The Winchester

Ike Turner won't have his own day. The Mayor of St. Louis has turned down a request to make September 2nd " Ike Turner Day ". I don't know about you, but this is a complete travesty. For an ethically superior man such as Ike Turner to not have his own day is ridiculous. I bet his 13 ex-wives are incensed. He wrote an autobiography in 2001, in which he denied his supposed abuse of Tina Turner during their marriage. Here is a quick quote from said autobiography. "Sure, I've slapped Tina... There have been times when I punched her to the ground without thinking. But I never beat her." Give this man his day. Anyone who can go toe-to-toe with Tina Turner in a no-holds-barred slugfest automatically gets both my support, and my love. Each of which is fleeting, so hold on to it. __________ PETA is screaming for Michael Vick's head. Nike has suspended his shoe. People are protesting with cries of "Sack Vick," which I find excruciatingly origin...

I just read a story over on Ain't It Cool News that caused my blood to turn cold. Apparently, The Powers That Be in Hollywood are planning on making Ace Ventura 3 . Normally, I would stand and applaud this decision, and explain to those I socialize with how great of an idea this really and truly is. I cannot do that, unfortunately. They are making it without Jim Carrey. "How is that even possible?" you ask with shock and no awe. Well, it seems they will be using the premise that has always worked so well in the past with sequels. It will be Ace Ventura's son that has the adventure. Something about a panda. It doesn't matter. This hasn't worked before, and will not work now. I loved Dumb & Dumber . The sequel sucked. Or prequel, I guess. Why was it so bad? Because Jim Carrey wasn't in it. If you are going to a sequel, you must have both Carrey and Daniels. Take a look at all the good sequels out there. Even good spinoffs. They have somet...

Jason Lee... why hast thou forsaken us? On a side note: It's bad enough they're making this movie. But if they really portray Alvin, Simon, and Theodore as little gangsta chipmunks, I will go on a shooting spree in Hollywood.

Not a Transformers review, just a small part of a Transformers review. Ain't It Cool News has several on their site, some with spoilers and some without. I only read the reviews without spoilers, as I would rather find out the important stuff by watching the movie. I do like to read the regular reviews on their site, as many are posted by fanboys such as myself. So below is the greatest compliment I've ever seen a movie get by someone. Click on the quote and it will take you to the review itself. "It was awesome. It was like a big honking slice of Awesome-toast buttered on both sides with awesome. It was a double serving of Hell Fucking Yeah with a side order of OMFG. If you are pumped for this, if you are ready to embrace this, if you want nothing more than to see mind blowing action unlike anything you have ever witnessed, then you will shit your shorts and giggle like a fucking school girl." If that isn't a shining, glowing endorsement to go see Transform...

I have only the highest expectation for The Dark Knight . I typically feel this way about almost all comic book movies, but this one especially. I didn't even feel this good about Spiderman 3 and the first two were excellent. Batman Begins was a great re-introduction to Batman movies, and I think (the director) Christopher Nolan and (writer) David Goyer really got it right. Christian Bale was an inspired choice and is my favorite to play the character since Michael Keaton. Keaton might still be my favorite, though. Be that as it may, I think the reason I am so geeked for this movie is the Joker being the villian. As you may have gathered from a previous post, I am totally gay for the Joker. Best... villian... ever. I was over at ComingSoon.net earlier and saw a story about some new pics from the new Batman movie. The first here is supposedly the Jokermobile, so to speak. This is allegedly the car the Joker will be driving in the movie. This is great, because in most of ...

The question hasn't come up, but I'm going to answer it for you anyway. "Why The Winchester ?" you ask with some puzzlement and an all-consuming need for an explanation. The Winchester stems from one of the greatest movies ever. It's a movie that transcends genre, and hits with a perfect blend of comedy, drama, romance, and zombie attacks. This movie is Shaun of the Dead . There are few movies I would describe as perfect. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back is one. Shawshank Redemption is another. Dumb and Dumber . Citizen Cane . Shaun of the Dead falls easily into the category of a perfect movie. The two main characters, Shaun and Ed, are a perfect comedy team. They play off each other like they have been doing it forever. The movie itself is basically a comedy, but there are moments of pure drama that are both edge-of-your-seat type moments, as well as tragic. Seriously, there's a scene near the end that almost makes you want to cry, then you g...

A few days ago, I saw a clip online from the movie Hostel II . This movie is the sequel to Hostel , and brings in a brand new, original premise. In the first installment, a group of guys find this great hostel where they get laid, then ultimately brutally tortured. In the new one, Eli Roth has taken the huge step of completely revamping the movie, by using - get this - chicks, instead of dudes. I know. Wow, right? Instead of some guys finding the hostel and getting sliced and diced, it's some chicks who do the exact same thing. Inspired? I think so. See, though, the beauty of this idea is that you can take off one or all of the chick's shirts and sell more movie tickets. I fail to see how Eli Roth cannot be thought of as Pure Genius. Especially because he wrote, directed, and produced both of these movies. It amazes me how he could write the first Hostel , then sit down at a typewriter and punch out a completely different movie! That being said, I loathe this kind...

Batman Begins was a good movie. Two of Batman's recurring villians from the comic books made their way on-screen, and it wasn't exactly his "main" two. Scarecrow and Ra's al Ghul are not the first two evil guys people would think of when thinking of Batman's greatest villians. Even a comic book stud like myself would place several others before these two, yet there they were. And I say Bully For Them. It probably took some amount of guts to tell Those Of Higher Up that the real main villian would be a person that anyone unfamiliar with comics would not know. Ra's al Ghul definitely had many good and major plotlines throughout Batman history, but he does not wear a flashy suit or rob banks or look like a penguin, as does his foe The Penguin. I think it's how he got his name. So good for them. Got some lower tiered, as far as the general public goes, villians to thwart Batman. Now bring it on. The Joker is easily my All-Time Favorite Villian. Across the ...

This morning, at approximately 7:06am, I may have found what may just be the Greatest Movie Ever. Now, I was only able to catch about 20 minutes or so but I am convinced that when I do in fact watch the entire cinematic masterpiece, I will be able to say that in all confidence. For those of you who do not know who Nick Fury is, let me give you a very quick, short background. Nick Fury is a Marvel comic book character, the head of an organization called S.H.I.E.L.D. [Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage, Law-Enforcement Division - originally. It's been changed but that's not what's important.] It's a counter-terrorism/intelligence agency that deals with superhuman threats. Basically. Anyway, Nick Fury is the head of the agency, and a TV movie was made called Nick Fury: Agent of Shield in 1998. This is the movie of which I speak. Not being a huge fan of Nick Fury's character in the comics - don't get me wrong, I like him and he's an enormous bad-ass -...