Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Last Vegas - Trailer

'Last Vegas' = The Wolf Pack at 60+. Its the story of three 60 year olds tasked with throwing a bachelor party for their life long friend. The movie stars; Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, Michael Douglas, and Kevin Kline. No shortage of talent in this movie, and for better or worse you can clearly see someone just put an old age twist on the successful 'Hangover' franchise. With this cast and this story line and what I can see from the trailer, it looks like 'Last Vegas' should appeal to a lot of people, especially those that grew up watching these great veteran actors.


Release Date: November 1, 2013



Wednesday, August 21, 2013

The Grandmaster - Trailer

It's been a long time since there has been a martial arts movie that looks as good as 'The Grandmaster' seems to be. I cant tell you one actor in this movie and I certainly cant pronounce any of their names, so that tells me there wont be any regular American actors faking any accents. I dont know much about the story, other than the Grandmaster is the man who trained the great Bruce Lee. Good enough for me. Check out the trailer below. Fight scenes look intense and the cinematography looks amazing.



Release date: Aug 23


Friday, August 9, 2013

The Monuments Men - Trailer

'The Monuments Men' is based on the true story of a group of men comprised of historians and curators sent to protect the art that the Nazis have stolen before they are destroyed. The movie is loaded with talented actors like, George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, and my favorite, John Goodman. The Monuments Men is set to release this year on December 18. So before you go see 'The Lone Survivor', go check this one out. Looks to have a good balance of drama and lightheartedness.

Check out the trailer below....


Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Lone Survivor - Trailer one MOVING

'Lone Survivor' is based on the real life story of a Navy SEAL mission called "Operation Red Wings" that took place in June of 2005. If you dont know the story of 'Operation Red Wings' or dont want to know prior to actually seeing the movie adaptation of it, dont read anything about this movie. In fact its best just to turn your brain off completely. Otherwise, Im sure you will easily be able to figure out what the movie/story is all about based on the title.



This is the story of four members of SEAL Team 10 that were sent into the mountains of Afghanistan for surveillance and reconnaissance of the Taliban leader, Ahmad Shahd, and if possible capture or kill Shahd. However, just a few short hours after being dropped in the SEAL team was ambushed and a fire fight ensued. 'Lone Survivor' is writer/director 'Peter Berg's' adaptation of the mission, rescue attempt and survival of the men involved.

This movie stars Mark Wahlberg (Marcus Luttrell), Taylor Kitsch, and Eric Bana. I've watched the trailer below four times now. I found it incredibly moving.  'Lone Survivor' doesnt seem to be your run of the mill Hollywood-ized adaptation of a true story turned into an 80's action movie. There is so much more depth here. Im really drawn into this story, the characters and the intense drama that I saw in these 2 short mins. Im not naive to the fact that they probably have added to the story. Thats just what Hollywood does. But regardless, I havent been this intested in a military story turned movie since 'Act of Valor' (guess that wasnt that long ago).

Peter Berg maybe didnt set out to win an Oscar with this film, but "Lone Survivor' has Oscar bait written all over it. As well as another chance for Wahlberg to get the credit for the fine acting he has been doing lately.

Check out the trailer below. Tell me what you think. Am I making too much of this movie too soon?

Release Date: Jan 10, 2014



Thursday, August 1, 2013

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Extended Edition) PRE-ORDER TODAY

On November 5th you'll be able to get your hands on the extended edition of 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'. You'll find on the DVD an extra 13 mins of film. That may not seem like a lot compared to how long the movie is already but every bit helps. If you already own the standard edition then you're probably not missing much, but we wont know until someone gets to see what's in those 13 mins. But either way you may want to pick this copy up for the 9 hours of behind the scenes and extras that are included with it. Check out the link below for a more detail list of what is included. While you're at it, you can pre-order it right there.

Pre-order today! The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Extended Edition)


Here is a teaser of some of the lost footage...