It's been a while.
Again.
Apologies. I will make an effort to update at least once a week from now on. I promise. Not that anybody is reading anyways. As it is Thursday, I figured I'd use some alliteration and use Thursdays for trailers! Creative, I know.
So, let's see what new trailers have hit the web lately and when said films will be released!
First up, The Wolverine.
This long awaited trailer finally graced us with it's presence today. Based on the X-Mean comic book character Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), is found in modern day Japan. He's in an unfamiliar world, fighting samurai and is dealing with his own immortality. It'll be good. Out 26th of July.
This next trailer really kicks ass. Yep. It's Kick-Ass 2. Sorry. I couldn't help it.
Kick-Ass, Hit Girl and Red Mist are back for the sequel to the 2010 movie. After the events of the first movie, a wave of new "super" heroes have arrived on the scene, led by Jim Carey's Colonel Stars and Stripes. A difference is being made, until the world's first supervillian "The Mother F*&!er" (a soured Red Mist) assembles his own evil team to seek revenge on Kick-Ass and Hit Girl. This is due in cinemas on the 16th of August.
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa.
Nothing really needs to be said for this one, except: Back of the net. You either love or hate Partridge. I for one love it. This one also has a release of the 16th of August. So I'll be in the cinema pretty much all day if anybody is looking for me.
They never are.
Out in the next few weeks though, we have this lot:
Of course, Iron Man 3.
We last saw billionaire genius Tony Stark in the 2012 smash (pun intended) Avengers Assemble. He is now back in his stand-alone franchise Iron Man. The threequel sees him facing a new enemy in the form of terrorist the Mandarin. After his world is torn apart, Stark must set out on an excruciating journey to rebuild from scratch. This will hit Irish cinemas on the 26th of April (a whole week before the US). YEOW!
*Groans* It's back from the dead. The franchise that just won't die (well one of them....) Scary Movie V
As usual, it parodies the top horror films of the past 12 months, in style that is getting less and less comedic. They've somehow managed to sign Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan to this. Begs the question, were they paid with money or.....substances. To mix things up a bit, they didn't bother even phoning up usual main Anna Faris to offer her her role of Cindy. Instead, opting for Ashley Tisdale. Probably the cheapest option really. It'll still make money though.
Not everyone's cup of tea, but next is Dark Skies.
Out nearly 2 months in the States, it's finally hitting Irish screens on the 3rd of April. From the Producer of Paranormal Activity, Insidious and Sinister, comes another spooky domestic disturbance. But instead of ghosts and demons, we are now facing ALIENS! Like I said, not everyone's cup of tea. This does however have the potential a great "Paul" movie. I will enjoy it!
For the kids:
I swear.
Despicable Me 2!!!!
28th of June (Another week earlier than the US. I am liking this trend!!). Take note. Of course it is the follow up to the 2010 animated comedy, which I found surprisingly good. I am serioulsy looking forward to this one.
I can't mention animation movies, without taking about the eagerly anticipated Monsters University.
Okay, so it's a prequel not a sequel. We won't see any Boo. (Boooooooo) But it is Pixar. And it's Monsters Inc. This will be fantastic. Don't ask me why, but we get this nearly THREE WEEKS after the US, on the 12th of July. I honestly don't know what they're playing at.
Other trailers that deserve a mention are of course Man Of Steel and Star Trek Into Darkness.
Click the name to be brought to the trailer on youtube. I can't risk having them on my page, for fear of giving into temptation and finally watching them. I am keeping myself in the dark for these two. I have somehow managed to avoid every bit of info and trailer for both films, and I plan on keeping it that way!
Updating soon.
Paul
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Monday, November 26, 2012
Sequels, Remakes and Mistakes
Given previous trends, it appears 2013 will be yet another year for
remakes and sequels. Not that that's a bad thing or anything. Far from
it.
SEQUELS
If the formula for a movie works (the studio invests in it, it does well and it quadruples their cash injection), the studio is more likely to give a budget for a sequel. People like it and want more? Than why not?? Hence the birth of the sequel.
Previously sequels were made as a way of squeezing some more cash out of fans willing to see it, so production/plot/cast were never really the same as the original. Lately however, this trend has since changed, with the sequel being planned before the release of a film. This shows a confidence in a movie, that studios would not want to get wrong. Because if they're wrong, they're out of pocket. And Hollywood hates not making money.
