I’m normally content to allow everyone their opinion on a film. But Goddamn! This outpouring of admiration for Predators needs to stop. Immediately. The key thing that people are coming away most pleased with is the film’s ‘homage’ to the original. However, I contend that when easily more than half of what makes up your movie is lifted directly from its predecessor, it then ceases to be homage and shows its true colours as a mere adolescent retelling of that movie you saw when you were a kid. The only truly refreshing aspect of this movie is Laurence Fishburne’s performance, though he’s almost too wacko (goofy wacko, in fact) to be considered part of the film’s universe. Then, ten minutes after you’re thinking you’re ready to see more of that!, they kill him.
If Predator was a gorilla of a movie, Predators is a hokey ape-suit, handmade by a twelve year old.
That deafening rush of air you hear is the collective exhalation of breath held by the throng of people that have been anticipating the next chapter in our riveting Hilaro-Noir, Geneva Nights. Witness the tale unfold as Blakely & Todd stumble their way into employment, in the longest running scene yet, replete with the awkward pauses and “energetic” camera style that has turned this story into an internet phenomenon. A new character enters the fray, and she brings her own curious personality to compliment, like the flavours of a fine wine, our duo of dunder-headed detectives.
Without further pomp (and very little circumstance), we present to you Geneva Nights Chapter 3.
We know its been a while since last we saw our heroes. After all this time you may require a refresher on certain subjects, such as Who These Guys Are, and What Evil Awaits Them.
We promise (though doing so may be our undoing) that a further installment shall follow closely on the heels of this release. To stay in the loop on such matters, join the Geneva Nights Facebook Group to receive automatic updates.
While browsing Kotaku for this morning’s riveting game news, I stumbled across this awesome poster for Iron Man 2:
It’s a commissioned poster for a one-off event, designed by Tyler Stout, whose incredible move poster re-designs I have stumbled across often at many image aggregation sites. Of particular appeal are his Blade Runner, Robocop and The Thing posters. What I wouldn’t give to have this be the direction actual Hollywood posters go in…
