Monster Weekend

As you know, Monsters Vs Aliens has made it to theaters this weekend. I haven't seen it yet, but it looks like it should be a solid offering this weekend. It should be offered in 3D, you should check your local theaters to see if they have it in Real D 3D, it should be neat. That should get a large amount of returns this weekend. Hopefully you will get a chance to see it, and there are also a bunch of other good movies to see as well.

As for DVD and Blu-Ray, Quantum of Solace was released this week. I got to view quite a bit of it on Blu-Ray, and it is excellent quality, especially the sound, it definitely packs a punch. The picture is also great as well. That is highly recommended.

Race to Witch Mountain review

I just got out of seeing the movie "Race to Witch Mountain". I have to admit that I actually really enjoyed, and it was much better than I was anticipating. So, for a recommendation for this weekend, that is one to see. Dwayne Johnson, aka The Rock, was great, as well as the rest of the other cast. Highly Recommended.

There are some pretty good releases this weekend, there is Knowing with Nicolas Cage, and then Duplicity with Clive Owen and Julia Roberts. And there are some previous releases as well. If you haven't seen Taken yet, go see it. This is a pretty solid weekend for movies.

Summer 2009 Preview

We are a month and a half till the summer movie season officially starts, so I thought now would be a good time to give you an idea on some of the big movies that will be arriving this summer.

X-Men Wolverine Origins – Hugh Jackman reprises his famous comic book role, but this time we look at how he became Wolverine. We get a look at a lot of the famous X-Men characters, including Gambit. This one should draw a lot of attention when it is released.

Star Trek – Looks like a reboot of the famous franchise. I am not a trekkie fan at all, but with J.J. Abrams directing, and the trailers looking pretty cool, I may end up checking this one out.

Terminator Salvation – The year is 2018 and the war against the machines has begun. Christian Bale takes on the role of John Conner, and the trailers look amazing, I am really excited to see this. This one is sitting on the stand of becoming either PG-13 or R. And with Watchmen not doing too hot at the box office, they might push for PG-13 now.

Night at the Museim: Battle of the Smithsonian – Much of the cast returns for the sequel of the popular Christmas 2006 offering. The trailer looks pretty funny, and should be full of good laughs again like the first one.

Up – Disney and Pixar bring another one of their precious offerings. This one is about an old man who travels by having his house being lifted up by a bunch of balloons, that sounds like an awesome idea, I want a house like that. All of Pixar’s offerings have been excellent, so this one should be. The recent trailer looks really good.

Land of the Lost – Will Farrell stars in what appears to be another remake of an old TV show. The trailer looks a bit funny and has some neat special effects, it might be a pretty nice summer movie.

The Proposal – Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds team up together in this new romantic comedy. Sandra Bullock plays an executive of a company, she is originally from Canada and will soon be deported back into her country. To stop this from happening, she forces get her employee (Ryan Reynolds) to marry her. Check out the trailer, it looks pretty funny.

The Year One – Harold Ramis’s newest comedy, deals with cavemen, played by Jack Black and Michael Cera (the boy in Juno). It looks pretty funny, and with Jack Black, you should expect a few laughs.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – The sequel to the 2007 summer blockbuster, Transformers. Judging by the trailers, this one looks like it will be darker than the one released two years ago. As it’s predecessor, this one should be amazing. Also, like The Dark Knight last year, certain sequences were filmed using IMAX cameras. Let the countdown begin till the release date!

Public Enemies – Starring Christian Bale and Johnny Depp, this one looks rather interesting. It has to do with 1930 gangsters.

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs – I haven’t seen the second part of the movie, but I saw the first one many years ago, and it was funny. This one should be another great movie.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – What was suppose to be released last Thanksgiving, it was bumped till July. It should be another excellent Harry Potter movie, these are good movies, and I look forward to this new one.

GI Joe – Another movie based on an old toy franchise. I remember playing with these toys when I was little. Only a super bowl TV spot has popped on the net, and that looks great. I am excited.

This looks like to be an exciting summer for movies, can't wait till it officially starts.

New Terminator Salvation poster

Here is another poster for Terminator Salvation that I just found on the net. Hopefully it turns out to be very good. As you might have heard, Race to Witch Mountain was number one at the box office and Watchmen took a pretty good tumble.

As for DVD and Blu-Ray this week, The Princess Bride arrives on Blu-Ray. I think also they have a DVD copy to go with it, so anyone that hasn't owned it before and is planning on getting a Blu-Ray player soon, you can get the Blu-Ray and enjoy the DVD till you get a Blu-Ray player, but I might be wrong, nonetheless The Princess Bride is an excellent film and should not be missed. This coming weekend will be about Twilight, as it arrives on both DVD and Blu-Ray. I am sure Twilight fans will rush to pick this one up at the store. I haven't seen it, so I can't give an opinon about it. Next week we will see Bolt and Quantum of Solace arrive on DVD and Blu-Ray. I am excited for Quantum of Solace on Blu-Ray. Also finishing off this month the following week, Seven Pounds and Slumdog Millionaire arrive. I highly recommend Seven Pounds.