If I enjoy a movie, I will watch it over and over and over again. For that reason I usually welcome sequels, especially now that studios are willing to invest heavily in them.
The key to a good sequel? Keep it true to it's predecessor. Continuity is essential. Characters and story continue as they were left at the end of the last film, and make changes, but nothing too huge to the dynamics.
Bad Sequels:
Star Wars (The Prequels) - My main problem with this is the fact George Lucas was allowed free reign. Yes, I know Star Wars is HIS creation, but at least with the original trilogy he had a team to tell him "No George, that is a shit idea, do this". These prequels were where Lucas went mad and look what happened! In my opinion, this makes the purchase of LucasFilms by Disney all the more better. More on this in another post. Before I ramble like.
The Butterfly Effect 2 (2006) - Let's take the idea of the original, give it no budget and hope for the best. No. Just no.
Jaws: The Revenge (1987) - The fourth Jaws film. Yes. 4. With an IMDB rating of 2.7, this was a studios attempt at milking it. "Our magnificent horse had died (Jaws 2), now let's flog it (Jaws 3), now let's put it on strings and use it as a puppet (Jaws 4)." If you've a few hours to kill, take a look at the goofs page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093300/trivia?tab=gf
It's THAT long.
Good Sequels:
Are you comfy? Good. This will take a while.
I'll keep it short.
Toy Story 2 (1999) & 3 (2010) - The original characters brought back and are just as great as ever. In new adventures with new characters. Time and effort went into these. Lots of time and effort.
Aliens (1986) - Continuing where Alien left off, James Cameron took over to write and direct one of the best sequels of all time. He twisted the theme of Alien on it's head and brought the genre to a whole new level.
T2: Judgment Day (1991) - He didn't lie when he said he'd be back. Arnie plays a cyborg sent back in time. In the first Terminator he was sent back to kill. This time he's back to protect. James Cameron proving once again, he takes the idea of a sequel and makes it his own.
Spider-Man 2 (2004) - Tobey returns as Peter Parker. Spider-Man was the origins, Spider-Man 2 was the hero movie. He is Spider-Man now and not only has a supervillian to defeat but also personal problems which make him all the more relatable.
The Dark Knight (2008) - Batman Begins was good. The Dark Knight took it to a whole new level. In terms of being a sequel, Nolan went all out. A gripping plot, superb and perfectly cast characters, not to mention the dissection of what it means to be a hero and a villian. This is the pinicle of not just sequel, but movie itself. One of the few movies that not only lived up to it's hype, but greatly surpassed it. It's final chapter The Dark Knight Rises also gets a mention here. A perfect ending to an amazing trilogy.
The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - Do yourself a favour. Watch it.
REMAKES
In terms of the remake, studios do this to "revitalise" a franchise of movies that they believe should be given a second chance. Usually to bring it to a new generation. Because you know Spider-Man (2002) was so outdated. The "ok, it worked well for a while, then didn't. Let's redo" take on movies is becoming more and more prominent in cinema. At a worrying rate.
This year saw the end of Nolan's The Dark Knight trilogy. Before the release of the final installment, there were already talks of a reboot to the Batman movie franchise. This looks like it may happen as a Warner Bro. movie adaption of The Justice League (a troupe of comic book heros) is set for release in 2015, which stars Batman. Due to the success of The Avengers (a Marvel comic troupe, brought to you by Disney), Warner want this released so they can cash in on the SuperTeam cash cow. Although it is only rumoured a Batman remake is planned, you can be sure it will happen sooner rather than later.
A reboot/remake of a film franchise is not always a bad thing, but it is a very difficult task to pull off. A remake needs to be it's own movie but still contain the charisma of the original film that fans have come to love. This alone in itself is an almost impossible feat to accomplish. I'm of the belief a film needs to be a certain amount of years old before it is updated. The remake needs to have a purpose. This purpose being the social outdatedness of the original film needs rejuvenating.
The remake for the sake of a remake is a concept that is all to familiar, and is one that needs to change.
Bad remakes include:
Planet Of The Apes (2001) - I like Tim Burton. But not with classic Sci-Fi.
Psycho (1998) - Let's just remake it word-for-word, shot-by-shot colour remake of a classic. No.
