Jack Attack Tuesday – Movie News Needs to Change
Jack Attack Tuesday
Movie News Needs to Change
2015 marks a solid nine years of absolute movie fandom for me. On a cold and rainy January evening, a Friday to be specific, I popped in the DVD for Pulp Fiction and my entire perspective changed forever. While I knew of Star Wars and Back to the Future, Fiction blew the proverbial doors off of what I thought movies were, and more importantly what I thought they could be. This, of course, led to joining online forums and movie websites to, what else, find more movies to watch. For a time, this was and, in some ways, continues to be the absolute best resource for finding films the world over. Hell, that search led me down a path that eventually brought me here, delivering high-quality expletive-laden blogs and podcasts about a whole lotta nothing week-in and week-out, and I have a great time doing that. For a guy who spent some time going to college for film studies only to discover it wasn’t really in him, this stuff is the best way to stay involved with the movie world. Writing for you guys and keeping up with the daily goings on of Hollywoodland and its surrounding areas is my all-time favorite thing to do, which is why I’m getting so fucking annoyed with movie websites nowadays.
The above photo would seem pretty innocuous to the average person. You have a picture of a movie theater playing Tyrone Powers’ The Mark of Zorro, with the medieval epic Excalibur coming soon. You can see some construction equipment, orange cones and a fucking Honda, but other than that there’s nothing to see here. That is, until, you see this in a certain context. This, as you might have guessed, is no ordinary photo. This is a shoddily taken photo from the set of Batman V Superman that was released close to six months ago. Go ahead, fanboys, put it together.
Everybody got it now?
For those of you that are lost, this is a clear indication that the new Batman V Superman is going to retread the murder of Thomas and Martha Wayne in crime alley. One could deduce this if one were a Batman fan, but seeing as all the news outlets had taglines such as “Set Photos Reveal Murder of The Waynes in Batman V Superman“, we simply cannot avoid this. Look, I have enough issues with the next Batman movie, the least of which is seeing this fucking bullshit AGAIN, but when some of the most popular sites on the net are putting this shit out there as newsworthy they’re not only ruining the surprise but they’re spoiling the entire idea of fandom. I wish this was the only example, but unfortunately…
…even Joss Whedon is guilty. I understand Disney needs to market their shit a certain way. I get it. It’s a business, you need to sell your fucking toys, yes and yes, gotta pay dem bills…whatever. What I’m saying is this; how amazing would it be to walk into Age of Ultron and just be fucking SURPRISED by a fight with Hulk in this suit?!?! How much more would you enjoy the scene? I’m guessing it would be a pleasant surprise and certainly something the fans would appreciate. But no, we need to cram the entire film into the trailer for almost no good reason. You see, I don’t need to see a million trailers for Age of Ultron, I’m already fucking in. The first teaser was enough and I’m an adult, I want to enjoy the movie, not know what’s going to happen from scene to scene. I saw JUST TODAY some news outlets have released a fight scene in this suit. What the fuck is going on here? Why can’t we all just calm down and let the shit happen when it happens?
Another case in which the shit has gone too far, this Terminator Genisys bullshit is not fucking cool. Granted, this movie didn’t look like it was heading in a good direction as soon as the initial teaser dropped, but honestly revealing that John Connor is the bad guy right in the fucking trailer is just lazy and the equivelant of a hail mary. Does the studio behind this really believe this is the best way to get asses in seats? Shameful shit, catering to this culture of “I Want It Now” all too easily.
Finally, you have Ant-Man, another real mystery project from Marvel. Will it work? I hope so, because why the fuck would I ever want movies to be bad. Recently it was confirmed that a villain named Yellow Jacket is in the film. OK. Cool. Can I ask a quick question? Who the fuck is Yellow Jacket? Did anyone need to know that information prior to the film coming out? Was it such a fucking stretch to think that an audience can not only be introduced to but understand the motivations of a villain without taking extra baggage into the theater with them or past experiences or stories involving said villain? What the fuck is going on?!?!
Maybe it’s me but I just see this trend evolving way past what we’re seeing now. Hell, I’m no Agents of Shield fan, but I’ve had a ton of shit on that show spoiled for me and I haven’t even seen a single episode. How was it spoiled? Unrelated articles tag stories involving said show and you inadvertently have things revealed that you don’t need to know. It’s as if being a part of the movie fan culture is actually spoiling 70% of what we get to see nowadays. Say what you will about Christopher Nolan but the man understands how to maintain some secrecy and integrity in his work. While Interstellar may have rubbed some the wrong way, we didn’t know what the fuck it was until it came out, and to me that is the key to what makes movies special. While this rant was fueled mostly by current movie news, I can’t help but be frustrated by the downward trend I’m seeing and, speaking very honestly, I hope it ends soon, because if it doesn’t I fear the mystery of going to the movies will be lost forever.
Well, Binge readers, sometimes shit gets real and today it was most certainly as real as it gets. Stay tuned this week for some Gamer Cast, Thrones Cast, possibly some more Better Call Saul cast recaps and maybe some other surprises this week, and as always, Binge On!