Rurouni Kenshin gets the Live Action treatment

One of my favorite animes ever is being made into a Live Action film.  I am pretty excited for it after watching the trailer.  Here's hoping they don't totally screw it up.

If you are curious, here is the intro to the anime series and a fan made AMV.

Great, now I have to go watch the whole series, OVA, and movies again.  Oh, wait - that IS great!

Cowboys and Aliens trailer

Seriously, there have been so many awesome movie trailers recently I had better go ahead and start saving up for the Blu Rays now.

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Serenity: Inception Style

Yeah, now I have no choice but to re-watch Firefly and then Serenity this weekend. Sooo good.

HT: Great White Snark

New Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows trailer [again]

I see some definite departures from the book, but still super excited for the November release. Look forward to a post in the near future featuring someo f my favorite Harry Potter pictures and animated gifts.

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The New Tron Legacy Trailer is Excellent

Is anyone else super-pumped for this? Finally, an 80's film being revived correctly (I'm looking at you angrily Karate Kid and A-Team).

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New, New Harry Potter Trailer

I can't wait for Nov 19.

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New Scott Pilgrim vs the World International Trailer

I can not be more excited for this movie. I'm even re-reading the graphic novels in preparation. Bonus: It's the same director as Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. I may even venture to the actual movie theater to see this rather than waiting for the Blu Ray.

HT: Topless Robot and Techland.

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New Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows trailer

Teaser trailer released last night:

Book Six was my favorite book but the movie pretty much destroyed the source material. Hopefully they won't do the same with Seven (tied for second favorite), especially since they have devoted two movies to the last book.

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Avatar 2 Trailer [parody]

Just as original as the first film, apparently:

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Weird: The Al Yankovic Story Trailer

Yes, this is fake, but I would LOVE for someone to make this movie for real.

"Weird: The Al Yankovic Story" from Aaron Paul

Here is a previous post about Weird Al's latest EP, Internet Leaks.

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Death Troopers Book Trailer

If you aren't "in the know", an interesting thing that has been going on in book publishing is to make a trailer for a book in much the same way you would make one for a movie. No, it isn't just dramatic shots of someone reading or close-ups on chapter titles, but a full on trailer relaying a hint at the content of the book in hopes on leading you to check the book out.

Star Wars: Death Troopers is a book I have very much been looking forward to reading. I mean, Star Wars + zomibes? Yes, please. I bought the book a month or two ago but have been distracted by a few other books (reviews coming soon!). I am almost done with my current book and may start Death Troopers next. Anyway, here is the trailer that I'm sure will make you run out and buy it for yourself.

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Ridley Scott's Robin Hood trailer

Remember when Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe got together and made that little movie called Gladiator? Yeah, that was pretty sweet.

Well, the two are back together again in what seems to be a very similarly styled movie. Robin Hood promises to be yet another one of those great Medieval films that I can never really get enough of. The story covers how it is that Robin became an outlaw rather than a re-telling of the tale we have all heard a thousand times by now. I'm looking forward to it.

In theaters May 10, 2010.

Here are the US and the International trailer (completely different trailers):






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Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 2

What else is there to say?

Catch me on Live: II Pyre II


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Zombieland Trailer

Man, this looks like it is going to be great. It reminds me of one of my favorite zombie video games, Dead Rising. Here's hoping there isn't 'excessive language'.



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Two movies I want to see

Outside of the heavy promoted summer blockbusters and DVD releases there are often good movies just waiting to be seen. Here are the trailers for two movies that I am looking forward to checking out.

The Way We Get By
In Limited Release Now

"Since the first Gulf War in 1991, a group of veterans and townspeople from the area have greeted every troop flight that arrives or departs from Bangor International Airport. They’re so loyal to their mission that the airport set aside a permanent room for them.....“The Way We Get By” follows the lives of three troop greeters." from Hot Air

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The Hurt Locker
Already Out, Coming Soon to DVD

"Kathryn Bigelow’s film, which was written by Mark Boal, manages to be many things at once—a first-rate action thriller, a vivid evocation of urban warfare in Iraq, a penetrating study of heroism and a showcase for austere technique, terse writing and a trio of brilliant performances.

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The focal point is a three-man bomb squad working bravely and meticulously, on the streets of Baghdad in 2004, to disarm a succession of the improvised explosive devices that are killing civilians and soldiers alike. While all members of the squad are skilled professionals, one of them, Staff Sgt. William James (Jeremy Renner), has a special relationship with bombs. He loves the circuits that must be decoded, the detonators that must be disconnected. He loves the challenge presented by each bomb, the chance to taunt fate and come up a winner or go up in flames; it’s the ultimate form of a gambler’s high. (In military parlance, bombs send their victims to the locker of the title.)' from Joe Morgenstern via WSJ.

Bonus: I hear that The Hurt Locker does not have a political edge or stance on the war in either direction and can be enjoyed for what it is.


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Rotten Tomatoes


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Daybreakers - Trailer

I just stumbled across this trailer and was overcome with glee. Ethan Hawke and William Dafoe? Vampires? Yeah, I'm on board.

Here is the plot summary from IMDB:

In the year 2019, a plague has transformed most every human into vampires. Faced with a dwindling blood supply, the fractured dominant race plots their survival; meanwhile, a researcher works with a covert band of vamps on a way to save humankind.


Look for it January of 2010.

Thundercats Movie trailer

Fake - but awesome.



From the creator:

Here's the list of the actors movies and music I used to make this.
Actors
Lion-O: Brad Pitt, Mel Gibson.
Panthro: Vin Diesel
Tygra: Hugh Jackman
Cheetara: Gigi Edgley
WilyKat: Daryl Sabara
WilyKit: Alexa Vega
Jaga: Robert Eddison
Mummra: Richard Cetrone

Movies
10,000BC, Masters of the Universe, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Lord of The Rings: Return of the King, Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars, Chronicles of Riddick, Pitch Black, X2:X-men United, X-men:The Last Stand, Troy, Star Trek6: The undiscovered Country, Space Hunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone, Stargate, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, Garfield, Enemy Mine, Spykids, Underworld, The Mummy, The Mummy Returns, Galaxy Quest, John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars, Planet of the Apes, Aliens, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, Reign of Fire, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.

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New Best Worst Movie Ever?

Oh....yes. I just came across this trailer this morning and am blown away. I honestly cannot wait for this to come out. The end of the trailer is EPIC.

Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus

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edit: I just noticed this was posted over at BEP in early May. See what happens when you don't check your Google Reader everyday, kids? You have to wait a month to find sweet trailers.

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Project Natal Motion Sensing Controller for XBOX 360

I have to be honest, when I heard about this earlier today I thought it was something I wouldn't be interested. Now, after having watched the trailer, I think it is pretty awesome and look forward to seeing what developers do with it.

I will add links as they start showing up. Most of what I found so far are just reporting the announcement.



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Toy Story 3 teaser

It seems a bit of an understatement to say that I am a huge fan of the Toy Story series. I have the DVDs I bought individually, the box sets, and the collectors sets. I have WAY too many collectibles ranging from key chains and book to a cell from the movie (yeah, I'm that guy) and everything in between.


I used to want to go into computer animation so naturally I was drawn (pun intended, sadly) to the series. There has long been mention and rumour of a third movie coming out and finally, finally we have a teaser trailer. It would appear that all the major characters will be back. I am really looking forward to the release next year.

Toy Story 3




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