G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra’s Cobra Commander Fails

March 27, 2009
Cobra Commander as he appeared in the 1980's G.I. Joe cartoon and comic books.

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra comes out this summer from director Stephen Sommers. Sommers; creator of such cinematic gems as Deep Rising, The Mummy 1 & 2 and Van Helsing, has resurrected 60′s action figure and 80′s cartoon G.I. Joe as a summer blockbuster in the mold of these films. By in the mold of these films, I mean to say G.I. Joe will be terrible.

“Why won’t you give this movie a chance Will?”, you ask.

Instead of justifying that question with an answer, I will post my response as a picture after the jump.

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Astro Boy Trailer

March 24, 2009

Like many kids, I was exposed to reruns of the 1960′s Japanese cartoon Astro Boy in my youth. Part of me liked it, another part of me kind of hated it. I could never put my finger on it, but … Continue reading

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New Star Trek TV Spot

March 24, 2009

Latino Review has posted a new TV spot for J.J. Abrams‘ Star Trek. The 30 second spot shows most of the stuff we’ve seen in trailers so far, but there are a few new things that make it worth watching. This … Continue reading

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Iron Man vs. Bruce Lee Stop-Motion Video

March 24, 2009

File this one under fights you thought you would never see. Québécois autodidact director Patrick Boivin has created this amazing “Iron Man versus Bruce Lee” stop-motion fight using action figures. It’s an awesome video with a twist ending. Make sure to … Continue reading

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Battlestar Galactica Frak Map

March 18, 2009

There seems to be a lot of frakking going on in the fleet.  Battlestar Galactica Wiki has posted a handy reference page for those of you wanting to know who’s frakked who on Galactica, the fleet and beyond.  Based on … Continue reading

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Good Old Cartoons

March 17, 2009

This is a poll for you and your friends to think about and discuss on the site. Think about your favorite cartoons from your childhood. Now remember when they suddenly got better. Discuss

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“Lex Luthor Bailout” with Jon Hamm

March 11, 2009

It seems that even Lexcorp has been affected by the current financial crisis. Poor Lex. Starring the very awesome John Hamm of AMC’s Mad Men.

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Bay Pursuing Frank Welker for Transformers 2

March 10, 2009

Fans of the original Transformers cartoon were up in arms when director Michael Bay passed up Frank Welker for the voice of Megatron, the role he originated in the 80′s cartoon. Instead the role of Megatron went to actor Hugo … Continue reading

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Star Wars TV Series Casting Begins

March 9, 2009

The oft mentioned and long anticipated live-action Star Wars television show has apparently begun the casting process.  The MTV Movies Blog interviewed actress Rose Byrne at a junket for her new film Knowing, and she let slip that many of … Continue reading

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Star Trek Trailer Hits

March 6, 2009

The final trailer for J.J. Abrams Star Trek prequel/sequel has hit the web and can be seen on Apple.com.  The trailer can also be seen this weekend attached to the much anticipated adapation of  Watchmen. Star Trek trailer @ Apple.com … Continue reading

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Watch Battlestar Galactica Series Finale at The Fox Theatre

March 3, 2009

Planning on watching the series finale of Battlestar Galactica?  Yeah, me too. Why watch the finale on a television or computer monitor like a sucker when you can see it in a movie theatre with full surround sound?  Did I … Continue reading

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