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Anyone who glances at the Dark Knight-inspired packaging of the DVD above may be inclined to believe it is the latest of the Batman movies. However, this one doesn't star Christian Bale or Michael Keaton or even George Clooney, but the first pop culture Caped Crusader, Adam West.
Yep, it's Batman: The Movie,
the feature-length spin-off of the campy 60's TV show starring West and Burt Ward as the Dynamic Duo, with a rogues gallery of villains made up of Cesar Romero's Joker, Burgess Meredith's Penguin, Frank Gorshin's Riddler and the Catwoman stylings of Miss Lee Meriwether.
Also available on Blu-ray,this "Special Edition" (conveniently timed to coincide with the approaching release of The Dark Knight), includes an audio commentary by West and Ward, brand new bonus featurettes and a "Holy Trivia Track, Batman!" option.
Check out the Latest on DVD widgets located in the sidebar for more of this week's new DVD releases available today from Amazon.com.
Yep, it's Batman: The Movie,
the feature-length spin-off of the campy 60's TV show starring West and Burt Ward as the Dynamic Duo, with a rogues gallery of villains made up of Cesar Romero's Joker, Burgess Meredith's Penguin, Frank Gorshin's Riddler and the Catwoman stylings of Miss Lee Meriwether.Also available on Blu-ray,
this "Special Edition" (conveniently timed to coincide with the approaching release of The Dark Knight), includes an audio commentary by West and Ward, brand new bonus featurettes and a "Holy Trivia Track, Batman!" option.Check out the Latest on DVD widgets located in the sidebar for more of this week's new DVD releases available today from Amazon.com.
PG 1 hr 32 mins Action, Drama, Adventure Movie
This Movies Story is about Trevor Anderson on a quest to find out what happened to his missing brother, a scientist, his nephew, and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth. Based on the novel by Jules Verne.
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No one believes that Trevor Anderson is on to something. The science professor's unconventional hypotheses have put him on the fringe of the academic community. But during an expedition in Iceland, Trevor and his teenage nephew, Sean, accompanied by their beautiful local guide, Hannah, make a breakthrough discovery that launches them on a thrilling adventure into the unknown. As their journey takes them deep beneath the Earth's surface, they travel through never-before-seen worlds that bring them face-to-face with surreal and unimaginable creatures, stretching the bounds of the visionary scientist's own imagination.
Director: Eric Brevig
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson, Anita Briem
Movie Trailer Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D
This Movies Story is about Trevor Anderson on a quest to find out what happened to his missing brother, a scientist, his nephew, and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth. Based on the novel by Jules Verne.Synopsis:
No one believes that Trevor Anderson is on to something. The science professor's unconventional hypotheses have put him on the fringe of the academic community. But during an expedition in Iceland, Trevor and his teenage nephew, Sean, accompanied by their beautiful local guide, Hannah, make a breakthrough discovery that launches them on a thrilling adventure into the unknown. As their journey takes them deep beneath the Earth's surface, they travel through never-before-seen worlds that bring them face-to-face with surreal and unimaginable creatures, stretching the bounds of the visionary scientist's own imagination.
Director: Eric Brevig
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson, Anita Briem
Movie Trailer Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D
An all-star cast of Oscar winners and nominees head up Burn After Reading, a goofy caper comedy from the Coen Brothers, who have a few little gold men of their own. Watch the trailer here, and the movie in theaters September 12.PG-13 1 hr 40 mins Drama, Period, Adaptation
A provocative and suspenseful drama, "Brideshead Revisited" tells an evocative story of forbidden love and the loss of innocence set in the pre-WWII era.
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Charles Ryder becomes entranced with the noble Marchmain family, first through the charming and provocative Sebastian Flyte, and then his sophisticated sister, Julia. The rise and fall of Charles’ infatuations reflect the decline of a decadent era in England between the wars.
Director: Julian Jarrold
Starring: Matthew Goode, Ben Whishaw, Hayley Atwell, Emma Thompson, Michael Gambon
Movie Trailer Brideshead Revisited (2008)
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A provocative and suspenseful drama, "Brideshead Revisited" tells an evocative story of forbidden love and the loss of innocence set in the pre-WWII era.Synopsis:
Charles Ryder becomes entranced with the noble Marchmain family, first through the charming and provocative Sebastian Flyte, and then his sophisticated sister, Julia. The rise and fall of Charles’ infatuations reflect the decline of a decadent era in England between the wars.
Director: Julian Jarrold
Starring: Matthew Goode, Ben Whishaw, Hayley Atwell, Emma Thompson, Michael Gambon
Movie Trailer Brideshead Revisited (2008)
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Saturday, June 28, 2008
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The recent spate of spoof / parody movies have been financially profitable for the studios and producers behind them, but, quality wise, they haven’t exactly been, well, good.. Or even all that funny.. The days of Airplane! and The Naked Gun and “Hot Shots! are long gone.. Instead, the movie world is given Date Movie, Epic Movie, Meet the Spartans, The Comebacks, among others.. The Scary Movie franchise, helmed by the great Keenan Ivory Wayans twice, then by the equally great ( not to mention legendary ) David Zucker twice, has been the only one worth watching ( sure, they’re not classics, but they hit more than they miss ).. Superhero Movie, produced by Zucker and written and directed by Craig Mazin, falls into the Scary Movie category in that it’s not great, or all that good, but watchable..
