2012: a 5-minute preview in HD

October 10, 2009 @ 1:56 am

This is the Comcast 5-minute preview of the movie 2012. I haven’t bothered to see this clip yet because up until now, it’s been a terrible CAM rip of the 5-minute clip, but here it is finally in HD.

As I imagine, this film is probably going to be absolutely terrible. But I like disaster movies, so I’ll probably end up sitting through it at some point.

If you really love the 5-minute preview you saw above, you can download the files via Rapidshare at the following links:

  1. http://rapidshare.com/files/287655919/2012.comcast.hd.on.demand.exlusive.preview.HD.1080.part1.rar
  2. http://rapidshare.com/files/287658009/2012.comcast.hd.on.demand.exlusive.preview.HD.1080.part2.rar
  3. http://rapidshare.com/files/287660049/2012.comcast.hd.on.demand.exlusive.preview.HD.1080.part3.rar
  4. http://rapidshare.com/files/287661861/2012.comcast.hd.on.demand.exlusive.preview.HD.1080.part4.rar
  5. http://rapidshare.com/files/287663796/2012.comcast.hd.on.demand.exlusive.preview.HD.1080.part5.rar
  6. http://rapidshare.com/files/287664250/2012.comcast.hd.on.demand.exlusive.preview.HD.1080.part6.rar

Of course, all of the usual Rapidshare downloading limits apply.

2012: It’s A Disaster!!!

July 6, 2009 @ 2:39 pm

I said it before, but I really don’t care how terrible the story is behind the upcoming film, 2012. I’m still going to go see it in theaters because I really, really, really like disaster movies and this one is supposed to be epic.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy this unofficial alternate trailer for the film which sort of pitches the whole movie as a sort of humorous comedy.

Photos of the Metro train crash in Washington, D.C.

June 23, 2009 @ 5:01 pm

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Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images via Photo Journal

Yesterday’s train crash along the Metro Red Line between the Takoma and Fort Totten station in Washington, D.C. left 9 dead and many more injured. The accident is still under investigation and already it is being labeled the worst commuter rail disaster in Washington, D.C.’s history. Here are two images of the aftermath showing one train split in two by the other.

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Photo: Charles Dharapak/AP via Lens

Launch of new yacht turns into a disaster

June 21, 2009 @ 3:55 pm

Wow, that really sucks. Like, for real. That sucks a lot. [via]

Eminem’s eyes on XXL

April 15, 2009 @ 7:22 pm

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Eminem is back this summer from a 3-year hiatus from music and he’s gracing the cover of 2 special edition XXL magazine covers.

The June issues show Eminem with some really, really whack Photoshop job around his face and eyes. If there ever was an art department at a magazine that you don’t want to be in, it’s certainly this one. Seriously, look at his eyes! Tell me this doesn’t belong on Photoshop Disasters.

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Preparedness Now: Getting ready for a major California earthquake

November 12, 2008 @ 12:03 pm

According to this hypothetical video, a major earthquake that California has not seen in about 300 years will strike tomorrow, November 13, 2008. Thousands could die, many more will be left homeless, infrastructure could be crippled, and there will be hundreds of billions of dollars in damages.

While humans cannot control what nature unleashes upon us, we can however be prepared for such a catastrophic event. That’s what this fantastic video from Theo Alexopoulos is trying to convey to the masses.

A graduate of Art Center College of Design, Theo is a motion-graphics designer who worked with the USGS Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project to make this video about what could happen physically, socially, and economically if the West Coast were hit with the strongest quake in modern history.

Enjoy the great video above, but don’t let the message fly by. Learn more about the possible scenario at Shake Out and head on over to the Preparedness Now page to view the video above in high quality.