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Rooker Joins The Guardians Of The Galaxy

Peter Oberth — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:13:29 +0000

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Here’s a piece of casting news that won’t come as much of a surprise to anyone who knows James Gunn’s films Slither and Super: Michael Rooker will be part of the team for Guardians Of The Galaxy.

Rooker, who has long been rumoured as a potential participant in the movie, is not, in fact, voicing Rocket Racoon. No, he’ll actually be playing a more obscure part of the Guardians canon, Yondu.

“Yonwho?” we hear non-comics readers asking. Well, Marvel lore has him as a game hunter of a primitive tribe native to Centauri IV, the first planet system to be colonized outside of the Sun’s solar system. At first unsure of contact with off-worlders, he ends up – via complicated plot machinations that are certain to be smoothed out for the movie – part of the Guardians. He's a warrior with particular skills in archery.

The new arrival joins Chris Pratt and Dave Bautista who are locked in as Star-Lord and Drax. Zoe Saldana is in talks to play Gamora, and looks likely to sign on. Well, it wouldn't be her first geek-friendly role, after Star Trek and Avatar.

Gunn is set to start shooting the movie this year in the UK. It’ll hit our cinemas in August 2014.

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The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct (Behind The Scenes)

Pandora — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:12:01 +0000

The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct (Behind The Scenes) - Interviews with Norman Reedus, Michael Rooker

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Super (BLU-RAY)

Lee Roberts — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 05:06:23 +0000

Super

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3.16

Trailer, tv spot, deleted scene, behind the scenes, making of main titles, "How to Fight Crime" featurette, commentary

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Not everyone can be good looking, strong, popular, or have all the women flocking over them but for Frank (played by Rainn Wilson) life is just one horrible let down after another. Nothing has ever worked out for Frank, even after falling in love with Sarah (played by Liv Tyler) and then getting married to her, Frank just can’t win. Without seeing it coming, Sarah leaves Frank for her dope dealer Jacques (played by Kevin Bacon), leaving Frank in shambles. On the verge of going insane with grief, Frank finds the only way he can deal with his lose is to become the superhero known as the Crimson Bolt so he can get Sarah back from the bad guys. With his sidekick helper Boltie (played by Ellen Page), the Crimson Bolt will put a end to any wrong that has been committed with his trusty wrench, even if that means he has to break a few laws himself.

WANT TO FIGHT SOME CRIME:
I was not expecting “Super” to be what it is, and that is a little disturbing, at times disgusting, even a tad bit sick, while being funny and somewhat sad. Most movies do have these sorts of undertones to them but when they do it’s just that, an undertone. In this movie they all play a key element to how the main character of Frank is being portrayed. This is a character that is sad, lost, and funny, it’s because of this character that this movie has to show all these elements that make it the way it is, a movie that has pushed the edge of what a superhero movie is.

My impression of the movie was that it was going to be about this guy that wanted to be a superhero but considering that it’s the real world where people that can fly and lift trains like they are cardboard boxes just don’t happen. This is somewhat the truth, however, what’s also the truth about this movie is that it’s about a guy that is pretty crazy who has delusions of talking to God and Jesus and then goes out to fight crime in such a violent manner that he could be considering a criminal as well. Not only that but he drags in a girl who is also not too set on her rocker and the two of them go out to beat up bad guys.

Oh the movie is funny, but it’s pretty shocking as well when not expecting some of the scenes that happen. Because of this different take on someone becoming a superhero the movie is a lot of fun to watch. Though it didn’t have me laughing to the point of side splitting pain but it did get me to chuckle some through out but mostly it made me just think wow I can’t believe that just happened.
There’s a good plot to this movie, which is a guy being crazy can become a superhero, albeit a very crazy guy that is committing crimes himself by beating the criminals with a wrench. Rainn Wilson does a good job playing the character of Frank, making him really seem like a guy that has always had the unfair side of life given to him that finally cracks him. Though for me the two actors that I liked the most was Kevin Bacon as the drug dealer because he was just so funny in this role, and Nathan Fillion being the Holy Avenger. Just seeing the few moments that Nathan Fillion had me laughing the most from this movie and he is only there for a few moments but those few times that he does appear he did a great job. Super turned out to be something I was not expecting which in turn made me like the movie more than I think I would have if it had just been about a guy being a superhero.

