How Movie Tricked You into their NUDE SCENE Reveal Here!
CGI plays a huge part in the movie business these days – how else would we conjure up fiery dragons and de-wrinkle our beloved veteran stars? Luckily, though, there are some things that never change: that is, actresses exposing themselves for, uh, “artistic” reasons. Now there’s something that can’t be ruined by computers, right? It’s not like an actress can pretend to go nude, is it? If they’re naked on the screen, then they’re naked in real life, aren’t they? And, I mean, you can always tell if it’s a body double, because that never really looks right…
Nope. Sorry. Everything you thought you knew about nudity in the movies is worthless. Fact is, actresses in the 21st century aren’t quite as inclined to take their clothes off for money, and are turning to computers and new-fangled CGI techniques so they can save their dignity. I know: it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense, because most of the time we leave the movie firmly believing that we saw them in the buff anyway. It’s not like anybody is going to go home and check, is it? No matter: Hollywood has become really, really good at deceiving you.
To celebrate that fact, here are 8 actresses who tricked you into thinking that you saw them nude. That’s right… in these shocking cases, the sense of nakedness was purely illusion. Don’t you feel just a little bit betrayed?
8. Olivia Wilde – The Change-Up
One of the weirdest things about some of the actresses who opt for the CGI nudity route is that they’ve done real nude scenes in other movies. Such is the case with Olivia Wilde, who decided that Alpha Dog was a movie deserving of her naked form, but The Change-Up wasn’t. To be totally fair, none of those movies deserved to have Wilde nude in them, because they were both awful and they deserve to be erased from existence. Maybe that’s why she “changed” her mind for The Change-Up in the first place, eh? (haha).
The downright strangest thing about this particular case of computer-based nudity, though, is how specific it was: Olivia Wilde was happy to expose herself, all except for her nipples, which were added in during post-production. Again, I hate to cite a familiar argument, but what’s the point, you know? Especially when – as in this case – you really can’t tell the difference between the fake and the computer-generated. I mean, if it’s for peace of mind or something, I guess I understand. But at the same I don’t understand at all. What gives, Olivia?
7. Lindsay Lohan – Machete
Speaking of highly specific instances of CGI fakery, renegade movie star Lindsay Lohan also decided to do “an Olivia Wilde” when she appeared in Machete, a movie that is all violence, nudity and explosions (mostly it’s breasts, though). Although the world at large would probably be quick to condemn poor Lohan as “somebody who would definitely get naked on film, because she’s that kind of girl,” the world would – in this case – be totally wrong. Yes, Lindsay Lohan has got way more class than we’d all likely give her credit for. Sort of.
If you’ve seen Machete, you’ll know that there’s a moment in the movie where Lindsay exposes herself completely: she’s making out with Danny Trejo in a tropical-themed swimming pool with another woman and everything. But this – I’m afraid to say – was achieved using a well-placed body double. Later on in the movie, Lohan opted for CGI to obsure her naked self, too, so all of those shots where you thought you were seeing the actress in the buff? Just a bunch of pixels and stuff. Now it’s just, uh, weird, eh?
6. Angelina Jolie - Beowulf
Despite the fact that Robert Zemeckis’ Beowulf is a movie comprised entirely of CGI, the director opted to use the likenesses of his voice actors when it came to designing the characters. So that means that the character voiced by Angelina Jolie in the movie looks exactly like Angelia Jolie. Which explains why everybody in the cinema totally freaked out when her character, Grendel’s Mother, appeared naked. I mean, that’s Jolie’s body, right?!
Please assemble your feelings of disappointment now. Despite the fact that the movie’s gold-painted, nude body was attached to a CGI-rendered Jolie head, it didn’t belong to Angelina, and was not actually Zemeckis’ secret way of giving us a good ol’ look at one of the world’s hottest actresses. The lower half of Grendel’s Mother was based on that of swimsuit model Rachael Bernstein. So, that’s still hot, I guess, but it certainly ain’t Angelina.
5. Mila Kunis – Forgetting Sarah Marshall
This is one of those “blink or you’ll miss it” moments that likely stayed with you long after Forgetting Sarah Marshall was over, because… did you just get to see the beautiful Mila Kunis exposing herself via a drunk photograph, even if it was on for, like, a second? Although this little moment is about as brief as they come, it successfully managed to excite pretty much everyone who suddenly found themselves staring upon it in a state of perpetual shock (happy shock, that is).
Well, Mila Kunis is cool, but she’s not that cool, apparently, because our good old buddy CGI was used to transpose Miss Kunis’ head onto another person’s body, which means that what we’re actually looking at/aweing over here is some strange, twisted double-woman hybrid – a Frankenstein’s monster of attractive lady parts, if you will. I probably could have gone without describing it like that, of course, but you know how it is.
4. Natalie Portman – Your Highness
The only good thing about the disastrously unfunny medieval comedy flick Your Highness was that it had Natalie Portman going about being semi-nude in it. And although the actress was nice enough to expose herself by way of a fantasy bikini thing that would give even Princess Leia a run for her money, I’m afraid that the infamous money shot – you know, the one where Portman dives into the lake – was achieved using a body double.
