New Pirates Movie Coming Out, World Continues to Spin
I wonder if Disney is wincing at all after this past summer’s horrible reaction to remakes, reboots and sequels. Despite all the signs from this year, they’re still forging ahead with a new Pirates of the Caribbean movie. It’s a big, lumbering beast of a franchise that shows no signs of coming to a merciful end.
Dare you watch the first teaser trailer for Pirates of the Caribbean 5: Dead Men Tell No Tales?
That’s Javier Bardem’s Captain Salazar as some kind of freaky zombie with a freaky zombie crew. Pretty sure we’ve seen dead captains and zombie crews before.
Anyway, I’m not the first person to point this out, but what the heck is Disney doing? This franchise should have ended a long time ago. And Disney keeps doubling down on the worst part. The first Pirates movie was not a huge success because of the zombie pirate crew, it was the personable characters. But Disney just keeps doubling down on crazy science fiction insanity. Does anybody even remember the last movie? Something with mermaids?
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Hench-Sized Comic Book Reviews – 10/1/16
Tomorrow is a big day, my henchies! I will be on my lonesome bringing Gamer Girl & Vixen to my first ever solo comic book convention! It’s Uticon right here in Central New York, so it’s not that huge of a deal. But it’s gonna be me, alone, selling comics and spreading the good word of Gamer Girl & Vixen. I might tell you how it went afterwards, if I feel up for it! Hopefully I don’t mess up completely.
And fortunately, we had some good comics this week! I’m going to take that as a good sign.
Comic Book of the Week goes to the new issue of Spider-Woman, for not only being it’s usual character-driven self, but also delivering a solid Civil War II tie-in. That is no easy task!
It also teases the Spider-Woman/Hulk relationship we never knew we wanted
I also picked up Teen Titans Rebirth #1 this week, but it was little more than a roll call issue for all the new members. I’m not going to do my usual big-sized reviews of Teen Titans anymore, but I’ll definitely give the new series a try on a Hench-Sized level. We’ll see how it goes.
Comic Reviews: Batgirl #3, Captain America – Steve Rogers #5, Ms. Marvel #11, Spider-Woman #11 and Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #12.
Somebody Made a Sweet Indiana Jones Cartoon Short
I’ve never been a huge Indiana Jones fan. I remember watching the movies when I was a kid, but they never really captured me like they did most people. I also have a strong aversion to Harrison Ford in general. But hey, I can appreciate some good fan cartooning!
Patrick Schoenmaker is our masterful film-maker here, a professional in the world of animation. I’d like to think that if I had any skills, I’d do something of this quality and power. But eh…
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I Wish Warcraft Had Done Better, Honestly
Man, why didn’t America like the Warcraft movie better? I know it wasn’t a perfect movie, but it was still darn good.
I suppose Honest Trailers makes some good points. But man, I really wanted this movie to be a big success. I still want that sequel and a few spin-offs. This could have been a whole new thing! Why, movie gods, did you have to make us suffer so? Why did you deliver this movie!
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6 Supernatural Characters that Marvel Must Add to the Cinematic Universe
With Ghost Rider showing up on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Doctor Strange only two months away, the Marvel Cinematic Universe seems ready to embrace the mystical, magical and supernatural corners of the comics. That sounds mighty fine to me! Robert Downey Jr. quips are only going to last so long. If Marvel hopes to keep their Cinematic Universe going, they need to branch out and try new things.
Stare into his eyes
So who else can they use? Ghost Rider and Doctor Strange are both big names and great places to start, but they need to go deeper. Iron Fist is coming along on the Netflix Defenders shows. Scarlet Witch is already in the Avengers, though she’s not really treated as magical or supernatural. There are plenty of characters to choose from, and I have a few ideas. I can’t exactly promise that each one could support their own big budget movie or Netflix show, but if you’ve got to round out the cast and throw in some fun cameos, I’ve got some solid ideas!
Join me after the jump for 6 mystical characters that could easily join the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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