Friday, April 30, 2010
CABIN IN THE WOODS
You can officially SANS MY TREPIDATION ABOUT CABIN IN THE WOODS. IT IS CO-WRITTEN BY JOSS WHEDON, AND CO-WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY COVERFIELD DIRECTOR DREW GODDARD. AND PRODUCED BY WHEDON. WHEDON AND GODDARD, WHEDON AND GODDARD. THERE SHOULD BE A SUPER-CAP-LOCK ON THIS FUCKING THING. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. 3D CABIN-IN-THE-WOODS HORROR MOVIE. AHHHHHHHHHHH.
Chris Hemsworth: New Genre Hero?
AICN posted the first picture of lead actor Chris Hemsworth as Marvel Comics' Thor today...looks cool. It inspired me wikipedia his casting credits, which are very minute at this point, only a handful of films, but he is shaping up to be quite the modern Genre hero! I remember him from his great bit part as Captain Kirk's father in J.J. Abrams' incredible Star Trek reboot, but he also will be in an upcoming remake of Red Dawn (they better not fuck that up), and also the world's first stereoscopic-3D cabin-in-the-woods horror movie - CABIN IN THE WOODS. I'm easy to please so I'll be in the theater for that one, no matter what the quality of the production ends up being. Just to be my generation's equivalent of somebody seeing Evil Dead at the drive-in in the '70s.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
LOST
About 5 years ago I concluded that in line with the predictible format of the show LOST there could never be a satisfying ending that could connect the pieces together in a meaningful way, therefore not worth pursuing until the final episode.
5 years later, after many, many promises of tying it together, the creator says this as the series winds down:
"We're trying to end the show in a way that feels LOST-ian" [aka pointlessly mysterious]..."and will generate a tremedous ammount of theorizing."
At least MYST eventually made sense.
5 years later, after many, many promises of tying it together, the creator says this as the series winds down:
"We're trying to end the show in a way that feels LOST-ian" [aka pointlessly mysterious]..."and will generate a tremedous ammount of theorizing."
At least MYST eventually made sense.
Harry liked the Nightmare On Elm Street remake?
Wow. Harry Knowles is raving about the Nightmare On Elm Street reboot. Guess I will see it in the theater after all.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
HEROMAN, Marvel Cinematic Universe
Just began watching fansubs of a TV anime that Stan Lee created for the new season of japanese television...preeeeeeetty damn good. It is at once cheesey (in all the right ways) yet extremely refined in execution, just like all of his Ditko/Kirby era work. The main premise is something like an highly americanized version of Gigantor vs. a War Of The Worlds style alien invasion. Still, it retains all of the fun of a child's cartoon (which it is).
People are going apeshit over the early screenings of Iron Man 2. I will be getting my first paycheck from the Census Bureau JUST IN TIME. IT'S ON BITCHES. Apparantly Sam Jackson as Nick Fury is an integral part of the plot, which also includes an appearance by Captain America's famous indestructible shield, display monitor footage of a HULK rampage, and post-credits footage of Thor's hammer...all leading up to the blue-ball inducing path to Joss Whedon(YESSSSSS!!!!!!)'s Avengers movie. FUCK YEAH. And apparantly Sam Rockwell steals every scene he is in, the F1 racing sequence is something to behold, that talent-less hooker Scar-Jo looks incredible walking up stairs, the third act redeems that of the first film, Tony edges ever closer to the Demon In A Bottle story (IM3?), and my man Mickey Rourke is a real bad motherfucker as Whiplash. I WANT TO SEE IT RIGHT NOW GOD DAMMIT.
the end
People are going apeshit over the early screenings of Iron Man 2. I will be getting my first paycheck from the Census Bureau JUST IN TIME. IT'S ON BITCHES. Apparantly Sam Jackson as Nick Fury is an integral part of the plot, which also includes an appearance by Captain America's famous indestructible shield, display monitor footage of a HULK rampage, and post-credits footage of Thor's hammer...all leading up to the blue-ball inducing path to Joss Whedon(YESSSSSS!!!!!!)'s Avengers movie. FUCK YEAH. And apparantly Sam Rockwell steals every scene he is in, the F1 racing sequence is something to behold, that talent-less hooker Scar-Jo looks incredible walking up stairs, the third act redeems that of the first film, Tony edges ever closer to the Demon In A Bottle story (IM3?), and my man Mickey Rourke is a real bad motherfucker as Whiplash. I WANT TO SEE IT RIGHT NOW GOD DAMMIT.
the end
Monday, April 26, 2010
Predators, Hobo With A Shotgun!
Man, the Predators trailer looks sweet as shit. That weird alien-animal-with-horns thing that I believe is supposed to be their "hunting dog" is cool as shit looking. That specific scene is the most awesome looking thing in the trailer, with the weird, dark, deserted planetary atmosphere. Can't fucking wait. Can I buy my ticket now? Robert Rodriguez is on a career-making tear right now off of Planet Terror, Predators, and then Machete will be coming next. Fucking awesome.
