Must see movies of Fall 2011

So its that time when school starts back up, the leaves turn Orange, and that annoying summer heat finally goes away. But while all this is happening, there are some movies you gotta check out this season at the theaters.

Shark Night 3D ~ All right, so lets just forget about any movie passing Jaws in terms of greatness, but Shark Night looks like it will deliver some great horror and gore sea fun. Hot girls getting eaten by sharks, who can say no to that.

Apollo 18 ~ This film has been delayed, so hopefully the wait has been worth it. Apollo 18 is like a horror documentary film that takes place on the moon with some kind of creepy alien that attacks the crew. It sounds like a rehash of other horror films, but the trailer does make it look interesting. Hopefully Apollo 18 will make us never look at the moon the same way again. 

Lion King 3D ~ You may call this Disney selling out to make some more money off a film that was made almost 20 years ago, but come on, its the Lion King, a true Disney classic. Plus its not like you'll get another chance to see it on the big screen again. This film is interesting cause its 2D animation that is 3D, which is something that hasn't been done very often. So hopefully the 3D turns out somewhat decent. Anyway, if you love cartoons and want to celebrate getting Mac OSX Lion, then you gotta see this one. 

Straw Dogs ~ This film looks interesting and will be one of the more weird films this Fall. Being a remake of the 1971 film, hopefully it does the original justice. Basic its about a couple that goes to live in a quiet village and the people living there turn out to be a little crazier then expected. its a mix of horror and thriller.

Abduction ~ Hey look, its that guy from Twilight. But no seriously, abduction looks like its going to be a pretty intense action thriller. Staring the werewolf from twilight, he must discover his past and figure out why these guys in suits are chasing him. Overall, it looks like it will be one wild ride. Just look at the poster.

Moneyball ~ Where would fall movies be without your sports damera flick. Based on a true story, MoneyBall is about a baseball team that is facing a finical crisis. With Bard Pitt and Jonah Hill, this film should be a great one. 

Footlose ~ A remake of the musical classic, well sure. I guess if your into classic musical tunes, dancing and rebelling with dancing and rock music, then this is a film for you. 

Paranormal Activity 3 ~ Oh yes, even Paranormal Activity is doing what horror movies do best, sequels. Or should I say Prequel, cause that is what it looks like from the trailer. Which could work cause they both talk about their past and being stalked by the demon in the pervious two films. Anyway, Paranormal Activity is sure to scare the little girls and provide a good ride for horror fans. (BTW, no official poster has been released yet)

The Three Musketeers ~ Although there has been more Musketeer movies then you can point a stick at, the 2011 film looks like it will be the most action packed one yet. With hot gothic girls fighting and the Three musketeers blowing stuff up in 3D, how can you go wrong. 

Johnny English Reborn ~ Oh Johnny English, a spoof of the James Bond genre looks like it will be getting another run. Hard to tell if this one will be good or not, but it should provide at least a few laughs. 

And there you go, the top choices of falls that will be landing in September and October. Looks like we have a mix of everything, from horror to action to damra and even a freaking musical. So take a break from school and work, and go enjoy some great movies this fall. 

Final Cut Studio 4 is Now Final Cut X

Last night at NAB in Vas Vegas Apple previewed Final Cut Pro X, the lasted update to their software. So far, the update looks pretty awesome.

Final Cut Pro X has been remade from the ground up, taking a new Gothic look and now being true 64 bit. Meaning you can advantage of all that power in Mac Pro. You want it to, cause Final Cut Pro X renders your effects in the background in real time, allowing you to work without waiting for something to render to preview. 

There are some other cool features like auto color matching, face detection, and more. Final Cut Pro X will be released in June and sell for $299. Much cheaper then buying the entire final cut pro suite. The rest of the apps such as Soundtrack Pro and Color where not mention, but it appears that Apple may make a update on those at a later date. 

It will be interesting to see how the upgrade feature works in the future, cause if you bought Final Cut Studio 3 in hopes for upgrade to 4, well you may be out of luck. But Final Cut Pro X should be very exciting and we can't wait to get our hands on it.

