Title: WALL·E Director: Andrew Stanton Starring: Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin, Sigourney Weaver Release Date: 18 July 2008 (UK)
Synopsis: In the distant future, mankind has left the Earth due to a global garbage crisis, rendering the planet inhabitable. Waste disposal bots are left behind in order to clean up the mess, and WALL·E is the last remaining one. His 700 year isolation as rendered interesting results, with WALL·E developing a personality. WALL·E’s clean-up operation is brought to a halt when he meets Eve - a reconnaissance robot sent to Earth to look for signs of sustainable life.
From the off, WALL·E looks great and is exceedingly charming to both children and adults.
Title:Hellboy II: The Golden Army Director: Guillermo Del Toro Starring: Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, John Hurt, Luke Goss Release Date: UK - 20th August 2008 (Previewed on 5th August)
Synopsis: The mythical world, long forgotten has upheld a truce with the earthly realm - however all this will be destroyed when disgruntled Prince Nuada (Goss) returns to wage war and attempt to re-activate the indestructible Golden Army. Only Hellboy (Perlman) and the Bureau for Paranormal Research & Defense stand in his way.
Review: Ok let me first get one thing off my chest - when I saw the first Hellboy movie, I wasn’t really impressed. I knew nothing of the comicbooks, and I thought the movie was… well it was missing something, and seemed edited too much. Then I re-watched it on DVD (The Director’s Cut), and changed my mind. I have a newfound respect for Del Toro’s work after Pan’s Labyrinth too, so I was expecting some great stuff from Hellboy’s sequel. Continue reading →
Title:The Dark Knight Director: Christopher Nolan Starring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal Release: 25th July 2008 [UK]
Synopsis: Batman (Bale) raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Eckhart), Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker (Ledger).
Review: I’m not normally one to give in to the hype that surrounds a movie, mainly because I normally end up feeling let down when its not lived up to. With Chris Nolan’s Dark Knight, you can give in to the hype, and still think the movie was better than you expected. After my 3rd viewing, I still am!
Ok… Zack Snyder is quickly becoming one of my favorite directors… not content with a fucking awesome reboot of one of the best zombie movies ever made, as well as bringing 300 to the big screen with such visionary style… the director is bringing Watchmen to cinemas next year, and the trailer looks amazing:
Oh and for reference, the dude at the end of the trailer isn’t me! lol
Yet more movie madness today… take a look at the following teaser trailer for Terminator Salvation… what you think? The franchise going down the toilet? Or does it show promise?
I’ve been eyeing up the forthcoming adaption of Mark Millar’s Wanted for a while now, and just saw the below trailer… and I keep getting more and more excited by it.
I’ve also been asked to review the movie for geeksofdoom.com upon release, so make sure to keep checking the site! (There’s a book review for the gaming version of the Guinness Book of Records going up pretty soon too).
Title: WALL·E
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