Annie Remake...

So I was on Screenrant a few minutes ago and saw that Will Smith ( I am Legend) is planning to do a Remake of Annie. So I thought ok cool. Will Smith's daughter Willow could end up playing the role of Annie. We have all heard Willows song " I whip my hair back and forth" and I must say I'm not a big fan. However the worry doesn't stop there. Jay z is apparently lending his musical "talents" to the movie. Also not a big fan of him.

Annie is a musical about an orphan girl who is looking for her parents and stays with one of the richest people in NYC. She slowly comes to terms with the fact that she'll never find her parents and she is indeed a true orphan. However in the end it all works out for the better in a Big way. The music is memorable. With songs like " The sun will come out tomorrow" and " It's a hard knock life". I just fear that the hip hop versions of the songs with Willow Smith and Jay z will ruin them.

Let me know what you think but for me I see this as a bad move. A very bad move.

Clash of the Titans (1981) Movie Review

If you are in South Africa and were watching Dstv and on channel 109 (TCM) you would have seen Clash of the Titans was on. I sat down to watch this one to see what the original was like. I haven't seen the remake yet and I want to but thats another tale for a rainy day. I can't give to much information about the remake other than it was a post-production 3D, Avatar and Terminator Salvation actor Sam Worthington is in it and the tag line is "The Titans will clash".

The original 1981 version was Directed by Desmond Davis and is based on the Myth of  Perseus son of the God-king Zeus. His quest to save Andromeda from the Kraken and defeat Medusa. I had to bear in mind that this is a rather old movie while i was watching because i couldn't believe how bad it looked visually. There were literally some moments where i couldn't stop laughing because of the bad CGI. So it did make for a good comedy which i suspect wasn't Desmond Davis's original intentions. You got to understand as said in The sound of music " I am 16 going on 17 " so i grew up with movies like E.T and the Disney Classics (Robin Hood, The Rescuers) so i was taken by surprise at the Visuals having never seen anything like it. I did enjoy the story. I am fascinated with Greek Mythology. So the movie did spark an interest when i saw it was coming on next.

Sound wasn't that great either I must say. The were a couple of times where i had to turn the volume down because the sound was so sharp. The acting wasn't bad though. The main Actor did remind me of someone i know which was really strange.

The movie did have some memorable characters like Perseus, Pegasus, Calibos and Booboo the robotic owl.
The action scenes were gripping. When Perseus was battling Medusa or even the Kraken I was at the edge of my seat!
So overall I really enjoyed it and I probably will watch it again. Now i really want to see the 2010 version and see how different it is.

So I give Clash of the Titans (1981) Three out of Five ***
I also give it the rank of a classic in my personal movie viewing history.


BooBoo the Robotic owl.

            








The Kraken coming to claim Andromeda

Batman : The Dark knight rises

We all have heard the name "Batman" and most of us have seen "The Dark Knight". Not only did that movie bring so much excitement to movie goers in 2008 but it also brought sadness aswell. When we read in the papers ,internet,watched the news,E entertainment etc. That Heath Ledger (28) the man who played the Joker had died of an overdose. May he R.I.P. However thats not important right now. What I'm really talking about is the next movie in the Batman series The Dark Knight Rises.

There have been plenty of Rumors around this movie. Like the main villain will be the Riddler and he will be played by Johnny Depp. Which would have probably have been a solution to the Girls who are no doubt be trying to avoid going to this movie with there relationship partner. It has been confirmed that The Riddler and Johnny Depp are not in this film. Sorry Girls. Another rumor is that the villain will be none other than Killer croc.
Yet another rumor which we all thought was plausible is that the movie will be in 3D which is not the case. Chris Nolan is wise in my opinion for the simple reason that if a Batman movie is in 3D then you want it to be AMAZING 3D otherwise the experience is just wasted. One of the biggest rumors is that Chris Nolan was planning to use unused footage and CGI to put Heath Ledger's Joker in Dark Knight Rises as a cameo. However Nolan states that he made no plans of that sort and Joker will not be in the next film.

