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A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET REVIEW: A New, New Nightmare?

Geeks — Sun, 02 May 2010 07:41:06 +0000

Once Wes Craven’s monster managed to get seven movies in a decade, it seemed pretty obvious that Freddy was feeling the franchise fatigue… not a even a bout with Jason Voorhees could get him back in the limelight with his own solo movie. Until the Hollywood cure-all was applied to Craven’s dream demon: reboot!

So now, Watchmen’s Jackie Earle Haley dons Englund’s signature fedora, claws and stylish Christmas sweater to terrorize the dreams of the sexy teenagers of Elm Street in a rehash of Freddy’s origin story. The only problem is that this Nightmare reboot seems more pre-occupied with being a shot-for-shot remake of Wes Craven’s original than it is at just being a good scary movie. The result is a bit bland, leaving us wondering if this movie is made for people who LOVE the original so much they’ll watch any Freddy? Or is it for people who have no idea how scary Freddy should be?

~Matt + Nat

CLASH OF THE TITANS REVIEW: Source Material, Anyone?

Geeks — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 02:32:51 +0000

Director Louis Leterrier definitely brought to life an epic tale of gods and men, with huge stakes, massive monsters, and some great big actors. But if it’s faithfulness to the 1981 movie you’re looking for, or faithfulness to the legend of Perseus, or even a good 3D visual experience, Clash of the Titans is going to let you down. We enjoyed the hell out of it on some levels, and yet were left feeling completely empty on others. What did you think? Let us know!

~Matt + Nat

CLASH OF THE TITANS PREVIEW: A Seriously Old-School Adaptation

Geeks — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:41:27 +0000

With with Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, the Incredible Hulk’s pulse-pounder of a director, Louis Leterrier has managed to round up some of finest thespians to play the Gods of Mount Olympus and added to that the heir-apparent to the action-superstar mantle in Sam Worthington, all to be able to tell one of the oldest stories in Greek Mythology, and to remake the 1981 Clash of the Titans. This one already seems like a winner just from the names involved and from what we’ve seen in trailers, so take a look at six exclusive scenes from the movie as well as interviews with the cast and crew to judge for yourself!

~Matt + Nat

THE WOLFMAN REVIEW: Improve Upon A Classic? Oh Yes.

Geeks — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:36:40 +0000

Let’s preface this review with the fact that Matt is quite possibly one of the biggest werewolf aficionado’s on the planet, having watched any and every lycanthropic-film in the last hundred years. And nothing but nothing compares to The Wolf-Man. Except, of course, The Wolfman. Faithful in all the right ways, and yet unafraid to weave a more complex storyline with more extreme Werewolf rampages, an even more foreign origin story, and an ending that will knock your socks off. Yes, that’s right, there’s a new Wolfman in Blackmoor, Chaney, and he can howl with the best of them.

~Matt + Nat

THE WOLFMAN PREVIEW: 70 Years and Still Scary

Geeks — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:34:48 +0000

Nearly 70 years after Lon Chaney Jr. first howled at the moon, Benicio Del Toro is slipping into his signature hair, ears and underbite to bring the classic Universal monster to life in Joe Johnston’s remake of The Wolf Man. With Anthony Hopkins, Hugo Weaving and Emily Blunt along for the ride, and the visual effects make-up artist behind The Howling and An American Werewolf in London, it looks like this remake has got some serious teeth.

~Matt + Nat

STAR TREK REVIEW: Holy. $#!T. JJ.

Geeks — Thu, 14 May 2009 21:41:04 +0000

We were both BLOWN AWAY by J.J. Abram’s Star Trek, as a prequel, as a sequel, and as a big summer blockbuster movie… Even though Matt’s a life-long trekkie, and Nat’s never really followed Trek, it was a unanimous crowd pleaser for us.

~Matt + Nat

STAR TREK PREVIEW: Exclusive Scenes and Interviews

Geeks — Sun, 03 May 2009 21:52:37 +0000

Shatner’s out, Picard hasn’t been born yet, Odo is still a pile of goo and Janeway? Who’s that? J.J. Abrams has taken Star Trek into the realm of James Bond, Doctor Who and Batman, making Kirk, Spock and Bones larger than the actors who play them. Yes, he’s re-cast every single role in an attempt to breathe new life into one of the longest running film and tv franchises in history. We’ve got an exclusive first look at scenes from Star Trek, as well as interviews with J.J, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and the rest of the all-new cast of the original series. Matt’s a HUGE trekkie, and Nat not so much, so there will be PLENTY to look forward to in our review next week!

~Matt + Nat

THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL REVIEW: Why Change the End, Scott?

Geeks — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:48:37 +0000

With a stellar cast, the year’s most breathtaking visuals, and a classic storyline well loved by all, how could TDTESS director Scott Derrickson go wrong, right? Maybe by kacking up the most important part of the original: the end.

~Matt + Nat

THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL PREVIEW: Whoah

Geeks — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:53:30 +0000

Remaking a 50’s classic Sci-Fi film is a bit of an uphill battle after War of the Worlds disappointed us in 2005, but with Keanu as a convincing Space Alien, it looks like this one could be both topical and entertaining so far!

~Matt + Nat