It's official!
Marvel has announced that Robert Downey Jr. will fulfill his four picture deal with Marvel Studios by appearing as Tony Stark, a.k.a. Iron Man, in both 'Iron Man 2' and 'The Avengers'.
Jon Favreau is also locked to return to the directors chair for 'Iron Man 2' and will server as an executive producer the Marvel super-team film.
The studio has also made official the casting of Don Cheadle as Colonel James "Rhodey" Rhodes in 'Iron Man 2'. The actor is also on board for 'The Avengers' and will play the character in any Iron movies beyond part 2. As readers know well, Cheadle replaces Terrence Howard in the role.
"We are very excited about working with the extraordinarily talented Don Cheadle as we expand the role of Rhodey in Iron Man 2. It has already become apparent as we prep the movie for production, that the dynamic between Robert and Don will take Iron Man 2 to new heights," said Kevin Feige, President of Marvel Studios.
Here's the official log line for 'The Avengers':
In a movie event, THE AVENGERS will bring together the super hero team of Marvel Comics characters for the first time ever, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, the Hulk and more, as they are forced to band together to battle the biggest foe they've ever faced.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Movie Review: MAX PAYNE
Review: Max Payne (Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Beau Bridges, Ludacris, Chris O’Donnell)
Max Payne is the movie adaptation of the popular third person shooter video game of the same name (2001, Remedy Entertainment). The game was famous for being the first to use “bullet time” – when activated, a player could slow time around Max Payne, allowing his to target and shoot several antagonists before they had time to react. Wahlberg stars in the film as the title character, Kunis is Mona Sax, and Ludacris is Detective Jim Bravura.
Ok right off the top I cannot review this without some spoilers . . . . so if you do not want to know, DO NOT HIGHLIGHT THIS:
(if you don’t care, then of course highlight the invisotext to read)
Ok well the trailers are completely misleading. Every effect that you see ends up being during a hallucination, which was a bit of a rip off. This is a standard action flick that is actually light on action but heavy on imagery. It looks great, but when the winged creatures flying around end up not being there “for real”, it takes quite a bit away from the experience. This would have been scores better if they had gone there with the demons being “real”. There are a few scenes that completely do NOT work after the reveal that there are no demons (like the one in the trailer where the guy gets pulled from the window – what a cheat to show us that and then later say he jumped when he clearly did NOT).
Wahlberg is good, Kunis is cool (well, she loses her accent part of the way through the movie, but I blame the director for not fixing that), and Ludacris is mostly believable. Bridges probably does the best as far as the acting goes. The use of Norse mythology is cool (but when have been cooler if not for whats in the invisotext spoiler). I wanted to like this. The use of bullet time is minimal but effective, and the demon/fire effects are well done, but the invisotext tells you the problems with this one. Max Payne made a ton of money during its first week, but its style over substance approach left a lot to be desired.
Grade: C+ (the snow-turns-to-fire scene was worth the “+”)
Max Payne is the movie adaptation of the popular third person shooter video game of the same name (2001, Remedy Entertainment). The game was famous for being the first to use “bullet time” – when activated, a player could slow time around Max Payne, allowing his to target and shoot several antagonists before they had time to react. Wahlberg stars in the film as the title character, Kunis is Mona Sax, and Ludacris is Detective Jim Bravura.
Ok right off the top I cannot review this without some spoilers . . . . so if you do not want to know, DO NOT HIGHLIGHT THIS:
(if you don’t care, then of course highlight the invisotext to read)
Ok well the trailers are completely misleading. Every effect that you see ends up being during a hallucination, which was a bit of a rip off. This is a standard action flick that is actually light on action but heavy on imagery. It looks great, but when the winged creatures flying around end up not being there “for real”, it takes quite a bit away from the experience. This would have been scores better if they had gone there with the demons being “real”. There are a few scenes that completely do NOT work after the reveal that there are no demons (like the one in the trailer where the guy gets pulled from the window – what a cheat to show us that and then later say he jumped when he clearly did NOT).
Wahlberg is good, Kunis is cool (well, she loses her accent part of the way through the movie, but I blame the director for not fixing that), and Ludacris is mostly believable. Bridges probably does the best as far as the acting goes. The use of Norse mythology is cool (but when have been cooler if not for whats in the invisotext spoiler). I wanted to like this. The use of bullet time is minimal but effective, and the demon/fire effects are well done, but the invisotext tells you the problems with this one. Max Payne made a ton of money during its first week, but its style over substance approach left a lot to be desired.
Grade: C+ (the snow-turns-to-fire scene was worth the “+”)
Comics Review: Final Crisis #4 & Final Crisis: Submit
Review: Final Crisis #4 (of 7) & Final Crisis: Submit #1, DC Comics, (Grant Morrison, writer)
Ok so I am kicking off comic reviews this week on The Blog. They won't likely pop up every week, but I will do them as I can.
First up – DC’s Final Crisis #4. A little back story: This is the 3rd part of a trilogy that started with Crisis on Infinite Earths back in the 1985. At the time, DC Comics was a bit of a continuity mess – full of multiple storylines that could not possibly work together. Example - there was a Superboy comic, but Clark Kent did not put on the suit until he was an adult in Metropolis – so how does that work? So they explained this by saying that there were several realities that bled in and out of each other at times. This was still pretty much a mess, so in the first Crisis they destroyed all the different realities and timelines, creating one “true” Earth with one distinctive history. Over time, different writers made the same kind of “mistakes” – people came back from the dead, character elements were simply ignored or forgotten, etc. So in 2005, DC released Infinite Crisis, which effectively recreated 51 of the other “lost” realities, and explained away all the continuity mistakes that had been made over the 20 year gap (in a lightweight dumb way, but it all worked out). Since then, they have been laying the groundwork for Grant Morrison’s twisted idea for the 3rd part of the Trilogy – Final Crisis. In this mini-series, the villain Darkseid has unleashed the “Anti-Life Equation” on Earth via all media (internet, tv, radio, cellular), causing all who see or hear it to submit to the will of Darkseid. In the new world that is created, Anti-Life justifies ignorance, pain, abusing the weak, etc – Life is a question and Anti-Life is the answer. Basically, everyone who has submitted is evil and worships Darkseid completely. Final Crisis is the darkest of the entries into this series. In this one, evil wins right off the top.
