Mega Man Fan Film coming May 7

I don’t remember if I ever brought this up, but there is a fan film for Mega Man in the works right now, and it’s in the final stages of being completed. I am excited to see how it turns out.



To start off, I am a big Mega Man fan, I have been playing the Nintendo games for it when I was about six years old, it was the series of games that I always enjoyed playing, and could play for hours, even today, I still play a lot of it, and honestly, I don’t play too many video games these days, but whenever I do, it is Mega Man that I will play. Right now, I have a GameCube game that has all the original Mega Man games that were for the original Nintendo. If you have never played it, I am sure if you have a Wii you can download a few of the original games of the series for it. You could also go to a game store like GameStop and they may have Mega Man Anniversary Collection previously played for the GameCube, Playstation 2, or even the XBOX I think. Anyway, they have been fun games for me growing up, and still today. There are many versions of Mega Man today, there is the classic Mega Man, there is also Mega Man X which was made for the Super Nintendo, then there is Mega Man Zero for the Game Boy Advance, and also Mega Man Battle Network for the Game Boy Advance, and so on.





Back in January of last year, I first heard about this movie, I saw the trailer, which you can view here. It wasn’t the type of movie that was made with $300 million, but it looked okay. I started to get excited for it, starting around July, I kept an eye out for news on when this movie would be available to watch. Well, a few months ago, they announced that it would be arriving on the internet on May 7. About a week ago, they provided a new trailer, which you can find here, and now I am more excited for it, I know it won’t be a huge movie like Avatar or Lord of the Rings, but it does look really good for a fan film. Look for the movie on www.screwattack.com on May 7, and it’s free. I should be receiving a copy of the movie on DVD sometime around May 7, so around that time I will be watching it and writing a review for it.



Also on May 7, look for Iron Man 2 in theaters! I am very excited for May, and there are several reasons why.

Avatar Blu-Ray and 3D conversion

Avatar is now out on Blu-Ray and DVD, I recommend getting the Blu-Ray version, especially if you are thinking of getting a Blu-Ray player in the future, because it also comes with a DVD copy. But I watched it tonight, and it is stunning on Blu-Ray, the detail is amazing and just looks gorgeous to look at. Pick it up today. It isn't in 3D, but honestly, because 3D HDTVs are in the beginning process, I would rather wait to see an Avatar 3D Blu-Ray release when they finally get all the bugs worked out.

Speaking of 3D, the one thing I am getting sick of seeing that seems to be getting bigger is making movies 3D at the last possible moment. Just today, they announced that they were going to convert The Last Airbender into 3D. I do believe that movies can be great in 3D, but it should not be an after thought. I recently watched Clash of the Titans in 3D, and it was one of those movies that they decided to convert to 3D two months before the release date, I enjoyed it in 2D, and it didn't need to be 3D, in fact, there really wasn't anything great about it being in 3D, except for the part with the Kraken and Medusa. Avatar was excellent in 3D because it was a movie where they decided when they were making it that they would film it in 3D, and not convert it afterwards. Even a movie like "How to Train Your Dragon" was great in 3D, the depth was excellent, and it worked. But when you take a movie that was shot in 2D, and convert it to 3D, it doesn't work as well, and there isn't much depth level. I do think that 3D has a great future, but it needs to be done properly to be effective.

Summer Preivew 2010

I know, I haven't written on here for a while, I have been pretty busy. I have seen a few movies in the last while, and the big one that I highly recommend if you haven't seen is How to Train Your Dragon, very good movie. Clash of the Titans is also a really good one, and Date Night was funny (but very crude). But I would like to give you a run down of what to expect this summer.

Iron Man 2 – Easily the most anticipated movie of this summer. Expect long lines for Robert Downey Jr.’s return to the role. There is a ton of hype for the movie, now the question is, will it deliver?

