I think all of nerd nation wants to forget about “The Phantom Menace”, and we hate to bring back those terrible memories, but this fan-made film about Darth Maul proves so much more could have been done with the idea.
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When we all heard that Sony was rebooting the Ghostbusters franchise with an all-female cast a few years back, I think the vast majority of us had some fair concerns. I, personally, had even further concerns when the cast was announced. The more I heard about the filmmakers’ intentions, the more I feared that this would venture into the realm of tasteless, slapstick schlock. Worse, I was worried this would horribly tarnish a beloved franchise all in the name of fulfilling an agenda, well-intentioned or no.
Now, as the new trailer has arrived, it seems like everyone has concerns.
At the time of this posting, it has already been viewed a few million times, and the ratio of “dislikes” to “likes” is becoming more imbalanced by the hour.
Personally, I find myself surprised that I don’t hate it. Though, to be fair, I had unfathomably low expectations. Still, I don’t exactly like it either. It’s not particularly funny, nor does it really feel like a Ghostbusters film other than in the name. For my money, it feels like they were trying to make a completely different movie, and then decided to jam it into a Ghostbusters framework to capitalize on brand recognition. But based on the ever growing majority of negative fans, it seems to have backfired.
We’ll see. maybe they’ll pull it out and it’ll end up being a decent flick. But right now, it’s not looking too good.
Ghostbusters will hit theaters on July 15th.
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We’re not assuming you ever did, but if you stabbed a person, or two, to death, you wouldn’t be dumb enough to keep it on your property for over 20 years, right?
Well, apparently O.J. Simpson is that dumb. Authorities found a knife buried at the former estate of “The Juice”.
Maybe they had a hunch, or maybe they took a…stab in the dark
Everywhere you look! Everybody was singing that Friday when Fuller House debuted on Netflix this past Friday, and I’m man enough to admit, I was one of them.
Although I was excited to fire up my PS4 to start watching, I would be lying if I said I wasn’t worried. A show coming back after all those years had the potential to try and live off of nostalgia alone, and while it did have those moments in almost every episode, it was refreshing to see the show found its own stride.
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Between DJ trying to get back into the dating scene after her husband’s death, to the younger kids crazy antics, I caught myself wanting more, and continuing until I completely binged watched the whole season.
I think you’ll also love the way Fuller House breaks down the fourth wall with mentions of the Olsen Twins not being on the show, and poking fun at the original runs corny use of violin music, and hugs in every episode.
If you were a child of the 90’s, and loved the TGIF lineup, Fuller House is reason alone to shell out the 7 plus dollars for a Netflix subscription, and spend a weekend enjoying the San Francisco family you grown to love.
And, if you don’t love it, well I’ve got two words for you…”How Rude!”
You’ve heard of Life Hacks, right? According to Wikipedia, life hacking amounts to “any trick, shortcut, skill, or novelty method that increases productivity and efficiency, in all walks of life.” Sometimes, a smart hack can even save you a bit of money in the short or long run. However, sometimes Life Hack can get into a dangerous territory where you question the ethics of the lifehacker, especially as you get into the various money-saving schemes.
Recently, a conversation sprung up on Quora where users compared Life Hacks with questionable moral motivation. You can see it by clicking here.
Now, we are in no way suggesting that you try any of these (especially the ones which are just plain theft), but some of them are pretty funny and clever regardless of right and wrong, so check them out.
If you have a Life Hack of your own that is ethically questionable, leave it in the comments below!
Just when you think the WWE screws things up, they pull us right back in.
That’s exactly what happened on Monday Night Raw. We, as fans, came limping out of a less than stellar outcome from Fastlane, wondering “How can they get me excited for Wrestlemania 32?”
Now, before you marks get on my back about just following the “I hate Roman Reigns bandwagon”, let me explain. It’s not completely because I don’t think Reigns is ready (although, I do think that). I just hate the fact that Wrestlemania became predictable. How are we supposed to get excited about a main event, when we already know what’s going to happen?
But, like clockwork, WWE got a heart pumping again, when last night saw the return of the one and only Shane O’ Mac. How did they keep that from a an IWC that seems to sniff out even the simplest of story lines?!?
