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‘Detective Pikachu’ Trailer

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This is honestly the cutest shit I’ve ever seen. Going to be a worldwide phenomenon.

I’m sorry, but if you don’t go see this movie, you’re just lame. Look at how cute all these little guys are! Cuteness and nostalgia overload that’s for sure. It helps that again the trailer for Detective Pikachu is a home run. I can’t even explain just how perfect Ryan Reynolds is for voicing this character. I can’t get over just how funny this trailer is. I found myself laughing out loud on a number of occasions, and I just can’t help but smile the whole way through the trailer.

Name a Pokémon, any Pokémon and they will probably pop up at some point during the film. I counted at least 30 in the trailer alone, which is going to be so awesome to see. Mewtwo making an appearance is incredible and I don’t think that’s even spoiler territory. I’m curious to know a bit more about this world and how it works, but that should be explain in the movie. We even heard Pikachu say “hell” like this movie will have it all.

I keep saying this, but when live action is mixed perfectly with animation it is one of my favourite things. And with the whole murder/ potential murder plot this again reminds me so much of Who Framed Roger Rabbit and that’s the biggest compliment I can give this thing.

This could out-do Infinity War at the box-office, I’m not kidding. Piles upon piles of money is heading towards WB and many, many spinoffs. Get excited Pokémon fans, it’s time to see em all. I can’t wait to explore this world and find all the little Easter eggs hidden inside. This is going to be a delightful adventure.

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New ‘Aladdin’ Trailer Is Hilariously Awful

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I can’t stop laughing. This is hot garbage.

I’m in shock. Legit and utter shock. This photo above is real. That’s a real thing, that’s really going to happen. How on gods green earth did Disney give the go ahead for this sort of nonsense? In a span of a minute, you heard a boat load of toilets flush because people all over the world are crapping all over this trailer, and rightfully so.

Can we start with Jafar? Why does he sound like a boys scout? He’s has least intimidating voice I’ve ever heard. Remember how awesome he sounded in the animated version? He was menacing and it was only a cartoon, I laughed when he spoke. I laughed a lot in this trailer. Everything is so off in so many ways, it’s all just hilarious.

Now for the main event.WHY DOES THE GENIE LOOK LIKE WILL SMITH? Yes, I’m all for him voicing the genie. But that’s such a Will Smith move. He doesn’t need to look like him, it’s absurd actually. Did the genie look like Robin Williams? No. What a poor choice and he looks bad. CGI might not be complete, but the marketing campaign for Aladdin is off to just a terrible start. My childhood was squashed in 60 seconds. Big time yikes Disney. See for yourselves.

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‘Child’s Play’ Trailer

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Never been a fan of this doll

Hollywood is truly out of horror ideas eh? Back to back trailers involving a property already cemented in the horror genre culture. Out of all the things you can bring back, you’re bringing back a killer doll? Take away the fact that some how they managed to rope Brian Tyree Henry, coming off just an incredible 2018, and Aubrey Plaza. Maybe the script is great, maybe this could actually turn out great. But I’m sorry, not in a million years would I allow myself to be killed by a doll no bigger than my left leg.

That’s always been the issue with Chucky for me, it’s just not scary. Yeah, as a kid, it’s terrifying, but now it’s just hilarious. A grown ass man, getting killed by something so small, it’s kind of a joke. I know that’s the whole premise of the movie, but it’s 2019 now, you know they will he putting some sort of modern twist on it, like he’s chalked full of apps or something.

This is just a small taste and we don’t even get a good look at the title character himself. I’m intrigued a little bit, I’ll obviously see it in theatres, but I don’t know, I can’t get behind a doll. You know this is just setting up for future sequels and possibly a larger universe. I can’t take this serious, I’m sorry.

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‘Pet Sematary’ Trailer

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I dunno, this suppose to be scary? I’d pet that cat in a heartbeat, it’s pretty fluffy.

When it comes to adapting Steven King novels, it’s certainly a very hit or miss situation. In 2017 they broke records and scared a generation of kids with Pennywise the dancing clown in IT. Now we are not only getting the sequel later this year, but we will be getting another beloved novel, Pet Sematary.

You know when someone or something dies it’s probably best to leave it be. Didn’t this guy watch the Halloween Simpsons special? Does he not understand what he’s doing by bringing back his dead daughter? So the premise of the movie is pretty simple, spooky ass hick town, spooky pet sematary, which leads to a father bringing back his dead daughter when she appears to get hit by a 18 wheeler?

I love Jason Clarke, the lead here, but I just wasn’t sold on this trailer at all. I remember the originals being pretty gross when I was a kid and creeping the hell out of me. But now I’m a grown ass man and this seems to rely heavily on jump scares and my guess, grotesque horror. Not really my cup of tea, and I just don’t like the premise at all.

Kids in masks is such an overdone horror movie trope that it’s just washed up. The whole trailer is kids in masks and I just think it’s so outplayed that I couldn’t stand the look of it to be honest. I’m going to see it, because with the success that was IT, I wanna believe they will knock this out of the park as well, but something just didn’t click for me.