March Madness Movie Preview

Whats at the theater this month? Well looks like its going to be a good month at the theaters.

Rango ~ Nickelodeon is giving its hand at a animated film about a Chameleon sit in a western setting. They got Johnny Depp to play the main character, which is pretty cool. Plus the animation style looks pretty cool. This movie looks like its going to be awesome and should be great for kids.

The Adjustment Bureau ~ This movie looks interesting cause it plays with the idea of destiny and god a little bit. You have Matt Damon as David, who runs into a secret Bureau that controls everyones life according to a plan. When David runs into a girl, it goes ageist the Bureaus plan, but David isn't going to let the Bureau get in his way. Overall, this should be a excellent thriller if it uses it's premise to full effect.

Take me Home Tonight ~ Love the 80's, well this movie will be up your alley. Although its hard to tell what most of the plot is, its about teens in the 80's that go to a party and try to win the girl. All in 80's fashion.

Beasty ~ Remember Beauty and the Beast, well this movie is making it modern and giving the story a updated look. Made by CBS films, Beasty looks like it will be for the girls kind of film. A hot guy gets cruse and must find true love before its to late.

Red Riding Hood ~ Another old tale gets a updated look. The camera work in this film looks amazing judging from the trailer. It reminds me a little of the Village by M. Night, but hopefully this Twilight director will bring new life to this story.

Battle LA ~ We couldn't have a epic movie month without aliens blowing up Hollywood. In the style that Cloverfield and Skyline, you can expect explosions, panic and other crazy stuff to go down.

Mars Needs Moms ~ Um, this movie looks like its going to suck, so I won't go there. Why is it that Hollywood makes these films, or should I say Disney

Jane Eyre ~ Need a period romantic piece to recover from Mars Needs Mom, well Jane Eyre may be up your alley.   With a haunting past and a future she must figure out, Jane Eyre looks like it may be interesting.

Limitless ~ What if you could take a pill that made you smart, gave you energy and was able to change your life. It would be awesome right? Well wrong as the tale of this movie tells. It kinda reminds me of taking drugs, in a sort of way. But none the less, this movie shall be interesting.

Paul ~ For those of you looking for a comedy, then Paul shall do you nicely. Simon Pigg and Nick Frost find a alien that is kinda like Roger from America Dad, and they must help him escape from Earth before the Feds get to him in this wild adventure.

Sucker Punch ~ And to end the month, you gotta end with this epic action comic book movie. What more could you ask for?

Must see movies of early 2011

While this year may have been a little disappointing for huge movie blockbuster's, 2011 is looking to be a good year. Here is a look of some of the movies that should be on your must see list.

January 7th ~ Season of the Witch

Nick Cage makes a return to the big screen in Season of the Witch. The movie takes place during the medieval era, where Nikolas Cage is assigned to transport a witch. But will the witch be able to convince him that she is good?

This movie looks pretty interesting, and looks pretty epic. Hopefully Season of the Witch lives up to its hype. Plus its Nickolaus Cage, how can you go wrong?













January 14th ~ The Green Hornet
Seth Rogen appears in this comic book film, where a average guy gets a bunch of money, and decides to use those funds to become the Green Hornet and stop crime. It kinda falls into the Iron Man or Batman era. But its more in the form of a comedy. They get a cool rocking car, guns and even a gun that shoots knock out gas.

Hopefully Seth Rogen will do justice to the Green Hornet character.

January 28th ~ The Rite

Sure, the exorcism genre is somewhat overdone, but hopefully the Rite will liven up the genre a bit after the disappointing The Last Exorcism. The movie is about an America Priest who travels to a exorcism school to study. But he soon finds that exorcism's are a bit more tricky then meets the eye.











February 4th ~ The Roomate

What seems to be the first horror movie of the year, the roommate looks to be a interesting horror triller. The film is about Sara, who goes to college and gets a roommate who at first appears to be very nice. But as the film goes on, something very wrong seems to be going down, and Sarah appears to be in danger.

For those who like horror movies, this will be a must see.








Sanctum ~

James is coming back with another film after Avatar. But will it be as good, maybe. Sanctum looks like its trying to copy the descent, just without the monsters. If it the Sanctum has a solid script and good acting, it may be worth seeing, but otherwise, it doesn't look to be James best work. 

