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Showing posts with label Marvel Comics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marvel Comics. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Monday, March 11, 2013
News: Oz
Oz is great and powerful indeed...
Meanwhile, The Simpsons won't be coming to a theater near you soon...
And for comic book geeks/fans...
Monday, January 21, 2013
Wasp
The Wasp will be introduced in Iron Man 3?
Plus, Jessica Chastain's big achievement after winning the Golden Globe...
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Review - The Amazing Spider-Man
What can I say? It's rather amazing. Although I was initially hesitant about a reboot coz Sam Raimi's Spiderman movies are still kinda new and a couple of them are quite good.
And of course when I found out Andrew Garfield is Spiderman... I was all freaking out and stuff... Not too sure if he could fill the superhero requirement... but I was wrong.. boy, was I wrong... Garfield proved to be an adept Spidey, better than Tobey Maguire.... he had the right amount of hotness, I mean, geekiness and that smoldering thingy that he has that makes him a good Peter Parker... whereas Maguire was geeky but he was also kinda nerdy and a bit too squeaky clean...
Emma Stone... now this girl, I like... Zombieland? The Help? She rocks and she was good in this movie as well... although her role is kinda minor, but then again, all the damsels in distress never do get big roles...
The story goes like this... and yes, it's the same story like the previous movies, coz, hello? It's from the comics and kinda set in stone... Parker got bitten, Uncle Ben dies, Spiderman rages, meets villain, fight to the death... oh, and kisses the girl... but this time, there's a bit of a difference when it comes to the romance...
And the fighting... very cool... very unique... nice... all in all, not a bad start to a reboot trilogy... wait, did they say this was gonna be another trilogy?
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Review - The Avengers
The Avengers. A movie that all fanboys have been waiting for. Me especially, since Joss Whedon is directing and/or scripting... if you don't already know this fact, I am a huge Whedon groupie... and have followed all of his work. Buffy the Vampire Slayer is my favorite show of all time.
So I guess my expectations were kinda high for this movie, especially since I watched Cabin in the Woods and that, too was awesome!
So there hasn't been any movie before this that combines superheroes from different movies into one action packed movie. And no, the X-Men movies don't count coz none of them had their own movies.
What I really love about this movie is that everybody had an important part to play, and not just focused on a couple of characters. I admit some are given better lines than others, some got juicier fight scenes than others, but you don't really get a sense of who's the star in this ensemble.
And a lot of the comic book/gaming geek stuff is in the movie, which made me squeal in delight. Yes I squealed. Deal with it.
Since Joss had a hand in the script as well, the lines were fast and snappy and witty and funny. Unfortunately for me, most of my fellow countrymen cared not about the lines. All they want and/or need are violence and the big bad boom. So a lot of them preferred Battleship over The Avengers. Oh well, their loss. I like the intelligence of the movie and that it is informative enough for anyone who is not familiar with the Marvel world.
A couple of gripes though... Hawkeye calling Black Widow 'Nat'... if her name is Natalie then Nat would have worked, but her name is Natasha... Nah-Tah-Sya... and the Hulk got self control during the alien battle but he did not have it on the helicarrier... nothing major though... hehe... cannot wait for Part 2...
Monday, July 25, 2011
Box Office
Captain America defeated the Boy Who Lived...Meanwhile, Harry and friends continues to make history...
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Captain America
Some countries are renaming Captain America...
http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.ap.org/captain-america-keeps-full-name-most-world-ap
Monday, May 9, 2011
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Review - Thor
I am a comic geek, but I have to admit that I don’t read nearly enough comics. Mostly I stick to the X-Men. And Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8. Maybe I am just a comic fan or comic reader?
But I do know a thing or two about comic superheroes. This summer, we’re getting a bunch of superhero movies, beginning with Thor, followed by the Green Lantern, X-Men (First Class) and Captain America.
So the first one out in cinemas is Thor, the Norse God of Thunder.
You know, this movie was foreshadowed in Iron Man 2. After the credits, there was a short clip of Thor’s hammer, Mjolnir, being discovered.
The cast of this movie consists of Chris Hemsworth (A Perfect Getaway) as Thor, Anthony Hopkins (Silence of the Lambs) as Odin, Tom Hiddleton as Loki and a barely recognizable Rene Russo as Odin’s mother.
The human cast consists of Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, Stellan Skasgard as Dr Selvig, Kat Dennings as Darcy and Clark Gregg as Agent Coulson.
