This one flew in under the radar. It’s a scifi film about a manned mission to Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons. They go there because they believe that water exists beneath its frozen crust. And typically for these types of movies, they find more than they bargained for.
Sharito Copley (District 9) poes a passable American accent in the trailer though I am not sure that I am behind the seemingly very realistic way things are portrayed in the film.
While what I know about manned space travel could probably fill an entire Post-It note, I do get the feeling that it’s not nearly as interesting as the film implies. By which I mean it’s very difficult and there are so many systems that need to be watched that it’s a lot more than just watching the earth rise from a porthole.
My fellow bloggers over at Durnmoose Movie Musings beat me to the punch (Damn having to work at work!) with the latest “Pacific Rim” trailer.
And while I know that it’s just a trailer, it already has more plot that all the Transformers films combined (I am only half joking).
Here’s a new “Riddick” trailer, and it looks like he’s fallen on hard times. In “Pitch Black” he was a convict, pursued by a bounty hunter and seemingly trapped on a world of deadly, inhuman creatures. In the sequel, “The Chronicles Of Riddick” he somehow became the ruler of the Necromongers, the most powerful army in the galaxy.
In “Riddick” he comes full circle, as he’s once again being pursued by bounty hunters and monsters on a hostile world.
Though what his enemies, human and otherwise, seem to forget that man is the deadliest creature of all.
And no man is as deadly as Riddick.
I should mention right off the bat that I haven’t heard any buzz around Don Coscarelli considering a film of “The Book Is Full Of Spiders,” the sequel to “John Dies At The End,” though I hope that he’s at least considering it.
Though for better or for worse, it all comes down to money.
And speaking of ‘Spiders,’ it reintroduces John and Dave, the (occasionally) intrepid duo from the first film. With David Wong’s first book, which I enjoyed, I was always cognizant that no matter how starnge things got, everything would be alright.
Now, not so much.
Like the first novel – where John doesn’t die – there are actually no spiders in “This Book Is Full Of Spiders.” That would be too easy. Like in ‘John Dies At The End” they have to deal with is another invasion (of sorts) of our reality, a plot device somewhat similar to that in the first book.
Though the invaders are significantly more ambitious than before, and are willing to do what it takes to get ahead.
I don’t normally post trailers for TV shows, but when those shows involve Marvel properties – or truth be told, anything that interests me – post them I shall! Seeing that this is a teaser trailer you can’t necessarily say that how it reflects on the upcoming series, though it looks pretty good.
Though I do see that their vehicles have the S.H.I.E.L.D logo in plain sight…
I have been waiting for Alfonso Cuarón‘s “Gravity” for awhile, and it’s getting closer. In my mind Cuarón is in the same class as Guillermo Del Toro, which is another way of saying that if either of them comes out with a film, go see it.
Besides, his last film, “Children Of Men” was not only brilliant, but also significantly better than the book – in terms of impact and sense of gravity (pardon the pun) – in my opinion.
I don’t particularly care for Sandra Bullock or George Clooney – I don’t feel ill will toward either of them, though they don’t move me either.
But put Alfonso Cuarón at the helm, then I am there.
Gavin Hood gets a bad rap. The South African director made “Totsi” in 2005, which he won an Academy Award for. His biggest film – in terms of budget – was “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” which didn’t get any Oscars.
Mainly because it was pretty bad.
Though can you blame him for that? He didn’t write it, which is where all the problems began.
Hood also worked on A&E’s “Breakout Kings,” which was pretty decent TV.
By the way, isn’t Ben Kingsley in just about every other movie lately?
This trailer has been around for awhile, though I am just getting around to posting it.
The reason why is that it seems terribly “Meh,” which shouldn’t be confused with ‘bad’ or uninteresting. It hits all the right notes, but doesn’t do anything that we haven’t seen many times before.
I guess what I am trying to say is that it lacks any sort of heart.
I hope that the next is less planned out; which hopefully leaves a little room for what passes for spontaneity.
“Iron Man 3″ Is The Superhero Film Quentin Tarantino Would Direct, If He Had Directed A Superhero Film”
The biggest problem I had with with Jon Favreau’s “Iron Man 2″ was that the filmmakers decided to pit Iron Man against another armored character, just like in the first film (though there was also the way that they turned Justin Hammer into a Tony Stark wannabe, when in the comics he was far more threatening and a much better foil to Stark).
Shane Black seemed to learn from their mistake, because other than Iron Man himself and War Machine – now known as Iron Patriot – there are no other armored characters in the film.
What struck me as odd about the film is that it plays more like something by Quentin Tarantino, in that you get what feels like tons of dialog, with a few set pieces strategically placed to remind you why you’re there in the first place.
Kickstarter: Gladstone’s School For World Conquerors
Gladstone is a school for the children of supervillains, like Hogworts for the criminally inclined. In the latest chapter of their adventures they decide to seek some Tarantino-esque vengeance against the superhero known as StormBreaker, who also happened to have defeated their parents.
According to Villavert Jr. the cost of a 22 page section of the comic costs $1000, and that’s only for coloring and lettering, which is probably why the Kickstarter is offered as a PDF instead of an actual graphic novel. That being said I intend to contact the backers of this Kickstarter to see if it will eventually be offered in a physical format because a good book needs to be appreciated, and the best way to do that is to actually hold it in your hands, something that you cannot do with a PDF.
And as far as I know, Mark Andrew Smith isn’t rolling in dough, which happens to be the case with most writers.
Below is a review of the first series of ‘Gladstone’s.’ The review itself is a bit irritating, though it does illustrate the artwork.
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