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With a release date of May 1, 2009, Wolverine is the highly anticipated spinoff of the popular X-Men series.  I don’t have much to say about this other than if they put as much effort into this as they did the 3 X-Men movies, then it should be pretty good.  Here’s a promotional picture.

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I initially had my reservations about this movie.  After seeing it, I was really impressed with the action stunts.  First, let me get the comparison to the graphic novel out of the way.  The movie deviated from a good deal of the story without actually changing the main overall plot and theme of the story.  I credit the

screen writer for pulling it off.  For the most part, the first 20 minutes and the last 20 minutes are just like the story in the graphic novel, with a few small minor changes.  They even managed to work in an aspect of superpowers into the movie.  Secondly, I want to commend the casting.   James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, and Angelina Jolie all turn in spectacular and convincing performances.  The thing about the rest of the cast is that they spoke few words, which was quite effective since the movie was more about feeling and emotion than words.

The effects were solid except there was one scene on top of a moving train where the CGI looked rushed and unfinished, but over all everything looked realistic.    If you’re looking for a good summer action flick and a solid story that doesn’t require that much thinking then this is for you.

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Third times a charm, hopefully.  Marvel’s going to do the Punisher again, this time starring Ray Stevenson (Titus Pullo for all you Rome fans), who actually fits and looks the part more than Dolph Lundgren or Thomas Jane.  Not that I had anything against those guys, but the movies were bad and not true to the source material. (Thomas Jane was close)  Unfortunately, I don’t think Marvel Studios is doing this movie, so there’s plausible deniability if it’s a failure.  I’m not a Punisher fan, but I will go see it anyway.   Well, here’s the teaser.

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Maybe my expectations were too high.  Maybe I let all the hype and buzz around the movie get to me.  Maybe it was remembering how the previous movies made me feel.  Maybe it was nostalgia.  Maybe it was Lucas and Spielberg together again.   I don’t know.  The movie wasn’t what I hoped it would be.  It was just okay.  It didn’t have that sense of adventure from the other movies.  The heroes were in sticky situations, but they weren’t ever in any real harm.  The age jokes were okay.  There was one chase too many.  The story, as fantastic as it was, was predictable and not very compelling.    No wonder Lucas didn’t care about the script leakage.  It’s going to make a lot of money, but not because of how great it is.  If you like Indiana Jones, you’ll probably like the movie.  Don’t get me wrong; I liked the movie, it just made me feel…unsatisfied.

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Source:  Filmz.ru

I don’t speak Russian, but here’s the international trailer for Wanted. Be warned, other countries aren’t as prudish as we are here, so the trailer is graphic. View at your own risk.  This actually makes me want to see the movie more now, than the previous theatrical trailer that I’ve seen.  See it after the jump.

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Almost a year ago, we talked about Lawrence Fishburne’s production company trying to purchase the movie rights to The Alchemist (CLICK HERE TO READ).  He was going to produce, direct and star in the film adaptation of the popular novel.  Well, it’s being reported that Fisburne has teamed up with Harvey Weinstein to produce the movie and to bring it to the big screen backed by a $60 million budget.  Originally, the movie had been in produciton for years by Warner Bros.  and Fishburne was to star and direct a script that he had written.  Now with movie magnate Weinsein behind the project, it’s almost guaranteed that the movie will be coming soon to a theater near you.I am looking forward to this movie.  Fishburne does well in genre movies and is on par with both Will Smith and Samuel L. Jackson when it comes to selling us extraordinary characters, or characters placed in extraordianary circumstances.

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Once again, Samuel L. Jackson has taken another comic book character role.  This time he’s going to play The Octopus in Frank Miller’s The Spirit.  The Octopus is the villain in the comic book The Spirit.  The Spirit was created in the 1940′s by Will Eisner.  It’s sort of like a cross between Batman and The Crow.  The Spirit is a spirit of vengeance of a murdered police detective.  Jackson is becoming a notable genre actor to rival Will Smith.  Other than what I’ve seen online, I know nothing about this comic.  So, if anyone wants to explain what the possible appeal of this movie, other than seeing Sam play a bad guy, let me know.  I saw the trailer and it looked like a bad rip-off of Sin City.  Here’s the picture.

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Here’s the trailer for the movie Twilight based on the best selling novel and series of books by Stephanie Meyer.  Its a young adult vampire series surrounding the romance between to teenagers, one human, the other, vampire.  I haven’t read the books, but Hanako assures me that it’s the next biggest thing since Harry Potter.  We’ll just have to see.

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Here are some pictures from the upcoming G.I. Joe Movie.

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Entertainment Weekly has a photo gallery of the 20 Worst Comic Films ever.    I will admit that this isn’t hard to do, because there are  so many bad ones out there.   I do have a problem with them putting a couple of films on the list like Daredevil and the  Fantastic Four.  Could they have been better?  Probably.  I think both films failed in several area but not to the point where they belong on the 20 worst.  I can easily replace both of them with Dick Tracy, Timecop, American Splendor or  The Crow: City of Angels.   I guess if your factoring in the excpectation level attached to the films then you might have a point. However if your going on just film making then they may need to rethink the list

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