Ok so this week we got Final Crisis: Submit #1 and Final Crisis #4, where we find the few heroes who are left beaten down and not in high spirits. Submit tells the story of how hero Black Lightning sacrifices himself into submission to save a “super villain” (The Tattooed Man) and his family. This one is a great read – a bit melodramatic in showing how much the “hero” and “villain” really are alike – but overall this is a great moment for Black Lightning. In the end, he is transformed by the Anti-Life Equation, which serves the bleakness of the main story well – but he also transforms the villain into a bit of a hero.
In Final Crisis #4, we learn that the heroes can only communicate through the Daily Planet newspaper – printed secretly from the Fortress of Solitude – and are scattered across the world at “safe houses”. This is a bleak, bleak mini-series. The bad guys have almost completely won – and while we know at the end they have to fix it, seeing what they are putting some of the characters through still has resonance. Wonder Woman, Green Arrow, and Black Lightning have all been forced to submit, Martian Manhunter is dead, Superman and Batman are missing, and people are basically snapping off all over the world – killing each other or worse. This issue basically drives the point home that even if the remaining heroes win, the world will have been put through hell and there should be some consequences. Important characters are dead; most of the heroes have submitted and are hunting “survivors”; and a very small list of B-Z list heroes are trying to fix it – but they are dropping like flies and have no idea how to do that.
I have no idea where this one is going, which is a good thing. I have always been a fan of Morrison, and I hope he is on his “A” game and he can bring this home with issues 5-7, and with the upcoming Final Crisis: Resist.
Grades: Final Crisis #4 - B+, Final Crisis Submit – B.
Ok so I am kicking off comic reviews this week on The Blog. They won't likely pop up every week, but I will do them as I can.
First up – DC’s Final Crisis #4. A little back story: This is the 3rd part of a trilogy that started with Crisis on Infinite Earths back in the 1985. At the time, DC Comics was a bit of a continuity mess – full of multiple storylines that could not possibly work together. Example - there was a Superboy comic, but Clark Kent did not put on the suit until he was an adult in Metropolis – so how does that work? So they explained this by saying that there were several realities that bled in and out of each other at times. This was still pretty much a mess, so in the first Crisis they destroyed all the different realities and timelines, creating one “true” Earth with one distinctive history. Over time, different writers made the same kind of “mistakes” – people came back from the dead, character elements were simply ignored or forgotten, etc. So in 2005, DC released Infinite Crisis, which effectively recreated 51 of the other “lost” realities, and explained away all the continuity mistakes that had been made over the 20 year gap (in a lightweight dumb way, but it all worked out). Since then, they have been laying the groundwork for Grant Morrison’s twisted idea for the 3rd part of the Trilogy – Final Crisis. In this mini-series, the villain Darkseid has unleashed the “Anti-Life Equation” on Earth via all media (internet, tv, radio, cellular), causing all who see or hear it to submit to the will of Darkseid. In the new world that is created, Anti-Life justifies ignorance, pain, abusing the weak, etc – Life is a question and Anti-Life is the answer. Basically, everyone who has submitted is evil and worships Darkseid completely. Final Crisis is the darkest of the entries into this series. In this one, evil wins right off the top.
Ok so this week we got Final Crisis: Submit #1 and Final Crisis #4, where we find the few heroes who are left beaten down and not in high spirits. Submit tells the story of how hero Black Lightning sacrifices himself into submission to save a “super villain” (The Tattooed Man) and his family. This one is a great read – a bit melodramatic in showing how much the “hero” and “villain” really are alike – but overall this is a great moment for Black Lightning. In the end, he is transformed by the Anti-Life Equation, which serves the bleakness of the main story well – but he also transforms the villain into a bit of a hero.
In Final Crisis #4, we learn that the heroes can only communicate through the Daily Planet newspaper – printed secretly from the Fortress of Solitude – and are scattered across the world at “safe houses”. This is a bleak, bleak mini-series. The bad guys have almost completely won – and while we know at the end they have to fix it, seeing what they are putting some of the characters through still has resonance. Wonder Woman, Green Arrow, and Black Lightning have all been forced to submit, Martian Manhunter is dead, Superman and Batman are missing, and people are basically snapping off all over the world – killing each other or worse. This issue basically drives the point home that even if the remaining heroes win, the world will have been put through hell and there should be some consequences. Important characters are dead; most of the heroes have submitted and are hunting “survivors”; and a very small list of B-Z list heroes are trying to fix it – but they are dropping like flies and have no idea how to do that.
I have no idea where this one is going, which is a good thing. I have always been a fan of Morrison, and I hope he is on his “A” game and he can bring this home with issues 5-7, and with the upcoming Final Crisis: Resist.
Grades: Final Crisis #4 - B+, Final Crisis Submit – B.
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Maxx Payne Movie Trailer
Mark Wahlberg, Chris O'Donnell, Beau Bridges, Ludacris, Mila Kunis . . . based on the video game
Monday, July 7, 2008
The Day The Earth Stood Still Trailer
Keanu & Jennifer Connelly headline this remake of the 1951 Classic
The Verdict - Hancock
So I had high expectations for Will Smith's super hero movie, Hancock.
If you have seen the trailers, you know that this film is about the redemption of a down and out super hero, known to the world at large as "John Hancock" and portrayed by Smith. The under-used Jason Bateman is image consultant Ray Embrey, and Charlize Therone is his wife, Mary. Was a fan of Bateman back in his teenage days, and more recently on the brilliant but cancelled show Arrested Development (watch it if you have not).
Hancock starts with the promise of being a great movie. The comedy is on point (I will be telling people I am gonna "shove your head up his ass" and laughing to myself about it for at least the next few weeks), the effects are obvious but not off-putting, and the acting is good . . .
But then, the plot kicks in . . . and I fell asleep. I never fall asleep in the movies. As a matter of fact, 3 other people were with me - all of whom NEVER fall asleep at the theater - and they well all snoring at some point in this movie. It goes from boredom to kind of bad at about the middle point. This was hailed as a "different spin" on the super hero movie . . . sure, if that spin is "BAD". After the great summer flicks Iron Man and Incredible Hulk, this is just not good. I Am Legend was better . . . Wanted was better . . . M. Knight's Unbreakable was better . . .
