Trailer Reaction:Star Trek Into Darkness

I have never been a Star Trek person.Star Wars was my series.But in 2009 Star Trek was updated in a reboot directed by J.J Abrams.I'm sure most people were skeptical seeing as how it takes place when the Enterprise crew is first formed....that would mean no Shatner,which would make anyone nervous.But once it came out,I thought it was one of the best movies of 2009.I'm sure many others did too,I was blown away by how good it was.I watched it again recently and was very excited for a sequel.Luckily a few days later a teaser came out for it's sequel,Star Trek Into Darkness.There is also a trailer out by now too.
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Luckily all the primary cast members are returning,Chris Pine as Kirk,Zachary Quinto as Spock, Zoë Saldana as Uhura,John Cho as Sulu,Anton Yelchin as Checkov,Karl Urban as Bones,and Simon Pegg as Scotty. Bruce Greenwood is also returning as Christopher Pike.The villain this time around is a character named John Harrison,played by English actor Benedict Cumberbatch. There was speculation that he was playing a character from the original series named Gary Mitchell,but this has since been denied,and it has been denied for a while that he is playing Khan from Star Trek 2(many people seem to think this because this is the second film).

Harrison looks like he may also be a member of Starfleet,there are parts in the trailer where he is wearing a shirt with the Starfleet emblem on it.Kirk and Harrison seem to recognize each other,so I bet Cumberbatch's character is holding a grudge over something.

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The trailer had a really dark tone to it,which I thought was interesting.I feel like there will be the death of a main character.There is a shot at the end of the trailer when someone is putting their hand up to someone else's,but they are separated by glass.If I had to take a guess,I feel that Spock will be the one to die if anyone.He did in the original second one,but I seriously doubt Abrams will take that directly from the original second movie for his interpretation.

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At first there were talks for Benecio Del Toro to be the villian and even talked with Abrams about the role,but he eventually backed out.

I hope Cumberbatch's character can be sympathetic.Sympathetic villians are always the best ones,because you can see why they are like they are.Like in the 2009 film,Eric Bana's character Nero lost his wife and his whole home planet!So you did kind of feel bad for him and understood why he wanted revenge.

I am very happy that the primary cast is returning,because they all are very good actors in their parts, especially Chris Pine(Kirk) and Zachary Quinto(Spock).I've seen some of the original tv show,and all the actors did very well at fitting the characters from the original series,they all feel like the characters at a younger age.

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Movie Review:Skyfall

James Bond is back.This film's relese date is to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the James Bond series,beginning with Dr.No in 1962.The James Bond character is in his 23 film,titled Skyfall.Daniel Craig is playing the MI6 agent for the third time,first was in a sort of reboot in 2006's Casino Royale,and it's direct sequel,2008's Quantum of Solace.I was blown away by Casino Royale,i was so impressed with how good it was.Quantum of Solace,I had mixed feelings about,and it partly could be because I had high expectations from the first movie.Now we have Skyfall.....

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The film starts with MI6 agent Bond and another agent,Eve(Naomie Harris) chasing a mercenary named Patrice(Ola Rapace),who has stolen a highly valuable computer hard drive that contains the names of every agent undercover in terrorist organizations.During a fight with between Bond and Patrice on a train,Eve from a distance is ordered by the head of MI6,M(Judi Dench) to take the shot at Patrice.Eve accidently shoots Bond,and he falls into a river assumed dead while Patrice escapes.

Bond has "retired" using his supposed death to disappear,but when cyberattacks against MI6 and it's agents begin,Bond knows he has to come out of retirement and find the cyberterrorist who is doing this,who is actually a former MI6 agent himself who wants revenge on M for betraying him.

Javier Bardem plays Raoul Silva,a highly skilled(and very fabulous) cyber terrorist,who was a former MI6 agent.Other cast members include Ralph Fiennes playing Garreth Mallory,Chairmen of the Intelligence and Security Agency.Ben Whishaw plays Q,a characer that has actually been in 20 of the 23 Bond movies,played by various actors.The Q stands for quartermaster.

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This movie is around two and a half hours,but i didn't feel it at all.The action is incredible,and the best parts of the movie is seeing Bond and Silva interacting,because they basically were the same person at one point.Also the relationship between Bond and M continues to be very well written and acted,much like it was in the last two films.

