Irrelevant But Awesome

Alexa:  Guys, this movie is such a mess, I don’t even know where to begin. The one compliment I will give “Toys” is it’s a delight to look at. Its sets and costumes are bold, fun and capture the playful spirit of childhood beautifully. It’s the sort of place the kid inside everyone would love to get lost, a world of imagination made real. I get the sense that this dynamic vision popped into director Barry Levinson’s mind first, and he built a flimsy story around it to bring it to life. Behind the extravagant spectacle of it all, “Toys” is lifeless. Its characters are devoid of personality. It lacks an emotional hook, so the stakes feel low even though the threat of war hangs in the balance. The sluggish pacing doesn’t help. Without any substance to support it, this visually engaging movie becomes just plain dull. And it’s frustrating because there are some good ideas here. It has the potential to be a captivating world, and its central themes about childhood innocence and the ...

Would you like a sneak peak at what has to be, just the most ridiculously obscure piece of Star Wars merchandise ever produced? It was revealed a few days ago, and will be sold exclusively at Comic-con this year check it out below. "But wait!" I'm sure some of you are saying. "That's Boba Fett. He's not obsure at all. There's probably more Boba Fett toys than any other Star Wars character save for Darth Vader." And you're probably right. But you see this isn't just your average run of the mill Boba Fett toy. This toy is based on the first ever appearance of the famed bounty hunter, before he ever appeared in The Empire Strikes Back . At this point I'm sure a different group of people is ready to call me out on my inaccuracies. "No no no, that's not right at all" you might be saying. Boba Fett first appeared in the Star Wars Holiday Special and he looked nothing like that. Those colors are all wrong! He looked lik...

Look at these: LOOK!!! Do you know what this means? It looks to me like the Dinobots are going to be in the third Trasnformers movie. I'll admit, I never really expected to see these guys in the live action movies. Even when some of the ads for Revenge of The Fallen boasted something like 46 new robots in the movie, I never really expected them to draw from the dinobots line. I guess the next question is, are these the only two that are going to appear, or will we get even more of the line? And does this mean a Beast Wars movie in the future?