I am disappointed with the writing, the pacing, the action, and the Damn Eagle (do not want to "spoil" this crap so I won't explain the eagle, but its dumb). The plot twist is huge and changes the ENTIRE point of the movie, taking it from an interesting character study to a big mess of stupidness. See this at the $5 pre-matinee . .or do not see it at all. Bad Boy, Will. Do better next time.
C- for Hancock.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
WANTED - The Verdict
After saving the world and picking up all kind of Brown kids from around the world to wear as ornaments (see Niecie Nash from the BET Awards), Angelia Jolie is back with Morgan Freeman, James McAvoy (Atonement, Last King of Scotland), and Common in the comic-to-film adaptation of WANTED. The source material for this flick was a great comic mini-series, written by award-winning Scottish writer Mark Millar (The Ultimates, Ultimate Spiderman, Marvel's Civil War).
Right off the top, the film is NOT really true to the comic. After the initial "origin" it skews pretty far from the story that Millar originally presented in print. That is not necessarily a bad thing, but I had to get over it as I was watching the movie.
I am an anti-spoiler type of guy, so I will not discuss the plot too much other than to say it has some decent twists to it and definitely is not boring. Some of the characters are not totally fleshed-out, but any more time spent on background would have taken away from the action, - which is really what this is about. Many critics are comparing WANTED to The Matrix, but I think it stands on its own and really shares little resemblence to that film.
Jolie looks GREAT, James McAvoy carries off the lead role very well (and if you saw Last King of Scotland, you know this guy is a good actor), and Freeman is his usual self. Common does not get to do much, but he has the "mean mug" pretty much down so he does his job. The stunts are big and spectacular, the special effects blend into the action seamlessly, and the humor had the audience laughing out loud at points.
WANTED is not the second coming of the action film - nor is it better than Iron Man or Incredible Hulk - but its worth the admission for the stunts, humor, and overall kinetic pace that it keeps. Jolie has one HELL of a personal trainer because you would never think she had a kid before this filmed. Not perfect, not totally flawed, this gets a B-.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Saturday, June 14, 2008
The Verdict: The Incredible Hulk
Marvel's first attempt at a Hulk movie sucked by most people's accounts. I did not HATE it, but it surely was not the Hulk film I wanted. This time - with Edward Norton, Tim Roth. and Liv Tyler on board - could the make a flick that could fill those purple sweat pants?
Just in from seeing "Incredible Hulk", I have to say YES. This kicked ass, just like I wanted it to. This one TOTALLY throws away everything from the first Hulk film, and this is a good thing. The action was well paced, the story bits all fit and never seemed forced, and the CGI was tons better than the first flick. Edward Norton is a great actor and he throws his all into bein Bruce Banner.
For the comic fans, there are tons of nods to the upcoming Avengers film - littel easter eggs all around, especially during the opening credits and at the end of the flick. I won't spoil this one either - just go see it!
A-, for those who like grades.
Just in from seeing "Incredible Hulk", I have to say YES. This kicked ass, just like I wanted it to. This one TOTALLY throws away everything from the first Hulk film, and this is a good thing. The action was well paced, the story bits all fit and never seemed forced, and the CGI was tons better than the first flick. Edward Norton is a great actor and he throws his all into bein Bruce Banner.
For the comic fans, there are tons of nods to the upcoming Avengers film - littel easter eggs all around, especially during the opening credits and at the end of the flick. I won't spoil this one either - just go see it!
A-, for those who like grades.
The Verdict: The Happening
M. Knight Shyamalan is back again. This time, with star Mark Wahlberg at the center of his paranoid thriller "The Happening".
As with any of Shyamalan's flicks, this is hard to review, because part of the enjoyment is in the not knowing what to expect. This is why I went to an early show on opening day - so that there was no way I could hear anything about the flick other than what was in the trailer.
All that to say - I am not giving away a single plot point here. No spoilers.
What I will say is that I gave this flick a "B".
Whats Good: the hard R (I looked away at least twice), the warped deaths (wow to the sound effects team), the performances (Wahlberg plays the punk-ass hero better than most), the quirky little bits of brilliant direction from Shyamalan.
Whats Bad: the ending, some errors in common sense from the characters, some predictability in the plot, down right painful exposition at some points, the ending, the similarity to other films (Cloverfield, War of The Worlds) . . . THE ENDING . ..
Its a B for what is good. I like Wahlberg, and this is the first of his films that M Knight does not have a cameo in!
COMMENT AWAY!
As with any of Shyamalan's flicks, this is hard to review, because part of the enjoyment is in the not knowing what to expect. This is why I went to an early show on opening day - so that there was no way I could hear anything about the flick other than what was in the trailer.
All that to say - I am not giving away a single plot point here. No spoilers.
What I will say is that I gave this flick a "B".
Whats Good: the hard R (I looked away at least twice), the warped deaths (wow to the sound effects team), the performances (Wahlberg plays the punk-ass hero better than most), the quirky little bits of brilliant direction from Shyamalan.
Whats Bad: the ending, some errors in common sense from the characters, some predictability in the plot, down right painful exposition at some points, the ending, the similarity to other films (Cloverfield, War of The Worlds) . . . THE ENDING . ..
Its a B for what is good. I like Wahlberg, and this is the first of his films that M Knight does not have a cameo in!
COMMENT AWAY!
Friday, June 6, 2008
Verdict: Ashanti - The Declaration
WOW.
After all these years of waiting for a new album from Ashanti (ok I was not really waiting but someone was) and this is what we get? This is a pretty lackluster grouping of songs. I like "The Way That I Love You", "In These Streets", and "Struggle" . . . and "You're Gonna Miss" is not bad . . . but its like something is generally missing from this. Its boring. Even the track with Robin Thicke ("Things You Make Me Do") is off to me - the production is hot and Robin Thicke delivers, so maybe with another singer - like maybe Beyonce or even Janet (its whispery)- it would have been tight. "Body On Me" with Nelly and Akon should be a banger, but its just . . ehh. Thats it - this whole album is ehh . . . I am turning it off and playing the Weezy again.
Maybe I need to hear this a few more times . . . I will force my self to listen to it and maybe retract this if my opinion changes, but on the first impression this is not a good album and Ashanti is not on her game on "The Declaration". She looks sexy on the cover, though.
Bootleg this.
The Verdict: Lil Wayne - The Carter III
This is at least the second time Wayne has tried to release the third installment of his "Carter" series. The first time it was released online over a month before sheduled street date, so he pulled the plug and mostly started over.
