World Premier of Avatar theatrical trailer

Holy mother of Mary; and Holy Santa Claus sh**! Please just enjoy as I pick my jaw up off the ground. And MATT... YES! He is that good!

Quickie: Clash of the Titans footage

Hello there movie buffs. We at AtD have been patiently waiting for this movie to come out. We posted the first photo of Sam Worthington in the Clash of the Titans remake. The film is directed by Louis Leterrier (The Incredible Hulk). MTV has posted a gem of a video that shows some of the movie's stars in action. Check it out for yourselves, it looks stylish, but there are no special effects shown.

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Avatar trailer.. 'nuff said

We've been waiting a long time for this, a reallly long time. The long awaited, high anticipated debut of the James Cameron trailer for Avatar. I will talk more about the trailer after you get a chance to see it. But I will tell you a few things: It is stunning, visually, Cameron promised it was different than anything we've ever seen before. We have no idea what the plot is, and there is no dialogue in the trailer, but it is a hell of a trailer.

I don't want to give anything else away, please watch and read towards the bottom.




Now I'm seeing blogs all over the net complaining about the trailer, and that it doesn't live up to the hype, really though? It is two minutes form a two hour movie. We have to base the movie on what we see in the trailer, and what we see is amazing! Sam Worthington looks like he is hurt or paralyzed in some way, shape or form. We see him going into a procedure of some sort, and taken to a world unlike ours.

So if you want ask me, did the trailer do its job? Yes! Now, I don't want to sound bias, but I wanted to see this movie regardless of the trailer because it's James f'in Cameron! The man is a genius. He is so good at what he does, it takes him a decade to finish his films. Ok, that's a bit of an over exaggeration but still! Give us your thought. Do you want to see this movie with or without the trailer? And did the trailer let you down or excite you?

Sam Worthington is mooooovin' on upppp

We told you.... weeeeee told you! Sam Worthington is a star. And his career hasn't even began to blosom! He stole the show in Terminator: Salvation, he's in two of the most anticipated movies in years (Avatar & Clash of the Titans) and now he's replacing Tom Cruise!?! Yep, he's replacing Tom, jump on couches, Cruise in The Tourist. It's a spy movie co-starring Charlize Theron. No word on why Cruise dropped out, but who cares? Worthington is gonna do big things in Hollywood everyone, I just hope Matt and I get some credit for predicting his future. Keep it here for more info on The Tourist as it's released.

Quickie: New Avatar poster of Zoe Saldana

We haven't had much coverage of James Cameron's Avatar as we probably should, and we are truly sorry for this. The movie is Cameron's first since Titanic and we all know how that movie performed. Nonetheless, Cameron shocked the comic world with scenes of the film at Comic-Con this past month in San Diego.

Here at AtD, we told you about his first screening to the public and how that went. This movie is getting buzz not seen since The Dark Knight. Every major news source is reporting it to be amazing. And we'll get to see footage come August 21st, via the official movie website.

It stars the great Sam Worthington (Terminator: Salvation) and Zoe Saldana (Star Trek). The picture to the left is Saldana's character in the movie. Keep it here for more info on Avatar. Picture courtesy of Latinoreview.

More Clash of the Titans photos!

Last week we showed you Sam Worthington in the new Clash of the Titans. This week its Gemma Arterton's first picture in the new movie. You may know Gemma Arterton from the most recent Bond flick, Quantum of Solace. Courtesy of Gemma Online, we've got the first pic with Director Louis Leterrier (Incredible Hulk).

Photo debut of Sam Worthington in Clash of the Titans remake.

Remember a few weeks ago when Matt and I reviewed Terminator: Salvation? Well, both of us agreed that the best acting part was that of Sam Worthington. He is the lead in the new Clash of the Titans remake. The studio has released a photo that looks pretty awesome. We'll update you as news is released, but from my perspective, this looks to be a gritty, dirtier movie than the original. With all the special effects to boot. Enjoy.

FattMatt: "Terminator: Salvation" Review

OK, here we go, folks.
Tony already mentioned a bunch of plot details, so I'm just going to jump right into this one.

"Terminator: Salvation" is the fourth of the "Terminator" movies, as my comrade mentioned down there, and I must say the second best of the bunch after "Terminator 2: Judgment Day." In this film we finally get to witness a grown-up John Conner, kicking machine butt instead of hiding behind the Governor, as played by a slimmed down Christian Bale fresh off the success of “The Dark Knight.” I think Bale does a great job in the role. He gave the character just the right emotional oomph it needed, without overdoing the badassedness that I can imagine a different actor would have felt like exaggerating.

