Friday, April 6, 2012

For all you fellow Simon Pegg fans......

Simon Pegg has given this first look on Twitter at the trailer for A Fantastic Fear of Everything, in which he co-stars with Amara Karan, Clare Higgins, Sheridan Smith and Alan Drake.

In the psycho comedy, Pegg plays a children's author turned crime novelist whose research into the lives of Victorian serial killers turns him into a paranoid wreck, especially when a Hollywood executive decides he wants to make a film out of his findings.

In the Worx.....

Nicole Kidman is reportedly going to take on a portrayal of Grace Kelly in the Olivier Dahan  directed "Grace of Monaco."

An Xmen First Class sequel is set to start shooting in January.

A sequel to "Captain America" is set to be released in 2014 that will be pick up where "The Avengers" leaves off.

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Dark Shadows Trailer

Upcoming Madness.....

July 13 - Ted: Seth McFarlane breaks into the big screen with a story about a teddy bear
                coming to life.  Also starring Mark Wahlberg

August 8 - Total Recall: Colin Farrell takes on the remake of the Schwartzenegger hit inspired
                   by the short story "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale."

November 9 - Sky Fall: The new 007 flick.  Daniel Craig returns as James Bond with Javier Bardem
                       as the villian.

Friday, March 9, 2012

Friday, March 2, 2012

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

This is where the critic in me comes out and throws a hissy-fit.....

This is the "sequel" to the 2007 "Ghost Rider" starring Nicholas Cage.  I put it as "sequel" because its really NOT.  Sequels are supposed to be a continueance of the original.  They are not supposed to alter plot lines, characters and basically change the story and expecte veiwer to redefine their knowledge of the story.

The original story:  Johnny Blaze, a daredevil stunt-cycle rider, makes a deal with Mephistopholes (the devil) to cure his father of lung cancer.  After "miraculously" being cured, his father dies in the middle of a motorcycle stunt the next day.  Having sold his soul to the devil, Johnny is now forced to do his work as "The Rider," Satan's loan shark.

Sequel story:  Johnny Blaze, "The Ghost Rider" must protect a young boy from Roarke (the devil).  The young boy just so happens to be the illegitimate child of Roarke and is prophesied to be the new vessel of the devil incarnate and will conquer the world.

I also might add, Nicholas Cage's acting in the first one was ok.  It was horrible in this one.  And Peter Fonda as the devil in #1 was methodical and brilliant.  Cirian Hinds as the devil in #2, weak and pansy-ish!

As a fan of comic book adaptations, I probably would have liked it better if they had just done a full-blown reboot with a new main actor.  Even still, the plot of this movie was dry, but was somewhat saved by a little humor.

BlakeBuster rating: DT-I, pushing a RB-I

Thursday, March 1, 2012

In The Worx

Big news for children of the 80's.....Tom Cruise will be reprising the role of Lieutenant Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in the sequel to the blockbuster "Top Gun".  Peter Craig (The Town) is penning the script for the highly anticipated sequel about a young navy pilot, determined to be the "Best of the Best."