Movies

Properties that Should Be Movies: M.A.S.K. and Dino-Riders

I’m going to start writing a bit about some of my favorite properties when I was young, that I think would make excellent films.  Especially if the properties are handled correctly.
Now, some of us know that Voltron and ThunderCats are both being developed for the big screen.  If you didn’t: Voltron is going to be [...]


The Karate Kid Remake with Jaden Smith? No Thanks!

So, news has hit the web today that a deal has been made to remake The Karate Kid.  Not only that, but it will be set in middle-school.  But that’s not all.  It will be a starring vehicle for Will Smith’s son, Jaden Smith.
To truly understand the problem that this has caused, we have to [...]


The Real Ghostbusters DVD Set Shipping November 25th!

I grew up watching Ghostbusters.  The Real Ghostbusters was a cartoon that I would never miss, and when it changed to “Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters,” even at a young age I noticed the animation quality wasn’t quite the same.  Slimer was a popular character that made the company believe that creating a show based [...]


The Book Isn’t Always Better - Part 1: Big Fish

This is probably the first in a series of articles on the times that a movie has either been as good as the book, acted as a great complement to the book, or bested the book.  This is the result of being tired of hearing the misconception that “the book is always better.”   The truth [...]


Oliver and Company: 20th Anniversary Edition DVD Details

Oliver & Company is a movie that came out when I was really young.  I slightly remember seeing it in theatres.  I also had the soundtrack on an audio cassette (it feels weird typing that word).  Disney had released the film on DVD before, but it wasn’t exactly a great release even though it was [...]


Ghostbusters: The Other Side #1: Review

This week, the first issue in the new Ghostbusters comic book mini-series, Ghostbusters: The Other Side was released.  It is being published by IDW.
You may be aware that there was another Ghostbusters comic book mini-series a few years ago, published by 88mph, called Ghostbusters: Legion.  I enjoyed that series a lot.  The art was really [...]


Bill Murray’s talking Ghostbusters 3

It’s about time that Bill Murray said more than, well nothing, about Ghostbusters.  Up until the last month or so, Murray hasn’t really said anything with regard to Ghostbusters, at all.  But since recording dialog for the video game, and the writers being hired, Murray seems to have a lot to say.
“I think it’d be [...]


Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Shooting IMAX sequences

This is one of the most exciting things that I have heard in some time.  My favorite movie of 2007 was Transformers, primarily because I grew up watching Transformers.  That and Peter Cullen, the original voice of Optimus Prime,  returned to reprise his role.
The movie was fun and, every time the Transformers appeared, I was [...]


George Clooney is The Lone Ranger

Well, a few days ago I was talking about The Lone Ranger, and thinking they needed to cast someone in the title role that could and would steal scenes from Johnny Depp, who is in the role of Tonto.  There were rumors about who would take that role, and I believe they have found someone [...]


Johnny Depp: Pirates 4, Lone Ranger and Alice in Wonderland

I’m not a big Johnny Depp fan.  Hardly at all, actually.  But that isn’t to say that I don’t like movies that he’s been a part of.  For instance, I haven’t really watched Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory in years, but I have seen Charlie and the Chocolate Factory a few times. The simple [...]