So What Do I Think Of "Deadpool" So Far In Wolverine Origins?

Greetings all, it has been a pretty long time since I have done any blog entries, but honestly is it that big of a deal? Well if it is then sorry, if not then cool. Now then, on to real business...Well business at least.

Ok so as everyone knows, the Wolverine Origins movie is coming out soon (or already has online), and I thought I'd let you guys know how I feel about the movie adaptation of Deadpool since I'm a HUGE DP fan....(and no, I haven't seen the leaked film.)

Well my first reaction to finding out that Deadpool was going to be in the Origins movie was utter excitement! I couldn't believe they were actually going to put a character I had liked for so many years into a movie. Ryan Reynolds got the role which I still believe is a good choice. After listening to an interview with him online, it's obvious he knows a lot about the character which I believe is a definite plus! You can check it out right here.


It's pretty appearent that in the interview, he knows that the Deadpool in the movie is not the same Deadpool thats in the comics. My excitement soon ended for Deadpool once I found out just what they are doing to him in the film. Apparently they are going to make him the genetic sponge of the X-Men franchise! Throughout the film, I guess Weapon X is going around collecting mutants to take their D.N.A. and put it into Deadpool so he can be the "ultimate" weapon. Ok so he's going to have lots of powers, whatever right? Wrong. Well true he's going to have lot's of powers which include having blades coming out of his forearms, and (I swear to god) optic beams like Cyclops. Not only that, but near the end of the film, his appearance dramatically changes. Here a few images of what the movie Deadpool is going to look like.







































True, this looks pretty God awful! I suppose it's a little relief to know that Ryan Reynolds isn't actually going to be playing that Deadpool, he'll be playing the Deadpool/Wade Wilson before this abomination "graces" the silver screen. Basically, first half of the movie is Reynolds, second half is this random guy. Yes his mouth is I think melted shut, most likely because the characters in the movie probably got sick of him talking (which I admit does stick true to the character). Although what they have done to Deadpool in this movie is horrific, I guess it's not ALL bad. Ryan Reynolds for instance seems to be pretty funny from what I've seen in the film. True, he doesn't wear the Deadpool costume, and although I would really like him to, I suppose it does make sense for him to dress more "stealthy", at least for an origin. Because let's keep in mind that in this film, it is supposed to be Deadpool's origin as well. I don't expect him to be typical Deadpool balls to the wall crazy, after all, even Wade didn't start out crazy. I believe that over time in the film, and after what Weapon X does to him, it does drive him insane (which would again explain the melted off mouth).

From what I've seen, the stunts that Deadpool pulls off in this film are pretty awesome (when he is still Reynolds that is). All in all a lot of people were REALLY disappointed with how 20th Century Fox handled the Deadpool character, and I do agree with them for the most part, but honestly I think it still might be alright. I know the crazy half naked no mouth Deadpool is going to be absolutely horrible, but I believe the Reynold's Deadpool will be pretty good. I mean at least he actually knows the character and seems to have read the comics. Well it seems we'll just have to wait until the movie comes out (assuming you haven't seen it online). I'm going into the movie with no expectations. I'm not going to build anything up. I'm going with an open mind and hoping for the best. Hopefully you all will to.

The Weekly Movie Review

Wow...there is really nothing I could say about this film that would even remotely give it justice, but damn it...I'm going to try. This is the Purple Beanie Movie Review of "Let The Right One In"

















Originally named "Let Me In", "Let The Right One In" is based of a very popular Swedish novel that was adapted into a film. Being praised by critic after critic and being hailed as one of the greatest movies to come out in 2008, "Let The Right One In" is already in talks of being released in America with English audio, but believe me when I say this movie is worth reading the subtitles. The film opens with a young boy named Oskar who is bullied in school, overlooked by mostly everyone, and pretty much has no friends nor life whatsoever, that is until a young girl named Eli moves into the apartment next to Oskar. But just as soon as Eli moves in, mysterious deaths start taking place around the town as the civilians live in paranoia while others make it a task to figure out who is killing their friends. One night, Oskar meets Eli in the courtyard of the apartment complex as both seem to become quite taken with each other as time progresses, but signs make themselves present that point out that Eli is a vampire. Although he seems morally against Eli killing people, Oskar begins to realize it's something she has to do and understands that he does not want to loose her.

