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Pulp Fiction (1994) VHS Movie Review

by AnalogJonesTOF

Analog Jones continues with week three of TarantinOctober with our Pulp Fiction (1994) VHS Movie Review!

Quick Facts
Directed by Quentin Tarantino
Written by Quentin Tarantino
Produced by Lawrence Bender
Story by Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avery
Starring: John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer, Maria de Medeiros, Ving Rhames, Eric Stoltz, Rosanna Arquette, Christopher Walken, Bruce Willis

Production Companies: A Band Apart, Jersey Films
Distributed by Miramax Films
Released date: October 14, 1994
Budget: $8-8.5 million
Box Office: $213.9 million

Pulp Fiction (1994) VHS Movie Review
Pulp Fiction (1994) VHS Box

VHS Description
 “The Year’s #1 Movie!”
—People Magazine —Time Magazine —The New York Times —Entertainment Weekly

Critics and audiences worldwide hailed PULP FICTION as the star-studded motion picture of the year! Writer/director Quentin Tarantino (Academy Award Winner — Best Original Screenplay) delivers an unforgettable cast of characters — including a pair of low-rent hit men (John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson), their boss’s sexy wife (Uma Thurman) and a desperate prizefighter (Bruce Willis) — in a wild mix of explosive action and wickedly funny humor!

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Pulp Fiction (1994) Bad Mutha F*cker

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The Last Boy Scout (1991) VHS Movie Review

by AnalogJonesTOF

The Last Boy Scout (1991) VHS Movie Review

We try to tackle the Super Bowl of action films in our The Last Boy Scout (1991) VHS Movie Review.



Quick Facts
The Last Boy Scout was released to United States theaters on December 13, 1991. The budget for the film was $75 million and had a box office of $59.5 million. Other movies in the theater at the time were Hook, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, The Addams Family, Beauty and the Beast, My Girl and Cape Fear. The Last Boy Scout finished 2nd in its opening weekend at $7.9 million behind Hook at $13.5 million.

Directed by: Tony Scott (Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop II)
Produced by: Joel Silver (Lethal Weapon and Predator) and Michael Levy (Die Hard 2)
Screenplay by: Shane Black (Lethal Weapon and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang)
Story by: Shane Black and Greg Hicks
Distributed by: Warner Bros.
Starring:
Bruce Willis as Joseph “Joe” Cornelius Hallenbeck
Damon Wayans as James “Jimmy” Alexander Dix
Chelsea Field as Sarah Hallenbeck (Teela from Masters of the Universe)
Noble Willingham as Sheldon Marcone
Taylor Negron as Milo (Russell from Bio-Dome)
Danielle Harris as Darian Hallenbeck
Halle Berry as Cory
Bruce McGill as Mike Matthews (Animal House)
Kim Coates as Chet (Sons of Anarchy)
Chelcie Ross as Senator Calvin Baynard (Major League)

The Last Boy Scout (1991) VHS Movie Review | VHS Box Art Front and Back

VHS Back of the Box Description
The Last Boy Scout is the Super Bowl of action movies, a flat-out blitz of excitement, blow-you-away special effects and hilarious gimme-five humor set against the world of pro football. 

Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans star as a seedy detective and disgraced quarterback, teaming to dodge ambushes, fire off one-liners and bust chops. When the going gets tough, they get tougher. And funnier. They came to play. And to settle a score in this raging fireball where bigger is better, hits are harder and bad guys end up deader. 

Sending in plays from the sideline are guys with experience screenwriter Shane Black (Lethal Weapon), producer Joel Silver (the Die Hard and Lethal Weapon films) and director Tony Scott (Top Gun). Along with Willis and Wayans, they ensure The Last Boy Scout isn’t like other films. Be prepared. 

Movie Trailers
Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema Century Collection

Trivia

  • ♦ Shane Black wrote this after struggling with Lethal Weapon 2 and a break up that triggered him to quit writing for almost two years:

    “I was busy mourning my life and, in many ways, the loss of my first real love. I didn’t feel much like doing anything except smoking cigarettes and reading paperbacks. All things come around. Time passed, and eventually, I sat down and transformed some of that bitterness into a character, the central focus of a private eye story which became The Last Boy Scout. Writing that script was a very cathartic experience, one of the best experiences I’ve ever had. I spent so much time alone working on that. Days which I wouldn’t speak. Three, four days where I maybe said a couple of words. It was a wonderfully intense time where my focus was better than it’s ever been. And I was rewarded so handsomely ($1.75 million) for that script, it felt like a vindication and like I was back on track.”

