Sorcerer's Stone vs. Philosopher's Stone

I made a video comparing Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone vs. Philosopher's Stone.

Jesus Movies Streaming For Easter

Jesus (The Jesus Film)



The Life of Jesus (The Visual Bible: The Gospel of John)



The Passion of the Christ

Review: Truth

"Truth" is a true story about how the fake news media hated the sitting Republican President so much that they desperately ran a story trying to ruin him, only to find out that everything they based their story on was fake. Though it sounds a lot like what happens frequently these days. this specific story is from 2004, and the President was George W. Bush. Instead of ruining his career, it ended the careers of Dan Rather and a team of news producers and reporters. Y'know, back when running fake news actually cost journalists their careers.

For most of the movie, it seems like a straight retelling of the actual shoddy investigative reporting. By the end, though, the movie makes it clear through the characters, that they believe what they reported was accurate, and they were brought down by a Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy^TM. The Atlantic's review calls "Truth" "A Terrible, Terrible Movie About Journalism", when it's actually a movie about terrible, terrible journalism.

In the fifteen years since "Rathergate", journalists have learned from his mistakes and work diligently to make sure they have all of the facts before publishing a story.

HAHA J/K ROFLOL!!!

With the invention of social media, it's become very easy for completely false stories to go viral, and since social media and the 24-hour news cycle cause us to have short-term memories, nearly everyone has forgotten the story in a day or two when the facts come out.


(Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy^TM is a trademark of the Clinton Foundation.)

My Spider-verse Theory

I come up with a lot of theories about my favorite movies and TV shows, and I am almost always wrong, but that doesn’t stop me from theorizing. I have been working on a theory about the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Spider-Man for a while now, and I am ready to publish it.

It’s become clear to me after watching “Captain America: Civil War”, “Spider-Man Homecoming”, and “Avengers: Infinity War” that “Homecoming” is not in the same universe as the other two. They are very similar, but they are parallel universes, as shown by the multiple continuity errors. The biggest one is that “Homecoming” takes place eight years after “The Avengers” but “Infinity War” takes place six years after the first “Avengers”. Second, Peter’s apartment he lives in with Aunt May is completely different in “Homecoming” than it is in “Civil War”. Also, the video Peter shoots at the German airport shown in “Homecoming” is different than how it plays out in “Civil War”.

Sony has two upcoming Spider-Man related movies coming out at the end of this year. The first is “Venom”, which as been described as adjacent to the MCU but is not in the MCU. Tom Holland’s Peter Parker is rumored to have a cameo in that movie. The second is “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse” which takes place in an alternate universe that has Peter Parker, Miles Morales, “Spider Gwen” Stacey, and probably more.

The sequel to “Spider-Man Homecoming” which immediately follows “Avengers IV” was recently revealed to be called “Spider-Man Far From Home”. The movie is confirmed to be about Peter Parker going on a trip to Europe with his friends, and the title is confirmed to have multiple meanings.

[SPOILERS for “Avengers: Infinity War” below this point.]

I predict that the “Homecoming” universe is immune from the events of “Infinity War”, and that the “Homecoming” Peter Parker is still alive while the “Avengers” Peter Parker is dust. I’m thinking that not only will “Avengers IV” use time-travel but also visit parallel universes. “Doctor Strange” has already set up multiple universes, and “Ant-Man” has set up different realms. It is possible that “Homecoming” Peter Parker is brought into the Avengers reality, and that is another way he is “Far From Home”.

Top 10 Most Anticipated Movies 2018

10. "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindewald"

9. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse

8. "Pacific Rim: Uprising"

7. "Ready Player One"

6. "Black Panther"

5. "Ant-Man and the Wasp"

4. "Solo: A Star Wars Story"

3. "I Can Only Imagine"

2. "Avengers: Infinity War"

1. "The Incredibles 2"

Fan Casting the "Men In Black" Reboot

Deadline Hollywood is reporting that the long-rumored "Men in Black" spin-off has been scheduled by Sony for May 17, 2019. Previous reboot rumors have included a crossover with the "Jumpstreet" movies titled "MIB 23", though that has since fallen apart.

Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones will not be returning to the new "Men In Black" movies. The new trilogy will be a reboot/spin-off, possibly with a female lead. Even though rebooting a male-led property with women seems to be the new Hollywood gimmick, I think that mixing genders in "MiB" would actually be good change for the franchise.

If I was the casting director, I would get:

Ming-Na Wen

For the past four years, Ming-Na Wen has played the stoic Agent Melinda May on "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.". Based on that I believe that she would be perfect for the Tommy Lee Jones type role.

R.J. Cyler

I haven't seen anything that R.J. Cyler ("Power Rangers", "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl") has acted in. But I have seen him as himself competing against his fellow Power Rangers in the Movie Trivia Schmoedown. I saw enough to be convinced that he could play the young rookie Will Smith type character. If they were going to do all-female for the cast, then I think his "Power Rangers" co-star Becky G could also take the role.

