Star Hack: The Wrath of Roo (Star Trek 2009 Review)

At the ends of the Reviewaverse lies the beginning of a frakkin' Hackdown.  Starring Roo of the Clan of the Gray Wolf and Apollo Z. Hack, an epic battle commences to prove once and for all who's opinion reigns supreme when it comes to J.J. Trek.  Watch out for lens flares!

Echo Screen #12: Movie Remakes

Why can't they just leave well enough alone? TMNT, The Karate Kid, The A-Team... they've all been made into movies and they're trying to take our money to see them... again! Today the Clan of the Gray Wolf looks at the crappy movies that have been remade, the crappy movies that are going to be remade, and the awesome movies that no one should ever touch... ever! You hear me George Lucas?!? Why are these movies made? Will they ever stop? Could we resist the temptation to see Scarlett Johansson as Cheetarah? Find out on this episode of the Echo Screen!

In this episode:
 - (0:00) Intro & successful remakes
 - (15:15) Crappy remakes
 - (24:15) What do we want to see remade?
 - (35:00) What do we not want to see remade?

You can download this episode as an mp3 by clicking here

Echo Screen #9: Top 10 Geek Movies

Kicking off a series of "Best of the Best" Podcasts on the Echo Screen, the Clan of the Gray Wolf jumps into the age old debate over movie geekdom on an epic scale.  Using a highly scientific (and utterly subjective) methodology, the usual suspects, including the long lost Boomer, rate the top 10 best geek movies ever made... by humans.  What is their number 1?  You'll have to listen to find out, but we'll give you a hint: Buckaroo Bonzai... not so much on our list.

In this episode:
 - (0:00) Intro & Methodology
 - (4:10) Best of the Rest
 - (12:00) #10
 - (15:10) #9
 - (18:40) #8
 - (22:40) #7
 - (25:50) #6
 - (29:00) #5
 - (34:20) #4
 - (39:00) #3
 - (42:00) #2
 - (45:00) #1

You can download this episode as an mp3 by clicking here.

Movie Review: Zombieland

In the first of our videos commemorating Halloween 2009, the Commodore and Boomer sit down to talk about their recent viewing of "Zombieland". Find out what their take was, as well as who gets their votes for perhaps the best cameo ever.

Movie Review: Press Start

A self-described microbudget independent film, Press Start sets out to put right what so many video game movies in the the past have repeatedly made wrong.  Does it succeed?  Roo puts his finely tuned tastes to the test and lays it all out for you in this review.

You can find out more about Press Start from Dark Maze Studios (darkmaze.com)

Echo Screen #5: What's Wrong with the Syfy Channel?

Have you watched the Sci-Fi... I mean Syfy channel lately? Of course not, because it sucks hardcore. But why? Wasn't there a day and age when the Sci-Fi channel was actually pretty good? The guys from the Clan of the Gray Wolf weigh in on the things that were once great about the Sci-Fi channel, the (seemingly endless) things that they've done wrong, and a few suggestions about how to make things more interesting (read: watchable) in the future. Is the fate of the Syfy channel more Battlestar Galactica, or Law and Order SVU? You decide, as the Clan of the Gray Wolf (repeatedly) attacks the Syfy channel. Anybody feel like watching some wrestling?

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Note: There are some stuttering issues with the video (but not the audio) until about the 5 minute mark - we'll fix this in future podcasts.

No Halo? No problem! [update]

 
So I’m sure by now all of us have had a moment to digest Peter Jackson’s recent comments surrounding the now long dead Halo movie project. Fiasco. Debacle. Well even if you haven’t, the long and the short of it is this: Fox and Universal don’t want to play by Peter’s rules, specifically in using his chosen director Neill Blomkamp, and has decided to take their hundred million dollar checks elsewhere (read: cancel the project). Being a lover of the Halo franchise, I was initially saddened by the “news” of the definitive end of the project. But after taking some time to reflect, I have to say that I think this is very good news for us Halo lovers. As I see it, there are two reasons why the definitive cancellation of the project is good news. One, nobody even has the opportunity to screw up Halo. And two, because the fruits this venture (even if unsuccessful) could be epic for geeks and sci-fi fans everywhere.
 
So to the first point of leaving videogame franchises out of films, do I even need to point to all of the crappy videogame film adaptations out there? Did any of you see Doom? Does the mere mention of the name Uwe Boll make your skin crawl? Are you tired of reading my rhetorical questions? It doesn’t take a cinematic critic of unequaled refinement to realize that it’s an understatement to say that films based on videogame franchises have been disappointing. And in this case, even when all of the players involved on a project are promising, is it too much of a leap to be thankful that the Halo franchise will remain untouched?
 

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