  • ♦ At the time this was a record purchase for an original screenplay ($1.75 million).


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Troubled Production

  • ♦ Joel Silver, Bruce Willis, and Tony Scott fought a lot on set. Silver was described as “insane, with long, horrible fits of sanity,” and was compared to a fighter pilot riding as a passenger. “As soon as you hit a little bit of turbulence, he’s right away going to throw the guy out of the window and take over the steering.”

  • ♦ The original cut for “borderline unwatchable.”

  • ♦ Bruce Willis and Damien Wayans DID NOT like working with each other.

  • ♦ Assistant director James Skotchdopole (a fantastic second unit director, True Romance, and Untouchables) attributed the tension on-set to an “overabundance of alpha males on that project. Bruce was at the height of his stardom, so was Joel, so was Tony and so was Shane. There were a lot of people who had a lot of opinions about what to do. There were some heated, early-Nineties, testosterone-charged personalities on the line. It was a ‘charged environment,’ shall we say.” Writer Shane Black had to wrestle with the script. “I was forced to do more rewriting on that movie than on anything else I’ve done. There was tremendous pressure from the studio to get Bruce Willis and have this be a follow-up to Die Hard. He was reluctant, and rightly so: ‘This whole movie is about me saving my wife. I just did that in Die Hard.’ So they said, ‘OK, let’s minimize the wife, and while we’re at it, add a big finale.’ There was a general pressure to make somehow more significant and better!

  • ♦ Different editors were hired in an attempt to address Scott’s tendency for filming excessive coverage with multiple cameras. Editor Mark Helfrich (Predator and Rush Hour) described sorting through “mountains of raw material” to edit the first cut: “There was more footage shot for The Last Boy Scout than on any film I had ever worked on.”

  • ♦ Expert action movie editor Mark Goldblatt (The Terminator/T2 and Starship Troopers) recalls it as one the most painful and frustrating experiences of his entire career and refuses to discuss it in interviews. Although, he did mention in a podcast interview that several other editors were hired and then fired before him and that Warner Bros. began testing the movie before it was finished.

  • ♦ When editor Stuart Baird (Superman and Lethal Weapon) was hired, the film finally took a positive turn. Baird had been brought in to help re-edit other troubled productions, including Tango & Cash (1989) and Demolition Man (1993). He got the film edited down NC-17 to R with quick cuts away from the hardcore violence.

Nominated for two MTV Awards
Best Action Sequence – For the helicopter blade sequence (Won by L.A. Freeway Scene – Terminator 2: Judgment Day)

Best On-Screen Duo – Bruce Willis & Damon Wayans (Won by Dana Carvey and Mike Myers – Wayne’s World)

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Horror Movie Night – Episode 43: Death Becomes Her (1992)

by Saintmort

So a blonde, a brunette and a redhead walk into a mansion full of supposedly-dead celebrities… Wait, is that how the joke goes? It’s probably funnier when Bruce Willis tells it in 1992’s shoulda-been-a-Tales-From-the-Crypt-installment Death Becomes Her. This week is special because everyone pretty much agrees that this movie rules, even Adam – IT’S A MIRACLE! Come on you apes, you wanna live forever?? It’s Horror Movie Night!

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M. Night Shyamalan’s Big Reveal at Philly Comic Con

by Dennis Finocchiaro

He’s finally said it. People have debated, fought, angrily yelled at each other for years, and all it took was one fan approaching a microphone and asking.

Tonight at Wizard World Philadelphia, a fan walked up to the microphone and asked him a simple question, after admitting to hours of arguing with friends, on Facebook and even on discussion websites.

“In Sixth Sense, did Cole know Bruce Willis’ character was a ghost from the start?”

Without even hesitating, Shyamalan simply said straight-forwardly, solidly, without a doubt, a resounding “Yes! Of course!”

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US ‘Scapists: Watch The First 9 Minutes Of Syfy’s ’12 Monkeys’

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: Well, I can’t exactly watch it, but it doesn’t mean that I’m not excited about it.

