I'm playing Bloodrayne 2 for the first time, and wow, is that game hard! Not simply because of an arbitrary decision by programmers to make it cheap, but because the controls suck.
But that isn't what I want to talk about today, oh no! The review for that, assuming I can bring myself to grind through it, will be up at a later date. No, today's topic is upcoming movies for 2010! I don't usually talk much about movies here because, frankly, I don't go to see very many. And even though I have Netflix, I don't watch very many, either. Case in point, Star Trek was the last movie I watched in the theater (last summer), and (shudder) Death Race was the last DVD I watched, and that was at the end of October.
By the way, don't watch Death Race. It's terrible, and not in a so-bad-it's-good way.
So, what new releases in 2010 have me slobbering in anticipation of their DVD releases? Well, District B-13: Ultimatum for starters.
Featuring David Belle, the founder of the parkour movement, the first movie was pretty much an 85 minute chase scene featuring stunts and fight choreography that had been done completely without wires or special effects. Also, it was done almost completely without a coherent story, but that would only have distracted from the balls-to-the-wall action. I expect only more of the same from the sequel.
On the other end of the spectrum, there is the new one from Dreamworks, How to Train your Dragon.
Dreamworks is better known for those bastions of high-brow humor and witty dialog, otherwise known as the Shrek movies. However, their 2008 film, Kung-fu Panda, was remarkably good at balancing the humor and story, and never fell into the schmaltzy trap where the Shrek movies often find themselves. If the promise I see in this trailer is realized, then this could be a truly great movie. Otherwise, it'll be just another Vikings vs. Dragons snorefest.
You know who has become almost a parody of himself? Tom Cruise.
Knight & Day Teaser
I haven't been able to take him seriously as an actor for a very long time, so perhaps that is why this trailer for Knight and Day cracks me up. It's Tom Cruise at his most manic, and Cameron Diaz at her most...uh, well, I still think Cameron Diaz is cute, but I wouldn't vouch for her ability to act. Regardless, this one looks fun.
The last movie I want to bring to your attention today is the remake of Clash of the Titans.
The original holds a fond spot in my heart (oh hey, boobs!), but I always wanted a harder, more visceral movie than Ray Harryhausen's effects could deliver. Ridiculous editing and soundtrack aside, this trailer gives me hope that I am going to get to see Perseus kick mythical ass!
There are other movies coming out in 2010 that I want to talk about, but this post has gone long enough so i will save those for another time. Oh, and if that Knight and Day trailer doesn't play for you, you can find the HD version on Youtube. Don't ask me why they don't allow it to be embedded.
