There's this great Greek site that I visit from time to time which always seems to get certain movie trailer about three to four weeks before other US sites get word of them, and in this case, about two months ago. TAKEN stars Liam Neeson as a father to a teenager who gets kidnapped in Paris. Things turn bad (for the baddies) when Neeson comes after them to kick their asses because Neeson doubles as a badass, as well. TAKEN opens September 19th here in the states. Enjoy the trailer, it reminds me a little of A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, but will probably be better than VIOLENCE; sorry David Cronenberg, I still love you.
Saturday, June 21, 2008
TAKEN finally gets a US trailer; in other news, Liam Neeson just bought you
Friday, June 20, 2008
/Film has PINEAPPLE EXPRESS photos...and now I do too
It's the magic of the internet, but I'm crediting them, so it's all kosher. Yep, we have some new PINEAPPLE EXPRESS photos about that movie that's coming out August 8th, about Dale and Saul who are on the run from the city's biggest drug dealer. Keep reading to check out the rest of the photos.
MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR trailer: Is MUMMY 3 what INDY 4 should've been?
So ya, I got an email this morning from Papa John's pizza demanding I watch the new trailer for MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR in delicious Quicktime HD. So I did. And it's good, well, just as good as the first trailer, more or less the same. But watching the trailer got me thinking. Watching it gave me the standard action movie, tomb raiding high I got when also watching the INDY 4 trailer, but, as we all know, that movie didn't quite delivery as to what we expected (but that's a whole separate argument for another time). SO I asked myself, "Would Universal and the producers of the first two films put out the same jumbled mumbo jumbo that was THE MUMMY RETURNS?" I don't think so. One problem I had with INDY 4 was that it just wasn't the adventure I was expecting from an INDY film. I was craving a traditional tomb raiding epic, but what we got was...well, come up with your own second-rate, half-way thought through, sci-fi production.
This film does look promising even though Rachel Weisz passed on the screenplay, though we can only wait for the product to roll into theaters nationwide on August 1st. Well, here's the new trailer. Enjoy.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
BANGKOK DANGEROUS; Remember when Nick Cage made FACE OFF and it was my favorite movie for a while. Well, I was 10. It's time for him to grow up, too.
So here's a clip for BANGKOK DANGEROUS that's been surfing the intertubes and it looks...well it looks like any Chinese made action movie- quick edits and all. Good thing is that the Pang Brothers have done this one too who also did the original but Nick Cage's version is slightly different. Just watch the clip and make up your own mind.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
ONG BAK 2 starring Tony "Elephant Walker" Jaa- meaning he walks on elephants, not he takes elephants on walks, that would be far less entertaining
Seriously, if you were a fan of the first ONG BAK, and even if you weren't, maybe you're just a fan of martial arts and muay thai, either way you have to watch the promo reel for the second film. The story isn't really related to the first film at all, except that Tony Jaa kicks many an ass in this movie too. What's really cool about this promo is that it's the first time I've seen him fight with weapons. I don't know if I like it but still, it's pretty badass. Check out the video below thanks to Twitch.
