The Dork Report for June 19, 2006

How much is a feature film digital download worth? Or rather, how much are consumers willing to pay? An “album” of songs far, far less than cd quality goes for $9.99, so maybe $9.99-19.99 movies will work after all. (guest submission from Wisely-Keeping-Her-Netflix-Subscription Andrea)

A great site [no longer online: boardsmag.com/screeningroom] full of interesting commercials, shorts, and music videos (notable: They Might be Giants’ “Bastard Wants to Hit Me”). (spotted on Boing Boing)

Have no fear of The Dork Report continuing to live up to its name; it’s Transformers Update time!

  • Taking mash-ups to a new level: Star Wars Transformers. (guest submission by Dave)
  • Count down the days until the live-action crapfest comes out, on the official movie site.
  • Relive the wretchedly awful original feature film (with one of Orson Welles’ final appearances) in the upcoming Transformers Special Edition dvd [no longer online: forevergeek.com//transformers_the_movie_20th_anniversary_dvd.php].
  • What’s stopping a G.I.Joe movie? If they make one, a few years later they could do G.I.Joe vs. Transformers. It’d be like Alien vs. Predator; when two franchises burn out, smash them up and you get twice the crap!

Memo to future first children: showing up at concerts given by avid anti-war artists is probably not a good idea [no longer online: ateaseweb.com/news/archive/2006/06/on_the_shitlist.php].

Unsurprising it wouldn’t occur to the Pentagon to research a Peace Bomb or a Kitten Bomb [no longer online: http://indyink.com/images/designs/Felix.gif]. (spotted on Fortean Times, with reporting by Andrea)

A new interpretation on a classic product of The Mighty Marvel Metaphor Machine. “GrrrrrrrrRRRRRAGH HULK CUM!!!” [no longer online: soulmaninc.co.uk/images/Banner_Hulk_Transformation.jpg]

Heyyy! Only a few select scenes in Superman Returns will be in 3D? Rip-off! [no longer online: imax.com:80/ImaxWeb/filmDetail.do?type=comingSoon&movieID=code__.__27]


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