Robin Hood – There have been many remakes for Robin Hood. There is the Disney cartoon, Kevin Costner version, the spoof done by Mel Brooks, and now there is this one. The difference is that Ridley Scott directs it, and it stars Russell Crowe. This is the same combination for the Academy Award winning Gladiator 10 years ago. It looks like it will be epic action to it.

Shrek 4 – Am I excited for a 4th Shrek, no. I really didn’t care for the third one, in fact I skipped it when it was in theaters, and caught it on DVD. Could this one be a surprise, sure, I am not going to role that one out, but my expectations are pretty low.

Macgruber – This is a movie based on a Saturday Night Live character, looks like it could be very funny.

Prince of Persia – I don’t remember when we last had a movie based on a video game. Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, this might be rather entertaining. Has a pretty decent cast line up and an interesting plot, so could be fun.

Killers – Stars Ashton Kutcher, where is a nice guy in public, but turns out to be a secret agent. The trailer looks pretty funny.

A-Team – One of those movies based on a classic TV show. When I watch the trailer, I am reminded of Swat, which came out 7 years ago. I am betting this to be very entertaining.

Karate Kid – I am sorry, but remaking this movie seems to be pointless in my opinion. It stars Will Smith’s son, Jaden Smith, who will be the kid that becomes the karate kid, and Jackie Chan who is the mentor. The original was a good movie, and I just don’t see the need to remake it, but I am sure that is the case with several movies anyway.

Toy Story 3 – I will admit, when I first heard they were doing another sequel to Toy Story, I wasn’t entirely thrilled, but after seeing the trailers, and realizing that the people at Pixar have yet to make a bad movie, I think this movie could actually be really good.

Knight and Day – I am not a Tom Cruise fan, but I enjoy the movies that he has been in, even his last movie, Valkyrie. This looks like it will be another really entertaining movie, also stars Cameron Diaz. It looks really funny, and it probably will have a lot of action.

Grown Ups – Has a good line up of very funny people, like Adam Sandler, David Spade, Kevin James, and Chris Rock. A group of people that meet up after 10 years of not seeing each other. The trailer looks funny.

Twilight: Eclipse - I am sure that many of you probably know about this movie already. Yes, it’s a sequel to New Moon that was released last November. Why is there another one, because fans of Twilight want it. I am sure we can expect a lot of people the day of release.

Last Airbender – I love the cartoon, which is called Avatar: The Last Airbender. If you haven’t seen the cartoon, I recommend checking it out. My hopes for it aren’t super high yet, but they have been building a bit, and who knows, maybe it will be a really good movie,

Despicable Me – I still love the trailer with a kid that drops his ice cream so the villain makes a little balloon animal for the kid, who embraces it, then he takes a needle and pops it in front of the kid, you can see that trailer here. The newest trailer helps us with what to expect with the story. You can see that trailer here. I am sure this will be a good movie.

Sorcerer’s Apprentice – Another Jerry Bruckheimer produced movie, also has the director of National Treasure. I could be wrong, but this movie looks like it will be very entertaining, yes, I am sure cheesy, but I can’t wait to see it.

Inception – While many of us are waiting for information on Batman 3, Christopher Nolan has directed a new movie. I really don’t know how to explain it, or really know what it’s about, but I really like the movies that he has done (besides the Batman movies) and I can’t wait to see this. One movie to check out is Memento.

Salt – This movie sort of reminds me of Minority Report, but it should have plenty of action. Plus the trailers look pretty good.

The Adjustment Bureau – So far, all I know is that it stars Matt Damon and it’s based on a short Science Fiction story, I think, but it could be something that is worth checking out.

The Other Guys – This looks funny. It stars Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg, and they are cops, the ones that you would turn to last if you have to (no, not like GI Joe). Check out the trailer.

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World – This will probably be one of those that people will not know what to make of it, but it looks very different and I think the idea is clever, I am really excited for this movie. You can check out the trailer here.


There is a lot to look forward to. I am sure this will be a great summer as far as movies go.