CineFix invited the MysteryGuitarMan and master prop maker Rick Hilgner to make the Blunderbuss that Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis) uses in the movie Looper. It is a pump action, futuristic shotgun that resembles the 18th Century weapon it took its name from.

Rick Hilgner is a genius. He manages to replicate Looper’s Blunderbuss down to the smallest details. It really looks like the one in the movie. It could have been better if he was able to make the pump action to work.

I can’t believe he made the Blunderbuss gun in just three days. I wonder how many hours of sleep he got while making the gun. The detailing Hilgner did in it made the gun look real and badass.

And at the end of the episode, MysterGuitarMan uses his blunderbuss from Looper to Kill Phil. But somehow he panicked. Anyway I wouldn’t spoil the ending for you guys. Watch the video and find out for yourself.

If you enjoyed the MysterGuitarMan Makes Looper’s Blunderbuss Gun video, check out the other Kill Phil videos where the guys made famous movie and video game weapons such as the District 9’s Arc Generator, Fifth Element’s Zorg ZF1, Half-Life’s Gravity Gun, and Dead Space’s Plasma Cutter. You can find them in Cinefix’s Youtube Page

Harry Bosch is now part of the prestigious Homicide Special squad of the LAPD. He is called to a murder scene of a doctor that might possibly have dire implications to national security. The victim has access to cesium, a radioactive substance used to treat cancer. But in the wrong hands, it can be utilized in terror acts.

Because it involves potential terrorist attacks, Detective Bosch must work for (or against) the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI. Bosch is reunited with Agent Rachel Walling, who he meets for the first time after the events in Echo Park. They still have some issues they need to work out after their fling ended a couple of years back.

Both the Homeland Security and FBI want the case out of Bosch’s hands. They cite national security issues and that the case is too vital to be handled by the LAPD. Bosch tells them that it is basically a murder case. Once they get the murderer, they will also find the Cesium.

Bosch’s attitude towards the case made me guess that there were no terrorists at all and this is a simple murder. I guess I just read too much Michael Connelly novels to have predicted the outcome. It feels like a lot of ideas in The Overlook are recycled from previous novels. It turns out that it is a simple case of the wife killing her husband for money. The Cesium is used as a red herring. The only new idea it brings to Harry Bosch’s world is his new partner.

The Overlook is a fun read and nothing more. I wouldn’t recommend it to readers new to Michael Connelly or Harry Bosch. While it is still enjoyable, it’s too thin for me. Maybe I just expected a lot more from Michael Connelly than this.

Lee Tae Baek is not only a good ad man, he also has a good heart. This is something he has an advantage over Addie Kang (Jo Hyun Jae), a hotshot in the ad world who has taken a lead position in the ad agency where Ji Yoon is interning in. He also took an interest in her.

What’s nice about the relationship in Ad Genius Lee Tae Baek is that Tae Baek and Ji Yoon started out as friends. Their camaraderie led to a close relationship that felt real and unforced. But their relationship hits a brick wall when it was revealed that she comes from a chaebol family.

But Ji Yoon doesn’t want to be controlled by her father. This is the reason why she is a lowly intern instead of working for one of his companies. Park Ha Sun is perfect for the role. She is pretty, charming, and warm.

One reason why I watched Ad Genius Lee Tae Baek is Han Chae Young, who played Go Ah Ri. She is Tae Baek’s former girlfriend who gave up love in order to achieve her dreams. She now works at the ad agency.

Ad Genius Lee Tae Baek has two idol actresses as part of the supporting cast. Secret’s Sunhwa plays Lee Tae Baek’s little sister. Then there’s Dal Shabet’s Ayoung. She works in GRC. Sunhwa needs to work more on her acting. Ayoung is better with the role given to her. All she has to do is act cute.

Set in the advertising world, Ad Genius Lee Tae Baek is about creativity, hard work, friendship and loyalty. It gives a sneak peek into how ads are made. It is one of those dramas that make you feel good after completing them.

Mirror Mirror is a coming of age movie. I can’t say that Lily Collins is the perfect Snow White but save for her eyebrows, she is pretty. Julia Roberts is spot-on as the bitchy, wicked Queen. Well, we all know the story of Snow White and therefore there’s no way I can spoil the story. Snow White and the Prince (Armie Hammer) live happily ever after.

The seven dwarves stole the show in Mirror Mirror. They might not be big names, like Julia Roberts, and their acting are not as polished as hers, but they managed to add to the entertainment value of the movie. The have the best one-liners in the movie.

