Category Archives: Movies
New Anchorman is Coming!
I don’t know if you’ve heard yet or not, but the Anchorman sequel is definitely on the way. And not only is it a slow news day, but it’s also my day off from work, so I have been incredibly lazy today. Feels good. But I want to share something, so here is a pair of teaser trailers for Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. The whole main cast is back, at least the guys for sure, so hopefully the comedy will be as good as the first.
I wasn’t a huge fan of the first movie, but I’m a pretty big Will Ferrell fan. Stranger Than Fiction is probably my favorite movie. I do worry about sequelitis, and the kind of freedom that they probably had with this movie. There’s a danger of simply repeating what worked before. But who cares! Enjoy a pair of teaser trailers!
And the other.
Anybody else get the feeling that the four guys improvised a ton of stuff, and they were able to make two separate trailers out of just cobbling bits and pieces of it together?
6 Things I Want in the Captain America, Iron Man and Thor Sequels
The Avengers 2 is the most obvious decision a movie studio has ever made. It’s going to come out. But before we experience that awesomeness, we’re going to have to sit through Iron Man 3, Thor 2 and Captain America 2. Such suffering, I know. The first two are going to arrive in theaters as early as next year, and Captain America 2 is scheduled for 2014. These movies are already planned, with plot outlines and possibly even scripts at the ready. Iron Man 3 begins filming in only a few weeks.
No doubt it will feature Iron Man
This is all exciting news, because based on the movies we’ve seen so far, these sequels are going to be awesome. But what are they going to be about? How do you go from The Avengers, which has already broken the $1 billion mark in only a matter of weeks, back to individual solo movies? Which characters are going to appear? What’s the story going to be like? What kinds of hints and Easter Eggs will they include pointing towards The Avengers 2?
So to continue the celebration that has been The Avengers movie, here is my list of the 6 things I want to see in the upcoming sequels.
We Might Not See Ant-Man Film Anytime Soon
I’m incredibly torn by the news that director Edgar Wright is going to start production this September on his next film The World’s End. I’m torn because A.) That doesn’t sound like Ant-Man to me. And B.) because it’s the third movie in the unofficial trilogy after Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, two amazingly brilliant movies that are counted among the few movies I’ll pop in the DVD player to watch over and over again. Not very many movies hold up to excessive repeat viewing, but those two definitely do. As do their commentaries!
And according to Deadline, The World’s End will once again be co-written by Simon Pegg, and will also star Pegg and Nick Frost, the stars of Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. So the recipe is in place for The World’s End to be another amazingly brilliant film!
Damn your handsomeness, Edgar Wright!
But Wright is supposed to be working on Ant-Man! How does the $207 million opening weekend for The Avengers not light a fire under everyone’s butt to get Ant-Man into production? If you can’t tell, I’m very excited about Ant-Man.
Anyway, let us not discount the great news that we’re going to get a third film by Wright, Pegg and Frost. The World’s End is expected to be released in 2013. Here’s the description, which sounds pretty epic:
Twenty years after attempting an epic pub crawl, five childhood friends reunite when one of them becomes hell bent on trying the drinking marathon again. They are convinced to stage an encore by mate Gary King, a 40-year old man trapped at the cigarette end of his teens, who drags his reluctant pals to their home town and once again attempts to reach the fabled pub, The World’s End. As they attempt to reconcile the past and present, they realize the real struggle is for the future, not just theirs but humankind’s. Reaching The World’s End is the least of their worries.
Why Wasn’t Blankman in The Avengers?
College Humor asks that very question with this hilarious video ‘Too Many Avengers’. I’ve been posting a ton of Avengers parody videos, but they have all been pretty funny, as far as I’m concerned. Why not enjoy them? I surely do.
My 6 Favorite Moments From The Avengers
So I absolutely loved The Avengers! And I’m confident that anyone reading this blog loved it too. This is a glorious time to be a comic book geek. But let us never under-appreciate the miracle it was to get such a perfect superhero movie. Just think about the time and effort that went into this film: five other big budget Hollywood movies, all of which had to be successful and popular; half a dozen big name actors who were probably far more concerned about their jobs and their craft than in fulfilling our dreams; the cost of those actors’ salaries; finding a director who had a vision that matched our own, and much more.
Had The Avengers been made 10 years ago, it would have been licensed to some other studio like FOX, who would have probably hoped for the best with some crummy one-off movie. Need I remind you what someone thought a Justice League movie should be like in 1997?
Exactly as bad as it looks
Here’s part of the movie on Youtube, if you dare! But could you imagine getting an Avengers movie like that? Shudder to think. Fortunately for us all, Hollywood has recognized that the entire world loves superheroes as much as the rest of us! A $207 million opening weekend? More than $700 million around the world in two weeks? Those numbers are staggering! For an Avengers movie! But those numbers aren’t surprising when you remember how awesome that movie is!
And to geek out just a bit longer about The Avengers, here is a list of my 6 favorite moments from the film! And I hope you’ll share your favorite moments in the comments! Though be warned, we’re talking ***FULL SPOILERS*** for the movie.
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