2) Simple blog is easier to navigate because of less flashy stuff and more simpler interface.

3) I just started to blog and is still searching for a good skin that can last a long time if permanent.

Today I'm reading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the 5th book of the Harry Potter series. Have to finish the book before the next Harry Potter book gets published in July, and it's called Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince.

2 more days to the official opening of Revenge Of The Sith.

Shocking photos of Natalie Portman(Queen Amaidala of Naboo), is she turning into a nun or what?

MPAA continues to bring down sites providing TV shows downloads

Continuing its war on Internet file-swapping sites, the Motion Picture Association of America said Thursday that it has filed lawsuits against a half-dozen hubs for TV show trading.

The trade association said that piracy of TV programming is growing quickly online, and that shows are as important to protect as big-budget films. This is the first legal action from the group that has focused most heavily on TV content.

"Every television series depends on other markets (such as) syndication and international sales to earn back the enormous investment required to produce the comedies and dramas we all enjoy," MPAA Chief Executive Officer Dan Glickman said in a statement. "Those markets are substantially hurt when that content is stolen."

The latest round of suits retains a focus on BitTorrent technology, which has been widely used online to distribute movies and films.

The suits are focused on the sites that serve as traffic directors for BitTorrent swaps, rather than on individual computer users uploading and downloading content. The MPAA also has sued individuals, but has not said how many people have been targeted.

The six sites sued Thursday include ShunTV, Zonatracker, Btefnet, Scifi-Classics, CDDVDHeaven and Bragginrights.


Source:

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-5705142.html

Revenge Of The Sith OST

This is the summary of the tracks in Revenge Of The Sith OST:

EPISODE III SOUNDTRACK REPORT: Revenge of the Sith

The Revenge of the Sith Soundtrack enters new territory. It's a very operatic piece, more similar to THE PHANTOM MENACE than ATTACK OF THE CLONES. Themes from the other five episodes are interwoven together to create the demise of Anakin Skywalker.

The battle scenes are adventurous with percussion beats that are very 'congo' sounding in their nature. There is also more choral work in this recording than any other episode. If I could break the main score up into smaller sections, it would be; Force Theme, Battle of the Heroes and Padme's tender motifs.

It does suffer from some repetition but that is about the only bad thing I can think of.

01 - Star Wars and The Revenge Of The Sith 7:31

The normal opening crawl is short-lived, unlike other episodes. Whereas normally the scroll fades into infinity, the last part is cut off by a very adventurous yet dangerous motif – the space battle over Coruscant. After this brief motif, we are first introduced into the one of the most constant Themes on the soundtrack - The Force Theme (which is under-scored with a militaristic beat similar to the Droid Invasion Theme from EPISODE I) which continues for quite a while; no doubt following a long camera shot into battle. The rest of the track continues in this fashion.

02 - Anakin's Dream 4:46

A beautiful Viola solo accompanied by a harp opens Anakin’s Dream. Across the Stars soon can be heard underneath the solo before the darker string section hits, and uncertainity arises, only to once again fall into the Love Theme. After more dark cues, the Force Theme echoes things to come.

03 - Battle Of The Heroes 3:42

The new major Theme for Star Wars. The theme consists of a busy bass line with choral pieces intertwined.

04 - Anakin's Betrayal 4:04

Sections of the Love Theme again can be heard with strings and horns interwoven.

05 - General Grievous 4:07

A 'congo' sounding piece that no doubt will sound fantastic on screen.

06 - Palpatine's Teachings 5:25

This track reminds one of the soundtrack of the Dark Crystal. A deep male voice 'chants' with a metallic sound over the top. It then moves into the Love Theme which flows into Vader's Theme. Followed is a variation on the Force Theme - kinda interesting. After some more dark music, a brilliant Arrival at Coruscant theme from EPISODE I ends the piece.

07 - Grievous and the Droids 3:28

Standard fight music here. Very much reminiscent of the EPISODE I 'Droid Invasion' piece.

08 - Padme's Ruminations 3:17

Deadly eerie. It doesn't sound like it should be in Star Wars. A long note held on a double bass glides as Amazonian-like flutes and a synthesised female's solo flows over top. This is just very eerie.

It is soon followed by a movement in the lower strings section that reminds one of Palpatine's Chambers in RETURN OF THE JEDI. Horns pulse every now and then.

