When it comes to popular media there you can safely bet that whatever it is that you enjoy follows a formula. These formulas can be given names so that we can recognize them easily like Slasher Movie, Space Opera, or Film Noir. Super heroes have a formula now too, and nothing shows it off better than this short from the Above Average YouTube channel.
Enjoy!
See you next time!
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I love Iron Man and one of my favorite old school Nintendo games was Mega Man. Now they have been joined in a glorious video convergence.
Enjoy!
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Sometimes I feel like our cat Charlie does this without the fancy claws. Regardless, this is still a better movie than X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
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Iron Man 3 was one of geekdom’s most polarizing films. There really isn’t any middle ground, you loved it or hated it. I am in the “love it” camp. I like the character arc that Tony went through, I am fine with the symbolism of destroying the armors and I am completely on board with the Mandarin reveal. I think it was a fantastic twist. It was a great way to address a character that, for all the press he’s receiving to the contrary, has been pretty aimless for decades. The Mandarin is one of those villains that, after the Silver Age, went through more re-boots than the DC Universe! Most comic book fans seem to be ignoring this. Hell, even his most recent re-vamp done by Matt Fraction looks like it may get a bit of an overhaul in whatever the hell Kieron Gillen is doing right now. So, all of that being said, having Ben Kingsly turn out to be a phony was probably the most honest and original take on the character in a while!
That’s why I’m excited about the one-shot on “Thor: The Dark World” where we get to see Kingsly’s character of Trevor again. Here’s the teaser clip they released:
Let me know what you think, are you a lover or a hater?
See you next time.
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Being an independent filmmaker who has done his fair share of super low budget productions I always have an appreciation for getting special effects at a reasonable price. Back in the mid to late 2000’s I saw some of the early episodes of DIY Effects and really enjoyed them. I thought that these guys had vanished into the electronic soup of the internet – but no! They are now sponsored by Epix and still making DIY videos.
This one I particularly like because it has puppets. And it led me to watching Dredd which was a surprisingly good movie.
See you next time!
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I.
Can’t.
Wait!
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Taking a small break from Project: Iron Man today to encourage you to go see Marvel’s The Avengers!
It’s so good!
I could go into deep discussion about it, describe my favorite parts, spoil the crap out of things that shouldn’t be spoiled but they’re so cool that you can’t help but talk about them – but I won’t!
If you are an Avengers fan at all you will crap your pants at the awesomeness contained in this film!
My wife, not a comic book person at all, had a really great time!
Go! See it! There’s a reason it’s making all this money!
Here’s a trailer:
*Avengers Logo by GrandeMike
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OK comics fans, it’s the battle royal! The subject of decades of debate! The reason for multiple super team ciphers at both DC and Marvel! The basis for at least one good mini-series!
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This is it:
I was actually a little underwhelmed by it – but it DOES look like a good movie and VERY big in scope! I didn’t walk away with goosebumps, but I am REALLY excited!
See you tomorrow!
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So, shameless plug out of the way first, here is this week’s “3 Minutes with Curtis & Dean” where we talk about Star Wars!
Two things to remember:
