So they released the teaser, and now they have released the official trailer. It is amazing looking. 2014 now has another must watch movie!
X-Men: Days of Future Past Teaser!
Well Hugh Jackman released the first teaser footage of X-Men: Days of Future past on Instagram, and I have to say that it just feels good to have the gang back together again. Hopefully with Singer back in control of the franchise we will get another great X-Men movie, and I cannot wait to see how it turns out!
Good News Everyone! Army of Darkness 2 Is Coming!
As daily readers of my site know, I am a big fan of the Evil Dead/Army of Darkness franchise, and some big news dropped today! They are making Army of Darkness 2, and it stars the one and only Bruce Campbell! I am not sure how it will connect with the new Evil Dead movies that they are making, but they are promising a crossover of some sort, so we will see. If you want all the info that dropped you can find it here.
This has just shot up my must see list of movies. I can’t wait to see Bruce and Co. hamming it up for Sam Raimi. I get all tingly just thinking about it.
Get Pulled In By Gravity!
I finally got to see what all the fuss is about, and I went and watched Gravity. It is amazing! You should really stop wasting your time and just go watch it now. Don’t make my mistake and watch it on a standard screen: see it in 3D IMAX because it is stunning. Alfonso Cuarón has created a masterpiece, and he will be a force to be reckoned with this awards season.
The story is simple. There is a disaster in space, and Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) has to find a way out of the sky before she dies. That is it, but it is breathtaking. I literally stopped breathing few times. There is no time to look away, and there is no down moment. The disaster happens over three hours and you are there for an hour and a half of it. It is you and Dr. Stone trying not to fall out of space.
Ryan is brought to life by Sandra Bullock, and she owns this movie. Everything is from her point of view. I have never seen a movie use so much first person point of view camera work, but it works and it draws you in to Dr. Stone’s struggle. She is scared and courageous all at once, and she makes us all feel the same way.
Alfonso Cuarón has made a feast for the eyes. Everthing works, from the aforementioned first person camera work to the crazy good special effects. It looks and feels like you are in space, and you just want to Dr. Stone to get on the Earth in one piece. It is tour de force filmmaking.
Like I said when I started this review, you need to see this film, and you need to see it in theaters. You need to let space envelop you. Movies like this are the reason theaters were made, so go get your butt out there and check it out. Otherwise it will be like Pacific Rim and you will have missed it.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug!
As you can see above, the new Hobbit trailer is out, and it looks pretty amazing. The only problem I am having is that besides Cumberbatch as Smaug, I am pretty sure none of this is in the book. The white Orc is back, and Legolas is here for some reason with the elf from Lost. I am sure everything will be great, but this is definitely a different Hobbit than the one I read.
It also seems that the lighter tone from the first movie, and the book for that matter, are gone. I liked having a little light hearted fun, and I hope that it is still in this movie, but as long as there is a werebear I will be happy!