I saw Deadpool earlier today at the nearby Alamo Draft House. I must say, there is nothing quite like watching an enjoyable movie with a hot meal in front of you and a delicious cocktail in one hand. Now that I got that free plug for the Draft House out of the way, let's get to the main point of this post. To be more specific, the seven reasons why Deadpool is a must-see … [Read more...]
Three Reasons Why I Am Mad Excited About The Deadpool Movie
The three reasons that I am excited about the movie Deadpool are: 1. "Practice makes perfect." It's been tough schlepping for Ryan Reynolds in the superhero movie business. In 2004, he co-starred as the wisecracking, vampire-slayer Hannibal King in the highly-disappointing Blade Trinity, which signaled the end of the highly-successful Blade movie franchise for now at … [Read more...]
The Best Comic Book Movie Of 2015
Happy New Year to geeks and non-geeks around the world! It was a relatively quiet year for the comic book movie genre in 2015, but there was still a gem among this year's trio of major superhero-themed releases. #3 Coming in at number three, by default, is the infamous reboot of Fantastic Four. The movie was panned so much by family, friends and fellow geeks that I did … [Read more...]
Star Wars The Force Awakens May Be The Greatest Remix Ever
Several years ago, P-Diddy released, "We Invented the Remix," an album which highlighted his label's knack for sampling older songs, updating them with modern hip-hop beats and vocals, and making new hits. In many ways, J.J. Abrams has done a similar thing in the science fiction genre. It first started with his excellent Star Trek "updates", including Star Trek and Star Trek … [Read more...]
Star Wars The Force Awakens A Ton Of Comments From My Family And Friends
Not only has Star Wars The Force Awakens shattered the box office opening weekend record, it may be the most talked about, Tweeted about and YouTube viewed Internet topic in quote some time. As a result, I decided to ask my close buddies, who are also Star Wars fanatics, to share their musings on the latest story in a galaxy far, far away...here are a … [Read more...]