The Queen (Julia Roberts): They’re not wrinkles. They’re just crinkles.

Mirror Mirror is a good family movie. It has comedy, action, and surprises that will be enjoyed by everyone. I didn’t expect the Bollywood ending, which is a nice touch from director Tarsem Singh. A must see for the whole family.

The bond between the two characters transcends through time. It is done in a very slow and tedious manner. The development is done poorly. It shows their bond but not much underneath. There are two narratives in Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. One is set in Old China while the other in Modern China. It is made in a convoluted manner and has to resort to cheap emotional manipulations.

I guess I’m just not part of the movie’s target market. It is made for women and this is evident with the casting of Hugh Jackman. He gives Jun Ji Hyun her first screen kiss ever. He even sings a song in Mandarin.

Nina (Li Bingbing): The world is always changing. Every day it’s changing. Everything in life is changing. We have to look inside ourselves to find what stays the same, such as loyalty, our shared history and love for each other. In them, the truth of the past lives on.

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan is tedious to watch. Its only redeeming factor is Jun Ji Hyun. I love her but I have to be honest and say I didn’t enjoy the movie. Maybe chicks dig the movie better than I did. Guys should stay away from this one.

More than a decade after the disappearance of Gesto, a break in case falls in the lap of Detective Bosch. A police stop of a suspicious van led to the arrest of serial killer Raynard Watts, whom that time was carrying body parts.

Public prosecutor Richard O’Shea calls on Bosch and tells him that Watts confessed to eight murders, including that on Gesto, in exchange for a life imprisonment instead of the death penalty. O’Shea wants Bosch to assess whether Watts is telling or not.

At first Bosch thought that politics is the main motivation behind Watts’ confession. O’Shea is running for district attorney and Bosch thinks that the prosecutor is using Watts’ case as a publicity stunt. To add to Boasch’s woes, his nemesis, retired assistant police commissioner Irvin Irving, is running for city council. He blames Bosch for his retirement and takes potshots at him.

Rachel Walling returns in Echo Park. Bosch and Walling rekindle their love for each other as she helps him in his investigation but not in an official basis. Walling is still an FBI agent.

Echo Park builds up the political angle as sort of misdirection so that readers would not expect the twists in the story. I really thought that the prosecutor was the one who sold Bosch out. I didn’t expect it to be his supervisor. Bosch had the right hunch all along with regards to the real killer of Marie Gesto.

Echo Park talks about feeding the dog, which means that everyone has our own desires and limitations and it is up to us to feed which dog or character. Bosch and Watts are both products of the foster care system of the nation but Watts chose the wrong dog to feed.

As always, Michael Connelly delivers a riveting story. He does a good job of bringing readers into Echo Park. It is hard to put the book down.

Love takes place in Beijing and Taipei with plot lines that tackles everything about love. Shu Qi plays the materialistic woman Zoe, who wants to find her true self. She is torn between a marriage for the wrong reasons and true love. Her relationship with tycoon Lu (Doze Niu) is on the rocks.

Lu’s daughter Ni (Amber Kuo) finds out that her boyfriend Kai (Eddie Pang) has impregnated her best friend Yijia (Ivy Chen). It turns out that Yijia’s brother knows Zoe because she hangs out at the rooftop of his home. It is the only place where she can be herself.

Zoe’s ex-boyfriend Mark (Mark Chao) is Lu’s friend. He goes to Beijing to find his roots. He meets real estate agent Xiao Ye (Vicky Zhao) but he left a bad first impression on her. She is a single mom who wants the best for her son.

Love is nothing more than a feel good movie. Ivy Chen, Vicky Zhao and Shu Qi lured me into it and was not disappointed by it. The story is formulaic but the eye candies make up for it. Take it for what it is and don’t ask for more.

Harry Bosch is once again partnered with Kiz Rider, who has a hand in his comeback in the cold case squad. They already have a rapport with each other and this translates to smooth professional relationship.

But not everyone is rooting for him to succeed. His longtime nemesis LAPD Deputy Chief Irvin Irving, who is now assigned to the Office of Strategic Planning, gives Bosch a very cold welcome in his first day back in the force.

Bosch and Rider’s first case is the murder of Rebecca Verloren in 1988. She was 16 years old when she was murdered. She was the daughter of a black restaurant owner and a white mother. The year is significant because it was the time when racial animosity was high in Los Angeles. Plus Bosch’s prime suspect is a guy who was a member of a Neo-Nazi group during that time.

