VERY IMPORTANT! NEW BLOG STARTING SATURDAY (8/18/12)

                            I will be starting a new blog where every Saturday I recap the week's news and I will review a movie if I see one on Friday or Saturday. If I don't post something Saturday, it will be Sunday which is likely to happen often. Anyway, the first post will be up August 18th, 2012. This blog will still be around but won't be active. In case this idea doesn't turn out well, I will return to this blog. See you on the next blog!

        The link to the next blog: movienewssat.blogspot.com

                         

Movie Talk #3: What Will Happen to Daredevil?

       All I know about Daredevil really is that he is the blind version of Batman. I haven't even seen the movie but I plan on seeing the director's cut because that is the one people at least like. The reason I'm writing this is that in the past week or two, there has been a ton of news about where the Daredevil rights will go. Fox is working on Fantastic Four and Daredevil reboots because the rights expire this October 11th. At first, they said they might keep Daredevil and give away Galactus or the Silver Surfer for an Avengers 3 since Thanos will be in Avengers 2. It was officially announced though that the rights for Daredevil will be going back to Marvel Studios as of right now and Fox will go on with the untitled Fantastic Four reboot.

       I am personally very happy because Marvel Studios could make Daredevil good this time! They could make it funny and have lots of cool action. The only problem is that this movie will come out in 2015 at the earliest since Marvel has Iron Man 3, Thor 2: The Dark World, Captain America 2: The Winter Soilder, Ant-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy, and The Avengers 2. If Daredevil were to stay with Fox though, Joe Carnahan would direct it and he released a sizzle reel of what the film would look like and it looked kind of stupid. I don't think this because of the fact that it shows footage of the original Daredevil and comic books, it just doesn't sound good. The film would be darker and grittier, take place in the 70's, and have Robert De Niro as the villian. I linked the sizzle reel down below so you could check it out. I think Daredevil has the potential to be good since Marvel Studios will be getting the rights back and they could make it funny and have cool action. So, what were your thoughts on the sizzle reel and how do you think Marvel Studios will make the Daredevil reboot?

Episode 32: DIARY OF A WIMPY KID 3: DOG DAYS- Movie Review

       Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3: Dog Days is directed by David Bowers and stars Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, and Steve Zahn. There isn't really mush of a plot other than Greg wants to get with this girl and spend time with her,  and there was also something about him and his father. I had so-so expectations for Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3 because the first one is a good family movie and the second one was slightly better to me. This movie is about the same as the first one, it is a nice family movie that kids will love and adults might like.

       The main cast are kid actors so don't expect acting that would belong in The Shawshank Redemption. Zachary Gordon is good and his friends are okay. Devin Bostick plays Rodrick,  who is my favorite character in these movies because he has some funny scenes. He has a scene at the end of the movie that is really hilarious and was the funniest part of the whole movie. Steve Zahn is the best actor in this movie mainly because he is an adult and has been in way more movies than the other kids. Steve also had some of the bigger laughs in the movie. Parents might think this is okay and kids under the age of eight will think this is like the best movie ever. I'll give Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3, a 6.5/10 because of Steve Zahn and the funny parts. Go see Dark Knight Rises  again, it must get to a billion soon. So, what are some of your favorite and least favorite movies of the year so far?

Episode 31: THE BOURNE LEGACY- Movie Review

     The Bourne Legacy is directed by Tony Gilroy and stars Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, and Edward Norton. An expansion of the universe from Robert Ludlum's novels, this movie centers on a new hero whose stakes have been triggered by the events of the previous films.
     I was very excited for the Bourne Legacy because Jeremy Renner proved that he could be good in an action movie with Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol and the twelve minutes of him in the Avengers. Now that I've seen the movie, I think that Jeremy Renner proved that he can be a good action lead. Jeremy Renner was great and so was Rachel Weisz. Edward Norton was also great but he wasn't in a lot of scenes. The action scenes were awesome including a motorcycle chase in the final act. There is also a scene that takes place in a lab that was extremely intense. I think some audience might not want to see it due to certain events going on right now. This movie was pretty good and it was better than I thought it would be with the mixed reviews it has gotten.
       There was one problem that I had with this movie though. At the start of this movie, we keep skipping to different locations every two to three scenes to introduce characters. Anyway, I really liked the Bourne Legacy and I'll give it an 7.5/10. So I'd like to know, what is your favorite action movie of the year so far?

Episode 30: THE BOURNE SERIES- Movie Trilogy Review

    Since the Bourne Legacy is coming out this month, I thought that I should review The Bourne Trilogy.