Syfy has just debuted the first 9 minutes of its anticipated 12 Monkeys adaptation. The series’ follows the journey of a time traveler, Cole, from the post-apocalyptic future.  Using a dangerous and untested method of time travel, Cole arrives in the present day on a mission to locate and eradicate the source of a deadly plague that will eventually decimate 93.6% of the human race. Will Cole be able to save the fate of mankind or is mankind bound by fate? Taking place in the ravaged future of 2043 and the present day (2015), 12 Monkeys explores themes of destiny, fate, love and the possibility of second chances.”

I loved the film, and I’m definitely down for this adaptation (let’s just hope it doesn’t stink).

You can take a look at the preview below (bearing that you’re in the USA), and be sure to let me know how it is! 12 Monkeys premieres on January 16th!

Geekscape Reviews: Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

by S.J. Borger

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, is the sequel to the gritty, perverse, irreverent and occasionally funny Sin City, created by the iconic graphic novelist Frank Miller (300, The Spirit) and directed by Robert Rodriguez. Both movies live in the black-and-white, highly stylized, extremely violent oeuvre both Miller and Rodriguez are known for, but unlike it’s predecessor, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For is all about the style, with no room for story or substance.

Bruce Willis and Jessica Alba in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Bruce Willis and Jessica Alba in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

Senator Rourke (Powers Boothe) returns as the ultimate bad-guy, but the role, which was the underpinning to the Hartigan (Bruce Willis)/Nancy (Jessica Alba) story that drove the first movie, is two-dimensional here. He is a bad guy because he is a bad guy–all sense that the power he holds has perverted his greatest strengths to his most horrible vices is gone. It is especially clear in his interactions with Johnny (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), a story which seems to exist in the movie solely to show that (a) Gordon-Levitt looks very good in a tight suit and a smirk, and (b) that Rourke is a terrible person. Which we already knew.

A Dame To Kill For suffers from these issues through out. The main story–about Dwight (Josh Brolin here, Clive Owen in Sin City), and his one-true-love/femme fatale Ava Lord (Eva Green, playing the cat eyed, sullen, secretive part we’ve seen her do before, only this time with a LOT more nudity–seriously, we now know more about Green’s body then we ever really wanted to)–feels forced and falls flat of the deep, haunting, resonating love story between the doomed Hartigan and Nancy we saw in the first movie.

Josh Brolin and Eva Green as Dwight and Ava in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Josh Brolin and Eva Green as Dwight and Ava in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

The subtle and clever interweaving of individual story and plot that made Sin City more than just a comic-book movie, and vaulted it into cult-status, is missing completely here. While there are multiple viewpoints and stories being told, including an intro by Marv (Mickey Rourke, unrecognizable in Elephant-man style make-up), each story stands by itself, touching against the others only by chance at Kadie’s Bar, where Alba’s Nancy performs a series of increasingly embarrassing strip-teases. Nancy is watched over by Marv (for some unknown reason), except when he is manipulated by one of the other characters to go off and get involved in murder and mayhem. This lack of coherence and depth, despite the solid performances by the entire cast, makes A Dame To Kill For merely all right–occasionally funny, and sometimes cringe-inducing, but never riveting.

The largely black-and-white film uses sharp, evocative jabs of color (red blood, green eyes, a sudden flash of strawberry blonde hair) as not-subtle-at-all indicators of characterization or an attempt-at-wry commentary (Ava’s eyes go green when her true character is revealed). Characters leap out of the black-and-white world of Miller’s Sin City, capturing the essence of the visual work extraordinarily well. We saw it 3D, which added nothing except a vague headache caused by the glasses.

Overall, the film is visually stunning, well acted, but unable to drive its story across numerous characters and plot lines.

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For is open at a theatre near you.

What do you think? Seen it? Won’t see it? Can’t hardly wait to see it? Watch the trailer below and let us know in the comments!

Geekscape Rates: 2.5/5 Stars

Mel Gibson, Antonio Banderas Join ‘The Expendables 3’

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: Just days after Sylvester Stallone revealed that Harrison Ford had joined The Expendables 3, and that Bruce Willis was “greedy” and “lazy” and would not be returning, the Patrick Hughes directed film has added two more players.

Stallone revealed today that Mel Gibson has signed on for a role, and will play the film’s antagonist. Antonio Banderas has also joined the project, though his role has not been specified.

