In Theaters - February 25

February 25, 2011

Wide Release

Drive Angry 3D ( R )

Hall Pass ( R )

Limited Release

Heartbeats (NR)

Of Gods and Men (PG-13)

Benjamin Myers

PSN ID and Gamertag: fusionman15

Email: BenMyers92@gmail.com

Unknown Movie Review

Unknown is your run of the mill action/thriller film with some cool ideas implicated into the plot.    

It is astonishing how legendary actor Liam Neeson has been typecast as an action star so late into his career. The man is pushing 60 and can take down an entire army of bad guys with hardly any help at all. Unknown adds to his action persona, and an admirable one too.

Dr. Martin Harris (Neeson) was in a car accident in Berlin, Germany. In the accident, he nearly died and was in a coma in the local hospital. He awoke after four days with some of his memory missing. Martin finds his wife and finds out she has no idea who he is and there is another man posing as him. With no form of identification and nobody confirming who he is exactly he then turns to the ideas that he is crazy or it’s all some big conspiracy.

The films plot is the weakest and strongest of the movie. The plot starts out being believable and mildly entertaining, but very promising. A man has an accident and can’t remember certain things. That is the believable aspect of the film. The stealing of the identity would be believable if reasons were given, but then again that’s what makes it a mystery/thriller.  You think you just started a good mystery/thriller, but with more plot details coming into the light, it just gets very implausible. While implausible it still is very entertaining and still gives you enjoyment in the plentiful action that succumbs out of nowhere. Who knew Dr. Harris could escape from multiple bad guys multiple times and beat the crap out of them. The action was well thought out, but it sometimes would drag along and get boring. At other times the action shots would use the infamous shaky-cam technique. Filmmakers use shaky-cam to make a scene seem to have more action then it really does. While it stretches plausibility multiple times until the big final act, it was acceptable. After the big twist in unveiled, I started to take the film less seriously and almost like a parody of thrillers. Liam Neeson is one of the only things that keep it from going down into parody world. Nobody can really not take him seriously. He is, although, full of one-liners and some horrible dialogue.

The absolute best part of the film is the atmosphere and location. It’s fantastic to see Germany get featured in an American film. Berlin is a beautiful city and perfect location for a thriller/action film. I only hope more Hollywood will make more trips to Germany. The action scenes featured in the film wouldn’t be as good without the locations.

Unknown may be just another action/thriller, but it is a great ride from beginning to end. The plot may have some very unlikely plot points, although the funny part is that’s what makes it a good film.

All-in-all Unknown is an entertaining film with some implausibility, but worth a watch.

B-

Benjamin Myers

PSN ID and Gamertag: fusionman15

Email: BenMyers92@gmail.com

The Hangover Part II Teaser Trailer

The teaser trailer for The Hangover Part II that will hit theaters this weekend with Hall Pass has made its online debut a day early. The trailer doesn't show very much, actually it leaves more questions than answers. Director Todd Phillips has said he wanted it that way in former interviews.


Phil, Stu, Alan and Doug travel to exotic Thailand for Stu's wedding. After the unforgettable bachelor party in Las Vegas, Stu is taking no chances and has opted for a safe, subdued pre-wedding brunch. However, things don't always go as planned. What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas, but what happens in Bangkok can't even be imagined.


The Hangover Part II will be released Memorial Day Weekend (May 26)

Benjamin Myers
PSN ID and Gamertag: fusionman15
Email: BenMyers92@gmail.com

Battlefield 3: Gameplay Trailer

The gameplay trailer for the highly-anticipated Battlefield 3 has made it's way online. It really looks fantastic, even though it is only about 50 seconds long. It shows some really cool gameplay footage.

Battlefield 3 gets released this fall

Some cool details were revealed in the press release on the games engine Frostbite 2. Here are some excerpts with the full press release after the jump.

This state-of-the-art technology is the foundation on which Battlefield 3 is built, delivering enhanced visual quality, a grand sense of scale, massive destruction, dynamic audio and character animation utilizing ANT technology from the latest EA SPORTS™ games."