Death At A Funeral (2010) - A brilliant British comedy? Let's Americanize that for you.
Fame (2009) & Footloose (2011) - Not even a fan of the originals and I knew this was a bad idea.
I'm not even going to bother with horrors....
Good Remakes:
Casino Royale (2006) - Daniel Craig as Bond. Surpassed the original camp version.
The Amazing Spiderman (2012) - As much as it pains me to admit it, the reboot of Spider-Man was good. I still think it was totally unnecessary, but it was good.
The Fly (1986) - Jeff Goldblum as a slimey bug who creeps out women. He was also good as the lead in this remake of the 1958 Sci-Fi. Wahey! Granted I viewed this before the original, but there is just no comparison.
Tomorrow I'll take a look at 2013 itself and what sequels, prequels and remakes we can expect to see. *cough* Star Trek 2 *cough*
SEQUELS
If the formula for a movie works (the studio invests in it, it does well and it quadruples their cash injection), the studio is more likely to give a budget for a sequel. People like it and want more? Than why not?? Hence the birth of the sequel.
Previously sequels were made as a way of squeezing some more cash out of fans willing to see it, so production/plot/cast were never really the same as the original. Lately however, this trend has since changed, with the sequel being planned before the release of a film. This shows a confidence in a movie, that studios would not want to get wrong. Because if they're wrong, they're out of pocket. And Hollywood hates not making money.
If I enjoy a movie, I will watch it over and over and over again. For that reason I usually welcome sequels, especially now that studios are willing to invest heavily in them.
The key to a good sequel? Keep it true to it's predecessor. Continuity is essential. Characters and story continue as they were left at the end of the last film, and make changes, but nothing too huge to the dynamics.
Bad Sequels:
Star Wars (The Prequels) - My main problem with this is the fact George Lucas was allowed free reign. Yes, I know Star Wars is HIS creation, but at least with the original trilogy he had a team to tell him "No George, that is a shit idea, do this". These prequels were where Lucas went mad and look what happened! In my opinion, this makes the purchase of LucasFilms by Disney all the more better. More on this in another post. Before I ramble like.
The Butterfly Effect 2 (2006) - Let's take the idea of the original, give it no budget and hope for the best. No. Just no.
Jaws: The Revenge (1987) - The fourth Jaws film. Yes. 4. With an IMDB rating of 2.7, this was a studios attempt at milking it. "Our magnificent horse had died (Jaws 2), now let's flog it (Jaws 3), now let's put it on strings and use it as a puppet (Jaws 4)." If you've a few hours to kill, take a look at the goofs page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093300/trivia?tab=gf
It's THAT long.
Good Sequels:
Are you comfy? Good. This will take a while.
I'll keep it short.
Toy Story 2 (1999) & 3 (2010) - The original characters brought back and are just as great as ever. In new adventures with new characters. Time and effort went into these. Lots of time and effort.
Aliens (1986) - Continuing where Alien left off, James Cameron took over to write and direct one of the best sequels of all time. He twisted the theme of Alien on it's head and brought the genre to a whole new level.
T2: Judgment Day (1991) - He didn't lie when he said he'd be back. Arnie plays a cyborg sent back in time. In the first Terminator he was sent back to kill. This time he's back to protect. James Cameron proving once again, he takes the idea of a sequel and makes it his own.
Spider-Man 2 (2004) - Tobey returns as Peter Parker. Spider-Man was the origins, Spider-Man 2 was the hero movie. He is Spider-Man now and not only has a supervillian to defeat but also personal problems which make him all the more relatable.
The Dark Knight (2008) - Batman Begins was good. The Dark Knight took it to a whole new level. In terms of being a sequel, Nolan went all out. A gripping plot, superb and perfectly cast characters, not to mention the dissection of what it means to be a hero and a villian. This is the pinicle of not just sequel, but movie itself. One of the few movies that not only lived up to it's hype, but greatly surpassed it. It's final chapter The Dark Knight Rises also gets a mention here. A perfect ending to an amazing trilogy.
The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - Do yourself a favour. Watch it.
REMAKES
In terms of the remake, studios do this to "revitalise" a franchise of movies that they believe should be given a second chance. Usually to bring it to a new generation. Because you know Spider-Man (2002) was so outdated. The "ok, it worked well for a while, then didn't. Let's redo" take on movies is becoming more and more prominent in cinema. At a worrying rate.