The cast of The Expendables 3 keeps getting bigger and bigger, and I’m starting to wonder if the film can fit this many stars. The Expendables 3 has already added Jackie Chan, Nicolas Cage, Milla Jovovich, Wesley Snipes, and Harrison Ford to the crew, and I’m sure we’ll see even more additional casting before production wraps. Let us know what you think of the latest news, and if you’re looking forward to the film! The Expendables 3 hits theatres on August 15th, 2014.

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Harrison Ford Joins ‘The Expendables 3’

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: The ever evolving cast of The Expendables 3 changed once again today, both adding a new (and long sought after) player, and losing an already established one.

First, Sylvester Stallone revealed on twitter that Harrison Ford had been cast in the film… and that Bruce Willis would not be returning:

 

Just a few moments later, Stallone tweeted again, in what must be referencing a falling out between him and Willis:

 

And that’s that! The Expendables 3 has already added Jackie Chan, Nicolas Cage, Milla Jovovich, and Wesley Snipes to the crew, and I’m sure we’ll see even more additional casting before production wraps. Let us know what you think of the latest news, and if you’re looking forward to the film! The Expendables 3 hits theatres on August 15th, 2014.

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Watch The Ridiculous First Clip From ‘Red 2’

by Derek Kraneveldt

Summit Entertainment has just released the first clip from Red 2, and it’s very, very fun.

The clip, titled Show Me Something, features Byung Hun Lee and Helen Mirren in the midst of a shootout… while driving a ridiculous car. It certainly looks like an absolute blast, and is likely a great representation movie’s tone.

Take a look at the clip below, and let us know what you think! Red 2 hits theatres on July 19th!

In RED 2, the high-octane action-comedy sequel to the worldwide sleeper hit, retired black-ops CIA agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device. To succeed, they’ll need to survive an army of relentless assassins, ruthless terrorists and power-crazed government officials, all eager to get their hands on the next-generation weapon. The mission takes Frank and his motley crew to Paris, London and Moscow. Outgunned and outmanned, they have only their cunning wits, their old-school skills, and each other to rely on as they try to save the world-and stay alive in the process.

‘Red 2’ Gets 2 New TV Spots!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Every time that I see a new preview for Red 2, I get more and more excited for it. I still haven’t seen the first film, but with the sequel releasing on July 19th, I’ve still got a month to prepare.

Summit Entertainment has just released two new TV spots for the film, which help solidify the fact that it should be a lot of fun. Much of the cast from the first film returns, including Bruce Willis, Hellen Mirren, John Malkovich, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and plenty of others! Take a look at the new spots below, and let us know what you think!

In RED 2, the high-octane action-comedy sequel to the worldwide sleeper hit, retired black-ops CIA agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device. To succeed, they’ll need to survive an army of relentless assassins, ruthless terrorists and power-crazed government officials, all eager to get their hands on the next-generation weapon. The mission takes Frank and his motley crew to Paris, London and Moscow. Outgunned and outmanned, they have only their cunning wits, their old-school skills, and each other to rely on as they try to save the world-and stay alive in the process.

The Best Never Rest In A New Poster For ‘Red 2’

by Derek Kraneveldt

Summit Entertainment has just released a neat new poster for Red 2. It’s pretty similar to the first one-sheet for the film (though from another angle and without the silhouette effect), but it gives us a good look at the main cast who certainly look like they’re ready for another mission.

I still haven’t watched the first film, but Red 2 looks like an extremely fun ride (watch the latest trailer here), so I’ll definitely be checking it out before the sequel hits theatres on July 19th. Take a look at the new poster below, and let us know what you think!

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In RED 2, the high-octane action-comedy sequel to the worldwide sleeper hit, retired black-ops CIA agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device. To succeed, they’ll need to survive an army of relentless assassins, ruthless terrorists and power-crazed government officials, all eager to get their hands on the next-generation weapon. The mission takes Frank and his motley crew to Paris, London and Moscow. Outgunned and outmanned, they have only their cunning wits, their old-school skills, and each other to rely on as they try to save the world-and stay alive in the process.

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Screenwriter And Working Title Revealed For Sixth ‘Die Hard’ Film

by Shawn Madden

While it wasn’t the best of the series, Live Free Or Die Hard did perform well at the box office and of course Fox is going to go after another installment in the Die Hard franchise. Total Film report that Ben Trebilcook has been brought on to pen a treatment for the film, which is currently titled Die Hardest (which may not be the final title), which will reportedly see the story begin in New York before moving to Tokyo.

