Movies I'm most excited for!

Aaaannnnddddd here we are again, its always such a pleasure. Wait, have I made that joke before? I think I have... well whatever, Hello again internet! Today, I realised that I haven't actually spoken about anything nerdy in months, so I have returned, to write the wrongs and bring this injustice to... justice? Don't even ask. And, because I'm creative and stuff, I'm going to talk about the movies I'm most excited for! Starting from fifth most anticipated movie, going to the top one! lets go! Prepare your ducks!

5: Star wars episode 7: The Force Awakens

First of all, I would like to point out that I'm watching the trailers before writing the individual sections, just to refresh my memory. Now, for me, this is great, because the second force awakens trailer only came out recently, and it still explodes my head. I didn't even realise how much I was excited for this movie I was until I saw the trailer. So obviously, it starts out with that panning shot, and I was in  love 10 seconds in. There was just that little bit of star wars music that got my heart beating a bit faster, then the awesome shot of the star destroyer, freaking Luke quotes and cool shots of Darth Vaders helmet and then R2-D2. Then the music picks up into that epic Tatooine kinda theme. And everything EXPLODED. TIE FIGHTERS, X-WINGS, FREAKING LIGHTSABERS AND STORM TROOPERS, BETTER CGI, I FREAKING CANT HOLD IN THE NOSTALGIA, THIS IS WHAT I GREW UP ON, AND ITS BACK. AAAHHHHH ITS GONNA BE SO COOOOOOOOOL. Breathe Sam... Breathe... Well, now that's over, I might need to leave this section before I start hyperventilating again. Now, you can probably see I'm really excited for all these movies, that was only the fifth. (I blame my childhood)

4: Batman Vs Superman: Dawn Of Justice

So, there wasn't much of a trailer for this, so far its just dramatic shots and stuff, but I honestly don't know how this movie will turn out. I think that, if done right, this has the potential to be one of the greatest films in cinematic history, like, ever. However. And this is a big however. I somewhat doubt It'll be done correctly. I think that it might actually have a bigger chance of being a film similar to the green lantern, something that should work, but just doesn't. And that deeply upsets me. I'm not going to lie, I love Man Of Steel, I think its a great movie, but I just don't think its a story that Batman could fit into. And don't even get me started on the whole 'Vs' thing because we all know Superman could completely annihilate Batman at any point, The dudes freaking immortal, with super speed, strength and flight. What does Batman have? A superhumanly grumbly voice. Well done there Bruce. So, actually, looking at the facts and the trailers effect on me, I'm calling a switch, Sorry DC, you take fifth place, come on up Star Wars, we have more than enough room for you up here in space number four.

3: The Avengers 2: Age Of Ultron

Now, this is something unexpected, The Avengers, The most popular and best selling comic book franchise of nearly all time, in third place? so you may ask why that is, and the answer is that you will see later on. Now, I'm not going to lie, the Avengers does look incredible, with all of the original team plus all the awesomeness of Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch, two of my favourite characters, as well as the cool story and CGI. You woulda thought this would be first place, and there's no logical reason why it isn't, but I just have to say, If I could only watch one of the top three films and never see the other two in my life, I just wouldn't pick the Avengers, sorry cap. It does look absolutely incredible though, and incredibly epic. One thing that the franchise has lost is the worry for the characters. I mean, other than Hawkeye (Who no one actually likes) Who has a chance of dying? They would never kill Iron man, Robert Downey Jr. is too much of an asset to marvel to waste in that way, everyone has that weird stupid love of Thor, Captain America is suddenly popular and kinda the heart of the Avengers, Hulk is basically invincible and Black Widow just wont die, if she does then who will deliver the one liners with Tony? So, who do we actually have that might die? Hawkeye? HAHAHAHAHAHA, He wont be missed.

