Greatest Movie Montages

Cotton and Sand made a great collection of training montages that make you just want to do something crazy... like not sit on your ass!!! You can check out all the videos they posted on their site but I decided to post my favorites from their collection and a few of my own.

Blood Sport:
USA.. A OKAY!!!!


Karate Kid:
Mr. Miyagi will always be the coolest karate master and Daniel-san will always be his star pupil... stupid "The Next Karate Kid"...errrrr.


Team America:
A montage that makes fun of montages is just something you can't live without.


Rocky:
Cotton and Sand posted Rocky IV, but I think the greatest Rocky montage will always be the first movie. I even posted this video in my Most Inspirational Movie Moments post because who doesn't get hyped by "Gonna fly now"?


The Lord of The Rings - The Return of the King:
The lighting of the beacons is one of those great movie moments that has you saying "oh yeah, some shit is going to go down now!!"


Mulan:
Yes, a Disney movie, but it's the best cartoon montage I've ever seen. The song is inspirational, the scenes get you hyped, and of course at the end everyone is suddenly really good.

The Dark Knight - The Joker Pictures

Here are a few of the pics of Heath Ledger as the Joker in the upcoming Batman movie: "The Dark Knight". I'm iffy about Heath Ledger in this movie but the pictures are starting to make him look more interesting. This is the number one movie I'm looking forward to right now after "Batman:Begins" was so good. Let's see how it goes.





Via [I Watch Stuff]

Pirates of the Caribbean - At World's End

I have to say this clearly, I hated Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest. It was a pointless sequel with bad dialogue, forced drama, multiple unimaginative plots, and an ending that left a bad taste in my mouth. After the movie was over I refused to see the third movie. I avoided any press, trailers, or promotion for the movie. I thought I was going to make it. I thought I would be able to keep myself from seeing the third Pirate movie, but they had the trailer during Spider-man 3. The trailer sucked me in and and I had the universal thought of hope... "maybe this time it will be better." So, I actually went and saw the movie this past weekend and have concluded the following: I liked it.

This movie wasn't as good as the first. The first was precise, had good comedic timing, was well written, had great character development, and had a nice clean ending. This movie was a watered down version of the first. The writing was very weak but still enjoyable. The humor was forced and often missed the mark. The character development was sporadic, had gigantic leaps in progress, but conformed to how we have come to perceive these characters. The ending cleaned some things up, but still left a lot of gaps that should have been filled. Overall it wasn't bad, but it still had a lot of bad parts.

!!!SPOILER ALERT!!!

The begging was pointless. We did not need to see pirates getting hanged, let alone singing. And what genius came up with the concept that killing a kid is the best way to start a family film. Someone at that studio is one sadistic bastard. Speaking of the studio people. Someone obviously thought we didn't Jack Sparrow was crazy enough so they decided to make give his hallucinations screen time so we can know that Jack is very crazy. Nice going their too guys.

I was pissed that the Calypso plot line was hyped up but ended with a fizz. She gets all big, she says something in a really deep voice, she turns into crabs (yeah, I'm sure THAT doesn't have a double meaning), she creates a storm, she creates a maelstrom, and that's it. Whoop-de-fucking-do. All this Calypso this, Calypso that crap and all she does is make everyone wet. That's was I call bad writing. And the writers were obviously pretty lazy because they threw in a nicely stolen "Braveheart" speech near the end. Yes, let's get the pirates hyped up with a speech about freedom and being free men... hmm, wonder why that sounds familiar you lazy bastards.

The graphics were pretty damn good. Almost every part of the movie looked real and astounding, although there was the scene before the waterfall where it looked so bad I expected the ship to run into a giant baby revealing that the whole thing was taking place in a bathtub.

The fight scene at the end was the highlight of the movie. Lots of sword fighting, lots of cheesy dialogue, and lots of stuff blowing up. The greatest part of the movie hands down. Even the lame "marriage ceremony" was enjoyable.

As for the characters, I will mention the obvious three stars of this movie. Barbosa, the monkey, and the parrot. These three are the best written, most enjoyable, and best developed characters of the movie. Barbosa showed us what a true captain and leader is, despite Jack's multiple attempts to prove himself the better(including the pirate telescope gag). The monkey and parrot provided enjoyable distractions from some of the scenes, acted as real people would in such situations, and were all around the best acted parts.

Overall, this film was good. Not bad, defiantly not great, and just above okay, it's a movie that is a step up from the last one, but still a step down from the first.

Mario Cake!!!!

A fellow blogger decided to make a great, creative, geeky mario cake. Well, the pictures (and link) say everything you need so take a look.




Via [The Last Boss]

Random List - 50 Highest Grossing Movies

I found a nice list on IMDB of the all time highest grossing worldwide box office movies. It is so up to date is had Spider-mad 3 on it. I wonder if it will change Monday after Pirates of the Caribbean 3 comes out this weekend.