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‘Hobbs & Shaw’ Trailer

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This is going to make all the money.

Remember when this series was about stealing cars and racing them? When they decided, “hey let’s redo Point Break, but instead of surfing it’s racing cars!” That feels like a life time ago, well that’s because it actually was. Now, we have legit super powers and I’m eating this shit up.

Dwayne Johnson, when he’s in the right project is the best thing in Hollywood, well for the box-office at least. This movie is going to make so much money, I’m talking the billion dollar club. What more do you really need and want in a summer blockbuster? Idris Elba as Brixton. A man with actually super human strength and appears to be bulletproof? You had me at Idris Elba, but doesn’t he seem so perfect for the Fast & Furious universe?

You know Vin Diesel is out there somewhere right now fuming so hard. This looks great, massive in scale and appears to be another great addition to one of the biggest franchises Hollywood has to offer.

Seriously this trailer was bananas and it’s not even going to be the tip of the iceberg.

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Some DCEU News

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Matt Reeves The Batman will drop June 25th, 2021. Only problem is, he’s going to have to find another Caped Crusader

Well this is the definition of bittersweet. It was just announced that after what feels like a lifetime, we will he getting another Batman solo flick. Here’s the catch, it will be without the greatest person to ever dawn the cape and cowl…..

That’s right. Ben Affleck after about 8 months of speculation is finally stepping away from the DCEU and that role will be going to a much younger man. After all the hype and the great moments we got with Bat-fleck, it’s a crying shame that we will never get to see him in his very own movie. It’s preposterous if you ask me. I’m not saying it was a waste, but what a major misstep by the people over at WB. I’m sad to see him go, I even made “Team Bat-fleck” shirts.

But when god closes a door, he opens a window. Or something like that. We are still getting a Batman solo flick in a little over 2 years. Now THIS NEXT PART IS VERY IMPORTANT. Get a man who is committed to the role. Who can take the criticism, who wants to be the Batman we all deserve. I have no clue who they want, who they are eyeing. We just know that they want someone younger. Some many choices, I’m not even going to name any people, because who knows which direction they will go in. Okay, I will. Oscar Isaac, would be a terrific Batman. He wouldn’t be as buff, but Batman doesn’t need to be that big, just look at the comics. He’s a fantastic actor who is used to be part of a large franchise and universe. I’m excited, Reeves wants to pull out the Rogues Gallery for this one, so expect to see many Batman foes. I pray we get to see, The Riddler, Two-Face and maybe Clayface. It’s just a depressing ass day. The DCEU, after trending upwards for so long, falters big time here.

In other news. James Gunn, the man behind Guardians of The Galaxy is making The Suicide Squad, also slated for 2021. A reboot of sorts, I dunno. I don’t care.

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First Look At The Birds of Prey

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Talk about some serious girl power

We got a little present this morning in the form of our very first look at Cathy Yan’s upcoming female lead super team up Birds of Prey. The sorta pseudo-sister sequel to David Ayers Suicide Squad. It will feature the return of everyone’s favourite psychopath Harley Quinn, where she will be teaming up with some other kick-ass woman to take down the nefarious Black Mask.

After the box-office success that was Suicide Squad one thing was certain, everyone wanted much more Harley. The clear standout of the film, it wasn’t long before WB green-lit her very own movie. Now much like Suicide Squad or Marvels Guardians of The Galaxy, this movie will be made up of a bunch of rift rafts and some serious B level or even C level heroes. That doesn’t mean it can’t be successful or it won’t be great, it just means that the average movie-goer might not know who these lovely ladies are. Suiting up will be Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Huntress who could easily be the new favourite after the film. A cool ass character played by a terrific actress is a deadly combo. Jurnee Smollett-Bell as Black Canary who fans might recognize from the CW and Arrow. I’m guessing she will be much larger in scale and be given actual powers in this. The legend Rosie Perez who will be playing one of the few good cops in Gotham Renee Montoya and Ella Jay Basco who will be the centre of attention as Cassandra Cain.

They will all come together to take down Black Mask who will be played by Ewan McGregor. What an underrated Batman baddie, who if done properly can be one serious threat. He’s a lunatic who enjoys beating people to a pulp while wearing one scary mask. I don’t see him having it until near the end of the film, but we will see how they play out his origin. That’s a ton of great acting talent for this cast, which promises to be fun, while also getting down and dirty with the action. Remember it’s a DCEU movie, don’t be shocked if we see some cameos or are alluded to some other heroes or big baddies (Penguin).

Can’t wait for this one actually, Margot Robbie was born to play Harley Quinn, can’t wait to see what they can do with her when she’s fully unleashed.

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‘John Wick 3’ Trailer

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He’s legit killing dudes with books.

Super-assassin John Wick is on the run after killing a member of the international assassins guild.

