James Cameron, whose movie Avatar is now the highest grossing movie ever, has been a proponent of 3D technology for a while now. His movie helped pave the way for countless movies being released in 3D this year and next. It has become the new Hollywood fad.

But, there’s a hiccup.

Mr. Cameron doesn’t like some of the movies that have been released in 3D, most notably, Piranha 3D. And he went into detail about it during a recent interview with Vanity Fair, because it apparently cheapens the medium.

I tend almost never to throw other films under the bus, but that is exactly an example of what we should not be doing in 3D. Because it just cheapens the medium and reminds you of the bad 3D horror films from the 70s and 80s, like Friday the 13th 3D. When movies got to the bottom of the barrel of their creativity and at the last gasp of their financial lifespan, they did a 3D version to get the last few drops of blood out of the turnip. And that’s not what’s happening now with 3D. It is a renaissance — right now the biggest and the best films are being made in 3D. Martin Scorsese is making a film in 3D [Hugo Cabret]. Disney’s biggest film of the year — Tron: Legacy — is coming out in 3D. So it’s a whole new ballgame

No surprise, this angered the entire creative team behind Piranha 3D.

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Those who know me know how rarely this happens, but I am at a loss for words.

The video, shown below, has the Legend of Zelda theme played on Tesla coils. That is everything you need to know.

This video, at less than a minute, is the coolest thing I have seen recently (and I was just in Europe and the UK!). The site Dorkly Video also had the best description for the video ever, so I will leave you with that:

Wow, the new Tesla temple looks awesome.

Rob Spence, famed for his camera eyeball implant is seeking out an eligible young woman. Who’s a leg amputee. So he can give her a machine gun. That she will attach to her LEG, In the same vein as Planet Terror in Grindhouse. Spence is making this gun an automatic paint ball gun, which will definitely not kill a Zombie, but will make him look rediculous! (more…)

Nerds love their TV shows, movies and video games with a passion. It can even be an unhealthy passion, which when unsatisfied by the creators and producers of the material, can result in a nerd rage.

A group entitled Sidecar Comedy decided to vent all their nerd frustrations in one expletive-filled video (yes, there IS a lot of swearing – you have been warned). But, despite all the language, they makes some extremely valid points about the Lost finale, the Star Wars prequels, the Battlestar Galactica finale, The Last Airbender movie and many, many more!

Do I sense this becoming the new Nerdbastards theme song? I hope so!

It’s not surprising that with all the hype that Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty has been getting, people are just going nuts for anything and everything related to Starcraft.

Kooberz Studios has made a whole campaign level for the Terran race from Starcraft complete with creating units and building buildings, with one unique difference from the computer game – it is all made out of Lego’s.

This video has to be seen to believed, and you will forget (at least for 4 minutes) that your computer cannot play the awesomeness that is Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty.

The Fine Brothers have taken spoilers to the next level. They have ruined Oscar nominees, movies, TV shows, etc… and have now turned their attention onto something far more cherished – video games.

The brothers decided to ruin some, but not all, of the most beloved video games from one of the greatest video games systems every known, the Nintendo Entertainment System (or the NES). They give away the endings of Super Mario Brothers, Super Mario Brothers 2, Super Mario Brothers 3, Rampage, Contra, Rygar, The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda 2, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Metroid, P.O.W., Final Fantasy, Bad Dudes, Adventures in the Magic Kingdom, Back to the Future, Mega Man, Mega Man 2, Mega Man 3, Mega Man 4, Mega Man 5, Mega Man 6, Little Nemo: The Dream Master, Paperboy, Adventures of Lolo, Bubble Bobble, Castlevania, Double Dragon, Double Dragon 2, Battletoads, Battlestoads & Double Dragon, Metal Gear, River City Ransom, Ninja Gaiden, Ninja Gaiden 2, Ninja Gaiden 3, Shadowgate, Mike Tyson’s Punch Out, Ducktales, Bionic Commandos, Kid Icarus, Silver Surfer, A Boy and his Blob, Robocop, The Punisher, Kirby’s Adventure, Yo! Noid, Deja Vu, Wizards and Warriors, Wizards and Warriors 2, The Three Stooges.

I probably don’t need to warn you, as it is in the headline and you most likely already know the endings, but there are SPOILERS for some classic NES video games here.

What if everything from movies and TV shows that were set in the past and/or future actually happened? What if they all occurred within the same universe and were displayed on a real-world timeline? Well, you are in luck!

The folks at blastr (a part of SyFy) have created a time-line showcasing 120 of the most memorable science fiction events from movies and TV shows in order. It covers everything from a long time ago in a galaxy far away in Star Wars, to Jean-Luc Picard’s birthday from Star Trek, and even the end of the universe from Doctor Who.

I can just imagine science fiction geeks all over the world drooling and waiting to print it out to put it over their walls.

How many have you seen?

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The original Super Mario Brothers game brings back so many fond memories in those of us that grew up with the original NES (or Nintendo Entertainment System). It was one of the first video games that I ever played, and it holds a special place in my heart.

I still remember the levels quite well, and that is what makes this so amazing. It makes me want to play the game again.

Someone took a recording of the Mario game, and overlay it with live-action footage of a sidewalk tracked using camera motion tracking. It truly has to be seen to be believed.

Prepare to be amazed, and even a dash nostalgic after the jump.

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A fellow named Gary Katz has been a loyal Apple customer for over 30 years. So loyal, in fact, that he’s kept every Apple computer he has ever owned. And since I bet a lot of you out there don’t remember the old-school Apples (because you weren’t born yet), he helpfully compiled a 2-minute video that goes through the Apple computers of the past.

You have no idea how much it kills me that this retrospective begins with a computer from 1977. I remember 1977.

Damn kids. Get the hell off my lawn!

(via GeekTyrant)

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Sean Connery making some bad desicions, Robert Pattinson related to the original dracula, Sam Raimi directing WoW, Peter Jackson to direct the hobbit? Nintendo cures blindness? The New RED teaser, Robin Williams as the Riddler and more…

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