Here's something a friend of mine shared with my via Facebook - some odd Japanese web series called Usavich, apparently some MTV Japan animated series about two rabbits in prison. Then again, when you watch the videos, you'll understand that only the Japanese could think of something like this. I'm not sure what appeals to me about this series - the stupid dance the green bunny does all the time or the constantly building library of characters - whatever it is, it's certainly entertaining. ... Read Full Story

Image via CrunchBaseA few years back I decided to streamline my online activities and cut down on my social networks. It took some doing but I eventually killed of Friendster, Ringo and Birthday Calendar at the very least a few other specialized ones. What I was left with was pretty much LiveJournal for my personal blogging, Shelfari for my books, Flixster for my love of movies and Multiply to act as my photo sharing center and pretty much mirror of my personal blog and my Geeky Guide reviews... Read Full Story

Okay, so sometimes I post stuff that reminds everyone that I'm not just the Geeky Guide, but I'm a gay one to boot (and proudly so!) Case in point - a few interesting trailers for upcoming movies that may seem a bit too female for most common geek's tastes, but are still definitely worth the time of day to see. Seriously, at least I don't obsess over cheesy gay romances and chick flicks, okay? First up is a movie that'll make The Devil Wears Prada seem a tad shame - a true depiction of Anna ... Read Full Story

In case you geeky readers didn't already know, the Geeky Guide spends his Sunday evenings recording a web show called Fandom Live! with his fellow geeky friends where we talk about all things geeky and generally make fools of ourselves doing so. Not that this is a problem mind you - it's all in good fun as is the way of geeks.So if you're looking for something else to kill time with on YouTube or if you're just curious as to what I look and sound like in real life, then check out a few of thi... Read Full Story

You can go back to the classic Hong Kong Kung-fu movies as a basis for the notion that Asian martial arts movies tend to be among the best around. The Western answer to this in terms of action movies tends to involve major special effects or at the very least very large explosions, which is just not the same. *coughsMichaelBaycoughes*Despite the progress made in the special effects arena, there seems to be no end in sight for the continued development of Asian martial arts films, and this cov... Read Full Story

It's hard to determine what really counts as a "children's" book these days. In a post Harry Potter universe, the lines have blurred between the book classes with more and more young adult authors catering to adults or perhaps this is just their way of acknowledging the children are a lot smarter than we think they are and deserve more mature reading. This is not to say writers shouldn't filter the content that trickles down to the youth of today - it's more like maintaining those safeguards ... Read Full Story

I'm not a big fan of romantic comedies, that much I admit. It's not that I hate them or anything like that - I just generally don't feel the urge to go out and see one unless the leading man is (1) significantly hot and (2) has a very high change of appearing shirtless / naked. But of course the romantic comedy genre is pretty popular in terms of the larger population and these are still pretty entertaining feel-good movies, and so they do deserve their time in the sun. Even more so, the Kor... Read Full Story

Image via WikipediaMy move to Cubao has triggered a change in my daily travel routine - the need to use the MRT. You may or may not have noticed the increase in entries about Manila's main public transportation conveyance (at least symbolically) and after about a month of time using the "train" (quotation marks since it's not an actual train in the original sense of the term based on some critics), I've had my fair share of experiences.It's not that I'm totally new to the MRT, mind you - it's... Read Full Story

Superhero movies are just a few steps above video game movies, that we all know to be doomed to failure. We can end up with some pretty amazing ones like last year's Iron Man and you can also get really, really bad ones like the original Captain America movie or dare I say it - Catwoman. **shudders**Hollywood clearly sees superhero movies as a high yield potential cash cow that can either hit or miss with the fans, but will still ensure a return on their investment since people get suckered i... Read Full Story

I've been a Transformers fan all my life and ever since I saw the original 1986 Transformers animated film, I had always dreamed about the possibility of seeing the robots in the flesh. That dream evolved into a desire to see them depicted in a life-action movie - I mean come on, they could make dinosaurs from scratch, so why not transforming robots, right?This dream was eventually realized when Michael Bay's Transformers movie came out in 2007. Now I clearly mark it as "Michael Bay's" since ... Read Full Story