Werewolves Could Be Scary Again: The Wolfman Preview

Here is the latest trailer for the upcoming remake of the 1940's classic The Wolfman.

Usually horror movie remakes are either a hit or miss. They can be absolutely terrible like The House of Wax, or they can be brilliant, like Dawn of the Dead (2004).

I strongly believe this version of The Wolf Man will be a hit, largely in part to its spectacular cast. Benicio del Toro, Hugo Weaving, and Anthony Hopkins are all actors that can make a movie great alone. Combining them in a movie of this genre set in this time period will be like watching true magic.

From the looks of the trailer, the effects are very well done, and we will get to see yet another take on the werewolf transformation. This one is sure to piss on New Moon's sad excuse for werewolves.

Del Toro and The Wolf Man will lead the charge, bringing Werewolves away from making teen girls fall in love with them, to making them scream like they did in 1941.

Hopefully, the cold night of February 10th is a full moon.

The New Holmes: Sherlock Holmes Review

Happy New Year everyone!

I think I will start out 2010 reviewing Sherlock Holmes, the newest take on the classic tale of the brilliant English detective.

To sum this movie up, I dissect it into three parts: The dialogue, The action, and The overall story.

First, the speaking parts in this movie are clever, but they do get old fast. Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law as Holmes and Watson bring the sarcasm to the tenth degree. It does get old very fast, and I expected more with the brilliance of the dialogue within the orignial Sherlock Holmes tales. One can only take so much crass sarcasm in a faux British accent.

Downey Jr's portrayal of Sherlock Holmes is different from the Holmes we know from the book series. Downey Jr's Holmes is scruffier and less gentlemanly than his literature counterpart. This may turn some fans of the original book off, but I enjoyed this version of Holmes. After all, you have to get a bit dirty doing the work that Holmes does on a daily and nightly basis.

The action sequences in the movie are very entertaining. This movie introduces a slow-motion sequence where Holmes breaks down exactly what he is going to do to the villain within the fight, while performing the actions in a slow-motion. The only problem is when, directly after, the scene is replayed at normal speed. This type of action sequence highlighted Holmes' ability to quickly deduce ways to neutralize attackers with a variety of strategic hits. I felt the replay at normal speed after we had already seen what Holmes did to his opponent was unnessicary. Luckily this filming technique is only used a few times.

Finally, the overall story was one that can be a bit hard to follow. Due to its incorporation of black magic and the supernatural with Holmes' logic and scientific deduction, the plot can leave the viewer scratching their head at the end. Although there are many explanations as to how Holmes' eventually solves the mystery of Lord Blackwood's (a great villain, I may ad) powers and saves London from terror, the storyline fits together well and provides for an entertaining watch. Downey Jr. and Law clash as either could be the hero in this film, but they work well together when it counts. In the end, Watson and Holmes fight valiantly together, but once again we see Holmes taking the forefront and figuring out Blackwood's devious plot, and explaining it to Watson, as we would read in an original Holmes tale.

The story is left open with a mention of Professor Moriarty at the end of the movie, and it gave it a sort of Batman Begins feeling, where the Joker was mentioned at the end to leave room for a sequel. I would most likely see a sequel to see how Professor Moriarty would be represented, as he is one of the greatest villians in all of literature.

I'm going to give Sherlock Holmes a B+.

Clash of the Titans Trailer

Double Wow.

This movie, scheduled to come out March 26th, is a remake of the 1980's classic.

I now understand why some old movies are allowed to be remade. This movie looks absolutely epic and has a great cast.

Liam Neeson as Zeus is a great pick. Just looking at how Zeus and Hades are represented in this movie makes one word comes to mind: stunning.

Sam Worthington as the main character, Perseus, was a great choice as well. He is establishing himself as one of the premier action stars of today with his work in Avatar and Terminator Salvation.

The Kraken is another discussion entirely and I cannot wait to see more screen time of this thing. The CGI looks great in the scenes with the giant scorpion and Medusa.

I'd suggest actually watching the original movie's representation of the monsters, then watching this trailer and having the same reaction I did.

I'm not looking for an amazing plot line and great dialouge with this movie, but if I get one I will be happy.

Also for you music geeks, like me, the lead singer of Muse is doing the music, so get extra excited.

With this and Iron Man 2, spring 2010 should be a great time for movies.

Iron Man Trailer Review

Wow.

I enjoyed the first Iron Man tremendously. I would have to rank it 3rd on my all time super hero movie list, after The Dark Knight and Spider-Man 2 (feel free to argue me on this one).

Iron Man 2 looks like everything you want in a superhero sequel: a bad ass new villain, a more personal plot line for the main character, a powerful new ally, and a bunch of cool new weapons and gadgets.

The acting swap of Don Cheadle for Terrance Howard as War Machine is the only real part of this movie I may need to get over. But, I am very excited for Mickey Rourke to play Whiplash, the main villian in the movie. Rourke has proven himself as an amazing character actor, and is putting on a Russian accent for the role.

Also, if you remember Wild Bill in The Green Mile, you will be reminded of Sam Rockwell's amazing performance. In Iron Man 2, Rockwell will be playing the villian Justin Hammer, and will be able to once again showcase his evil side.

I am looking forward to this movie as a pre-summer blockbuster and expect it to do extremely well. I do not think this movie will crash as a sequel, but has the potential to be the best movie in the franchise.

