Sequels, Sequels, Sequels...

As a movie fan, I often find myself to be the type of person that if I've seen a movie that has 2 or more sequels attached to it, I generally feel obligated to see these sequels, or else I feel I'm left hanging, not knowing what is going to happen next. The same feeling goes towards remakes- I'll tell myself that I won't like them because I'm a fan of the original, yet I end up seeing the remake anyways.. just because. However, as of late- I've noticed that Hollywood is making 2013/2014 "The year of the sequels/remakes" and believe it or not, a few of them are looking quite interesting with some interesting aspects to them- while others are just complete trash, and should be tossed out as soon as physically possible.. So let's look at 3 of these sequels that have been green-lit, and figure out if it's going to be worth our time or not.

———————————————————————————–

NUMBER 1; The Amazing Spider-Man 2

 

I'm a huge Spider-Man fan, and although I enjoyed Tobey Maguire's role as everyone's favorite Web Slinger, I felt [as a fan of the comics] that Andrew Garfield did a much better job as Peter Parker, and I can't wait to see more of him. However, there has been a lot of talks over who's going to be our villain in the sequel. From Jamie Foxx as Electro; to Paul Giamatti as The Rhino. I just don't see it- guess I won't know until the film is released..

[am I the only one who thinks Paul Giamatti would be a really strange looking Rhino?]

———————————————————————————–

NUMBER 2; Fast Six

 

ugh.  I'm just gonna make this one brief and say; 'really? another one? fuck off..'  Seriously, Vin Diesel, back off the racing muscle cars already- some people, [me included..] are just tired of these films. I understand making the first 2; I'll even forgive the third one- which I never saw- but a SIXTH?! Apparently someone is compensating for something..

———————————————————————————–

NUMBER 3; A Good Day To Die Hard; Die Hard 5

 

Okay, this is another one which has to stop while they're ahead. I loved the first Die Hard, I liked how it had a ton of action, lots of Bruce Willis and Samuel L Jackson is just an added bonus. However, after awhile, I feel like they're trying to run this series dry; and going on to make a 5th one is proving my points.. Gotta give credit to Bruce Willis though, still looking as manly as ever in the picture above.

———————————————————————————–

Some of the other ones that I didn't mention but are being released include [but aren't limited to]; The Hangover Part 3, Scary Movie 5, Paranormal Activity 5 and the one I'm most excited for; Iron Man 3. How do you feel about some of these? Does Hollywood need to relax? Or do these sound half decent to you; which one[s] are you most excited for ? Let me know on the fan page for this blog on Facebook; which you can find here or Twitter here . If you have a Tumblr, follow me here. I'm also on Myspace which you can find my profile page here . CHEERS !

[*FINALLY got around to seeing it;] New movie review; The Hobbit [2012]

First off, I'd like to apologize for not have written a new movie review in a very long time; I can honestly say it's been awhile since I've seen a new movie [that I've actually enjoyed enough] and at times, I didn't know which new ones I should watch; [Be aware, this is a hint for you readers to send me suggestions*]  However, the other day, [2 days ago to be precise] I didn't have work, and neither did Stephanie; so we took it upon ourselves to finally go see 'The Hobbit; An Unexpected Adventure'

 

Oh, The Hobbit.. I've been waiting for a film adaptation of you since 2006, when The Return Of The King had just made it to theaters, [holy fuck, that would have been when I was 14- *sudden realization] I was fucking stoked to see you on the big screen, so much infact, that I actually dug out my [now lost- making me sad face] old copy of The Hobbit, and re-read the whole damn book in less that 2 weeks to prepare myself for your release in the next year or two.. except you didn't release in the next year or two; it took you 7 years [I forgive this now, because I read somewhere they had been working on it for 4 years.] to finally come out to the silver screens.. However-

———————————————————————————–

Holy fuck, were you ever worth the wait! The scenery, the small hints back to the book, the dancing, the laughs, the tears, & back home to the Middle Earth we all love so very much..

'I'm going on an adventure!'
 ———————————————————————————–

Seriously though, everything about this film made me happier than I ever expected, Martin Freeman plays an amazing Young Bilbo and Andy Serkis as Gollum was impressive as always. I only have one complaint however; Although understandable, Peter Jackson intends on making this into a trilogy; just like his previous masterpieces that are The Lord Of The Rings.. my complaint is as follows- I don't want to have to wait another half a year to see 'The Desolation Of Smaug'. [which is to be released into theaters in November 2013] Even after that one comes out; we get to wait another year for 'There & Back Again'  I'm just hoping I fall in love with the next two movie chapters, as much as I did this first part- because it came off strong- in a good way, of course..

———————————————————————————– 

What did you guys think? Did you find yourself to enjoy The Hobbit as much as I did? Let me know in the comments, Facebook, or anywhere I'm online found below!

 ———————————————————————————– 

& as always, if you want to 'like' the fan page for this blog on Facebook; you can do so here , if you want to follow me on Twitter, click here . If you have a Tumblr, follow me here. I'm also on Myspace which you can find my profile page here . CHEERS ! 

What's with all these remakes, Hollywood?!

As most of you know, I'm not a huge fan of remakes. I find that it's Hollywood's way of saying they aren't as clever as they used to be and therefore they feel the need to dig something up from the past and re-do it, just in a shittier way. The one I was most pissed off about was when they remade "A Nightmare On Elm Street" & "Friday The 13th" . I don't get how you can remake those two without pissing someone off..As the title of this post implies, there's way too many remakes that have been/are being made; and there is still more to come due to laziness- In this post, I intend on telling you three [obviously, I can't go through every remake coming up; that would take too long] of the newest remakes, that Hollywood has plans on throwing our way.. 

———————————————————————————–

NUMBER 1; Gremlins.

———————————————————————————–

Wait.. Gremlins is getting remade? It seems so; according to Vulture; which is an online pop culture blog, it's not for sure- but it's certainly possible..

"Our sources tell us that, in keeping with Hollywood’s mandated pop culture recycling program, Warner Bros. Pictures is negotiating with Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment to reboot their 1984 horror comedy, "Gremlins". We’re also told negotiations of this sort have happened several times over the years, but making Spielberg’s deal always proved too daunting… our sources tell us that it might just actually come off this time."

 So if Spielberg says yes, which is certainly a possibility- I guess that means to expect a new Gremlins movie sometime soon.. I just hope they don't feed the idea to Spielberg after midnight, *witty joke 101*

———————————————————————————– 

NUMBER 2; The Never-Ending Story.

 

  ———————————————————————————–

Sometimes I feel like these remakes are trying to kill me, or maybe it's just Hollywood; because this is my childhood that they're messing with! Set to be released in 2014, we still have a while to watch the original and convince ourselves that it's the only version allowed to be in existence.. seriously, don't fuck with Falkor. He's a freakin' luck dragon. However, apparently, just like Gremlins, the new developers are having technical difficulties getting the rights to the original characters and story. and with Leonardo DiCaprio onboard with this remake..

———————————————————————————– 

NUMBER 3; American Psycho.

 

———————————————————————————– 

This one has to be on the list because I'm a little indifferent about it.I really enjoy the version with Christian Bale as noted above.. However, I also feel that the movie doesn't give it enough justice [from the small amount I've read from the book- it's a million times more violent, guess I better actually read the whole book?] But for what it was; it was well done. Now, there's a remake on the way; and not very much is known about what to expect and who is going to be in it. All that is really known is it's going to be updated to modern day New York City, and leave the Wall Street backdrop behind.. Even though this is the main focus of the story-line. ugh.

 ———————————————————————————– 

So there it is.. three remakes that I feel shouldn't be remade; or atleast, not anytime soon. Especially The Never-Ending Story, that shit was my childhood.. and it's timeless. [at least, I think so] What about you guys, the readers? Do you feel like these movies should be remade? Why or why not?