February 18th ~ Unknown

For those who like a little drama and suspense, the Unknown will be your film. The Unknown is about a doctor who gets in a car accident, but when he wakes up, he finds out that he has been replaced by someone that looks like him. 

February 25th ~ Drive Angry

Nicholas Cage appears in another film not to far off from Season of the Witch. This time, in Drive Angry, Nicolas Cage escapes from Hell to get ravage on the men who killed his daughter. But as he is hunting them down, the devil is hot on his tail. This movie looks to be full of crazy action and insane laughs. The devil and Nick Cage, you can't go wrong. 

March 4th ~ Rango 

For those who like weird animated movies, then Rango will fill your gut. The movie is about a lizard that wonders into a Western town when he is being chased by a bird. When he is there, he gets named the protector of the town, and has to battle a big cobra. If your a fan of westerns, or animated movies, then Rango will be right up your alley. 

March 25th ~ Sucker Punch 

For those who like comic book movies that have hot girls, action, and awesome special effects, then Sucker Punch will be for you. It looks really awesome from the trailer. If there is one movie you gotta see this 2011, then Sucker Punch is looking to be one of them. I'll let the trailer show you the awesomeness.

Well, its looking like 2011 is going to have some must see movies right off the bat. Are there any movies you are super excited to see?

Holiday Movie Season a Bust?

It's the Holiday time for the movies, and with winter break coming up, people love to see a good flick But are their good flicks to see, or is the Holiday movie season going to be a bust for most people? Let's take a look at what's coming up.

Tron ~ The remake of the popular 80's movie comes back with a full power Disney 3D remake. This will be the biggest movie this Holiday Season. I think CGI and 3D where made for Tron, and judging from the trailers, the movie looks like its going to be one wild ride. But those Tron costumes rock!






Yogi Bear ~ Oh no, Hollywood is messing up one of my childhood memoirs. This movie just looks bad, like, real bad. I don't even know what the plot is, besides Yogi and his partner Bamboo stealing panic baskets. You can expect bad jokes and bad plot with this one. Do kids even know who Yogi Bear is?

The way we should have remembered them

Gulliver's Travels ~ Jack Black is back in a new live action movie, which looks ok by first glance.Gulliver's Travels takes the old classic tale and brings it to the modern age. Some parts look cool and others just look kinda lame. Gulliver's Travels looks to be your average type of film, nothing special. Although Jack Black always seems to pull off a pretty good role and is pretty funny. 

True Grit: Now this looks awesome. You can't go wrong with Western's, and from the trailer this looks like its going to be awesome. Funny thing is that this movie is also a remake of a classic. (Like Tron) But you have a great cast, and the plot looks interesting. If your a fan of cowboys and western settings, then this one should be in your list. True Grit should promise a lot more awesome western action then the Warriors Way did. 

Little Fockers: I wonder how many parent's complained about Little Fockers title, as it is really close to the f word. Anyway, this will be your mindless comedy movie for those who like comedies, that are often not to funny. Let's just hope Little Fockers didn't pull out all its best moments for its trailer. 

Well, those are the big holiday movies. Looks like the two must see Holiday flicks will be Tron and True Girt, the remakes. The rest looks ok, but nothing to mind blowing.

Happy Holiday Viewing

Another Horror Nintendo 3DS game announced!

Shinigami Oni is a newly announced horror adventure game made by Digital Works Entertainment. In Shinigami Oni, your goal is to wonder around a complex city where you must find the God Of Death. It sounds like a cool story, unlike your typical zombie or vampire experience. Other then that, not to many details about Shinigami Oni have been released. Let's that it gets a US release.

Judging from early reactions, Shinigami Oni seems to offer a different type of horror experience.

Nintendo 3DS ~ Peeking at upcoming games

The Nintendo 3DS is already building our excitement up for the new year.Not only is it bring 3D graphics,its bring 3D graphics to some of our favorite titles. Harvest Moon, Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy, Ninja Gaiden, Super Monkey Ball and more are sure to come.