But before Machete, Grindhouse will be releasing another movie beforehand and it looks incredible. Rutger Hauer (The Hitcher) stars as the titular Hobo With A Shotgun. The trailer on Youtube looks whack-ly executed, but have no fear: this was a no-budget faux trailer created a while ago for Grindhouse's trailer contest. The actual feature will be professionally made (hence Rutger Hauer instead of whoever that other guy was.) I will buy anything put out under this brand. For obvious reasons.
Started playing Uncharted 1 for PS3 for the first time. Highly addictive.
I don't care what the anime fanboys say or how good the special effects look, The Last Airbender trailer sucks a Ron Jeremy-sized donkey dick. What happened to M. Night? His first 2 were so promising, and then... terrible movie after terrible movie. Having a bunch of little kids as your main cast, however, is a new low.
Ridley Scott is producing 2 ALIEN prequels! Fucking awesome. The second one, at least, will be in digital 3-D. Fucking awesome. Hopefully he will redeem A4 and Resurrection, not to mention the highly anti-climactic releases of AVP and AVP:Requiem. What garbage. No respect for the fans. He has already said that the Xenomorph design is played out and they will be introducing new alien designs, and will be picking up minutae of continuity from the original ALIEN, so he's definitely headed in the right direction. Early prediction: these movies will be my favorite 3-D releases until the release of the built-from-the-ground-up DUNE (which I'm assuming will take forever to construct). But you never know, I am a big Toy Story fan. I still have yet to see a converted 3-D film, but I hear that Alice In Wonderland was done very well. Apparantly it is easier to convert already-computerized effects as apposed to live acting. Still, as Avatar showed us, built-from-the-ground-up is the future of blockbuster film.
I guess that's what's on my mind. Except MAN THE BOSOX FUCKIN SUCK THIS YEAR. I hope they are pondering that far-off trade deadline as much as I am. I hope they keep Lackey though, I think he will eventually warm up. Same with Lester. and Dice-K needs to hurry up back...the pitching staff is not looking good, but I don't think it's the people, I think it's just a bad alignment of slumps and Dice-K not being in the rotation. People are hitting more off of Papelbon lately, but I think that comes with the territory...hitters have had a couple of seasons now to pick up on his style. He is still reasonably good. Considering his now 2-year decline I don't have the same faith in Papi. But hey, you can't win all the time.
OUT!
But before Machete, Grindhouse will be releasing another movie beforehand and it looks incredible. Rutger Hauer (The Hitcher) stars as the titular Hobo With A Shotgun. The trailer on Youtube looks whack-ly executed, but have no fear: this was a no-budget faux trailer created a while ago for Grindhouse's trailer contest. The actual feature will be professionally made (hence Rutger Hauer instead of whoever that other guy was.) I will buy anything put out under this brand. For obvious reasons.
Started playing Uncharted 1 for PS3 for the first time. Highly addictive.
I don't care what the anime fanboys say or how good the special effects look, The Last Airbender trailer sucks a Ron Jeremy-sized donkey dick. What happened to M. Night? His first 2 were so promising, and then... terrible movie after terrible movie. Having a bunch of little kids as your main cast, however, is a new low.
Ridley Scott is producing 2 ALIEN prequels! Fucking awesome. The second one, at least, will be in digital 3-D. Fucking awesome. Hopefully he will redeem A4 and Resurrection, not to mention the highly anti-climactic releases of AVP and AVP:Requiem. What garbage. No respect for the fans. He has already said that the Xenomorph design is played out and they will be introducing new alien designs, and will be picking up minutae of continuity from the original ALIEN, so he's definitely headed in the right direction. Early prediction: these movies will be my favorite 3-D releases until the release of the built-from-the-ground-up DUNE (which I'm assuming will take forever to construct). But you never know, I am a big Toy Story fan. I still have yet to see a converted 3-D film, but I hear that Alice In Wonderland was done very well. Apparantly it is easier to convert already-computerized effects as apposed to live acting. Still, as Avatar showed us, built-from-the-ground-up is the future of blockbuster film.
I guess that's what's on my mind. Except MAN THE BOSOX FUCKIN SUCK THIS YEAR. I hope they are pondering that far-off trade deadline as much as I am. I hope they keep Lackey though, I think he will eventually warm up. Same with Lester. and Dice-K needs to hurry up back...the pitching staff is not looking good, but I don't think it's the people, I think it's just a bad alignment of slumps and Dice-K not being in the rotation. People are hitting more off of Papelbon lately, but I think that comes with the territory...hitters have had a couple of seasons now to pick up on his style. He is still reasonably good. Considering his now 2-year decline I don't have the same faith in Papi. But hey, you can't win all the time.
OUT!
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Recognize I'm BAAAAACK
That's right, bitches. After a long delay due to not having internet or cable services in my home after losing my job, I am now re-wired and rejuvenated. So let's get to the fucken NITTY GRITTY.