Rated: [ M ] Moderate sexual references, Infrequent moderate coarse language
Cinema release: 10th April 2008
Running time: 85 minutes
Stars: Sara Paxton, Drake Bell, Leslie Nielsen
There really isn’t much of a point in reviewing a spoof flick like Superhero Movie, which is probably why studios don’t offer advance screenings to critics most of the time.. At one time parodies were well crafted and pointed out the flaws and foibles of a genre.. Now screenwriters are content to take the entire story from one movie, add in a bunch of body humor jokes, and call it a day.. If you’ve liked the spoof movies that came before, you’ll probably get your yuks from Superhero Movie, otherwise it’s best to just steer clear..
Ninety percent of Superhero Movie comes from the Spider - Man movie.. Seriously, almost the whole focus is a five - year old superhero flick? The spoof doesn’t even touch on the two sequels, which is a shame; the third chapter seems ripe for the spoofing.. Instead this is pure Spider - Man, with one brief scene giving the main character, Rick Riker, the background of Bruce Wayne in Batman Begins, and another brief sequence in an X - Men mansion setting.. Towards the end of the picture, when the climax of Spider - Man didn’t work for Superhero Movie ( I’m betting it was too costly to reproduce ), the story shifts to something almost move for move like producer David Zucker’s The Naked Gun, right down to sending a handicapped figure barreling over a ledge.. I don’t understand why writer / director Craig Mazin approached this with such a limited focus, when there are tons of superhero movies out there, many of which deserve this kind of treatment..
In the spoof, Drake Bell plays Rick Riker.. It didn’t surprise me to see that Bell spent time working with Amanda Bynes, since his similarly overdone reactions provide many of the movie’s punchlines.. Like Peter Parker, Rick is the school geek, a photographer for the paper, and in love with an unattainable beauty, here played by Sara Paxton who does one hell of a Kirsten Dunst impersonation.. Instead of a spider, Rick is bitten by a genetically enhanced dragonfly, turning him into a superhero and forcing him to learn that with great power comes a lot of jokes about bodily functions, but that’s fine because one day he’ll learn to embrace his power and fly.. If you’ve seen Spider - Man, you know how that works out for him..
Based on the ad campaign I could tell going in that there would be a great deal of scatological humor, so I figured I’d give a count of how many jokes the movie crammed into its merciful short running time that dealt with body waste, sex organs, or the other staples of “ dick and fart joke ” movies.. I lost count when, five minutes in, Riker interacts with a compound that makes all the nearby animals ( in a science lab ) horny for him.. Needless to say, that set the tempo for the rest of the movie.. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not completely against dick and fart jokes, when they’re part of something bigger, like the way Kevin Smith or Judd Apatow use them.. When they provide the sole intent of the movie, I have to wonder if there’s something better that can be done with that time..
Special mention should be made to the flick’s opening theme.. I think it’s sad that a superhero spoof movie has a better opening theme than most serious superhero movies.. Listen to that opening music.. It’s inspiring..
So, how could one improve this movie, or really any, of the recent parody movies? I don’t really know.. It seems as though the makers of these movies just try to fit in as many references to other recent movies as possible, without thinking why ahead of time.. Maybe they should make the parody aspects less obvious, less on the nose, and just focus more on the general goofiness of the proposed story.. Again, I really don’t know..
Superhero Movie isn’t as bad it could have been.. It’s worth a look, probably more worth a look on DVD than in the theatre.. But, yeah, it has its moments.. It’s funny sometimes..
So what do we have here? A cool soundtrack, a costumed herp checking himself out with a flashlight, running into a school bus stop sign, rear view mirror, and door, gratuitous black guy with multiple communication gadgets, a nose hair trimmer, gratuitous school cliques, a flaming bird, flash photography, hacking up blood, being pushed into dung, gratuitous horny animals including a snail, gratuitous Marion Ross, gratuitous Leslie Nielson, vomiting into a fish tank, drinking a beer, gratuitous Brent Spiner, gratuitous Dan Castellaneta, dead old people, gratuitous Leslie Nielson farting, gratuitous Google, gratuitous Ted Striker as a KKK member, hot chick wearing two bras, gratutious fat guy man boob fondling, ripping a drinking fountain out of the wall, ripping a fat guy’s clothes off, boob touching, gratuitous Stephen Hawking parody, break dancing on a wall, old woman in a wood chipper, nail catching, gratuitous Batman Begins parody, a dog drinking booze, a mugging, an electrified fence, more flaming birds, a ” 1983 Nissan shitbox,” ” 2 girls, 1 cup,” gratuitous Tracy Morgan, gratuitous Kurt Fuller, a dancing monkey, gratuitous Jeffrey Tambor, Wolverine shaving his legs, decapitation via sneezing, riding a motorized toilet, gratuitous Pam Anderson, costume designing, beating a man with a fire extinguisher, gratuitous Tom Cruise on youtube parody, gratuitous John Getz, gratuitous Keith David, arm breaking, multiple head smashings, the ” upside down ” kiss, erect nipples, ” Death Machine Maker: Home Version,” stuffing a turkey, urinating after drinking a Big Gulp, urinating from the ceiling, giant fork through the top of the hand, banging a dead body, wacky waving inflatable tube man sex, putting vanilla icing in a bong, smelling a dinner roll, ” Douchebag of the Year ” ( one of the greatest songs of all time ), Nelson Mandela attacking Desmond Tutu, gratuitous comic book convention, a dick bomb, and being pushed off the top of a building..