Today, we're going to take a loot at the featured games that Nintendo has on their website for the 3DS.

Kid Icarus: Uprising ~ If there is one game that stole the Nintendo 3DS show at E3, it was this title. Not only bringing back a series long forgotten in time, it will also be one of the first games to push the 3D limits. Kid Lcarus is being created by Project Sora, which is a fairly new game developer, but has helped out on the Super Smash Bros series.

Kid Icarus Uprising features both air ground fighting as well as air born gameplay. Think of Star Fox Assault, but better. Nintendo has described the game as “a fast-paced and action-packed blend of aerial and ground-based shooting built on elegantly intuitive and streamlined play control. Boasting game play that is easy to pick up but incredibly deep, the game is sure to satisfy novice gamers as well as fans who have been clamoring for a new installment in the franchise.” Kid Icarus looks like to be a great platformer as well as a shooting game.

It will be great to see Icarus battle it with Medusa and other baddies when it hits the Nintendo 3DS early in its life time.

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 3D ~ For those play-stations fans, this one should please. Athough this is a reboot of a PS2 game, producer Hideo Kojima said that he would developed some new stuff for the Nintendo DS3 version. The details on what content would be added are still unkowen. 

Hideo also stated that the demo showen at E3 was just a sample of what could be done, and not a representative of the final product. So the game is clearly just not a direct port. It will be interesting to see what contend makes it into the final cut. For those of you who haven't had a chance to play this game, you'll be in for a cinematic videogame  treat that you soon won't forget.

Nintendogs + Cats ~ This game will be a sequel to the old Nintendo DS Nintendogs. Not only will it include cats, for those cat lovers out there, but the game will make use of the Nintendo 3DS's cameras for facial recognition technology to interact with the pets.For example, if you put your face up close, the dog may do the same. Or if some else steals your 3DS and tries to play with your dog, your dog may run away.

But other then the 3D tech as well, I think we can expect the same. This is the type of game for those pet lovers and people who have time to waste or just for those who parent's don't like real pets.

Can you say AWWWWWW

Animal Crossing: Not to much to say about this one, but it will be updated version where you play the mayor of the town. As the mayor you got to make sure your town is happy, because what else are you going to do?

A lot of people at E3 have talked about the 3D effects on this one, saying that it adding a cool depth effect when playing. It will be interesting to see all the new features they input into this one.

And that pretty much wraps up this preview. I talked about Resident Evil Revelations in a other blog post, so I won't talk about that. And all the other titles on the plate are still pretty early in the dev department and don't have to many details out about them.

But the Nintnedo 3DS's library is looking to be shaping up to be a great one.

2011 Movies ~ A Sea of Sequels and maybe a few rare gems

We all know that the 2010 summer movie season was a little less bang then usual. Will 2011 save the summer blockbuster season, or will we get another year of lame Sequels and dumb down mainstream movies?

Let's start with the Sequels, cause you all know Hollywood loves to cash in using any short cuts it can.

Final Destination 5 ~ Really? Like, Really? We need another Final Destination? Looks like Eric Heisserer thinks so.For those not  familiar with the past FOUR movies, its about a bunch of kids who try to escape death's design, but in the end, death always seems to get them. This time the film is going to open up with a bridge scene and is going to be in 3D, of course. The 4th movie just felt like the idea of Final Destination was getting kinda old, and I don't really see how the 5th one is going to save the series.

Final Destination, Following Saw's Footsteps

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides ~ I thought this movie series was dead after the third movie, but I guess Disney decided to pull a Indiana Jones move to release number 4. In fact, Jonney Depp is looking for the fountain of youth and fights Black Beard. This is more of a reboot kinda, as some of the old characters are getting replaced with new ones. (Such as the villain). So this title holds promise and might give some fresh air to the Pirates of the Caribbean series. 

Kung Fu Panda 2 ~ Yes, our favorite Jack Black talking Kung Fu Panda is back for another round. This time with the Kaboom of Doom. It appears that a Peacock, is trying to get of Kung Fu, so the Jack Black Panda and his fighting force must join together to save Kung Fu. Sounds like crack? Maybe, but if Dreamwork's  is able to pull off the story like they did with the first one, this might be a great family movie. But Dreamworks is going a little sequel crazy. There is two more How to Train Your Dragons in the work and plans of Kung Fu Panda turning into six movies. Someone, please help us!