Trebilcook, who actually wrote an earlier version of the fourth Die Hard film, believes that his take on the franchise will please fans and “is extremely faithful to the franchise and characters and is a natural progression. It’s also a very plausible storyline.” He also went on to state “[There’s] the possibility producers might go back and find some other source material to base the next one on, like they did with the first and second. Mine though, I feel it could be the Rocky Balboa of the Die Hard franchise.” The film is still in early stages of production and no release date has been set yet.

Source: TotalFilm

New Theatrical Trailer Released For ‘Red 2’

by Derek Kraneveldt

Summit Entertainment has just released a new theatrical trailer for Red 2, and damn does it look like a fun ride. Much of the cast from the first film returns, including Bruce Willis, Hellen Mirren, John Malkovich, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and plenty of others!

Originally slated for August 2nd, Red 2 was recently pushed up a fortnight to July 19th. It’s a good thing too, I don’t want to wait that long to check this one out.

Watch the new trailer below, and let us know what you think!

In RED 2, the high-octane action-comedy sequel to the worldwide sleeper hit, retired black-ops CIA agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device. To succeed, they’ll need to survive an army of relentless assassins, ruthless terrorists and power-crazed government officials, all eager to get their hands on the next-generation weapon. The mission takes Frank and his motley crew to Paris, London and Moscow. Outgunned and outmanned, they have only their cunning wits, their old-school skills, and each other to rely on as they try to save the world-and stay alive in the process.

Get Ready To Roll Out With These New Images From ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’

by Shawn Madden

We’re just roughly two weeks away from the release of Jon Chu’s G.I. Joe: Retaliation into theaters. We’ve seen some clips from the film and now Paramount has released three new images featuring Roadblock, Jinx, Duke, Flint and Joe Colton for you to check out below. We’re definitely excited for this one to finally hit theaters. Yo, Joe!

 

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Framed for crimes against the country, the G.I. Joe team is terminated by the President’s order, and the surviving team members face off against Zartan, his accomplices, and the world leaders he has under his influence.

 

Veteran dance-film director Jon Chu takes a crack at G.I. Joe in this sequel to Stephen Sommers’ blockbuster 2009 film. Dwayne Johnson stars as Roadblock in the sequel, with Channing Tatum returning as Duke, the leader of the Joes, and Ray Park joining them as mute ninja Snake Eyes. Bruce Willis, Ray Stevenson, Adrianne Palicki, Jonathan Pryce, Lee Byung-hun, Elodie Yung, and RZA co-star.

 

G.I. Joe: Retaliation strikes on March 29, 2013.

 

Source: Collider

‘Red 2’ Pushed Forward Two Weeks!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Back in January we showed you the exciting first trailer for Red 2. Today, Summit entertainment gave us another excellent piece of news; the film’s release is moving forward two weeks!

 

 

Much of the all-star cast from the first film returns, including Bruce Willis, Hellen Mirren, John Malkovich, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and many more!

 

Are you excited for the news? Are you looking forward to the film? Sound out below!

 

In RED 2, the high-octane action-comedy sequel to the worldwide sleeper hit, retired black-ops CIA agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device. To succeed, they’ll need to survive an army of relentless assassins, ruthless terrorists and power-crazed government officials, all eager to get their hands on the next-generation weapon. The mission takes Frank and his motley crew to Paris, London and Moscow. Outgunned and outmanned, they have only their cunning wits, their old-school skills, and each other to rely on as they try to save the world-and stay alive in the process.

New ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’ Featurette Focuses On Bruce Willis As Joe Colton

by Shawn Madden

Yesterday, we saw the first featurette for Jon Chu’s G.I. Joe: Retaliation, which focused on  Storm Shadow, and now a second featurette for the film has been released. This time around it focuses on Bruce Willis as the original “Joe”, Joe Colton. Check it out below.

 

 

A follow-up to the 2009 release G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, which grossed more than $300 million worldwide, Paramount Pictures, MGM and Skydance Productions, in association with Hasbro and di Bonaventura Pictures, presents G.I. Joe: Retaliation. In this sequel, the G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy, Cobra, they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence.

 

G.I. Joe: Retaliation strikes on March 29, 2013

New Action-Packed TV Spot Released For ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’

by Shawn Madden

Paramount has released another action-packed preview titled “Trust” for Jon Chu’s G.I. Joe: Retaliation. This spot features some bits of new footage and is definitely making it hard to keep our excitement levels down as we edge closer to the film’s release date.