Bosting production from Kanye West, Swizz Beatz, Cool & Dre, Just Blaze, Wyclef Jean, Streetrunners, David Banner, Alchemist, and Play-N-Skillz; PLUS guest stars Robin Thicke, Jay-Z, Bobby Valentino, Babyface, T-Pain, Pitbull, Static Major (RIP), Bust Rhymes, Juelz Santanna - this is Weezy's most ambitious project to date. Cash money used to use only inside producers and inside guests.
Bosting production from Kanye West, Swizz Beatz, Cool & Dre, Just Blaze, Wyclef Jean, Streetrunners, David Banner, Alchemist, and Play-N-Skillz; PLUS guest stars Robin Thicke, Jay-Z, Bobby Valentino, Babyface, T-Pain, Pitbull, Static Major (RIP), Bust Rhymes, Juelz Santanna - this is Weezy's most ambitious project to date. Cash money used to use only inside producers and inside guests.
But is it banging? YES.
The lead single "Lollipop" is already huge on the radio (and has been remixed about a zillion times). It is great to hear Wayne trade verses with Jay Z on "Mr Carter", the reunion with Robin Thicke on "Tie My Hands" is totally out of character for Wayne and shows that he is growing up, the David Banner produced "Phone Home" and the Swizz Beatz assisted "Dr Carter" are the strangest and most unique tracks I have heard in a long time, and "Let The Beat" is an instant HIP HOP CLASSIC in my book - much props to Kanye on the production and to Wayne for being able to do it justice. Wayne is never outshined by his co-stars - just check how he anchors "Nothing On Me" after Fabolous and Juelz do their best to rip it, and how he makes T-Pain's vocorder into his own thing on "Got Money". SO many of these tracks could be hits as singles.
Back when 5 MICS in the Source meant something, this would be a 5 MIC album.
Wayne may still have some growing to do, but he is killin em on this album. The industry knows Wayne is a beast - check Kanye's line on his remix to "Lollipop" - "Its a song with Wayne/So you know its gone' melt/But you aint finna murder me like everybody else/I'ma rap like I got some type respect for myself". And what other artist gets Babyface to sing a hook on a Kanye produced track ("Comfortable")?
Cop this.
Monday, June 2, 2008
Danity Kane perform Bad Girl & Strip Tease on the MTB4 Tour
Say what you will about DK, but they are FREAKIN IT
Bad Girl
Strip Tease
Bad Girl
Strip Tease
Friday, May 30, 2008
The Friday Night Playlist!!
Tonight's Edition of The Playlist (times Eastern Standard):
9:00 pm - The DMX Chronicles
9:30 pm - We miss Aaliyah
10:00pm - Some time in Room 112
10:30pm - 30 Minutes with Janet
11:00pm - The Lil Kim Hour
www.alldigitalradio.com
9:00 pm - The DMX Chronicles
9:30 pm - We miss Aaliyah
10:00pm - Some time in Room 112
10:30pm - 30 Minutes with Janet
11:00pm - The Lil Kim Hour
www.alldigitalradio.com
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Iron Men to remake HIGHLANDER
Looks like we have another remake of a genre cult classic to look forward to. Art Marcum and Matt Holloway---scribes of Iron Man---have been put in charge of getting a script together for a remake of Highlander. Summit acquired the rights to remake the 1986 cult classic from Davis/Panzer Productions. Peter Davis, one of the original producers of the 1986 film, will also produce the new version of the film.
The original film, directed by Russell Mulcahy, starred Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery and Clancy Brown and went onto launch a franchise of films and three television series.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Tropic Thunder REDBAND Trailer
Downy Jr in brown-face A REDBAND trailer is for adults only - it is unrated or rated R, so you have to confirm your age.
Supposedly Tom Cruise has a cameo in this (playing a fat, bald, and exteremy vulgur character) that has been getting rave reviews from those who have seen it.
Plot Summary: Ben Stiller says "Tropic Thunder" is a "a comedy about five actors who go on location and find themselves relying on their boot camp experiences when they get stuck in a real war-like situation." Black will play Jeff "Fats" Portnoy, an overweight gross-out comedian, who's forced to kick his drug addiction while filming on location in the jungle. Downey Jr. will play Kirk Lazarus, the greatest actor of his generation and a four-time Oscar winner - who happens to have DYED HIMSELF BROWN TO PLAY A BLACK CHARACTER IN THE FICTIONAL WAR FILM. Baruchel will play Kevin Sandusky, an unknown actor on the set and Stiller plays Speedman.
Tropic Thunder hits theaters Aug. 15, 2008.
To see the new redband trailer, click here.
Plot Summary: Ben Stiller says "Tropic Thunder" is a "a comedy about five actors who go on location and find themselves relying on their boot camp experiences when they get stuck in a real war-like situation." Black will play Jeff "Fats" Portnoy, an overweight gross-out comedian, who's forced to kick his drug addiction while filming on location in the jungle. Downey Jr. will play Kirk Lazarus, the greatest actor of his generation and a four-time Oscar winner - who happens to have DYED HIMSELF BROWN TO PLAY A BLACK CHARACTER IN THE FICTIONAL WAR FILM. Baruchel will play Kevin Sandusky, an unknown actor on the set and Stiller plays Speedman.
Tropic Thunder hits theaters Aug. 15, 2008.
To see the new redband trailer, click here.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Sam Jackson as The Octopus
Comic Con International's Spring 2008 issue features a cover shot of Samuel L. Jackson in his role as The Octopus from the upcoming Will Eisner's THE SPIRIT.
The big screen adaptation is being directed by Frank Miller (SIN CITY). The film also stars Gabriel Macht, Scarlett Johansson, Eva Mendes, Sarah Paulson, Paz Vega, Jaime King, Dan Lauria, Stana Katic, Johnny Simmons and Louis Lombardi.