1. Titanic (1997) - $1,835,300,000
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) - $1,129,219,252
3. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) - $1,060,332,628
4. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) -$968,657,891
5. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) -$922,379,000
6. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) -$921,600,000
7. Jurassic Park (1993) - $919,700,000
8. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) - $892,194,397
9. Shrek 2 (2004) - $880,871,036
10. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) - $866,300,000
11. Finding Nemo (2003) - $865,000,000
12. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) - $860,700,000
13. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) - $848,462,555
14. Independence Day (1996) - $811,200,000
15. Spider-Man (2002) - $806,700,000
16. Star Wars (1977) - $797,900,000
17. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) - $789,458,727
18. Spider-Man 2 (2004) - $783,577,893
19. The Lion King (1994) - $783,400,000
20. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - $756,700,000
21. Spider-Man 3 (2007) - $753,039,746
22. The Da Vinci Code (2006) - $749,536,138
23. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) - $738,809,845
24. The Matrix Reloaded (2003) - $735,600,000
25. Forrest Gump (1994) - $679,400,000
26. The Sixth Sense (1999) - $661,500,000
27. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) - $653,200,000
28. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) - $648,200,000
29. The Incredibles (2004) - $624,037,578
30. Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) - $623,829,763
31. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) - $614,300,000
32. The Passion of the Christ (2004) - $604,370,943
33. War of the Worlds (2005) - $591,377,056
34. Casino Royale (2006) - $587,607,184
35. Men in Black (1997) - $587,200,000
36. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) - $572,700,000
37. Night at the Museum (2006) - $570,914,157
38. Armageddon (1998/I) - $554,600,000
39. King Kong (2005) - $547,051,260
40. Mission: Impossible II (2000) - $545,300,000
41. Home Alone (1990) - $533,800,000
42. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - $533,800,000
43. Monsters, Inc. (2001) - $528,900,000
44. The Day After Tomorrow (2004) - $527,939,919
45. Ghost (1990) - $517,600,000
46. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) - $516,800,000
47. Aladdin (1992) - $501,900,000
48. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) - $494,800,000
49. Twister (1996) - $494,700,000
50. Toy Story 2 (1999) - $485,700,000

Mythbuster - Buster Will Speak!!!

Mythbusters is one of my favorite shows. Adam and Jamie are popular geeks who solve myths and urban legends with science. Okay, sometimes the science consists of them just using gizmos or pulleys to imitate or reenact the scenarios but there is always something interesting to see.

Well, recently the show hasn't been has good as it once was. The myths are becoming harder to come by and the shows are just less interesting. In an obvious gimmick and a bit of a nod to the fans who keep the show going they are going to add a speaker to Buster, the show's popular crash test dummy. Buster has been with the show since the first season and has been the one thrown into the line of fire on most the of the show's dangerous myths so I guess giving him a voice will only add to the joy in torturing him.

You can vote here and vote for what he will say on a future "car myth" episode. I voted for "Please do not kill yourself at home. I am what you call an expert." because it is a perfect spoof for the opening warning they give at the start of each episode. So, go vote for what I tell you to you want to vote for.

Via [TV Squad]

Edit: Well surfing around the web I stumbled across The First Church of Buster. Go check it out and then you will fully understand how much people are devoted to Buster and his "sacrifice".

The Golden Compass Trailer

I never read the book The Golden Compass or any of the other books of the His Dark Materials Trilogy, but after viewing this trailer I might have to dive into reading them.

Take a look for yourself.

The movie comes out December 7th of this year. Let's hope it's not all hype like the Harry Potter movies. (Yes I said the Harry Potter movies, the first two were great but they have just gone down hill after that)

What To Expect Next Fall

TV Squad was nice enough to have several posts called "upfronts" on what the television networks are doing with their fall shows including who is cancelled, who is returning, and the new shows we have to look forward to. As usual, I love to make things easy for you guys and summarize the information.

Here you go, but keep in mind all these could change.

Fox
Returning:'Til Death, House, Bones, The Simpsons, Family Guy, King of the Hill, American Dad, America's Most Wanted, Cops, Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?, American Idol, 24, Prison Break

New: K-Ville, New Amsterdam, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Back to You, Return of Jezebel James, Rules for Starting Over, Kitchen Nightmares, Canterbury's Law, Nashville

Cancelled: The Winner, Standoff, Drive, The War at Home, The O.C., Justice, Happy Hour, The Rich List, Vanished, The Wedding Bells, The Loop

CW
Returning: Everybody Hates Chris; America's Next Top Model; The Game; Girlfriends; Smallville; Supernatural; One Tree Hill (mid-season); Pussycat Dolls: The Search for the Next Doll; WWE SmackDown!