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The intro titles are also very well done,with the song "Skyfall" being preformed by Adele

I do have a few complaints though.My main one is being the so called "Bond Girls".He gets a different girl in every movie and she is never seen again once it ends.The characters of Eve and Severine are not as interesting as past girls and they do not have the chemistry with Bond like Eva Greene's character Vesper Lynn had in Casino Royale,that was a relationship you could believe.Severine isn't in it all that much,and Eve...it's weird considering she is the one who accidently shot Bond in the beginning anyway,and while it probably doesn't make him hold a grudge,i just found it odd.I wanted another Vesper.

But when you think about it,the real Bond Girl in this movie is Judi Dench's character M,because she doesn't see Bond as just another agent(even if she denies it),and she is almost like a mother to him.

Skyfall,in my opinion is just as good as Casino Royale,if not better.It makes me excited for what could be in the next Bond movie,and it also makes me want to go back and watch all the old ones that iv'e never seen.This is one of the best action movies iv'e seen in awhile,and honestly,if the world does end on the 21st, i'm perfectly fine with this being my last theatre experiance,because it was that enjoyable.

Movie Review:Wrath of the Titans

First they were clashin',now they wrathin'....


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This is one of those rare times when a sequel is better than the original......but i guess thats easy to do when the first movie was absolute garbage.Seriously,the bar could not be set any lower.This was a pleseant surprise.

This 2011 film is a sequel to the 2010 remake of Clash of the Titans,which as i said before,not good.The first movie was just boring and the effects were very mediocre.I never saw it in the theatre,or in 3D,but from what i heard,since it wasn't filmed in 3D and the 3D was added in post production,it looked awful.

Now we have Wrath of the Titans.Sam Worthington returns as the demigod Perseus,who is now living a quiet life with son after defeating the sea monster The Kracken in the first movie.But his father,the god Zeus,played by Liam Neeson comes down to him for help.He explains that now that humans are starting to lose faith in the Gods,and are starting to stop praying,they are now losing their powers.This also means everything they did will become undone,which includes imprisioning the Titans,so now they are breaking free,and will destroy the world.So it is up to Perseus and a few others to rescue Zeus and defeat the Titans.The God of the Underworld,Hades,played by Ralph Finnes,imprisions Zeus so that their father,Kronos,who is a Titan(he't that big lava monster on the poster above) can drain Zeus's powers so he can rise again.

This is not neccesarily a good movie.It is mainly a good movie on a technical basis.The effects are very impressive,especially Kronos,that was like the highpoint of the movie.The battle at the end was fun too.Much like the first movie,this does strip down Greek mythology and make it simple just involving action and monsters. http://collider.com/wp-content/uploads/wrath-of-the-titans-banner-poster-2.jpg

Some of the other cast members include Rosamund Pike playing Queen Andromeda(replacing actress Alexa Davalos from the first movie).Bill Nighy plays Hephaestus,who made weapons for the Gods.Edgar Ramirez plays Ares,the God of War who takes sides with Hades.Toby Kebbel(Rocknrolla) as Agenor,a thief who assists Perseus.Danny Houston as Poseidon,God of the Sea and father of Ares.

The best thing to talk about with this movie is the effects,hands down.The effects are what drive the movie to actually be fun.If they were bad,this could have been just as bad as the first movie.I found all the characters to not be that likeable at all,i just didn't care about them,and if i did,it's just because i like the actors(let's be honest,no one wants to see Liam Neeson die).This movie would be worth seeing in the theatre probably because of the effects.IMAX 3D sounds pretty awesome having fire thrown at you.Also there is a pretty cool scene involving a Labrynith.I was a little let down by the Minotaur when he finally comes in,he only has a small part.I thought the Chimera were cool,but Kronos and the Makhai were awesome i thought.

From what i hear,a thrid movie is being made.I don't really see a point to do one,but if it was as entertaining as this one,then yeah sure why not.Although it wouldn't kill them to have a little bit of a good story.

So if you want a visual fun fest,go get Wrath of the Titans.But if your hoping for a deep story,stay far away.