Kenneth Brannagh, who is notable as an actor and director of a bunch of Shakespearean movies, directed this movie. At first I thought it was John Favreau, directing because it had touches of Iron Man in it but I suppose there’s not much leeway when it comes to superhero movies, especially two from the same stable. And it is not necessarily a bad thing. Iron Man was a delicious movie that was full of heart and action and was anchored by a great leading man who is charming, sexy and a bit dark. J
Chris Hemsworth is definitely not Robert Downey Jr but he did not do a bad job with Thor. He is charismatic and tall and blonde and hot and sexy… and cocky … just like Thor.
Natalie Portman’s role as Jane Foster should be a walk in the park for an actress of her caliber, especially after Black Swan.
But I do know a thing or two about comic superheroes. This summer, we’re getting a bunch of superhero movies, beginning with Thor, followed by the Green Lantern, X-Men (First Class) and Captain America.
So the first one out in cinemas is Thor, the Norse God of Thunder.
You know, this movie was foreshadowed in Iron Man 2. After the credits, there was a short clip of Thor’s hammer, Mjolnir, being discovered.
The cast of this movie consists of Chris Hemsworth (A Perfect Getaway) as Thor, Anthony Hopkins (Silence of the Lambs) as Odin, Tom Hiddleton as Loki and a barely recognizable Rene Russo as Odin’s mother.
The human cast consists of Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, Stellan Skasgard as Dr Selvig, Kat Dennings as Darcy and Clark Gregg as Agent Coulson.
Kenneth Brannagh, who is notable as an actor and director of a bunch of Shakespearean movies, directed this movie. At first I thought it was John Favreau, directing because it had touches of Iron Man in it but I suppose there’s not much leeway when it comes to superhero movies, especially two from the same stable. And it is not necessarily a bad thing. Iron Man was a delicious movie that was full of heart and action and was anchored by a great leading man who is charming, sexy and a bit dark. J
Chris Hemsworth is definitely not Robert Downey Jr but he did not do a bad job with Thor. He is charismatic and tall and blonde and hot and sexy… and cocky … just like Thor.
Natalie Portman’s role as Jane Foster should be a walk in the park for an actress of her caliber, especially after Black Swan.
The supporting casts is quite good here, bringing a level of humor and lightheartedness to the movie that would not have been there because Thor and Jane are far too serious here.
So… was the movie good enough for a summer blockbuster? For a superhero movie? For a Marvel movie? Yes definitely.
But I do think it’s missing a bit more action. Like for example… when Thor, Sif and the Warriors Three rushed back to Asgard to thwart off Loki, there was no fighting left, other than the inevitable fight between Thor and Loki. What of the Frost Giants? There should be a big final battle at the end. But I guess that was wishful thinking on my part.
The ending of this movie did not really suggest Thor 2 but of course, much was left hanging and since this movie was quite good, I am thinking that there might be more Thor after this. But we’ll have to wait and see for the box-office figures yes? But definitely more Thor in the upcoming Avengers movie.
Ooh, ooh, speaking of the Avengers… Hawkman has a cameo in this movie. When I saw Jeremy Renner’s face, I was deliriously happy and clapping like a loony. Unfortunately, I wished he’d do more than just stand around.
Like every other Marvel superhero movie, there is a post-credits scene where Dr Selvig is taken to a S.H.I.E.L.D. facility where he meets Nick Fury (Samuel L Jackson) and was asked to study a recently discovered Cosmic Cube. It was also revealed that Selvig was under the control of Loki, who had been transported to Earth.
In case you had to leave before the credits end… :)
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Trailer - Captain America
Chris Evans go from scrawny to beefy...
Captain America: The First Avenger...
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
RIP
Johnny Storm AKA The Human Torch... RIP...
played famously by Chris Evans in the Fantastic Four movies...Details here --> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_fantastic_four_no_more
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Casting - Spiderman
Gwen Stacy, and not Mary Jane Watson, has been cast for the new Spiderman prequel/reboot:
Monday, July 26, 2010
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Friday, June 4, 2010
Casting News
Casting news for the Avengers Movie. But before that, I was a bit surprised to see that Joss Whedon (the genius behind Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, Dollhouse) was directing it. But that's a good thing. Joss is good. :)In addition to Robert Downey Jr as Iron Man, Scarlett Johansson as the Black Widow, Samuel L Jackson as Nick Fury, Chris Evans as Captain America, Chris Hemsworth as Thor and Don Cheadle as War Machine, now we have Hawkeye.
Jeremy Renner, Oscar nominee for The Hurt Locker... is either in talks for the role or have signed on, depending on which news you read... 
