Category: Movies (Page 416 of 498)

In case you missed the avalanche of “Dark Knight” news over the weekend…

June 19, 2007 /

…here’s a handy guide to get you back up to speed.

1) I’ll start with the lamest of them all: Batman will be riding a Bat-Cycle. ‘Nuff said, really.

2) Batman’s suit has undergone a serious upgrade, and while it’s dangerously close to falling into Schumacher territory, it certainly works.

3) Anthony Michael Hall as The Riddler? The Scarecrow returns? It’s possible, but both still rumors at this point in time.

4) And finally, a spy report from the set of “The Dark Knight,” where the insider not only gives details on a key scene from the movie, but also talks a lot about Heath Ledger’s Joker.

Action Movies, Movies, News

“Live Free or Die Hard”: is it just me…

June 17, 2007 /

…or does the trailer for this movie seem designed to completely sink the film at the box office?

I mean, the first three “Die Hard” films had one key element above all others: Bruce Willis was a smart-talking tough guy with rapid-fire patter that made you laugh even as he was kicking ass and taking names. I’ve seen this preview three times now, and each time, I find myself thinking, “Who is the morose motherfucker that made this thing?” It’s so dark that it practically creates a fun vacuum, in which no merriment can possibly exist; even the ostensibly funny lines don’t get a laugh because the overtones of the preview are so ominous. In fact, the only person who comes close to getting a laugh is Kevin Smith, and even his big line – “Who is this man?” – feels tacked on, like someone watched the trailer and said, “Yeah, I’m not still smiling here. Better show the fat guy.”

I spent all this time getting psyched for this movie, and, now, I almost don’t even want to see it. Based on the trailer, it doesn’t feel the first thing like a “Die Hard” flick.

Am I alone on this…?

Action Movies, Actors, External Entertainment, Movies, Trailers

Feeling blue now that “The Sopranos” is over…

June 11, 2007 /

…and looking for another excuse to have a viewing party at your place?

Look no further.

No, friends, your eyes are not deceiving you. The name of this film is “Cockfight,” and it’s every bit as wonderful as the title would suggest…if, of course, by “wonderful,” you mean “so bad that you can’t look away.”

Please, check out my review – that’s where the above link will send you – but I’ll make a point here that I made there: there’s a new drinking game afoot, my friends, and the rules are simple.

1. Drink every time anyone on the screen utters one of the following words: “cockfight,” “cockfights,” “cockfighter,” or “cockfighting.”
2. Trust me, you don’t need a second rule.

You can offer a prize to whoever’s left standing at the end of the film, if you’d like to entice the invitees who are on the fence, but, ultimately, it’ll be a moot point; you’ll be lucky if anyone makes it to the halfway point without keeling over. If you want to put this game into practice, just click on the box art, and it’ll take you straight to Amazon to order a copy…but, please, for God’s sake, if you actually do have a “Cockfight” party, let me know. Drop me a line at wharris (at) bullz-eye.com. I want details. I’m an old man of 36 who gets a buzz off one glass of wine; I need to live vicariously through you young bucks.

Actors, External Entertainment, External Movie DVDs, External Movies, Movie DVDs, Movies, Reviews

From TV Land to TV Lame?

June 5, 2007 /

In a move that will no doubt annoy the hell out of those of us who receive a certain degree of comfort out of knowing that there’s always a sure-fire place to find a rerun of “The Brady Bunch” when you want one, TV Land is changing its network concept, in an attempt to better cater to the Baby Boomers in their audience.

Step #1: Begin purging of “classic TV” format by airing re-runs of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.”
Step #2: Continue purging process by airing original, non-classic-TV-related programming, like, say, a show called “High School Reunion.”
Step #3: As long as you’re already getting rid of the classic-TV aspect, why stop there? Give up the all-TV aspect of the format, too, and start running movies that can be seen on virtually any other basic cable network and are never as funny once they’ve been purged of their profanities. Example: “Caddyshack.”

Boring.

At least the TV Land concept was an original one. Why throw that away in favor of turning the network into basically the exact same thing as everyone else…?

External Entertainment, External TV, Movie Comedies, Movies, News, TV

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