Feb 25
We showed a trailer for “Paul” awhile ago and I was a little lukewarm on it. Here is the new, official, red band trailer for the new film directed by Greg “Superbad” Mottola and starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jane Lynch, Jason Bateman and Seth Rogan as the voice of Paul. I have to say I am a little more excited now and I look forward to seeing this film. Watch the trailer below.
Waht did you think? Comment below.
Feb 23
Well a new trailer for Zack (“300” & “Watchmen”) Snyder’s “Sucker Punch” has been released and if I don’t sound more excited, that would be because I’m not. I kind of championed this film on Film Actually a few weeks ago when the first trailer came out, Josh didn’t like it but I said that the coolness factor and the visuals might carry it through. However, now this trailer comes out and they have done away with any kind of story, instead it is like an extended music video that really doesn’t tell us or show us anything new.
Anyway, have a look and tell us what you think in the comments below.
Feb 22
You can understand how films like Ninja are often overlooked. If you are not into the joys of bad cinema it can understandably seem like a bizarre idea to watch a film that is universally canned. These films are by nature, utter garbage and it is usually quite obvious from the moment you pick up it’s case. Crappy cover designs, no big name actors and a blurb that seems vaguely desperate to make it seem good.
At a glance most people will return these to their position on the shelf and find something worth their money. Dave M however, found Ninja in a sale bin for $8. Based on a price like that people, like myself who enjoy these badly made abominations, expect a certain caliber of film and there are a few prerequisites it requires to land in the “so bad it’s good” genre. The problem is Ninja holds out as an alright action film. Sure, there are a multitude of faults and flaws, but unlike the usual titles found in our Forgotten Films section it has a bunch of reasons to rummage your local DVD store and buy a copy. This put me in an awkward position. The film fits oddly right on the line between a terrible action flick and a gem of the dark musty sale bin. So after much internal debate and a closer look, I left it in Forgotten Films and look at it as a great example of a good-bad film. Continue reading
Feb 22
I just read an article on Mashable about Motorola’s new Xoom tablet, apparently it is going to ship without Flash, Adobe’s web animation tool. This is a pretty major deal considering the flack that Apple got a few years ago when it decided not to include Flash on it’s mobile devices.
Android has used Flash as a selling point on it’s mobile devices but to not have it on the flagship tablet is just a little strange. Now Adobe and Android say that it will be updated later in 2011 with Flash but I think that may be a little late. What if people get used to the performance of the tablet without Flash? What if they decide that they don’t need it? Continue reading
Feb 21
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Hosts: David McVay, Josh Philpott & Celine Roberts
This week we review the multi-Oscar nominated film “The Fighter”. We also take a look at a new trailer for “Thor” and discuss Schwarzenegger’s come back in our Entertainment Buzz section and deliver a brand new Lists of Five – Five Sports Films. So sit back, pop in your earbuds, grab a cold one and enjoy. Film Actually is the official movie podcast of geekactually.com.
*Update 31/07/2012 – Film Actually was a split off from the main Geek Actually show and originally maintained numbering continuity with that show. That logic no longer works as the shows have become two unique entities, so we have gone back and re-numbered the Film Actually shows to reflect their true episode number. This show is now officially episode 28 but when you listen to the show you will hear it referred to as episode 120, this is why. Sorry about any confusion or inconvenience.
Film Actually is recorded live every Saturday. Go to geekactually.com/live for the schedule and to watch it
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