DVD Deal: Up to 60% off Blu-Rays!

Hi guys, just dropping in to let you know that Amazon is currently having a blowout sale on a number of Blu-Ray titles including The Dark Knight for $15, 300 for $18 and a collection of the six original Star Trek movies for only $60. Check out all of them (over 100 in all) before they are gone, happy post-Holiday movie marathons!

Review: Sherlock Holmes

Despite some directorial problems, the 2009 revamp of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s character, Sherlock Holmes, is incredibly well serviced by Downey and a surprisingly entertaining script. The end result is a solid, thrilling blockbuster that even captures much of the passive-aggressive hauteur of the originalSherlock Holmes. That is, if you can tolerate unrealistic explosions and destruction.

This is Fun: X-Mas Origins: Santa

Just in time for Christmas, someone has decided to give Jolly 'Ol Saint Nick a gritty reboot. Compiled mostly of footage from The Santa Clause films, and various Marvel movies (most prominently X-Men Origins: Wolverine), this 3 minute (fake) trailer is hilarious, well done, and quite honestly, looks better then the Wolverine movie. Video after the jump.

Call of Duty: Thermonuclear Warfare Edition

If you haven't noticed, a lot of people play Call of Duty:Modern Warfare 2 online Multiplayer. One of the games most sought after moments is achieving the Tactical Nuke Killstreak which requires 25 kills without dying. I personally have not seen one happen in a game but the other day I stumbled upon this video where somebody gets a Nuke in about 3 minutes.

Cop Out Gets a Trailer

Kevin Smith's latest film, which used to be called A Couple of Dicks, but now bears the oh-so-clever title Cop Out, recently had a trailer released. The trailer starts out leading the viewer on to think that the movie is a serious cop drama, before dropping a couple of jokes. It definitely made me chuckle, and I'm pretty excited for the film; check it out after the jump.

This is Fun: Avatar Wars - Real Actors vs CGI

Wow, two awesome videos in one day, aren't you guys lucky? And while the issue clearly isn't as cut and dry as it's being presented, this is still pretty hilarious. In the battle between CGI and real actors, who will win? I don't know, but in either case, send in the muscular heroes!

Repo Men Red-Band Trailer is Big on Blood

This production continues to confuse me as I still have no idea if this is a remake, a reboot, a spiritual successor, hilarious coincidence, or otherwise in relation to the 2008 Repo! The Genetic Opera. While the plot might no longer be very original (strangely enough), at least this time around we have a pretty respectable cast, and no terrible singing. Trailer and plot summary below:

This is Fun: A Montage of 2009 in Movies

This is really cool, and as an avid moviegoer, it gave me a nice warm and fuzzy feeling in the bottom of my film-loving heart. Okay, that was really corny, but this is an awesome video, seriously. Compiling a collection of clips from an amazing range of 2009 films, this expertly edited montage is pure movie bliss. It's a really good mix to boot, nabbing all of the big, blockbusters, as well as some lesser known, indie-fair (Ong Bak 2 was a surprising inclusion). My only complaint? Like half a second for The Brothers Bloom? Come on, that movie was so filled to the brim with beautiful shots and quotable lines! Otherwise, bravo good sir, well done!

French Inception Trailer Continues to Confuse

The international trailer for Christopher Nolan's next, Inception, dropped earlier tonight. While yes, it is visually interesting, is anyone else a little frustrated that we still know nothing about the plot? At the same time, I guess it would be kind of interesting to see what going into a big budget film by a talented filmmaker "blind" would be like. That is, unless this turns into a traditional marketing campaign somewhere down the line. As for the trailer, there's some old footage, that top and the water craziness in particular, but a surprising amount is entirely new. All of the audio is in French, but I will update with translations as they come in. Enjoy the trailer below and don't forget to let us know what you thought:

This is Fun: What I Learned from Left 4 Dead

Following up on our Left 4 Dead momentum is this fun little comic drawn by Golden-Silver.  It’s a little old, but it felt appropriate.  When the Zombie Apocalypse comes around, I’ll probably end up a Witch.  Enjoy.

Review: Deadpool Issues 13-18

Or: The Merc With a Mouth Still At It

Oh how time flies. It seems like only yesterday that the first issues of the ongoing Deadpool series were coming out. Now look at it, already 18 issues behind it and going strong. To celebrate, here’s my opinion on the latest 6 issues.

Karate Kid Remake Looks Dumb

I have got to say, I wasn't fully believing this movie had actually been made until the trailer popped up on the Internet earlier today. And yes, it looks pretty dumb. Although, I do have to hand them props for at least making an effort to build upon and modernize the original, instead of just recasting the thing; and I have to be honest, it did exceed my expectations a little, and may even be pretty watchable. Perhaps I'm just bitter about how inappropriate the original title now is. That's just wrong, seriously. Trailer below, let me know what your thoughts are.

Bots in TF2

It seems like Valve just gave us some new Team Fortress 2 content, but here they go giving us even more. According to a post over at the TF2 blog, the team has been tinkering with bots for a while, mostly because of the great success of the AI in Left 4 Dead.

Duke Nukem: What Went Wrong?

That's the question Wired is asking in their piece on Duke Nukem: Forever, "the biggest video-game that never was." In short, it was George Broussar, the man behind the franchise, and his obsession with the latest and greatest in gaming technology. Never satisfied with his project, and believing that 3D Realms funding could never run out, Broussar's perfectionism drove his company into the ground and resulted in one of the most legendary (at the very least, the most drawn-out) disasters in video-game history. It's a fascinating story really, and well worth the read. So if you've got some time (it's a bit lengthy) and are interested in just why exactly we will probably never see another Duke Nukem game, click on over to Wired and find out.

Frozen Trailer Will Give You Chills

See what I did there? Frozen is a psychological thriller that focuses on three skiing pals who accidentally get stuck on a chairlift after the ski resort closes. The trailer was recently released, and I have to say, it looks pretty cool (oh man, I'm on a roll). Check it out after the jump.

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