Now that's all I'm going to say plot wise because I really don't want to ruin this film if you've never seen it before, (and don't worry because I left a lot out in that summary). This film is easily what "Twilight" should have been! I'm not saying that because there is gore and what not in the film, I'm saying it because you actually feel for these characters. You feel their struggle and it keeps you on the edge of your seat wondering just how the film will end. Now I understand that the "Twilight" crowd mainly just want a good looking guy and girl to light up the silver screen because they want to get lost in some kind of fantasy, but that's what makes "Let The Right One In" so superior to "Twilight". "Let The Right One In" is incredibly realistic for what it is. I have seen and read plenty of vampire tales, but out of all them, this film really makes you believe that this could happen in real life. The problems Eli faces as a vampire, and the problems that Oskar faces as a kid in junior high are astoundingly realistic, as you feel like you could actually be a kid in Oskar's class or a resident in the apartment complex they live in while you're watching it. This film has gotten plenty of praise, and I definitely think it deserves that and more! This my possibly my favorite movie...hands down!

I give it 10 frozen dead guys in ice out of 10

My Bloody Valentine Remake

Alright let me just say at first I couldn't have cared less about this movie. Frankly my original intentions towards this film was to just cast it aside and just wait for the new Friday The 13th, but after hearing many people say it looks just like the original it occurred to me, if this movie is going to be like the original, then that means I'll most likely like it! I mean if it's like the original, then that means it'll most likely be bad and corny, but it at the same time I think I'll love it since it will remind me of the old days of horror films, the old days when it just had meaningless sex followed up by a horrific butchering of the teens. So here are my opinions so far on My Blood Valentine 3-D

Now then I'll admit I can barely remember the original My Blood Valentine, if memory serves me correctly, I don't even think I watched the entire thing. From what I can tell though is that it was about a serial killer roaming around a small town during Valentines day and killing teens while they were all obsessed with the shallow and pedantic holiday. My Blood Valentine I thought was pretty cool because the killer looked amazing. I mean mainly he just looks like a miner with a gas mask on but really that's all you needed. The movie was of course cheesy and just a typical slasher film, but at the same time that's what made it so great, it didn't try to be anything more than a slasher film, it was what it advertised and in my opinion I think that's what made it a little more genuine than other slasher flicks at the time that tried to build themselves up more and more only to be let down. With the remake however I've been a bit skeptical though since it seems like it's trying to use the 3-D effect to try and hook people into seeing it. Journey To The Center Of The Earth tried the same gimmick and frankly that movie was pretty lame in my opinion. So honestly when I heard about this movie I just didn't care, to me it was just going to be some lame remake and not worth the 9 dollars. But then I realized that yes, it's going to be a lame movie, just like the original! The original had this lame feel to it, but that was it's charm, the reason why it was so fun to watch, and now with this remake it seems it's going to deliver the same thing. So as of now I am looking forward to this remake, but like I said, don't go in there expecting the best slasher film ever made. It seems like it's just going to be a corny, yet fun movie and the 3-D effect should be pretty entertaining as well. All in all, my review of this movie will have to wait until after I've seen it of course, so until then, happy valentines day all *hehehe*