The Hangover Part 2~ Did you ever wonder if the characters from the Hangover where able to attend the wedding and get married? Well if you would like me, I was hangover on cola and didn't care. But here comes Part 2, which picks up right after the first movie leaves off. This is a attempt to make more money because the first one did so well. I don't think the Hangover needs a sequel, and I doubt it will be able to live up the first one. After seeing Due Date, I just don't have high hopes for this Hangover.

And a Sequel you'll forget

Scream 4 ~ Oh Wes Craven, he really enjoyed the fail piece of crap that was My Soul to take. Please, enlighten us with some more Scream. The film series was suppose to stop after the 3rd film, but hey hey, some one gets the idea to do another. This just seems like more Sequel trash to me, and after seeing My Soul To Take, I really don't think Wes can pull this off. 

Scream for Sequels

Cars 2 ~ Finally, a sequel that has some promise. Cars, powered behind the awesome team that is Pixar, may be a good sequel. Seeing how they handled Toy Story 3, I think Pixar will be able to do the same for cars. Judging from the trailer,  it looks like things are more epic then the first movie with chases, evil spy cars and more. Pixar has not made a bomb yet, so we have something to look froward to here.

Transformers: Dark Of The Moon ~ Oh Michael Bay, please give us more explosions and CGI robots. Well, our wishes have come true, as there is a third film coming into the series. Expect, Hold on Megan Fox fans, she has decided to leave this sinking ship. Thus there will be a new relationship love interest in this sequel. This time the film will be about some space race between the USA and Russia. But be sure to expect all of Michael Bay's trademarks. 

Spy Kids 4: All The Time In the World ~ That's right, remember Spy Kids? Well, looks like they are trying to reboot this dead series. Taking place 8 years after the last film, Spy Kids 4 will focus on new characters this time. Although there will be appearances from a few old buddies. What can I say, who has all the time in the world to watch all these insane sequels?

Old school 3D, bitches

X-men First Class: ~ Like we need another X-men movie, and to make things more confusing, its the fifth film in the series, but a prequel to the first three movies. But a Sequel to the 4th film, which was also a prequel, and, uh, forget it. >____>

Well, there you go. Your summer movie forecast is going to be filled with a rainstorm blizzard of Sequels. And it won't stop there, there is a Paranormal Actively 3, Happy Feet 2, Puss in Boots (which is more a spin off, but STILL) Alvin and the Chimp-monks, and and and..............................................................

Resident Evil Revelations could be one of Nintendo's 3DS best games

Darn Son, as soon as I saw the trailer for the game, I was pumped. It might even be better then, Resident Evil 5! The first thing that has me excited is the 3D. Although a gimmick for most movies, if Capcom pulls it off, the 3D could add to the horror. A zombie dog could jump out the screen at you or a zombie monster shoots its tough.

Plus the game looks like its returning to its roots with some cool creepy locations like a tanker ship and a mansion like setting. Check out the Trailer!

It looks much better then the African setting, which did have some creepy moments, but having taken place though daylight and Africa villages just wasn't to scary. Another thing, if you pause the trailer at 32 seconds, you can see a zombie. Not a Los Illuminados, but a classic Resident Evil Zombie. Welcome back to the party guys. 

Expect one thing people like to complain about is how Jill has changed, AGAIN. Which I don't mind to much about. She doesn't look to bad in the concept trailer. Jill is not my character to change, so I'll let capcom do with her what they wish. 

The Graphics also look amazing for a handheld, expect all the footage is probably from rendered movies, but still, it looks like wii graphics. 

Its hard to judge what the story will be or what the actual game will look like, but judging from the trailer, I have high hopes for this one.

No word on a release date. But hopefully we will see Resident Evil Revelations sometime shortly after the launch of the Nintendo 3DS. Will Capcom be able to restore honer to the Resident Evil series after Resident Evil 5? Only time will tell.