For A Few Movies More

Ok, here we go. Let’s take a deep breath in together and get started. Finding the right words to hype up each week’s Fun Stuff Friday article is always a tricky matter. I mean how is one supposed to be expected to summarise the face meltingly awesome content that awaits just a few paragraphs away. So to change things up a little, let’s go ahead and attempt to do the impossible and choose a visual representation that might, just might prepare you for the ultimate in awesome you’re about to experience…

Well this, this is a little embarrassing isn’t it. A dog pointing and winking at a camera. Wow. According to Google, that is literally the most relevant match when searching for the term awesome. I mean I guess it is pretty awesome, dogs don’t usually act like some bizarrely adorable animal version of Fonzy, so I’ll still give that clever canine a mild thumbs up.

Enough preparation! It’s now time to get to the heart of this week’s Fun Stuff Friday. So what’s in store? A s**t ton of Lego that’s what. Seriously, this week’s edition somehow turned into Legopalooza, but everybody loves Lego so I guess that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Other than an overload of Lego, we also have a candid photo featuring two long time rivals making amends, a sweet replica prop lifted from Aliens that you can own, an obligatory piece of Star Wars merchandise, as well as a few more surprises. So strap yourself in, engage the hyperdrive and enjoy this week’s Fun Stuff Friday!

Poster Round Up triumphantly returns once more. As per usual, we’ve compiled all of the latest movie poster art released form the last week into one convenient article. So brace yourself faithful reader for you are about to come on a life changing journey full of surprising twists and turns, not to mention some totally sweet movie posters.

This week we take a look at posters for The Amazing Spider-Man, Ted, Killer Joe, Ruby Sparks, The We And I, Mansome, People Like Us, The Good Doctor, A Common Man, Neil Young Journeys and LOL.

There are a few striking standouts amongst the bunch, but have to give the POV poster for The Amazing Spider-Man first prize this week. As much as I hate the idea of Peter Parker going back to utilising mechanical web-slingers, they’re highlighted effectively against the epic city skyline thanks to a very eye-catching design.

As for the lowlights, well it has to be a tie between the uninspired posters for People Like Us and LOL. People Like Us gets the thumbs down for looking like Hollywood’s horribly forced idea of a perfect family, while LOL gets a disapproving head shake pretty much just because the movie looks gross…

Click on each individual thumbnail to enlarge the image or continue on after the jump to see a larger version of the entire gallery. Enjoy!

In case you haven’t heard already, Robert Rodriguez is gearing up to head into production for Machete Kills, the follow up to his co-directed exploitation outing, Machete. But even more exciting, Rodriguez is also about to start work on a sequel to Sin City entitled, Sin City: A Dame To Kill For. It’s about damn time!

With that gratifying news out of the way, a promo poster for each of these upcoming films has just hit the web. Nothing too exciting or revealing, just basic text posters boasting eye-catching designs. But at least you can browse the crazy list of names set to star in Machete Kills. Is anyone else incredibly intrigued about the possibility of Mel Gibson playing a crazed villain? If his recent outbursts are anything to go by he should nail the role effortlessly…

Also if the Sin City 2 poster is to be trusted, we now have conformation that Rodriguez will be sharing directorial duties with Frank Miller once again. They made a commendable team the first time around so I see nothing to complain about in that department.

Details regarding both films are sparse at the moment, however it’s pretty obvious that the Sin City sequel will at least feature the standout A Dame To Kill For story from Frank Miller’s Sin City comic series. A Dame To Kill For is a brilliant tale that features a wide array of familiar faces from the Sin City universe, including fan favourite Marv, so to see it get the big screen treatment is fantastic.

So what do you think of these relatively simple promo posters? And of higher importance, which film are you looking forward to more? Head on after the jump to check out the full-sized posters, otherwise click on the thumbnails above for the same effect.

The Campaign

Directed By Jay Roach

Starring Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis and Jason Sudeikis

I’ve noticed a trend lately with these trailer round up articles. Each week I try to pick the biggest forthcoming release to kick the article off with, before promptly grumbling and mumbling about how little enthusiasm I share with the masses excitedly awaiting its release. Unfortunately this week I’m going to have to follow this predictable pattern, because while The Campaign may star two renowned comedic actors whose acts I both throughly enjoy, the trailer simply doesn’t elicit much laughter. But hey, maybe that’s just me. Perhaps I’m the crazy one here whose humour has already leaped a generation, leaving me with a taste for embarrassing Dad jokes. Whatever the case, I barely mustered a chuckle throughout the duration of most of the footage here, however I will admit to laughing out loud at the baby punching gag at the end of the trailer. I guess that says all you need to know about me…

What else does this trailer tell us. Well for one thing we get to see Zach Galifianakis play a role that differs from his constant reworking of Allen from The Hangover series. Don’t get me wrong, I love Galifianakis’ innocent nuisance routine, but I wouldn’t want to seem him reprise the exact same role in ever film he pops up in. So it’s something of a relief to see him play a different character here. As for Ferrell, well he seems to be sticking to his usual Will Ferrell shtick. Which is actually ok. Because for reasons unknown I can’t help but to laugh at nearly anything Ferrell says, despite the familiarity of it all. So despite two promising looking performances from the two leads, The Campaign simply looks a mildly satisfactory comedy. But who knows, maybe this trailer is underselling the film and the end result will end up being a laugh a minute, gut bustingly hilarious time at the movies. I guess we’ll have to wait and see.

Hi all!

Due to popular demand (ie, Dean was too busy this week so he asked me to fill in again), I’m back with another exciting edition of Fun Stuff Friday. I’ve got violence, I’ve got Avengers, I’ve got obituaries — it’s guaranteed to be awesome! (not actually guaranteed). So don’t change the channel, I’ll be right back!