As eldest child of McMahon walked down the ramp, thoughts ran through my head “What can this be?” “How will it affect Wrestlemania?” and “How can the Social Outcasts be a part of this?”…Ok maybe that last thought didn’t happen, but the rest did.
Well, after a modern day “pipe bomb”, we find out Shane will get control of Raw, if he can win a match at Wrestlemania 32…against the Undertaker!
What?!
We all saw the dirt sheet report that said the person to face the Deadman at ‘Mania is currently not on the roster, but to even fathom this would be impossible. But, the WWE did it. They got us playing the guessing game.
Can Shane O’ Mac really beat the Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell match? Can they let the Undertaker win after we’ve been teased with such a huge story line? Will someone help Shane win the
This, ladies and gentlemen, is the feeling we should have leading towards the Superbowl of wrestling, and I’m so glad the WWE made it happen.
(Photo Credits: WWE.com)
Photo: TMZ
This picture actually caused a breaking story on gossip sites all over the internet.
Why you ask? How the heck am I supposed to know?! This is what’s wrong in the world we live in (I know, I sound like an old fart saying that). We care so much about the ins and outs of celebrities, that we have no idea what the heck is going on in the world. And for all those people who give a damn about this junk, here’s something you might not know, we’re voting in a new President this November!
Plus, now I understand why these celebrities eventually go insane. They can’t even get groceries without a camera being shoved down their throat.
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In a world were there are now superheroes at every turn and the movie release schedule is inundated with origin stories, reboots, team-ups, and the like, a film like Deadpool is a welcome change of pace and exactly the breath of fresh air that the comic book genre needs right now.
What sets this movie apart from every other superhero thing in the word these days is the uniqueness of it. First and foremost, in a market where superheros and comic books dominate the box office at every turn (with that horrible post-Mexican food skid mark of a movie Fant4stic being the exception to the rule), Deadpool was an underdog from the outset. The film lingered in development hell for more than a decade, trying again and again to get greenlit, going through multiple directors, and battling rumors floating around in 2011 that 20th Century Fox had actually cancelled the whole deal. Then, it just so happens that the test footage created by Blur Studio and featuring Ryan Reynolds in the role “leaked” one fateful Comic-Con in 2014. Fans immidiately fell in love with the over-the-top-violent, fourth-wall-breaking, comic-faithful shenanigans in the footage. The reaction was so positive, that it could be argued that the fans alone are responsible for the movie finally getting a schedule.
Next, the movie went the road less traveled by aiming for a “Hard R” rating, a move often deemed box office suicide for a movie with any kind of budget. Many also questions the merits of an R-rated superhero film in a genre that everyone apparently thought was solely for children. Could superheroes even “work” under an R rating? To the credit of those detractors, Spider-Man or Captain America as characters probably couldn’t work as an R-rated film. But Deadpool as a character absolutely could. And oh boy, did he!
Most of this movie hinges on Ryan Reynolds absolutely owning this role front to back. He loves this character, he believes in him, and you can tell he’s having a blast portraying Wade Wilson/Deadpool (Oops. Spoiler Alert: Wade Wilson is Deadpool). The rest of the film’s success owes to a full-frontal commitment to the concept. The people making this movie are 100% all-in, and it shows. There’s not a moment where it feels like the film is ashamed of itself, like certain previously-alluded-to Mexican food skidmarks are. Pulling off an ultra-violent, ultra-funny, ultra-meta movie is difficult enough as it is, but pulling it off well is even more of an accomplishment. Yet this flick knocks the ball out of the park in every category, and that’s because it’s clear everyone on-board didn’t just enjoy this character, script, and approach, but they obsessed over it and believed it could and would succeed. That’s why it did. That’s why critics love it and that’s why fans are overwhelmingly satisfied with the rendition of one of the most fun comics you can read.
The most refreshing thing about this movie is that, despite the fact that it’s another origin story, it’s aware that it’s a superhero movie in a market over-saturated with superhero movies and isn’t afraid to hang a lampshade on it. Deadpool even cracks a a few jokes about it, much to the confusion and ire of other characters. It’s also really humorous and ironic to see Deadpool being Deadpool while juxtaposed against other X-Men heroes like Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead. It’s almost as if to say, “This guy reallyyy doesn’t belong in the world of superheroes.” And that’s absolutely true, and one of the big reasons Deadpool is so enjoyable. It’s different, literally for different’s sake for a change.