BURN AFTER viewing the new poster
I just want to point out that I should really be writing for JoBlo.com. I was just reading an article about the new BURN AFTER READING poster and no offense to Omar Aviles but he screwed up the premise of the movie. I know, right. Well anyhoo, there's a new poster for BURN AFTER READING and it reminds me of the old throwback posters of the 60's and 70's kind of like the poster for DR. STRANGELOVE and Hitchcock's VERTIGO. No more babbling, there's the poster..jpg)
VICKY CHRISTINA BARCELONA trailer: The only three women I'd ever need
The film stars Rebecca Hall, who I loved in STARTER FOR 10, and Scarlett Johanson as Vicky and Christina. Together, they take a luxurious vacation to beautiful Barcelona and meet a womanizing painter, Juan (Javier Bardem). Oh ya, and Juan is still involved somewhat with his ex-wife Maria played by my 5-year high school crush, Penelope Cruz. Yes, besides PINEAPPLE EXPRESS, TROPIC THUNDER, and BURN AFTER READING, this is definitely a comedy I'm anticipating. And to quench your thirst for three beautiful woman, here's the trailer for VICKY CHRISTINA BARCELONA. To watch the lustful, girl-on-girl teaser, hit the jump below after the trailer. The film opens wide August 29th.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Review: GET SMART
I must apologize in advance for not being born in the late 50's or early 60's and therefore not watching the original series on television. Still, the original GET SMART had a large cult following and many of its antics are known all over, or maybe it's just me, like the catchphrase, "Missed it by that much," I love that. This new 2008 movie adaptation of the show stars Steve Carell as Maxwell Smart aka Agent 86, Anne Hathaway as Agent 99, Alan Arkin as the Chief and Dwayne Johnson as Agent 23. It's good to know that Mel Brooks was consulted for this film as he wasn't for some of the previous iterations of the series. Keep reading on for the rest of my review.
So let's start at the end. There will be a sequel, maybe even a whole franchise, I'm sure of it, and that is fine. I would really enjoy seeing Carell as Max Smart in another two of three SMART films. But, things might have to get worse before they get any better. The films start with a quirky Max Smart going through his regular morning rituals of getting ready for work. Through little Post-It notes left around the house we find out the Smart is a lonely yet funny man who enjoys his work and also that exam results will be in today for whether or not Smart made Agent status. Smart works for a secret government organization (among many) named CONTROL and are housed under Washington D.C. Basically, Smart have been an analyst for CONTROL, one of the best I might add, and only hopes now to be promoted to Agent status. It's at HQ that we are introduced to several other characters played by bumbling funnyman David Koechner of Anchorman fame, Terry Crews, Masi Oka of HEROES, and Nate Torrence.
Smart is denied a promotion for being too good at his analyst position but is soon after made partner to Agent 99 (Hathaway) after the HQ is broken into and Agents' identities are known, CONTROL has been compromised. So begins the journey of our little tugboat that must find, together with his partner, known accomplices and ultimately find the whereabouts of opposing terrorist organization, KAOS.Filmmakers did a great job of balances the action and comedy as well as mixing it well with the romance between Agent 86 and 99 though it was off kilter at times. My advice to Anne Hathaway is to be more convincing. It's not that her acting was completely off, she is great but at times seemed to have half-assed her performance. The chemistry between Hathaway and Carell doesn't always flow smoothly. Many of the jokes get great laughs thanks to Carell's excellent timing and delivery but other jokes throughout the film fall flat. What doesn't fall flat though are Anne Hathaway's looks. Oof! I have always loved her soft look and pale white skin. Mmhmm.
I know I didn't catch all of the references to the GET SMART series but I caught several. Aside from the gadgets, characters and well known phrases all gave nod to their origin. All in all, after watching this, I realized that it gave us nothing more than what JOHNNY ENGLISH, with Rowan Atkinson, gave us which I enjoyed very much. I think I would really like to see Carell take on another GET SMART mission but it's going to have to be bigger, better and aiming for quality. It's a fun watch but unless you take a friend or a date, keep your $8 a little longer and just rent it on DVD/BluRay.
GET SMART gets a 7.2/10
Below, for you viewing pleasure, I have a few pictures of Anne Hathaway and Steve Carell. Enjoy.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
BOTTLE SHOCK trailer: Captain Kirk is was a hippie
Dammit, I couldn't beat Apple.com. I had seen the trailer for this a while back but couldn't find an embeddable copy anywhere on the net. Well, I found one, and it's here for you to watch as well. BOTTLE SHOCK stars Alan Rickman, Bill Pullman and a personal favorite, Chris Pine. Pine was recently in SMOKIN' ACES, a pandemic film called CARRIERS and will soon play young Captain Kirk in the new STAR TREK film. Check out the trailer for BOTTLE SHOCK below and lookout for Chris Pine in the future.
Bottle shock trailer
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