Given that Hollywood seems to have ploughed through most of the hit (and not so hit) horror franchises, science fiction seems to be the new genre of choice when it comes to greenlighting reboots and remakes. Today we want to know what you think of the upcoming RoboCop – given that we’ve now finally seen the first trailer for the …
With action comedy The Heat opening this Friday in South Africa – which stars Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy as mismatched law enforcement officers – today we want to know who your favourite buddy cop pairings are in the long American cinematic tradition? Riggs and Murtaugh? Burnett and Lowrey? Angel and Butterman? Let us know below. Last Updated: August 21, …
No, we’re not talking about “that” typical casting couch activity… Given the apparently great lengths Fox is going to in order to keep Hugh Jackman all clawed and mutton-chopped for several more movies, today we want to know if there are any film characters you wish were recast? If you had the power to replace any actor or actress in …
We’ve just seen it with The Wolverine, it’s happened notably before with Daredevil and now the highly anticipated Snow Piercer is getting a similar treatment. In short, these movies are being heavily edited, dumbed down and declawed for Western audiences – typically going from R-rated to a much more “accessible” PG-13. Although we’re sure we can predict your reaction, today …
It probably started with Harry Potter and The Twilight Saga. Then we saw The Hobbit stretched out into three movies. Now Shailene Woodley’s small role as Mary-Jane Watson has been chopped from The Amazing Spider-Man 2 so that the character can instead be introduced in a planned third and fourth film in that particular franchise. Today then we want to know …
With Michael Bay’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot currently filming in New York, today we want to know what you think about the live-action comic adaptation? Given the rocky path the film’s development has been on before now – the whole “turtles as aliens” thing being fans’ biggest rage trigger – do you think TMNT will deliver for adult and …
I’m not entirely sure how many of you are around this Workers’ Day public holiday, but for those of you browsing the site right now, it’s a simple question for today: When are you going to watch Iron Man 3? Will you viewing it in 3D or 2D? Alternatively, are you willing to run from the torches and pitchforks of …
There’s been some debate this week over in gamer-ville about the “excessive” violence in BioShock: Infinite. Today we’d love to hear your thoughts on films, good or bad, that you felt overdid the violence. Can you think of examples where you found the brutality jarring and pulled you right out of the movie experience? What about those flicks where the …
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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