Archive for October, 2009

Star Trek

Also present was the Director JJ Abrams hand to introduce and explain the four sequences shown for the first time anywhere in the world.

Enthusiastic and energetic – impressive given the fact that Star Trek is still in post-production – Abrams very pleased to have received the task of adapting such a body of the beloved franchise, the first statement is somewhat surprising. “I have never really a big fan of Star Trek,” he admits. “When they asked me to shoot, I found myself saying” yes “! There are 10 movies and TV series have been one million [and] I liked it a promise of adventure. The idea of this movie where he could feel legitimate and real, despite all the things that non-fans would think was stupid was the challenge.

“I have all the parodies, Abrams continued,” but the key to doing this and what the feeling was really a great cast. The cast is incredible. “And to prove his point, Abrams introduced the first clip,” where we meet Kirk as a young man [see] how he ended up joining Star Fleet ”

Clip 1: Kirk Meeting
The new bridge
We have in Iowa on Earth, in a dodgy-looking club that is known in every sense – except for clothing and accessories futuristic aliens bar. A young girl Struts striking black bar and orders a round – with some classic Budweiser – and almost immediately, is also affected by a young man obviously drunk. In presenting himself as James Kirk (Chris Pine), the guy tries in vein to buy the lady a drink, until finally his interest in the fact that he knows the language Xeno. It seems that the young woman was actually Uhura (Zoe Saldana), who studies foreign languages. Everything has a team of Kirk is the center of a group of Starfleet officers who take exception to his position and creates a mass brawl draws. Bloody and battered, Kirk glances from the floor to Captain Pike (Bruce Greenwood) to see that, after stopping the fight, Kirk said he would join Starfleet and thus bear on the great traditions started by the father of Kirk , who died in a huge battle with the Romulans just after the birth of Kirk.

Kirk, of course, is less than in love with the idea …

… But changes his mind when, as is seen yelling at the bus waiting for new recruits training to take, and Captain Pike suggests that there will be an officer in just three years. Hell, yeah.

Clip 2: Welcome to the Enterprise
TheVulcan grip
Then Kirk joined Starfleet and immediately gets in trouble, “says Abrams when it comes to the second stage to introduce.” They are all on board ships, but not because Kirk in trouble. Abrams goes on to explain that Kirk Friend Leonard “Bones” McCoy (Karl Urban) discovers a vulnerability, which doctors attributed to Vessels May bring patients to them, and then inject Kirk let him look sick and give him aboard the Enterprise.

And so we see the couple spreading on the ship, Kirk is looking sick as a dog. On the bridge, Suite Russian Chekov (Anton Yelchin) is trying to give access to the computer, its strong emphasis recognition cause problems. He discovers that the Vulcans a distress signal, which has passed the company will investigate.

Deep in the center, Kirk heard the announcement and immediately began to panic. Running to communication center of the ship, he tries to extract information Uhura – very difficult, because his tongue was swollen to twice its normal size.

We briefly see the dark interior of the ship where Romulan Nero (an unrecognizable Eric Bana) is pleased with the federation ship be heard on the road. A plank of the ship to navigate the planet Vulcan.

Back on the Enterprise, Kirk fur on the bridge, shouting they walk into a trap – that Vulcan has even attacked by the Romulans. An emotion Spock (Zachary Quinto) is initially incredulous – effectively creating immediate animosity between the two men – but ultimately can not blame Kirk and Uhura’s logic. And as the ship leaves the channel, it is clear Kirk was right all the remains of other Federation ships floating amid a hail of gunfire Romulan. And now is the new objective …

Clip 3: Future Echoes
In the mirror
Back on stage, Abrams presented the third stage with ease. “Thus, her shit Kirk and Spock get stuck. He landed on a planet and ends with the older Spock. Both of them, then another character, played by Simon Pegg.

At this stage, flat-capped Simon Pegg able to perform its role of Scotty. Describing himself as a huge geek, Pegg is clearly more than happy to be involved in Trek. “I am excited to be a pants-wettingly involved with a character I’ve had since I was nine, he gushes, before admitting that he needs to sit well forward.” It happens all the time, “he says – and it is expected that only half joking.

The roles of the film, and the old Kirk and Spock (Leonard Nimoy) is on a frozen planet, and come on a clearly pissed-off Scotty, who was cast after he tried to experiment with the technology the carrier has caused tragic loss Admiral of the dog. But Scotty is a travel center Kirk, Kirk must be transported to the company as it moves at warp speed, Scotty is the only person who could achieve (using the information of its autonomy in the future). As they prepare to beam up, Spock says he can not go with them, it also tells Kirk in no uncertain terms that you should never say to the young Spock in the previous life of Spock who must prove that Kirk and Spock emotional compromise if he can take control of the Enterprise.

Live long and prosper indeed, Mr. Spock

Clip 4: Free Fall
The new crew
To return to the last clip to introduce Abrams reveals that he is probably the most action-packed four. “The exercise, which comes from the spacecraft drilling Nero in the world, and this is a movie where the good are on the jump space.”

And yes, that’s exactly what it is. The carrier Enterprise are blocked, so Kirk, Sulu (John Cho) and Engineer Olsen are in free fall on the platform and knock-out drill. Captain Pike drivers for their commute, if Spock is promoted to captain of the Enterprise. Bones was also promoted to chief medical officer, after his predecessor was killed in the attack that destroyed part of the ship.

The shuttle, Kirk asks Sulu in the fight against the course he did. “Fencing,” was the deadpan reply. The three then they jump, Kirk and Sulu country (almost) sure, but Engineer Olsen not open his parachute in time and plunged to his death. (Well, it would have known better than to wear a red shirt to work …) on the plateau, two guards and created a battle arises, that is Sulu sword top-notch fighter, saving his life and Kirk. But since Drilling is broken, the orders of Nero, the bombings, the realization of his parents are in danger, Spock leaves his command of the Enterprise and heads to rescue them.