Lil Wayne's Rebirth. Review.

Well, here it is. Leaked a bit early is Lil Wayne's attempt at being a rock star. The songs are all over YouTube, so check them out there if you need a listen for yourself.

It's no Appetite For Destruction, but Lil Wayne does show some artistic creativity on this rock/rap album.

The self-proclaimed "best rapper alive" picks up a guitar and possibly a bass for this crossover album. Heavily laced with auto-tune, Rebirth is an interesting album to listen to. This album provides a couple of good songs with rap lyrics in a rock style format, by that I mean Wayne is basically singing/rapping about things he would usually rap about in any of his other albums. Lil Wayne runs into some trouble when attempting to sing, and make a "ballad" but we'll talk about that later.

The album is not Lil Wayne's best work, but does provide some listenable songs to those who enjoy experimental rock/hip-hop fusions. I would suggest bypassing the already released "Prom Queen" and "Hot Revolver" for more interesting tracks like "American Star" and "Paradise." There is some decent guitar work on the album, most likely not played by Wayne himself, but fun to get into.

With this album, the best tracks are the ones in which Wayne decides to rap over some sweet beats and guiar riffs. When Wayne does this, the tracks have energy and are enjoyable. "Drop the World" which features Eminem, is a great example of his rapping ability over a rock-like track. There is little to no auto-tune on this track, just straight Wayne lyrical madness and a bit of Slim Shady.

The downside of the album has to do with the few tracks in which bad attempts at auto-tuned singing ruin some of the great rap songs. The heavy auto-tune makes some tracks difficult to understand and to listen to. Lil Wayne attempts to create ballads, something he does not do very well. The song "Die for you" is a prime example of this.

Overall, I'm going to give this album a C. The tracks which Lil Wayne raps on, are great to listen to because they bring the energy of a rock riff behind them. But, Wayne ultimatley misses on his attempts to sing on certain tracks.

May 15th..will be a Green Day..is that a pun?

Well, I've been waiting five years for a new Green Day album and here we are. A date is officially set for May 15th of this year. I am definitely looking forward to that.

I'm gonna start by saying that American Idiot came out in 2004, when I was 14, just starting high school, and looking for the foundation of my music tastes. It was through AI that I was able to dive deeper in to the gold mine that is the Green Day library. I now own all but one of their albums, and plan on buying 21st Century Breakdown the day it comes out.

Oh, what's that immediate Green Day haters? Yes, the title is 21st Century Breakdown and it is another punk-rock opera that is stuffed with love songs about living in a post George W. Bush America.

Oh, whats that? They already wrote an album about Mr. Bush? So I've heard. I also heard that it sold 12 million copies and won them a couple of Grammy's. Or is success a bad thing?

Honestly, did you really think Billie-Joe who is pushing 40 was going to to back to writing about teen angst? Don't get me wrong, I love Kerplunk and Dookie, but American Idiot and now 21st Century Breakdown show PROGRESSION! Which is what any band who wants to survive in this shit of what we call an industry today needs. And the boys of Green Day are no morons, they know not you don't fix it if it isn't broken.

I've heard some samples from this album and it leans towards American Idiot part 2.

So, I have no complaints due to the fact that I can listen to that genius album from track one to track 13. (Yes, that's all of them).

I don't mind a revamped AI as long as it shows more progression. Take a listen to the link for this leaked song before you judge anything.

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MILK!

Alright, I just want to start off by saying that this movie is one of those, incredibly rare in our time, inspiring movies. It is not very often that I finish a movie and say to myself, "wow, this movie just made me a better person", but thankfully, Milk is one of those movies. It has everything that you want in an inspirational, and at the same time political film.

The story centers around the first openly gay man elected to public office, Harvey Milk. As we learn from the start of the movie, and is re-telling his life into a tape recorder. According to Milk, the tape is for the event of his assassination. It becomes extremely prevalent in the beginning of the film that Harvey Milk was assassinated shortly after, and this tape is his autobiography.

I want to congratulate Sean Penn on his Oscar win for best actor. Although I was pulling for Mickey Rourke, Penn is a logical choice after watching the performance of his career in Milk. He portrays the politician and gay activist perfectly and respectfully. The movie chronicles the rise of Harvey Milk from his movie to gay haven San Fransisco, to his first public speech on top of a soap box, to his last public speech on the steps of city hall. The reoccurring first line of every one of Milk's speeches, "I'm Harvey Milk, and I'm here to recruit you." echos as a signature of a man who lived his life to protect the inalienable rights of all men, and truly believed that all men are created equal.

Milk's perseverance is perfectly portrayed in this movie, shown by his constant loss in his first few attempts to run for office. Milk eventually wins the community advisor position and is faced with the recently drafted proposition 6, which attempts to strip civil rights from open homosexuals. It's Harvey Milk to the rescue when he rallies the gay community against the bigoted California senator and proposition 6. Not to mention falling in love with James Franco, who played an amazing part as Milk's lover. Franco is obviously a tremendous talent and is able to switch from the pot dealing Saul in Pineapple Express to a homosexual character.

I am going to give this Movie an A. It lives up to all expectations and could bring a tear to the eye of even the most ardent anti-homosexual. Sean Penn once again gives the performance of his career and deserves his academy award. I highly recommend this movie, and it has become one of my all time favorites.

Note: Yes, I watch other movies besides horror.