2: Ant-man (The film no one was expecting)

So, Ant-man, the film no ones even heard of, well screw you guys because I think it looks great, I think it has potential to be a really clever film, with all the stuff you can do with the size changing, and also potentially hilarious, I predict another completely unexpected success like Guardians of the galaxy, because damn am I looking forward to this movie. I think Ant man as a character is great, even if they do use Scott Lang rather than Hank Pym. There's a lot of potential with Scott's past, and I actually really like Paul Rudd as a casting choice. I think this is a really odd little film, but it could be SO. GOOD. Already from what I've seen in the trailers for the action scenes, it could make for a really cool action film, and that's why I can't wait to see it.

And so, first place goes to......
Drumroll please.

1: FANTASTIC FOUR! No, Really.

Yeah, I'm most looking forward to fantastic four, get over it. I love the darker look, and wont lie, I'm a huge fan of the team in general. Having seen Chronicle and thinking Steve was the freaking best thing in it, I cant wait to see Michael Jordon do his thing with The Human Torch, honestly I think its the best casting choice possible and he really suits the character well. I also think that Miles Teller is a really talented actor. The film itself looks great, taking a slightly futuristic look that Fox does so well, as well as a really good sciencey vibe I only really ever get from the Fantastic four. All Around, I can't stress how excited I am for this film, and I think it could be complete and utter brilliance, I'm just so happy someone's actually taking them seriously for once, and think its gonna be... fantastic. (Ba dum tish)

So, that's it, that's my list, to any of you who actually got through the whole thing, thank you, I hope you enjoyed, even if my film preference is a little odd. Anyway, have a good weekend people, and as always,
ADIOS MIS AMIGOS,
 Sam.

Another 100 questions.

So, some of you may remember me doing 100 questions because my friend Grace did it and it seemed like a good idea. Well, Grace has done a second one, and in the true nature of copying others ideas due to my own lack of originality, here I am, for the second time in two days. It must be wild for you guys. Hopefully the ultimate stupidness of this will balance out the deepness of yesterday, and I hope you all learn some valuable life lessons form this. Like don't waste your life trying to be funny on the internet. Anyway, enjoy!

1. Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, and find line 4. OH GOD, SO MUCH PRESSURE, I HAVE TOO MANY BOOKS, ERM ERM *Grabs nearest book* DAMMIT 50 SHADES OF GRAY WHAT ARE YOU DOING THERE.
2. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can, What can you touch? A lamp. I bet you guys are jealous of my exciting life.
3. Before you started this survey, what were you doing? I was sitting contemplating life, and trying to do handstands. The best way to spend a Sunday evening.
4. What is the last thing you watched on TV? HEROES MUTHA DUKKA, MAN THAT SHOW IS GOOD
5. Without looking, guess what time it is 7 AM exactly.
6. Now look at the clock. What is the actual time? 8 33 PM. Huh, I guess I overslept.
7. With the exception of the computer, what can you hear? The desolate emptiness of my heart. Wait, was that an ice cream truck?
8. When did you last step outside? What were you doing? When I was six. I think I decided to see what the outside was like. Never again.
9. Did you dream last night? Yep, just like every night.
10. Do you remember your dreams? Usually.
11. When did you last laugh? About two seconds ago.
12. Do you remember why / at what? My life.
13. What is on the walls of the room you are in? Some nerdy posters, a lot of book shelves and the stuffed head of Ryan Reynolds.
14. Seen anything weird lately? Your Mum. OOOHOHOIHIOHOHOHOHHHOHIOHPIYOFVKIGUYFUCNXBGTYHUYKGNBCFRTHBGYU<JTU DAMN SON, YOU WERENT READY, MOM GET THE CAMERA.
15. What do you think of this quiz? I’m spending way too much time on it trying to be funny.
16. What is the last film you saw? Eeerrrmmm… Its got to the point where I watch so many films I lose track. Insurgent?
17. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live? New York, because apparently its easy to be a superhero there.
18. If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy? All of the comics. ALL OF THEM. And maybe a decorative shrub.
19. Tell me something about you that most people don't know. I’m not actually forever alone, I’m in a relationship. (I was going to insert a gay with Noah joke here but too many people would take it seriously and I’m not actually gay, and am in a relationship with a real girl.)
20. If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do? Duh, make everyone call me as grandmaster-supreme-swagmaster-Newman, leader and dictator of the human race. Or maybe I would end poverty… But grandmaster-supreme-swagmaster-Newman…
21. Do you like to dance? Are you kidding? I LIVE TO DANCE!
22. Would you ever consider living abroad? Yeah!
23. Does your name make any interesting anagrams? I bet you expected some kind of creative joke here. Well no. Ha, I win.
24. Who made the last incoming call on your phone? Ha, you think I get calls.
25. What is the last thing you downloaded onto your computer? A Hiro Nakamura soundboard. I regret nothing.
26. Last time you swam in a pool? A few months ago. I got cramp and drowned. RIP me.
27. Type of music you like most? Stupid music.
28. Type of music you dislike most? The type that uses sound.
29. Are you listening to music right now? No, but I do have headphones in for some reason. Huh.
30. What color is your bedroom carpet? Blue.
31. If you could change something about your home, without worry about expense or mess, what would you do? Library, Batcave and A huge picture of my face on the front door. Just to make sure I scare people away and no one disturbs me.
32. What was the last thing you bought? Drugs.
33. Have you ever ridden on a motorbike? I don’t think so, but I have been known to sleep walk so who knows.
34. Would you go bungee jumping or sky diving? Yeah, It sounds awesome!
35. Do you have a garden? Yes.
36. Do you really know all the words to your national anthem? Erm… Totally. Yep. Completely.
37. What is the first thing you think of when you wake up in the morning? Probably nothing. I just sit there wallowing in blankness for exactly 27 seconds before jumping out of my window screaming GOOD MORNING WORLD!
38. If you could eat lunch with one famous person, who would it be? I don’t know why, but I have the urge to have some sandwiches with Zachary Quinto.
39. Who sent the last text message you received? Ha, you think people text me.
40. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? Midtown Comics. That place was actual life.
41. What time is bed time? 6 PM on the dot, or mummy says I get grumpy in the mornings.
42. Have you ever been in a beauty pageant? I’ve won several.
43. How many tattoos do you have? Some people have tattoo sleeves. I have a full body tattoo cocoon.
44. If you don't have any, have you ever thought of getting one? I thought about getting one, but then thought, why get one… when you can get HUNDREDS.
45. What did you do for your last birthday? I was on a plane the whole day *cries*
46. Do you carry a donor card? A what?
47. Who was the last person you ate dinner with? My family. Living the life.
48. Is the glass half empty or half full? Empty… I got thirsty ok…
49. What's the farthest-away place you've been? Probably Texas?
50. When's the last time you ate a homegrown tomato? You say that as if its some kind of highlight in my life. I didn’t think it possible but you actually manage to underestimate how interesting my life is, well done.