This year saw the end of Nolan's The Dark Knight trilogy. Before the release of the final installment, there were already talks of a reboot to the Batman movie franchise. This looks like it may happen as a Warner Bro. movie adaption of The Justice League (a troupe of comic book heros) is set for release in 2015, which stars Batman. Due to the success of The Avengers (a Marvel comic troupe, brought to you by Disney), Warner want this released so they can cash in on the SuperTeam cash cow. Although it is only rumoured a Batman remake is planned, you can be sure it will happen sooner rather than later.
A reboot/remake of a film franchise is not always a bad thing, but it is a very difficult task to pull off. A remake needs to be it's own movie but still contain the charisma of the original film that fans have come to love. This alone in itself is an almost impossible feat to accomplish. I'm of the belief a film needs to be a certain amount of years old before it is updated. The remake needs to have a purpose. This purpose being the social outdatedness of the original film needs rejuvenating.
The remake for the sake of a remake is a concept that is all to familiar, and is one that needs to change.
Bad remakes include:
Planet Of The Apes (2001) - I like Tim Burton. But not with classic Sci-Fi.
Psycho (1998) - Let's just remake it word-for-word, shot-by-shot colour remake of a classic. No.
Death At A Funeral (2010) - A brilliant British comedy? Let's Americanize that for you.
Fame (2009) & Footloose (2011) - Not even a fan of the originals and I knew this was a bad idea.
I'm not even going to bother with horrors....
Good Remakes:
Casino Royale (2006) - Daniel Craig as Bond. Surpassed the original camp version.
The Amazing Spiderman (2012) - As much as it pains me to admit it, the reboot of Spider-Man was good. I still think it was totally unnecessary, but it was good.
The Fly (1986) - Jeff Goldblum as a slimey bug who creeps out women. He was also good as the lead in this remake of the 1958 Sci-Fi. Wahey! Granted I viewed this before the original, but there is just no comparison.
Tomorrow I'll take a look at 2013 itself and what sequels, prequels and remakes we can expect to see. *cough* Star Trek 2 *cough*
SuperMovie
MAN OF STEEL
What is it?
Man Of Steel is an upcoming reboot movie of the comic book hero Kal El/Clark Kent, or as he is better known: Superman. Superman is an alien sent to Earth after the destruction of his home planet, Krypton. On Earth he has an array of powers a human being could only dream of, such as flight and super strength. Raised by an adoptive Earth couple (The Kents), Kal is given the new name Clark and hides his super alter-ego.
Man Of Steel will be an origins tale, in which it tells the story of how Clark Kent became the hero Superman. The movie will see him fight against a fellow Krytonian, General Zod, in order to save the Earth.
Who's involved?
After the success of the recent Dark Knight trilogy, many fans were glad to hear director Christopher Nolan had been assigned to the role of producer. Behind the pen, with job of writer is David S. Goyer. Goyer has been a writer for Nolan's Batman movies as well as up the coming Godzilla (2014). Director's chair belongs to Zack Snyder, who is known for his darkly shot movies 300 and Sucker Punch. He is also the man behind the movie adaption of Watchmen, another comic-book/movie adaption. In terms of comic/movie geekery knowledge, this is a dream team.
In front of the camera, the movie will star Henry Cavill as the leading man. Cavill has starred in an arrays of big screen and small screen roles such as Stardust, The Tudors and The Cold Light Of Day. Fun Fact - he had originally auditioned for the role of Nolan's Batman but lost out, only because he was too young for the role. This can only be a good thing now!
Amy Adams (The Muppets) will play the love interest Lois Lane, a reporter who works with Clark Kent.
The ruthless General Zod will be played by Michael Shannon (Boardwalk Empire, Take Shelter).
Russell Crowe and Kevin Costner will be on hand to play the father roles of Jor El (Krypton Dad) and Jonathon Kent (Earth Dad), with Diane Lane playing Earth mother Martha Kent.
When's it out?
It's set for release on the 14th of June 2013.
The Trailer:
Well. I'm back. Again.
As stated in the title, I have returned. And this time it's for good. None of this half-arsed attempt at movie blogging. Now I commit.