The Purple Beanie Boredom Writings

Again night has washed over this city with a blanket of false promises and a shroud for those who only exist in darkness. Bright neon signs display themselves vividly in an almost defiant act towards the blackness that the night has brought along with it. It seems like I've been traveling down these streets for an eternity, seeing the hungry, the poor, and the waste that roams in between the cracks and alleys of the city, never having enough courage to show themselves in the daylight. Dirty politicians and their dirty rules have made this city more of a hell with each passing day and night, oblivious to the repercussions they have set for themselves, assuming that there will never be too high a price to pay. It is nights like these I can feel myself age, like the sand in a time keeper, I can feel the years slip through my grip as I gaze out and see I'm not the only one infected by this sociable disease. Most choose not to get involved with what they do not understand, but then again it would seem that most choose to not even try to understand. So they sit, still and idle as the world around them falls to pieces, never moving out of line, never breathing on their own. I have felt my inner self wanting to grasp my hands around their throats and end their meaningless existence while screaming to the Heavens that none of them deserved to live anyways, but it's always with a heavy heart that I bite my tongue and let those who live vicariously through their governments continue to do just that. It seems all I can do at this point is gaze out into the eternal night and try to comprehend just how endless it has become over the years, biting my time, sitting on my hands until the cancer that has been eating this city piece by piece finally turns it's attention to me. Some would blame others for the way this world has become, most would blame a religious figure such as a God for their problems and curse his name until the day the can no longer breathe another breath of the putrid air they have come to rely on, while all the while it is only few that truly understand that we have sealed out own fates, it is our choices and the willpower that was bestowed upon us so many years ago that lead to where we are now, and when this city is no more and the world finally burns, cleansing itself back to purity, I will see the many crawling over each other for salvation, and I will lie back and finally understand that in the end we were never meant for the world just as the world was never meant for us, and I shall smile as it reclaims all that once belonged to it...

The Weekly Movie Review

Alright movie fans and comic fans alike, I figure it's time I do a more current comic book movie for this review, and yeah I know I already wrote a quick summary of it early, but here is the official Purple Beanie Review of Frank Millar's movie "The Spirit".


















"The Spirit" tells that story of a former police officer who was gunned down in the prime of his career only to return to life and carry out justice like Central City has never seen before. Although there were many people who didn't want to see this movie because they aren't too fond of Frank Millar, I find this movie to actually be the least Frank Millar of all the Frank Millar movies. I mean don't get me wrong there are plenty of elements that you can obviously tell Frank Millar wrote, but since this movie was based off of Will Eisner's works, it was almost as if Millar had a hypathetical line he wouldn't cross like he would in his other films and/or comics. The filming style is of course the same to Sin City which was the main thing that stood out that made people realize this was a Frank Millar movie, but I have to say the way this movie was filmed really added to the whole atmosphere of it. It was dark, but still had bright enough colors to distinguish one thing from another. The way the movie portrayed women was nothing short of amazing. Most have said that all the women were just typical scantally clad dames, but that's what they are supposed to be! Ok one huge thing about this movie most over look is that it's mainly supposed to be an old school type of mystery (such as sherlock holmes) only told in modern day. It has all the technology we have in this day and age, all the griddiness, all the sexuality, and all the humor we have come to know in this century. You have an entire smorgisboard of women to choose from in this movie! You have the evil ones, the good ones, the evil yet good ones, the utterly mysterious ones, the in your face ones, the ones you want but can't get, the ones you get but long for more, it's astounding how much this movie covers when it comes to women. Now I can understand that maybe some people would consider the women in this movie to be objectified or whatever, but honestly it seems that the character of The Spirit is literally in love with every woman he comes across. He doesn't treat them like meat, you can tell he seems to actually love them (unless he's just trying to sweet talk his way out of something). In fact, throughout the movie he seems to have a steady love intrest that he is trying to stay loyal to because he knows that she is the one geniune woman that will in turn better him. But anyways, that's enough about the women for now. The villain, The Octopus was brilliantly and obsurdly hilarious! Now in the comics I believe he is taken a little more seriously, but in the film if they tried to take a villain such as The Octopus serious, I think it would have been a disaster. The man is a master of disguise, could you imagine taking him seriously when in one scene he is dressed like a samari and in the next he is dressed like a nazi? Well anyways, the chemistry between The Octopus and The Spirit is utterly amazing as they are obviously bitter enemies and yet can still hold a conversation with each other while in the middle of a fight (and don't worry, I'm not even going to try and spoil the AWESOME fight scenes they have). In the film The Octopus is trying to achieve immortality so he can in fact rule the world with no one to stop him, but of course The Spirit can't allow that as he is on an almost obsessive mission to take down The Octopus while at the same time having to travel down memory lane as an old childhood ex-girlfriend returns to stur up the waters in The Spirit's city. There's not a lot I can say about this film that wouldn't ruin it, so I'm just going to leave it at this, this movie is NOT meant to be taken seriously! If you walk in there expecting this to be a down to earth, serious mystery/detective film, then you might as well get your money back right now for the ticket you just bought because there is no way that this movie was made to be serious in any way, shape, or form. Now don't get me wrong, there are some serious parts, but the overall movie is just a fun ride that you just need to sit back and enjoy.

