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.
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Saturday, February 10, 2007
Pacino, Garcia Reunited
Not since the The Godfather III have Andy Garcia and Al Pacino appeared in the same film. And for good reason -- they usually play the same character. In Ocean's 13, that's no different. Pacino plays Willie Banks, a Las Vegas big shot who is dead set on getting even with the utterly charming Danny Ocean (George Clooney). In other words -- the same character Garcia played in the first 2 Ocean's films, but with a differnet name (Garcia was called Terry Benedict) a slighly different hairdo, and what will probably be a more bravado performance. Whoo-aah.
Hairdos, and facial hair, seem to play an important role in the this third and likely final Ocean's installment (now it's a trilogy!) There's George Clooney with a funny mustache. Now there's Brad Pitt with a bad wig and a funny mustache. And look over there, Matt Damon with his hair all slicked back. Even Don Cheadle gets to ham it up in cognito.
If Pacino and Garcia's earlier collaboration is any guide Ocean's 13 will be a stinker. Maybe that's why Julia Roberts decided to sit this one out.
Not since the The Godfather III have Andy Garcia and Al Pacino appeared in the same film. And for good reason -- they usually play the same character. In Ocean's 13, that's no different. Pacino plays Willie Banks, a Las Vegas big shot who is dead set on getting even with the utterly charming Danny Ocean (George Clooney). In other words -- the same character Garcia played in the first 2 Ocean's films, but with a differnet name (Garcia was called Terry Benedict) a slighly different hairdo, and what will probably be a more bravado performance. Whoo-aah.
Hairdos, and facial hair, seem to play an important role in the this third and likely final Ocean's installment (now it's a trilogy!) There's George Clooney with a funny mustache. Now there's Brad Pitt with a bad wig and a funny mustache. And look over there, Matt Damon with his hair all slicked back. Even Don Cheadle gets to ham it up in cognito.
If Pacino and Garcia's earlier collaboration is any guide Ocean's 13 will be a stinker. Maybe that's why Julia Roberts decided to sit this one out.
Monday, January 29, 2007
A murder mystery action comedy
Finally, a movie that tries to answer the question: 'When were the guys who made Shaun of the Dead ever going to make another film?' Well here it is: Hot Fuzz. The story follows Detective Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg, aka Shaun), who's been reassigned to a sleepy countryside village because his Scotland Yard colleagues worry Angel's high arrest record make the rest of the squad look bad. Arriving in the town(e) of Sanford, he finds the local police captain Danny Butterman (Ed from Shaun) blissfully unaware of the relationship between Sanford's "low crime rate and high accident rate." Angel figures it out instantly: A killer's on the loose! From there on out, audiences will be treated to gunfights, car chases and the sight of Angel drop-kicking some little old lady in a flower-print dress. Drop kick-ass!
Keep an eye out for what looks to be a cameo by The Office co-creator Stephen Merchant describing a missing swan. (Maybe he's the Sanford serial killer?)
Finally, a movie that tries to answer the question: 'When were the guys who made Shaun of the Dead ever going to make another film?' Well here it is: Hot Fuzz. The story follows Detective Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg, aka Shaun), who's been reassigned to a sleepy countryside village because his Scotland Yard colleagues worry Angel's high arrest record make the rest of the squad look bad. Arriving in the town(e) of Sanford, he finds the local police captain Danny Butterman (Ed from Shaun) blissfully unaware of the relationship between Sanford's "low crime rate and high accident rate." Angel figures it out instantly: A killer's on the loose! From there on out, audiences will be treated to gunfights, car chases and the sight of Angel drop-kicking some little old lady in a flower-print dress. Drop kick-ass!
Keep an eye out for what looks to be a cameo by The Office co-creator Stephen Merchant describing a missing swan. (Maybe he's the Sanford serial killer?)
Friday, January 05, 2007
I fold.
Just in time for everyone to get completely bored with poker, here comes Lucky You, a poker movie that follows Eric Bana (Hulk) Robert Duvall (Newsies) and Drew Berrymore (50 First Dates) though the World Series of Poker, probably finding love along the way. Ugh.
Luckily, this movie is incapable of sparking a some kind of nationwide poker craze. That already happened, and the studio responsible for Lucky You probably wishes it lasted a bit longer.
Just in time for everyone to get completely bored with poker, here comes Lucky You, a poker movie that follows Eric Bana (Hulk) Robert Duvall (Newsies) and Drew Berrymore (50 First Dates) though the World Series of Poker, probably finding love along the way. Ugh.
Luckily, this movie is incapable of sparking a some kind of nationwide poker craze. That already happened, and the studio responsible for Lucky You probably wishes it lasted a bit longer.
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