Sadly, the actress was all like, “I’m gonna want somebody that isn’t me for this part,” although perhaps not for the prudish reasons that you imagined: apparently the water was just too cold, and she didn’t want to have to dive in. Okay? Is that a legitimate excuse? Lifestyles of the rich and famous, huh? Anyway, there’s still a lot of Portman on show for real throughout this movie, though I’m sure she regrets ever being in it, given that it’s one of the worst comedies ever made. Even for a glimpse of Natalie, it’s really not worth your time.
3. Helena Bontham Carter – Fight Club
As was the case with that extremely brief moment of Mila Kunis-based nudity in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, here’s another moment that all you DVD pausers out there are probably already familiar with (you’re secret safe with me). Yes, for one single solitary second of David Fincher’s sensational Fight Club, there’s a quick shot of what appears to be Helena Bontham Carter having sex with Brad Pitt. And what’s that we can see if we remove this image from the quick-cutting montage its contained within? She’s naked?!
Although the first person who discovered this probably thought that they’d stumbled upon the greatest hidden nude scene in the history of cinematic endeavour, I can reveal to you now that this moment was crafted entirely using computer-generated imagery. Don’t worry, though, it’s not like David Fincher did this without Helena Bonham Carter’s permission or anything – she was cool with it. That’s not even Brad Pitt on bottom, either, by the way. For late ’90s CGI, I think this looks pretty good, though. You know: from a technical perspective.
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2. Mila Kunis – Friends With Benefits
Look who is it again: Mila Kunis, teasing us with her physical, uh… “energy” – this time in rom-com Friends With Benefits, which attempted to shed a candid light on the mating customs of twenty-somethings in 2012. Kunis starred in the movie with Justin Timberlake, of course, an actor whom she had to pretend to have sex with. Poor guy. And though Kunis was happy to (in her own words) “show some side-boob,” she wasn’t prepared to show us anything else. Have some respect, won’t you?
So that moment where you thought your glimpsed her butt was, sadly, achieved using a body double. Kunis has stated on a couple of occassions that she intends to reveal herself slowly over the course of her career, although she was being kind of flippant when she did so. In this case, though, the actress said: “You get one or the other. You don’t get both,” referring to her chest and breasts. Have you ever stopped to consider we might not want both, Mila? I mean, we totally do, but c’mon.
. Jessica Alba – Machete
Oh God, no: seriously?! Believe it or not, that one special moment where you thought Jessica Alba gave you the chance to glimpse her uncovered form in Machete was pure trickery! Fact is, Alba has stated on a number of occassions that she will never go fully nude on camera, because she’s uncomfortable with her own body. “I will never do a nude scene in a movie – not ever,” she said. “I can act sexy and I can wear sexy clothes but I can’t go naked.” Hear that strange, frustrated noise? That’s the sound of a billion men freaking out all at once.
Anyway, that now infamous shower moment in Robert Rodriguez’s Mexploitation flick Machete was achieved by way of CGI. Alba wore undergarments whilst filming the scene and they were removed in post-production by the luckiest guy in Hollywood. Thing is, unless you actually research this, how would you know that Alba hadn’t stripped down for real? There’s no way to tell. Which ultimately begs the question: what’s the point? Wouldn’t the results have been the same if she’d opted to do this one nude? Now leave me to my crude rationalising.
8 Hidden Messages In Famous Movies Reveal Here!
When watching a movie, most filmmakers are content with shoving all the information we need to understand a story right into our stupid faces. Because film is a medium designed for telling stories, right? Writers and directors don’t need to be coy about what it is they’re trying to say.
Unless what they’re trying to say is completely at your expense, of course, as is the case with most of the hidden messages we’ve assembled here (none of which are Disney entries, by the way, ’cause they’ve been done death elsewhere). Ask yourself, this, though: why did the filmmakers associated with these flicks take the time out of their busy schedules to ensure that these subtle inclusions made it into theatres?
The logical answer? To reward viewers patient enough to search for hidden clues, you say? Probably not. More than likely, it was all done to either make them feel good about themselves, or to ridicule our growing obsession with analysing each and every frame or everything we happen to gaze upon…
8. Escupimos en su Alimento – Anchorman (2001)
Anchorman is packed with jokes on just about every subject, from milk to aftershave, most of them great because the characters are saying them in English (which certainly helps when it comes to, you know, understanding the punchlines).
But not every joke in Anchorman was deployed in the English language, because where’s the fun in that, right? I refer you to the scene prior to the one where Ron Burgundy (as played by the one and only Will Ferrell) is fired for his recent outbursts, in which Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate) can be seen having dinner at a Mexican restaurant.
