Why ‘Men in Black’ Was Great and ‘MIB2’ Ruined It
‘Men in Black’ was great. The ‘Men in Black II’ wasn’t. How did the formula that made the original work get so messed up in the sequel?
‘Men in Black’ was great. The ‘Men in Black II’ wasn’t. How did the formula that made the original work get so messed up in the sequel?
While the recent release of Chernobyl Diaries isn’t exactly a disaster film, it takes place in the aftermath of one of the worst in world history. That said, we take pause on why disaster settings interest audiences and filmmakers so much.
007 is back in Skyfall and we have the first teaser along with a look at Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of the The Great Gatsby, the teaser announcement for the Anchorman sequel and period drama Hyde Park on Hudson
A board game could potentially make for a great popcorn movie; Studios just need to think a little more outside the box. And that’s where we come in. Here are four games we think, if done right, would make for perfectly adequate, even entertaining and money-making, films.
We’ve got wise guys and un‑wise guys this week on Player Affinity with first looks at Gangster Squad from Zombieland director Reuben Fleischer and comedy The Campaign staring Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis.
The success of the formula to date has led to comic gold for Sacha Baron Cohen in his three biggest endeavors: Da Ali G Show, Borat and Bruno, and now the question is whether he can keep it up with The Dictator, which opens tomorrow.The success of his formula to date has led to comic gold for Sacha Baron Cohen in his three biggest endeavors: Da Ali G Show, Borat and Bruno, and now the question is whether he can keep it up with The Dictator, which opens tomorrow.
Gothic comedy Dark Shadows – and number eight in the canon – debuts this Friday and Player Affinity is going to look at the sometimes ghoulish (always kooky) duo of Burton and Depp.
Ben Affleck is back with Argo the true tale of a government exfiltration team who poses as a film crew to smuggle captured dignitaries out of Iran.
After being hinted at and setup over four years worth of superhero movies, the unprecedented collaboration paid off big time (+$200 million in 3 days big), and now Marvel is prepping for phase 2 of theatrical master plan. Most of us here at Playeraffinity were as thrilled with the first outing as everyone else was, but we’ve got a few suggestions to make sure this ultimate crossover wasn’t just a one-hit wonder. This is definitely the most important factor determining the franchises’ future; the actors have all signed on for multi-film deals but further guidance from writer and director Joss Whedon is still in question. While Marvel will definitely be trying to get some of its lesser known heroes into their own pictures before Avengers 2, that shouldn’t limit the roster to just folks with a film under their belts. By the time The Avengers rolls into its last act and the team has finally assembled, it’s hard to imagine anyone or anything stopping them, whether it’s an alien army or a malevolent demigod. Putting them up in Avenger mansion would be a definite downgrade from a flying fortress, but the Tower is easily the more stylish option. Watching Hulk steer a robo-centipede into Grand Central Station was pretty cool, but there’s only so many ways to blow-up a major metropolitan city. Moving the action out of New York and even off-planet would help capture the immense scope many of The Avengers’ missions have. Thanos is an interesting, extremely deadly villain in the Marvel universe who would present an unprecedented threat to The Avengers, but he’d also be a tricky adversary to pull off correctly.
Its all The Avengers all the time on this special edition of The Plot Hole as Simon, Kieran and Steven talk our favorite and least favorite (though mostly favorite) moments, which Avenger was portrayed the best, how writer/director Joss Whedon handled the material and where we think Marvel will go with the next outing.