09 - Anakin vs. Obi-Wan 3:57

Battle of the Heroes starts off this piece before we quickly get into Vader's Theme. Back to Battle of the Heroes; first solo, then the string section picks it up. There is then another familiar theme (the one which was played during the teaser trailer as Vader rises). We then have a busy string section before more Vader's Theme - followed again by that 'familiar' theme. Enter the Chorus and another section of Battle of Heroes that crescendos into strings and soon the Force Theme with a pumping base raises its head, followed again by Battle of the Heroes.

10 - Anakin's Dark Deeds 4:05

Begins quietly then leads to a wall of chorus (very Lords of the Rings-ish). After a 'fight' like music, it enters on a really soft section that echoes the way Padme is represented in this score. The ending is so sad to the track before before brass finishes it off.

11 - Enter Lord Vader 4:14

A soft introduction is soon met with variations of the Battle of the Heroes Theme. There is a small part of this that reminds of the music from the Rebels in the Original Trilogy. A miliatristic section soon ends with Vader's Theme and another playing of the Force Theme which is followed by the Emperor's Theme.

12 - The Immolation Scene 2:42

A dark and omnious piece.

13 - Grievous Speaks to Lord Sidious 2:49

Most have heard this on Starwars.com. The end of this piece is a variation on the Love Theme which is dark.

14 - The Birth Of The Twins and Padme's Destiny 3:37

A lilting bass line from Across the Stars is over-scored by a harp and glockenspiel. It is then followed by a majestic version of Qui-Gon's Funeral Theme (which may have just become the Naboo Funeral Theme) and is played about three times in total.

15 - A New Hope and End Credits 13:06

This is the longest piece of music on the soundtrack. A beautiful segue into Leia's Theme is followed by the Force Theme. The Force Theme is repeated and grows (but don't expect a big finale) before we enter the End Credit sequence.

Leia's Theme follows the standard Star Wars End Credit Theme. Battle of the Heroes takes off where Leia's Theme finishes. The Throne Room Theme then hits in at the end of BotH. The middle section of the The Throne Room is extremely legato compared to the ending in A NEW HOPE. After this part is finished its back into the main section.

It sounds like it is about to finish as in A NEW HOPE when it suddenly enters a really delicate version of the Force Theme. The Theme then shifts up and plays again before entering the Throne Room Theme once more. This plays out until the finale Star Wars Theme.

Post Notes: The Score Begins
February 03, 2005

When theater lights darken this May, and the rolling drums and fanfare of the 20th Century Fox and Lucasfilm logos fade out, fans will brace themselves for that first triumphant blast of brass that signals the start of Episode III. The famous main title theme is not what started off today's scoring sessions at Abbey Road Studios -- like the filming process, scoring is rarely ever done in movie-sequence. The first piece of music recorded for Revenge of the Sith was instead something six reels into the story.

Composer John Williams has written over 40 distinct cues for the Episode III score, to be performed over the next few days by the London Symphony Orchestra. The recording order is delineated on an oversized printout, marking the title of the cue and the reel where it resides. These titles are more for internal use -- they rarely ever make it to the liner notes of soundtrack albums since these cues are often combined and edited to make playable tracks. My guess is that cues like "Boys Into Battle" and "Palpatine's TV Set" will likely get renamed before readied for public consumption.

Today starts with "Padmé's Visit," the music that accompanies a tense and dramatic encounter between Anakin and Padmé. The young lovers have shed the starry-eyed innocence of Episode II, worn down by witnessing years of warfare and deception. Though the love theme from Attack of the Clones appears in this cue, there's a sense of desperation behind it, of time ticking away. Anakin's troubled nature is signaled by the creeping approach of the Imperial March -- Darth Vader's theme from The Empire Strikes Back. The deep bass tones that lurk behind the love theme color the drama.

The next cue jumps to the early moments of film, to the first lightsaber duel in a movie packed with many. It's the three-way rematch that sees Anakin and Obi-Wan once again square off against Count Dooku. The frenetic on-screen action is accompanied by aggressive combat music devoid of any familiar character-based themes. The percussive music, accented with cymbal hits, underscores the lightsaber attack, but it isn't particularly timed to each hit. To do so would be impractical, given the intensity of the sound design that will accompany this lightsaber action.

An angry roll of timpani accompanies the fight's denouement, silencing the orchestra in its wake. Then come some tentative strings, exploring the uncomfortable silence that follows.

