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In honor of Wes Craven, think I’m gonna re-watch “Nightmare on Elm St.” and the “Scream” movies this week..

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Just so you know, the first “Nightmare on Elm St.” and the first three “Scream” movies are available for Netflix streaming so I’m probably gonna re-watch those movies this week. “Scream 4” is not available for streaming on Netflix, though, you’ll have to rent the DVD for that one.

I do love Wes Craven movies, though. I’ve been watching his movies for years. Maybe I’ll check out his other movies I haven’t seen yet. I don’t think I’ve seen “Red Eye” or “My Soul To Take” yet so I just put those movies on my DVD Que in Netflix.

Kev

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Saw “Straight Outta Compton” today and it was surprisingly really good!

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I would do this review in my usual review form but I’m not at my home computer. I’m on an IPad so I’ll just make this review quick.

Just saw the movie, “Straight Outta Compton”, which is a film biopic about that famous rap group the N.W.A.

I thought this film was excellent. I really enjoyed it. Even though I’m not much of a fan of hip hop, I do know it’s history and I do know that N.W.A started the whole hip hop genre. Even if Ice Cube and Dr. Dre didn’t actually play themselves in the film, they were played by actors, it was still cool to see them in a movie together.

I liked learning about the history of Eazy E, the rapper who started the N.W.A. I think the actor who plays Eazy E who is Jason Mitchell did a phenomenal job playing him. Mitchell deserves an Oscar nomination for that role, I think.

It’s interesting learning about the history of hip hop ’cause believe me, you’ll learn a lot.

Yeah, people are complaining that there is a lot of sex and nude women in this movie but hey, that’s the hip hop world. That’s how that world is like. When you become part of the hip hop and black community, you’re gonna see a lot of that in that world… a lot of naked black women. I didn’t mind seeing all the naked black chicks in the film ’cause I thought it was cool!

Anyway, I’m not a very big fan of hip hop but I can listen to some of it, though. I do like Dr. Dre, 2Pac, Biggie, Snoop, Eminem and that’s probably about it. After seeing this movie, makes me want to listen to N.W.A. and check them out. I’ll look them up in Apple Music.

I saw this movie ’cause it looked interesting to me. It can get violent, intense, sad, funny and enjoyable. A lot of different emotions throughout this movie.

I thought it was a very well-made film and one of the best of this year. This film is definitely worth checking out. This is a film for fans of hip hop and non-fans. If you’re a non-fan, this film you should see just so you can learn about the history of hip hop. I thought the film was real good and glad I saw it. Think I’m definitely gonna get the BluRay when it comes out.

Score for “Straight Outaa Compton” = 5 out of 5 stars as in excellent.

Kev

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Video: the movie, “The Witch”, looks pretty interesting…

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This movie was originally released at Sundance Festival earlier this year but due to this film winning an award, it’s gonna get a wide release sometime next year. No release date yet but I would think it’s gonna get released sometime around Halloween in 2016.

Finally, we get a horror film that actually looks scary and we haven’t had a horror film like that in a long while.

I’m definitely gonna see this one, I think. Looks awesome.

Kev

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On a side note, women do deserve more respect in the superhero genre…

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Yeah, I have noticed the lack of women starring in the leading roles in superhero flicks. With that being said, I think another reason Ronda released those photos of her as Cpt. Marvel is ’cause maybe it’s her way of trying to get a new movement going? She fought for women to be allowed to fight in the UFC and she was a success at that… I think she’s trying to do the same for the superhero movie world, ya know? The superhero film franchises should give women more respect.

Well, “Wonder Woman” is getting her own film so that’s a start and we’ll see how that film does in the box office. If that film becomes a box office hit, I predict Warner Brothers & Disney/Marvel will do ever more female-centric superhero films with her in the leading role. If that film bombs then there probably won’t be more after that.

I remember seeing “Supergirl” with Helen Slater and that was a great film. Even though the film bombed, I thought that film was a well-made movie.

There are plenty of female superheroes with their own comics… it’s just that a lot of them never got movies made of them.