The story centers on a former rookie cop who returns mysteriously from the dead as the Spirit (Gabriel Macht) to fight crime from the shadows of Central City. His arch-enemy, the Octopus (Samuel L. Jackson) has a different mission: he's going to wipe out Spirit's beloved city as he pursues his own version of immortality. The Spirit tracks this cold-hearted killer from Central City's rundown warehouses, to the damp catacombs, to the windswept waterfront... all the while facing a bevy of beautiful women who either want to seduce, love or kill our masked crusader. Surrounding him at every turn are Ellen Dolan (Sarah Paulson), the whip-smart girl-next-door; Silken Floss (Scarlett Johansson), a punk secretary and frigid vixen; Plaster of Paris (Paz Vega), a murderous French nightclub dancer; Lorelei (Jaime King), a phantom siren; and Morgenstern (Stana Katic), a sexy young cop. Then of course, there's Sand Saref (Eva Mendes), the jewel thief with dangerous curves. She's the love of his life turned bad. Will he save her or will she kill him? In the vein of "Batman Begins" and "Sin City," "The Spirit" takes us on a sinister, gut-wrenching ride with a hero who is born, murdered and born again.
THE SPIRIT will hit theaters January 22, 2009.
HEROES Season 3 Preview
No Spoilers, just preview to 3 HOUR season premier. 3 Hours of Heroes. Makes me smile a lil bit
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Iron Man - After The Credits
For those who did not sit through the credits of IRON MAN
here is a LINK to the "Easter Egg".
Its a crappy cam . . but it should satisfy
here is a LINK to the "Easter Egg".
Its a crappy cam . . but it should satisfy
GI Joe a little more
Rachel Nichols as Scarlet
Channing Tatum as Duke
Full Cast List:
Channing Tatum (Duke), Sienna Miller (The Baroness), Ray Park (Snake Eyes), Rachel Nichols (Scarlett), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Heavy Duty), Said Taghmaoui (Breaker), Marlon Wayans (Ripcord), Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Rex) and Byung-hun Lee (Storm Shadow)
Marlon Wayans? Not listed above are: Arnold Vosloo (The Mummy, 24) as Zartan (a bit of a chameleon who can imitate anyone to an exact physical and vocal likeness), and Czech Supermodel KarolÃna Isela Kurková (a Victoria's Secret model) as Courtney A. Kreiger, better known as Cover Girl.
There is also a rumor that Brendon Frasier has some small part in the flick. GI Joe is scheduled to hit theaters in August 2009.
GI Joe Characters
A bit of backstory has been released about an important character, Destro:
Born in Callander, Scotland, Destro is Laird of Castle Destro in the Scottish Highlands. The Destro clan has designed and sold weapons for centuries, and Destro is the head of their current incarnation: M.A.R.S. (Military Armament Research Syndicate). He wears a mask forged from Beryllium Steel, a tradition dating back to the English Civil War, when an ancestor of his was caught selling weapons to both sides. Forced to wear a steel mask for his crimes (neither side wanted to execute the ancestor because they still wanted the weapons he sold), the Destro clan has since turned it into a symbol of pride, passing it down from father to son for over 20 generations.
And here are some character pics:
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as HeavyDuty
Chris Eccleston as James McCullen Destro XXIV aka DESTRO
Sienna Miller as Baroness
Dennis Quaid as General Hawk
Saïd Taghmaoui as Breaker
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Marvel Movie Round-Up
After the huge succes off the Iron Man movie last week (2nd largest non-sequel movie opening ever, behind Marvel's other mega-hit Spiderman), Marvel has annouced plans for:
Iron Man 2 (April 2010)
Thor (June 2010)
The First Avenger: Captain America (May 2011)
The Avengers (July 2011)
This all connects, starting with the introduction of SHIELD in Iron Man (and the little Samuel L Jackson "Easter Egg" after the credits). The Avengers consists of Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, etc and Jackson will be Nick Fury, Director of SHIELD. Been wanting to see Sam Jackson in that eye patch for a long time . . . in 2011 it should be Full Fury!
Marvel also has The Incredible Hulk with Edward Norton coming on June 13, an Ant-Man movie in pre-production, and Ray Park (X-Men, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace) set to star in the Iron Fist film.
DC was lame for that terrible Superman Returns flick, so I hope Marvel kicks ass with these films. If they keep hiring actors like Downey, Paltrow, and Norton, these flicks should propel comic-book movies to the next level. (In DC's defense - Batman Begins was great and I am greatly anticipating The Dark Knight)
Iron Man 2 (April 2010)
Thor (June 2010)
The First Avenger: Captain America (May 2011)
The Avengers (July 2011)
This all connects, starting with the introduction of SHIELD in Iron Man (and the little Samuel L Jackson "Easter Egg" after the credits). The Avengers consists of Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, etc and Jackson will be Nick Fury, Director of SHIELD. Been wanting to see Sam Jackson in that eye patch for a long time . . . in 2011 it should be Full Fury!
Marvel also has The Incredible Hulk with Edward Norton coming on June 13, an Ant-Man movie in pre-production, and Ray Park (X-Men, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace) set to star in the Iron Fist film.
DC was lame for that terrible Superman Returns flick, so I hope Marvel kicks ass with these films. If they keep hiring actors like Downey, Paltrow, and Norton, these flicks should propel comic-book movies to the next level. (In DC's defense - Batman Begins was great and I am greatly anticipating The Dark Knight)
Monday, May 5, 2008
The Verdict - IRON MAN
When director Jon Favreau chose Robert Downey Jr to play Tony Stark (aka Iron Man) in Marvel's big screen adaptation of the iconic hero, many people balked. The studio wanted an actor ten years younger (Downey is 43) and fans didn't know what they wanted. To Jon - GREAT CHOICE. Robert Downey Jr is exactly the Tony Stark that I have been reading about in comics for 20+ years. Gwyneth Paltrow's Pepper Potts is also spot-on, Terrence Howard is great as always, and Jeff Bridges shines as the villian. Most people think a super hero movie is all about the effects - and the effects here are truly amazing - but this one is about the characters, and it greatly raises the bar for comic book movies. The summer movie season has arrived!
Iron Man marks Marvel Studios' first independently produced film - after Spider-Man and X-Men made so much money for Fox, Marvel decided to produce movies on their own. With a $100M US opening ($201M worldwide), and an Incredible Hulk movie on the horizon, Marvel Studios is set to become a juggernaut of movie making.
I walked out of this one hoping they get the sequel going asap (for those who know, Howard's character gets his own suit of armor and becomes War Machine in the comics, which is definitely alluded to in the film - as is the involvement of SHIELD, which leads to The Avengers).
When you go see this one, SIT THROUGH THE CREDITS, and you will see how Marvel is preparing for their huge Opus - THE AVENGERS MOVIE.