But as Bosch and Rider are progressing in their investigation, they hit a wall. Bosch suspects the original investigators are helping keep old police department secrets and all clues point to one direction, Deputy Chief Irving.

The Closers is a page turner like any Michael Connelly novels. It is plot driven and follows Bosch as he works on all the twists and turns of the case. Connelly really has the mastery of writing a crime thriller because he doesn’t leave anything to the imagination. You can see you there with Bosch all the way to the final act.

Connelly shows his respect for pure police work that is uninfluenced by personal and political issues. Bosch is back from being a drifter in his previous novels and in The Closers, he does what he does best, which is following the clues no matter where they lead him.

The Closers made me lose some sleep but it was all worth it. It is well written and unpredictable. This book will have your attention from start to finish.

Through flashbacks that are sewn in between present day scenes, we learn that the two went to the same university. The younger versions of Seungmin and Seoyeon are played by Lee Je Hoon and Miss A’s Suzy respectively.

It turns out that the two were closed during their university days but something happened drove them apart. The two met in Architecture 101 class and he immediately developed a crush on her. The two became close friends and he promised that he would build a house for her in the future. This was the reason why she sought him in the present.

It is the past where Architecture 101 evokes a lot of nostalgia from viewers like me who grew up in the 90s. We are sent back to the era of CD players, Guess T-shirts, and Pentium computers. The movie shows the awkward stage when two people are more than friends but not lovers. It was also during that era when I experienced that type of relationship, which is why I could relate with what Seungmin was going through.

Seoyeon tries to rekindle what they once had in the past but Seungmin was already engaged to his co-worker Eunchae (Go Joon Hee). Seoyeon enjoys the attention she gets from Seungmin even if she knows that he will be moving to America with his fiancée.

The flashbacks are more romantic than the present day, which are less satisfying emotionally. The present Seungmin and Seoyeon are not as endearing as their younger selves. The movie ends on a sad note as Seungmin chooses to remain with Eunchae.

Han Ga In’s portrayal of the present-day Seoyeon is just right what the writer wants. Seoyeon’s feelings remain a mystery to the audience as they are it is with Seungmin. And when her true feelings are finally revealed, you can feel the impact of her confession.

Suzy’s acting improved a lot. I didn’t expect her to be this good. She is perfect as Ga In’s younger self. She shows no traces of pretentiousness as she plays the soft spoken character.

Another star of Architecture 101 is the house in Jeju Island. I love its design, especially the full span window wall facing the sea. While the movie has architecture as its motif, the house is the only building featured in it. It focuses on the attachment the people have for places and the people around them. As what their professor in Introduction to Architecture said to them, you should walk around the city to understand your neighbor because that’s where architecture begins.

Architecture 101 tells the viewers to enjoy the past but don’t dwell in it. It is a beautiful tale of love that is magnified by the performances of its cast members. It has a bittersweet ending that fits just right with the theme of the movie.

The story takes place in the year 2044. The world as we know it is a mess and most of the people spend their time inside a virtual world called OASIS. Just think of it as World of Warcraft but in a more massive scale. OASIS has lots of worlds and systems in it that cover all the geekdom you can think of.

Everything is done in OASIS from education to work. Cline spends most of the first part of Ready Player One to set up OASIS and describe what life would be like if people are logged into the system most of the time.

James Halliday, inventor of OASIS, died and he left his entire fortune to whoever can find the three keys inside the virtual world. He is a geek who loves the 80s and the clues are connected to that era. People start looking for the keys. It also attracted the IOI, an evil organization that wants control of OASIS and to turn it into a money-making mechanism.

Wade Watts is the main character of Ready Player One. He is poor and goes to school in OASIS. Because of his situation, he is stuck in the school region of the virtual world. Everything in OASIS involves real world transactions and if you are poor in the real world, you are also the same in the virtual world.

Wade is known as Parzival in OASIS. He is a gunter, who is someone devoted in finding Halliday’s Easter egg. This is his ticket out of his miserable life. Finding it is better than winning the lottery. His adventures in OASIS are typical hero quests. But once he finds the first key, you’ll find yourself having a hard time putting the book down.

Ready Player One is an entertaining novel. If you are a 80s kid, then you will surely love this novel. You don’t have to be a geek to enjoy it. But if you are one, then you will be in geek heaven. It is a book about video games, movies, society, greed, love and more. It feels like I am Wade while reading it.