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For years, Star Trek fans have considered the movie franchise to be “cursed,” with the odd-numbered movies being much, much worse than the even-numbered ones. This week’s big DVD release, simply titled Star Trek, has effectively broken this curse. J.J. Abrams re-imagining of the classic Trek universe takes some really big chances in updating Kirk, ... [ READ MORE ]
So I’ve just seen the trailer for Legion, and holy crap does it look amazing, in that awesome b-movie sort of way. The storyline seems to be that kind of standard, “Someone’s got to protect this lady’s unborn child cause he/she/it is our only hope,” but Legion may be able to rise above that. I ... [ READ MORE ]
Following in the footsteps of Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, the Green Lantern is getting his own animated movie. Green Lantern: First Flight tells the origin story of Hal Jordan, arguably the most famous of the Green Lantern Corps. With the Blackest Night summer event coming up, DC couldn’t have timed the release of this ... [ READ MORE ]
Here’s the “not-quite-official” Trailer for the newly renamed Tron: Legacy. Not the most orignal title, but WWWAAAAAAYYYYY preferable to Tr2n, which really just seemed like the result of asking a 13-year old girl what to call the movie. The best part is that both Jeff Bridges and Bruce Boxleitner are involved in the the film. ... [ READ MORE ]
Tuesday is New DVD Day, and here are the DVDs you shouldn’t be without. Watchmen 2 Disc Special Edition – I must admit that when I first heard that Alan Moore’s most famous work was being made into a movie, I cringed. The last time this happened, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen was the result, and we ... [ READ MORE ]