#MarvelNEWS Captain America: Brave New World | Official Teaser | In Theaters February 14, 2025

 New MCU film trailer just dropped and... I think this Brave New World does look pretty nice so far. 

I like the RED HULK tease at the end! Wait and see..

#MOVIEnews Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | Official Trailer

 Indy is back! Again! This has a very "one last adventure" tone to it.. but then again, so did Crystal Skulls. Check out this trailer for James Mangold's Indy 5: 

 

Looking nice. But I'm not sure I dig the CGi action scenes, the same problem I had with Indy IV.

#MovieNEWS BLADE RUNNER 2049 - Official Trailer

Here's a better trailer for the other Ridley Scott sequel of the year, BLADE RUNNER 2049:



Beautiful photography, hopefully it turns out better than, say, Prometheus...

#MusicBOX Jimmy Fallon, The Roots & "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" Cast Sing "Star Wars" Medley (A Cappella)

Here's a fun acappella Star Wars medley from Jimmy Fallon with the Star Wars cast and The Roots!

The new cast seems to be having a blast!



How much did they had to pay to get Harrison Ford in there!? And no Mark Hamill?? Come on!!

I miss Carrie Fisher tho...

#MovieNEWS Blade Runner 2049 teaser trailer

It's finally here!!!! The Blade Runner 2049 teaser trailer:



I love the atmosphere already! We didn't get to see much here, but I certainly loved the tone. I fear the visuals and the look won't exactly look Blade Runner-ysh enough, but so far so good...

#Recap - Star Wars: The Force Awakens

So I just came back from The Force Awakens. Finally!

I know what you're thinking, wherever you are - finally! Yeah, I know. But I just couldn't have caught the movie earlier, what with the end of the year, work, Christmas, etc.

Now was the only time I could watch this film.

I'll try to keep this review simple and straightforward. Since I managed to avoid spoilers as much as possible until now - spreading my own fake spoilers around based on my knowledge of the expanded universe :P - I will try to keep this spoiler-free for the others who, just like me, haven't been able to watch this yet.

Until the cut below, I won't have any spoilers. I will mark the spoiler section down below.

Let's me say this right away: Overall? I really liked the movie.

There! Review over.

But...

Yeah, I really liked the movie, but.. there's a few things I didn't like that much. Probably for controversial reasons of my own. I haven't checked that many reviews of the film yet, so I even have no idea what other people think about it. I just know my bro loved it a lot more than I did, even though I'm mostly positive about the film.

I liked enough the new heroes/cast, even though they were a bit too young-ysh. I liked the general new story. The film direction, the special effects, etc.

Now onto my main issues: my main problem with Hollywood these days when they're not making reboots... they just seem to be making nostalgic-sequels that are basically complete revamps or the originals. Predators did that to Predator 1. Jurassic World did the same with Jurassic Park and so did Terminator 5 too. And This Force Awakens is basically an "HD Remaster" of the original film, aka "A New Hope" for a new generation.

Yes, it follows the same general structure, plot, characters, etc. And even goes through the same motions in the same places (Jakku = Tatooine, Rey = Luke, etc.). I mean, bash the prequels as much as you want (I mean, I specially dislike Episode II) but at least each film had its own identity and was its own distinct adventure.

I liked the references to the other films, sure. I even liked how strangely the final confrontation seemed to parallel Anakin and Obi-Wan's in Episode 3 on the lava planet. Really, it strangely mirrored that scene!

George Lucas might have a questionable directional sense (even though I adore THX personally..), but he was a great worldbuilder. Somehow I feel that's J.J.Abrams problem, he's the opposite. He has a great sense of direction but his movies lack a distinct tone. That was apparent with his Super 8, Star Trek and Mission Impossible. They borrow a lot to previous classics and have a ton of great fan service and throwbacks but they're not really that unique.

Don't misread me, like I said, I loved the movie. There were some gorgeous scenery, action scenery, etc. But I felt a lot of things felt a bit generic. Like I said, Rey was just Luke or the young Anakin again. That Poe Resistance pilot guy was a bit bland too. Our villain was as whiny as "his ancestor". I loved Finn though, he was pretty fun! 

