The Total Recall Remake Actually Looks… Good?

April 2, 2012 Phil Articles, Movies

I admit it. I kinda laughed at the prospect of a remake of Total Recall. I honestly didn’t think we needed it. Sure, the original gave us such wonderful lines to quote/mock, but I felt that a remake once again was Hollywood taking the easy way out.

Well, yesterday, the first official trailer hit (after a teaser trailer for the trailer was released a few days ago…. okay, then).

I admit it. This looks good. I have moved this off my “See it when it comes to HBO/Netflix” list to “Might see this in the theaters.”

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Comic Review: Transformers: Autocracy #4

March 29, 2012 Phil Comics, Reviews, Transformers

Image via Comixology.com

IDW’s digital-only Transformers: Autocracy is headed towards the meat of its story, and the pieces of the plot are becoming more apparent. Last issue saw Optimus ambushed the Decepticons, but they only wanted to bring him to Megatron for a talk. Let’s see who’s in a talking mood… » Read more..

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Movie Review: The Hunger Games

March 26, 2012 Phil Movies, Reviews

This past weekend, my wife and I went to see The Hunger Games, the action-packed adaptation of the first book of Suzanne Collins’ ultra-successful book trilogy. Starring Jennifer Lawrence as Katiness Everdeen, the movie follows her as she leaves her home to take part in a cruel and highly political game of survival.

Image via TheHungerGamesMovie.com

Thoughts

Having read the first book several months ago, I knew what to expect from this movie, although I was curious how they would handle the story. The book is told entirely from Katniss’ first-person point-of-view, so unless they used an inner (or outer) monologue, details would have to be given to the viewer via added scenes. (Potential Spoilers Ahead!) » Read more..

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Comic Review: Transformers: Autocracy #3

March 26, 2012 Phil Comics, Reviews, Transformers

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IDW’s digital-only Transformers: Autocracy enters its third chapter. The plot should start picking up after the past two issues, so let’s see what happens…. » Read more..

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Comic Review: Mark Waid’s “Luther”

March 21, 2012 Phil Comics, Reviews

Mark Waid is running an experiment. He’s offering up a digital comic for free with no DRM-strings attached. It’s in PDF form meaning you can read it using whatever PDF application you want. You don’t have to pay for a single thing to read “Luther”. Go to MarkWaid.com and download it. The more downloads, the more stuff like this we’ll see.

But even free might not be worth the price. » Read more..

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Teenage Alien Ninja Turtles — The Weirdness in Bay’s Head

March 20, 2012 Phil Articles, Movies, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Toys

So on Sunday, my wife happened see on Twitter that Michael Bay was changing the origins of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for his big-screen movie.

“How so?” I asked.

“He’s making them aliens.”

“… say what?”

So, I do some searching and I find this quote on io9: » Read more..

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Comic Review: Saga #1

March 19, 2012 Phil Comics, Reviews

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[Note: Saga is a mature title. Please keep that in mind when reading this review.]

I hadn’t heard anything about Brian K. Vaughan’s Saga until the day it was published. My Twitter feed exploded Wednesday and evening with praise and adulation and requests for copies as it sold out in shop after shop. Thankfully, one E-mail to my local comic store was able to reserve me one of the few copies they had left. So, I started in with absolutely no pre-conceived notions about what I was about to read.

It wasn’t what I expected. » Read more..

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The Weirdness Going on at Hasbro

March 12, 2012 Phil Articles, Toys, Transformers

So, over the weekend at Cybertron Con, Hasbro announced that there would be a bunch of new toys coming out, many as part of the beloved “Classics” line.

Except, they’re only going to be exclusive to Hasbro Asia. Not even Japan, but Asia.

Check out Planet Iacon Singapore Transformers Fans Unite‘s Facebook page for the pictures. Here’s a listing, thanks to TFW2005: » Read more..

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