New: Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants; Hidden Palms (Premieres on May 30th); Aliens in America; Gossip Girl; Reaper; Life is Wild; Online Nation (formerly Viewsers); CW Now; Farmer Takes a Wife

Cancelled: All of Us; Gilmore Girls; Reba; Runaway; Seventh Heaven; Veronica Mars

CBS
Returning: The Amazing Race, Cold Case, 60 Minutes, How I Met Your Mother, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Two and a Half Men, Rules of Engagement, CSI: Miami, NCIS, The Unit, Criminal Minds, CSI: NY, Survivor, CSI, Shark, Without A Trace, Ghost Whisperer, Numb3rs, 48 Hours Mystery.

New: Viva Laughlin, Swingtown, Moonlight, Cane, Big Bang Theory, Power of 10, Kid Nation

Cancelled: King of Queens, Jericho, The Class, Close To Home

ABC
Returning: Grey's Anatomy, Ugly Betty, October Road, Notes from the Underbelly, Men In Trees, Brothers & Sisters, Wife Swap, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Desperate Housewives, The Bachelor, Dancing with the Stars, Lost, Supernanny, America's Funniest Home Videos, Boston Legal, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, 20/20, Primetime (specials and special series)

New: Big Shots, Carpoolers, Cashmere Mafia, Eli Stone, Dirty Sexy Money, Cavemen, Miss/Guided, Private Practice, Pushing Daisies, Sam I Am, Women's Murder Club, Oprah's Big Give

Cancelled: The Nine, Six Degrees, The Great American Dream Vote, Show Me The Money, Day Break, In Case of Emergency, The Knights of Prosperity, What About Brian, George Lopez, According to Jim

NBC
Returning:Friday Night Lights, Law & Order, Law & Order: CI, Law & Order: SVU, Deal or No Deal, 30 Rock, The Office, Heroes, Scrubs, ER, The Biggest Loser, Las Vegas, My Name Is Earl, 1 vs. 100, Dateline, Football Night In America, Medium, and Saturday Night Live

New: The Bionic Woman, The IT Crowd, Chuck, Journeyman, Life, Lipstick Jungle, The Singing Bee, World Moves, and Heroes: Origins

Cancelled: Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip, Crossing Jordan, The Black Donnellys, Kidnapped, Andy Barker, P.I., Identity, Raines, 20 Good Years, Grease: You're The One That I Want, The Real Wedding Crashers, Thank God You're Here.

Heroes Season Finale

Okay, the most important thing to say it this....

!!!SPOILER ALERT!!!

Now, with that out of the way, I have to say this was one of the most well written endings I've seen in a while. Everything came together. The paintings, the visions, the heroes, and the character development. Peter finally gained the courage to stand on his own, although he needed help to take down Sylar. Claire finally took action to get away from her grandmother and Nathan. Niki finally proved that she is the stronger sister. Hiro finally became a hero. And Nathan finally saved the world, which sucks because I was getting so used to hating him.

I enjoyed how every hero contributed in someway to stopping Sylar, even the kids and Matt. Although, I guess "stop" isn't the best word since one of the final moments is seeing Sylar's blood trail lead into a sewer. We all know how it works, when we look at where we think a dead body is suppose to be and see a blood trail we know said body isn't dead. So we can look forward to more evil from Sylar next season. What I'm curious about is who the "greater evil" is? Molly mentioned an evil worse than Sylar, so we can look forward to new, more powerful villains next season as well.

Even better then how they finished "Volume One" with it's teasers, is how they started "Volume Two" with an all new teaser. Hiro goes back in time to 1671 Kyoto, Japan during the solar eclipse we've been seeing at the start of the show all season. Maybe we will finally get to see where the powers all started from or at least get a great story of how Hiro is obviously going to effect his own family history. What ever happens, if this season is any indication, next season will be incredible.

No word yet on when season 2 will start but we do know we can look forward to a mini series this summer and that the DVD is coming out August 28th.

Newsie News 5/17

Captain America Arrested With Burrito In Pants
Well, everyone knows that the real Captain America was shot dead after him and some other superheroes started a Civil War that caused havoc around the country. But apparently Dr. Raymond Adamcik has decided to wear a Captain America costume well "getting too forward with a burrito he kept tucked inside his blue tights." The man was arrested for "battery, disorderly conduct, drug possession and trying to destroy evidence." Nothing says American justice like a doctor in a Captain America costume drugged out and gropping women.
Via [Fark]

America Says No to Canadian Hippie
Okay, I'm kidding about the hippie thing but Andrew Feldmar is a Vancouver psychotherapist that used LSD in 1967 for research purposes. So, naturally that means he is a lifetime druggie and must not be allowed into America. I love American logic... isn't is so wonderfully stupid?
Via [Boing Boing]

Heroes: Origins, Summer Miniseries
Apparently, Monday isn't the end of the Heroes season. There will be six episodes of "Heroes:Origins" which will focus on other people with powers whom we haven't meet yet. I'm glad to hear this because it gives me something to enjoy during the summer well I wait for the fall season to start back up again. That, and I can't wait to see what new powers there will be.

