Recently, it was announced that the vampire action movie franchise Underworld will be rebooted.
Not much is known about who will be making this movie, but we do know that it will be written by Cory Goodman, whose most known work is a movie called Priest. There were four films in the original franchise; the first was in 2003, and the most recent was in 2012.
Is Hollywood really that desperate?
What is the point of rebooting a franchise only two years after the last one? Why can't they just make a sequel? Isn't it only the older movies that get rebooted? Well, The Amazing Spider-man came pretty quickly after the original Spider-man franchise, but a lot of people resent that fact.
I think that this film is unnecessary, and shouldn't be made.
Yesterday, Marvel Studios revealed the first picture of Paul Rudd in his role in the upcoming superhero film Ant-Man.
While it does not show him in costume, this is an interesting shot of his secret identity, Scott Lang. Lang is a thief who becomes a hero, after teaming up with a scientist played by Michael Douglas, who creates a suit which gives him powers. This is likely to be a scene from early in the movie, in which he is a thief in what may be a shady situation.
Ant-Man is expected to hit theaters on July 17, 2015.
Since this is a blog that was started only this summer, I think that I have been talking mainly about summer blockbusters. So it's good that now I'm doing a movie like this.
Today, I went to see the new Woody Allen movie, Magic in the Moonlight. I went into this movie knowing absolutely nothing about it. And I was treated to a film that was very...decent, I guess.
In it Collin Firth plays a magician who attempts to debunk a psychic played by Emma Stone. However, after spending time with her, he begins to suspect that she may actually be psychic, though he does not want to believe it.
This movie has some good laughs and an interesting, uplifting story. It has a message of spirituality, but it doesn't seem preachy, or try to tell you what to believe. However, there isn't much to really make it stand out among other movies. It isn't very bad or very good, but somewhere in between.
So this movie probably won't win any awards, or be considered among Woody Allen's best work, but it is good for an interesting funny romantic comedy-drama.
I have been sitting at my laptop trying to think of a way to begin this post for a long time, but I still can not think of anything that would truly express the tragedy that happened yesterday. So, I guess I'll just go right into it.
As you probably know by now, Robin Williams has been found dead in his house by an apparent suicide. This post will be to remember his life.
It is rare that we get an actor like Williams. Someone who is so good at making us laugh, but can also take on serious roles.
Over the course of his life, he had delivered many laughs. One of the most well-known of his comedic movies was Miss Doubtfire, in which he plays a divorced father who dresses as a nanny to see his children. In it, Williams played a character who could have come across as creepy and makes him seem sympathetic and likable. Another notable comedic character was the genie in the animated Disney film Aladdin. He was only a secondary character, but he was still the best part of the entire movie.
However, he was also known for serious roles. In Dead Poets Society, he plays an English teacher who teaches his students to think for themselves, a role which he plays very well. Another serious role he did was in the movie Good Will Hunting, which won him an Oscar.
He was also very charitable. He had offered his time, money, and endorsement to over fifty charities, including appearing in commercialism for St Jude's Children's Research Hospital. (source: cnn.com)
In conclusion, Robin Williams was a great actor and a great man and will be sorely missed. May he rest in peace.
Also, a YouTube critic named Jeremy Jahns made a video criticism of Aladdin, and claimed that all the money he makes from it will go to a charity to help stop depression, so that it doesn't take more people like Williams. So, I left the video below if you're interested in it.
This is my first real post since I came back from work. I think that it would only be appropriate that it also be my first review with a rating. So now I bring you my thoughts on Guardians of the Galaxy. Enjoy.
I have always been skeptical of this movie for the bizzareness of the premise. However, I went to see it because it was part of the Marvel cinematic universe, and it had received good reviews. And I actually really enjoyed it.
The movie is about a human, who calls himself Starlord, who is an intergalactic outlaw, who gets sent to prison. However, he breaks out along with a group of four aliens, including Gamora, a woman with green skin, Drax, a man with pinkish skin, Rocket, a talking racoon, and Groot, a tree-like alien who could only say his own name. This new team then discovers that Starlord is in possession of an orb that an evil force wants for great power, and that they have to stop them.
This film is different from many other superhero movies. Rather than the fighters for justice that we usually see, the heroes in this movie are escaped convicts, and are as much anti-heroes as heroes. It also feels more like Star Wars than a superhero movie.
The characters feel real, and are portrayed very well. The action sequences are intense, and the humor is for the most part pretty good. It even had some heart to it, which was very surprising to me. Overall, this was a very good film, and I would recommend it to anybody who likes Marvel or space movies.
I haven't posted anything in a long time. For the past three weeks, I have been working at a summer camp, and there was no WiFi so I couldn't make updates to the blog. I have missed plenty of movie news, and given off the appearance that I had given up on blogging.
Well, I'm back home now.
This post is just for anybody who happens to see this blog, so that they will know I haven't quit. I will continue to make updates once I figure out what to write about next.
I am also thinking of adding a rating system to my next reviews. It will be based on a scale that is out of five stars. This system will be used for my trailer reviews as well.
So Jay the Movie Guy is back, and there will be more posts coming up soon.