So what is true? What can we expect from the next Batman? Well,... Harvey Dent A.K.A Two-Face ( played by Aaron Eckhardt )will not be in the movie. Christian Bale will return as everyones favorite Bat. It won't be in 3D.
Christian Bale and Christopher Nolan have both confirmed that this is the end of Batman for the two of them . The Dark Knight Rises and after he Rose he left. You can almost be certain that someone is going to pick up where Nolan and Bale left off and make a couple of new Batman films. My hope is that Tim Burton picks it up again and does at least one more Batman film but that could just be me. Whereas the movie will not be shot in 3D or be converted into 3D. Nolan is sticking to what he did in The Dark Knight and shooting in IMAX. Michael Caine ( Alfred ) says that Production is said to start in May and be finished by November.

To be honest i don't know who the Villain is going to be so i fell for all those rumors i mentioned earlier. It is said though that Dark Knight Rises will be based on the graphic novel Batman: Prey. Just as The Dark Knight was based on a Graphic Novel. Which one I'm not sure but i would love to read it.  Which means that Hugo Strange is possibly the villain and thee rumor goes on saying that he's being played by Tom Hardy.

Also as the Batmobile (Tumbler) was destroyed in the previous film. Will Batman be getting a new Batmobile or will he stick with the Batcycle? Although it seems I'm the only one asking this question.

Hans Zimmer is doing the score or so it seems for the Dark Knight Rises.... All i can say about that is What else is new?.
Now that Rachel ( Bruce Wayne's love interest) is dead. Bruce/Batman and Commissioner Gordon are getting new love interests. Neither of which is Selina  Kyle ( Catwoman ). I must say i would like to see Harley Quinn included in the movie. Once again I'm probably the only one that would.

The big question is will Dark Knight Rises be as good as its predecessor ? Hopefully it is... In my opinion though is that whoever the villain is in the next film has to put on the best performance of his/her life to come close to Heath Ledger's Joker. Christopher Nolan gave up Superman Reboot to focus entirely on Dark Knight Rises. So we know it's going to be good. I'm really looking forward to this and it's absolute agony not knowing exactly who the villains are! We can be sure that until we get confirmation on who the villain(s) are rumors will be coming in almost daily. It's just a matter of sorting out Fact from Fiction...

So if all goes well and there are no surprise explosions, fires, people getting fired, problems with funding we should expect Dark Knight Rises in 2012. Along with a good few other movies.... Seriously can't wait (why so serious?) sorry just had to!.

















     

In a store near near you....

We all have heard something similar to that line... " In a Galaxy far far away". Star Wars probably one of the most popular series in movie history. The first movie was released on May 25 1977 and the final film was released on the May 19 2005. It is the 3rd highest grossing film series with aprox. $4.27 billion behind James Bond and the Harry Potter series. Now that the Series is finished the franchise has released Video Games, Toys, Television Series and Comics. With the two Dvd box sets " The Original Trilogy" and " The Prequel Trilogy". As most of us know... Episode 4,5,6 were released before episode 1,2,3.

New news is that George Lucas is planning on releasing the complete Saga in 3D but first the Complete Saga is coming to Blu-ray. In September of this year all Star Wars fans will get the chance to own the complete saga on blu-ray. You not only  get all six episodes in Amazing quality but also 3 additional discs with over 30 hours of special features including never-before-seen deleted scenes and alternate scenes and more! There are the Three types of boxsets to cater for all fans needs.    Star Wars: The Complete Saga on Blu-ray (9-disc Set includes all six films. Star Wars: Prequel Blu-ray Trilogy (3-disc set includes Episodes I-III). Star Wars: Original Blu-ray Trilogy (3-disc set includes Episodes IV-VI). September 2011 is when the will be in a store near near you. 

The trailer is strong with this one...

The Muppets are releasing a new movie!