Bravo! This movie kicks ass.
Iron Man marks Marvel Studios' first independently produced film - after Spider-Man and X-Men made so much money for Fox, Marvel decided to produce movies on their own. With a $100M US opening ($201M worldwide), and an Incredible Hulk movie on the horizon, Marvel Studios is set to become a juggernaut of movie making.
I walked out of this one hoping they get the sequel going asap (for those who know, Howard's character gets his own suit of armor and becomes War Machine in the comics, which is definitely alluded to in the film - as is the involvement of SHIELD, which leads to The Avengers).
When you go see this one, SIT THROUGH THE CREDITS, and you will see how Marvel is preparing for their huge Opus - THE AVENGERS MOVIE.
Bravo! This movie kicks ass.
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Riskay feat Avaince & Real - Smell Yo D-ck
OK this is unedited, not work friendly, but oh so funny and kind of foul.
Get a laugh out of it!
Get a laugh out of it!
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Fiddy and Alicia Keys Fued
The mini feud between rap star 50 Cent and R&B singer Alicia Keys continues...
Alicia Keys explained that her comments which were published in Blender magazine suggesting that Gangsta Rap was a government conspiracy "to convince black people to kill each other" were "misrepresented."
As previously reported by MTV, 50 Cent took these comments as a personal insult and was quoted saying: "I don't like Alicia Keys no more...If she thinks what they consider [to be] gangsta music is [made] to bring black people down, then I think my s*** falls into that category," Ending strongly "I don't like people who don't like me."
The G-Unit leader is still furious with Ms Keys and has launched a further attack on the singer, her music and her piano! Sources have quoted Fiddy, real name Curtis Jackson saying:
"I don't think that [her] classical s*** is cool. I don't give a f*** if you can classically play the piano," he said. "I haven't been classically trained, because my upbringing, nobody put me in front of a piano at that time...I could f**king care less about the s***. So she don't like the music that embodies the harsh realities because they're not her realities. She hasn't been subjected to the same things."
Trying to clear up the 'misunderstanding' - Alicia Keys defended her remarks with an official statement: "The point that I was trying to make was that the term was over-sloganized by some of the media causing reactions that were not always positive,"
She continued. "Many of the 'gangsta rap' lyrics articulate the problems of the artists' experiences and I think all of us, including our leaders, could be doing more to address these problems including drugs, gang violence, crime, and other related social issues."
Keys isn't the only artist Fiddy is beefing with at the moment, as he's also trading verbals with former G-Unit member Young Buck.
Alicia Keys explained that her comments which were published in Blender magazine suggesting that Gangsta Rap was a government conspiracy "to convince black people to kill each other" were "misrepresented."
As previously reported by MTV, 50 Cent took these comments as a personal insult and was quoted saying: "I don't like Alicia Keys no more...If she thinks what they consider [to be] gangsta music is [made] to bring black people down, then I think my s*** falls into that category," Ending strongly "I don't like people who don't like me."
The G-Unit leader is still furious with Ms Keys and has launched a further attack on the singer, her music and her piano! Sources have quoted Fiddy, real name Curtis Jackson saying:
"I don't think that [her] classical s*** is cool. I don't give a f*** if you can classically play the piano," he said. "I haven't been classically trained, because my upbringing, nobody put me in front of a piano at that time...I could f**king care less about the s***. So she don't like the music that embodies the harsh realities because they're not her realities. She hasn't been subjected to the same things."
Trying to clear up the 'misunderstanding' - Alicia Keys defended her remarks with an official statement: "The point that I was trying to make was that the term was over-sloganized by some of the media causing reactions that were not always positive,"
She continued. "Many of the 'gangsta rap' lyrics articulate the problems of the artists' experiences and I think all of us, including our leaders, could be doing more to address these problems including drugs, gang violence, crime, and other related social issues."
Keys isn't the only artist Fiddy is beefing with at the moment, as he's also trading verbals with former G-Unit member Young Buck.
Mariah is killin 'em
Mariah has stormed to the top of the U.S. album charts, according to early estimates. Record sales indicate Carey's E=MC2 has debuted at number one, as expected, with 475,000 copies sold.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Why I don't post albums
This has been a baaaaad week for the blogs.
No less than 3 of my favorite blogs have been shut down for posting the Madonna album a week early. I have it, of course, but I do not post albums for that very reason!
According to a little research, Madonna's album was the reason why over 30 blogs/sites have been shut down.
For my fellow bloggers - there are other ways to share the wealth, and don't eff wit Madonna, the richest b-tch in music!
RIP Chris Picks & Blakmusicfirst, I hope you come back!
No less than 3 of my favorite blogs have been shut down for posting the Madonna album a week early. I have it, of course, but I do not post albums for that very reason!
According to a little research, Madonna's album was the reason why over 30 blogs/sites have been shut down.
For my fellow bloggers - there are other ways to share the wealth, and don't eff wit Madonna, the richest b-tch in music!
RIP Chris Picks & Blakmusicfirst, I hope you come back!
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
IRON MAN OPENS A DAY EARLY (hell yea)!!!
Iron Man fans . . .
Check your local theaters . . . Iron Man will actually open at 8pm on THURSDAY, MAY 1 instead of the much-advertised Friday, May 2 in most cities!!!
In my city, tickets are not available online (yet), so it looks like I will be standing on line once again (but I bet the pay-off will be better than it was for Phantom Menance).
Check your local theaters . . . Iron Man will actually open at 8pm on THURSDAY, MAY 1 instead of the much-advertised Friday, May 2 in most cities!!!
In my city, tickets are not available online (yet), so it looks like I will be standing on line once again (but I bet the pay-off will be better than it was for Phantom Menance).
Resurgence of Soul Sample Blog
Ever wonder where your JAM got its sample from?
Check out the Resurgence of Soul Sample Blog
http://thesoulsample.blogspot.com/
Check out the Resurgence of Soul Sample Blog
http://thesoulsample.blogspot.com/
Star Wars: Clone Wars is coming
The upcoming issue of Empire Online has some new pictures of the returning animated series Star Wars: Clone Wars.
Three new pics for the upcoming series which hits Cartoon Network and TNT later this year can be seen here.
The two hour pilot will be hitting theaters in August, to be followed by the series return to television in the fall. Director David Filoni led the project, based on a Henry Gilroy script.
