All I can say is, this looks freaking sweet! I am a fan of the 1st Tron movie (although I don’t remember it all that well as I haven’t seen it in like 15 years), and I think this one is going to far surpass it.  I’m going to have to watch the original to refresh my Tron knowledge before seeing this one, tha’ts for sure. The effects look stellar, and I imagine that it’ll look every bit as cool as Avatar does in 3D. I can’t wait for this to come out, but until then, we’ll just have to salivate over trailers right?

-Lazy Idiot-

Here is the new Karate Kid trailer if you care to watch it.  This would have probably been a much better idea, and movie had they not stolen the Karate Kid name.  Again I ask, did the ORIGINAL Karate Kid not sit well enough with audiences to the point that they need to go and re-make this movie?  How long is it going to be before Hollywood runs out of original movies to re-make?  What are they going to do when there are no more movies to re-make, re-make re-makes??  This is so getting out of hand, why does no one out there have any original ideas for movies?  I am getting really pissed off at the fact that they are changing all these great movies by re-writing them and throwing new actors in them.  Like I said, this movie would have most likely been a pretty good flick had they not used the name because it looks as if they have changed it up just enough that they really didn’t have to associate it with the Karate Kid name.  They even managed to change the character’s names, so why not the name of this movie?  Oh, and did I mention that this movie takes place in China?  KARATE originated in Japan, not China.  Kung Fu originated in China, which is what the boy is taught by the Chinese native Jackie Chan in this movie.  They should have gotten their facts straight and called it the Kung Fu kid or something, because at least that way they could have spared the name and the shame.

-Lazy Idiot-

When info hit the web last month about Blade director Stephen Norrington helming THE LOST PATROL which has been described as “a supernatural action thriller set against the backdrop of World War II”. The question that ran through everybody’s mind was ’so is he going to make that CROW reboot or not?!’. Norrington gave some update, via Shocktilyoudrop and confirmed that he’s still on board to direct THE CROW reboot…

“The producer and visual effects people are crunching numbers. We’ve opened discussions with major cast but nothing is final yet,”
“Cast and budget and schedules will no doubt continue to adjust all equations.”

The website also states that THE CROW script is already completed and production might start this summer before Norrington works on THE LOST PATROL.

this new take will still be loyal to the graphic novel by James O Barr so unlike Alex Proyas‘ dark, gloomy, gothic adaptation back in 1994 starring the late Brandon Lee who tragically lost his life during production, Norrington’s version will be more realistic, hard-edged and mysterious, almost documentary-style

Here’s the official synopsis of the graphic novel THE CROW which was first published in 1989
“The story revolves around an unfortunate young man named Eric Draven. He and his fiancée, Shelly, are assaulted by a gang of street thugs after their car breaks down. Eric is shot in the head and is paralyzed, and can only watch as Shelly is savagely beaten and raped until she dies at the scene. Eric survives and is taken to a hospital, but while surgeons are trying to save him, the Crow comes to him and convinces him he needs to let go of his life. Only by dying can the Crow help him exact his revenge. One year later, Eric is resurrected by the Crow to seek out vengeance on the murderers, methodically stalking and killing them. When not on the hunt, Eric stays in the house he shared with Shelly, spending most of his time there lost in memories of Shelly; her absence is torture for him, and he stays in hideous emotional pain, even engaging in self-mutilation. However, this provides him little release; any injury he suffers (save those that are self-inflicted) heals rapidly, leaving him scarred but intact. The Crow acts as both guide and goad for Eric, giving him information that helps him in his quest but also chastising him for dwelling on Shelly’s death, seeing his pining as useless self-indulgence that distracts him from his purpose.” (Source: Rama’s Screen)

OK,  can I just say that this is just getting out of hand? Why does this movie need to be remade, did Brandon Lee not do a good enough job at portraying the ORIGINAL Crow? The man will never rest in peace because some asshole in a movie studio just has to change his dying legacy. What is wrong with this picture?? I am getting tired of these good movies being “re-booted”.

-Lazy idiot-

Here is the new trailer for Iron Man 2 and it looks awesome!

I personally loved the 1st movie, and think adding Mickey Rourke as Whiplash will prove to be a kick-ass addition.

Not sure about Don Cheadle yet, but he looks OK as War Machine so far. I guess seeing the movie will tell for sure!

They have clearly pumped some serious money into this flick and it looks bad, I’ll be there to see it!

-Lazy Idiot-

OK, I may be a little biased here, but I get sick and tired of seeing cars go round and round in circles all year long, and hardly getting to see that beautiful pigskin flying through the air. I know for many Americans Nascar has it’s own pastime mystique, but there is so much more tradition to football in my eyes. You look in those stands at an NFL game and all you see is devotion to a team (whoever that may be), but with Nascar it just seems to be a bit dizzying really. Yes, I am aware that teams exist, and everyone has a favorite driver, but it’s not the same.   I grew up on football so perhaps that is part of my bias here, but there is so much more in the way of possibility in terms of scheming and planning with football. I’m not trying to say that Nascar doesn’t have it’s own planning and scheming involved, but come on, how much preparation does it take to have a guy that sits behind the wheel of a car going in circles??  Other than the crews that build the cars, and the pit crews that maintain them during a race, I see no further preparation.   I would also like to dispel the rumors that Nascar drivers are “athletes”. I understand that they can lose upwards of 10 lbs in a single race due to water release (sweating) and evaporation, but there is a lot more to being an athlete than sitting in a car trying to stay hydrated. Try running up and down a field all day long at full speed smashing your body into that of a 300 pound lineman whilst trying to hold on to an oblong shaped, slippery ball. Now that’s what I call an athlete. It’s someone that can give and take a lot more physically, as opposed to staying hydrated and keeping that wheel pointed to the left all day long. It’s not like REAL athletes don’t have to stay hydrated either!!  Maybe I just don’t understand it well enough, especially since there are so many different drivers in so many different series’.  But I can’t find myself interested enough to not really ever get into it enough to understand it.  That is what makes America great though, is the freedom to choose which sports you love best.  Cheer on America!

Reply with your comments on this matter and let me know what you think.

-Lazy Idiot-