I give "The Spirit" 8 sexy nazi Scarlett Johanson's out of 10

The Weekly Movie Review

Alright before I start this review I want all of you to keep an open mind, because that's sure as hell what I did while watching this. It's one from the late 90's as it seemed to be a pretty mainstream hit, even though the majority of the audience of this film were just dough eyed girls who were just into whatever flavor of the month movie was out at the time, but I decided I'd dig deep and try to find a reason why this movie is worth watching. This is the Purple Beanie Movie Review of "Cruel Intentions".


















Starring Ryan Phillippe, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Reese Witherspoon, "Cruel Intentions" is the film of a dysfunctional yet sexually tensioned step brother and sister (Phillippe and Gellar) who seemed to find no joy in this world other than causing others misery and getting what they want along the way. Now right there I'd say forget it, I'm not even going to bother but there was something about this movie that was really standing out to me, I'm not sure what it was at first but it wasn't until I recently watched did I realize it was the incredibly dark undertone of this movie that really makes it captivating to me. Well the step brother and sister are very used to a rich and posh lifestyle as it would seem that they basically have enough money to do whatever they want, the only thing that seems to bind them down is their reputations. Although Sarah Michelle Gellar's character Kathryn is a very vindictive and seducing character, the persona she puts on in front of the public is rather innocent and bright, not at all what her character truly is. As for Ryan Phillippe's character Sebastian, he seems to have a proud standing reputation of luring girls with false promises and sweet words he knows they want to hear, but even though he takes joy in fulfilling his own greedy and dirty desires, he begins to grow tired of sleeping with the same kind of girl over and over again. Enter Reese Witherspoons character Annette. Annette seems to be the purist of pure girls, she goes as far as to write an article in a magazine about why she wants to save sex until marriage, thus catching the eye of Sebastian. Annette is the daughter of the new headmaster of the prep school Kathryn and Sebastian attend as Sebastian sees his golden opportunity to make his reputation legendary but sleeping with the daughter of the head master and corrupt the holyer than holy Annette, and so a bet is placed between the two step siblings. If Sebastian fails, Kathryn gets his rather nice looking car, and if Sebastian wins and winds up sleeping with Annette, he gets to sleep with Kathryn (weird). Now there is an entire sub plot I'm leaving out involving Selma Blair's character and her music teacher, but honestly I don't think it serves really any significance in this review other than proving the fact that Kathryn is a bitch. Well Sebastian tries as hard as he can to seduce the virgin Annette, but she is more clever than she lets on as she is fully aware of his reputation and won't be swayed so easily. Seducing Annette becomes a quick obsession with Sebastian, as he begins to find himself falling in love with her. Soon enough however he actually does sleep with her, but by this time the bet doesn't even matter anymore. Rather Sebastian does this act out of love rather than greed and bragging rights. But as their relationship progresses, Sebastian of course has a cruel run in with his conscience and realizes he has to break up with her because obviously he can't continue a relationship that started because of a bet, that and Kathryn decided to be a bitch once more and threatened his reputation if he didn't do something about it. So Sebastian ended the relationship and of course put on a charade in front of Kathryn making it seem as though he didn't care about breaking up with Annette, only to have it thrown back at him as Kathryn makes it ubuntently clear that Sebastian is nothing more than a toy that would break up with the love of his life just because he didn't want to ruin his reputation. Well of course Sebastian apologizes to Annette by giving her his journal which revealed everything. The bet, who Kathryn really is, everything. After reading it, Annette forgives him and wants to be with him as she soon finds him in a fight in the middle of the road with Selma Blair's music teacher because he found out that Sebastian slept with Selma Blair's character as a part of Kathryn's plan to make her music teacher jealous. Well as they are fighting in the road, Annette comes up to try and stop them as Sebastian pushes her out of the way of an oncoming car and thus is struck by the car killing him, but before he dies he reveals to Annette that he loves her and that she loves him. In the end, Kathryn gets whats coming to her as Sebastian's journal if photocopied and spread around school, thus fucking her over and Annette continues her life a little bit wiser it would seem now. Alright now I get that the film sounds like just some 90's teen flick but honestly this movie was pretty gripping. Of course it had many dumb parts, but they were pretty tolerable in the long run. It had a perfect balance of comedy, sexuality, and darkness that you don't really get with many movies now a days. If you're tired of watching the same kind of movie day in and day out, I strongly recommend this movie to you, it's a unique story, and it will really make you realize that the purest evil of this world is by far corruption.

