Halo 4 is Epic, And Now It’s Also a Rap
I’m hearing good things about Halo 4. I might get it in time, though I’ve never been a huge Halo fan. Still, one of the good things I’m hearing about it is this epic rap by Dan Bull!
It’s not as good as his amazing Skyrim raps, which you can see here and here. But it’s still a lot of fun. Dan Bull has talent. The man is a lyrical machine!
What do you guys and gals think? Looking forward to Halo 4?
Let’s Start Election Day Right – New Lincoln Trailer!
The new movie Lincoln comes out very soon, and to celebrate the day we vote for President, we have a new trailer!
This trailer has more in the way of the story. As I understand it, Lincoln isn’t going to be about the famous President’s entire life. It’s more going to be about his battle to crush slavery beneath his stove pipe boot. This trailer really fleshes out the rest of the cast, which looks to be stellar. Though I’m hoping Tommy Lee Jones actually becomes his role, instead of just Tommy Lee Jonsing things up.
Vibe Gets a Comic! Katana Gets a Comic! You Get a Comic!
UPDATE: There’s more information out about the Vibe comic! You can find it lower after the jump!
Blowing the minds of comic book fans everywhere, DC Comics announced today that C-list nobodies Vibe and Katana will get their very own comic series next year, to highlight their membership in the new Justice League of America series!
Because already having the Justice League, Justice League Dark and Justice League Fruit Loops wasn’t enough
This is a brilliant move! I have zero interest in Vibe and Katana as characters, but I am a huge fan in giving new and minor characters a chance to shine. Not every comic can star Batman, Spider-Man or Wolverine. If you want to find some new breakout characters, you’ve got to give the little guys a chance! Just look at how well it worked out for Multiple Man. He was a C-list nobody back in the day, but one well-received Madrox mini-series later and now he’s been headlining X-Factor for nearly 100 issues! Iron Fist had absolutely nothing going for him until Marvel gave him a series written by Ed Brubaker and Matt Fraction, and now he’s one of the leading Avengers and stars in that new Spider-Man cartoon.
It could happen for Vibe!
Agent of S.T.U.D.
Anything could happen for Vibe.
Vibe, of course, being the absolute worst member of the Justice League of all time. He was the bottom of the barrel back when they were known as Justice League Detroit, and worked out of a warehouse. He died an ignoble death. But since this is a reboot, he’s back to life and looking to actually make something of himself for once! He was also my pick for which DC character was going to be revealed as gay.
Katana is a sword-wielding badass warrior who…well, that’s basically it. She used to be with the Outsiders back in the day, and was a Bird of Prey in the new continuity. She’s also going to be Batman’s new sidekick in the upcoming Beware the Batman cartoon…for some reason. So I guess DC want to give her a push.
Before she cuts your freakin’ head off!
And who wouldn’t!? I fully support the existence of both these series…though I can’t guarantee I’ll buy either one.
Enter the Dragon Baby
Dragon Baby is possibly the coolest Internet baby since Pearl the Landlord Baby.
I think that sort of Internet lunacy is the perfect way to start a morning. The animation is so fluid and realistic, and that baby knows a heck of a lot of martial arts for a baby. I didn’t know you could train them that young! The video was made by Patrick Boivin, who also turned his dog into an AT-AT and his baby daughter into Iron Man. Why this guy isn’t making the Avengers Babies movie, I do not know!
Review: Wreck-It Ralph
I knew Wreck-It Ralph was going to be good, but I didn’t know it was going to be this good! I can’t remember a cartoon kiddie movie with this many layers, with this much devastation and with more twists and turns than your average Sugar Rush race track. There were several moments in the film where I was very surprised at the latest turn of events, but also in awe at just how well-structured those events were. Wreck-It Ralph is made with obvious forethought, setting up many plot points and story threads that pay off with delightful glee in the end.
Wreck-It Ralph is the rare kids’ movie that doesn’t hold your hand or soften its blows. And for that, I loved it!
Movie rating: 5/5: Great!
Kids are not idiots. When you’re making entertainment for kids, you don’t need to talk down to them and you don’t need to pander to them. Kids may not understand more complex concepts, but deep down, they understand and can appreciate the difference between comedy and tragedy. Wreck-It Ralph is one of those movies that expects its viewers to think, to understand a character’s complex motivations. Why does Ralph want to be a good guy? What does it mean when he hurts his friend in order to help her? These are not simple matters of good guy and bad guy. Ralph can’t just win a medal and expect everything to work out all hunky-dory. He has to earn his happy ending – and believe me, he does!
The characters are especially fantastic. John C. Reilly as Wreck-It Ralph is a great leading man, who really comes through in the end. Jack McBrayer is a little grating as Fix-It Felix Jr., but then I mostly just feel that way about Jack McBrayer. Alan Tudyk makes a surprising turn as the Candy King, who is a far more complex character than one might think. And the great, glorious Sarah Silverman is beyond adorable as Vanellope the glitch. She has all the cutes. There isn’t a bad character in the bunch.
In a match up between Pixar’s Brave from earlier this summer and Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph, it should be no surprise that the one filled to the brim with video game references is by far the best. Suck it, Pixar.
Join me after the jump for the full review. There will be full SPOILERS!
