Quantum of Solace trailer

Yes, there is a new trailer for the new James Bond movie, "Quantum of Solace". It looks like it should be very good. I am really excited. I liked Casino Royale, Daniel Craig did a good job last time as James Bond. Exciting. Check out the trailer on movies.yahoo.com


Being Tuesday, there are a bunch of new DVDs released today. The main ones are Baby Mama and The Forbidden Kingdom. I haven't seen Baby Mama, some said it was pretty funny, but it isn't anything on the top of my list. The Forbidden Kingdom was something I saw before the summer started and I liked it, it is a fun movie with plenty of action, lots of beautiful scenery, and nice to see Jackie Chan and Jet Li together.

I don't know what will come this weekend at the movies, nothing seems that exciting. Things really slow down for movies in the Fall, hopefully there are some good offerings here and there. The one movie I am looking forward to this month is Eagle Eye. Check out the trailer if you haven't seen one yet.

Box Office Update

Box office for Labor Day weekend saw The Dark Knight cross $500 million in total domestic earnings, and saw Tropic Thunder stay on top of the charts even with new movies out. Babylon AD was in the number two spot, The Dark Knight in number three, House Bunny in number four, and Traitor in number five. Not too bad.

I ended up watching the movie King Arthur the other day and it was pretty good. It was a movie released in 2004 but wasn't entirely successful. I rented it off iTunes and watched it, and it was pretty good. There were some really cool battle sequences near the end. I definitely recommend checking it out at least once. It's funny that there is a lot of great stuff that comes out to the theaters, but there are also a lot of stuff on DVD that is worth checking out, whether it is old or new. Speaking of DVDs, The Office season 4 came out yesterday, and Transformers arrived on Blu-Ray.

Summer Review

We had an excellent summer full of movies. I would like to give you a quick review on the movies that I had the chance to see this summer.

-The Dark Knight – The best Batman movie I have seen, and for sure the best movie to come out this summer. The main attraction for the movie is the Joker, Heath Ledger’s performance is incredible, every time he is on the screen you are just drawn to him. There are other things that made The Dark Knight a hit, lots of action, a very well written story, lots of twists, excellent performances, and how about the Batpod. Well-done Christopher Nolan.

-Wall-E – Disney/Pixar’s recent creation, and probably one of their best. It is different than the other films released by Pixar, but it truly stands out. If anyone ever had concerns on giving a robot emotions in a movie should see this. I was really impressed by it. How can you not watch the movie and fall in love with the robot Wall-E I am close to saying that out of the Pixar films, that this one has become my new favorite.

-Iron Man – Probably the biggest surprise of the summer. I was not expecting much when I first saw it. Robert Downey Jr. was great, and the story was good as well. Congratulations on developing a movie that exceeded expectations.

-Kung Fu Panda – I really like kung fu movies like Hero, and this was an excellent offering by DreamWorks Animation. It is filled with humor, action, and a good story. And the animation is cool to look at as well.

-Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – The new Indy movie proved to be a fun ride for me, and yes some of the elements in the movie were less impressive, but the opportunity to see Indiana Jones in action on the big screen was good enough for me. Also the return of Karen Allen made it more fun, being the one Indy girl I like the most.

-Get Smart – A really funny slapstick comedy. Looking for something to just sit back and laugh till it hurts, this is a movie for you. Steve Carrell is really funny in this.

-Traitor – The one summer movie that probably isn’t getting that much attention, but I highly recommend it. There were a lot of great performances by Don Cheadle and Guy Pearce. As well as many twists and turns in the movie.

-Hancock – Will Smith plays a superhero that you would not want as your kid’s role model, well, at least for the first part of the movie. I do think this was another great performance by Will Smith. It was fun to watch the movie, different than what I expected and there were some really interesting twists to the movie.

-Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian – The sequel to The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe back in 2005. This was a good film. Lots of neat special effects, and of course a lot of neat Christian references.

-Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D – This movie wasn’t really on my to see list, but I decided to take a look into it, besides at my job I get to see movies for free. I found this movie to be rather entertaining, very enjoyable. My only complaint was the 3D glasses got annoying, but the movie was still a fun ride.

-The Incredible Hulk – A rather surprising movie, after Ang Lee’s less than impressive interpretation back in 2003, they decided to redo the franchise, 5 years is pretty quick. I really enjoyed this new one. Edward Norton was a good Bruce Banner, I also enjoyed Tim Roth as the villain.

-Speed Racer – Probably one of the most expensive flops ever, but a very visually interesting movie. I thought it was good, and yes it is very different and will not appealing to many, but was still fun to watch.

-Hellboy 2: The Golden Army – It has been four years since I saw the first one, wasn’t really a fan of the first one. I did enjoy this new one, it is visually different than what I have seen in a long time. After seeing it, I want to check out the first one again.

-Star Wars: The Clone Wars – George Lucas’s recent entry in the Star Wars series, just not what you would expect. It is a computer-animated version that is to help jumpstart the new TV show that will air this fall. Very cheesy but has a few entertaining moments. Not recommended to anyone that isn’t a hardcore fan of the Star Wars series. I wouldn’t even be surprised if it shows up on TV soon.

