When you’re in an accident in real life, it can be one of the most terrifying experiences in your life. Obviously if it’s just a fender bender you might be shaken up, but you can usually drive away. Major accidents cause fear, panic, injury, and sometimes death.
In the movies you don’t always see people exchanging their insurance information, and you definitely never see them going through an accident checklist. From serial killer stuntmen to scorned women, here are five movie accidents that will have you afraid to get in a car again. [Read more…]
Crime Scenes: Where Film and Reality Coincide
It is a strange world we live in, where crime and entertainment and technology all combine so regularly. In any story that has any action, there’s always going to be blood and destruction, and then there is the matter of moving the plot through that madness, and sometimes with the help of the experts who move through the mess and analyze it accordingly.
So, the next time you’re watching your favorite thriller, TV series, or exposition about modern crime weaponry, consider these mental resources – the importance of crime scene cleanup, the ever-popular zombie situation, the plot lines in all of you favorite crime scene investigations on TV, and all of the fodder available for horror films, in all of their B-style glory. [Read more…]
How Drag Racing Is Glorified In The Movies
The Fast And The Furious film franchise is an extremely popular one, and it’s pretty likely it sparked many a bad boy to purchase fast cars and get them fixed up to go even faster and look even badder. However, where the movies make drag racing look glamorous (they get the hot women and they seem to avoid jail for the most part), it’s really simply just an illegal practice, more commonly known as street racing.
About Street Racing
Street racing happens around the world, from Portugal to the United States. In most places is it illegal, and in all cases it is extremely dangerous, not just to the racers, but to other vehicles that may be on the road and even voyeurs and pedestrians. Music and movies glamorize this dangerous sport, making it look much safer (and less illegal) than it really is. [Read more…]
Anticipation Growing for Fast and Furious 7
With the full trailer of the Fast and Furious 7 already out, many avid fans of the cast are eagerly awaiting the movie’s release this coming April 3. Compared to the period before the release of each FF film in the past, the anticipation today is perhaps greater owing to the fact that this is Paul Walker’s last film and movie fans would like to see him alive and in action once more at least in this production.
The official trailer was released late last year but a new teaser trailer is out featuring the car chase scene with Vin Diesel and Paul Walker. This should give fans an idea of the amazing stunts they can expect in the upcoming movie.
Fast and Furious 7 will revolve around the villain’s pursuit for revenge over his brother’s death. It will still feature Diesel together with the regular cast Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster and Ludacris. The main villain here this time is Jason Statham who made a brief appearance in the 2013 film. New faces in ths seventh sequel include Kurt Russell, Ronda Rousey of the Expendables 3 and Djimon Hounsou of Blood Diamond. [Read more…]
Top Films That Went Straight To Video
As rare and ridiculous as it seems in today’s frenzied dog-eat-dog world, we’ve all been in that situation where we end up with a free night with nothing to do and nowhere to go. With no other alternatives presenting themselves, we end up ordering some take-out and dropping by the video store or something.
At the video store, however, your options suddenly take a turn for the seemingly endless, with rows and rows of films you haven’t seen yet. Your first instinct would be to reach out for the latest film you missed on the big screen, but why not give those straight-to-video flicks a chance? Not everything on the big screen is gold, y’know. And not everything that goes straight to video is crap. Here are some examples:
DC Animated Films
If you’re a comicbook fan, you already know how awesome Warner/DC’s animated video offerings are. From the Batman titles like Under the Red Hood, Year One, Gotham Knight, and The Dark Knight Returns to the other heroes such as Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, and of course Superman, DC’s animated offerings are some of the best direct to video titles around.
The Boondock Saints
An action-packed tale of two brothers who take it to themselves to rid their city of the mafia, The Boondock Saints is without a doubt one of the best straight to video films on the market spawning a cult following, a seque,l and a ton of movie merchandise. The film stars Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery, and Norman Reedus.
Interstate 60
A trippy adventure of self-discovery and much metaphysical existential awareness. With superb casting (James Marsden, Amy Smart, Gary Oldman, Christopher Lloyd, Kurt Russell, Michael J. Fox) and a clever storyline, Interstate 60 is sure to amuse.
As it is, the quality of films that make it to the silver screen and those that go straight to video still remain greatly varied – with hits and misses from both sides. If you’re not going to be watching on the big screen anyway, you might as well give straight-to-video a shot – or even hook up with TV service providers such as GetDirectTV.org.
About the guest author:
Matt is a real homebody who thrives in front of the couch and is an advocate of the equal treatment of film reels and DVDs.