The name of the restaurant, we see, is the enigmatic “Escupimos en su Alimento.” Which, by the way, means “we spit in your food” in Spanish. Though this is just something of a throwaway gag in the confines of the movie, it really does have the power to make anybody who doesn’t speak a second language nervous about going out for dinner to any foreign joints
7. Tyler’s FBI Warning – Fight Club (1999)
Given the twisted, psychological nature of David Fincher’s movie, it’s no surprise that Fight Club is packed to the brim with a whole host of cool hidden messages, many of which are employed on a subliminal level. The most famous of these has Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) appearing in several of the movie’s scenes for a single frame at a time.
But here’s one that lots of people might have missed, though you’ll only catch this hidden message for the home DVD release. Once you’ve popped the disc into your player, you’ll be treated by an FBI warning (a general piracy warning if you’re in the UK). Business as usual. But wait a second, as the warning switches to something else.
A warning from… Tyler? And one instructing me to live my life to the full, ‘less I’m sitting here reading the text on an anti-piracy at home on my own, right? The reason most people will miss this is because we’re conditioned to just ignore that screen completely. Who knew? A hidden message that can make you feel like a real loser.
6. F*ck U – Kill Bill, Vol. 1 (2003)
Quentin Tarantino is one filmmaker who takes an obvious joy (and serious attitude) towards layering his movies with more in-jokes, movie references and hidden messages than you can shake a Big Kahuna Burger at. His fourth film, Kill Bill, has Uma Thurman as a former assassin seeking revenge on the associates who betrayed her, which she does using mostly a samurai sword.
One such samurai battle takes her to Tokyo, where she faces off against something like 77 enemies in the House of Blue Leaves. In one shot, though, as the Bride walks over a glass floor, the camera is nicely positioned underneath, so we can glimpsed the bottom of her shoe. And look, a personal message from Tarantino himself, which says…
Oh. Ahem. Well, although we could probably surmise that this little insult is more to do with the Bride’s “take no prisoners” attitude than one that is aimed directly at the public, it’s certainly possible this is a note from Tarantino, making fun of the fans who like to search his work for hidden messages… messages exactly like this one
5. “Show Me The Monkey!” – King Kong (2005)
Here’s a hidden message that proves you should never listen to anything that a movie tells you, because it’s probably lying, and look at you, sitting there with your popcorn and soft drink, having a “good time” - shame on you! Inappropriate outbursts aside, the movie is King Kong, Peter Jackson’s epic love letter to his favourite movie ever.
And the scene in question, which takes liberty with your knowledge of morse code, by the way, comes at the very beginning, with the ship approaching the elusive Skull Island. A morse code message is suddenly received, which we are told is putting out a warrant from Carl Denham’s (Jack Black) arrest.
Nope. The real message translates to the hilarious “Show me the monkey!”, which will only not make sense if you don’t know what King Kong is. Anyway, this is why we should all brush out on dying languages, like morse code and, uh, Latin… in case Peter Jackson tries to trick us. Thankfully morse code machines don’t exist in The Hobbit
Here’s a hidden message that proves you should never listen to anything that a movie tells you, because it’s probably lying, and look at you, sitting there with your popcorn and soft drink, having a “good time” - shame on you! Inappropriate outbursts aside, the movie is King Kong, Peter Jackson’s epic love letter to his favourite movie ever.
And the scene in question, which takes liberty with your knowledge of morse code, by the way, comes at the very beginning, with the ship approaching the elusive Skull Island. A morse code message is suddenly received, which we are told is putting out a warrant from Carl Denham’s (Jack Black) arrest.
Nope. The real message translates to the hilarious “Show me the monkey!”, which will only not make sense if you don’t know what King Kong is. Anyway, this is why we should all brush out on dying languages, like morse code and, uh, Latin… in case Peter Jackson tries to trick us. Thankfully morse code machines don’t exist in The Hobbit
4. “It’s Still Alive…” – Cloverfield (2008)
When it comes to huge, Godzilla-like monsters, the last thing you ever want to hear is: “It’s still alive…” Despite the fact that there’s never been any Cloverfield sequel of any kind put into the works, there’s a hidden message included at the end of the original flick that plainly allows us to understand that “Clover” is still breathing.
No need to feel bad if you missed this one, though, because the filmmakers decided to be super subtle about it: not only will you find it at the very end of the movie’s credits, its meaning can only be derived if you play it backwards. I don’t know who decided to do that first, but, uh, good work?
That’s to say, there’s a somewhat invincible ocean beast still trampling around New York, and I for one would like to know how the army went on to deal with something like that. I’m not saying we have to have a Cloverfield sequel or anything
3. IS 5416 – The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
The world of the Matrix is both complex and complicated, something that the Wachowskis seemed to take a cruel kind of pleasure in when it came to writing the plots for the two somewhat ill-judged sequels to their original sci-fi classic. All Matrix movies are dense with references of both a philosophical and biblical nature, but perhaps one of the most interesting inclusions is this one.
