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Joss Whedon’s “Much Ado About Nothing”

Author: Aasemoon

16 Dec

Of all the versions of Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” that I have seen so far, old and new, classic and modern, my favourite has to be Joss Whedon’s! I watched it some weeks ago for the first time, and a few nights ago again. I never thought I’d enjoy a version more than the digital theatre one with David Tennant and Catherine Tate, but I liked Joss Whedon’s even more than that! It’s just too cute! =D

Of course Joss Whedon and Jed Whedon also created their own version of “Sigh No More”, the famous soundtrack of Much Ado [with Shakespeare’s own lyrics!]. It’s quite nice, definitely the nicest version of it I’ve heard. =)

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Cloud Atlas

Author: Aasemoon

26 Aug

I don’t know how it happened that I haven’t read the book yet, but now I seriously believe that I should. And I will…. once I’m done with my current Dan Brown reading.

I watched the Cloud Atlas movie last week and it blew my mind to so many little pieces. Had not enjoyed a movie this much in a long while. It lacks in absolutely no category. The plot is unbelievably good, the cast is just brilliant, the humour is priceless… And this movie actually has a message, for a change.

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Comic-Con 2013

Author: Aasemoon

23 Jul

So during the weekend in between my notebooks and my tablet I managed to see just everything I cared to see from Comic-Con 2013 [and not really get anything else done! =P]. Aaaaaand it’s been exciting.

J.J. Abrams’ “Almost Human” series is going to be here in a few months, and I really can’t wait to see it. The series is about Androids, and seems to have a very Asimov theme and feel to it. Oh, and Karl Urban is the main guy apparently. Enough said.

Marvel’s “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D”, created by Joss Whedon, is also right around the corner. It turns out Agent Coulson is alive and kicking, which is an awesome surprise. can’t wait for this one either.

As for panels and such, I think I’m now officially a much bigger fan of the Nerd HQ panels than the official Comic-Con ones. Nerd HQ panels are very very different, they’re a lot less formal, a lot less directed and formatted and just a lot more fun to watch. This year’s Nerd HQ panels were again awesome, and my favourite one was most likely the one with Tom Hiddleston, a.k.a. Loki. =) Here’s that:

The Nerd HQ Doctor Who panel was also awesome. Honestly Steven Moffat [now known as Steven Fat] is absolutely hilarious:

And on the same channel you can find the panels with Joss Whedon, Richard Madden, 2 panels with Nathan Fillion and a whole bunch of other really cool one.

Thanks to some good friends I was also able to have a look at several of the official Con panels. I absolutely LOOOOOOOOOOVED Loki’s appearance on the Marvel panel, that was just bloody awesome! =D I also really enjoyed the X-Men panel, and of course the Doctor Who panel hosted by Greg Ferguson was quite entertaining. 😉

But of course I have to do a bit of ranting too. =P For one thing I don’t know who gave permission to these people to produce another idiotic 300 movie. Unbelievably disappointing.

But the real disappointment is of course how Marvel seems to have picked up an axe to go after their own Cosmic story arcs altogether. I have been waiting for a “Guardians of the Galaxy” movie to happen for many many years. Now that it’s finally going to happen, they have taken the writing from Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, and handed it to Brian Michael Bendis, who really, really is NOT the writer for this. And of course James Gunn is directing…. right. And basically the same thing has happened to Nova… So now I wonder if this is really the end of Marvel Cosmic, or at least anything that was good about Marvel Cosmic… or will it somehow be rescued, I guess we just have to wait and see.

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Star Trek: Into Darkness

Author: Aasemoon

25 May

“Star Trek: Into Darkness” : I LUUUUUUUUUUUUUV IT! =D I mean, I really really really love it. We went to watch it on Monday evening, and it’s still running in the background of my mind. Fantastic plot, awesome visuals, perfect cast…. This is definitely one of the very best Star Trek movies I’ve ever seen, and I already have the feeling that unfortunately it is, and it is going to be, underrated.

[Warning, from here on there could be spoilers.]

“Wrath of Khan”, and “The Search for Spock”, were actually the first 2 Star Trek movies I watched as a child [very little =)], and basically the first time I watched anything Star Trek. Somehow the two movies left quite an impression on me… perhaps the reason why I’ve always been such a huge fan of the franchise. The scene of Spock’s death in “Wrath of Khan” was something that really affected me… the idea, the feelings, the message… So you can imagine, for me it was quite amazing to watch the same scene in the new movie, except with the positions reversed. In fact all the “mirrors” in “Into Darkness” were very exciting for me.

I also think that the choice of Benedict Cumberbatch as Khan, was basically as good as it could possibly get. =D He was completely perfect for the role. The character of Khan was always interesting, but I feel that Benedict Cumberbatch’s performance somehow managed to make something new out of the character. A much deeper, much more twisted, and terribly impressive new Khan. I’m also a huge fan of the “old Spock” cameos, and Simon Pegg as Scotty is also a completely brilliant choice.

I really cannot understand all the criticism that the movie is receiving. I just hope that J.J. Abrams keeps doing what he’s doing, and I look forward, impatiently, to the next one. =D

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Robot & Frank

Author: Aasemoon

23 Mar

Few days ago I watched “Robot & Frank“. One of the better Robot movies I’ve seen. I guess I mostly liked the fact that this movie, unlike many sci-fi/futuristic movies I’ve seen, is not trying to decide or state whether this kind of technological advancement has positive implications or negative ones. Instead, it’s simply showing that it can have pretty serious effects on the most private aspects of our lives, and our relationships, with others and even with ourselves.

Oh, and I loved the soundtrack! =)

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Robocup 2013 – Trailer

Author: Aasemoon

18 Mar

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The Dark Knight [Finally] Rises

Author: Aasemoon

11 Mar

About a year after all the buzz, and everyone [and most likely their dogs] having already watched “The Dark Knight Rises”, Saturday night I finally managed to watch the movie. =D I had simply not found the time before, especially given that I’ve [please don’t shoot me, please don’t shoot me, please don’t shoot me….] never really been that big of a fan of the Batman movies. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve always had fun with the movies and the comics and heck, even the old TV series. =) I’ve just not really been a _fan_. At least, not till now.

The recent Batman movies [Christopher Nolan/Christian Bale] have been quite different from the older versions. There’s now actually a plot, a real story, some fantastic character development. And now, with this latest movie, I’m actually a fan! For the first time in my life I’ve actually watched a Batman movie that I’ve really truly enjoyed enough to even feel like watching more than once. =D

Of course it also appears [at least so far] that this is going to be the last Nolan/Bale Batman movie, which is quite a shame. This has definitely been the best version of Batman so far, and I really would have liked to see more of it….

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The Odd Life of Timothy Green

Author: Aasemoon

12 Feb

This made me laugh, then cry, then laugh, then cry again…. One of “those” movies.

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Donovan’s Echo

Author: Aasemoon

4 Feb

On Saturday night I watched “Donovan’s Echo“, thanks to the recommendation from a good friend. =) And totally loved it. Here’s yet another movie that somehow never became popular, and no one seems to ever have heard of.