      The Bourne Identity is directed by Doug Liman and stars Matt Damon, Franka Potente, and Chris Cooper. A man is picked up by a fishing boat, bullet-riddled, without memory, then races to elude assassins and recover from amnesia. Matt Damon is great as Jason Bourne and plays the character so perfectly and has great chemistry with Franka Potente. I think Matt Damon would be such a nice person to hang out with because he had great chemistry with Emily Blunt in The Adjustment Bureau and in this movie he really shows how well he works with other people. However, the problem with this movie is that when it goes to people  looking for Bourne ( with Chris Cooper), it gets pretty boring. But he action in this movie is also great and that  makes the Bourne Identity one of my favorite action movies of all time. I am going to give The Bourne Identity a 9/10.
      The Bourne Supremacy is directed by Paul Greengrass and stars Matt Damon. I won't spoil anything but in this movie, something changes Bourne and makes him this cold guy who is coming for the people who did it. Karl Urban ,who is Judge Dredd in the new remake, is the person who did this to Bourne and he was good in the movie. Matt Damon is great again and the action sequences are better than they were in the first one. However, I do think that this film is a little boring when it doesn't focus on Bourne. I'll give the Bourne Supremacy an 8.5/10.
      The Bourne Ultimatum is directed by Paul Greengrass and again stars Matt Damon. Bourne is still trying to find out who he is and he might just find out the truth. The Bourne Legacy is in my Top 5 action movies of all time and is in my Top 20 Favorite movies. I don't even have to say Matt Damon is great. The action scenes are the best they've ever been. The movie includes one of the best fight scenes ever between Jason Bourne and this assassin, Desh. The car chases are the best. This whole movie is just a big chase. Even the dialouge is like a chase movie. The ending of this movie is also perfect like the rest of the movie. The Bourne Ultimatum get's a perfect 10/10. So, what is your favorite action movie ever?

Movie Talk #2: Batman Reboot 2016 and Justice League Movie

       This week, Warner Bros. released some information about the upcoming Batman reboot that I felt I needed to share to you people. Yeah that's right, The Dark Knight Rises has been out for 3 weeks in the USA and were talking about the reboot. Did I mention that it is only coming out in four years? In 2016, we will be getting Batman again but this time, leading up for the Justice League movie. When I hear this I think three things:

  1. I'll give it a try
  2. Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. What?

  3. Confused.

       Warner Bros. also shared that this will not be an origin story (Thank God) and will actually be taking place two years into Bruce Wayne being the Batman. There will probably be some kind of flashback to his parent's death. He will most likely fight the Joker but I really want The Riddler in a movie done right and not wearing pajamas like in Batman Forever. Speaking of Batman Forever, I would also like a longer story with Two-Face that is good. In the Dark Knight, Harvey Dent with his face burnt was only in the last third of the movie.

      This new Batman reboot will be leading up to The Justice League movie that exists because of the success of the Avengers. An article that I read said that Man of Steel would introduce us to the DC Universe that the Justice League will exist in. I'm guessing the movies leading up to Justice League will be Man of Steel. The Batman (most likely the title), a Wonder Woman movie, and a Flash movie. If the Batman reboot (which I said will be called The Batman as of right now) comes out in 2016, then a Green Lantern movie reboot could come out to replace last year's disaster movie. So, with all this news about a Batman reboot, what do you think and if Riddler were to be the villian, who should play him? I am stuck between Johnny Depp and David Tennant but somebody edited a photo of Johnny Depp as The Riddler and it looks awesome. So stay tuned for my review of the Bourne Trilogy.

Episode 29: TOTAL RECALL (2012)- Movie Review

    
     Total Recall is directed by Len Wiseman and stars Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, and Bryan Cranston.
     A factory worker, Douglas Quaid, begins to suspect that he is a spy after visiting Rekall - a company that provides its clients with implanted fake memories of a life they would like to have lead. The visit  goes wrong and finds himself on the run.
     I was looking foward to Total Recall because coming from the trailers, it looked different from the original 1990 film. It also looked good because of the effects and action scenes which we'll get to later. I also think Colin Farrell is a good actor and knocked it out of the park in last year's Fright Night, which was also a remake. Luckily, Total Recall is another good remake with Colin Farrell in it except it isn't as good as the original. But it is safe to say that I had a lot of fun with this new Total Recall.
    Colin Farrell was great as Douglas Quaid and he took his role very seriously. Kate Beckinsale was good as Lori who is Quaid's wife (I think ?) but I think she should get a little more used to playing a villian. Jessica Biel was also great as Melina but I think someone else could play her. Bryan Cranston was a very underdeveloped villian because he is in the first third for three minutes then makes his real debut in the last act of the movie. If you have seen the original movie,  then for the first half of this movie, you will most likely be predicting everything that will happen. There are some new twists and turns but for those of you who are complaining about a certain thing, that girl is in it. There are a few other throwbacks to the original movie that I won't say anything but two weeks.
      This movie is rated PG-13 and really should be R because of the amount of action and I am suprised that they got away with for a PG-13; even with the one girl you guys know. The action scenes are great and so are the effects for the most part. Total Recall was pretty good even though it had a boring middle part and an underdeveloped villian which means Total Recall gets an 8/10 for now. I bet at the end of the year and when I thought about the movie more, it will be 7 or 7.5/10 but for now, 8/10. So, what were your thoughts on the new Total Recall? If you haven't seen it, then are you excited for it and what are your thoughts going into this movie? In the next week I'll be reviewing the Matt Damon Bourne Trilogy so stay tuned for that review!