Paramount Pictures have released the first two photos of Ray Park in full garb as Snake Eyes in the Stephen Sommers - directed film G.I. Joe, based on the Hasbro toy line.. The photo below is not CGI, that is an actual photo of the costume that Ray wears in the movie.. We confirmed directly with Paramount that this is 100% real.. There is also a photo we were sent a while back but never got around to posting it of Dennis Quaid in costume as General Hawk..
Stephen Sommers ( Director ) spoke about the character Snake Eyes..
” Snake Eyes, is the world’s greatest ninja, but he’s also next - generation. He’s not afraid to use a sword one second, and a split - second later he’s pulling out his Glock.. His chief nemesis is arguably the world’s other great ninja, Storm Shadow.. The two grew up together, were blood brothers and now are mortal enemies..”
The movie will be a modern telling of the ” G.I. Joe vs. Cobra ” storyline and its compelling characters that Hasbro created 25 years ago.. The premise of this fantasy is the story of the G.I. Joe team, led by Duke, and their “ fight for freedom wherever there is trouble ” against the evil Cobra Commander and his Cobra force.. The film is an origin story and Sommers says he plans to explain various strange aspects - from Destro’s metal mask to Snake Eyes’ lack of speech..
Here’s the official plot synopsis for the G.I. Joe movie..
From the Egyptian desert to deep below the polar ice caps, the elite co - ed G.I. JOE team, based from it’s headquarters The Pit, deploys the latest in next - gen spy and military equipment to fight crooked arms dealer Destro and the growing threat of the mysterious COBRA organization from plunging the world into chaos..
Larry Hama, the man behind the myth that is G.I. Joe sent these pictures over, which isn’t a grab from the film but an actual publicity shot of Ray Parks in costume.. And buried somewhere under all that is Ray Park, who is a real Phantom of the Opera when it comes to his onscreen work..
Snake Eyes is a mysterious character with little known about his background or identity, beyond that he holds the rank of U.S. Army Sergeant First Class ( E - 7 ).. Hasbro has released over 30 different versions of the character since its original debut in 1982.. The ” ninja master ” is known for his stealth like movements and extensive knowledge of multiple forms of martial arts, and is usually always masked and wearing complete black.. You can see an example of Snake Eyes from the action figure line to the right for comparison..
Snake Eyes is being played by Ray Park, known for his performances as the acrobatic Darth Maul ( Star Wars: Episode I ) and Toad in the first X - Men.. He is in a way like Andy Serkis ( Gollum, King Kong ) or Doug Jones ( Abe Sapien, Silver Surfer ), who best perform physically and beneath a costume.. The reason why he’s always cast for these kind of roles is because he holds a second degree black belt in Wushu and came in second place at the 1995 world championships..
As a cartoon, action figure and comic book property second perhaps only to Transformers, G.I. Joe has endured for decades now as a mainstay of many a moviegoer’s childhood.. Whether marveling over Duke’s heroism, Scarlett’s hotness or Snake Eyes’ enigmatic silence, audiences have embraced the property long beyond its tenure in toy boxes and TV sets around the world.. Appropriately, Hollywood decided last year to develop a film based on G.I. Joe, and much like Michael Bay’s Transformers before it, speculation as to how the series would be adapted quickly reached a fever pitch..
The cast includes Dennis Quaid ( General Hawk ), Channing Tatum ( Duke Hauser ), Arnold Vosloo ( Zartan ), Chris Eccleston ( Destro ), Karolína Isela Kurková ( Cover Girl ), Sienna Miller ( The Baroness ), Ray Park ( Snake Eyes ), Rachel Nichols ( Scarlett ), Adewale Akinnuoye - Agbaje ( Heavy Duty ), Said Taghmaoui ( Breaker ), Marlon Wayans ( Ripcord ), Joseph Gordon - Levitt ( Rex ) and Byung - hun Lee ( Storm Shadow )..
The live action G.I. Joe film is being directed by Stephen Sommers ( Deep Rising, The Mummy, Van Helsing ) and written by both Stuart Beattie and Skip Woods.. G.I. Joe is set to be released 7th August 2009..
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