Three new pics for the upcoming series which hits Cartoon Network and TNT later this year can be seen here.
The two hour pilot will be hitting theaters in August, to be followed by the series return to television in the fall. Director David Filoni led the project, based on a Henry Gilroy script.
Monday, April 21, 2008
CRANK 2 !!!!
Jason StathamThe original Crank was ridiculously crazy, over the top, vulgur, and freakin' amazing, and Statham is back for a sequel! Yes, his character seemingly jumped from a helicopter and died at the end of the first movie (ooops . . spoiler), but I do not care. I hope they do not even explain it. Here is the info:
Lakeshore Entertainment has its cast for Crank 2:High Voltage locked and ready to go, says Variety. Jason Statham returns as Chev Chelios while Amy Smart will reprise her role as his girlfriend. Clifton Collins Jr. will play his mobster nemesis in the sequel. Bai Ling also is joining the cast, along with Dwight Yoakam and Efren Ramirez, who are both returning from the original. Production will begin April 28 in Los Angeles for returning writers and directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor.Plot Concept: In "Crank 2," Chelios faces a mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker that requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working.
Black Panther gets animated on BET
BET just held its upfronts announcing its 2008-2009 shows and there’s one for the comic book fans! The Marvel Comics character Black Panther will be getting his own animated series for the network. Black Panther has never been a major character in the Marvel U, but he’s consistently been around either in his own book, via guest appearances in Fantastic Four , where he got his start, or as an Avenger.
There have been several efforts to bring the character to the big screen including an attempt by Wesley Snipes who wanted to play the character. Marvel even recently announced that a film for the character was on their slate of upcoming projects. Just because he’s getting animated doesn’t mean he won’t appear on the big screen though. How many Spider Man series have their been? Ten years ago, Wesley Snipes would have been perfect in the role. The series is slated to premiere early next year.
There have been several efforts to bring the character to the big screen including an attempt by Wesley Snipes who wanted to play the character. Marvel even recently announced that a film for the character was on their slate of upcoming projects. Just because he’s getting animated doesn’t mean he won’t appear on the big screen though. How many Spider Man series have their been? Ten years ago, Wesley Snipes would have been perfect in the role. The series is slated to premiere early next year.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
The Incredible Hulk: New Photos, Iron Man Crossover and Lou Ferrigno Confirmed
The new issue of Empire Magazine due in newsstands on April 25th features a couple new photos from The Incredible Hulk. Meanwhile my friend Alex from Firstshowing who is at the New York Comic Con, saw footage that confirms the much rumored Iron Man / Incredible Hulk crossover. Apparently Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) shows up and talks with a drunk General ‘Thunderbolt‘ Ross (William Hurt) in a bar. Meanwhile ComingSoon reports that director Louis Leterrier offered Lou Ferrigno voice work for the film, saying his trademarked “Hulk Smash”.
GI Joe Movie info
Ray Park As Snake EyesJust as Paramount breathed new life into the Transformers franchise last summer, the studio is hoping to do the same to this sci-fi soldier series about a team of military experts battling the villainous Cobra organization.
G.I. Joe refers to the team, not any one person, and Snake Eyes is its mysterious lone wolf. In the movie, shooting now and set for August 2009, this fearsome figure is played by Ray Park (Darth Maul in the first Star Wars prequel, Toad in X-Men).
"He's the world's greatest ninja, but he's also next-generation. He's not afraid to use a sword one second, and a split-second later he's pulling out his Glock," says director Stephen Sommers (The Mummy and Van Helsing). "His chief nemesis is arguably the world's other great ninja, Storm Shadow. The two grew up together, were blood brothers and now are mortal enemies."
Channing Tatum (Step Up) plays all-American team leader Duke. Rachel Nichols (Alias) plays the crossbow-wielding Scarlett, Marlon Wayans is paratrooper Ripcord and Dennis Quaid is the commander, Hawk. On the evil-doer side, Sienna Miller plays the raven-haired Baroness, Christopher Eccleston is Destro, the arms dealer who hides behind a silver mask, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt (3rd Rock From the Sun, Brick) plays multiple roles, including the Cobra Commander.
Depending on which decade you grew up in, the name G.I. Joe can mean very different things. Hasbro initiated the G.I Joe line as 12-inch dolls in the 1960s, with generic figures representing the U.S. military branches.
The franchise was relaunched in the '80s with smaller action figures, new heroes featured in comic books and a popular after-school cartoon.
Transformers producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura also is overseeing this project. He says the appeal then, as now, is broad, across race and even gender. (G.I. Joe was one of the few toys for boys that had female characters.)
"There are quite a few characters in it, and almost certainly a character in which an audience member can see themselves, or want to be," he says.
Sommers stresses that the movie is an origins story, so his challenge is to explain why the bad guy wears a metal mask, why Snake Eyes doesn't talk and other strange things kids took for granted. "For people who know nothing about it, it'll make sense," Sommers says. "And to people who love this stuff, it'll show where they all came from."
Murphy and Ratner to remake 1957 classic
Brett Ratner is set to direct star Eddy Murphy in a re-telling of the 1957 classic film "The Incredible Shrinking Man". The update will be the comedic approach to the fantastical material, telling the story of a famous Las Vegas magician who is put under a spell that causes him to shrink. He must find a way to reverse the spell before he gets so small that he "disappears."
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Mariah Interview
Mariah did an interview this week on Chicago's 103.5 KISS FM
click HERE to check it out
click HERE to check it out
Monday, April 14, 2008
The Verdict : Mariah Carey - E=MC2
Ok first of all, I am glad Mariah changed the title from "That Chic" to the more clever E=MC2 (Emancipation = Mariah Carey to the second power). That being said, one of the best tracks actually is "I'm That Chic", a mid-tempo with weed references throughout (" . . . . boy i got you caught up inside of my haze, and you're gonna be gone for days/I'm like that OO-WEE/you fienin'/to blaze up/and taste me/got flavor/like ice cream/i'm that chic you like . . . "). Hip-hop rules the universe.
