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Behind the Scenes: The Avengers
0I haven’t posted anything for a while, so I thought it would be great to finally share something. Currently, I’m looking very much forward to Marvel’s latest movie, The Avengers, featuring all of their awesome heroes. It’s actually been the plan to do this for years now and I hope it’s going to be fantastic – my expectations are high!
Today I found this special behind the scenes video on YouTube. Definitely a must-see if you’re excited as well!
Marvel is also busy working on sequels and Batman: The Dark Knight Rises is coming out soon as well. So much to be EXCITED about!
The Hobbit Official Trailer
0If you like The Lord of the Rings then you’re probably already very excited about the two new upcoming movies based on The Hobbit. The official trailer for the first part, An Unexpected Journey, was released yesterday after years of waiting!
Part 1 will be released next year while the last one, There and back again, will hit screens in 2012. Director Peter Jackson has also been posting production videos from the movie set in New Zealand.
Update: Peter Jackson has just released the fifth production video. Once again quite amazing, this time we get to see some of the outdoor locations, including Hobbiton.
The Last Harry Potter Movie on Blu-ray and DVD
1After 10 years with Harry Potter I finally got the last movie on Blu-ray and DVD when it was released in Denmark today.
When I look back, I’m so happy and proud to have followed Harry, Ron and Hermione since the first movie was released in 2001. I’ve grown up with the characters and I’ll definitely continue to read the books and watch the films. Who can live without magic?
Harry Potter: The Last Day of Filming
1E! Online posted this little sneak peak from the upcoming DVD and Blu-ray release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. It’s a very sad and moving clip from the last day of filming after 10 wonderful years.
Guaranteed to make you shed a tear if you’re a true fan. Enjoy.
The Hobbit Production Video #4
0Director Peter Jackson and the rest of The Hobbit movie crew have released the fourth production video from the set in New Zealand.
This time to tell us a bit about how the movie is shot in 3D and what that really means for us when we get to experience the first out of two parts next year.
As mentioned in several other posts, I’m very excited about this movie. It looks like the crew are really putting their heart and soul into making these some of the best movies ever created. And who doesn’t want to see Middle-Earth in 3D?
Excited about the New Tintin Movie!
0I must admit I’ve never really been a fan of Tintin. Probably because I’ve never read the comics or seen much of the television series.
However, I’m VERY excited about this new upcoming animated movie which is directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by Peter Jackson. Not much to say, just watch the trailer!
Are you going to watch it?
Thank You, Steve Jobs
11 year ago
Sometimes in life something unexpected happens and you just don’t know what to do afterwards. A sort of empty feeling which is hard to describe. That’s exactly how I felt when I heard Steve Jobs was dead after many years of illness a few days ago.
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple more than 30 years ago in 1976. Since then Apple has grown to be the most valuable company with some of the best products in the world. Think about Mac and iPhone, they really care about the user experience more than anything else.
I completely understand why many people can’t see why we love Steve Jobs so much. He was just a man, right? Of course, but his brilliant and crazy ideas changed the world forever. Steve knew technology alone wouldn’t do any difference. You have to make the products fun, magical and easy to use in order to make the customers excited. Do you remember how you felt the first time you touched an iPad?
In 2010 after introducing the iPhone 4 he said something which I think really describes the company.
What made Steve Jobs truly legendary for the Apple fans was the keynotes where he got to introduce all of the new products, just like the video above. Steve had the magical ability to sort of catch the audience. In many ways I think the audience was more excited to see Steve Jobs than the actual products. He was simply amazing and I can’t describe why.
My favorite moment with him is the iPhone 2007 presentation. You can really see how excited he was and today we know it was a revolution in technology.
Ultimately, Steve Jobs has been a huge inspiration for me. He’s why I love and care about technology and I personally see him as one of the greatest men who’ve ever lived. That’s why I still can’t believe how such a genius could pass away so early in life.
Rest in peace, Steve. We’ll all miss you.
Pirates of the Caribbean 4 on DVD
1As a HUGE Pirates of the Caribbean fan I just got the forth movie on DVD yesterday when it was released in Denmark.
Like all the other movies in the series this one wasn’t received well by the critics and I really don’t understand why. It’s a great movie and Johnny Depp is amazing as Jack Sparrow. Personally I think he’s one of the best movie characters ever created!
You should really buy it if you haven’t seen it. Trust me, it’s really good! 
A Week in London
0As you might know, I’ve been in London for almost the entire last week on a study trip together with a bunch of other friends and students. It was quite amazing and we got to see lots of buildings, museums and other interesting things. Here’s a short list:
- Science Museum
- BBC Guided tour
- Transport Museum
- Thames Barrier with guide
- Greenwich Observatory
- London Eye
- King’s Cross Station
- Brunel Walk with Robert Hulse
I took some quite good pictures as well, here’s a few!
Big Ben
London Eye
Trafalgar
Westminster