WCW New Year's Evil

WELP. My stupid ass forgot to give you POLL RESULTS last week, so now you get DOUBLE THE RESULTS this week!

TWO weeks ago, I asked you if you enjoyed Kevin Smith movies and 53.8% of you answered no.

And last week I asked you what your favorite Christmas movie was and it was a TIE between National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation and Home Alone



-- Box Office News: It's a double dose this week thanks to Christmas. The Hobbit dwarfed (*rimshot*) its competition last weekend while Christmas was kind to new releases
-- Trailer Time: Check out new trailers for The Place Beyond the Pines, Scary Movie 5, and you can also watch the first four minutes of Warm Bodies. You can also catch the first six minutes of Maniac
-- In Theaters This Week: Django Unchained, Les Miserables, and Parental Guidance
-- Next Week's Notable DVD Releases: Looper and Cosmopolis

It's the end of the year, which means lists, lists and more lists!

-- The Numbers compiles the best selling DVDs of 2012
-- Torrent Freak released a list of the year's most downloaded TV shows. Whoever is downloading Big Bang Theory needs to be arrested by the FBI yesterday
-- Not to be outdone, Amazon joins in the fun with their own Best of 2012 list
-- ComingSoon decides to rank the Terrible 25 of 2012
-- FOX News meanwhile compiles a list of 2012's hawtest film babes. juices_world would be proud!
-- And don't forget about JoBlo! They have compiled the Top Ten Trailers of 2012 along with another juices_world favorite, the Top Ten Bikini Shots of 2012

-- RIP Jack Klugman
-- Happy Holidays from Tony Stark!
-- J.J. Abrams turned down Star Wars Episode VII
-- Hugh Jackman SPEAKS
-- From the people who brought you Cars comes Planes!
-- Walking Dead Season 4 is official

And that brings us to this week's poll.

What is your favorite New Year's Eve movie?New Year's EveWhen Harry Met SallySleepless in SeattleThe Godfather Part IIMeh

Let's Get Comic-aught Up: Batman and Night of the Owls

What's this, MORE comic book reviews?

Yes, I've now been catching up on the main Batman series, because it's been a while since I've reviewed Batman as well, so here we go!

Beware of spoilers... although most of this stuff is old already.

Mayan Apocalypse Christmastacular!

Yes it's CHRISTMAS. Sadly I have no witty introductory paragraph yet again this week, so let's get straight to some holiday Hollywood news! And I just realized I probably should have done some sort of Mayan Apocalypse gimmick this week, but that was played out back in '09 when they made that shitty movie with John Cusak. I saw that movie for free on FX one day and wanted my money back. Speaking of John Cusak, why does he remind me so much of Ted from How I Met Your Mother? And why does Ted make me feel like I am watching a version of myself come to life? WHY AM I RAMBLING?!?

Quick note to all of you cWo Dads out there: Don't let your kids wind up like this poor soul on Christmas morning :(




-- Box Office News: A dragon took over a mountain, kicked out the dwarves that populated it, and spent all of their treasure going to see The Hobbit in 3D
-- Trailer Time: Check out new trailers for The Smurfs 2, To The Wonder, The Great Gatsby, This Is The End and some sort of Tyler Perry whatever
-- In Theaters This Week: Jack Reacher, This Is 40, Django Unchained (12/25), Parental Guidance (12/25) and Les Miserables (12/25)
-- Next Week's Notable DVD Releases: The Words

READERS ROW
-- Todd the Overcommiter takes a brief break from listening to An-Day's Miami Vice soundtrack to send us an article about recurring image themes in Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy

-- Screened ranks the 30 best and 30 worst movie posters of 2012. Glennie Approved!
-- Screened also takes a look at Orson Welles' The Trial and Christmas movies
-- The worst movies of 2012 review themselves
-- So how exactly does LEGO work on their movie based toy lines? The Wall Street Journal investigates
-- Speaking of tie-ins, you might have noticed Denny's promoting their Hobbit themed menu. A couple reviews the food with HILARIOUS results!
-- Coming Soon brings us a 2012 list of unproduced screenplays
-- Angelina Jolie: Director
-- Quentin Tarantino almost directed a movie about WHO?
-- Speaking of superhero movies that almost weren't, Joss Whedon claims the original draft of The Avengers included Wasp
-- Speaking of The Avengers, Samuel L. Jackson discusses a Nick Fury movie
-- Speaking of Samuel L. Jackson, he engages Anne Hathaway in a Sad-Off
-- Samuel L. also speaks with JoBlo about Django Unchained and Breaking Bad
-- The Muppets sequel gets a little more Gervais-y
-- Meanwhile, Wolverine, who has a movie coming out next year, is going to star in another movie about Wolverine
-- RUUUUUNNNNNN! EEES GODZIRRA! No, seriously, run!
-- YOUR MTV Movie Award Host is Rebel Wilson
-- ATTN AN-DAY: The Twilight Zone is returning to TV

And that brings us to this week's poll.


What is your favorite Christmas movie?A Christmas StoryChristmas VacationMiracle on 34th StreetIt's a Wonderful LifeThe Santa ClauseElfLove ActuallyJingle All The WayFriday After NextHome AloneBad SantaMuppet Christmas CarolA Charlie Brown ChristmasDie HardOther (name it below!)

