What to watch: Mad Max Fury Road

Mad Max: Fury Road is....intense, brutal and most of all ALIVE! 

This movie had me excited since it's announcement along with the casting of Tom Hardy as the lead. Every poster and trailer leading up until the release of the film was beautiful and captured the tone of the film perfectly. 

Max is mysterious and quiet while still seeming cool and just a bit unhinged while the world around him feels fleshed out and all of these characters seem real. The action is non stop right from the beginning and doesn't let up very much until the credits role!

There's humor, there's action and while the plot is minimal it isn't just a turn your brain off and enjoy type of film. The scenery is beautiful and the music is just as intense as the action sequences with the war drums pounding and a flame throwing guitar playing psycho riding a monster of a vehicle! 

The use of cgi is kept to a minimum and many will embrace the abundant use of stuntmen and crazy post apocalyptic vehicles in all of the chase scenes. 

All in all I must say Mad Max: Fury Road is just a roller coaster ride of fun and if I had to say anything negative about it'd be the sound mixing at times. For example many of the voices of the characters where almost completely incomprehensible and I'll probably have to wait until it's bluray release to watch the film with subtitles. Other than that I very much enjoyed the movie and I highly recommend it if you're a fan of action films. 

Rating: Full Price!

Set photos of Captain America: Civil War

This week we've gotten our first looks onto the set of the HUGELY anticipated marvel film Captain America 3: Civil War and while we see several things that are to be expected we also caught a glimpse of some things that will be meant as a sort of dramatic point in the film.

Here we see Cap in what looks like an African setting which we can assume is the fictional country of Wakanda since we know it is the homeland of upcoming super hero Black Panther and it was also hinted at in Avengers AoU. 

Another photo from the same scene. If you're interested in finding out more about Wakanda and it's hero Black Panther watch this video here. 

Not much is new in regards to Anthony Mackie and his character Falcon. I imagine we'll see him play the same role of a sidekick in this as he did in Cap 2.  

As seen in these photos we will also see Cap attend a funeral of an unknown person but we do know the person was close enough to have Rogers serve as a pallbearer! 

From this photo we can gather that the deceased is british since the flag over the casket seems to be Union Jack. Peggy Carters death is everyone's best guess and I'm thinking the same. 

Now most importantly we get our first look at Frank Grillo in costume as villain, Crossbones! I personally think he looks very cool and I did like his character in Cap 2.

So there you have it folks some on set first looks at some of the characters of Captain America 3: Civil War! Are you excited? Do you like crossbone's look in the film? Let me know in the comments here or on any of the social media outlets I shared this on! 

Credit for photos goes to JustJared.

"Vacation" Red Band Trailer

Are you excited for this? I know remakes and reboots get a lot of hate, but the fact that this seems very self aware and even includes a joke about the fact that it is a reboot gives it a sort of 21 Jump Street vibe, which I'm glad to see. 

May the fourth be with you! Variety shares exclusive on set photos ofStar Wars the force awakens.

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Next-generation bad guy Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) commands snowtroopers loyal to the evil First Order on the frozen plains of their secret base. 

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Dashing Resistance pilot Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) stands alongside his trusty X-wing fighter. 

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A small galaxy’s worth of tracking dots affixed to Lupita Nyong’o’s face allowed artists at Industrial Light & Magic to transform her into the C.G.I. character Maz Kanata. 

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J.J. Abrams directs Actress Daisy Ridley for a scene in which her character, the young heroine Rey, pilots her speeder through a bustling marketplace on the planet Jakku. 

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Members of the brain trust behind The Force Awakens: composer John Williams, producer and Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy, co-writer Lawrence Kasdan, and director and co-writer Abrams, photographed at Bad Robot, Abrams’s production company, in Santa Monica. 

What to watch: Avengers: Age of Ultron

So I tried making a video review for this but for some reason I kept messing it up and starting from scratch and I feel like I'm never going to get it done. So I've decide just to write it out instead so I hope you don't mind. 

Like many many people around the world I went to go see Avengers: AoU this weekend and I hadn't voiced this opinion much before but I wasn't as excited as I thought I was going to be! Not because I don't like marvel movies or because the movie itself didn't look good but because the news that the MCU will be moving into two of the biggest storylines in marvel history with Civil War and Infinity War. Those two future movies made this movie feel a bit smaller in scope and the stakes didn't feel as high knowing we'd for sure see most of these characters in the future. With all of that said I must admit I very very much enjoyed every second of this movie. Joss Whedon has tied all of the previous stories together masterfully and it was a pleasant surprise to see certain secondary characters be fleshed out and shine amongst the likes of Tony, Cap and Thor. The creation of the villainous Ultron felt somewhat rushed but that can most likely be blamed on the studio wanting a shorter runtime and more action since Whedon's original cut of the movie is said to be 40 minutes longer than the theatrical release! Along with a longer version of the film an alternate ending is said to exist so make sure to pick up the bluray once it's out to  see all of that. So back to the good and the bad of the movie, Spader as the voice of Ultron was great but the portrayal was very different from the menacing artificial intelligence we saw in the trailers. Ultron in the film takes his personality from his creator Tony Stark so you can imagine he's humorous and a bit of a smart ass. Was it bad? No. It was just different from what was originally advertised. 

The action was on point as is expected but at certain points the CGI was obvious but that's mostly just because some of these characters are doing super over the top stunts that could only be captured by special effects. The dialogue felt a lot more polished as opposed to the first film and the banter between the characters was even better. What more can I say besides the movie was fun as hell and it's awesome to see more and more people accepting these things that were at one point strictly nerd culture. Overall I really enjoyed this movie and I highly recommend seeing it in the theaters! I give this an enthusiastic FULL PRICE. If you'd like to discuss the movie more in detail please drop me a comment on any of the social media outlets I shared this on. 

Rating: Full Price 

David Ayer tweets first look at cast of SUICIDE SQUAD

I'm not very excited about this since they all look so bland and none of them stand out. This is as "generic action movie" as any comic book movie has or ever will be. Let's hope any future looks at the movie will change my mind.