Frozen: The Review

It has been about 24 hours since my first viewing of this film and I just gotta say, WOW! If your looking for a film to scare you without the crazy hockey mask killer lurking in the shadows or the child's doll that comes to life, then you are in for a classic treat! The story is simple: 3 young adults are stranded on a ski lift on the side of a mountain in the arctic cold in the middle of the night. Now, if you have ever been skiing then you will automatically relate with this film. I believe even if you haven't, the honest reality of the situation will still keep you on the edge of your seat for the next 90 minutes. The questions that kept rolling through my mind is what would I do? Could I jump out of the seat to the snow below? Could I wait it out until the next morning or freeze to death stranded hundreds of feet in the air? I'm not going to spill the beans. You will have to watch the film yourself to find out if they make it out alive or are ravaged by the pack of blood thirsty wolves circling them from below. One quote I read was "This movie does for skiing what Jaws did for swimming". I don't know if I agree with that quote but if your looking for a scare without all of the bloodshed then your in the go for this film. One more thing I do like is that this was more of a small, independent film that found it's popularity in many different film festivals this past year. I only recognized one actor, Shawn Ashmore also known as "Iceman" from the X-Men films. Why couldn't he just shoot an ice sled out of the ski chair and everyone could slide down and live happily ever after?  A great film and 90 minutes of terror!  I give it 4 out of 4 pizzas!

Star Wars Deleted Scene Debacle

Unless your a geek like me, you probably haven't heard about this news. Once a year the "Star Wars Celebration" is held in Southern California. From my limited knowledge, I believe it is a giant convention where Star Wars nerds meet and have a good old nerdy time. At this years celebration it was announced that all of the Star Wars films would be released in 2011 on the Blu-Ray format. With these releases comes deleted scenes. In introduction to the announcement George Lucas (I.E. Director) and Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) joined the stage and played this deleted scene from "Return of the Jedi". It is supposedly a different introduction scene into Return of the Jedi. FYI: Watch it while you can. Seems like Youtube is removing these clips via Lucasfilm.



Everything is fine and dandy except for one thing, these remarks from Mark Hamill.



Take what you want from it. I think it could be a fake person playing the role of Luke Skywalker in the deleted clip. What I find funny is all of the online folks in an uproar over this. I love Star Wars more than the average guy but who really cares anyways? It's a scene we have never watched before! It's something different, something new! I am hoping they eventually film a new trilogy with Mark Hamill as old Luke Skywalker. I think that would be cool!

Halo

The newest game in a series of popular first person shooters, Halo Reach, arrives on September 14h. Having never owned an original Xbox. I never played Halo 1 or Halo 2. I own an Xbox 360 and have played Halo 3 and Halo: ODST though and have to say that they are pretty awesome games. I am mostly a fan of the online play where you can battle other opponents via the internet in real time. A brief synopsis of the story arch through out the games is simple. Aliens invade earth, destroy it, and it is your job to get revenge and destroy the aliens. It is mostly a "button masher" game with no real strategy. Those are the kind I love! No thinking, just destroying and causing havoc! Being as popular as Halo is, their have been talks of a Halo film. Many directors from Steven Spielberg to Peter Jackson have been connected but still nothing has surfaced. At one time the director Niell Blomkamp was serious enough that he made a live action 8 minute short film to entice the studio to make it. Unfortunately the studio declined and he went on to make another small science fiction film called "District 9". The short film is yours for the taking below. Strap on your army boots and jump in the warthog. It is going to be a bumpy ride.

My Science Project

No, i'm not in school. I just watched the funny/sci-fi film "My Science Project". This is definitely one of those films that you forget about over time but return to watch it to bring back that nostalgia of watching it 25 years ago. I'm a sucker for old 80's film, especially comedy and sci-fi. Spare me the romance or adventure, although, "Jewel of the Nile" wasn't all that bad. Get better Michael Douglas. This film stars such actors as (is it sad I had to look them up on IMDB when I just watched it?) John Stockwell, Fisher Stevens, and the great Dennis Hopper. I'm not the worlds biggest fan of Dennis Hopper but I think the role he played in this film really wasn't that far from reality for the guy. I just remembered that Fisher Stevens was actually on the last couple seasons of LOST and how could I forget the "Short Circut" movies. The general synopsis of the film is about a high school student that needed to make a science project. Instead of making one, he goes to an old air force junk yard and finds something that looks like it could be a cool project. Needless to say, it is one of the best science projects in history! I wanted to post the trailer but could find it nowhere online. Instead this is a clip from the film to wet your appetite. If your looking for brainless humor wrapped up with a joke here and there then grab some popcorn and enjoy the ride.

Hobo With A Shotgun!

WARNING: The video posted below is graphic! The video contains blood, killing, and other acts of violence. Viewer discretion is advised!

I was very excited to see this online trailer premiere of the film "Hobo With A Shotgun". You have probably never ever heard of this film. This film will probably not cater to the general audience. I would imagine it is not for the weak of heart or stomach and for the audience that enjoys grindhouse and exploitation films. I have been following the news about this film for about a year and a half now. It was originally filmed as a trailer only for an online contest. It won the online contest and I recall was presented by Robert Rodriguez at the South By Southwest Festival last year. It was so popular with people that it was bought and greenlit into a major motion picture. It looks like the film is done and stars Rutger Hauer as the crime fighting hobo. This gives me hope that small time "movie guys" like me will one day have the chance to make something big time that the whole world can see. Again, the video below is not suitable for work or for your children.

Monsters

One word, MONSTERS. This film was made for $15,000 by Gareth Edwards. It was recently picked up by Vertigo Films and has been hitting many film festivals around the globe in the past year. It is being released on October 29th in the cinema and on pay per view tv. The story follows a crashed Nasa probe in Mexico that has an alien(s) on it. The crash site and a massive chunk of Mexico becomes an infected zone that no one is to enter. The only problem is that 2 people need to get back to America and the only way to do that is to go through the infected zone. This reminds me somewhat of JJ Abrams teaser trailer "Super 8".

The new Peter Vincent of Fright Night.

I just wanted to post this real fast before I sat down to watch Resident Evil for the evening. Yes, your looking at an updated version of the "Peter Vincent" character from Fright Night the movie. The new version is played by David Tennant of "Dr. Who" fame. The original 1985 release starred Roddy Mcdowall as the fake tv fright night host. When a real vampire moves in next door to Charlie Brewester, he calls on Peter to find he is nothing but a sub-par actor and a fake, not the vampire killer he portrays on late night tv. Check out the pictures below and compare for yourself. Photo courtesy of Shock Till You Drop.


David Tennant AKA Criss Angel.


Roddy Mcdowall circa 1985.


Stephen Geoffreys as the best friend, "Evil". According to IMDB, he now has starred in countless gay porn films.

If Ghostbusters 3 happened?

Here is a picture I came across on Deviant Art. I am trying to figure out if the photo is just photoshopped or if someone actually drew the faces? Either way, it is still cool. Yes, I am a Ghostbsuters freak.