 

 

A follow-up to the 2009 release G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, which grossed more than $300 million worldwide, Paramount Pictures, MGM and Skydance Productions, in association with Hasbro and di Bonaventura Pictures, presents G.I. Joe: Retaliation. In this sequel, the G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy, Cobra, they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence.

 

G.I. Joe: Retaliation strikes on March 29, 2013.

Check Out Another New TV Spot For ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’!

by Shawn Madden

As we get closer to the release date for Jon Chu’s G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Paramount has released another action packed TV spot for the film. It’s only a few weeks away and you should know that anticipation levels for the film are high. Because, well…knowing is half of the battle.

 

 

A follow-up to the 2009 release of G.I. JOE: RISE OF THE COBRA, which grossed over $300M worldwide, Paramount Pictures, MGM and Skydance Productions, in association with HASBRO and di Bonaventura Pictures, commences production on G.I. JOE: RETALIATION. In this sequel, the G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence.

 

G.I. Joe: Retaliation strikes March 29th.

‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’ Viral Marketing Amping Up

by Shawn Madden

With the release date just under two months from now, the viral marketing for G.I. Joe: Retaliation is heating up. After a major delay to post-convert the movie into 3D (and trust me…it’s pretty damn impressive post-conversion) and the release of a few new trailers, anticipation levels for the film are very high. Now the viral marketing for the film has been amped up with new posters, commercials and billboards popping up.

 

 

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Do YOU have what it takes to join Cobra Special Forces? Well, then you better join the rest of us and enlist: HERE.

 

G.I. Joe: Retaliation hits theaters March 29, 2013. Yo Joe!

Four Minute Extended Preview For ‘G.I. Joe Retaliation’ Leaks Online

by Shawn Madden

This weekend Paramount added a special four minute look at the upcoming G.I. Joe: Retaliation to 3D screenings of Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters. A low-quality version of the preview has made its way online. The preview footage, which is part of a longer ten-minute Himalaya action sequence, is partially inspired by the classic 1984 story “Silent Interlude” from the G.I. Joe comics and is told entirely without spoken dialogue. If the rest of the movie is anything like this scene, it looks like we’re definitely going to be getting a great G. I. Joe film.

 

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A follow-up to the 2009 release of G.I. JOE: RISE OF THE COBRA, which grossed over $300M worldwide, Paramount Pictures, MGM and Skydance Productions, in association with HASBRO and di Bonaventura Pictures, commences production on G.I. JOE: RETALIATION. In this sequel, the G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence.

 

G.I. Joe: Retaliation rolls out into theaters March 29th.

Watch The First Clip From ‘A Good Day To Die Hard’

by Derek Kraneveldt

Fox today revealed the first clip for the upcoming (and highly anticipated) fifth chapter of the Die Hard trilogy franchise. The clip features who other than John McClane and a car chase, and is pretty much exactly what you’d expect (read: AWESOME).

 

Check out the clip below, and let us know what you think! A Good Day to Die Hard blasts its way into theatres on February 14th. It’s also a perfect Valentine’s day movie… if you’re a terrible person (or if your spouse is SUPER cool).

 

 

Iconoclastic, take-no-prisoners cop John McClane, for the first time, finds himself on foreign soil after traveling to Moscow to help his wayward son Jack ­– unaware that Jack is really a highly-trained CIA operative out to stop a nuclear weapons heist. With the Russian underworld in pursuit, and battling a countdown to war, the two McClanes discover that their opposing methods make them unstoppable heroes.

Ten Brand New ‘G.I. Joe Retaliation’ Images Released

by Shawn Madden

Ten brand new images from Jon Chu’s G.I. Joe Retaliation have been released for your viewing pleasure. The upcoming sequel to The Rise Of Cobra will be hitting theaters very soon and has just recently been confirmed to also be getting an IMAX release. Check out the images below! Yo, Joe!

 

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A follow-up to the 2009 release of G.I. JOE: RISE OF THE COBRA, which grossed over $300M worldwide, Paramount Pictures, MGM and Skydance Productions, in association with HASBRO and di Bonaventura Pictures, commences production on G.I. JOE: RETALIATION. In this sequel, the G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence.

 

G.I. Joe: Retaliation rolls out into theaters March 29th.

