Posts Tagged better not suck
Tuesday Tease: Zack Snyder’s SUCKER PUNCH is Another Tale for Alice, Awesome
Posted by mistergroonk in Movies, One Sheets, Trailers on July 27, 2010
Official Synopsis
Alice in Wonderland’ with machine guns
What We Learned:
Several lovely young girls are trapped by an evil boss of some kind and debate the best way to escape, BUT THEN THERE WERE ROBOTS SAMURAI DRAGONS.
Why We’re Gonna Watch:
Zack Snyder‘s got a good track record in our book. Dawn of the Dead, 300, and, yes, Watchmen are enjoyable and re-watchable.
When’s it coming?
March 2011
Official site:
http://suckerpunchmovie.warnerbros.com/
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Documentary: GRANT MORRISON: TALKING WITH GODS. This is How the World Begins.
Posted by mistergroonk in Documentary, Interviews, Movies, The Future, Trailers on July 16, 2010
First off, we apologize to our out-of-USA faithful reader(s). The Hulu clip may not play for you. There is a You Tube trailer just below the cut for you.
Official Synopsis
The film, directed by Patrick Meaney, produced by Amber Yoder, and shot by Jordan Rennert, includes extensive interviews with Morrison and many of his most important collaborators, including Warren Ellis, Geoff Johns, Douglas Rushkoff, Frank Quitely, Dan DiDio, Frazer Irving, Phil Jimenez, Cameron Stewart, Jill Thompson, Mark Waid, and others.
The film covers his early years growing up and the start of his career in comics, and the growth and development of his career and its connection to his personal life. It also looks at his creative process, including a look at his idea notebooks.
What We Learned:
Grant Morrison talked to Superman. That’s how it works. You’re sitting there, struggling to figure out the world. Then the universe gives you Superman and everything falls into place.
Why We’re Gonna Watch:
First we learned of CAPTURED GHOSTS and now this? If ever there were a film that needed seeing. This is it for us. Morrison’s talk on sigil magic made us think. Now he has a documentary wherein every comics creator we’ve ever admired is talking about the man who redefined how we view Superman(please see: ALL STAR SUPERMAN). The picture Waid and Morrison paint of seeing a man dressed as Superman just walking around the street one day is, for lack of better words, ‘fucking beautiful’. There’s no other way we can describe this.
When’s it coming?
The company plans a limited theatrical run following a kick-off at New York Comic Con in October.
And that’s all we know at the moment.
Official site:
http://grantmorrisonmovie.com/
Comics: The TWO-STEP Collection has a Cover
Posted by mistergroonk in Comics, Panel Perfect on July 16, 2010
Yahoo Releases an INCEPTION Prologue Comic. Very Clever, Chris Nolan
Posted by mistergroonk in Comics, Digital Share, Marketing, Movies on July 14, 2010
As far as we can tell it began with The Matrix. Then a few years ago True Blood had one, too. Online comics introducing or set inside their movie/TV counterpart universe. We’re sure there have been others but those two are the first to come to mind.
Now the highly anticipated movie, INCEPTION, has a prologue comic that, to our eyes, leads directly in the upcoming movie. And it’s 19 pages of a damn good teaser. The art is beyond exceptional. The story gave us exactly what we needed before the movie release.
Currently INCEPTION has an 88% on Rotten Tomatoes. If that matters to you at all. It doesn’t for us. Unlike other directors, Nolan has proven(to us at least) to be consistently entertaining and intriguing filmmaker.
That’s a rare thing these days.
Click the image above of the link below to get your Inception comic fix.
Read and/or Download: Inception: The Cobol Job
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RED Character Posters: Helen Mirren with a Sniper Rifle. Bruce Willis Being Bruce Willis.
Posted by mistergroonk in Movies, One Sheets on July 14, 2010
Even though the movie RED is months away, the build-up for it begins now.
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First Trailer for SPACE PIRATE CAPTAIN HARLOCK Hits Internet, Makes Life Worth Living
Posted by mistergroonk in Animation, Anime, Movies, Only in Japan, Trailers on July 6, 2010
Official Synopsis
In the future, Mankind has achieved a vast starfaring civilization, but is slowly and steadily succumbing to ennui or despair, often due to defeat and subjugation by a foreign invader. Rising against the general apathy, Harlock denies defeat and leads an outlaw crew aboard his starship Arcadia to undertake daring raids against Earth’s oppressors.
What We Learned:
CG animated skull adorned space pirate ships look kinda sexy. This is what all future space battles should strive to beat. The Most Common Superpower is effective as ever.
