And now - a moment of silence...

He lived long. He prospered.

He will be missed...and remembered.

Godspeed Leonard Nimoy.

WTF? Friday...The Arrow Edition...2/27/2015

I've seen "Nanda Parbat", and I have a question:

Is Ra's al Ghul the Dread Pirate Roberts?

W...T...F...?

First Impressions - Arrow: "The Return"

This is by no means a deeply intense dissection of the episode.

It's just my quick comments and notes after seeing the episode only once (a la AoS).
Spoilers after the jump.

You've been warned...

First Impressions - Flash: "Fallout"

This is by no means a deeply intense dissection of the episode.

It's just my quick comments and notes after seeing the episode only once (a la AoS).
Spoilers after the jump.

You've been warned...

First Impressions - Agent Carter: "Snafu"

This is by no means a deeply intense dissection of the episode.

It's just my quick comments and notes after seeing the episode only once (a la AoS).
Spoilers after the jump.

You've been warned...

Monday Movie Roundup...2/23/2015

Okay Pepe, after last week's dose of ridiculousness, we're back to reality.

Fifty Shades of Grey made less than 72% of what it made last week...

...but it was still the top grossing film of the weekend with another $23.2 million in the bank. It's at $410.6 million worldwide, and over two-thirds of that is from foreign markets.

Exactly. Meanwhile,

John Cusack is a genius...for knowing when to stop.

The first film was a blend of nostalgia, for those who remember the '80's with actual fondness (like me), and low-brow bathroom humor, for those who thought Porky's was funny (un-like me). This sequel threw out that first part altogether. I've seen the trailers, and some of it was funny - just not $10.50 per ticket's worth.

And I'm not alone. 

HTTM2 made only $5.8 million opening weekend, and boxofficemojo.com is already calling it a bomb, which I think is a little premature. The film's budget was only $14 million and yeah, it made back less than half in its first three days...but we're only talking three days here. It's in the top ten, making more than both Jupiter Ascending (duh!) and The Imitation Game (huh?). Is this a bad film? Absolutely. But a bomb? Every film that's released should have a couple of weeks to "find it's audience" before officially earning that title. 

While I'd be surprised if 14 million people actually spend money to see this film, it wouldn't surprise me at all if 14 million dollars finds its way into the HTTM2 savings account. For better or worse.

Have a good week all!

First Impressions - Constantine: "Waiting for the Man"

This is by no means a deeply intense dissection of the episode.

It's just my quick comments and notes after seeing the episode only once (a la AoS).
Spoilers after the jump.

You've been warned...

First Impressions - Gotham: "The Blind Fortune Teller"

This is by no means a deeply intense dissection of the episode.

It's just my quick comments and notes after seeing the episode only once (a la AoS).
Spoilers after the jump.

You've been warned...

First Impressions - Gotham: "The Scarecrow"

This is by no means a deeply intense dissection of the episode.

It's just my quick comments and notes after seeing the episode only once (a la AoS).
Spoilers after the jump.

You've been warned...

First Impressions - Arrow: "Canaries"

This is by no means a deeply intense dissection of the episode.

It's just my quick comments and notes after seeing the episode only once (a la AoS).
Spoilers after the jump.

You've been warned...

WTF? Friday...2/20/2015

So this showed up...

...so now I gotta ask - this is still happening, right? Last I knew, Snyder showed up at SDCC 2014 with Cavill, Affleck and Gadot for all of five minutes. Since then, there have been comments, mentions, rumors, etc... but no concrete proof that ANYTHING was moving forward until this.

I miss the blond-ness, but I like the look. Even if this (these) film(s) are (n)ever made, Snyder's convinced me he can make Aquaman look badass.

Too bad this is all we'll ever get for the time being...

First Impressions - Flash: "The Nuclear Man"

This is by no means a deeply intense dissection of the episode.

It's just my quick comments and notes after seeing the episode only once (a la AoS).
Spoilers after the jump.

You've been warned...

First Impressions - Flash: "Crazy for You"

This is by no means a deeply intense dissection of the episode.

It's just my quick comments and notes after seeing the episode only once (a la AoS).
Spoilers after the jump.

You've been warned...

First Impressions - Arrow: "Uprising"

This is by no means a deeply intense dissection of the episode.

It's just my quick comments and notes after seeing the episode only once (a la AoS).
Spoilers after the jump.

You've been warned...

Monday Movie Roundup...2/16/2015

Good Morning Pepe!

For no reason whatsoever, Fifty Shades of Grey made the most money over the weekend with $81.6 million.

I know, I know...

