It’s been a while since I wrote a “Love It Or Hate It” post and it’s apt that I wrote the first post for this comeback with an epic trailer of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Yes, everyone, Warner Brothers Pictures has just released the official main trailer of the sequel to The Hobbit.
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Love It Or Hate It: Ben Affleck is the new Batman
Did you guys hear the news? If you guys have not, where have you been? It’s all over social media – Ben Affleck is going to be donning the dark crusader’s costume in the sequel of Man of Steel! Oh yeah, he’s the new Batman.
Love It Or Hate It: Lady Gaga’s Applause Official Video
Monsters, rejoice! Mama Monster is back and she’s expecting her lil’ monsters to put their paws up and applaud for her or themselves, or both. (Never mind…)
Yes, yes, Lady Gaga is back with an electrifying bang with “Applause”. Let me talk about the song first.
Love It Or Hate It: Comic Con 2013 – The Avengers: Age of Ultron
“Hey, wait a minute! I just saw your other post a couple of hours ago today and there’s another one?”
Yes, your friendly neighbourhood blogger is doing a blog vomit. (What’s “blog vomit”? I have no idea. I just created it.)
Comic Con is the place where two juggernauts try to one-up each other and these two are DC and Marvel. I have blogged about DC’s announcement of the sequel to Man of Steel where Superman is going to go head-to-head with Batman. Is Marvel going to be left behind? No, of course not. Marvel announced that the sequel to one of the biggest superhero movies of all time, The Avengers, is going to be called… The Avengers: Age of Ultron.
Wait, what?
If you read the comic books (I don’t), you will probably know that Age of Ultron is the latest comic book series by Marvel just released this year and I heard that the last issue was released a month back. So, how is this movie gonna go?
Well, Joss Whedon, the director of The Avengers, spilled during Marvel Live that they are going to stray away from the comic book. So, for those of you who read the comic book and know what happened to your favourite superheroes (clue for those who don’t read: Not good things and these not good things is just one thing: Meeting with The Reaper aka death), you can breathe easy – that’s not gonna happen in the sequel to The Avengers. He mentioned that they are doing their own version the origin of Ultron.
Now, because I’m your friendly neighbourhood blogger, even though I don’t read the comics, I did some research. In the comic books, Ultron was created by Ant Man to help mankind but Ultron realizes that the threat to men is men themselves and vouched to eliminate the species.
The sequel will not have Ant Man. Joss Whedon will use what he already has with The Avengers and make his own story there. During Comic Con 2013, Marvel released a very sneak peek of The Avengers: Age of Ultron where Iron Man’s mask melted and formed back into the mask of Ultron, to the excitement of those who saw that first-hand. That is already a clue-in to what I will expect to see in the sequel – Ultron will not be created by Ant Man but Mr. Tony Stark. And if I’m right (I’m sure I am), why do they torture Stark again? The guilt this man will feel. He was almost destroyed in the first Avengers and now this? Pepper will have some work cut out for her.
And for those who wonder the characters that will appear in this sequel, obviously all of them, with the exception of Agent Coulson (maybe) and Loki, since there’s a new villain in town. Joss Whedon did confess that he has some hell of a work cut out for him right now. He has to bring together our favourite superheroes and tie them all into this sequel and then add in Hawkeye, Black Widow and Nick Fury among many others as well. We also need to remember that he does have the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D to do on top of this sequel.
Ouch! I do not want to be in Joss Whedon’s shoe right now.
Love it or hate it? I have high hopes that this sequel will be top!
Edit: For those of you who wonder about what happened to Thanos, the villain that we were introduced to in the last The Avengers movie, and how that will all tie in with the sequel, well, he will not be in this sequel. He will appear in another Marvel superhero movie called Guardians of the Galaxy. Guardians of the Galaxy is made possible because of that three-second shot of Thanos.
Love It Or Hate It: Comic Con 2013 – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Official Trailer
As promised, more exciting news that I care about from Comic Con 2013. This time, it’s another look at The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keT5CRhhy84
If I was excited from the teaser trailer that was released months back, I have no words to describe how I feel about this trailer. They let us see so much more than in the previous – the mocking jay costume, the tension between Katniss and Peeta, the other tributes as well as the cornucopia.
