Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
First Showing.net lives up to their name with a first look at the poster for James Bond’s next adventure: “Quantum of Solace.“
It’s not my favorite graphic novel of all time, but after seeing this trailer for Watchmen, I can’t wait to see the movie adaptation. Looks like Zack Snyder has pulled a three-peat with his “Dawn of the Dead” remake, “300” and now “Watchmen.”
It’s hard to tell from this quick teaser for “Terminator Salvation” just how good it’s going to be. I’m a fan of the films [the first two by Cameron and Arnold were classics] and I like Christian Bale so I’ll most likely give it a shot. I gotta admit though that when the Terminator theme music kicked in, I would have loved to have seen Arnold.
I’m a Frank Miller fan, but I’m not sure I’m diggin’ what he’s doing with Will Eisner’s The Spirit.
I can only imagine what Chris Mills will say when he sees Miller’s latest Spirit trailer.
Sometimes a movie slips in under the radar. Felon, written and directed by Roman Waugh, a stuntman turned writer/director, may be a winner. Check out this trailer and see for yourself.
I didn’t even recognize Val Kilmer until I watched it a second time.
TimesOnLine.com has posted their list of the All Time Best Movie Endings. Although my favorite movie ending wasn’t on the list, [“Ain’t gonna be no rematch!” “Don’t want one… Adrian!”], I’ll play along. Here are my top ten favorite movie endings using just those on their list:
IMPAwards.com has scored an advance look at the Conan teaser poster. Good ahead and click over for a look. I’ll be here when you get back.
There’s a nice little interview with Mike Mignola over at CBR.com. Mignola talks about everything from what it’s like seeing his creation, Hellboy, on the big screen for the second time to what he’s doing next.
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The Pitch: “Day of the Dead” updated with fast moving zombies and no George Romero.
The Good: The idea of a town being quarantined by the military. The chaos when the zombies begin attacking. Ving Rhames. Mena Suvari is a cutie. Several zombies jumping in unison out second [third?] story windows to get a people on the ground.
The Bad: Not enough Ving Rhames. Zombies climbing sheer walls and across ceilings. Zombies exploding when set on fire. Characters repeatedly making stupid decisions: [“Let’s sneak back into the city full of zombies that we escaped from so we can hold up in a room full of windows.” “Let‘s keep a zombie alive because he follows orders.”] Smart zombies — zombies firing guns — a zombie not attacking people because he is a vegetarian!
The Ugly: The alternate ending. Boy, if they’d have used it the movie would have been even worse.
The Summary: “Day of the Dead” is a remake of my least favorite Romero zombie movie. If you’re a real fan of zombie movies then you probably won’t mind some of this movie’s badness [and I don’t mean badness in a good way]. If you’re just a passing fan of the genre then you ought to pass on it.
The Pitch: “The Godfather” with a Russian twist.
The Good: Viggo Mortensen owns every second he is own the screen. Armin Mueller-Stahl quietly demands to be watched and heard in every scene — which is exactly what is needed as the kind restaurant owner, family man and head of a Russian mob. The killings in the public bath — brutal, but believable. The twist near the end — I totally did not see it coming and loved it.
The Bad: The movie is slow to get started and then moves at a steady pace. The violence is there, but not as bad as you may have heard.
The Ugly: “Okay. Now I’m going to do his teeth and cut off his fingers. You might want to leave room.”
The Summary: “Eastern Promises” is a brutal look at the Russian mafia. Viggo Mortensen gives an Oscar-worthy performance as the “driver.” The violence may put some off, but it grounds the movie’s reality. I have a feeling that this one is going to grow on me as time passes.
Hellboy is back and this time he’s hanging with the Ghost Hunters!
The Western Writers of America recently posted their list of the 100 Top Westerns. You just know I had to use their top 100 to come up with my top 20:– A tip of the hat and a hearty “Hi Ho Silver!” to Bill Crider for the link!
Hellboy is everywhere. We saw him on 
