eBay Find of the Day: Lightning McQueen as Ecto-1
I ain't 'fraid of no ghost! While browsing on eBay we’ve found the work of user redcarpetcustoms and it really caught our eye. Specialized into customizing die-cast toys from the Disney-Pixar blockbuster Cars he (or she) has come up with some very cool variations, referencing some of our favorite screen cars. Above you can see McQueen as Ecto-1, but go check out Snot Rod as General Lee and Lightning McQueen and Sally sporting the ‘Herbie’ livery. It’s... Read More
Transformers 2 : Revenge of the Fallen sets new box office record.
Michael Bay’s new summer blockbuster flick seems to be off to a good start. The film is getting a lot of attention, the shelves are full of toys and merchandise, the critics are alright and… according to, the movie had “shattered the Wednesday record, raking in $60.6 million on approximately 9,700 screens at 4,234 sites (including a record 169 IMAX venues) in its first day“! We have to admit, we’re a bit skeptical after seeing some of the trailers,... Read More
Is GTA IV crushing Iron Man?
We’ve heard that before: studio head honchos don’t like to release their movie the same week a blockbuster video-game is released. Some even blame video-games for the poor results of theirs. GTA IV hit the shelves the day before Iron Man opened last week. So how bad is Niko Bellic for Tony Stark? Just before the big opening, the guys from Reelz Channel and Variety were wondering if Iron Man’s results could be hurt by the release of GTA IV (watch the video below). 6... Read More
Gran Turismo 5: bridging the gap between video games and movies
digg_url = 'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/03/27/gran-turismo-5-bridging-the-gap-between-video-games-and-movies/'; A couple years ago, the video games industry started bringing more money than the movie industry. Now, it’s starting to look just as real. The new Gran Turismo 5 Prologue is the most realistic game on the market (it will be out on April 17th), both visually and physically. The lighting, the reflections, the reaction of the cars are incredible More and more... Read More
On our watch list: Iron Man (2008)
A sophisticated comic adaptation digg_url = 'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/03/04/on-our-watch-list-iron-man-2008/'; To tell you the truth, it’s not often that we get excited about movies based on a comic book. Their quality is very uneven, and they tend to not cater enough to grown-ups, notably with hype commercial rock bands for soundtracks. But use AC/DC and Black Sabbath, hire a great actor such as Robert Downey Jr. for your lead character, write some good dialogues... Read More
Sunday Ads: Megan Fox hearts Pontiac
digg_url = \\\\\\\'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/02/03/sunday-ads-megan-fox-hearts-pontiac/\\\\\\\'; Before Transformers hit the screens last year, GM was already capitalizing on its product placement in the summer blockbuster to boost its sales with several ads. This one was for the Pontiac GXP, a.k.a Jazz in the movie, and was linked to a website , killer3.com, on which viewers could win an actual GXP. Killer 3 because (I’m taking a guess here): killer... Read More
Vehicles of The Golden Compass (2007)
digg_url = \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/01/31/vehicles-of-the-golden-compass/\\\\\\\\\\\'\\\\\\\\\; Although there’s no “cars” in The Golden Compass, there is a good diversity of vehicles set in a particular parallel past/future such as the Sky Ferry, the Carriage, balloons, ships, etc. The movie Potter, Narnia, Stardust… The Golden Compass is the latest in that long list of fantasy/family blockbusters to have been rolled out... Read More
Sunday ads: Peugeot 205 GTI, Bond style
digg_url = \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/01/27/sunday-ads-peugeot-205-gti/\\\\\'\\\\\\\\\; Today we introduce a new section: Sunday ads. Every sunday we will present a new commercial, vintage or contemporary, good or bad… The only rule: it must have a cinematic quality or make a reference to a movie. To kick things out, one of my favorites growing up in France: the Bond flavored commercial for the Peugeot 205 GTI. The compact hatchback was a hot ticket... Read More
