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Spit Takes

mpowell — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 14:37:06 +0000

Obligatory. You know? I’m not sure I’ve ever actually spit out a drink after something amusing. I’ve had that, where you’re laughing so hard and your mouth is full of beer… you know you’ll spit if you can’t control yourself. But I don’t think I’ve ever actually done a spit take. Maybe it just happens in movies.

[via Huffington Post]

Movie Posters from a Cooler Dimension

mpowell — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:14:05 +0000

Paul Newman as Dr. Manhattan? Clint Eastwood as Wolverine? A 60s-era exploitation version of Avatar? YES PLEASE!

These are just a few of the creations that graphic artist Sean Hartter has put together in a series called Alternate Universe Movie Posters. There’s a heavy emphasis on superhero flicks, such as Punisher (starring Jack Palance) and Daredevil (with William Shatner). Not all of them put current films in the past; one poster re-imagines Clockwork Orange with Angelina Jolie as Alex… and directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. I’m actually surprised that project isn’t already in production. The cast lists are just about as clever as the posters themselves.

Check out the full set of Hartter’s work… some are really hilarious.

[via Comics Alliance, via Nerd Bastards]

The Only Yogi Bear Scene You Need to See

mpowell — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 19:57:26 +0000

I won’t ever see Yogi Bear, under any circumstance, not even at the tearful insistence of my demanding niece. But, though I’ll never know for sure, I’d bet a lot of money that there isn’t a scene in the entire film which reaches the emotional heights of this “alternate” ending.

I love how conflicted Boo-Boo is. He really doesn’t want to hurt Yogi, but $5000 is a lot of cash.

[Via Comics Alliance]

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Fake Criterions

mpowell — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 23:57:40 +0000

We love the Criterion Collection — their transfers are of incredible quality, the DVD covers are stylish, and the films chosen for the canon are often surprising. Thought-provoking.

But even though they occasionally takes you off-guard with unconventional choices, plenty of films will never get the Criterion treatment. It was for all those crap movies that the Tumblr blog Fake Criterions was created. Enjoy.

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Overthinkingit’s Female Character Flowchart

mpowell — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 07:36:31 +0000

Presented without comment.

Click for Big

Alright, one comment! I get what they’re doing here, but I think that the size of the chart disproves the point. Turns out: there is a great variety of female characters. In other words, a similarly sized chart could be constructed for male characters, too. Not that I’m about to do it.

Still, fun to look through.

[Via Overthinkingit]

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Merchandise: Sexy Hot Tan, Iron Man Suitcase, LOTR Bar Ware

vincente — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 09:16:34 +0000

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Chris Klein – Acting Legend

mpowell — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 16:46:57 +0000

We just saw this incredible video of Chris Klein’s performance in the recent world-changing mega-smash Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li. Of course you’ve already seen the movie, probably two or three times, at least. But, because the man’s performance is so engaging, his embodiment of the character so total, I never quite realized what a tour de force his turn as Charlie Nash truly was, until I saw the video which stitches together all his dialog. Enjoy… and learn from the best.

[via Slashfilm]

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Movies That Unintentionally Let the Villains Win

mpowell — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 08:41:39 +0000

Cracked.com has an amusing look at 6 films where, if you think about it, the villains probably won in the end. Movies whose happy endings didn’t offer quite enough resolution… like Independence Day. I’ve thought about that myself. At the end, gigantic warships the size of entire counties explode. Fine, but what about any escape pods that the aliens might have had? Why wouldn’t hordes of aliens just parachute down to earth and, with their future-tech weapons, pulverize the hell out of us? We already saw how difficult it was to bring just one of them down, and Earth has only one Will Smith.

Well, that’s one down

Other targets on the list include Zoolander, Back to the Future and It’s a Wonderful Life. Are there other films you can think of, which wrap up with the heroes celebrating perhaps a bit too prematurely?

Cracked.com – 6 Movies That Didn’t Realize They Let The Villain Win

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Chris Evans’ Awesome Scott Pilgrim Posters

mpowell — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:35:22 +0000

We were saddened to see Edgar Wright’s critically praised comic adaptation Scott Pilgrim vs. The World bomb at the box office this weekend. There are a few theories as to why.

But it reminded me of the excellent posters for the action star Lucas Lee (played hilariously by Chris Evans), which I saw at ComicsAlliance a couple weeks ago. Lucas Lee was a skater before becoming a Hollywood superstar, and is one of the evil ex-boyfriends which Scott must defeat.

Action Doctor’s tagline is classic. There are more over at ComicsAlliance, so go check them out!

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vincente — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 15:08:32 +0000

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