The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Released Today!

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is out in theaters today! For some reason, the US release date is on a Wednesday, instead of a Friday or Thursday, but hey, that means we get it a couple of days earlier! 

Usually, I watch/read other reviews, but with the exception of Rotten Tomatoes, I have decided to avoid most reviews until I actually get to see the film. However, from the little that I have read on Rotten Tomatoes, it seems to be on par with the previous films in the trilogy. Hopefully, I will be able to go see the film sometime next week and have the review up before Christmas. Are you excited for the Hobbit? Please comment below, and do not forget to check back tomorrow for the unveiling of the blog's new header, and Monday for my review of Transformers: Age of Extinction.

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New Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Trailer

The new Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies trailer is here, and yeah, it is epic. While the visuals in the trailer are amazing epic and very Lord of the Rings feel, what makes this trailer something special is the song, "Edge of Night." If you remember, that is the song that Pippin sung for Denethor during Faramir's attack, and it is a more than perfect choice for the trailer song. As always, I cannot wait for my next journey into Middle Earth. If you have read the books, please refrain from spoiling anything, and comment below with your thoughts. 

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Hobbit, Ant-Man, and More Comic-Con Posters

New posters for the upcoming The Hobbit: Battle of Five Armies, Ant-Man, and Mad Max: Fury Road have been revealed! Comic-Con is now over, but not a lot has happened. Yesterday you saw the new Avengers posters, and here are the rest of the notable ones revealed during Comic-Con.

"The Defining Chapter" is what the tagline of the poster states, and while it is not audacious like the Guardian of the Galaxy's "You're Welcome" tagline, it is actually a little cliched. Regardless, hopefully this will be the defining chapter as the final film in the trilogy will be even better than the first two. I am still wondering where is the trailer?! Not that it actually matters since I am going to see the movie regardless, but I am still curious. Also, "The Hobbit: Battle of Five Armies" is still as incredibly unruly as ever. 

While more of concept art than a true poster, Ant-Man's new poster is definitely cool. At Comic-Con some very strange reveals such as Evangeline Lilly playing Hank Pym's daughter, Hope Van-Dyne, instead of who we assumed she would play, Janet Van-Dyne, aka the Wasp. When all the details are officially released and make sense, I will probably post about it, but until then, we shall see if Marvel can salvage Ant-Man after Edgar Wright leaving the project.

The Mad Max trilogy is something that I have been meaning to watch for years now, but I have yet to get around to doing so. However, maybe the upcoming Tom Hardy reboot will turn out better than the other 80s reboots, considering that the same director behind the original films is directing the new one, which certainly sets it apart. Maybe when the new one rolls around, I will watch and review the original trilogy.

Please comment below with what you think, and check out my other post today about the Guardians of the Galaxy sequel by clicking.

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New Hobbit Movie Name: The Battle of the Five Armies

After many rumors that suggested that the next Hobbit movie would be re-named to, "Into the Fire," Peter Jackson has finally revealed the new name of the third film, "The Battle of the Five Armies." So, yeah.... not the best name ever, but it could have been worse I suppose. Originally, the third Hobbit movie was named "There and Back Again," which has now been the suggested name for the trilogy box set, because it is the final installment in the Hobbit franchise. Despite not having read the books, I do know that there is a "Battle of the Five Armies" that takes place, and naming the movie after that will hopefully make general audiences more interested in seeing a film about a giant battle. Obviously, the title of the film is entirely a marketing strategy, and providing it works, I do not have any problems, except for the fact that the name sounds kind of dumb. It is not terrible, but "Into the Fire," sounds particularly cool and epic, whereas "The Battle of the Five Armies" is more generic and overly long. Overall, the title does not matter that much providing that the actual battle is satisfyingly epic and amazing as the name implies. What do you think of the name change? Please comment below and let me know. Also, tomorrow is my third Blogoversary! And to celebrate the occasion, I have written a retrospective about some milestones and why the blog was made in the first place. Also, my review for Oscar Nominated Captain Phillips will be coming as well.

Also, below is the upcoming posting schedule:

Monday: Three Year Blogoversary! And A Retrospective

Tuesday: Agents of SHIELD: The Only Light in the Darkness

Wednesday: Captain Phillips

Thursday: Seven Samurai Review

Friday: Coming Soon: April

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