Movies

Apr 25, 2012

REVIEW: The Avengers

I am not going to draw this review out. Simply put, The Avengers is the best comic movie ever made. I normally don’t start reviews off like that, but The Avengers is one hell of a ride, and I can’t wait to see it again. Joss Whedon has taken the helm and made it his own. Joss has always had a knack for being able to write for many characters at once. He knows how to balance them, and give them a purpose in the overall story. For The Avengers, he was given a very tough assignment. He had to bring in several beloved characters and make sure they had enough to do in this movie. Joss exceeds expectations with every scene he creates, and he brings the team together in a way that makes sense. The strong dialogue between the characters is fresh, and very witty. The Avengers is everything you’ve come to expect from a Whedon script. It runs the audience through the full gambit of emotions, and you are left wanting more!

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Apr 18, 2012

REVIEW: The Cabin in the Woods

I will start by saying that I have always been a Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard fan. Drew has written some of the best Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Lost episodes that I have seen. The Cabin in the Woods is Drew’s chance to co-write and direct a feature film.  Also, there has been so much positive buzz around this movie I was so excited to have the opportunity to finally watch it after a couple years of delay. So that being said, I can’t seem to grasp why I didn’t like The Cabin in the Woods very much at all.

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Apr 17, 2012

REVIEW: American Reunion

When American Pie opened in 1999 it created the raunchy teenage comedy trend. It was a bold, fresh take on teen movies. It had great characters and over the top hi-jinx. It quickly became a franchise that turned out a couple decent sequels, as well as some direct to video movies that never quite lived up to the original magic of the three original Pie movies. America Wedding, the third American Pie movie felt like the perfect closure for this cast of characters. So why did we need to revisit these characters again many years later? The answer is simple, we didn’t.

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Apr 16, 2012

The Lost Level: Episode 31

Sometimes great ideas don’t always pan out, and that is why this episode was delayed the way it was. The original episode 31 was very different. Chris had the idea to do something special for April Fools Day, but he hates the bullshit story route that the internet always does, so he wanted to create an episode so funny, so ambitious it would have put Lost Level on the map for every podcast listener across the land. So he created the ‘Dubbed” episode. However, he did not atinicpate just how much Adam can swear when you let him go uncaged on an episode. So that idea couldn’t happen, but there is a sample of is at the beginning of this cast, I suggest you check it out!

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Apr 4, 2012

REVIEW: The Hunger Games

 

I can’t tell you how excited I was when I heard The Hunger Games was becoming a major motion picture. I had finished all three books exceptionally fast when I got my hands on them a little over a year ago. It was fun to get excited about a book series like that again which I hadn’t in a while since Harry Potter was over and done with. The Hunger Games had me completely enthralled. Needless to say I pre-ordered my tickets and went to the midnight opening.

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Mar 31, 2012

REVIEW: Wrath of the Titans

Wrath of the Titans picks up a several years after the events of Clash of the Titans.  Perseus, still played by Sam Worthington is living a quiet life on the coast. He is raising his son to be a fisherman, not a fighter, the way his wife would have wanted. He accepts that he is a demigod, but would rather live his life as a human. The Gods have all but lost their power at this point, and the Titans are beginning to escape from the underworld. Zeus is captured by his son Ares, and his bother Hades with plans of their own.

Ok, that’s enough set up, Wrath of the Titans is not a good movie. It is average in every way. I really enjoy Greek Mythology, and Wrath does not disappoint in the visuals. They have captured the look, and the feel of the Gods, but the universe they exist in is just so mind-numbingly drab.

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Mar 21, 2012

REVIEW: 21 Jump Street

21 Jump Street is a movie that sneaked up on me. I didn’t even know it existed until a month prior to it’s release. So, needless to say, I was intrigued when Ii found out they were making a comedy out of a police drama from the late 80′s that starred a G. I. Joe and the fat kid from Superbad.  Having not seen a trailer or TV spot for it, I was definitely skeptical despite all of the good reviews it was receiving. So I was pleasantly surprised when I was nearly falling out of my chair from laughing so hard.

This movie hits the comedy beats consistently and offers some very quotable lines, which is what I love in a comedy. The action beats are there, even though they probably  aren’t why you went to see the movie. They actually seem to be there to add to the humor by poking fun at clichés and adding violence that tends to catch you off guard.

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Mar 20, 2012

Michael Bay Wants to Ruin Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

When I first reported about the reboot of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, I was very excited about it. That franchise defined my childhood. I ‘d watch the cartoon while playing with my action figures, and then I’d go read some of the comics, play one of the games, or watch one of the movies. So, as you can tell, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is something I and many others hold very dear to our hearts. And Michael Bay couldn’t care less.

Everyone knows the origins of these amphibians trained it the ways of martial arts. They were turtles who got some ooze dumped on them that resulted in their mutation into full grown bipedal creatures that received martial arts training from Master Splinter, a rat who got doused with the same mutating ooze, and now they fight crime. Now, here’s Bay’s take on the our green heroes: “These turtles are from an alien race, and they are going to be tough, edgy, funny, and completely lovable.” Read More

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Feb 15, 2012

Jonathan Liebesman May Direct Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

The earliest memory of being at a movie theater I have is going to see the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. In particular, me laughing at an animatronic baby turtle jumping up and down, shouting “Radical!” So, hearing news that there is some forward movement with the new movie brings a heart-warming sense of nostalgia.

Jonathan Liebesman, the director of   Clash of the Titans, Wrath of the Titans, and Battle: Los Angeles, is in line to be the director of the Platinum Dunes and Paramount production of the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. Most other deatils about the movie are still vauge at this point. What we do know is that this will be sort of a re-imagining or reboot of the series. You can expect the Foot Clan to be in it, along with April O’Neil and Casey Jones. It’s also likely that it will be real human actors interacting with CGI ninja turtles and rats.

Should Jonathan Liebesman sign on for the movie, he says that there aren’t many kinks in the script to work out. So that means we can start hearing about a cast sooner rather than later. Who do you think will fit well into the movie? Give us your thoughts.

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