Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings is regarded as not only one of the fantasy genre's most epic trilogies, but one of the most renowned film trilogies of all time. Though it's hard to imagine anyone else taking on the iconic roles made famous by actors like Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Sean Astin and others, the cast that ultimately came to lead the film wasn't always the one that was initially in place. In fact, there were several actors who auditioned for the role of Frodo before it went to Wood.
With the official North American launch of the PlayStation 4 just a few weeks away now, details for the system's very first software update have been announced. Being released simultaneously on day one, system software version 1.50 is approximately 300 MB and will include a plethora of features that will expand on this juggernaut of a system's already impressive arsenal.
When stripped of its obvious fan service, some genuinely good ideas remain at the core of Girl Fight. However, its developers never managed to bring their brainstorming to its full potential, resulting in a below average experience that many will deem as being misogynistic.
Atomic Ninjas karate chops its way to the PlayStation Network, offering a nice arsenal of moves for anyone to kill the nemesis of free time with. Grip Games proves to be clever in their concept by melding together several fan favorite elements into a single package. Multiplayer brawler? Bright flashing colors? Ninjas? I. Am. Sold. But does this game get the black belt? Well, not quite.
Everyone is saying that the film industry is dying, well, more like the heart of the film industry is dying. Long gone are the days of original movies taking the box office by storm. Now, sequels, re-imaginings, and remakes dominate the ever-greedy industry by finding the most obscure and irrelevant token of days past in hopes that the feeling of nostalgia will make hundreds of millions in profit. So far, the only type of movie this has worked with is the superhero movie, something that Marvel - Disney, now, I guess - has found the most success in chasing.
A huge habitat in outer space? No one questions asked. An attachable exoskeleton being drilled into someone? Psh, whatever. Even a panacea-like medical pod? No one bats an eye. But as with every science fiction film, there are some things that are simply too bizarre or too lousy to forgive that makes the audience question the world, momentarily breaking the immersion into a film that requires complete focus. The following are five points that made me break back into reality when watching Elysium, if only for a few seconds.
Les Miserables has had a long-standing reputation of turning people into miserable crying wrecks - as the title of the book/musical/movie suggests. Taking the movie apart, what were the scenes that gave a new definition of truly miserable?
Though no where near as dramatic as last year's fist-clenching finale in the bunker, this one did make its mark with the "whole picture" finally being revealed in a very Homeland-like fashion.
