When info hit the web last month about Blade director Stephen Norrington helming THE LOST PATROL which has been described as “a supernatural action thriller set against the backdrop of World War II”. The question that ran through everybody’s mind was ’so is he going to make that CROW reboot or not?!’. Norrington gave some update, via Shocktilyoudrop and confirmed that he’s still on board to direct THE CROW reboot…

“The producer and visual effects people are crunching numbers. We’ve opened discussions with major cast but nothing is final yet,”
“Cast and budget and schedules will no doubt continue to adjust all equations.”

The website also states that THE CROW script is already completed and production might start this summer before Norrington works on THE LOST PATROL.

this new take will still be loyal to the graphic novel by James O Barr so unlike Alex Proyas‘ dark, gloomy, gothic adaptation back in 1994 starring the late Brandon Lee who tragically lost his life during production, Norrington’s version will be more realistic, hard-edged and mysterious, almost documentary-style

Here’s the official synopsis of the graphic novel THE CROW which was first published in 1989
“The story revolves around an unfortunate young man named Eric Draven. He and his fiancée, Shelly, are assaulted by a gang of street thugs after their car breaks down. Eric is shot in the head and is paralyzed, and can only watch as Shelly is savagely beaten and raped until she dies at the scene. Eric survives and is taken to a hospital, but while surgeons are trying to save him, the Crow comes to him and convinces him he needs to let go of his life. Only by dying can the Crow help him exact his revenge. One year later, Eric is resurrected by the Crow to seek out vengeance on the murderers, methodically stalking and killing them. When not on the hunt, Eric stays in the house he shared with Shelly, spending most of his time there lost in memories of Shelly; her absence is torture for him, and he stays in hideous emotional pain, even engaging in self-mutilation. However, this provides him little release; any injury he suffers (save those that are self-inflicted) heals rapidly, leaving him scarred but intact. The Crow acts as both guide and goad for Eric, giving him information that helps him in his quest but also chastising him for dwelling on Shelly’s death, seeing his pining as useless self-indulgence that distracts him from his purpose.” (Source: Rama’s Screen)

OK,  can I just say that this is just getting out of hand? Why does this movie need to be remade, did Brandon Lee not do a good enough job at portraying the ORIGINAL Crow? The man will never rest in peace because some asshole in a movie studio just has to change his dying legacy. What is wrong with this picture?? I am getting tired of these good movies being “re-booted”.

-Lazy idiot-

Hey everyone,

The site may have to be taken down for a day or so for some much needed maintenance,  so please be patient and I’ll have it all fixed up in no time!

-Lazy Idiot-

Hey everyone,

Sorry, I know I haven’t posted for about a week or so, but I have had a lot going on. The Lazy Idiot had himself a baby on Monday Feb. 22nd, so I have been past the point of tired, much too tired to post anyway. I put up a new funny video for this week on the homepage, and I’ll try to post more later today or tomorrow.

Until then,

-Lazy Idiot-

Sorry guys, I mislead you all when I said that TomTom was coming to the iPhone this summer, it’s already been released. The other thing I failed to mention, is that it’s also available for the iPod touch. It is $99.00 for the app, and it’s available in the iStore and on TomTom’s website. My advice is though, don’t spend 100 bucks on the app, because you can cruise on down to your local Walmart or Target and pick up a brand new GPS unit for around $79.00. Just my thought, but if you really want it on your iPhone or iPod touch, it is currently available for purchase.

-Lazy Idiot-

Starring: Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler

Plot: 10 years after the brutal murder of his wife and daughter, a brilliant man named Clyde Shelton (Butler) orchestrates a series of high-profile murders that grip the city of Philadelphia – all from inside his jail cell. The prosecutor that’s assigned to his case realizes he is the only one who can end Shelton’s reign of terror. The only problem is, Nick Rice (Foxx) was the assistant District Attorney prosecuting against his family’s killers, and Shelton wants to exact revenge for lack-luster justice served. He wants to not only make Rice pay, but the entire city that allowed such a travesty to occur.

-Lazy Idiot-

I know this is a bit of an older video, but it is just too darn funny not to post! I love it, and I know you do too.  It’s also on the homepage for the week.

-Lazy Idiot-

The answer is….NO (at least not for the time being). I have been doing some research on the topic, and have found several accounts attesting that the social media giant will NOT convert to a pay site. There have been several offers presented to the current owners of facebook to try and purchase the site for a healthy sum of money (somewhere around $300 million), but they are seemingly reluctant to sell because they know that the new proprietor would most likely convert it to a pay site. Now, I can tell you that this would be the biggest mistake they could ever make.  I have seen several forums that contain hundreds of posts from current facebook users telling of how quickly they would revert back to Myspace or Twitter, and not even think twice about it. What I don’t understand, is facebook makes a TON of money from advertising so why would they, or even a new owner need to monetize it in such a way? It’s already worth well over $300 million, is it worth losing a cash cow like this in a feeble attempt to make a quick extra buck??  What do you think? Leave me your comments on this “touchy” matter.