 

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3D Preview Of ‘GI Joe: Retaliation’ To Be Shown In Front Of ‘Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters’

by Shawn Madden

Paramount Pictures has announced today that a four minute preview of exclusive 3D footage from John Chu’s G.I. Joe: Retaliation will play in front of Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters in theaters worldwide starting this Friday. Check out the press release below:

 

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EXCLUSIVE 3D FOOTAGE OF “G.I. JOE: RETALIATION” TO PLAY IN ADVANCE OF “HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS” IN THEATERS ACROSS THE GLOBE

THE 4-MINUTE PREVIEW WILL BEGIN PLAYING JANUARY 24TH IN IMAX 3D, REALD 3D AND DIGITAL 3D LOCATIONS AROUND THE WORLD
HOLLYWOOD, CA (January 23, 2013) – Paramount Pictures, MGM and Skydance Productions, in association with Hasbro, will release a 4-minute preview of the highly anticipated “G.I. JOE: RETALIATION” in IMAX 3D, RealD 3D and digital 3D theaters in advance of Paramount and MGM’s “HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS.”

This first-look at the film will play across the globe beginning January 24th and run throughout “HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUNTER’S” theatrical engagement.

Based on the best-selling HASBRO characters, this follow-up to the 2009 release of “G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA,” which grossed more than $300 million worldwide, is di Bonaventura production and is presented by Paramount Pictures, MGM and Skydance Productions, in association with Hasbro.

In this sequel, the G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra, they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence. The film stars D.J. Cotrona, Byung-hun Lee, Adrianne Palicki, Ray Park, Jonathan Pryce, Ray Stevenson, Elodie Yung, Channing Tatum with Bruce Willis and Dwayne Johnson. Directed by Jon M. Chu, and produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Brian Goldner of Hasbro, from a screenplay by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick, based on Hasbro’s G.I. Joe® characters.

“G.I. JOE: RETALIATION” is in theaters everywhere in the UK and Ireland on March 27th, 2013.

“HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS” stars Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton as Hansel and Gretel, who, after getting a taste for blood as children, become the ultimate vigilantes, hell bent on retribution. Now, unbeknownst to them, Hansel and Gretel have become the hunted, and must face an evil far greater than witches… their past. In addition to Renner and Arterton, the film stars Famke Janssen and Peter Stormare. Written and directed by Tommy Wirkola and produced by Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Kevin Messick and Beau Flynn.

“HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS” opens in the UK and Ireland on the 27th of February.

Bruce Willis Confirmed For ‘Sin City: A Dame To Kill For’!

by Derek Kraneveldt

While the cast of Sin City: A Dame to Kill For has been shaping up very nicely (everyone from Joseph Gordon-Levitt to Josh Brolin to Mickey Rourke to Ray Liotta seem to be involved), Bruce Willis, who played the extremely major character of Hartigan in the first film, has been oddly silent. We’ve been wondering for some time now if he’d even make it into the film, or if his (still major) character would have to be recast.

 

You can now quit your worrying and rest easy, as Robert Rodriguez has just confirmed to MTV that the venerable (and busy) actor is confirmed for the sequel. It’s brief, but you can’t get much more of a confirmation than this:

 

“Bruce is back, so you’ll be seeing him.”

 

Excited? You can watch the interview with Robert Rodriguez below (though only if you’re in the US, which means that I haven’t seen it). The topics include Bruce Willis (of course), and they also delve into both the 3D elements of the film, and just who Joseph Gordon-Levitt will be playing. Enjoy!

 

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Sin City: A Dame to Kill For and its massive cast will hit theatres on October 4th.

 

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Have A Good Day With 16 New ‘Die Hard’ Images!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Fox today released 16 new stills from the upcoming (R-Rated) fifth installment in the action series, A Good Day to Die Hard.

 

The images give us a pretty good idea of what to expect from the film, so check them out below (or don’t, if you dislike spoilers), and let us know what you think! A Good Day to Die Hard opens on February 14th (and is a perfect way to spend Valentine’s Day).

 

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Iconoclastic, take-no-prisoners cop John McClane, for the first time, finds himself on foreign soil after traveling to Moscow to help his wayward son Jack–unaware that Jack is really a highly-trained CIA operative out to stop a nuclear weapons heist. With the Russian underworld in pursuit, and battling a countdown to war, the two McClanes discover that their opposing methods make them unstoppable heroes.

