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By Furious, on April 13th, 2009
Merriam-Webster defines the slang form of the word cool as:
very good: excellent; also: all right
Using this as a guideline, Entertainment Weekly tried to create a list of the 20 All-Time Coolest Heroes in Pop Culture. In descending order they are:
20. Sydney Bristow
19. Atticus Finch
18. Batman
17. Nancy Drew
16. Jack Bauer
15. Dirty Harry
14. Will Kane
13. Foxy Brown
12. Captain James T. Kirk
11. Mad Max
10. Spider-Man
9. Robin Hood
8. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
7. Han Solo
6. John McClane
5. Ellen Ripley
4. Harry Potter
3. Superman
2. Indiana Jones
1. James Bond
There’s a lot [...]
Continue reading Entertainment Weekly Wouldn’t Know Cool If It Bit Them In The Ass
By Furious, on March 16th, 2009
Wiktionary defines MacGyver as:
To assemble, or cause to be repaired or completed, an object, device, machine, or project from duct tape as the preferred repair tool, but in its absence, other items, (normally common, ordinary and mundane such as a rubber band or paper clip), not normally used for that purpose, where others would assume one needs a manufactured part, as per the design. Especially: if the items are used in ways significantly different than their intended use.
 Even if you never saw MacGyver, there’s little doubt you know all about the premise about a secret agent who was so resourceful he could literally make anything out of anything. I believe he once made a [...]
Continue reading MacGyver Was A Silly TV Show, Now It’s A Silly Movie
By Furious, on January 28th, 2009
 Do you happen to remember the movie Lara Croft: Tomb Raider? How about Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life? Yes? No? Doesn’t matter, they’re starting from scratch.
When Time Warner upped it’s stake in video game publisher Eidos in December, the film rights to Tomb Raider were part of the deal. Now they’ve announced the rebooting of the Tomb Raider movie franchise, replete with a reworking of the Lara Croft character- new back-story, villains, love interests, yippee! I mean that whole thing with her being a rich English adventurer following in the footsteps of her dad was sooooo tired. It totally needs a revamp because… who the hell knows? A total whitewashing of the franchise/character [...]
Continue reading Rebooting Tomb Raider- The Movie, Not The Game
By Furious, on January 12th, 2009
 Back in September, Aaron Eckhart was unequivocal in his statement that Harvey Dent/Two-Face would not be returning for a sequel to The Dark Knight. He said the character was “dead as a doornail” and “ain’t coming back.”
Either Eckhart spoke too soon (even thought he did consult director Christopher Nolan) or he is as two-faced as his character because he’s changing his tune. He parallels the character’s status with that of it’s onscreen counterpart- not dead, but in a coma. Maybe he’ll pull through, maybe he won’t.
I’ve never had much interest in comics or superheroes, but I liked The Dark Knight well enough. Heath Ledger’s performance as the Joker was outstanding. The story was exciting. The semi [...]
Continue reading Is Aaron Eckhart As Two-Faced As His Character?
By Furious, on November 14th, 2008
The title says predictions, but there’s really only one prediction to make. This weekend’s lone, lonely new wide release is the 22nd entry in the James Bond pantheon, Quantum of [...]
Continue reading Weekend Predictions: 11-14-08
By Furious, on November 10th, 2008
By 1920, Charlie Chaplin was one of the biggest movie stars in the world. The Tramp was, and arguably still is, the most recognizable character to ever grace the [...]
Continue reading Public Domain Movie Of The Week: The Kid
By Furious, on November 4th, 2008
Next up for the Farrelly Brothers will be perhaps the most ambitiously repugnant thing they’ve attempted yet, a Three Stooges [...]
Continue reading The Three Stooges Ride Again?
By Furious, on October 8th, 2008
October 8th has historically been a pretty good day, at least as far as movies are [...]
Continue reading This Date In Movie History: October 8th
By Furious, on October 7th, 2008
William Wyler once said a movie is “eighty percent script and twenty percent you get great actors.” Unfortunately Rob Zombie’s math was a little off when he made The Devil’s Rejects, as he had about eight percent script and two percent competent [...]
Continue reading A Review Of The Devil’s Rejects- That’s A Better Introduction Than It Deserves
By Furious, on August 22nd, 2008
According to Box Office Mojo, it had a worldwide theatrical take of $391 million. That sounds good enough, but you can tell the studio expected much bigger things since they invested $270 million in the production. $120 million net (not including advertising costs) at the box office is just not getting it [...]
Continue reading And Introducing… Superman
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