I have seen the future...and it's full of slime!

Labor Day weekend takes us back 30 years as Ghostbusters is re-released into theaters...in 4K!

yeah...I don't know what that means either...

Adorkette and I saw this on Netflix a few years ago, and she actually liked it. Not sure we'll make it to the theater to see it though,

seeing as I have to work that weekend...dammit!

Still, I have most of the film memorized, and only flubbed a few of the lines during the trailer. What really caught my eye was that both Ghostbuster films are getting special Blu-ray treatment in September. Which is great...except that I have to save my pennies for both AoS and CA: TWS. Uh oh, dammit again!

Speaking of Winter Soldier...

...there will be no Marvel One-Shot.

I understand the why - they don't have an idea good enough to produce. One question: Why the hell not? You're telling me that after a whole season of S.H.I.E.L.D. with Coulson now running the thing, Ward in "custody", Skye's history still...a mystery, and several baddies and thingies out there, no one could come up with something to whet our appetites for Season 2?

I call bulls#!t on that.

Anyway, the Blu-ray/DVD is coming out September 9th...no doubt when S2 E1 of AoS comes out. But what really bothers me is that Marvel isn't doing the Blu-ray/DVD combo pack anymore. I thought it was a one-off with Thor: The Dark World, but it seems to be the thing now. I have no interest whatsoever of getting a 3D television or player. but it would have been nice to have a DVD copy to play in our living room.

I'll blame Disney for that, Paramount had it right.

Monday Movie Roundup...5/5/2014

And a Happy Cinco de Mayo to you Pepe...

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 took the top spot to no one's surprise, with $369 million in the bank.

That's...amazing?

It made about $92 million in the States, plus $277 million from other countries thus far.

I say "thus far" because it's only been released in some countries as early as April 27th.

 I know...I know...

Of those places, the UK contributed the most, with $27.7 million.

Mexico brought in $19.4 million,

South Korea $13.8 million,

and Australia and Germany roughly $10.6 million each.

China, Brazil, France and Hong Kong are among those yet to see it. Go figure.

I gotta believe that's more a Fox Studios thing than a Marvel thing.

Anyways...

CA: TWS made an additional $7.7 this weekend 

This brings its Worldwide total to $$679.8 million,

pushing it past Thor: The Dark World to the #3 spot of all Marvel Studios' films.

I don't believe it either Stephen.

And it's all the Foreign Market, bringing in almost twice as much.

I'm sure there's a political angle/message to all that, but I'm too thick to see it.

Speaking of Worldwide totals,

ASM 2 has quite a ways to go among all Spidey films to date.

Right now, it's #5 of five, with ASM in fourth place.

Want to guess which Spidey film is #1?

Nope. It's Spider-Man 3, with $890.9 million.

Hey...blame the Foreign Market.

First Impressions: Captain America The Winter Soldier

 Okay. It's been a few days. I'm gonna talk about it.

It isn't going to be easy...

It isn't going to be pleasant...

There will be spoilers...

You've been warned.

And now, a Spoiler-Free Review...

Okay. So at first, I was like

then I was sort of

and then I was all

with a bit of

thrown in.

While I admit that there were a few

and 

moments in there, there wasn't too much of a

There was the inevitable 

which is always awesome,

but in the end, while I predict there will be a lot of

the overall reaction will be

Mrs. Adorkification liked it. A lot. So there's that...

In Marvel Studios I Trust

Captain America: The Winter Soldier...an update

Winter is Coming...

Okay, I deserved that.

I'm looking around online for release times for Winter Soldier and all I can find is 8:00 pm Thursday night.

And while I must admit that I'm getting older and can't do the Midnight showing thing as much as I'd like, it seems there's not going to be one at all.

Whatever happened to that wonderful experience? 

Anyway, it looks like 8:00 it is. Now I'll have to decide whether to see it in IMAX 3D or not...

...but see, the Mrs. isn't a fan of the IMAX thing...

...well, you try to talk some sense into her. 

Besides, I'll probably see it again that Sunday with Adorkette...in IMAX 3D!

Okay...NOW let's talk about Cap 2:

The biggest thing I noticed from all the trailers and posters is Cap's costume change. My guess is he'll start out with the suit from The Avengers, get the upgrade when he "officially" joins S.H.I.E.L.D., and then return to the traditional red, white and blues by film's end.

We know Fury's in the SUV that blows up, but survives, and there's the scene where Fury shakes hands with Pierce. Could Pierce be behind Winter Soldier's return in order to take over S.H.I.E.L.D.?

Falcon looks awesome. Winter Soldier looks awesome. Black Widow looks awesome. Batroc...not so much.

In fact, other than Pierce (who I always thought was someone with a different opinion rather than a "villain"), we haven't seen any images of baddies in costume. WTF? Could we be seeing images of Crossbones or Batroc in the near future?