Which you’ll be able to spot towards the beginning of The Matrix Reloaded, as Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving) steps out of his sleek Audi A8. Take a look at the license plate, which reads IS 5416. In any other movie, that’d probably just be a series of random letters and numbers, wouldn’t it? But this is The Matrix, people, where license plates are shorthand for deep theological implications…
“IS 5416″ is actually a neat reference to a Bible passage, Isaiah 54:16: “Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work…” So whereas some directors just use cars as tools to ship their characters from place to place, the Wachowskis are using them to to get, like, seriously deep
2. See You Next Wednesday – John Landis’ Filmography
You know John Landis as the man who made An American Werewolf in London and Michael Jackson’s infamous Thriller video. He’s also a man who likes to repeat the same joke over and over again, as witnessed by the (fictional) movie “See You Next Wednesday,” which has been scattered throughout his filmography in various incarnations.
Seriously. See You Next Wednesday came to John Landis when he heard the line during a phone conversation in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. Since then, he’s included it somewhere in at least 12 of his movies and TV show ventures. Sometimes it’s a movie poster, at other times the words are referenced in unsubtle dialogue cues.
Will we ever see a full-length version of See You Next Wednesday? I surely hope so, because going by the poster above (as glimpsed in the comedy/musical the Blues Brothers), it’s about a giant gorilla going berserk downtown. Which is what all movies should be about, fundamentally.
1. Superman/Batman Crossover – I Am Legend (2007)
Here’s an inclusion that was actually intended to be something of a real message back when it was drawn up, although – like most things in life – it eventually turned out to mean absolutely nothing, ’cause the world hates us, and some unspecified cosmic force just never wants that Superman/Batman crossover to happen.
The movie in question here is I Am Legend, which starred Will Smith as “the last man on Earth,” who wanders a post-apocalyptic New York with his dog and drives fast cars and stuff. Look hard enough and – during one scene – you can see a poster for what looks to be a Superman/Batman crossover over, with a release date of 15 May 2010.
When this got out (and as you’ll imagine it would have), the world went crazy, only for the collective dreams of comic fans everywhere to be later shattered. Why was it included, then, you ask? Because I Am Legend producer, Akiva Goldsman, had once apparently been involved in such a project, only for it never have realised. This was included as a sort of semi-reference to such a memory. We hate you, Akiva.
0. “Kennedy” – Gladiator (2000)
This “hidden message” is kind of bizarre, and the reason it doesn’t make the main list is because I can’t find any hard evidence for it anywhere online, despite the fact that it’s plastered all over the internet on various lists – regarding “hidden messages” – as being completely legitimate.
That’s to say, according to various sources, you can glimpse the word “Kennedy” popping up in a couple of key scenes over the course of Ridley Scott’s movie Gladiator, in reference to JFK. I attempted to track these moments down on the DVD, but with no real clue as to where or what I was really looking for, nothing came of the search.
According to these sources, though, there’s something about the end of Gladiator that mirrors the real Kennedy assassination. I’m not sure what that’s supposed to mean, nor can I really imagine anybody slipping the entire word into the frame of a Ridley Scott movie without the man noticing. What do you think? Have you heard this before?
TOP TEN HORROR MOVIE MUST WATCH IN 2013
1.
Cast: Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jessica Lucas, Elizabeth Blackmore
It’s a remake of Sam Raimi’s 1981 cult classic; how could this not make the list? Still, there’s a chance first time feature director Fede Alavrez’s work might not live up to the hype, but if the film’s red-band teaser trailer is any indication, 2013’s Evil Dead could be the most gorgeously shot display of carnage you see all year.
EVIL DEAD
Release Date: April 5, 2013Cast: Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jessica Lucas, Elizabeth Blackmore
It’s a remake of Sam Raimi’s 1981 cult classic; how could this not make the list? Still, there’s a chance first time feature director Fede Alavrez’s work might not live up to the hype, but if the film’s red-band teaser trailer is any indication, 2013’s Evil Dead could be the most gorgeously shot display of carnage you see all year.
2.
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, Adelaide Kane, Max Burkholder, Edwin Hodge, Rhys Wakefield
In hopes of keeping the country crime-free all year, the government sanctions one special night for US citizens to unleash their aggression by suspending all emergency services and making all crime legal for a 12-hour stretch.
Whether The Purge works or not, it’s an ingenious concept that comes with the fun of wondering how you’d fare in such a situation.
THE PURGE
Release Date: June 7, 2013Cast: Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, Adelaide Kane, Max Burkholder, Edwin Hodge, Rhys Wakefield
In hopes of keeping the country crime-free all year, the government sanctions one special night for US citizens to unleash their aggression by suspending all emergency services and making all crime legal for a 12-hour stretch.
Whether The Purge works or not, it’s an ingenious concept that comes with the fun of wondering how you’d fare in such a situation.
3.
Release Date: July 12, 2013
Directors: Simon Barrett, Adam Wingard, Edúardo Sanchez, Gregg Hale, Timo Tjahjanto, Gareth Evans, Jason Eisener
VHS successfully put the horror anthology format back on the map (read our review) and now the sequel has hopes of solidifying it as a viable form of storytelling amidst an almost entirely feature-length market. VHS vets Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett are back and are joined by Jason Eisener (Hobo with a Shotgun), Gareth Evans (The Raid: Redemption), Timo Tjahjanto, Gregg Hale and Edúardo Sanchez (The Blair Witch Project) - and if you know anything about the new gang’s previous films, it’s obvious that VHS 2 will likely show off four smart, vibrant, and deeply disturbing shorts.
