The Legend of Korra

I loved Avatar: The Last Airbender and the thought of this coming out next month fills my little heart with glee. The creators are saying that they'll be aiming for a slightly older audience then the last one, so it'll be interesting to  see just how deep character development will get.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAnB_LVbTzo&feature=share

Great news on this! If Korra Nation get's 100,000 likes then they'll show the premier next week!
http://korranation.tumblr.com/

Let's make it happen people!

-JOE

Sucker Punch (Movie)

Last year, I had the privilege of experiencing the movie Sucker Punch.  I have a hard time coming up with words to describe this movie, so perhaps referencing some other movies will help.

Imagine if Moulin Rouge and Inception had a child, Muppet Babies was the midwife and it all took place in The Matrix. Somehow Alice in Wonderland was involved in the pregnancy. Yeah, something like that.

That analogy aside, I highly enjoyed Sucker Punch.  It seemed to appease each and every last nerdy sense of mine:

• The plot was somewhat complicated and had a twist ending.  
• The multi-level nature of the main characters fantasies made it fun to follow.  
• Nothing can really trump having to fight zombie robot steam-powered Nazi's with machine guns and katanas.

The main character and her friend were ninjas.  I think the only thing that was missing in the movie was pirates. 

That aside, in my opinion, Sucker Punch was a highly enjoyable movie.  As a word of caution, it is probably too intense for small children, young teenagers, or adults that are sensitive to violence and seeing zombie robot steam-powered Nazi's killed with swords.  As further caution, there is a pretty strong sub-theme of sensuality in the movie.  Finally, if you hate surprise endings or being 'sucker punched', I wouldn't recommend it.

Rurouni Kenshin Movie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc_JmcRxdx8

Okay now admittedly I'm not really an anime fan. In fact I can probably count on one hand the number of anime shows I actually liked, but Rurouni Kenshin is probably at the top of that list. In a nutshell, the main character (Kenshin) was the deadliest man during Japan's civil war. He now lives a life of repentance as a rogue samurai. His katana is actually reversed, meaning that the cutting edge is dulled so he can still wield it but it doesn't kill people (Though a large chunk of metal smacking into someone probably still hurts). I hope this comes out in some form in the US, otherwise I'm taking a trip to Japan. :)

-JOE

What's Coming Out?

Okay so what geek movies is everyone looking forward to?
Avengers?
The Hobbit?
The Dark Knight Rises?
The Hunger Games?

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