I've heard that Avengers 2 will reveal more of Hawkeye's backstory (and it wouldn't surprise me at all if he loses his hearing somewhere in there as well, but that's another blog entirely), but I hope we get more Black Widow origin-y goodness here.

 Oh...one more thing...

...IS THERE ANY CHANCE WE'LL SEE COULSON AND HIS TEAM?
'Cause, y'know -

Monday Movie Roundup...2/3/2014

Morning everyone. How bout a three-fer, starting with numbers...

 American Hustle made another $4.3 million over the weekend, bringing the worldwide total to $176.8 million.

I, Frankenstein made a respectable $3.5 million, which puts its worldwide total just shy of $30.7 million.

The Hobbit: TDoS earned another $1.24 million to its worldwide total of $854 million,

while The Hunger Games: CF (which I'm surprised is still in theaters) made an additional $1 million.

This puts the total for this film at almost $859.6 million.

The Invisible Woman made another $170,000, bringing its Domestic total,

since it hasn't been released worldwide, to $874,000.

 And 47 Ronin made $126,000 over the weekend...which makes me sad.

However, the worldwide total broke $130 million.

So, yay I guess?

The Super Bowl was last night, and with it came some trailers...

Captain America: The Winter Soldier was the big one I was waiting for, and it didn't disappoint.

I knew Fury was in the SUV that Bucky blew up, but I was wondering how injured he'd be.

Plus, there's more Falcon, and he's awesome!

Then there was The Amazing Spider-Man 2.

It does feel like they're working towards a Sinister Six team-up for TAS-M 3, 

and I still say the guy-in-the-hat is Chameleon.

I'm surprised there wasn't a trailer for X-Men: DoFP.

If there was one, I missed it, but nothing showed up on YouTube this morning.

Now for some reaction:

Not sure how I feel about these choices.

I didn't think Amy Adams would work, and I was proven wrong.

In fact, the more I think about it I feel that of all the things I didn't like about MoS,

casting wasn't one of them.

So I'm gonna file this under 'W' for 'Wait and See'...

Now I have to get ready for work.

Have a good Monday everyone!

Now for a few Cap 2 news bits...

I read an article recently that mentioned that Captain America: The Winter Soldier will have the most Avengers in it since...yeah.

Really? I couldn't tell from the one trailer released so far where I saw Cap, Natasha, and Falcon. And don't be telln' me Sam isn't going to be an Avenger - 'cause I'll smack ya.

 Yeah, Fury's in it...but he's never been an Avenger, so he doesn't count. And if I'm not mistaken, doesn't he get injured? Could we learn something about his possible longevity perhaps? Assuming that's even a thing in Ultimates, because I never read those.

Then there's the set-up. There must be something either within or after CA:TWS to lead into GotG. Whether it's the third Infinity Stone, or maybe we see how Earthling Vance Astro Peter Quill finds himself 1) on the run, and 2) in space, I have no idea, but they're gonna hafta do something.

Then there's this other rumor...

...that we'll be seeing the beginnings of Ultron.

See, here's my thoughts on this, which are the same as they've been from the get-go. My gut tells me that Hank Pym is gonna show up in a throw-away scene in a lab somewhere with a bunch of stuff all over the place. We'll see the Ant-Man helmet, and maybe some Pym Particles...and an Ultron head. 

Now, whether we'll see Paul Rudd in the role of Pym or not I'm not sure. If we do, then he's Pym in Ant-Man. If we don't, then Rudd will be Scott Lang in Ant-Man. Either way is a win. But you can not...CAN NOT have Ultron exist without Pym. I just can't see it.

You know, I'm looking at that pic of Rudd and thinking...that's Giant-Man/Goliath!

Anyway, I'm really looking forward to CA:TWS. I'll probably see it two or three times. 'Cause as always...

In Marvel Studios I Trust

Have you seen the February Empire Magazine Cover?

April 4th is sooo far away!

WTF? Fridays...The 3D Edition...11/1/2013

I'm not against 3D movies in general.

I saw the first Cap film in 3D...

...and the first Thor...

...but I don't need to see films in 3D, and I have no interest in watching things in 3D at home.

So why am I forced to make a choice here?

You're limiting the "Extended/Unrated" cut of the film to the 3D Blu-ray release?

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

I'll admit - I was equally pissed when studios put more things on the Blu-ray than the DVD...

...but I bit the bullet, and waited half a year to get stuff...like a freakin' Blu-ray player!

But 3D?

Is this the next level in home entertainment?

Maybe, because of this...

a five-minute 3D trailer of Cap 2 in theaters showing 3D Thor 2.

I'm okay with things like this in the theater, but not in my home.

Because I don't want to bite another bullet, and wait another six months to get stuff...

...like freakin' GLASSES!...

to watch something.

So - I'll stick to my gut, and get the Blu-ray/DVD combo pack.

My gut told me not to get the Indiana Jones 4-movie pack...

...and it was right!