Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
As most of you know, I’m pretty psyched about the new “Assault on Precinct 13.”It’s got a nearly perfect concept for a movie, a great cast and now a cool trailer is on-line.
You can see it below.
If you’ve seen the original movie and now the new trailer you know that they’ve made some changes.
Actually these changes kick up the action a notch.
And isn’t Lawrence Fishburne just one bad mother – uh, watch your mouth!
I’ll be picking up the unrated dvd of “The Riddick Chronicles” when it’s released tomorrow. I’m hoping that this expanded version will be even better than the theatrical release and that the dvds sell enough to bring about at least one more Riddick adventure.But even if that doesn’t happen, Vin is staying pretty busy.
Although I can’t say that about it’s sequel, The Riddick Chronicles, I can say that I liked a lot of things about the sequel and am really looking forward to the director’s cut that is going to be released this Tuesday.
You see, I’m a fan of both David Twohy [writer and director] and Vin Diesel [star].
Plus I think that the Riddick character has a ton of potential. Twohy and Diesel must think so as well, since they’ve done two movies about him and have two more potentially in the works.
Personally, I hope that we do get to see the other two Riddick movies. And that they’re on par with Pitch Black.
Finally another movie that I can get excited about! Hostage starring Bruce Willis in a screenplay by Robert Crais [based on the novel of the same name by Crais] has the potential to be really, really good.
Blackfilm.com has posted the first pics from the movie and you can see them HERE.
Willis plays a former hostage negotiator who is now the police chief of a small community where nothing much ever happens. That is until a botched 7-11 robbery turns into a hostage situation when the three young crooks take a family hostage. To make matters even worse… the father of the family is an accountant for a mobster.
Trust me, Hostage is a movie to watch. And Hostage the novel is one to read. 🙂
The original is one of my favorite John Carpenter movies, and even though he’s not directing the remake, it still should kick butt.
When I heard about the casting, I was even happier: Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne, Gabriel Bryne, Brian Dennehy, Maria Bello, John Leguizamo, and Ja Rule.
Now that the first pictures are available I’m feeling positive that I’m going to really like the movie. As long as they don’t mess to much with the script, Assault looks to be a winner!
Yeah, I want to see Sin City more than any other movie coming out in the next year or so. Why wouldn’t I?
I love Frank Miller’s Sin City comics. And Frank‘s co-directing this baby.
I’m a huge fan of Robert Rodriguez‘s direction.
Bruce Willis is da man.
MIckey Rourke as Marv is inspired casting. And you know Marv is one of the coolest characters ever.
And let’s not forget that Jessica Alba, Rosario Dawson, Benicio Del Toro, Michael Clarke Duncan, Josh Hartnett, Michael Madsen, Clive Owen, Nick Stahl and Elijah Wood are co-stars.
What’s that? You need just two more reasons to be convinced that Sin City is gonna rock?
OK. 1] Check out the poster above of Bruce Willis as Hartigan. and 2] Click HERE to see the new Rosario Dawson poster.
Now are you convinced?
I’m a huge Frank Miller fan.
The Dark Knight Returns.How could it possibly get any better than that?
How about director Zack Snyder [
“Dawn of the Dead” – which I liked better than the original!] bringing 300 to the big screen?!Yep, it’s true. And you can read about it
HERE.
In the spirit of Halloween, I’ve been watching [and enjoying] quite a few horror movies lately. As most of you know, I’m a big fan of the genre especially the classic monsters… Wolfman, Dracula, Frankenstein, The Creature from the Black Lagoon…
Until this week I was never a fan of
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde [in any of the many movie versions]. I decided to watch the 1931 film starring Frederich March and Miriam Hopkins. I know I had seen it before when I was a kid and it didn’t impress me. Watching it again the other night was like seeing it for the first time.Fredric March won a Best Actor Oscar for his role[s]. Miriam Hopkins is just right as the saucy barmaid who adds fuel to March’s fire. The special effects were excellent.
What suprised me most was the movie used Jekyll’s sexual frustration as the focal point of the duality of man’s battle with good vs evil. For a film made in the 30’s it was pretty surprising.
At any rate, if you’re looking for a good movie for Halloween, give the 1931 version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde a view. You might discover that there’s more to both Dr. Jekyll and the movie than appears at first glance!
“Dr, Jekyll and Mr. Hide” [1931] rates a B
I saw Sky Captain today.If you’re a fan of Fleischer Superman cartoons, old sci-fi, cliffhangers, or “B Movies,” then give it a go.
Some people believe that the dead can speak to us and their voices and images are sometimes captured in pictures and recordings.There’s even an organization dedicated to the study of the phenomena. And whether you believe it’s possible or not, I’ll bet that you spend a bit more time than expected if you visit their site.
I always try to keep an open mind to things and love the idea that it may be true. But true or not, the concept does make a great springboard for a movie.
I didn’t care for Blade but loved Blade 2. 
One of my favorite movie surprises of the last few years was Jason Statham and the movie “The Transporter.”If you feel the same, you’re probably happy that “The Transporter 2” is currently filming in Miami.
It looks great.
I mean really, really great.
A couple of days ago I posted some pics from “Sin City” and links to more. At that time I told you that I couldn’t wait to see “Sin City.” JoBlo reports an April 1, 2005 release date for Sin City. I hope they are not foolin’.
I like Kiefer Sutherland, Reese Witherspoon, Dan Hedaya, and Michael T. Weiss. So when I saw that they all starred in a movie called “Freeway“ [along with Brooke Shields, Amanda Plummer and Brittany Murphy], I decided to give it a look. And although I’m glad that I watched it, it’s not a movie I can easily recommend. It was well done. I have no complaints with the acting, directing, or editing. In fact I would commend most of the actors for taking on roles which allowed them to stretch.
It’s such a dark, dark comedy and at the same time a modern day take on “Little Red Riding Hood.” Siskel and Ebert gave it two thumbs up, so maybe my recommendation isn’t needed.
Let me just say, that if this is the sort of thing that you like, then you’ll like it. And if you don’t like it, hey, blame Siskel and Ebert!
“Freeway” rates a C
