Red

I try to keep abreast of all things Warren Ellis. In this case the film adaptation of his graphic mini-series “Red” is about to be unleashed upon the world. This is the international trailer:

“The Expendables” my ass. THIS looks like fun. C’mon, Helen Mirren with a sniper rifle? Awesome.

Mortal Kombat Trailer

First things first: Movies based on arcade games suck. That’s because arcade games cannot afford the luxury of getting bogged down in things like plot or character development. A faithful recreation of an arcade game makes an unwatchable movie, and if you make a decent movie it can never be true to the original video game.

I never played ‘Mortal Kombat’, because I’m not into fighting games, but there was a time, and a long time, when every arcade resounded with cries of “FINISH HIM!” Sweaty teenage boys lined up their quarters for a crack at the best player in the room. If you believe in a gaming culture, then MK was a cultural watershed.

Now we have a new movie trailer. It’s grim, dark, and twisted. The most beloved characters of the MK franchise are there, and the plot looks to be nearly one-dimensional. They might actually be on to something with this one.

The Horribly Slow Murderer With The Extremely Inefficient Weapon

via Ticklebooth

“Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn.”

The Mother of Invention

The Internet is chock full of independent video projects. Technology now allows anyone with a digital camera to film their own masterpiece, and then publish it for the world to see.

Most are crap.

But every now and then you find that diamond in the rough. And “The Mother of Invention” shines. I’d actually like to watch the finished movie.

The Mother of Invention Trailer from Lawnmower Sounds on Vimeo.

The Supersuit from Lawnmower Sounds on Vimeo.

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