This was a good bank holiday weekend for Scott Pilgrim fans as 6 new posters debuted at MCM Expo and a new trailer launched online after 100,000 people became fans of the official facebook page. If you haven’t seen the new trailer watch it below then click on in for my favourite bits from the two trailers. It’s getting image heavy in here!
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As it’s a bank holiday all you’re getting is a long overdue review of Iron Man 2. For the short version: It’s not as bad as I had expected after reading other reviews. For the longer version:
Don Cheadle is the New Terrance Howard
Neither Cheadle nor Howard gave particularly stand out performance as Rhodey and the transition of actors was covered in Cheadle’s first bit of dialogue; “Look, it’s me, I’m here. Deal with it. Let’s move on.” The recasting was neither a big improvement or a major failure, just slightly pointless.
Scarlett Johansson is Very Pretty
Another big name that doesn’t make too much of an impact beyond making Gwyneth Paltrow look positively dowdy in comparison.
Sam Rockwell is Awesome
Rockwell continues to show just how versatile he is. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him give two similar performances and doubt I ever will… unless he plays the same character twice.
Robert Downey Jr. is Awesome, In a Different Way
Downey Jr. often seems to just be playing himself but in this way makes whatever character he’s playing seem incredibly real. There is something wonderfully naturalistic in the way he delivers dialogue.
It Was More Than a Set-Up for The Avengers
A lot of criticism portrays this film as building up for the big team up rather than being a film in it’s own right. While the Avengers are mentioned it is a minor point and I felt the film had a plot, of arguable quality, of its own.
The Film is Alright
No it isn’t as good as the first but this is the best cast of any super hero film so far and they didn’t cram in too many bad guys. The film was enjoyable and gave me what I expected, even if that was something a little unsatisfying.
17th May 1936 – 29th May 2010
“Like all artists I want to cheat death a little and contribute something to the next generation.”
8th February 1968 – 28th May 2010
“I try to make fun of myself and let people know that I’m a human being, and these things that have happened to me are real. I’m not just some cartoon who exists and suddenly doesn’t exist.”
Films out on a Friday, whatever next?
The Losers
This years first big film about a team of middle aged men gone rogue. This is not The A-Team or The Expendables but it might as well be.
REC 2
Oh my word something horrifying is happening so I will catch it on my camera along with everyone else!!
Sex and the City 2
As the cast gets ever older I want to know much less about all the sex they get up to in the city. All I know is a male character is in it despite the actor claiming he wasn’t, the tease!
Space Chimps 2
In the sequel to everyone’s favourite chimp-based space comedy the chimps encounter and abandoned spaceship and get horribly mauled by what they find on board. They later discover the ship is their own but from the future. This may not be entirely accurate.
Tooth Fairy
But Dwayne Johnson is huge, he can’t be a fairy! I have just summarised the point of this film. That said Mr Johnson does amuse me.
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