And don’t let evil alien spawn put you to shame — don’t forget to wish your Mum a happy Mother’s Day this Sunday! PS: Happy Mother’s Day, Mum… Huhuhu…

Do you remember the first time you saw the trailer for “Snakes on a Plane”? How did you feel? Did you feel that sense of excitement and anticipation like you did before the trailer for a new “Star Wars” film, or your equivalent thereof. (I’m a total “Star Wars” tragic, and I’m not ashamed to admit it.) Or did you think, What a stupid idea for a movie!? I’m guessing the latter. Am I right? After all, “Snakes on a Plane” was essentially just that: snakes on a freaking plane. Enough said. But it became a cult hit. Either you loved it or you hated it, and those who loved it did so properly.

However you felt for “Snakes on a Plane”, I imagine you felt the same way when you first saw the trailer for our subject today, the Finnish film “Iron Sky”. For those not in the know, let me fill you in. The idea behind the film is that in 1945, when defeat for the Nazis was imminent, they secretly launched rockets into space, and made for the dark side of the moon, where they lay in waiting, quietly mining helium-3, preparing for their triumphant return to seize the world by force, and finish what Hitler began. Sound silly? Well, it is. Very silly, and very clichéd. The idea apparently came to the film’s writer Jarma Puskala in a dream, and he took it to director Timo Vuorensola, whose agreement to do it was conditional on the casting of Udo Kier, who may be familiar to some film fans for his brief role in the first “Blade” movie. It’s not the silliest movie ever (that’s the “Deuce Bigalow” movies) and it certainly isn’t the worst movie ever made. (Read: “Freddy Got Fingered”.) On the contrary, I actually found it to be surprisingly good, in a very overdone, cheesy, “Snakes on a Plane” kind of way. Either you’ll love it, or you’ll hate it, and personally, I loved it!

Poster Round Up is back! We’ve once again compiled all of the latest from the world of movie poster art into one convenient article. So start warming up your eyes folks and prepare yourself for the ensuing visual treat.

This week we take a look at posters for This Is 40, G.I. Joe Retaliation, The Expendables, Snow White And The Huntsman, To Rome With Love, The Possession, A Fantastic Fear Of Everything, Predisposed, The Perfect Family, Lovelace, Into The Abyss.

Click on each individual thumbnail to enlarge the image or continue on after the jump to see a larger version of the entire gallery. Enjoy!

Firstly, let me just preface this review by saying that I’ve never actually seen a single episode of the Dark Shadows TV series that this big screen adaptation is based on. So if you were expecting a detailed comparison then I’m sorry to let you know that you won’t be getting one here. What that does mean however is that you’ll be getting a completely unbiased judgement on this gothic comedy that comes courtesy of Tim Burton. Not that I think any sort of dedicated fanfare towards the original show would have swayed my opinion in the slightest anyhow. For while Dark Shadows could have been the perfect film for Tim Burton to prove to masses that he hasn’t lost his mojo following the flaky three hit combo of Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Sweeny Todd and Alice In Wonderland (shudder), Dark Shadows is in fact just another strike against the once wonderfully talented director’s tainted name.

In the year 1752, the Collins family departs their hometown of Liverpool England to begin a new life on the shores of America. Their dreams are fulfilled, allowing a young Barnabas Collins (Johnny Depp) to bloom into a wealthy playboy and the master of the sprawling Collingwood Manor. But after breaking the heart of Angelique Bouchard (Eva Green), an immortal witch blessed in the ways of dark magic, Barnabas’ world comes crashing down around him. Angelique takes the life of Barnabas’ true love before transforming him into a hideous vampire and burying him alive deep underground. Two long centuries pass until at last Barnabas is accidentally freed into the world of 1972. Confronted with a world he can’t possibly understand, Barnabas heads back to the Collingwood Manor to find his estate in ruins and in the hands of his dysfunctional descendants.

After months of speculation and debate, the mystery surrounding the rating for Ridley Scott’s Alien prequel Prometheus has finally been laid to rest. There were those out there upset by Scott’s initial comments that indicated the film would receive a PG-13 rating, but those concerns are no longer relevant.

20th Century Fox has come forward and officially confirmed that the film will be rated R for “sci-fi violence including some intense images, and brief language.”

Good to hear right? I mean it was kind of hard seeing the film receive anything less judging by the intense footage showcased in each of the recent trailers released for it.

But what do you think? Are you happy with this outcome? Or would you have seen the film no matter what is was rated? Personally I can’t say that I would have been too bothered by a PG-13 rating. The film looks amazing and Scott has gone on record stating that his biggest concern is in releasing a quality product. So R rating or not, I’ll be in the theatre opening day.

Also as an added bonus, head on after the jump to hear a cryptic and seriously disturbing audio mashup from the film. Listen to it and try telling me that there was any doubt the film was going to be anything but an R. But be warned, even though it’s just audio, this is some seriously messed up stuff…

Ok, this is so absurdly silly that I felt like I needed to share it with you.

Anyone familiar with the site will know by now that  Piranha 3DD, the sequel to the Alexandra Aja’s tasteless reboot, is one of my most eagerly anticipated films of the year. The first was a hilariously grotesque blast and there’s little doubt in my mind that this followup will match, if not top the bloody spectacle seen the first time around.

But in a bizarre twist, this latest clip released for the film shies away from all of the brutal carnage and instead focuses one of the stars. But not just anyone, The Hoff to be precise. It’s a strange clip that showcases the Hoff’s musical talent in a tongue in cheek fashion, effectively setting up the ridiculous tone of the film.

Continue on after the jump to view the absurdity.