-Lazy Idiot-

No more having to look at Google maps anymore if you own an iPhone. At the WWDC in San Francisco a few days ago, Apple and TomTom announced that coming this summer (2010) there will be a TomTom app for the iPhone. The GPS app will include turn-by-turn directions, IQ Routes, and the latest maps from Tele Atlas. You’ll also have the option of buying a car kit which would include a car dock, enhanced GPS performance, voice instructions, hands-free calling, and charging. No specific date has been announced yet, and don’t expect this app to be $0.99 cause it’ll probably cost somewhere around $75. This is a huge deal for the iPhone, as it will be the only smart-phone with REAL GPS functionality and turn-by-turn directions. Even with a bit of a steep price-tag, don’t be surprised if you see a lot of people opting to purchase this app. Perhaps it will also motivate other cell carriers (i.e., Verizon, AT&T, T Mobile, etc.) to start talking to either TomTom or perhaps other popular GPS software companies like Garmin or Magellan about creating their own apps as well.   This may help tip the scales for a while towards Apple, especially if they keep striking big deals like this.

-Lazy Idiot-

Check out the promo vid here:

As reported by Cnet news:

More tweaks are on the way for Google Buzz amid reports that the company is considering building a Gmail-free version.

In response to the angry missive directed Google’s way Thursday by blogger Harriet Jacobs, Google has made additional changes to the way Buzz interacts with Google Reader, according to Silicon Alley Insider. Buzz users who had blocked other users from following them continued to see those users following their public Google Reader items, which Google described as a “bug.”

Google Reader users can still share items on a private basis that their new Buzz-linked followers won’t see, but they shouldn’t be there in the first place, Google acknowledged. As a result, Google also plans to allow Google Reader users to block people from following them on that service.

“We reached out to [the] blogger in question this morning, and addressed her concerns with Google Buzz and Google Reader. Some of the concerns were due to confusion the product experience created. Her report also helped us discover one bug and one product issue in Google Reader,” Google said in a statement.

Also on Friday, Google’s Bradley Horowitz, vice president of product management, was quoted by Search Engine Land as saying Google was considering offering a version of Buzz that is separate from the Gmail version. This could alleviate privacy concerns about having one’s Gmail account and Buzz account linked, as well as give businesses an opportunity to participate without having to create Google profiles.

It has certainly been an up-and-down week for Google and the Buzz service. Few people seem to be complaining about the service itself, though Google has had to scramble to keep up with the privacy complaints…..

-I am personally  glad to hear that Google is doing this because I know that when I opened my Gmail the other day, I didn’t exactly appreciate being punched in the face with all this “Buzz” business. They needed to make it more separate from the beginning, and not so overwhelmingly retarded. I don’t love the user interface much either.  I think it’s a little too limiting and isn’t nearly as appealing to the eye as say, Facebook. I do like how it goes out and finds all of your Gmail contacts for you, but it seemed a little too eager to auto-follow all of them without me even telling it to.  That, and I don’t necessarily like the integration to Gmail with it, especially with the above artice stating that people are “un-following” other people, and it still shows that they are being tracked.  I’m still not sure on the geo-tagging aspect either, as it may be an invasion of privacy.  I know it can be disabled, but is it really being “disabled” when you turn it off?  Also, it needs to be more separate if it’s going to try to stand out and compete with other social giants.  If you ask me, They’re a bit late in the game of social networking at this point, they should have worked this out and released it about 2 or 3 years ago.  They should just stick with what they do best , which is their search engine stuff. I don’t believe that they can, for a second, compete with Twitter or Facebook, or even Myspace for that matter, and Myspace is seemingly dying out.  All I can say is, until Google refines it’s “Buzz” program quite a bit, I will stick with what is working with Facebook and Twitter before even giving it another shot. It just seemed a little too confusing and convoluted for my simple mind, but maybe that’s just me.
What do you think about it (if you’ve had a chance to use it)?
Keep me posted with your comments.

-Lazy Idiot-

Well,  I have decided to change the site yet again because I thought to myself there just simply wasn’t enough content available to view without clicking on links to posts I had made.  So, I re-did things around here a bit, and hopefully for the better.  Please let me know what you think about the recent changes, it’s still the same old Lazy Idiot, just looking a bit different.  Like I said, I’m always looking for ways to improve on things here, and hopefully I have done that again.  I’m sure I will decide something else looks better in the future, but for now this will do, lol.

-Lazy Idiot-