The full trailer for Marvel Studios “Guardians Of the Galaxy” is supposed to premiere later today, though a teaser has just been released. What’s interesting is that I don’t think that I have been so expectant to see a trailer, never mind the movie that will eventually accompany it.
When I heard that Paul Walker had died earlier this year, I was surprised; I am not quite sure why I was, in hindsight. People die all the time, and while large amounts of money can prolong life, no one has yet found a way to extend it appreciably. “Brick Mansions” is, I believe, the […]
I went into the first ‘Purge’ expecting a subversive commentary on American mores, coupled with an ample helping of cathartic violence. Instead what I got was little more than a home invasion thriller, with barely a pinch of anything wholesome or nutritious. And while I can’t necessarily judge the upcoming sequel by the teaser trailer, […]
Melissa McCarthy is funny, though I get the feeling that she’s the first person you call in Hollywood when you want a female actor who’s seemingly defined by her weight. That being said, if she’s also being typecast, it’s all the way to the bank. And if I were being honest–which I try to do […]
And speaking of ‘odd…’ I haven’t read any of the novels that make up the basis of Stephen Sommers‘ “Odd Thomas” (which were written by Dean Koontz, who if I were being unfair I would say has always struck me as the ‘Poor Man’s Stephen King’). That being said, I enjoyed the movie version of “Phantoms, […]
Zombie beavers?! Why? That being said, I guess a movie that features zombified beavers shouldn’t be too much of a surprise to me, yet it is. Mostly, I don’t understand the choice of animal. I would think that zombie house cats would actually be more interesting. They’re certainly more common than beavers in most places, […]
Wha!? I just finished watching the trailer for Michael Bay’s latest ‘Transformers’ film, and I have to say that he’s had better trailers. This one has a particularly disjointed quality to it, and feels like random footage was thrown together with little logic. Which isn’t unusual for a trailer, though some sort of narrative cohesion […]
I really want to like this movie, but I am a little sensitive since being trade raped the last time. Marc Webb’s first Spider-Man film was such as colossal mess that the honorable thing to do would have been to take it out back and shoot it. Yes. Watching “The Amazing Spider-Man” felt exactly like […]
I remember watching the cartoon adventures of “Mr. Peabody & Sherman” when I was growing up. I think it was part of the “Rocky & Bullwinkle Hour.” Judging from the trailer, the filmmakers are making it a lot more wholesome than I recall it being. For instance, Mr. Peabody (the dog) and Sherman (the human) […]
I should begin by saying that I am not a huge Seth MacFarlane fan. The humor of many of his shows, like “Family Guy” and “American Dad”–I haven’t seen “The Cleveland Show” so I can’t comment upon it–is often in really bad taste. I don’t mind pushing boundaries, but it comes off more often than […]
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