SDCC

The San-Diego Comic-Con has been going on all week. I have been not thinking about it pretty much 'cuz it sucks not to get to go, but... I just saw this and it is the first news that is too cool not to think about:

*Edit*Iron-Man sneak preview from SDCC got pulled.

I feel Tony Stark and I are marching to the same drummer. :)

Dance Man

This one's for my mom.



She is a Fred Astaire fan and I was suddenly reminded that like everything else a bunch of his best scenes have been captured on YouTube. Enjoy Ma!

Back In the Saddle...

Ok I am starting to look forward to this:



Nicholas Cage is a good actor and when I read this I started to get enthused.

Norrin Loves Shalla?

I want to love all the super-hero movies that come out. I did not love the first Fantastic Four Movie. On the other hand it was not the worst movie I ever saw. So it is with genuine enthusiasm and trepidation that I anticipate the next one.

Using the Silver Surfer and Galactus is a good start. This story done right has the potential to set people back on their heels, but will it be done right?

The surfer looks good:


As does the trailer.

'Nuf said True Believers.

War Story

I read 300 the other day. Like many comics I have mentioned lately expectations were very high. It is very good. Bottom line given the current real-world political situation I am having trouble generating a lot of enthusiasm over a war story, even a very good one.

Amazing!

The trailer for the third Spider-Man movie is up. I am sure a lot of people if asked, "What is the best science fiction/fantasy adaptation of the last 10 years?" would say Lord of the Rings. That is perfectly understandable. The LotR movies are a miracle, but I would answer Spider-Man. The thing that makes these movies is that Sam Raimi (or somebody) "gets" Spider-Man. Consequently a 1000 little decisions that would be wrong on most movies are right in these movies. I walked out of the first movie with the intense feeling that I had just put down the comic. The trailer for the 3rd movie would normally have me worried. Sandman, Venom, Green Goblin, many a super-hero movie has been ruined by being turned into an ego-fest for actors. Each one eager to get a chance to play the devil, hog the spotlight and fuck up the movie. Confidence is extremely high though because of the previous two movies. Bottom-line I am still psyched about this upcoming movie.