"Can the clicks be louder," asks Williams of the control room. The assembled musicians all wear headphones that play a "click track," a series of timed clicks meant to keep them all in the same beat. "They sound a bit wooly," says Williams.

Shawn Murphy, the Scoring Engineer complies. He sits in the control room, carefully listening to the orchestra as they are recorded. He makes notes on any irregularities in the music, citing measures that need to be revisited.

After each take, Williams comes into the control room along with principal musicians to hear what the microphones captured. From there, they can make adjustments for subsequent takes. Together, Murphy and Williams gauge each performance and determine how much to re-record. Rather than wear down the orchestra by re-recording entire cues, they often target specific trouble spots, prompting the orchestra to replay certain measures to be edited into the surrounding music. Still, sometimes the entire cue is re-recorded.

The next selection for the day is "Palpatine's Seduction." Even in the heavily soundproofed confines of the control room, I can still feel the low vibrations. The music covers a conversation between Anakin and Palpatine within the Chancellor's office. We in the control room hear none of the dialogue. The picture, played on a regular television monitor in the booth and on a relatively washed out screen on the scoring stage (projection in a fully lit room will do that) has graphical pops and streamers atop the image in sync with the click track.

Perhaps my ears are playing tricks on me, but I think I can hear a little refrain of Shmi's tragic last moments in this scene. A strong connection stirs between Anakin and Palpatine, as voiced by the strings. A bass drum is responsible for the tremors. By scene's end, the Emperor's theme rises -- played here without a choir -- with the luring strings continuing underneath, finally culminating in a growing cymbal roll that accompanies the scene-wipe that takes us to Utapau and Obi-Wan's continued hunt for General Grievous.

"I love the dark stuff," says George Lucas, relishing the tones prevalent throughout this score.

Next up is "Heroes Collide," the much anticipated start to the duel between Obi-Wan and Anakin. A new theme, carried mostly by the brass section, follows the two Jedi as their duel takes them from an outside landing platform to the inside of an industrial facility. The music alternates between sweeping strokes and fast punctuation -- not unlike the lightsaber duel itself. As is common in the final reels of a Star Wars movie, the action intercuts from one story to another. Those concerned about the action being compromised by cutting away needn't worry -- what's playing opposite this duel is a confrontation just as big and anticipated, though it doesn't last as long, so the remainder of Obi-Wan and Anakin's battle plays through uninterrupted.

At one point in this cue, the music sounds almost exactly as it did in The Empire Strikes Back, when Darth Vader begins pummeling Luke with equipment tossed telekinetically. In both that Episode V moment and this Episode III moment, we hear a grandiose presentation of the Imperial March with sharp brass accents.

Closing your eyes, you can still track the progress of the battle. The music holds to accommodate dialogue during the fight. When lightsabers lock and opponents stare at each other over crossed blades, the strings vibrate brilliantly, building the tension and drama. At one point during in the duel, Obi-Wan and Anakin are caught in competing Force pushes, outstretched hands locking a few centimeters apart. Here, the elegant Force theme emerges from the frantic fighting, but it sounds pained, echoing the struggle.

Shawn notes that the sound quality of the loud percussion affects that of the rest of the orchestra, so William conducts the next take without percussion. As it turns out, even this huge stage is too small to contain the powerful drums. They may be recorded later, under different circumstances.

Lucas points out that this portion of the fight seems to be lacking an expected ingredient: the Duel of the Fates from The Phantom Menace. "That comes later. In the big duel," says Williams.

According to the schedule, those were the only four pieces slated for today, but the orchestra continues, and four more cues are performed. "Another Happy Landing" is a short piece of music, the first cue to occur after the hectic pace of the chaotic space battle. Now, we can take time to peacefully introduce Coruscant and its skyline with a pageantry reminiscent of the first majestic introduction of the city-planet back in Episode I. "Yoda's Fall" is a very brief piece, less than a minute in length, that underscores a specific action.

Next is "Revisiting Padmé," which covers the reunion of the lovers, Anakin and Padmé, in the film. It contains the familiar love theme from Episode II, but there's an interesting juxtaposition in tone. Proof that music greatly affects the perception of a scene, I remember seeing this sequence un-scored and feeling one way about it. In the rough cut, creepy temp music was inserted to an otherwise tame scene of tender exchanges. Here, in the final score, it's not so much creepy, but there is an undercurrent of dark uncertainty. Padmé brings a purity to it, in the form of a unblemished woodwind recitation of the love theme that crescendos to the next wipe.