I give "Cruel Intentions" 9 Sarah Michelle Gellar making out with Selma Blairs out of 10

So Why Is Superman Worth Defending?

Superman...What is there to say about that character that hasn't been said before? He is THE superhero, he was the man that started it all. With a very successful comic book career and major motion pictures, Superman has truly stood the test of time and he will most likely continue to even when our lifetimes are good and over. Well recently it seems that Superman has been getting a bum wrap all because of the latest movie. Now comic book wise, Superman has been doing AMAZING! With such story lines as "Escape From Bizarro World", "The Return Of Brainiac", and the Legion storyline, Superman has had a great year as he has been at nothing short of the top of DC. Unfortunately most people in society though only watch the movies. Now that's not usually a problem, if you don't want to read a comic, then don't read a comic, but the only problem I see is the people assume that the movies are direct adaptations of the comic books. So far I have never seen a comic book movie that was exactly like the comic book it originated from. I don't believe that's a bad thing though because who would want to hear the same story again and again? BUT! I'll admit that I can not wait to see the Watchmen movie because it seems that film so far is following the comic book page for page with some exceptions. Anyways, I'm getting off topic now. The whole Superman hatered seemed to have started way back when, when everyone though Superman was far too powerful, so what did they do? Of course they dulled down his powers, but then he seemed to become stale, and rather uninteresting. So now, I believe the found the perfect balance between the two that so far has worked amazingly for the character. Well now that the subject of him being to powerful was resolved, there is the issue of the latest Superman movie "Superman Returns". "Superman Returns" opened to very well numbers actually as most found themselves disappointed because I suppose they were expecting a total brawl fest throughout the film. Now I can't go blamming them entirely because even I agree with them at some points. The only difference though is that I don't believe that "Superman Returns" was a terrible movie as most make it out to be. It carried over from the old Christopher Reeves Superman films, basically picking up after the second movie. Now I believe the best part of the film was how much Brandon Routh reminded me of Christopher Reeves, it was almost uncanny. The special effects were astounding, the way they captured superman's powers were literally breath taking. Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor in my opinion was far superior to Gene Hackman's Luthor (even though Hackman did a great job as well). This movie treated it's audience alittle more seriously than the previous films where it was mainly all about wacky villain antics, and Superman obsessing over Lois the entire time. Of course there was plenty of Superman wanting to be with Lois, but what Superman story wouldn't have that? But this film had more, it had Superman coming back to a world that he quite literally abandoned as he finds that Lois had fallen in love with another and even had a kid, and we find out that maybe people didn't need Superman just as much as they thought they did. Now on to the bad about this movie, Luthor is after the whole wanting to possess land again even though it has a unique twist by making his entire island made out of kryptonite that Superman has to endure to destroy it. Lois's kid is actually Superman's kid which is my main problem with the whole movie. Because in the second one obviously the had sex and he made her forget, so when she realizes that her kid is actually Superman's, I wonder if she would be asking herself "when did Superman rape me?!". Another big complaint about this film people have is that Superman is too sad or too depressed during it. Well what do you expect?! The man returned to a world that claims they could give less of a shit about him when in actuality EVERYONE needs his help! He finds out the woman that he loves more than anything in the entire universe decided to utterly forget about him and find some other guy to be with, and then he even finds out he has a son but can't even be a part of his son's life, not to mention the fact he has to go against Luthor again on an island made of fucking kyrptonite! Well weither you hate him or love him, Superman will always be there weither it be in comics or movies. Over the years he's been praised and trashed just for doing what he does best, inspiring people to pick up a comic or to even write their own comic. He is the embodiment of good and the hero we all grew up with. So if you want to go and hate him, fine, but don't you dare be little a character as large as Superman, because all in all it won't matter what crummy review you give him, he will always stand the test of time with his cape waving proudly. That is why I believe Superman is worth defending.