MANIAC
Release Date: June 21, 2013
Cast: Elijah Wood, Nora Arnezeder
Alexandre Aja could go two-for-two this year with bothManiac and Horns. With Maniac, he takes on writing and producing roles for the remake of the 1980 William Lustig film - and between the almost too-perfect casting of Elijah Wood in the lead role and the film’s POV storytelling technique, this one could be particularly unsettling by not only putting you in the mind of the killer, but giving you a first-hand view of his grisly obsession.
Cast: Elijah Wood, Nora Arnezeder
Alexandre Aja could go two-for-two this year with bothManiac and Horns. With Maniac, he takes on writing and producing roles for the remake of the 1980 William Lustig film - and between the almost too-perfect casting of Elijah Wood in the lead role and the film’s POV storytelling technique, this one could be particularly unsettling by not only putting you in the mind of the killer, but giving you a first-hand view of his grisly obsession.
4.
VHS 2
Release Date: July 12, 2013
Directors: Simon Barrett, Adam Wingard, Edúardo Sanchez, Gregg Hale, Timo Tjahjanto, Gareth Evans, Jason Eisener
VHS successfully put the horror anthology format back on the map (read our review) and now the sequel has hopes of solidifying it as a viable form of storytelling amidst an almost entirely feature-length market. VHS vets Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett are back and are joined by Jason Eisener (Hobo with a Shotgun), Gareth Evans (The Raid: Redemption), Timo Tjahjanto, Gregg Hale and Edúardo Sanchez (The Blair Witch Project) - and if you know anything about the new gang’s previous films, it’s obvious that VHS 2 will likely show off four smart, vibrant, and deeply disturbing shorts.
5.
Release Date: July 19, 2013
Cast: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Ron Livingston, Lili Taylor, Joey King, Mackenzie Foy
Great source material, the ideal director, a stellar cast, and highly promising test screenings. The Conjuring is without a doubt the most anticipated horror movie of 2013, and one with franchise potential at that. The Conjuring focuses on one case in real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren’s archive, and should the film wind up being the summer hit some are expecting, perhaps Warner Bros. will revert back to The Warren Files title and make a franchise out of it.
6.
Release Date: August 23, 2013
Cast: Sharni Vinson, AJ Bowen, Nicholas Tucci, Wendy Glenn, Joe Swanberg, Rob Moran, Barbara Crampton, Maragaret Laney, Amy Seimetz, Ti West
You’re Next has been simmering on the film festival circuit for quite some time now, but there’s a method to Lionsgate’s madness. The home invasion film already amassed a following and the studio’s marketing efforts continue to make a mark, courtesy of those eerie animal masks.
Come August, with a full month between this and The Conjuring, horror fans could be foaming at the mouth for more carnage, giving You’re Next a solid shot against two other notable wide releases.
THE CONJURING
Release Date: July 19, 2013
Cast: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Ron Livingston, Lili Taylor, Joey King, Mackenzie Foy
Great source material, the ideal director, a stellar cast, and highly promising test screenings. The Conjuring is without a doubt the most anticipated horror movie of 2013, and one with franchise potential at that. The Conjuring focuses on one case in real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren’s archive, and should the film wind up being the summer hit some are expecting, perhaps Warner Bros. will revert back to The Warren Files title and make a franchise out of it.
6.
YOU'RE NEXT
Release Date: August 23, 2013
Cast: Sharni Vinson, AJ Bowen, Nicholas Tucci, Wendy Glenn, Joe Swanberg, Rob Moran, Barbara Crampton, Maragaret Laney, Amy Seimetz, Ti West
You’re Next has been simmering on the film festival circuit for quite some time now, but there’s a method to Lionsgate’s madness. The home invasion film already amassed a following and the studio’s marketing efforts continue to make a mark, courtesy of those eerie animal masks.
Come August, with a full month between this and The Conjuring, horror fans could be foaming at the mouth for more carnage, giving You’re Next a solid shot against two other notable wide releases.
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Cast: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Lin Shaye, Ty Simpkins, Barbara Hershey, Leigh Whannell, Jocelin Donahue, Steve Coulter
Considering what James Wan managed to achieve with a mere $1.5 million budget, it’s no wonder Insidious wound up taking in $97 million worldwide and earning a sequel. The narrative in film one didn’t necessarily leave the door open for another go-around, but with the entire original team returning to make Chapter Two, Wan and writer Leigh Whannell must have something smart brewing for the Lambert’s next trip into The Further.
INSIDIOUS 2
Release Date: September 13, 2013Cast: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Lin Shaye, Ty Simpkins, Barbara Hershey, Leigh Whannell, Jocelin Donahue, Steve Coulter
Considering what James Wan managed to achieve with a mere $1.5 million budget, it’s no wonder Insidious wound up taking in $97 million worldwide and earning a sequel. The narrative in film one didn’t necessarily leave the door open for another go-around, but with the entire original team returning to make Chapter Two, Wan and writer Leigh Whannell must have something smart brewing for the Lambert’s next trip into The Further.
