Category Archives: Movies
Awesome Deadpool Fan Film
If my life had gone in different directions, such as being a film student and having access to film equipment and actor friends, I could easily see myself making superhero fan films. It looks like a lot of fun! Especially in this epic Deadpool fan film, which perfectly nails the character and has a blast in the process. Give it up for the creative people of Bean Di Productions for Deadpool: A Typical Tuesday!
Review: Brave
Pixar’s Brave is a beautifully-rendered tale about a mother and daughter that has a lot of heart, but then takes a few missteps that keep it from achieving true greatness. The kids will love this film due to an overreliance on slapstick comedy. But I’m not a fan, so a lot of the comedy was just a drag to me. Fortunately, the drama is very well done, as is the emotional story between Princess Merida and her mother the Queen. And along with the depth of character, a wonderful visual style, the cornucopia of Scottish accents, and all around skilled craftsmanship, Brave is another fine addition to Pixar’s library.
Unfortunately, what starts out as a pretty great film suddenly veers into absurdism about a third of the way through. But this change is so integral to the story of Brave that the entire experience suffers. I am willing to accept that everybody else may love what happens, but I found it to be incredibly silly.
Movie rating: 4/5: Good!
There will be SPOILERS in my review, so I don’t want to give away what this change is in this opening segment. But it’s just so ridiculous that I think it detracts from the very point of the film. The plot is about Merida and her mother coming to understand one another, but the story of how they get there actually takes away from the overall film. It’s weird. I feel like the people at Pixar should have been able to do a better job in telling the story. I don’t think expecting greatness from Pixar is out of the question. They’re Pixar, for crying out loud! And there are hints at greatness throughout Brave. As if someone, somewhere wrote an amazing mother/daughter story set in ancient Scotland…only for somebody else to come along to throw a bunch of weirdness and slapstick comedy into the mix.
I would expect this kind of thing from Laika Entertainment, but not from Pixar. That link takes you to the trailer for Paranorman, one that the theater aired before Brave. I can’t remember a more pathetic, unfunny, by-the-numbers movie trailer. They wish they were as good as Pixar.
Also, I saw the film (reluctantly) in 3D. It neither adds nor detracts from the overall experience. Another pointless use of the gimmick.
Firefly and The Avengers Together At Last
The creative genius that is Hud1313 has brought us a look at The Avengers to the style of the Firefly opening theme. Two great Joss Whedon creations in one! Stuff like this is what the Internet was made for, so enjoy!
Prometheus Science Training
Do you want to do science in space? You’ll have to take the Prometheus Science Training School!
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New Judge Dredd Trailer has Distinct Lack of Rob Schneider
No Sylvester Stallone either. But honestly, this new movie, Dredd, is going to have a very, very hard time convincing the average movie-going public that this isn’t just that old Judge Dredd movie done over again, if that it’s been more than 10 years. The character just doesn’t have the kind of appeal in America that Spider-Man or the Incredible Hulk have, both of whom have managed to do a full movie reboot within only a few years of the previous attempt.
Still, I’m on board for this new movie. Check out the first trailer to Dredd.
Also, mad props to star Karl Urban, the guy who played Eomer in the Lord of the Rings, and Bones in the new Star Trek. Apparently this guy is such a big Judge Dredd fan that he practically made this new movie happen all by himself because he hated the Sylvester Stallone adaptation so much. Urban loves Dredd to such an extent that he never takes off his helmet in the new movie. That’s how it went in the comics, but Sylvester Stallone was always taking his helmet off in his version.
I will always respect a celebrity who’s willing to keep his pretty mug from flashing on screen if it means staying true to the character. Toby Maguire was always taking off his mask in the original Spider-Man films, same for Topher Grace as Venom. Pretty boys couldn’t handle keeping their damn masks on!
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