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Trailer Exam | Battle: Los Angeles
Apart from starring Aaron Eckhart and being touted as a Black Hawk Down style alien invasion movie, I knew next to nothing about the film Battle: Los Angeles. I heard good things from sources who caught clips at the past Comic-Con, but having seen nothing for myself I was still unsure. Well, the trailer for the film has recently hit the net and I found it to be more than a little fantastic. No dialogue or character moments are shown, but the trailer ramps up it’s visceral action scenes using Johann Johannsson’s “The Sun’s Gone Dim and the Sky’s Turned Black” and it takes hold of you. Director Jonathan Liebesman seems to be striving for a film that realistically depicts what such an a event would look like. I personally am very excited. Battle: Los Angeles stars Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez, Bridget Moynahan, Michael Peña and opens on March 11, 2011. Check out the trailer below.
Back to Pandora | Thoughts on “Avatar: Special Edition”
When it comes to a movie like Avatar I’m a firm believer that it is a film that should only be seen in theaters. After seeing the re-release of the movie in IMAX 3D earlier today, I have only become more opinionated in this matter. This was the first time I have revisited the film since it’s original theatrical run and it was truly worth the wait. While the jury is still out whether or not Avatar is the Star Wars of it’s generation, the pure cinema of it is still just as impressive as it was the first time around.
One of the big selling points of this re-release was the nine or so minutes of extra footage added back into the picture. Do the scenes help or hurt the film? Why not just wait for the recently announced DVD of the film which will have even more footage? Well, the truth of the matter is that unlike Cameron’s other extended cuts of his films such as Aliens and Terminator 2, which added many controversial scenes (among fans) this is more of an enhancement to some minor plot threads. With some extra Pandora goodness thrown in the mix. Below are the highlights of the added bits, with commentary. Read the rest of this entry »
Comic Con Round Up | News & Trailers
Dr. McCoy himself Karl Urban has been confirmed to play Judge Dredd in an upcoming reboot. I know next to nothing about this character, but Urban is a fantastic actor and it will be great to see in him a lead role, sort of:
If anyone is familiar with Dredd, over the years there are many times when Dredd removes his helmet but you never fully see his face and that was construct by the creator, Mr. Wagner. He represents that faceless system of justice and law. I will say this, hypothetically if I went to a movie that was called “Judge Dredd” and the character or the actor who played Judge Dredd took the helmet and I would see his full face and features I would puke in my popcorn because that’s not Dredd. He’s mysterious and enigmatic. We’re going to do it right.
Here’s the trailer for Dexter season 5. I can’t wait! Read the rest of this entry »
The real “Machete” trailer
For those that saw Grindhouse in theaters you know that the weakest faux trailer attached to the films was Robert Rodriguez’s Machete. So, when I heard that Rodriguez wanted to create a feature length film around the character I rolled my eyes. It’s seems to me that the character is a one note joke, not something that warranted a movie. I’d much rather him go ahead with Sin City 2 than waste his time, but then again I’ve never been a big fan of his anyway.
With that said the trailer for the feature length Machete has hit the web and it seems to take itself a little too seriously. It does have a rather large cast however, and I doubt the product will be anything less than fun. Hopefully. Check it out thanks to IGN below. Read the rest of this entry »
Geek Round Up | “Avatar” comes back to theaters August 27th
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Slang.
1. A person with a devotion to something in a way that places him or her outside the mainstream. This could be due to the intensity, depth, or subject of their interest.
2. a peculiar or otherwise dislikable person, esp. one who is perceived to be overly intellectual.
3. A carnival performer who performs sensationally morbid or disgusting acts, as biting off the head of a live chicken.
2oth Century Fox has just announced the date in which the extended version of Avatar will hit theaters and IMAX once again. For a fan of the film who hasn’t seen the picture since December this is extremely exciting. My policy has been that a film like Avatar is meant to be experienced on the biggest screen possible. So, until my home theater catches up to the tech in cinemas I’ll be waiting for events like this one: Read the rest of this entry »
When Soul Meets Body: Oscar Review of “Avatar”
Okay, lets do it. Avatar. Yes, that movie. If you are taking the time out of your day to read this, then I will assume you are familiar with the plot of the film. Therefore, I am not going to go over it. I will instead tell you what this film means to me. Read the rest of this entry »