8.
Release Date: October 11, 2013
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Juno Temple, Joe Anderson, Kelli Garner, Max Minghella, James Remar
The idea of Daniel Radcliffe donning a pair of horns is bound to attract some attention, but the fact that his upcoming feature also rocks source material from acclaimed author Joe Hill (son of Stephen King) and is being directed by Alexandre Aja (Piranha, High Tension) suggests Horns has the potential to hit the ideal balance between physical and psychological terror.
HORNS
Release Date: October 11, 2013
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Juno Temple, Joe Anderson, Kelli Garner, Max Minghella, James Remar
The idea of Daniel Radcliffe donning a pair of horns is bound to attract some attention, but the fact that his upcoming feature also rocks source material from acclaimed author Joe Hill (son of Stephen King) and is being directed by Alexandre Aja (Piranha, High Tension) suggests Horns has the potential to hit the ideal balance between physical and psychological terror.
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Cast: Chloë Grace Moretz, Judy Greer, Portia Doubleday, Alex Russell, Ansel Elgort, Julianne Moore
This one isn’t just bringing back a genre classic; it’s doing so with a nearly ideal team of talent. Versatility aside, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa might be the wild card because he doesn’t really have anything on his resume to suggest he was the man for this job, but regardless, it’s tough to imagine a collaboration between director Kimberly Peirce (Boys Don’t Cry), Chloe Moretz, and Julianne Moore resulting in a feature below a certain standard.
CARRIE
Release Date: October 18, 2013Cast: Chloë Grace Moretz, Judy Greer, Portia Doubleday, Alex Russell, Ansel Elgort, Julianne Moore
This one isn’t just bringing back a genre classic; it’s doing so with a nearly ideal team of talent. Versatility aside, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa might be the wild card because he doesn’t really have anything on his resume to suggest he was the man for this job, but regardless, it’s tough to imagine a collaboration between director Kimberly Peirce (Boys Don’t Cry), Chloe Moretz, and Julianne Moore resulting in a feature below a certain standard.
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Cast: TBA
Paranormal Activity 4 should have extinguished the franchise’s hype, but the once innovative scenario still has enough zest to keep it a Halloween staple. The fifth installment, not to be confused with the Latino Paranormal Activity spin-off, supposedly first went into production in the spring so few plot details have surfaced, but hopefully the filmmakers will nix new neighbors and take a cue fromParanormal Activity 2 and 3 by offering up another narrative that cleverly builds upon what’s already been established.
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 5
Release Date: October 25, 2013Cast: TBA
Paranormal Activity 4 should have extinguished the franchise’s hype, but the once innovative scenario still has enough zest to keep it a Halloween staple. The fifth installment, not to be confused with the Latino Paranormal Activity spin-off, supposedly first went into production in the spring so few plot details have surfaced, but hopefully the filmmakers will nix new neighbors and take a cue fromParanormal Activity 2 and 3 by offering up another narrative that cleverly builds upon what’s already been established.
Shocking Surprises and Secrets in Video Games Reveal Here!
Video games are full of secrets, as designers often incorporate hidden areas, characters, and easter eggs for players to discover. These surprises and secrets often work to extend the length and replay value of a game, and more often than not give gamers something to talk about. They are a staple of video games, for the most ardent fans to find and discover.
We decided to compile a list containing both secrets and shocking surprises that made their mark in video game history.
We had a difficult time picking out every secret and hidden surprise that games had to offer to fit this list. If you think we missed anything, don't hesitate to leave a comment to tell us your favorite video game secret or surprise.
#20 DOOM II - John Romero’s Head
Staffers at id didn’t have a whole lot of love for John Romero during the development of Doom II; he had a massive ego and was very verbose about it. As a result of being, well, a dick, his staff decided to get back at their boss by creating a “shrine” in his honor. What kind of shrine you ask? Well...
The boss in the final level of Doom II is supposed to be a giant, horned demon skull-head and if you listen closely, the beast says "To win the game, you must kill me, John Romero!", but distorted and in reverse so that it sounds like a demonic chant.
In order to find Mr. John Romero, you had enable the 'No Clippings' mode and walk through the wall behind the demon head where you would then be confronted the loveable boss’ head on a stake.
You know what to do next.
#19 God Of War Sex Mini Game
Nowadays, it’s expected of Kratos to get some booty from the ladies in order to earn those precious orbs (I wish I could get precious orbs after a good romp); however, when the first game arrived back in 2005, it was quite shocking to gamers. In the scene, our antagonist is aboard his ship with two Greek hotties in which he proceeds to get his O face on by tapping the O button (haha!). The scene is held off screen, but it was still a little mind blowing since gamers really weren’t expecting it.