Sigourney Weaver

In "Men in Black 3", Rip Torn's Agent Z was replaced by Emma Thompson's Agent O. This MiB precinct's chief should be played by sci-fi movie star Sigourney Weaver. Because, of course.

FULL MOVIE: EXIT

My Movie Ideas: "The Princess Bride" Reimagined

UPDATE August 9, 2022:
Forget everything I originally said. I was young and dumb and didn't know what I was talking about when I originally wrote it. At the beginning of this year (2022) I finally read "The Princess Bride" novel. Reading the novel made me understand just how perfect the movie is. The novel claims to be an abridgment of a historical tome only focusing on "the good parts" of the story. The movie does the same, only focusing on the good parts of the novel. Also, the actors are cast so perfectly that the characters in the movie are improvements over their book counterparts. There is no way the characters could ever be recast. So while the book could be readapted into a TV series, or the movie could be "reimagined" like I suggested five years ago, it just won't have the magic of the 1987 movie.

Half of the novel, though, is William Goldman's fictional account of his history with the fictional "The Princess Bride" tome and first abridging it and then adapting it into a movie script. A movie or TV series could be made about that.

ORIGINAL August 9, 2017:

Nostalgia for the 1980s and 1990s with lots of movies and TV shows from that time being revived or rebooted. One movie that will more than likely be remade sooner than later is "The Princess Bride", and this is how it should be done:

"The Princess Bride" is a movie about The Grandfather (Peter Falk) reading a book to The Grandson (Fred Savage). What we see as the movie is what The Grandson is picturing in his head as The Grandfather reads to him. So for "The Princess Bride" reimagined, The Grandson is now The Father reading the story to his son, and so it will be the same story with different actors because a new character is imagining what they look like. (Most characters can be recast; Billy Crystal, Carol Kane, and Wallace Shawn MUST reprise their characters.)


My other idea would be a Princess Bride 2. Not a full movie, but something like a Funny or Die sketch. Westley (Cary Elwes) and Buttercup (Robin Wright) have been married for 30 years. Their kids are now grown and have moved out of the house. It has been years since since Westley told Buttercup "As you wish." They are considering getting a divorce. Before they do, they go to Miracle Max (Billy Crystal) for counseling. Except Max is not much help because he continuously bickers with Valerie (Carol Kane). Westley and Buttercup get up to leave, but Max and Valerie tell them that they still love each other after being married for 115 years, even if they fight all the time. Westley and Buttercup leave realizing that their problems aren't as bad as they thought.

Spoilers on the Orient Express

WARNING: This post discusses the ending of an 83 year old story.

The first trailer for the new "Murder on the Orient Express" movie was released today.



I was in a movie discussion group on Facebook making a comment on how this is an unnecessary remake (this is the fourth adaptation since 1974). Part of my point was that even if somebody had never read the book or seen a movie adaptation (like me), they still knew that the twist ending reveal is that all of the suspects killed the victim. I assumed that over the last eight decades since the book was first published, and four decades since the first movie was released, the ending became common knowledge. The story has been referenced in or inspired many movies and TV shows. It's one of the most popular murder mysteries in the world. How could there be people who don't know the plot? Movies from 20 years ago (like "The Usual Suspects" and "The Sixth Sense") have endings that are part of the pop culture; if a person has only seen them recently (again, like me) they already know the twists even before watching. So it makes sense that a story four times that old would also be well known.

Whatever. My point is, Kenneth Branagh shouldn't have re-re-remade "Murder on the Orient Express" when he should be making the "Artemis Fowl" movie. I've been waiting 15 years for it!!!

"Spider-Man: Homecoming" and the Marvel Studios Logo

Yesterday, composer Michael Giacchino tweeted a video from the recording of the "Spider-Man: Homecoming" score.

Who's ready for your friendly neighborhood you-know-who?@SpiderManMovie @MarvelStudios pic.twitter.com/iSHk4IvVgk

— Michael Giacchino (@m_giacchino) May 19, 2017

The piece of music featured in the video is an orchestral version of the 1967 Spider-Man theme song. After listening to it a few times, I noticed that it sounded like an anthem that could be used for the Marvel Studios logo. I looked up the video of the logo and noticed that it and Giacchino's video were both exactly 37 seconds. So, I asked FangirlVideoEditz to put Giacchino's music over the Marvel Studios logo. It syncs perfectly.

I had @lmddeception put @m_giacchino's @SpiderManMovie music over the @MarvelStudios logo. It fits perfectly!!! pic.twitter.com/3OotnI1gse

— Agent Brian (@BB_MARVELTV) May 20, 2017

I think that this is probably how "Spider-Man: Homecoming" will begin.