51. Have you ever won a trophy? No, I’m a fourth place kinda guy.
52. Are you a good cook? I don’t know, I haven’t tried since I gave my family food poisoning, woops.
53. Do you know how to pump your own gas? It can’t be too difficult [Four hours later] HOW DID I DROP A MATCH IN THIS.
54. If you could meet any one person (from history or currently alive), who would it be? I kinda want to meet Einstein, he seems like a cool dude, and he shares my confusion of thee randomness of Quantum Theory.
55. Have you ever had to wear a uniform to school? Try every day. Of. My. School. Life.
56. Do you touch-type? No, I actually control the air to type for me, no touching involved.
57. What's under your bed? Drugs, Satan, and my secret nightclub.
58. Do you believe in love at first sight? You obviously weren’t there when I saw Days of Future Past
59. Think fast, what do you like right now? CABBAGES
60. Where were you on Valentine's day? Crying because even in a relationship I manage to find a way to be forever alone
61. What time do you get up? Weekends and holidays, around six, school days, never.
62. What was the name of your first pet? Pepsi. And I have no clue why.
63. Who is the second to last person to call you? Please can you stop presuming people call me, it really highlights the sadness of my life.
64. Is there anything going on this weekend? No.
65. How are you feeling right now? Pretty average. HA JOKING IM HIGH AS HELL RIGHT NOW
66. What do you think about the most? I genuinely don’t know.
67. What time do you get up in the morning? We’ve been through this, I get up and 27 seconds later jump out of the window.
68. If you had A Big Win in the Lottery, how long would you wait to tell people? No time, I would instantly start using the money to buy friends.
69. Who would you tell first? Ha. This question number is 69. Wait, what was the question again?
70. What is the last movie that you saw at the cinema? Insurgent, it was certainly… interesting?
71. Do you sing in the shower? Yep, but only screamo music.
72. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? I don’t know but if I were you I’d use it on solving that short term memory.
73. What do you do most when you are bored? This apparently.
74. What do you do for a living? Education. What a wonderful age I’m at.
75. Do you love your job? If we substitute job for school, not really, but im the freak that actually doesn’t mind school.
76. What did you want to be when you grew up? An author, and then a journalist, then and astrophysicist, but I think I’ve settled on the much better and more mature option of Batman.
77. If you could have any job, what would you want to do/be? Batman. I would be paid for being Batman.
78. Which came first the chicken or the egg? The bacteria.
79. How many keys on your key ring? One. Man my life’s boring.
80. Where would you retire to? A hero never retires. So basically, I’m gonna die of my own idiocy before retirement age.
81. What kind of car do you drive? None, sadly its frowned upon to have a car at 14.
82. What are your best physical features? Am I allowed to say my metabolism? I could eat an entire farm and still be thin. I’m magic like that.
83. What are your best characteristics? Since I love all my characteristics, I couldn’t decide, so I asked Charley to answer for me. She then could not think of a single good characteristic. Great support, #relationshipgoals
84. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation where would you go? Seattle, and I have no clue why.
85. What kind of books do you like to read? Fantasy and sci-fi, I mean, what did you expect from a nerd?
86. Where would you want to retire to? I don’t know, but maybe you should consider a home…
87. What is your favorite time of the day? Either sunrise or sunset…
88. Where did you grow up? Well, deep in the vast jungle of England, There’s a tiny town full of magic and interest, that town which I call home is called… Biggleswade. Its great it has such a weird name.
89. How far away from your birthplace do you live now? A few miles?
90. What are you reading now? This question. I CAN RE USE JOKES IF I WANT ITS MY BLOG.
91. Are you a morning person or a night owl? Kinda both, go me!
92. Can you touch your nose with your tongue? Yes, but only if I wrap it down the entire length of my body, between my legs and up my back until it goes over my head.
93. Can you close your eyes and raise your eyebrows? Yes. It’s actually how I reel in all the women.
94. Do you have pets? I have a guinea pig called Artemis and a tortoise called Eduardo. I come up with the best names.
95. How many rings before you answer the phone? There it is again, presuming people ever communicate with me…
96. What is your best childhood memory? When I caught every Pokémon in Pokémon Diamond. What an Achievement.
97. What are some of the different jobs that you have had in your life? Well, I used to go to school, and then I went to school, and here I am again, going to school.
98. Any new and exciting things that you would like to share? No.
99. What is most important in life? Cake? Koalas? No, wait, I got it. My hair.
100. What Inspires You? Inspirational things. You can tell I’m really trying right now.

