TRAILER – MEN IN BLACK 3

December 12th, 2011 | by Tom
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It’s been almost a decade since the disappointment that was Men In Black 2 (hey, that’s what you get when you cast Johnny Knoxville as comedic relief!) so it seems weird to me now that they’re unfolding Men In Black 3 next year.

More importantly, is it not weird to anyone else that neither Will Smith or Tommy Lee Jones have aged that much in the last decade?

Then again, it seems like Tommy Lee Jones has been perpetually 55. At least since The Fugitive in 1993. So he probably made a deal with a warlock, or something.

Check out the new trailer below.

Josh Brolin’s impersonation of Tommy Lee Jones looks to be spot-on. But between this and his performance as President George Bush in Oliver Stone’s W., I wonder if he’s becoming concerned that he’ll be typecast as an impersonator of Texas-bred celebrities.

I certainly would be.

What’s your reaction to Men In Black 3? The mystery element has me intrigued. The time-travel component screams pure “trope” to me. Will Smith seems to be delivering the same smarm act that he’s been peddling since he punched an alien in Independence Day.

I’m kind of wondering if they didn’t introduce the time-travel idea and Josh Brolin into the story as to give Tommy Lee Jones less screen time and prevent the audience from asking questions about his potential dealings with age-defying warlocks.

Just a theory.

Leave your comments below!

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BRAVE – OR, AS I LIKE TO CALL IT, SCOTTISH MULAN

November 16th, 2011 | by Tom
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It’s probably not fair to call Pixar’s new movie Brave “Scottish Mulan,” but I the comparison leaps immediately to mind.

Okay, okay. So Mulan wasn’t a princess, or whatever. But you know where I’m coming from.

Would you feel better if I said it looked like it was mining the same territory as >How To Train Your Dragon? Or, in the very least, possessing some visual symmetry?

I feel like I’m being disproportionally harsh on Brave and without just cause. Maybe it’s some kind of tic I’ve developed from being a Pixar fanboy for the last 15 years. I’m pretty much 100% positive that Brave will be awesome, so perhaps this is just an exercise in expressing my contrarian underpinnings.

Either way, you should probably watch the trailer – because it’s pretty awesome and I can’t wait to see it and omiGAWD!…

*faints*

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MORE TOY STORY GOODNESS

November 14th, 2011 | by Tom
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As if you needed another reason to check out The Muppets when it lands in theaters next week – but it will be prefaced by a NEW Toy Story short called “Small Fry.” From the synopsis…

Buzz Lightyear is left behind at a fast food restaurant when a kids’ meal toy version of Buzz takes his place. While Bonnie’s toys are stuck with the annoying three-inch-tall Buzz impersonator, the real Buzz is trapped in therestaurant at a support group for discarded toys. As Woody and the gang devise a way to rescue their friend, Buzz tries to escape the toy psychotherapy meeting.

Check out a clip here:

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MY DREAM CAME TRUE

October 18th, 2011 | by Tom
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TMZ posted footage of actor Shia LaBeouf getting knocked to the ground by some hairy, shirtless dude outside of a bar in Vancouver. Although, truthfully, most of the video is of LaBeouf getting talked down by his bros before he decides to engage in any more fisticuffs.

Shia’s looks pretty drunk in the video. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen someone who has had a few too many try to clumsily extract themselves from the grasp of a friend who is trying to keep them from getting their head caved in. If that’s the case, it makes it a little difficult to cheer for the comeuppance I feel he’s due for. Make it a fair fight, at least.

That said, the wave of schadenfreude that took over Twitter when the news broke pretty much reflects what I believe is the general consensus – “People don’t like Shia LaBeouf.”

This coupled with the news that LaBeouf won’t be back for the next two Transformers sequels they’re filming back-to-back (Jason Statham is rumored to be the replacement), it’s been a pretty interesting week in Shia-related news.

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THIS MEANS WAR – TRAILER

October 14th, 2011 | by Tom
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I guess they decided to call the movie This Means War because “Cockblockers” would have been a little too on the nose, eh?

Okay, okay. I’ll give them some credit. A romantic comedy that can mix in explosions will probably get a pass in my book. But, more specifically, any movie that calls Chelsea Handler and “old man” as least has a sense of humor about itself.