All said and done, I can excuse the big nostalgic factor and vagueness of the character since this movie has to be the first in a new trilogy of films. This was just the introduction for this new Sequel Trilogy.

I'm glad to see Abrams replaced for the next films, since he can work wonders with the initial pitch but his overuse of a "mystery box" gimmick often detracts from the end of his movies/series. And if the later films turned out bad we would all be branding pitchforks to Abrams. Although the the following directors will have a lot to answer for... No easy task if you ask me.

Now onto SPOILER territory.

#STARWARS News! Official Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens Trailer

Here's a trailer that barely tells us anything and leaves us wanting for more - for a change!



Alright. Call me cautiously optimistic.

#Movie NEWS! a couple of new trailers

Here's a couple of new trailers!

#Randomz - Star Wars Minus Williams - Throne Room

Here's something pretty random, but hilarious.

Ever wonder what Star Wars without the epic John Williams score would sound like? Apparently the crew at Auralnauts did. And it's pretty darn terrifying.

MR Star Wars Episode 6: Return of the Jedi

I just noticed I didn't cover the entire six Star Wars films yet, so let's close this on the final chapter of the original series.

"They saved the best for last" I'd like to believe so in this case, nerd-rants aside.

Don't miss out my previous Star Wars-related reviews!

The Phantom Menace / Attack of the Clones / Revenge of the Sith
A New Hope / The Empire Strikes Back

What if David Lynch had directed Return Of The Jedi

It could have been amazing!

Here's a fun David Lynch-esque edit of Episode 6...

The story goes, in 1981 George Lucas actually originally approached David Lynch to direct the third Star Wars film - who turned it down in the end.

This is probably as close to the kind of atmosphere it might have had :P

MR Star Wars Episode 5: The Empire Strikes Back

Since this was "STAR WARS MONTH", let's end this final week on another Star Wars movie review!

Don't miss out my previous Star Wars-related reviews!

The Phantom Menace / Attack of the Clones / Revenge of the Sith
A New Hope

MR Star Wars Episode 4: A New Hope

Sorry for the delay... I originally intended to put up this review for MAY THE FOURTH (be with you!), "Star Wars day"!

Before the upcoming Disney films, before there was a Star Wars franchise, before the trilogy and even before there was "A New Hope" - there simply was "Star Wars"...

Don't miss out my previous Star Wars-related reviews!

The Phantom Menace / Attack of the Clones / Revenge of the Sith

#MovieNEWS! The Expendables 3 Teaser Trailer

Who has two thumbs and CANNOT wait to see this movie?!? THIS GUY!
*points at myself, colleague on the next computer looks at me strangely..*



Hilarious random funny trailer for one helluva badass movie coming August 15! And what a cast!!!!!!!!

And -



Getting a bit meta, there, at the end!

1PanelReview The Fugitive

He DIDN'T KILL HIS WIFE, I'm telling ya!

Epic Star Wars trailer

Here's the trailer for the original Star Wars, using the newly uncovered footage from the bloopers!



They might as well just release this recut of SW on theaters instead of making new ones...

#Interview - "Harrison Ford Angrily Points At Stuff" Supercut

Here's an hilarious video from Conan O'Brien.

Harrison Ford's acting is all about pointing stuff with his finger, here's a funny clip they showed on Conan, using bits from "Indiana Jones" to "The Fugitive" to "Star Wars" and more!

#Interview - Harrison Ford Won't Answer Star Wars Questions

Here's a pretty hilarious interview of Harrison Ford on Jimmy Kimmel's.
Have fun :)

#Yankovic - Goes Face to Face

I've been a huge fan of Weird Al Yankovic...since I remember first going to the Internet over a decade ago~ (more or less)
(well, I remember it clearly, it was "the Dreamcast era", around '99, my first connection to the internet? not with my computer, but with the DC!)

I find out about his parodies - before the 'net? Good luck finding Yankovic-related stuff in Switzerland!!

Anyways, I've been a fan since I discovered his music parodies, his movie UHF, his sketches and finally his fake-interviews!

#Randomz - Star Wars as a "telenovela"

Watch this awesome fan recut of Empire Strikes Back as Galaxy of Passion!

Star Wars might be already full of characters drama and whatnot, but you never saw Han Solo under this light before!



You'll never see this movie in the same way again!~