Cpt. Marvel should definitely happen. I also think She-Hulk should happen. What about Bat-girl? I think a Bat-girl movie should happen. There’s also Magdalene. I also think Black Widow should absolutely get her own film as well.

Forgot to mention that the “Underworld” movie franchise is based on a comic even though DC/Marvel isn’t involved with that one… that comic became a hit movie franchise. Selene is the hero.

We’ll wait and see how the “Wonder Woman” film does and hopefully that film does well in the box office so there can be more female-centric superhero films. I think there should be more. You should thank Ronda for bringing this to our attention.

Kev

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More on Ronda Rousey playing a leading superhero…

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Whenever you want to talk about Ronda Rousey in the movies, chances are… there’s gonna be all kinds of haters who are gonna slam her acting skills. Which to me is a load of shit. Ask yourself this, when was the last time you saw good acting in a Superhero film? Most actors & actresses who played superheroes over the years whether in Marvel or DC movies never had the greatest acting talent. Name one actor or actress who played a superhero who showed good acting?

I can only think of a few actors who showed some acting talent as a superhero: Hugh Jackman as the Wolverine, Mark Ruffalo as the Hulk, Christian Bale as Batman, Michael Keaton as Batman, Christopher Reeve as Superman and Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man.

That’s probably about all. Most actors & actresses playing superheroes were mediocre at best.

In defense of actors & actresses playing superheroes, you don’t have to worry about acting skills too much ’cause all superhero movies are is mostly action movies and popcorn films. Ronda doesn’t necessarily need to be a good actress to play a superhero ’cause most actors & actresses didn’t have the best acting skills anyways so I think Ronda would do fine playing in a big role as a female superhero.

When playing a superhero the actor doesn’t really need to be perfect. It’s not gonna be an Oscar worthy performance anyways so I can’t understand why people would criticize Ronda’s dream of playing a superhero? When film makers do the casting for their superhero films most of them aren’t too worried about “acting” talent that much. Most of them are more worried about the look. If they look good for the character, that’s when they get hired for the role.

I’m noticing more and more people are criticizing Ronda for both her fighting and her acting in movies. Haters are gonna hate, I guess. The more they hate and criticize, I’ll have no problem defending her ’cause I respect the hell out of this woman. I think people just criticize her ’cause she’s a woman. Period. End of story.

Kev

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Would Ronda Rousey make a good superhero for a Marvel film? I would say so!

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These look pretty cool and Ronda would make a perfect superhero, absolutely! After these photos came out, I think either Marvel and DC would be interested in getting her for a big female superhero role someday.

What female Marvel superheroes would Ronda be? Well she would be a good Captain Marvel for sure after seeing the photo but what about others?

Well here’s a list of them:

http://marvel.com/universe/Category:Women

Other than a female Captain Marvel, I think she’ll make a pretty good Dagger. You know Dagger from “Cloak & Dagger”?

I think Ronda will get her chance to play a superhero in a film sometime in the future whether it’ll be Marvel or DC. She’ll get her chance.

Kev

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Arnold Schwarzenegger should get Oscar nomination for his role in “Maggie” and I really mean that!!!

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Well I finally got around to watching the movie “Maggie” starring Arnie and Abigail Breslin. It was a really good movie too. It’s definitely one of the best movies released this year and I also think it’s Arnie’s best acting role. I really think Arnold should get Oscar nominated for his role in this film ’cause he did a good job with his acting in this film. You know how in most movies that Arnie’s acting wasn’t all that good? He’s more of an entertainer than an actor? Well, he really showed his acting chops in this movie and this movie proved that he can act really good! The reason is ’cause this is a different role for Arnold. He doesn’t play a typical tough guy & badass like he does in most of his movies. In this movie, Arnold is more serious and more real.

