Lucas is Meddlesome
Jul 25, 2008 Media
Jeffrey Katzenberg, speaking to ComingSoon.net, revealed that Darth Lucas is ‘investing in technology’ to turn the Star Wars movies 3D. My favorite bit:
Katzenberg remarked in the interview that Lucas “isn’t going to put a product out, I think, that isn’t anything other than first rate.”
Yeah, EP1 was first rate, all right. UGH.
Hulk SMASH
Jun 19, 2008 Media
I went to see The Incredible Hulk over the weekend (twice, in fact). I enjoyed it quite a bit, although Iron Man is still my movie of the year so far. I only read Hulk comics when I got ‘em in the multipacks I bought, but I enjoyed what I read of Peter David’s run. Still, I have few preconceived notions of what the villains and support characters should be. Details (and possible spoilers) after the jump…
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Tags: comic book movie, hulk smash, movie, movie review, movies, the incredible hulk, the tick
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
May 26, 2008 Media
I went to see Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull last night. I thought it was pretty good, say B- or C+ grade-wise. I enjoyed it, and don’t feel as if it was a waste of money, which is good considering how much it costs to go to a movie nowadays. There were some hokey parts, especially where it was seriously tough to suspend disbelief. Anyway, from here on out, expect spoilers. Continue at your own risk…
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Tags: crystal skull, indiana jones, kung fu panda, movie, movie review, movies, the incredible hulk
For the Good of the World: Cadbury VS Boll
May 12, 2008 Media
In a fit of awesomeness, Cadbury Adams’ Stride brand gum has thrown it’s support behind the Stop Uwe Boll effort. Movie City indie has the details.
On April 4, 2008, Uwe Boll remarked to legendary horror site FearNet that he’d consider acquiescing to his critics and abandoning making films in this genre if an online petition reached one million signatures. As of press time, the petition is just about 234,000 names, which is why Stride has decided to jump in.
Boll, known for making horrifically bad video game adaptations (Bloodrayne, Postal, Alone in the Dark) and for punching out his critics, takes advantage of tax breaks in his native Germany to pump out his dreck.
Iron Man
Uh, wow! AWESOME MOVIE!!! Great dialogue, great actors, characters that react the way real people would, super-great comic action! I can’t wait to see it again, and then again. And then once more. CHEESEBURGER FIRST!
Tags: comic, comic book, comic book movie, comics, iron man, marvel, movie, movies
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Jul 16, 2007 Media
I should probably subtitle this “I’m what’s wrong with American filmgoers” but I loved this movie. The characters progressed from where they were in the first film, with the Human Torch surprising the heck out of me at the end. I did not think Sue was over the top as far as her bridal freakouts as anyone that has watched the ‘Bridezilla’ type shows can attest. ;) I did think the blonde hair/blue eyes for her was nutty. They want her to look like Johnny’s sister, I understand that, but way too far in that direction, guys.
I’m going to reserve my judgement on this until the DVD release, but my hunch is they cut some things out in regards to Sue and Reed. She gets (rightfully) pissed when Reed implies that he’s been working ‘alone’ on the anti-Surfer project when Doom wanders off, but never says anything else about it. Men, when was the last time your wives or girlfriends let something THAT serious slip by?
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Warner Bros. to Canada: You Suck!
May 10, 2007 Media
Canada will no longer get advanced screenings of Warner Bros. movies, stating that 70 percent of their movies from the past 18 months were pirated in the Frozen North. It is currently not a criminal offense there to take your camcorder in to record a movie for ‘personal use’. President Bush wanted to send in the Marines upon hearing those numbers, but was dissuaded after he found out there were no actual peglegs or cutlasses involved.
