Category Archives: Movies
The Warcraft Movie is Going to be Surprisingly Accurate!
Blizzcon went down this weekend, with the game company revealing some fancy new bits in their upcoming catalog of games. Blizzard also revealed the first look at some of the characters in the upcoming World of Warcraft movie – and they look kind of amazing! I don’t know what to expect with the Warcraft movie, but I’m a little nervous. Video game movies are hardly ever good, and something about a World of Warcraft film just feels…desperate. I don’t know, it’s hard to say, but I just don’t think we’re going to get the second coming of Lord of the Rings.
Maybe it’s not too good to be true
But whatever we get, the character designs look great, and the character descriptions sound incredible. The movie is going to follow the story of the First War, and they’re going to be pretty close to the original lore. Personally, I wish they’d gone with my idea of Thrall vs. Arthas, but maybe they’re saving that for the sequel.
I don’t want to spoil everything right now, so join me after the jump to check out the first picture of a movie orc, and some great character descriptions!
I Hate to Be ‘That Guy’, But I Don’t Like the New Star Wars Title
It was revealed yesterday that principal filming is over for Star Wars: Episode VII, and with it we learned the title: Star Wars: The Force Awakens. I have no idea who comes up with this stuff.
So look, I hate to be ‘that guy’, that geek who can’t accept change or new ideas with his franchises, but I don’t like title. I’m sure it fits the movie fine, it’s just that I don’t like the word ‘Awakens’. It’s such an awkward word. I write crime stories for my local newspaper for a living, and sometimes I have to write about people being woken up by a crime, and the word ‘awakens’ is all manner of cumbersome and ungainly.
So there, I have a very good reason to dislike the new Star Wars title. Maybe George Lucas will now read my blog and change it!
Beyond that complaint, though, it’s probably fine. I mean, ‘Return of the Jedi’ would seem to imply that the Force was coming back. But I guess it meant ‘Jedi’ singular, as in just Luke.
Full Trailer for the Final Hobbit Movie: The Battle of the Five Armies
Eh. I can’t say as how I’m all that enthused about The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. I suppose I’ve enjoyed the last two movies, and I’ll definitely see this one in theaters, but I just don’t have any energy for the franchise anymore. There’s nothing new in this trailer, nothing we haven’t seen dozens of times before from this franchise. The Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer was full of new sights, sounds and insanities. The Battle of the Five Armies is just more Middle Earth characters looking drastic.
Still, I’ll definitely see it, and maybe even enjoy it. Though they didn’t even bother to really name all five of the armies in the trailer…
The 5th of November Was Yesterday, But…
I love V for Vendetta the movie. I haven’t read the comic, and I’m sure it’s fine, but I love the movie! And Cinema Sins gives it a real thrashing!
And for once, I’m actually kind of pleased with their work. They still count sins for really minor things, but they did a great job this time pointing out flaws in logic, plot and story. Good job, team! And now I’m in the mood to watch V for Vendetta again…
6 Reasons Why I Think ‘Civil War’ is Perfect for the Marvel Movieverse
I liked Mark Millar’s Civil War. It wasn’t perfect, there were parts I didn’t like, and it left a bad taste in a lot of fandoms’ mouths, but overall, and especially in hindsight, I liked Civil War. I’m not ashamed to admit it, nor am I embarrassed to have read it. Civil War was a pretty insane comic book endeavor, but it’s also probably the best Marvel Big Event of the past decade.
So when Marvel Studios announced that Captain America 3 was going to be Captain America: Civil War, I was absolutely thrilled!
Captain America probably wasn’t too thrilled
I hope I’m not the only one. But reading around the web, I see a lot of people freaking out over the choice of Civil War. I understand that a lot of comic book fans apparently hated the story. By all means, everybody’s entitled to their opinions. But hating a comic book that came out nearly a decade ago and worrying that Marvel Studios is making a mistake are two very different things. I think Civil War is the perfect storyline going forward, and if you’ll join me after the jump, I’ll tell you why.
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