July 16th, 2010
As a film and as an adaptation of Stephanie Meyer’s bestselling tween romance novels, Eclipse’s director, David Slade, most certainly out-did either of his predecessors. While the love story remains intact to satisfy Nat’s need for any angsty werewolf/vampire/human love triangle, Matt appreciated the clear effort taken to attract a male audience by adding a dark and more violent visual style, that was clearly riffing on actual horror elements for the first time in the series.
Coming up next are Reviews of The Last Airbender, Predators and Inception!
~Matt + Nat
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June 26th, 2010
After two movies of angsty interspecies romance, Jacob and Edward are forced to join together to protect Bella from the dangers of Victoria’s vampire army and the Vulturi. Watch what Kristen, Robert, Taylor, plus new cast members Bryce and Xavier have to say about their characters in Eclipse, and what director David Slade thinks about his contribution to the Twilight Saga!
~Matt + Nat
Posted in Drama, Epic, Fantasy, sequel, Supernatural, Vampire, Werewolf | 16 Comments »
June 12th, 2010
The definitive action foursome from the 80′s are back and bigger than ever! Carnahan knocked this baby out of the park, not only do we get the mysterious origin of the A-Team finally told, but we ALSO get two more hours of rock ‘em sock ‘em wicked action and hilarious hi-jinks of a reimagined yet somehow faithful re-casting of the iconic characters. The only thing left to hope for is a sequel!
Keep your eye here for our in-depth review… but if you subscribe to the Your Geek News iTunes Feed, you’ll already have it in your PodCasts!
~Matt + Nat
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June 8th, 2010
When the film adaptation of the greatest action-comedy show of the 80′s is directed by a wild talent like Carnahan, you KNOW the A-Team will have some of the most off-the-hook action possible. But the A-Team was more than just guns and bombs, it was a group of four men who looked out for each other like brothers, and if we’re going to see Hannibal, Face, Murdock and B.A. come to life all over again on the big screen, Carnahan has his work cut out for him making that classic 4-way bromance sing.
~Matt + Nat
Posted in 80's, Action, Adaptation, Comedy, Exclusive Clips, Prequel, Preview | 4 Comments »
May 29th, 2010
The difference between a successful yet soulless blockbuster and a well-crafted film that’s marketed blockbuster is sometimes ignored by movie studios with dollar-signs in their eyes. But in the case of Prince of Persia, Disney and Bruckheimer actually created a piece of entertainment with some heart, a strong story and some great characters to go along with a heaping serving of action-packed video game inspired eye-candy!
~Matt + Nat
Posted in 80's, Action, Adaptation, Historical, Period, Review, video game | 4 Comments »
May 28th, 2010
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands blew us away from a gameplay standpoint, and delivered solidly on Graphics and Story! Not only is this one of Matt’s favourite types of games, this review also introduces our geek rating system! Leave us a comment and let us know what you think of our geek-o-meter…
~Matt + Nat
Posted in Action, Fantasy, Period, Prequel, PS3, sequel, video game | 1 Comment »
May 21st, 2010
After 14 video games and over two decades, the Prince of Persia is getting his own movie starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Ben Kingsley and Alfred Molina. And with Pirates of the Caribbean producer Jerry Bruckheimer on board, the bar is set pretty high for action, comedy, romance and adventure. But will it bring us all the elements that have made two generations of gamers fall in love with the source material? Watch our preview and let us know what YOU think!
~Matt + Nat
Posted in 80's, Action, Adaptation, Comedy, Epic, Exclusive Clips, Fantasy, Historical, video game | 2 Comments »
May 18th, 2010
Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe make a great team. Just look at Gladiator. Really. We mean it, skip Robin Hood and just go watch Gladiator. This movie is so BARELY a story of Robin Hood, it hardly deserves the name, and winds up being little more than a re-tread of Scott’s previous epic work. Everyone phoned it in on this one, folks; don’t waste your time.
~Matt + Nat
Posted in Action, Adaptation, Drama, Epic, Fantasy, Historical, Period, Prequel, Review | 5 Comments »