Pesci, Pacino, and DeNiro in a NEW Scorsese Film?!

These legends are in talks to tell the story of the man who allegedly holds the secret to the death of Jimmy Hoffa, as well as 24 of his other victims.Read More

Hillary Duff in Spiderman?!

Meet the new Mary Jane?

The decision to reboot the Spiderman series came as a surprise to most of us despite the abysmal third outing from the Sam Raimi run canon.  It feels too quick to kill off the other series and start over, but Hollywood did it with The Hulk (THREE TIMES!) and they weren’t willing to take the series in the direction that Raimi wanted, so now we’re forced to hit the reset button on this franchise.

Andrew Garfield, a near-unknown, was cast as the lead, which means that the film is currently sitting with ZERO star power. There’s no way the studio is going to release this film without a bankable star to put on the posters, which means you can expect to see a major name as the villain as well as a hot young actress to play Peter’s love interest (who will most likely be Mary Jane.)  Now let’s move on to where I break your heart.

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Transformers 3 Strikes Home

Currently, Cedillo is listed in critical condition and the set of Transformers is in crisis.Read More

Sandman the TV Series?

Neil Gaiman's Sandman might be headed to TV

If you were a comic book nerd in the 90’s like me, then you are no doubt familiar with Neil Gaiman’s Sandman books.  What you might not have known is that the plans for this comic to be turned into a film have been in the works since shortly after the initial success of the books. 

I have been very vocal about my belief that Hollywood’s current comic-book craze is going to come crashing to a halt soon.  There just isn’t enough quality material out there anymore, and we are already starting to see the quality of the films suffer (Jonah Hex anyone?)  However, books like Sandman represent the final frontier for comics-turned-into-films: the great comics that should NOT be made into films! 

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Red Letter Media Reviews Star Trek

Plinkett reviews Star Trek

If you are unfamiliar with the Plinkett Reviews, then waste no time in getting over to their site and start watching their videos.  For those of you, like me, that have been addicted to their reviews, I have some good news.  They just released a review for JJ Abrams’ Star Trek!

This site became famous for their 70 minute review of Star Wars Episode I – The Phantom Menace, and that still stands as my favorite of their clips.  However, they have also done reviews for all of The Next Generation Star Trek films, as well as a few other odds and ends.  If you don’t have time to watch them all, then don’t miss the reviews for Star Wars Episode I and II, as well as Star Trek Generations.  Funny stuff. 

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Movie Review : A Serbian Film

“A Serbian Film” is basically a 2 hour long journey through depravity and horror that only the Serbs could come up with.Read More

Is the Avatar Re-Release Worth Seeing?

Avatar - Now With More Hair-Porn!

James Cameron is already holding the top two spots in the largest selling movies of all time.  Avatar wears the crown with nearly $750 million and Titanic sinks just beneath at $600 million, but Cameron wants to make sure no one comes along to challenge him. This weekend, Cameron is re-releasing Avatar in 800+ 3D theaters throughout the country.

This isn’t just a simple replay though.  The new version of Avatar sports an extra 8-9 minutes to the already ridiculous two and a half hour running time.  Whether or not you plan on seeing this in theaters again depends on a lot of factors, but I’ve done some digging and have uncovered what you can expect to see from the added footage.  Spoiler Alert: none of it looks very interesting.

I will probably go see this with my daughter because we didn’t see it in 3D the first time around.  I don’t think it’s a good film, but I can’t deny that it’s gorgeous, and I feel like I’d be missing out to not see it in the theaters with those silly glasses on.  However, if I had already seen it in 3D I would have no desire to see it again.  It’s too long, too silly, and the promise of 9 more minutes of footage deemed too useless for the first release doesn’t sound very appetizing.  This is a James Cameron movie though, and he is well known for cutting great scenes out of his movies to accommodate film standards.  For instance, in Aliens he cut a scene showing how Ripley had lost a child, which is an important bit of backstory that helps explain the way she latches onto Newt when the child first appears.  So maybe Avatar will have similar scenes that they just couldn’t manage to pack into the first release’s 162 minutes.  Here’s what I’ve been able to find out about the new footage.

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DVD Review : I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell

The movie poster is nearly identical to the book

I’m not well known for decorum.  One glance at the titles of the majority of the Talkingship shows and you’ll realize that my sense of humor stalled somewhere between 13 and my first beer (I have no idea when that was, but for the purpose of this joke we’ll say it was at 13 and a day.)  This no doubt plays a part in my appreciation of Tucker Max’s book, I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell.  The question is, does the same hold true for the movie version of his raunchy book?

The simple answer is: No.

I loved the book.  Once I started reading it, I couldn’t put it down.  His exploits were beyond reproach and bordered on the wrong side of legality more often then not.  His writing is entertaining, his adventures are damn near unbelievable, and his misogyny is somehow … well, charming.  When reading the book you will quickly realize that Tucker Max is a deplorable piece of shit, but you just can’t stop laughing.  However, as soon as I heard this was going to be a movie, I knew it was doomed.  There’s no way you can bring a character like Tucker Max to life on screen without being forced to really face the gross nature of what this man represents.  He is the worst of what males have to offer.

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Bioshock PG-13

Ask most gamers what video game would make a great movie and you’ll get a pretty eclectic list.  Passions run hot about which game has the most interesting narative, but there is one game that seems to make it onto everyone’s list: Bioshock.

While The Little Mermaid has been the defacto “Under Da Sea” icon for over two decades, the director of the Pirates of the Carribean movies has decided to walk the plank and try his hand at film-making in the deep blue (or film PRODUCING anyhow.)  He has been a champion of turning the dark, ominous world of Bioshock into a major motion picture.  In fact, the movie is already slated for a 2013 release!  However, they’ve just hit their first major snag in production: The studios want it to be a PG-13 film.

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Scott Pilgrim vs. El Mariachi

Why does El Mariachi hate me?

So here’s the deal. Most reviews either glorify or crucify Scott Pilgrim vs The World. I’m just going to give my point of view.

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