Yearly Archives: 2013
Five Movie Nerds who Aren’t as Nerdy as you Think
One of the most unfortunate tropes in movies is the introduction of a character that you can immediately label. These archetypes help foreign audiences to understand the role of a character, even if they don’t understand that character’s background: The supermodel cheerleader, the suave leading man, the funny fat guy, and the hopeless nerd, among dozens more. As much as we may hate it, Hollywood clings to these archetypes, even if they’re derogatory.
The nerd in film is just there, for the most part, to help the leading man or woman work through the plot of the story and disappear (possibly into a locker). He may make funny jokes (Possibly locker-related), or come up with a clever invention (locker-related) to help save the world: But the nerd will rarely, if ever, have his or her day. But some of these big-screen nerds aren’t as nerdy as they let on. Here are five nerds from film who are secretly awesome behind the scenes:
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Heartbreaking…
My favorite comic book series, which stars my favorite comic book superhero, is coming to an end in September. Well the September solicitations came out today, and it’s goodbye to X-Factor.
The 300 Sequel is Coming Out of Nowhere!
I love the movie 300. It’s fantastic, and one of the reasons why I’m so confident in director Zack Snyder tackling Man of Steel. Unfortunately, Snyder isn’t directing 300 2…otherwise known as 300: Rise of an Empire!
That’s a pretty cool trailer. It definitely looks like a sequel to 300, so it’s got that going for it. I don’t think it looks spectacular, but this is just the first trailer. Maybe further trailers will flesh it out more. Right now, Rise of an Empire looks like just a continuation of that 300 style, and I’m rightly OK with that. Still, fun to have a trailer so soon.
Here is the official movie description:
Based on Frank Miller’s latest graphic novel Xerxes, and told in the breathtaking visual style of the blockbuster “300,” this new chapter of the epic saga takes the action to a fresh battlefield—on the sea—as Greek general Themistokles attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war. “300: Rise of an Empire” pits Themistokles against the massive invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes, and Artemisia, vengeful commander of the Persian navy.
That sounds pretty neat. New heroes, some new villains; too bad that King Leondis is dead. That guy was amazing.
More Superman Celebrations on the Way!
I’ve got my ticket for Man of Steel for the 7 p.m. showing Thursday night, so hopefully you guys and gals will see my review Friday morning. Man of Steel was my most anticipated superhero movie of the Summer, and I’m very excited to see it. I hope it’s damn good. Fortunately, it couldn’t do any worse than the now classic Superman IV: The Quest for Peace.
Good old Screen Junkies. I can always count on them to be a hoot! Now we just have to wait for them to do an Honest Trailer for Man of Steel! You just know it’s going to be good.
6 Video Games That Need to Make a Comeback
Video games have become an industry of repetition. Every major sport has several new licensed video games coming out every year. Gamers everywhere salivate at the coming of the next Call of Duty or Medal of Honor. The granddaddy of video gaming, Nintendo, has built its reputation on bringing back Mario, Link, Donkey Kong and more year after year for game after game. Sequels rule the roost even more than in Hollywood.
But somehow, amidst all this madness, some of the greatest games of all time fall by the wayside. Brilliant concepts, amazing gameplay and truly unique and original ideas get tossed in the garbage so that the tried and true sequels can keep going.
This is never going to happen no matter what
I’m no expert on how the industry works. Maybe the studios close for financial reasons. Maybe the licensing rights expire. Maybe it’s some kind of dark sorcery. All I know is that there were some pretty amazing video games in my youth that desperately need to be updated for today’s market. They need to come back, embrace the better graphics and game engines, and blow our fragile little minds all over again. Here are 6 video games that I think are overdue for a triumphant return!
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