This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast the guys discuss eye scanners in schools, lasers that you can use for criminal activity, .50 cal sniper shooting insanity, Scott Snyder’s The Wake #1, the Sexxxtons are back and now even creepier, more surprising Guardians of the Galaxy casting, Expendables 3 casting/release date news, review of After Earth, Fast & Furious 6, and much more.
This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast the guys discuss odd plastic surgery stats, braille smartphones, Jonathan Hickman’s East of West, Mark Millar’s Jupiter’s Legacy, 132lb scrotums, tripping on LSD, The Strain tv show on FX, Tyler Perry’s movie studio issues, what Marvel can do with Avengers 3, and more.
Hello all, and welcome to a brand new edition of Recast. Today we will be looking at a movie that, in my opinion, deserves credit for the emergence of comic book movies as a mainstream genre. At the time of its release, it was inescapably popular, so much so that it spawned not only two sequels, but a prequel and a spin-off/prequel.
I’m talking, of course, about Bryan Singer’s 2000 blockbuster, X-Men. I won’t insult you by rehashing the plot. If, after 13 years, you don’t remember it, go watch it again. Or go watch the prequel, X-Men: First Class. It’s essentially the same plot.
This week on The Nerdpocalypse podcast the guys discuss vaporizers for alcohol consumption, lonely noodle bowls, the Vine movie app, the death of the video game section, the naked pooper, German soldiers, Deadpool’s Monkey Business, Star Wars Ep. 7, Marvel Phase 3 plans, X-Men: Days of Future Past casting, Guardians of the Galaxy casting oddities, another villain for The Amazing Spider-Man sequel, and much more!
The only thing that can ruin your childhood is repressed memories. Michael Bay isn’t gonna do it. Disney isn’t gonna do it. No one is going to ruin your childhood by making a movie, TV show or cartoon based on something you grew up loving. Let me tell you why.
Occasionally, there comes a time in a person’s life where they have to do something for the sake of their passion that they never thought they would do. To work in a zoo, people with arachnophobia have to handle spiders. People who can’t stand bodily fluids, but love babies, have to bite the bullet. And people who like to write movie reviews and editorials have to watch movies they may not care for. That is why I have recently watched all of the Twilight Saga. Fair warning: This is going to be long, but read through to the end. It’s worth it. Trust me. Oh, and in case you need it:
Occasionally, one comes across a movie that is so miscast that ceases being a film, instead becoming a cautionary tale. The 2004 Fantastic Four movie, today’s Recast, is such a movie. Nearly every role in Fantastic Four should have gone to a different actor or actress. I’ve seen documentaries with better casting. Knowing that, I figured that we could do better here.
There’s no one quite like James Bond.
For 50 years, 007 has been thrilling folks like you and I with his trademark style of action, coolness, and panache. Six different actors have filled the role of Bond over the course of 22 movies with number 23, Skyfall, releasing in just a few days. While I will happily watch any 007 outing and every one has had it’s thrilling moments, not all James Bond movies are created equal. For every Goldfinger, there’s a Moonraker to match.
There’s no one quite like James Bond.
For 50 years, 007 has been thrilling folks like you and I with his trademark style of action, coolness, and panache. Six different actors have filled the role of Bond over the course of 22 movies with number 23, Skyfall, releasing in just a few days. While I will happily watch any 007 outing and every one has had it’s thrilling moments, not all James Bond movies are created equal. For every Goldfinger, there’s a Moonraker to match. In celebration of Skyfall and the Bond 50th anniversary, I have set out to separate the great flicks from the not so great. This isn’t a mere 1-22 ranking; rather I’m going to separate the movies into four different tiers. We’ll be showing off one tier per day leading up to the much-anticipated release of Skyfall on November 9.
There’s no one quite like James Bond.
For 50 years, 007 has been thrilling folks like you and I with his trademark style of action, coolness, and panache. Six different actors have filled the role of Bond over the course of 22 movies with number 23, Skyfall, releasing in just a few days. While I will happily watch any 007 outing and every one has had it’s thrilling moments, not all James Bond movies are created equal.