My brain is all in a mush right now so I’m just going to focus on one thing – the cornucopia. It is so much better than I expected from what I can see in this trailer. It is bigger than what I imagined and it will be really exciting to see how this would go from that moment on. Also, the panic in Katniss’ eyes when she saw the surroundings truly showed that yes, that is no place for the girl on fire. Jennifer Lawrence did a perfect job just showing that thought through her expression.
But I hope this is all they would release. The more they release, the more people can’t wait. It’s not just that, I don’t think they should, personally. If they do, we might as well have seen the whole movie through the trailers, right? Also, if they do release more trailers, I hope they let us see a glimpse (just a glimpse) of the other tributes. If you read the book, you know that it’s not just Katniss and Peeta that are loved. The other tributes are too.
Love it or hate it? When is November 22 and why is it not here yet?
Love It Or Hate It: Comic Con 2013 – Superman versus Batman
Yes, if you have not heard it yet, during San Diego’s Comic Con, Zack Snyder, director of Man of Steel, announced that in the sequel to the movie, the superhero will be facing off against The Dark Knight himself.
Say what?
Image source: http://fansided.com/2013/06/13/superman-vs-batman-debate-who-is-the-best-superhero/
It sounds really exciting and based on the picture above, it’s not something that was an original idea. In the comics, Batman and Superman did go against each other. I have no idea what (I’m not a big DC fan, admittedly), but sources on the Internet (Internet is always right, right?) said that Batman tricked Superman and faked his death. Interesting…
But Zack Snyder mentioned that he will not follow the comics but the sequel will be inspired by it.
How does Siti feel about this news?
Let me begin by saying that if I were to choose a favourite DC superhero, it would be the caped crusader. I mean, if I were to choose between the two, of course. But truthfully, I personally feel that Catwoman is a badass. And if I can work the catsuit, honeybuns, I will cosplay as Catwoman but I have big thighs and ass so I shall not be an eyesore to everyone, including myself.
As exciting as it is, and I am intrigued to find out how this epic battle fares out, Man of Steel was really boring for me. And thinking about having to watch the sequel of it just made me sigh in front of my computer. I cannot imagine how it would be.
Also, even though Henry Cavill is perfect as the man of steel and he will be back in the role for this sequel, Christian Bale mentioned that he is not coming back to reprise the role as Batman and he was one of the most perfect Batman other than George Clooney, in my opinion. If Christian Bale comes back, I seriously would watch it because of one word: epic. He’s a great actor for the role.
I just feel so bummed out right now. Who else will take the Batman role? I can’t think, at the moment, someone new (or not) who would be perfect as Batman because Christian just killed it in The Dark Knight trilogy and whoever who’s going to take over that role is going to have that hanging over his head. Good luck, whoever you are.
Love it or hate it? I don’t know. I think I will reserve my judgement when the teaser trailer comes up. Until then…
Note: There are a number of exciting news coming out from Comic Con. As such, for the next few days, I will be blogging about my thoughts on the news from San Diego.
Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/20/showbiz/comic-con-superman-batman
Love It Or Hate It: How To Train Your Dragon 2 Official Teaser Trailer
A couple of days ago, Dreamworks Animation released the official teaser trailer of How To Train Your Dragon 2. Yes, everyone, there is a sequel to this surprisingly popular animated movie of the very adorkable Hiccup and his adorable pet dragon, Toothless!
Watching the above trailer, I am absolutely thrilled to see the partners-in-crime, Hiccup and Toothless! Toothless is still very adorable. I still want a dragon as a pet if it’s as cute as Toothless.
But what surprises me most about the official teaser trailer is that Hiccup is hot. How did an animated character who was once nerdy become hot? When the trailer revealed Hiccup’s new look, my first thought was: “Puberty did him good.” Why didn’t my puberty do the same thing for me? Did I miss the “hot” part of my puberty? How? Also, the new Hiccup looked like a certain YouTuber who goes by the name of Gavin Free from Roosterteeth. See below to judge yourself…
Hiccup Gavin Free
Yes? No?
Anyway, does Siti love or hate the official teaser trailer? Absolutely love it and can’t wait for June 2014!
