Come on people. Do I have to *beg? This is good stuff.

It is great, and she has very pretty eyes and is beautiful.

Figures. The one Boivin video I didn't post.

See:
http://www.videosift.com/video/Transformers-Bumblebee-beats-Optimus-Prime
http://www.videosift.com/video/Patrick-Boivin

I've now seen Jon Favreau talk about the movie twice (Comic-Con 2007, and Wondercon 2008). Seeing just how excited he is, and the enthusiasm he puts into everything he says about it gives me hope that it'll be great. Not to mention all the great footage he's shown us at the cons. It's going to be awesome, and a big part of that has to do with his passion, and how he tries to stick with practical effects before resorting to CGI. Plus, the fact that Stan Winston is involved and all of the CGI is based on something physical that Stan and his team built before hand just makes the CGI have that extra polish that is sadly lacking in many films.

Anyway, enough rant. Go find as much as you can about it, I'm sure the Comic-Con and Wondercon talks are up on Youtube, plus all of the other interviews out there.

Edit: Photos of the Mark I suit from Comic-Con 2007 here: http://www.zooomr.com/photos/ricin/sets/21771/
The detail just blew me away. The pictures don't really do it justice.

This?

http://earlyradiohistory.us/1909musi.htm

I drove almost three hours to get to a theater that was playing this when it came out, and it was WELL worth it. Great movie.

I believe they chatter because the prey is moving too fast, or there is some other reason they can't get to it (e.g. being inside, or a bird flying out of reach). Basically, they're frustrated.

See also: http://youtube.com/watch?v=BWyTxCsIXE4

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocoder

I saw this when it was released. Great film.

BTW, it's out on DVD this Tuesday (2/6/2007).

http://algebraoflife.blogspot.com/2007/02/unlocks-your-car-using-tennis-ball.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Observer-expectancy_effect

Two words: Uncanny Valley.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_Valley

Thank you.
http://www.videosift.com/video/Masten-Space-Systems-XA-01-VTOL-Holddown-Tests

Damn. I told him to post it. I thought it was neat. The self-linking problem didn't occur to me.