Back on Vulcan, Kirk and Sulu are in trouble, having knocked from the platform are free falling towards the earth without a parachute. As Kirk shouted to the beam to place Enterprise, Chekov manages to get a lock on them and at the last moment, it bars for security.

Another Terminator movie? With Christian Bale as a leader? Are you sure? We have certainly had that reaction when we heard there was one quarter of the sci-fi film franchise that started way in 1984, and we know that we are not the only ones that are questionable. In fact, director McG (Charlie’s Angels) even he admits was skeptical when we join him for a screening of the film sequences.

“I was intrigued by the idea of fourth Terminator,” McG said, obviously delighted at his first show images anywhere in the world. “Why flog a dead horse? James Cameron has always claimed that he had told the story after the second movie and I do not think he is a potential growth – until I began to think that the story could be.”

And the new film boasts an interesting concept. Set days post-right seats – but a decade before the visions seen in the first three movies – has become John Connor (Christian Bale) tries to motivate groups of survivors in the war against Skynet, the Terminators have destroyed most of humanity. But what about the casting of Christian Bale, who was a surprise choice for many? McG admitted he was not so easy for the Batman star to sign on the dotted line to get, says the actor told him bluntly that he was not interested in taking over a new big budget franchise. After McG had thrown his ideas, but, he says Bale told him: “If you can get the script to a place where it can be read on the cold stage and engaging, without consequences, I’ll take it.

McG and screenwriter Jonathan Nolan worker (the brother of filmmaker Chris and author of The Dark Knight) to put his ideas into a story, and it worked – immediately after reading the script Bale came on board. Then the filmmaker has worked closely with production designer Martin Laing and special effects expert Stan Winston Studio to its vision of a “dirty, difficult future of coercion” to a life.

And, judging by the pictures we have seen, these joint efforts seem ready to the Terminator franchise revitalization. While we can not give you any details, we can say that is impressive – there is action, there are terrifying machines and, of course, there is Christian Bale. Based only on the few clips we showed we can say that the lake is Bruce Wayne, he is absolutely John Connor. Equally impressive are the Terminators, yet not as advanced as Arnie’s T800, but still devastating.

You must wait until June 5, 2009 to see what vision as McG, but rest assured it will be one of the biggest events of the summer. “We better kick the crap from Star Trek McG jokes – and it will be a blockbuster clash of titans that you do not want to miss.

Watchmen

We traveled in a secret location to view images of a film-maker upcoming Zack Snyder, the adaptation of the famous graphic novel

If you have not heard of Watchmen, where were you? Since it was published in mid 1980, the graphic novel written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Davie Gibbons, celebrated as the most revolutionary work of this kind of graphic novel, winning fans with his biased, look tense a world populated with superheroes poor. In fact, it’s so layered, so morally ambiguous and so perfectly made by the makers that it is long believed that “unfilmable”. Thus, when control film has been invited to filmmaker Zack Snyder (Dawn of the Dead, 300) connected to a top-secret place for pictures of its upcoming adaptation, we were worried to say the least.

Rorschach closeBut not as formidable as himself seemed Snyder, the director was clearly nervous during the presentation of his film in a room full of (very vocal) fans. Do not fear, but – was not only still images (later) – but his admiration and respect for the material was apparently off the road.

“Watchmen is the comic that the way gender is considered the world has changed,” said Snyder. “Do you like comics and you want them to grow with you and Watchmen, I have experienced. But I had the ego “I must do it in a movie” when I read it. The existence as it was. ”

Nevertheless, Snyder said that when he calls for Paramount to suspect he was the man working the guards who, he could not refuse. “I felt like I could not do it someone else, and this would be my fault if it does not work! At least if I did and it did not, because then my goal. “And, although the studio was initially concerned about the development in 1985, not to mention your very mature, by stabbing her guns Snyder got a script that stays true to the original vision of Moore. Referring to its original height, Snyder shows that he told the studio right, “You know how they say it is a PG-13 ? is a problem for me. It is really cool in sex and violence movie that I think is not suitable for children! “Anyone who has read Watchmen know that with all the sex and violence, the novel is as versatile as a story “probably re-read. But Snyder does not care what is lost in translation from page to screen, as he thinks that viewers of the film are quite cautious to take it all in.

“We have this passion for films of superheroes to Hollywood and I think the mass culture audience is ready for [the movie],” Snyder says with confidence. “Publics of pop culture are willing to have their shit shaken a little when it comes to superhero movies. My mother knows that Peter Parker bitten by a radioactive spider and Superman. It does not matter know! It is my hope that the public will blow their mind because he f *** s with their mythology ”

Rorschach (Jackie Earle Hayley) is a pointAnd based on images we have seen is exactly what happens. The three segments of 10 minutes – the visceral opening sequence, followed by full assembly of credit really distinguishes the history of Watchmen, super-hero Dr. Manhattan emotional memories of events that led to its genetic mutation and the the impact on his life and a promising future prison break – let us gagging for more and said that Snyder knows his source material inside out.

So, is it us, Watchmen is one of the biggest films of next year, and should wow the audience when released in March. But you must steel for adults only viewing experience, such determining Snyder’s graphic novel’s Edge continues to remain intact.

“Superman could get all the world leaders in a room and say if you do not behave, I’ll murder you,” Snyder said of his desire to shake up the already rehabilitated superhero universe. “Do not. It gets cats trees. It seems that you can go all the way to the end. “