"Why Spider-Man Reboot will Suck

First: Sony is repeating the same problem when they cast Tobey Maguire as Spider-man. Andrew Garfield is too damn old. He's 27 years old playing trying to play 15 or 16 year old. All the makeup in the world isn't going to make him look like a teenager. Even when the tried to de-age Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellan it looked fake.

We (the audience) overlooked it the first time because nobody ever brought Spider-man to life so damn perfect. The last live action Spider-man took place in the 70s and when he would shoot out his too obvious silly string canister web shooter it would cut scene to bleached white netted rope being thrown from off camera on to the bad guy. To date its the cheesiest incarnation of any superhero and I have found a lot.

By hiring Andrew Garfield there saying in all of Hollywood there isn't someone under 21 that is talented enough to play Spider-Man. I ran a search as I was writing this and came up with over 20 possible candidates but only about 10 realistic look like they could pass for 15. Off Topic: What the fuck does Hollywood do to these kid to make them look so old?

Second: By rebooting the series are we going to see Green Goblin, Sandman, Venom and Doc Ock again or are we going to see other villains from Spider-Man rogue gallery. If you're not bringing back these then the rogue gallery starts to get thin. There are reasons why these are classics Spider-Man's villains.

Third: Audiences are tired of seeing the same cheap crap coming out of Hollywood. If you're going to reboot then find someone who knows and understands Spider-man. I want someone who going to give me what I love about the comics and translate that bitch to live action.

Find the middle ground and go from there. Look to the 'Ultimate Spider-Man' for inspiration. Bagley and Bendis invigorated that muth@fuck@ and made me want to read comics again. That's what I want to see from this reinvention. I want the essence of that comic on the screen not some Hollywood fucked up bu11shit version. Ultimate Spider-Man: TAKE IT, READ IT, REINTERPRET THAT MUTH@FUCK@. If not its going to suck and I'll be skipping it.

"Mister Eleven"

Michelle Ryan
Sean Maguire
Adam Garcia
Denis Lawson
Lynda Bellingham
Olivia Colman
Nicholas Burns
Preeya Kalidas
Jocelyn OSorio
Nitzan Sharron






Unrated           88min           2009




British TV Romantic Comedy starring Michelle Ryan (NBC's Bionic Woman) , Sean Maguire (The Class and Eve), and Adam Garcia (Coyote Ugly). Michelle Ryan played Saz, a woman obsessed by numbers. She has read that most happily married women are wed to their eleventh sexual partner and as the film opens she is walking up the aisle to her Mister Eleven... or so she thinks. At the reception she bumps into a former sexual partner she had a drunken one night stand with, however he informs her that nothing happened so Mister Eleven is really only Mister Ten. (imdb reviewer: tweekums)

“Mister Eleven” is a British romcom. If you don't like the British sense of humor then you're not going to like this one. I think the conflict of this newlywed couple is more realistic than most American film. The mis-communications between these two could happen in real life and escalate just as quickly.

Instead of feeling like a movie “Mister Eleven” felt like I was watching a television show. All the characters had conflicts going on in their lives, not just the major conflict of the newlyweds. It was like you're viewing these people for a certain time. You came, the went and conquered.

It's great to see Michelle Ryan in something since NBC canceled her show and she went back over the pond. I think NBC didn't give the show a chance to build an audience. If you give “Mister Eleven” a chance I think you will like it.

I give “Mister Elven” 3 out of 5.

(500) Days of Summer

Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Zooey Deschanel
Geoffrey Arend
Chloe Grace Morentz
Clark Green
Rachel Boston
Minka Kelly









PG13           95min           2009


When his girlfriend Summer (Zooey Deschanel) unceremoniously dumps him, greeting card writer and hopeless romantic Tom (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) begins sifting through the year plus worth of days they spent together, looking for clues to what went wrong. As he recalls the good and the bad times he spent with the commitment-phobic girl his heart reawakens to what it cherishes the most. – back of movie cover

“(500) Days of Summer” is an unconventional story about love and not a love story. The story didn't feel fake. The acting was amazing and felt organic. The non-linear story telling made the difference.

The story felt real and could happen to anyone. I could relate to these characters. I found that I could see facets of my personality and others around me in their performances.

Eventhough the title sequence says the story is fabricated, its indeed based off one of the co-writer's relationship with a Jenny Beckman, may or may not be her true name. This made “(500) Days of Summers” even more fascinating for me. He even showed her the script and her reply is priceless too.

The non-linear story telling does several things to make the viewer invest in the film. Each scene has a title card telling what day in the relationship it is. As it jumps around in the relationship it makes the viewer have to really concentrate on the action of the film which at times is confusing. Which brings it to the next point, you will have to watch “(500) Days of Summers” at least twice to totally get the big picture of the relationship.

“(500) Days of Summers” instantly became one of my favorite romantic movies. Gordon-Levitt hasn't disappointed since seeing him in “Brick” another one of my personal favorites. Deschanel has a quirky sexy appeal that runs in her family. “(500) Days of Summers” is a must see if you are a fan of either one of these actors.

I give (500) Days of Summer a 4 out of 5.