I Love the New Guardians of the Galaxy Trailer In All The Ways a Human Can Love a Thing
This year has been one great movie after another, and it looks like we might end the season with one of the best yet! Check out this new Guardians of the Galaxy trailer!
I just…I just love all the things about that trailer! The characters, the humor, the dialogue, the visuals, and especially the music. Everything just looks like so much fun! I can’t believe we still have to sit through the wastelands of June and July before Guardians comes out at the start of August. It’s going to be too long of a wait!
Also, it’s come to my attention that Disney seems to be taking down each and every Youtube version of this trailer for some evil, sinister reason. If for some reason the above video doesn’t play, you can watch this version!
Review: Godzilla
As I walked out of the theater after seeing the new Godzilla film, it occurred to me that there is a very big difference between ‘monster movies’ and ‘Godzilla’ movies: in Godzilla movies, He’s on our side. The original Godzilla film from the 50s was a monster movie. The American remake in the 90s was a monster movie. But all of the classics, the films that made Godzilla a household name, they’re Godzilla movies. They were about this larger than life monster standing tall, kicking ass and fighting the good fight. And that’s the kind of magic that director Gareth Edwards has brought back to the King of the Monsters.
The new Godzilla is an exhilarating film once the Big Guy arrives in all his glory. It takes a little while to get there, and the human element of the film is a little underdeveloped, but the climactic battle in the streets and skyscrapers of San Francisco more than makes up for the long wait.
Movie Rating: 9/10 – Great.
If I were to really look at the new film closely, I would say that it is very underdeveloped. The human characters, the monsters, the plot; none of it gets very deep, emotional or philosophical. About two-thirds into the film, I was ready to write it off as simply ‘good’ or just generally enjoyable. But then the finale kicks into high gear, and all of those concerns wash away. Edwards brings his Godzilla center stage after teasing him for the whole movie. There are snippets of the monster throughout the film, and you first see Godzilla in all his glory about halfway through. But it isn’t until the final battle that we really see Godzilla cut loose and become the movie monster we know and love – and it’s amazing! The final fight alone elevates this film into one of the best summer blockbusters in years.
Join me after the jump for a full review. There will be some SPOILERS, so tread carefully.
Hench-Sized Comic Book Reviews – 5/17/14
It’s Godzilla Day, my friends! I’ll be off to see the movie before the night is over, and I can’t wait! The Big Guy has been smashing his way through my brain all week. Will it live up to the hype? Will Godzila once again be the ruler of all cinema? What’s that you’re saying? Godzilla isn’t even a comic book? And this is a comic book review article?
Well you’ve got me there!
Plenty of good and plenty of crummy comics this week. For one thing, I learned that I need to start reading Jonathan Hickman’s Avengers and New Avengers again. I also very nearly worked up the energy to read Superman: Doomed…but that didn’t happen. Ain’t nobody got time for dat.
Comic Book of the Week goes to Ghost Rider #3 because it was just the funnest comic of the week, despite a few flaws inherent to the title as a whole. Though Moment of the Week has to go to Captain Marvel #3 and Kelly Sue DeConnick’s continued attempts to turn Carol Danvers into the coolest superhero ever. Cool, but rude, that is.
Carol may just be the best superhero ever. She can make children cry!
Comic Reviews: All-New Ghost Rider #3, All-New X-Men #27, Batman Eternal #6, Captain Marvel #3, Justice League United #1 and Nightcrawler #2.
You can also check out my reviews of Avengers #29 and Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #1.
Mario is a terrible older brother
Hotdiggedydemon, a group of animators who brought you numerous My Little Pony and other cartoon parodies, presents this masterpiece. I like to think of it as a tribute to “Player 2s” everywhere.
Epic, Full-Length Flash Trailer Reveals Everything!
Holy Guacamole, you guys! No sooner did The CW release that brief Flash teaser yesterday than they’ve come out with a full, 5-minute long trailer that reveals freaking everything for the new The Flash show! We’ve got Barry Allen, his supporting cast, his origin, the origin of his costume, the Weather Wizard, the death of his mom, the origin of metahumans, Vibe, it’s…it’s glorious!
Behold!
I love it. The show looks a little weird, a little kitschy, but I kind of like that too! I like the lead actor, I like the costume, I looooove the special effects! And I especially love the Green Arrow cameo. The show might have some growing pains, I think at the beginning. But it otherwise looks gorgeous.
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