Category Archives: Movies
New Thor: The Dark World Trailer!
Hey gang, it’s a random Wednesday, so how about a new, full-length trailer for Thor: The Dark World?
I think the movie still looks pretty cool. I like the idea of Jane Foster being transported to Asgard, and it looked like Idris Elba gets to do more than just stand at the end of the Rainbow Bridge looking majestic.
And clearly the movie is playing up Loki as much as possible. People love Loki. When I went a panel for The Avengers movie at NYC Comic-Con before it came out, and a bunch of the actors were on stage taking questions, about 90% of the questions were for Tom HIddleston. People love Loki! So here’s hoping he has an awesome role to play in the new film.
No sign yet of Beta Ray Bill.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
I remember reading ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’ back in high school English. And I remember hearing about how it was in development hell for the longest time, possibly with Jim Carrey to star. Well now it looks like they’ve got Ben Stiller in the lead role, and it comes out this December. The first trailer looks amazing.
That looks exactly like the kind of movie I love. Well-known comedic actor in a serious, magical role? Count me in! And I already love that song they play in the trailer.
At Trask Industries, the Future is Giant Robots
In one of the funnest marketing stunts of all time, the people behind X-Men: Days of Future Past have started up a whole, legit-looking website for Trask Industries, makers of the Sentinel robots.
It’s a pretty neat site. There isn’t a lot about the new movie, but I rather enjoy when companies go this extra mile just to be awesome. I hope somebody had a lot of fun designing and implementing that website. Also, if you didn’t know, Peter Dinklage is playing Trask. So that’s jut badass. Again, click here to visit the promotional site. It’s a fun way to kill a few minutes of afternoon.
Review: The Wolverine
Wolverine could be the next James Bond. Think about it. James Bond comes out with a new movie every few years and everybody flocks to see it. Few of the movies have anything to do with one another, especially when they change the lead actor. They’re all usually just stand alone James Bond adventures. If The Wolverine is any indication, that could totally work for everyone’s favorite clawed Canadian. There are decades worth of Wolverine comics, and an endless number of original ideas just waiting to be put up on the silver screen. We could be watching Wolverine movies for decades to come. Just point Wolverine at the latest super-villain and let him SNIKT his way back into our hearts each and every time!
The Wolverine is an entertaining, solidly-made action hero movie that keeps the story focused on its hero, where it should be. The movie is solid proof that Wolverine can easily hold his own as a leading man and doesn’t need the rest of the X-Men or a wealth of comic book references to make a good flick. Though it’s hardly a perfect movie.
Movie Rating: 7/10 – Good.
The Wolverine isn’t anything special. There are no great, memorable moments or lines. My pulse and heart were never racing. I maybe chuckled a few times. It’s just a solid, well-made movie with a great leader actor. Hugh Jackman returns for his umpteenth time playing Wolverine, and he continues to own the character. For that I give him all the credit in the world. Here is a guy who absolutely knows that playing Wolverine made him a star, so he’s more than happy to stick with the character to keep the fans excited. And it’s probably a ton of fun to play Wolverine anyway. Jackman is the strongest part of the new film, which is mostly about the character’s journey from lost soul back to hero – or from ronin to samurai, if you will.
Joining Jackman is a pretty great cast of Asian actors, including two new actresses playing his sidekick, Yukio, who was a lot of fun, and his love interest, Mariko, who was fantastic. The rest of the cast is good, and while the plot could get a little confusing at times, it was altogether a quality story. I’m sure when we have time to look back in hindsight, the villain’s scheme probably has a few holes in it. But I was never really bothered while watching the movie. Nor was I ever very surprised. I saw the twist ending coming from a mile away. And the big battle in the finale seemed more gratuitous than reasonable, as if the director thought the film had to have a Final Boss Battle.
I don’t know about you, but I don’t think a giant, evil, robot samurai really fit with the soul-searching, personal movie that came before it.
Join me after the jump for the full review. There will be some SPOILERS!
Everything Wrong With the X-Men (Movies)
The Wolverine comes out this weekend, and I’ll have a review one of these days. I’m not expecting much, but it’s getting from pretty solid reviews so far, so who knows? Also, I’ve heard that you should stay until after the credits for an awesome extra scene. So be sure and do that.
What I do know is that Cinema Sins is celebrating the upcoming movie by picking out everything wrong with the original trilogy. And it’s brilliant.
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