RCK2.net » Movies http://rck2.net tangled thoughts Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:04:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Handbrake TinkerBell and the Lost Treasure http://rck2.net/2009/10/28/handbrake-tinkerbell-and-the-lost-treasure/ http://rck2.net/2009/10/28/handbrake-tinkerbell-and-the-lost-treasure/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:00:20 +0000 rkalajian http://rck2.net/2009/10/28/handbrake-tinkerbell-and-the-lost-treasure/ Yesterday I picked up TinkerBell and the Lost Treasure for the kids. After watching it, I wanted to rip to to my hard drive because:

A) My kids are notoriously rough with DVDs, and

B) It’s nice to travel without a LOAD of the kids DVDs.

Unfortunately Disney has to make creating a digital copy of a movie you OWN a pain in the ass. I had to play around to find just the right title that wasn’t in the wrong order. It turned out to be title 16.

Now I understand this is to thwart movie pirates, etc…, but this speaks to a larger issue. If I buy a DVD, I should also get a digital copy in this day and age. If you’re not going to let me create a digital copy, give me one, especially when you charge as much for a DVD as Disney does.

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Hrm. I wonder if I could figure out how to make my own diet Baja Blast

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This post is about Transformers in general. Recently we got our kids the Transformers Animated “Movie” (the first few episodes of the series) and they’ve absolutely loved it. This has led my wife and I to start researching some toys for Aiden, since his birthday is coming up in a few months.

Oh my…

To say that the Voyager class Transformers Animated toys are some of the best Transformers toys I’ve ever seen would be an understatement. Don’t get me wrong. I grew up on G1 and will always have a soft spot in my heart for it, but these toys are pretty fantastic.

You can tell a lot of work went into designing them. The toys look great in both robot mode and vehicle mode, and aren’t that hard to transform (I’m looking at YOU, movie Transformers).

So what’s the point of this post?

My kids love Transformers, and through them I’ve come to love them again also. The Animated series, which I thought would be a mess, is pretty damn great, and I love being able to get excited about something my kids are excited about.

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I mean come on! Look how happy those people are!

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Great video. Better follow-up by Wil Wheton.

http://geekadvancement.com

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The movie clocks in around 40 minutes, and is a must-watch for any LoTR fan.

http://www.thehuntforgollum.com

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