#18 Rings Of Power
For decades, pubescent and adult men alike read many stories of ‘nudity codes’ for their favourite games, most of which were just legends and folklore in an effort to fulfill our desires of seeing their favourite characters in their pixelated glory. They did exist, but it was usually through user-mods or patches. However, way back in 1991, Sega Genesis RPG ‘Rings Of Power’ had the real thing. Naughty Dog (Yep, the same Naughty Dog responsible for the Uncharted series) snuck in an input code (via the second controller) that would reveal a topless woman in the game's splash screen. Players didn’t have to even start the game to get their jollies!
Watch this non-creepy gentleman explain how it is done.
#17 Metal Gear Solid - Psycho Mantis Reads Your Mind
An encounter with Psycho Mantis in the first Metal Gear Solid for the PS1 was probably one of the most unique ways developers used to fuck with our minds. If you had any other Konami saved games, the psychic baddie would actually scan your memory card and then taunt you with your gaming habits.
For us unsuspecting gamers, it was truly a spooky moment!
#16 Diablo: Duplicating Items
The legendary Diablo was renowned for its glitches and exploits, including dozens of different ways to duplicate items. Though many of the methods have been fixed, back when it wasn’t, players would simply put a pile of gold on the ground then pick it back up, which resulted in the game getting confused and suddenly telling you “Here’s more gold, adventurer!”
#15 Mario 3: Warp Whistles
As revealed in the Oscar-nominated film, The Wizard, Mario could simply toot his flute (twice!) and he would be brisked away by a Tornado giving him the ability to skip over 90% of the game. The initial trip would take you to the first Warp Zone area, but it limited you to World 4. If you had the second flute on hand, however, you could use it to take you to the last section of the game, World 8. This resulted in many people beating the game without experiencing the majority of what is considered one of the best games ever made.
There are actually three of these flutes, which is shown in the video above.
#14 Goldeneye: Fire Gun In Cutscenes
In Goldeneye, if you completed a mission in a specific way, you were given the ability to move freely and do whatever the hell you wanted during the preceding cut scene ... like murdering helpless bystanders. This produced a lot of hilarity during my childhood.
#13 Final Fantasy VI: Psycho Cyan
I played the bajesus out of FFIII/VI but I never experienced this sociopathic behaviour. Apparently, when you revive Cyan during battle while he’s still in imp form, he turns into a crazed maniac and would not stop bludgeoning his random target until they turn into a fine, red mist. His brutal wrath wasn’t focused only on monsters; party members were susceptible as well.
I guess Cyan took his ‘my-family-is-deeeeeeaaaad-rage’ out on anyone and everything. Batman would be proud.
#12 Super Smash Bros: Play As Master Hand
If you open a character window for controller port 3 and press the right combination of buttons, the level selection screen will appear and controller 3 will default as ‘Master Hand’. Yup! You’ll be able to bitch slap your friends around as a feisty reincarnation of Michael Jackson’s right hand.
11 Here Lies Link – Final Fantasy 1:
In the original Japanese version of Final Fantasy I, there was a tombstone in the elf village, which read “Here Lies Link”. Did they know something we don’t? Creepy.
#10 Super Mario Land 2 - Fire Mario
Did you know that it was supposed to be a feather on Mario’s head when he chowed down on a flower?
My stupid kid self thought it was a fire truck or something.
#9 Double Dragon – Billy Vs. Jimmy
After beating the shit out of countless thugs, including weird looking ladies and giant men with Barry Bond-size heads, Billy and Jimmy had one left battle to fight at the end of their bro-fisting journey: themselves. Whhhaaaaat?!
My puny, juvenile brain almost exploded as I looked at my friend in disbelief. “It has to be done,” I told him. And so we engaged in battle over a lady that probably wasn’t even worth it by now.
I don’t remember who won that battle, but it did leave a permanent mark.
#8 Mortal Kombat – Challenged By Reptile
This was one of those school-yard legends that actually could come true. Mortal Kombat was a popular topic of discussion during my elementary days, and the desire to challenge Reptile was at the top of the list. When you were fighting at “The Pit” stage, a certain ‘object’ would sometimes pass by the moon. This meant that you needed to complete the difficult task of a double-flawless-fatality. If you were successful, a green, poison spewing lizard-man would appear and proceed to kick your ass. You loved it though! Because it was awesome and you did something your school friends could not. Though they still didn’t believe you if you told them.
Honourable mention to Smoke who debuted in Mortal Kombat II as an unplayable secret character in human form, but became playable in Mortal Kombat 3 in cyborg form.
#7 Metroid –Samus Is Really A...
Can you imagine the revelation of finding out that your kick-ass, cool armour-wearing, laser-shooting bounty hunter who just saved the universe was actually ... a GIRL? Well, this happened to thousands shocked young men. Girl power!
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40 Mind Blowing Pokemon Facts Reveal Here!
The ever-popular Pokemon series has done an amazing job of garnering one of the largest followings of any franchise to date. The games have provided something that the trading card game and popular anime series can not: true interactivity. The Pokemon video games are probably the closest gamers will ever get to actually training, breeding and battling their very own "Pocket Monsters."
