Movie Trailer Monday
A bunch of movie trailers, mostly for streaming services, have come out lately and seem to just be piling up on my bookmarks bar. I want to share them on the blog, because I really enjoy movie trailers myself. But rather than stretch the out for too long, let’s just dump them all on this glorious Monday!
First up is Rebel Moon: Part One: A Child of Fire, the big space epic from Zack Snyder.
Looks pretty good to me. It looks big, it looks epic, it looks small at the same time. It looks like a bunch of classic space opera tropes glued together. It looks like his kind of movie. I’m no Snyderhead, so I’m not about to bend over backwards in praise of this film. But I’ll probably gladly watch it when it comes to Netflix on Dec. 22.
Next up is Damsel, another movie coming to Netflix starring Millie Bobby Brown.
Not much to see yet with this movie. I think it’s taking the princess and dragon cliche and turning it into its own movie somehow. I suppose I could look up a plot synopsis and see for sure…but nah. I like Brown, I like the Enola Holmes movies, and I hope she does indeed find a good career after Stranger Things. Damsel is coming to Netflix next year.
Switching gears to Peacock, we have Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain.
I love the Please Don’t Destroy sketches on Saturday Night Live as much as the next person. They’re funny stuff. Granted, my love for these comedians took a big hit when I found out that two of them were nepo babies of longtime SNL alumni…but whatever. They’re still funny, and seeing them make a feature length streaming movie should be fun. Please Don’t Destroy comes to Peacock on Nov. 17…so this Friday!
Lastly, an actual movie in theaters, it’s The Fall Guy!
Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt make a fun action comedy where a stuntman becomes a real action hero. Sounds fun, looks fun, and we’ll probably take any movie we can get next year after those strikes. Lot of hope going into this one.
The Fall Guy comes to theaters on March 1.
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Hench-Sized Comic Book Reviews – 11/11/23
I’m in a very easy going mood this week when it comes to comics. Had a lot of really enjoyable readsthis week. Nothing really blew my mind, but they were fun reads nonetheless, like new issues of Batman and G.O.D.S.
Comic Book of the Week goes to Transformers #2 because it was a solid issue, though I think all of the comics I read this week were equally good reads. It was a bit of a coin flip this week.
Meanwhile, I beat Spider-Man 2 and very much enjoyed the game. The only real detraction I have is that it felt short and light. I probably could have beat it much faster than I did. I think these games should come out more frequently, just by reusing the map and character elements already created. Beyond that, I saw The Marvels opening night and very much enjoyed the film. To hell with the haters! Come back on Wednesday for my thoughts and full review on The Marvels.
Comic Reviews: Batman #139, Birds of Prey #3, G.O.D.S. #2 and Transformers #2.
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I was as skeptical as anyone else when Netflix announced they were making a live action remake of Avatar: The Last Airbender. It was tried once before to ill effect. And it’s going to be a massive undertaking. But hot damn, this first trailer looks great.
Everything looks so darn good! It looks big, it looks dramatic, all the characters look great. Will the show get into the really silly, cartoony stuff? I suppose we’ll find out. Maybe it’ll be just the dramatic stuff. Maybe it’ll just be a few episodes from the first first of the cartoon? I have no idea, I just know that things are looking really cool.
Avatar: The Last Airbender comes to Netflix on Feb. 22.
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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is On It’s Way
We knew we were getting another Ghostbusters movie, but I had no idea it was this far along. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire came out with a full-on trailer yesterday, showing off all the returning characters and the new, chilly threat. Looks neat.
I enjoyed Ghostbusters: Afterlife as much as the next person, though probably not as much as other people. It was solid. Turning this into a full on franchise is something that can’t be avoided at this point, so I’m not going to fight it. I like Paul Rudd, I like Carrie Coon, Mckenna Grace was a really fun new character in the last film, and it looks like Patton Oswalt and Kumail Nanjiani are joining the fun. So yeah, I’m all in to see how this next sequel pans out.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire comes to theaters on March 29.
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6 Things I Want to See in a Spider-Man Video Game Threequel
I beat and platinumed the new Spider-Man 2 video game this past week and had a total blast. I’ve been playing Spider-Man games since I was a wee lad, and this new series has seen some of the best ever. Swinging around the city, fighting bad guys, getting some great Spider-Man stories, has all been a true video game achievement. And I’m looking forward to many more to come!
Game Rating: 9/10 – Great!
There are going to be more games. The three so far have been super successful and super popular, and Spider-Man is on a role in the larger pop culture universe. Marvel and Sony need to keep striking while the iron is hot, so I expected more games. I don’t know if we’ll get another interlude like the Miles Morales game, or if we’ll go straight to Spider-Man 3, or if there will be any DLC for Spider-Man 2. But I know there will be a threequel, and I have demands, hopes and dreams for what I want to see in that game!
Join me after the jump for all the characters, concepts and stuff I want to see in the Spider-Man video game threequel. Expect FULL SPOILERS for the full game. And feel free to share your own game wants in the comments below.
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