Would like to see this now please

Would be nice at Halloween but nevermind. Must see!

Star Trek is now badass

Who knew?

Round 2...FIGHT!

So, 2008 was actually a weird entry into the ongoing Marvel vrs DC battle but this time in movie form: The Hulk and Iron Man vrs Batman. Difficult to say who won, probably a score draw if we're honest.

2010, however, is where the shit will go down. Marvel have unveiled their release schedule, as have Warner Bros who own DC. Here it is:

Iron Man 2 (Marvel) : May 7th, 2010
Twilight: Eclipse (Warners) : June 30th, 2010
Thor (Marvel), Inception (Warners, Christopher Nolan's next film) : July 16th, 2010
Jonah Hex (DC/Warners) : August 6th, 2010
Green Lantern (DC/Warners) : December 17th, 2010
The First Avenger: Captain America (Marvel) : May 6th, 2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2 (Warners), The Avengers (Marvel) : July 15th, 2011

Obviously, the big one is Potter vrs The Avengers. It will be interesting to see if either studio moves the release date for those films, Iron Man/Thor/Captain America are supposed to bulid towards The Avengers so that could have huge heat. More that Potter though?

Bet none of them get any Oscars.

Yet another video but who cares

Yep, looking like a good year for movies.

Bit of business

I am now up to date with the film reviews, they're posted on the date I saw them so look back over the past month or so to find them. I won't get so behind again, promise!

And just for Ryan because he can't look for things on the Internet by himself because he gets distracted and watches videos of male rape from Oz over and over and over again, here's the new Transformers trailer:

I Love The Superbowl!

And it's not for the 'football', it's for great trailer that get shown during the commercial breaks for awesome summer blockbusters.

Like this one, or this one or this one, this or this one.

Out of those, it's pretty much a tie between Transformers and GI Joe (which will hopefully be renamed Action Force over here but I doubt it).

If pushed, I'm leaning towars Joe simply because of Dennis Quaid. His wolfish grin makes my knees weak.

*sighs*

The Annual Late Review of The Year

BEST FILM OF 2008

For an actual piece of cinema, has to be There Will Be Blood. For a film that made me as giddy as a schoolgirl, Cloverfield.

BEST BOOK I READ IN 2008

Didn't read many new books this year but The Marvel Chronicles is amazing. 

BEST MUSIC OF 2008

For new music it would be Cage The Elephant which lept to the top of my iTunes most played list. For music I've discovered this year it would have to be finding Baby Huey thanks to the JCVD trailer.

BEST COMIC OF 2008

Have been enjoying Mark Millar's Old Man Logan run on Wolverine, All Star Superman was simply astounding, Kick Ass has been Kick Ass (sorry) and you know what? I liked Secret Invasion. Sue me.

BEST FILM TREND OF 2008

Kick ass end credits.

Seem to have seen a lot of these this year, a stand out being the end of Tropic Thunder. But it's not just action films, Wall-E's were top drawer as well. More of this please.

Oh God

No no no no no no no no no.

No.

Oh, alright, THIS is the film I'm most looking forward to

A new Sam Raimi horror film.

Yes please.

Some more update will follow shortly, including several film reviews that have stacked up.

If I can be bothered, naturally.

Alright, THIS is the film I'm most looking forward to

The Expendables.

Let's break it down: Starring Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li AND Dolph Lundgren. Not forgeting this is being directed by Stallone and we all know how his last action film turned out.

It's this or Inglorious Basterds. But then The Expendables is described as "an 80s throwback men on a mission movie in the vein of Commando and Predator".

Commando and Predator?

Sold.

Solid Gold Genius

40 Inspirational Speeches in 2 Minutes.

Let's go do something!

What's better than zombies?

Nazi zombies!

Now that's the stuff

Looking better than I'd have thought possible.

Legendary

The film I am now most looking forward to see?

Oh yes.

Intersting

A nice little reason to get the Blu-Ray.

Now that's sad

The trailer voice man is dead.

Boo!

Because THAT'S a good idea.

So, we're all pretty much agreed that Superman Returns didn't quite hit the mark.

But does it really need to be re-booted as a dark version of Superman? Really?

That's not what Superman is about. It should be about wonder and heroics. The best Superman story in the last ten years is Grant Morrison's All Star Superman and that doesn't have to rely on the tired grim and gritty approach to Superheroes. All it does rely on are the core Superman concepts and good writing.

So none of this gritty nonsense please. That's what we have Frank Miller for.

Holy Bat-Curse!

Let's examine the facts:

1) Heath Ledger dies.

2) Christian Bale beats up several family members

3) Morgan Freeman gets himself into a car crash.

The first and third one do look a bit curse-ish but you can't really justify opening a can of whoop-ass on your Mum by saying you were cursed.

Can you?

Wow.

Didn't think that was going to look THAT good.

Guns + Cars = Hella Fun!

Wow, Russain trailers are reaaaally violent.