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Movies I’m Interested In Seeing: Summer 2013

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As I started to put this post together, I realized this might be the last summer where my top priority will be catching the best and biggest spectacles Hollywood has to offer. This will be the last time going to the movies won’t involve babysitters or telling my child “Shh”. I swore to myself a long time ago that I would never be that person who brings their child into the movie theater until they understand the concept of sitting quietly for two hours. If that means missing The Avengers 2 in 2015, so be it.  Sigh.

I’m getting ahead of myself.  We’re not there yet.

5. Pacific Rim (July 12)

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It was between this and The Wolverine for the number five spot but I picked Pacific Rim. The Wolverine, while promising, still has the potential to suck.  I’ve already been burned once by a Wolverine movie. Besides I’ve enjoyed every Guillermo del Toro I’ve ever seen and let’s be honest.  This is a film about gigantic man-controlled robots facing giant monsters in battle..  That may sound silly or stupid to you but to 13 year old Sean, it sounds like a dream come true.

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This Week In Geek

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  • Apparently George Lucas gave Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker a heads up about the new Star Wars trilogy (Vulture)
  • Joss Whedon endorsed Mitt Romney for president…sorta (Huffington Post)
  • Adult Swim has picked up an animated series by Dan Harmon (creator of Community) (Vulture)
  • Jamie Foxx is in talks to play Electro in the next Spider-Man film. No, seriously. (Variety)
  • It looks like Francis Lawrence will be directing the remaining films in The Hunger Games series. (Mary Sue)
  • It’s now official: Bryan Singer will be returning to the X-Men film franchise to direct X-Men: Days of Future Past (Deadline Hollywood Daily)
  • Guy Ritchie directed a trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 starring Robert Downey Jr. (Bleeding Cool)
  • Shondra Rhimes is going to produce a android sci-fi thriller for ABC. Indie bands rejoice everyone for more licensing opportunities. (Deadine Hollywood Daily)
  • Captain America: The Winter Solider has officially cast Frank Grillo to play Crossbones (Variety)
  • So what is George Lucas going to do with all that Disney money? (The Mary Sue)
  • The Ghostbusters sequel has been delayed…again. (Vulture)
  • This repurposed video by Disney is going to give Star Wars geeks nightmares.
  • The new Muppets movie is going to star Christoph Waltz (Inglorious Basterds). (Bleeding Cool)
  • I really hope this rumor about Guillermo Del Toro working on a DC film is true. (Bleeding Cool)
  • Community finally has a season premiere date.  I can’t wait to see the Halloween and Christmas episodes in April. (EW)
  • Sin City: A Dame to Kill started filming with some important roles still needing to be cast. (Splash Page)
  • Some cool Halloween costumes from Patton Oswalt and Neil Patrick Harris
  • New trailers for Despicable Me 2, Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (Red Band), John Dies At The End and G.I. Joe: Retaliation

This Week in Geek

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  • Marvel released the first trailer for Iron Man 3 It’s directed by one of my favorites, Shane Black (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang also starring Robert Downey, Jr.). I have no idea what this story is about (and Ben Kingsley as Mandarin makes me cringe racially) but I’m there opening weekend.
  • The red-band trailer for the Evil Dead remake also came out this week.  They seem to be going for a straight gorefest without any of the humor of Sam Raimi’s cult classic but it looks interesteing.  Warning: the trailer is VERY gory. (io9)
  • Talking about remakes, Spike Lee’s remake of Oldboy finally has a release date (Splash Page)
  • What happens when you combine Breaking Bad with Taylor Swift? “Breaking Swift”, of course. Warning: contains spoilers for season five. (io9)
  • It looks like Wanted 2 is going to happen. (Bleeding Cool)
  • It also looks like Crossbones might be one of the villains in Captain America:  The Winter Solider. (Latino Review)
  • Could Idris Elba be the next James Bond whenever Daniel Craig decides to hang up his Walther PPK? (Shadow and Act)
  • Ming-Na Wen will star in Marvel’s S.H.I.E.L.D. TV pilot. (Deadline Hollywood)
  • Lana Wachowski, co-creator of The Matrix, gave an amazing speech about her transgender experience. (Jezebel)
  • Apparently the upcoming Wolverine film won’t be a prequel as previously thought. (Splash Page)
  • Matthew Vaughn has dropped out of directing X-Men: Days of Future Past.  Could Bryan Singer (X-Men, X2: X-Men United) take his spot? (Splash Page)
  • Because no one demanded it, Arnold Schwarzenegger is returning to the role…of Conan the Barbarian. (Vulture)

Movie of the Week: Marvel’s The Avengers

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Marvel’s The Avengers was so fun and satisfying that I’m not sure if we ever need another comic book movie again.

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Thoughts on ‘The Avengers’ trailer

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  • I’m not a fan of Captain America’s  (Chris Evans) new suit.  Thor’s (Chris Hemsworth) new suit isn’t much better.
  • Apparently Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) only knows one move (the neck flip).
  • I hope the movie makes Black Widow and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) seem useful
  • Robert Downey, Jr. gets all the best lines.  He seems like a great fit for a Joss Whedon movie.
  • Best part of the trailer:
    Captain America:  ”Big man in a suit of armor.  Take that away, what are you?”
    Iron Man: “Uh. Genius.  Billionaire. Playboy. Philanthropist.”
  • Nine Inch Nails’ “We’re In This Together.” Interesting yet a little on the nose.
  • It goes without saying, I can’t wait for this movie.

Overdue Movie of the Week: Due Date

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Due Date was amusing.  Robert Downey Jr. was great as the straight guy to Zach Galifianakis’ usual eccentric, borderline mentally-challenged traveling companion.

However, I’m starting to get Galifianakis Fatigue.  I love him and his comedy but does every movie role have to be some version of Alan from The Hangover.  I know he’s capable of playing a semi-normal human being (as he does on Bored to Death).  I just wish he would gets more roles like that.  Hell, even he must be tired of it at this point (when he’s not swimming in his money bin like Scrooge McDuck)

Movie of the Week: Sherlock Holmes

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This was a mindless, fun summer blockbuster version of a Sherlock Holmes tale and while I was entertained, something about it rubbed me the wrong way.  I still haven’t put my finger on it.  I enjoyed Robert Downey Jr.’s performance but then again, I can’t recall ever being disappointed with a RDJ performance since Johnny Be Good.  The banter between Jude Law (Watson) and RDJ was the best part of the movie. I think I just didn’t like the interpretation of Sherlock Holmes. If they wanted to update Holmes, how come Watson remained close to the stuffy original version. I was neither here nor there about Rachel McAdams.  I’m just glad she was an American in the movie.  One American-doing-a-British accent was enough.

Except for the slow-motion breakdown of Sherlock using his deductive skills in fights (which were great), Guy Ritchie didn’t use any of his usual tricks and if I didn’t know in advance he directed it, I would have been surprised to find out.  I think that is also part of my disappointment.  I wanted a Guy Ritchie version of Sherlock Holmes not a Sherlock Holmes blockbuster directed by Ritchie.  Given that this movie was set in the 1890s, I was surprised how NOT gritty it was.

One more thing, I pray to God the rumors of Brad Pitt as Moriarty in the sequel are NOT true. Please let him be played by a British actor.  Maybe Jared Harris or Jason Isaacs instead.