"In Battlefield 3, players step into the role of the elite U.S. Marines. As the first boots on the ground, players will experience heart-pounding missions across diverse locations including Paris, Tehran and New York. As a U.S. Marine in the field, periods of tension and anticipation are punctuated by moments of complete chaos. As bullets whiz by, as walls crumble, as explosions force players to the ground, the battlefield feels more alive and interactive than ever before."

The full Press Release is after the jump

D.J. Caruso Directing Preacher

Director D.J. Caruso has "confirmed" on his unofficial twitter account that he will direct an adaptation of the popular 90's Vertigo comic Preacher. That could be a perfect opportunity to show more of that natural talent he only seems to show us in Disturbia and a little bit in Eagle Eye. 

Caruso said "just closed on Preacher. Going back to the dark side and pretty f*cking pumped!" So he sounds really excited. 


Preacher tells the story of a of a down-and-out Texas preacher possessed by Genesis, a supernatural entity conceived by the unnatural coupling of an angel and a demon.

More news to come

Benjamin Myers
PSN ID and Gamertag: fusionman15
Email: BenMyers92@gmail.com

In Theaters - February 18

February 18, 2011

Wide Release

Unknown (PG-13)

I Am Number Four (PG-13)

Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (PG-13) 

Limited Release

Brotherhood ( R )

Vanishing on 7th Street ( R )

Even the Rain (NR)

Immigration Tango ( R )

Benjamin Myers

PSN ID and Gamertag: fusionman15

Email: BenMyers92@gmail.com

Amazing Dead Island Trailer

I know that the footage is not game footage, but my god this trailer is fantastic. I have been waiting for a few years (since 2007) to see something for this game. I just love the whole idea of a survival horror game that takes place on an island and features a heavy melee based combat. This trailer just makes you want to watch in silence. Truly an amazing game trailer.

Dead Island hits Xbox 360 and PS3 sometime 2011

Here is the chilling game trailer

Benjamin Myers
PSN ID and Gamertag: fusionman15
Email: BenMyers92@gmail.com

The Amazing Spider-Man Pic and Release Date

Columbia Pictures released this awesome image of Andrew Garfield in full Spider-Man costume. We will just guess it's him under there. Also, they announced that the official title will be The Amazing Spider-Man.

The photo gives a fantastic view of Spider-Man in his full suit. The mask is exceptionally awesome to say the least. The eye spots due seem to have an odd golden tint to it, but it still looks very cool. The costume is unbelievably cooler than the old one.

The Amazing Spider-Man hits theaters on July 3rd, 2012

Here is the awesome new image of Spider-Man in full costume

Benjamin Myers
PSN ID and Gamertag: fusionman15
Email: BenMyers92@gmail.com

X-Men: First Class Trailer and Logo!!

The trailer for the anticipated X-Men: First Class has made its debut on Facebook. The trailer is pretty good and gives you some cool looks at the team. Also, its cool how it shows kennedy on tv, that makes it actually feel like its in the sixties. A logo for the film was released yesterday and is directly below the trailer.

X-Men: First Class battles into theaters on June 3rd.

X-Men: First Class Logo

Benjamin Myers

PSN ID and Gamertag: fusionman15

Email: BenMyers92@gmail.com

All Super Bowl Movie Trailers

The Super Bowl was a crazy game and they showed some pretty awesome trailer for movies. Here are trailers for Thor, Captain America, Cowboys & Aliens, Transformers 3, Super 8, and many more. Some lived of to the hype, while some just were okay at best. Also, it's nice to know that we have 4 sequels, 2 westerns, and a huge amount of alien movies, 6 (counting Thor).

Thor (May 6th)

Captain America: The First Avenger (July 22)

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (July 1)

Cowboys & Aliens (July 29)



Super 8 (June 10)



Trailers for The Adjustment Bureau, Battle: Los Angeles, Rango, Pirates of the Caribbean 4, Fast Five, and so many others after the jump. Check them all out.