SUPER ON BLU RAY
This movie looks really good on Blu Ray, at times it’s a little too good. There image quality is very clear making everything look really good and with some of the fight scenes a little too real and graphic. What stands out on this Blu Ray over most others comes from all the vibrant colors that are in the movie. The bright red with the yellow contrast that is the colors of the costume worn by the Crimson Bolt and then the green and yellow costume that Boltie wears, both are bright and almost unreal on how vibrant the colors look. This movie is filled with lots of colors that make the picture stand out, even when those colors are just being shown in the background, they add to the look of the movie. It’s a nice looking movie with some good audio levels, pretty much what a Blu Ray should be, just minus the full extent that the special features could have been.

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The Marine 2 (BLU-RAY)

Matt Rodriguez — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:11:43 +0000

The Marine 2

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Professional wrestler Ted DiBiase stars in this action packed tale of a marine who ends up in the middle of a hostage situation when all he wanted to do was relax on the beach with his wife. Ahh, the life of a marine...

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The film includes some amazing shots of the tropical paradise with fantastic aerial and oceanic views. There are also plenty of scenes that are just meant for aesthetic purposes. Other than that though, the main storyline of the film doesn't stand out. The sound is what you would expect from an action flick filled with explosions and gunfire; loud and booming.

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Commentary, Extended and Deleted Scenes, Deleted Shots Montage and Behind the Scenes featurettes.

The special features aren't exactly anything special. If you want to see much of the boring stuff cut from the film, then here you go. The only thing of any interest is the Shots Montage which shows some cinematic shots cut from the film accompanied by the soundtrack. It actually sums up the film quite nicely in a few minutes and looks great on Blu-ray.

Overall, The Marine 2 is just as you would imagine a straight-to-DVD release being. At times it looks great but there are plenty of other films out there that are better, both in terms of Blu-ray quality and film quality.

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Matt Rodriguez — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:11:43 +0000

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Tuesday, December 29, 2009

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Super Capers TRAILER

Peter Oberth — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:00:00 +0000

Would-be superhero, Ed Gruberman, who possesses no super powers must join a team of misfit heroes-in-training known as The Super Capers. Having only faith, Gruberman must travel through time to uncover an evil plot involving some gold bullion, a fiery femme fatale, and a criminal mastermind with a dark secret about Ed’s past.

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Slither

Pandora — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 04:00:00 +0000

Slither

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I reviewed this movie when it hit theaters (click on the movie's name above). I did watch Slither again this time on DVD and enjoyed it more than the first time. But I still hold true to thinking that they under-used Nathan Fillion. Even with that though I had to give it a higher grade on DVD because this is one of the better non-special super duper 4th time released director’s cut. Nope this is just your standard release complete with all the bonus features you could hope for.

We will start off with the standard type stuff. There are 8 deleted scenes with optional director commentary, 4 extended scenes with optional director commentary, “The Sick Minds And Slimy Days of Slither” which is a making of, and commentary by director James Gunn and actor Nathan Fillion which is pretty funny at times. The gag reel is mostly flubbed lines and laughing; but further into it gets better. For fans of gore cult movies you have “The King Of Cult” (Lloyd Kaufman’s video diary), “The Gorehound Grill: Brewin’ The Blood” (learn how to make fake blood with household items), “Bringing Slither’s Creatures To Life” (a look at the effects), and “Visual Effects Step By Step” (do you need me to tell you what this is?). And now for the Nathan Fillion fans. “Who Is Bill Pardy?” which has the cast and crew making fun of Nathan and “Slithery Set Tour with Nathan Fillion”. See what I mean? When was the last time that you saw a first release of a DVD this complete with bonus features?

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