We both got a kick out of Wanted as an action rollercoaster with shades of Matrix aspirations, though it didn’t quite live up to the expectations set by some of the rumours… or set by the first 10 minutes of the film. But it’s a great ride that’s definitely worth seeing — if you’ve already seen Dark Knight that is.

But if you hit the snack bar, make sure to bring back something for Angelina Jolie. She looks like she could use the meal.

~Matt + Nat

Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale had a hell of a task in front of them to top Batman Begins, and with the addition of Heath Ledger and Aaron Eckhart it certainly sounded like the team was in place. But we both agree that it missed the mark a bit, and didn’t quite live up to what it could have been, or what people are making it out to be. The major shortfall? Batman himself.

~Matt + Nat

Sweet Zombie Jesus. Zack Snyder looks to have worked his visual magic on yet another epic comicbook. Scratch that. THE Epic Comicbook. If you ‘re not familiar with the Watchmen this just looks like a pretty nifty trailer, but if you’ve read the book, you’re probably still picking your jaw up off the floor. We just shot three reviews all in all… one for Wanted, one for Dark Knight… and one for the Trailer of the Watchmen. Dark Knight should be up tomorrow, but in the meantime, enjoy our take on the progress of Zack Snyder’s Watchmen… and we tacked the trailer on there at the end for anyone who has missed it!

~Matt + Nat

We’re eagerly anticipating Nolan’s second crack at bat… *ba-doom crash* and the addition of Heath and Aaron as well as the replacement of Mrs. Tom Cruise with Maggie Gyllenhaal are all on the side of awesome.

But will it stand up to the incumbent Comicbook movie champion of Iron Man? The DK cast and crew are all pretty excited, and these scenes give us a pretty amazing glimpse at what’s in store for us with our 12:01 tickets in hand! Who else is 12:01-ing it with us?

~Matt + Nat

LINKS:
Warner Brothers’ Official Dark Knight site

Mississauga Independent Film Festival - MIFF.ca

 

 

Clearly Marvel likes it when WE are hungry… which after another comic-movie-done-right makes Marvel Studios 2 for 2 so far. Punisher: War Journal later this year ought to round out the hat trick! The Acting was solid, the story was very fun and Abomination was not a disappointment. In fact, now we’ve had TWO prelude to Captain America moments this year… first Cap’s shield in Stark’s garage and now a reference to the WWII Super Soldier project.

Our Review should be ready in a few days, but first, let’s hear what YOU have to say about Leterrier’s attempt to fill Ang Lee’s shoes!

~Matt + Nat

 

So, Ed Norton, William Hurt, Liv Tyler and Tim Roth? That sounds like a pretty amazing cast… even if they did already have a cast for the Hulk from Ang Lee’s 2003 go-round. Matt liked the first one, Nat is game for some Ed Norton, and we’re both TOTALLY jazzed about some Tony Stark action on Friday the 13… what about you?

~Matt + Nat

Have you seen Kingdom of the Crystal Skull yet? Drop us your two cents on it! Here’s OUR review on the Indy movie that has caused a LOT of bumping of ideologies from CG vs. practical, Russian villains to the Sci-Fi bent, to an Indy in his 60’s! Give us your opinion!

~Matt + Nat

With 18 years between Last Crusade and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, there is some apprehension from die-hard Indy fans on this one… but after seeing what the Big Three have to say about this installment, we’re pretty sold. What are your thoughts on this one? A long overdue chapter in the Indy series? Or a tacked-on cash grab happening too late to be good for a classic franchise? There’s definitely lots of opinion out there…

~Matt + Nat

We’ve been talking about it in the comments of the Preview for a while, but Matt + Nat chime in with their Review of Iron Man. Matt is convinced this is the new yardstrick to which every comic movie must be measured, and Nat just can’t get enough of Robert Downey Jr.’s Performance as Tony Stark. All in all, it seems like Jon Favreau’s Iron Man managed to serve many masters… but let’s break it all down…

What did you think? Let us know if you think we’re full of it, or if you’re on board with our impressions of the first blockbuster of the Season!

~Matt + Nat

We weren’t really expecting much from this, mostly because the ads were pretty lacklustre… if you even saw them. Between an ad campaign that seemed confused from day one and the fact that the source material is actually just too old to have been raised on ourselves, we didn’t jump on this one right away, but it sure was a fun ride once we did. We’re quite sure that with high expectations, this would have been a miserable movie going experience… so it’s not great. Just better than expected with some equally surprising visuals. What did you think? Did you even bother?

~Matt + Nat

PS. Matt REALLY hated the monkey and the kid. Just sayin’