All of that said, this doesn't mean we can't delve a bit deeper into the Pokemon canon. We've compiled a list of some of the coolest and most intriguing Pokemon facts, secrets and rumors we could find.
Without further ado, and in no particular order, let's begin!
40. Hitmonchan and Hitmonlee are based on Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee, respectively.
39. If a Pokemon existed that had every type, it would be weak only to Rock types.
38. Ekans spells "Snake" backwards, and Arbok "Kobra."
37. Poliwag’s swirls actually resemble a real-life tadpole’s intestines.
36. Arcanine was originally intended to be a legendary Pokemon, but was replaced by Moltres.
35. Tangela wasn’t actually able to learn Vine Whip in Generation One.
34. Every Spinda has a unique pattern of spots; there are over 4 billion combinations in-game.
33. The names for each of the three legendary birds ends in Spanish: ArticUNO, ZapDOS and MolTRES.
32. Mr. Mime can also be a girl, even though the female Pokemon's name would still include "Mr."
31. Azurill has a 25 percent chance of changing gender when it evolves
30. Wailord can breed with Diglet...
29. Pikachu (Mouse Pokemon) has a pokedex number of 25, while Meowth (Cat Pokemon) has one of 52. Reverse those, and you can see that they are the opposite of one another, just like cats and mice.
28. Gengar is a Shadow type Pokemon and this "shadow" may be related to how similar it looks to Clefable.
27. "Pokemon" is not a Japanese word, but rather a combination of the two English words “pocket” and “monster.”
26. In the original Red and Blue versions of the game, you could tell the gender of a Pokemon by its Attack Rate and Defense Rate; this did not apply to legendary Pokemon.
25. In the original games the player could cut a tree down, stand where it used to be, save/restart and end up on top of the tree.
24. If a Pikachu from Pokemon Yellow is uploaded to Pokemon Stadium, it will be voiced by Ikue Ohtani and have unique sound effects.
25. In Japan, the Pokemon move "Splash" did not exist; it was called "Hop," which explains why Splash is a Physical ability and not a Water one.
24. In the original Pokemon Red and Blue, it was possible to fish in any of the big statues inside Pokemon gyms.
23. Secret wallpapers for the Pokemon Storage System exist throughout the series.
22. Diamond Dust is a special kind of snow unique to Snowpoint City, Mt. Silver's Summit and Icirrus City; it appears only on certain days.
21. It’s rumored that the music in the Pokemon Tower in Lavender Town prompted young people around the world to become suicidal.
20. Hypno, a Pokemon with the ability to hypnotize his opponents, has been known to kidnap children.
19. If the player speaks to Dawn or Lucas on their birthday, they will wish the player happy birthday; this can only be done once the player has beaten the Elite Four.
18. In Pokemon Red and Blue, a scary man appears on top of the Cinnabar gym if you surf along the East coast and don’t have the key to the town's gym.
17. Deino and its evolutions have the german numbers of one, two and three in their names: DEINo, ZWEIlous and HyDREIgon.
16. Doduo can learn fly, apparently by moving its legs around very fast, as evidenced byPokemon Stadium.
15. Parasect is actually two Pokemon, but the mushroom portion is controlling the crab part of it as a parasite.
14. Rumors indicate that Giovanni’s Persian is a shiny, evidenced by its pink ears.
13. In 2008, Japanese scientists discovered a protein and named it “Pikachurin” because it worked very well with electricity.
12. Munna is referenced in Pokemon Red and Blue by a female Pokemon trainer standing outside of Rock Tunnel; it is also referenced in Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald.
11. Yamask Pokemon actually contain the souls of humans who lived long ago; the faces they carry are said to be those humans’ actual faces and cry when reminiscing of memories.
10. The first Kadabra was actually a boy with psychic abilities who awoke one morning transformed.
9. Rumors suggest that Genesect is actually a modified Kabutops.
8. Speculation by fans show that because your rival in Red and Blue had a Raticate during your battle on the S.S. Anne and did not in Lavender Town, that Raticate was actually killed during your battle.
7. Banette was a plush doll that came to life after being abandoned by its owner, whose main goal is now to seek vengeance on that owner.
6. Though proven to be untrue, it was believed that players could collect a Poke Ball containing the legendary Pokemon Mew underneath a truck on the port in Vermillion City.
5. Documents inside the Pokemon Mansion on Cinnabar Island show that Faraway Island was conceived long before its actual implementation.
4. The theme music for Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald was remixed and left in the game code for Platinum Version.
3. Bonsly is the first Generation Four Pokemon that can be caught and used in battle in a generation before it was introduced properly.
2. The theme music for the three legendary Dog type Pokemon - Suicune, Entei and Raikou - was remixed and left in the code for Ruby and Sapphire.
1. Though these aren't in any particular order, we saved one of our favorites for last: it’s rumored that Mew and Ditto are nearly one and the same, but that Ditto is a failed version of Mew. They both weigh 8.8 lbs, know Transform naturally, are pink but blue when shiny, and can learn every move – if only temporarily for Ditto.
So there you have it - 40 rumors, facts and secrets about the Pokemon franchise!
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