I’d be amiss if I didn’t include the trailer for “Halo 4,” which I have to admit that I have never played (though the trailer reminds me of Blizzard’s “Starcraft,” which I have). It’s really interesting how video games have moved toward the cinematic.
Heck, this trailer looks better than some for genuine movies that I have seen.
I am not the hugest gamer out there, but those that involve elements of fear and paranoia have always been of interest to me.
So, it goes without saying, that I have “Dead Space” on both of my iOS devices. I like the look and feel of the game, though I have not worked out the game mechanics to a degree that I am comfortable (which means I tend to get killed often and rather quickly).
Though there are clearly enough people that are that Electronic Arts has released “Dead Space 3.”
One of the many things that Gavin Hood’s “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” got wrong was Deadpool, the anti-hero from the X-Men comics, because they turned him to a silent assassin-type, as opposed to the raging arsehole assassin-type that was in the comics.
In that film Deadpool was played by Ryan Reynolds, which is interesting because Reynolds also played Hannibal King in “Blade: Trinity,” a character that was a bit of a wise arse, but shouldn’t have been.
Though it appears that the designers at High Moon were paying attention because, if the trailer from the video game is at all accurate, they aren’t making the same mistakes because their depiction of the character makes him seem like the moronic, irrelevant idiot who just happens to gets his jollies committing acts of remarkable violence against those that oppose him.
Just like in the comics.
Here’s the new trailer for the Square Enix’s reboot of Tomb Raider. When it first opens, what came to mind was Neil Marshall’s “The Decent.”
In fact, watching the trailer you can probably come up with lots more movies or television shows that it looks like.
Some have also criticized it for Lara Croft appearing less headstrong than she’s appeared in earlier iterations. I am not sure that I buy that because she appears plenty capable.
I like this trailer because Guillermo Del Toro is credited as an executive producer, and as far as I know he isn’t one of those ‘executive producer in name only‘ types.
Besides, anything with his name on it instantly gets bonus points, redeemable toward thought-provoking, kick-arse cinema (in my humble opinion).
We’re introduced to Santa Claus, who I call, “Santa, the Avenger.” No, he didn’t go out and join Marvel’s group of superheroes, but there’s something about a tatted-up Santa with a Russian accent that strikes me as subversive in a very cool way.
Then there’s that Easter Bunny, who looks like he may be a few steps closer to nightmare than any I have seen short of the Twilight Zone movie. The Sandman could have been more interesting in a visual sense, and I don’t quite get what appear to be gills on the Tooth Fairy.
Other than that, very interesting.