I’m not entirely sure why Reese Witherspoon would lower herself to something like this, though. The trailer makes her out to be a complete airhead, which is kind of contrary to the refined persona she’s cultivated up to this point.

I guess we’ll have to wait and see how it turns out. What are your reactions to This Means War? Leave your comments below!

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THE MUPPETS – TRAILER

October 13th, 2011 | by Tom
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I think pretty much everyone is on board with the idea of a new Muppets movie. So I’m not going to waste a lot of time trying to convince you how awesome it will be. I’ll just leave this new trailer here for your enjoyment.

That said, I sincerely hope that The Muppets is successful and that it leads to a brand new Muppet Show. Because if there’s one thing America needs right now, it’s a new Muppet Show.

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THE AVENGERS – TRAILER

October 11th, 2011 | by Tom
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Okay, if you’ve been on the internet at all today, you know that the first trailer for The Avengers is tearing thing up.

(Although, oddly, when I tweeted about it without linking to it, several people wrote back “Uh, link?”)

So that’s what this blog post is for. If you haven’t seen the trailer for The Avengers yet, here it is:

INITIAL REACTIONS

Immediately I was impressed that there was an adversarial tone between the individual members of the team. “I don’t play well with others,” Tony Stark quips. “Big man in a suit of armor – take that away and what are you?” Captain America sneers. Oh, and is that Thor taking a flying leap, about to smash Captain America’s shield?

This is all very much in keeping with the comics. The “friendly misunderstandings” that lead to heroes battling each other before banding together to fight the common enemy. Total “Who Would Win in a Fight” geek bad-assery on display here.

Clearly Joss Wheadon is giving Tony Stark all the best lines – at least in the trailer. I hope this is the case throughout the movie. One of the biggest advantages to the Iron Man films was Robert Downey Jr’s motormouth style. With a script by Wheadon, you’ve got the best of both worlds when it comes to words and delivery.

What I really like is how close to the vest they’re keeping Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye and Mark Ruffalo as the Hulk. Barely any screen time or dialogue for either of them in this trailer. Everyone else we’ve seen in action in other movies. But these two are the last unknown variables. Expect Marvel to continue to keep fans on a string regarding those two.

What’s you reaction to the trailer? Personally, I think it was perfectly executed and it gives me high hopes for May 2012. Why don’t you leave your comments below. C’mon. You know you wanna…

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PULP FICTION AND JACKIE BROWN ON BLU-RAY

October 6th, 2011 | by Tom
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I don’t know if you heard the good word or not, but both Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown were released on Blu-ray this Tuesday.

Considering how long I’ve waited for both of these films to be released on Blu-ray and considering how integral both films were to the development of my taste in film during my formative high school and college years, I thought it was worth sharing the trailers for the Blu-ray editions here.

Incidentally, if you wanted to pick up either Pulp Fiction or Jackie Brown on Blu-ray for your collection, I’ve provided handy links right there so you can do that…

It’s been a while since I’ve seen Jackie Brown, so I’m eager to revisit it. Pulp Fiction, of course, I can quote backwards and forwards.

What’s your impression of these two seminal Quentin Tarantino films? Leave your comments below!

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TALK TO YOUR KIDS ABOUT STAR WARS

October 5th, 2011 | by Tom
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This video was shared with me on the Theater Hopper Facebook page and it’s too perfect for words. It goes along with what I was saying on Monday about introducing my son to Star Wars.

Watch this PSA and it will set you straight.

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THIS IS WHY THE ORIGINAL TRILOGY COMES FIRST

October 3rd, 2011 | by Tom
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I remember when they announced that all 6 Star Wars movies were going to be available on Blu-ray at the same time and I had a little bit of an internal conflict about whether or not I would introduce the franchise to my son starting with A New Hope or with The Phantom Menace.

It didn’t take me long to decide that the Original Trilogy should come first. Chronology is nice, and everything. But my love of Star Wars is based around a certain experience or feeling I can’t quite articulate.

This video helped give that feeling meaning…

The prequels are fine, but the Original Trilogy always comes first.

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