There's a lot of justified controversy over this film: the subject matter, the cast, the changes made between this and the novel, not to mention the release date. Valentine's Day Weekend? Really? But I guess there wasn't much for people to do besides pay good money to see a film that will most likely push women's issues back another 20 years. If they really wanted to make waves in Hollywood and the general public - they would have switched roles, and have it be about Ms. Grey and her male secretary...but if that were the case, it would have wound up on HBO or Showtime rather than in you're local theater. Moving on...

Kingsman: The Secret Service took second place with $35.6 million. This film is more along my type. I love the Bond films, and am looking forward to see how this movie portrays the beginnings of that organization - except for those legs. That concept strikes me more of a Tarantino or Rodriguez film than a British spy story. Granted, Bond had his odd jaws, but this isn't a Bond film. Are they trying to tie-in with that franchise somehow? Do we, in fact, see a young lad freshly expelled out of Eton learning about this program...only to consider it "too much" and joins the British Navy instead? That would be AWESOME!

Right...right...sorry...

I never thought I'd say this but...the SpongeBob sequel is out, and has made just shy of $140 million worldwide after just 10 days. It cost an estimated $74 million to make, so they're in the black big time. The original SpongeBob film was Adorkette's first theatrical experience and I wouldn't have it any other way. She's expressed an interest in seeing the sequel, so we'll see. What else...

He...he he...ha...ha ha HAHAAAAAAAAAA!!!!

No. Just...no.

Have a good week everyone!

First Impressions - Agent Carter: "A Sin to Err"

This is by no means a deeply intense dissection of the episode.

It's just my quick comments and notes after seeing the episode only once (a la AoS).
Spoilers after the jump.

You've been warned...

So - about the new Ghostbusters...

I've been waiting for this project to get going for years, and after Harold Ramis leaving us all-too-soon I gave up the...ghost.

...sorry...

I have no problem with the casting direction and am really looking forward to this - but I do have some requests for Mr. Feig:

1) Don't, under ANY circumstances, have any of these ladies even remotely related/connected to Venkman, Stantz, Spengler or Zeddemore. Not that I think that's a direction you're going in, but seriously. Don't. I have friends.

2) PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD SET THIS FILM WITHIN THE ESTABLISHED GHOSTBUSTERS UNIVERSE! In other words, don't make this a reboot. That would seriously crush me. By rebooting, you'd be deleting the excellence of the first and (roughly two-thirds of the) second films. How you connect your film to what-has-come-before doesn't matter. Bring back Janine. Bring back Dana. Bring back Louis or even Mr. Pecker. I'd even accept mood slime or Dr. Poha. 

3) I hope you set this in present-day...but if it ends up being in the mid-nineties I'll allow it...

...barely.

4) The biggest change I'd understand is location. New York's been used a lot lately so it would make sense to set it somewhere else. You could go big-city like Chicago or LA, or you could go small-town like the Pacific Northwest or somewhere in Ohio. It's all good. 

Which leads me to...

5) ...The sequel. Whether you call it Ghostbusters 2.0 or Ghostbusters 4, I've got one word for you: 

International.

WTF Friday...2/13/2015

I know I've been slacking off lately.

Between work...

...and the weather...

...I'm having a hard time keeping on top of things.

The sleep deprivation hasn't helped. 

W...T...F...?

But I'm on vacation next week!

 So hopefully, I'll get back on track.

First Impressions - Constantine: "Angels and Ministers of Grace"

This is by no means a deeply intense dissection of the episode.

It's just my quick comments and notes after seeing the episode only once (a la AoS).
Spoilers after the jump.

You've been warned...

First Impressions - Gotham: "The Fearsome Dr. Crane"

This is by no means a deeply intense dissection of the episode.

It's just my quick comments and notes after seeing the episode only once (a la AoS).
Spoilers after the jump.

You've been warned...

Marvel Studios and Sony: Let's make a deal...

(Whew...) I've finally dug out from under, and have a few days off to rest up before the next dump. Time to check the hot sheets -

Okay...

...yeah...

...wait...

...say what..?

Hold on...

...slow down...

That doesn't even make sense...

...is that decaf? 'Cause I think I need a decaf...

...I said decaf...

See what you started?

I. Said. DECAF!

...

I haven't had time to pour over the details of this thing, and the repercussions haven't set in yet. All I'm feeling right now is a sense of dread. If this goes sideways, I'll be spending my retirement looking back fondly at how glorious the MMU was before it all went to hell.

But if it goes right...

we get this, and more importantly...

...this.

I'm ready!