Love It Or Hate It: Adam Lambert Joins Glee
I don’t write about casting news before and this is going to be a first. But hey, there’s always a first to everything and since I did write Glee recaps last season, I decided this would be quite apt.
So, there are news floating around that my favourite American Idol alumni, Adam Lambert, is joining Glee next season. Ryan Murphy, the show’s creator, tweeted the news earlier and Adam did acknowledge it by re-tweeting the tweet with his own message: “I’m so excited!! ;)” But the character he will be playing or whether it will be for the whole season or just a brief role like another American Idol alumni, Jessica Sanchez, is currently unknown.
What do I think about it? Well, I do love Adam and I did want Glee to do a cover of his songs. But until I know what his character will be and how long he will be in the show, I am a little bit apprehensive about it. Years ago, I would readily admit I am a “Gleek”. But now, not so much. It is like watching a trainwreck of a show with so many guest stars and new characters that viewers generally do not care for. And honestly, unless he has nothing to do with Rachel Berry, I will be absolutely pissed. But for now, I have no idea what his role would be and can only hope that I won’t throw my precious laptop down from my fourth storey flat.
Love it or hate it? I am happy for Adam but let’s see.
Source:
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1710365/adam-lambert-glee-cast.jhtml
Love It Or Hate It: Cargo
Being kind of unemployed right now gave me a lot of time on my hands. I just found this YouTube video on Tumblr and decided to watch it. I did not regret my decision to do so.
This YouTube video is a short found on YouTube by a Tumblr user named “ladykalliste” called Cargo. It is a finalist in Tropfest Australia 2013.
In a world where people seemed so interested in zombie apocalypse in movies and books, this particular short film gives a breath of fresh air to the popular plot. It is a very short film but it managed to show the love of a father for his child, even when zombie-bitten.
I’m not a particularly huge fan of zombie apocalypse storyline but this 7-minute short film gripped my heart. Warm Bodies shows that there is some form of humanity still even when R is a zombie. This short film does it in 7 minutes.
Love it or hate it? I absolutely love it.
Love It Or Hate It: The Wanted – Walks Like Rihanna
The Wanted’s “Walks Like Rihanna” has been going around on the radio for weeks! Whenever I’m at work with the radio on in the office, I can hear this song being played at least three times in a matter of 8 hours. To be honest, at first, I was like: “What in the world is this song even about?” But I have to admit, it is pretty damn catchy. It is the kind of song you want to hate but you can’t because it gets stuck in your head for the rest of the day, playing in constant loop and in turn, making you like the song. Boo yah!
But this “Love It Or Hate It” post is not about the song – well, it is, sort of – but it’s actually the music video.
I am pretty late in the game. The music video is released three weeks ago on YouTube. So, if you have not watched it yet, here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OGyHRKMPOE
I saw a lot of comments on YouTube wondering what the song is actually about, whether it’s an insult to Rihanna and the boybands that they mimicked in the video. I actually thought otherwise. Maybe because I have a strange sense of humour.
About the song: I don’t think it’s an insult to Rihanna. I feel that the song is about a girl who can’t sing, can’t dance but she walks like Rihanna. Pretty straight-forward, in fact. They ignore her “flaws” because she’s sexy. At least that’s what I think. We can’t take it seriously and just have good ol’ fun.
About the video: I think it’s The Wanted doing tributes to possibly the three of the best boybands ever – *NSYNC, Backstreet Boys and Take That. They are not making fun of them. They can’t make fun of these boybands when they are one themselves. Let’s be honest, no other boyband nowadays are like the boybands of the ’90s. I’m pretty sure even those who swore that they hate boybands would know “Bye Bye Bye”, “I Want It That Way” and “Back For Good” and can sing them by heart.
Love it or hate it? I don’t hate it at all. And no, it’s not because I do love the boys of The Wanted. I just thought it’s hilarious to see The Wanted trying to do the Backstreet Boys. I’ve seen The Wanted in action and no, I don’t think they can dance like the boybands in the ’90s.
Talking about boybands, I might just do a playlist of my favourite boyband songs ever. So, do watch out for it!
This Siti Never Sleeps At Night 