A rumored schism caused a spinoff from the Fast and Furious franchise — or was it the other way around? Either way, the spinoff is well underway with Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham as the titular characters: Hobbs and Shaw. It’s a peculiar pairing, considering one was a cop and the other is a killer.
I try not to hate on remakes since they’ve been a thing for as long as film has been around, but sometimes I can’t help myself. The news a while back about a remake for Men in Black was one of those times. I loved the original as a kid. Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones were fantastic. Then, there was also the cartoon that I really liked — I guess that might go a little towards remake territory, but I digress.
One of the most memorable things about Battlestar Galactica was the music; it was very different than the music in other shows and even in film. It had an almost organic sound; not something you would expect in a sci-fi show. Yet, somehow, it beautifully fit.
Iron Man teased the idea of a larger movie universe with Agent Coulson mentioning S.H.I.E.L.D. Then the end credits drove it home with Director Nick Fury schooling Tony Stark on not being the only one doing heroics. I flipped out. It was the first time a comic book movie went there; that there’s more out there and that we will see more heroes in the same movie universe.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is easily up there as one of my favorite movies. The film drew emotions out of me; joy, laughter, and sorrow. It was an emotional rollercoaster for me and I enjoyed every second of it.
Stranger Things is one of those shows that I’m a huge fan of. After binge watching it, I was quick to have family come over weekly to watch it. They were easily just as hooked. Just about everything about it hit the right notes. The actors were engaging and the atmosphere and cinematography left you with a sense of unease that latched onto your attention.
I was a Batman fan as far back as I can remember. One of my earliest memories is playing with a toy Batmobile. The most rewatched movie for me was the Michael Keaton Batman movie when it was released on VHS. I was only four at the time, so this meant that I had to close my eyes during a particular scene where a mobster was burnt to a crisp. Oddly, I was allowed to look after the act, so I still saw the burnt corpse. My imagination filled in the blanks with something far more terrifying.
This is veering towards another story that I will have tell at another time.
I wasn’t too keen on the idea of Tomb Raider getting its own remake. But then again, I haven’t been much of a gamer for almost fifteen years now. (Oh god, I’m old!) So that probably has a lot to do with it. That easily changed though with the casting for the main character.