As always, if you want to 'like' the fan page for this blog on Facebook; you can do so here , if you want to follow me on Twitter, you can do so here, if you have Tumblr, follow me here. and this one is new; I actually just signed up for Myspace [talk about hipster, am I right?] which you can find me here . CHEERS!

*Insert witty title about my first post in 2013 here.*

So here we are, it's officially 2013, which means that I can officially start posting lots and lots of new shit; [hopefully more movie reviews.. I haven't done one in a LONG time] especially during this week because school starts up again and I only work on Monday! Believe it or not, I'm actually excited for this semester of school; I got into the courses I wanted more than any others [these courses being "Victimology" & "Abnormal Psychology" . I'm fucking stoked !] and best of all; I have no classes on Fridays! Now enough about me; I'm already psyching myself up to do this post..[no pun intended] so let us begin already! ;

 ———————————————————————————–

 

Point #1- New Evil Dead Remake Trailer [screenshot above];
"Well, holy fuck." those are quite literally the words that fell from my mouth when seeing this new trailer. [which can be found here] It's obviously NSFW because it's the red-band version of the trailer; meaning if there's blood [and there is A LOT of it], they're gonna show it. I was fairly skeptical about this movie at first; being a fan of the original [and being someone who doesn't like remakes too often- some exceptions] However, after seeing the first trailer, I noticed elements from the original that this remake is incorporating into it. [Not like "A Nightmare On Elm Street" 's remake which changed the story and character names..ugh] This being said, I'm still upset at the idea that the character Ash isn't in this version; but maybe this is a good thing- leaving Ash to the original. What also has my attention for this remake, is knowing that unlike most horror movies now a days, this one has ZERO CGI in it. for more screenshots from the trailer, visit BloodyDisgusting's post on the movie here

———————————————————————————–

  

Point #2- Carrie remake has been pushed to October 2013;

Wait, I thought the teaser poster said it was supposed to be SPRING 2013.. yeah, "supposed to be". If you go through my old posts, I actually mentioned that I was excited for this remake, because the cast seems fantastic. [not to mention, it feels like a good time for a "Carrie" remake and Hollywood would have gotten to it eventually] sigh, and to make matters more depressing- this remake hasn't even got a full trailer out yet.. meaning we have to deal with a minute long teaser trailer and little to no photos about this remake for the next few months.. or at least until an actual trailer comes out; which hopefully will be soon. It better be worth the wait.

                                  ———————————————————————————–

 

Point #3- SPOILER ALERT! The Amazing Spider-Man dies in newest issue [#700];

I know, I know.. I wasn't exactly impressed either. However, Marvel has taken a risk and killed of Spider-Man in not one, but two of their "Marvel-Universes". First, Peter Parker died in Ultimate Spider-Man [which happens to be my favorite retelling of the Web Swinger.] & now they kill him off in Amazing Spider-Man?! What in the actual fuck? Now hold on.. Let's not just jump at the idea that Spidey is dead for good.. I mean, let's think of other famous comic characters who have died multiple times, just to come back in a later issue. Batman died a few times [yet came back] and even Superman.. wait, I don't think he counts. He's a fucking alien. Of course he'll come back by a black version of his suit.. sigh, I don't get it either. Back to the original point, who's to say he died for good? Although Miles Morales is the new Ultimate Spider-Man, Peter Parker still showed up [although earlier claimed dead] in an issue to help him defeat a few baddies.. What do you think? Is Spider-Man really dead, or is Marvel trying to kill us all with feelings of sorrow?

———————————————————————————–
 

As mentioned before, this is the new format of how the blog posts will be laid out, because I find it easier, and a little bit nicer looking. [gotta have a nice formatted blog, am I right?] As mentioned above, I will be be back to school on Monday, [and it's the only day this week I work..weird] so you can expect multiple posts from me through out the week; feel free to follow me on Twitter here , or on Tumblr here . You can also 'like' the Facebook fan page for this blog here, which would be awesome ! I hope everyone has an awesome rest of the weekend, & I'll talk to you all through out the coming weeks ! CHEERS.