Please contain your excitement (my 2 followers excluding myself and Emma).
My main reason for coming back is to mainly chronicle movie news as it happens, for myself. If people choose to read, great! If not, at least I have a place to store my movie thoughts!
I shall update the look of the bloog tomorrow and begin posting again! Until then, live long and prosper. I'll be back.
Monday, March 21, 2011
More sequels and new news
Apologies for not posting for a while! Hectic college work!! Now that I have an iPhone app, I can update daily! Yey!
Main movie news today:
1. American Pie Reunion is shaping up with the signing up of Jason Biggs (Jim), Eugene Levy (Jim's Dad) and Sean William Scott (Stifler) already confirmed.
Also in talks to return are the other characters from the original threequel Thomas Ian Nicholas, Tara Reid, Chris Klein, Mena Suvari and Jennifer Coolidge.
Excluding the let's-not-mention-the-terrible-straight-to-DVD-abominations, this will be the franchises fourth outing with the original cast members.
2. Zack Synder's Man Of Steel is gaining momentum with the release of Henry Caville stepping into the blue tights. Also announced is Kevin Costner as the adoptive Dad Jonathan Kent (the human father who raised Super Boy).
Synder has announced that this new Super flic will be a complete reboot of what we're used to in the Superman franchise, starting from scratch and ignoring it's predecessors. Fans of the Man of Steel may find this worrying, but with Synder already having his dark adaption of Watchmen under his belt and Christopher Nolan producing, one can't help but be curious at this Batman Begins take on things!
3. Speaking of Nolan, Dark Knight Rises news is abundant. This final chapter in the Batman reboot is going back to basics with characters like Cat Woman and Bane making an appearance, not to mention Joseph Gordon Levitt being brought in as Alberto Falcone (son of mob boss Carmine Falcone, played by Tom Wilkinson in Batman Begins).
Epic.
4. For Twi-shite fans out there, Bobert Pattinson has revealed that he has filmed the scene where he performs a vampire caesarean on his wife Bella, cutting he opens with vampire fangs......seriously, this is what girls are into?? I don't know.....
5. It's TRAILER TIME (Jersey Shore reference, see I'm cool?)
Hitting the YouTube is an extended Super 8 trailer (it's amazing and deserves it's own feature article, which is coming tomorrow). Also worth looking at is Cars 2 trailer and Pirates Of The Caribbean 4 (yawn)!
- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone
Main movie news today:
1. American Pie Reunion is shaping up with the signing up of Jason Biggs (Jim), Eugene Levy (Jim's Dad) and Sean William Scott (Stifler) already confirmed.
Also in talks to return are the other characters from the original threequel Thomas Ian Nicholas, Tara Reid, Chris Klein, Mena Suvari and Jennifer Coolidge.
Excluding the let's-not-mention-the-terrible-straight-to-DVD-abominations, this will be the franchises fourth outing with the original cast members.
2. Zack Synder's Man Of Steel is gaining momentum with the release of Henry Caville stepping into the blue tights. Also announced is Kevin Costner as the adoptive Dad Jonathan Kent (the human father who raised Super Boy).
Synder has announced that this new Super flic will be a complete reboot of what we're used to in the Superman franchise, starting from scratch and ignoring it's predecessors. Fans of the Man of Steel may find this worrying, but with Synder already having his dark adaption of Watchmen under his belt and Christopher Nolan producing, one can't help but be curious at this Batman Begins take on things!
3. Speaking of Nolan, Dark Knight Rises news is abundant. This final chapter in the Batman reboot is going back to basics with characters like Cat Woman and Bane making an appearance, not to mention Joseph Gordon Levitt being brought in as Alberto Falcone (son of mob boss Carmine Falcone, played by Tom Wilkinson in Batman Begins).
Epic.
4. For Twi-shite fans out there, Bobert Pattinson has revealed that he has filmed the scene where he performs a vampire caesarean on his wife Bella, cutting he opens with vampire fangs......seriously, this is what girls are into?? I don't know.....
5. It's TRAILER TIME (Jersey Shore reference, see I'm cool?)
Hitting the YouTube is an extended Super 8 trailer (it's amazing and deserves it's own feature article, which is coming tomorrow). Also worth looking at is Cars 2 trailer and Pirates Of The Caribbean 4 (yawn)!
- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone
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