Friday the 13th Movie

The new tv trailers came out for the Friday the 13th movie. I have to be honest that I think this movie will actually be pretty good, especially for a Friday the 13th movie. There has been many remakes and movies from the 80's. Most of them being really good such as Transformers. Here are a few reasons why I think the movie will do pretty good. 

First, we have the main characters. Jared Padalecki is a decent actor. He stars in the show Supernatural. He knows how to act in a horror flick. Danielle Panabaker was nominated for the Best Young Artist award in 2006. She didn't win but just to be nominated means something special. Victor Miller is the writer wrote some of the original Friday the 13th movies. He has some good experience writing these type of movies. Michael Bay is the producer. He is really good and will definitely take the lead in this cast. He did such recent movies as Transformers and the Unborn. He is also working on a remake of A Nightmare On Elm Street movie which should be interesting.

Some cons are the directors and writers. None of the directors or writers with the exception of Victor Miller who wrote the original movies, have a whole lot of horror movie experience. There is also a short list of movies created by this team of writers and directors. I do not know how involved Victor Miller in this film. I hope he can set a good impression with the team of writers. The director is Marcus Nispel has more involved in direct music videos but did direct The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. He does have experience in the music industry so we will see how he will direct this movie.

I just have this feeling the actors and producer will make this movie. There does not have to be a lot of special effects. Acting will be key in this movie. I thought I would never say acting will make a horror/slasher movie. The video below is one of the recent tv trailers.

Djoliva's grade: B-

Heath Ledger wins the Golden Globe

Heath Ledger has won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor! The next step could be the nomination for Academy Award!

Tues. Jan. 20th Watchmen Judgement Day!

According to The Los Angeles Times, lawyers for 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros. have agreed to let a federal judge decide whether Warner Bros. will be allowed to release Watchmen as scheduled on March 6.

U.S. District Judge Gary A. Feess will decide on Jan. 20 whether Fox can block Watchmen's theatrical distribution as part of Fox's copyright infringement.

On Dec. 24, Feess ruled that Fox has the distributions rights to the movie, not Warner Bros., and urged the studios to reach an agreement.

The ruling will not only impact the film's release, but also potentially programming for the New York Comic Con and WonderCon, as well as licensed materials based on the movie.

I'm hoping for the best but expecting the worst. This is especially upsetting for me on a selfish level because I was going to the NYC Comic Con dammit!!

Iron Man 2 villians

Early reports show that "The Wrestler" Mickey Rourke is in talks to play the villian Crimson Dynamo in the Iron Man sequel. This is great news for Rourke as he's also in talk to be in Sylvester Stallone's new star studded action movie The Expendables. Rourke's comeback is indeed in full effect as he's becoming a very sought after commodity in Hollywood. Rourke would play a tattooed Russian heavy named Ivan who becomes a man with deadly, technologically enhanced coils. The Crimson Dynamo is considered to be an evil version of Iron Man because he battles the superhero in a nuclear-powered suit of armor.



But the threats to Iron Man don't end there. Sam Rockwell is rumored to play Justin Hammer, a multibillionaire businessman and a rival of industrialist Tony Stark.

Shazam movie is dead.

At least for now. Apparently the powers that be want a darker kind of film for this second tier superhero. Black Adam, the major nemesis for Shazam, was heavily rumored to be played by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson; not a bad choice if you ask me.



But now the powers that be at Warner's wants a darker movie in light of the Dark Knight. These guys at Warner Brothers never learn. If the material isn't dark then it won't work. This goes with the recent Superman movie rumors where they wanted him to be darker. THAT'S NOT GOING TO WORK! SUPERMAN ISN'T DARK! BATMAN IS DARK! God, these guys don't learn. Iron Man wasn't dark it was realistic...maybe the brains over at WB should think about that for their properties instead of forcing certain properties to be something they're not. The Shazam script was more in the vein of being comedic. If they want dark they need to becareful to not step on the aspects of what makes Shazam and his world who and what it is.

Don't know who Shazam is? He's just as powerful as Superman and has been around just as long.

New Watchmen Japanese Trailer

More never before seen footage here in this trailer. I hope the legal issues get sorted out because I really think this is going to be one of the best movies of the year. If you've never read the graphic novel, go out and buy it. I've even seen women reading graphic novels on the train! There's a slow women's revolution in the uber geek society lol! The two graphic novels I saw them reading were Anita Blake Vampire Hunter and the other novel was the Watchmen! Buy a copy now before it sells out.

Early 2009 Movie pics

Here are some sneak peek pics for several 2009 movies.

Terminator Salvation. Not sure what to think of this movie. I can tell already that since the powers that be want this to be a trilogy, this film is going to end in a big twist. There have already been some spoilers released about the film so beware when you surf the net. And btw, if this movie is a success then I hope James Cameron and Governor Arnold will finally give McG and crew some credit.



X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Release Date: May 1st. Ya know, when they first cast this unknown actor by the name of Hugh Jackman in the role of Wolverine nearly ten years ago, I really worried about that first X-Men movie. Now, all these years later, I can't see anyone else playing this role. If this movie is successful I can almost definitely expect more films to come.



Land of the Lost

Release Date: June 5th. Based on the 70s cartoon series. I vaguely remember this series but remember as being great fun. With Will Ferrell in the lead role here one thinks will this be a goofy comedy like most of his work or will there be some serious scary stuff happening in this.

Exclusive Watchmen Video

Last week a very revealing Watchmen video was posted on the Fox owned Myspace. Kinda interesting considering that Fox wants to hault the release of that movie. No word on what the recent status of that legal battle is just yet but enjoy the video...while we still have it.

Watchmen Exclusive

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

During the Holiday season, pictures from Michael Bay's Transformers sequel hit the nets. I really enjoyed the first Transformers movie as it had everything, comedy, drama, action and giant freakin' robots. Apparently there will be 40 robots in this film not to mention a climactic battle at the Great Pyramids in Egypt. Which, btw, is the first time a major motion picture has ever filmed at the historic monuments. Feast your eyes at some of the pics.

The Dark Knight Nominated for Best Picture of 2008 by PGA

Good news for the Dark Knight and comic book fans all over the world. The PGA, Producer's Guild of America, has just nominated the Dark Knight as being the Best Picture of 2008. The competition includes The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon, Milk, and Slumdog Millionaire. Doubt and The Wrestler could sneak in there but at the moment the PGA's announcement is a good indication of where the Academy will go with. Batman fans keep your fingers crossed. If the Dark Knight wins, it will be the first comic book film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.

djoliva's Top 3 Movies of 2008

There were many movies this year that can be the number one movie of 2009. However, there can only be one winner. Of course my top picks will be a sci-fi or action movie.  Here are my top three picks:

1. Iron Man - Very disputable as the number one movie of the year. I am a big Iron Man fan. Robert Downing was the best actor for the role of Tony Stark. I enjoyed the movie a lot!

2. Dark Knight - Batman is more popular than Iron Man which I believe is why this movie grossed a lot. The first Batman movie proved to be good and the Joker been out of action since 1989. But this movie was great! The Joker stole the show. 

3. Wall-E - I did not want to see this movie in the theatre and I regret that decision. The movie was so cute and emotional. Wall-E was also funny. Everyone should see this movie if they want to have a good time. 

- djoliva