The Muppets are returning!! It's true that The Muppets are releasing a new movie this year. For those of you who don't know who the Muppets are ( I don't know how that's possible but there's bound to be someone). They are Puppets. The main characters are Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy the Pig, Rizzo the Rat, Fozzy the Bear, Animal the Animal, Gonzo the Great ( or Whatever). They were a Tv show that started in 1976. They released 5 seasons and a couple of new shows like Sesame Street, Muppets Tonight, America next top Muppet and a Web series called Statler and Waldorf.: From the Balcony. Another muppet everyone is familiar with is the Jedi master Yoda. He is a muppet for those of you who didn't know. Voiced by the same guy who voices Fozzy the Bear. Frank Oz. 

Muppets have released a few movies such as The Muppet Movie, Muppets Christmas Carol, Muppets Treasure Island,Muppets Wizard of Oz and Muppets from Space. Now the latest is The Greatest Muppet Movie Ever Made! (That's the name not my expectations... Although i do expect it to be awesome!). The Muppets are putting on a show to save their old Theater ( watch The Muppet Movie). Jason Segal wrote the script and James  Bobin is the Director. The Muppet movies always have Cameos like Muppets from Space had Two of the Dawson's creek characters or Muppet Island with Billy Connoly. A few of the Cameos for this film are said to be Jack Black, Amy Adams, Jane Lynch and Lady Gaga! 

I grew up with the Muppets so this is like my Childhood returning to me. My 6 year old brother likes them, aswell but out of the two of us I'm the bigger fan. So far my favorite Muppet movie is Muppet Treasure Island (based on the book by Robert Louise Stevenson) . The story is for kids but the jokes are aimed at the older audience. Also the Music is rather catchy. It's a good retelling of a classic story. 

The two oldest Muppet Characters are Statler and Waldorf. They are Sarcastic and have seriously bad jokes. In the Muppets from Space movie Miss Piggy walks out the house during breakfast. Waldorf turns to Statler and asks if breakfast is over. Statler say no and asks why. Waldorf says the bacon just ran out. Then they laugh. They also often refer to themselves being lucky that they're in the movies and not watching them.

I for one am looking forward to this Movie. I will see it in Cinema! It'll be weird seeing a teenage boy sitting in the cinema for a kids movie. Actually it won't I do it all the time.    

The Muppets Bohemian Rhapsody.... Awesome way to introduce new People to the Muppets!

Parodies!

So here we come to the matter that is Parodies. Movies to make fun of other movies. Movies made for a laugh but most end in disappointment. Not only is the acting usually terrible but the jokes are pretty much the same. They all lack originality aswell and most if not all of them can be labeled a waste of time. So why do we watch these stupid films? The trailers make the film look amazingly funny and we fall for it. We watch it and get extremely disappointed.

A few examples... All the Scary Movies,Dance Flick,Date movie,Disaster movie and Vampires suck.
I'm glad to say that i've never seen one in cinema but I have seen all of them on Dvd or on Tv. Some I have to admit i can tolerate and sometimes enjoy. However most i can't. The worst of the lot has to be Vampires suck. I myself am not a Twilight fan and proud to say that i never will be! No matter how much the fans among my friends try to persuade me. So when i saw the trailer for this i thought to myself that this would be one worth watching. Boy was i wrong!! The acting terrible and the jokes were worse. Sorry to anyone who has seen the movie and enjoyed it. Disaster movie did have it's moments like the Alvin and the Chipmunks scene (scary stuff).

Vampires suck was probably one of the worst movies of 2010 if not the worst. Hopefully one day they will learn. I do like the scary movies though. Some parts you just groan and are tempted to skip to the next scene but others are quite enjoyable.

Looking forward to a good year in movies with the release of new movies like Pirates of the Caribbean 4,Rio,X-men first class,The Muppets,The Green Hornet,Cars 2 and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2!
One movie i will not be seeing this year is Justin Bieber: Never say Never.