The Ice Kings Cometh


Not since the days of Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding has the world been exposed to the true competitive nature of figure skating. "Blades of Glory" is just what we needed to raise awareness about the seedy underworld of skating, and to give us an in-depth look at the sheer ridiculousness of men dressing up in sequined leotards. And who better to educate the people than Will Ferrell and Nappy D!

The film also brings a pretty solid supporting cast with Amy Poehler (SNL), Jenna Fischer (The Office), and Will Arnett (Arrested Development). In addition, Craig T. Nelson, aka Coach Hayden Fox, joins as the skating coach!

My prediction is that this will be the greatest, and perhaps the only, movie about ice-skating since "The Cutting Edge".

Fear the Turtle


Oh my, The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are back for another feature film installment, only this time they're animated. Aside from our four heroes in a half shell (turtle power!), the movie brings back some favorites including April O'Neil, Casey Jones and Master Splinter. But, what is more notable is who the film does not bring back. There is no Shredder (which means no Rocksteady or Bee-Bop), no Krang, and no Vanilla Ice! What's up with that?

Furthermore, from the looks of the trailer, the writers basically took the premise of Independence Day (i.e. laser from the sky smashing buildings) and replaced Bill Pullman with 4 teenaged turtles. Overall an improvement on Independence Day, but unoriginal nonetheless.

Whether you are interested in this movie or not, prepare yourself for the possibility of many more sequels. From what I understand, turtles can live to be over 100. That's like 90 more years.