So we took in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull this weekend, with I admit some apprehension because of some mixed reviews coming out. It’s a good thing I don’t listen to critics because I thought it was great. Great story, strong performances, familiar faces and just some good old fashioned fun.
A lot of people have been coming down on the story, and I think this is where I am going to differ the most. The film definitely has a sci-fi bend to it and for me that works great. I think because the first films delved heavily into theology in one form or another, people were expecting the same. They all deal with some sort of mysticism, the new film included. The mysticism simply has its roots in different areas.
Harrison Ford and Karen Allen held up pretty well. They both look like they have aged 20 years, but they are still watchable and attractive people that fit comfortably into their roles. Shia Lebeouf also gave a great performance once again, he’s shaping into a great actor.
If you enjoyed the first three Indy flicks you should not leave the theater disappointed in any way.
A new red-band trailer for Tropic Thunder is online and it looks absolutely over the top. Robert Downey Jr. looks to be hitting big again, and some early screenings have met with extremely positive reviews.
Alas we will have to wait for August, but I think that’s a good thing. Usually we only get crap towards the end of the summer movie season, maybe this year will be different.
Did you see Speed Racer this weekend? No??? Don’t feel bad, neither did anyone else apparently. Speed Racer has officially bombed at the US box office.
At an estimated 200 million dollar cost and an opening weekend take of only 20 million, it’s doubtful we’ll be seeing any sequels. Apparently it was expected to do at least double that this weekend as it failed to knock Iron Man out of the number 1 spot.
Hopefully this picture of Christina Ricci looking hot will cheer you up. Or at the very least you can admire her hair and dress.
If you saw it and you still have your vision, please post to let us know what you thought.
When are we going to get to the point in technology where we can have these robotic super soldiers? Seriously, when you see this movie you’ll want one for yourself. Go see Iron Man tonight.
Rocks.
Hard.
It’s very hard for a superhero movie to sustain the interest of moviegoers when the hero isn’t doing their thing. You spend a lot of the downtime waiting for them to get suited back up. Such is not the case here as the story of Tony Stark is as compelling as the incredible action sequences. Robert Downey Jr. is Tony Stark… he doesn’t play him, he is him. It’s a shame that people don’t get recognized for performances this good just because the subject matter isn’t the usual ‘Academy’ fare. This movie will seriously get you excited for the hopeful future of this franchise… I saw the movie an hour ago and I already can’t wait for the sequel.
The summer blockbuster season has started off with a giant bang.
After what seemed like an eternity, Grand Theft Auto IV finally came out on Tuesday. Was it worth the wait? Does it live up to the hype? Is it the biggest video game event of the century?
In short, yes.
GTAIV is the rarest of the rare. The possibilities that this game opens up from the moment you start playing is simply astounding. Rockstar definitely deserves credit for creating a believable and lived in world for you to spend many, many hours in. I’ve barely scratched the surface in terms of playtime with this game, yet I can easily say this is the most enjoyable gaming experience I’ve had since playing the first Half-Life or the first Metal Gear Solid. Even those pale in comparison to the majesty of this title. Critics around the world are all saying the same thing. Meta-critic has it at 99% with 35 professional reviews reporting.
What Rockstar has done was take elements of its own series and added or honed everything to a razor sharp edge. You have an action game, blended with a sweeping dramatic story. That’s pretty standard stuff, but when done well can be incredible on its own. GTAIV ups the ante with relationship building, discovery, natural/thoughtful- progression, incredible characters and loathsome villains. A refined driving system and shooting mechanic. More music, hours of television, on stage comedy shows and tons of mini games ( billiards, darts, bowling, in game video games, etc). This game will even allow for some personal introspection.. ( I found it disturbing, yet not very surprising that I spent more money on strippers than on food) Absolutely breathtaking graphics and incredibly realistic (disturbing even) physics.
Obviously if you’re a gamer you know about the game and the series. If you’ve been a fan before like me, you’ll be blown away by what is in store. If you’re a fan of games in general, their is likely something here that will appeal to you. If you’re offended by language, violence, crudeness… you know that it won’t appeal to you. I implore everyone else though to go out and grab this game. It’s not just sex, violence and cursing… it’s characters you care about in a living world that gets under your skin, consumes your thoughts and demands your time. Like an incredible book where you determine the outcome and the plot points along the way. The game of the year and possibly the decade is already here.
*special thanks to my lovely wife Crystal for tipping me off on this one.
Some may argue that I’m a week early, and that perhaps Harold and Kumar do not represent the summer blockbuster ‘mold’.
Screw ‘em.
Harold and Kumar will be fantastic for anyone that loved the first, simple as that. Next week however is Ironman, followed by Speedracer, then Indy, Batman, Hancock, Hulk, Wanted and the list goes on…
I say bring them on, its going to be one hell of a summer.
Anniversary you say? Surely this site has not been around for a year already has it? Well… no. It most definitely has not.
But that’s old school convention, and I say screw it. It is our Anniversary today because the first movie we discussed on iconogeek when it was in the theater comes out on DVD today. We have made it a full theater to home release cycle, and that my friends is something to proud of.
Alright maybe it is not that big of a deal, but seriously give me a break. It’s only Tuesday and this week feels like its 2 months long already, so let me have my little delusions.
Cloverfield -The much hyped, motion sickness inducing, nail biting, hair raising mystery dated flick that re-invigorated the monster movie genre. Even with all of the anticipation leading up to this movie, it still managed to deliver. Buy this DVD. We need more movies willing to take chances… and I don’t mean like indy-movie chances where you discuss the inner spirit or some crap like that… I mean I want more balls-out monster movies. If they make a sequel and it has bare breasts in it, I can safely say now that it will be the last movie I will ever need to see.
The Orphanage – Guillermo Del Toro produces this extremely creepy looking movie with kids talking to ghosts and random nightmare concoctions of that sort. I’ll be picking this one up this week and I’ll let you know how I feel… from what I’ve heard though I may be hiding under my bed for a week, terrified.
That title is not just a common theme from the show, but it is also the subtitle of the new X-files movie coming out July 25th. From reading this article we find out that this was the title Chris Carter had wanted from the beginning, so I’m happy to see that execs let him have his way.
I used this image so all of the fans out there can go ahead and Photoshop their own heads in place of Duchovny’s.
Dreamworks has acquired the rights to make the Ghost in the Shell property into a 3d live action film. Apparently Spielberg is a big fan and threw his weight behind it in order to make it happen.
Avi Arad, the producer for a ton of the latest comic book movies ( all of the Spiderman, X-men, Fantastic Four films in addition to the upcoming Iron Man and Hulk flics) is already attached to the project so it sounds like it has a great shot of being something special.
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