Woooooaaaaahhhhh GEEK OUT!

Last year was a pretty crap year for film if I may say so. Not saying I watched them all or anything but there was very little to really excite me, to get my geeky juices flowing. Roll in 2010 and suddenly, BAM, an explosion of tasty geek treats. Allow me to give you a run through of my most anticipated for 2010. In no particular order.

1. Legion.
I know it's out already but I haven't seen it so it still counts. The trailer was just so good that this *has* to rock. If it doesn't, I will be sorely disappointed.

2. The A-Team.
This will either be amazing, or an utter disaster. There can be no middle ground. The trailers just aren't convincing me yet. For these very good reasons:
I - Multiple errors in the opening voice over. For example, they escaped from a maximum security STOCKADE not facility. And they survive as soldiers of FORTUNE not soldiers for hire. This to me, doesn't bode well. It suggests too much of a willingness to deviate and worse still, the stupid hollywood blockbuster style voiceover does not fit this famous line! Don't believe me, judge for yourself.

The original intro from the show.



And the new trailer.



Which brings me on to point 2
II - Where's the goddamn theme tune?! Are you shitting me? The theme *made* this show awesome. It's legendary. Iconic even. That was barely a a few seconds of the opening bar and it sounded slow as hell. Surely they didn't... oh wait... what's this I hear sneaking its way into trailer number 2?



Only a snippet, but it's there. BA whistling more of it than we've actually heard played. Is it a promising hint that the full theme will be played over the opening credits? Or simply a minor nod? It had damn well better be the former and with as much power as they can muster.

III - Not enough bling on BA Baracus. Fans of the show will remember BA actually fine tuned the suspension on the infamous van because the weight of his chains made it wonky, hence Murdoch having so much trouble driving it that time. :P

IV - No sign of them making improvised weapons out of cardboard tubes and superglue. :(

I reserve judgement but let me say this. Back when the superhero franchises were wearing thin (X3, Spiderman 3 et al) I said they should do Iron Man because it would be awesome. They did and it was. And after that, I said the next big superhero movie should be Captain America. Guess what got announced recently? Captain America. With two successful predictions under my belt let me suggest this. If the A Team movie is a success I hereby predict a new Knight Rider movie. Watch this space. :)

3. Tron: Legacy.
WOOOOOOAAAAAAHHHHHH!!! GEEK OUT!!
Tron: Legacy. Fucking TRON! :D Oh man. Have you seen the light cycles? :D And Jeff Bridges... This is gonna be badass. Sadly I can't show you. Because it's Disney. And they won't allow people to embed Youtube vids. FUCKERS! Well guess what. I ain't going to the cinema to see this. You won't play fair Disney, neither will I. Selfish corporate bastards.

4. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.
Usually videogame films are crap. Sorry but they are. No matter how hard they try it ends up being rubbish. Even DOOM, which I liked, I have to admit, was piss-poor. Final Fantasy, sucked balls. Resident Evil made me weep, and not in a good way. Time for a checklist...

I - Main character looks like the main character? CHECK!
II - Familiarity? Are the amazing acrobatic moves in there that made the game so much fun? CHECK!
III - Plot. Roughly in keeping with the game? CHECK!
IV - The dagger can rewind time right? CHECK!

Oh man. They did it right? Amazing! Check out the trail... oh yeah. It's Disney. Fuck's sake Disney! Yet another one I won't be going to the cinema to see. I think I'll make this my new rule. You don't allow me to embed the trailer, I'm not giving you a penny.

5. Kick-Ass
I don't even know what to say. Again, I can't show the trailer (new rule guys, fuck you) but I really suggest you head on over to Youtube and look it up. Because, you know, the world kinda needs a film like this. All the films mentioned above (And Iron Man 2) have me excited but this one is something else entirely.

Ah ok, so the official trailer isn't embeddable. Thank God for people breaking the rules. ;)
Enjoy.