Category: Action Movies (Page 155 of 165)

Matt Damon to battle Teddy Ruxpin in “The Bourne Ultimatum”?

October 3, 2006 /

Okay, technically his name is Gael Garcia Bernal, and he is not actually a talking teddy bear…but come on: Look at that face. Those friendly eyes. That winsome smile. He might as well be made by Mattel, stuffed with polyester fiberfill, and sitting on a shelf at Kay Bee Toys.

A talented actor? Absolutely. A handsome man? Definitely — as celebrity exes such as Natalie Portman would surely attest.

But a “superkiller” capable of posing any sort of serious threat to our able-bodied (and substantially taller) hero Jason Bourne?

Not on your life, Teddy my boy.

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And the role of Iron Man will be played by…

September 29, 2006 /

Robert Downey Jr.?

That’s the word on the block, anyways, and while I don’t particularly think it’s a great choice, it’s definitely an interesting one.

Based upon Marvel’s iconic Super Hero, Iron Man tells the story of Tony Stark, a billionaire industrialist and genius inventor who is kidnapped and forced to build a devastating weapon. Instead, using his intelligence and ingenuity, Tony builds a high-tech suit of armor and escapes captivity. Upon his return to America, Tony must come to terms with his past. When he uncovers a nefarious plot with global implications, he dons his powerful armor and vows to protect the world as Iron Man.

Downey has proven himself versatile many a times, and it looks like Marvel is really looking to make a splash with their first independently produced feature film. Jon Favreau is set to direct, with a summer 2008 release date.

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The only good things that ever came out of the high school experience

September 8, 2006 /

EW Popwatch has assembled their list of the 50 best high school movies of all time, and they pretty much nailed it. Everybody from James Dean to the Ramones is here, with slashers and wizards mixed in as well. I am especially pleased to see that “Brick” (currently sitting at #1 on my Movies of 2006) placed as high as it did, and Buffybot will be pleased to see “Can’t Buy Me Love” earned a spot as well. No one, however, will be able to successfully convince me that “Sixteen Candles” deserved to be ranked 49th overall. Wrongheaded revisionist history, that’s all it is.

One movie that didn’t make the cut that I always had a soft spot for: The Last American Virgin.

LAV

A classic? Hardly. But one of the few at the time that dared to take a more dramatic approach to the teenage experience. I crushed on Diane Franklin big time, even more so when she was in…

Holy shit. “Better Off Dead” didn’t make the cut, either. Are you kidding me? Forget everything I said. This list sucks. What say you, Tracy?

Tracy Flick
“You know what they say about the early bird, Mr. M.”

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Freaking sweet.

September 8, 2006 /

Props to Mike Connolly for placing me in the loop on this video.

The back story, at least according to the site hosting it, is that when Edgar Bronfman, Jr., gained ownership of Universal Studios, he got into some odd marketing campaign practices, one of which is this rare employee orientation video that enlightened people about how things were going to change under new management. It was commissioned to be written and directed by Matt Stone and Trey Parker, but Bronfman didn’t like it, so they scrapped it.

Apparently, Bronfman doesn’t know comedy. This thing is HILARIOUS…and it’s got more cameos than you can shake a stick at, none of which I want to spoil for you, except to say that they’re major names. Seriously. There’s also a running gag about the studio’s new connection with Seagram’s Wine Coolers that’s really funny.

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If you hear the sound of water pouring…

September 1, 2006 /

…it’s probably just Trekkies pissing themselves with excitement at the announcement that Paramount has been in contact with both William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy about the possibility of them being involved in J.J. Abrams’ new “Star Trek” film.

“The head of production at Paramount called my agency to tell them about this project and they are aware of Bill [Shatner]’s and my contribution to the franchise,” Nimoy explained, “and they’d like us to know they might want some involvement. It was all very, very general.

“They might possibly want Bill and I to set up the story as a flashback,” added Nimoy. “But that’s just conjecture on my part.”

By the way, it’s interesting to note that Nimoy had it written into his contract that he must approve of any other individual cast to play the role of Spock. Talk about thinking ahead…

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