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October 13, 2014October 13, 2014

LEGO Batman Is The Best Batman! (Oh, Other Stuff Happened Too)

In probably the best DC Comics movie news of last week, and last week had had some great DC news, Batman from the LEGO Movie is getting his own flick in 2017! Will Arnett’s version of the Caped Crusader was a lot of fun in the LEGO Movie, and he pretty much stole every scene he was in, so this is not that surprising, but it is good news. I hope he brings the rest of the Justice League with him!

It looks like DC is really pumping the gas for its live action movies as well hiring Chris Terrio (Argo) to write the Justice League, and it looks like Brainiac will be the crew’s nemesis. DC is also getting the script ready for a Suicide Squad movie. Sadly Harley Quinn will not be in this version of the evil doer forced to be good franchise, but I am sure they are saving a roster spot for her in future films. A Suicide Squad movie is really going to put the pressure on Sony to deliver a good Sinister Six film.

With all of these movies coming out, March 2016 can’t get here soon enough. I can’t wait to get DC’s movie universe started. For more information check out Latino Review!

October 10, 2014October 10, 2014

Shmee Gets The Perfect Cast For All Female Ghostbusters!

Well the all female Ghostbusters is happening, and I can’t wait! I am a little disappointed that it is a reboot and not a sequel. I think it would have been fun to have Dan Aykroyd as the owner of a franchise or something and helping this new team along, but still this should be a good flick. That being said they are going to need a world class group of actors to make this movie happen, and I think I got a good one:

Team Leader: Aisha Tyler

She is funny and as cool as they come. She would get this rag-tag group bustin’ ghosts in no time! If she is not in this movie I say we all riot!

Cool Jerk: Kristen Wiig

She is talented enough to do any of the roles, but she would be that perfect jerk you just can’t help but love. Honestly they could just make the movie with her and Aisha Tyler and it would be awesome.

Dorky Doctor: Anna Faris

She is super funny, and I could totally see her believably spouting off all sorts of mumbo jumbo. Her husband just made it big as Star Lord, and I think it is time for her in the spotlight.

The Brains: Aubrey Plaza

She has shown that she can keep a straight face while crazy things are happening all around her on Parks and Recreation, and I think that talent would crossover well here. Get her some thick glasses and you are good to go.

Odd Next Door Neighbor: Felicia Day

She could be the perfect weirdo next door, and she would be one heck of a “Keymaster”. It might be time for Felicia Day to prove she is ready for the big leagues.

That is my cast, and I am sure they would knock this movie out of the park. I have done all the hard work for you Mr. Feig, so make it happen.

October 9, 2014October 9, 2014

The Flash Premiers!

The CW launched their expanded universe Tuesday with The Flash, and I think they are going to be very successful. The pilot had its flaws, but I think it set up the show for success. Much like Gotham and Arrow, I think this show will get better as it goes.

The show obviously introduces us to Barry Allen (Grant Gustin), and how he becomes the fastest man alive. He is hit by lightning due to a particle accelerator malfunction. I don’t know of a more comic-booky origin than that, and then by the end of the show he is wearing the suit and saving lives.

That is the big problem with this pilot, they rushed through it. They knew that they had to tell an origin story, but they also knew that people are over origin stories, so they kind of just got it over with. I think it was the right choice because now they are free to tell whatever Flash story they want without him having to decided to be a hero or not. He can still struggle with it, but he is already wearing the suit, so it will mostly just be introspection.

Grant Gustin did a good job as Barry Allen. It is not the Barry Allen from the comic books, but he is a good change of pace from other heroes. He is a geeky happy mix of Peter Parker and Wally West (The Younger Flash), but that works well. We don’t need any more brooding. The rest of that cast I am not sure about yet, but that is mostly because of the quick pace of the episode we didn’t get a chance to see what they can do.

I have high hopes for this show, and it has the potential to be very good. Now that they got this show out of the way I hope they can start cashing in some of that potential. I will be tuning in every week to see how they are progressing, and for now I recommend you do too.

October 8, 2014October 8, 2014

Is Jena Malone Going To Be Robin?! (Or Batgirl)

Jena Malone who you may know as Johanna Mason from the Hunger Games movies may be in the new Batman V Superman flick. She has visited the set, and the new hair color would be perfect for Carrie Kelley the female Robin character from the comic books. Red hair could also be Harley Quinn or Barbara Gordon (Batgirl), or you know she may just like red hair, and it is a good look on her. Her set visits could also just be that she is good friends with director Zack Snyder, and she just wants to check out one the biggest movies of 2016. Heck I know I would.

Regardless you can read all the speculation over at Batman-news.com.

October 7, 2014October 7, 2014

Fate/Zero Could Have Been Fun!

Fate/Zero is a Japanese anime made by Ufotable and based off the light novel (short manga series) of the same name, and I think if I was a little younger I would have liked it more then I did now. It can be fun, but it gets caught up in its own mire to let that fun shine through in many of its episodes.

The plot follows seven mages as they battle for the Holy Grail, and to help them they get to summon heroes from the past to fight for and defend them. The Grail is not the normal Grail that we think of but an object made by mages to grant any wish, but since the mages couldn’t decide who got the wish their future families get to fight for it every so often. This battle takes place during the fourth Grail War.

Now the part of the series that really works are the heroes and mages battling each other. I mean who doesn’t want to see King Author duke it out with Alexander the Great, or see mages cast magic spells all over the place, but the problem is they cut away from the fun to show all the suffering these mages and “heroes” are causing. It is like they couldn’t handle just having a fun show about history’s (well historical fiction’s anyway) greatest warriors going at it, so they added in some brutal human suffering to spice things up a bit. It is such a shame because when this show is showing cool battles and hanging out with heroes it is great. It is a waste of the premise.

If you are an anime fan you may like this show. For people that are new to genre this is probably not a great place to start. I wanted to like this show, and when I was younger and more in to anime I may have given it more of the benefit of the doubt, but being older and having less patience I can’t help but see this show as a waste of potential.