Iron Man 2 trailer! You can view it at a full and glorious 1080p at APPLE.COM/TRAILERS. I read somewhere that Mickey Rourke spent time studying prisoners in Russian prisons for this role. The gold teeth are a nice touch. His character, Whiplash, is supposed to be the son of the original Crimson Dynamo--Professor Vanko. First Jeff Bridges and now Mickey Rourke. Favreau and I seem to have similar taste in actors. I do slightly prefer Terrance Howard to Don Cheadle, but if you have to replace Mr. Hustle And Flow then I can't think of anyone better. Also, random recommendation...check out Red Belt by David Mamet and starring Don Cheadle from a couple years ago. It's a combination art/action/drama that is a lot more potent of a blend that it sounds. Very impressive low budget work.
I recently saw Disney's traditionally-animated throwback The Princess And The Frog and loved every minute of it. The animation is gorgeous, and the writing is on a par with early 90's classics Aladdin and The Little Mermaid. A must see for anyone with kids or anyone with a significant inner child.
I kept hearing that B.O.B. song on the radio with that white dude singing the chorus and wasn't very impressed. Sounded like a Lupe wannabe to me at first. Boy, was I wrong. He just happened to pick a terrible lead-off single. His newest song "Bet I Bust [Ft. T.I., Playboy Tre]" has no indie tendency what-s0-ever and proves B.O.B. is poised to swag his way into the game with the best of the hustlers. His flow is deep and succinct and his swag is completely individual to any other major rapper I've heard, he's got "it". I suspect he'll be a big name in 2010. Also, in the world of rap, Young Money head Lil Wayne made a quiet acquisition before going to prison back in February. He signed upcoming New York MC Cory Gunz to Young Money. No tracks have been released as a result of this yet, but Cory Gunz' freestyle on A Millie which can be seen on Youtube, or his mixtape with DJ Drama show an extremely young rapper with unprecedented talent. His flow is even sicker than Wayne's was at that age. Wait till this kid gets about 23 years old. Cory should prove to be as big a cash cow for Wayne in the long run as Wayne has been for Baby.
Don't pay to see Hot Tub Time Machine in a theater.
I have been playing the shit out of God Of War III for PS3. The opening sequence of the Titans climbing Mt. Olympus leading into a battle with Poseidon is the single most enthralling thing I've ever seen in a video game. And the action gameplay mechanics are as refined as any action game I can remember playing. I give it a 9. The writing could be better. Still, the writing is mostly the least important thing in a video game.
Baseball season is here. I have nothing to elaborate on that with, I'm just saying I have to stop blogging to go watch the Red Sox game which is about to start at 1:00.
Carry on, my wayward children.
Iron Man 2 trailer! You can view it at a full and glorious 1080p at APPLE.COM/TRAILERS. I read somewhere that Mickey Rourke spent time studying prisoners in Russian prisons for this role. The gold teeth are a nice touch. His character, Whiplash, is supposed to be the son of the original Crimson Dynamo--Professor Vanko. First Jeff Bridges and now Mickey Rourke. Favreau and I seem to have similar taste in actors. I do slightly prefer Terrance Howard to Don Cheadle, but if you have to replace Mr. Hustle And Flow then I can't think of anyone better. Also, random recommendation...check out Red Belt by David Mamet and starring Don Cheadle from a couple years ago. It's a combination art/action/drama that is a lot more potent of a blend that it sounds. Very impressive low budget work.
I recently saw Disney's traditionally-animated throwback The Princess And The Frog and loved every minute of it. The animation is gorgeous, and the writing is on a par with early 90's classics Aladdin and The Little Mermaid. A must see for anyone with kids or anyone with a significant inner child.
I kept hearing that B.O.B. song on the radio with that white dude singing the chorus and wasn't very impressed. Sounded like a Lupe wannabe to me at first. Boy, was I wrong. He just happened to pick a terrible lead-off single. His newest song "Bet I Bust [Ft. T.I., Playboy Tre]" has no indie tendency what-s0-ever and proves B.O.B. is poised to swag his way into the game with the best of the hustlers. His flow is deep and succinct and his swag is completely individual to any other major rapper I've heard, he's got "it". I suspect he'll be a big name in 2010. Also, in the world of rap, Young Money head Lil Wayne made a quiet acquisition before going to prison back in February. He signed upcoming New York MC Cory Gunz to Young Money. No tracks have been released as a result of this yet, but Cory Gunz' freestyle on A Millie which can be seen on Youtube, or his mixtape with DJ Drama show an extremely young rapper with unprecedented talent. His flow is even sicker than Wayne's was at that age. Wait till this kid gets about 23 years old. Cory should prove to be as big a cash cow for Wayne in the long run as Wayne has been for Baby.
Don't pay to see Hot Tub Time Machine in a theater.
I have been playing the shit out of God Of War III for PS3. The opening sequence of the Titans climbing Mt. Olympus leading into a battle with Poseidon is the single most enthralling thing I've ever seen in a video game. And the action gameplay mechanics are as refined as any action game I can remember playing. I give it a 9. The writing could be better. Still, the writing is mostly the least important thing in a video game.
Baseball season is here. I have nothing to elaborate on that with, I'm just saying I have to stop blogging to go watch the Red Sox game which is about to start at 1:00.
Carry on, my wayward children.
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