"So, people, what I'm proposing what we do for the remainder of today is 7M1," says Williams. It's title is, currently, unprintable for the sake of the spoiler-free majority that reads these reports. That's the case with almost everything that happens in the 7th reel. And, true to the film's end, it is tragic and emotional.

Disclaimer: Of course, a dozen people can listen to the same piece of music and come away with a dozen different impressions, but I can't think of how else to report what I heard than by expressing what I felt. Please keep that in mind when reading these Post Notes from scoring.

Spotted today: Hayden Christensen couldn't resist the opportunity to witness the scoring session -- a first for him. Also visiting today is Director and Jedi Master Frank Oz, who will soon return to the backwards-patterned speech to record some loop lines for Yoda this weekend.

Oh, another thing: The main title isn't part of the planned scoring sessions -- a pre-existing recording of the famous Star Wars theme will be used instead.


© Lucasfilm 2005.

From http://www.sgcollect.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=37273&st=0

Physiotherapy Day

Today is physiotherapy day. Location at NUH Rehab Centre. Arrived at about 3.15pm. Whole day is raining lor. The previous physiotherapist is away on leave so today there is a new physiotherapist.

Oki, first must tell the physiotherapist what is my condition/injury cos is the first time seeing her. Then after that, start exercise. First is leg stretch with hands on the wall. First the right leg stretch then the left leg, 3 sets of 10 each.

Next exercise, ankle stretch with the green rubber band. Four directions stretch. First is the ankle pull back, then sideways, right and left and finally ankle push down.

After these, went to gym, went to cycle on the cycling machine. Finally before going home, teach me some more exercises to do at home:

1) Leg Step(To loosen the left ankle)
2) Leg Raise(Left and right Leg)
3) Leg slide with toes pointing up(Left and right Leg)
4) Bridging

Still raining a bit when coming home at about 6pm.

PC Checking Day

Today, my old friend Nasir came over and try to help me solve the burning problem of my dvd burner. He installed a new software called Ad Aware Special Edition. It is supposed to remove all the bugs from my pc. Hopefully after the removal, the burning process can be back to normal and not spoil anymore of my dvds. But it is yet to be seen.

Important Quote From Ex President Wee Kim Wee

Here is an important quote by Dr Wee, our ex president who passed away few days ago:

"Death is the Leveller of All Things - Whether one is rich or poor, beautiful or ugly, famous or unknown, successful or a failure in life, at death we are all equal."

14 more days to Revenge Of The Sith

Purpose

My aim for the holidays(for now) is to clear up my pc system.

1)Clear up about 3/4 of my hardisk space.
2)Defrag my drive after the space is cleared up.

Hope that the system can improve after I make these cleanups.

Email Clearing Day

Today I spent much of the day clearing up my nus email mailbox. I have about 300+ messages in my nus mailbox. Because I have no time to clear during the school term, so holidays then do a massive cleanup before the next semester starts. There is mostly a lot of important email messages in my inbox so I never deleted them during the term. But today I have exported all of the email messages out into my system, so I can safely deleted all my inbox messages, leaving about 5 messages in my inbox.

Dr Wee Kim Wee Singapore's Fourth President Passed Away today

From Yahoo News:


Monday May 2, 8:17 PM

Dr Wee Kim Wee's passing a great loss to the nation: President Nathan



SINGAPORE : President S.R. Nathan has called Dr Wee Kim Wee's passing a great loss to the nation, and for himself, the loss of a special friend and mentor.
He also recalled Dr Wee's career as a badminton player, journalist, Samaritan and diplomat.
Paying a personal tribute to Dr Wee, President Nathan said Singapore had lost one of her illustrious sons who was much loved as the "People's President" and held with much affection throughout his years, even after his time in office.
President Nathan remembered Dr Wee as a warm-hearted and kind person, approachable at any time.
Above all, he was without the biases of race, language or religion. And in his conversations, full of wit and humour.
President Nathan said he hoped while Singaporeans mourn Dr Wee's departure, the memories of his life, his achievements and his warm and gentle personality will continue to touch and inspire them and the generations to come. - CNA/de

