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FRIDAY, 30 May 2008
MyMovies.Net Update
 Hi
there! Well "Indiana Jones"
has been and gone then?! Breezing through town with nary a 'how do' or a sly nod
of appreciation - the fedora-wearing rascal! In all honestly, and despite making
more money than God, "Indy
4" was a bit of a let down no?
Shia La Beouf swinging through trees?! Lovable CGI rodents popping
up at inopportune times?!! Yeah, thanks for that
George Lucas! And there's another cherished trilogy you've wiped
yourself dry with and cast aside like yesterday's yogurt tops. Damn you Lucas!
Damn you and your stupid neck! (seriously have you seen the sight of it
lately?!!!).
Anyway, enough of my temper tantrums. With Indy out of
the picture the stage is set for four fashionistas from New York to set the Box
Office alight. Yep, whether you like it or not, "Sex
and the City" is back and bigger than ever! And in order to get the
full-fat skinny on this one we corralled Sarah Jessica Parker in to sharing her
thoughts on sex, shoes, marriage and the global credit crunch (the last one I
made up if anyone's wondering).
 Other
than Carrie and Co. there's nought else happening really in movie land. OK,
there's the (oc)cult offering from Iron Maiden screamer Bruce Dickinson in the
form of the weird "Chemical
Wedding" - but let's face it, will there be anyone left to watch it
after Indy and Ms. Bradshaw divide and conquer the Box Office?! In a rare bout
of impartiality I will leave you to decide...and to help you on your way here's
a little clip from said psychodelic wedding!
To sign off this week I thought I would share my
thoughts on two trailers that have come through the door. First up is "The
Happening" and a new R-Rated trailer for M. Night Shyamalan's
latest. In fairness this one is hanging on a knife's edge - it could be bobbins
or, judging from this trailer, it could be a Twilight Zone-esque frightener with
some real balls. Let's prey for the latter. And lastly, here's "Star
Wars: The Clone Wars". It looks as if Lucas has done the right thing
here by jettisoning off all the actors and replacing them with dead-eyed
cartoons (so a like-for-like swap then?!). Until next time my friends...
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FRIDAY, 16 May 2008
MyMovies.Net Update
 Hi
there and welcome once more to your final destination in movie features and
trailers - well, I say 'final destination' it is in fact more like a half way
house of horrors whereby the unfortunate reader who stumbles upon this page is
then sent an email detailing their gruesome demise. That actually sounds like a
decent horror, I might call it 'Spam' and enlist one of those lank-haired,
jittery, Japanese ghost types to enliven proceedings. Hang on....did you hear
that sound? That's the sound of that idea being shot/packaged/remade/adapted
(delete where appropriate) as we speak. Oh well, a man can dream...
Lo
and behold, whilst we wait for some
Indiana Jones fella to get his whip out next
week, we're 'treated' to "Shutter". And yes this is a remake of the blockbusting
Thai horror hence the pitiful link at the beginning there folks. Wattered down
for a Western palette, "Shutter" sees the blond from "Transformers" and the
chubby one from "Dawson's Creek" get in to all kinds of supernatural bother when
they discover that their Kodak moments have been spoiled by some pesky spectres.
Happens to me all the time. Anyway, here's
Joshua Jackson and Rachel Taylor
waxing lyrical about this latest remake.
In
terms of releases this week that's pretty much it - there's "Smart People" (dull
as dishwater), "Charlie Bartlett" (bobbins) and the risible "Outpost" (Nazi
zombies - and yes you read that right!). So with this cinematic down time we've
been hitting up the red carpet this week. Chiefly we tracked down those
fashionably fabulous quartet from "Sex and the City" at the World Premiere for
this big screen debut. So why not
check it out?! It's actually better than most
of the films on release this week - and that's a sad fact!
With so much anticipation for the big summer releases I
thought that I would end on a high (relatively speaking) by inviting you to
partake in the latest trailers for "The Incredible Hulk" and "The Happening"
(both out on June 13th). The former sees Bruce Banner (Ed Norton this time
around) trying to rid himself of his rage-filled alter ego with the latter
throwing up another M. Night Shyamalan conundrum for us to ponder over - what
exactly is going on here? And why is Mark Wahlberg seeking answers from a bunch
of bus drivers???!!!
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FRIDAY, 9 May 2008
MyMovies.Net Update
 So
it comes to pass that a new shadow sweeps the nation, yes the scourge of the
interweb is back and giving it bones in the MyMovies Blog. And this week I've
mostly been harassing the cast of "Speed
Racer" - the Wachowski Brothers uber colourful and ultra cheesy
adaptation of the (in)famous anime. Fast cars, fast women, tons of adoring
fans.....sounds not unlike Margate seafront?! But this effects heavy offering
seems to be already stalling at the starting grid of this summer's blockbuster
race. Weighted down by those pesky critics and Wachowski naysayers "Speed
Racer" may not have enough juice in the tank to take on "Iron Man's"
behemoth opening firgures. One fella who's sitting comfortable though is Emile
Hirsch, his star appears to be rising no matter what vehicle he finds himself
in! And we
caught up with the young blighter to talk all things Speed Race-ry...
 Also
out this week is "What
Happens in Vegas"...to which I say "not much - other than the usual
rom-com shenanigans". Ashton Kutcher and Cameron Diaz find themselves hitched
and $3 million better off after one night in the City of Sin (and I still fail
to see what the problem is here?!). As it turns out they both hate each other
making any post nuptial bliss hard to come by and thus setting in to motion some
fairly low-brow high jinx. Points are awarded for effort though and there are
some hearty laughs to be had. Indeed when I cornered both
Ashton and Rob Corddry they were in fine form and eager to
deliberate the merits of cooking boil-in-the-bag rice in a 9 man steam shower
(as you do).
 Not
content with unleashing a pack of werewolves on us and allowing us to fend for
ourselves in a cave full of bloodthirsty creatures, Neil Marshall is back and
bringing the noise in "Doomsday".
OK, so the film is slightly gubbins but kudos again for trying and Marshall has
earned the right in my book to try this sort of genre blending thing. That and
you have actual cannibals listening to the Fine Young Cannibals which, not to
put too finer point on it, is a stroke of genius.
Mr. Marshall was even on hand to big up his latest and drop a hint
as to any future sequel!
Well I will love you and leave you with a veritable
rogues gallery now of the summer's big hitters (quite literally in one case).
New trailers galore! So you have Carrie Bradshaw, The Joker and Hancock. I make
that Pim's o'clock!
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