(SPOILER ALERT: Plot details follow in next paragraph)
Now, the movie isn’t perfect. For me, the third act fell a little flat. I know this has a lot to do with the studio suddenly slashing the budget at the last minute, but looking at the movie as a pure film, it still sticks out. In a feature where everything is zany and outrageous, the battle at the end doesn’t do anything to raise the stakes. I’m also a bit disappointed that they went for the ol’ “hero needs to rescue the girl” thing from every other movie ever. In a movie like Deadpool, where the entire premise is that this isn’t the everyday superhero romp you’ve grown used to, they do a disservice to themselves and the rest of the film by giving us a finale that is the very same thing that every other superhero movie does, in exactly the same way it’s always done. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not bad by any stretch. But Deadpool deserved something, anything, different. Rather than continue to ride the wave of the rest of the movie and set up something truly out-of-left-field, it feels like they settled, and the ending doesn’t have the thrust it needed after riding so high the rest of the time.
All in all, Deadpool rocks. It shows that you can do a self-mocking movie without being self-loathing. It’s truly different and stands out among the ever-swelling sea of comic book media surrounding us, and it’s different enough that even the weak points are elevated by association. It’s fun, funny, and sets one hell of a precedent. And if anything, it’s shown that you can do an R-rated superhero movie and still be successful. Early indications are that Fox execs are taking notice and adjusting accordingly. To that end though, the bar’s been set. Good luck getting over it.
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When Ronda Rousey got knocked out by Holly Holm at UFC 193 in a match where she lost both her Bantamweight Championship and her dream of retiring undefeated, there were a variety of reactions. Some people laughed and lauded the loss over Rousey, thinking she’d brought it upon herself by buying into her own hype. Some folks lamented the loss as as marking the moment their hero fell from grace. Some were just surprised and/or happy for a promising talent in Holly Holm. Joe Rogan looked like a kid who just found out Santa isn’t real. We’re pretty sure Dana White is still waiting for certain appendages to drop back into place after losing his “big money draw” that was the mythic, legend-in-the-making career of Rousey.
Doubtless, though, everyone was wondering what Rousey herself thought of the loss. She’s bee abnormally quiet since the KO, but has steadily been coming back into the public eye.
Now, with an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Tuesday, we can hear directly from Rousey herself about how she was and is feeling.
Those are some brutal details, and the fact that she contemplated suicide shows just how deeply this loss cut into how she views herself. However, it’s encouraging to hear about what is was that made her want to end everything: her boyfriend and the thought of a life left to live.
What that demonstrates is that there is always hope and that, in Rousey’s own words, “being defeated is a choice.” That’s a good thing to glean from a loss of that magnitude.
A lot of people continue to give Warner Bros. and DC Comics a hard time as they attempt to rocket into their new “connected universe” with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which hits theaters in just over a month on march 25th, 2016.
Well, just this morning, the final trailer for the film was released, and the results is…well, just watch…
This is easily the best trailer yet, and it immediately raises expectations for this movie. However, some might argue that the last few trailers for Man of Steel were also excellent, and that movie didn’t meet the expectations of some folks. Well, as someone who legitimately enjoyed MoS and will defend it with my dying breath, I’d argue that you’re a fool to not be excited for this film. Also, maybe you should lighten up a little.
The big thing I’m taking away from this trailer, though, is how faithful Ben Affleck’s Batman is to his comic book counterpart, at least in terms of fighting style. You have to remember, Batman is as strong and fast as Marvel’s Captain America (described as “peak human condition”), and is also the world’s premier martial arts expert, along with being an acrobat on par with Olympic gymnasts. The first 20 seconds of the trailer seem to indicate that they’ve captured that perfectly. Here’s to hoping the rest of the movie does equal justice to these characters.
Also, Wonder Woman continues to look amazing.
In any case, whatever your predisposition, you have to agree that this movie is really looking like it could be something special.
