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You Tube Theater

This week's "You Tube Theater" is dedicated to one of greatest shows to not be released on DVD. All I have to say is....MTV's The State.

Crazy Ass Rumors

* A teaser trailer for "The Dark Knight" will be featured before the new Harry Potter film this summer. Details have leaked the trailer features playing cards falling from the sky and some dialog from The Joker. The trailer does not actually feature any footage from the movie.

* Thomas Jane has dropped out of being in Punisher 2. Just as this new broke rumors have started to speculate on the new director of the Frank-less Punisher flick. Two names are making the rumor circuit are John Dahl (Great Raid, Rounders) and Lexi Alexander (Hooligans).

* Barry Allen will be back as The Flash before the end of the year.

* During World War Hulk expect to see Bruce Banner to be separated from the Hulk...again.

* Teen Titans is getting a new writer and new team line-up. Missing from the new team will be Raven, Cyborg, and Beat Boy. While nothing has surfaced yet about Raven and Beast Boy, expect to see Cyborg end up on The Outsiders.

Site News

First let me say that the site should be experiencing more updates on a more regular basis soon. Also the site will be seeing a few new features coming soon. A new article from Cory will debut soon giving our readers reviews of new cds that are hitting the stores and illegal download sites. We're also going to be debuting an article from Sean "DC" Harris that will breakdown DC's weekly wonder that is "Countdown". Also it should be mentioned that now anyone can post a comment. You don't have to register, but for those who did I appreciate it. Just remember if you do post and you're not registered, that you should put your name on there so we know who is talking trash (Evan I'm looking at you.)

~Diddy

20 Thoughts From Shane-O-Mac

1. Punisher isn't Captain America.

2. Booster Gold getting his new series will be filled with endorsements.

3. LOST finally has a scheduled ending. So did the Big Dig.

4. Tony Stark turned into a hot naked woman...let's see where this goes.

5. Billion dollar Maguire still lives up to his name.

6. I'm about to shatter some glass.

7. Latin music does not make sense and scares me...sorry Teresa.

8. 52...good ending.

9. Bruce Campbell does not promote Campbell's soup.

10. FF2 right now just seems like a 2 hour chase scene.

11. Damn you Kuberts for putting out action figures that look like your delayed art.

12. Countdown is counting down to what your bank statement is going to look like at the end.

13. Does anyone even care about the Hulk?

14. Cory is the new Captain America.

15. Brown can do shit for you. Take that how you want.

16. Mary Marvel is gonna be a little slut.

17. Paul Dini's file photo is from about 20 years ago.

18. Ted Hayes is starting his own cookbook called "Ted Hayes' Highway".

19. All Star Batman #5 wasn't gonna come out this month but Jim Lee's mom yelled at him in every Asian language until he finished it.

20. An apple tini is manly.

You Tube Theater

This week I'm bringing posting three videos that I"m sure everyone has seen but if you have not, please check them out and enjoy.

Cee Diddy Meets....

Spider-Man 3

So Spider-Man came out last week and as predicted it crushed all records for opening weekends. I'm happy to say that I helped get those records crushed by going on Midnight with about 9 other people. The movie has been billed as the final installment of a Sam Rami Spider-Man Trilogy, and if true I feel it was a fitting end to the story arc. A lot of the critics have been a bit harsh on the movie, stating that they liked it, but that it wasn't the same quality of the two others. I figure I might as well throw in my two cents on the subject.

I thought Spider-Man 3 was a really fun, and entertaining movie. It's too early for me to say if it was better than the other two cause I would have to see the third one a few more times. Let's start off with the villains this time around. In the first two films Rami brought to life the classic Green Goblin and Doc. Ock. In Spider-Man 3 the Evil Dead director brought the classic Sandman to life and cult favorite Venom. Also coming after Spidey was Harry Osborn as the New Goblin. When preparing to write this I thought long and hard about what Harry's villain name was. He was never called Green Goblin or Hobgoblin, so I went with the name on his toy. I know a lot of people were expecting Harry to be known as the Hobgoblin but I like the idea of saving the name for another day.

In the other two films each villain is giving a lot of screen time so that the viewer can see that there is a real person behind the goofy gimmick. That was one thing that the film lacked. We got to see a little bit of Flint Marko and the reasons behind his life of crime, but more in sight would've been good. It wouldn't surprise me if a few scenes got left on the cutting room floor. Although we didn't get to see more scene of Flint Marko, we did get to see a good amount of Sandman. From the first scene titled "Birth of Sandman" to the subway battle, and the big finale, the special effects that brought the Sandman to life were amazing.

Venom has always been a fan favorite. Ever since his first appearance in Amazing Spider-Man #300 the fans have been clamoring to see Venom on the silver screen. Introducing Venom in Spider-Man 3 was NOT apart of Sam Rami's original plan. Mr.Rami has gone on record saying that Venom was not in the first couple drafts of the script. Venom was not added to the film until Avi Arad requested that Venom be added. Right off the bat that explains why we only see Venom in the third act of the movie. While I know some fans were upset with the little screen time Venom got, I for one was pleased with the amount of Venom. First off if there was more Venom then the movie would've been about an hour longer. I thought Topher Grace was a perfect Eddie Brock. The shots where Venom's mask was gone and you just saw Eddie's face were perfect. The only thing that was missing with Venom was a larger white spider design on his chest and Venom speaking in plurals. I was on the edge of my seat waiting for a , "We are Venom". There's a lot more they could've done with the Venom character but what they did worked for me.