 

Well, sorry if that got a bit tiring by the end, but hey, its not like you expected much. Anyway, probably back to the usual nerdiness after this, so hazzah for that, see you then with some random review or such,

Adios Mis Amigos,

Sam

I Go Deep (Not In That Way)

I've proceeded to update this post by deleting all of its content. Pretty sure I had too much orange juice, did a personality test and decided that more or less qualified me as a philosopher. It did not. Why are you even reading this.

Ryan Reynolds, a poem by Sam Newman

R Is for ruining all the comic characters I love. You sicken me enough to ruin the Green lantern.
Y Is for Y u do dis. Y.
A Is for Acting classes, which you should consider taking.
N Is for no. Just no.
R Is for ripping you into several pieces, the thing I would like to do.
E Is for E coli, something I would take over being stuck in a room with you.
Y Is for Your stupid aura of arrogance that makes me want to throw up.
N Is for no. again. NO.
O Is for OH GOD YOURE ANNOYING.
L Is for LITERAL HATRED, YOU AWFUL ACTOR.
D Is for Deadpool. Poor poor Deadpool, I'm sorry you had to be dragged into this.
S Is for Stop Ryan Reynolds. Stop. Him.

This was a poem from Sam Newman for the stop Ryan Reynolds campaign. If this issue is not thoroughly addressed, then literal tens of movies could be destroyed by Ryan. For just £2 a month, you could help save a movies life, you also get a cuddly Ryan-Reynolds-With-A-Shank-In-His-Chest toy and weekly updates on his annoying smile. Donate today, the world depends on you.

I'm so sorry.

Sam.

A message to DC comics

Hi! I'm delving back into the world of the internet today and finally writing another blog post! Sorry that I haven't really done much here recently, I wrote a blog post about Ryan Reynolds killing my dreams, but decided it was too ranty to actually put up, but now I have a bit of a weird thing, a message to, and about, DC. So, about 90% of the population prefer Marvel to DC, I much prefer DC personally, but I know for a fact that Marvel is generally considered better. Do you want to know why that is? Because Marvel have better movies. I think DC has the potential to be absolutely great, but Marvel is just plane nicer to the new fans, yeah, Marvel may not have as good stories or characters, but they're fun and friendly and well written. DC however, is the anti-hero of the two. DC sadly makes the movies dark and in small amounts, either giving us another terrible movie that isn't properly thought through like the Green Lantern or for some reason giving us another Batman or Superman movie, because we don't have enough of those already. What I think is, Marvel is focusing on the films entirely, almost neglecting their comic universe and spending a metric butt tonne of cash making the newest superhero film. DC have taken the cautious approach with only one movie every few years, and focusing on their comic books. This has really payed off, for us original nerds who actually read comics, but the new generation of only watching film superhero nerds just don't get anything from DC, meaning that their fanbase just hasn't grown like Marvel's has. Sure, every now and again someone actually bothers to read DC's comics and falls in love with them, but there just isn't enough of them. So overall, DC just doesn't get the good press and publicity needed, its slow start has meant it's going to be a struggle to ever catch up with the current popularity of Marvel. But I have hope, Marvel will give DC an ideal to strive towards. They will race behind Marvel, they will stumble, they will fall. But in time, they will join Marvel in the sun. In time, Marvel will help them accomplish wonders, and hopefully that comes in the form of a Flash movie. Until next time nerds,
ADIOS MIS AMIGOS
Sam

Sam reviews: Guardians of the Galaxy

So, I'm back, hello the single person that noticed my absence, and welcome to my Guardians of the Galaxy review! Once again, this wont be as entertaining as when I get all angry like in the Origins Wolverine review, but hey, I feel the need to entertain the about two nerds who actually read this. So, first off, I really like the Guardians of the Galaxy just because they are so weird and obscure. I was slightly disappointed by the lack of Iron Man, Mantis or any of the other heroes that have joined over the years, but thought the cast of the team was still great (They have Rocket. That's all I care about.) So, that was a tiny bit disappointing, but as soon as I started to watch it, I no longer cared. The first scene really sets the tone for the movie and shows that it is basically just meant to be fun to watch. Guardians of the Galaxy is a great example of what more movies should be doing, recently there have been more and more movies taking themselves really seriously and that can sometimes go really well, (see X-Men: Days Of Future Past) but also colossally fail (see Thor: The Dark World) and GotG was just a breath of fresh air.  Some movies I really like I can understand how some wouldn't, but this film is genuinely amazing and I'm not sure that anyone could truly dislike it. So, I'm going to review the story a bit now so... yknow... SPOILER ALERT. So, the story is straight up and simple. The films starts with us watching our hero (Peter Quil) as a child, and gives us some information onto how he got off of earth. This is simple to understand and gives us a lot of information, which is good. We then see him as an adult, raiding what seems like an abandoned city for an infinity stone. This really sets the mood for the film, why? because its filled with dancing and mindless action. Now don't get me wrong, I think the story is good, but it isn't very complex. Once again, that isn't a bad thing and I liked it, but it made the film more fun over thinking which I am absolutely fine with. So, he dances for a bit, stuff blows up, its really awesome. Then, we go through a bit where all of the different guardians are introduced. Considering how different characters the are, this is really well done. I wont go into massive detail on the rest of the film because I'm starting to bore myself, but I can only say it was a really great movie. Chris Pratt was really good as Star-Lord and I cant wait for him appearing next to Iron Man, as I think that could be possibly the best addition to the avengers there could be. I mean, who wouldn't want to see Star Lord and Iron Man next to one another kicking butt? Wait, I haven't even mentioned the soundtrack yet. Oh. My. God. I would like to point out I bought it as soon as I got home after watching it (I like 80's music, don't ask why) But I think it was literally the best soundtrack I have ever heard and loved the inclusion of all of the 80's references and music. So, basically, see this movie. You have to. It now sits on the spot of favourite movie along with X-men DOFP, Marvel films just keep getting better. DC... well that's another story, but I'll save that for another blog post.
Until next time Nerds.
Sam.