-The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor – Probably one of the most disappointing sequels I have seen in a while. The sad part was they took a lot of the elements that made The Mummy franchise so appealing, And with the changes made, it could have had potential to be a great summer movie, but it just fell flat on the floor. Still had some fun moments though.

I am curious with many of you out there, what was your favorite movie this summer? Feel free to respond in the comment section.

Traitor review

I got out of Traitor not too long ago, and I really liked it, it was very well done. Performances by Don Cheadle and Guy Pearce were excellent. Some good action and lots of suspense. I give it a high recommend. An excellent movie to finish off a wonderful summer.

Some good DVD releases

Well this week we have a few good releases on DVD. First of all, The Nightmare Before Christmas is again available on DVD two months before Halloween, this time as a collector's edition. I watched the DVD and the video and audio presentation is awesome, I haven't checked out the special features yet, but there seems to be a good amount to explore. Also released this week is What Happens in Vegas, Heroes Season 2, Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning, and others, there should be a little something for everyone. Also, some rumor dates for DVDs coming out soon, Get Smart should be arriving on DVD on December 2, and Star Wars: The Clone Wars on November 11.

This week in theaters we see the release of Babylon AD and Disaster Movie, and today we have the release of Traitor. I will be checking out that movie tomorrow.

Oh yeah, a little update, I no longer work at the movie theater since I have to go back to school, so I won't be seeing these movies ahead of time. But I will continue to post my reviews on the movies that I do see.

DVD release schedule

After a weekend full of new releases, Tropic Thunder remains on top with about $16 million, The House Bunny does well in second place with about $15 million, Death Race is in third with about $12 million, The Longshots open in eighth place with about $4 million, and The Rocker gains about $2 million this weekend putting it in about 12th place, making it a huge flop. The Dark Knight gained another $10 million and it now stands at about $489 million, and should cross $500 million in a week.

With a summer full of big movie releases, it means that we have a winter full of big DVD releases. I decided to put together a little schedule together of a few of the DVDs that should be coming out within the next four months. Keep in mind that this was made to give you a rough idea on what is coming to DVD in the near future, and some of the dates are just rumored at the moment (I will let you know which ones are for sure rumors).

September 2, 2008

-Transformers (Blu-Ray)
-The Office Season 4

September 9, 2008-Forbidden Kingdom
-Baby Mama

September 16, 2008

-Speed Racer
-Beetlejuice: Deluxe Edition (DVD)
-Made of Honor
-The Love Guru

September 23, 2008

-Leatherheads
-Run, Fatboy, Run

September 30, 2008
-Iron Man

October 7, 2008
-Sleeping Beauty 50th Anniversary
-You Don’t Mess with the Zohan!
-Rear Window: Special Edition
-Vertigo: Special Edition
-The Happening

October 14, 2008-Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

October 21, 2008

-The Incredible Hulk (rumored)
-Casino Royale (Collector’s Edition)

October 28, 2008

-TinkerBell

November 4, 2008

-A Christmas Story (DVD & Blu-Ray release)
-Batman: The Animated Series (Complete Colletcion)

November 11, 2008

-??

November 18, 2008

-Wall-E
-Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (rumored)
-Kung Fu Panda (rumored)

November 25, 2008

-Fred Clause

December 2, 2008

-Hancock (rumored)
-Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

December 9, 2008

-The Dark Knight (rumored)
-Horton Hears a Who!

I will let you know which release dates change when they are announced.

Summer winding down

Only two more weekends till the summer is over. This has been a really good summer for movies. This weekend we see the release of The House Bunny, The Longshots, and also today we saw the release of the movie The Rocker. I haven't heard too much on The Rocker, but should be pretty funny, with Dwight from The Office in it. We will have to see what performs well this weekend.


Next weekend, we see the release of Traitor, Babylon A.D., and Disaster Movie. Out of all of them, I am looking forward to Traitor the most. Don Cheadle, Jeff Daniels, and Guy Pearce star in it. The next I want to see is Babylon A.D., looks like it has potential, stars Vin Diesel.
I am not looking forward to Disaster Movie though, looks like a disaster.


As well, expect a good number of DVD releases this fall and winter. Iron Man comes out on DVD September 30, Indiana Jones comes out October 14. Sleeping Beauty on DVD again October 7. Also, we are expecting soon details on the DVD release of Wall-E, which should be November 18, and rumors of The Dark Knight coming out on DVD early December. I will be posting shortly a list of all the major DVD releases coming out the next 4 months, whether they are confirmed or rumored.


Speaking of DVDs, I recently checked out the straight to DVD release of the movie "Get Smart: Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control", in case no one knows what it is, it is a spin off movie from this summer's movie "Get Smart", it shows the adventures of the two tech geeks that would work on the gadgets like the fly robot at the beginning, they are also friends of Max. Anyway, this movie follows their own adventure in trying to get one of their experiments out of the wrong hands, I have to admit it was pretty funny, definitely nowhere as funny as the movie "Get Smart". Don't see this movie till you have seen the movie "Get Smart" first. Recommended for anyone that wouldn't mind checking it out, and for anyone that liked Bruce and Lloyd.

Besides the little DVD schedule I will give, I will also give a recap on the movies that I saw this summer, and what I thought of them. Check back soon.