Oscars!

Although I understand that many of you don't care, it is still 'the' award that everyone wants and I would be re-miss if I didn't post on it.

I will update as the day goes on.

Oh and I have highlighted the 'important ones'.

Film news and tidbits!

Ridley Scotts Prometheus... Is it an Alien prequel, isn’t it?  Who knows but apparently it does feature the alien in some form.  According to this article at bleeding cool ( http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/02/24/prometheus-rumours-unbound-how-the-alien-aliens-factor-in/ ) the film will feature the Alien creature (Xenomorph).  So I guess slowly this is becoming a little clearer as to what it is.  The film isn’t a proper prequel but it is set in the same univers prior to the events in Alien????? I think.  Ultimately who cares Ridley Scott + sci fi = my ass on a seat!

Oh and there is a new red band trailer for Paul out.  Strangely it isn’t as funny as the previous trailers but still much to look forward to.

Obsequiousmelon learned the way of the Warrior.

Name of the Film:  The Warriors 

Starring:  Michael Beck, James Remar and Dorsey Wright   

The Warriors are a street gang from Coney Island.  They are summoned along with all the other gangs to a meeting held by enigmatic leader Cyrus.  Cyrus has a plan to unite the gangs and take over New York but when the police arrive and Cyrus is shot, the Warriors are blamed and find themselves trying to get home with every cop and gang member searching for them.

There are many films that have the label cult favourite but this one truly earns its title.  Famous for allegedly insighting gang violence at its screenings it has had a troubled past with distribution problems and a reputation for being more violent than it really is.

But is it any good?

Games I want to play now - Dead Island

I don't intend to start covering games news much but this trailer for Dead Island demands that I share.

Be warned it is harsh, brutal, sad and 52 flavours of awesome!  I said in my Inception review that anything involving a dad and his children affects me more since the birth of my own.

I love it, so should you!

FIlms I have to see now - Your Highness

Films that are awesome often don't have good trailers and awesome trailers don't always mean great films.  But dear god please let this be as wicked as the trailer is!

I warn you this is the Restricted trailer so there is swearing and a gratuitous arse shot of Natalie Portman!

Ladies and gentlemen i present to you...

Your Highness.

Of Spidermen and reboots!

Name of the Film:  The Spiderman Trilogy    

Starring: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst.     

It’s reboot time in Hollywood and Spiderman is the latest victim.  Too soon?  Maybe, but Spiderman 3 was awful, right?

Well I thought it was time to take a look back at the films as a trilogy.  See if the first two elevate the third or if the third drags down the first two?  

And the answer is...

How Easy is Obsequiousmelon?

Name of the Film:  Easy A   

Starring: Emma Stone    

Teen comedies are often mislabeled in that they aren’t funny.  Too often a guy drinking cum in a beer is mistaken for hilarity.

Don’t get me wrong American Pie is very funny but eventually the joke wears thin and when it does it seems to be all the writers had in their arsenal, which means we end up with (often) vomit inducing over sentimentality backed by a crappy but ‘oh so trying to be indie to appeal to those youngsters’ soundtrack.