Sam Worthington was perfectly cast as the new main Terminator. He fit the role very well, and I think everyone should keep an eye out for him. This is definitely going to blow him up big time. It's disappointing that the trailer for this movie totally ruins what I thought they were trying to keep a big secret - spoiler alert! (if you haven't seen the trailer) - that Worthington's character is not actually 100% human.
Everyone else was cast fairly well, from the little girl to Anton Yelchin as Kyle Reese, (who we recently saw as "Chekov" in the EXCELLENT "Star Trek"). I would have liked to see more of Michael Ironside, though. His talent is kind of wasted here, as is Helena Bonham Carter's.
Also, Blair Williams' character could've been better without the cheesy love-affection, although I see why they wrote it that way.

Now let me get one thing perfectly clear: This movie is action-packed with special effect goodness. All the effects look awesome and director McG ("Charlie's Angels," "We Are Marshall") really does his best work there. The crashing helicopter sequence that Tony mentions is just memorably different and fresh when you consider that it was also done in one take. The giant Terminator robot that harvests humans also sets off a great, seemingly non-stop action sequence involving robot motorcycles, flying fortresses, a car chase and a lot of stuff blowing up.

The story went exactly where it should have. Everything seemed to make sense and fit together nicely, which is harder than it seems when you are dealing with time travel and characters during so many different time periods. I disagree with Tony that the story feels "re-hashed." It was a well written continuation of the story of Humans vs. Machines. It's distinct in its respective timeframe of the story and leaves an exciting landscape to pick up from next time.

I'm a "Terminator" fan, and overall, I liked this latest film a lot. It had everything a "Terminator" film should have and then some. You'll also love it if you're not too familiar with the franchise but just want a fun flick to enjoy with your friends. Special effects and action movie fans will also be highly pleased.
It's not very full with substance because it's falling back on the fact that it's a sequel that just needs to continue a story line, not re-invent the whole genre. Don't go in expecting anything as deep as "The Matrix" which will leave you analyzing and interpreting for days. Just check your brain at the door, and hang on for a fun summer adventure.

I agree to DISAGREE with Tony and recommend watching this one in theaters. The eye candy surely deserves a big screen to be fully taken in. Go see it while you still can.

Tony: Terminator Salvation Review

Ladies and gents it’s time for another review. And this time around it’s Terminator Salvation. Ok, so whoever grew up scared shit-less of the Arnold Schwarzenegger Terminator please raise your hand. Mine was up, I don’t know about you. Terminator Salvation is the fourth of the franchise and it’s the character of John Connor leading the rebellion against the machines, just as the previous three films have hinted that he would do.

So with every Terminator movie, there was the Gov. and there was a new villain even more badass than the previous. In T2, we got the amazing liquid metal Robert Patrick and in T3, it was a hot Terminator. What’s the fourth Terminator like? Half man, half machine, the rebellion’s worst nightmare. John Connor is played by non other than, I’m gonna scream at the top of my lungs for five minutes, Christian Bale. He does a great job with emotion, but believe it or not, the character is fairly nonexistent. He is in a bunker for most of the movie minus the beginning and end. The man who stole the show? Sam Worthington! Remember this man’s name. He is an Australian actor who is coming up, big time! His next movie is Avatar with Jame’s “F-in’” Cameron – Entourage. He has to play the new Terminator that may or may not be the villain.

The casting was excellent, but was the movie? I have to be honest, it wasn’t that great. So how do we judge great? Let’s go through a check list. Do you love action movies? Check, this film is for you. Do you want non-stop action for two straight hours? Check. Do you want a look at the Terminator future? Check. Do you want a few “wink wink” moments from past Terminator movies? Check, remember the scar on John Connor’s face. Do you want a substantial movie plot with the raw emotion of the past Terminator flicks? Close but no cigar (no pun intended).
The film is eye candy, with very little substance that makes you care about what happens to the characters. The story is so re-done and re-hashed that you feel like it could be anyone of the four Terminator movies and it wouldn’t matter, just different actors. Director McG does what he can with the source material. His direction is action, through and through. There is a memorable action sequence where you are inside of a helicopter as it crashes. Fantastic! The CGI was creative, but nothing new. The new machines they’ve introduced are again, nothing more than eye candy, ala the new motorcycle machines.

If you’re a Terminator fan you’ll LIKE the movie, not love it. If you’re an action fan, same goes for you. But if you’re looking for a movie with emotion and the human struggle, it aint happenin’. I would say rent this one folks. There are far better action movies out there with a lot more substance.

'Terminator Salvation' Theatrical Trailer 2 @ Yahoo! Video

… SPOILER ALERT/Wink Wink…
From IMDB Trivia, referenced it earlier: The scars that appear on post Judgment Day John Connor in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) are a direct result of the final climactic scene in this movie which the molten hot T-800 scratches John Connor's face in their confrontation at SkyNet Central.