May 1st, 2008 by bweber
(Tried embedding both of these for your viewing pleasure, but their sizing messed with our site format, so you’ll have to click-to-view. Bibbity-bobbity-boo-hoo-hoo.)
Click here, watch the fun, then — BRUSH YOUR TEETH!
Black20.com’s hilarious ‘300 PG’ trailer has been getting quite a bit of play here at the Lab, and in the many homes and offices of the people we’ve infected shared it with. It takes a couple of viewings to catch everything, but it’s worth the time.
Same for their spot-on, reductum ad absurdum product placement remix of the Spider-Man 3 trailer.
Easily the best two minutes and twenty-nine seconds of your workday.
Click here for more mouth-watering fun
YOU GO NOW!
(Eat Twix)
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April 25th, 2008 by bweber
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Anybody who’s talked to me for more than 45 seconds will tell you that I can be a pretty harsh critic. This is especially true of comic books and movies. Bring up either topic and settle in for some serious un-varnished truthifying about the sorry state of mainstream storytelling in both industries.
For years, these two have been traveling hand-in-hand down the deeply rutted road to Stupidsville, riding first-class atop bales of crisp cash, picked fresh and green from consumer pockets.
The stories these clowns have been feeding the public are tantamount to narrative fast food — a steady diet high in saturated schmaltz and saccharine full of empty promises, wasted time, and perfect for replacing mental muscle with synaptic flab.
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December 17th, 2007 by bweber
Caught a midnight IMAX show last Thursday of the new Will Smith movie, I AM LEGEND.
Walking out of the theater afterward, my instant review was, “Better than expected.” Further consideration prompts me to re-label the film I AM BORING.
It never really got going.
Yes, the abandoned NY looked great, but the only moment of real tension was when Smith went looking for his dog. With all the psychological issues of being the last man alive, the underdeveloped plot lines regarding the zombie/vampire community, I AM LEGEND represents yet another property that should have been made into a 13-episode season on HBO or Showtime.
And all the belabored symbolism paralleling Smith and Shrek — yikes.
Your best bet to see I AM LEGEND is to wait for it to hit the 2nd-run houses or maybe even DVD.
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October 2nd, 2007 by bweber
Last night before bed and this morning at breakfast, I was reading the 2004 Del Rey edition of The Savage Tales Of Solomon Kane, wondering why someone hasn’t put the sword-wielding Puritan on the big screen.
(The title character of Steven Sommers’ 2004 crapfest Van Helsing seemed to have been modeled after Kane (Slouch hat? Check. Sword? Check. Religious background? Check. Dark, flashing eyes and surly attitude? Double-check.), but it was a very poor job and not worthy of the comparison.)
Then I find this tidbit at Dark Horizons:
James Purefoy (HBO’s “Rome”) has been cast as the titular puritan swordsman in Davis Films “Solomon Kane,” based on the stories of Robert E. Howard (”Conan the Barbarian”).
Kane is a 16th century soldier who learns that his brutal and cruel actions have damned him but is determined to redeem himself by living peaceably.
But he finds himself dragged out of retirement for a fight against evil. The first in a planned series of three movies, Michael J. Bassett (”Deathwatch”) will direct from his own script.
Shooting begins later this year.
Well, how about that. Coincidence or conspiracy? You decide.
As for the Solomon Kane movie, I’ll probably catch it. He’s a good character with lots of cinematic potential. I’m surprised he hasn’t been made into an HBO or Showtime series.
Here’s hoping the director can do Kane justice. I can’t say I’ve seen any of Bassett’s work. His 2002 film Deathwatch has just been moved to the top of my Netflix queue.
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September 27th, 2007 by bweber
This dude in the Rocketeer jacket? A mere supporting character. Can you say, “bait and switch”?
The first thing I did when I came home from seeing 3:10 To Yuma was take a shower — to get rid of the stink.
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