The Dream gave Mariah "Touch My Body", which is already a #1 single (which means Mimi has beaten Elvis' record with her 18th #1 single). "Side Effects" is also pretty hot (maybe it didn't need Young Jeezy). This one seems personal, like she is talking to/about Tommy Matola who she married when she was 18 or something like that. "Migrate" is standard T-Pain, so we get a little bit of vocorder action on Mariah's voice. This is a banger though, as is the Swizz Beatz assisted "O.O.C". "Cruise Control" might seem a bit strange, with Mariah doing a "reggae" accent for part of the song. I don't hate it at all, I like Damian Marley on the track, and I feel it growing on me. "Love Story", "Thanks For Nothin'", "Bye Bye", and "For the Record" are more pop/r&b and display Mariah's voice a bit more that the hip-hop-ish tracks. "I Wish You Well" is another album ending Gospel/Inspirational track.
Much the same formula as Mimi - some mid, some slow, some hip-hop, a Gospel track at the end. For me, nothing here reaches the level of "We Belong Together", but sequels rarely llive up to their predecessors. These are not Mariah's best songs, but she is going to get some hits from it and there is a lot here to like.
I like this quite a bit - just not as mush as Mimi.
Shia LaBeouf in "Dark Fields"
Shia LaBeouf has signed on to star in Universal's techno thriller Dark Fields, reports Variety. Leslie Dixon is penning the screenplay and Neil Burger (The Illusionist) will direct the film, which is based on Alan Glynn's 2002 novel "The Dark Fields." This will likely be filmed after Shia completes work on Transformers 2, which begins production this summer.
Plot Concept: The story centers on a young man who comes into possession of the ultimate smart pill, and the events that ensue.
Plot Concept: The story centers on a young man who comes into possession of the ultimate smart pill, and the events that ensue.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Monday, April 7, 2008
Friday, April 4, 2008
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to DJ EVIL-E!!!
Everyone wish Dj Evil E Happy Birthday!!
You are an old f----r now!
(Dj Evil E . . aka Big Bro Synystyr . . . aka 'Maine . . aka Exodus #8 . . . aka Everett J Williams)
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Friday, March 28, 2008
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Danity Kane's Welcome To The Dollhouse is #1
Danity Kane's Welcome To The Dollhouse is the #1 album in the country. Selling 236,000 copies, they spank Janet's 181,000 #1 opening a few weeks ago. This is DK's second #1 release, after their debut sold 234,000 copies a couple years ago.
Thought he told you that he won't stop . . .
TI Pleads Guilty
. . . and gets one year in jail, to begin after he serves 1000 hours of community service. He plead guilty to possession of an unregistered firearm, possession of machine guns and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. 
The Amazing Joss Whedon's next series!
Penikett
Dushku
Lachman
Gjokaj
Kranz
Lachman
Gjokaj
KranzJoss Whedon - the mastermind behind Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, Serenity and the best X-Men comic on the shelves - has a new series on the horizon with 20th Century Fox.
His new show, "Dollhouse" will feature Buffy & Angel alum Eliza Dushku (Wrong Turn, Bring It On, True Lies, The New Guy, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back), Tahmoh Penikett (Battlestar Galactica, Smallville), Fran Kranz (Welcome to the Captain), Dichen Lachman (Aquamarine), and Enver Gjokaj.
His new show, "Dollhouse" will feature Buffy & Angel alum Eliza Dushku (Wrong Turn, Bring It On, True Lies, The New Guy, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back), Tahmoh Penikett (Battlestar Galactica, Smallville), Fran Kranz (Welcome to the Captain), Dichen Lachman (Aquamarine), and Enver Gjokaj.
Plot Concept: "Dollhouse" revolves around a group of young men and women, aka "Dolls," who are imprinted with different personalities for different assignments. They have no memories of their previous lives, until Echo (Dushku) begins to try to find out who she was. Penikett will play Paul Smith, an FBI field agent obsessed with the urban myth of Dollhouse and a twisted romantic foil for Echo. Kranz will play Topher Brink, a twentysomething genius programr responsible for imprinting the dolls. Lachman will play Sierra, a doll like Echo and her friend, who has every personality in the world but her own. Gjokaj will play Victor, who is childlike when inactive and everyone from Errol Flynn to Robert DeNiro when active.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Thursday, March 20, 2008
The Verdict - Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland (of Destiny's Child and Jason versus Freddy) is re-releasing her (flop-ish) album "Miss Kelly" in a "Diva Edition" this April. The re-release will include some new material, and I have my hands on what are RUMORED to be the new tracks.
The original album was not BAD, but it was not great either. I liked the Tank-assisted track "The Show", and the first single "Like This" had some appeal, but it just didn't connect. It was all just kind of aight. New year, new tracks.
"No Man, No Cry" made me feel cheated - its a mid-tempo R&B joint and for some odd reason I wanted it to have some kind of reggae influence (why else use that title and chorus?). But maybe I am crazy. "Daybreak" with Travis Barker is an aight track, "Love Again" is boring, "Unity" sounds like something Jordin Sparks would be singing, and "Broken" . . . I don't even know what to say. None of this is better than the original album, and I honestly hope this is the stuff that DIDN'T make the cut for the new release. PLEASE.
On some level, I guess she doesn't want to sound like Beyonce, but Kelly may have to giver her girl a call and take some suggestions. She would be better off going the way of Bey, Janet, DK, etc and make some more damn club songs or something - cuz she is just boring the hell outta me and I WANT to like her stuff but she makes it hard.
Note to Kelly: call Timbaland, Danja, Swizz Beatz - hell even T-Pain - and get some new-sounding material, cuz you killin us.
The Verdict - Flo-Rida
Flo-Rida came out of nowhere with his T-Pain assisted mega-hit "Low" and has been in our faces every since. His debut album, "Mail On Sunday", has finally hit, and I have to say its better than I thought it would be. Besides T-Pain, he has Timbaland, Lil Wayne, Sean Kingston, Birdman, Will.I.Am & Fergie, Trey Songz, Rick Ross, & Yung Joc on board. The album goes from the club-ready "Low", "Elevator", and "In The Ayer" (WIll.I.Am & Fergie) to the R&B-ish "Freaky Deaky" (Trey Songz), "Still Missin" and "Me & U". Flo-Rida is definitely trying to carve out a place in the crossover Hip Hop pantheon - most of this is very much "ready for radio". "Low" & "Elevator" are already hits, and "Me & U" is a personal favorite (thugs need love).
Don't sleep on this one - his flow combined with the production, guest stars, and diverse sounds makes for a nice ride.
Don't sleep on this one - his flow combined with the production, guest stars, and diverse sounds makes for a nice ride.
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