The movie has a lot packed in to it. So much that I'm finding it hard to figure out what parts to talk about. I guess I just want to point out the positives that I liked and then some of the things I didn't like. Bryce Howard as Gwen Stacey was amazing. I want an entire movie about Gwen Stacey. She was just super hot and should have been in the movies since day one. The action in the movie was insane and Spider-Man acrobatics bested anything seen in the first two. It was also nice to hear Spider-Man being a bit more of a wise ass in this movie. That was one thing that the first two missed the mark on. Spider-Man is suppose to being cracking wise while fighting baddies like Green Goblin and Doc Ock. Bruce Campbell once again delivers as he defeats Peter Parker a second time. I just wish that they would reveal that he's playing the same guy who can't keep a job. Peter Parker becoming a jerk was great. I loved the music montage and laughed my ass off. I thought that scene complimented the "Geek Montage" really well from the second movie. The ending of the movie was great in my opinion. Sandman giving up his will to live and being blown away was great. Eddie Brock killing himself because he couldn't live without the power of Venom was perfect. Harry dying in the Goblin outfit, to save MJ was great. They all met their demise in a great way that surprisingly enough leaves doors open for returns for Venom and Sandman. The ending with Peter and MJ was great too. I loved the fact that it was a super happy ending. Yes, we saw Peter and MJ together in the final scene but what was that hug really saying. Was Peter just consoling MJ after the funeral? Was this a sign that Peter and MJ were going to become friends again? Was this a final hug between the two because Peter knows being Spider-Man has to come first? That final hug left a lot of questions open.

So the movie wasn't perfect and lacked a few things. I already mentioned that the villains need a little more screen time to develop. Also I wanted more Eddie Brock, J. Jonah Jameson, and Gwen Stacey. J.J. Jameson stole the movie in the second film, and I was hoping to see more of that in this one. Maybe we'll get a spin off that revolves around Jameson trying to save the Bugle from being closed down due to the internet stealing all his readers. I guess I really liked the movie cause that's all I can really complain about. I think if Venom was left out of the movie and Sandman got more time it would've been better. But if they had done a movie with the black suit and NOT shown Venom people would have rioted. Fan boys everywhere would have emerged from their Mom's cellars and attacked Sony studios with their web shooters.

So the summer movie season really started with a bang. I can almost guarantee I won't be seeing Transformer or Pirates 3, but will probably have guest reviewers post reviews for each film. The next big one I'm waiting for is Fantstic Four 2. If you haven't rushed out to see Spider-Man 3 yet (Corey I'm looking at you), then do yourself a favor and get to a theater. I'd love to know what everyone else thought of the movie so please post.

Diddy

For My Viewing Pleasure???

This week I checked out a little flick entitled "Smokin Aces". The main reason I wanted to see this movie was largely due to the very cool and fast trailer. At my job that damn trailer plays almost every hour on the hour and after seeing it like ten times a day, even I want to do go out and kill Buddy "Aces" Israel. I was gonna load up the PT Cruiser with the other horsemen, get some guns, blare some shitty rap/rock, and kill Jeremy Piven. So I was really excited to see this movie.

When the movie started I was nervous that it was moving a little slow. I figured it was just starting slow because of all the badass action that would be coming in the second and third act. Sooooo I waited and watched. I watched as Ben Affleck did yet another crappy accent. I watched as Jeremy Piven continued to play Ari Gold, but was now named Buddy Israel. I even watched scene after scene that I had already seen in the various trailers. Basically I watched the whole movie waiting for the shit to hit the fan and deliver on some crazy action and it never happened. Actually there was some action, but it was all in the trailer.

So the action wasn't that great, and I know what you're thinking, "But Diddy what about the story and the crazy twists?" The movie had two big twist. Number one, we find out that the crime boss was actually an FBI agent. This twist was very obvious from the first mention that the boss had so much plastic surgery. The second twist was that Buddy Israel was actually the son of the Mob boss, and that he wanted his heart for a transplant. While I didn't see the twist coming, I did feel that it wasn't very needed. The ending was stupid too. Ryan Reynolds gets all sad while the music from Saw plays and he kills both of them because Alanis Morrisset is divorcing his Van Wilder ass.

Perhaps if this movie didn't have a trailer, I would've liked it more. I should mention that my favorite parts of the movie would be any part with that little kid dressed as the Karate Kid. Now that kid has talents and acted circles around Ben Affleck. Affleck you were the bomb in Phantoms, but not so much in Smokin Aces.

~Diddy

Disclaimer: This review has some minor SPOILERS. Do not go back and read this article again if you don't want key plot points explained to you by a movie critic with poor grammer.

Cee Diddy Meets...

20 Thoughts From Shane-O-Mac

This week Shane-O brings you 20 thoughts with a theme. I present to you, 20 Thoughts on things that shouldn't matter (but everyone makes a big deal out of.)

1. HD and Blu-Ray DVD's.
2. Sanjaya
3. The Kuberts.
4. World War Hulk
5. Marvel Zombies
6. Avi Arad
7. My Chemical Romance
8. Nor 'Easters
9. Captain America dead. Sad, but we all know he'll be back eventually.
10. anything on FOX
11. Vitamin Water
12. Playstation 3
13. That girl who has 2 personalities in Heroes
14. Nicolas Cage
15. Xbox Live charging you for downloadable content
16. Joss Whedon
17. Lego versions of everything.
18. Kevin Smith's fashionably late style.
19. The Michael Turner variants being jacked up as soon as they hit shelf.
20. Me

You Tube Theater

This week's You Tube Theater is dedicated to Tim & Eric from Adult Swim's "Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job" and "Tom Goes to the Mayor." If you haven't discovered them yet, take the time to do so.