And why the heck not, it's the end of the world... Merry Christmas everybody!

Let's Get Comic-Aught Up! - The Amazing Spider-Man

Yes, it's the RETURN OF COMIC BOOK REVIEWS!

I've done a bunch of add/dropping over the last few weeks in hopes of getting caught up and eventually hitting weekly reviews again. But for now I'm trying out some new review methods with almost 20 issues of The Amazing Spider-Man.

And holy cow, has it been a while since I've reviewed Spidey comics.


Let's get to it!

Backdoor Fiestas 9

FRIENDLY BLOG REMINDERS-- SECRET SANTA! Some gifts are in, others are sent, others are waiting to be sent stuff so they can send it themselves. Get on things!
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And now for the show you may or may not have paid to see, it's the Friday Film Fiesta!

Last week I asked you what your preferred film length is, and 71.4 percent of you voted 2 hours.



-- Box Office News: Skyfall continues to rise, whereas Gerard Butler provides us with yet another bomb!
-- Trailer Time: Check out new trailers for Man of Steel, Pacific Rim, The Lone Ranger, and more!
-- In Theaters This Week: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
-- Next Week's Notable DVD Releases: Pitch Perfect, Total Recall, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, Resident Evil: Retribution, Trouble With The Curve, Premium Rush, Arbitrage, and Killer Joe

A READER WHO ISN'T GLENN SENDS STUFF IN!
-- From Mega Black Dude stevewille comes The Ten Worst-Reviewed Movies of 2012. Will Jope call every critic pretentious for hating on the horror movies? (joke shamelessly stolen from Steve as well)

-- Why do movies suck? Some guy has a theory
-- The 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards nominees have been announced
-- The BFCA have also announced nominees for the Critic's Choice Awards
-- Rumors of the Justice League's plot may or may not have been greatly exaggerated
-- Samuel L Jackson wants a piece of the new Star Wars
-- Meanwhile, Martin Sheen will return for the Amazing Spider-Man sequel
-- Fantastic Four is getting a reboot, currently scheduled for 2015. This gives us Star Wars Episode VII, Avengers 2, Justice League AND FF all in 2015. Shaping up to be a big year!
-- No thanks!
-- DOUBLE no thanks!
-- And lastly, because Glennie said it would be in the Walk, and then didn't include it, Some Guy has made a Twitter modernizing Seinfeld

And that brings us to this week's poll.

Do you like Kevin Smith movies?
Yes - KevOWN Smith
No - Kevin SMEHth

Have a Super Sparkly Fiesta!

Friendly Blog Reminders
-- If you're participating in the cWecret Santa, start looking for gifts! Remember that if you buy something, the limit is $20. I don't think we set a deadline for shipments, but from past experiences on other websites, I would expect some people to not receive their gifts until shortly after Christmas. Heck, at least have it shipped by New Year's!
-- I'm also hosting a College Football Pick Em on Yahoo. It can be found HERE. The password is cruise. As a special incentive to get people registered, I'm offering a FREE PRIZE for the winner!


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Last week I asked you if you missed the Fiesta during it's hiatus, and you picked up right where we left off by TYING THE DAMN POLL. 33% of you say your Dark Knight can rise again, while another 33% said you missed the Fiesta. You like me! You really like me and not Jope!



-- Box Office News: Girls flock to see future cWo Roundtable movie Twilight Part Whatever while Brad Pitt has one of his worst openings ever!
-- Trailer Time: Check out the new trailers for Warm Bodies, A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III, The Croods and more! Also some sort of movie involving treks among the stars, but that franchise should die out shortly now that Disney is making new Star Wars, so yeah
-- In Theaters This Week: Playing for Keeps
-- Next Week's Notable DVD Releases: Ted, Ice Age: Continental Drift and The Bourne Legacy

-- Screened updates us on Netflix's additions and subtractions
-- Speaking of Netflix, they've come to terms with Disney
-- Get your Hank Hill Butt Cheek Implants ready, because your butt will be sore if you're going to the movies this Christmas
-- Last week I brought you news of JAMES CAMERON filming the next Avatar in 48 frames per second. The Hobbit was also shot in 48 FPS, and early screenings made people sick. Peter Jackson's reaction: "Well it makes 3D look better, so fuck you" *grabs large dollar sign bags with WB logo*
-- Could Redbox be teaming with Verizon to go digital?
-- Does the Justice League movie have its villain? Free advice for people making this one: HOW HARD IS IT TO DO THE LEGION OF DOOM? Gives every member of the Justice League a baddie to fight, THEN they can use Darkseid in a sequel. Also remember that this thing is apparently set for 2015, which tentatively has Avengers 2 and Star Wars Episode VII, so if this one is thrown together, it stands no chance
-- Characters have been confirmed for the Amazing Spider-Man sequel. I'm not digging the choice for the villain :-/
-- Is an encyclopedia more useful than George Lucas?
-- Andy Serkis TALKS!
-- This week in Stupid Remake News: Jumanji!
-- For Noir: Freaks and Geeks REUNITES
-- For Our An-Day: Start planning your Rebooted X-Files Marathon for 2020

And that brings us to this week's poll.



What is your ideal film time?
1.5 hours or less
2 hours
2.5 hours
3 hours or more