Sam reviews: X-men Days Of Future Past

Hi! I'm back! so, its been a while, and this is about my fifth attempt at writing this post. You may be asking, why has it been so hard to write this blog Sam? well random internet person, the answer is this. I am freaking in love with this movie. I just find it really hard to find faults in it and I know that reading someone pointing out the good bits in a movie is much less entertaining than pointing out the bad, but here we go anyway. As this movie is still relatively new, I will start with no spoilers and then put a big bold spoiler alert, if you have not seen this film already, I would not go beyond that point. Well, that is unless you don't care, in which case whatever! So, lets get started. This film takes place in two points of time, In the future, after the dark phoenix saga takes place, and in the past, eight years after the events of first class. The whole time travel concept can often be made confusing in movies, but in DOFP it made complete sense, so you really shouldn't find it difficult to understand. This movie is mainly based in the past, but you get enough time in the future to know about it and see some of your beloved characters from the original X-men trilogy such as Iceman and Colossus (Sorry rogue fans, she sits this one out) So yeah, the basis of the movie is really good. I will say that it is a tiny bit Wolverine heavy, but I guess I should expect that by now, as everyone in the world seems to freaking love him. I'm sorry, I dislike Wolverine because of his popularity and media coverage, but Its no where near as bad as Batman, so I will let it pass. So, here we are at the big bold SPOILER ALERT. So, hello people that decided to stay (No-one) So, first of all is how cool the sentinels are. I honestly thought this movie would not do them justice at all, but it really did. I liked just how over powered they are, and how three sentinels could practically wipe out the remaining X-men. I thought the entire time travel concept was done really well, and that only the mind going back in time was a good idea. I will however say that this film was not great at explaining things. We don't get to know how Professor X is somehow still alive, and we don't get to know how Magneto got his powers back, and also how Kitty can make people go back in time, but it really doesn't matter to me. I liked that Havok was in it, but was practically heart broken when Magneto revealed that Banshee was dead. (Banshee was my favourite in first class) I thought that the past Professor X had emotion, something that Patrick Stewart never actually did. Beast was really cool, as was Magneto, which finally leaves me with Mystique. Now, I have very mixed feelings about Mystique in this movie. I thought that it was very odd how heartless she had become in such a small space of time, but I also thought that she had a much better character than in the original trilogy. Then there was Quicksilver. Quicksilver in this movie was genuinely amazing. He had by far the best scene, and I really like people with superspeed. I would honestly watch a really bad movie if it had the kitchen scene in it, because it was funny, and really cool. This single character has made me dread the avengers 2, because I can tell I wont like it because it wont do Quicksilver justice. There was also that single phrase that instantly made all the nerds smile. Quicksilver said that his 'ma' once knew a guy that could control metal. Quicksilver is Magnetos son. Mind. Exploded. I really loved this film and think that everyone in the world should see it in the cinema at least nine times, because my god was it good. I hope you have enjoyed watching me slowly start craving another watch from X-men DOFP, I know that complimenting a film isn't exactly the most enjoyable thing, but I felt that I needed to write it. Well, my friend Grace just asked for a mention, so HHHIIIIII GRRRAAACCCCEEEE! well there you go.
ADIOS MIS AMIGOS!
Sam.