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January 22, 2016January 22, 2016

Why Even Make An Avatar 2?

Now don’t get me wrong Fox has 2.8 Billion reasons to make Avatar 2, but it seems like James Cameron can’t find one. Sure he keeps talking about the Avatar sequels, but he hasn’t really moved on them. Now we are learning that Avatar 2 will not make it in time for its Christmas 2017 projected release date. Some are saying this is because Disney has scared him off by moving Star Wars VIII to Christmas, but we all know this is just because James Cameron has decided he needs a little more time.

James Cameron is free to do what he likes, but I think he should just let Avatar go. It was a landmark film when it came out, and it showed us what 3D digital filmography could do, but it hasn’t aged well. Unlike most films I am not talking about the special effects, I am talking about the story. Fern Gully/Dances with Wolves in space was thrilling and a great way to show off the technology, but the universe around it was ho-hum, and since it has been so long between sequels any great love people had for it is decaying. If he could have gotten this movie out three or four years ago, maybe, but it has already been seven years since Avatar came out, and every year that passes it moves further out of the public consciousness.

I think he should just let Avatar be the great film that it was and move on. He clearly has other things that he feels more passionate about, and that is what he should do. If we do get an Avatar 2 at some point it will not be a labor of love, but an obligation that was fulfilled several years too late, and that would do a great disservice to a wonderful film and its fans.

January 21, 2016January 21, 2016

The Sherlock Christmas Special Is A Mess! A Fun Mess, But Still A Mess!

After two years Sherlock is back on TV, but this time the gang is in the Victorian Era. It was a fun idea to put the show back in its original period, but the story tried to be too clever for its own good. So instead of the Master Detective figuring things out in a hyper-logical manner, stuff just kind of happens.

In this episode of Sherlock, when a bride comes back from the dead to kill her husband there is only one man smart enough to figure out what happened! Sherlock Holmes. Well, he kind of figures it out anyway. He has a fair amount of help.

I think that the writers just kind of tried too hard with episode. Everything is overly complicated, and the message felt a little forced. Then when they try and link it up with the currant day show it looses steam trying to over explain everything which takes away from the case Sherlock and Watson are working on. There was just too much ground to cover in ninety minutes. That all being said, I still quite liked it, but mostly due to the fun setting and strength of Sherlock’s cast.

For the most part I was just happy to have Sherlock back on TV, and if you love the show like I do, I am sure you will feel the same way. It is just a shame that Sherlock: The Abominable Bride couldn’t capitalize on the great premise, and instead ended up being one of the series’ weaker episodes.

January 20, 2016

Yesterday Was Christmas For DC Movie Fans! First Full Suicide Squad Trailer And First Look At Wonder Woman!

Thanks to the CW’s Justice League Universe Special we have a new Suicide Squad trailer, and it looks awesome! I can’t wait to see the these bad guys save the world!

Then if that wasn’t enough we also get the fist footage for Wonder Woman! There is not a lot to go on yet besides the fact she rides around on a horse a lot and enjoys big hats, but it is exciting none the less.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9Ur4De7yT8

It is fun to see DC’s Movie Universe come together. I just hope that it is all good!

January 19, 2016January 19, 2016

Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation Should Be Considered Child Abuse!

You would have thought I would have learned my lesson about watching 80’s cartoon movies based purely on nostalgia with the She-Ra/He-Man Christmas Special, but no, when my wife and I were looking for a movie for Lil’ Shmee to watch we saw that the Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation was free On Demand and thought, “This will be fun!”. It was not fun. It was an hour’s worth of visual punishment. Nothing about this ‘film’ made any sense, and it was some of the worst animation I have ever seen.

The ‘movie’ tells the origins of the titular Care Bears and their Care Bear Cousins while introducing the two founding Care Bears: True Heart Bear and Noble Heart Horse. Meanwhile Dark Heart (pretty much Satan) is terrorizing the world’s longest and least supervised summer camp. I can only guess that the camp counselors all died of boredom. I mean the Care Bears and their Cousins grow up while these poor kids are still at camp. Anyway, the Care Bears need to stop Dark Heart from making this camp exciting or something otherwise the world will fall under his influence.

I think my description of Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation makes it sound much more coherent than it is. This ‘movie’ couldn’t follow a plotline if you held a gun to its figurative head. Now I know this ‘film’ was pure advertising for two new Care Bears and Baby Care Bears, but it is bad when a He-Man Christmas movie has more artistic merit. If I was the director and I read the ‘script’ I think I would have told to the writer, “Hey, I think you can do better!” I mean, I know the ‘movie’ had a writer, I looked him up on its Wikipedia page.

I guess what I am saying is, if you have fond memories of Care Bears related media, your probably shouldn’t re-watch any of it. It makes the stuff the kids watch today look like Shakespeare. If the Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation is anything to go off of the 80’s were a cartoon sinkhole that should be filled in. This ‘movie’ should not be watched under any circumstances.

January 18, 2016January 18, 2016

Exploring The Expanse!

Looks like the people over at SyFy have decided to keep up their trend of adding more Sci-Fi shows to the network named after them. I am thrilled, and what is even better is that they are all unique! Their new show The Expanse is the space version of an old school cold war noir thriller. At least so far.

Humans have settled the solar system, and tensions are high between the U.N controlled Earth and the independent Mars. The poor people that run the mines on the asteroid belt, known as ‘Belters’, are caught in between. Someone is trying to make this cold war turn hot. Can they find the people responsible tying to ignite hostilities between planets before the start of the first Solar War?

So if you think of Earth as the USA and Mars as Russia than the Belters are the Middle East. Shows and movies that are able to use the past tell stories about the future always work well because we instantly understand them. We have a shared history with a world that doesn’t exist, or exist yet anyway. While a Worlds War would be interesting. Watching people try and stop one could be even more thrilling.

This show has a large cast of characters, and so far they all seem to be playing their parts well. I am happy to see Thomas Jane working in something noteworthy again. He kind of got the short end of the stick with The Punisher movie. Yes the movie was bad, but he was a great Punisher. I hope this is the start of good things for him.

I very interested to see how this all plays out. Will the Belters get out from under the thumbs of Earth and Mars? Will there be a war? Will the show end as well as it started? Will something from totally out of left field happen? Hopefully it will be fun to find out!