It would be scary to be in a Staples with John Wick. Actually anywhere in the world. The man who can kill you with just about anything returns in the first trailer for the third part in this glorious action trilogy. Expectations are high, the world was waiting for this to drop all week, and let me be the first to say, it didn’t disappoint.

They’ve upped the budget and you can tell. From the beautiful cinematography, it’s crazy that this is the first thing I mention about the trailer, but it looks stunning. The palette and the colour scheme is truly something special. The way they have shaped this universe which depicts every other person as a world renowned killer, these colours really make up this great universe. These are more than just cheesy action movies, they have created a compelling story, and compelling characters. When you through in impeccable cinematography it’s a recipe for one fantastic dish.

I’ve always had a sweet spot for Keanu Reeves, he’s a world class nice guy and has been making movies that I have loved for 30 years now. He’s becoming one of the best action stars ever and I think the character of John Wick himself is climbing the ranks very fast as one of the most badass action heroes we have ever seen.

Poor Boban Marjanovic who will fall victim to John Wick by I guess, death by book. I actually don’t feel bad for him, it’s my dream to be killed by John Wick in a movie. The larger than life athlete is making his movie debut in this and it’s great because he’s such a gentle giant and watching him play basketball is one thing. Fighting John Wick, that’s a whole other ball game.

I can’t say enough good things about it. With these trailers they don’t even show us a ton, you know the kill count is going to sky rocket in this installment. The trailers will just be the tip of the killing spree iceberg. He’s killing dudes with books, on horse in the desert, and who knows what else. Oh yeah, he’s now trained his dogs to kill people.

People often talk about trilogies that leave a mark and a legacy on this world. Lord of The Rings, Nolan’s Batman, well this is going down as one of the all time greats.

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‘Ghostbuster 3’ Teaser Trailer

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Everyone remain calm. Do not panic. I already know my 2020 most anticipated movie. Good god almighty.

We all have the best days of our lives. Weddings, birthdays, vacations. When something like this comes out of left field, it makes for a pretty spectacular day. I overrating just a tad, but Jason Reitman, son of Ivan Reitman – the legendary director of the first two Ghostbusters and many more comedy classics. I had zero idea this was even in the works, I have zero idea who will be staring in the movie. None of that has been announced.

What I do know is that growing up and still to this day 1984’s Ghostbusters remains one of my all-time favourite movies. The reboot version that happened not to long ago wasn’t my cup of tea. Don’t get me wrong I loved what Paul Feig tried to accomplish it just didn’t work for me. Now you’re telling me we get the son of the guy who did the first two? Did you listen to all the music and sounds being made in that trailer. Sent a shiver down my spine.

Here’s an idea. Get Hugh Jackman in this thing, they just made a movie together, and this will make so much money. He’s got the comedic chops and obviously the action background and he doesn’t want to be Wolverine anymore. So why not attach yourself to another franchise. How about we put his best friend Ryan Reynolds. They will get great actors in this, Jason Reitman is a very talented director. This makes me so damn happy.

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‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Trailer

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You need a Venn diagram to explain this thing. It comes out after Endgame, but it could take place before Infinity War. Whatever, it’s got Jake Gyllenhaal.

Peter Parker and his friends go on summer vacation to Europe, where Peter finds himself trying to save his friends

Very confusing time. Marvel promoting a movie that might take place after the biggest event in comic book movie history. Bold move. We all know Peter Parker got crop dusted at the end of Infinity War, a causality of “the snap” by Thanos. People are debating whether or not this will be a prequel to Infinity War, or if this will take place after Endgame. Why would Marvel spoil something so big, even though we know it’s coming months before Endgame hits theatres. Part of me thinks this will end with them back on the bus in New York when we first see Peter in Infinity War. Now Peter and his friends are heading across the pond for a good old summer vacation. Well, what he doesn’t know is that being a full fledge superhero is a 24/7 job and soon into his holiday Nick Fury arrives and tells him he needs his help.

It’s nice to see Nick Fury making the rounds again in the MCU, he’s a great character and Sam Jackson kills the role. I think the last 30 seconds of this trailer was better than anything we saw in Spider-Man Homecoming. The stakes are certainly higher and it feels like a much larger movie. Not so grounded with the lonely Vulture as the villain, Spider-Man will be dealing with the elementals. Sandman, Hydro-Man and Molten-Man, pretty cool stuff if you ask me. It will be interesting to see how they translate Spider-Man swinging from skyscrapers in New York, to the streets of London.

For the main attraction. Jake Gyllenhaal, as Mysterio. This whole role is up in the air. What a cool character design and concept. Able to use magic? Maybe. We know that Mysterio is the master of illusion, so this whole thing could be created by him in order for it to look like he’s really the good guy. I kind of hope they use him as an ally. Who knows if anything he’s doing is actually real or not, I’m really curious to see how they will play this out. All I know is he looks dope and it’s Jake Gyllenhaal who simply doesn’t do bad movies.

I’m already more excited for Far From Home then I was ever for Homecoming. Good stuff again Marvel.