Ciphering through the wasteland of recent movie related news, a few choice nuggets stick out between the tidal wave of trailers and clips that have submerged the internet recently.
Sherlock Holmes is now blowing shit up instead of smoke rings and all creativity seemingly being lost, Hollywood enlists Peter Berg to direct an adaptation of the board game Battleships (Wasn’t that Crimson Tide?). If someone doesn’t shout out “You sunk my battleship” then something has truly gone awry.
So at least this week has proved to be surprising! Here’s some more…
Headlines:
Terminator Salivating Footage Online:
Like the kid being ignored in the corner, T4 is flapping its arms for attention. Debuting online are eight new clips that help flex its own character complexities (see; Star Trek) dark plotting (see; Wolverine) and giant robot madness (see; Transformers 2). Warner Bros. are hoping to release enough footage pre-release so that any semblance of surprise is taken out of your cinematic experience.
Buffing the Iron:
News trickles out of the bottom of the Iron Man suit this week as Jon Favreau (Director/Favs) has been regularly updating about the shoot on Twitter. Also official stills and set photos have gone online. God knows what will happen when a photo appears of leather-clad Scarlett Johansson emerges online.
Pictures Here
Filling up on Diesel:
The action star/franchise whore/washout Vin Diesel (delete where applicable), has now become somewhat of an innovator. Recently released action game Wheelman, which starred the more economically run action star, has been greenlit into a full motion picture! It was meant to be a film before it was a game, so now it’s a film adaptation of a game that was a tie-in for a film that was never made. Confused? Not Vin!
Prime Adaptation:
Why? Inexplicably the ITV drama Primeval has been picked up by Warner Bros. for adaptation into a big screen dino-adventure spectacular! Expect less S Club 7 alumni but much more nonsensical, cross-dimensional bollocks. Except it’ll look prettier. Much, much prettier.
Sly Remake:
The Stallone remake you never asked for is here! Cliffhanger – that 90’s nail-biter which featured a bloke from Eastenders – is the latest in line for the remake treatment. Although nothing is confirmed expect lots of cliffs and muscles.
Must See This Week:
Star Trek:
If you haven’t seen it yet – watch it! Making the uber-geekfest that was Star Trek into the hip new must-see summer blockbuster was like turning water into wine, but Lost supremo J.J.Abrams has managed to do just that. It’s got boom and crash and ahhhh and ooooo and all the rest….
Must Not See This Week:
Angels & Demons:
Pseudo intellectual guff with potato-Hanks running around the Vatican investigating a dead Pope. Did you also spot that bad guy in the first five minutes? Damn you Hanks and Ritchie Cunningham – you can do better!
Video Corner:
Demoted Trailer:
One to keep an eye on; a return to comedy from Sean Astin, who hasn’t hit these highs since California Man. Also featuring the ever reliable David Cross going some way to show that there are still plenty of laughs to be had in toilet jokes.
[story by David Scarborough]
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“Film Foam”? Seriously? Come on now, I know you can do better than that. Even “Flaming Film Fricassée” would be better than frigging Film Foam!
I hate when they show all of the good clips in the trailer or online like they are doing with T4. What is the point of seeing the movie. And with bloggers and commenters dropping spoilers all the time, its like you have no option but to see the movie opening day. Although maybe it is good that I haven’t seen it yet because is is getting really bad reviews: http://www.newsy.com/videos/terminator_s_mixed_reviews_meanings