Monday May 2, 8:17

PM State flag on all government buildings to be flown at half-mast

SINGAPORE : Singapore's former President, Dr Wee Kim Wee, died on Monday morning (5.10am) at his home, from complications due to a relapse of prostate cancer.As a mark of respect, the State flag on all Government buildings will be flown at half-mast from Tuesday to Friday.
The Government has accepted the family's wishes in making the funeral arrangements and will provide all the necessary assistance.
The Prime Minister's Office says Dr Wee's body will lie in state at the Istana during the week and transported back to the family residence at Siglap on Thursday evening for the family to hold a private wake.
The public may pay their last respects at the Istana from 12:00 noon to 9:00 pm on Tuesday and from 9:30am to 9:00pm on Wednesday.
On Thursday, members of the diplomatic corps and other officials may pay their last respects.
Dr Wee will be cremated on Friday at Mandai Crematorium, where a funeral service will also be held.
The Prime Minister's Office says the service will be a simple and non-religious one, in accordance with the family's wishes.
The Prime Minister and his Cabinet colleagues say they are sad to learn of Dr Wee's death and convey their condolences to his family.
Dr Wee had been admitted to hospital two days ago after being ill for one month, but had asked to return home.
Dr Wee, who was president from 1985 to 1993, was 89 years old, and is widely known as the People's President - displaying a genuine concern for others and a natural warmth that touched many lives. - CNA/de

Monday May 2, 10:17 PM Late Dr Wee Kim Wee an outstanding and well-loved President: PM Lee :

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has sent a letter of condolence to Mrs Wee Kim Wee, saying Dr Wee was an outstanding and well-loved President of Singapore.Mr Lee said he was deeply saddened to learn early this morning that Dr Wee had passed away.
He said Dr Wee had brought dignity and honour to the office of the President, giving his all to serve the people, and gaining the respect, admiration and affection of Singaporeans.
Mr Lee said Dr Wee had served as President under unique circumstances - when during 1991, the Constitution was amended to provide for an elected President with expanded powers.
He praised Dr Wee for playing an invaluable role during this transition, helping to run in the presidential safeguards that came with the new constitutional arrangements.
Mr Lee said Dr Wee would be remembered most as a true Singaporean, who had experienced the many facets of being a Singaporean.
Being a worker, sportsman, public officer, corporate leader, Samaritan, a husband and father.
Mr Lee praised Dr Wee for lacking in self-importance and stiff formality, saying he was unassuming, interested in people and at ease interacting with one and all, from the highest in the land to the humblest.
This endeared him to Singaporeans, and made him known as the 'People's President.'
Mr Lee said Dr Wee belonged to the generation of Singaporeans who built the nation.
And his life story and humility represent our shared wish for Singapore - to be a society where everyone has full and equal opportunities.
Mr Lee said Dr Wee would be an inspiration to continue to work towards this vision, and that Singaporeans will long miss and love him. - CNA/de



Monday May 2, 10:17 PM MFA remembers late Dr Wee Kim Wee as excellent diplomat SINGAPORE :


The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it will remember the late Dr Wee Kim Wee as a diplomat par excellence whose contributions to MFA have been invaluable.From 1973 to 1980, Dr Wee served as Singapore's High Commissioner to Malaysia.
Thereafter from 1980 to 1984, he was Ambassador to Japan and concurrently Ambassador to the Republic of Korea from 1981 to 1984.
In a letter of condolence to Mrs Wee Kim Wee, the ministry says: "We will miss his wise counsel and sense of humour, as we bid farewell to a man who had contributed immensely to his country and who had lived his life to the fullest."
The People's President:

Labour's Day

Today is Labour's Day.

Tonight will be airing Charmed Season 7 Ep 19: Freaky Phoebe.

Sypnosis(Courteousy of http://www.charmed-net.de)

SOUL SEARCHING - After a spell is cast on Phoebe by a power-hungry sorceress, Imara (guest star Suzanne Krull), their souls switch bodies and Phoebe ends up a prisoner in the Underworld. Armed with Phoebe's identity and power, Imara attempts to gain control of the Underworld by weakening Zankou (guest star Oded Feher), destroying his lieutenants and plotting to kill the Charmed Ones. Phoebe escapes from prison in Imara's body, but Piper and Paige vanquish her, not realizing that it was Phoebe's soul inside. Meanwhile, Paige is left in a quandary when Mitchell (guest star Seamus Dever), her first charge as a Whitelighter, refuses her help and appears to have been lost to the dark side. Brian Krause also stars.