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Filed under: Action, Animation, New Releases, Theatrical Reviews, Fandom, George Lucas, Remakes and Sequels If Star Wars: The Clone Wars were a simple board game stacked up in a toy store aisle, the side of the box would read: "Ages 7 through Check Your Star Wars Ego at the Door." While the recent onslaught of superhero movies have brought us darker, more complex (and adult) storylines, one of our most beloved franchises has decided to travel in the opposite direction. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing; it's actually somewhat comforting to find a film with the word 'Wars' mentioned twice in the title alone and know that it's suitable for all ages. When I first watched a Star Wars film on the big screen, my feet could barely touch the sticky theater floor -- and so if a fun-filled, action-packed animated adventure story helps usher in a whole new legion of fans -- subsequently turning younger kids on to three live-action movies that came out, like, a billion years ago -- then right friggin' on! Almost immediately we're clued into the fact that this big-screen Star Wars flick was gift-wrapped by another department store. That classic, drum-hoppin' 20th Century Fox intro is replaced with a much more subdued Warner Bros. logo, and the film's title swings into frame accompanied by different music. In replace of the classic story scroll, we get a newsreel-esque voiceover bringing us up to date on the main characters and their current mission. No one's trying to trick us here -- this is Star Wars for the need-it-now generation, and whereas previous films seemed to spend too much time rolling around in political-speak, Clone Wars is all about the action, the battles and the cheesy one-liners.Continue reading Review: Star Wars: The Clone Wars Permalink | Email this | Comments

Filed under: Action, Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Box Office, Box Office PredictionsIt's starting to look like the only way we're going to get the bats out of the top five is to call an exterminator. Chalk up another $26 million for billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne and his war on crime as The Dark Knight hangs on to first place for a fourth week in a row. Seth Rogen's stoner comedy came in respectably at second, taking in only $3 million less than the Batman Begins sequel. Here's the break down: 1. The Dark Knight: $26.1 million 2. Pineapple Express: $23.2 million 3. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor: $16.4 million 4. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2: $10.6 million 5 Step Brothers: $9.1 million We've got four new releases this week: Mirrors What's It All About: Directed by Alexandre Aja of High Tension fame, Mirrors stars Kiefer Sutherland as an ex-cop turned security guard who discovers something evil in the mirrors of an old museum. This scare flick is a remake of a Korean movie. Why It Might Do Well: Who doesn't like a good scare, and Sutherland is a strong lead who is familiar to millions thanks to his work on 24. Why It Might Not Do Well: The momentum for Asian horror remakes must be slowing by now, although every time I say that a new one pops up. Number of Theaters: 2,600 Prediction: $12.5 million Continue reading Box Office: Mirrors, Clones and Tropic Thunder Permalink | Email this | Comments

Filed under: Festival Reports, Fandom, Exhibition, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Images, ComicCon Cinematical fought through the massive crowds tonight on the convention floor to bring you tons and tons of photos from the 2008 San Diego Comic Con Preview Night. While we didn't spot too many people dressed in costume (except for a group doing a Batman theme), there were some very, very cool toys, games, statues, posters and movie props. Among the larger attractions was Nite Owl's ship from Watchmen (pictured below -- see inside by clicking through the gallery), a huge Iron Monger statue (in gallery), James Bond's hot set of wheels (in gallery), a ginormous Star Wars exhibit, with Star Wars: The Clone Wars statues alongside dudes in Storm Trooper attire (pictured above), as well as monitors displaying the new video game, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (which looks hella cool). Check out a few images from Preview Night below, then definitely make sure to head on over to the gallery to see what this year's San Diego Con is all about. P.S. Masters of the Web panel tomorrow morning, 10am. Be there! Say hello! Make it look like I have friends! Nite Owl's ship from Watchmen (more images from inside the thing down in the gallery). Our friends in Batman gear! Cinematical's Official Comic Con Hub Gallery: 2008 Comic Con Preview Night Permalink | Email this | Comments