As for theaters this weekend, Knowing arrives, it stars Nicolas Cage, and looks rather interesting. They discover a document in a time capsule and it has a bunch of numbers that predict many natural disasters and how many will die. As well, Duplicity arrives too, it looks kind of funny and may be decent.

Ghost Town Review

I ended up watching Ghost Town a few nights ago. I found it to be pretty funny, and an overall good movie. I wouldn't place it on my favorite movie list of 2008, but I found it good enough to certainly check out. If you don't know the story, it is about a dentist who dies during a surgery for a few minutes and when he comes back, he can see and hear ghosts, and they annoy him, which is rather funny. I recommend it.

As well, I bought Pinocchio on Blu-Ray two days ago, and just checked it out, the picture is absolutely stunning. For a movie that is 70 years old, it was breathtaking to see how clear and stunning the picture looked in high definition. Absolutely recommended.

New this week

There are some new DVDs arriving in store tomorrow. First of all, Pinocchio arrives on DVD and Blu-Ray. Walt Disney's second animated feature arrives with digitally restored picture and sound, this will be the best that Pinocchio has ever looked, I have read some reviews on the Blu-Ray version of Pinocchio and all reviewers have agreed that it looks absolutely amazing, especially for a 70 year old film. There are also plenty of extras to go through from what I have heard. Anyway, it is on my must own list tomorrow. I will be buying the Blu-Ray version of course, and once I watch it I will let you know my own opinion. By the way, I have said this before, but I want to notify you all that the Blu-Ray version also comes with a DVD copy of the movie. This is for those who are planning to buy a Blu-Ray player soon, you can buy the Blu-Ray version of the film and that way you still have the DVD version to enjoy until you get the Blu-Ray player, then you can enjoy the movie in high definition without having to rebuy it. So, any of you looking at getting a Blu-Ray player in the near future, get the Blu-Ray version tomorrow. Also tomorrow, Transporter 3 arrives tomorrow on DVD and Blu-Ray. They are all fun movies to watch, so I recommend that fans of the Transporter movies check this one out. Also, the 4 Batman movies arrive on Blu-Ray in a boxed set tomorrow. Howard The Duck also makes it on DVD as well. There are also a bunch of other releases tomorrow, so check them out.

This weekend in theaters, Race to Witch Mountain makes it onto the big screen. It looks rather interesting and may be a fun movie to watch. By the way, I got to check out the new trailer for Pixar's Up which will arrive in theaters May 29, I am excited for it. So far, this looks like it will be a great summer for movies. Anyone that hasn't checked out the new trailers for what is arriving this summer, go find them, there are plenty of really good ones.

More good trailers

I told you about the new trailer for Terminator Salvation a couple of days ago. Well, a few more very good trailers have started to pop up on the horizon. First of all, a new trailer for X-Men Origins Wolverine has just starting coming up, and it looks really good. I bet if you look on youtube.com, you will find the video, the first one in December was awesome, and this one is even more amazing, I am excited for it. They have also put up a new one for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. Expect to see a bunch of new trailers for upcoming films this summer, to help everyone get excited for the popular time for movies. Trekkie fans, expect to see a new trailer for the new Star Trek movie soon. Hopefully we will get a new one for Pixar's Up soon, it looks like it could have a lot of great potential. Many other trailers I hope to see soon.

Movies coming out soon!

They just put the new trailer for the movie "Terminator Salvation". I think it has a lot of good potential, I have seen parts of the previous Terminator movies on TV, and this one looks rather good. You can check out the trailer at movies.yahoo.com

Well, this week's DVD and Blu-Ray releases aren't that big, if you enjoyed Beverly Hills Chihuahua, then you might look for that, or if Australia was on your top ten list of last year, then you will find that tomorrow. Oh yeah, comic book fans, a Wonder Woman animated movie is out tomorrow as well. Speaking of animated comic book movies, I watched the kid movie Next Avengers a few nights ago, it wasn't too bad. It isn't something I would buy, but anyone with kids that are into comic book heroes, I would recommend a rental. Anyway, the big Blu-Ray release I am excited for is Pinocchio next week, I think it is a great movie.

As for theatrical releases, I guess that not everyone wanted to see a 3D concert of the Jonas Brothers, but instead wanted to see a crazy lady go to jail. Of course, I am betting this weekend that many will be going to the movie "Watchmen". That is this weekend's big release. For anyone not wanting to see that, there are plenty of other movies coming out this month, there is "Race to Witch Mountain" next weekend, which looks like it could be entertaining, Dwayne Johnson fans should rush to see this. There is also Nicholas Cage's "Knowing", which looks rather interesting. Another one that could have decent potential is "12 Rounds", it is about a cop who must endure 12 different challenges to save his wife from an ex-con that he dealt with in the past, check out that trailer as it does look interesting . Kids will probably want to see "Monsters Vs. Aliens". Another one that may be decent is "Duplicity", which stars Clive Owen and Julia Roberts as a couple of spies that work for different bosses, not in the same way as "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", they are working together to pull some kind of con on these different bosses.