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Ten Fake Spoilers for The Avengers Designed to Not Ruin the Movie
Initially, I was opposed to the concept of an Avengers movie. Sure, I wanted it to happen and I thought it would be a cool idea, but I honestly didn’t think anyone could pull it off. When you look at most superhero movies, the franchise starts off well enough, but then drops like a rock. The studios want to capitalize on the marketing power of the movies as they progress, so they force too many ch...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: G.I. Joe: Retaliation Brings the High Explosive Fun
With the release of The Avengers this Friday, the 2012 summer movie season officially begins. As an appropriate tie-in, this week’s Trailer Trashin’ features another summer movie about a team of larger-than-life heroes: G.I. Joe: Retaliation. Premise: The war between the elite fighting force G.I. Joe and the terrorist organization Cobra is reignited when Cobra agents within the U.S. go...[Read More]
Weekend Box-Office: Repeat Success Continues as Think Like a Man Keeps Ahead of the Newcomers
The box office got flooded with new releases (most likely to get a head start on The Avengers, coming out next weekend), but none were able to take down Think Like a Man, which comes in first for the second week in a row. With an estimated $18 million this weekend, the romantic comedy has blown past its mixed reviews to earn $60.9 million domestically. Comedy appears to be selling better than dram...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Looper Sports a Confusing Premise in a Terrific Teaser
Another week, another column-sized dose of trashing a trailer. On the docket this time is the first teaser for writer/director Rian Johnson’s upcoming sci-fi action film Looper. Premise: In the future, time travel will be invented, but it will be illegal and only available on the black market. When mobsters in 2072 want to get rid of someone, they send the victim back to 2042, where hired gu...[Read More]