Yes, this film is a zombie film indeed but it’s not like the “Walking Dead” at all. You’re gonna see a different kind of zombie movie. Yes, in “Maggie” there are still some pretty scary scenes but this film mostly focuses on the story. It’s a more serious story. “Maggie” can be a bit slow pacing movie but that’s what I like about it. The movie can get pretty sad and intense at times. This movie is about a young girl who is infected by a virus and while she is being sick & has time to live her father stays by her side and supports her… the virus turns people into flesh eating zombies. While Maggie still has time, Arnie’s character, Wade Vogel refuses to quarantine his daughter and he wants to take care of her before she turns.

Like I said, this is no typical zombie film… you’re not gonna see “The Walking Dead” and you’re not gonna see George Romero at all. If you’re expecting those kind of zombie movies with this film, then you might be disappointed.

I really was impressed with Arnie’s acting in this film, he did an incredible job. This movie can get really sad though so if you watch this better have a box of kleenex nearby for sure. I’m thinking about re-watching it again later tonight ’cause it really was that damn good. I rented it through Netflix DVD. I think I’m definitely gonna buy it on BluRay too.

You should definitely check this one out.

Kev

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Colin Trevorrow set to direct “Star Wars Episode IX”…

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So JJ Abrams is the director for Star Wars 7. Rian Johnson is the director for Star Wars 8. Now Colin Trevorrow is set to direct Star Wars 9.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-episode-9-director-807838

So how many Star Wars films is there gonna be? I’m thinking there is going to be many of them. It’s definitely not gonna end at 9. Star Wars will be like James Bond, they’ll keep going with them so there could be like 20 to 30 Star Wars movies or more. Plus there will be a bunch of spin-offs.

However, we must concentrate on this new trilogy ’cause it reunites the original cast which is every Star Wars fans dream. We all know that Carrie, Mark and Harrison is reuniting for 7 but will they be up for starring in 8 and 9 as well? Who knows! We’ll have to wait and see what Rian and Colin says.

Harrison is getting too old to be playing Han Solo so I think he’ll be done with that character after this film but will JJ kill Han Solo off in 7? I read somewhere that Harrison tried to get George to kill Han Solo off in “Jedi” by sacrificing himself but George wouldn’t go for it. I’m thinking they “might” actually go for that idea for this film but we’ll have to wait and see.

While they’re gearing up for the new trilogy we still haven’t seen 7 yet which we will around Christmas time. I sure can’t wait for “The Force Awakens” though. I’m gonna be in the theaters for that one for sure. I predict JJ will give us a good Star Wars movie. I have faith in this.

Kev

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New “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” still photos released by EW…

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A bunch of still photos from “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” has been released by Entertainment Weekly and the photos are pretty cool. Something that Star Wars fans can get all excited about for sure.

You get to finally see recent photos of the two famous droids: R2 and C3PO… not surprisingly the two droids still look the same after 30 years since “Return of the Jedi”.

Star Wars EW Pics

They still won’t show us Luke and Leia for some reason. They already show us Han Solo in the trailer. Leia was in the trailer but you can’t see her face, she was seen handing over a light saber. I think they’ll show us Luke and Leia in the next trailer possibly.

I really am looking forward to “The Force Awakens” like most people and I’m already feeling it’s gonna be the best film of 2015 hopefully.

Hopefully JJ can give us a good Star Wars movie. We need a good Star Wars movie where we can walk out of the theaters with big smiles on our faces and I think this film will do that. I think JJ will make Star Wars fans happy with this one. Looking good so far.

Kev

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Video: “The Hateful Eight” teaser is finally here!

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I love Quentin Tarantino movies. I’ve seen them all and will be seeing this one too. I think he’s a genius film maker and one of the best out there.

While some would believe that “Pulp Fiction” was his best movie but in my opinion, I thought “Inglourious Basterds” was his best movie. Although all of his movies are great.

I’m looking forward to the “Hateful Eight” and it’s great to finally see Kurt Russell doing big screen movies again. This movie is probably gonna be Tarantino’s usual format in movie making: different stories, lots of dialogue, a lot of swearing and bad language, a woman steals the show, foot fetish cameo, violent gross out scenes, etc. You know how his movies usually are. 🙂

Kev