 

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Watch The First Action-Packed Trailer For ‘Red 2’!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Summit Entertainment has just released the first trailer for the anticipated sequel to 2010’s Red (based on the comic by Warren Ellis and Cully Hammer). Fittingly, the film is called Red 2, and looks pretty freaking cool!

 

Much of the all-star cast from the first film returns, including Bruce Willis, Hellen Mirren, John Malkovich, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and many more!

 

Watch the trailer below, and let us know what you think! Red 2 hits theatres on August 2nd.

 

 
Summit has also released a new still from the film, featuring some cool folks not looking at an explosion.
 

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In RED 2, the high-octane action-comedy sequel to the worldwide sleeper hit, retired black-ops CIA agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device. To succeed, they’ll need to survive an army of relentless assassins, ruthless terrorists and power-crazed government officials, all eager to get their hands on the next-generation weapon. The mission takes Frank and his motley crew to Paris, London and Moscow. Outgunned and outmanned, they have only their cunning wits, their old-school skills, and each other to rely on as they try to save the world-and stay alive in the process.

‘Die Hard’ Marathon Coming To Select Theaters February 13th!

by Shawn Madden

Were you planning a Die Hard marathon before heading out to see A Good Day To Die Hard? Do you want to see the movie before midnight? Well, then you’re in luck because the entire series is returning to the big screen for one day only on Wednesday, February 13th.

 

 

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You can see Die Hard, Die Hard 2, Die Hard With A Vengeance and Live Free Or Die Hard and a special 10:00 PM showing of the newest chapter, A Good Day to Die Hard for one low price. Yes, you read that right. Over ten hours of John McClane kicking ass for one low price. However, you’ll have to check participating theaters for details.

 

Tickets for the marathon and A Good Day To Die Hard go on sale January 17th.

‘A Good Day To Die Hard’ Given An R-Rating

by Shawn Madden

Were you worried that A Good Day To Die Hard, the fifth film in the Die Hard series, was going to be rated PG-13 like its predecessor Live Free Or Die Hard? Well, worry no longer. It’s been revealed that John McClane’s next outing on the big screen is definitely going to be rated R.

 

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This means that John and his son Jack, played by Jai Courtney, are going to curse as much as they want, shed as much blood as they want, and just kick as much ass as they want when the film comes to theaters next month.  This is definitely good news and means this film may return the feeling of the originals that we all love. Can we all just say f*** yeah?

 

Iconoclastic, take-no-prisoners cop John McClane, for the first time, finds himself on foreign soil after traveling to Moscow to help his wayward son Jack–unaware that Jack is really a highly-trained CIA operative out to stop a nuclear weapons heist. With the Russian underworld in pursuit, and battling a countdown to war, the two McClanes discover that their opposing methods make them unstoppable heroes.

 

A Good Day To Die Hard is going to **** up theaters on February 14th.

 

Source: Collider

Brand New Full-Length Trailer Released For ‘A Good Day To Die Hard’

by Shawn Madden

A brand new full-length trailer has been released for A Good Day To Die Hard. The trailer features plenty of action and some more plot details for Jon McClane’s next outting.

Iconoclastic, take-no-prisoners cop John McClane, for the first time, finds himself on foreign soil after traveling to Moscow to help his wayward son Jack ­– unaware that Jack is really a highly-trained CIA operative out to stop a nuclear weapons heist. With the Russian underworld in pursuit, and battling a countdown to war, the two McClanes discover that their opposing methods make them unstoppable heroes.

A Good Day To Die Hard hits theaters February 14th.

New Theatrical Poster Released For ‘A Good Day To Die Hard’

by Shawn Madden

John McClane will be returning to theaters next year with A Good Day To Die Hard. Not only has a brand new theatrical poster for the film been released but it’s also been revealed that this will be the first Die Hard film that will be presented in IMAX. You read that correctly. Next February get ready to Die Hard in a way you never have before.

 

Iconoclastic, take-no-prisoners cop John McClane, for the first time, finds himself on foreign soil after traveling to Moscow to help his wayward son Jack ­– unaware that Jack is really a highly-trained CIA operative out to stop a nuclear weapons heist. With the Russian underworld in pursuit, and battling a countdown to war, the two McClanes discover that their opposing methods make them unstoppable heroes.

A Good Day To Die Hard hits theaters February 14th, 2013.