Bush Bans Cell Phone Calls Well in Sydney
While in Sydney, Austrailia, George W. Bush will be followed by a helicopter that will jam cellular signals. This makes sense of course. It means that Mr. President gets everybody full and undivided attention. You know, because everything he says is just that important. What a dork. Yes, I know it's for safety reasons but I consider it way to extreme in the whole "safety precaution" sector. And people wonder why other countries feel America likes to police the world.
Via [Slash Dot]

Lessons from Spider-man 3

The Cinemattic posted a funny article about the life lessons learned from the third Spider-man movie.

!!!SPOILER ALERT!!!

1. EMOs are a product of alien symbiosis

2. If you find yourself running from the law, no problem! Just hop over the gate that says ‘DANGER! Particle Physics Experiment in progress’ and you’re in the clear.

3. If your girlfriend is hanging from the roof of a demolished skyscraper, never fear. Nonchalantly take some pictures and introduce yourself to her father, who also doesn’t seem to give a shit.

4. Flipping pancakes and listening to vintage dance songs will only lead to adultery.

5. Black is the new red. And alien goo is the new cotton.

6. If you ever find yourself battling a giant sand person and a jagged-toothed photographer alongside your best friend who just tried to kill you, be sure that you and him exchange ‘witty’ banter at every opportunity. “I’m a little busy over here, buddy.” “I’d love to help you, but I’ve got my hands full, buddy” and so on.

7. If you want to kill someone real bad, then go to church and pray and maybe, if you’re lucky, God will provide you with an alien suit made of pure evil.

8. Sufferers of amnesia just can’t help smiling ridiculously and eating ice-cream. Oh life is good when you can’t remember anything.

9. Bad boys eat cookies, drink milk and mimic their lecturers down the phone in a hilarious manner.

10. Is your girlfriend feeling down? No problem, make her feel better by passionately upside-down kissing some really hot chick in front of her.

For many people the movie was a complete let down, but the ability to point out what made it so bad (and so funny) in the list above make the movie a still enjoyable experience. Yes "Emo Spider-man" was nothing but a joke but it was damn funny one. And to prove that the movie isn't as bad as people say it is I made a nice list of 10 ways the movie could have been worse.

The Top 10 Ways They Could Have Made Spider-man 3 Worse...

10. Good Charlotte makes a cameo as Black Spider-man's group of emo friends.

9. Peter Parker and Mary Jane ride off into the sunset on a horse named Seabiscuit.

8. Spider-man Vs. Terrorism!!!!

7. At the end Harry Osborne wakes up to realize it was all a bad dream.

6.Mary Jane Watson becomes Spider-woman

5. Michigan J. Frog joins Peter for the dance sequence.

4. The entire cast talks after sucking on helium balloons.

3. Jack Black and Sarah Michelle Geller actually replace Toby Maguire and Kristen Dunst.

2. We learn Peter Parker and Mary Jane are uncle and niece???

And the number 1 way to make Spider-man 3 worse....
Ben Parker really killed by.... Aunt May!?!?!?!

Rumor Mill 5/14

4th Season is the Last For Battlestar Galactica
Edward James Olmos told iF Magazine at the Saturn Awards that the next season of Battlestar Galactica is it's last. I am glad to hear this news. That means the show will end on a high note and that there really is as structure to the story unlike some other shows out there... ::cough cough LOST cough:: Olmos also mentioned that the 2 hour movie during the long hiatus will about what happened to the Pegasus before it joined up with Galactica. All in all, it sounds like great news to me.
Via [TV Squad]

NOTE: Posted shortly later on Scifi.com, executive producer David Eick denied what Olmos said and clarified that they still haven't made a final decision.

Machete: The Movie
Apparently the faux trailer for Machete during Grindhouse is going to be made into a real movie. According to Danny Trejo, the actor who played Machete, the movie is a go.

“That’s the big one”, says Trejo, who’s appeared in near every one of Rodriguez’s movies. “We’re going to do Machete next, and Bob and Harvey Weinstein have already said, ‘Yeah, we’re gotta do it’.”

I think 5 minutes of Machete was the best part of the whole movie, but I don't know if they can recreate the awesome, absurdity of the faux trailer. All I know is that if they make a terrible movie...."they've messed with the wrong Mexican!!"
Via [The Movie Blog]

Okay... breaks over

Okay, so I took a little longer then I expected due to finals and work related what not. Anyways, I'm back at it and will try to post a couple of posts a day.

Well, lets get started.