Hats off to the sneaky 2010 Tokyo International Anime Fair attendee who captured this pilot trailer and… um… pirated uploaded to all the Internet in order to show how cool he is glorify the awesomeness of this coming movie.
Why We’re Gonna Watch:
We have not seen a full episode or read the manga to Space Pirate Captain Harlock.Having admitted this, we do know the importance of creator , and anime legend, Leiji Matsumoto‘s work. Some of you causal anime fans, and brazen Daft Punk fans, might notice the animation style looking a bit familiar. Maybe you should check out the Wikipedia article for the music movie Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem.
For future reference, we rate the excitement level for the Harlock movie two points above the Space Battleship Yamato movie.
Yes, this looks that wonderful.
When’s it coming?
2012 is the best date we can scrounge up.
Official site:
All we have for now is the Wikipedia site.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Pirate_Captain_Harlock
From Japan: SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO Graces the Internet with Live-Action Trailer, Looks Cool
Posted by mistergroonk in Anime, Movies, Only in Japan, Trailers on June 29, 2010
Official Synopsis
The crew of the Space Battleship Yamato set out on a journey to the planet Iscandar to acquire a device that can heal the ravaged Earth.
What We Learned:
Anime connoisseurs in the USA call it Star Blazers. The Japanese know it from the 70s as Space Battleship Yamato. We’re calling it a space opera epic begging to be seen.
Why We’re Gonna Watch:
The gauge for the melodrama is likely to break on this one. But we’re gonna have to choke back our natural revulsion for such theatrics. It’s a battleship cruising the spaceways on a mission to save the world. Watching it is an imperative.
When’s it coming?
They say December 2010 in Japan.
Official site:
http://www.yamato-movie.net/
Foreign Indie Tease: NORWEGIAN NINJA. Buckle Up. Be One of Us.
Posted by mistergroonk in Movies, One Sheets, Trailers on June 11, 2010
From the depths of the Cold War we learn that Norway had ninja.
No really.
Official Synopsis
Thomas Malling’s Kommandør Treholt & Ninjatroppen is the true story of how Commander Arne Treholt and his Ninja Force saved Norway during the Cold War. The story takes place in the time right before Treholt’s arrest on espionage charges in 1984, and reveals a spectacularly different version of our recent past than has been previously known.
What We Learned:
Those bastards think they’re stronger than America? Surely the cold has gotten to them.
Movie buffs should take a gander at the Old School 3D blog entry. They used classic Tron techniques to build an 80s 3D effect. All we know is, it looks a damn sight better than the CLASH OF THE TITANS remake.
Why We’re Gonna Watch:
We honestly can’t say why we’re gonna watch. It looks like an experiment in the absurd yet, everything we read says it’s based off true events. Loosely based, sure. The idea of living in a world where Norway has ninja frightens and fascinates us. Maybe that’s reason enough.
When’s it coming?
Norway gets it on August 13, 2010. No idea when it’ll hit the USA.
Official site:
http://ninjatroppen.no/
Official blog: http://ninjatroppen.montages.no/
Live-Action Mortal Kombat:Rebirth Pitch Trailer is Darker/Edgier, Features Jeri Ryan
Posted by mistergroonk in Interviews, Movies, Trailers on June 11, 2010

Days ago a strange Mortal Kombat trailer surfaced causing everyone to speculate. Is it a reboot for the franchise? Is that really Jeri Ryan as Sonya Blade? Will Goro still look like a glorified sock puppet?
People were talking. A day after we viewed the gruesome Mortal Kombat: Rebirth trailer on SciFi Wire, the @WeekinRewind Twitter reported Jeri Ryan had spilled the beans on what was happening. She did this via her Twitter, of course.
“Okay, so… Mortal Kombat. It’s not a game trailer. Actually was made for the director to sell WB on his vision for a reimagined MK film,”
[…]
“I did it as a favor to a friend. No idea yet what WB’s reaction to it was. And I’m not sure how you can contact WB to push them to make it. But you guys are resourceful…! ;-)”
There you have it. A filmmaker interested in rebooting a game franchise. This time it has a graphic, gruesome, real-world angle. We’ve dropped the 7 minute short below the cut cause it’s graphic enough to be NSFW.
But is it awesome? Our jury’s still out. It’s got the action and martial arts chops. The angle they’re using to ground MK’s fantastic characters into a more realistic world is of interest to us. Guess Lord Raiden might not make the cut this go round. That is, if the people at WB are willing to pursue this reboot.
If anyone at WB is listening, Jeri Ryan as Sonya Blade instantly reserves $10 from our wallet. Michael Jai White is included in this deal.





